the last sky of the earth 32 - tears in the rain

At that moment, it was raining. Ang weird lang.

At the very least, iyon ang naiisip ni Reiko Kirisaki habang hinihintay ang kaibigan niyang si Seiichi Yasuhara mula sa pagdya-jogging nito. The guy didn't even inform her that he would be going out. Pero ano ba naman ang karapatan niyang mag-usisa? She was just his friend. And she only treated him as her brother.

Pero siyempre, hindi pa rin maikakaila ni Reiko na nag-aalala siya. Seiichi didn't even bring an umbrella, though she knew it would be weird for him to do so while jogging.

"Nasaan na kaya siya?" Iyon ang paulit-ulit na tanong ni Reiko habang hindi mapakaling nag-aabang sa labas ng bahay ni Seiichi. Ugali na niyang maghintay roon kapag hindi na niya naaabutan ang binata sa bahay nito.

the last sky of the earth 31 - when fate decides

Hearing about the story with regards to the Swords of Ascension had only brought more headache to Kourin, if she were to be honest. Then again, it was always like that whenever she would come to learn more about aspects and stories of her family that she never knew all this time. Seriously, there was only one person at the moment that she wanted to blame for that.

Walang iba kundi si Hitoshi. Oo nga't may mga itinago rin sa kanya ang mga magulang niya. Pero para sa kanya, si Hitoshi ang mas maraming hindi sinasabi sa kanya sa loob ng mahabang panahon. Even with that, there was no way at this point that she'd be able to realize the truth from him. Her brother was already murdered because of the secrets that he had hidden from a lot of people. Ito lang ang may hawak ng sagot sa mga tanong na meron siya sa mga sandaling iyon. At dinala na ng kapatid ang mga iyon sa libingan.

One other issue that gave Kourin a headache was the person she saw at the park. Hindi pa rin siya makapaniwala na magkukrus ng ganoon ang landas nila ni Seiichi. Gusto niyang isiping nag-hallucinate lang siya nang magkatinginan sila nito. But those stares they got to exchange in that short moment had only given her a reason that it was real. And unfortunately, that reality had only given her a reason to create a decision enough to hurt her so much at the moment.

Hating-gabi na. Pero kahit okay lang at wala naman siyang pasok kinabukasan, gusto pa rin ni Kourin na matulog para kalimutan ang sakit na idinulot ng naging desisyon niya. She chose to turn her back on him and freeze her heart in order not to feel the hurt that she knew would cripple her.

the last sky of the earth 30 - ascension keys

ENDING up in a location where Kourin had almost lost her life (again) was probably something that she had considered insane. Pero may dahilan siya kung bakit naisipan niyang magtungo sa bahaging iyon ng park. Though she wanted to investigate, she knew that somehow, it was futile.

Kung tama ang hinala nilang lahat na ang kalaban nila ang may pakana ng pag-atake sa kanya nang ilang beses, mukhang kailangan na talaga nilang paghandaan ang posibilidad ng isang napakalaking laban. That means she had to speed up the progress of her own mission, as well.

Nagpatuloy na lang muna sa paglalakad sa park si Kourin habang nag-iisip ng mga posibleng paraan para magawa niya nang maayos ― at mabilis ― ang kailangan niyang gawin. But just as she was about to change her direction, she halted to a stop at the sight of someone just a few yards away from where she was currently standing.

Tulad ni Kourin, agad ding natigilan at nanlaki ang mga mata ng lalaking iyon. It was the guy that she possibly thought was Seiichi Yasuhara ― her dead brother's best friend. Pero sa klase ng reaksyon nito sa pagkakakita sa kanya, hindi lang yata isang posibilidad ang isiping iyon.

the last sky of the earth 29 - knight's scene: dangerous flower

"Aya! Ano'ng ginagawa mo rito?"

Iyon na lang ang nagawang itanong ni Yasha sa kawalan ng matinong sasabihin sa pagdating ni Aya. Nginitian lang siya ng babae at pinapasok na lang niya ito.

Hindi na nagtataka si Yasha nang makitang naroon na ito sa harap ng kanyang silid. Kilala na kasi ng lolo't lola niya si Aya dahil madalas itong bumisita sa kanila kahit noong bago mawala ang ilang bahagi ng kanyang alaala. Matagal na niya itong kaibigan. Nakilala niya ito sa isang traditional music concert na ginawa rito sa Pilipinas kung saan isa siya sa mga inimbitahang manood niyon.

Nginitian lang ni Aya si Yasha at tumuloy na sa pagpasok sa kuwarto niya. Napansin pa niya na tila natigilan ito nang makita si Raiden.

the last sky of the earth 28 - knight's scene: unexpected visitor

ABALA si Yasha sa binabasang articles at ilan pang librong nakalatag sa study table niya. As usual, hindi siya nagpapaistorbo kagaya na rin ng bilin niya sa Lolo't Lola niya. Kailangan niya ng katahimikan lalo na sa mga sandaling iyon dahil na rin sa dami ng tumatakbong isipin sa utak niya.

And as usual (again), may kinalaman na naman ang mga iyon sa misyon ni Yasha na kahit ang kapatid niya ay hindi pa nalalaman iyon. She couldn't afford to let him get involved with what she was doing. Masyado nang magulo ang buhay niya para madamay pa ang nag-iisang kapatid niya. Even though she knew her brother was capable of dealing with the enemies using his sword skills he acquired since he was four, duda pa rin siya kung talagang kaya ni Raiden na kalabanin ang mga taong posible niyang makabangga dahil sa misyon niya.

"Ate, busy ka ba?"

Napaangat ng tingin si Yasha mula sa binabasa niya. Hindi niya maitago ang kanyang pagtataka. Her grandparents should've told Raiden that she didn't want to be disturbed. Pero si Raiden naman iyon, eh. If anything else, naglalaan naman talaga siya ng oras para sa taong ito. Kapatid niya ito.

the last sky of the earth 27 - first meeting

THINGS were getting a lot confusing. At least, iyon ang naiisip ni Seiichi. Sa dinami-rami ba naman kasi ng mga nangyari sa maghapong iyon, hindi siya sigurado kung alin sa mga iyon ang totoo o likha lamang ng kanyang isipan. But at the same time, he thought that he'd rather think of everything that had happened as a figment of his imagination.

Pero sa totoo lang, masakit pa ring isipin iyon. Damn it! Seiichi was already looking for a certain proof since that attack two years ago. Wala siya sa pinangyarihan ng mga pagpatay na iyon. But just hearing some testimonies and stories with regards to it made him know the pain that the survivors had surely felt. At ang hindi nalalaman ng karamihan, the pain he felt despite not being in the scene of events was something that he had somehow hid from the rest of the world.

That pain had something to do with losing not just his best friend who treated him with no prejudice with regards to his race, but also the sweet young girl who could play a beautiful but melancholic melody using her flute. At ang babaeng iyon ay nagkataong talaga namang napakahalaga sa kanya.

Sa pagkakaalala na naman ni Seiichi sa babaeng nakita niyang kamukha ni Kourin Shinomiya sa park na iyon, hindi niya alam kung ano ang dapat niyang isipin. All this time, had he been right? Did the attack at the Shinomiya mansion still holds a mystery as to the fate of the Shinomiya princess? May ilan na ring nagsasabing baliw siya sa ginagawang pag-assume sa isang milagro. Pero sa simula pa lang na mabalitaan niya ang tungkol sa pag-atake, alam na niyang may mali sa mga pangyayari. And yet there was no denying that the event had truly brought him so much pain.

What Happened Today?

Good evening!

Well, this is new. Greeting everyone like this. I’m not sure if I could keep up with doing this, though. anyway, I’ll try to do so. But I surely can’t promise anything about this. It’s kind of tough doing it, to be honest. Especially now that things are a little unsure for me that I can’t think of anything worthy for quite a while now.

Wait! Did that even make any sense at all? I have a feeling that it didn’t. Sorry for that.

The Sunday Currently # 19

Seriously, I am not going to ask anymore about the last time I wrote a Sunday Currently entry. ‘Cause honestly, I grew tired of doing that for now. I’ve never actually maintained a blog in my life and by now, I’m sure I’ve already lost what few “readers” I have—if I ever had any. But if there still are readers of this blog, thank you.

From my last post, I said that I would probably talk about the photo edits, the certain retired actor that’s really making me think (until now), or even the currently airing Super Sentai series that I’ve been watching. But now that I’m writing this, I don’t think I could talk any of it. Well, what can I say? This entry is like a summary of what I’ve been doing for the past week. Or maybe not.

Even so, I’d still like to post this since I can’t concentrate on what I was supposed to do tonight. So let’s get on with it, shall we?

Still Stumped...

Hi! How are you, everyone? Still living a good life, I hope.

I’m not sure if I have readers here but I still want to do this. I just want to write down my thoughts since honestly speaking, I’ve never done that in a long while. I don’t know but it seems that these past months, I’ve been having a hard time incorporating my thoughts to my writings and now, I’m stumped. If you know what I mean.

Just like now. A while back, I was contemplating on writing a blog entry in English or Filipino. See? I couldn’t also decide on what language medium to use for writing. Same goes to me writing my manuscripts. Due to some issues that I won’t be able to discuss properly here, I’ve been in hiatus in writing Filipino romance. And it’s a long while, as well. I guess I’m losing my touch in writing something that I really want to believe, but some things (or should I say circumstances) were trying to destroy it for me.

the last sky of the earth 26 - gazes

"DEAD END... again." Napakamot ng ulo si Seiichi nang maupo siya sa isang bench na napansin niya ilang hakbang lang mula sa kinatatayuan niya. Seryoso lang, ha? Bakit ba laging palpak ang kinahihinatnan ng paghahanap niya?

But as if Seiichi could actually do something about it. Para nga sa iilan na nakakaalam ng totoong plano niya, it was called absurdity. Siguro nga. But he couldn't really ignore the nagging feeling that something about... everything was totally wrong. Hindi niya alam kung bakit pero ang mas nakapagtataka, handa siyang ibuhos ang lahat para sa pakiramdam na iyon.

It was as if he was asking for the greatest miracle, and Seiichi grudgingly admitted that.

Perhaps.

the last sky of the earth 25 - attack

ALL KOURIN could do at the moment was to heave a heavy sigh as she looked below. She was standing on near the edge of the rooftop kung saan kitang-kita niya ang mga nangyayari sa campus grounds. First day of school nang araw na iyon at kahit alam ng mga tagapagbantay niya na talagang mapanganib pa rin sa kanya ang lumabas, walang choice ang mga ito.

Kourin's guardians only agreed to let her out of the mansion and go to school on one condition ― kailangang may magbantay sa kanya even from a distance. At that point, alam na niyang may nagbabantay at nagmamasid sa kanya kahit naroon na siya sa rooftop. One thing she knew, it wasn't Amiko. Not even Nanami. She could've go on guessing kung sino ang nagbabantay sa kanya. But only three people entered her mind.

