AKI


    "WHERE the fuck do you think you''re touching?" inis na mura ko kay Jirou nang minasahe nito ang aking likuran matapos siyang pumasok sa opisina ko ng wng pam.


    "I am touching your butt," pilosopo naman niyang tugon at pinagpatuloy ang kanyang ginagawa, not minding that I was busy finding some liquid Omega suppressants. "Kapag nabasag ang mga bote dito ihahampas ko ang mga bubog sa pagmumukha mo," inis kong banta sa kanya pero hindi natinag si Jirou.


    "Aki-"


    "Stop being so familiar with me! We''re not even friends!" pasinghal kong putol sa kanya. "I never gave you the permission to call me by my given name!"


    "But I like calling you ''Aki''," katuwiran naman niya at bahagya akong idiniin sa shelf kung saan ko tinatago ang mga liquid form suppressants at iba pa. "Ngh!" impit kong pakli at siniko siya. "Get away from me, you pervert!"


    "Oh? Why are you so hasty? You act like an Omega who just made a pair with some Alpha," mangha niyang turan at kumulo ang dugo ko.


    "Fuck off, Jirou. Oras ng trabaho ngayon. If you really want to do it then go find someone else!" buska ko sa kanya.


    Napangisi naman si Jirou sa kanyang narinig at maslo akong idiniin sa shelf. "This is the first time that you denied me. Did you start to have feelings towards your Omega secretary?" interesado niyang saad at napasinghap ako dahil papaano niya nmang Omega si Chihiro?


    Ngumisi naman ako at sinadyang angasan ang tono ng pananalita ko. "What the fuck are you saying?"


    "You never learn," he said and I jolted to that. "You already failed once but now you n to do the same thing? Are you an idiot?"


    Marahas ko naman siyang itink pyo at nang magkaroon na ng distansiya ang mga katawan namin ay sinampal ko si Jirou habang nakasimangot ako at nangingilid ang ng butil ng luha sa tagiliran ng mga mata ko. "Stop talking as if you know me that well," medyo nanginginig ang boses kong saad.


    Napatawa namang ng pagak si Jirou bago itinaas ang pareho niyang mga kamay sa ere. "Okay. I surrender. Just call me if you need something," aniya at pagkatapos ay umalis.


    Inis ko namang naisuy ang kamay ko sa aking buhok bago inayos ang suot kong smin at huminga nang mlim.


    Am I that easy to read? Nababah kong wari sa isipan.


    "Izumi-sensei!" Kamuntikan ko namang mabitawan ang hawak kong bote nang bing pumasok si Chihiro nang ''di manng kumakatok.


    "Shit! Don''t you know how to knock?! Geez..." asik ko sa kanya at napakamot naman ng ulo ang baliw.


    "Pasensiya na po, Sensei." Medyo nahihiya nitong pagpapaumanhin saka tumikhim at umayos. "Ah. Sensei, may bisita ka po p."


    "What? Who?" Magkasalubong ang mga ky ko namang tanong.


    Hindi nagsabi si Khan na bibisita siya ngayon becausetely, he''s been so busy with Yuu-chan so who could it be? One of my sex friends? No. I already turned them all down and only Jirou kept in touch with me.


    "It''s me." Halos mangbot naman ako nang muli kong marinig ang isang pamilyar na boses at mabilis na uminit ang ulo ko nang sumulpot ang aswang na si Ryuichi.


    "Oh, it is you," sarkastiko at wng kainte-interes kong baling sa kanya.


    Kumunot naman ang noo ni Ryuichi sa naging reaksiyon ko. "What a nice way to greet me," sarkastiko din niyang saad.


    "Chihiro, you can go now," sabi ko sa baliw at namum ang mga pisngi naman itong tumango tsaka lumabas.


    "That guy is still here?" usisa ni Ryuichi na sinundan ng tanaw si Chihiro.


    "Regr secretary ko na siya." I said before crossing my arms. "Well, what brings you here?" baling ko na ngayon sa kanya.


    Napangisi naman ang asungot bago nagsalita, "Is it really bad for me if I told you that I wanted to see how you were doing?" he asked.


    "Huh?" I eximed while raising an eyebrow. "Go die," pabng kong utos sa kanya.


    Si Okuda Ryuichi kukumustahin ako? Ha ha! Baka sa libing ko, ''ka mo! This guy literally hates me and I hate him, too. We''re fucking even.


