IT HAS BEEN going on for days now and the coldness between the prince and Kai were noticeable, even the servants could clearly see the tension between the two.
“Hey, Kai.” Sebastian muttered trying to get Kai's attention.
“I still need to go to the library.” The man answered, instantly dismissing him.
Sebastian sighed as he stared at Kai walking away and headed to the library himself. Come to think of it, it has been two weeks already and since then Kai obviously is avoiding him. No more like ignoring him. Whenever he was around, Kai would start acting coldly towards him. He wouldn't even bother look or glance at him. The reason? Even the prince doesn't know. He wanted to talk to him para maliwanagan siya but he couldn't and Kai wouldn't let him.
It was frustrating but he just can't stop himself from chasing him. Wala siyang ideya kung ano ang nangyari and why Kai was acting coldly towards him. He hates the idea of Kai ignoring him. Hindi siya sanay, that is why he would definitely do anything to talk and clear everything to ease his confusion.
And to those weeks, Kai burried himself reading books, maps and he somehow learned some things about Sebastian's world and their kingdom. His main purpose was to avoid the prince but learning their world caught his attention kung kaya't hindi niya napigilang ituon doon ang sarili. Might as well learn something good while he stays there, right?
He did his best to avoid the prince. He doesn't want to look nor glance at him too because everytime he does, he doesn't know if it's coincidence or intentional but everytime he took glances at the prince, he would always end up looking at the scene exactly right now. Kaycee holding the prince's arms and would act sweetly in front Sebastian and in front of everybody. Kai witnessed how good and normal the two of them looked together.
“They could make a perfect pair...” He muttered unconsciously.
Gabi na at dahil nahihirapang makatulog si Kai ay muli siyang bumalik sa music room. He'd rather choose to stay and play the piano all night than to sleep on his bed and end up sweating because of nightmares he couldn't t escape.
To think of it, medyo hindi na siya masyadong binabangungot ever since he arrived in the palace but some time after he act coldly towards the prince and everybody ay parang sirang plaka na bumabalik-balik ang mga bangungot na noon pa ma'y pilit niyang iniiwasan.
He was playing the piano harshly and the emotion he was dwelling was making the whole tune rash and harsh. Naiinis na tinigilan niya ang pag-piano saka naglakad patungo sa may gitara. He leaned on the wall habang tinungga ang wine na kinuha niya sa kusina kanina habang naglalakad siya patungong music room. He chugged the whole bottle and he wasn't expecting how the liquor ended up affecting him strongly. Matapos maubos ang unang bote ay agad naman niyang binuksan ang pangalawang bote saka iyon tinungga.
“At this rate, you'll end up drunk.”
Nagulat man ay pilit na nilabanan iyon ni Kai saka tumingin sa nagsalita.
“Why the hell do you care?”
Sebastian stared at him worriedly saka naglakad papalapit sa kanya. Sebastian leaned down and pulled his chin up to meet his gaze. Halos magtagpo ang kilay ni Kai dahil sa ginawang iyon ng prinsipe.
“What do you think you're doing?”
Ngunit hindi siya nito pinansin saka nakangising tumingin sa mga alak na nasa gilid ng binata.
“I see. So you are the sneaky little theif, the kitchen maids were talking about.”
Ngunit nanatiling nakakunot ang noo ni Sebastian saka pilit na hinawi ang kamay ng prinsipe sa kanyang mukha.
“F*ck off. And what the hell are you doing here? Why don't you go back to your bride?”
Tumaas ang kilay ng prinsipe, “Well, you are my bride. And besides, I'm already here.”
Kai faked a laugh. “Stop playing with me, bastard. Go back to that woman! Go back before I'll kick your ass—”
“Woman?” Kumunot ang noo ng prinsipe, “You meant Kaycee?”
Mapait na ngumisi si Kai sa kanya, “Who else?”
Muli ay tinungga ni Kai ang alak but before he could finish the bottle ay mabilis na inagaw ni Sebastian sa kanya ang boteng hawak.
“You're drunk already, Kai. Stop it.”
“Why the f*ck— mind your own business will you?!” Giit niya matapos agawin ng prinsipe ang alak na kanyang hawak. “Why can't you just go back to your goddamn bride and have s*x with her all day long, you motherf*cking prince!?”
