It was dark and empty, Iris looked around but all she could see was the endless darkness.

Flashback

Dear diary
      My mom is the most beautiful and wonderful mom ever! She came with me to school! 'ugly smile doodle'
 ~Carlos aged 4 

Dear diary
       My mom is being bullied by her parents, I need to become powerful and strong to protect her, Carlos you can do it! 'an ugly doodle of determine face'
~Carlos aged 5

Dear diary
         Today is my birthday! My mom is finally celebrating my birthday with me. I'm so happy! 'Doodles of smug and happy face'
~Carlos aged 8 

Dear diary
          I think I have fallen in love, she is the most lovely person I have ever met! I wish my mom will accept us!
~Carlos aged 17 

Dear diary
            I still love her a lot but she loves someone else, I really want her! But I want her to be happy, so I will give up on her. 
~Carlos aged 18 

Dear diary
             How dare he hurt her? Mom do you really hate me so much? Even though I love and respect you a lot! 
-That page was somewhat crinkled 
~Carlos aged 22

Dear diary
              Today will be the last time I will ever write this, I am very tense but I wish my mom and Kiara to be happy. 
~Carlos aged 24

Iris held the diary close to her heart, she had treated Carlos very poorly.

Silly boy, I went to school with you because of him, I did not really celebrate your birthday with you, in fact I had forgotten about it! I even sabotage your relationship. Yet, why do you treat me so well? 

It's final, I want to mend our relationships, I wish to become the best mother! 

"Madame, young master was shot! He is in the hospital"said the butler

Flashback end

Tears started to fall from her eyes.

Carlos, I'm such a bad mother, yet you always supported me! I'm so sorry for not being the best mother I could ever be....to you! 

Suddenly out of nowhere, a bright light began to shine upon the endless darkness.

Iris was blinded by the bright light.

When she opened her eyes, she saw a figure of an old man.

"Young girl, you must be wondering why you are here right? Well I have taken pity on you, so I have decided to give you one more chance. Do you want to know why your life was so bad?"asked the old man

There was nothing in the room, it was all white and empty. Iris was kind of confused and lost, but she has decided, if this person can give her a chance then she will take it!

"Yes, I want to know the reason."said Iris

The old man smiled and gave Iris a book.

'Troubling hearts and souls' was written in the cover of the book. 

Iris began to read the book.

The main character was a girl named Kiara, she is very cheerful and had a bubbly personality. She was considered cute and lovely by the people around her.

The male lead was Edward. He was handsome and charming. He was known as a player, a womaniser and a heartbreaker.

There was also another character, his name is Carlos.
........
...

The more she read the contents of the book, the more pale she became! 

Suddenly, she had a bad headache, it was like her mind was being overloaded by information. Some memories that she had forgotten came back to her! 

OMG! Are you freaking kidding with me? So this stupid love triangle book was written by me! 

Damn it! Why the hell did I became Carlos's mother in my second lifetime? So I had actually reincarnated as the villainess in this book that I had written! 

Are you joking with me? Are you serious? Damn it! Do you know how much, I love my character Carlos and the reason why I killed him in the book is because I don't want him to end up with the female lead.  Carlos was the character that I made with so much love and care! 

Many readers were annoyed and angered by the fact that Carlos did not end up with Kiara and DIED, they even wrote threatening comments!  

Well Carlos was indeed quite the cute and the perfect guy, so of course in comparison Edward lost! 

Obviously, I had planned to write a happy ending for him, that wasn't a true ending, instead it was for APRIL FOOL'S DAY! It was a PRANK! 

I posted that chapter as a prank! But before I could start writing my real/true ending, I died by getting hit by a truck. 

My regret was not giving Carlos's a happy ending that he deserved. 

"How do you feel? What are your thoughts? Are you happy? I had given you a chance to change the  ending but it seems like you failed to prevent it, I guess it's somehow my fault, I was supposed to give you your previous life memories, but I forgot to give it to you! 

Remember I told you that you were killed by a mistake, I told you that I can grant your wish, but at that time something came up and I was busy for a while, when I did came to check upon you, you had already been reincarnated in that world and Carlos was dead! 

So, technically your wish isn't fulfilled, and I messed up your first one, so I have decided to compensate you."said the old man

Iris felt ANNOYED! Why did she wrote that stupid ending? She should not have pranked her readers! Damn it!

"My wish was to give Carlos a happy ending that he deserved. Old man, you also told me that I could retain my previous life memories, so how are you going to compensate me?"asked Iris

Old man just smiled.

Her vision became blurry and she lost her consciousness.

"Mom! Mom! Are you ok?"asked Carlos in a worried tone

Iris felt like her head hurts so badly. She saw an adorable little meat bun, looking at her with so much concern in his eyes.

The adorable meat bun was non other than Carlos! He was so cute and small, his eyes were so warm and gentle. 

Iris hugged him very tightly. 

This time, your mom will definitely treat you well.

*WARNING: Will give you diabetes! Or cause you heartache!*

Iris has now get a chance to correct her past mistakes. 

Will she succeed? What will happen in this lifetime?

An otherworldly handsome man came closer to Iris and tried to hug her.

"Don't come close to my mom!"shouted a small adorable boy

He stood in front of her and try to block the handsome man.

Unfortunately, he was too weak in front of that man's might.

He held the little boy in his arms and tightly hugged Iris.

"Do you remember me?"asked the otherworldly handsome man

Iris just smiled.

'I wish I could have recognised you way earlier'thought Iris

How will it unfold? Stay tuned!

btw, I just photo edited the cover, credits to the original creater.

-Lexi Hamner

What is it about my sketchbook that is so important to me? 
Well my sketch book has all my drawings of my imaginations, the sketch book that holds my feelings or just the little doodles for no reason from boredom, the sketch book that helped  me through my dark times. 
The  sketch book that is part of my life. 
I have always been a creative person for my whole life, I also showed people how to draw or even the request they asked me to draw. I plan to keep people to believe in themselves like I have. 
Everytime a person makes me upset or depressed I use my sketchbook to relieves all my pain that all gathered inside me, it makes me happy to have my pencil on paper and draw some type of picture that will take you away from the real world, where you can't even hear someone that is making fun of you. That you are stuck inside your own imagination, in your own world of happiness to get relief of all your depression.  
Then you look at other people, they look sad, depressed, and angry  inside of them, no one showing them the right path of relief, where the darkness can go away. 
Some people say that they can't draw or even do it, they just give up and think they can't doodle or even make a picture because they can't draw. But what if, they keep practicing their drawing skills, then they can think. I can do it, or what can I do to make this better. 
Then people can see the happiness of a picture, imagination, another world. That's what the real world is like, no ones perfect but they can at least practice to get better, to grow better.    

