Trench wipe the seawater that splashes to his face. Then he realized that he was floating alone in the water.
" What the hell did I'm doing here?"
Sakto namang dumating ang mga kaibigan niya sa deck at tinatawag siya.
" Dude where are you?" Nigel called out.
"Trench, nasaan ka na?" segunda ni Kierr. Sigaw ng sigaw ang mga ito.
"Andito sa baba sa may tubig." sabi niya na pasigaw.
Kaya dumungaw ang mga kaibigan niya mula sa deck. " Ano bang ginagawa mo diyan huh?,Di ka man lang nag-aya na gusto mo pa lang magnight swimming kahit alam mong bawal ka diyan."sigaw ni Nigel.
" Baliw,wala akong balak nahulog lang ako."pagsisinungaling niya dahil kahit siya hindi niya rin alam kung bakit siya nasa tubig ng mga sandaling iyon. "Pakibaba na lang ninyo yung hagdan."
Mabilis na binaba ng mga ito ang hagdan at tinulungan siyang makasampa sa taas. Alam kasi ng mga ito na bawal siyang lumangoy sa dagat. Saka tuloy tuloy siyang pumasok sa cabin niya para maligo at magbihis. Mabuti na lang may damit siya sa yacht niya kaya nakapagbihis siya.
"Napakamaaasahan talaga ni Axx. Hindi nagkamali si Dad sa pagpili sa kanya."
His Dad hired Axxiana or Axx for short to be his personal assistant slash driver when he stays in his yacht. His parents didn't allow him to stay longer in a sea water because he has a severe allergic to seawater. At first he is hesitant to accept Axxiana because he thought that women is just a sick in the head. But Axx proved her worth to earn his trust.
Palabas na sana siya ng cabin niya ng may kumatok. Pinagbuksan niya ito at nakita niya si Axx. Nagulat siya sa paglabas nito na siyang hindi nito ginagawa kapag may ibang tao sa cabin niya. Kaya walang ibang nakapasok sa lugar nito maliban sa kanya o sa kanyang mga magulang.
She let her in then he saw that she was holding something in her right hand.
"I bring some ointment for you sir. I think you'll be needing it before your allergy becomes worse."she said with no emotions in her face. At itinaas nito ang dala-dala na nasa maliit na container.
Pakasabi nito saka niya naramdaman na parang kumakati at sumasakit ang balat niya.
"Akina yan ako na ang maglalagay kaya ko naman."
" No sir. Hindi ako aalis hanggang di ko nalalagyan ang likod mo. I know that you'll have a little difficulty to put the medicine on your back so let me." Hindi palasalitang tao si Axxiana minsan tango o ibang body gestures na maiintidihan niya ang sagot nito. Saka lang ito magsasalita kapag may importanteng sasabihin sa kanya. Most of the time sila ang nag-iinitiate ng pakikipag-usap dito. Her face is so emotionless. Ni minsan hindi niya ito nakitang ngumiti kaya kinikilabutan siya minsan kapag kaharap ito.
Lumipas ang ilang saglit at hindi pa rin nito inaabot ang gamot sa kanya. Kaya pumayag na lang siya sapagkat pasakit na pasakit na ang mga allergy niya. Alam niya kasi na hindi ito titigil kaya pinagbigyan niya na ito. He take off his shirt first,then he let her do the work. Bago ito tuluyang matapos sa ginagawa ay biglang pumasok si Kyler at natulala sa kanilang dalawa.
"Ops sorry dude I don't know that you're busy."anito habang namamanghang nakatitig kay Axx.
Lihim na natawa siya sa isip. Alam niyang iba ang iniisip nito sa kanila. But Axx is not the kind of woman that Kyler thinks. He just treated Axx as an older sister to him and so do Axx to him. His father said that Axx is older than him.
"Just stay dude patapos na rin siya sa ginagawa niya nagpalagay ng gamot."
Napansin niya ring nagulat si Axx sa may likod niya sa pagpasok ni Kyler ngunit pinagpatuloy pa rin nito ang ginagawa. Nang matapos na ito sa ginagawa ay nagpaalam na itong aalis sa kanya.
"Thanks for your help Axx."nakangiting sabi niya rito.
Biglang napamulagat si Kyler sa kanya.
"Wait,you mean babae si Axx? Bakit di mo sinabi agad..
He extended his hand to Axx and said,
"By the way I'm Kyler. Nice to meet you Axx." and he smiled sweetly at her.Tiningnan lang ni Axx ang kamay ni Kyler na nakalahad at tuluyang lumabas sa cabin niya.
The smile on Kyler's face started to fade away. Kaya tinawanan niya na lang ito saka tinapos ang pagpapahid ng gamot sa katawan.
" Ang taray naman nun ah. Hindi ako makapaniwala na may babaeng mang-iisnob lang sakin!"naiinis nitong sabi.
Inakbayan niya ito palabas ng cabin saka pinuntahan ang mga kaibigan na abala na pag-iinuman. Kapagkuwan nakita ni Nigel ang mga rashes niyang pawala na at tinanong siya.