And Kourin could tell that those three weren't even a part of the 12 Knights, but talented warriors, just the same.

At the very least, makakahinga na si Kourin nang maluwag kahit papaano. Even though she knew she couldn't let her guard down ― not even for a minute!

the last sky of the earth 24 - knight's scene: fire princess

SA KABILANG banda, matapos siguruhin ni Amiko na tulog na ang prinsesa ay tinungo niya ang sariling silid. To be honest, she really needed to contemplate on a few startling and quite disturbing issues. Pero sa dinami-rami ng mga issues na iyon, hindi niya alam kung ano nga ba ang dapat na unahin niyang intindihin.

Amiko took put out the marble crest that Kourin handed out earlier. Nakatitiyak siya na walang ideya ang prinsesa sa ibig sabihin ng simbolong nakaukit sa marble na iyon. But she was also sure that it wouldn't take Kourin long enough to figure out the truth.

Kilala ni Amiko si Kourin, lalong-lalo na ang kakayahan ng prinsesa. For a 17-year-old leader of the remaining Shinomiya clan members and followers, masasabi niyang darating ang panahon at katatakutan na ang kakayahang iyon. Of course, she would never allow that to happen. Her title as the Blue Shadow of the 12 Knights of the Sky meant much more than just a name to be feared and respected.

At handa si Amiko na patunayan iyon sa lahat ng magtatangkang saktan ang prinsesa.

the last sky of the earth 23 - knight's scene: miyamoto lord

"I DON'T think forcing the princess to discard her own identity had truly helped her all this time."

Napalingon ang babaeng nagngangalang Aya Yukimura sa pinagmulan ng tinig na iyon. "She didn't discard her identity, my lord. No one forced her to. She merely wanted the world to discard her existence as the Shinomiya princess in order to let Zeus believe she really died along with the others that night."

"Is that what you think, Aya?"

"That's what I believe, Lord Theron. And I know that's what you think, as well, since you're the one who took her out of the danger."

the last sky of the earth 22 - brutality

Sa kalagitnaan ng pag-iisip ni Kourin ng posibleng sagot tungkol sa pagkakakilanlan ng taong nagdala sa kanya sa lugar na iyon, agad siyang nakaramdam ng hindi maganda sa paligid niya. Thank goodness her ability to sense danger hadn't left her. But at that point, the situation would surely put her in a tight spot.

Mukhang sa nakikita ni Kourin, hindi pa rin pala siya ligtas sa lugar na iyon. She was about to say something when she saw the woman took ahold of the shamisen. Much to her surprise, the woman pulled out a short sword from it. Pero sandali lang iyon. Nahagip ng mga mata niya ang isang katana na nakapatong sa isang wooden stand at tila naghihintay lang na gamitin ng sinumang nagmamay-ari niyon.

"You can use it if you want. But of course, you still need to be careful," the woman said as she stood and prepared for the possible incoming attack.

"I had my share of using such a sword a long time ago. Sana lang ay hindi pa rin nawawala sa akin ang mga natutunan ko." And with that, Kourin took ahold of the katana she saw.

the last sky of the earth 21 - shamisen player

KADILIMAN ang unang sumalubong sa mga mata ni Kourin nang magmulat siya. Ilang sandali rin ang pinalipas niya bago nakapag-adjust ang paningin niya sa kadiliman ng paligid. Kasabay niyon ay napabalikwas siya ng bangon nang maalala niya ang mga pangyayari.

Oo nga at natatandaan pa ni Kourin na nawalan kaagad siya ng malay nang may tumakip sa bibig niya at may humablot sa kanya. Nakaramdam siya ng biglang pagsigid ng kung anong masakit sa batok niya. Until it came to her that she was struck at that particular part of her neck that surely rendered her unconscious almost in an instant.

But who would do something like that to the princess? Just as she was about to get away from her perpetrators.

"It seems to me you're awake," anang isang tinig ng babae na nagpatigil sa ginagawang pag-iisip ni Kourin. "Princess Kourin of the Shinomiya Clan."

the last sky of the earth 20 - conversation in training

Kourin was panting hard after dropping her wooden sword on the ground. Hitoshi just declared the end of her training after a tedious hour of sword training for that day. Even though she glared at her brother who just laughed at her, she followed his suggestion. Her brother was considered a monster when it comes to training people. But it appeared that the monstrosity accompanying his training and teaching skills implied the gravity of the situation at the moment.

Hindi siya tanga para hindi maramdaman iyon. Kahit pa prinsesa siyang maituturing sa klase ng pag-aalaga at pagtrato sa kanya ng mga kasamahan nila sa Shrouded Flowers, it wasn't like she would be oblivious to the dangerous truth.

Kourin just sat on the grass and looked at the sky. It was a clear blue sky, with the cool breeze blowing on the side. She had to say that it was refreshing.

"Do you miss him?"

The Last Sky Of The Earth 19 - Knight's Scene: Blue Shadow

These bunch of guys had truly asked for their funeral.

Or at least iyon ang nasa isipan ni Amiko habang tinitingnan ang natitira pang mga lalaki na tila humahanap ng tiyempo para sugurin siya. Laking pasalamat na lang niya na tila wala naman na sa mga ito ang nagtangkang sundan pa ang prinsesa. Well, maybe because every time some of them tried to follow the princess, the mysterious sniper would snipe them down in an instant. Iyon din ang isang rason kung bakit nababawasan ang kinakalaban niya na wala siyang gaanong ginagawa.

Pero hindi pa rin dapat mapalagay si Amiko. Hindi pa niya alam kung talaga ngang mapagkakatiwalaan ang sinumang sniper na iyon. There might be other reasons for that sniper to finish off the other thugs attempting to follow Kourin.

Nawala sa iniisip ang atensiyon ni Amiko nang mapuna na niya ang pagsugod ng dalawang lalaki sa kanyang likuran. She immediately blocked the two katanas that were about to strike her down using both of her sai. Sinipa naman niya ang isa pang lalaking papasugod sa kanya sa harap.

The Last Sky Of The Earth 18 - Death Attempt Pt. 2

The shrine priestess greeted the two girls with a warm smile as they headed to the altar and offer a prayer. Pero kung si Kourin ang tatanungin, isa lang ang hiling niya. Kahilingang nagtagal nang dalawang taon at hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon ay pilit pa rin niyang hinihintay na magkaroon ng katuparan.

Tahimik pa ring nagdarasal si Kourin kapag hindi na nito namalayan ang manaka-nakang pagtingin ni Amiko sa direksiyon nito.

Ang daming naglalaro sa isipan ni Amiko nang mga sandaling iyon ― lahat ay may kinalaman kay Kourin at sa mga posibleng gumugulo sa isipan ng prinsesa. Idagdag pa ang mga isiping ilang araw na ring bumabagabag sa kanya.

Napatingin si Amiko sa kamay niyang nasugatan ng dagger na dala-dala ng isa sa mga lalaking nagtangka sa buhay ni Raiden at ni Kourin. Naroon pa rin ang sakit pero hindi na niya alintana iyon. Ang mas inaalala niya ay ang crest na nakaukit sa mismong patalim na iyon.

The Last Sky Of The Earth 17 - Death Attempt Pt. 1

KADALASAN, kapag nalaman ni Kourin na may mga nagtatangka sa buhay niya, she always kept telling to herself that she needed to get used to it. That with the path she chose, it was a normal scenario.

But to think even a friend of Kourin's would also become a potential target... Heto siya ngayon, hindi mapakali. Kulang na lang, ihampas niya sa pader ang ulo para lang matigil na siya sa pag-isip ng mga kung anu-ano.

"Don't make that kind of face, Lady Kourin. Lalo kang papangit niyan. Sige ka, baka hindi ka na magustuhan ni Raiden."

Hindi pa rin nawawala sa facial expression ni Kourin ang frustration niya kahit na nang marinig niya 'yon kay Amiko. Ito talagang babaeng 'to, kahit na kailan... Mas malala pa yata ang saltik nito sa utak kaysa sa mga taong nagtatangka sa buhay niya.

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 11 (Final)

CHAPTER 11

TATLONG araw na ang nakalipas mula nang komprontahin ni Yuna si Jerricko at hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon, tila hindi pa rin tuluyang rumerehistro sa isipan niya ang mga nangyari. Hindi pa rin siya makapaniwalang itinutulak na siya ng dalaga palayo rito. Iniisip niya kung may nagawa ba siyang kasalanan o ano para maisipan nito iyon. Pero wala talagang pumapasok sa isipan niya na kahit anong rason.

Oo nga't umalis siya papuntang Batangas na hindi man lang nagpapaalam dito. Pero iyon ay dahil wala na siyang panahon para makapagpaalam sa dalaga. Minadali ba naman kasi siya ng Mama niya na magpunta roon. Kunsabagay, ikinuwento kasi niya sa ginang ang tungkol kay Yuna at sa plano niyang magtapat dito sa loob mismo ng art gallery ng kanyang ina. It was the same art gallery he mentioned before to Yuna that had Cedric Limietta's paintings hanging on them. Iyon ang mga painting na binili noon ng kanyang ina. Gusto sana niyang sorpresahin ang dalaga sa pamamagitan ng pagtatapat niya rito ng tunay niyang nararamdaman sa mismong lugar na iyon. Pero siya ang nasorpresa sa huli dahil nga sa nangyari.

Kung bakit ba naman kasi sa tinagal-tagal ng pagsasama nila ni Yuna bilang magkaibigan—kahit na siya lang ang nag-iisip na magkaibigan sila dahil iwas pa rin sa kanya nang bahagya ang dalaga—ay hindi pa niya naisipang kunin ang contact number nito, kahit sa mga kasamahan nitong tiyak na nakakaalam niyon. Para bang nag-iwan lang iyon ng misteryo sa pagitan nilang dalawa ni Yuna. Iyon ang nasa isipan niya nang mapagtantong hindi pa nga niya talaga nagagawang kontakin ito sa kahit na anong paraan maliban na lang sa mga panahong magkikita sila sa school grounds.

Matapos ang araw ng komprontasyon na iyon, pinilit niyang kausapin si Yuna pero lagi itong umiiwas sa kanya. Pinuntahan na rin niya ito sa bahay nito at pinakiusapan na rin ang Mama nito pero ayaw talaga siyang harapin nito. Para talagang inilalayo na nito ang sarili sa kanya at pinipilit isipin na hindi siya nag-e-exist dito. Sobrang sakit niyon para sa kanya pero tinitiis niya. Kailangan niyang gawin iyon. Hindi siya susuko, iyon ang palaging nasa isipan niya. Kahit na sa totoo lang, gusto nang bumigay ng puso niya dahil sa sakit.

