ICE.

His voice echoed in the library. He removed his hand out of my sight. Inis ko siyang hinampas sa balikat niya."I hate you." I leered.

"Soon, you'll never hate me." He smiled.

I curiously looked at him, waiting for another word he might say. Nang mapansin kong hindi naka-tingin sa 'kin si Rave ay lumingon ako upang tingnan din 'yon. He walked to the direction of the Science Lab's pieces of equipment. "Do you watch iBilib?" he asked.

"Ah, yes." I lied. Malay ko ba kung ano 'yon.

"Experiment Time!" He even changed his voice into high-pitch.

I just rolled my eyes. At habang busy siya sa pangingielam do'n ay kinuha ko ang bag ko't palihim na binalot sa extra t-shirt ko ang Everlasting Potion. Inayos ko naman ang paglalagay niyon upang hindi maipit ang Bluebell Flower.

After that, I went to Rave's direction together with my bag. I noticed that he was really doing something. In the test tube rack, five test tubes were containing red, blue, green, yellow, and violet. The other container contains a cube of dry ice. He switches on the bunsen burner and put the Erlenmeyer flask on top of it.

First, he put the red and yellow liquids on the flask and stirred it with a glass stir rod. It became orange. And slowly put the cube of dry ice using a crucible tong. And then, I was caught off guard when he put the other three colors. The mixture began to boil while releasing smoke as he stirs it.

The mixture became a transparent crystal.

"How did it became solid?" I asked.

He mockingly tapped his temple, "Brain blast," Jimmy Neutron?

He covered his finish product with a piece of paper. Nagtatakha akong tumingin sa kanya nang ilahad niya ang kanyang kamay na parang may hinihingi siya. "What?" I asked.

"Bag,"

"Ayok—" He used his freaking height to snatch my bag and put his little experiment inside.

"Let me treat you like a princess today," Rave said. He glances at his watch and smiled. "Let's go, princess."

"I am really a princess," I joked.

He smirked, "I already know that," and pulled me out of the library.

"What?"

"What?"

"Anong sabi mo?" I asked.

"Every girl is treated like a princess. What's new?"

We arrived at a café theme booth. "Good Afternoon, Mademoiselle, Monsieur." a woman greeted us. She was looking at Rave with admiration.

"Table for two please," Rave mumbled.

The woman raised her brows and her eyes landed to Rave's hand who was holding my wrist. She was giving me a dirty look. And when she heard Rave's groaned, she came back to reality and called one of her classmates.

A guy leads the way to our table. It was a simple French-style cafe with simple beige walls, a big chandelier was in the middle of the room. The table was decorated with candles and roses. Cheezy. The seats were also comfortable because of the red cushion.

Rave and Sky were really the opposite of each other.

Rave even with his emerald eyes still looks dull. And whenever he laughs or smiles, it seems fake. Well, he smiles genuinely when he watches Gnome and Juliet.

On the other hand, Sky seems to be serious at all times. But when he smiles, you can tell that it is true especially whenever he assures you safety.

"What do you want?"

"Sky."

Ampota.

I should really stop comparing them inside my head. He chuckled, "You really love the sky, huh?" I noticed that the server just left and I think that he already ordered some food.

I pointed out the sky outside and said, "Look, the weather is great. So is the sky."

"You like bright things? May bagay pala tayong hindi mapagkakasunduan." He stated.

"What do you mean?"

"Which is better sky or night?"

His emerald eyes were giving a mysterious vibe. He was eager to know what my answer is. That reminds me, I overheard to Sky and the others that Night is Sky's friend, the one who mocked me that I failed to see the face. Who the hell are you, Rave?

Don't tell me you're Night.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I like night and it seems you're fond of the sky." He smiled. I don't know but that smile is hiding something. He's mocking me.

"In my opinion, the Sky is above Night."

He nodded and rested his jaw on his palm, "Explain,"

"You can't see how beautiful the night without the sky. And unlike the night, the sky can still be beautiful when the day comes."

"You mean, the night can't stand on its own without the sky?"

"Obviously."

"I feel bad for the night." He shrugged, "What do you think is the Night feeling right now about your statement? Does the night feel jealous of the sky?"

I was left speechless. I was saved the food when they were served. Hindi niya na ako pinilit na sumagot sa huli niyang tanong. And after we finished eating, we decided to walk around and enjoy the booths outside.

I squinted my eyes when I saw a familiar headband, it was a cat ear headband. "You want that?" Rave asked. Kahit hindi pa ako nakakasagot ay tumungo na agad siya sa shoot-to-pop, a booth, they will give you pellet gun with five bullets and if you pop five balloons with it, you have a price.

"Is that Rave?"

"Makikita ko na naman ang coolness niya! Yieeee!"

"Love you, rave baby. Marry me!"

I crooked. Imagine the Primus Boys and these girls will see their godly faces. And I'm sure Phoenix will love the attention he will get. Or I might cover someone's face.

It was an easy job for Rave. Nahihiya niya pang tinuro yung headband sa babae. She seems disappointed. Bakla kasi crush niya.

I shrugged and turned my back against him. He suddenly ruffled my hair and put the headband. Masamang tingin naman ang binigay ko sa kanya.

"Woah. Is that Reina Smith?"

"Ang cute nila. Bagay sila!"

"Madaming nagkakagusto d'yan kay reina pero hindi ko akalain na pati si Baby Rave!"

"Stop making a ruckus. Dara might kill me," I beamed.

"Galit na galit. I need to go, it's already my shift." He said and walked away.

I sat on a bench and removed the headband. Nilagay ko iyon sa bag nang mapansin ko ang experiment ni Rave. Nalimutan niya. If anything bad happens, I can always use my Crystalline Sword that takes the form of a bracelet now.

Now that I have the Everlasting Potion, I can go back to Demigods Academy.

No more Reina Smith.

My eyes widened. The surrounding became eerie, all of a sudden it was covered with black mist and students started to lose their consciousness. I looked around, the eyes of the students that remained standing were all now looking at me.

They were piercing through me. Reapers.

"Oh, so you're a demigod?" She's one of them?

It can't be.

"Aiz..." I mumbled.

"Reina Smith, huh?"

"Of all people why you?"