Third Person's P.O.V
"So, correct me if I'm wrong," the princess begun as she looked up at Mino and the latter looked down at her. "When you told me that this is going to be a wild night, you literally mean that we're going to spend the night in the wild?" she added.
Mino chuckled lightly and that's the princess cue to rise her brow. He tightened his embrace from her behind and placed his chin on her shoulder, being able to smell her fragrant floral scent makes Mino feel ecstatic than a party drug can ever make him, not that he's using that or anything.
Both of their skins are shimmering as the light of the moon embrace them while they are on top of a gigantic tree with a flat and spacious top. The cold night breeze greets the both of them as the vast forest on the horizon is filling their glowing eyes.
"You're having trouble, right?" she asked at mabilis na kumunot ang noo ni Mino dahil sa pagtataka. "I knew how you seek solitude at the night sky whenever your mind is in chaos," she admitted. "Are you a stalker?" mapagbirong saad ni Mino bago niya inalayan ng isang magaang halik ang leeg ng prinsesa.
Vreihya quickly felt the heat as Mino's lips are warm enough to make her burn with passion. "Lagi kitang nakikita kahit hindi ko man gusto, naiinis na nga ako sa tadhana dahil sa paulit-ulit akong inilalapit sa iyo," she answered quickly.
She moved her hair to the other side to give Mino a good access to her neck, tila hindi nila ramdam ang pangangalay kahit na kapwa sila nakatayo at mapanuyong nakayakap si Mino mula sa likuran ng prinsesa.
"For instance, when you failed to accomplished a business meeting with a client and you were afraid that your dad will be disappointed, you went to a cliff one night as the moon was visible above, you overlook the city lights just to get yourself away from trouble," she confessed.
Mino can't help but to smile widely. "Are you confessing to me right now how you followed me and knows every time that I am alone?" mayabang na saad ni Mino at agad na lumipad ang palad ng prinsesa sa kaniyang balikat.
"Like I said, faith always leads me to you every time I go to your world, kahit hindi naman ikaw ang pakay ko ay lagi akong napupunta sa lugar kung nasaan ka," Vreihya whispered at mas lalong isinandal ang kaniyang katawan kay Mino. There's something about Mino's warmth that make her feel safe.
"I'll be lying if I will tell you that there are no butterflies in my stomach right now," he remarked and Vreihya felt the heat on her cheek. "I missed having that life Vreihya but when I think that I will not be able to hold you like this I just realized that I still want to give up everything just to have you locked in my arms this way."
Heartbeats after heartbeats, who in their right mind wanted to end this kind of heavenly feeling. "You will never lose me Mino unless you do something that will make me." Mabilis na muling tumingin si Vreihya kay Mino and her stare indicated how dead serious she really is.
"I knew that for sure," he remarked slowly and once again Vreihya looked at the vast forest that is being illuminated by the moonlight. "Who am I?" mahina ngunit tila nahihirapang bulong ni Mino. Vreihya felt how his body begun to tremble na tila ba pinagbagsakan siya ng mabigat na bagay na nahihirapan siyang buhatin.
She bit her lip as she also doesn't have any idea. Kahit noong una pa man ay madalas na niyang naitatanong kung sino nga ba ang lalaking nagpapabilis lagi ng tibok ng puso niya. "Your grandfather referred to me as kamahalan, King Ozyrus bowed down to me as if I am higher than him and that memory of me with that lady!" he stated frustratingly habang tila nagsisimulang maramdaman ni Vreihya kung gaano kabigat ang kaniyang paghinga.
"Is that normal part of my life is a lie Vreihya? Those years I had spend being as normal as possible, is that all an illusion? Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang totoo! My parents, my identity, my place in this world, my real life!" nahihirapan niyang saad at mas lalong humigpit ang kaniyang pagkakayakap sa prinsesa na tila ba nanghihingi ito ng pag-alalay.
Vreihya held Mino's hand and she broke free from his embrace and turned to face him. She saw how cloudy his face is na tila ba nalulunod siya ngayon sa malalim na pag-iisip. She quickly wrapped both of her arms on his neck at bahagya pa siyang tumingkayad dahil sa mas matangkad si Mino.
Mabilis niyang idinikit ang kaniyang noo kay Mino na bahagya namang yumuko. She felt how his tensed body begun to relax and she felt pride for it. Mas lalo niyang idinikit ang kaniyang katawan kay Mino upang mabatid nito na may masasandalan siya sa lahat ng bagay.
Vreihya begun to hum a sweet melody at mabilis na napaawang ang labi ni Mino. Being this close to this goddess of beauty while the cold night breeze danced with the tune she is humming right now is making Mino feel like a lost infant being wooed to calm down.
