Elegi Of Rose

She didn't like her husband's sudden change of reaction when he saw her. And she was not sure if she should be happy that he recovered fast for he was all beaming widely now as he walked towards them purposefully, leaving behind Lis who stood stupefied staring at her.

"Ladies," he said in acknowledgement, but his eyes never left her. In fact, they were hovering over her as if he was ready to take her home and do something else. But she didn't care because she was so pissed. All she did was clench her teeth to refrain from saying something snappy. "You look great, babe," he added.

"I know," she raised her brow and looked over his shoulder. "I didn't know you were that close to her."

"We're associates," he explained.

"Whatever," she rolled her eyes and looked at Yeyena and Rin. Their faces alarmed her because they were not listening to her exchange with her husband-they were glaring at Lis like witches doing some silent curses in their minds. Much to her disappointment, the subject of her ire and resentment trotted towards them like a cougar. "Here she comes..," she whispered.

Roy turned around to face his so-called associate, his smile getting bigger. "Lis, I would like you to meet my wife."

If you already got a picture of Roni, just try to give him longer hair, a healthier hue, and a smaller jaw. You'll have a perfect picture of his twin sister.

"Ayu," she said in that airy voice of a woman. "How fantastic," she added sarcastically, her eyes looking her up and down.

"Yeah, I know," Ayu said calmly. "What a small world," she purposefully looked around and asked, "Where's the tea? I thought this is a tea party?"

Yeyena snorted beside her and Rin--well, she giggled. Roy was oblivious of the ongoing battle of estrogen-driven felines because he was still standing there, relaxed and smiling.

She saw Lis's face colored with anger.

"I'll get you one if you want," Roy said almost instantly.

Was he stupid? He was going to leave her alone with this bitch who was ready to pull her hair off?

"Get three cups of tea, Roy," Yeyena said with amusement, her hand on her hip. It was then that Ayu remembered she had two comrades at my back. Roy was not entirely necessary after all. Roy nodded and went away.

"I don't remember inviting you," Lis looked at Rin and Yeyena, her jaw clenching.

"We invited ourselves," Rin answered, flipping her dark brown tresses behind her shoulders.

Yeyena spoke up in that menacing voice of hers, "We haven't been to a tea party since we were..." she looked at Rin, then at Ayu inquiringly and then back at Lis, "five?"

"Six for me," Rin nodded, "Yes, I remembered I had a tea party with my little girl neighbor because Roy wouldn't play it with me," she snorted as she said that.

"I've never had a tea party," Ayu added, smiling now. "I never really liked it."

"And can I suggest that you three go home?" Lis stonily uttered. "If you are here to criticize my party, you can turn around and walk out the door."

"We can endure it for an hour, I guess," Yeyena answered dryly, looking around the room uninterestingly. "But nothing more than that."

Lis's eyes flickered towards Ayu, "I heard you went to see Roni. Don't ever do that again."

"What? You'll cut my throat? Please," Ayu scoffed.

"And you even went there with Roy? Were you trying to make a point?"

"No, I wasn't. He was there because he wanted to."

"I can't believe he even married you. I didn't even know about it until today. He tells me everything."

"Now he doesn't have to because he has a wife to share everything with."

Lis's eyebrows raised, her lips twitching, "Are you sure?"

"What do you mean?"

"I can't help but notice that he's been a little bit worrisome lately," Lis uttered with suspense. "I wonder if he's having second thoughts about marrying someone like you." Oh, you have no idea why he married me, you bitch. "It's probably because of my cooking," she decided to take on a lighter approach.

Lis laughed evilly. Like Ursula and Morgana in the Little Mermaid evil laugh. Ayu had the sudden urge to cover her mouth with her silver sandals, but they're new so she decided against it.

"I heard you've been after him," Ayu interrupted her laughter. "You better give up because you're wasting your time."

"Oh," Lis purred, "You don't know what I'm capable of, Ayu," she said her name like it was trash.

Did she realize she was up against three angry ladies who got nails like steel?

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"Hey, listen here, you brat," Yeyena uttered in a scary voice that even made Ayu's hairs stand up. "I for one did all the things you did. And whatever you're going to do next would be a copycat of what I did years ago, so back off." Lis's mouth opened in disbelief. "What did you say? Who the hell do you think you are, Yeyena?"

