Not the Real World
Part 10

After Dr. Jefri releases his student, Liza quickly steps to the front of the class leaving Adah who is still packing her things, eyed. Seeing Liza rush out made Adah start thinking that Liza felt uncomfortable with her behavior for a while. He started to regret his behavior while watching Liza come out of the classroom.

Instead, Liza was chasing after Zackary who first came out before her. When he passed the classroom door, his eyes glimmered around but Zackary was nowhere to be found. Another student who dropped out of the class made it difficult for him to find the man. As the elephant's descent became more and more silent, Zackary's involvement remained invisible. He breathed a heavy sigh.

Where did this boy go?

“Search me?” One voice came from behind.

Liza turned her head and saw Zackary leaning against the wall while crossing her arms. As usual, his smile never faded. Liza did not hesitate to run towards her best friend and hugged tightly causing them to almost fall to the floor. However, the man's legs were firmly holding them both back from falling. Zack did not expect that reaction from Liza. Therefore, he did not give up the chance to harm Liza.

“I just takda 2 weeks ago miss this, hard.”.

Liza pulled back her embrace quickly then away from Zackary. His eyes looked at the man coldly. Zackary who saw Liza's behavior laughed at the drastic change. Liza and Zackary are even just co-workers but, they have been together longer than their own families. In fact, they both consider themselves brothers.

“Ala, I'm joking. Meh here.”

Liza at first only did hard but selapas was persuaded many times, finally she re-embraced ‘abang’ so long before meeting. They remained in their arms for a while. Liza realized, the absence of friends on Liza's side was like missing one dependent place. Now, looking at him before his eyes like his wings had grown back to help him fly.

“Ehem.” The sound coming from the classroom door was making them aware of their world.

Liza was surprised to see Adah was looking at them with a cold face, enough to make her feel cold. He jumped away from Zackary causing the man to be eared.

“Ah.. This.. Hm..” Liza stuttered with surprise and embarrassment. Adah's face was still cold looking at him but Zackary just laughed.

“I Zackary. Good friend boy stuttering ni.” His hand he's outraged.

Adah at first did not want to touch the man's hand, but taking care of her own servants, she reached the man's hand. He didn't know why but he didn't like the guy. When she saw him hugging, her heart hurt like it was being broken. He's never felt that way all this time.

“Adah.” Answer Adah.

“Oh, you are Adah. This kid is often crazy to tell me about you.” Liza hit Zackary who was endlessly hurting her.

He said nothing, but his face suddenly turned red. The fragrance coming out of Adah's body began to enter Liza's nasal cavity.

Not now. 

Liza refrained from losing control. Before anything happened, he asked himself into the toilet for a moment. Zackary sees a change from his best friend's treatment but he just lets it go

“People have been friends since he came here?” Zackary's trying to buy time.

He nodded, answering not to want.

You better hurry up 'cause I don't want to serve your damn makwa, demon!

Liza stormed into the adjacent toilet causing the occupants inside to be shocked. He leaned against the adjacent wall, gasping.

"Get out." Voice changed.

Residents in it did not move because they were too surprised. Liza was still trying to control herself and Tedi thrashed about wanting to let go.

"Get out!" His eyes turned blue, causing them all to flee in fear.

The bar is now empty. Only he and Tedi were locked in the toilet. He went into the mirror while looking into his eyes. Now, he's just dealing with himself.

'I know what you're trying to do, but I'm not allowing it.'

Tedi did not answer but thrashed more strongly. Liza did not budge but she could not last long. His power is decreasing. He was unable to resist the beast power within. While fighting with himself, he felt his shoulders being touched. He opened his eyes and saw Herna standing behind him.

"Sir Herna?"

He was shocked and caused him to be wiped away for a moment. At that time, Tedi took the opportunity to control Liza's body. Herna knew what happened when Liza's eyes had completely turned a shining blue. Not yet had he attacked, Herna patted his shoulder and continued fainting. Liza collapsed in Herna's arms.

"I didn't expect this to happen."

Without wasting her time, she held Liza out of the toilet and that was when she met Zackary and Adah who were waiting outside. They look awkward to each other but their reactions change after seeing what is in front of them. Without hesitation, Zackary ran up to the two of them.

“What happened?” He reached Liza into his own embrace.

“Dia fainting.”

“I saw it!” He looked at Herna waiting for him to give an answer to what was happening, but he just silently looked at Zackary.

Seeing Herna as not making a direct effort to tell what happened, she stepped away from it while holding Liza from behind. Herna held Zackary's hand causing her stride to be stunted. They didn't say anything. Just against each other's eyes. But Herna's eyes are full of meaning.

Herna's gaze made Zackary's face sweat pale. After a few seconds, Herna let go of the man's arm and the man passed away at a rapid pace. He looked to his left. Adah pondered towards him with a sharp contemplation. If sight could kill, perhaps Herna had been killed by then. Without saying anything, ‘chair’ also circulated.

“Sik Adah knows why I'm still in-”

“I don't know what's going on between you and Zackary and what you're trying to do but I know there's something between the two of you. I can sense that. You, can’t fool me.” Answer Adah as soon as Herna's verse is finished. He brought himself closer to Herna.

