Chapter 4 - Roxwell

    "Night. Naaayyyttt? Hayst...NIGHT!" Claud shouted while looking at the ceiling, he's waking up Night. Nakabusangot ang mukha ni Claud. He then continued calling his name. Umiling na lamang si Gretel.

    

    "Nasisira na ang tainga ko sa kasisigaw mo Claud." Ibinato ni Gray ang librong nasa lamesa at natamaan ang ulo ni Claud.

    

    "Uruy! Bakit ako palagi nasasaktan huuuh? Kainis. Ikaw nalang kasi gumising sa paniki na yan." He clenched his fist and walked out. 

    

    "Uy, aalis na tayo," Dark called his siblings downstairs. Pababa siya sa hagdanan. Bumuntong hininga na lamang siya ng makitang natutulog parin si Night. For Night, 72 hours in a day exist! 

    

    Isinuot ni Gretel ang kanyang kulay itim na wig habang naka harap sa malaking salamin. Ngumuso siya ng lumapit si Sun sa kanya. He fixed his hair.

    

    "Kapag natanggap ako sa Roxwell, susuotin ko pa rin ba ang wig nato?" He stopped and looked at her with a questioning look. 

    

    "Bakit? May balak ka bang hindi suotin ang wig mo habang buhay?" he joked again and laughed. Umiling na lamang si Gretel. Hindi seryosong kausap si Sun. He's a joker. But not all the times.

    

    "Well, I think you have to ask Gramps about that," he said. He turned back and walked. Gretel followed him.

    

    "Why Gramps?" Tinutukoy ni Gretel ang kanilang Grandfather. The Main General of Seville and the Headmaster of Roxwell Academy.

    

    "He has great power, Gretel. He's the one who created the rules here in Seville, so therefore he can change it." Sun shrugged his shoulders. Nasa labas na sila ngayon ng mansion. The others are waiting for them, kasama ang butler ng Mansion.

    

    "Pero, this one is related to the history of us, I mean the vampires and other supernatural beings," she lowered her tone. Bigla nalang natandaan ni Gretel ang tungkol sa kaniyang pagiging blonde. She has a natural blonde hair but it is forbidden in Seville. Hindi niya man alam kung bakit talaga forbidden o bawal ang blonde sa Seville pero alam niyang related ito sa history o sa mga sabi sabi ng mga matatanda, the Elders. Dark looked at her with a questioning look.

    

    "The rule was out centuries ago. Matagal nang ipinagbabawal ang pagkakaroon ng kulay blonde na buhok. Kaya malabong mangyari ang gusto mo, Gretel." They all looked at the Butler of the Mansion. Si Butler Carson.

    

    Bahagyang tumawa si Sun. Tumawa siya dahil narinig ni Butler Carson ang pinag uusapan nila ni Gretel kahit na mahina ang boses nilang dalawa.

    

    "Tsk." Medyo nainis si Gretel. Hindi sila naging close, mula pa noong pagka bata ni Gretel, kaya iba ang trato nila sa isa't isa. Hindi niya gusto ang aura ng kanilang butler, she sense something dark about him. She feels uncomfortable with him. Like he was planning to kick her out of the mansion. Maging ang mga kapatid niya ay hindi close sa kanilang butler. 

    

    Who the hell are you? Nauna na siyang pumasok sa loob ng kotse. 

    

    "Anong pinag - usapan niyo ni Sun?" Storm lowered his voice as he asked her. Umupo siya sa tabi ni Gretel. 

    

    "It's about her hair," si Sun ang sumagot sa tanong ni Storm. He sat down beside Gretel. Ngumuso na lamang siya. 

    

    "Wag kang ngumuso jan, Séptima. You look like a duck." Her brothers laughed together. The engine started, ang nagmamaneho ay si Mang Rex. 

    

    "Tumigil nga kayo.Kainis!" She just crossed her arms. Hindi niya masuntok ang mga Kuya niyang kanina pa tumatawa, nasa gilid niya lang kasi si Storm. She will be dead meat if she'll beat her other brothers, lalo na si Claud na kanina pang tumatawa at tinutukso si Gretel. 

    

    Pagkatapos ng halos isang oras, nakarating na sila sa Roxwelll Academy. 

    

    "Woah, nakarating na tayo? That fast?" Kakagising lang ni Night. Napa facepalm nalang si Dark sa asta ng kapatid niya. 

    

    "Matulog ka na lang ulit."

    

    Gretel was busy by looking at the tall buildings of Roxwell Academy. Roxwell was like a hill that is full of houses. 