Top 10 Filipino Celebrity Crush

(In no particular order) tagged by Yasha Red Weasley in my FB account

1. Alden Richards (matagal na, actually)
2. Sam Concepcion (Since his younger days)
3. Joseph Marco (at hindi ko alam kung bakit)
4. Robi Domingo (siya ang isa sa reason kung bakit nanonood ako dati ng MYX)
5. Christian Baustista
6. Hideaki Torio
7. Tom Rodriguez
8. James Reid (wala lang. I find him cute)
9. Xian Lim
10. Coco Martin

10 Facts About Me

Originally posted in my FB account last October 27, 2014

As tagged by Ayamebunny WP

-masungit sa unang tingin (kaya napagkakamalang suplada)
-tahimik
-mahiyain (kahit 23 years old na)
-isip bata (at times, lao na kapag kasama ko ang mama ko)
-chocolate lover
-umaga lang nakakapag-internet (dahil sakop na ng mga kapatid ko ang computer for the rest of the day)
-coffee drinker (kaya hindi na tumatalab sa akin ang kape lalo na sa gabi)
-graduate of IT (pero kinalimutan na ang anything related sa programming)
-certified NBSB (but definitely not bitter)
-favorite ang color blue (kaya mostly ng kulay ng damit na nasa wardrobe ko eh kulay blue)

One Negativity After Another

I’m losing my touch. That’s all I’m going to say about this particular day. I don’t know what to do anymore except to mope around and think that maybe I made the wrong decision after all.

It’s not exactly easy to remain optimistic all the time when one negativity after another keeps arriving and surrounding you. I’m trying but I think I’m about to give in and remain moping around with nothing else to do. Especially when I have to deal with another rejection I received just this morning.

This is why I said that I’m losing my touch.

I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing, continuing to pursue the one thing that’s making me sane right now. But despite the negativity and me moping around, I still find myself doing it. I’m still here writing.

This may not be a story that I want to write, but this is still me. This is what I want to do. I don’t think I could ever give this up even though I’ve received more rejections than approvals. No, really. I think I lost count of all the rejections I need to deal with, but here I am.

The Last Sky Of The Earth 16 - Knight's Scene: Suggestion

MAAGA pa ring nagising si Miyako kahit na pasado alas-dos na siya nakatulog. The file she was reading somehow kept her up until her brain screamed for her to rest (at least not literally). She woke up at 4:30 A.M.

But there was a reason why she woke up at that particular time. She had to see someone.

Hindi na nagtaka pa si Miyako nang maabutan niya si Mamoru sa sala. He was also busy reading something from a folder.

"Oniichan, mata isogashiku nari-souda ne. (Looks like it's going to get busy for you again, Onii-chan.)," Miyako said as she proceeded to get out nang hindi na nagpapaalam kay Mamoru.

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10

HINDI pa rin nawawala sa isipan ni Yuna ang mga nangyari noong gabing inihatid siya ni Jerricko sa harap ng bahay niya matapos ang bakasyon nila. Ramdam pa rin niya ang kakaibang init at seguridad dala ng mahigpit na yakap sa kanya ng binata. It had been a week since then. Pero hindi pa rin sila nagkikita nito kahit nang magpunta siya sa Alexandrite University para mag-enroll for the next semester. Nalaman na lang niya kay Ria na may kailangan daw itong asikasuhin sa Batangas kasama ang ina nito. Hindi na lang niya inalam kung ano iyon dahil sa tingin naman niya ay importante ang pakay ng binata roon.

But of course, his absence only made things difficult for her. Nami-miss niya ito sa bawat araw na lumipas na hindi pa rin sila nagkikita. Pero hindi naman niya magawang iparamdam iyon sa binata dahil unang-una, wala siyang contact number nito. Noon lang niya napagtanto na kahit kailan ay hindi ito nagtangka na kunin ang number niya. At mukhang hindi rin nito kinuha iyon sa mga kasama niyang nakakaalam niyon.

Kaya heto siya ngayon, parang wala sa sarili habang nakatingin sa labas ng bintana ng clubhouse. Hindi niya magawang ipagpatuloy ang sketch sa painting na plano niyang simulan dahil hindi siya makapag-concentrate nang maayos. Laging lumilipad ang isipan niya kay Jerricko at sa mga panahong nakasama niya ito. Mag-isa lang siya sa clubhouse dahil hindi pa naman officially nagsisimula ang klase para sa susunod na semester. Kakaunti pa lang ang tao sa school at usually ay mga staff, instructor, at professor ang naroon.

"Mukhang napapadalas ang pagso-solo flight mo rito, ah. Okay ka lang ba, Yuna?"

About "Chronicles Of The Roses" Romance Series

When I was in third year high school (SY 2007-2008), nakabuo ako ng isang series na plano kong isulat noon. Nauso pa noon `yong mga pocketbooks na may 2-3 parts kapag sobrang haba. Hindi tulad ngayon na puwede nang pag-isahin sa iisang book lang. Anyway, nagawa kong halukayin ang mga old files ko sa isang nakatagong bag ko at nakita ko nga ang tungkol sa series na `to.

Pero sa totoo lang, parang mas magaling lang akong magplano kaysa magpatuloy ng mga naiplano ko na. Alam mo `yon. Kung minsan, hindi ko maiwasang ma-disappoint sa sarili ko pagdating sa mga ganitong bagay. Na ang dami kong plano pero hindi ko magawang tapusin lahat kasi nga laging distracted o laging tinatamaan ng katam.

Anyway, heto na nga. Since ayoko namang ma-pending lang sa isang tabi ito at amagin (literally), ise-share ko na lang ang tungkol sa romance series na sinasabi ko. Pero gusto ko lang sabihin na ang pagkakasulat ko ng description ng series na `to ay iyon mismo ang paraan ko ng pagkakasulat n’on noon. Word by word. Kaya kayo na ang humusga ng writing style ko noon kung ikukumpara sa ngayon. Okay?

The Last Sky Of The Earth 15 - News She's Waiting

Despite the threat lurking since Kourin's mind wasn't actually concentrating on that, she ended up having her morning walk earlier than usual. And by early, she meant 5 AM.

Hanggang 5 AM ang curfew ng minors sa subdivision kung saan nakatira si Kourin. At exactly 5 AM, she went outside the mansion. Kailangan niyang mag-isip nang maayos, 'no? Pambihira lang talaga. Hindi siya pinatulog nang matino. But she should've expected that.

Besides, kailan ba nakatulog si Kourin nang matino magmula nang maganap ang pag-atake in the first place?

Upon looking up, Kourin smiled in melancholy as she saw a few stars glittering the sky that particular dawn. May pagkakataon pa nga kayang darating na hindi lungkot ang lulukob sa kanya sa tuwing makikita niya ang langit na may nagkikislapan pang mga bituin?

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9

"NAGKA-GIRLFRIEND ka na ba?" pambungad na tanong ni Yuna kay Jerricko nang maisipan ng binata na umalis muna sila sa beach house at mamasyal sa tabing-dagat nang araw na iyon. Nagpaalam naman sila kay Tita Marissa, pati na rin kina Guia at Lexus, tungkol doon at pumayad naman ang mga ito.

Gusto kasi ni Jerricko na mag-strolling habang tinatahak ang kahabaan ng tabing-dagat. At ang loko, gusto siyang isama. Mas mabuti na raw na magkuwentuhan sila na malayo sa iba pa nilang mga kasamahan. Baka maupakan pa raw nito ang mga iyon kapag nag-umpisa nang mang-asar ang mga ito. Pabor naman iyon kay Yuna. Walang nakakahalata pero kasinglala yata ng Falcon Knights kung mang-asar ang mga kasama niya sa Imperial Flowers. Hindi pa niya gustong mapagdiskitahan ng mga ito dahil doon.

Besides, she needed to do something in order to be sure of her current feelings.

Napaubo naman si Jerricko at tila gulat na tiningnan siya. "B-bakit mo naman naitanong 'yan? Pambihira, ngayon ko lang nalaman na usisera ka pala."

Pinagkaka-busy-han

Okay. Mag-Tagalog naman tayo para maiba. Aba’y pulos English na ang mga pinagsususulat ko nitong mga nakaraang posts ko rito, ah. Nakaka-nosebleed lang, ha? Haha! In fairness, na-miss ko ring magsulat ng mga Filipino posts. Nitong mga nakaraang linggo kasi, nag-focus ako sa pagsusulat ng mga stories na pulos English. Alam mo na, isang paraan rin iyon para maka-connect ka sa mga international readers, lalo na `yong mga fanfiction readers.

`Yan pa. Fanfiction.

Nitong mga nakaraang linggo, ito talaga ang pinagkakaabalahan ko. Nagbalik-loob ako sa pagsusulat ng fanfictions lately. At ang subject ng mga fanfiction na pinagsususulat ko—Super Sentai. Hindi katulad ng karamihan ng co-writers ko na K-Drama ang hilig, mas gusto ko pong manood ng Super Sentai series. Kahit babae ako, ewan ko kung bakit iyon ang mas gusto kong panoorin. Kaya siguro nawawalan na ako ng romansa sa katawan dahil doon. Hehe! Sa ngayon, pinagkakaabalahan kong panoorin ang currently airing na Sentai series—ang Space Squadron Kyuranger (Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger).

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 14 - Contemplations

Hindi alam ni Seiichi kung ano'ng meron sa kisame at may ilang sandali rin siyang nakatingin doon habang nakahiga sa kamay niya. Naroon siya sa bahay na minsan nilang tinirahan ng lolo niya bago ito pumanaw. Iyon lang ang available na lugar kung saan siya puwedeng manatili ngayong nagdesisyon na siyang ituloy ang napagplanuhan na niya habang nasa New Zealand pa siya.

Mabuti na lang at inalagaan iyon nang husto ng dati nang katiwala roon na hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon ay walang sawa pa ring naninilbihan bilang caretaker ng bahay na iyon. May ilang araw na rin mula nang dumating siya roon ngunit hindi pa rin sigurado si Seiichi kung paano isasagawa ang kanyang plano. Iyon ay kahit determinado siya na isakatuparan iyon nang huli silang mag-usap ni Shuji.

Was he too hasty to make such a decision? Seiichi had asked that question quite a lot himself. Pero isa lang ang sigurado siya. Hindi siya nagpadalos-dalos nang magdesisyon siya tungkol sa bagay na iyon. Naniniwala siya na nasa Pilipinas ang sagot na hinahanap niya.

Ilang sandali pa ang lumipas at naisipan na rin niya sa wakas na umalis sa kamang kinahihigaan at lumapit sa bintana kung saan hindi pa nahahawi ang kurtinang naroon. But what he saw as soon as he opened the curtain nearly gave him a heart attack.

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8

"JOINT vacation?!" halos sabay-sabay na bulalas ng mga miyembro ng Imperial Flowers at Falcon Knights nang magkaroon sila ng meeting sa open field nang araw na iyon. Siyempre pa, sina Guia at Lexus ang pasimuno niyon.

