Chapter 2: New Body

"Please help me."

Isang malumanay ngunit puno ng kalungkutan ang tinig na narinig ni Frost. Then a pair of black phoenix eyes opened. A pink ceiling was what Frost saw when she first opened her eyes. Napakunot-noo naman siya.

'Didn't I die?'

she mentally queried.

She tried to propped her body up but she noticed that she was aching all over her body. Umupo na lang siya at sumandal sa headboard ng kama. Agad niyang inobserbahan ang loob ng kwarto. The room was huge, exceptionally beautiful. There was a lot of expensive furniture. She was also sitting in a Queen sized bed, with multiple pink pillows and a pink bedsheet, even the soft and silky blanket is pink.

'The owner of this room is obviously a girl.' she inwardly said

Ngunit natigilan si Frost ng makita ang dalawang kamay niya. It was smooth, unblemished, untainted white pair of hands. A very opposite of her own calloused, hard and tainted hands.

'This is definitely not my own hands.' What she said in her mind. That's when she also noticed her long wavy black silky hair.

'And definitely not my hair.' Her hair is the same color as this one but it was short. Almost like a man's hairstyle. She likes to keep her hair short and never likes long hair. As she thinks it's too bothersome when she moves and she was too lazy to comb it. So she keeps it short.

Tumalim naman bigla ang tingin niya ng mapansin niya ang isang presensiyang papalapit kung nasaan ang kinaroroonan niya. In an instant, her body was on guard. She may appear calm but deep inside she was ready for a fight. Ready to defend herself if anyone tries to attack her.

The door was opened from the outside and a handsome man in his 30's walked in wearing white lab gown. He was walking at a normal pace, there's a calming aura on him but Frost knows better not to trust this kind of man.

Nang tinignan ng kapapasok pa lang na lalaki ang dalagang nasa kama ay napahinto ito sa paglapit dito ng mapansin ang matalim nitong mga pares ng mata. What he saw is a sharp and lethal young lady who seems to have an experienced the hardship of life. It was far from the weak and timid Princess he saw back then. Natawa naman siya sa naisip, 'How could a weak Princess have the aura of a warrior? Clearly it was a mere illusion.'

"Who are you? Where's this place?" asked Frost while observing the man in front of him. She saw a hint of shock on his face after she said those.

"What do you mean? Wala ka bang naalala?" nagtatakang tanong ng lalaki dito. Shocked and doubt are what he is feeling right now. Shocked by what he has heard but he was also doubting the credibility of it. He thought that it might be one of the Princess' way to get the attention of her family.

"Do you think I would ask you such a thing if I remember something?" said mockingly by Frost. She did not like this man. Although he tried to hide it, still Frost saw the disdain in his eyes. It was directed towards her. To this body to be specific.

The man frowned. Her stares seems like it was telling him how stupid his questions were. Linapitan niya ito. At sa paglapit niya doon niya mas napansin kung gaano katalim itong tumingin. Almost like she was looking through his soul. He was again dumbfounded.

"If you don't want to talk then leave." walang ganang wika ni Frost at walang pakundangang tumayo kahit pa nananakit ang buo niyang katawan. She was used to it. This pain cannot hinder her.

Doon lamang natauhan ang lalaki. Kunot-noo nitong tinignan ang kakaibang kilos ng dalaga. It was unladylike. Not how a Princess should act. Kaya naman doon lamang ay naniniwala na siyang wala nga itong maalala.

"What are you doing? You should not move your body yet. It was still healing." usal niya rito tsaka tinangkang hawakan ito ng mabilis itong inilagan ni Frost. Muli, ay natigilan siya sa mabilis na galawan nito.

"H'wag mo akong hawakan. Dahil di ko responsibilidad kung biglang di mo magamit ang kamay mo." nakangising sabi ni Frost.

Nagtindigan naman ang mga balahibo sa katawan nitong lalaki. Nakuha niya kung anong nais iparating nito at hindi niya mapigilan ang makaramdam ng takot.

'Did she really mean that if I tried to touch her. She would break my hands?' Thinking of that possibility, he unconsciously steps backward.

Hindi na pinansin pa ni Frost ito bagkus ay naglakad siya sa papunta sa ladies room. She may not be familiar with this place. But a comfort room was not hard to find. Binuksan niya ito at pumasok. The ladies room was also big, clean and... pink. After observing it for a moment she then walked in front of the mirror.

What she saw was a pretty young lady who seemed to be in her teenage years, 16 years old at most. The young lady's face was pale because of sickness but it did not lessen her prettiness. It even made her a frail-looking beauty. However, frail is but a word. Frail would be erased if it paired with those black menacing eyes.

'This is me but also not me.' she held her smooth supple cheeks. This is what she looks like when she's 15 - 16 years old. But she's already 22. It did not make sense.

'Did I go back in the past? Or am I reincarnated inside someone else's body?' The second reason might be the best answer to this.

'Whose body am I now residing then?' di niya mapigilang di magtanong. She sighed, and rubbed her eyebrows. A habit she has whenever she feels annoyed.

Frost clicked the inside of her tongue irritatedly. She then washed her pale face. Grabbed a clean towel from the nearby cabinet to wipe her face. After that, she walked out of the ladies room only to see the man from earlier still standing from where she had left him.

The man looked up and stared at the young lady unhurriedly walking towards the bed. Her posture is firm and confident, very different to the timid Princess who was always looking down and would shy away from people.

"If you want to say something then talk. Don't just stand there looking like a fool. Otherwise, leave." wika ni Frost in a bored tone. Muli siyang sumandal sa headboard ng kama at tinignan ito.

The man shook his head after he heard her almost bored tone, telling him that his presence is unwanted. So he said in a polite tone contrary to what he sounded earlier, "I'm Sebastian Herrero. One of the Royal Doctors. And you're Hiraya Esperanza. The Princess of Esperanza Kingdom." When he did not receive any response he added, "You went to hunt for a beast. But then you were probably chased by a wild beast so you ran away without thinking where you were going and fell in a river. Hence your situation right now."

He then carefully watched her reactions but he found none. She still had this bored expression on her. Na para bang wala siyang pakialam sa anumang impormasyong sinabi niya. Kaya naman di niya maiwasang di kabahan. Hindi niya alam kung anong mayroon sa dalaga. If it's her penetrating black eyes or it is the oppressive aura she's emitting. Dahilan upang umakto siya ng ganto. He was only acting like this in front of the King, and now to the King's daughter.

Nang may naalala siya ay dali-dali niyang inilabas ang isang maliit na bote at inilagay sa may lamesang katabi lang ng kama.

"That is a healing pill. It will help you recover faster." ani Doctor Sebastian kay Frost.

Kinuha naman ito ni Frost at binuksan tsaka ibinuhos ang laman sa palad niya. At nakita niya ang isang kulay berde na maliit na gamot. She sniffed it before she swallowed it.

"Please excuse me, Princess Hiraya." wika nito, tumango ng bahagya kay Frost bago nagmamadaling umalis.

"Not bad." said Frost when she felt the instant effect of the pill. She stretches her arms and body. Readying her body for some action.

"Time to investigate this place."