Sexy Seduction

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER EIGHT

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Si Aphrodite ay umakyat na sa building niya at bumalik sa classroom. Kaya ang paningin ko ay naiwan na sa lalaking hinahanap namin.

"What?!"

I was surprised at the sudden rise in the voice of the person next to me. So I sharpened my senses to watch the surroundings.

We are both in the Senior High Building. It's 5th Floor and it's empty. Hindi pa tapos gawin ang building na'to kaya pinagbawalan pang pasukan. Pero nakalusot kami, nilusot namin ang building na'to ng palihim.

Kaya dapat, walang makakita sa'min.

"What is Apollo doing here?!"

Apollo?

This time, I looked at him.

"Apollo's here?" tanong ko. Siniguro na marinig nang nasa kabilang linya.

"Yes. He's here." si Hermes ang sumagot.

Napa smirked na lang Ako. "Who's in the line?" tanong ko. Tinutukoy ang kausap niya sa telepono.

Bakit ba hindi niya na lang ni loud speaker? Tsk.

"Your sibling." sagot nito.

"I have two sibling, Hermes."

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako. "The youngest one."

Bumaba ang paningin ko sa cellphone na hawak niya. Tinitigan ko ito na para bang nakikita ko ang kausap niya. "Bakit ka sa kan'ya tumawag?" tanong ko.

"Hindi kita ma contact..." Hermes finally loud speaker his phone, kaya narinig ko na ang boses ng kapatid ko. "Nagpalit ka ba ng number Kuya?"

I just blinked three times.

Did I change my number? I can not remember.

Kaya para kompirmahin, kinuha ko ang cellphone ko sa bulsa at tiningnan. "What's the last 3 numbers?"

"197."

Napabuntong hininga na lang Ako. "I did change my number. Sorry, I just forgot to tell you."

"Why?" she asked. I felt the concern in the tone of her voice.

"It's personal problem." sagot ko.

I frowned at Hermes and stared at him—a signal that I'm done talking,

or maybe I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Baka kung saan nanaman 'to mapunta ang usapan. Tsk.

"Take care, cousin of Artemis."

Binigyan ko siya ng nag tatanong na mga tingin.

Binaba niya ang phone at nginisian lang Ako.

"Madali lang naman sabihin na kapatid ko pala ang kausap, bakit pinahirapan mo pa sarili mo sa pag banggit ng pangalan ni Artemis. Tsk."

"I just miss her, Zeus." Nakangiting sagot nito.

"Who? Artemis?"

"Who else?"

"Is that why you're here?"

He only answered me with a smirk on his lips

"Goddammit! God of Messenger,"

I glanced back down below, but the person we were searching for had vanished. I can no longer find him.

"Just don't forget that she's your cousin." wika ko.

'I know that someone is already waiting for her arrival...'

"It's all planned, Hermes. Artemis belongs to somebody else. You'll never have her." dugtong ko.

"Why not? I receive whatever I want, Zeus."

I grinned. "You don't get everything. They have not even seen each other yet, but everything is arranged, including their fate."

"Fate huh, so who's this person that you're talking about?"

Naramdaman ko ang konting galit sa kan'yang tono.

"You do not know?"

"Would I ask if I knew?"

"Don't ask, you might lose your cool when you meet 'that' person."

He's madly in love with Artemis, baka kung ano pa ang gagawin niya sa lalaking iyon...

"What do you mean planned and arranged?"

Base sa tone ng pananalita niya, this topic got his attention. Lalo na involved ang pangalan ni Artemis.

"Soon, malalaman mo 'rin."

"Why not now?"

"I know you. And as always, I don't trust you."

Isang makahulugang ngisi ang sumilay sa kan'yang labi. "Hanggang ngayon ba naman?"

"Yes."

Mercury Hermes Montes, is someone I have known for several years, but over time, I have learned to be cautious around him.

While he is outwardly charming and sociable, I have noticed several instances where his actions do not align with his words.

He often makes promises that he fails to keep and has a tendency to share confidential information without regard for the consequences.

His reliability is questionable, and I have observed him manipulating situations to his advantage.

Therefore, I find it difficult to place my trust in him.

"I reciprocate that feelings." Nakangisi niyang wika.

"Question, before we leave, si Artemis lang ba talaga ang pakay mo dito?"

"Yes." he answered directly. Walang paligoy-ligoy.

"If she's really what you're after, this is all I can tell you. Do—"

"Don't ever cross her line."

Isang familiar na boses ang nagsalita kaya sabay kaming napalingon sa gawing iyon.

"The mission is to find the other survivor of the De La Fuente Family, so when you see him and see his face, the mission is over. So why are you two still here?!" pigil na pigil ang pagtaas ng kan'yang boses.

Dahil kapag sumigaw siya, baka may possibility na may makakita sa amin dito. Tsk.

"Woah, calm down Cousin of Artemis."

She glared at him. "No matter what you do, you still can't change the fact that the blood flowing through your veins is the blood of a Montello Montes!"

I looked at her with a blank expression on my face.

