Weirdos III: The Untouchable Lady

Chapter 2: Pushy Ike

Magbunyi mga timawa. The long wait is over. 😑

TheAshtone

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The rain hasn't stopped yet when we finished our dinner. RB just slumped on his chair and massaged his belly before letting out a small burp.

"I'm so full... Hubby's excellent cooking skills will surely make me fat in no time. I feel so fuzzy and warm with all the love that hubby's been giving me tonight. The dessert was also superb," he said.

I just rolled my eyes before clicking my fingers. The dinnerwares flew neatly from the table to the sink. "You're feeling warm from all the fat that you ate tonight. Ako na ang bahalang maghugas at magligpit nito. Maghilamos ka na at magpalit ng damit. Meron din ditong pang-benda diyan sa mga injury mo kaya palitan mo na 'yan. Manood ka na lang ng palabas sa TV o mag-internet kung bored ka."

"I can help-"

"Ipahinga mo na 'yan na braso mong tadtad na ng mga pasa. Kaya ko na 'to. Tsaka konti lang naman 'tong mga hugasin dito," putol ko naman agad sa kanya.

Konti lang naman talaga 'yung mga hugasin kaya madali lang naman akong natapos. Naghilamos na rin muna ako bago ako bumalik sa sala. Naabutan ko doon si RB na nanonood ng palabas sa TV. Mukhang tapos na rin siyang maghilamos dahil nagpalit na rin siya ng damit niya.

"Wait, are you wearing my sweatshirt?" I asked, frowning a bit as I sat on the sofa.

"It's really comfy and big so I wore it instead of my shirt. And besides, it's really cold due to the rain. Do you want me to take it off?" RB asked with a malicious grin.

"Please keep it. Forever," I replied right away.

"Ah... Ike's so nice. I now have my first ever boyfriend shirt!" RB said, wiggling a bit inside my sweatshirt.

"Whatever. Babalik ka lang din naman bukas sa training ninyo 'di ba?" tanong ko.

"Yeah. Professor Elena will fetch me here tomorrow morning. Our training will end on the thirtieth and I'll probably return to Emerald after that. Susunduin ka rin naman ni Professor Evanesca sa susunod na linggo 'di ba?" tanong naman ni RB.

"Yep. My training with her is going to start next week. Actually, nagtrain din ako habang bakasyon. I can now use ice and Plant Magic. Nagpatulong ako kina Jack tsaka Thalia. Inaaral ko na rin kung paano gumamit ng combination offense," sagot ko.

"That's nice," RB replied. "It looks like you're gearing yourself up for the Magical Mayhem this school year. Actually, may naririnig din akong balita tungkol sa malaking event na gaganapin sa Emerald ngayong taon. You know, the one that Professor Evanesca mentioned last time. Usap-usapan din 'yun doon sa training camp namin."

I raised an eyebrow.

"Emerald will apparently host the Collegiate Magical Mayhem Tournament this year. It's a competition designed after the Magical Mayhem where the top magical schools in the country compete in a series of games filled with all kinds of challenge and difficulty imaginable," RB added.

"The CMMT? But they only hold it every four years-"

"At kelan ang huling tournament?" tanong naman ni RB.

I paused. "Oh, right. I was in my 11th grade in senior high when they held the last tournament. And if I'm not mistaken, I think I remember Crimson and Kuya Yven as two of the representatives of Emerald that time," I said.

"And Emerald is the reigning champion of the CMMT. Well, it seems that they're going to announce it in June so we just have to wait until the school year starts. As far as I can remember, only third-years are chosen to compete in the game," RB said.