Natapos na kasi ang activities at tournaments na dahilan upang maging busy silang lahat sa isang buong semester. Kaya ang joint vacation na iyon ang magsisilbing reward nila para sa buong limang buwan na nagpakapagod sila sa mga kanya-kanyang gawain. I-s-in-uggest iyon dahil ilang araw na lang, semestral break na. A vacation for a day or two—or even a week—wouldn't hurt, as Guia and Lexus said.

Kunsabagay, pabor naman iyon sa kanilang lahat. Pahinga rin iyon para sa kanila. Kaya lang, hindi maitatangging nagulat sila dahil hindi nila akalaing magkakasama ang dalawang grupo na magbabakasyon. Ano kayang topak ang dumapo kina Guia at Lexus para maisipan ang bagay na iyon?

Pero hindi iyon ang talagang gumugulo sa isipan ni Yuna nang mga sandaling iyon. Pasimple siyang tumingin sa kinauupuan si Jerricko. Ilang araw na niya itong napapansing wala sa sarili at tila malalim ang iniisip. Kapag tatanungin niya ito kung ano ang problema, palaging wala ang isasagot nito at ngingitian siya. Ayaw man niyang aminin, nag-aalala siya para sa binata. Nasanay kasi siya na lagi itong masaya na para bang walang problema. Gustung-gusto niyang nakikita na good mood ito. Sa totoo lang, nami-miss na nga niya ang kakulitan nito sa kanya, lalo na kapag alam nitong may naaalala na naman siyang hindi maganda. Pero ngayong nakikita niya itong ganito, wala man lang siyang magawa para bumalik ang magandang mood nito.

How It's Supposed To Be 6 (Final) - Stinger, Hami, Lucky, Miu and Renn

Part 6/6 (Stinger, Hami, Lucky, Miu, & Renn)

It was a good thing that Hami managed to sleep earlier than expected—if one would actually call that early. Well, perhaps she could thank it to the fact that she finally came up with a decision with regards to her own feelings for Lucky. It had been distracting her for more than a week so it was a total relief that she came in terms with her own emotions.

Now here comes the real problem—confessing to Lucky.

Great! How come she didn't even think about that part when she decided to finally tell him the truth? Should she consider this as a disaster in the making?

How It's Supposed To Be 5 - Stinger and Hami

Part 5/6 (Stinger & Hami)

That one night of mulling over alone seemed to have helped Stinger for a bit. But it also gave way for him to feel something he had never felt before. A kind of pain that perhaps had existed even worse than Scorpio's betrayal. Or should he really describe it like that? Could he really compare it to what happened to him and his brother?

At the moment, Stinger couldn't tell. But it was definitely painful—one that he didn't want to show that he was feeling it to anyone at all. He could only shake his head as he continued on with his own musings concerning Hami and Lucky. Whatever would be the case, he really needed all the time to prepare himself for something worst.

How It's Supposed To Be 4 - Stinger, Hami and Lucky

Part 4/6 (Stinger, Hami, & Lucky)

Days have passed but Hami could feel that her mind was still in a mess. She couldn't even calm herself down because of it and it was frustrating her even more. She couldn't tell if it was a good thing or a bad thing that the Kyulette wasn't choosing her Kyutama lately to do certain missions, though.

Lucky, on the other hand, had been going on one mission after another these past days that Hami's Kyutama wasn't chosen. For Hami, she considered it as a blessing in disguise since she won't get distracted or start feeling awkward because of Lucky's presence. However, this particular scenario didn't sit too well with another particular person.

How It's Supposed To Be 3 - Stinger and Hami

Part 3/6 (Stinger & Hami)

Both Lucky and Hami returned to the Orion before Commander Shou Lonpou could even scold them for it. But it was noticeable to all that the two seemed to have a slightly awkward atmosphere between them.

Though Lucky and Hami could still be seen talking normally, one couldn't really deny that something was wrong. Eventually, no one dared asking any of the two about the cause of that awkward atmosphere to surround them.

How It's Supposed To Be 2 - Renn and Lucky

Part 2/6 (Renn & Lucky)

What Hami didn't know was that all this time, someone was trying to look for her. Lucky noticed that Hami disappeared even before the rest of the team could call out their Voyagers to head back to the Orion. The others didn't take long to notice Hami's disappearance, either.

But it was Lucky who volunteered to look for her.

Though even with Raptor's help tracking down Hami's Seiza Blaster, Lucky wasn't still able to locate the ninja for some reason. Okay, given the fact that he was still unfamiliar with the area, but was that supposed to be the reason why he couldn't locate Hami?

How It's Supposed To Be 1 - Miu and Hami

Part 1/6 (Miu & Hami)

If there was one thing that Hami would consider amazing and weird at the same about Earth, it was for her to meet some… weird people, as well. Or at least that was how she would consider it now that she met someone named Sutou Miu. Apparently, this woman—who was an heiress, as well—just suddenly decided to use her Engine partner Jetras to go to that Earth.

Hami discovered that Miu came from Earth, as well—but of another universe, in which she, Garu, and Commander Shou just realized its existence months before while they were chasing down Maadako to retrieve the stolen Rashinban (Pyxis) Kyutama. But the real issue here was the purpose of Miu going to that parallel universe.

Staying Silent 6 (Final) - Lucky, Hami, Stinger, Agri and Kasumi

But it was on the next day that Hami decided to talk to Stinger. And this time, she would gather up all her courage to muster the words she needed to utter in order to convey her feelings to that stoic scorpion guy. She smiled at the thought.

Yes, Stinger was initially stoic and cold to the rest of them at first. But he was starting to soften up. She could really see that. It was just a question of whether or not Stinger would soften up when she confess to him.

Staying Silent 5 - Lucky and Hami

Those words were like knives cutting through his heart until now. But they didn't hurt so much now unlike the first time that realization actually hit him. It was worse than the hurt he felt when his luck ran out during the time they just started looking for the three Kyutamas needed to revive the Argo and he fought Ikaagen but ended up defeated.

"She already decided. I just have to make her realize it," Lucky said to himself and sighed once more.

He didn't know how long he had been staying in that room just looking at the Voyager hatch as he was thinking of various things. When was the last time he did that? He had no idea.

Staying silent must have been the best decision he made for his feelings for Hami, if not the most painful, as well. But now that he realized a lot of things because of that, then perhaps the pain would never matter at all if he tried his best to get his mind out of it.

It was the only way he could think of to support his two friends and precious comrades...

"But if that's what it takes to see you smile more often..." Lucky decided not to continue his words out loud at the moment.

He stood up from his position and left the place, finally.

Meanwhile, Hami was still looking at Stinger still sitting on the hallway with his head lowered down. She had no idea what could he possibly be thinking at the moment. Yeah, right. When was the last time she even managed to do such a feat to a person like Stinger?

But as she continued doing so, as she kept on looking at Stinger, she also remembered the conversation that she and Lucky had days before the orange warrior returned from his undercover mission. It was an unusual discussion, if one would asked her. But it was also the one that truly enlightened her-she only realized that now.

With that, she couldn't help showing a smile as she continued watching Stinger from her position.

"Lucky's right..." Hami muttered with that smile of relief plastered on her face. "I guess I don't have to hesitate anymore, huh?"

Hami had finally come to a decision... and it was all thanks to Lucky. How could she ever thank him for that?

Staying Silent 4 - Lucky, Hami and Stinger

No matter how many times Hami coaxed Lucky to tell her more about what he said, he remained silent and soon returned to his usual hyperactive self. But that was only when she was watching or near the area where he was. Maybe it was indeed a good thing Lucky was known for his hyperactivity and his talk about good luck.

It was a way for him to hide something that was stressing him all this time. But there was no way he would tell anyone about it, even to Hami despite the fact that they were close.

That was because the issue has something to do with her, after all.

"I did experience it..." Lucky uttered almost silently as he was watching outside the glass window overlooking the hatch where the Shishi Voyager could be seen. "You just didn't know that, Hami. It's because of you..."

But all he could do for now was talk to himself about that certain experience he was talking about.

Three days later, Stinger came back with a news regarding his undercover mission and the team soon began planning their next tactics in liberating chosen districts under several Daikans' rule. It went on for about an hour or so. After that, they were all told to prepare for their next mission.

What the others didn't know was, Lucky was able to witness one certain scene concerning his two comrades-Stinger and Hami-from his position where he stopped though he was supposed to go to his room. From his opinion, it really looked like those two were going around in circles with regards to their own emotions. He could see it in their actions, even on their faces.

"What should I do now?" Lucky was able to see Hami mouthing those words, her face showing near distress and frustration-even melancholy, which he found weird.

As for Stinger, Lucky saw him sitting there with his head lowered. So he wasn't sure what his scorpion friend was thinking. But that was just for a short time. Soon after, Stinger raised his head and looked up to the ceiling and began mouthing some words that Lucky was still able to read.

"What am I suppose to do?"

Watching those two made Lucky realize something. And at that point, he also came up with a decision he never thought he'd do in his life.

Lucky's mind returned to reality after that. He soon looked outside the glass window again overviewing the Voyager hatch. He smiled sadly as he recalled the scene he saw earlier. Along with that, he also recalled his conversation with Hami days before.

How was he able to say those words to Hami that day? He knew the answer, he only chose not to say it out loud when he knew that Hami had already decided. She just didn't know it yet.

"Because I know... how hard it is to remain silent."

Staying Silent 3 - Lucky and Hami

As the mission went on for Stinger, one particular person in the Orion was truly worried for the orange Scorpius Systerm warrior even though it wasn't really necessary. All Hami could do was to sigh heavily since Stinger left the ship to do an undercover mission alone. She was having a hard time understanding things since then, though.

But one thing was for sure, that worry she was feeling won't fade away just like that. Until Stinger comes back, she would stay restless in the ship, probably even during times when the Kyulette would choose her Kyutama to do a mission of liberating one of Earth's sector under the Jark Matter's jurisdiction.

"Is it Stinger again?"

That voice disrupted Hami's flow of thoughts and raised her head. She soon saw Lucky smiling at him as he approached her. Soon after, the question he asked registered in her mind. She did her best to force down the warmth trying to creep up her face because of that name.

Why does she always end up feeling that way every time Stinger's name would be mentioned?

"What made you think I was thinking of him?" Hami asked back with a pout and looked away.

She heard Lucky chuckle and to her surprise, ruffled her hair which only annoyed her for a bit. "Lucky! Stop doing that."

"I only did that to keep your mind away from him for a while."

"Eh?" What does Lucky meant by that?

When Hami faced Lucky, she saw him looking outside the ship where the view of Earth was truly visible. He was smiling, but for some reason, she noticed something odd about his eyes. She was still trying to pinpoint that oddity when she got startled just because the red warrior faced him with a grin.