Ganun din ang tingin na ipinukol sa kan'ya ni Hermes. "I am aware of that." Nag katitigan silang dalawa. "But you can't change my mind Goddess of War. It's already made up."

Pareho nilang sinamaan ng tingin ang isat-isa.

Ako ay nananatiling nakatayo lang sa pagitan nila at nakapamulsa.

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako.

From 'Cousin of Artemis' to the 'Goddess Title', the Goddess of War... Isa lang ang pinapatunay nito,

Nasa serious mode na si Hermes.

"Don't you dare..."

"Well, now I'm tempted!"

They both stared at each other badly.

Suddenly I felt a presence. Kaya na-alerto ako. But I didn't let it be known that I sense it.

I looked at the two to see if they felt that too, kaso sa sobrang focus nila sa isat-isa, mukhang impossible na makaramdam pa sila.

But, the presence disappeared immediately after a few minutes.

'I need my laptop...'

I need to see who's that person is.

Bakit bigla na lang siyang magparamdam, tapos bigla rin namang aalis? Anong pakay ng taong 'yun?

Pero ang pinaka importanteng tanong, sino ang taong iyun?

"Your brother mentioned earlier about this someone that belongs to Artemis. Planned, arranged, fate, may alam ka'rin ba tungkol dito?"

Tinitigan muna siya ng Ilang segundo ni Athena bago sinagot ang tanong nito. "I don't know this someone, pero alam ko na naka-planado na ang pagkikita nilang dalawa."

"It's killing me—Don't make me overthink, Athena."

"There's nothing you can do either because tomorrow, you'll be going back to China."

"I won't leave until you—No," His eyes moved in my direction. "Two. Hangga't hindi niyo sinasabi sa'kin kung sino ang taong iyon."

Athena just grinned. "You reminded me of someone. Just like you, he's also madly in love with his cousin."

"I don't care who it is—"

"Do you know what happened to that person Hermes..." Athena cut him off. "His father wants to kill him."

Kumunot ang noo ko.

"Imagine? Your own father wants to kill you? Nang dahil lang sa gusto mong angkinin ang babaeng kadugo mo mismo?"

I looked at my sister carefully.

How does she knew about that? I thought it was confidential? How...

"Do you want that to happen to you, Hermes?"

He laughed. "My father can't do that."

"Are you sure?" May ngisi sa labing tanong ng kapatid ko.

I looked at Hermes. From the expression on his face, kahit nakakainis pagmasdan ang nakangisi niyang labi, I can see that he is also curious as to who the person my sister was referring to.

I put my left hand inside the pocket of the black pants I am wearing.

Sa tingin ko, may alam na ako kung kanino nalaman ni Athena...

Gamit ang mata ko, tiningnan ko ang peripheral view ko. Pinakiramdaman ang paligid.

Tinalikuran ko ang dalawa. Naglakad ako palapit railings ng building.

Inamoy ko ang simoy ng hangin.

I smirked.

Baka hindi nila alam, someone else is watching us.

Hindi siya yung naramdaman ko kanina, because she's too far away to see.

But no matter how far she is, I can still see her from here.

She always do that.

She is always watching us.

Akala mo walang ka alam-alam.

Pero ba-se sa mga nakuha ko, sa kanilang Anim; Athena, Demeter, Artemis, Aphrodite and Hestia...

SHE knows a lot.

Others thought my sister knew everything, they thought my sister was always watching their every move,

But they are wrong.

My sister, Athena is one of a Hacker, but despite her skills and tools, she also had to face some several limitations.

And one of this, was her Personal Struggles.

Kaya may Ilang mga bagay siyang hindi alam, na alam ng ISA.

"Then what happened to that person? Was he killed?"

"Almost."

"Then you can't stop me from loving her, Athena. If ever that my own father will kills me, I will still not let her go."

"Hindi man siya napatay ng Ama niya, but he kicked him out."

The surroundings were quiet for a moment.

Napatingala Ako sa kalangitan.

"He used to be a Montello, but now, he no longer holds his last name. With the agreement that if he doesn't stop chasing his female cousin whom he loves very much, his father will kill him. At kung hindi man siya nito mapatay, there's only one thing he can do, leave the Mansion, and forget being a Montello."

I was there, nung nangyari ang eksena. The Montello Boy begging to let him Love this Girl na Isang Montes. Pero wala rin siyang nagawa dahil masusunod pa'rin ang ama niya.

Neptunus Poseidon Montello...

He is a kind and caring person, always looking out for his baby brother. He is also a thoughtful, introspective boy with eyes that convey a depth of emotion. His eyes often seem to carry an unspoken sorrow, a reflection of the inner turmoil he face.

In an unexpected event, he met a girl who caused him to change. He deeply fell in love to this girl na umabot sa punto na kaya niyang labanan ang sarili niyang ama para lang mapasakanya ang babaeng mahal niya.

And this girl was 'Hestia Vesta Montes'.

"Now question, kaya mo bang kalimutan ang pagiging Montes mo, Mercury Hermes Montes?..."

TO BE CONTINUED .....