The lights. The sounds. The booze. These crazy humans.

Hindi ko malaman kung bakit ko tinanggap ang trabahong ito. Una sa lahat, parties are too mainstream. It really isn't my thing...but my target is here kaya wala din akong choice, my client bid me a very attractive offer in exchange of my service. All expense paid trip, including my suite in an exclusive five star hotel and all I have to do is to kill that son of a bitch and then viola! I'll be receiving a huge amount of money, in cash.

I quietly scanned the area, halos lahat ng tao dito ay nakasuot ng puti to honor the greek gods and goddesses. Napailing na lang ako sa mga taong ito at sa mga paniniwala nila.

Lumipat ako ng pwesto kung saan malapit ako sa VIP lounge ng Parthenon, malamang naririto ang target ko. Knowing him, kahit di naman importante pa-VIP pa rin. He thinks so highly of himself, what a narcissistic jerk.

Maraming nagkalat na babae sa paligid, nagsasayawan, nagtatawanan some of them are making out with men that they don't even know.

The warm summer breeze blew at nilipad ang hood ng pulang cloak na suot ko. Nagmumukha akong naligaw sa lugar na ito dahil sa ako lang ang nakapula but I don't mind though, I wasn't here to party with them. I am here to finish my job just so I can enjoy the rest of my stay here in Greece.

Napataas ang kilay ko nang namataan ko ang target ko na paalis sa VIP lounge ng Parthenon kasama ang babaeng kanina pang nakalingkis sa braso nya. 

"Men" bulong ko kasabay ng pag-iling. Mabilis kong inubos ang inumin ko para masundan ko sila.

"Hey there, beautiful" a Greek guy stepped in front of me, flashing his perfect set of white teeth in his wolfish grin as he shamelessly gaze on my body. "I wonder what's hiding underneath that cloak of yours" he said.

I don't have time for this.

Mabilis ko syang nilagpasan but he quickly grabbed my arm to stop me. In one swift move, I twisted his arms onto his back then I slammed his body on top of the bar counter. Good thing that the people around here seems to be stuck in their own worlds kaya hindi kami napansin.

"Fuck" he hissed.

"You wouldn't dare to see what's hiding underneath my cloak" singhal ko bago ko sya pinakawalan.

Agad ko nilibot ang tingin ko at nakitang papunta na sa parking lot yung target ko. I frustratedly rake through my hair then I decided to follow the target.

Wala na akong choice kung hindi ang baliin ang plano. I need to finish this real quick. Tutal wala namang sinabing specified order yung client ko, then I'll do it my way.

Mabilis akong lumihis ng daan patungo sa sasakyan ng target ko. Mula sa kinatatayuan ko, natanaw kong nakaabang na ang driver nya. I stealthy move towards his direction at agad na sinakal ang leeg nya to render him unconscious. I quickly pulled his body behind the bushes bago ako sumakay sa sasakyan. Ilang sandali lang naramdaman ko na ang presensya ng target ko.

I calmly sat on the driver seat hanggang sa marahas na bumukas ang pinto sa back seat and there they was, making out as they made their way in. Nakakadiri.

I remained steady, unmoving and that's their cue to stop on whatever their doing.

"Why the hell are you not driving?!" Inis na singhal ng target ko sa akin.

Still I remained silent hanggang sa bumukas ang ilaw sa loob ng sasakyan.

"Who the hell are you?!" Gulat na tanong nya.

I can't stop myself from smirking nang mahimigan ko ang takot at kaba sa boses nya.

"Oh, you completely know who I am, Mr. Asuncion" I slowly hissed. "You know me all too well"

Nang hindi sya makasagot. Binalingan ko sa rearview mirror ang babaeng kasama nya.

"Get out" tipid na utos ko at mabilis pa sa alas kwatro na kumaripas ng takbo ang babae palayo sa sasakyan.

"Anong kailangan mo sa akin?" Tanong nya, as he tried so hard to keep himself calm kahit pa alam kong any moment by now maiihi na sya sa salawal nya.

Marahan kong binaba ang hood ng cloak at pasimpleng nilingon sya saglit para ngisian.

