Falling Leaves

Chapter 11: Bubblegum

Xena's P.O.V.

I found myself storming out of that room, damn Del Fiero! Why am I this fucking affected just by your simple touch and gesture?!

The way you stare at me, as if you're sending me a tons of messages; but I can't identify what you are trying to say. I feel my knees got weak, my whole body is trembling and my heart pounds so fast!

I stopped my pace and held my chest. I try my best to walk to the nearest tree, I lean my body on it as I feel my heart continue to beat so loud. Ilang minuto pa kumalma na rin ito. I inhaled and exhaled several times para makawala ang bigat na nararamdaman ko.

"I saw what you did there, My Lady.." That familiar Canadian accent, Hellga.

Marahas akong napalingon sa likod ko, I saw her caressing her arm. She bowed her head before staring back at me.

"You saw what?!" I manage to say, although I have idea kung ano ba ang sasabihin niya.

"I saw how you save your enemy from your maniac classmate." She casually ask, her voice is investigating. I narrowed my eyes at her.

"I just did that because they are making disgusting scene!" I defended.

"Your body language refuses to.." She slowly says. I feel my heart started to pound in nervous.

"How can you say so?!" I manage not to stutter

"I saw how mad are you to that man when he held her. I read furious in every words that coming out from your mouth and I saw how you became so soft towards her when she made you calm..." She said na as if isa siyang Detective na naka-solve ng kaso.

There we go again with the familiar sparks like a voltage running through my system when she held my hands. As if she brought me to the peaceful side of the world for seconds. What is this feeling? I am afraid and-----

"You're confuse, aren't ya?" She smirk and I gave her my deathliest glare.

"Why would I feel that?!" I said angrily, trying to hide my confusion.

"You started to care for her." She paused kahit naiinis ako, I instruct her to continue.

"You started to care for her as if you don't feel any animosity towards that girl. You shouldn't feel that, My Lady. She will ruin you, and your reputation. She will steal anything from you, from your love, Kirke up to your friends. I'm so afraid that you will left-out, and as your follower for a long time, I will not let that happen.."

Sumikip bigla ang dibdib ko sa sinabi niya, what she's trying to say are the possibilities that may happen sooner or later. Realizations hit me big time, I shouldn't show any affection towards her, I hate her! And I don't care to the people who are nothing to me, especially when I feel hatred to them. I will not let her enter in my personal life!

"You should treat her like the first time you met her, My Lady. Treat her as if she's nothing but a dirt at your sight. That would be the possible thing to do, or better let her know na hindi mo siya kapantay.." She advised and left me unspoken, she's just a nothing to me, but for her, I have a value. I always remember the time when she show kindness to me, it's a different kind. Hindi pilit, hindi inarte it's just very natural and genuine. Maybe I should avoid and forget everything about her.

At that idea, parang may tumusok directly sa puso ko, my conscience keep on refusing what I am going to do, but my mind keep telling me to do so.

I immediately go back to the classroom, I want show her how I despise her being; I will make her realize na hindi na dapat kami nagtagpo ng landas.