SOME months progressed and Aeschylus became busy with schoolwork while Hussey was back to her usual mission.
Both became busy with their own lives that they rarely see each other again.
Only phone calls or video calls were the only things that they can only use as an option to spend the time.
It was hard for the two of them, not being able to talk and see each other personally.
There’s days that they’re too busy and exhausted that the only alternative that they use to somewhat make themselves feel that they’re just close was to keep the line going as they sleep.
Because of the distance, both doesn’t know anything what’s happening in their lives.
Now that they couldn’t find time to discuss how life was treating them.
At the end of the day, they could only exchange I love you’s and good nights while in the next day, only good mornings and questions of ‘have you eaten well?’ greeted them.
Hussey was oblivious to know that some guy the same age as Aeschylus befriended him.
Someone whose name was Hussein.
A guy who also went to the same school as her boyfriend which was Saint Arnold College of Aratiles, the place where they also met since the first day of their college life.
Lazzini soon got drag to the friendship since Lazzini was so close to Aeschylus despite of him being a year older than Lazzini.
Unlike Hussey, Lazzini wasn’t as busy as her since their division doesn’t have much missions or tasks for them but that doesn’t mean he can slack off that easily.
He’s only in the battle for at least ten times in a month with Alazne, Zowen and the rest of their batch.
The three often hang out after school, every night, just laughing and conversing about things and sometimes would have a group study—even though Lazzini doesn’t go to school ever since he became a combatant, he just loves helping his friends although he’s not as smart as what people thought of him to be.
Enza was very happy to see her son mingling with other people, Aeschylus never brought some friends at their home before—except for Hussey who soon became his girlfriend after some time of being just friends.
During at the dining table, his mother was also there to join the three while sipping from the glass of wine.
Every now and then, obnoxious laughter can be heard in the Nase residence—it’s actually was coming from Lazzini and Enza since they’re somehow drunk.
While Aeschylus and Hussein on the other hand didn’t risk it. They wouldn’t want to turn out like them to put it mildly.
“I knew you’re the type of kid who eat their boogers!” Then his mother and Lazzini cackled again as Lazzini narrated some elementary stories that he had.
Aeschylus and Hussein shared a look.
Disgust was written all over their faces.
None of them couldn’t follow what they’re blabbering about.
Leaning closer to Hussein, Aeschylus said, “Wanna ditch them?”
“Sure, they’re not stopping any minutes by now.”
Aeschylus nodded as they sneaked out of the dining room to head upstairs, back to his room as they were having a sleepover that time. “Yeah, I don’t understand their language.”
Somewhere away from Aratiles.
Blood on Hussey’s fan blades made her cringe.
Another set of men draw near her, she made her knees bended while her hands clutched her metal fan that have sharp edges from its folds as she waited for them to scurry towards her.
She fluctuated her weapon at them, some was reaching her harness so they could pin her on the ground but none of them successfully made it that far.
Her teeth gritted when a needle grazed her thigh, no matter how small it was, it cut her leather pants and blood gushed out of her skin.
Ending it with a final blow, she aimed her fan to the foes.
She didn’t bother grabbing her fan back as it was sunk to the man’s throat.
“In the third floor, twenty people to be exact,” one of the SJ’s sleuth notified through her earpiece.
With that said, she flung the hook to the window after knowing there’s no way out of her current place to get her to the top since the bombs that one of the combatants used got the stairs dissolved to not let any triumvir men get away.
Upon sensing that the hook was not giving any flimsy tendency, she hasped the other end of the hook to her harness then gave all her weight to the sturdy rope and began to shin up.
Hussey used her elbow to break the glass.
Only to cover her face in the process to not let any pieces of glass get in her face.
She panted, giving her eyes a chance to roam around the room when no one was there.
Her hands brought to her holster where her gun should be.
Footsteps were coming to her way any seconds now, Hussey placed her free hand to her head and rolled to the floor to approach the table to shield herself when multiple bangs were directed to her spot.
After the shots died down a bit, she pointed her gun to the location where every gunshot can be heard in any directions.
She hadn’t get out of her cover when Eiassey came to where she was to steal the scene for her.
“Hey, you doing good there?” Hussey rolled her eyes before getting up and patting her top.
“Nice cut you got there,” she praised when she saw a cut on her twin’s cheek bone.
“Ugh, it stings. Don’t fuck with me.” When the sleuth declared that the mission had come to a close, the two sauntered outside of the window when the helicopter came to fetch them.
Eiassey got there first before offering her hand to Hussey.
Without paying much attention, she took her hand while her eyes focused on the screen of her phone.
Hey, baby, my mission just ended and as of now, we are about to fly to Paelya for our next mission. That was the first time she let him know where she was about to head to.
It’s such a distress because she couldn’t give her time for him even if she tried to.
This was the only time she can give to him and she somewhat felt her eyelids betraying her.
Even though sunrise was about to occur, she tried her best to wait for Aeschylus’ reply.
Hussey was aware that he’s already awake at this hour since this was the time where he’ll start moving to prepare himself for his upcoming classes for today.
However, fifteen minutes already went by and she still didn’t get any words from Aeschylus.
Her lips parted a little when she got an incoming call from Lazzini instead of getting one from Aeschylus.
“Hello—”
“Hussey!” She could hear him catching his own breath over the other line. “I’m afraid to tell you this but Aeschylus’ mother—Tita Enza got caught up with this unknown destructive drug—”
“What?!” She stood up, some of her batch mate gave her attention over her unexpected shout in the middle of the silence.
Eiassey held her arm to calm her. “Watch your mouth, some of our comrades are resting.”
But Hussey never paid attention to any of that.
“We’re running an investigation for this as we speak but I think someone from our sleuth already came to the conclusion about who plotted the drug to his mother’s drink.”

She began to walk farther away as she questioned, “Who is this person, Laz?”
“Sorry but I can’t tell you about this right now, but what I can only give to you is that . . .” he paused for seconds, hesitating at first, “. . . this person is very close to us.”
Before ending the call, Lazzini made Hussey sure that it will be alright as the clinicians were doing everything they can to remove the drug out of Enza’s body.
For her, she never felt the assurance.
Destruir was the name of the drug as it can cause a destruction if someone obtained one.
The drug can reach the human’s heart that it can cause them to palpitate and die with a heart attack.
Consuming that drug will never be a good sign, once they have the drug, it will only lead them to savagery until they can no longer control their body.
What’s more that the drug can dangerously do to them was to lead them to death, hallucination will invade their system.
They have to be restrained or else they will slay anyone they can see.
Hussey found herself in a trembling mess, what ifs were assaulting her mind.
Scared for Aeschylus if ever the drug contaminated him.
Her hands flew on her lips when sniffles got away, eyes turned back to her phone when it vibrated.
Hey, my mom is in serious trouble as of the moment. But don’t worry, baby. Hussein and Lazzini are here to keep me company. Be careful throughout your mission. I don’t want you coming back with wounds or anything. I love you.
Still shaking due to excessive fret, she typed with her anxious fingers in immediate manner. Who’s this Hussein guy? I will swing back to you, let me just take care of my things and I’ll be there after six hours.
She waited for about five minutes but he didn’t reply back.
To not waste any more time, Hussey readied her stuff, ready to jig out of their mission to be there for him.
“Hey, can you cover up for me?” Hussey muttered to Eiassey’s ear.
“And why would I do that? To what extent?” Though, she didn’t answer her quickly when her phone turned on, indicating that Aeschylus had texted her.
Someone I met at school, a very cool and chill one.
That’s what she read until he sent another one again.
You don’t have to. Actually, I think I would rather be alone for now.