SHEA'S POV

Biglang tumulo ang luha ko as soon as I saw him. Hindi ko alam kung bakit.

He's on stage with his guitar and mic and students keep on yelling his name. Which is Xenon. Sya pala ang kanina pang usap-usapan dito.

"VALDEMORIANS! ARE YOU READY?!" A girl appeared from the backstage at tumabi kay Paxton.

Dumagundong ang buong lugar sa lakas ng hiyawan nila as the music starts to play. He started to strum his guitar as students went crazy on him.

🎵Now playing: Beauty and the Beat cover by Alex Goot🎵

🎤Show you off, tonight I wanna show you off (eh, eh, eh)
What you got, a billion could've never bought (eh, eh, eh)🎤

Hindi ko alam pero bigla nalang ako napatayo. He's alive! Thanks Kiyan he's alive! He's here. Paxton's here!

🎤We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight
I wanna show you all the finer things in life
So just forget about the world, we're young tonight
I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya🎤

"Shea saan ka pupunta?" I heard someone asked me pero di ko ito pinansin. Gusto ko lang lumapit ngayon sa kanya. I just want to hug him right now and tell him how much I miss him.

May humawak ng braso ko. I tried to remove it but it's gripping me tight. I turned back irritatedly only to find out that it's Kiyan who's holding my arm. Malamig nya akong tinignan.

"Stay here. Deal with it later." sabi nya sa 'kin.

"B-but he's here."

"I know." he signaled me to sit beside him and so I did. Nakaka hypnotismo ang mga titig nya.

🎤Cause all I need
Is the beauty and the beat
Who can make my life complete
It's all about you,
When the music makes you move
Baby, do it like you do🎤

Natapos na silang kumanta pero di parin tapos sa pagsigaw ang mga estudyante dito. If only I could destroy this whole place and kidnapped Paxton and return back to Myrrh Academy. I can actually do that. But I'm not that selfish. And it's not that easy.

     
THIRD PERSON POV

Matapos silang kumanta ay dumiretso na sila sa backstage. Pagkarating na pagkarating pa lamang nya ay agad syang napaupo. He's holding his chest dahil biglang sumikip ang dibdib nya.

"Hey, are you okay?" the girl asked worriedly na ka duet nya kanina. Maganda sya, itim na itim ang buhok hanggang bewang, morena, matangos na ilong at malalalim na mga mata na parang nakakahipnotismo kung tititigan mo.

He nodded as a response at dahan-dahang tumayo ngunit nanghihina parin sya.

"Inaatake ka na naman ba ng asthma mo? Here, take some medicine." inabot sa kanya ng babae ang kanyang gamot pero tinapik lang nito ang kanyang kamay.

"I'm fine Kleyan. Don't mind me." iritado nyang sabi at naglakad patungo sa exit.

"Xenon saan ka pupunta?" tanong ng adviser nila sa banda at hinarangan sya.

Masama nya itong tinignan na parang hindi guro ang kanyang kausap. Medyo napikon ang adviser nila dahil hindi nya gusto ang pakikitungo ni Xenon sa kanya.

"May problema ba?" mapanghamong tanong ng adviser.

Biglang pumagitna si Kleyan sa kanilang dalawa, "A-ah pasensya na po sir hindi kasi maganda ang pakiramdam nya. Inatake na naman kasi sya ng asthma kaya kailangan nyang magpahinga." paliwanag nito.

"Yan lang pala. O sige magpahinga ka muna. Si Kleyan nalang ang bahala sa lead mamaya."

"P-pero sir sasamahan ko sya." she reason out.

"At sino ang kakanta? Ako?" sarkastikong saad ng guro.

Xenon left without saying a word habang nagtatalo pa sila. Huli na nang mapansin nyang naka alis na ito and she just sighed with disappointment.

"He'll never notice me." sa isip nito.

Pumasok si Paxton sa building ng seniors at tumungong hagdan parooftop. Mabigat ang pakiramdam nya pero may isa pang hindi nya maipaliwanag. Rinig parin ang ingay dito mula sa amphi.

As he stepped on the stairs, may dalawang pares ng sapatos ang tumigil sa kanyang harapan. He looked up and the first one he noticed is a pair of glasses worn by a nerd. Ang laki nito na parang sakupin na ang kanyang buong mukha.

"I don't do autographs today." masungit nyang sabi.

Napataas naman ang kilay ng babae. She grabbed him in the arm at kinaladkad papuntang rooftop. Hindi sya makawala dahil sobrang lakas ng babae.

