CHAPTER 13: INVESTIGATION (PART 1: PLANNING)
CHAPTER 13: INVESTIGATION (PART 1: PLANNING)
DOMINICK DIMACULANGAN POV
"Dude, you look like you're sulking. Is it because what Jazlyn said in the game isn't true ?," I teased him.
"Nico, It's obvious, Boss has obviously fallen for Jazlyn," Kim said to me.
"Eh! Boss, why did you fall for Jazlyn? She acts more manly than you," I said.
"Because ...," he said. It's so annoying. He's just going to talk but he is making us wait.
"Because what?" I asked.
"Because ... she knows Athena," he said.
"WHAT ?! SHE KNOWS ATHENA !!," Kim and I said together.
"Dude, how did that happen? How didn't you know that she is Athena's friend? Aren't you her friend? Then we investigated her, so how did she become Athena's friend without us founding it? Then you've liked Athena since you were a child, how do you explain ...," he cut me off.
"I'll explain if you stop throwing questions at me. Also, I didn't like her I just want to know how's Athena," Allaine said.
So it means Athena is alive and planning revenge. For a moment, the information that Kim and I got was consistent with what happened to Athena. So that means Jazlyn and Athena are helping each other. Then Allaine will have a girlfriend soon. I turned to Kim next to me. He's just serious, what is his problem?
"Kim, why are you so quiet?" I asked.
"I was just thinking about Shin," he said.
"Why are you thinking about him? Do you like him? Dude, Shin is our friend, don't hit on him," I teased him.
"What the!!! Hell no, it's just since we were kids he doesn't say where he lives even now!" he shouted. He was right there, since then Shin has always come home earlier than us. He's secretive.
"Guys did you notice that," Allaine said.
"What is it?" Kim and I said.
"Shin and Jazlyn look alike. Especially when they meet in the canteen," he said.
"Yeah, do you think they're siblings ?" Kim asked.
Allaine is right. Why are they look alike if they don't know each other? "Yeah, I also think so. She's always been lying to us when it comes to her matters," he said. Confirm!
"Allaine, I think when Jazlyn and Shin talked they just acted," they were surprised by what I said.
"So that's mean ...," Allaine said and suddenly ran away.
"Dude, where are you going!?," I shouted.
"To Jazlyn!," he said so Kim and I ran as well. "Wait for us!!,"
We ran a run up until we get to Jazlyn's house. Wow, her house is so big. I immediately rang the doorbell. "Nico, what are you doing?" Kim said.
"Ringing the doorbell," I said.
"I mean why are you ringing the doorbell? We'll just see if Shin lives there. You don't have to ring the doorbell," he said.
The door of the house opened and a maid came out and opened the gate. The maid let us in and we saw Jazlyn reading something.
"What are you doing here?" she said while still focused on what she was reading.
"Nothing we just want to ask you?," Allaine said.
"What is it?" she said.
"About our cooperation with you. You know who Prince of Monster Association is right?," Allaine said. Wait, what is Allaine talking about? Is he trying to fool her?
"Here," Jazlyn said and handed over the files she was reading. "His real name is Vincent Lastrollo,"
Suddenly someone came down the stairs and we were surprised by what we saw. Shin. And he is wearing T-shirt and jogging pants. "Shin, what are you doing here?" Allaine said.
He was surprised but Jazlyn didn't care what was happening. He lost his shock so he spoke. "This is where I live," he said.
"You live here? But this is Jazlyn's house," I said.
"Yeah," he simply answered.
"Wait, are you two related?" I asked again.
"They are cousins," we look at Kim who suddenly spoke. "I just read in the file that I hacked before that Jazlyn got angry. I just found out that she has cousins and that is Shin. That's all I read," he said.
"Then why didn't you tell us right away?," Allaine asked.
"Because I'm afraid of being punched again," he said. So that's what Kim read and the reason for punching him.
"Are you done talking?" Jazlyn asked. Wait, Allaine mentioned cooperation earlier what does he by that?
"Wait! Allaine what are you and Jazlyn talking about cooperation?" I asked.
"It's about the cooperation of Guardians of Darkness and Shadows," he said.
"You mean the Shadows and Guardians of Darkness will join forces? But why?," I said.
"Because only one person is attacking us pretending to be Guardians of Darkness," he said.
"It's against us that someone pretending the Consort Slayer because even our group is getting involved in it," Jazlyn said.
"Then we'll start investigating them. But where do we start," Kim said.
"In Athena's old house. There should be a trace left there about the Monster Association," Jazlyn said.
"Then we'll start tomorrow. All right, we're leaving," Allaine said.
"You can stay here tonight if you want?" Jazlyn said.
"Can we?" Kim asked.
"Just stay here tonight, it's okay with Twinnie," Shin said.
"Twinnie?" we all said.
"Yeah, we look like each other that everyone can misunderstand us as siblings," he clarified.
"Young miss, young master, the food is ready," said the maid.
"All right Nomie, just eat with us," Jazlyn said. What happened to her? Why did she suddenly become kind?
"Jazlyn has been like that for a long time. When she's outside, she's a different person but when she's inside the house, her true nature comes out," Shin said.
"Can you read my mind?" I asked him.
"No, I can see it in your face," he said and made a peace sign. So childish.
"If you think I'm childish, you're a chick boy. Also, don't take Alliah away from me. She's mine," Shin said. What the hell! He likes Alliah.
"Don't overreacting, we just played the pickup line and everything I told her was not true, it was just a debate, don't be jealous. Also if you like her, why don't you tell her?," I said. I consider Alliah just like a sister.
"That is none of your business," he said.
"Are you just going to chat or eat ?," Jazlyn said.
"Twinnie, don't get annoyed easily, okay?" Shin said.
"Even your cousin is being tormented by your childishness," Allaine said.
We ate and went to the room Jazlyn lent us. She is really a different person when she is outside of her house. The thing is, Kim is the only person who knows the secret of that strange file. We cannot push Kim to tell us what is inside the file because he's afraid to receive another punch from Jazlyn. Urgh! I'm just gonna sleep.