A/n: Forgot to mention last time that I changed my username from Andrea_Nicute13 to peculiarlullaby, naalala na kasi sawakas password ko sa wattpad kaya napalitan na sawakas. So sa mga di pa po nakakaalam at nagtataka kung bakit iba na username ko, matagal ko nadin kasing gustong palitan mga 4 years na siguro XD kaso ayon makakalimutin lola nyo hahahaha, yun lang namaan, love lootss :*

Dawn.

Rhia

"I'm your boyfriend now."

Bungad saakin ni Chase nang makarating ito sa upper deck kung saan ako naroroon. Mukang nakapag palit narin ito at humiram nalamang ng maisusuot kay agent Blue.

"That's a statement not a question."

I commented with one of my eyebrows raised at him. Ngumisi naman itong lumapit saakin at niyakap ako mula sa likod, ikinulong ako nito sakanyang mga bisig na siyang nagpabilis ng pagtahip ng puso ko, Chase really never fails to make my heart race like crazy.

"uh huh..." Tipid na sambit nitong nagpairap saakin, saka humarap sa gawi nya yakap parin ako nito. Umupo ako sa railing at humawak sakanyang balikat bilang suporta saka tumingala sa gawi niya.

"Ligawan mo muna ako."

Nakasimangot na sabi ko, Chase den chuckled.

"We already exchanged I love you's and made love several times, kailangan pa ba nun?" Kunot noong sabi nito, I then glared at him.

"Eh gusto ko eh bakit ba?" 

Irap kong nagpangiti sakanya saka ako ginawaran ng halik sa noo, pababa sa tungki ng ilong at saaking labi, bahagya akong namula roon.

"I won't risk it, baka may sumingit pang epal." Chase hissed, as he stared at me intently. 

"But fine, I'll court you Rhia, I'll court you everyday even If I'm already your boyfriend, damn I'll even court you for the rest of our lives. Basta sakin ka lang."

He stated napakagat labi ako roon at nagiwas ng tingin. 

"S-sabi ko nga..."

utal na sambit ko,  Bahagyang nalukot naman ang muka ko nang making titig na titig ito saakin habang parang tangang nakangiti ng malapad.

"What?"

Nagpipigil ng ngiting sabi ko.

"You're the most beautiful creature my eyes ever laid on."

He said, sinimangutan ko ito, kahit ang totoo ay gustong gusto ko ng magtatatalon sa tuwa, darn, I never even imagined that we'll reach this point.

"Isusumbong kita kay mommy, dapat nga sya ang pinakamaganda sa paningin mo."

Sabi ko nalang na nagpailing lang kay Chase. "Matanda na si mommy ehh, saka maganda naman sya sa paningin ni Dad." sambit nya sabay tawa, kung nandito lang si mommy cher ay napingot na sya, pabirong hinampas ko si Chase. 

"Eh paano kung matanda nadin ako? edi pangit nako sa paningin mo ganon?"

kunot noong sabi ko, Chase is still wearing that boyish playful smile as he stared at me intently.

"kahit pa mapuno na ng wrinkles at kulubot yang muka mo, kahit tumaba ka pa ng sobra, ikaw padin ang pinaka maganda sa paningin ko."

Ngumuso ako roon. "Sus eh sa dami ng magaganda at sexyng babaeng dinala mo sa condo?" Mapanuring saad kong nagpangiwi lang sakanya. 

"Come on Rhia let's forget about that part of my life." nakasimangot na reklamo nya, tinaasan ko naman ito ng isang kilay.

"I know I was a jerk--"

"Oh yes you are, and asshole too." Irap kong pinutol ang sanang sasabihin nya.

"Yes i know." He pouted, "But I just did all of that  to distract myself." i rolled my eyes on him. 

"it's still not an excuse, It didn't give you the right to break those poor women's hearts you jackass."

I said making him sigh, gusto kong matawa sa itsura nya ngayon, para syang nagpapaawang kuting na ewan.

"Pero sila lang naman yung lumalapit---" 

"So pag may lumapit sayong ibang babae ngayon papatulan mo?tapos sasabihin mo sila yung lumandi sayo ganon?" 

I acted like interogating him, I'm actually just pissing him off, alam ko namang nagbago na siya, but still remembering the past still hurts me a little.

"What? Why would I do that?" Lukot ang mukang sambit nya, "Ikaw lang naman ang gusto kong lumandi saakinq, since the day that I accepted this deep affection trully, I never even wanted anyone to touch me even in my dreams, other than you."

He said then hugged me really tight, I chuckled saka tumingala sya.

"And about Agent Scarlet?"

Chase groaned in defeat saka siniil ako ng malalim na halik.

