Chapter-220

No longer the King

Jay-jay's POV

I've been staring at the big 'Notice for
Demolition' sign for a while now. I can only see the back but that's enough. I'm currently on the second floor.
Eating lunch and watching these two fighting. "Get out of here! I'll hit you!" Percy said annoyed. "I'll gouge your
eyes out!" Ci-N threatened. Ci-N followed me here. She thought I was going to join her to eat Eman's cooking. I
refused and went straight to the second one. "I'm sorry for this!" Ci said happily and took a pizza. "Your face is
so stiff! That's not for you!" Percy said annoyed as he tried to snatch what he took. They've been like that since
they met. I really shouldn't have put them together. The noise and the chaos. It's like I'm taking care of two
naughty children. Peg is just an Instant Baby Sitter. "Are you done eating?" Percy asked me when he noticed
that I wasn't touching the food in front of me. "I don't want to." I answered and handed Ci-N the rest of my
ood. She happily accepted it. Percy looked at me seriously as if he was confirming if I was thinking about
something. "Is the Demolition Notice the one you're having a problem with?" He asked. Ci looked at me for a
moment before continuing to eat. I nodded to Percy in response. The truth is, that's not all I was thinking
about. No matter how much I tried to convince myself that I shouldn't believe and rely on that Plague King of
Vipers, nothing happened. I was willing to hope even though I shouldn't. What hurt more was that a big part of
me was holding on to what he said that he would come back after giving me space. But it seemed like he had
boarded his own spaceship away from me and would never come back. "Don't think about that. I love you." Ci
said absentmindedly as he continued eating. Percy winced at him. If I wasn't used to his behavior, I would
have probably hit him hard. "Is this really how it is?" Percy asked while pointing at Ci-N with his finger. "...He's
already starving, he's still talking to himself." I nodded. "He's biting too." After I said that, Ci automatically
approached Percy's finger that was pointing at him. He bit it with all his might and the other one was
immediately startled . "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" He shouted and tried to push Ci-N's head away from him. "...Jay!
Stop it!" I don't want it! Haha I'm starting to laugh at their looks. I think Ci has caught rabies from the cat he
called Edy. He even got the habit of biting . Percy started crying in pain so I stopped him. "Ci... Let go." I said
boredly and he let go. He faced the food again and went back to munching. Percy, on the other hand, rubbed
his finger that was almost black from the bite. His tears were still flowing as he looked at Ci with evil eyes.
This one was really mean. My fear disappeared for a moment because of these two. But what Blaster said
earlier really came back and played in my mind. Maybe he really wouldn't come back to us. That's possible.
Maybe it's better if I just accept it as it is so I don't have to hope anymore. So that it won't hurt so much when
that day comes . I heard my cellphone ring. I picked it up and a text message came, of course from my daily
textmate , the bomb. From: GagongBaliw Message: eat well... Ptba ka, para mlamn. I wanted to think that he
was concerned. But since he admitted that he was also a Snake. I knew that he meant something else by the
word "know". I just ignored him and just looked somewhere else. My eyes caught the students running
around. It was as if they were asking about something again. I stood up and peered hard at them. Percy and
Ci-N also looked at each other. "They must be having a fight." Percy said. "Oh no! They're not having a fight.
That's just normal, normal." Ci was philosophical. The two were about to exchange some sweet words if it
wasn't for someone calling my name from downstairs. "JAY-JAY!" Someone shouted. I approached the stairs
to go down but just then I saw who was calling me. Eren greeted me. "Jay! Your cousin!" He greeted me. I
didn't wait for what he would say next. I immediately ran towards the main building. The students were clearly
just chatting. I almost pushed everyone in my way just to get to the middle. But before I could get close
enough, I saw what was happening. The Horoscope! Sections A and D were helping Aries. They were led by
Mykel, a friend of Kiko and Aries. But I couldn't understand what was happening. I saw Ella crying while
hugging Mica. Freya seemed like she was just watching a boring show. She was still looking at her nails and
sighing. "What's up! Aries the great... Where's your courage?" I heard Mykel say . "...We'll have the same name,
but you're like that." His companions laughed. Aries was holding Section D. The Section A members watched
with smiles . They didn't have the same name. Michael Aries was my cousin----this is my brother. He's Mykel....
