Chapter 4: Eros

Zeke Eros Cullen's POV

"Dude, do you think sya na yun?" mahinang tanong sa akin ni Drake—Drake Villafuerte my bestfriend.

"I'm sure of it dude, her eyes, nose, face features and her lips. It was the same that I know long ago" I replied.

"Okay, sabagay ikaw naman nakakafeel ng connection nyo" parang tangang sagot naman nito.

"Hmmm, she has the same name, Erza" sabi ko nang nakangiti habang inaalala ang babaeng ilang daan taon ko nang hinihintay. Alam kong sya yun, she may be a reincarnation of my Erza but her soul is still the Erza I know, the Erza that my heart yearns for hundreds of years.

"Mas makulit ata sya ngayon dude haha" natatawang saad nito. Tss gusto mo atang mamatay ah? Kidding aside bestfriend ko yan eh, and he was my only bestfriend.

Binalewala ko na lang ang sinabi nya at pilit inaalala kung paano kami nagkakilala ni Erza. Naghuhunting kami ni Drake nang bigla na lang na may sumulpot na isang magandang babae sa harap namin, nahihilo sya at nawalan ng malay. Ang amoy nya ay nanunuot sa ilong ko, ang bango nya, at mas lalong nakakatakam yung amoy ng dugo nya. Lumapit ako sa kanya at inamoy sya. Agad naman na nanunuot ang amoy ng dugo nya, nanghahalina at natatakam ako, at alam kong maging si Drake ay ganun din. But I know hahayaan nya ako dito sa babaeng to kahit alam kong gusto nyang kagatin ang leeg ng babaeng bigla na lang sumulpot.

I webt near her and sniff her sweet scenet until it occupied my whole senses.

'hmmm ang bango' inabot ng kamay ko ang ilang hibla ng buhok nya at saka hinawi ko ito kasi tumatakip ito sa leeg nya. I stared at her bare neck intensely. Damn this bloodlust. I bet she's a witch. Her scent is addicting and I can't help it. I slowly leaned in and stuck my tongue out until it reach her soft and delicate but delicious neck.

'Hmmm' napaungol ako sa isipan.

Her taste and scent assaulted my system and I cant get enough of it. Someone who would see me might be thinking of me as a pervert, but nope I'm not. hmmm maybe I am a pervert but not at all. I'm a vampire.

Napakislot ako nang maramdaman ko syang gumalaw. Kaya agad akong lumayo sa kanya. Unti-unti nyang minulat ang kanyang mga mata. She looked so confused like where on earth was she, and at the same time she was shocked when she saw us.

She keeps on asking where the hell is she.. why is she in that damn forest, and who the hell are we. Uh-huh seriously? You've got to be kidding me. You're the one who just suddenly appeared in front of us then you're asking why?

I told her she was not supposed to be in that forest for it was the vampires territory. Then that's it, she panicked when she realized that we are vampires, that we are not like her. Psh such a stupid girl.

She was about to scream in horror, good thing I've covered her mouth or else she probably died right after. She has this funny thoughts in her mind that makes her interesting. She's somehow bubbly.

When she got a cut in her hand, her blood soothes into my nostrils. Damn that sweet blood. My eyes turned red, as well as Drake's eyes. Were only fighting the urge to suck and drink her blood. I don't know exactly what happened to me why did I stop myself from drinking her blood. But of course to stop the bleeding I sip the blood from her wound and I'm totally right. Fucking right. Just like how I imagined it, just as delicious as it smell, her blood is really sweet and damn salivating.

I tried to hide the scent of her blood but her original scent was too strong that it already attracted the other vampires around us that time. That was the time that I had the urge to protect her, to keep her away from any form of harm and danger.

When we were alone, I've got to hear some of her thoughts. Uh-uh she likes me a lot huh? I could hear it. Madalas nya akong purihin sa isip nya. She's funny and she somehow made me feel odd things towards her, and the fact that I wanted to protect her, to make sure that she's safe. There's something about her which I can't pinpoint but that something makes me want to protect her even more. To secure she's safe. I'm not that dumb to realize that I already like her or maybe starting to fall for her.

We had our very cute moments, moments that are precious and irreplaceable to my heart. Because even after two centuries that have passed, there was her, her and only her. Only my Erza. At di ako nagsisisi kung wala akong ibang minahal over the centuries kasi alam kong babalik sya, babalikan nya ako at babalik sya sa akin. At sa panahong ito pwede na kaming dalawa.

And oh, what actually happened after that curse given by her mom? Hmm?

I can recall it vividly and it makes me livid. Well the spell was too strong that it has to take life in order to fulfill the curse. I thought it would be her mom who would die for the curse to take effect, but I was wrong, it was her, it was my Erza who became the liability of the spell. Her life was the cost of the curse. Her mom just lost consciousness, I got serious wounds but I still managed to teleport. I escaped from death from that night but not from the pain of losing my beloved Erza.

"So what's your plan?" Drake asked.

"I don't know, as of now I could sense that she's having some paramnesia, I guess she's remembering something but she just choose to deny it" I let out a heavy sigh.

"Well goodluck" he just tap my shoulders.

Tss. D*mn I wanna go to her and hug her tight. But I know I can't do that, not until she sees me as a complete stranger. If she's going to ask me if I we had a connection from the first time I saw her, well I would gladly answer a big YES. That I knew her, I knew all along that it was her. The one I've waited for centuries, and I'm not letting her go this time. Not again. Never. But that would scare her so, let's just take it slow.