"Damn it baby...Want me to prove you something?"

Naniningkit ang matang sabi nya, habang may pilyong ngiti sa labi.

"I'll make love with you until sunrise and mark all of you untill you stop doubting me, Damn I'll make you feel that you're  all my heart ever wants."

He whispered huskily, nanuyo ang lalamunan ko roon at napanguso binigyan naman ako nito ng marahang halik sa labi.

"Sus gusto mo lang makascore eh." Irap kong nagpatawa lang sakanya.

"I'm serious Rhia." He uttered with a playful smile on his lips, I frowned, but then I remembered something.

"Anyways, how about our parents? Paano natin sasabihin sakanila?"

I asked nervously, Chase smiled as he played with my hair gently.

"Seryoso nga Chase, wag mokong ngitian."

Iritadong sambit ko, Chase shrugged.

"They already know." Parang wala lang na sambit nya na bahagyang nagpamulagat sa mga mata ko. 

"How?" I eyed him with confusion.

"I called mom and dad while I'm changing earlier."

He said, My forehead creased. 

"How can you act so calmly? Anong sabi? Nagalit ba? Galit ba sila sakin? Shit, baka naman isipin nilang wala akong utang na--"

Chase cutted me off.

"They are Glad." ngiti nitong nagpatigil saakin. 

"You're not lying?" mapanuring tanong ko, Chase just chuckled and gave me a tight embrace.

"I'm not, so stop thinking about anything already." He said, I just sighed.

"Tapos na kayo?" It's Wade, nakaupo ito sa isang stool habang may dala dalang tasa ng mainit na kape.

"Kanina pa kayo naghaharutan, itulak ko kayo dyan eh." He hissed, natawa nalamang kami roon. 

"Anyways, save it to the honeymoon lovebirds, I have to discuss something first, it's about the footage that we got."

He uttered, napatango nalamang kami roon at sinundan na siya sa loob ng yacht, We went to the living room and saw a laptop and a flashdrive. Umupo kaming tatlo sa mahabang couch habang sineset up niya ang video.

"On the first footages, as you can see, your mom would recieve letters and packages outside, she's been recieving those a week before the accident happened."

He said making us nod our heads, a week before the incident, I would often see mom burn some papers or boxes, na sa hinuha namin ay mga death threats galing kay Fabio.

"Can you pause that part of the video?"

Chase said with his forehead creased, It is that part of the footage where mom opened the letter, Bahagyang natigilan ako nang may mapansin roon, mukang napansin rin iyon ni Wade at izinoom ang video.

"A symbol?" Wade uttered when we saw a familiar symbol on the paper. Ganoon din ang ginawa namin sa iba pang mga footage kung saan may natatanggap si mommy na letters at packages, Lahat ng iyon ay may nakalagay ng symbol. 

"Symbol of a phoenix's wings and a half of a flower on it's center."

Chase uttered, pinagmasdan ko iyong maigi at napahawak nalamang sa kwintas ko, nang bigla akong may naalala.

"My necklace..."

I said, napatingin naman ang dalawa saakin, hinubad ko ang kwintas at ipinakita sakanila ang pendant niyon. the jade pendant has a symbol inside, it's a half flower and at the back is a small phoenix's feather were engraved.

"I know that symbol.."

I said as I stared at the necklace then at the screen.

"It mean's the rebirth of the sun."

I uttered then sighed.

"3 years ago I were in Ruby's private office." I started. "I'm trying to find a file on her shelf about my mission that time when I accidentally opened a folder."

"Asan ba kasi yon?"

Irritadong tanong ko kay agent red na sitting pretty lang sa swivel chair nya.

"Basta hanapin mo nalang"

Walang ganang sabi nito, I groaned, ang tamad talaga ng babaeng to, Nagpatuloy lamang ako sa paghahanap hanggang sa madako ang tingin ko sa isang makapal na folder.

"Kay Tandang White yan."

komento nito nang makitang hawak ko ang folder.

"Listahan ng mga non government justice organizations sa buong mundo."

She shrugged, napatango tango ako roon at akmang ibabalik na iyon sa shelf nang biglang may mahulog na kung ano. My forehead creased as I picked the picture up, but then I stopped, nanatili ang titig ko roon.

"What's wrong?" Ruby asked, hindi ako nakasagot agad habang nakatuon parin ang atensyon sa litrato, It's a very familiar sysmbol.. 

"Rebirth of the Sun." Nakapangalumbabang sambit nya habang nakatuon nadin ang tingin sa litrato. "The Dawn organization." She added, bahagya akong natigilan roon. 