I believe that we all can have dreams and have hope. 

 

@International_Pen

  

(CLAIRE) 

 

The kiddie cartoon doodles on Zhio's bed clothes stared back at me when I woke up. 

So cute…A seven-year-old kid was sleeping beside me. 

I laughed soundlessly as I glimpsed at him. 

 

He's really handsome. 

He looked tame as he slept, like a wingless angel. But when in consciousness and hot-tempered, he's nothing short of the god of death. 

 

Every time he smiles in his genuine smile, my panty drops.  

 

Seriously? What the heck happened to me? 

 

I laughed once more and pinched his perfectly aquiline nose.  

He didn't wake up.  

It meant he's in deep sleep.  

 

Who wouldn't? He's just returned from his trip. 

I stood up and snatched a marker from the nightstand, all the while still laughing inaudibly at the thought of his first-hand reaction when he saw the room.  

 

He must've had killed all servants of the mansion. 

 

I woke up a little artsy so I drew some more doodle in his face that matched his kiddie clothing. It made my stomach cramp from quiet laughing. 

Holding your laughter from making sounds was surely difficult. 

 

But just as I lifted the cold tip of the marker from his face, his eyes opened. I quickly hid the pen at my back. 

 

His yawn should've looked handsome if it wasn't for the cuteness I drew on him. I wanted to laugh hard for real. 

 

I think he noticed how my lips quivered from holding back my laughter. 

 

"Good morning Claire," he pulled me down to face the ceiling…and his face. 

 

I really wanted to laugh. 

 

He kissed my cheeks suddenly and all the entertainment I felt was flushed away. 

 

"Where's my smile?" he asked lowly. 

 

"Here," I forced my lips to curve upwards. 

He's killed all my frolic. 

He released me roughly and stood up. Then afterwards he took off his jacket top… 

 

"H-hey, wh-" I stuttered at the sudden display of chiselled torso. 

…and threw the cloth at my face. 

 

"I didn't like your interior designing. Return them back to what they were before," he warned cutely. 

 

And I just smiled. 

"What's so funny?" 

 

Just like that, laughter escaped out of my mouth until my belly felt sore. 

 

"Crazy!" he walked towards the bathroom. 

 

I counted silently in anticipation… 

One… 

Two… 

Three… 

Four… 

Five- 

 

"CLAIRE!!!!" 

 

I laughed the hardest laugh I've been aching to do. 

@International_Pen

A Woman Hater who is really need One to save His Family Hierarchy


Until then....


I woke up breathless to a man’s limbs on top of me. I tried to thrash myself free from his weight and felt shame creep up fast to my cheeks when I realized I was naked. 

Naked!

My movements woke him up and before he could take a gaze at me, I pulled the blanket 
up to my body. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw who it was. 

It was him.

“Zhi-zhio..” I stammered at him who just stared back without saying a word.

I tried to just leave but strong arms pulled me back beside him. 

“…stay,” he whispered as he hugged me tight and lulled me back to sleep.

I let my drowsiness take over and shut my eyes whilst his lips kissed my forehead 
gently. His warmth was comfortably good until it made all the memories surge back altogether. 

My eyes flung open as fast as thunderbolt as I recalled what happened 
between us that night. It suddenly felt like a joke. 

I stood abruptly and screamed on top of my lungs, distancing myself from him while 
holding the blanket tight around me. 

“Take one more step or..” I threatened. 
He just smiled at me with that smile that I couldn’t resist.

 “Or?”

