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[font=Papyrus][size=7][b]Chapter One.[/b][/size][/font] [spoiler][b][size=3][font=Curlz MT]CHAPTER 1: Artemis[/font][/size][/b] [font=Papyrus][size=2]"WHO are you?" tanong ng isang baritonong boses kay Artemis habang siya ay nag-aayos ng kanyang mga gamit. "What are you doing?" "Who are you, Mister?" balik-tanong ni Artemis pag-katapos punasan ang mga luha sa kanyang mga mata. "Inaayos ko mga gamit ko. Can't you see?" "I'm Nash, kiddo," sagot ng lalaking nagpakilalang Nash. "What I mean is, what are you doing here?" Pinagmasdan muna ni Artemis ang lalaki. From his clean cut brown hair, expressive chocolate brown eyes matching thick eye lashes and eye brows, a well-chiseled nose and pink lips. Surprisingly, bumagay dito ang pink lips nito na madalang lang bumagay sa mga lalaki. Nash wore a signature blue t-shirt and blue jeans. Nakasuot naman ito ng Havaianas na tsinelas. Sigurado siyang may kaya ito sa buhay. "Bahay ko 'to," sabi ni Artemis habang tinutupi ang mga damit niya. "So, Mr. Nash. Where is my brother named Hermes a.k.a. God of Thieves and Medicine?" Tumawa ito ng pagkalakas. "Kuya mo si Hermes? Why didn't you told me earlier? Ang alam ko kasi, si Artemis ang darating. Pero pang-babae ang Artemis. She's the Goddess of Moon and Hunters, right?" Tumango si Artemis. "Right. I'm Ar─" "Anyway, buti na lang at hindi si Artemis ang dumating," pakli ni Nash sa kanya. Ang weird ng lalaking to! nasabi na lang ni Artemis sa sarili. "Secret lang natin ito, ha, kiddo? Allergic kasi ako sa mga girls." bumulong pa ito kunwari kay Artemis. Napukaw iyon ang interes ni Artemis. "Kaya baka hindi ko siya maharapan ng maayos." "Why?" kunot-noong tanong niya. Nash shrugged. "You're too young to understand. How old are you? Fifteen?" tanong nito at tinulungan siya sa pagtatabi ng mga maleta niya. "Excuse me, Mister Nash, I'm already twenty-four years old." irap niya rito at lumabas na ng kwarto niya. Nash look shocked. "What the heck? Are you kidding me, kiddo?" "Nope. I'm serious, mister," sabi ni Artemis. "So, bakit ka allergic sa mga girls?" "It's a private matter, kid. Anyway, bumili lang ng makakain si Hermes," wika nito. "Magse-celebrate daw tayo kasi umuwi ka. Saka meeting ng band." Tumango siya. "I see. By the way, mister, I'm A─" "I'm home!" sigaw ng isang lalaki at pumasok sa bahay. "Utol! Welcome home!" yakap nito kay Artemis pagkabitaw sa dalang pagkain. Tinugon naman ni Artemis ang mainit na yakap ng kanyang kuya. How she missed him. "Kuya! I missed you!" she smiled ngunit bumulong. "We gotta talk." Ngunit bago makasagot ang kanyang kuya, may pumasok na apat pang kalalakihan sa bahay nila. "Nash! Pare!" sabi ng isang lalaki na mukhang seryoso sa buhay at walang alam kundi magtrabaho. "Eric!" bati naman ni Nash. Nagbatian narin ang iba kaya hinila na lang ni Artemis si Hermes. "Kuya, bakit allergic si Nash sa mga girls?" bulong niya rito. Hermes sighed. "It's personal, Artemis. And, why are you cross-dressed? Bakit ka naka-sports bra? What's with that hair cut? Kabuhok mo 'yung babae sa Coffee Prince." tukoy nito sa paboritong comedy series ni Artemis. "Yeah. Sure. Wag mo nang pakialaman ang looks ko. Kuya, favor naman, oh?" pagpapa-cute ni Artemis. [i]Damn! So hard to fake a smile! [/i] Nagtaas ng isang kilay si Hermes. "And, what can I do for you?" "Don't tell them that I'm a one beautiful girl," she made that puppy dog eyes that she knew her brother can't resist. "Instead, tell them that I'm a cool, handsome guy. Please?" "Why the heck would I do that?" "Because you're handsome, cool and you'll do anything to make me happy," tugon ni Artemis na may halong pa-cute. Sinilip muna ni Hermes ang barkada niya. "Cut the crap, Artemis." Lumabi si Artemis na parang bata. "Then, I have no choice but to show everybody your picture when you cross-dressed and wore make-up," kumaway pa siya. "Bye-bye beautiful, sexy girls." Nagulantang si Hermes sa sinabi ni Artemis. "No, you won't. Do whatever you like. You can pretend that you're a guy but don't you show my picture." tumalikod ito ngunit humarap muli. "But remember, dear sister. I've got my eyes and ears on you." "Eyes and ears talaga? Haha!" Artemis jumped up and down then pinuntahan na nila ang barkada ng kanyang kuya. "Guys, unfortunately, hindi naka-uwi si Artemis," Hermes glared at her but she just ignored him. "Instead, si─" "Apollo." bulong ni Artemis sa pagkatangkad-tangkad niyang kuya. "Apollo ang umuwi. Be nice to... Him." patuloy ni Hermes. "Hi guys! I'm Apollo. Twin brother ni Artemis. Nice meeting to all of you." bati niya sa mga ito. Pinakilala ng kanyang kuya ang mga ito sa kanya. "This is Eric; the serious one. Then, si Justin; the silent one. Jasper; the "kuripot" guy. Ian; the funny guy. And, of course, Nash; the--" turo ni Hermes sa mga ito at kapag sinasabi ang pangalan ay kinakawayan o kinikindatan siya. "Playboy," pakli