Midnight Angels

Chapter 26

'Fire Lessons'

ZIA

Love? That's none of my concern right now. It's foolish and it takes up too much of your time. It hurts you and I don't want that to happen especially right now that I need to be strong for Team Alpha.

"Don't go around whispering at strangers. You know your charm, Zia." Agad akong tumingin kay Wilder dahil sa sinabi niya. Charm? I was a bit confused? Charm as in the spell? Or charm as in the physical features? Anyway, I want a vanilla cake.

Tumayo nalang ako ulit at umurder ng vanilla cake at bumalik na sa mesa nina Kuya Xy. I shared the cake with him at napapansin ko na sa tuwing may dumadaan sa mesa namin, it's either they're secretly looking at Kuya Ash, glancing at Wilder and giggling or drooling at Kuya Xy.

They sure are eye-catchers.

"Nasan na ba 'yung mga teammates mo? Ba't ka iniwan ng mga 'yun? Gusto mo upakan ko?" Tanong ni Wilder kaya binalik ko nalang ang tingin niya dun sa pagkain niya habang inuubos ko lang ang cake ko. "Oo nga, Zia. Nasan na 'yung knight with a silver hair mo?" Celise asked and followed by a giggle. Wilder just scrunched his nose at what Celise said.

"Silver hair. Para siyang gurang dahil sa buhok niya." Bulong niya kahit rinig na rinig ko naman. I couldn't answer their question because Blu went on a personal thing with Trinity. Wala rin naman ako sa mood na ibahagi ito sa kanila. I just want to eat and go to my lessons.

"What time does your lessons end, Zee?" Tanong ni Kuya Ash at binigyan pa ako ng yogurt drink na siya na mismo ang naglagay ng straw doon. "Lunchtime." Tipid kong sagot at tiningnan ang wing symbol ko. When will the others show up?

Tinapos ko nalang ang kinakain ko hanggang sa oras na para sa klase nina Kuya Xy.

"Una na kami. Hatid ko na 'tong payatot na 'to sa classroom nila." Sabi ni Wilder habang nakatukod ang siko niya sa ulo ni Celise. Kuya Xy just smacked him at sinundan pa ito ng pali ni Celise. "Hey, stop hitting him." Suway ko sa kanila at bumelat naman si Wilder sa kanila at tsaka ako kinindatan.

"Kapag may nanggulo sa 'yo sabihin mo sakin ah? Uupakan k—"

"Tsk! Tara na nga! Puro ka upakan siya. Ikaw talaga 'yung uupakan ko!" Suway ni Celise sa kanya at hinila na siya. Kuya Xy just ruffled my hair and told me to be careful at tsaka na umalis kaya tiningnan ko naman si Kuya Ash na nasa gilid ko lang.

Namulsa lang siya at tsaka tumingin sa akin tsaka ngumiti.

"Hatid na kita." Aniya at hindi naman ako umangal at tsaka na pumunta sa training site. Grandmama said that this part of the campus was newly built just for the purpose of out trainings. It's at the field pero para itong covered court.

Napabuga nalang ako ng hangin nung makita ko ang training site.

It's so open. Makikita ng lahat kung anong pinaggagawa namin sa loob. Why is it like this? I can't even complain about the publicity anymore. Naramdaman kong hinawakan lang ni Kuya Ash ang balikat ko habang nakatingin kami sa training site. "Good luck on your first day." He said with a smile and I just nodded.

What is wrong with me these days?

I can't always smile back to those who are smiling at me. Unlike before. Maybe Lucas was right. I need to see a doctor about this. So much has changed in me that sometimes, I don't even know myself anymore.

"Kuya Ash.." Mahina kong tawag sa kanya. He just hummed as an answer habang naglalakad kami papunta sa training site. "Have I changed?" Tanong ko kaya agad naman siyang tumingin sa akin.