My Love, Darkness

Chapter 11

Napahawak si Phoebe sa kaniyang pisngi. Makirot pa rin ito mula sa pagkakasampal ng Mom niya. She really did not thought that her Mom will slap her. Ito ang unang pagkakataon na sinaktan siya nito ng pisikal.

Phoebe sighed. She just wanted to go outside because she wants to see T and ask him to be her playmate, but Phoebe will need to wait what she wants.

Wala siyang magagawa. As a six year old girl, she got nothing to speak for her self. She doesn't want to be a bad girl and answer her Mom without respect, but she also wants to voice out for herself. She wants her Mom and Dad to let them know that she's been in pain since they started to forget her.

She loves her parents, but time will come that she will speak for herself. And when that time happens, she will make sure that her Dad and Mom will get their senses back about her.

They will love her again.

TITUS blows a loud breath after finishing his cordon bleu. He's already tired for collecting and reaping 134 souls for 7 hours, but its still not enough for him. He needs to contain at least 400 souls a day because he can catch more than that a year ago.

He's still an ace grim reaper, but everyone is starting to doubt him. Grim reapers are everywhere. He needs to be careful if he still wants to protect Phoebe, or Titus' gonna lost his chance if he makes even a small mistake. If someone saw him stalking Phoebe or even protecting her, he will be sent straight to the underworld.

Titus turned right to an alley as he sensed a presence following him.

"Titus." He stopped and turned his head to see Kellan walking towards him. "What's up?"

He sighed and put both of his hands inside his pocket. "Just done eating in that restaurant," He said as he pointed the restaurant where he has eaten.

Titus' brow perks up when Kellan showed him a mischievous grin. "What a pity. Gusto sana kitang ayain kumain."

Titus smirk before making his face grim as always. "What are you, a girl?"

"Come on, Titus," Kellan chuckled. "What's wrong with eating out with your co-grim reapers?"

"Don't f**k with me, Kellan."

Kellan's face turned serious. "I'm not f*****g with you, Titus Dimitriadis. I'm just saying the truth. I mean..." Kellan sighed. "Why are you so distant with us?"

"Do you really want me to answer that f*****g nonsense, Kellan?"

Titus is felt disturbed about Kellan's sudden actions. Ngayon lang ito naging masyadong matanong na ikinaiirita niya. And Titus is really not good at communicating with his co-grim reapers. Kahit simula pa lang nang mag-umpisa siya sa kaniyang trabaho. Even if they are grim, grim reapers on his division like to bond with each other except him.

He always works with his s**t alone. Maybe, he'll be in a squad when they really needed his help, but if no one needed his aid, he would be just on his own hunting.

"Come on, Titus. Are you even hiding something on us?"

What Kellan said hit a nerve on him.

Using Titus' strongness, he managed to throw Kellan harshly on a wall far from his position with one push. Kellan whimpered, but he immediately stood up as he predicted Titus'next move. Titus is running towards him with his one hand raised in the air, and when he reached Kellan, Titus punched the wall just beside his head.

"What the f**k is wrong with you, Titus?!" Kellan shouted.

Shock and disbelief are all over written on Kellan's face. Titus smirked. "Do you still have questions to ask, motherfucker?"

"f**k you, Titus! I'm just asking you." Pinagpagan ni Kellan ang jacket niyang nadikitin ng unting alikabok. "And my question is easy to answer, you dickhead. Why pull a stunt like this, huh?" Parehas silang dalawa na lumingon sa paligid pagkatapos ay napabuntong-hininga.

Good thing, no one has seen them, especially what Titus' did. Everyone will wonder why a man like him can make a large crack with a single punch on a wall.

"I'm gonna ask you again, Titus."

Oh, he did not learn what I've taught him. Titus smirked as Kellan's serious face, stared at him.

"Come on. Ask, Kellan." I'm gonna give you an answer that will not satisfy you but me.

Bumuntong-hininga si Kellan. Nasa mukha nito ang pag-aalingan na tanungin siya pero wala itong kadala-dala.

"If you are serious as hell to punch a wall just for me, you are really hiding something."

Natatawang umiling si Titus. He is wasting his time kapag pinatulan niya pa si Kellan but for his secret, he will give Kellan an answer.

Minutes passed. Kellan is whimpering as he was slowly brushing down his back to sit because of exhaustion.

Wala itong galos ngunit nasa mukha nito ang paghihirap pagkatapos siyang paglaruan ni Titus.

"f**k you to hell, Titus Dimitriadis." Kellan coughed, and Titus just chuckled as he wore another pair of his gloves.

"Tama nga talagang hindi ka puwedeng matakasan ng isang kaluluwa. You're incredibly fast and savage." Natatawa na lang na sabi ni Kellan na ikinailing naman ni Titus. "Now you know, you can't have your answer from me, Kellan or I will be your own death."

And they both laugh with their foolishness until Kellan talk. "But seriously, Titus. I want you to know that whatever the f**k you are doing behind our backs, you must be more careful about your decisions. The chief is really eyeing on you and I don't know if he have send some of our colleagues to spy on you."

Fuck! f**k them to hell.

Titus kept his curses on his mind as he remained his self cool in front of Kellan.

Titus doesn't know if he can trust anyone, especially Kellan, but he will not take the risk to tell someone. He will keep his shitty secret with himself even it's a burden on him. Even if it takes forever just to keep his self alive and kicking.

"Well, you could have just tell me that than ask me f*****g nonsense questions, Kellan. Hindi pa sana kita nabugbog, hindi ba?"

"Well, I just want to be updated about you." Kellan confessed made Titus shook his head in disbelief.

"You're gay, aren't you?" Titus said teasingly.

"f**k you again, Titus. I can even impregnate a mortal if I want to." Kellan answered boastfully.