ni Ian at tumawa sila. "Ian naman," reklamo ni Nash. "Playboy ba ako eh allergic na nga ako sa mga babae? Si Hermes ang playboy, ano!" Tumawa muna si Ian at umupo na sila. Nagkwentuhan ang mga ito ng kung anu-ano at mukhang masayang-masaya ang mga ito. At dahil siya ang bagong dating, sa kanya ang spot light. "Seriously 'tol. Hindi kaya ampon ka?" biro ni Ian sa kanya. "Kita mo, 'tol. Pagkalaking tao ni Hermes. Hindi na nga makapasok doon sa tree house sa labas." Artemis, or rather Apollo laughed. "Nagmana kasi si kuya kay papa. While me, I mean, us ni Artemis, kay mama nagmana ng height." "Nakita na namin si Tita Cindy, normal lang ang height niya," tumagay muna si Nash ng beer bago nagsalita ulit. "But, bakit ikaw, mukhang bata?" Nagsitawanan muna lahat, pati si Eric at kuya niya ay tumatawa. "Ito naman, pinagdidikdikan na mukha akong fifteen years old. Gusto mo yatang maupakan, 'tol?" irap niya kay Nash at tumawa. "What should I do? Eh, baby face talaga ako." dagdag pa niya. "Anyway, guys," pukaw ni Eric. "Susunod na lang daw sina Ivan. Hindi pa ba nating pag-uusapan 'yung costume party?" Nagtaas ng isang kilay si Artemis. "Costume party?" "Yeah," sabi ni Justin. Ngayon lang ito nagsalita simula kanina. "Kasi every month, gumagawa kami ng charity works. Nagkataon naman na birthday ni Ivan sa March 27 tapos nang tanunging namin 'yung mga kids, gusto daw nila ng costume party." "Ah," tango ni Artemis. "I see. Sama ako, ha?" Ian laughed. "Sure, Apollo. The more, the merrier!" may inabot itong mga maliliit na nakatuping papel. Magpapalabunutan siguro ang mga ito. "Vocalist, bumunot ka ng theme natin!" he grinned at Hermes. Kininditan siya ng kanyang kuya bago bumunot. She couldn't help but smile. Masayang kasama ito at ang barkada nito. Walang mga bisyo ito except siguro ang pag-inom, ngunit konti lang. Tig-iisa pa lang ang mga naiinom nitong mga beers at tatlong bote na lang ng mga beers ang natitira. Tumutulong pa ito sa mga kapus-palad. She better join them so she can forget the pain. "Who the hell wrote "Girl Theme"!?" bulalas ni Hermes at pinakita ang papel kung saan ito nakasulat. Pinagmasdan nila ito maigi. "Louisa?" sabi ni Artemis. Tinitigan siya nila Ian. "Paano mo nalaman?" tanong ng kanyang kuya. Artemis rolled her eyes before she answered. "Itapat niyo sa mirror para ma-decipher niyo." and they did. Hinarap nga nila sa salamin. "You're incredible, Apollo!" Ian grinned at her. "It's nothing." Artemis also known as Apollo grinned back to the cute, tall, funny guy named Ian. "Ginamit ko na dati 'yang coding na iyan. Ang alam ko, may gumamit na dati n'yan. 'Di ko lang alam kung si da Vinci nga ba iyon. Or Nicholas Flamel? I forgot. Sorry." Bago nakasagot si Ian ay may lalaking pumasok sa bahay nila Artemis. "Ivan!" bati nila Nash. "Tagal mo, 'tol." "Sa'n 'yung buwisit mong best friend?" tanong ni Hermes rito. Tumawa muna ito bago siya tinitigan. "You must be...?" "Apollo." Artemis shook his hands which was waiting for her. "I'm Ivan." "The nice guy!" singit ni Ian. Ivan smiled. "So, Hermes. Anong kalokohan ang ginawa ni Louise? Hayun at pinapakialaman niya ang kotse ko. Walang magawa sa buhay. Susunod daw siya dito." "See this?" pinakita ni Hermes ang nabunot niyang papel. "What are we going to do?" Si Jasper ang sumagot. "Cross-dress. Duh." "But--" simula ng kuya niya. "Nasa rules natin na kung ano man ang mabunot mong theme sa mga party natin, iyon ang theme." sigaw ng isang boses babae sa may pintuan nila. Halatang nakikinig. "Hi, Artemis!" bati sa kanya nito. She saw her brother tensed. "Uh. He's not Artemis, Louisa," sabi ni Nash. "He's Apollo. Twin brother ni Artemis." "He?" Louisa said. "But..." she looked at Hermes questioningly. Their eyes talked. "Oh. My bad. Sorry, Artemis! Oops! I mean Apollo!" Artemis smiled. "It's okay, Louisa." "Guys, request ako ng songs," wika ni Louisa. "Gusto ko mga songs ni Taylor Swift." "Sinong magkakanta? Hindi naman pwedeng ako," reklamo ng kanyang kuya. "Ako." irap ni Louisa sa kanyang kuya Hermes. "Gawin na rin nating fund raiser 'yung concert. Nag-enjoy na 'yung mga bata, may madodonate pa tayo." Dahil mukha namang hindi siya kailangan sa pinag-uusapan, tumayo na si Artemis sa kinauupuan. "Guys, excuse me. Aayusin ko pa 'yung iba kong gamit." paalam niya sa mga ito. Tango lang ang tinuran ng kanyang kuya. Kumaway naman si Ivan at Ian. Pagpasok ni Artemis sa kwarto niya, ay humiga siya sa kanyang kama at pinatugtog sa kanyang iPod ang mga kanta ni Taylor Swift. Paborito niya si Taylor Swift. Gustong-gusto niya ang mga kanta nito. Kahit gusto niyang magprisinta na maging vocalist pag kinanta ang mga kanta ni Taylor Swift, hindi maaari. Walang lalaking mahilig sa mga pambabaeng kanta. "Breaking down and coming undone, it's a roller coaster kinda rush." awit niya sa paboritong kanta na pinamagatang The Way I Loved You ni Taylor Swift. "I never knew I could feel that much. And