Kissed by Fire (Fire Series #1)

Chapter 69: Rebellion

I must've misheard it. Or maybe all of these is just a dream.

There's just no way that I won.

There's just no way that I am the new Alpha. The New Alpha!

"Congratulations" nakangiting sabi sa'kin ng referee and even shook my hand. Wala naman akong nagawa kung di ang tumango lang dahil hindi talaga ako makapaniwala.

Nagbubulungan ang mga nasa paligid but I can't make out what they're saying so I don't know whether they are are amused or disgusted or maybe both.

When I looked around nakita ko si Blaise na papalapit sa'kin. Bago pa man ako makapagsalita ay hinigit niya na ako. May sinasabi sa'kin ang bawat madaanan namin pero binalewala lang namin dahil dire-diretso kaming naglalakad hanggang sa makarating na kami rito sa seniors' building.

We stopped upon seeing Seth and Warren. They're both looking at me in an amusing way. Gusto ko sana tanungin kung nasaan na ang mga kasama nila pero naunahan ako ni Blaise magsalita.

"We all need to talk" he said in a dead serious tone. Actually this is the first time that I hear him na ganyan kaseryoso.

Tumango naman si Seth and Wayne at nagtuloy na kami sa paglalakad. He's still holding me at nang sinubukan kong kumawala ay mas lalong humigpit ang kapit niya.

When we ascend to the stairs ay saka ko na realize na papunta kami sa classroom ng Hunter Fourteen. Hindi naman ako nagkamali.

"What are we going to talk about?" Seth asked

Blaise tsked at that. "I can't allow Arya to be the Alpha" he said

"Why?" tanong ko bago ko pa man mapigilan ang sarili ko.

He gave me a struggled look and he reached for my hand. Pinagsiklop niya ang mga daliri namin.

"Binitawan ko ang pagiging Alpha para sa'yo dahil gusto kong malayo tayo sa gulo, lalo ka na. I didn't let go of that position para palitan mo ako" marahan niyang sabi

Hindi ako nakasagot. Dahil sa totoo lang, hindi ko naman napaghandaan 'to. Ni sa panaginip hindi ko inaasahan na ako ang magiging Alpha. All I ever wanted was to save my dying friend.

"But.. she won" Warren said slowly and looked at me "she won the tournament fair and square. She earned it. Ang pagiging Alpha ay hindi pinapasa. You work for it." dagdag pa niya and by the looks of him it seems like he's admiring me for that.

Bigla tuloy akong nakaramdam ng proudness para sa sarili ko even though half of me is still in disbelief.

"There is no doubt about it. But you know what's at stake here. For heaven's sake she's a woman!" Blaise exclaimed

Pinanliitan ko siya ng mga mata dahil hindi ko ata nagustuhan ang sinabi niya na yun.

"What do you mean by that? Did you just gender discriminate me?" I snapped

Humugot siya nang malalim na hininga. He cupped my face with his two hands and looked at me. Wala naman akong ginawa kung di ang tingnan lang din siya.

"Hindi ko kinukwestyon ang pagiging babae mo" he started "but this is another level, sweetheart. Hindi ito madali. The moment you become one ay para na rin nakalubog ang isang paa mo sa hukay. It's not all games and fun. It's dangerous" he said

"At ano na lang ang sasabihin ng daddy mo? He will hate me more. Damn it, he'll kill me if he finds out that I let you in that fucking ring and some douchebag touched you"

I understand him, alright? I really do. But Warren is right. I won the tournament fair and square. Oo, hindi ko naman talaga sinadya yun but I won. I earned the right of being an Alpha at nakita yun ng lahat. I gave them a damn real fight. That asshole Peter didn't went easy on me. Sadyang nadaig ng kakayahan ko ang kakayahan niya.