BLACK ORGANIZATION AND THE PRACTICE
MHIAMB's Fanshot #2
[August 7, 2017]
[August 7, 2017]
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KATANA'S NARRATION
Napailag si Azure pagpasok na pagpasok palang niya sa pintuan nitong Training Room. He looked for someone who threw the killer heels on his direction and saw his twin sister at the back of the room.
"Wengya naman, Sis! Ba't ka ba namamato ng sandals dyan?!" He yelled.
Amber looked guilty but her expression immediately turned to an annoyed one after seeing her twin brother. "Hindi ko naman alam na darating ka eh! Saka hindi naman ikaw ang pinapatamaan ko!" She rolled her eyes and flipped her hair.
Tumingin naman si Azure kung sinong malapit sa kaniya ang pwedeng patamaan ni Amber. A smirk curved on his lips when he saw Grayson sitting on a couch just beside the door. The lad was sleeping with his arms crossed and a headphones on his head.
"Alam mo, kapatid, masyado ka kasing ampalaya dito kay Boul eh! Ba't di mo 'ko gayahin na habulin ng babae? Kaya ikaw, wag na wag mong subukang batuhin ulit ng sandals 'tong mukha ng kapatid mong nuknukan sa kagwapuhan."
Amber acted as if vomiting. "Wengya, Azure! Bumalik ka nga sa gubat! Mukha ka namang unggoy, kung anu-anong pinagsasabi mo dyan!" Amber turned around and went back to the boxing ring to continue her practice in kickboxing alone.
Grayson was supposed to be her partner but Amber was refusing, telling him he better dream about his 'hipons' so Grayson shrugged his shoulders and went to the couch to sleep. That was why Amber threw her heels placed on the table to Grayson. Just Azure's luck, siya ang muntikang tamaan.
Napailing nalang ako sa kambal na Lamperouge at tinalikuran sila para asikasuhing muli ang mga papel na nasa harap ko. I am here at the second table on the back of this Training Room. There are actually three tables--the first one is for Kuya Trigger, second's mine while the last one's for Kuya Caliber.
Today's Saturday. Kuya Trigger decided to summon all of Black Organization's Leaders including females--us--here in Headquarters. Particularly, in the Training Room. He noticed we have been so busy with our own corporations recently and we actually lost time to bond so he thought of a training as a way of bonding. By partner ang laban. Amber and Grayson were supposed to be the current tandem when Azure arrived. Lindsay was sitting beside Grayson, entertaining herself with a phone game. Duchess and Raven was practicing at the corner--in the Archery Area. This Training Room is actually a spacious place for us. Huge enough for two people to yell in order to hear each other. It has different sections. The boxing ring--where Amber is currently training. The Archery Area--where Duchess and Raven practice. Though panay na ang sigaw ni Raven kay Duchess dahil hindi naman nito maintindihan ang itinuturo niya. The Fencing Square--that's where are Mikaela and Cody right now. On their side, Mikaela seemed to be agitated. I don't have an idea why but I noticed her glances a lot of times in Raven and Duchess's direction. Then there's the shooting area--that's actually at the back of the training room. Si Kayden lang ang nandoon. And there's many more I no longer want to mention. It's tiring.
Kaming tatlo ang nasa dulo at nakaupo sa table dahil kami ang nagbibigay ng feedbacks at scores sa iba pang Black Organization. They chose us to be the arbiters for they believe that we, the Roswell off-springs, are the good ones in general.
"Boulstridge, you don't want to join Amber?" Kuya Trigger spoke with a mocking tone.
"No." Grayson drawled with his eyes closed. His answer made Amber snort in annoyance.
Kuya glanced at Duke who was about to sleep on the sofa. "Then Lionhart, go join Amber instead."
That startled Duke and abruptly made Grayson suddenly remove his headphones and stood up to walk towards Amber.
"On a second thought, I'm interested in kickboxing." Grayson murmured.
That made the three of us smirk. That's what you call reverse psychology. In the end, they were forced to fight. I don't think it should be called as 'forced' though. Amber kept on acting annoyed but she was blushing and all. While Grayson still seemed to be bored and sleepy the whole time. Nevertheless, I've never seen them look at each other's eye. Nagkatinginan tuloy kaming tatlo nina Kuya Trigger at Kuya Caliber saka kami sabay-sabay na napabuntong-hininga dahil sa dalawa. I knew we had the same thought about the broken lovers.