"Are you okay dude?
"Yes, I'm fine. Ako pa ba? It's just an allergy and I am Trench Walters,the superman." he said and kissed his bulging biceps.
Nailing na lang ang mga ito at tinawanan siya tiningnan si Kyler na ngayon ay tulala na. Ito naman ang napansin ni Nigel kaya tinanong siya nito.
"Anong nangyari sa isang yan? Parang napag-iwanan na ng mundo ang itsura."
" Pabayaan niyo na yang ugok na yan. Di niya lang kasi matanggap niyan na may babaeng mang-iisnob sa kanya."
" Huh? Babae? Sa pagkakaalam ko lahat tayo dito lalaki kabilang na ang katiwala mong si Axx."
Mula sa pagkakatulala ay napalingon si Kyler kay Nigel at tiningnan ito ng masama. "Don't you dare to say her name because she will be mine soon."he said proudly,mukhang nachallenge ito kay Axxiana sa hindi pagpansin rito.
"What do you mean by 'her' bro? You mean Axx is a girl?" singit ni Kierr sa pagsasalita ng kakambal.
"Is it true Trench?"he asked with an interest."Back-off little brother,she's mine!" Kyler said with a serious tone.
Tinaas ni Kierr ang kamay saka sabing "Wala naman akong sinasabing masama ah bakit galit ka na? Pero malay mo kapag nakita ko siya at nagustuhan ko,saka kana magalit sakin Kuya." nakangising sabi ni Kierr na may halong pang-iinis." Sige mga to alis na pupuntahan ko lang si Xia ng buhay ko."he said while teasingly looking at his brother.
Biglang tumayo si Kyler saka pinakita ang kamao sa kambal. "Saang parte ng katawan mo gustong masuntok?"
" Pwedeng sa sapatos na lang Kuya pwede? My chikababes will get angry at you if you harm me. Mababawasan ang performance ko niyan" he said while wiggling his eyebrows then he ran.
Inis na inis namang hinabol ito ng kapatid. Kaya naghabulan ang mga ito sa paligid ng yacht niya.
Natawa na lang sila ni Nigel.
"This will be an enjoying night."he exclaimed.
Mermiah and her two friends arrive at the palace peacefully. They are quite thankful because no guards see them escaping the palace a while ago.They reached her room and exhaustedly lie down on the bed. Magkakatabi ang tatlong magkakaibigan na hindi pa rin nag-uusap simula ng makaalis sila sa harap ng taga-lupang lalaki.Hindi pa rin malimutan ni Mermiah ang nangyari kaya nagpasya siyang bumangon. Balak niyang bumalik sa pagtitipon."Alis muna ako mga seashe."paalam niya sa mga ito."Wait where are you going? Kararating lang natin tapos aalis ka na agad."sabi ni Aguania."Sa pagtitipon sa kaarawan ko,mas mabuting doon na lang ako magsaya kaysa sa labas na muntik na tayong mapahamak.""Sasama kami ni Cors,halika na sea---"naputol ang sasabihin nito ng makita si Coralia na mahimbing ng natutulog na animo'y pagod na pagod."Mukhang napagod siya ng husto kaya wag ka nang sumama pa sa akin. Bantayan mo na lamang siya kaya ko ang saril
Trench get a flashlight and saw a lady in the water. Tinakpan nito ang mukha ng matapatan niya ng flashlight ang mukha ng babae. He didn't know why he is a little bit disappointed because he can't saw the lady's face.He extended his hand to help her get out on the water. The lady reached for his hand and hold it for a while then she pulled him to her." My God no! I'm allergic to seawater no!"Napabalikwas siya ng bangon at pagdilat niya ay nasa silid na siya at saka niya narealize na nanaginip lang pala siya.Medyo sumakit ang kanyang ulo ng pilit niyang inalala ang napaginipan ngunit sumakit lamang ang kanyang ulo. He force himself to forget his dream for a while.Then he looked at his watch and saw that it's already seven in the morning and the sun was already up. He got up to bed and stretch his body. Then he did some light exercises before stepping into the shower. After he take a bath he got out from his cabin and go to the dining
The sun was already up but Mermiah doesn't want to get up to her bed even she can't sleep well last night. She send her friends outside to get her some foods because she remembered that she forgot to eat last night. Everytime she tried to sleep but the image of their accident kiss still lingered on her mind."Arrrgh! That jerk I swear if I'm going to see him again I will kill him with my bare hands!"naiinis niya sabi sa sarili.Tinampal tampal niya ang pisngi ng napansin niyang umiinit iyon. Kaya tiningnan niya ang sarili sa salamin na nasa kanyang kwarto at nakitang namumula na naman ang mukha niya.She's a little bit irritated because of it. The feeling is quite new for her because even she reach the maturity age,no merman got her attention like this. She just treated them as her brothers.Maya-maya ay lumapit sa kanya ang alagang pagong at stingray. Nilaro laro siya ng mga ito na para bang pinapakalma siya na agad namang gumana. Tiningnan n