Yeyena laughed, looked at Rin and Ayu before she said, "I happen to be Roy's ex-stalker. And let me add that I have much talent on that field than you."

"And if you're smart, you'll back off. I already have an amazing sister-in-law, Bethany," Rin added.

Ayu's heart was suddenly filled with gratefulness and warmth, but it soon drained down when her husband returned with three cups of tea carried by a waiter. "What's that?" She asked him.

"It's tea," he answered.

"I'm not drinking that," Ayu said snidely and walked off to the direction of the buffet. The sight of him made the anger inside her flare up so she better get as far away from him for the moment. He had been ignoring her since this morning and now he took her to a freaking tea party!

"Can't drink that one as well," she heard Yeyena utter behind her. "For all I know, that tea might have some love potions."

"Or poison," Rin added in a stinging tone. Oh, oh, nobody liked Roy at the moment.

She knew she'd be in trouble when they got home, but he too would be in hell as well. How dare he take her at this horrid place and talk to that woman like they were best buds? He knew she hated that woman, and vice versa!

Ayu spent the next few minutes with Yeyena and Rin. Once, she saw Roy looking at her from the corner of the room while he talked with some guys and his eyes were obviously furious. He didn't like what she did. Tooth for a tooth, babe, she whispered in her mind.

"I have to go to the powder room," she declared around the table she shared with Yeyena and Rin. They had been eating some finger foods that didn't even reach her stomach. And you wouldn't want to hear their complaints as they placed the food in their mouths.

She walked to the direction of the comfort room, making her way through a number of men wearing suit and tie and she realized her stupid husband did not even bother to introduce her to any of his associates. What a full-fledged moron... The moment she entered the door, she saw Lis. Great. Just freaking great. But she couldn't possibly back out the door now, could she? So she entered with her chin raised, her shoulders squared. She looked great anyway, so no problem. "Your face wouldn't change a bit whatever you do with it," she couldn't help but comment with ire.

Lis stopped what she was doing and turned away from the mirror to face her, baring her teeth.

Ayu's urge to answer nature's call was long gone and she leaned one shoulder against the tiled wall of the comfort room, crossing her arms across her chest, raising her brow. Earlier, she didn't get the chance to say what she wanted because Yeyena and Rin took the floor. But now, she was finally alone with the bitch who had been her worst enemy since her time with Roni began.

"Get out," Lis's voice shook with too much fierce emotion.

"Oh, so now you own the comfort room?" she looked around her to see if any of the cubicles were occupied-they were not. Good.

"You're the least person I want to see right now. And if it wasn't for Roy, I would have dragged you out an hour ago."

"Roy brought me here and..." she leaned away from the wall and walked slowly towards Lis who stepped back as she continued, "he took me here because he wanted to. Now, as for you," she shadowed her enemy, her lips twitched in a menacing smile, and her eyes glinted with ire and warning, "back off. You don't know what I'm capable of."

"Oh..." Lis said shakily, but her eyes were pretty much the same as hers-full of anger. "Like what you did to my brother?"

Ayu almost flinched, but she stood still, holding Lis's gaze. God, it looked like she was staring down at Roni's eyes. She shook that thought away as well and said, "Roni is a topic you shouldn't tackle."

"Why? Feeling guilty?"

Lis jumped an inch when she suddenly slammed her palm on the sink counter. She smiled when she saw fear flash across her enemy's eyes. "You really want to go that far?"

Lis looked at her hand, then back at her. "You lay one finger on me, I'll sue you."

"You're not worth my touch, sorry," she said, pushing herself away before she could do anything worse. "And you lay one hand on my husband, you're dead, you understand?" she whirled around and walked out the door.

She was shaking when as she made her way back to her table, her vision was unfocused, her tears welling in her eyes.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Rin asked her.

"I'm fine. I think I need to go home. I feel tired and I don't like the food."

"We'll go with you."

"No," she said quickly. "I... I need to be alone."

"You're not getting soft, are you?" Yeyena asked.

"No," she lied. "Actually, I just gave Lis a picture of hell in the comfort room. That's why I need to run. She will be furious as hell."