Chapter 8: The Unknown Feelings

JULY

‘SIMPLY GLANCING. AHA!’ my wolf teased me.

Actually, it was true. Earlier, I was simply looking at Natalia.

She is already asleep and she looks so peaceful, I can't help but stare at her angelic face. Since breakfast, she doesn't pay attention to me anymore. She is just giving me a glare. My system just got used to what she was doing. I was thankful that she was only throwing a bad look at me. I prefer that, instead of slapping me or shouting bad words at me.

Because I swear, I can’t afford to silence her. I feel like I'm running out of patience with this woman's behavior. Oh god! Earlier, she kept shouting at Kakay and other housemaids while they were packing her things. And based on the things she packed, I thought she was going to take her whole room on this tour.

I really hate brats. We're rich, but we haven't been brats and super insulting to people, but Natalia, gaah... She's a devil!

‘Give her a passionate and knee-wobbling kiss, Juls. Then mate, mate, mate!’ There’s my wolf again.

'Shut up, wolf! I will never accept her as my mate!' I heard my wolf groan inside of me, totally disagreeing with what I said earlier. ‘I will be the one who’s going to decide! And that's final!' I stated. Wolf growled.

"July, it’s your turn..." Sam said. My wolf and I are still arguing.

We are currently playing poker here, inside Sofia’s private plane. It’s day one of this ‘rich kids’ tour around the country. Hopefully, they won't be a headache, but knowing them, especially Natalia, I know it'll be a long and tiring trip because if she is not complaining all the time, she will definitely do a lot of stunts that will embarrass her father.

And that's where I enter. The president begged her to keep a close eye on his daughter. The vampires are threatening him more and more. And the vampire specifically points out out their threat to his daughter. So there was no basis for the wolf to tease me for checking on the brat all the time because I was just doing my job to watch over the president’s spoiled daughter. And I was so glad that Jaime Aquino fully trusted me with Natalia's safety. I promised never to fail him. Besides, we are very grateful to him for saving my grandfather a long time ago and vice versa.

‘Ows? Is that the real reason?’ My wolf teased me again.

"July, it's your turn..." Sam said again.

"Shut up!" I said loudly to my wolf, but Sam and she spoke at the same time, so he was surprised when I said that. He thought he was the one I was scolding. "I'm sorry, it's not you." I apologized.

Surprised by my actions, the four male guards oddly looked at me. I just dropped my cards and they immediately returned to the game because they were disappointed with what they saw on the cards I dropped.

"Aish. You win again," Derek said, tossing the card in the middle of the table. The faces of the three, who also imitated what Derek did, were also disappointed.

I just laughed at them. "You're not really going to win if I am your rival. I am excellent at this," I said, laughing.

The four guys look so cute. They were frustrated because they haven't won against me even once since we played the game.

"Come over here and prepare your ears. I will not be easy on you," I told them.

They slowly approached, and I flicked them three times, one by one, on their ears. That's our bet. I have already defeated them three times, and here I am flicking them again. The pain can be seen on their faces. It was the effect of my tapping on their ears. They thought I was a soft woman and that I flicked softly, huh, look at Sam and Piolo's ears, they're so tomato red. I can’t stop grinning.

"You just got lucky," Zanjoe whispered, rubbing his pinched ear. I just laughed at them. The type of laugh that only five of us can hear.

‘She’s so inspired, that’s why she keeps winning,’ my wolf said. My laughter turned to despair.

'Stop it, wolf! I'm just a lady guard. Period!' I insisted. I was talking to her through our link.

‘Hypocrite! Who are you kidding? Bleh!’ She fought with me. Huh! This ‘wolf’ is really growing on me.

"Let's play again," Piolo said, turning my attention to him.

My wolf was still teasing me on the inside, but I just ignored her until we realized that we had landed at the private airport of Sofia’s dad’s friend in Iligan City.

