I WAS REINCARNATED INTO THE BODY OF RAPSCALLION PRINCESS

K A B A N A T A 4

We're here now inside the carriage. Together with my three brothers. Sobrang tahimik, hindi ko magawang umimik, knowing na mga allergy ang mga 'to sa maingay. I look at Corlyn. I was shocked at first nung bumalik siya, sino ba naman ang hindi. After two weeks of her absence, she decided to work and stay with me.

It's almost an hour before we arrive at the capital. May centenary kasi. Everyone always gathered every time there was a Centenary.

Centenary means celebrating a hundredth anniversary. At ang mga tawag naman sa mga taong umaabot na sa isang daang taon ay ang Centenarian. While Centennial naman ang tawag sa mga taong tumagal o nag-eexist nang isang daang taon.

That's the reason why we are here. We are celebrating the hundredth anniversary of King Havor.

King Havor ang ika-pitong emperador nang emperyo. Sa pagkakatanda ko, he was cursed and no one even want to befriend him. But then, he made them acknowledge him, sa una mahirap but he made it. He became the great empresse in history. Who has built up wealth and honor for many years now.

With excellent political skills and good looks, he is a perfect man with no faults.

That's the kind of person King Havoc is.

'ang ganda din sigurong tawagin na empresse ang isang emperor'

Trivia: "Empresse" is the other term for, "Emperor." But that was before. During the rule of the 8th emperor, he decided to change the "empresse" to "emperor."

Almost seven years din na ginamit ang empresse. Pero sabagay, hindi rin naman masyadong bagay kapag nagbigay puri sa emperador kapag may mga selebrasyon na nagaganap.

Like, "Greeting to the Empresse?" Nah-uh! Nevermind.

Back to reality. Pagkababa ko pa lang ay hinanap agad ng mga mata ko kung dumating na rin ba ang karwaheng sinasakyan nina Eryll.

Speaking of Eryll, traumatized pa rin siya hanggang ngayon. He began to have nightmares every night since that day happened.

I was about to come near to where Eryll is. But I stopped, seeing the Crown Prince was 10 centimeters apart behind him. I frown, ano naman kung nando'n nga siya?

I shrugged all my worries away. When I reached him. I did hold his hand. "Eryll," I called out and it reached him. Just like before, he did shoo me away.

He becomes distant. It seemed like he had forgotten that I was there. I was. That's how traumatic he is.

"Stop acting like you care." He then pushed my hand away from him.

Kahit na laging gano'n ang nangyayare hindi ko pa ring mapigilan na hindi na magulat. I step back with his sudden burst. Bilang Seana, alam kong sanay na siyang nasisigawan kahit pa sa crowded places pa yan.

"Haha... I?" unconsciously I replied.

***

I let my mouth gape. I almost blink, at what I see in front of my eyes. Butterscotch? Toffee? Laglag ang panga ko sa mga pinagsasabi nina Yell at Jiara.

'tsokolate lang 'to sa real world a?'

"Lady Seana, do you want this butterscotch? Masarap 'to, swear!"

"Wow! So many delicious kinds of toffee. You should try that, Lady Seana."

I shook my head to erase that scene earlier. Katatapos lang ng Centenary. So, we decided to look around.

I've just taken a bite of butterscotch daw.

'ehe, sabi na chocolate nga lang 'to! daming eme, ha?'

We've done looking around. Nang napatigil lang kami when we saw a bunch of people gathering in the middle.

'huh? anong meron?'

At dahil may pagka-tsismosa ang lola niyo, syempre ano pa nga ba? edi lumapit ako.

Uso pa pala rito ang Crucify? So, this is Capital Punishment huh? They put death by hanging on a cross.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - death penalty for murder, etc.

Nabalik lang ako sa ulirat nang naramdaman kong hinila na ako nina Jiara palayo.

"Gosh! I can't even stand watching it."

"Then, what if, one day someone important to you dies in front of your eyes because of his/her schemes?" I blurted it out loud.

I saw how shocked she is. Silence. Yan ang bumalot sa amin.

"Never mind," I said to ease the tension between the three of us.

My attention drifted to Lady Seya who was now attractingly walking down the street, marry me, marry me~♬ charot.

Halos lahat naman yata napatingin sa kanya. She got the looks, I'll give her that. At hindi nga lumagpas sa mga mata ko kung paanong tingnan ni Prince Devour si Lady Seya. He was there at the corner together with his knights.

I can't help but roll my eyes. Paanong hindi? hapitin ba naman baywang ni Lady Seya para ipakita sa mga lalaking pumapantasya sa kanyang, "pinakamamahal." Kailangan pa ba pumili ng Regina, kung ngayon pa lang alam na agad kung sino?

"Are you jealous?"

I look at the one who speak behind me. As far as I remember. He is an Earl.

Nameet ko na din sa wakas ang pinakamalanding "Earl" sa lahat ng nobelang na binasa ko.

Talk about exaggeration.

Masyadong ginalingan pagiging maharot, e.

"I'm not."

"Yes, you are. Ginawa ko nang statement, hindi na patanong."

"Close ba tayo?" bakas ang irita sa pagbitaw ko nu'n.

"Chill." ani nito at sabay lahad ng kamay sa akin. He began to introduce himself. At alam kong nakapukaw 'yun ng atensyon sa ilan na nakapaligid sa amin.

"...Hope we can tag along some other time." he then kissed the top of my hand.

Mabilis kong hinila ng mga kamay ko."Hate to break it to you but, I do not have a plan to be with you all along."

and give him a "just seeing your face would be a DISASTER, you get it? kind of look"

"Di mo sure. Who knows, maybe I'm the one you've been looking for."

"Yeah! Yeah! keep dreaming but I'm not into fantasies, e! I would rather be a maiden forever than be with a playboy like you."

"You know? you keep on hurting my feelings. Tao din naman ako."

"Hindi halata."

I amusingly bite my lips. This was the best scene that happened ahead of me.

Muntik na kasing madulas si Lady Seya. Hindi ko na sinasabing du'n ako natutuwa. Na witness ko ba naman kung paanong sa kasamaang palad, hindi nasalo ni Prince Devour si Lady Seya. Hmm, serve him right! kidding aside. The most interesting part is, the one who catch her was Rosh.

Cringe. Halos laos at gasgas na ang ganitong scene. Kahit saan pala ako pumunta uso pa rin love triangle. Ano pa nga ba manhwa 'to e at mala shoujo manga ang scenes

Here we go, Prince Devour's face become darken than before. Okay, nagsisimula na po ang agawan ng male lead at the second lead.

Nung mga panahong nasa real world pa ako. Talagang pinagkagulohan din si Rosh. Ika nga nila, "Second Lead Syndrome."

Hindi pa natatapos "titigan" portion nung dalawa. Baka mamaya, biglang may plot twist, silang dalawa magkatuluyan.

I laughed at that thought. Silly me!

Paano nga kaya? Kung mangyayari 'yun, happy na lahat diba? hinding-hindi naman 'yun mangyayari.

Pero what if? hindi pa lang talaga bukas ang closet nila kaya 'di pa sila lumalabas.