"Why do you keep on asking questions even though you already knew the answer?" Tanong ko bago ko binalik ang tingin sa harapan.

"Utos ba 'to ni Emilia?!" Naiinis na tanong nya.

I laughed at that. What a stupid hypothesis. Bago pa ako nakasagot ay naunahan na ako ng damuhong 'to.

"Hanggang ngayon pala ay tuta ka pa rin nya!" Natatawang sambit nya.

My jaw clenched.

"Emilia can kill you using her gun without even blinking or even thinking twice. As far as I know, magkikita kayo ngayon, right?" Tanong ko.

Dead silence hover inside the car. Pasimple akong lumingon sa rear view mirror. Kahit pa nakabukas ang aircon ng sasakyan ay pinapawisan pa rin ang gago.

"Kung magkikita naman pala kayo, bakit pa nya ako uutusang patayin ka? I don't even have a connection with her, sobrang tagal na" litanya ko.

Memories from my past enters my mind like a silent film. And this man, sitting on the backseat was a part of it. He turned me into what I am today.

"Gumaganti ka lang. You are going to make me pay for what I did to you! Pero tandaan mong napag-utusan lang din ako!" Dipensa nya.

Yeah, right.

"Kung gaganti ako, noon pa sana kita pinatay di ba?" I asked venomously. "Hindi lang ako ang kalaban mo dito, Mr. Asuncion. Bakit ko pag-aaksayahan ng oras ang isang katulad mo ng walang bayad? Yes, I can kill you pero di ko ginawa. Why? Kung mababahiran lang din naman ng dugo ang kamay ko at dugo mo pa, eh wag na lang" I trailed off.

I took deep breath as I grab my gun from the gun holster on my right thigh.

"Let's just say, I'm hitting two birds with one stone. Mapapatay kita kapalit ng isang malaking halaga. Nakaganti na ako sayo plus nabayaran pa ako." Litanya ko sabay kasa ng baril.

I heard him cussed. He even attempted to escape but I was quick to lock the car doors.

"Matagal ka ng hinahanap ng mga kapulisan." Natawa na lang ako sa sinabi nya.

"Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin sila nagtatagumpay, Mr. Asuncion." I smirked at that. Kailan ba ako nagpahuli? I am not the most wanted criminal for nothing.

"B-Babayaran kita, wag mo akong patayin. Dodoblehin ko ang ibabayad sayo para lang mapatay ako" he offered.

Maganda sana yung offer nya.

"I don't break my words, Mr. Asuncion. Besides, I also don't need your money" I politely said then inayos ko ang baril na hawak ko.

"Sinong nag-utos sayo na patayin ako?" He asked bravely.

"I don't disclose my client's information" I don't even know kung yung kausap ko nga ang kliyente ko. Maaaring ipinautos lang ng totoong kliyente ang gusto nyang gawin ko.

This is getting too long. Usually, mabilis ako magtrabaho. This one's took my time.

"Any last words?" I asked.

"Heca—"

I pulled the trigger of my gun and it shattered the windshield of his car.

"You have no damn right to call me by my name" I hissed.

I heard him sob on the backseat.

"R-Red, may pamilya ako. My—My wife is pregnant" he said.

My eyebrows raised at that. May pamilya sya? Asawa? At nakuha nyang mambabae dito sa Greece? What a sick bastard.

"H-Hindi ako pwedeng mamatay. Y-Yung anak ko, y-yung asawa ko" he begged.

I moved on the driver's seat para mapaharap ako sa kanya and his reaction is damn priceless. Para bang nakakita sya ng multo.

"Red, makonsensya ka—" I laughed at this one, too hard.

"Mr. Asuncion, didn't you know?—wala ako nun" natatawang sambit ko then I pointed my gun on his forehead at walang sabi-sabi kong pinaputok iyon.

"I'll see you in hell" I whispered as I made my way out of his car. Agad kong binalik ang baril sa gun holster sa may hita ko bago bumalik sa party.

They're still dancing and laughing and talking, ni hindi nila namalayan ang ginawa kong krimen.

Napailing na lang ako bago ko inayos ang hood ng cloak ko sa ulo ko. I have to go, tapos na ang trabaho ko.