We finished our shower and came back to our room. Jihyun was on her bed and playing with her phone.
"What are you up to?" I asked her. 
Jihyun looked at me with a smile. 
"Let's just say I'm managing my pond. Now that the audition is coming up, I have to focus."
"Oh."
I smiled. It seems that the rumors were true.
"So how many are in this… pond?" 
I asked, because I was so curious. 
"Hmm… maybe around twenty or so? Ten of them are definitely the type to come running if I text them."
Jihyun said those words so casually.
"You're quite popular."
"Yeah. These are all the stuff my exes bought me," Jihyun said as she showed me her accessories. A luxury watch and an expensive necklace. Even her sneakers were painstakingly handmade by an Italian craftsman. 
Of course, none of these shows up in the broadcast. That was because this girl understands what the public wants. And because she knows, she shows herself as an innocent, modest, and impeccable woman. I can see how she got into university—she was clever and good at controlling her image. 
"You seem to be having fun with these guys."
"I date them when I need them and trash them when I don't."
"Oh?"
As a man myself, I must say that sounded rather arrogant. 
"Why? Do you want me to set you up? A rich guy? Or do you want me to hook you up with someone hot?" 
"No, that's okay."
Again, I am a man myself. If a guy tried to kiss me, I'd probably claw his face out. 
"Why not? You don't think you're pretty enough? I think you are."
"Are you making fun of me?" I chuckled. 
She just had to make fun of me. How could I look good with this fat body?
"No, I'm serious. Guys really like a hefty body like yours. I'm telling you, you'd be a hit with the guys."
"I guess you can say whatever you want about my body since it's not yours," I said as I tied my hair. I'm a man, and every time I see the body I'm in, I want to throw up. What does this girl know?
"But I'm not… Oh well, if you don't want me to…"
Jihyun went back to her phone. Suddenly, Jia sat next to her.
"Jihyun! Are there any cute guys?"
"How about Chun-ah Lee?"
"Chun-ah Lee? The leader of Heaven and Earth?" 
"Yep."
"Isn't he a total pervert? Everyone's talking about it. He likes to sleep around and go to hostess bars. Did… Did you date him, too?" Jia asked in disgust.  
"No. It's just that he keeps calling me. What about you, Sian? You want me to hook you up?" Jihyun said, turning to me. 
"Okay. Sure."
I had no reason for giving her my consent. All the stress I've been having just made me want to punch someone. A guy like him will surely try to put his hands on me, and when he does, I can beat him to a pulp. I already felt refreshed at the thought. 
"Then I'll give Chun-ah your number. When he calls, just do your best."
"I doubt he'd call right away," I said.
The entire country knew I was a fat pig. Why would he call me? But I knew once I lost the weight, he'd call. Once he did, I'd have my chance to punch the daylights out of him.  
***
Cock-a-doodle-doo~ Cock-a-doodle-doo~
The morning sun shined brightly. I opened my eyes and went to the bathroom. Going number two wasn't weird as it was the same for both genders, but number one was a different story. 
Where does it come from? 
Anyways, after finishing my business, I stepped on the scale. 
6/20(Tuesday)
 07:10
 76.1kg
"Wow."
I lost a considerable amount of weight. If I continued at this rate, I'd be 60 kg by the next mission. No, wait… I might be able to lose more now that I have more stamina. As my body returns to normal, my energy and circulation got better. As my blood began to flow more freely, my body was getting healthier. 
Rumble…
But I'm so hungry.
"How about another tomato?"
I left the room and headed toward the living room. Both Jumi and Hainan were already there, stretching. 
"Hey, Sian! You're up already?" Jumi asked as she waved. 
I waved back.
"Jumi. Why did you wake up so early?" 
"I'm going to the studio. To practice."
Jumi spoke with a smile.  
"Me, too," Hainan added. 
"You guys are working hard."
I said those words as I nodded. Jumi had always been hard-working, but I had no idea Hainan was the same—pretty and hard-working. If Hainan were to become a member of Lovely Girl, she'd be in charge of keeping everyone on the right path. 
"Come with us, Sian!"
"I haven't even taken a shower yet."
I've only gone to the bathroom and weighed myself. Yet Jumi and Hainan were all made up and ready to go. Then again, since the VJs will be following us starting at 10, it'd make sense to put makeup on. But do I have to put it, too? The thing I hate the most since becoming a girl is makeup. It takes too long. And the skills they use in this generation can completely change your face to the point of not being human. 
"Who cares? You look fine." 
Hainan spoke as she linked arms with me.
"Yeah, well, thanks… even if you don't mean it."
"Huh, but I do mean it…"
"Yeah, yeah," I said as I gave the girl a pat on her head. 
I have a special place in my heart for Hainan. Wasn't she the one who cried for me after reading my hate comments? If I cried with her, I'm sure we would've been quite the picture… but as a man, it makes more to make me cry. Well, anyways, since she had been nothing but sincere to me, I truly do like her. Of course, not as a woman, but as a little sister. 
"So Sian, are you not going?"
"Yeah. I think I'll jog some more around the neighborhood and take a shower. Then I'll go."
If I were to run on an empty stomach, I'd lose twice the weight. Isn't that why I came out early… well, after I eat a tomato. If my blood sugar gets too low, I'll pass out.  
"Okay. Then we'll leave first. When you arrive at the company, let's have a meal."
"Okay."
The conversation ended that way and Jumi and Hainan headed to the company studio. And I went outside. 
"Should I do some kicks?"
I kicked my feet as high as I could. Nowadays, my legs go higher than a middle kick, though not as much as high kick. And all the fat I had made it difficult. 
"If I lose a little more weight, I'd be able to do a tornado kick."
I still haven't decided what I'm going to do for the rival mission. At the very least, I know I will definitely not sing. Singing isn't really my thing, and I didn't like doing it, either. I was thinking of combining dance with martial arts or showing some fencing skills… but for now, the most important thing is to see how much weight I can lose and how much muscle I can gain. 
"Let's run." 
I began to run around my neighborhood. The goal was twenty laps. I was able to pull it off thanks to my body being more lightweight and having a stronger endurance. 
After jogging, it was kicks. I alternated with low kicks, mid-kicks, and high kicks, doing at least a thousand on each leg. After which, I proceeded with fall technique training. I once almost broke my neck while tumbling because my head fell first as my body was so heavy. Another time, I did a hand spring, but instead of landing on my feet like I was supposed to, I fell on my butt and almost broke my tailbone. 
Anyways, doing fall technique training after a while made my body bruise all over. 

"Wow! That's refreshing!"
Still, doing this type of training after a long time does feel good. Shall I say… it feels like I'm getting more powerful? I wish someone would come and have a go with me. Jun-jin? Yeah. It'd be great if he could come right now and mock me. But speak of the devil. I saw Jun-jin swagger over to me. Was it 10 already? As soon as he saw me, he smiled like a lost puppy who found his owner and ran over to me. 
"Sian! How have you been?"
"It hasn't been that long. How are you, Jun-jin?"
"Me? Well, you know… same old, same old…"
He answered gloomily. Then as he looked at me, a look of surprise came over him. 
 "Sian…"
What?"
"How'd you lose so much weight?"
"Is it obvious?"
"Yeah, it really shows!"
"Huh!"
I was pleased with Jun-jin's mixed reaction. Considering I just burned my thigh muscles for the past three hours, I wonder how much I've lost from 76.1 kg?
"Didn't you already lose some weight yesterday? How much weight did you lose today?"
"I don't know. I haven't weighed myself yet."
I feel like I've lost at least 5kg since yesterday. I've only eaten vegetables since yesterday morning. And last night, I ran like a madman. And didn't I just exercise for another three hours this morning? I probably lost more than 5kg. Well, now that I've lost a considerable amount, it's starting to show. Even Jun-jin, who never notices anything, was able to notice right away.

Lee Sian, the strongest person under the heavens in old china, was reborn as a very overweight woman.

Now, behold as you watch the change that is about to occur!

MARIONNETTE

It's now the next day and I finished baking the cookies that I am going to give sa aking bagong kapitbahay. Naghanda na ako para pumasok sa school then got out of my apartment unit. I then knocked to the door next to mine. "I'm in the bathroom!" Shouted a man's voice. "I'm your neighbor! I'm just here to give you some cookies that I made!" I asnwered back. "Oh, thanks! Kindly leave then at the doorstep. I'll pick it up later." Sabi niya. So I did. After placing the bag of cookies on his doorstep, naglakad na ako papuntang school.