"I don't think you don't have to worry about anything when it comes to Stinger. He's strong and capable. He can handle himself," Lucky said.

Hami sighed and faced the outside of the ship this time. "I know that, you idiot. And I'm not worrying about him, okay?"

"How long are you going to keep on denying, Hami?"

The female ninja was surprised to hear a different kind of seriousness in Lucky's voice. Why was he talking this way? She couldn't help feeling nervous because of this. "W-what do you mean?"

"Until now, you're still confused, right?"

Now Hami couldn't understand the direction of this conversation between her and Lucky. "Lucky?"

"You don't have to hesitate when it comes to deciding whether you'd stay with him or not," Lucky said, which made her speechless and mystified her at the same time.

Was this really the Lucky she knew all this time? How come he was able to say such sensible, and also outrageous things at the moment?

"How can you even say that easily? Have you experienced getting confused about something you can't even understand?" Hami could only ask since she couldn't think of anything to serve as a retort.

To Hami's surprise, despite Lucky's smile, there was an underlying seriousness in his eyes which she had never seen before. Even during those times that they had such times when they could actually talk about various serious issues.

"I did, Hami."

Staying Silent 2 - Agri and Stinger

Meanwhile, one of the missions that Commander Shou Ronpou mentioned to the Kyurangers actually needed someone to go undercover. By far, the only one capable of doing that among the team was Stinger, which he accepted.

But not without looking at Hami as stealthily as he could, his mind still ringing with words that Kasumi mentioned to him the last time they saw each other.

In the end, he just remained silent even after he left the Orion. He was given three days to complete his undercover mission. But before he could even head to the location as soon as he landed on Earth, another familiar face stopped him to his tracks.

"How come you're here?" Stinger asked as his way of greeting to that certain warrior.

"From the looks of your outfit, it seems you're heading out somewhere. You're on a mission?" Agri inquired instead of actually answering Stinger's initial question.

Stinger chose not to say anything, though. Agri just chuckled and shook his head.

"Okay. I'm here because someone told me about your little predicament with that space ninja friend of yours."

"Kasumi..." Stinger could only utter in annoyance. Were ninjas always like that? "There's nothing to discuss about that."

"Are you sure about that, Stinger? I don't think that's the thing you should worry about right now."

Stinger frowned and faced the Gosei Angel. "What are you talking about?"

"If you keep up that tough act, you'll end up losing her in the end, you know?"

Does Agri and Kasumi have to say the same thing to him, seriously speaking? Why did they have to remind him of the same thing over and over? It was as if Kasumi's words weren't enough to taunt him, and now this! Agri was saying the same thing.

"Do you really have to remind me that? I know what I'm doing."

"Oh, really? Well, if you're sure, then perhaps I can assume that you at least talked to Hami before you head out here for your mission."

Now that froze Stinger. Where does this conversation heading to right now?

"Mind your own business." Soon after, he left Agri to that place so that he could finish his mission before the deadline.

"I guess that answers the question, then," Agri muttered with a small smile.

Staying Silent 1 - Kasumi and Stinger

The one advantage that perhaps, the planet Earth had given him was meeting some people along the way even though at times, they could be a bit annoying. Just like this young woman beside him at the moment who managed to drag his worries out of himself before he could even stop himself.

That young woman was named Momochi Kasumi, whom he soon realized was one of the warriors who defended the Earth of another universe from various threats. But that wasn't the real issue here.

"I can't believe that you, Stinger, would actually mention something with regards to your love life," Kasumi commented with a smile.

"You're the one who forced it out on me using your machine," Stinger said back as he stared at the Truth-Telling Nin machine that Kasumi invented and used on him a while back.

"Well, I have to use it especially on you if that would actually help me drag things out from your mouth."

Stinger remained silent for a while before he heard the young scientist heave a sigh.

"But seriously, Stinger, can't you just stay true to yourself and your feelings for once? That would truly help you, you know" Kasumi said, nearly feeling hopeless about the situation.

"What do you know about staying true to your feelings?" Stinger retorted.

Kasumi sighed. "Don't answer my question with another question, Stinger. The point here is, you better make a move now or you'll lose her before you knew it."

If glaring could actually kill, then Kasumi would've been dead the moment Stinger did so. But the ninja was only sporting a serious face. That only means she wasn't joking. Well, it wasn't in Kasumi's nature to joke around when it comes to things like this, right?

But things wasn't exactly that easy. He couldn't force that girl to actually choose him. But what if Kasumi was right? What if he would lose her before he could even realize it? Especially knowing that another guy was after that particular girl, as well.

Not Containable

Okay. I managed to post this again after... how many days? Seriously, I don't want to count anymore since it's starting to become irritating. But anyway, I don't know if I have so much to say here. Some are just... not containable and can't be put into words for some reason. Dramatic much? Yeah, I know. I also just noticed that.

Anyway, what are the recent updates? I could say nothing much. But it's better if I just enumerate things down, okay?

• Let's start with my readings. And I have to say that it's quite disappointing that I only finished reading one book this week. It was the ARC of "Bucket List Of Love" by Filipino author C.P. Santi. Yes, I have to write a review about that and I was supposed to post it last month and yet, I didn't. Told you it's disappointing.
• As for my writings, well... There's not much progress about my manuscripts that I wanted to submit. And I mean it didn't even move at all. But that's because I focused on writing other things--my fanfictions. Yes, I'm back with writing them again after so many months (or should I say it had been a year?). My focus this time is Super Sentai, mainly Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger fanfictions. I don't know. I've been really fascinated about this series lately. Trust me, it's a really interesting one. I've already finished two fanfics for Kyuranger in which you can read on my Wattpad, Blogger, and Fanfiction.Net accounts.

So there you go. Until the next post!

NP: "I Love You, I Remember You" by I.O.I.

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 13 - Knight's Scene: Main Resolve

‘Yumemiya clan…’

Mukhang hindi basta-basta ang mga nakakasalamuha ni Ate Yasha dahil sa trabaho nito bilang photojournalist. At kung pakaiisipin ni Raiden, Japanese ang kausap nito. And yet here he was, actually listening to his sister speaking in Filipino na para bang naiintindihan din iyon ng kausap nito sa kabilang linya.

"Ano'ng ibig mong sabihin? Bakit nasama ang kapatid ko sa hit list nila?"

Bakas sa tinig ni Ate Yasha ang takot at pagkataranta. Si Raiden naman, nakaramdam ng 'di maipaliwanag na kaba. Para saan 'to?

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7

OO nga't kabilin-bilinan ni Jerricko kay Yuna na huwag siyang pupunta sa closed court nang walang kasama. Pero mukhang iiral pa yata sa mga sandaling iyon ang tigas ng ulo niya. Hindi niya alam kung bakit bigla niyang na-miss makita ang lalaking iyon habang nagpipinta siya roon sa clubhouse. Walang dudang inspired siya nang mga oras na iyon sa pagpipinta mula nang dalhin siya ni Jerricko sa burol kung saan kitang-kita nila ang Aeraven Lake. Nangako naman ito sa kanya noon na dadalhin siya nito sa lawa mismo sa susunod upang makita niya iyon nang malapitan. Ikinatuwa naman niya iyon nang husto.

Para siyang isang batang nakagawa ng kasalanan at ngayon ay nagtatago upang hindi maparusahan sa paraan ng patagong pagsilip na ginagawa niya mula sa pinto ng closed court. Pero mabuti nang ganoon ang gawin niya upang makasiguro na wala siyang makakasalubong na kung sinong mokong sa lugar na iyon.

Mahirap na. Baka mapag-trip-an na naman siya roon.

Nakahinga lang siya nang maluwag nang makitang si Jerricko lang ang naroon at nagpa-practice gamit ang isang ball pitching machine. Isa-isa nitong pinapatamaan ng hawak na raketa ang mga bolang ibinabato sa direksyon nito. She couldn't help smiling at the sight of him so focused on what he was doing. Ganoon din ba ang itsura niya kapag nagpipinta siya?

First Sentai Fanfiction

Wow! I can't believe it's the third entry already. Well, I can't seem to find my drive to write the stories that needed my attention so I ended up writing this instead. I hate it when I suffer like this, especially those times I wanted to write every story I had in mind but my body won't even cooperate at all.

Or I have a feeling that it was just my excuse to escape, I think.

Anyway, there's a bit of a weird news. Thankfully, I got to  finish my first Kyuranger fanfic. And now it's posted on my Wattpad account. It's titled "Staying Silent" and it's a Lucky/Hami/Stinger fanfiction story, featuring two other Sentai characters--Kasumi from Ninninger and Agri from Goseiger. I know, it's a weird addition. I'm just glad it's over and finished. I had fun writing it, honestly speaking and now, I'm planning to write a reversed version of it. But this time, it will feature two different Sentai characters--both are from Go-onger.

Thanks to an online friend's suggestion, the two new featured Sentai characters from Go-onger were Kousaka Renn and Sutou Miu. I gave this reversed version the story title "How It's Suppose To Be". So if you're a Lucky/Hami fan and shipper, then this story is for you.

For now, I'm a bit pissed with my Wattpad app along with the slow internet connection. And I think that's what added to the reason of me having the hard time finding my writing muse.

So that's it for now.

Till the next entry... whenever that is.

NP: "Only For You" by Six Part Invention

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 12 - Knight's Scene: Contacting

A few minutes after Takeru's conversation with Akemi, who left the mansion in secret, he entered the interrogation room. The guys guarding it bowed as he passed by. He only acknowledged them with a nod.

Takeru was surprised to see Hotaru and her cousin Amiko already there. "What are you girls doing here? Aren't you supposed to be training?"

Amiko just smiled.

"Mabuti nang mabantayan namin ang process ng interrogation," sagot ni Hotaru na hindi hinaharap si Takeru. "It wasn't even five minutes that has passed and this guy already blurted it all out."

A July 20 Birthday Greeting For You!

Yes, I know this is quite late for a birthday greeting here on my blog. And it so happened that today is my father’s birthday, as well. But I’ll do a separate blog post for that later. So this is one of my ‘first things’ I’ve done in my life—greeting a celebrity here on my blog and even in social media. I wasn’t really that ‘sociable’ both in cyber and real world. But for my favorite female green ranger (which was the first, of course), I’m going to do this.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OKUBO SAKURAKO-chan!

Sorry about the honorific that I have to add. But I hope you celebrated your birthday happily and with the people you cared about and with those who cares about you a lot. Thanks to Twitter and even my online friends in Instagram, I was able to see photos and message about how you celebrated your birthday. Don’t lose that smile, okay? You’re really beautiful when you do that. Live a happy life as you go along. And whatever choices you make along the way now that you turned 19, I hope you won’t regret it when time comes. I can see that a lot of people supports you in your endevour. Make sure you find a way to return the love and support that they’re showing you now.