that's the way I loved you..." "God. You've got a golden voice!" wika ng isang boses. Napabalikwas si Artemis dahil sa gulat. "Oh, Louisa. You nearly gave me a heart attack." sabi niya kay Louisa. Umupo ito sa kanyang kama. "Konti na lang, ka-voice mo na si Taylor Swift, Artemis! Would you please be the vocalist sa fund raising? Please? Ayaw kasi nila akong pag-vocalist. Hindi kasi kasama sa mga talents na nasalo ko ang singing." "Al--" biglang napatitig si Artemis kay Louisa. "I'm Apollo." "Hm. Dapat pang dagdagan ang pagiging rough ng kilos mo." pangangaral ni Louisa na animo'y isang director. "Tapos laliman mo pa ang boses mo kapag nagsasalita." Bumulong si Artemis dito. "You knew?" Louisa rolled her dark brown eyes. "Duh. Unang kita ko pa lang kaya sa iyo, alam ko na." Louisa smiled. "And, walang guy na addicted kay Taylor Swift." "So," simula ni Ivan pagkatapos isara ang pinto. "My guess was right. You are a girl." Nanlumo si Artemis sa narinig. Unang araw pa lang niya sa pagpapanggap, dalawa na ang nakabisto sa kanya! "Oh. Don't worry. Whatever your reason is, we'll help you keep your secret." ani ni Ivan. Tumango naman si Louisa. "We promise." "Thanks, guys." she smiled. "So, magkakanta ka na sa fund raising A.K.A. birthday ni Ivan?" tanong ni Louisa. Tinaas-baba ang mga kilay. She couldn't help but laugh. "Sure!" sagot niya. "Paano niyo pala nalaman?" Si Ivan ang sumagot. "Oh, it's because of our work." "Ano ba ang trabaho niyo?" tanong pa ni Artemis. "Well, I'm a photographer while Ivan is a doctor," ani ni Louisa. "Pero minsan nagmo-model din sa akin si Ivan." dagdag pa nito. Ivan grinned. "Then?" Artemis grinned back. "Sabi nga sa Hana Kimi, photographers are like detectives, Artemis. Or rather, Apollo. You see, I took a shot when you weren't looking," explained Louisa. "Nasa may bintana ako. I took the opportunity to record the making of his birthday." turo nito kay Ivan na kinakalikot ang dalang digital camera ni Louisa. "Eh, alam naman ni Ivan na hindi ako nagkakamali pagdating sa tao at personalities." "You see here, Artemis?" pagtukoy ni Ivan sa litrato na pinakita sa kanya. "That's your womanly charm. Mahirap itago kung hindi ka member ng third gender. Bakit di mo sinabi na ikaw talaga si Artemis and not Apollo?" Bakit nga ba? Pati siya ay hindi alam kung bakit. Basta nang malaman niyang allergic sa girls si Nash, nagpanggap agad siya. Hindi man lang niya itinama ng mapagkamalan siyang lalaki. "I don't know. I just did. Ang akala kasi ni Nash, lalaki ako. Then, it started." ani niya sa dalawa. "Maybe I'm desperate to have friends here." [i]And desperate to forget my supposed-to-be husband. [/i] Nagkatinginan ang dalawa na parang nag-uusap ang mga mata. "Anyway, naka-sports bra ka ba?" "Yeah. Why?" "Good gracious!" bulalas ni Ivan habang nakatitig sa family picture na nakalagay sa tabi ng computer niya. Umirap si Louisa. "What?" Namula ang pisngi ni Ivan which was hilarious. "Uh. N-nothing." "Oh, c'mon. What is it?" pilit ni Louisa. Natawa na si Artemis dahil sobrang pula ng pisngi ni Ivan. Mestizo pa naman ito. "You won't blush like that if it's nothing." "Wala sabi eh." sabi ni Ivan habang iniiwas ang tingin sa kanilang dalawa. "Darn. I'll make you say it." anas ni Louisa at kinuhanan ito ng litrato. "Ahh..." "What is it, Louisa?" tawa ni Artemis. "Someone's in L-O-V-E with Y-O-U, Artemis." said Louisa teasingly. "Huh?" sumakay na lamang si Artemis. "Who?" she laughed out loud. "Hm.. Let me see." tinuro pa nito ang noo at pinikit ang mga mata na parang nag-iisip. "His name starts with letter I. Hm.. Got it! Ivan..." Lalong namula si Ivan. "Hey! I am not!" tanggi nito ngunit pulang-pula na ang buong mukha. "Yeah, fine." Louisa playfully tapped her camera. Ivan groaned. "I really AM not!" I joined the laughing Louisa. Nakakahawa ang tawa niya. "Sure. But, please, Ivan. Iwan mo muna kaya kami. We need a girl talk here." Nagnakaw muna ng tingin si Ivan sa kanya bago lumabas ng kanyang kwarto.[/font][/size][/spoiler]

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[font=Papyrus][size=7][b]Chapter Two.[/b][/size][/font] [i]author's note: SORRY for the late update!!! i'm just busy studying(weh?haha) and helping in our play... anyway, please continue on reading my story! thanks.. [/i] [spoiler][font=Pristina][size=3][b]Chapter 2: Ivan[/size][/font][/b] [font=Papyrus][size=2][i]That was totally humiliating! That stupid Louisa, making me blush in front of Artemis! Ugh.