***

"Alexiaaaaaaa!" Masiglang bungad ni Pyro saka nagtangkang yakapin ako pero natumba siya nang ittlak siya ni Rhaena. "Good morning, Alex!" Nakangiting bati sa akin ni Rhaena. "Aray ko naman, Rhaena!" Reklamo ni Pyro na kasalukuyang pinapagpag ang slacks niya.

"Good morning din sa inyo." Nginitian ko sila at saka naglabas ng dalawang box ng cookies. "Naparami ako ng gawa kagabi ng dough. Oh, Pyro." Inabot ko kay Pyro at kay Rhaena iyong dalawang box. Kapansin pansing nagniningning ang mga mata ni Pyro nang makita niya kung ano ang iniabot ko sa kanila. "Cookies!~" Masiglang sabi ni Rhaena saka kumuha ng isang piraso. "Ang sarap!" Napangiti naman ako. "Glad you like it." Sabi ko. 

Napatingin ako sa may pinto nang may pumasok. It was Hiello. But what caught my attention more is the bag that is hanging from his bag's strap. 'Siya ang bago kong kapitbahay?!' Napansin yata niya na nakatingin ako sa kanya kayat nakipagtitigan ito. I just smiled at him but he just looked away. 'Rude. Baka hindi siya. Ang daming ganong string bag sa mall na malapit dito e. Baka he just happened to own one similar to the one I used this morning.' Sabi ko sa sarili ko.

***

Our teacher is now discussing about Structuralism on Social Sciences. Out of curiosity, I looked back to take a look at Hiello. 'What the—? He's sleeping?!' Narinig ko namang napatawa si Rhaena. Siya naman ang nilingon ko. She gestured 'wala 'to'

I started to scribble, doodle and draw because of boredom. Di ko din namalayan na natapos na pala ang subject namin na Social Sciences. Naramdaman kong lumapit sa akin si Rhaena at bumulong. "Are you interested in Hiello?" Napalingon ako bigla sa tanong niya. "What are you talking abou, Rhaena?!" Napahagikgik naman ang babaeng kausap ko. "Sus! Kahapon pa nga kita napapansin eh! Panay ang sulyap mo sa kanya eh!" Namula naman ako sa sinabi niya. "H-ha?! Ano ka ba?! Hindi kaya!" 'Did I really make it that obvious na i was checking on him?' "He's looking at you right now." Mahinang sabi ni Pyro at agad akong napalingon kay Hiello. "Got you there. Sabi na nga ba. Don't tell me na siya ang crush mo at hindi—"

"I don't fancy any of you two okay?!" Mariing saad ko. Napatawa naman silang dalawa. "We were just joking, Alex." Nakangiting sabi ni Rhaena. "You look so cute when you blush by the way." Sabi naman ni Pyro which I think made me blush even more. "Hmp. Bahala kayo jan." I said as I strode off my chair. Narinig ko namang sumunod sila.

Dahil vacant time namin ang sumunod sa social sciences, nagtungo na lang ako ng canteen and yep, they really followed me here. 

"Alex, those cookies you made, ang sarap ng mga iyon!" Nangniningning ang mga matang sabi ni Pyro. "Let me guess." I said as I stared in to his eyes. "Hou want more, huh?" I said saka ngumisi. "Yes!" Sigaw niya. "Ako din!" Saad naman ni Rhaena. "Hmm, pero dahil sa pang aasad ninyo kanina sa akin parang ayaw ko na kayong lutuan pa ulit." Bigla namang lumungkot ang ekspreshon sa mukha ng dalawa. "Just kidding! You guys want to come to my apartment unit tomorrow afternoon? Let's cook up and watch movies hanggang mag madaling araw na! At dahil sabado naman on the next day, you can sleep there. May mga extra futons ako roon." Napangiti sila bigla. "Talaga!?" Magkapanabay na sabi nila. "Sure!" Again sabay ulit sila. "Hey, stop copying me— one more time you do that you—" napatawa na lang ako. "Kids, enough." Awat ko sa kanila. 'Of course di matatapos ang umaga nang hindi sila nagbabangayan.'

***

We are now at the gymnasium for our Physical Education subject. "Alright, for today's activity we are going to play volleyball. Girls, I will pick your representatives. Ganun din for boys. This will be a girls vs boys game." Sabi ng aming teacher. 'And yep. Girls will be having a disadvantage.' "For boys, It will be Lazaro, Santos, Reyes, Cruz, at Mendez." Nagsipuntahan na ang mga lalaking nabanggit sa kanang bahagi ng court. "For girls it would be Fabro, Morrisson, Andres, Valdez and Ravena." 'Ha? Kasali na naman ako?' Hinila na ako ni Rhaena papunta sa kaliwang bahagi ng court. "Girls, heads or tails?" Tanong nv aming guro. "HEADS!" Sigaw naman ni Rhaena. Itinoss naman ng aming guro ang coin na kanina niya pa hawak. "Okay, Girls' service game." Saad ng teacher saka ibinato sa kasama kong may nakaponytail na buhok ang bola.

***
"Alex!" Sigaw sa akin ni Pyro habang tumatakbo papunta sa direksyon namin ni Rhaena. 'Hindi ba to napagod sa game kanina?' "Tubig oh, para sayo." "Thank you." Nginitian ko siya saka ko kinuha ang bottled water na hawak niya. "Thank you din!" Sabi naman ni Rhaena na nakabukas ang palad. Tinignan lamang siya ni Pyro saka binuksan ang isa pang hawak niyang bottled water saka ininom lahat ng laman nito. "Salamat mo mukha mo." Sabi nito. Napatawa na lang ako sa inasta nila. 'Kelan ba lilipas ang isang oras na hindi sila nagbabangayan?' 

Nagtungo na kami ni Rhaena sa Girl's change room para makapagpalit na. "Ang lapit na natin silang matalo kanina! Bwiset kaseng Lazaro iyan!" Napatawa na lang ako. It's true. Noong nalamangan namin sila ng dalawang puntos at may tatlumpung segundo na lang na natitira, sinagad niya kami ng spikes. Kaya ayun lumamang sila ng isang puntos. 