Pagkatapos nina Amber at Grayson, doon namin narealize na kami nalang pala ang hindi pa nakakapagtraining. Nag-uusap-usap kami kung sinong mauuna sa 'ming tatlo, we had no partners in particular nang bigla na namang bumukas ang pinto.
"SWEET AFTERNOON PEOPLE!"
Emerald came in, wearing her light violet sports attire with her hair tight in bun. As if on cue, her gaze landed on Kuya Caliber.
"Baby Calibeeeer! Hihihi! Tayo ang partner ha?!" She was smiling widely.
Kuya Trigger and I smirked. "You got a partner now." And we told him in unison.
Kuya Caliber frowned. "You guys are not doing this to me." He prostested.
"Nah-uh. Bilis na. Don't waste the time!" I pushed him.
"Katana." Nilakihan niya ako ng mata. "I don't like this girl. You know that, don't you?" He pointed Emerald.
Whoa. I glanced at Emerald right after Kuya Caliber said that. She seemed to be really offended. I glared at my brother and slapped his chest. "Now, that's below the belt. It would be a responsibility to be her partner, you boy."
Mukha namang narealize 'yon ni Kuya Caliber dahil natigilan siya. He glanced at Emerald. Pasiring niya ring inalis ang tingin dito. "Fine."
He stood up and the next one that happened actually surprised me. He held Emerald's hand and gently pulled her on the black mat where Martial Arts, particularly Taekwondo, is being practiced.
The whole time of their match, Emerald seemed to be really absent-minded. No, she's not absent-minded. She was still bugged by the thought that Kuya Caliber--who had always hate her--held her hand just a while ago. Nawawala si Emerald sa bawat steps niya at sipa. Parang wala talaga sya sa pokus. On Kuya Caliber's side, I know he's good at this. He actually seemed to be just playing. Parang wala-wala lang sa kaniya ang mga atake ni Emerald most especially, she's still distracted.
Emerald made a high kick at nagulat kami nang sa pagkakataong iyon ay hindi iyon iniwasan ni Kuya Caliber kundi hinawakan niya sa binti si Emerald. Nagulat din si Emerald kaya bigla syang na-out balance. Kuya Caliber, the most possible rescuer, let her feet go and caught her by her back. Tuloy, ang posisyon nila ay yung cliché na parang pagtatapos sa isang ballroom dance. Kuya Caliber and Emerald's position attracted everyone's attention. All of us remained looking at them. They were still on that position. Like a prince and a princess in a disney story, like a knight in shining armour with his damsel in distress and like a lion falling for a lamb, they remained staring at each other. The Training Room suddenly fell in silence with the scenario on the Black Mat.
*Clang!*
The ice had been broke when Azure suddenly fell the sword he was holding. Hence, we diverted our attention to him. "W-Wengya! Nasa Disney na tayo?!"
I wanted to roll my eyes that moment. Why does he need to ruin the moment? Nang ibaling kong muli ang tingin sa kapatid ko at kay Emerald, itinayo na ni Kuya si Emerald. Kuya Caliber snorted.
"Pay attention, Emerald. You're letting your mind fly again?"
Emerald pouted and aligned her point fingers. "S-Sorry! Uwaaah. P-Pwede bang break m-muna tayo, Baby Caliber? K-Kasi... Waaaah!" She covered her face. "Nakakahiya... nakakahiya..." She kept on chanting.
Kunot noong inalis naman ni Kuya Caliber ang kamay ni Emerald sa mukha nito. Parang bata tuloy na tiningala siya ni Emerald nang nakanguso. Nagulat nalang siya nang pitikin siya ni Kuya Caliber sa noo.
"Aray naman!" Ngumuso na naman si Emerald.
Inilagay ni Kuya Caliber ang kamay sa bulsa. "Break? There's no 'us' to begin with." And he flashed his mocking smirk then started to stroll towards us.