A lot of things can still happen to do once you finally reach adulthood (or have you already reached it?). But if you keep up a happy, brave, and positive disposition in life, I think you’d be able to handle it.

Happy birthday, once again! Enjoy your life and the love you receive from everyone.

Not Much Has Happened

I know I should’ve posted another entry last Sunday. And what day is today? It’s Wednesday. So that means I haven’t posted anything in 3 days and I’m really sorry for that. Besides the fact that I ran out of topics to talk about, I’m also suffering from itchy throat and runny nose for days now, which is extremely irritating. Can’t I just wish for it to go away? And I mean immediately. Urgh! I hate this.

Not much has happened during those days that I didn’t write any entries here. Trust me, that’s how boring my life could be most of the time. During the last entry, I did mention that I created a second Instagram account, right? Well, it’s already filled with 69 posts at the moment. Most of it are my photo edits I did featuring my Kyuranger OTP Stinger and Hami. Ever since I saw some of the edits created by the other IG users featuring that pair, it felt like I got a sudden burst of inspiration to write other stories with those two as my visuals. And of course, I also got inspired to do my own photo edits while still experimenting on how to use Snapseed which is a photo-editing app for Android. This was first suggested to me (and the other #daretoshareIGchallenge participants) along with a visual-planning and scheduling app for Instagram called Planoly. But I only let Snapseed remain in my phone. So here I am.

I’m not sure what will I post and when will I post the next Thoughts At Night entry here. I don’t want to say any particular date that I would end up not doing. That could really be a little disappointing and upsetting.

Until next time!

NP: “Megumi No Ame (Blessed Rain)” by Alan Dawa Dolma

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 11 - Return

"Ang lalim na naman ng iniisip natin, ah. Hindi na ba magagawang umahon niyan?"

Napalingon si Seiichi sa pinagmulan ng tinig na iyon at hindi siya sigurado kung maiinis ba siya o matutuwa nang makita ang taong hindi niya namalayang sumulpot sa likuran niya. Naroon siya sa balkonahe ng silid na gamit niya sa apartment at naisipang magpahangin kahit sandali. At para makapag-isip na rin nang maayos bago niya tuluyang isagawa ang planong matagal na niyang gustong gawin.

"Inumpisahan mo na naman ang manakot. Ano'ng ginagawa mo riyan sa likod ko, ha? Hinayaan ka na naman nilang pumasok dito sa kuwarto ko nang walang paalam."

"Mr. Yasuhara, kanina pa ako nandito sa likuran mo, kung alam mo lang. Pero ang atensyon mo ang wala sa paligid. Ako pa talaga ang sinisi mo, samantalang ikaw ang lutang sa ating dalawa."

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6

"HINDI ka talaga titigil sa ginagawa mong ito, 'no?" naitanong na lang ni Yuna nang makasalubong niya sa labas ng clubhouse si Jerricko nang hapon na iyon. Pinili niyang huwag nang magpa-late ng uwi dahil gusto niyang magpahinga muna. Pakiramdam kasi niya ay masyado na siyang pagod—hindi lang pisikal kundi pati na rin sa mental na aspeto.

Siguro nga, masyado na niyang napapabayaan ang sarili nang hindi niya namamalayan. Kaya lang, ipinagtataka niya kung bakit ngayon lang niya naramdaman ang pagod na iyon samantalang wala naman siyang pakialam dati kahit alam niyang sumusobra na.

"Well, sorry. Ganito ako kakulit, eh. Dapat pala, binalaan na kita tungkol doon, 'no? Bago ko sinabing gusto kong maging kaibigan mo."

Napailing na lang siya at lumapit na sa binata. "Siguro nga. Para alam ko kung ano ba talaga ang dapat kong asahan sa mga pinaggagagawa mong 'to."

Explanation For Not Posting Something Sensible

Yes, I know. Today is a Saturday so I should be writing a Saturday Night Thoughts post. But then, I said to myself: “If I have posts here during Saturdays, I think I should also write journal posts on other days, as well.” Why not, right? Just to make things fair.

I was preoccupied with so many thoughts lately that I ended up not doing the usual things. And because I got so caught up in those thoughts, I even decided to do some things that I don’t know if I should consider absurd or just… something I really want to do—I just didn’t know it.

Besides writing down this explanation, I can’t think of anymore sensible things to write here tonight. My throat hurts and I think I’m going down with a cold. God! This is what I hate about rainy days. And because of that, I haven’t written anything related to my stories and pending manuscripts. I’m so behind schedule and it’s irritating. So I got busy doing other things:

• I created a second IG account which would feature my current fangirling moments (if I could really call that a real fangirling) which never happened before. Anyway, if you want to visit it, here’s my IG username: @dreamcoloredgift0830
• Editing pictures using Snapseed. But honestly, I still prefer using Adobe Photoshop.
• Listening to songs all day. *shrugs*

I should’ve added reading the ARC for “Bucket List of Love” by C.P. Santi, but I didn’t read any book today, sadly. So I didn’t place it. Tomorrow would be the 2^nd entry, but as a Sunday Currently post. Okay?

NP: “Panunumpa (The Promise/The Oath)” by Carol Banawa (a Filipino wedding song)

My Destiny From A Dream - Chapter 3

AGAD namang natapos ni Elena ang natitira pa niyang trabaho at dahil wala naman siyang masyadong appointments, nakauwi naman siya nang maaga gaya ng nasabi niya kay Joel.

Habang binabagtas niya ang daan pauwi sa ancestral house ay hindi niya maiwasang mapangiti dahil sa mga nangyari na kanina lang niya natuklasan.

Unang-una na rito ang kasalang magaganap sa pagitan nina Alexis at ng kapatid niyang si Angela. Hindi na siya nagtaka na ang dalawa ang nagkatuluyan. Kunsabagay, matagal naman na niyang napapansin ang kilos ng dalawang iyon kapag magkaharap. At hindi lang siya ang nakakapansin niyon.

Pero sigurado siya na isang malaking selebrasyon ito para sa mga pamilya nila. Alam niyang dahil sa mangyayaring kasalan sa pagitan nina Alexis at Angela ay mas lalo pang magiging mahigpit ang kapit ng mga Cervantes at dela Vega sa isa't-isa.

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 10 - Listening

"SO IT was confirmed? Someone wanted to burn the shrine down? And because we're there, they attempted to kill us, too?"

Nanlumo si Kourin nang makitang tumango si Takeru. Sinasabi na nga ba niya. Kaya ang weird ng pakiramdam niya kanina sa shrine kasama si Raiden, eh.

Pagkauwi ni Kourin galing sa Shiasena Temple, sinalubong siya ni Amiko na agad namang nanghila sa kanya papunta sa study room. Naabutan niya roon si Takeru na seryoso ang pagmumukha. His expression immediately told her that something had happened that was beyond her knowledge.

She was right. Pero bakit?

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5

ISANG malalim na hininga ang pinakawalan ni Yuna nang magawa na rin niyang matapos ang routine na ilang linggo na rin niyang sinasanay. Normally, she was practicing a certain skating routine whenever she was supposed to compete. Pero nang araw na iyon, wala siyang sasalihang kahit na ano. Iba ang purpose ng routine na iyon sa kanya at maging si Sierra ay alam ang tungkol doon. It wasn't an intricate routine like what she used to formulate. But in more ways than one, that particular routine she was practicing was something special for her.

"Yuna, huwag mong masyadong pagurin ang sarili mo. Pambihira ka. Paano mo pa maipapakita iyan kung pinapagod mo naman nang husto ang sarili mo?" sabi ni Mirui na naroon sa gilid ng skating rink.

"Wow. At nagsalita ang hindi nagpapagod nang husto kapag may competition na salihan, 'no? 'Di hamak na mas malala ka pa sa akin kapag nagpa-practice ka, eh. Kulang na lang, magpakamatay ka sa pagpa-practice," nakalabing tugon niya at nag-umpisa nang mag-skate para makaalis na sa skating rink. "Mauuna na muna ako sa 'yo na umuwi. Kailangan ko pang bumili ng painting materials ko."

Hinayaan lang siya ni Mirui. Humingi pa nga ito ng tawad dahil hindi raw siya masasamahan nito. Wala namang kaso iyon sa kanya. Alam niyang abala rin ito sa pagsasanay para sa isa pang ice skating competition na nakatakda nitong salihan. Bilib din talaga siya sa kaibigan niyang ito. Kinakaya ang walang tigil na pagsasanay para lang magawa niya nang tama at maayos ang routine na binubuo nito para ipanlaban sa bawat skating competition na sinasalihan nito.

Lost In Translating... Or Not

I'm not quoting the movie title here, okay? Heck, I haven't even watched that movie (Lost In Translation) so I have no idea about the story of that film. What I'm talking about here are my stories. Yes, I've started translating two of them in English (finally!).

As some of you might have read on my previous posts, you'll know that I write--a lot. I started with personal journals and a few feature articles when I was in elementary. I was in Grade 6 at the time, if I remember it right. Or maybe even in Grade 5? When I reached first year high school (I'm talking about the previous Philippine educational system, so it's equivalent to first year middle school if you'll follow the educational system in other countries), I started writing poems and short skits (scripts usually used in role-plays). It continued until I reached third year (still equivalent to 3rd year middle school). By the second semester of that school year, I started writing prose. And I mean fiction--romance fiction.

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 9 - Knight's Scene: Lurking Danger

May dahilan kung bakit apat ang naging chaperone ni Kourin sa pag-e-enroll nang araw na iyon. Tama rin ang sinabi ng prinsesa na dahil iniutos iyon ni Hotaru. Pero ano nga ba ang dahilan na iyon?

"It's quite unusual for you na agad na pumayag na mamasyal si Lady Kourin kasama ang ibang tao," sabi ni Kana kay Takeru nang harapin siya ng dalaga.

"If you don't want that boy to become suspicious of us just because we didn't allow her to accept his invitation, I think I just made the right decision."

"Kayong apat talaga... Bakit ba masyado kayong mabait sa prinsesa, ha? We're supposed to be strict with her."

A Simple Birthday Greeting For You

I don't know what to say as a birthday greeting to you. As I told in the first birthday greeting to one of your Kyuranger co-star Kishi Yosuke, this is the first time I've done such a thing. And I mean greeting an admired celebrities during their birthdays. But for some reason, I really want to do this. I don't know what kind of charm that you guys have for me to do all this for the first time in my life.

Backstory first:

The Sunday Currently # 18

Honestly speaking, when was the last time I posted something like this? Man, I really need to remember that. I can't say that I miss writing a Sunday Currently post. But things are a little messed up for md right now, especially on how my life really had a slow progress over the months. There were changes, but they were not exactly the obvious ones.

But I'm still trying. At least, I know I'm willing to try some things that might give me the progress I need.

Okay, so this would be the third post I have for this day, July 2nd of the year 2017. There are reasons for that, though:

Happy Wattpad Anniversary, dreamcoloredgift!