I grab a wine from the waiter who's walking around the parthenon. I took a sip as I passed through these people hanggang sa may bumunggo sa akin, causing my wine to stain his white sleeves.

"Watch it!" I hissed kasabay ng pagbitaw ko sa wine glass na walang laman.

"I'm sorry" he said. I flinch at the familiar tone of his voice. Parang narinig ko na ang boses na yung sa kung saan. I raised my gaze at him and my silver eyes met his dark orbs. So dark, it's as if I'm staring into the dark starless night sky.

"You better be" I said then I tore my gaze off him at mabilis na binaybay ang daan paalis sa lugar na yun. I can still feel him staring at me.

Those eyes. Those dark orbs is similar to the one's that hunted me in my dreams.

I stopped walking amidst the dancing crowd at muling humarap sa gawi ng lalaking iyon. Only to find out na wala na sya dun.

"He's not human" I whispered to myself then I pushed myself out of the stunned crowd dahil nagsimula ng magliparan ang mga floating lanterns sa paligid and what made the crowd go gaga is that it suddenly started to snow.

This is not good. May mga hindi tao dito sa paligid ko, I better leave this place to avoid any complications.

I head straight to the front yard of the parthenon where my ride awaits. I straddled my red Ducati and revved the engine to its life at mabilis na pinaandar ito palayo sa lugar na iyon.

Hindi pa man ako tuluyang nakakalayo, nakarinig na ako ng mga sigawan sa loob ng party. They must've seen the dead body inside the car.

Nagpasya akong hindi muna bumalik sa hotel at magpalipas oras muna sa isang tagong bar.

"I want something hard" I ordered to the bartender. "Give me three shots of 'em" I added.

He just slide three small glasses and it stop right in front of me. Agad ko namang nilagok ang isang baso. The alcohol burned my throat but it felt good. I was about to drink my second glass when someone sat beside me at the bar counter.

"It's been a while" her familiar voice made me grip on the glass too hard and it smashed between my palms.

"General Emilia Hawke" I hissed.

"I'm surprised to know that you still know me. It's been what? Seven years since you left home" she said.

I chuckled. Ano bang pinagsasasabi ng babaeng 'to?

"Home? Nagpapatawa ka ba?" I asked.

Tahanan ba ang turing nya sa organization nya? Sya na nga pala ang presidente ng black blood organization. Isang organisasyon na pumupuksa sa mga bampirang nagkalat sa mundo. Plus, sya din ang heneral ng armed forces ng bansa.

What a powerful bitch she is.

"Heca—" I immediately cut her off.

"Red, ang itawag mo sa akin. Kilala ako bilang si Little Red" I said.

I saw her smirked as she order her drinks bago ako hinarap.

"Of course, I know you're Little Red. Top most wanted criminal in the country. To think na nakakaabot ka na ngayon sa ibang bansa" she trailed off. "Kung pagpatay lang din naman ang ginagawa mo, bakit hindi ka bumalik sa amin? Be a hunter"

"Alam mong hindi lang pagpatay ang ginagawa ko, Emilia" I said.

"And you sounded so proud of it" she said in an amused tone.

"Why not? Doon ako kumikita ng pera, doon ko nabuhay ang sarili ko na wala ang tulong mo." I said nonchalantly.

Tinungga ko na ang huling baso ng alak na inorder ko bago naglapag ng pera sa countertop.

"Sooner or later mahuhuli ka din ng mga pulis" banta nya.

I laughed as I rose from my seat.

"The policemen can't stop me" I hissed. "Even the soldiers as well as the government"

They even want me to work for them—to work underground for them. Maraming nagaalok sa akin ng trabaho na may kinalaman sa trabaho ko ngayon. Some mafia organization wants me to be their assassin. The President of the damned country wants me to be his agent.

Sorry, I work for myself and by myself. I am the boss of me.

"Kahit nga ikaw, hindi mo ako mahuli-huli." I said as I head towards the entrance of this bar.

"Bakit ko naman huhulihin ang anak ko?" She asked with her ever so tender voice that I almost puke.

"Wala kang anak, General Emilia" I hissed.

*End of Chapter*