“What?” Napamaang na natigilan ang prinsipe sa biglaang sabi ng lalaki.If there was anyone hearing him cursing the prince right now, he is for sure gonna end up in jail or beheaded. But due to drunkness, Kai lost his senses and was driven by his madness which resulted to the unlikely behavior towards the prince.
Kai laughed. “Surprised, huh? You think I don't know? Well, don't worry I won't tell anyone about it. So rest assured that your secret is safe with—”
“Look, you are misunderstanding something.” Inalalayan siya ni Sebastian para makatayo, “First, let's go back to your room. It's getting colder.”
But instead of accepting his help, Kai just shoved his hands away kaya't kahit lasing ay pinilit niya ang sariling makatayo mula sa kanyang kinauupuan. He glared at the prince nang bigla ay narinig nila ang pagbukas ng pintuan sa music room.
“Sebastian?”
Pagak na tumawa si Kai. Damn. That woman sure does know when to appear. Nakangising nilingon ni Kai si Sebastian saka tinapik sa balikat.
“I'll take my leave now. You two have some fun somewhere. Just don't mess inside this room.” Aniya saka paika-ikang naglakad palabas sa music room.
As usual, before Sebastian could chase him, Kaycee would do her best to stop the prince from chasing him.
“Damn woman. You sure is playing the main character here, huh?” Wala sa sariling sambit ni Kai sa sarili bago pa man siya tuluyang makalayo sa dalawa.
Instead of going inside his room, his feet brought him towards the place he longed to go. The garden.
Madilim na at tanging ang buwan lamang ang nagsilbing ilaw sa mga oras na iyon. But just as Kai was about to admire how beautiful the moon was, someone placed a handkerchief on his face, covering his nose and mouth that made his senses blurry and weak until everything suddenly became dark.
KAI stared at the huge crowd in front of him. Sa ilang taong pagiging alagad ng musika, hindi niya pa rin mapigilang mamangha sa layo ng kanyang inabot.Mariin niyang ipinikit ang kanyang mga mata sabay lunok. Silently, he heaved a deep sigh. Muli niyang binuksan ang mga mata, deretso ang paningin sa kanyang harapan sabay lapit ng mikroponong hawak sa kanyang bibig.“This song is for you. . .”MATAPOS ang panghuling kanta para sa araw na iyon, agad siyang nagtungo sa backstage. Mabilis na sumalubong sa kanya ang kanyang makeup-artist at si Abi, ang kanyang manager.“You did great, Kai!” Si Abigail, isa sa mga malalapit na kaibigan at the same time ay manager niya.Inabot ni Abi sa kanya ang maliit na bote ng tubig na agad niya rin namang tinanggap saka binuksan.“Galing! Ang galing niyo po kanina, Sir Kai! Ang ganda ng kanta!”Napangiti si Kai
MUSIC can either be happy or sad. All his life, Kai only wrote sad lyrics and sang sad songs. Never in his life did he experience such amazing happiness and God knows how much he wished that he could experience one – but looks like it will never happen.Fuck wishes. Wishes are wishes. It won’t come true, no matter how long you kept on wishing, it will never come true.Malungkot siyang tumingin sa lapida ng kanyang ina.“When do you think, Mom?” He sigh. “When do you think will I be able to experience happiness? Do you think I can still experience it?” Mapait siyang ngumiti, “Well, I guess not.”‘Am I not deserving to be happy?’Kai softly caress the gravestone of his mother while sadness fills his whole system.“Mom. Dad. . . He’s. . .He’s gonna marry another woman. They’ll be married next month. Will you be okay?”He waited for an answer but he never received
SLOWLY, Kai opened his eyes only to see an unfamiliar ceiling. Unti-unti siyang bumangon sa pagkakahiga and to his surprise even the bed was unfamiliar. No. He look all over the place.The whole room was fucking unfamiliar.“Where the hell am I?” He muttered with his cracked voice.There was no one in the room but him.Everything inside is filled with luxurious stuffs. From the carpet to the vases, cabinets and the bed up to its walls and the high ceiling with a hella’ expensive chandelier.Gustuhin man niyang makaalis sa kama ngunit hindi niya iyon magawa lalo pa’t ramdam niya pa rin ang sakit sa katawan.Bigla ay muli niyang naalala ang pangyayaring iyon. Who the hell was that?Kai doesn’t have any idea who bumped him causing the accident nor the place he’s in right now.Malakas na lamang siyang napabuntong-hininga.