“Sik Adah has to go home.”

“I'm back! This is my house. No other place than the human world.” Adah's voice slowed until it reached the end of the verse.

Their faces were so close that Herna could feel Adah's warm breath on her face. Their apparent tension kept Herna quiet to avoid the situation from worsening.

“Don't come here again. Don't waste your time.” And step away.

“Cik Adah has to go back no matter what!” Jerit Herna's.

“I. Nothin. Flip.” Reply to Adah in the same tone.

“I will not let the Natural Kingdom of Gharib be destroyed, Ms. Adah.”

“What to do with me with the Unseen Realm?!” The voice returned high.

“Sik Adah is the heir of my lord Almyra Leon. Only Leon's heir can avoid that thing happening.”

“I don't know anyone who Almyra Leon is. And you appear suddenly in my life, tell me son to someone I don't know, for me surprise I have to save the kingdom you kind of thing can settle tomorrow?!”

For the first time, Adah erupted in the land of the human earth. To be honest, Herna had lost her mind how else to persuade her chairman to return to their kingdom. Therefore, he used his ‘kad anxiety’ for the situation then pulled Adah into the toilet.

“What are you doing?!” The voice becomes loud when worried.

Herna locked the door and took Adah to the mirror. He stretched his hand so firmly that Herna's grasp slipped.

“You know why?!”

Although Herna was jolted with Adah's voice, she was still able to control her own mind.

“I'm sorry, miss Adah.” He's finger-picking.

“Do you want bu-” Her voice stopped.

His mouth moved but not a single sound came out. In fact, his body also did not move like the feeling of being hugged something. Finally, he can guess what happened then let out a heavy breath and move his mouth ‘let me’. Herna said nothing and reached Adah's hand while removing the automatic folding knife from her pocket. The chairman's eyes were opened.

“What do you want to do?” Only his mouth moved.

Herna put the blade into Adah's palm and sliced it. He can't do anything. He groaned in pain without a sound. The wound hurts like a fire-sliced, although the incision should be bearable. He could only cry withstanding the pain. She almost fell but Herna hugged her waist before she fell back.

Herna helps Adah hold her hand using the hand she uses to hold Adah while she inserts the other arm of Adah's shirt. He swept Adah's arm with his bloody palms. Adah only complained about the sound of the rumour when the hand and arm skin wounds competed. Herna looked at Adah's sweaty face with her eyes closed.

“Hold tight, miss Adah.” He said with a sense of error.

A few seconds later, Herna recovers Adah's wounds with her magic. He calmed down again after his wound disappeared. Eyes opened and saw Herna before him in a state of worry. In a weakened state, she refused Herna away from him so that her back touched the wall. She knew Herna was recovering her wounds but the girl was also the one who caused her pain.

"You... you're crazy to…?" He said weakly while holding the injured hand earlier.

Herna just remained silent while pointing at the arm of the hand that was swept with blood for a moment. There is a tattoo-like sign that is wind-shaped and gold-colored engraved right on the swept area.

“The mark is only in the offspring that bleed Leon and will only be seen when the blood of the host is swept at the sign. Only residents of the Unseen Realm or of the Blood of the Unseen Realm can see the emblem after it has been raised.” Adah looked at the sign on her hand with suspicion but the pain from her wound came back, throbbing in pain.

“What are you slicing my hand for? Why is it so painful?”

“Oh it. This knife is made of silver.” Herna answered slowly, the error will be the suffering that is bearable.

Herna took out a handkerchief from the pocket and closed the sign on Adah's arm. Herna did not want to not answer, but she was sure that her chairman was not yet ready for the truth.

Adah's vision at that time was so limited that Herna's face and her surroundings seemed vague. In fact, everything that was heard also resounded.

"I want to sleep." Herna's eyes grew.

"Don't! Open your eyes, sister!" Herna greeted Adah's body before she fell to the floor.

Herna's face seemed very anxious in Adah's eyes. His body was shaken strongly. He could still see his maid's lips moving as if saying something. Maybe also screaming. But, not a single sound penetrated his eardrum. In fact, he was too tired to even think about what his maid had said. So he chose to close his eyes.

For a moment. I'm gonna take a break.

~

Zackary looked at Liza who was lying on her ward-room bed. He massaged his forehead, softening all the tensed veins in his head.

“It's also hard if it's like this.” He's monologuing.

Suddenly, the door of the ward was knocked. Zackary leaves Liza the lena and heads to the door. Unsuspecting, she opened the door of her house and saw Herna standing at the door.

“Sik Herna?” His tone was more surprised by the presence of the girl.

“Sort of how with Liza?” Herna asked, her eyes turned towards the bed.

“She's okay, stable at least.” Zackary answered while closing the door behind him. Herna's presence makes her anxious but she manages to hide her feelings from Herna's knowledge.

“Kejap again Dr. Razak will go back in for further lighting.”

Zackary saw Herna approaching Liza's bed and rubbed her forehead into the tubers. Herna looked at the lying girl with love, not the least of which she tried to hide her feelings even though she knew Zackary was watching them.

He looked like a feeling, apparently he still considered Liza like his own child.