[/i] Wala na akong ginawa simula ng lumabas ako sa kwarto ni Artemis kundi maghimutok. But, Louisa is right. I like Artemis. A LOT. I can't even deny it to myself. Actually, I first thought that I just like Artemis as a little brother because I didn't know at that time that she was just cross-dressed and she was acting like a guy. It's just, it feels like I've already saw her. I just don't know where or if I'm right. "Right, Ivan?" asked Hermes while nudging me. Huh? What are they talking about? "Uh. Yeah." I just answered. "See? Even Ivan don't want to cross-dress," patuloy ni Hermes. "I won't wear a girly girl dress whatever happens. And, it's up to you if you're gonna cross-dress or NOT." "Fine," Ian said absent-mindedly while Justin, Jasper and Eric just shrug. "Basta ako, whatever happens, I won't cross-dress." pilit ni Hermes. I wonder what will Artemis wear at my birthday? And, goodness. Her pink lips which shaped like a heart looks lovely. Her eyes. Her beautiful grey eyes’ staring right into mine feels heaven. Her pretty face looking like a doll. And her— "Ivan!" Hermes shouted. "Huh? What?" I said in daze. Hermes rolled his dark grey eyes. A little darker than Artemis eyes. "Would you shake it off? You've been daydreaming since you came out of Ar—. I mean Apollo's room." "Ignore me." I shrug. "Where's Nash?" "He bought something. Halika nga at mag-uusap tayo ng maayos," sabi ni Hermes at pumunta sa may pintuan. "Help me carry Apollo's packages." "Fine." I said then followed Hermes outside the house. Bumuntong-hininga muna sa Hermes ng makalapit ako. He was standing near my car. "You drive. I'll talk." "Where to?" I asked. Hermes shrugs as we rode my Audi A4. "Anywhere." I started the car then drove. Just drove. There's a complete silence between me and Hermes. I wonder what he's thinking. Maybe about my birthday party. Or Artemis. He might tell me to back off. He sure looks serious. "You know, don't you?" basag ni Hermes sa katahimikan. "That's why you followed Louisa." "About... uh... Apollo?" "Apollo. Artemis. Whichever." answered Hermes cautiously. I nodded. "Yeah." "You know, Ivan. Artemis is a famous cook in Paris," Hermes started. "She was very successful and happy there. With mom, dad and her... fiancé." "Fiancé?" I asked. Almost bumping to the first car. Artemis has a fiancé? How come she came here at Philippines? And why the hell she's acting like a guy? Hermes nodded. "His name is Josh David," Hmm... Josh David. "They were very happy together. A perfect couple. They never argued, had a misunderstanding or any problem any normal couple have. They were just so... in-love." Hermes stared blankly to his hands. "You have thought why Artemis is cross-dressed, haven't you?" Hermes asked me. I nodded. "Of course." "I think it's because she want to protect herself from everything by wearing Josh's clothes," explained Hermes. "Hiding and running away is the thing she thought that will help her." Did they break up? Why? Does Artemis wearing Josh's clothes means she's still in love with him? Maybe Josh broke up to Artemis. I cursed myself. Why the hell do I care? As if it'll make a difference whoever broke up with whom. But, who broke up with whom? "What happened to their relationship?" I asked Hermes who were staring at space casually as if I didn't care. But I guess I care. Why would I be interested? Hermes sighed. "Josh... Died." "Died?!" Hermes nodded. "The day when Josh was buried was the supposed-to-be day of their wedding," he added. So that's why Artemis acted like a guy. She's really in love with him. She was just so... gloomy when I discovered her secret. I hope we can help her forget. I'll do my best to help her. Maybe I'm going to take over Josh's place in Ar--, what the hell? What am I thinking? I just met Artemis and discovered her fiancé's death, now, I'm thinking of taking over his place? I think I'm being a freaking selfish person. Besides, I just met Artemis but I'm acting so boorishly. "Uwi na tayo," said Hermes. "I have a little sister I need to take care." he smiled sadly. He really loves Artemis. I guess he can never say no to his sister. "Sure," I turned at the nearest U-turn slot. Nang maka-uwi kami, nagkakantahan na sina Nash, Louisa, Artemis (Apollo!) and the rest of the band (Well. Except Eric who was typing on his laptop. Geez. Doesn't he stop working?) "Great," I called after I parked my car. "Magpapa-ulan kayo. Exactly what I need. Madumi na sasakyan ko, eh," I joked at the singing Justin. "Shut it, dude. Or I'll wreck your tires." teased Justin. "I'll help you, Justin," grinned Artemis (or Apollo. Geez. This is confusing.). "My turn! Any request?" "The way I loved you," answered Louisa. Great. They'll hear a great feminine voice. "By Taylor Swift." "Sure," grinned Artemis (or Apollo. Just remember, Artemis and Apollo is just the same.). "You know the chords, Justin?" "Yep," nodded Justin. "Leave it to me." then, Artemis started singing. I saw everything. Eric stopped typing on his laptop; Jasper stopped talking to Ian; Hermes rolling his eyes but there's a smug smile plastered on his face like it was saying "that's my sister (known as brother by others.)