She locked the door at di manlang sya nakapalag.

"Look, if you're an obsessed fan—

"I am not your fan." she cut him off.

Nagsimulang tumayo ang mga balahibo nya dahil sa malamig na boses ng kausap nya. He doesn't get easily affected pero iba ang dating sa kanya ng babaeng 'to. He glared at her pero blanko lang sya tinignan ng babae.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Shea Alysia Valdemore. Owner of Valdemore High." she extended her hand towards him ngunit tinignan lang nya ito.

"Kung gusto mo akong makuha dahil ikaw ang may-ari nito, sumuko ka na. Dahil wala akong pakialam kahit sino ka pa." he harshly said.

Dahan-dahang binaba ni Shea ang kanyang kamay. She's holding herself not to burst out of tears. Nanginging ang loob-loob nya. She badly wants to hug him right now. She missed him so much. Kung pwede nga lang nya sabihin ang lahat-lahat sa kanya. Pero hindi pwede.

"You're wasting my time."

"Paxton..." she called.

The wind blows at tila nakikisabay ang panahon sa nararamdaman ni Shea ngayon. Dumilim ang kalangitan at ano mang oras ay bubuhos na ang ulan.

Tumingin sa kanya pabalik si Paxton ngunit kitang-kita sa mga mata nito na hindi na sya kilala. Wala na syang maalala. He had  totally forgotten her.

"Your name is Paxton. At hindi ka nabibilang dito."

Napailing na lamang sya, "Another student who gone crazy because of me."

Biglang bumukas ang pinto ng rooftop at napunta doon ang atensyon ng dalawa. It was Fire.

"Pinapatawag ka ni Master."

"Are you the transfer students?" masungit nyang tanong kay Fire.

"Oo kami nga."

"Sabihan nyo 'tong baliw nyong kaibigan na tigilan na ako. Masyado na syang nakakaabala."

He didn't answer him at lumapit sya kay Shea na ngayon ay nakatayo lang. Hinawakan nya ito and she's trembling. A familiar and his Mistress finally meets. But the familiar didn't recognize his Mistress.

"Tara na." bulong nito.

Naunang umalis si Paxton pero bago pa sya tuluyang mawala sa paningin nila ay tinawag nya ito.

"Paxton..."

He stopped but didn't look back at her. She smiled kahit alam nyang di nya ito makikita.

"I'm happy that you're finally back."

     
SHEA'S POV

"Saan ka galing?"

Napairap nalang ako dahil sa pambungad nya sa 'kin. Nandito kami sa office ng Principal which is my aunt, to process our papers for enrollment. Prenteng nakaupo si Kiyan sa isang sofa and he's scolding me as if I'm a kid.

"What do you care." sagot ko.

"Shea." he said with an authority in his voice.

"Damn Kiyan! Kanina ka pa. Ano bang pakialam mo? This is my problem so stay out of it!"

Natahimik sya bigla. Hindi sya magsalita ng ilang segundo pero bigla nalang ako nakaramdam ng panlalamig. Then all of a sudden he talked.

"We are all involved here because we work as a team. We are here for a mission and not to adjust for you just because you can't handle stupid situation like this. If you can't handle your emotion because your familiar can't recognize you, then you're too weak as a Queen. And too weak to be called an Alpha. Don't call yourself a Disciple if you can't handle simple problems like this. Shame on you to be here and shame on the Goddess who trained you."

Natahimik ang lahat. Everyone of us didn't expect that reaction from Kiyan. Lahat kami nagulat sa mga sinabi nya. I never saw him like this before. Kita ko sa mga mata nya na galit na sya. At bigla nalang ako nakaramdam ng takot. Oo, natatakot ako. Hindi ko pa sya nakikitang ganito and I swear I don't want see him like this again.

Bigla nalang akong napatayo, ran to the door and slam it shut. Tumakbo ako palabas ng building at ramdam ko parin ang panginginig ng katawan ko dahil sa mga sinabi nya. I don't know where I'm heading. Gusto ko lang mapag-isa.

    
EZRA'S POV

We are all in silence. We didn't react a bit dahil alam namin na pati kami ay pagagalitan ni Master. Ang tigas kasi ng ulo ni Shea eh. Wala pa ang principal kaya kami-kami palang ang nandito.

Master Kiyan is always been like that. Bihira sya magsalita but once he talked, tatamaan ka talaga. Ayaw nya ng mga mahihina, so expect harsh words from him if you know that you're struggling. Oo masakit pakinggan, pero totoo.

