Midnight Angels

Chapter 27

'Audin'

ZIA

Rosy cheeks. His visible freckles. A lollipop dangling on his lips. Yellow eyes. Blonde. A white sweater. Muddy shoes. His canine teeth showing when he smiles. A cute smile, a sneaky look in his eyes and the glowing symbol on his arm.

"How old are you?" Tanong ni Lucas kaya tiningnan ko lang siya ng masama. "What? I was just asking!" Depensa niya at tsaka namin binalik ang tingin namin dun sa bata—este dun sa lalaking nakaupo sa sofa. He was a kid. He stood up earlier at hanggang beywang ko lang ang height niya.

"I'm eight." Nakangiti niyang sagot kaya nagkatinginan kaagad kaming tatlo. The fourth member of the replacement team is an eight-year-old kid? Sinapo kaagad ni Lucas ang noo niya. "That's it. We're doomed. Hey, kid. Go home." Sabi niya dun sa lalake.

I just smacked Lucas' arm at inis naman siyang tumingin sa akin.

"What? You really think he's up for this team? We almost got killed by AQROs earlier. This kid won't last a day." Aniya pero umiling lang si Blu at tsaka nilapitan 'yung bata. "Hey, what's your name?" Tanong ni Blu dito.

"Audin. But my dog calls me DinDin." Agad na natawa si Lucas dahil sa sinabi nung bata. Huh, tumatawa pa pala 'tong lalaking 'to?

"Y-Your dog calls you DinDin?" Natatawang sabi ni Lucas kaya tiningnan siya kaagad ni Audin. Tiningnan ko nalang ng masama si Lucas at agad naman siyang tumigil sa kakatawa. "Yes, my dog can talk." Sagot ni Audin at sinabi pa na iniwan niya sa bahay nila 'yung aso niya kasama ang mga magulang niya dahil bigla nalang umilaw ang braso niya dahil sa wing symbol.

He also told us that the demigod troops took him here after the symbol showed up.

"Lucas, don't judge someone just because he's.. well, a kid. He was chosen. There must be a reason for it." Sabi ko at tsaka na tiningnan si Audin. DinDin, huh? That's cute.

"Do you even have an idea why this is happening?" Tanong ni Lucas kay Audin. Audin just nodded and smiled. Turns out, he was already briefed about what we do and why we were formed. Tumingin lang si Audin sa akin at tiningnan ang mga mata ko.

"Why?" Tanong niya dahilan para kumunot ang noo ko. What does he mean by 'why'?

"Why can't I read your mind? I can read his." Aniya at tsaka tinuro si Blu. "Also his." He said after pointing at Lucas at tsaka na niya ako tinuro.

"Why can't I read yours? What are you keeping?" Tanong niya at bigla nalang hinawakan ang magkabilang pisngi ko. Hindi ko alam ang ginagawa niya pero nanlaki ang mga mata ko nung bigla nalang nagbago ng anyo si Audin.

His kid-like body suddenly became full-grown. He turned into a fully-grown man and I don't even know what and how he did it.

And to make the situation more complicated, he has towering me while he's still cupping both of my cheeks. The innocent smile from his kid form because sly and sheepish when he turned into a man. "What are you keeping, huh princess?" He asked as his yellow eyes flashed.

I was so confused by the situation that where did that cute boy go? He suddenly became like this.

"Hey, that's a bit inappropriate." Sabi ni Blu habang hawak-hawak parin ako ni Audin.

"Let go of me." Mahinahon kong sabi sa kanya. But he just smirked and titled his head and moved closer.

"Not until you tell me what you're hiding from—" Hindi na natapos ni Audin ang sasabihin niya dahil bigla nalang may tumama sa mukha niya. It was a pillow and Lucas was the one who threw it. "She said to let her go." Mariing sabi ni Lucas kaya tumingin lang si Audin sa kanya.