Binilisan na namin ni Rhaena na magpalit upang makapag lunch na kami. Naglalakad kami papuntang canteen nang madaanan namin ang garden ng aming paaralan. I saw a familiar figure. It was Hiello. He was reading a book and dahil gustong gusto ko ang libro na iyon I immediately recognized it. It's Shelock Holmes: Study in Scarlet. He was eating cookies. 'Huh? I see that he doesn't eat in the cafeteria.' Alex! Tara na! Nagugutom na ko!" Tawag sa akon ni Rhaena. Agad naman akong sumunod sa kanila. "Ano ka ba naman Rhaena. Tinititigan niya pa si Hie—" agad kong kinutot si Pyro bago niya pa mandin maituloy ang sasabihin niya.  

***

Pagkatapos naming maglunch biglang nag announce ang school principal na magkakaroon daw ng orientation sa mga students ngayong hapon kayat dumeretso na ulit kami sa school's gymnasium. "Bakit ba sila nagpapa-orientation pa? Wala rin namang—" napatigil si Pyro sa pagsasalita nang tumikhim si Rhaena. "Ah! Oo nga pala! Sorry nakalimutan ko." Natatawang sabi ni Pyro. "Ano nga pala yang supot na dala mo, Pyro?" Tanong ko sa kanya. "Ito?" Inangat niya iyong supot at saka ito bunuka ng kaunti para makita namin kung anong laman. "Pagkain para mamaya." Nakangiting sabi niya. Napatawa naman ako. 'Ang takaw nitong lalaking ito. Nagtataka tuloy ako kung bakit di siya chubby.' 

***

Mga isa't kalahating oras na ang lumipas nang magsimula ang orientation program.  Isa din pala sa dahilan kung bat nila ito isinagawa ay para i-orient ang mga estudyante sa senior high department about sa schedules at kung anong mga pagbabago na mangyayari sa criteria of gradings nila. Etong mga kasama ko? Si Rhaena, nakikinig. Si Pyro? Kanina pa kain ng kain. "Gusto mo?" Alok niya sa akin sa patata na kinakain niya kayat kumuha ako ng ilang piraso. "Nakakabagot." Simpleng sabi ni Pyro na ikinatawa ko.

*** 

Matapos ang dalawang oras, natapos na din iyong program at agad na kaming nagsi-uwian. 

Gaya ng kahapon, dumaan ako sa convenient store para bumili ng lulutuing pagkain. Pagkatapos kong makabayad, lumabas na ako at naglakad pauwi. 

Habang naglalakad i heard some footsteps na galing sa likuran ko. Nang lingunin ko ito, bumungad sa akin si Hiello. 'Hmm, di naman masama if susubukan ko siyang kausapin diba?' Binagalan ko ang lakad ko para makasabay ko siya sa paglalakad. "Hi, saan punta mo?" I said getting his attention pero instead of answering he just looked at me with a confused look. Like he's trying to remember my name. "Marionnette, magkaklase tayo, remember?" Napatango siya. "Ah! Yes. I'm heading home." Tipid na sabi niya. "Is your home this direction?" He nodded. Sabay na lang kaming naglakad since parang wala lang naman sa kanya iyon. 'Tipid siyang sumagot and he seems a bit cold pero di naman pala siya ganon kasungit gaya ng inaakala ko.' 

When we reached the front of my apartment, nagpaalam na ako sa kaniya. "Dito na—" magkapanabay naming sabi. "You live here?" Again magkapanabay naming tanong. Napatawa na lang ako. "Then you must be my new neighbor. Nice to meet you then." Sabi ko at inabot ko ang kamay ko for a handshake. "Thanks for the cookies. They were great." He said monotonously as he shaked my hands. 

After that nagtungo na ako sa unit ko at nagluto ng hapunan. 'Who knew my hunch was right?' Napatawa na lang ako.

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Next Chapter will be Hiello's Point of View~ 🖤✨

SCSI stands for Stanley's Crime Scene Investigators. First formed by three people; Marionnette, Rhaena, and Pyro. Then joined by their mysterious classmate Draux, is a Crime scene investigators' club that is incharge of investigating cases that happen within the campus of Stanley high School.

Ji Zhiyao thought for a bit. He did not seem to have anything on next weekend, so he replied : [Sure, which day to be exact? I'll book my plane ticket.]
[DB.MHF: The performance match is on Sunday afternoon, so we're leaving Sunday morning. There will be many people in the venue, and the place is hard to find too. I'll book the ticket for you. You come to the base earlier on Sunday, we'll leave together.]
[MelonRind: Fi-god, do you have a younger sister?]
[DB.MHF: ?]
[MelonRind: In other words, do you have a younger sister as sweet and virtuous as yourself? I would like to devote myself to her.] 
[DB.MHF: Are you tired of living?]
[MelonRind: That thought does not exist.]
[MelonRind: Rest assured Fi-god, I will arrive early. I won't hold up everyone's time!]
[DB.MHFL: Mm. My phone number is the same as my WeChat number. Keep in touch by phone then.]
[MelonRind: Alright.] 
After sending the 'alright,' Ji Zhiyao first copied Mo Huaifeng's WeChat number and saved it. Then, he opened an app, checked the price for a first class air ticket to W City, and returned to the chat again.
[MelonRind: Transferring 1399 yuan to you.]
[DB.MHF: ?]
[MelonRind: Money for the air ticket. Mix battleteam is so luxurious, so we must be flying first class. I've seen through it all.] 
[DB.MHF: …]
[DB.MHF: The air ticket is paid by the team, no need to pay me. When we reach there, you can just buy everyone lunch.]
[MelonRind: Okay, you can count on me. I guarantee you guys good food and drinks!] 
Sending the last line, Ji Zhiyao began to search for famous restaurants in W City and noted remarks as he searched. 
He had not browsed for long when the phone held in his hand sounded with a "ding ding dong dong" ringtone. The number belonged to S City locally, and the number was unknown. 
Ji Zhiyao swiped the answer key to the right, placing the phone by his ear. 
"Hello."
"May I know if this is Ji Zhiyao?" The female voice on the other side of the call had a gentle tone and gave a favorable impression.
"I am."
"Hello, I am the Xiaoyu, the head of the Contracts Department at Salted Egg Livestream. We've just taken a look here. Your contract ends on the 17th of this month, so I would like to check if you would intend to renew your contract. You are now an experienced broadcaster, and should you choose to renew, other than raising your basic salary by twenty thousand, the ratio for profits would also reach 7:3. If you would like to renew the contract, we will draft up a new contract for you."
"Expiring? That's fast."
Ji Zhiyao was a little surprised. He recalled the dates for a bit. It was also around this time last year that he started livestreaming, and calculating the time, it was indeed almost a year. 
Within a year, he rose four levels from a regular broadcaster to an experienced one, but he had not heard of whichever level with such wonderful benefits. It was unexpected that Salted Egg Livestream, in order to keep him, would directly offer such attractive terms. From the salary to profits ratio, everything was extensively improved.
Salted Egg Livestream was quite credible, and especially since he was in university right now, he had much more time, and it was also more convenient for him to livestream. Thus, Ji Zhiyao was not about to reject the renewal.
However, remembering that he was going to watch the tournament next weekend and might not be able to receive the contract in time, he said, "I have some things on recently. Could you wait till the 15th to contact me again?"
"Alright, then I'll get in touch with you when the time comes."
"Thank you."
After he hung up, Ji Zhiyao continued to lie on the desk to write and doodle. 
…
S City, airport.
A group of big boys dressed in red and white short sleeves and jeans walked in from outside the airport. Following them were a smiling boy around the same age and several serious figures formally dress, and this combination caught one's attention however one looked at them. 
They were good-looking too, the tallest one amongst them especially. His looks were not inferior to a movie star. Although he was frowning and giving off cold air all over, it did not affect his handsomeness one bit. 


