Soulbound

Soul 7: Inner Beast

"Don't be blinded by beauty..."

AVERY

Liana is beautiful like a red rose but I'm sure with thorns. O nagiging mapanghusga lang talaga ako? I don't know. I should not care on their private lives but I have a bad feeling, not just with Liana, but with this whole kingdom. The magic didn't disappear like they pretended to imagine. I could feel it. The whole set up on this kingdom was intriguing.

Nakalapit na si Zirrius kay Liana. "You came," wika niya sa paos na tinig. I could feel how happy he was. Kung hindi dumating si Liana, tiyak na hindi ko siya titigilan sa pang-aasar ko. Tumungo si Liana. "That doesn't mean that we're in good terms now," she said with a frown.

Zirrius nodded with understanding. He slightly smiled. "At least, you came," he said. He offered the red rose to Liana. If only I could sigh, I would. This whole scene was sickening. Kung pwede lang umalis nang ilang oras sa loob ng katawan ni Zirrius, gagawin ko. I noticed how Liana's face flushed in red. Maybe girls are just like that. They know, they want the guy too but they can't give in easily because of their prides. I understand her. Kung ako ang nasa katayuan niya, baka pinahirapan ko pa si Zirrius. Baka pinasayaw ko pa siya nang nakahubad sa harapan ko. I grinned with the thought. Pero dahil nasa loob ako ng katawan niya ngayon, hindi na iyon kailangan. Parang gusto kong tumawa dahil sa naiisip ko pero ayokong guluhin ang drama nina Zirrius at Liana.

Tinanggap ni Liana ang rosas. Hindi niya napagilan ang pasimpleng pag-amoy sa rosas. Well, no one could resist the rose and maybe Zirrius' charms too.

Zirrius waited. He doesn't want to ruin the moment although I could feel that he missed Liana so much. He wanted to touch her face but he stopped himself. Ayaw niyang magalit si Liana sa kanya. I'm surprised on how considerate he is. He's a gentleman now. Pero kapag kaming dalawa, hindi na siya gentleman. Siguro dahil kaluluwa ako at wala akong katawan na pwedeng umakit sa kanya. If I have a body of a girl, will he be gentle? I wonder. At sino kaya ang mas magugustuhan niya? Ako o si Liana? Maybe Liana. Mas bagay sila. Liana is a human while I'm an elf.

Silence. There's a long silence that's almost deafening. Sayang ang magandang gabi kung walang magsasalita. Zirrius sighed heavily and decided to speak. "Liana, I'm sorry," mahinang saad niya. Natigilan si Liana.

"Oh, Zirrius. That's the last phrase a woman would want to hear from a man on the start of their conversation," natatawang sabi ko sa kanya. Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko. Sumingit na 'ko.

"And what should I say first?" naiinis na tanong sa 'kin ni Zirrius.

"That you love her? With your apology, you're surely opening a wound that's almost in the process of healing. Mas lalo lang siyang magmamatigas," I answered. Actually, I'm not an expert but If I was the girl, I don't want hear apologies first. Magulo. Hindi ko rin maintindihan ang sarili ko.