Lucien Cross San Diego

"They ruined our lives for that goddamn thirst, for their obsession of power. I witnessed everything Lucien...everyone on that palace was killed brutally, every woman were raped including my mom before killing them, the whole place were painted with blood, hindi ko parin malimutan ang amoy ng dugo sa lugar na iyon and only the three of us survived..."

She then sighed, I saw anger, fear and too much sadness on her eyes while telling me her story, I'm still shocked on her revelation about what her father invented, she said she wants to protect it with all the strength she has, I smiled then gently caressed her face.

"If ever you found yourself loosing your strength... Always remember that I'm here and more than willing lend mine..."

I whispered.

"5 years ago matteo asked me to find your sister saphire... but I found nothing. Halos limang taon rin akong binulabog ng gago paracsa kapatid mo, Well hindi naman ako pwefeng tumanggi dahil sa laki ng utang na loob ko sakanya at gusto kong masuklian iyon."

I sighed then hugged Ruby tightly. .

"I bet you already know my past... and here I am who couldn't even find a goddamn information about you."

I said then sighed harshly, Ruby pouted.

"But I already told you everything."

She said making me smile then kissed the edge of her nose.

"I know, thank you for trusting me, thank you for forming an alluance with me, thank you for not breaking up with me... It means a lot Ruby... A lot."

Bulong kong napahigpit ang yakap rito.

"I already know your story Lucien... But I also want to hear it from you...Can I?"

She asked, sinalubong nito ang mga mata kong unti unting nagpatango saakin.

"It all started 20 years ago... My father is already the King of Haven organization that time, that time wala pang nabubuong alitan sa pagitan ng dalawang organizations. My dad is away for a mission, Me, my older sister and my mom are on our vacation house, when that illegal organization penetrated it. They said they want to see dad, may gusto raw kunin ang mga ito sakaniya, pero nagmatigas si mom, she did all she can to protect us, nagawa naming makatakas pero nahuli rin nila  ang mama namin, Agad kaming nakahingi ng tulog kay dad sa pag asang mababalikan pa namin si mom...But when came back, it's already her cold body, we found.

She don't deserve to be killed that way, I was so angry, doon din nag umpisa ang rivalry ng dalawang organizations, looks like the past king of haven org is connected to mom kaya nang mamatay ito ay pinutol na ng Phantom organization ang connection sa Haven org."

I sighed harshly, I felt a pang of pain on my heart still remembering what happened.

"And then 12 years ago I was just 20 back then, I'm already one of the top ranked agent on our organization, Same with my sister, The two of us had a mission with our co agents, but a tragedy happened, we were ambushed, it's a false news, masyadong marami ang kalaban, we were all kidnapped, araw araw ay tinotorture kami ng mga iyon, they are trying to squeeze information about what we know, good thing no knows that me and my sister are related to the king of Haven org. I then found a way, I managed to steal one of the phones of the mens in there. I contacted a number, it's my father's number pero dahil sa pagmamadali ay ibang numero ang natawagan ko.

It's Matteo Imperial, Nagawa ko paring humingi ng tulong bago pa man mabawi ang cellphone saakin. And then they found out about me and my sister, I am starting to loose hope when almost all the agents of Haven organization came to the rescue, I was relieved when we were successfully rescued, I blacked out, I woke up three days after but then I noticed that my sister is nowhere to be found. weeks passed and we still couldn't find her, Until one day her cold body was sent to our house, killed brutally with missimg organs. I want to blame our father so much pero alam kong hindi niya ginusto iyon, na kahit siya ay sobra sobra ng sinisisi ang sarili niya sa lahat ng nangyari.

So I became desperate, for vengeance, I want justice. My father passed me the throne as the King of Haven Organization, I did everything I can, I badly want them to pay more than what they deserve."

Pagkukwento ko, Ruby sighed, matagal rin kaming nafkatitigan habang nababalot ng nakabibinging katahimikan.

"We were both shattered into pieces, those tragedies that caused us pain, sometimes I'm asking myself... what did I do to deserve all of this?"

She asked making me sigh.