The wad door was once again knocked, making Zackary aware of his daydream. They both saw Dr. Razak entered with respect.

“Can I log in?” Ask her.

They nodded. Dr. Razak smiled looking at Herna who was approaching her.

“You take care of them, Herna?” Herna just nodded.

Dr. Razak is one of the creatures that comes from the land of the Gharib Realm. He is also one of the Magical Creatures who are high-ranking in the palace who choose to settle in the Human world to facilitate the affairs of the creatures of the supernatural Realm like him, especially health affairs. His friendly and sociable attitude allows him to easily get along with human life.

“Sort of where with Liza?” Ask Herna.

“There is a serious. Good nutrition, steady health. Nothing to worry about.”Verse Dr. Razak stopped at.

“But?” Herna cheats.

“Takda but. Cumanya, she..” Dr. Razak drifted towards Herna as though hesitating to continue her verse.

“Dia..?”

“...she’s in heat.”

Herna was silent, turning her head towards Zackary as if looking forward to Zackary's reaction. But Zackary only looked down because he knew what Herna was thinking. Herna just breathed a heavy sigh.

“You know about this, Zackary?” His bow deepened but was still able to nod to answer.

He knows how dangerous it is for a man to go on a mission when he is controlled by hormones. Dr. Razak also knew the court would not risk a mission to someone who was helpless. So, he understood that Herna was disappointed about it.

“Since when you know?”

“S-since the day I gave you my master's clothes. Tedi told me about them and my master. But, Liza doesn't know.” His voice is getting slower.

“I mean, you knew from the beginning. Why didn't Tedi tell Liza?”

“For he thought my master was a human being. He doesn't like.” Hernias begin to understand what is happening. He didn't blame Tedi nor anyone. But this is not worth keeping secret especially when the mission bearer is at risk.

Dr. Razak who heard all the conversation was surprised, “Budk that soul my lord?” Herna nodded while looking at Liza.

“Jaga him. Kind of always.” He told Zackary before he got out of the wad with Dr. Razak.

After the door of the ward was closed Dr. Razak soft-spoken to Herna, “You shouldn't be so fierce with them. They're still slaves.”

“When we are young, we have to teach them what responsibility is. I can't share face to them just because I keep them from small.”

Dr. Razak laughed a little, "Dad left you young so much to become ferocious like this?"

"Where is! Ish, this is it."

Dr. Razak rubbed her son's throbbing head and said, "Dad knows you love them. So let them do what they want. Remember, you can't always be there for them. Let them learn that too."

Herna lifted her head and looked at her father. He could feel his father's love from the swabs and the look. His father's words were too warm for his heart. He finally smiled and his father asked for himself.

"Dr. Razak!" Call Herna half-screamed causing her father to stop and turn all over to her.

"Thank you, dad.." Herna bowed in shame.

Dr. Razak nodded with a smile and then circulated from there. Herna only saw her father leave her alone in the lobby. For the first time after 10 years he met his father, it was the first time he managed to call his father ‘Dad’. He still wants to spend his time with his father but he has to be out there. The task is still not finished.

"Should Miss Iris know about Liza? Well, things are getting more complicated now."

She looks at her phone screen and suddenly remembers Rosie's reaction when she sees her sister fainting in Herna's conversation. He reached his sister and hugged her without hesitation.

“What happens near him?” His voice turned anxious.

“I found him out in the toilet. So I thought I'd take him to PKU.” Answer Herna.

(A/N: PKU is a University Health Center.)

As soon as he heard the explanation from Herna, he gently patted her sister's cheek, “Is it? Adah, wake.”

“I tried to shock him, but he didn't notice. Take him home Ci-.. Rosie's. Maybe he's too tired. For him to relax.” Herna said before stepping away leaving the two of them.

~

Rosie leaned her shoulders against the door frame while looking at her little sister who was lena in her bed. He did not know what to do to his brother who was full of secrets.

Sometimes he feels like he is the closest human being in the world but at the same time he feels like he doesn't recognize his sister. She often feels that she is never worthy to be her sister whenever she fails to feel by her side when her sister needs her.

“Rosie?” The sound from behind him made him come out of the daydream.

“Mother.” Miss Illida Aris replied with a smile.

“He didn't wake up?” Rosie shook her head and looked back at her sister.

Mrs Illida rubbed the shoulder of her firstborn in such turmoil. He knew his eldest son loved his sister very much but seeing his son was in grief, made him sad too.

“What did Rosie say to open her body? Rosie said Adah fainted in the toilet right?” Rosie lowered her head to the floor and nodded her head.

“Mother prepare items near the kitchen. Later grab goods up top.” His mother said before going down.

I'm worried about seeing both of them.

Rosie took a moment before coming down. He took the besen containing water and a small cloth that his mother had placed on the kitchen table. He looked around but his mother and father were not at home.

Out maybe.

He climbed back into his sister's room and continued the assignment his mother had given him without leka. After taking off his sister's clothes, he wet the cloth that was brought before wiping his sister's body. When he arrived at the arm of his sister he noticed the golden pattern as if a tattoo.

“When is he tattooed?”

~