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I turned to my right and saw a white-haired guy sitting ne

ssed but I could not go back to sleep not only because of the cold but because

re aw

te-haired dude sitting in a chair wearing no emotion on his face. Wei

aze around me. Wait, my house? L

widened in shock. I feel

t the same time, I left t

e said li

y are you there?! What did

s face as if he didn't care what was happe

r place even though I'm in a pani

s he really that numb? I know I still have clothes on when I woke up but who wouldn't panic whe

oached me. "ISA! (ONE!) Don't

from me and stared back at me. Suddenly

that?" I

e answered sparingly.

it, is t

s why he's handing it

waiting for

rlier that we were even fighting and then suddenly you are here

irst," was his

"Are you crazy?! I'm asking here and that is y

wed his head. I don't know if I was just imagin

rious look. "I'll explain later," w

se of that. So I immediately just picked

Comfort Room = Bathroom)," and I i

d scary and I don't understand him. But rather than be t

my arm while closing my eyes and immediately opened them and... nothing changed. Oh my G

his another kind of punishment? Aren't you still satisfied that

ed my clothes in no time. In fairness, I felt warm when I w

talk to that guy? Can I just find a way to get out of here? I even looke

eet that guy and go with him. I don't even know wh

out of the CR and saw h

red earlier when he got angry. It's like I've seen a

ivered in no time. I really need to get out of here!

threatened so I stiffened im

ace but he was no longer surrounded b

was just looking for someth

ened between us. So uhm now what? What is he think

ed you..." he said suddenl

him with sur

e pierced with a sleeping med

? Wh

companion

blue, red, brown h

answered

reigners are really with him

just asked. Just go with the flow Yani. Something

to get nervous and when he was a bit

elief. I thought he was going to do somethin

ded and at the same t

Should I follow him or not?! Pssh. Why am I still thinking twice about t

nning something bad! When I get out of here,

d saw him not far from the r

ther direction. I turned around and when I

ng. Where am I going?

't know! I even planned to run away

ll find my way out of here. I turned my gaze to the hallway just to

sat on the floor because of the forc

orry.

fened in my seat when

He is standing right in front of me, with his head bo

d his head and looked at me with a de

approached me and I

ent, you came to know my life up to this point. Even if it was just a littl

and

his heaven? Why is he here? Or maybe... this is Hell?! Waa

and handcuffed that is made of ice and with a s

kid when I was still alive. Hav

with surprise. "What ar

I'm in hell, right?

dead yet,"

? I'm sti

You're no

my face and chest. I still have a beating heart. I am still

cuffs?" I wondered

escape," he

ded. Wow, I eve

didn't die, but it looks like something really bad wi

w it behind him but he immediately avoided it without even looking which surprised me. Shacks he

oked at me for a moment before he pulled me closer to him until my face w

have no plans to harm you so can you calm down? You will und

so pulled away from me and again started walking w

itate him Yani, how he's so calm that even though I am panicking here, he still has the

at the windows in this place are really big. It was like as i

to be in the Philippines because there's snow? Maybe another nati

elong... is he refe

ut it seems unbelievable. I feel like I'm still dreaming. An

e he's a member of a mafia?! And this place is supposed to be where they ta

it turns out that he also has powers so probably, those guys with him also have powe

is this the room where they will torture me and where their tor

languages?" he asked cold

mind right now so th

who speak different languages,"

only English and Fi

y the handcuffs and leash on my hand disappeared like snow which

to escape but when the door op

planning to do. I thi

isitor," said a guy who is a bit older than the

ng at me seriously. Shacks. Shacks! Each one of them seem to have torturing devices hidden

offered. Waahh! He's talking t

onder. "Uhm are you alri

avoided looking at him. S

rstand me?" he asked

e also didn't say a

ha you are all nine

nt that you open a door to a room suddenly, nine men are in it and what's worse, they are all foreigners?! What if th

hat's wron

see us," said one of t

my eyes. I didn't expect what he would do n

pain once I rubbed my for

me and walked away. The

better?" he asked

vousness suddenly disappeared. Is

again with sincerity and

think," I answ

on't be afraid," as we wal

first time here but don't worry because my eight sons won

almed down. So it looks like t

Let's proceed to our introduction

h ako po si Yani Elcart

he suddenly cut me off. ".

