“Ah, so it was you who gave us the gift. Thank you, that’s such a good deed to us. How can I ever repay you?” Dete held Patrick’s hand. Patrick smiled.
“You don’t have to pay anything to me. It’s free, I gave to Hiver because I know he was capable to protect the Orgol and if you guys know how to use it for a good deed then I shall not blocking you. But, you must remember that Orgol is a precious stone, hunt by everyone especially ‘The Hunter’. They never stop.”
“Okay, I remember that. Thank you again,”
Patrick thought that was the time for him to dug Dete’s background a bit as he wanted to make sure that what he was thinking earlier was only mind’s game of a well-to-be retired magician who losing his integrity when he saw his own teacher get killed by the hunter.
“Tell me Dete… where is your family? Do they live with you?” when Dete heard the question, he looked down, bowed his head. His countenance started to change from gloomy to sorrow.
“Well, I have a father. He lived at Pantagonia now. I came here because of experience, you know… searching some experiences in order to become a great magician!” Patrick nodded his head.
“So, you said that your father is a magician? How great he was?”
“He’s the greatest. Along with Hiver’s daddy, they’re the greatest. Well, at Mundas they were and not now. For some unavoidable circumstances, we have to leave Mundas.” Patrick was amazed, Mundas? That nuts thing, that was the heaven of all magicians in this world. They have everything there… magic school, all the stage performances… it has been Patrick’s dreamt to live in Mundas and share experiences with all the magicians there. But, since his teacher was dead, he cancelled it and wanted to become normal again.
“Dete… I am longing to see Mundas! I can’t believe this; you used to live in Mundas… that’s why I can sense something different about you and Hiver. Actually both of you are the sons of the great magicians who lived and performed their magic there. Don’t you know? Mundas is very famous among the magicians across the world because of its legend.” Patrick looked at dete who seemed interested in his story but he can’t tell this young lad.
“ Dete… you will be the greatest magician as long as you didn’t argue something stupid with your loved one. Keep that Orgol nicely.”
Patrick then left Dete at the bench alone. Dete gasped a while, meeting with Patrick was like a dream, he was flying for a moment and then without he noticed he already in the ground. Chatting with him making Dete felt so nice, Dete started to make his way onto the ‘Milky Way’.
Patrick must be really special, because he got the Orgol and if ‘The Hunter’ didn’t try to harm him, Patrick would be the greatest magician now. Orgol with them now, I guess this is our luck. To achieve and continue what our fathers had left… magic is love.
The thought about Autumn had completely fade away, Dete move on to his next step… to bring back his family, unite them back. Most important, he wanted to help Hiver get away from the murder accusation.
The bell rang, letting out it’s piercing voice. Hiver quickly awoke from his sleep, he threw his blanket to Dete’s face who still sleeping. Dete also awoke then, the bell still ringing with the annoying ringing ever. After last night debut performances, Dete and Hiver went out to downtown, celebrating their first success and return home about 4.30 am. They only have 4 hours sleep and now its 7.30 am.
Dete looked at Hiver, hoping he would go and stop the door bell but Hiver only ignored Dete’s looks. Dete finally gave up and walked sluggishly towards the door. When he opened the door, he only could see Autumn was standing there with her sweet smile like autumn’s season, with her eyes colored like the leaves which fall on autumn and with her brunette hair.
“Autumn….” Dete could only said this when he saw her at that time. Hiver who intended to continue his sleep became unsettled hearing the name. He jumped from the bed and running towards the door. He pushed Dete a bit so that he could take a look, and he was smiling because it was his sweetheart.
“How did you know we are here?” Hiver asked her with gloomy voice.
“The manager of ‘Milky Way’ told me your address last night so that this morning I could pay you a visit.” Autumn showing off a basket, with an irresistible smells of food, or we could say breakfast.
“I miss the smell of hot dog and half-boiled eggs!” Hiver opened the door wide and invited Autumn in. Then, he worked on the messy table while Autumn tried to break the ice between Dete with giving him a smile. Dete only nodded his head when Autumn saw him.
They were having breakfast together that Monday morning. There were lots of topics been discussed by them, for Hiver it was the chance to get to know Autumn closer. He then grabbed the opportunity asking Autumn about her free time:
“Maybe we can go out together this noon. I heard there is a beautiful park newly open here. Wanna see it?” Autumn seemed blushed with the invitation. She only giggled few times.
Dete held his breath, actually there were so many things he wanted to share with Autumn but he couldn’t do it now. Hiver seemed so excited and he didn’t want to spoil it. So, he might just let Hiver and Autumn talked to each other. Without he realized, he actually was left alone by Hiver and Autumn, he didn’t know where both of them was disappearing, and he never wanted to know. Let it be this way, he didn’t want to hope too much about his relationship with Autumn as he realized day by day that it couldn’t working. They couldn’t be a lover.
At the park, Hiver and Autumn was walking side by side but never uttered a word. Both of them tried to get the right momentum to start a topic. Both of them were too careful because they were worried that one of them would get bored hearing some nonsense topic that they had practically wanted to talk about.
Finally, Hiver did some action to break the silence between them.
“So you’re a singer then, you’ve done such a great performance that night. I think you can go far; you could be a real singer. Just go to a recording company and shows your beautiful voice to them, I’m sure they’ll like it as I like it.”
Hiver tried to took some efforts to praise Autumn. She just smiled and replied it.
“I do singing because of surviving things in my life. I need to survive because all this while I only depends to…you know who. I don’t want to talk about it, I don’t want to remind anything about him.” her voice was gloomy.
Hiver nodded his head, he understood well. He saw it too and he was responsible to kidnapped Autumn for Javier.
“You know, I am really sorry because I used to be Javier’s men. But, then I realized that he’s actually doing maltreat you. I wish I could know it early, I can save you.” he smiled, and Autumn smiled too.
“What? If you knew me early, then you can save me? So, this magician has a power like the fictional heroes? You can save me by your magic? I doubt it,”
Autumn made her steps and went forward, but Hiver still standing there and stared at Autumn’s back. He just smiled, if I found Orgol earlier, then Orgol shall save you from Javier.
“You know I am the greatest magician, my dad was and I’m continuing it! One day, you would be proud!” he chased Autumn who has left him far behind at the park.