Lahat ng sinasabi nya ay may point. Yes, we've been there. Naranasan rin namin ang naranasan ni Shea ngayon. And it's worse than that. At first, galit kami sa kanya. Who wouldn't right? Lalo na at hindi pa namin sya gaanong kilala noon. Ayaw naming sumunod sa kanya but he's a damn good manipulator at napapasunod nya kami kahit labag sa loob namin. He's not using any of his powers. He's only using his words.

But at the end, doon namin na realize na tama lahat ng sinabi nya tungkol sa amin. Ganon sya magsalita para mapatibay kami not just our physical capabalities but also our emotions. He's doing it on a harsh way para siguradong tumatak sa amin at ma-apply namin in different situations. He may seems like he doesn't care. But deep down, I know he cares a lot. And we've seen it a lot of times.

Lahat kami ay mataas ang tingin sa kanya not just because he's the King. Hindi kami ganito ngayon kung hindi dahil sa kanya. Marami kaming pinagdaanan to reach what we are today. And it won't happen without the help of our Master.

"Good morning students."

A lady on her mid 20's entered the office. We greeted her back—well not all of us, as she sits on her table kung saan may nakapangalang:

Santos, Sarah V.
Principal III

"So you must be the new students. Ang dami nyo pala at ang gaganda at gwapo pa." bati nya sa amin with a warm smile.

"Thank you ma'am." I answered back.

"I heard that you brought my niece with you. Where is she?"

Lahat naman kami nagtaka sa tanong nya, "Excuse me?" Alison cleared out.

"Walang hiyang batang 'yon di pa pala ako pinakilala sa kanila." bulong nya, "Oh nevermind haha. Si Shea ang tinutukoy ko. I'm her aunt."

"Ay bongga ni manay sya pala may-ari nito di manlang nagsalita."

"Oo nga bakla. Ito yung school nya noon bago sya lumipat sa M.A diba?" tanong ko.

"Korak."

Natawa naman sya sa amin ni Trevor. 'Tong bakla kasi na 'to ang daldal pati ako nahahawa na.

Ms. Santos snapped her fingers at may dalawang empleyado na pumasok. One holding a mop and a pail and the other one are piles of folders and other documents. A janitor and a secretary.

"Eric, Zera, kindly make the room soundproof please. Ayokong may ibang makarinig ng pag-uusapan namin dito."

Tumango naman sila and they both touched the floor making the whole room glow. Ilang segundo itong tumagal at nawala rin.

Wait, may mga kapangyarihan rin sila? Holy—

"What are you?" biglaang tanong ni Vishna sungit sa principal. Inunahan na ako. K ikaw na.

Pinasalamatan nya ang dalawa bago sila umalis. Humarap sya sa amin at ang kaninang nakangiti nyang mukha ay biglang sumeryoso.

"Before anything else, may I ask where's Shea? I know that she's part of the Mission."

So pati pala tungkol dun alam nya.

"She left. We'll just lend the information to her." sagot naman ni Apoy.

Isa-isa nya kaming tinignan wearing a grin on her face. Nakapatong ang mga siko nya sa mesa while her hands are on her chin.

"So this is the new generation of Alpha. I bet Mr. Hayashi is your Master."

Napatingin kami kay Master na kalmado lang despite na may nakaalam ng sadya namin dito at parang kilala pa kami. Is she an alumni of M.A?

"Fialka..." bigkas ni Master.

"What the hell is going on?!" Maging si Alison ay naguguluhan narin.

"Oh don't say 'hell' baby Ali. It's a bad word." Trevor said in a manly voice. Hindi lang si Shea ang magaling mag disguise dito. Na-uh, si Trevor din. Maton kaya 'to. Hahaha.

"Shut up Trevor."

"Mukhang magkakagulo pa kayo rito kapag hindi pa ako magpapakilala." singit nya sa usapan namin.

"I am Fialka Devilin Ash Valdemore. The previous Mistress of Darkness and Destruction whom Kiyan defeated 160 years ago. Actually di ako natalo, sumuko ako."

Agad akong napahawak sa hikaw ko kung saan ang weapon accessory ko. Ganon rin sa mga kasama ko. So we've entered the enemy's lair huh? Pakana ba ni Shea 'to?

"Lower your guards down. She's not an enemy." utos ni Master.

Sumunod naman kami sa kanya.

"Quite a squad you got in here. You trained them well. I wish I had a squad like that in the  past. But only dead souls are there. Boring."

"What happened to you?" tanong ni Master. Looks like he's curious about what happened of the previous queen after the Grand Battle.