ni Elcarte and I'm 17 and I live in the Philippines speci

e to meet you, Yani. My name is Gabriel but you can c

"Tapos sabi mo anak mo sila? Kung ganun ibig sabihin King ka? (Th

your questions, yes

ero bakit wala kayong mga korona? (Great

the guys around me, I mean these princes w

e speak in English because

o wonder. "Right. Sor

asked you in Filipino an

me, the King

ihan mo ako? (Wait

lipino that's why I have to study his

st the wall. "Uhm can't he sp

was young," replied the

ok

y first son," at the same time the blue haire

e of that and it's because I remember this g

pt moving backwards, I tri

ou okay?" he

rvousness in my eyes. If I remember correctly earl

scared of you Ea

do anything,

r, you shot her by her

e one who contr

startled me but he kneeled one of his knees so

lippines, please forgive me," he apo

ehow, I calmed down. He

uis désolé à ce sujet,"

e him chuckle. Oh shacks.

nd smiled. My mind is out of this worl

hile ago is that 'My name is

e back of it. For some unknown reason, I imm

e to meet you

s is his pronunciation in French because that was what I he

ame is weird. "My arm is fin

looked away again. God, this man is

o he turned back to me.

what i

Why is it blue?" It

id. "Well it's actually be

the same time. "...does that mean that in this place, the

onounced as "we

ans you're Fr

rew up in

and he wa

ed me. So that means, he can con

which surprised me. "Ohayō gozaim

ides, why is he bowing? I'm just a girl who th

w," I said shyly. He imme

how we respect in Japa

aid is 'Good morning!

you," I greeted back. "So

es) I'm

d once again, he l

ed guy. He just stood i

sting? I already said I'm a Filipino. Do they even know what that me

ol earth?" I just ask

e way, what I said is 'Good m

g too. Nice to meet y

me from head to toe. "So do you like you

warm. Why did you

I made those. I'm

at what he said.

es," and he smiled befor

who is not gay. Oops. Sorry. I o

red guy. Hmm, I think

I know the word 'hola'. It's 'Hello' in Spanish. Of course. I learn

once, I withdrew

I'm sorry!) I didn'

un ka init kamay

ops. I spok

it's n

that hot," said Gabi, I mean again it

ature. 40 degrees." My eyes widened. 4

d?" he asked whi

mperature is 40 degrees?! That is not no

not. So what's your

Fuego. Como es

ry. The only Spanish

s Fuego. H

ed. "So uhm you can con

ut your hand. Do

y now. So you

ame from

really nice to m

got hot. Oh God. I thought I would never see such attractive men but here they are right in

his guy, it's electricity. Because it's yell

too. It's good that it's just normal English. I shook hands. I was

hh ... 'electrifying' mi

the word right? I'm a little weak in vo

ng you're not hurt," he said.

ck at my house, I always touch the electr

ent with a smile. Hey guys. Stop with your

" I just said

s emitting an aura of so much fun and he's skipping

y. Chárika gia ti gnorim

h .

Nice to meet you."

t you too. So uhm you c

eek guy. I love nature so much that

e. So you like art and anythin

so that I can show you

ybe nex

. That nature pr

eyes so what element does he control?

est nomen me

uhm your

same time he reached out his hands. I shook his h

if I ask? Are you

s I am. My whole bo

'm pretty sure they won't notice the paint on his body. He has

u Prince Aes," and once

who the next person was but I was sur

ing me. He is the last one but does he still need to introduce himself? Although I can't remember

ook and then closed his eyes. "Ang pangalan ko a

omething else. I can't say to him to translate those

nd out since we met. But there you go guys, the best example of a coldhearted greeting. Isn't that new? Nice talking to that person.

over, Yani, you must be wonderi