Midnight Angels

Chapter 48

'Dragon's Sanctum'

ZIA

It was midnight. We already informed the realm about this situation. Nakaupo ako ngayon sa kama ni Audin at sinapo ko nalang ang noo ko. DinDin, where are you?

Everyone was sleeping because they need strength for our search. I couldn't sleep. I was restless. Tumayo nalang ako nung napag-isipan kong magkakape nalang ako. I walked down the hallway nang mapahinto ako sa tapat ng pinto ng kwarto ni Kuya Xy.

"N-No.. please. Not my Mom." Kumunot agad ang noo ko dahil sa narinig ko kaya dahan-dahan kong pinihit ang door knob ng pinto niya at nakita ko siyang nakahiga sa kama niya.

His eyes were closed tight. He was dreaming.

"Take me.. take me instead." Dahan-dahan na akong naglakad palapit sa kama niya dahil sa mga sinasabi niya. "Kuya?" I called out but he was still drawn by his dreams. He dreams, huh? I thought demons like him never dreams.

But then again, he's just partly a demon. Maybe reapers dream. I don't know.

"N-No.. not Zia. Not my sister!" Hinawakan ko na ang kamay niya dahil sa pagsigaw niya at tsaka siya ginising. Kuya Xy immediately opened his eyes at siniguro kong ako ang una niyang makikita.

Nung makita niya ako ay agad niya akong niyakap at ramdam ko pa ang panginginig ng katawan niya. Hinagod ko nalang ang likod niya.

"Just a dream, Kuya. Just a dream." Pagpapakalma ko sa kanya at tsaka na siya nilakasan ang aircon ng kwarto niya dahil ang init ng katawan niya. He was also breathing heavily kaya pinaypayan ko na siya at inayos na ang pagkakahiga niya.

Sinapo niya lang ang mukha niya habang nakaupo ako sa gilid ng kama niya at nakatingin sa kanya.

"Did I wake you up?" He asked in a low tone. His voice was husky from sleep. Lumingo-lingo lang ako at sinuklay ang buhok niya. I pushed it back and tapped his cheeks. "You want me to call Ate Dolly?" Tanong ko pero lumingo-lingo lang siya.

"I don't want to disturb her sleep." Aniya at tsaka niyakap ang unan na nasa gilid ng kama niya.

"You should be sleeping. We're looking for DinDin tomorrow." Inaantok niyang sabi at ngumiti lang ako at tsaka inayos ang kumot sa katawan niya pero inalis niya lang ito. Right, he never uses a blanket when he sleeps. Ginawa ko lang naman 'yun para takpan ang katawan niya.

Wala kasi siyang t-shirt kapag natutulog siya at nakaboxers lang.

I think a demon's body is natural hot like a wolf that's why they don't wear shirts. At least that's what I think. Hmm. Do Atlas and Wilder sleep shirtless too—what the hell am I even thinking?

"What were you dreaming about?" Tanong ko kay Kuya Xy na nakapikit na pero alam kong hindi pa siya bumabalik sa pagtulog. He just breathed out and opened an eye and then looked at me. "It was a nightmare." Sagot niya habang nakatingin lang ako sa kanya.

"Palagi ka pang nananaginip, Kuya?" Tanong ko kaya nakita kong napangiti siya kaagad.

"Mostly, Dolly is the only content of my dreams." Sagot niya at hindi ko mapigilang ngumiti at tsaka tumango-tango.

"What about you? Do you dream a lot?" Tanong niya sa akin at natigilan agad ako at hindi agad nakasagot. I looked down and huffed. Dreams. They don't visit me always. My last dream was at the asylum. About that black room that Mom and everyone was inand about Lucifer's message. After that, dreams seemed to ignore me.