I smiled as I remembered the time our gaze met at the AV hall. I knew she had a hard time remembering who I am. Come to think of it. How could you remember someone you didn't even had a chance to be with? Someone who is a complete stranger to you? I could hear her saying I was familiar. Hmmm.

"Maybe you can't remember me, well of course you haven't met me in your lifetime in this century, but your heart and your soul remembers me" I mumbled.

I like how she catch a glance on me everytime we would bump on each other or being in the same place, or everytime we got a chance to cross to each other's way in the department lobby, college building, cafeteria and anywhere. I could feel her staring at me, so confused and wondering where did she see me. I can't help but laugh inwardly at her cute gesture. She was like a teenage girl who's starting to have a crush. And I can't help my lips to tug a smile, my lips curling upward for a smug face. Damn my beloved is having a crush on me, and that's one hell of a foundation of relationship. Her attraction is the start, at heto ako nagpapa-pansin sa kanya at sinisiguro kong makikita n'ya ako.

I wanted to introduce myself to her badly, but how can I do it smoothly without her being puzzled? How can I let her know that we met before if she can't recognize me, if she can't remember who I am? When she knew that she haven't get to be with me in her lifetime? Ugghh this is frustrating as hell.

I let out a heavy sigh as I remembered that I can't tell her directly. Di ko pwedeng sabihin sa kanya ang ugnayan namin. At isa pa sa nakadagdag sa frustration ko ay ang katotohanang wala akong karapatan sa kanya sa panahong ito, sa totoo lang naiinggit ako sa mga kaklase nya na pwedeng lumapit sa kanya, sa mga kaibigan nyang lalaki na nakakasama nya araw araw. Samantalang ako, hanggang tingin lang sa kanya mula sa malayo, hanggang hiling na sana maramdaman nya ang koneksyon namin, hanggang panaginip lang na pwede ko syang mayakap at mahalikan. Hayy. Bakit ba kasi hindi pwede, eh ako nga half blood eh.

Ano nga ba sya sa kanila, sa mundo ng mahika? Haist ang tagal ko na palang bobo. Bat di ko inalam noon kung ano sya sa mga witch. Pero mukhang ordinaryo na witch lang naman, pero para ring hindi ehh.. Pwede din naman kasing bata pa sya nun at hindi pa nya praktisado ang kapangyarihan nya.

Di kaya isa sya sa pinakaimportanteng bahagi ng mundo nila? Kasi parang pinangangalagaan at iniingatan sya eh, kaya nga sya napunta sa mundo namin. Pero bakit sya namatay? Bakit sya hinayaang mamatay? F*ck ano ba? Ang gulo gulo na. Ugghh. F*ck this life.

Sa sobrang pre-occupied ko sa kakaisip kay Erza ko.. hmm Erza ko? Ang sarap pakinggan. Urghh this is so gay, tss but I don't give a damn. One day babawiin ko ang binibini ko sa panahong iyon at ang baby ko sa panahong ito. She's mine. Mine and mine alone. I was filled with Erza's thought. I just snap back to reality when someone bump on me.

"What the f*ck" I hissed. I'm actually not mad at the one who just bump on me but because of this feeling of electrified by someone's presence. It was like a thunderbolt strikes to my whole being.

"Hala sorry, di ko sinasadya. Di kasi kita napansin eh, sorry talaga" dinig kong sabi nya.

Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig ng marinig ko ang boses nya. Ang mahina at natural na malambing nyang boses na nagpawala sa katinuan ko. Hindi ako pwedeng magkamali, boses iyon ng binibini ko, my baby Erza. Damn I missed that voice. Nilingon ko sya, pero nakayuko sya halatang nahihiya sa akin na nabunggo nya.

"Hey" halos mapatalon naman sya sa pagtawag ko sa kanya.

I can't help but chuckle inwardly at her cuteness but then hindi ko napigil ang matawa sa reaksyon nya. Akala ko sa loob-loob ko lang iyon at maitatago ko ang tawang iyon pero napalakas yata.

Unti-unti nyang inangat ang ulo nya at tumingin sa akin nang nanlalaki ang mata. Gulat ka ba binibini? Pasensya ka na, ang cute mo lang talaga.

'Hala ang kyut nya tumawa, yieeh haha ang lantod ko ba. hihi shut up selp okay? Isipin mo na lang na stranger sya at di mo kilala hahaha. Pero wait stranger naman talaga sya ah, di nya ako kilala eh hmp' dinig kong sabi nya sa utak.

Ang cute mo talaga binibini ko, ang cute-cute ng baby ko. Gusto ko nang humagalpak sa tawa dahil sa naiisip nya.

"Ahh ehh" nahihiya na naman sya hahaha. Napakamot naman sya sa ulo nya. Tss kahit kailan talaga Erza.

"Sorry" dugtong nya. I just stared at her.

"Ah geh alis na ako ha hehe sorry talaga" naiilang na sabi nya.

Pagkatapos ay kumaripas na sya ng takbo. Sa malayo nadidinig ko pa ang tili nya na halatang pinipigilan haha. Napaka cute nya talaga. Napailing na lang ako at saka hinatid s'ya ng tingin hanggang sa hindi ko na s'ya makita pa. Napadako naman ang tingin ko sa sahig at nahagip ng aking mata ang lab manual na nahulog nya kanina nang mabunggo nya ako, pinulot ko iyon at saka napangiti.

"Atleast may dahilan na ako para makita ka Erza" mahinang bulong ko at saka mahinang tumawa.