Rule #4: Live

Chapter 14

"No, im not. Im actually giving you an information.... about us" there, he caught me off guard. Mabilis syang kumilos and he pinned me to the wall. I glared at him as if na nakikita nya ako. "You know Ms. dela Merzed. I can actually meet you on a casual places unlike this. But why did I chose this? Because I know, darkness is your advantage" him emphasizing his word.

"And you dont know that the dagger I have in my hand is yours" I tensed. Just who the hell is he? "While you're busy calculating everyone's move, I slowly approached you and snatched the dagger away from you." Ang kaninang nowhere to be found kong pagkatakot ay napalitan na ng sobrang pagkatakot. He knows me, erase. He knows me well?

"Just who the hell are you?" I asked and im actually thankful cause my voice did not broke. Kung kanina magkalapit na ang katawan namin, ngayon ay mas lumapit pa sya. I observed the surroundings again. His army aint gone pero mukhang nagluwag sila. "You'll know me... soon" I smirked. Great. Just great.

I snaked my arms around his neck. He seems surprised. At kinuha ko ang pagkakataong iyon para tuhurin sya kung saan lubos nyang pagsisisihan ang ginawa nya sa akin. Agad kong inagaw ang dagger na ninakaw nya sa akin. Imbis na labanan sya ay ang pagtakas ang inatupag ko.

Just like what he told me, darkness is my advantage and now Im actually using it. Iwinasiwas ko ang dalawa kong kunai habang tumatakbo palayo. Naramdaman ko namang may papalapit sa gilid ko kaya agad kong pinaputok ang silencer ko. Onti pa Ray! Nakikita ko na ang pinto ng building kaso may biglang humarang. Mabilis akong nagiba ng direksyon. Fuck! No choice! Umakyat ako ng 2nd floor at dumiretso sa balcony and just when Im about to jump ay may humuli sa paa ako. I managed to get his hands off of me ngunit hindi nakalampas sa aking mata ang tattoo na mayroon sya sa kanyang kanang pulso.

Ag, the infamous signature of ....Silver Clan.

I did not see his face. I run faster than usual, hindi dahil ginusto ko kundi dahil sa nakita ko. I know sila nga ang nasa likod ng lahat but confirming it right infront of me is another level.

Nakaramdam ako ng kaginhawaan ng matanaw ko ang Achilles Academy. I slowed down. Tumalon ako sa mataas na wall at sumandal sa puno. Im finally inside and somehow I feel safe. Ipinikit ko ang mata ko at hinuhuli ang aking paghinga. Just who the hell is that Silver guy? Another enemy? Man! The game is really getting deadlier.

But why is he talking about us?

Buti na lang ay tulog na ang dalawa nang bumalik ako kaya naglinis ako ng katawan at natulog na rin.

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Andito ako, I mean kami sa classroom waiting for our 2nd subject. The two girls keep on whining that they miss Beatrice so much. Beatrice, just where in the actual world are you? I just hope na you're with your family cause Im not ready to face Silver clan, no, not yet.

Pumasok naman ang teacher namin sa 2nd subject ngunit hindi sya nag iisa. Kasama nya ang isang charismatic, handsome yet dangerous faced guy na naging dahilan ng pag iingay ng mga babae. The teacher montioned him to introduce himself.

He looked and smirked at me before starting his introduction. "Damon Israel Andrada" He seems so familiar, his voice too. Nalipat naman ang tingin naming lahat kay Andrada, I mean Xenon na seryosong nakatingin sa lalaking nasa harapan.

The guy infront laughed and im dumbfounded. "Cousin of Xenon Andrada" nakangisi nyang litanya habang nakikipagpalitan ng tingin kay Xenon. But wait, his laugh, it seems so familiar. The teacher montioned the vacant chair beside me. He walks towards me at di ko maiwasang matakot ng magtama ang aming mga mata. Imposible.

Nagulat naman kaming lahat nang bigla akong hilahin ni Xenon Andrada papunta sa kanya at pinaupo ako sa tabi nya. "Stay with me Ramirez" hindi na ako nakipagtalo pa and Im actually thankful na inilayo nya ako sakanya. Nagsimula na ang ikalawa naming klase. At hindi maikakaila ang unusual tension na namamayani sa klase.

Napatingin ako sa kalangitan, hyung, why do I feel so powerless? Hindi ko sinasadyang mapatingin sa direksyon kung nasaan ang bagong estudyante. And he's actually looking at me, too. "You. are. mine." He mouthed. Nagpanic naman ako na ikinakuha ng atensyon ni Johannes Lelouch na nasa harapan ko at ni Xenon Andrada na katabi ko. I looked away at sinubukang kalmahin ang sarili ko.

Since katabi ko ang bintana, im looking outside the wholetime na nagkaklase. I did not know I fell asleep. Nagising na lang ako ng may hangin na humampas sa mukha ko. I looked up. Wala ng mga estudyante. Pero ang ikinagulat ko ay ang nag iisang taong kasama ko. I get my things quickly at naglakad na palabas ng maramdaman ko ang paghawak nya sa aking braso.

"You need to stay beside me" he said while looking everywhere but me. Ikinagusot naman iyon ng aking noo. He looked at me annoyingly. "Im doing you a favor Ramirez so you better listen" I just shrugged at naglakad na palabas. But the moment I stepped outside, parang gusto kong bumalik sa classroom at sana nakinig na lang ako kay Xenon Andrada.

There, the unwanted new student standing infront of me, smirking. You said I'll know you soon but I did not expect that that soon is now. He approached me I cant do anything, napako na ako sa kinatatayuan ko. Dumako ang tingin ko sa kanan nyang pulso. I knew it. He smirked ng mapansin nyang tinititigan ko ang marka ng pagkatao nya.

I felt someone's hand in my arms and started dragging me. Nakayuko lang ako habang hila hila nya ako papunta sa di ko alam kung saan. Tumigil kami, I looked up at andito kami sa paborito kong tambayan.

"You should have punched him, you should have kicked him, you should have use your bad ass side infront of him, why didnt you?" paninimula nya. "I-I cant" I admitted cause it's true. I promised to kill everyone in that clan, I promised na pababagsakin ko sila. They killed sir Roy, and they are the one who killed my parents. Naihilamos ko ang aking kamay sa aking mukha. But I cant.