LOVE AND DARES

CHAPTER 6: DATES AND DENIALS

Azalea Angel's Lavigne's POV

Ugh. I woke up with the sun's blinding light. Pagtingin ko doon sa clock ni Gwen, its 6:30 am. OMG. I looked around at my surroundings. Magkakatabi kami nila Avianna, Julia, Gwen, at ako sa kama ni Gwen. Then I remembered na may sleepover kami kagabi and may date kami ni Zionne tapos, may, date, ahemm, study lesson pala sila Gwen at Aspen. Kailangan ko nang gisingin si Gwen.

Tinatapik tapik ko sa Gwen habang bumubulong ako sa kanya. "Gwen, Gwen, Gising na. Uy, Gwen."

After 5 minutes, wala pa rin. Ayaw pa rin niyang gumising. Sa halip, lalo lang lumakas yung paghilik niya. 

Ayaw niyong gumising ah. We'll see about that.

Then I shouted, "OMG! May sunog! May sunog! May sunog!"

In an instant, gising na sila and they were panicking like crazy. It was hilarious.

"OMG! May sunog! Yung mga notes ko! Ibibigay ko pa yun kay Aspen mamaya!"

"OMG! Yung mga outfits ko! Yung make up ko!"

"OMG! Yung laptop ko! Madami pa akong files dun eh!"

"Girl, Walang sunog, ok? Tama na yan. Oa na yan." Pagkakalma ko sa kanila.

"Grabe ka naman kasi. Manggigising ka lang, sasabihin mo nang may sunog" Paghihimutok ni Gwen.

Azalea just smirked devilishly, "Desperate times call for desparate measures, Gwen."

Avianna wolfwhistled, "Wow. Kambal nga talaga kayo ni puppeteer."

"Tama na nga iyan. Kumain na lang tayo. May date pa kayong dalawa, Azel, Gwen." Pag-aawat sa amin ni Julia.

"Hindi nga yun date! Its just a study lesson!" Pagdedeny ni Gwen with her face as red as her hair.

Nagtinginan kaming tatlo bago kami sabay sabay na nagtawanan. 

Avianna wriggled her eyebrows suggestively while still snorting, "Whatever you say, Gwen."

Then pumunta kami sa dining room downstairs to eat breakfast. Pagdating doon, nadatnan naming nagluluto ng breakfast si tita Larissa ng breakfast. Nag-goodmorning agad si Gwen at nagkiss sa cheek ng mommy niya.

While we were eating Gwen spoke up,"Siya nga pala, mommy, mamayang 8:00 susunduin ako ni Aspen at si Azel susunduin ni Zionne. May date daw sila."

Tita Larissa raised an eyebrow at Gwen, "So, Kayo ni Aspen, wala?"

Gwen groaned then blushed as red as her hair, "Mommy naman! Pati ba naman ikaw? Its NOT a date! He just asked me na maging tutor niya for about 1 week sa Math. That's it. End of Story." Grabe, para talaga siyang si Karma Akabane dahil sobrang nakakatakot yung tingin niya. 

"Ba't parang defensive ka?" Julia asked teasingly.

Gwen grinned smugly, "I'm not defensive. I'm just telling the truth. Sabi nga nila, the truth can set you free."

Julia was about to retaliate but Tita Larissa spoke, "Girls, tama na yan. Sige na, bilisan niyo na kumain diyan then magprepare na kayo sa taas, okay? If you need me, nandito lang ako sa kitchen."

We all nodded in agreement.

 **************7:30 AM**************

Larissa Marianne Belserion's POV

Nagba-bake ako ng cake sa kitchen nung may nagdoorbell. 'That must be the boys', I thought. True enough, when I opened the door, sila Zionne at Aspen ang nakita ko.

"Good morning boys. Ang aga niyo atang umakyat ng ligaw." I joked.

Yung reactions nila sobrang magkaiba. While both of them blushed, Si Zionne parang nahihiya. Hawak-hawak niya, red roses. Si Aspen naman, nag-deny pa samantalang halatang halata namang type niya yung anak ko.

"Tita Larissa, Hindi po ako nanliligaw sa anak niyo. Susunduin ko lang po sana si Gwen kasi po magpapaturo ako sa kanya sa Math." Pagde-deny ni Aspen that matched the darkening of his blush.

'Nagpapaturo daw, alam ko namang pinopormahan ko yung anak ko', Pagongontra ko sa kanya sa isipan ko. 

"Sige, pasok muna kayo since nagbibihis pa sila Azalea at Gwen." Pagpapatuloy ko sa kanila. 

Pag-upo nila, nag-aya ako sa kanila, "Can I get you anything? Juice? Cookies?"

They both refused and said they would just wait for the girls.

After a few minutes, the girls went down. Oh, the boy's reactions were so hilarious!

Zionne Javeriel Suoh's POV

After a few minutes, bumaba si Julia. 

"Ladies and Gentlemen, May I present, the beautiful, gorgeous, the super duper intelligent and talented—"

Julia was interrupted when Tita Larissa cleared her throat.

"Enough with the introductions, Julia." Tita Larissa scolded.

"Sorry, Tita. Got carried away." Julia apologised.

"Azalea Angel Lavigne and Gwen Marie Belserion." Julia continued.

Then bumaba na sila. 

O-MY-GOD.

W-O-W

Ang ganda ganda ni Azalea. She was wearing a white spaghetti strap dress that ended in her knees and a white  heart necklace with white flats. Her hair was let down in contrast to her usual pigtails. She smiled at me shyly. 

Ang ganda ganda niya. Sobrang simple lang ng pagkakaayos sa kanya, pero, grabe. Sobrang kaaya-aya and it complements her features. I didn't know how long I was staring. It felt like forever. I could just stare at her beauty forever. It was so captivating.

In the corner of my eve, I saw Julia smirk. I knew that was a bad sign, but I couldn't bring myself to care. I was too distracted by Azel. 

"Close your mouth, boys. Baka mamaya may pumasok na langaw." Julia teased. 

I blushed. I looked at Aspen and saw that he was just as smitten with Gwen as I was with Azel. I looked at Gwen in curiosity. I guess she was pretty with her spaghetti strap, knee high, black dress; her thigh high stockings; small red rose necklace;  and black killer boots; but she was never a match to my Azel.

Aspen had the nerve na mag-deny. "Baka si Zionne lang. Wag mo akong idamay diyan."

I bit my lip to keep myself from laughing and speaking. 'Ako lang ba?' Samantalang sobrang obvious naman na type mo si Gwen, or at least enough na sobrang gandang-ganda ka sa kanya', I thought to myself, though I didn't dare say it out loud, dahil alam ko namang sasapakin ako ni Aspen.

Avianna huffed, "Fine. Kung ayaw mong aminin na nagagandahan ka sa kaibigan namin, walang pumipilit sa'yo. Basta isinusumpa ko, balang araw, you'll look at Gwen and never look away again."

Tawa kami ng tawa sa sinabi ni Avianna. 

Gwen giggled, "Grabe, Avianna. Fairy Godmother lang ang peg."

We continued laughing for a while until I sobered up, looked at Azel and said, "Tama na nga yan. Azel, lets go?"

Azel nodded in consent.

"Mauuna na rin kami. Girls, tita, bye-bye po," Pag-paalam ni Aspen.

"Bye, boys. Ingatan niyo sina Aspen at Gwen, ok?" Pagbibilin ni Tita Larissa.

We both nodded. 

I offered my arm to Azel and she took it. We walked together to my car and she sat shotgun. 

Then we sped off to our first date.

Although, most definitely NOT the last.