Nakatulala lang si Trench habang naglalagay uli ng ointment para allergy niya. Iniisip niya pa rin ang babaeng nakita sa tubig. His throat went dry again by the thought of the stranger lady with light pink ash hair. Those nape and sexy back of hers suddenly make him turn on. Kaya napahinga siya nang malalim at inalis iyon sa isipan.Maya -maya pa ay tumawag na ang kanyang ina sa kanya. He's is delighted because he can divert his attention to his mother's call." Hi mom do you need anything?"he asked." Your Dad and I are quite worried with you when we received Axx text.How's your allergy? Anu bang ginawa mo kagabi at kanina at dalawang beses kang nagkaallergy?"sunod sunod na tanong ng ina niya."No worries mom I'm fine now. Axx is very reliable assistant,she gave me some meds for my allergy. Hindi naman masyadong malala na halos mangisay at lagnatin ako sa sakit."When sea water splashes to him, the yacht suddenly stop and Axx went to him to give him
When midnight came Mermiah got up slowly from her bed because she's planning to escape from her two friends. She got out from her room carefully and manage not to create a sound while swimming out to her room she glance to her friends for a while to make sure if they still sleeping soundly before getting out from her room. She used her invincible ability when she saw your one of the merman guards who's checking the whole palace from any harm. Only royal merpeople has the ability to be invincible even the half-blood royals but the ordinary merpeople doesn't have the ability. Finally she reached the experimentation room and she carefully exited the secret passage.When she was about to swim away from the palace someone grab her from her fishtail. She became nervous and furious at the same time. She was nervous because she was caught on act of escaping the palace without his grandparents and parents permission. And furious because no one is allowed to be touch her &n
The sound of hard slammed door wake him up. He got up in the bed and step out to his room feeling furious. Baka pinagtitripan siya ng mga kaibigan kaya nagbalak din siyang gumanti. Ngunit nakita niya ring lumabas ang dalawa niyang kaibigan sa mga cabin nito. Kaya nagtaka siya."Where are you going dude? Tsaka bakit sambakol yang mukha mo?."tanong ni Kierr sa kanya."Wala naman. You know that it's bad to disturb someone who's already sleeping."sagot niya rito."What are you talking about bro?"kita mong kalalabas lang namin."maang na tanong ni Nigel."Kung hindi kayo sino?"tanong niya pa. Saktong dumating si Axx kaya tinanong nila ito."Hmm seems like someone wakes up the three of you."sabi nito kapagkuwan.Nagkatinginan silang tatlo at bumaling kay Axx."Huh what do you mean? There's someone invade my yacht without my consent?" Nakita mo ba kung sino? Asan na at uupakan ko." naiinis na tanong niya rito."Nope. I don't exac
Mermiah exhaustedly lay on her bed followed by her friends. But they are still planning to back later. Buti na lang walang nakakita sa kanilang mga kawal sa palasyo. "I think we should be more careful next time. Muntik na tayong mahuli kanina ah."sabi Cor's na mukhang natutuwa pa sa nangyari sa kanila. "Looks like someone is enjoying the things that we did a while ago huh."sabay kurot niya sa pisngi nito. "Aray ko naman seashe! Anung ako lang ikaw din naman ah. Kung hindi pa siguro ako dumating baka sinunggaban mo na yung lalaki. Saang at di natin kauri gwapo pa naman."sabi nitong nagniningning ang mga mata. Inirapan niya ito saka binalingan si Aguania na nakatulala habang niyayakap ang sarili. Kaya napakunot noo siya rito. "Anyare sayo seashe? Mukha ka namang pinwersa ng mating diyan ah? Anu bang nangyari?"sabi niya. Aguania looked at her with shocked face. Suddenly her face expression becomes fierce and deadly. Then became calm again
Their all remain silent until they reach the shore. Dumiretso sila sa kani-kanilang motorsiklo maliban kay Kyler na kinukulit si pa din si Axx. Tanging ito lang ang maingay hanggang makadaong sila sa pampang.Dumiretso sila sa parking lot na malapit sa kanyang mini-bar resort saka kinuha ang kanilang mga motor. They started the engines of their motorcycle when Kyler followed them clutching his stomach."What happened to you? Tell me,may kinalaman ba to kay Axx? What did you do this time.?"nakakunot-nuo niyang tanong kay Kyler."I didn't do anything to her dude. Sa tingin mo ba may magagawa ako sa lakas ng suntok nun?"sagot naman ni Kyler." Ows she did it? Ginalit mo yata dude haha."natatawa niyang sabi rito kapagkuwan ay sumeryoso siya."But please,wag mo siyang itulad sa mga naging babae mo,dahil kapag ginawa mo yun ako mismo ang makakalaban mo."Then he looked Kyler in the eyes. He don't know why he feel like protecting Axx just like