    "Seriously, Kazuki sent me here," pag-aamin naman niya bago pinaukan ang sarili niyang umupo sa bakanteng stik na upuan. "He''s worried." "Khan always worries about me," depensa ko naman.


    "I know," he said at bi ko namang nala na ang kumag na ito nga p ang nagsabi kay Khan na may pagtingin ako sa kanya.


    "You!" I suddenly uttered and pointed a finger at the bastard. "How did you know that I was in love with Khan?! Since when did you notice?!" pag-iiba ko ng usapan at nabuwisit ako nang ngumisi ang tanga.


    "Why bring that up? Did you chicken out when Kazuki told you, huh... four-eyed freak?" nagmamki nitong turan at mas lumawak ang kanyang ngisi.


    "You''re still calling me that?!" gigil ko namang singhal sa kanya.


    "Because you are," giit niya.


    "You are the freak one! Kung matagal mo na png nahta bakit kay Kazuki mo pa sinabi?!" buska ko sa kanya.


    "Because I felt that you would never tell him. You are pretty obvious, you know? When it''s about Kazuki you are damn soft and supports him no matter what but you are entirely different towards other people. I easily understood but I didn''t say anything because I somehow wanted to see if you would try to put a fight but you didn''t. I was really disappointed," mahaba nitong pagpapaliwanag.


    "What are you, a kid?!" I shouted. "I knew right away that I had no chance," I said but this time my voice was calmer.


    "That''s all?" he uttered in a bored tone.


    "No!" I quickly denied and continued. "Pursuing an Omega who already met his fated pair is suicide."


    "You knew him way earlier than me. You had all the chance," he said.


    "But he was deeply hurt by his past rtionship!" giit ko at naikuyom ang mga kamay ko. "Kahit kan ay hindi ko ginustong makuha ang loob niya sa ganoong paraan." "Oh? So, you''re a romanticist?" tukso naman nito sa akin at natawa pa.


    "Fuck, I am not!" mariin ko namang tanggi. "Stopughing or I''ll kick your ass out!" pananakot ko pa sa kanya but as expected, he wasn''t even moved by my words.


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    Ryuichi was really a determined Alpha who never lets go of something that was already in his grip. We, Alphas, were supposed to be like that as early as three years old. I did have my own pride as an Alpha but not that strong as Ryuichi''s. I wonder if my upbringing had something to do with my ipetence.


    Was it because I had everything someone could ever wish for but never really got what I really wanted? I wondered.


    "Whatever. Since nakausap na kita at mukhang buhay ka pa naman ay aalis na ako. I hate looking at your face for too long. It makes me sick," aniya Ryuichi bago tumayo at inayos ang kanyang sarili.


    I instantly flinched to what he said at inis siyang sinagot, "You know, I would be really d if I saw you get plowed in the ass one day," pag-iiba ko ng usapan.


    "Nail me," pabng niyang tugon sabay binuksan ang pinto.


    "Fuck..." mahina kong mura.


    "Be more honest with yourself," pahabol na pakli ni Ryuichi nang nakangiti kaya napatitig namang ako sa kanya. "I will take care of Kazuki and Yuuki with my whole life. It''s about time that you look after yourself already, Izumi Aki," he said before finally leaving.


    Look after myself, huh? That was the first time that he called me by my name, natatawa ko nang isip-isip at hindi ko na namyang napaluhod na p ako sa sahig sabay tinakpan ang mukha ko ng aking mga kamay nang bumuhos namang ang mga luha ko.


    "I''m so pathetic."


    ?


    .


    Night came so fast.


    "Maraming smat, Izumi-sensei," nagagk na pagpapasmat ng isang matandang babae na may inalayang batang babae na medyo nanghihina.


    "Wng anuman. Just make sure that your granddaughter takes her medicines," nakangiti ko namang pala sa matanda.


    Tumango naman siya at medyo naluha pa. "Ang buong ak ko tga ay may mangyayari nang masama sa apo ko."


    "As long as she have the medicine mlayo siya sa gulo. Although Omegas who experience their heats as early as twelve is a rare case. She must be pretty shocked," pagpapaliwanag ko naman. "Naku! Iyak siya nang iyak, Sensei. Napakabata pa ni Yuri-chan para magdusa nang ganito," umiiyak na turan ng matanda.


    "I know," sang-ayon ko habang nakangiti nang mapait.


    Chihiro and his twin brother experienced the same fate and Chihiro was suffering his whole life... feeling the remorse of not helping his beloved twin, I thought to myself at palihim na napasilip kay Chihiro. Nasabas na kasi kami nag-usap ng matanda dahil pauwi na ito at magsasara na rin kami pagkatapos. I wonder if he could hear us talking.