"Let's collect each of our missing pieces then..."

I said, Ruby smiled at me weakly, I always see Red or Ruby as a woman who is not just strong but also has a strong personality, This time I can see clearly that she's also fragile and needs to be taken care of, she's been alone for so long...

"I will protect you."

I said making her chuckle.

"Funny, you can't even protect yourself from me."

Ngisi niyang nagpangiti saakin.

"Who would protect you then?"

I asked, hindi na ito sumagot saka marahang pinasadahan ng kanyang daliri muka ko, napapikit ako sa sensasyong hatid noon.

"Stop it, I might end up falling for you."

She said then gave me a peck on the lips.

"The more I prevent letting you in,The more I fall deeper that I couldn't hold on anymore"

Marahang bulong nito na bahagyang nagpabilis sa kabog ng puso ko, I smiled as I tightened my grip.

"Let yourself fall and I'll rush down to the bottom so I could catch you."

I said then kissed her, but this time it was longer and deeper. It was a long passionate kiss, Her moans is such a sweet melody for me, her lips tastes so sweet that I couldn't get enough of it. Ruby then ended the kiss then chuckled.

"Let's stop it, baka kung saan pa mapunta."Tawa nito, I groaned then nodded my head on her.

"Yeah," I said in agreement.

Ilang sandali pa kaming nanatili sa ganoong posisyon bago pa nito mapagdesisyunang bumangon.

"I'll cook for dinner, may stock ka ba?"

Tanong nitong tumayo na, I smiled saka nagpahila nalamang sakanya patungong kusina.

"Wala na atang stock."

Nguso nito habang pinakikielaman ang drawers ng kusina ko, I smiled then held her hand.

"Let's buy groceries then, Malapit lang naman."

Sambit ko, Napangiti itong tumango, saka namin napagdesisyunang tumulak patungong grocery store malapit rito. hinayaan ko lamang itong kumuha ng kumuha, habang ako ang nagtutulak ng cart. She seems energetic and I've been smiling the whole time while watching her with full of amusement.

I'm actually glad I was able to see every version of her, and I'm looking forward to see more. Ruby or Red, it doesn't matter anymore... She's my beautiful gem I want to protect with all I have.

"Let's buy an Ice cream too, nagke crave ako."

Ngiti niya saka kumuha na roon, nang matapos kami ay agad namin iyong dinala sa cashier at binayaran saka nagdesisyong umuwi na.

"Let's start!"

Ngiting sambit niya saka isinoot ang apron, lumapit ako sakanya at ako ang nagtali niyon, ako narin ang nagpusod ng buhok niya. I kissed her nape while my arms are holding her waist, Ruby glanced at me then smiled, bahagya akong namula roon.

"You know what? My hair is naturally red..."

She said while I'm sniffing her hair.

"I thought you bleached it?"

I said, Ruby shooked her head on me.

"My mom has a beautiful ginger red hair and green eyes, I enheritted her hair color."

She said, Napangiti akong hinalikan siya sakanya sintido.

"I like it... it's beautiful, it suits you so much."

Bulong ko, natawa itong marahan akong hinampas sa braso.

"You know what, let's just start cooking."

Sambit niya saka dumiretso na sa stove, ako ang pinaghiwa nito ng mga ingredients, I did my best to impress her, sa mabilis kong paghiwa roon, natawa nalamang itong napailing saka ibinalik ang tingin sa niluluto.

"Hey come on, say something, I'm trying to impress you here."

Nguso ko, Ruby rolled her eyes on me.

"Oo na, I'm impressed Mr San Diego, ang galing mong maghiwa ng carrots at patatas nakakainspire."

Natatawang sambit niyang bahagyang nagpasimangot saakin.

"It's pure talent love, atleast appreciate it, marangal tong ginagawa ko."

Saad ko, she just showed her tongue then again glanced on what she is doing, I smiled sdreamily as I stared at her, I'm imagining my future with her, as my lovely wife while me and our kids are helping her out on cooking our dinner. Bahagyang nag init ang muka ko nanf maisip iyon, you're so damn wiped lucien...deep and mad.