Tenebrous Affection

Chapter Nine

Tenebrous Affection
Chapter Nine

Ayumi woke up feeling the soft kisses beneath her skin. She remembered everything that happened last night. Jeez... what have you done, Aya?

"Stop it, Xy," she snorted. Tumigil naman ito at malamlam siyang tinitigan. Nakakainis ang mga ganyang tingin niya, hindi niya kasi ito natitiis. Was she too kind or too weak? She doesn't know.

"I'm glad that you decided to stay here," he whispered under his breath. Really? He doesn't sound like it. Matamlay pa rin ang boses nito mukhang nag-a-alinlangan.

"Oh bakit ganyan ka kung makatingin?" Ayumi asked him. She sat at matalim na tinitigan ang binata. Hindi pa niya ito napapatawad sa ginawa niya, sadyang naawa lang ito kagabi.

"I'm just..." He heaved a deep sigh. She saw the sadness in his eyes, parang nangungulila.

"What?" Naghihintay pa rin siya ng sagot, hindi kasi pwedeng ganito nalang sila palagi.

"I'm just thinking of how long will you be able to stay with me?" He finally said it. Nag-iwas ito ng tingin dahil namumula ang mukha at tenga niya, tila nahihiya sa sinabi niya. Natawa si Ayumi sa kanyang isip.

Mukha siyang mas babae pa kaysa sa kanya dahil sa ikinikilos niya. He is known as 'Mister Invincible' pero nasan na 'yon? Nawawala ata.

She pursed her lips, "then make me a reason to stay here, ikaw ang gumawa ng paraan. Besides, why think of the future? Nandito pa ako, stop worrying about it." Ayumi gave him a wide smile para gumaan na ang loob nito.

"Why are you doing this?" Xyren suddenly asked her.

"Do what?" Sinagot niya rin ito ng isa pang tanong.

"Why did you change your mind?"

Napaisip naman siya bigla. Bakit nga ba? Dahil naaawa siya sa kanya? No, she knew that there was a deeper explanation for that but, she couldn't ascertain it.

Huminga ito, "I don't know. I just felt this abrupt urge within me." She truthfully told him. Ayaw niyang magsinungaling sa kanya.

"Hindi ka ba natatakot sa'kin?" Bakit ang dami niyang tanong? Hindi ba pwedeng maging masaya nalang siya dahil nag-stay siya dito?

"Actually, natatakot ako na baka ulitin mo yung ginawa mo sakin kahapon," she replied.

Pero mas natatakot ako na baka kung anong gawin mo kapag iniwan kita ng mag-isa. Gusto niyang idugtong 'yon pero she can't. Baka kung ano pa ang pumasok sa isip ni Xyren.

"Hindi mo naman siguro uulitin 'yon diba?" Ayumi asked. Lumunok ito bago tumango. She hope so...

She was not in her room, dahil hindi na siya pinakawalan ni Xyren simula kagabi nang dalhin niya ito dito. Hindi kasi niya kayang maglakad papuntang kwarto nang mag-isa dahil lasing na ito. The color of the room made her sad. It was a combination of black, gray, and white; from the ceiling, walls, and his personal stuff.

She wanted to ask him why, but she shut her mouth instead. Ayaw niyang manghimasok sa kung anong trip ni Xyren sa buhay. Everything has a reason and maybe the color of his room represents his life. Kulang sa kulay, malungkot, at magulo.

Ayumi stood up para puntahan ang kapatid niya. Iniwan niya kasi ito ng mag-isa sa kwarto. As she was able to grab the doorknob, she felt a warm arms twisted around her. Ayumi's heart raced so fast and her head... it's kinda tormented.