Ilang segundong tumahimik ang paligid habang tanging ang malambing na tinig ni Vreihya ang siyang namumutawi sa paligid. Hindi man nito nasagot ang mga tanong ni Mino ay tila pansamantala siyang pinapakalma nito. Tila habang buhay niyang nanaisin na marinig ang tinig ng prinsesa.
"There, right there," he begun as his breath is giving heat to her cheek. "I am seeing now the only reason why I wanted to make myself whole again, why I wanted to pick up the pieces and love you with every bit of it," he confessed habang patuloy na kumalabog ang kaniyang dibdib sa matinding pag-ibig.
Bahagyang tila namaos si Vreihya sa kaniyang narinig. Tila nalunok niya ang kaniyang dila habang nagsisimulang manghina ang kaniyang mga tuhod. Tila literal na gusto niyang mahulog na muli kay Mino habang paulit-ulit na umaalingawngaw sa kaniya ang mga kataga nito.
Then an idea struck her, she felt afraid once more na baka kapag muli silang nagtagpo ng babae na iyon ay baka muling mabuhay ang damdamin nila para sa isa't-isa. Her chest begun to ache as their memories flashed again on her head.
Their sweet kisses, tight embrace and smiles. It's killing her from within.
Tila gusto niyang maging madamot, tila gusto niyang makiusap na huwag ng sundin ni Mino ang kasunduan nila ng hari. She quickly buried her face on his neck habang nanatili siyang nakatigkayad. "No, I will never let you go near her or even lay an eye on her, may iba pang paraan upang makilala mo kung sino ka talaga na hindi mo na kailangan pang gawin ang inuutos ng hari," she whispered on the back of her mind.
Masisisi ba niya ang sarili niya kung gusto niyang maging madamot? Kung natatakot siya na baka magbago ang lahat kapag muling nagtagpo ang dalawa? Hindi siya makapaniwala na mararanasan niyang maging makasarili, maging madamot at matakot nang ganito.
She never felt insecure, she never experiences to be this afraid na maaagawan, love did this to her at tila kinakain siya nito.
"Mino?" she begun as she tried to stop the trebling of her lower lip. "Yes?" he answered back at mahigpit na niyakap ang prinsesa at buong lambing na hinaplos ang buhok nito. Ito na lang ang naiisip niyang paraan kahit na delikado basta huwag lamang magkita ang dalawa.
"Silvia knew who you are," she begun at mabilis na natigilan si Mino. Marahan siyang kumalas sa yakap at agad na tinignan ang prinsesang tila nagdadalawang-isip ngunit matapang na sinalubong ang kaniyang mga mata.
"She felt terribly scared and mad when she saw you again in my memory, your blue eyes seem to terrify the hell out of her that's why she tried to lie and hurt you so that you will leave but she proceeded to trying to kill you when she discovered that you knew nothing about your past encounter. Hindi mo na kailangan na sundin ang hari, Silvia can be our key, we can save my body at the same time too."
As Mino was dumbfounded on why the hell a devil like Silvia is afraid to face him, Vreihya on the other hand is pleading na sana mas piliin ni Mino ang ganitong paraan dahil hindi niya nais na magkita na muli si Mino at Alodia.
This statement of her made Mino even terrified of himself. There's no way that he can scare a force of evil like that. Tandang-tanda niya pa ang kilabot na naramdaman niya nang makita niya ang Silvia na 'yon.
"That's quicker than saving her Mino, dangerous yet quicker, ni hindi natin alam kung saan siya tinatago ni haring Zakarias and if she is really alive, we don't have any lead unlike when it comes to Silvia," she convinced him ngunit tila binubulungan siya ng kaniyang konsensya.
Hindi niya alam kung bakit tila bumibigat ang kaniyang dibdib sa kaalaman na may babaeng nangangailangan ng pagliligtas. Tila bumibigat nang husto ang kaniyang dibdib dahil sa mga sinasabi niya.
She quickly clenched her chest when she begun to feel pain. What the hell? Why is she feeling pain right now na tila gusto niyang talikuran ni Mino ang ideya na iligtas ang prinsesa sa kapahamakan.
"Vreihya, darating ang araw na ililigtas mo ako Iha."
Vreihya gasped when she heard a voice on her head. Alodia's voice. Mabilis naman na nagtaka si Mino dahil sa ginawang paghakbang paatras ni Vreihya na tila gulat na gulat. "Vreihya?" nagtataka niyang tanong habang pilit na inaabot ang papatras na prinsesa.
"Musmos pa lamang ang anak ko Alodia, binibigyan mo na kaagad ng tungkulin."
Mas lalong natigilan si Vreihya nang marinig niya kung paano malambing na tumawa ang boses ng kaniyang ina at kung paano kagaan ang kaniyang pakikipag-usap sa babae.
"Napakaswerte mo na magkaroon ng ganiyang kagandang anak Zaliah, hindi ko pagsisisihan na pinili kong ibigay sa kaniya ang nararapat."
"Magugustuhan siya ni Almino."