Napailing nalang ako. When would this guy learn to treat Emerald good enough despite of being annoyed? Well, I can't also be nice to Emerald since she's really talkative.
Nilingon ko si Kuya Trigger. "Your turn, Kuya." I winked.
Bago pa sya sumagot ay nakalapit na naman na si Kuya Caliber. He was frowning on us. "Whose turn?"
I pointed Kuya Trigger. Kuya Caliber gave Kuya Trigger a knowing look. "Now's a chance for me to set you up as well, Kuya." Ngumiti sya at tinuro niya naman si Lindsay na nasa couch katabi ng inuupuan ni Duke na kanina ay inooccupy ni Grayson. "Be her partner."
Tiningnan ko naman si Kuya Trigger. He was wearing his usual expression--serious. He then smiled slightly. "I got no problem with that, bro." Tumayo na sya at naglakad papunta sa direksyon ni Lindsay.
"Why did you choose Lindsay, Kuya?" Tanong ko kay Kuya Caliber habang pinapanood si Kuya Trigger na lumapit kay Lindsay.
He shrugged and occupied his seat. "Watch closely."
Nang tuluyang makalapit si Kuya Trigger kay Lindsay, nagsnap si Kuya sa harap ni Lindsay then nagbent sya para maging kalevel niya ang mukha ni Lindsay. Lindsay got startled and raise her head to look at him. When she realized who it was, she hurriedly remove her earphones.
Ngumiti ng matipid si Kuya Trigger sa kaniya. "You seem to be busy. Mind having a sword match with me?"
Para namang natigilan si Lindsay. Napangiwi naman ako. What's with these two? Ilang segundo lang naman ang lumipas at tumango si Lindsay saka niya ibinaba ang phone niya. Magkasabay silang pumunta sa Fencing Area. Dalawa naman yung meron kaya hindi nila kailangang paalisin sina Mikaela. They chose their own swords. A katana for Lindsay and a samurai for Kuya Trigger.
Just a few seconds after preparing, they started. Si Lindsay ang unang umatake na mabilis namang nasangga ni Kuya Trigger at itinulak palayo si Lindsay gamit ang espadang hawak niya sa hawak ng huli. Lindsay managed to jump backward as defense.
They became so fast. Fast enough to be blurry. Good thing, I got an eagle's eye. The clash of their swords became often. Maingay at mabilis. Maliksi at malakas. That's how I would describe their match.
Unlike Emerald, Lindsay seemed to be really concentrated. As what I know, she's very dedicated to swords. It's her passion. And that is her and Kuya Trigger's similarity. Maybe one of the reasons why they were so close even before. Si Kuya Trigger ang nagturo sa kaniya.
Tumagal ng halos sampung minuto ang pagtatama ng mga espada nila. Ang bilis nilang gumalaw kaya malabo na sa normal na paningin ng isang tao. Parang ang naging pahinga lang nila ay ang paghihiwalay sa gitna ng laban. They are indeed good in fencing. Naging mainit ang laban sa pagitan ni Kuya Trigger at ni Lindsay. Nagclash na naman ang espada nila. Isa. Dalawa. Tatlo. Patalon silang lumayo sa isa't isa. This time, both of them are breathing hard. They are exhausted but they are both competitive. They just couldn't let themselves lose.
Hawak ang kani-kaniyang espada ay seryoso silang nakatingin sa isa't isa. Mga apat na dipa ang pagitan nila. Lindsay took a step in her right and Kuya Trigger took a step on his left. That continued until they are moving as if following an imaginary circle line. After a few seconds of rest by that technique, as if on cue, both of them flew to each other holding their swords firm and tight with strong desire to beat one another.
*Clang!*
That was their swords' loudest clash. Perhaps, that was their strongest attack as well. They are both tired and they both wanted to end the match without losing. Gah, it's interesting. They are taking this seriously. Talk about sword experts? Lindsay pushes the sword onto Kuya Trigger's so do Kuya. They had this raging flame on their eyes--the desire of winning. They are both persistent enough to exert all their strength left on their tired arms. They had a strong eye contact. Raging flames, alright. But when I look into it in a deeper way, there's... something more.
*THUD!*
Lindsay, being a girl and having a female strength, fall onto the ground after their five minutes of eye contact with their swords kissing.
