Midnight Angels

Chapter 28

'The Wildest'

ZIA

"Ate Zia!"
"Hey! Tabi kami ni Ate Zia!"
"Hello, Ate Zia!"
"Ate Zia! Ate Zia!"

The whole day. The whole damn day, Audin was clinging unto me like glue. But I let it pass since he didn't turn into that fully-grown body again or else it'll be very problematic again.

"DinDin! Lunch time!" Tawag ko sa kanya kaya tumigil naman si Audin sa pagtatalon sa ulo ng isang AQRO at tsaka tumingin sa akin. "Lunch time? Can you be my lunch—" Agad na natahimik si Audin dahil sabay siyang tiningnan nina Blu at Lucas.

"Act your age, kid." Sabi ni Lucas sa kanya. Hinila ko nalang si Audin at tsaka na siya hiniwalay dun sa dalawa. He's a kid. He's just kidding. Those two always takes it seriously.

"See? See? Ako ang pinili! Hahaha! Ano kayo?" Kumunot lang ang noo ko dahil sa sinabi ni Audin at tsaka ako lumingon kina Blu at Lucas na nakapamulsa lang at tsaka nakatingin sa akin. Mahina lang natawa si Blu at nagkibit-balikat lang si Lucas. Ewan ko sa dalawang 'yun.

Paglabas namin ng training site ay ang daming sumalubong kay Audin.

"Hey, baby~ I have a strawberry cake!"
"Audin~ sweetie! I baked cookies for you!"
"No, Audin! You should try this vanilla cake I made!"

Wow, Audin is popular, huh? Tiningnan ko lang si Audin na tumingala pa sa akin at parang humihingi pa ng permiso. Mahina lang akong natawa sa kanya. "Go. Be back for the next lesso—"

"What do you mean 'next lesson'? We're not done yet." Sabay kaming napalingon kay Auntie Mandora dahil sa sinabi niya. Kumunot naman ang noo ko dahil dito. "But it's lunch time." Sabi ni Lucas at tumango naman si Blu bilag pagsang-ayon.

"Oh really? Because as far as I know, your schedule doesn't have lunchtime written on it." Sabi niya kaya napaisip narin ako. Right, it didn't have lunchtime written on it. It only said that the lesson will end by 1PM. Thus, she can extend the lesson to her will.

I just shrugged my shoulders at tsaka na tiningnan si Audin na kumakain ng cookies.

"Can he eat during the lesson though?" Tanong ko at tumango naman si Auntie Mandora. Papasok na sana ulit kami sa training site pero inutusan niya kaming manatili dito sa field. We just followed what she said at tiningnan lang namin siya na naglalakad papunta sa center ng field.

Some students were gathering because it was already lunchtime and I am deeply uncomfortable with this situation but I had to suck it up since we're having a lesson.

"What leshon are we havhing?" Tiningnan ko lang si Audin na nagsasalita habang kumakain ng cookies.

"We already had fire lessons with AQROs, right?" Auntie Mandora asked at tumango naman kaming apat. "It seemed like AQROs are a bit easy for you, huh?" She asked again at tanging si Audin lang ang tumango-tango sa aming apat. Taas ng self-confidence ng batang 'to.

To us, we have a bit of trouble with AQROs since they're fast and strong.

"So, why don't we try the real fire breathing machine?" She asked at parang alam ko na ang patutunguhan nito. Agad kaming tumingala nung maramdaman naming lumakas ang hangin sa paligid at dun na namin nakita ang dalawang dragon na lumilipad sa itaas. The students that were watching applauded at them.

It's Ceanna and Nicolas. Tita Lorisse's kind. The fire breathing dragons.

The two of them landed on their feet after they changed into their human forms. And I'm impressed that they aren't like Mom and Tita Lorisse whose clothes rip off once the turn into a dragon. Pinagpag lang ni Ate Ceanna ang damit niya at tsaka kumaway sa akin.