Yes! It's one year already since this username was born. Wow! I can't how a year can pass by so quickly. I didn't even notice it. Haha! Just kidding. Of course, I noticed. But for some reason, I chose not to pay attention to it.

In any case, I've been writing poems and stories way before I discovered Wattpad and I started posting some of my stories there at around 2013-2014 (I guess). I can't remember the exact day but I remember the month. It was the month of May. And yet the feeling of suffocation at the atmosphere of the site that was supposed to give me inspiration to write more made me end up deleting that first Wattpad account I had. Looking back, I still think if I regretted deleting that account where I met a few online friends that I still got to interact with even today. And yet, the answer I came up with was--NO. I never regretted doing that.

From A Not-So-Vocal Recent Fan

Is this a weird post coming from me? For now, I don't want to say anything about the reason why I'm posting this for now. I just want to express my thoughts since I can't concentrate on what I'm writing.

#DoingThisForTheFirstTime

That's the truth. I've been an admirer (not a fan) of many celebrities and idols of a few different races in Asia. In particular, I've been an admirer of some Japanese, Korean, Thai, Chinese, Taiwanese, and of course, Filipino celebrities. But this will be the first time I'm going to greet one of those celebrities a "Happy Birthday" here on my blog. So I'm not surprise if I'm actually nervous about doing this right now.

My Destiny From A Dream - Chapter 2

"ARIES, sino 'yong tumawag sa 'yo?"

"H-ha?" pabiglang napalingon si Aries sa taong nagsalita.

Nakalimutan na niyang may bisita pala siya.

"Sino 'yon? At bakit binulyawan mo?" tanong ni Alexis sa kanya.

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 8 - Fortune

Parang turista si Kourin sa nangyaring pamamasyal nila ni Raiden. Then again, all they did was walk around, window shop, and go to the amusement park. At the same time, they went to a hidden Shinto shrine.

At first, nasorpresa siya nang dalhin siya roon ni Raiden at makita iyon. Sa loob ng dalawang taong pananatili niya sa bansang iyon ay noon lang niya nalamang may Shinto shrine pala sa lugar na iyon.

"I was supposed to show this place to you two weeks ago. Kaya lang, masyadong maraming nangyari," Raiden said.

Kourin frowned at what he said. "A lot happened? Ano'ng ibig mong sabihin?"

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

WALANG salitang namagitan kina Yuna at Jerricko habang sabay na naglalakad pauwi sa bahay niya. Ilang beses nang pinakiusapan ni Yuna si Jerricko na huwag na siyang ihatid at abalahin pa ang sarili nito sa paghatid sa kanya. Pero sadyang makulit talaga ito. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang gagawin para lang paalisin na ito. Of course, she didn't want to be rude to him who dedicated his time just to escort her home.

Pambihira naman kasi si Mirui. Kailangan ba talaga nitong pakiusapan si Jerricko na bantayan siya kahit sabihin pang pumayag din si Lexus? Kung minsan talaga, hirap siyang sakyan ang iniisip ng kaibigan niyang iyon.

"Alam mo, mapapanisan ka ng laway sa pagiging tahimik mo. I'm still here. Nag-e-exist ako rito sa tabi mo, baka nagkakalimutan tayo," ani Jerricko na bumasag sa kanina pa nakakabinging katahimikan sa pagitan nila.

Kahit ayaw niya ay napangiti siya. Nag-iwas siya ng tingin at kinagat ang mga labi para lang hindi matawa.

My Destiny From A Dream - Chapter 1

"MA'AM Elena, may bisita po kayo na naghihintay sa labas. Si Ma'am Angela po," wika ng sekretarya niya mula sa intercom.

"Send her in, Kate."

"Sige po." Iyon lang at wala nang tumawag sa kanya.

Nagtataka siya kung bakit bigla-bigla naman yatang napasugod sa boutique niya ang kapatid. Dati-rati kasi ay hindi ito nagagawi sa boutique maliban na lang kung may kailangan talaga ito sa kanya.

The Race And Your Pace

So, this was a post for Day 4 of the IG challenge. The second to the last day. I had fun posting most of them, even though I know I ended up posting photos with seriously long captions (or not exactly that long). Before any of you would ask, this post's title has something to do with what I read from one of the photos posted for this IG challenge. But we'll get to that later.

Behind-The-Scenes

Day 3 of #daretoshareIGchallenge... and I was late for posting the morning photo for the first time. I don't know why I felt like that, though. I mean, I never cared about my time in posting photos in Instagram before. Or maybe because I was just that excited to post it, huh?

So the theme for Day 3 photos are BTS. Fun BTS, as Ms. Arriane emphasized it. But seriously, I have to admit that my life is a little boring, considering the fact that I was living an almost hermit-like life. Haha! Just kidding. I'm not a complete hermit. But I really prefer to stay at home and write, think of what to write, and think of ways to have a progress on my writing projects. But we'll get into that later. Okay?

Inspiration

Hey, there! How are you all doing? I hope you're all doing great today. Or if not, try to do something that will make you forget those sad or bad things that had ever happened today. Try to become an inspiration to those who can't think of what to do to get out of that zone of sadness or gloominess.

At least, little by little, as an aspiring writer, I try to.

So what's with the title? It's still about the #daretoshareIGchallenge I joined to. This is the 2nd day of posting photos for that challenge. As usual, two or more photos would be posted at 9-10 am and 9-10 pm.

My Thoughts This Father's Day

Honestly speaking, I don't know how to start expressing my thoughts, anything that has something to do with my father. It's been a really long time since then for me. I don't have many memories about my father, with exceptions to class recognitions and graduations that he attended and went to with me and my sisters.

So, here. This is just one of the few photos I had that has me and my father in it. My graduation day. Months after that, things really started to get rough for all of us. Before I knew it, my parents separated. Maybe not official and legal yet, but you get the picture. Endless fights and resentments of things that had happened in the past and supposed to have been forgotten and just let it go made it all worst. Both of my parents are prideful people. No questions asked, that's the truth. Even as days passed, I could really see that.

Even so, I'm still glad that I have a father like him who respected and (over)protected his four daughters so much. Whenever I see and read news about fathers murdering, molesting, or even raping their own daughters, this thought continues to run in my mind. That I'm glad my father isn't like that. We might have disagreements (lots of them, I might add). But at the end of the day, my respect for him is still there.

I've given him (and even more to my mom) many disappointments. I guess, until now, I'm still giving him that. But if you're going to ask me, I'm not going to trade my father for anything else. I might not be (quite) devoted to him as I was to my mom. But he's still my one and only father. Sorry will never be enough to compensate for all the bad things we did and said to each other. But I love him. I hope that, even though I don't say it often, it will still reach him.

I love you, Papa! And Happy Fathers' Day, as well!

Bigger Goals, Huh?

Hey, guys! How are you? Are you all doing well? I really hope you all are. I know today is Fathers' Day, and I should be posting about that. But I'll post something about that later. This one is a different topic.

So yesterday was the start of posting photos in IG for the #daretoshareIGchallenge. I know that it's not going to be easy for me since I just post photos there randomly. Whenever I feel like it. But I want to try things, at least do them one step at a time. So in the next coming days, I might post photos here as well that I posted in my IG account. Maybe that would really help me recall and realize my bigger goals in life.

And trust me, there's a lot of them. Hehe!

A Really Long Rant

WARNING: This is a long post. And I mean really long since umabot lang naman ito ng 2 pages nang i-type ko ito sa MS Word. Font style: Calibri, font size: 11. Haha! Grabe, in-elaborate pa talaga ang ginamit na font style at size, `no?

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Nakakairita! Sa totoo lang. Masyado na bang dumarami ang mga taong walang magawang matino sa mga buhay nila at pati ang nananahimik na buhay ng ibang tao, pinapakialaman at tinatangka pang sirain? Sa mga nakakakilala sa akin, alam nila na hindi ako masyadong nagre-react kapag ako ang pinapakialaman nila o nilalait nila. Hanggang kaya kong manahimik para lang walang gulo, gagawin ko. Ganoon ako. Pero kapag ang nanay ko o ang mga kapatid ko na ang tinira nila, aba! Ibang usapan na ‘yan, ah.

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 7 - New Life

Two years later...

"WOW... 'Di ko man lang akalain na ganito pala kalaki ang Skyfield University."

"Ngayon ka lang nag-react nang ganyan, samantalang dalawang taon ka nang nag-aaral dito."

Napasimangot na lang si Kourin at saka niya hinarap ang nagsabi n'on. "Grabe ka naman, Ami. What I meant was the space na sakop ng college department. Alam mo namang bawal magpunta rito ang mga taga-high school department maliban na lang kung may kailangan ka sa isa sa mga professors dito."

Ngumiti lang si Amiko at saka ginulo ang buhok niya. Hindi pa rin nawawala ang pagsimangot niya nang hawiin ang kamay nito sa ulo niya. Nakakainis lang. Ang hilig guluhin ng mga ito ang buhok niya.

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3

"HIMALA yatang napapadalas ang pagpunta mo rito, Yuna," bungad sa kanya ni Lexus nang makita siya nitong papasok sa closed court nang araw na iyon.

May isang linggo na rin ang nakalipas mula nang ibalik sa kanya ni Jerricko ang charm bracelet niya. Pero hindi pa rin niya ito nagagawang pasalamatan sa ginawa nitog iyon. Hindi naman kasi niya alam kung paano gagawin iyon nang hindi naiilang o nakakaramdam ng 'di maipaliwanag na kaba sa tuwing makikita ito.

Hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit ganoon ang nangyayari sa kanya dahil lang nakikita niya si Jerricko. Wala naman itong ginagawang masama sa kanya. Gusto na talaga niyang kainisan ang sarili niya dahil hindi pa rin nawawala ang takot na matagal nang namuo sa kanyang pagkatao mula nang mapahamak siya. Pati ang ibang taong wala namang kinalaman sa nangyari sa kanya noon ay nadadamay sa takot niya.

"Gusto ko lang pong kausapin si Jerricko kung okay lang po," nag-aalangang tugon niya na nagpahinto naman kay Lexus sa pagpasok sa closed court. Kapagkuwan ay nagtatakang tumingin ito sa kanya. "B-bakit po?"

My Destiny From A Dream - Story Description

Sa panaginip unang nakilala ni Elena si Aries Valencia. At kabaliwan mang masasabi ay minahal niya ito. Ang hindi niya nalalaman, nag-e-exist sa tunay na buhay ang lalaking nasa panaginip. At dahil dito ay nagbigay ito ng pag-asa sa kanyang puso na sila'y magkakalapit at umaasang mamahalin din siya nito.

Subalit ang hindi niya napaghandaang malaman, isa si Aries sa mga nakakaalam ng susi sa lihim ng dalawang angkan. At alam niya na manganganib ang buhay nito 'pag nagkataon.