!" And Nash looking fascinated to Artemis. Only one question ran through my mind while Artemis is singing. Did they found out? But Artemis (A.K.A. Apollo.) continued singing. "...never knew I could feel that much. And that's the way I loved you..." "Great voice, Apollo!" said Justin with two thumbs up. Whew. They still think that she's a guy. Good. "Yeah," agreed Nash. "The best voice I've heard." "Thanks guys!" grinned Artemis. What a reckless action! Didn't Artemis and Louisa thought what could have happened if they found out that Apollo is actually Artemis? "Louisa!" I pulled her aside. "What are you doing? What if they find out?" She rolled her eyes. Here we go again. I know exactly what she's going to say. "Of course not. Just leave it to me, okay?" "Yeah. Sure." I said with so much sarcasm. Louisa is great at personality but not in solving mistakes. She held up her hands. "I told them that Artemis A.K.A. Apollo sounds like a girl when singing." Wow. Good thinking! "Hey. Who is that?" I indicated the girl who came out of the house. "She's pretty cute." "Party coordinator," answered Louisa. "You like her? She's Hermes girl friend." she whispered. I shook my head. Not my kind of girl. "She's not my type." then we snickered. Oh. We're crazy. Our laughter was interrupted by Louisa's phone. "Hello?" she answered. I made a funny face which made her laugh. "Oh. Sorry. Something funny appeared in front of me. What were you saying?" I continued making funny faces but she shushed me. "What!? You can't make it today?!" she cried. What happened? "What a lame excuse. Anyway, I'm disappointed in you. I'm not going to take you back again." then she threw her phone! Kidding. She just gave it to me. "What am I gonna do with this?" She rolled her eyes. Bad mood. "Hold it, jerk." "Fine." For five whole minutes, she was totally quiet. Then she squealed. "Apollo! Apollo. I need your help." "What help?" Apollo (actually, Artemis.) asked when he (she. Really. I'm just messing up with you.) came near to us. "I want you to be my model," grinned Louisa. What is she thinking? "Why?" Artemis and I both asked at the same time. I laughed. "My model ditched me because of bad hair day." Louisa answered nonchalantly. Artemis giggled. She totally thinks that modeling is easy, huh? Don't think so. "Cool. I'm in." she smiled. I wonder how it will turn out. —— Nash joined us (unbelievable.) when we announced that we have to go because Louisa has a pictorial. And now, Louisa is forcing me to model (again.) for her with Nash (really? Wow naman.) and Artemis(oh no. And she's going to wear a dress and got her hair extensioned. She is so pretty. I hope that Nash won't suspect.) "Why the damn hell does she wears a dress?" I mumbled to myself. She's so beautiful that I can't believe that she's not an actress or model in Paris. "Wow. He's pretty for a guy, huh." I heard Nash exclaimed. Why the hell... Does he need to... ... Stare to Artemis... ... With so much... AWE IN HIS FACE!? "You look pale, Ivan," said Artemis (uh.. Apollo...) with such wide and concerned eyes. Oh. Great... I just stared to her like a freak idiot. What the damn heck. "Ivan?" she pinched my cheeks. I felt my cheeks burn. "Uh... Well... I'm f-fine!" I stammered. Stupid me. She smiled showing her pearly white teeth. "Great." "Hey, Apollo," called Louisa. "I think your hair is short. Let's add some longer extensions." "Sure." nodded Apollo (it's Artemis. DO NOT FORGET.) then entered the dressing room. Nash was texting on his phone so I don't have to talk. I need to calm myself first. Yeah. Just calm down. ... ... ... "Hey," tapped someone on my back. I jumped SIX FEET HIGH. "What the heck?!" I turned around and I found Louisa staring at me. "What?" She shoved her professional looking camera to me. "Here's your first picture," she grinned maliciously. Hey. I didn't even pose yet but she already have a picture of me? How sneaky is that? Huh? "You look jealous there, you know." "Oh? Me? Jealous?" I laughed nervously. "Haha. Maybe your mind was playing tricks on you. Haha." She smiled to me sweetly which made me more nervous. Oh, I'll be damned here. "Maybe." she said then turned away. "Or maybe not." I heard her mutter. Yeah... Maybe not... —— Five hours later... "Man! I'm tired!" groaned Nash. Who wouldn't be tired after our pictorial? I think we made hundreds of poses! ... Man. I'm hungry... ... Artemis is so energetic. Instead of taking a rest, she was fooling around with Louisa. "Hey, Ivan," called Nash. I glanced at him. "Oh, yeah?" “Don’t you think that Apollo looks like a girl?” asked Nash. Duh. She IS a GIRL. “Hmm… Not really,” I answered instead. “Maybe you’re imagining things.” He shrugged. “Huh. Maybe so.” Oh, Nash… I wonder what you would do if you find out that Apollo is a GIRL??? Would you talk to her, you lady-hater? … I guess you won’t. Sorry for lying, dear friend…[/spoiler][/font][/size]

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guys, i think i can't finish and post chapter 3 today. well, i've got a problem so i'm in a hiatus mode right now...