"It's a long story. The thing is, I'm happy now. Thanks to you. Hope you'll take care of Shea too."

So she is still immortal?

"I'm no immortal dear." humarap sya sa 'kin, "It's just that before I became the Mistress, I already have the ability to manipulate my age. I can die if you kill me right now."

Wala nang nagsalita sa amin. Ayoko na ring magtanong.

"Anyway since you are going to be late for your class, here are your keys." she handed us a set of keys and each one of it has numbers.

"Because Mr. Millet contact me about your arrival, I had prepared your place where you are going to stay. It's a condo unit by the city na pag-aari ng pamilya nina Shea. Doon muna kayo titira throughout the mission."

"Great!" I exclaimed.

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Papunta na kami sa first period ngayon. Na-miss ko rin mag-aral haha. Di pa naman tumutunog ang bell nila dito kaya marami pa ang estudyante sa labas. And as expected, kahit wala kami sa school ay pinagkakaguluhan parin kami. Lalo na si Master.

Master have it all you know. The power, the wit, the attitude and the looks. Every girl could dream of about a guy ay makikita na kay Master. Crush ko nga rin sya nung una ko syang nakita eh. Hihi.

"So kayo pala ang mga bagong salta."

May grupo ng mga estudyanteng humarang sa amin. And our first impression? "Bitch." sabay-sabay naming bulong ng mga girls.

Me, Alzena, Vishna, Ali and Trevor ay pumunta sa harapan. Pinalikod na namin yung mga boys dahil di nila trabaho 'to. Si Trevor well, exempted. Hahaha. I miss being in a fight.

We all do.

"Yes. Got a problem with that?" Vishna with her usual taray look.

"Oohh... you're brave. I like that." ngumisi sya at akmang ibubuhos kay Vishna ang hawak nyang juice but she just screamed nang sa kanya bumuhos ang hawak nya. Ayon maaga palang naligo na. Hahaha.

"Ay, tanga? Hahaha." rinig kong bulong ng isang estudyanteng nakikinuod.

I did that. I controlled her hand para ibuhos yung hawak nya sa sarili nya. Nagmukha nga syang tanga hahaha. I have the ability to control movements tho. Di na maipinta ang mukha nya ngayon.

"Ay girl, tanga ka nga. Hahaha! Di ka ba naligo kaya juice ang pinaligo mo? Gusto mo sabon? Meron ako dito para kompleto." note the sarcasm in Trevor.

"Hoy! Saan ka pupunta?!"

Nabaling ang atensyon namin sa lalaking sumigaw and he's referring to Kiyan na nauna na pala sa amin.

U-oh. Whatever your name is, may he bless your soul.

Pinuntahan ng mga lalaki si Master at kami rin sana ngunit hinarangan kami ng mga babaeng 'to. Alzena rushed toward Master Kiyan at walang nagawa ang mga babae dahil hinarangan namin sila.

"I'm Katie. And you make pasok my territory so you must daan the process muna if you don't want to make ranas a living hell in this whole school year."

Napairap nalang ako. I guess we had too much for today. I really don't get this kind of people.

"Oh. I don't know that there is a 'living hell' and when you say hell, we know someone who could make that literally." I grinned.

"I'm gonna btchslap the hell out of you para malaman nyo kung sino ako." mariin nyang sabi.

Lol. Is she angry?

She was about to slap me pero lumanding yung palad nya sa katabi nya. Must be her assisstant. Halos matawa na kami sa reaksyon nila. Hahaha bad me.

"Ow! Why did you sampal me? You bitch!" at sinampal din nya yung Katie. Ay, plastik? Hahaha.

"How dare you do that to me?!" and she slap her back.

Gaganti na sana yung isa nang humarang ang isa pa nilang kasama. So instead kay Katie tumama yung sampal nya, sa umawat ito lumanding.

"What the—I make you two awat na nga but you sampal me? How dare you?!" and she slap her.

At nagsampalan na silang tatlo. Hahaha humans are really easy to manipulate.

Tumingin kami kina Master ngunit nagsitakbuhan na ang mga lalaking lumapit sa kanila kanina. Now they're running with their tail between their legs. Such jerks.

We walked peacefully—ay hindi pala. Panay kasi sila sitsit at tili eh. Di pa kami nasanay. Narating na namin ang magiging classroom namin at binuksan ni Yelo ang pinto. Nandon na pala ang Instructor. Napatingin sya samin at ngumiti. She signaled us to stay here dahil ipapakilala nya pa kami.

"You heard the news about several transferees right? You're a one lucky section dahil magiging kaklase nyo sila."