The handsome, skilled newbie livestreamer, Ji Zhiyao, has a dream. 

"One day, I want to become the most famous crosstalk actor amongst the livestreamers."

Later on, this dream is forgotten by him and secretly becomes another.

"I want to overthrow Fi-god! I want to become Mix's new team dictator!"

The rich and aloof idol of the eSports scene, Mo Huaifeng, also has a dream. 

"Two years later, Mix will definitely make it into the International League."

Soon after, subtle changes happens to this dream.

"I want to make it into the International League with Ji Zhiyao and after winning, I will f**k him on livestream."

Livestreamer to eSports pro, Captain to boyfriend, will their dreams come true?

Alexa sat frozen in front of Bretton. Blushing a tad more, she rubbed the back of her neck sitting up to rest against the back of the couch and cool down. Bretton was nervous, almost confused. She wasn't speaking. Did he make her mad? Bretton looked at Alexa taking her hand in his. "I- I'm sorry. I didn't me-," He was cut off by Alexa's shh. She shook her head with a soft smile. "You didn't do anything wrong… I'm just trying not to explode. There's a feeling that I get with you and it's something I've never felt. So it's hard to deal with." She explained slowly.
Bretton let out a sigh of relief. "Ok, that's good. I thought I messed up." He smirked back to her before running a hand through his hair."I like you…" Bretton suddenly spoke without thinking, making Alexa jerk her head towards him."W-what! Really?" She was surprised at his words and hid her face. 
Alexa didn't know why she acted this way with him. She's been confessed to by multiple people and could easily walk away and not care, but this was different. Bretton basically made her a bumbling idiot. Alexa looked up as Bretton pulled away. Biting her lip, she let out a sigh putting her hand to her mouth, "For how long?"She asked timidly. Bretton blinked at her question, this time blushing himself. "Since we were younger..."He said the truth plainly, not hiding anything.
Smiling towards Bretton, Alexa scooted a bit closer and leaned in pecking his cheek lightly before hiding her face in embarrassment. "I think I like you too," Her voice came out in a mumble through her arms but it didn't matter. Bretton grinned, his smile was from ear to ear. He had to stay cool though, So Bretton sat still and placed his arms behind his head in a relaxing type manner and smirked when Alexa looked up. "I know, It took you long enough to figure it out though," Bretton chuckled lightly but Alexa could plainly see the red tint across his cheeks.
The two sat and talked for a while. Alexa snuggled up to Bretton as they watched the fire flicker in the room. Listening to the ticking of the clock above the fireplace, it didn't take long for the two to drift off to sleep.
It wasn't until Alexa's phone started vibrating. It could be heard clearly and loudly. Louder than normal definitely. Alexa groaned and shifted to sit up which made Bretton open his eyes as well. Alexa stood and walked to the fireplace grabbing her phone and answering. "Hello?"
Bretton rubbed his eyes with a yawn as he sat up. "Dad? Um... Yea, I left and came home with Bretton. He wanted to talk. "She said truthfully. She glanced up at the clock, noticing they were only asleep for about an hour or an hour and a half. She gave a few "uh huh's" and then ended the call. 
Alexa looked over, seeing Bretton with a single eyebrow raised as if to ask his questions without words. 
Alexa picked at her phone for a little bit. "Um… Apparently, Lauren told them I ditched her… "She giggled slightly. Bretton smirked and stood walking up to her. "I'm a little jealous. You made another friend." 
Alexa blushed at his closeness and turned a little. "Don't worry, we don't kiss and stuff." She said slyly, which made him laugh. "Well that's good… That means I don't have to fight for your love," He played with a strand of her hair, twisting it around his index finger. 
Alexa blushed a bright red. "Love?!" 
Bretton laughed," Maybe one day." He said making sure his clothes were straight. "Anyways, we should probably go now. I don't think I'm in the position to get arrested for trespassing." He said with a smirk."You too, you should go home as well." Bretton leaned in to gently place a kiss on her cheek, close to her ear but not to close. Then placed a kiss on her forehead. With a smile, Bretton walked to the door giving one last wave before leaving.
Alexa stood frozen as he left. She didn't know how to react. So many things have happened. It took a moment to register in her mind. "He likes me…"She blushed with an inner squeal. She couldn't help but let out a little of the squeal. She was so excited. She placed a hand over her chest then began dancing around the room with joy. 
After settling down, Alexa pulled her drawing notebook from under the couch. Taking the pencil from the spine of the book, she opened the pages and began to doodle.
After another hour or two; Alex, Kaia, and Lauren finally made it home. Alex was the first to notice the smoke from the house next door. He told Laurent that Alexa would be there. 
Lauren nodded and first went up to Alexa's room getting night clothing for them both before making her way across the lawn and into the house. "Alexa, I brou-" She stopped herself from speaking and lifted her brow. Alexa was asleep on the couch with her drawing notebook to her chest. Lauren smiled and walked over gently plucking the notebook from her grip, before covering her with a blanket. Lauren went to close the book but stopped. It was panels for the hidden comic. "Oooo it's one of those scenes."She mumbled to herself reading the half sketched and written words. The scene made her heart thump and made her fluster up a bit. "Wow It almost seems real…" She stopped and smirked, finally putting the pieces together. "Oh! You go my girl!" She lightly squealed before putting the book away. After showering, Lauren squeezed in by Alexa at the other end of the couch, falling to sleep.

