New World

ARAIA’s P.O.V

“Excuse me miss?” 

I can hear someone speaking…

“Miss?” 

There it is again… 

I tried to open my eyes but my vision was blurry…

“She’s awake!” Everything became louder… 

What’s happening?

Few seconds later, my vision became clear. 

I saw a girl looking at me, on her left was an old man with a long white beard. 

“She’s finally awake!” The girl shouted. 

“Let me help you.” The old man said as he helped me to sit. 

The old man helps me slowly, I can feel my whole body aching. 

“Ouch…” My left hand feels like burning. 

“Careful.” The girl said. 

When I was finally sitted, I looked around me. Last time I remembered, I fell from Angel and accidentally fell off a cliff. 

Are they the ones who saved me? But where am I? 

“Who are you?” I asked them. 

I looked at the old man, he had white hair and a long white beard, he looked like he’s in eighties. While the girl looks young, she looks a year younger than me. She has a cute ponytail and her hair has a pink highlight.

They’re wearing something on their head like a head accessory. I can’t figure out if it’s a turban or what, it looks like what the people are using in old movies.

They looked confused all of a sudden. What’s wrong?

The girl looked at me, she looked like someone who doesn’t get anything. 

“No miss, who are you?” She asks. 

“Me? I’m Araia. How about you?” I casually asked her. Is she the one who saved me?

“Well, I’m Freya…” 

“Oh, thank you for saving me Freya.” 

She opened her mouth. 

“Save?” 

I looked at her. 

“Yes? You saved me from the cliff right?” I stated. 

She looked at the old man beside her. 

“You should get up first.” 

The old man and Freya helped me to get up and told me that I can go to their house so that we can talk much clearer. I accepted their offer because I feel like my body still needs to rest.

While we’re walking, I noticed some things that I’ve never seen before. 

The houses here are concrete and bungalow type, there are plants everywhere and each house has a fence that has a sharp branch of tree that can surely pierce a whole into your body when you accidentally fell on it. 

That’s kind of creepy… Is what I thought.

A few steps and we finally get to their house. As expected, it’s a bungalow type of house. Its color is brown but what’s different is it has a cute decoration outside. I bet it’s made by Freya. 

We were welcomed by their family, there I met Shoyo, father of Freya, Mui, her mother and her two younger siblings named Vin and Xin. They’re twins. 

They ushered me into their small receiving area and served me an orange juice. 

“So, miss Araia. May we know what you mean by we ‘saved’ you?” The old man asked. 

“Uhm… I just want to thank you for saving me from the cliff…” I was getting nervous, why are they asking me that? 

“But Miss Araiai, we didn’t know where this cliff you’re talking about.” Freya said. 

W-What…

Does that mean… They’re not the one who saved me? 

“We just saw you there near the well lying and unconscious.” She continued. 

“But I fell from a cliff!” I exclaimed. 

What is happening?

The two looked at each other. 

“Miss, there’s no cliff around this place.” 

I was dumbfounded. 

How come there’s no cliff around where they saw me? I’m not dreaming, I’m sure I fell off a cliff!

“I’m not lying… I’m sure I fell and-” I suddenly remembered the bruise I got when I fell. 

“Here! Look! These are my bruises from-” I showed them my arm but to my shock, there’s no wound in it. 

“-when I fell…” 

Where are they!? 

“I can’t see any bruises in you, miss Araia.” The old man said. 

“I-I…” fear consumed me. 

Am I dreaming? 

Where are the bruises that I got? Is there any chance that they healed while I’m still unconscious? 

Maybe there’s someone who healed me, but why did Freya and an old man find me lying on the ground if someone helped me heal my bruises? 

I don’t get it! 

I looked all over my body that my eyes could reach. There’s no signs that I got bruises! 

“Where did they go?!” I panicked. 

I even looked at my feet, there’s nothing there!

My hands are now okay but I’m sure I used it to avoid falling from Angel! 

Oh wait. Come to think of it, maybe they know Sky? 

“Old man, may I ask you, do you know Sky Fuentabello?” 

The old man shook his head. 

“I don’t know that name, young lady.” 

Maybe I need to describe him! 

“He looks handsome, old man. His family is the owner of the Hacienda Fuentabello near the city here in your province!” 

The old man seemed to be thinking. 

“Miss Araia, may I butt in?” Freya asks.

I nodded.

“There’s no such thing as hacienda here, and I’ve never heard of the name Sky or Fuentabello.” 

I looked at her, it even made me more confused! 

Is this place too far from Sky’s house? Where the heck am I?

I was looking at them when the old man asked. 

“May I know where you are from miss?” 

“I’m originally from Manila but me and my friends came here to have a vacation, we’re staying at Sky's house right now.” I explained. 

He looked intently at me. 

“To be honest, young miss… There’s no such thing as Sky Fuentabello, hacienda or a place called Manila here.” 

There was a moment of silence after the old man said that. I couldn't talk, I couldn't open my mouth to ask what was happening. 

Everything feels like a dream. 

I couldn’t understand why they were acting like this. Am I filming a film that I didn’t know? 

How come they don’t know anything, even one from what I mentioned? 

Is it because they’re living here for too long that they don't know what’s happening outside?

I looked at them, they looked serious that there isn’t even a possibility that they’re joking. 

“May I know what day it is today?” I asked instead, since I don’t know how long I am sleeping, I don’t know what day it is today. 