    "Maraming smat ulit, Sensei. Pasensiya na sa ab. Kanina ka pa dapat nagsara pero natagn pa dahil sa amin," ani matanda at mabilis naman akong umiling.


    "It''s okay. Really," depensa ko at muli na naman niya akong pinasmatan bago s tuluyang umalis. Pagkaalis ng mag-l ay kaagad kong npitan si Chihiro. "Thanks for staying behind," sabi ko sa kanya at nagliwanag naman ang mukha ng tanga.


    "Anytime, Izumi-sensei!" ngiting-aso niyang pakli at parang nakita kong maslong kuminang ang palibot niya. Chihiro still freaks me out when he does that but he was consistent so I kind of got used to it.


    "Anyway, pwede ka nang umuwi," pag-iiba ko ng usapan sabay dinukot ang susi ng clinic na nakatago sa bulsa ng aking pantalon.


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    "What?" nakataas ang isang ky kong baling sa kanya.


    "Suki desu!" namum ang mga pisnging sabi nito.


    I was taken aback by his sudden attack again and unconsiously blushed and averted my eyes from him. "You, idiot," I whispered and gritted my teeth.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    How can I possibly treat this huge ogre as my ordinary secretary after what happened to us? I am still uncertain of my feelings but I didn''t want to take him for granted. I can''t...


    Just when Chihiro was about to talk again, bing sumulpot ang bwisit na si Jirou galing sa opisina nito habang nakangisi. "You''re still here?" inis kong tanong sa kanya.


    "Yeah. I had to clean my office thoroughly," Jirou exined in a casual tone before looking at Chihiro''s direction. "Hey there." Tumangong si Chihiro bng sagot at nahuli ko pa itong nag-iwas ng tingin, tanda na nang ito sa pagkausap ni Jirou sa kanya. "Wanna grab a drink with me?" bing yaya ni Jirou sa akin at pareho kaming nagt ni Chihiro.


    "But-"


    "C''mon, we haven''t done it in a while. I feel lonely," nakangiti nitong putol sa akin, sounding really creepy.


    Prantik naman akong napalingon kay Chihiro na umasim ang ekspresiyon ng mukha sa sinabi ni Jirou pero nagkunwari itong wng pakim. I knew he was just trying to be polite towards Jirou since he was older.


    "I don''t want to," tanggi ko.


    Jirou then walked towards me at harap-harapan akong hinipo sa akin likuran bago ako hin ppit sa kanya, intentionally bumping our private parts. I felt his hardness down there and was pissed off to see that he was still able to act normally.


    "Sige na. I''ll be gentle tonight. I promise,” he whispered to my ear and it brought a tingling sensation to my body.


    "Arisawa-san, sa tingin ko ay ayaw ni Sensei sumama sa ''yo," bing singit ni Chihiro nang mapuna niyang hindi ako ganadong sumang-ayon kay Jirou.


    Tinapunan naman ni Jirou si Chihiro ng matalim na tingin bago sinabing, "Mind your ce, brat." Awtomatikong napalunok si Chihiro at htang nainis sa itinuran ni Jirou.


    "Leave my secretary alone, Arisawa," inis kong sita kay Jirou.


    "Only if youe with me tonight," kondisyon nito.


    Kahit nabag sa akin, sumang-ayon namang ako. "Fine! Let''s go."


    "That''s my Aki," nakangising turan ni Jirou at binitawan ako.


    "Pero, Izumi-sensei-!"


    "It''s okay, Chihiro. I''ll be fine. Go home and rest," putol ko kay Chihiro. I saw him make a sad face but I had no choice. Even if I wanted to, I can''t be with him. Naunang nakad pbas si Jirou at sumunod naman ako sa kanya. "Sensei..." Chihiro softly called out. His voice already trembled, htang naiyak na ito.


    I stopped for a moment and slightly turned my head towards him. "Thank you for your hard work," sabi ko bago nagpatuloy sa palakad.


    Chihiro didn''t reply but I felt guilty for showing him a side of me that I didn''t want him to know. Until now, I never really cared how people saw me or what they thought of me. Chihiro was the first to make me feel uneasy like I was cheating or something. I shouldn''t be feeling guilty because we didn''t have anything special. So why?


    Why did I feel hurt when I caught a glimpse of him crying as he watched me disappear from his sight?