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?