author's note: this chapter is for the point of view of Nash. Don't forget that only Hermes, Louisa and Ivan know that Apollo was a girl so I'll use "he" instead of "she" and I won't have any notes like "A.K.A. Artemis". Sisihin niyo na lang si Nash kasi ginawa niyang lalaki si Artemis nung una silang nagkita. Hehe. Enjoy reading! [font=Papyrus][size=7]Chapter Three[/font][/size] [spoiler][font=Bradley Hand ITC][size=3][b]Chapter 3: Nash [/b][/font][/size] [font=Papyrus][size=3]"Hey, Ivan," I called Ivan who was staring to Louisa and Apollo. He looked at me. "Oh, yeah?" "Don't you think that Apollo looks like a girl?" I asked. He gave me a weird look. Wait. It's more like knowing look. Ahh. Whatever. I shouldn't have asked him a weird and stupid question. "Hmm... Not really," he answered thoughtfully. "Maybe you're imagining things." I shrugged nonchalantly. "Huh. Maybe so." Ivan continued staring to Apollo and Louisa blankly. Not giving a damn care around him. Guess he's really tired. ... Man, I'm tired and hot. Who wouldn't be hot in our clothes? Oh. I know. NO ONE. Can you believe that Louisa made us wear thick clothes for the last shoot? But, it seems like Ivan doesn't care at all. What a weirdo. He's just staring Apollo like an idiot. Ain't surprising. Apollo looks great in winter coat (correct! We're wearing clothes for winter! And we're here in Philippines. Isn't it STUPID?) and long brunette hair. He IS pretty for a guy. "Nash?" called Louisa as she comes near me. I twitched uncomfortably. Even though Louisa is my friend for almost seven years, I'm still pretty uncomfortable around her. I cleared my throat. "Yeah?" "You could change now. The pictorial is over," smiled Louisa. "Thanks for helping me out. I'll bring the pictures as soon as possible." "No problem." I entered the dressing room fast. I need to take these hot clothes off. I found Apollo inside who were half-way changing clothes. "Hey," I called to him. "H-hey," he stammered as he stopped taking off his clothes. He's a weird guy, huh. Oh, yeah. Hermes was weird too. They really are brothers. "Aren't you going to take that costume off?" I asked. "Ang init kaya." I added. "What? Oh! Uh... No!" he shook his head eagerly. Or was it nervously? I can't see his face expression. His back was facing me. "Want some help?" I offered as I take off my coat. "No, thank you!" he insisted. I shrug. "Fine." Then, Ivan came rushing in, looking worried. "Apollo? Apollo, are you okay?" he asked Apollo. Apollo nodded. "Let me get you out of here." Ivan said then they left. Now, Ivan is a weirdo too. Wonder why he worries too much about Apollo? He's a GUY. Not a GIRL. He doesn't need a knight-and-shining-armor. Wait... What if... Ivan is a... GAY!?!! !!!... That can't be right! He doesn't even have patience in watching Legally Blonde (Louisa's favorite movie. Haha.)! Or maybe, Apollo is a GAY!!! Damn s.hit. I can't believe this. "Oh! Apollo said that he needs to go because he's going to meet his girl friend." Louisa said loudly to one of her staff. Huh. I guess they found Apollo cute. ... Girl friend!?! So Apollo is a straight GUY!? Stupid imagination. I'm jumping in conclusions. "Hey, Nash," called Louisa when she entered the dressing room AGAIN. "Are you okay? You're freaking pale." "Yep. I'm fine." I answered. She was about to talk again when my phone rang. "Excuse me." I said as I indicated my phone. Louisa nodded. "Hello?" I said to the other line. "Sino 'to?" "Sira. Si Hermes 'to." said Hermes from the other line. "Malay ko ba. Hindi ko naman tinignan 'yung pangalan," I answered with a sigh. "Tawagin ba naman akong sira? Wag mo ng pagdikdikan, 'tol. Tagal ko ng alam 'yun." Hermes laughed. "Anyway, are you with my little brother?" I laughed with him. "Hindi eh. He left awhile ago with Ivan. Naka-costume pa nga eh." "Ah. I see. Got to go. Bye." said Hermes then the line went off. Napano kaya 'yun? Hay. Nevermind. I changed my clothes then stalked off the dressing room. I found Louisa and her assistant checking our photos out on her laptop. "Louisa, I need to go. Ihahatid ko pa 'yung--." I stopped and stared at Louisa's laptop. "Whoa! That IS freaking weird!" guess what? Apollo REALLY looks like a girl in his picture! "Isn't it great or what? Just what I need!" exclaimed Louisa. "The pose. The emotion. All! Doesn't he looks natural? I love it!" "Yeah! You love it! And it's freaking me up!" I stammered. Louisa rolled her eyes impatiently. "What's freaking YOU up?" What's freaking me up? Apollo looks like a girl and I hate going near them. "I hate girls. They creep me up!" I blurted. Louisa looked at me with dagger eyes. She's scary! SCARY, I tell you! "Oh! So, the lady-hater is back!" I realized what I just said. That was bad, huh. "Sorry. I'm sorry!" I said nervously as Louisa started to come near me. I walked backwards in panic. "It's just a picture, Nash," Louisa continued coming near me. "A picture. So, don't get freaked out because of it." I was about to tell her that it still affects me when we tripped because of the stupid costume lying on the floor. Oh, damn. I can't believe what had happened. Louisa and I... Were... ... Kissing. "What the damn heck!?!" screamed Louisa when she got up suddenly. "Did you... Did you just k-kissed Louisa, N-nash!?" asked a new voice. I saw Ivan staring to us with shocked expression while Apollo had his mouth open. Don't tell me that Ivan and Apollo saw me and Louisa kissing!?!? Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn! "That was my first kiss." I blurted out suddenly before I can control myself. "I never kissed anyone since my ex! Oh, no. Oh, no." Louisa paced back and forth. "Haha!" laughed Ivan. I stared at him bewilderedly. Louisa glared at him. "Why are you laughing, freak idiot?!" "Ouch." said Ivan nonchalantly. Apollo giggled. "It's that stupid costume." I snapped to Ivan. "Nash and Louisa, lying on the floor. K-I-S-S-I-N-G." muttered Ivan with a sing-song voice. Apollo laughed harder. This is so humiliating! "Stop that stupid song, you idiot!" Louisa snapped. Ivan made a peace sign. "Sorry," he said then he faced Apollo. "Now, let's get you out of that hot clothes." "Yes. Thanks." Apollo smiled then they walked towards the dressing room. "Oh. By the way, rehearsals tomorrow." Ivan told me as he helped me get up. "Okay." I smiled as I evaded Louisa's purse. "That was gonna kill me if I didn't evaded it!" I exclaimed. Ivan grinned at me. "Good luck." then, he was gone with Apollo. "Get out of here!" screamed Louisa. "It was an accident!" I snapped. She is so SCARY! I should be the one to get angry. That was my first kiss! Louisa glared at me with dagger eyes. "Get out, you idiot!" I ran to the door. "Freak." I muttered then a blush-on hit my head. "Ow!" "Bagay mo!" shouted Louisa then I heard a laugh when I was finally out of Louisa's sight. I guess it's Ivan because I heard a loud thud then a "Ouch!". I laughed then entered my car. —— Two weeks later. "That was great, Apollo!" cheered Louisa. Apollo just finished singing The Way I Loved You with a great voice. "Tomorrow, it'll be like a concert!" "Thanks, Louisa." grinned Apollo. I laid my bass guitar near the drum set. Sarah entered the rehearsals room with a huge McDonalds plastic bag. "Food, everyone!" "Perfect! I'm starving!" said Hermes then grabbed a french fries, two burgers and a Coke. "You are such a great party coordinator, Sarah." "Well, thank you Hermes," smiled Sarah. I grabbed a french fries, a burger and a Coke as Sarah pass around the plastic bag. "Patay-gutom talaga. Naka-dalawang cup noodles palang kanina." Ian said with a stage-whisper to Apollo. "Do you eat like him, baby Apollo?" "Freak." laughed Apollo. "Not really, baby Ian." They started to fool around again. "You look like a gay, Ian," I called to them. "More like a gay sugar daddy." Justin laughed then everyone joined. They were still joking and laughing but I'm serious with my food. Playing guitar makes you hungry. "Anak ng tipaklong! It's already this late!?" screamed Louisa as she stare at her phone. Everyone stared at her then laughed. But, I jumped and loosed the grip on my half-eaten burger. "Oh, man. You owe me a burger, Louisa!" "No, I don't." "Yes, you do." "Shut up." "Hell no." "Oooh. A fight. Go Louisa!" cheered Jasper then everyone cheered too. Hermes, Justin and Eric are on my side while Apollo, Ivan, Ian and Jasper are on Louisa's side. "Fight. Fight. Fight." everyone cheered but some are laughing. I said coolly. "Give back my BURGER." and my kiss. "I don't care about your burger," Louisa got up and pulled Apollo. "Let's get going, Apollo. It's already 7:40 PM." "Sure." Apollo grinned. There's a lot of "Ooh." in the background. I ignored them and continued eating my french fries. "Bye, guys. Sleep early!" waved Apollo by the door. "Sure thing! Bring me a burger and McFloat tomorrow as a payment of my fallen burger!" I called and grinned to myself. I heard Apollo laugh. "Okay!" After I finished my french fries and Coke, I got up and headed to the door. "Bye, guys. See ya." "Ingat." called Hermes as they wave. —— Where IS Apollo and Ivan? Great. The party will start at 7:00 PM and it's already 6:45 PM. "Did they replied?" asked Sarah worriedly. I shook my head. "Not yet." "We're done tuning!" called Eric from the stage. "They're still not here!" I replied to them. 6:50 PM... ... 