After a rough start on life Alexa and her mother finally made it home to her father Alex. Creating a huge family and a peaceful life. Well... Somewhat. 

Alexa's life is in a state of peace. Taking up drawing and creating manga's (Japanese cartoon books), Alexa struggles with everyday life. Her childhood friend, crush, and world star, Bretton Choi of Panic at Midnight, Decides to part ways. Her new friend trying to pick up the pieces. After two years of his absence, what happens when he reappears?

This story is based around My first novel He's The One™

Meanwhile Xin is sleeping there's confrontation happen in the living room

On the right side it was Hina and Ain, in left side Momousagi and in the middle "referee" it was Vice Admiral Crane and Mr,Doodle the prosecutor who is going to be the mediator if something really happen.

Mr,Doodle stare left and right side if they are ready>"Cough Cough" the first confrontation of the wife begin"

"Knock"

Vice Admiral Crane knock him with her walking stick,"Do it properly"

And then she stared at girls and smile,"Don't be nervous we just going to ask some questions regarding in what we saw"

Momousagi angry said, "And it defends if we are going to prevent Xin in making friends of both of you"

Vice Admiral Crane can see that Momousagi is angry so she said,"Doodle you can start"

Mr,Doodle stand in the middle of them and said,"We will only ask question regarding in what we see in Xin room you can only say the truth and nothing but the truth understand?"

Hian and Ain nod

Mr,Doodle cough,"For first question why both of you in Xin's room?..... You first Ain!"

Ain feel embarrassed and said,"Xin want to teach us something and he took us to his room"

Mr,Doodle stare Hina whose face is red to

Hina nod to confirm it

Mr,Doodle expressionless said,"Then why are you both half naked when we found you?.... Hina can you answer the question?"

Momousagi look them serious if they said something wrong she will give them a lesson that they will never forget.

Hina whose face is already red as tomato proudly said,"It's because Xin need said to remove any obstacle in injecting his energy to us"

Mr,Doodle continue,"And which part of your body he inject it"

Ain lower her head and murmur,"In chest area near to the heart"

Hina continuously nodding

Vice Admiral Crane stun in what she heard he thought,'This kids'

"Bang"

Momousagi angry slammed his hand on the table and said,"Objection! if Xin going to inject some of his energy in both of you, you can just roll your clothes then let him inject his energy on your back"

Hina angry said,"But Xin never mention it"

Ain whisper to said,"Maybe he forgot"

Momousagi stun for second then she angry said,"Maybe you charm Xin"

Ain waved her hand and said,"No . No .. we did not do it we already do what Xin said to us"

Mr,Doodle face become excited and said,"WOW my boss is so handsome he was still a kid and he already have two girlfriend"

"Knock"

Vice Admiral Crane knock him again with her walking stick

She stares Hina and Ain,suddenly she smiled and said,"Do Xin know the difference between your gender?"

Ain and Hina both red and said,"No?"

Vice Admiral Crane continued,"Then what he said?"

Hina suddenly feel embarrassed and murmur,"Xin said he will married both of us"

Ain use both of her hand to cover his face because she was to embarrass

Momousagi dumped and suddenly stand place her one of her feet on the table and angry said,"You can't get Xin from us … NEVER!"

Hina become angry stand to like Gion she placed one of her feet on the table and said,"Why not!?Xin said that we are going to become beautiful in future not like you whos already old"

Momousagi,"Whose old"

Then she points her slightly big chest and said,"Do you see this it will never compare to you whos like unripe fruit that will never going to ripen!"

Hina lough,"Hehe im 12 years old and i have already good curve in my body not like you muscle girl ...hohohoho"

Momousagi so angry that he can't speak properly

Hina add,"Old cow want to eat young grass!"

Ain and Mr,Doodle using all of their effort to separate them apart

Vice Admiral Crane happy laugh,"So I already have two small daughter-in-law"

Hina suddenly become embarrass and sit down

Ain feel elated 

Momousagi,"No I will not agree to it!?,Sister you can't accept them maybe Ain can but that barbaric girl cant!"

Hina jeer at her,"Your just jealous of us Xin promise to marry us .... Can you imagine when he grow up he was so handsome and he was a perfect candidate for becoming Husband"

Ain agree to it 

Momousagi suddenly stun then, she remember the look of Xin when he grows up it was,He look handsome not to old but he looks mature addition with his mysterious ability that can par with Admiral straight.

Momousagi nod unconscious then she snaps back to reality he thought,'Yes Xin kid is a perfect candidate for becoming future husband i can't let him get by other i need to find a way for him to marry me'

Vice Admiral Crane smile happy said,"Your all to young and still need to build good relation to each other before you married so that topic can wait in future"

Mr,Doodle nod and said,"My mother told me when im still young before you rush to married you need first to build up your relationship then knowing your partner interest is the key to the success of building a happy family and beside boss is still young and need to be educated regarding about relationship"

Vice Admiral Crane nod,"Yes you don't need to urgent … I still need to educate Xin and teach him some commonsense ...and while all of you still young you need to improve your strength because i can see that someday Xin will go to the sea and start his own adventure"

She continued,"if you can't even defend yourself in that time you can only become a burden to Xin"

Mr,Doodle add,"Yes and its to early Xin to have a baby so don't try to ambush him when we are not here hehe "

"POOF"

Hina blank out

Ains cover her face and murmur,"Baby! ..baby ...baby …"

Momousagi can't take that kind of subject and fainted

"Knock"

Vice Admiral Crane knock him again with her walking stick

"Don't poison there pure mind with your unpleasant idea!"

Mr,Doodle only scratch his head and nod

While all of this happen Xin don't know that his day will continue with full of trouble.