"Naichika sakin yan ni Tandang White minsang pinakielaman ko yan." She shrugged, "It's a powerful organization on Europe twenty years ago that mysteriously vanished, walang may alam kung anong dahilan, basta isang araw eh bigla nalang syang nawala."

Pagkukwento niya. "D-Do you know who their ruler is?" I asked, nangunot ang noo nitong tinaasan ako ng isang kilay. "Why are you interested?" she asked.

"Just answer me." I said more calmly now, agent red hissed.

"No, I don't know, masyado akong madaming pinoproblema para imbestigahan pa, pero kung gusto mo talagang malaman, tanungin mo nalang si Tandang White, baka sakaling may alam."

"Back then when I was still a kid, I will always see a tattoo on my mother's waist, it's a small tattoo of that symbol, hindi ko malilimutan iyon dahil madalas ko iyong gayahin dati."

Litanya ko, saka muling tumitig sa simbolong iyon. 

"Right after I found out about that symbol, I also found out that the tattoo on my mother's waist is not a simple tattoo, my mother is an agent, a former high tier on Dawn organization, hiding in the name Nefarious matapos noon ay wala na akong ibang mahanap pa, gaya nga ng sinabi ni Agent Red at Ms. White, That organization vanished into thin air."

Pagkukwento ko pa saka nag iwas ng tingin. 

"so those letters and packages weren't really threats?" kunot noong tanong ni Wade, Chase shooked his head on him.

"Those are threats, how can you explain Tita's reaction while reading those letters? Plus I once had a glympse of Fabio vasiliev having a tattoo on his upper chest that time I snatched the necklace from him. It's Phoenix wings, at kung pagtatagpi tagpiin natin ang mga pagkakataong itinuturo siya ay malamang na parehong simbolo iyon."

He stated, I sighed.

"Yes, Fabio is a high tier of that organization, and whatever the mystery is behind that, nasisiguro kong may kinalaman siya sa pagbagsak ng organization na iyon, and for some reason, he seems really vengeful towards my parents...specially my father.."

Sambit  ko. 

"From a high tier agent of a powerful non goverment justice org that rules Europe to a Drug, Gambling, and illegal Trading lord in asia." Wade commented.

"Okay then, moving forward." He click the other clip and there played the footage that night...

The video then started playing, On the Video fabio picked the lock of our Gate and went inside, dumaan pa ito sa garahe at may kung anong ikinabit sa ilalim ng kotse bago nagtungo sa harap.

"I know that thing.."

Kunot noong saad ni Chase, naikuyom ko nalamang ang mga kamao ko habang nakatitig parin sa footage. Chase then held my hand then stared at me, I just sighed and nooded my head to assure him that I'm okay.

"It's a bomb...it's small but could even make a mansion explode, It is widely used to assasinate a greater number of people without anyone noticing it."

Wade stated, nanatiling blangko ang muka kong nakatitig sa screen. The video continued, un the footage, I saw how terrified mom when she saw him.

"What are you doing here?"

My mom said coldly, Fabio grinned, oh how I want to wreck that ugly face of his.

"Just paying a visit to my co agent."

Ngisi nito.

"No one wants you here Vasiliev, you can go now."

My mom said coldly as she was about to close the door but fabio suddenly forced himself and attacked her. Mariin kong naikuyom ang mga kamao ko, I quivered with so much anger. 

That bastard attempted to force himself to my mom! Good thing she managed to defend herself from the son of the bitch. 

"Tigilan mo na kami!"

My mom shouted as tears began falling from her eyes.

"Kulang pa ba?! kinuha mo na lahat sakin! Tama na..."

Her voice were shaking as she stared at Fabio.

"Kulang pa Scarlet...Gusto kong magdusa si Javier...I want to ruin all of him untill he begs for me to take his worthless life away..."

Puno ng galit na sambit nito,.

"Durog na kami Fabio, durog na durog na kami...Please, just kill me if you want but spare my daughter.. wala syang kinalaman sa gulo natin."

My mom begged, nagpatuloy lamang ang panonood ko sa footage hanggang sa nagpasya ng umalis roon si Fabio at nagbanta pang babalik para kunin ako.

Parang kahapon lang nangyaring bumalik lahat ng ala ala saakin, how my mom cried so hard saying her good byes...how I cried every night after my mom's death...How he snatched everything away from me.

He deprived me a family...

Nagpatuloy ang pagsiyasat namin sa mga footages at mga ebidensyang nakuha, kung tutuusin ay pwedeng pwede na syang makulong sa lahat ng hawak namin laban sakanya nang wala siyang kawala.

But no...

Kulang pa, kailangan nyang pagbayaran lahat ng ginawa niya. Madaling araw na nang makauwi kami,mabigat ang pakiramdam kong pumasok sa kwarto ko.