~*~

ILIGAN CITY, 1200 HRS…

We began to watch over the fragile crystal daughter of the President. As usual, she woke up gloriously and sexily, waiting at the top of the stairs of the plane as her friends descended.

I was already downstairs, with four other male guards to support the three women. Actually, I was just next to them, standing and watching. Only the men assist the ladies. I was just observing the place and, of course, glancing at the beautiful princess from time to time. I'm her guard, so I have the right to take a look.

‘Ahem!’ Wolf, enough with the teasing!

Anyway, did I mention how hot she looks today? Oh well, she's just wearing a backless silk shirt, and I can see behind her the red bikini bra and, ahem, yummy back, matching white shorts, and flip flops, while her long hair is pony-tailed. So simple, but gaah, she looks so perfect. And I guess her bikini bottoms are also red. Of course, it should be as it needs to match her top bikini. Yay! She was also wearing black police glasses. She's smoking hot!

‘You’re drooling.’ It’s my wolf again. I just rolled my eyes. If I answer her again, we will quarrel again and again. So I just ignored her.

Natalia’s two female friends were wearing sundresses. And what about us, the guards? I just wore jeans, a white V-neck shirt, and converse shoes with my brown Rayban. The four-man guards are wearing the same. There is a trace of hunkiness on their clothes, but no, I'm not attracted to them. I just appreciate their beautiful bodies and elegance. I've been lesbian since birth, remember? Uh-huh.

"July, can you assist me? Please..." I heard Haruka plead, and as a gentlewoman, I helped her.

I reached out to her with my hand. When I was holding her, I assisted her all the way. Haruka smiled when she successfully came down, and I just smiled in return. This is just work, nothing personal.

And I was not aware that behind those black police glasses were a pair of eyes that were badly looking at us. Add to that, Sofia is throwing tantrums while going to the green Hummer car that is waiting for us.

"Jealousy alert. Jealousy alert,’ my wolf said. Duh, wolf. Can you stop that?! And who is jealous this time, then?

‘You are so numb,’ she added. She is really too much to handle these days. 

My wolf and I were still arguing, and Haruka walked past me and got into the car. And I wasn't aware that Natalia was going down now. My attention went back to her when she was scolding her male guards to not touch her.

She was sighing and mumbling things to herself as she descended. I returned to my former position while my wolf and I were still in a silent war. I look really stupid when I talk to this spoiled wolf all the time. It's as if I'm talking to myself. What else do you call it?! Ugh!

I was totally out of my system when suddenly Natalia came down. She slipped on one of the steps of the staircase and was about to fall. But with the speed of my reflexes, I easily got to her side and caught her in time. Her hips were close to mine as well as her body and face were very close to mine.

I heard a fast and loud thud inside of me. Is that my wolf? The confusing question was in my mind. What was that?

Another loud thud. What is that? And I can confirm that it was not my wolf this time. It was my heart! My heart was beating too fast while I was looking at this beautiful spoiled brat!

And yes, I know this is too cliche. But what I am feeling right now is similar to the other stories in the novel where time seems to stop because you’re staring at each other. Then you feel that there are no other people around you and that you are the only two people existing in this world. Then you seem to drown in her gorgeous eyes that stare back at you. Then the beating on your chest is like Michael Jordan's dribble with speed, and your stomach is like being punched by Pacman because of that stare. You felt like you were punched by Pacman because of the amount of sensation you felt inside your tummy.

Then everything will be in slow motion. She will stare you in the eye, as you are. In the long run, you will look down at her red lips and imagine what it feels like to kiss the delicious lips of this woman. Then, gradually, your faces will come closer. Slowly. Little by little. Still in slow motion. Then your faces and bodies will be even closer, waiting for what will happen next. Nice!

But, no matter how corny it sounds, ladies, OH MY GOD! I, Agent July Aaliyah Mercado, am also a woman and have a heart, so I will say that I can't help but feel giddy about what’s happening right now between me and this bratty princess.