"Ouch!"
Lindsay twisted in pain right after she fell. My brows knotted. Since when did she flinch that much just because of falling? Pero mukhang naapektuhan ng reaksyon ni Lindsay si Kuya Trigger. He hurriedly bent down infront of Lindsay. He looked extremely worried. Naghalf bend knee sya at chineck ang namimilipit kuno na si Lindsay.
"H-Hey, you alright?"
In a matter of milliseconds, Lindsay took her sword. As a nature, agad na napatayo si Kuya Trigger pero mabilis ding nasundan iyon ng pagtayo ni Lindsay nang nakasunod sa leeg ni Kuya Trigger ang hindi matalim na parte ng espada. When Lindsay smirk, just then Kuya Trigger realized he was tricked.
"Don't believe in actions too easily." Lindsay said with a victorious tone.
Napangiti nalang din si Kuya Trigger. "I wouldn't hesitate to kill if it was someone else. And know what? I wouldn't be worried if it wasn't you."
Doon naman natigilan si Lindsay. She was caught off guard which was a chance for Kuya Trigger to remove her sword on his neck and pull her closer to him by her waist simultaneously. This time, sa leeg naman ni Lindsay nakatutok ang espada ni Kuya Trigger. Lindsay's eyes widened and she blushed.
Kuya Trigger let out a chuckle. "Don't believe in words too easily." He said, imititating the way she said it earlier. Marahang idinikit ni Kuya ang walang talim na side ng espada niya sa leeg ni Lindsay saka niya binulungan ang babae. "You lose."
Matipid ang ngiting ibinigay ni Kuya Trigger saka niya tuluyang binitawan sa bewang si Lindsay. Lindsay looked away. She was still blushing. Dahil ba natalo siya o dahil sa ginawa ni Kuya Trigger? Naalala ko ang pagtanong kay Kuya Caliber kung ba't si Lindsay ang pinili niya. I feel like grinning. I have an idea now why.
Nagpaalam na silang dalawa sa isa't isa at naglakad na palapit sa amin si Kuya Trigger nang maibalik ang Samurai at maalis ang suot niyang gamit sa fencing. Just then realization hit me. Now would be my turn. Mariin akong napapikit. Kuya Trigger and I set up Kuya Caliber to be Emerald's partner. Then Kuya Caliber asked Kuya Trigger to be Lindsay's partner. Now that it's my turn... Hell. They would probably pair me up to only two guys in this room; it's either Cody or Azure. If it's not Cody, it's Azure. If it's not Azure, it's Cody. Tsshk. That would be a total disaster! Nang makalapit si Kuya Trigger at nang magsasalita na si Kuya Caliber, sinadya kong maitapon sa akin ang kape na nasa lamesa ko.
"I think this requires me a rest room break." I said with maintained calmness. I made it look like as if natural. If it works in missions, to them, it never did. They're my brothers after all.
Kuya Trigger tsked, crossed his arms and shook his head. "That's cheating knowing you'll be the next and your partner will be either Lerwick or Lamperouge."
"And Katana, we all know you're not the clumsy type who could make her coffee wet her dress." Kuya Caliber added.
I smiled. "Still, this can excuse me." Tinuro ko sina Cody at Azure. "Besides they are still having a different practice. Azure on fencing with Mikaela and Cody in shooting area with Kayden." I wouldn't escape if they are available anyway. Tumayo na ako at nang mapagitna ako sa kanila, tinap ko parehas yung balikat nila. "By the way, those were good action-romance scenario, brothers. Can't wait for Kuya Bullet and ate Mikazuki's turn."
With that, I left the Black Organization's Headquarters.
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Whoo! Ang sabaw. =0= Though I didn't want to leave it unfinished for it would probably bug me for days. However, I think, I had lots of mistakes here regarding the characters' personalities. I mean, I don't think Katana would be unfair. And Trigger doesn't usually speak in English, does he? Then Caliber. He was too manly here. Same goes with the rest of the characters involved in this POV Making. Geez. I just couldn't find any other way to make this flow the way I want it to without changing a bit their personalities
PS: Pardon me if there are typographical errors and ungrammatical shits.