Saan hahantong ang lihim na pag-ibig ni Elena para kay Aries? At magawa kayang iligtas ng pag-ibig na ito ang buhay ng binatang makapaghahatid sa kanila sa anumang may kinalaman sa sikreto ng dalawang angkan?

xxxxxx

Date started: July 19, 2008

Date finished: ❎

Love story of Elena dela Vega of the Dela Vega (Red Rose) clan and Aries Valencia.

Crossover Fanfiction 3 — Reiyouki Sentai Seitenger VS Kyoryuger: The Melody Of The Light Of Hope

Okay. So since I started posting my Super Sentai story on both my Tumblr and Wattpad accounts, I decided to post this particular fanfiction featuring Seitenger and one of my favorite Super Sentai series, Kyoryuger that's been in my mind (and in my flashdrive) for a long time now. Now, I know I only posted two of the episodes for Seitenger. But what you're about to read here will contain some spoilers on how the series will run, despite the timeline of this particular fanfiction taking place several months after Seitenger's finale.

Here's how the fanfiction goes:

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 6 - Stringed Bracelet

KINABUKASAN na ang flight nila patungong New Zealand pero hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon ay hindi pa rin makatulog si Seiichi. Mag-aala-una na ng madaling araw pero dilat pa rin ang mga mata niya at sa kung saan naglalakbay ang kanyang isipan. Pero ano pa ba ang bago? Mula pa yata nang umalis siya sa Kyoto ― sa tahanan ng mga Shinomiya kung saan limang buwan din siyang namalagi ― ay ganoon na ang nangyayari sa kanya. Lumala pa iyon nang mabalitaan niya ang nangyaring pag-atake sa mansyon at nalaman niyang walang nakaligtas sa mga kaibigan niya.

Sino pa ba ang makakatulog nang maayos dahil nangyari ang mga iyon?

"Mukhang hanggang sa huli, pag-iisipin n'yo pa rin akong magkapatid..."

Ilang beses na niyang naging biro iyon kina Hitoshi at Kourin noon. Pero nakapagtatakang nginingitian lang siya ng mga ito, na para bang may pinaplano ang magkapatid tungkol sa kanya. Pero kung siya ang tatanungin, si Hitoshi lang ang alam niyang may kakayahang gawin iyon. Kourin was a little pampered young lady and even though trained in combat, she wasn't forced to put those trained skills to use.

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2

"ANO kaya ang nangyari roon?" naitanong na lang ni Jerricko sa sarili habang pinagmamasdan ang mabilis na paglisan ng babaeng nakabangga sa kanya. Alam niyang hindi sinasadya iyon dahil parang may iniiwasan ito. O baka may kinatatakutan.

Napakunot siya ng noo sa huling naisip niya. Pero kung iisipin niya nang maayos, parang ganoon nga ang napansin niya. Kahit saglit lang niyang naramdaman, agad niyang napuna ang panlalamig ng babaeng iyon. Hindi rin nakaligtas sa kanya ang takot na nasa mga mata nito nang tingnan siya bago yumuko para humingi ng pasensiya sa nagawang pagbangga sa kanya.

That was the first time he saw Yunara Limietta—nicknamed Yuna—like that.

Siyempre, kilala na ang babaeng iyon. Sino ba naman ang hindi nakakakilala sa mga elite female members ng SGS na Imperial Flowers? The group's members were, no doubt, the examples of beauty, brains, and talents combined. Ilang beses na niyang nasaksihan ang kakayahan ng mga ito kaya hindi na nakakapagtaka na maging representative ang mga ito ng Alexandrite University. Pero alam din niya na hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay malakas ang loob ng mga ito.

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 5 - Entrust

"SEIICHI, sigurado ka bang gusto mong sumama sa amin sa New Zealand? Hindi mo naman kailangang lumipat kasama namin kung hindi pabor sa 'yo."

Nag-angat lang si Seiichi ng tingin at tumango bilang tugon sa sinabing iyon ng tiyuhin niya. Aalis na kasi ito kasama ang anak nito at pinsan niyang si Misae para mag-migrate sa New Zealand dahil madedestino na ito roon. Na-promote kasi ito sa pinapasukan nitong engineering company at binigyan ito ng oportunidad na lumipat sa New Zealand branch ng kompanya.

"Mas mabuti na rin ito, Tito Hideki. Marami lang akong maaalalang hindi maganda kapag nanatili pa ako rito," malungkot na sabi ni Seiichi at ipinagpatuloy na lang niya ang pag-iimpake ng mga damit niya. "Isa pa, hindi naman ako magtatagal doon, eh. Susubukan ko lang makalimot. Kung hindi naman effective, at least kailangan ko lang maka-move on. Pipilitin ko ㅡ kahit alam kong talagang mahihirapan ako."

Nakarating na kasi kay Seiichi ang balita tungkol sa nangyaring trahedya sa isang mansion sa Kyoto, Japan two weeks ago. Masakit para sa kanya na malamang ang kaibigan niyang si Hitoshi Shinomiya ang isa sa mga napatay sa pag-atakeng naganap doon. Hindi siya makapaniwalang naganap ang mga iyon. Pero ang talagang hirap siyang tanggapin ay ang katotohanang pati ang babaeng mahalaga sa kanya ㅡ lalo na sa puso niya ㅡ ay kasamang nasawi sa trahedyang iyon.

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1

NAPAILING na lang si Yuna nang hindi sagutin ni Mirui ang tanong niya tungkol sa dahilan ng pagiging inspired nito. Agad naman kasi niyang nahalata iyon nang mapansin ang kakaibang sigla nito habang nagpa-practice sila sa malawak na skating rink ng Yukihana Ice Skating School. Matagal na siyang trainee doon at kasabayan niya si Mirui. Sa katunayan, limang taong gulang pa lang siya ay ini-enroll na siya roon ng Mama niya para may mapaglibangan naman daw siya.

Pero kung tutuusin, ang isa pang dahilan kung bakit siya nagtagal doon ay dahil gusto niyang siya ang tumupad sa naunsiyaming pangarap ng kanyang ina na maging isang figure skater. Iyon din ang pangarap sa kanya ng yumao niyang ama noong maglilimang taong gulang pa lang siya. Idagdag pa na ang personal coach niya ay ang iniidolo nitong dating sikat na figure skater na si Sierra del Fierro—na Asahiro na ang apelyido ngayon dahil napangasawa nito ang isang sikat na Japanese pianist. Ito ang ina ng kasamahan niya sa Spiritual Garden Society at isa sa labingdalawang miyembro ng Imperial Flowers na si Mirui.

Suwerte nga siyang maituturing dahil isa siya sa limang ice skaters na kasalukuyang personal na tinututukan ni Sierra sa training. Istrikta ito, oo, pero alam niyang may direksyon ang pagiging istrikta dahil sa training lang ito ganoon. Outside of the skating rink, parang pangalawang nanay na rin niya ito.

Pinanood na lang niya si Mirui na magpatuloy sa pagpa-practice ng routine nito. Nagtataka talaga siya sa kakaibang energy nito habang inuulit-ulit ang routine na ipapakita nito sa ice skating competition na nakatakda nitong salihan kasama siya. Parang hindi man lang niya ito makitaan ng pagkapagod.

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 4 - My Promise Now

Gabi na kung saan naroroon si Kourin. Pero gaya ng madalas na nangyayari, hindi na ganoon kadali para sa kanya ang dalawin ng antok. Sa dinami-rami na ng mga naganap, bilang na lang siguro sa mga daliri niya ang pagkakataong nakakatulog siya nang maayos.

As soon as she reached the room she was using in that estate, Kourin immediately went to the window and looked outside without opening it. Malungkot ang mga matang napatingala siya sa kalangitan at pinagmasdan ang buwan. It was almost a full moon that night --- or at least it looked that way to her.

Magkaganoon man, parang walang nakikitang anuman si Kourin maliban sa mga alaalang rumaragasa sa kanyang isipan. Para bang naglaho na ang anumang maganda sa kanyang paligid dahil sa dami ng mga nangyari. But she could tell that it wasn't just her who felt that way. She wasn't the only one who had lost a lot that night.

But the moon held more than just a trigger for more memories to rush in Kourin's mind. Kaakibat din ng buwan ang isang pangakong minsan na niyang sinabi sa isang importanteng tao sa buhay niya. Pero hindi iyon ang kapatid niya.

Yuna's Tulip: Believe In Me - Story Description

Story of Yunara Limietta and Jerricko Arilla

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Trust—ito ang isang bagay na hindi na madali para kay Yuna na ibigay sa kahit kanino. Lalo na sa isang lalaki. She already lost that ability a long time ago. Kaya naman sanay na siyang laging mag-isa, walang ibang inaasahan kundi ang sarili at mga piling tao lang, at hindi na umaasa pa na pagbubuksan siya ng pintuan ng pag-ibig. Wala na siyang aasahan pang lalaking mag-aabang sa kanya sa pagbubukas ng pintong iyon.

And maybe that's why she was unaware of one guy's advances to her. That is, until that guy named Jerricko did more than rescue her from her worst nightmare. Pagkatapos niyon, kahit ayaw niya, unti-unti siyang nagkakaroon ng dahilan na umasang bibigyan siya ng pagkakataon ng pag-ibig na mapagbuksan ng pinto niyon at hayaan siyang makapasok. Hindi niya iyon napigilan hanggang sa huli.

Okay na sana ang lahat. Pero dumating ang pagkakataong nalaman niyang hindi siya kailanman magiging karapat-dapat sa inaalay nitong pag-ibig para sa kanya.

Not when she knew she would always be broken and not even the love that Jerricko was giving her would be enough to fix the damage she has...

Shrouded Flowers: The Last Sky Of The Earth 3 - Chosen Path

Huminga si Kourin nang malalim matapos niyang marinig ang mga napag-usapan ng 12 Knights sa study room ni Ate Mari. Alam niya na hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon ay nagi-guilty pa rin ang nakatatandang kapatid dahil sa mga nangyari sa Shinomiya mansion. Wala kasi ito roon nang mga panahong iyon. Nahuli ito ng dating dahil may isang misyon pa itong kinailangang tapusin. In fact, that mission nearly took her sister's life if it wasn't for Shiro and Ryuuji's help.

Parehong pinsan ni Kourin ang dalawang lalaking iyon. Pinsan niya sa ama si Shiro habang si Ryuuji naman at pati na rin ang kapatid nitong si Akemi ay mga pinsan niya sa ina. Those two were trained and had become some of the strongest warriors her clan ever had. Laking pasalamat na lang talaga niya at hindi napatay ang mga ito noong gabi ng pag-atake.

"Lady Kourin, why are you here?"

Nag-angat si Kourin ng tingin nang marinig niya iyon. Nakita niyang papalapit sa kanya si Miyako ー isa sa 12 Knights na kanina lang ay kausap ni Ate Mari.