PANAY ang paglingon ni Kai sa kaliwa’t kanan, sinisiguro na walang makakita sa kanya. It’s past midnight already kaya nasisiguro niyang walang makakakita sa kanya ngayon but he have to make sure that he’ll be able to leave this place without any trace.Kai knew for a fact that he can do that but the whole place was massive! Darn! It wouldn’t be called as a palace for nothing, dumbass.Still, he was very determined to leave the castle.He needs to go back. Kailangan niyang malaman kung sino ang may pakana ng aksidenteng iyon. And his father—“Fuck!” How could he ever forget about him? Damn!If his memory wasn’t mistaken, that accident happen when he was about to check up on him! How the hell did he forgot that part?!He needs to escape fast! Dad. . . He needs me!“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!” He wasn’t in a stable condition, that’s what his woman said last time.And to t
“WHAT happened?"Nanatiling nakayuko ang mga ulo ng mga gwardiya sa palasyo.“Hindi po talaga namin alam. Nakita ko lang po siya at napagkamalang magnanakaw. Pasensya na po talaga, mahal na prinsipe. Hindi ko po sinasadya. Hindi ko alam na siya pala ang—”“It’s alright.” Sebastian sighed. “You may now go back to your post.”Agad namang nagsisunod ang mga ito saka nagsibalik sa kani-kanilang posisyon. Sebastian then took off his armor at ibinigay iyon sa kanyang secretary.“Where is he?” Tanong niya rito.Pormal na yumuko si North, ang kanyang sekretarya saka nagsalita, “In your room, sir.”Tumango lamang siya at walang imik na naglakad papunta sa kanyang silid. Slowly, he opened the door at naglakad papasok. He went near his bed and there he saw his bride, sleeping peacefully and calmly.Sebastian sat near him and stared at his sleeping
MORNING came and the chirping of birds made Kai to woke up. With his robe on, he immediately went near the big window. Noon lamang niya napansin ang malawak at magarbong tanawin ng hardin sa palasyo.“Wow. . .” he can't believe what he's seeing!The garden was way too beautiful and he's mesmerized by its beauty. It probably took several years to build such garden.Ni hindi manlang niya napansin ang mga minutong lumipas dahil masyado siyang nadarag sa kagandahan ng hardin.Saka lamang nagising si Kai nang may kumatok sa pintuan saka dali-daling nag-ayos sa sarili.“Young master, Kai. Your breakfast is ready.”Nang makarating sa hapag ay sumalubong sa kanya ang napakaraming pagkain and what shocked him the most is that no one was there except him and the maids.“Where's Sebastian?” Tanong niya sa isa sa mga katulong sa palasyo.“Nakaalis na po a
“NAGHIHINTAY na po ang mahal na prinsipe sa labas.”Kai sigh as he stared at himself on the mirror. Muli niyang naipikit ang kanyang mga mata and the memory last night came rushing into his mind, again.“Fuck!”Wala sa sariling nasapo niya ang kanyang noo.‘How the hell did we fucking end up kissing?! Why didn't I pushed him away? Just why?! And thinking how I kissed him back is way too fucking embarrassing! Damn it!’Naiinis na inirapan niya ang sarili sa salamin saka nagdesisyong lumabas na lamang sa kanyang silid.What happened last night was embarrassing and now he's going to face him again!Huminga muna siya ng malalim bago binuksan ang pintuan. ‘It's fine. I'm fine. Huling araw ko na 'to ngayon dito. It's fine, Kai. Hindi mo na siya makikita pa.’“Yeah, that'
HINDI pa rin makapaniwalang tumingin si North kay Kai na ngayon ay nasa prinsipe pa rin ang paningin habang inaalalayan ito ng mga tagapaggamot.Wala sa sariling napailing nalamang siya. ‘I wonder how the prince will react.’“North.”Hindi pinansin ni North ang tumawag sa kanya at nagpatuloy lamang sa paglakad papalapit sa walang malay na prinsipe.“We need to go back to the palace, now. It'll be dangerous if we'll stay longer.” Tugon niya sa isa sa mga attendant.“Yes, sir.”“North! Hey, North!”“Let's go. The prince isn't safe here.” Aniya at hindi pinansin ang sumisigaw.“North—!”Naiiritang nilingon niya ito, “Tumahimik ka nga! Why the fuck are you shouting?”Monroe gave him a blank look. “You were pretending not to hear me, that's why.”Inirapan lamang siya ni North.“How was the pr