Freya searched for the calendar and said, “Today is Agate 6, 76.”

Wait. Is that it? 

What’s with that day? 

“No, I mean, the day, like monday or what?” 

They tilt their head this time. They seem to be thinking. 

“What’s that?” They asked in unison. 

I gasped. 

“That’s…” 

I don’t know what to say at this moment. Everything feels weird. Am I still in shock? 

I can’t recall a place where they have their own calendar. It feels like I’m not on Earth. Lol.

Wait… 

“No, no, no…” Don’t even think about it. That’s the most hilarious thought that I’ve ever had. 

After that talk, I also ask them if they can help me to get to Sky’s house but to my surprise, there's no means of transportation here. They also don't have police or local government here. Which I find really weird!

Even a small bicycle, they don’t have that here. So since I don’t know anything about this place, I asked them if I can stay here for a short period of time just to familiarize myself with the place and to find a way to get back home. 

Thankfully, they agreed even though they just saw me the first time today. 

"Let me introduce you to the members of our family." The old man said.

One by one, their family members came. 

"First or all, I am the head of this family. My name is Radia Marmui." The elder said. 

"We have a total of four omega here and two beta." He continued but I don't quite understand.

"What's that?" I asked them. Is it some nicknames? 

All of them look at me. 

“Can you transform young miss?” Mui asked me.

What do they mean by transform? 

"Of course not." I stated. Isn't it obvious? How can I transform? I'm not some kind of ghost or what not.

What kind of question is that, though?

"Then you're an omega." Mui said.

What are they talking about? I don't really get it!

I was about to ask when they explained what I should do while staying here. 

They didn't give me much work but I can't live here for free, and I don't like the idea of having debt. 

IT'S been two days since I got here, so far I can't find anything that will help me go home. Even the slightest possibility isn't showing, but the people here are all nice even though they're sometimes weird. 

They even have a hierarchy here like what they called the beta and omega. 

One afternoon, Freya and I are doing the laundry near the lake not too far from their house. It is also near the place where they found me lying.

"How's everything so far?" Freya asked as she poured the soap in the basin.

"It's okay, everyone's nice to me." I replied.

"Do you enjoy living here?" 

I nodded. It's true, everyone's nice to me and they're teaching me the things that's new to me. 

I just always think of my friends, I'm sure they're looking for me at this point. I don't know about my parents though. I'm sure they don't care whether I come back alive or not.

"Do you really not remember which family you belong to?" 

It's this question again.

"I told you, my family name is Madrigal." I already told them my family name a hundred times but they don't know anyone with that name here, they also assumed that I lost my memory when I mentioned that I hit my head. 

"Anyways, since it seems like you don't know anything about this place, it's better to stay away from that place." She pointed at the tower near the well. 

"Why?" 

She comes near me and pointed to my ears, it seems she wants to whisper the answer. 

"It's because that place belongs to another Alpha." 

Alpha?

"What's that?" Another term that I don't understand.

"The leader, the ruler." She said.

"Is it something like the one who gave rules?" 

She nodded. "Exactly." 

Oh…

"But why can't I go there? Is it that dangerous?" 

"Of course, they might kill you because you belong here." 

I was too stunned to speak. 

"Kill, as in I'll be dead?"

She nodded again. 

Why would someone kill a person that goes to their place? Isn't it illegal to kill just somebody?

This place is really weird!

We chatted while doing the laundry, we were about to finish when we heard something explode.

"Oh shoot!" Freya hissed.

I looked at her then to the direction the sound came from.

"What's that?" I asked.

"They're causing another commotion again!" 

She started to gather the laundry.

"Who?" We're now gathering everything. Even though I can't understand what's happening, I followed her. Who knows if it's really dangerous!

She stopped for a moment to answer me. 

"The Bones." She said.

What!?

"The bones are causing trouble?!" How come a bone causes trouble?!

"No! What I mean is-" She was cut by another explosion.

"I'll tell you later!" She shouted. 

We hurriedly ran to leave the place. We're near the border when something blocked us.

"Hello, ladies!" He said, smiling.

I screamed when I saw it. It has fangs! It was a man but he looked horrible!

I didn't get to react when Freya threw the basin to the man and held my hand before pulling me. We're running faster than before.

What was that?! What's that creature?!

Freya's holding my hand while we're running. I thought that we lost the man before but it suddenly appeared in front of us. 

"Ah!" 

"Where do you think you're going!?" The man shouted. 

One second, he grabbed Freya and pulled her, causing us to separate.

"Run Araia!" Freya shouted as she struggled to keep the man away from me.

"But-" 

"Run! Don't look back!" 

What should I do?! I can't leave her here! 

I was thinking of running or helping her but instead of running, I searched for something that could attack the man. I need to help her! 

I found a branch of a tree that had a sharp end, I immediately grabbed it and without thinking, I stabbed the man, it pierced into the man's left arm. 

He released Freya and we started running.

"Let's go!" 

We ran faster, we're about to enter the border when we heard the man scream. 

I didn't look back, I don't want to see it!

We're a few steps left when the man appears again. He looks mad!

"You b*tches!" 

He was about to grab me but another thing appeared.

Everything went fast, in a blink of an eye, the mad man's not breathing anymore. 

What shocked me more is the thing in front of me. The one who killed the mad man.

"W-What…" 

Is it… a wolf?!