TALK

Third Person's P.O.V

"Sir!" mabilis na tawag ng isang tinig habang naghahabol ito ng kaniyang hininga. Mabilis ntong tinungo ang silid ng mag-asawang masayang nagkukukwentuhan.

Mabilis na tumingin sa kaniya ang lalaki at nawala ang kaniyang matamis na ngiti. "He's awake sir!"

Mabilis na nagkatinginan ang mag-asawa habang bakas ang pananabik. "What is my son doing right now?" mabilis na tanong ng babae at kapwa sila ngayon tumayo sa kanilang kinauupuan.

"He's just laying on the bed, talking to himself. If you want sir we can activate a red alert now that his awa-"

"No! He's still my son! We will not treat him like some sort of a monster," madiin na putol ng ama ni Mino sa suhestiyon ng kanilang tauhan na marahan na tumango.

"Vreihya?" Mino called her name as he looked at the ceiling on top of his bed. Huminga siya nang malalim habang tila nalilito pa din siya kung tunay na nga ba siyang nagising. Isa lang ang nasa isip niya ngayon habang nakalapat ang kaniyang likuran sa malambot na higaan… he missed her already.

"Vreihya?" he called her again as he didn't get any immediate response.

"I am here Mino, naririnig kita," malumanay na sagot ng prinsesa sa kaniya at panibagong lukso ng puso ang nabatid ni Mino.

"Damn! Gusto kitang makatabi," malungkot na saad ni Mino at marahan na hinaplos ang bakanteng espasyo sa kaniyang tabi. Agad niyang nadama ang lambot ng higaan ngunit maging ang matinding pagnanais na sana ay nahahawakan niya ngayon ang binibini.

Narinig niya ang malalim na paghinga ng prinsesa at kasabay nito ay ang malumay na pagpasok ng isang banayad na hangin sa balkonahe ng silid. Marahan itong tumama sa mukha ni Mino na tila ba nababatid niya ang mapanuyong paghaplos ng prinsesa sa kaniyang pisngi.

"Bakit naririnig na kita ngayon Vreihya? Dati naman ay hindi," agad niyang tanong habang ipinikit na niya ang kaniyang mga mata upang damahin ang masarap na haplos ng hangin sa kaniyang mukha.

"I was frozen that time until someone waked me up," she replied silently as she doesn't want to ruin the serenity that Mino needs right now.

"And who is this someone exactly?" he asked and grabbed a pillow and embrace it tightly, imagining that it was the princess whom he adored the most.

"Hindi ka ba tatakas muna Mino?" she averted to answer the question. "Sawang-sawa na akong takbuhan sila, so I will just do them a favor and stay right here so can you please answer my question now?" he replied.

Hindi na siya nagulat pa nang makita niya ang buong silid. This is the same bed where he woke up when they got abducted by his parents' men.

Vreihya sighed as she felt defeated. "It's my grandfather Mino, lolo Elio," she answered honestly.

"He's strong, I can feel it ever since I encountered just his presence," he begun. "Let me guess? Dream manipulation is his power."

"Mino?" she begun. "Hmm?" Mino answered back as he rub the back of the pillow that he is still embracing tightly.

"Yes Vreihya, we can talk right now, I am not going anywhere," he said na tila ba nabasa na niya ang nais na sabihin ng prinsesa.

"We can take turns when asking if you would like that," she said sweetly na agad ikinangiti ni Mino. "You knew pretty well that if you're here, I won't prefer asking and talking. I would rather make you moan wildly," he teased as a wide grin emerged on his lips.

"MINO!" malakas na suway ng prinsesa. He chuckled at the fact that if she was here, she would have smack him out of frustration.

"Fine, fine," natatawang pahayag ni Mino habang nagsisimulang mamula ang kaniyang pisngi as the image of Vreihya flashed on his head.

"If there is a possibility that I can be pregnant despite being a mere consciousness I'll be having a morning sickness right now," prangka niyang sabi na siyang tuluyan ng ikinatawa ni Mino.

"We can try if that's really possible, right now."

"MINO! ISA PA TALAGA!" naiinis na saad ni Vreihya habang hindi naman mabura ang ngiti sa labi ni Mino habang naiisip niya ang naiinis na ekspresyon ni Vreihya.

"Haha! Biro lang! Hindi ka naman mabiro!" natatawa niyang panimula habang nakikita niya sa kaniyang isip ang nakataas na kilay ng prinsesa. "I will ask first then you next," he said na agad naman sinang-ayunan ng prinsesa.

"You already told me that the moment you entered my mind, you can see everything, you can feel everything, if that's the case, malaki ba?" he asked as a teasing smile formed on his lips na tila ba nakikita ito ng prinsesa.