Biglang umingay ang room at halatang na-excite sila. Aww... ang babaw pala ng kaligayahan ng mga tao.

Pumasok na kami at nag linya sa harapan. Huling pumasok si Master at doon talaga sa kanya lumakas ang tili ng mga babae.

"Well students, may you introduce yourself please?" said the instructor referring to us.

"Ice Dreyar. Nice to meet you all." sabi nya at ngumiti.

"Aww... ang cute nya. Can I take him home?"

"Hayy... sana ligawan nya ako."

"Fire Dreyar. He's my twin." turo nya kay Ice.

"Kyaaahh! Bakit ba ang cute nila?"

"Nakita ko na yata ang ka-red string ko bes."

"Ang cool talaga nila."

"No they're hot."

"Vishna Schutz" mataray na sabi ng katabi ko. Puro kalalakihan naman ang nag react.

"Liligawan ko yan."

"Lul asa ka pa. Pre, sahig ka lang. Sya bubong."

"Yan talaga ginamit mo no?"

"Hello! I'm Ezra Brown. Please be good to us." sabi ko at nginitian sila. Biglang may lalaking tumayo just to say hi to me. Natawa nalang ako. Pero marami naman akong narinig na positive feedbacks.

"Alison Redfox Olieta." at doon na nagsimulang maglaway ang mga kalalakihan at maingggit ang mga kababaihan. Sya kasi ang pinaka elegante at sophistikada sa grupo. She's next to Kiyan. Rank 2 after all. Pero mas nagandahan ako kay Shea hehe.

"HOY TUMAHIMIK KAYO!" nagulat ako nang sumigaw ang bakla. "PARA SA KAALAMAN NYO AKO ANG PINAKAMAGANDA SA KANILANG LAHAT. NAINTINDIHAN NYO BA? AKO. AKO LANG DAHIL AKO AY DYOSA! TREVOR KENDRICK BUT ALL OF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CALL ME TRICIA."

Yes sumigaw talaga sya. Gaga talaga nito kahit kelan haha. Katabi pa naman nya si Master. Speaking of Kiyan, ang kaninang tawa nila dahil kay bakla ay biglang napalitan ng tili. Parang kasing lakas ng tili nila kay Ren kanina or what they call Xenon.

"OMG OMG OMG I'M GONNA DIE!"

"KYAAAAH! BA'T ANG GWAPO NYA?!"

"BES PAKITIGNAN NGA SA SAHIG NALAGLAG NA YATA PANTY KO."

"AYOKO NA KAY XENON! WAAAH IKAW NALANG! I-VERSACE MO AKO!"

"KAY XENON PARIN AKO KAHIT ANONG MANGYARI!"

"NABIHAG NA NYA ANG PUSO KO. OMAYGHAAAADD DI KO NA TO KERI."

"XENON PARIN AKO! BUT WHY R U DOING THIS TO ME? BAKIT BA ANG DAMING GWAPO?!"

(A/N: And that symbolizes the whole fandom of TNHAS).😂

"SILENCE!" sigaw ng teacher.

Biglang bumukas ng marahas ang pinto revealing the familiar of Shea. At siguradong hearthrob ng Valdemore High. Tumingin sya sa amin pero dun sya nakipagtitigan kay Master. Parang kainin na nya si Master sa sama ng titig nya but he didn't even bother looking at him.

Dumiretso sya papasok at umupo sa pinakahuli malapit sa bintana.

"Kiyan Hayashi"

Maiksing sabi ni Master na sinabayan naman ng tilian ng mga kababaihan. Napangiti nalang ako dahil maganda ang pag welcome nila sa amin dito. Nasan na ba kasi si Shea?

Alzena will be the one to introduce herself next. While she is speaking, naagaw ng atensyon ko ang kwintas ni Ren. It's glowing at alam kong napansin nya rin 'yon. Hindi sya mapakali at panay ang tingin nya sa labas.

"It's a necklace of a familiar. It means nasa panganib si Shea." bulong sa 'kin ni Ali na katabi ko.

Bigla nalang tumayo si Ren at tumakbo palabas. Actually may hindi parin ako maintindihan eh. Bakit di kilala ni Ren si Shea? 'Yan ang sabi ni Master kanina eh.
  
    
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A/N: Sabog yata ang ang chapter na 'to. Anyway, thank you sa 1k+ na comment sa isang chapter. Nagulat ako dun hahaha. 😂 Dami nang lumipat from #teamPaxton to #teamKiyan ah. Hahaha.