The quest to find hope, dream and true love


Accompany Xin to find an answer to his question and find the path to become a god



2 chapters / days

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Though the events that transpired a few minutes ago was intense and nerve-racking, the harmonious aura came back when they reached the bookstore.
Dandan carefully measured her boss' mood while they were walking towards the entrance and it seems that her boss has cooled down. She thanked all the gods and deities in this world that everything is back to normal again.
Once they were inside, Dandan excused herself so she can quickly pick the necessary items that the employees from the office wanted. She left her boss hanging around the fiction books section.
The bookstore was really crowded today so once Secretary Dandan has to queue, it'll take long before she could pay the office supplies she picked.
Xiulan's mood was serene again and everything that happened a while ago were swept away once she's inside the store. Bookstores are her happy place and it immediately alleviated her mood. She went to young adult fiction section to check the newest and trendiest books.
Since its young adult, it's full of romance and magic genre. The titles were all new to her and the stories seems promising.
Her attention was caught by the romance books with very vulgar covers in it. She liked the stories but the covers were quite distasteful for her. She thought that books these days are not so discreet in hiding what's inside. She remembered the books twenty years ago would have plain cover designs and people wouldn't actually know the book is erotic unless they read it. But now, these provocative book covers are exposed to children.
While she criticize each of the books' cover, she took her time reading each of the synopsis at the back as well. She seems to be so engross in reading them that she was not aware that some aunties inside the bookstore were gossiping about her.
"Is that Mrs. Xing? She's so tiny..."
"It's my first time seeing her in person. She's very pretty but she lacks height. Her dress is so pretty though!"
"The contrast of Hongqi's ex-girlfriends vs Mrs. Xing are too big! I'm pretty sure Hongqi has a tall, beautiful, model side chick."
"I am going to bet a slut could snatch Xing Hongqi from this woman. She's pretty but there are far more beautiful and sexier women."
"Look at her height, OMG!"
"Wow! Her waist is so small… but her height… err…"
"Hmph! She's not that pretty like what the people says!"
"Gong Yuming is prettier."
"Betting that they'll divorce this year. She's not that pretty like her husband's exes."
The constant degrading hush from the bystanders managed to catch Xiulan's attention. "Are they really gossiping about me, in front of me? I can't believe this. Are people really this boisterous in shaming someone?"
She had enough of this. When will people stop this kind of attacks on her? She can't just stand here and let them slander her like this. She could ignore this if it was a hearsay but they are slandering her in person. For some reason, the constant mention of her height irritated her so badly. Never ever criticized a woman's height in front of them.
Xiulan put down the book she was holding and coldly gazed at the gossiping women. She walked towards them with her high heels clacking so loudly. She stopped in front of them and savagely scolded them. "You women have a lot of free time to gossip about me. Instead of talking about my marriage and height, all of you should check on your husbands. A young, tall, beautiful girl might be with them right now."
The women gawked at her, they were all surprised by her words. They all thought she's meek and wouldn't even try to approach them. But here she is, standing in front of them with her thousand dollars dress, shoes and clear skin. They were embarrassed but they wanted to rebut to save face and bully her back but she's not finished in her scolding yet.
"And my short height doesn't undermine the continuous contributions I made for this country. What about you people? Is your gossiping helped the country's economy?"  Xiulan's perfectly plucked eyebrows were all way up. With her tiny height but amazing confidence, she intimidated these godforsaken gossipers.
The women were mummed and don't know how to answer back. They were just middle class people and a rich, upper class woman scolding them made them afraid to say something.
"I didn't know that Mrs. Xing has a lot of free time to scold people." A woman with very long fake eyelashes emerged. With her voice, she might be the person who mentioned Gong Yuming's name.
Xiulan lazily looked at this woman who appeared like a random mushroom, provoking her.  "Yes I have a lot of free time. What about it?" Xiulan rebutted and her eyebrows were still arched. It gave her a snobby and intimidating look.
The annoying woman scoffed. "Don't be cocky just because you are rich and married to Xing Hongqi. He can leave you anytime."
"Ad-hominem. Why is my husband being mentioned in this? So what if he leaves me? Am I not allowed to scold people who are slandering me? Hmm?" Xiulan was in the mood to scold people so she would continue this until Dandan is finished with her shopping. Hell, who cares about image now?
"People with class don't argue with people in public." The woman fought back.
"And who said that? Was it written in a manual on how to be classy?" Xiulan won't let this woman slide.
"You might be rich but your attitude stinks." The woman provoked. Her arguments were out of place.
"Judgmental. How come you say my attitude stinks when we've been only exchanging questions? I can't believe I am not allowed to scold people who slandered me." Xiulan bewilderingly asked. She doesn't get this woman's anger. She only scolded the gossipers but this woman is diverting the topic to something else.
"Just wait and your careful pure image will be trashed soon." The woman was about to leave since she doesn't know what to say anymore.
"I wouldn't mind that. Be careful on not losing your job too." Xiulan scoffed before she left the gossiping women and went to Dandan, who's busy in responding to the group chat with her co-employees regarding what to buy in the bookstore.
The woman halted her movements and nervously looked at Xiulan's retreating back. "She won't know my name and report it to my boss, right?"
"Dandan, aren't you finished yet?" Xiulan smiled at Dandan. Her face didn't display any irritation or negativity. It seems that she enjoyed the argument she had a while ago.
"Boss, I'll be next soon. You can wait in the car so you can relax." Dandan quickly answered. She was confused for a moment why the people surrounding them were looking at her boss quite differently.
"Okay." Xiulan agreed but before she leaves the place, she picked a book that has caught her eye a while ago and gave it to Dandan. "Add this to your cart. I want to read it tonight."
Xiulan left and went to rest inside the car.
Dandan confusedly took the book and stared at it. The title was "The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera" with a dog doodle on the book cover. Dandan thought it was a harmless novel but when she read the synopsis at the back, she can't help but question if her boss' marriage is currently on the rocks.


Song Xiulan's parents doted on her so much that they would even find the best bachelor out there to be her husband.

They were eyeing Xing Hongqi, a very respectable man and the most powerful in S and T city. But he is also a notorious player and womanizer.

Xiulan's parents believed that their impeccable daughter can change a man like Hongqi. 

Xiulan was willing to follow whatever her parents planned for her. But marrying a womanizer seemed too extreme. 

Now that she met the man and people around her seem to worship him and talk about his dirty laundries like it was fine. 

Xiulan is now conflicted about whether she should obey her parents or this time follow her common sense that marrying a womanizer is not fine!

But she suddenly finds out a secret that hinders her from not marrying him.



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