"Rhia..."

It's Chase, hindi ko namalayang kanina pa ito nakasunod saakin. Hindi na ako nagsalita pa at mahigpit syang niyakap.

"It still pains me Chase..."

My voice broke, that time I just want to cry, so I did.  I cried all night untill I fell asleep on his arms, the next morning I woke up without Chase by my side.

I brushed my teeth and washed my face then put my hair into a messy bun. Napataas nalang ako ng isang kilay nang makitang ibang damit na ang suot ko, Chase' shirt.

Natatawang nailing nalang akong dumiretso sa kusina.. Chase is my boyfriend now.. Bahagyang nag init ang pisngi ko nang maalala ang mga pangyayari kagabi.

Nang makalabas ako ay agad akong nagtungo sa kusina kung saan satingin ko ay naroroon si Chase.

There I saw him wearing a tight white v shirt that complements his well toned body, and my peach apron on napangiti ako sa itsura nya saka nagtungo sa gawi nya at niyakap ito mula sa likod.

"Good morning..."

I said sweetly, He got startled at first, ngunit dahan dahan itong humarap saakin at ginawaran ako ng malalim na halik.

"Ang sarap naman ng almusal ko." Tawa nitong nagpailing nalamang saakin.

"I'm expert at making pancakes now, so you can sit back, relax and let me serve my queen."

Proud na proud na sabi nito sabay kindat saakin, I chuckled when I saw a youtube video infront of him, napanguso itong pinatay iyon.

Just like what he said, he did served me, masarap din ang pagkakaluto nito sa pan cake, natawa nalang ako nang mapansing puro tutorial tungkol sa pagluluto ang pinanonood nito.

Kaso nga lang ay umiral nanaman ang kamanyakan kaya ang ending ay sabay kaming naligo, kung hindi ko nga inawat ay balak pa atang mag round 2.

"Chase..."

I called his name, Chase just smiled as we continue walking at the hospital's hallway while holding each others hands. We are the center of attraction, which we just ignored, hanggang sa makarating kami sa clinic ko.

"Update me okay?"

He said making me smile then nodded my head on him.

"I will."

I answered, ngumiti itong hinalikan ako sa noo pababa sa tungki ng ilong patungo saaking labi. It was a deep, passionate kiss, wala na kaming pakielam pa kung may makakita man.

"I'll go now."

He whispered.

"okay bye."

Ngiti kong nagpanguso sakanya.

"I'll miss you." he sighed making me chuckle.

"Baliw malapit lang naman ako." tatawa tawang sabi ko at pinisil ang ilong nito.

"Layas na." Pabirong pagtataboy ko na lalong nagpasimangot sakaniya.

"Fine." He sighed in defeat then about to leave, but then I was startled when he suddenly pulled my waist and gave me another passionate kiss, natawa nalamang ako roon.

"I love you."

Sabay na sabi pa namin saka natawa nalamang, I waved at him as he gave me a flying kiss havang paatras na naglalalakad, malapad nalang akong napangiti hanggang tuluyang mawala ito sa paningin ko.

"Kayo na?"

I got startled when I heard Doc Nelson, na mukang kararating lang. He look haggard, far fro  his neat self, under his eyes were dark seeiming like he didn't get any sleep at all.

"He's your brother.."

He uttered while staring at me, I sighed.

" I'm sorry I---"

I didn't finish what I am about to say when Nelson cutted me off.

"It's my fault... kasi akala ko may pag asa pa ako." He then laughed bitterly trying to supress his tears as he looked at me intently.

"Sana pala noong palang gumalaw nako.... "

Sambit nya, napayuko nalang akong nag iwas ng tingin.

"Tell me if he hurt you."

Parang walang lakas na sambit nito saka ngumiting ginulo ang buhok ko saka tumalikod at tuluyan ng umalis, I sighed, I feel bad for him.

"You should feel guilty."

Si Wade naman iyon na bigla lang ding sumulpot, I just rolled my eyes on him.

"What are you doing here?"

Kunot noong tanong ko, Wade shrugged then handed me a folder.

"Written report tungkol sa mga ebidensyang nakalap ninyo kahapon, pinabibigay ng babes ko nalimutan niyong kunin."

He said, tinanguan ko nalang itong akmang papasok na nang magsalita ito.

"That doctor Nelson..."

Wade uttered, napalingon naman ako sa gawi niya.

"Mag ingat ka sakanya..."

Huling sambit nito bago siya umalis.

A/n: I'm planning to finish this bago matapos ang ECQ pero mukang malabo, but still sana nga matapos ko na tong story 😆