Mykel! I couldn't see Aries' face properly because he was facing me. But I could see blood on other parts of
his face and uniform. I was about to go over to them to intervene but a hand grabbed my arm. When I saw
that, Yuri was looking at me worriedly. "Don't move... Aries might get hurt even more." He whispered to me.
What he said was true. There were two Sections here now and they were helping him. If I just moved around,
maybe they would do something. I just watched what they were doing. My fist was clenched and it was
getting hot and it hit someone's face. Should I punch the person in front of me? "Poor Aries." A woman near us
said. "Oh Jelaii! I feel sorry for him, he used to yell at you!" The one next to him said. They were so noisy! I
wanted to hug them! I was slightly blocked by two students. I was forced to change my position so I could see
Aries properly. It was just as if I was almost facing him. "Babe! Poor Aries." A woman in front of me said,
probably anchored on her boyfriend's arm. Wow... There's already a fight brewing! "Hey Rhona Camille! Do you
like that Aries?!" The man said annoyed. The woman immediately started to cry. "Hey! Sebastian Estebe! Don't
doubt me!" I scratched my head in annoyance. Oh, how ridiculous! They actually fought right here in front of
me. They're really people now. When there's no one, they cry forever alone. When there's someone fighting.
Different... I was forced to go back to my place earlier. I sat next to Yuri and looked at them again at Mykel. I
covered my mouth when he suddenly cursed at Aries. He was already on his knees while being held by two
people from Section D. "Yuri! Let's find a way." I argued. They gave Aries another punch and kick. He was
coughing blood from his mouth and it felt like his eyelids were going to fall off. I couldn't take it anymore. I
was about to go over to them to punch Mykel in the face but I couldn't continue because.....Percy? Percy was
in the middle while he was struggling. "How's Kuya doing over there?!" Felix asked in surprise. Even I was
surprised. He looked like he didn't know what was happening while watching the fight. Because he was in the
middle, they all stopped and everyone looked at him. "Hey! Get out of here! You're a nuisance!" Mykel told him.
"I can't see what you're doing properly. I'll just stay here." He said as if he had just watched a show. "...Who are
you talking about?" Son of.... That's intense! "You look familiar to me. Who are you?!" Mykel asked him irritably.
Percy smiled like you thought he was in a toothpaste commercial. "That's exactly what happens when you're
handsome. You look familiar to everyone." "It's okay with the thickness of your face." I whispered. Aries' head
rose slightly and looked at the person in front of him. His forehead furrowed slightly. "P-percy? W-what.... W-
what are you doing here?" He asked almost in a whisper. Percy rubbed the back of his head. "Delivering." Tsk!
Delivering food for me. Mykel looked at Percy carefully and seemed to recognize him. He looked at Freya for a
moment and then looked back at the person in front of him. "You're Freya's boyfriend! But you're dead! You're--
--." "Correction!" Freya said loudly. "...EX-Boyfriend." Percy suddenly held his chest and seemed to be hurt for
some unknown reason. He fell to his knees while looking at Freya. Oh! "It hurts! Ouch! It hurts!" He said.
"...Freya killed me." He suddenly lay down on the floor as if he had lost consciousness. I was about to go over
to him to get him out because he was making a scene but Ci-N beat me to it. She held his wrist and looked at
his hand which didn't have a watch. "Time of death: Alas balat baok mag mag alas bone. Cause of death:
Broken Hearted because of Freya." Ci-N said and covered Percy's face with a handkerchief. Almost at the
same time, the whole of Section E slapped our own foreheads. Freya just felt bad while shaking her head then
walked out. I'll do the same thing later. If this one doesn't fix itself. "What the hell! What are you doing?! And
you!" Mykel pointed at Ci-N. "...Get out of here! I'll shoot you!" "What about me?!" He replied angrily and ran
towards us. That's like my line, huh? Percy stood up from his bed and then wiped himself off. He even used Ci-
N's handkerchief to wipe himself off. "You fool... You killed me right away." Percy said to Ci. "Hey! I don't care
where the hell you came from! Get out of here! You should have just stayed in the coffin!" Mykel said angrily. "I
don't want that!" Percy protested to him. "...you can do it if you want." Mykel was clearly getting annoyed with
him. Even Sections A and D were getting irritated by what Percy was doing. Percy smiled broadly at him. "You
want me to go with you to the hell I came from?" Mykel was completely annoyed with him. He immediately
grabbed him with a punch but he just avoided it. He laughed when he saw me looking at him. He faced Aries.