6:55 PM... Where are they? 6:57 PM. Finally! Apollo and Ivan entered the back stage. Oh, damn. My heart started beating fast at the sight of Apollo WEARING A GIRLS DRESS. "What are you wearing? We're allowed not to cross-dress. I know Ivan and you begged Louisa to allow it." I asked Apollo. "It's emergency." Apollo answered. Ivan held his hands up as if in surrender. "My fault. Sa pagmamadali ko, nagkapalit sila ng paper bag nung girl na nakasabay ni Apollo sa pagbili. Late na nung malaman namin so I just forced him to wear it and we stopped by at Louisa's studio so I can borrow a wig." "Finally! You're both here! And why are you wearing a girls clothes, Apollo?" chuckled Sarah. Apollo rolled her— I mean his eyes. He really looks like a girl! "Long story." "Nice boots and dress, huh." smiled Sarah. Well, they ARE nice. "Go and sing your heart out!" Sarah pushed us to the stage so we can start. Me and Ian are in guitars, Jasper in drums and Apollo in vocals. The rest are watching because they are so lazy and doesn't want to perform. "Hi kids!" greeted Sarah to the, uhh... kids?(More like teen agers. Hehe.) "And of course, our sponsors and visitors. Thank you all for helping us in this fund raising. Anyway, let the 'Taylor Swift' concert, requested by Louisa, begin!" the crowd cheered. Jasper did the intro of The Way I Loved You for our first number then we joined. When Apollo started singing, the crowd became quite. "[i]He is sensible and so incredible. And all my single friends are jealous. He says everything I need to hear and it's like I couldn't ask for anything better. He opens up my door and I get into his car and he says you look beautiful tonight. And I feel perfectly fine...[/i]" Apollo continued singing. After the chorus, everybody cheered so loud. I can see myself grinning and Apollo smiling. In that dress, boots and wig, who would ever thought that he's a guy, huh? As we come near at the last note, the crowd cheered again. "Want some more, guys?" asked Apollo. "Yeah!" they chorused. I laughed then we proceeded to our next song; You Belong With Me. Then the next; I'd Lie, then the next again; I'm Only Me When I'm With You. Then, the last song of Apollo A.K.A. Taylor Swift; Our Song. "One more!" called a girl (maybe a fan of Taylor Swift.) from the crowd. Apollo laughed. "Sure! What song?" "Beautiful eyes!" answered the girl whatever-her-name-is. "Well... Uhh... Okay." Apollo signaled us to start. The intro ended then Apollo started singing. "[i]Your beautiful eyes staring right into mine. Sometimes, I think of you late at night. I don't why. I wanna be somewhere where you are...[/i]" Apollo continued singing but there's something weird about him. There's so much emotion at his song. It's much stronger than his earlier songs. And when I streaked the last note, I saw tears rolling down on Apollo's face. I was about to approach him when someone pushed me. "What the—" I muttered then I saw Ivan pulling Apollo inside the back stage. There was a short silence but Sarah came to the rescue. "Well, that was great, isn't it?" the crowd cheered. "We've got our own Taylor Swift! How about a song from here? Who loves Spongecola's songs here?" everyone cheered but I was confused. What had just happened? I gave the guitar to Eric as they climb the stage then entered the back stage. I found Apollo crying there with Ivan. "Apollo? Are you okay?" I asked him. Apollo looked at me. "Yes. Thank you." he answered. I stared at him blankly. He looks so fragile and vulnerable. And so girly and... ... Beautiful... ... I snapped out of my thoughts when I realized what I was thinking. "S.hit." I cursed myself. "I... I better get going." I told them nervously. Ivan nodded but Apollo cried on his shoulder. I wish he cried on my shoulder... Wait... What am I thinking? I better get the hell out of here. But when I was at the door of the back stage, I can still hear the sobbing of Apollo. Why did he cried? Did something happened? He's my friend but I don't know what to do. "Hey, Louisa." I called Louisa when I found her near the sound system. "What is Apollo's problem?" Louisa sighed. "I don't know if I should tell you the whole story but... Well... You see, I lied to my assistant when I said that Apollo left when we were having a pictorial because of his girl friend. I know you heard me say that. Beautiful Eyes reminded Ar— I mean, Apollo his fiancé." "I think fiancée is the more appropriate word, Lou." I suggested. "Yes. I mean his fiancée who... Died..." Louisa sighed. I stopped. Died!? That is SO sad. What can I do for Apollo? Joke about things? No. Tour him? No. Talk about his past and fiancée? Hell NO. He'll get hurt again. WHAT CAN I DO FOR HIM??? ... ... I'll just do anything to cheer him up! Yeah! That's a great idea![/font][/size][/spoiler]

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