    

    "This is Roxwell?" nakanganang sabi ni Gretel habang nakatingin sa ganda ng Roxwell Academy. "Parang hindi ito training ground hah." She grinned and looked at the students of the Academy outside. They're chatting and laughing at each other. 

    

    *Not bad... *

    

    "Yap, that's Roxwell for yah." They stopped for a while and the tall and big gate of the Academy welcomes them. May naka ukit na logo ng Roxwell sa itaas ng bahagi ng gate, and it is made of gold. 

    

    And they finally entered the Academy. People were looking at their car. They smiled and waved. They know that it's owned by the Velasquez family. 

    

    "This brings back memories brothers." Storm, Dark, and Gray smiled as they remembered their memories at the Academy. Masaya at malulungkot na mga ala-ala. 

    

    "Do you guys still remember that Gramps punished us in front of all the soldiers here?" Dark laughed. 

    

    "Yap. That was hella crazy!" Storm cringed as he remembered it. 

    

    "Hindi kaya. Nakakahiya kaya," saad ni Gray at isinuot ang kaniyang glasses. He acted disgusted by something. 

    

    Mang Rex stopped the engine. "Good luck!" he said with his sweet smile on his face and saluted the siblings, they saluted back and laughed. 

    

    "Ingat Mang Rex."

    

    "Bye, sir!" The good bye curse can't affect the humans. Isang tao si Mang Rex at isa namang bampira si Dark, so the curse can't affect him. It's only for vampires. 

    

    Isa-isa silang bumaba mula sa kotse. Nauna na si Storm at sumunod si Dark, Gray, Sun, Night at Claud. Nang makalabas si Gretel sa kotse ay bumungad ang mga estudyanteng nagtutulukan at mga nakangiti, lalo na ang mga babae. Hindi ina-akala ni Gretel na maraming estudiante o soldiers na naka-abang sa mga Velasquez. 

    

    *Sikat pala ang mga tukmol sa Academy na'to.*

    

    His brothers are waiting for her to join them. Nang makalapit siya sa mga kapatid niya ay tumahimik ang lahat. They all looked at her, para siyang kriminal na nahuli sa akto. She looked at her brothers, naka kunot noo niyang tiningan mga kuya niya, then she looked back at the people. 

    

    Girls whispered and talked about her, some glared and rolled their eyes on her and some were just look shocked and disgusted. 

    

    "Who is she?"

    

    "Is that their younger sister?"

    

    "Hindi ko alam teh, ang alam ko lang ay walang babaeng kapatid sina Claud."

    

    "She must be an another attention seeker." The girls laughed and rolled their eyes on her. 

    

    These girls have dirty tongues hah. Matalim na tiningnan ni Gretel ang babaeng nagsasalita ng masama sa kaniya. The girl stopped laughing and avoided Gretel's gaze. 

    

    She heard them by her own hearing sense. One of the advantages of being a Velasquez is that you can get the full Vampire skills even you are not yet 21 years old, but you can't consume or drink human blood. Same goes to the other vampire families. Like the Malvosz who can read minds below the age of 21. 

    

    "This is a nice and warm welcome hah," she siad sarcastically and rolled her eyes. Sun rubbed her head using his hand. 

    

    "Don't worry sis. They will know the truth later on." He smirked, she just crossed her arms. 

    

    "At paano naman?" she murmured. Inakbayan na lamang siya ni Dark, she just ignored the girls. They continued walking through the main hall where their Grandfather awaits.

    

    Huminto sa paglakad si Gretel nang makita niya ang lalaki nakalaban niya kahapon. He's chatting with a tall guy and they laughed at each other. Naka upo ang lalaki sa isang gazebo, many students were sitting at the gazebos. Medyo malayo ang kinaroroon ng lalaki pero tanaw parin ni Gretel ang mukha nito. 

    

    "Belleza?" Dark called her. But she is not responding. She blinked twice to see the man clearly, hindi siya sigurado kung siya ba ang lalaking iyon. Tumayo ang lalaki pati narin ang kasama niya paalis sa gazebo.

    

    "Septima?" His brothers stopped and looked at each other. Hindi nila alam kung anong nangyayari sa kapatid nila.

    

    Gretel gathered her senses when the man vanished in her eyes.

    

    "Septima?" Storm held her arm. 

    

    "Really? But, please... Don't tell anyone about me or about this red thing. Gather your energy and leave immediately. Forget about what happened, forget about me…"

    

    "Its him." .