"MALAKI ANG ALIN?" naiinis na pahayag ng prinsesa dahil akala niya ay seryosohan na ang kanilang usapan. "You knew it already Vreihya, I showered naked okay? Kung nakikita mo ang lahat ng nakikita ko then you already saw it, what can you say about it?" natatawa niyang tanong.

"ENTRANTE KA MINO! I ALWAYS TURN OFF MY SENSES WHENEVER YOU SHOWER! ANONG TINGIN MO SA AKIN MANYAK?" galit na galit na sighal ng prinsesa habang tuluyan ng natawa si Mino nang malakas.

"Makalabas lang talaga ako, papalunukin kita ng malaking ugat!" she hissed with frustration habang tuluyan ng umaalingawngaw ang pagtawa ni Mino sa silid.

"My turn!" she begun habang unti-unting humihina ang pagtawa ni Mino dahil batid niyang magiging seryoso na ang usapan.

"Why do you lied to me about your vision and the condition that you and the Goddess had shared?" she asked at tuluyan ng sumeryoso ang atmospera. Mino cleared his throat and slowly opened his eyes and the ceiling greeted his eyes once again.

"I got scared," he begun sincerely. "It's a child Vreihya, my mind is in chaos at that time then all of a sudden I will see a child? My immediate thought is that child will be mine as I can feel this deep connection with her. Alam ko na agad na hindi ko siya magiging supling sa kapareho kung tao. She will be my child with a vampire at alam mong galit na galit ako sa inyo noon. I don't want to reveal that to you as I want to have that child out of love. Hindi ko nais na magkaroon ng anak na walang pag-ibig para sa uri ng kaniyang ina. Gusto ko na may pagmamahalan muna na mamagitan sa atin bago ko sabihin sa iyo na nakita ko ang aking sarili na may tangan na isang napakagandang bata."

"I remembered that you said to me that I will be the father of your child, ayaw ko na buuin natin siya dahil lamang sa kailangan mo. I want us to have her as a result of a passionate affection and not just lust or to fulfill a prophecy or our own need," he confessed.

"I made it look like I need to obey the Goddess in order for me to go home dahil alam kung maghahanap ka ng mabigat na rason para manatili ako but the moment I saw the other kingdom, dueled with Calix and bleed the hell out, natakot na naman ako ulit. I doubted kung worth it ba na manatili para sa isang batang. Thus, I found myself wanting to go home again for my life but the moment I saw that I am to be blame sa nangyari sa mga taga-baryo, I found another reason to stay. Hindi ko kakayanin na umuwi at mabuhay nang normal na muli sa kabila ng kaalaman na may mga taong namatay at nawalan ng dahil sa akin."

"And on top of that, I found myself falling for you as the urge of mine to stay and be stronger grew larger than I can ever control. Wala na akong ibang nais kung hindi ang manitili sa lugar kung nasaan ka naroroon," he said sincerely as he looked straightly at the ceiling dahil ayaw niyang makita ang bakanteng espasyo sa kaniyang tabi.

"Then you're not selfish Mino, you wanted that child to be born out of pure and genuine love, you wanted to stay just to give justice for the villagers as you took the blame yourself, nothing about that is selfish," she stated as her lips begun to tremble as her heart felt like it was caress by his statements.

The fact that he hid the vision about that child just to make sure that there is love between them is making her heart sink with such admiration.

"I always wanted to make myself better and worthy for you and that child Vreihya," he said sincerely habang nagsisimula ng magbatis ang kaniyang mga mata.

"Now that I had stated that, I wanted to mock myself dahil ayaw ko pang magising sa panaginip na pinagsaluhan natin Vreihya dahil sa takot na baka mawala ka ngunit nawala sa isip ko na kung hindi ako gigising at mananatili doon ay hindi natin mababawi ang iyong katawan which means that she can't be born, ang tanga ko talaga!" tila panenermon niya sa kaniyang sarili.

"I really love you so damn much!" she exclaimed as her voice begun to break as she cried with such happiness for him. Why is Mino like this? Tila laging sinusuyo ng kaniyang mga salita ang puso ng prinsesa.

Mino smiled with her sudden outburst at marahan niyang tinapik ang unan na tila ba ito ang prinsesa na marahan niyang inaalo.

"Bakit ba hindi ko naisip na kasinungalingan lahat ng narinig ko? Lalo na nang sinabi ng Silvia na iyon na mahal na mahal mo ang buhay mo kaya mo ako ginamit. That is contrary with what I saw when you healed Kypper. You sacrificed your life and body just to heal him, malayong-malayo sa babaeng nagsabi sa akin na higit mong mahal ang iyong buhay. You almost die saving a poor child out of guilt! Handa kang mag-alay ng buhay para sa isang bata," he said sincerely na tila ngayon niya napagtanto ang mga kasinungalingan na kaniyang narinig.