"You let this weakling bring you down?" Aries couldn't answer. The Section D guys let go of him and he kept
alling to the floor. Ella and Mica took the opportunity to approach and help him. "You're arrogant!" A guy from
Section D said and rushed at Percy. He effortlessly caught his punch and pushed him away like a child. His
ace became serious when he saw many people around him. "I wouldn't want to hit someone younger than
me." He sighed. "...no choice." He just didn't have it in him when he threw a punch at the first person who came
near him. He didn't even sweat the next one and it was like he was just bored of punching the next one. The
women were screaming in fear. The men were constantly cheering for their favorite bet. I looked at Mykel as
he circled around behind Percy holding a baseball bat. I ran when I saw that he was going to hit him. Just as I
got closer, a foot.....foot? Yes! A foot kicked Mykel in the face. Ci-N did a flying kick to hit the head. The young
Kumag was overjoyed. "Yes! I've been wanting to do that for a long time! I'm just mad at Kuya." He said while
raising both hands. Crazy! His hit was so hard. All I knew was that Mykel and his Kuya were in a troop. That's
why Ci's Kuya knew all about his antics. I forgot that I was approaching Percy. I ended up in the middle of
those who were going to rush Percy. I was about to leave but it didn't seem necessary. Felix and I had already
approached to help us. Because I was in the middle. I had no choice but to get involved in the chaos that was
happening. "Get out of here! Don't get involved in the chaos!" Percy shouted at me. I ignored him. I just kicked
Section D in the face who was rushing at me. I was also punched in the face a few times. I looked at Ella when
I noticed that they weren't leaving their place even though they were making a mess. I ran towards them. "Why
aren't you leaving yet?!" I asked impatiently. "Is it obvious! We're having a hard time supporting Aries!" Ella said
annoyed . I'm going to order this! He's making me angry! I tried to get Aries to stand up. They helped me and
we were almost out of breath because of his weight. "Let's go to the clinic!" I said but Ella suddenly stopped.
"They won't accept him there." She said. I looked at her and Mica in surprise but they both looked at me
seriously. Why won't they accept him? I closed my eyes tightly. "Tsk! Just to our room!" They both nodded so
we helped each other carry him to the room. We even managed to carry ten sacks of rice because of his
weight. No one even bothered to help us. When we got to our room, I let him go and quickly looked for
something to put on so we could lay him on the floor. All I found was Eman's apron. I laid it down and helped
Aries lie down. His face was swollen from the wounds and bruises. He was conscious but had a hard time
moving. "W-don't you have a first aid kit here?" Ella asked in tears while wiping Aries' face with a handkerchief.
Shit! I don't know... I just shook my head. Aries should really be taken to the clinic or hospital. I don't
understand why we can't go to the clinic. I don't even understand what's happening. I looked at Mica who was
also worried about Aries' appearance. "What's going on? Why did they do this to Aries? I thought they were
riends?" I asked both of them. They both looked at me and seemed hesitant about whether to tell me or not.
Mica held Ella's hand. It was as if she was telling me that it was okay to tell me. "T-they put Aries down from
his throne." She said in tears. "... They said, Angelo is down so he's down too." I was just dumbfounded by
Ella's words. Why does Aries have to be involved in what's happening to Kuya? Yes, their company is down but
that doesn't mean that they are too. They are the children of the grasshopper... "They think highly of Aries
because Angelo's name is attached to him. He was made the King of this school but now that Angelo is gone,
it seems like everything is gone for Aries." Ella added and cried. I just sat down on the floor. I feel like it's all
my fault. Because of my desire to survive that marriage, I had to sacrifice Kuya's company. And now even the
life they were used to, they will be gone too. This is the price for my selfishness. +