Fukitsu Academy

Chapter 9

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'House 4'

"Ate, 'wag mo kasing i-literal 'yong Fukitsu. It's not what you think it is. Hindi ito base sa translation nito sa Japanese. Fukitsu is actually an abbreviation. Fukahara Tanaka, Kitsune Natsugawa, Thydin Imperial, Sachaire Vyacheslav, and Ugaai Rosso. It's the names of the ancestors of every member of the founding families of the Twilight Society. FUkahara, KItsune, Thydin, Sachaire, at Ugaai; FUKITSU."

Nagising si Saph mula sa panaginip niya. It was Kyo's explanation of how Fukitsu was formed. "But the Tanaka clan has the biggest share in the society." She remembered his words.

Nasa isang hotel siya dahil hindi siya sumunod sa utos ni Nyx na pumunta sa Tanaka village. She went straight to a hotel at nakita niya na sandamakmak na tauhan na ang nandoon.

You're not even trying to hide it anymore, huh? Isip niya noong nagcheck-in siya sa hotel. She was given the luxury suite at nalaman niyang may mga tauhan na nagbabantay sa labas ng pintuan ng kwarto niya.

She woke up annoyed, took a bath annoyed, and had her breakfast annoyed. Everything around her was either tipping her off with annoyance or making her want to scream chaos. She tried to keep her cool when Kyo called her on the phone.

"Ate, may anime convention dito. Sayang, hindi mo po naabutan. May nagcosplay ng Sailor Moon tapos akala ko babae pero binangungot ako dahil nakita ko 'yong lawit niy—ay sorry bad words! Pero ate ang ganda niya kasi."

Natawa si Saph sa sinabi nito. It was the first time she smiled today. "Kailan po kayo papasok sa Fukitsu?" tanong ni Kyo at nakita siya ni Saph na nagbabalat ng lollipop.

"Today. Kyo, your teeth. Stop with the lollipops," sabi niya rito at ngumiti naman si Kyo sabay tago ng lollipop na hawak niya. "Anyway, good luck on your first day at Fukitsu!" paalam ni Kyo at pinatay na ang tawag.

Saph threw her phone on the bed and looked at herself in the mirror. Isang oras siyang naghintay sa kwarto na 'yon hanggang sa may kumatok sa pintuan.

"Saph, it's me."

Narinig ni Saph ang boses ni Nyx mula sa labas. Hindi siya sumagot at nakita niya na lang na bumukas ang pintuan at nakatayo si Nyx doon.

"It's time to go," aniya. She got up from the bed, grabbed her bag, and silently followed him outside.

"How was your stay in Japan?" tanong nito pero hindi pa rin sumagot si Saph hanggang sa makarating sila sa parking lot ng hotel. Nakita ni Saph sina Stone na naghihintay sa kotse nila. Ice waved at her from the other car.

Dumiretso siya sa loob ng kotse na tinuro ni Nyx at sinalpak ang earphones niya para hindi siya subukang kausapin ni Ice na katabi niya lang doon sa likod ng sasakyan dahil nasa driver's seat si Nyx.

She wanted to close her eyes for the rest of the trip pero minabuti niyang tumingin sa dinadaanan nila para malaman kung saan siya dinadala ng mga ito. Her trust issues for them were up to the ceiling. Nakita niya ang dinaanan nilang mga lugar.

Twenty minutes into the ride, Saph began to see high pine trees that lined the road. It was as if they were entering a very long entrance road dahil sampung minuto silang nagmamaneho sa lugar na puno ng pine trees sa gilid.

She saw the last pair of pine trees before the car entered a gated community. She thought it was a community dahil ang taas ng pader sa gate at ang laki at ang lawak na paligid. Everything in her sight gleamed of unfamiliar faces and scents.