Tila natameme naman ang prinsesa at hindi na siya makapag-isip nang maayos dahil sa paghangang tuluyan niyang nadarama habang nagpapakatotoo nang husto sa kaniya si Mino.

"Oh God Mino! You're just… perfect," she said out of admiration.

And that made his heart fluttered and he smiled widely na para bang isa siyang teenager na napansin ng kaniyang crush.

"Thank you for that," he answered shyly. "Now my turn, why on hell you have an evil persona like that?" he asked.

"I honestly can't remember why she emerged on the first place, there is this one time that I just found myself drenched in blood without having any idea as I found dead bodies and I-" mabilis na tila napahinto si Vreihya.

"Oh God! No Vreihya, we can change the topic if you're not comfortable," nag-aalalang sabi dahil batid niyang tila may mali kay Vreihya.

"Ca-can we talk about something else?" she said as her voice begun to tremble na tila na kinikilabutan siya nang husto.

"Yes baby we can, just forget that I asked about that," mabilis niyang pagsang-ayon dahil sa tila sensitibo ang nagiging direksyon ng usapan.

"Ahm? Where is your father?" mabilis niyang tanong upang agad na matabunan ang usapan na tila hindi pa kayang pag-usapan ni Vreihya.

"He died, long time ago," malungkot na pahayag ng prinsesa.

"How about you? Hindi ka ba nagtataka kung bakit parang bumata ang mga magulang mo?" she asked.

"I am not just confused… I am freaking terrified," he stated as his brows furrowed.

"They are talking something about their memories, hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa din alam kung paano sila naging vampire hunters in the first place although I found some clues about it, but it's just silly you know?" he stated.

"Bakit hindi natin sila tanungin?" agad na suhestyon ng prinsesa sa kaniya. "I guess we can ask them now, wala naman na si Olaf dito para gawin nilang panakot sa akin."

"Then move your lazy ass Mino!" agad na saad ni Vreihya upang hikayatin na bumangon si Mino. "Na ah! Kusa silang lalapit sa akin."

"Ikaw ang may kailangan sa kanila kaya ikaw ang lumapit," mabilis na sagot ng prinsesa at mabilis na umiling si Mino. "I knew pretty well that there is a CCTV in this room, they probably knew that I am awake, they will go here, I knew my parents," he stated confidently.

Akma na sanang sasagot si Vreihya upang ipagpatuloy ang kanilang kwentuhan ngunit agad silang napatingin sa pintong marahas na bumukas. Mabilis na nagyelo ang paligid ng pinto sa pagpasok ng prinsipeng nagniningas ang mga mata.

Kitang-kita sa paraan ng kaniyang paghingal at mga sugat sa katawan ang hirap na dinanas niya para lamang makapasok sa silid.

"OLAF!/CALIX!"sabay na tawag ni Mino at Vreihya sa prinsipeng duguan sa kanilang harap. Mabilis na napatayo si Mino mula sa kinahihigaan nang biglang bumulagta si Calix at sa kaniyang pagbagsak ay nakita ni Mino ang kaniyang mga magulang at ilang tauhan na may ginamit na kung anong armas upang patumbahin si Calix.

Mabilis na inilabas ni Mino ang kaniyang mga pangil at mabilis na tinungo ang nakahandusay na prinsipe at mabilis na iniharang ang kaniyang katawan sa mga taong nakatutok ngayon ang mga armas kay Calix.

"Don't dare to attack him once more," he stated seriously as his eyes begun to ignite na siyang nagpatigil sa mga nakakakita.

Mabilis siyang umupo sa tabi ng katawan ni Calix at agad na iniayos ang kaniyang nanghihinang katawan upang mas maayos siyang makita ni Mino.

"What happened to you?" agad na tanong ni Mino nang makita niya ang itsura ni Calix.

"The palace, our world, it is doomed Vreihya! I need you to tell me where I can find my mate!" nagpa-panic na sagot ni Calix na tila ba ang prinsesa ang nais niyang makausap.

"Tell me right now! They are going to kill her!" mabilis niyang singhal habang mabilis na nagsisimulang magyelo ang buong paligid.

"Calix! Anong nangyayari?" agad na saad ni Vreihya na siyang narinig ni Calix sa kaniyang isip habang nagsimulang magkulay pula ang isang mata ni Mino.

"Kailangan ninyong bumalik! Our world is fucked up right now!" nanghihina niyang saad habang mas lalong nagniningas ang kaniyang mga mata dahil sa galit.

"Tell me where I can find her right now Vreihya! I need to save her!"