*Viraj*

This trick never fails to work.

Bass thoda chadhaa do Aslesha ko, ye bol ke ke vo nahi kar sakti vo fattu hai, aur vo seedhe kar ke dikhayegi.

It worked during bungee jumping and it worked now. Both times I didn't expect her to actually do it. But this is Aslesha we're talking about. Expect the unexpected.

I smile as I look at her take the mic. The song starts. I've heard it before but I don't remember it. She has a sweet voice. Everything about her is sweet.

I'm so into you, I can barely breathe
And all I wanna do is to fall in deep.
But close ain't close enough till we cross the line,
So name a game to play, and I'll roll a dice..

She sings, her eyes trained on me as everyone starts cheering around us.

Oh, baby, look what you started
The temperature's rising in here
Is this gonna happen?
Been waiting and waiting for you to make a move..
Before I make a move.

She slowly removes her shirt jacket and the boys start whistling and howling. I frown at them. Then I look at Aslesha who is now in just her crop top and shorts.

She's wearing a lot more than the other girls here but still I feel like covering her from the eyes of all these greedy jerks here. Bloody hell!

So baby come light me up, and maybe I'll let you on it,
A little bit dangerous, but baby that's how I want it
A little less conversation and a little more touch my body..
Cause I'm so into you, into you, into you..
Got everyone watching us, so baby let's keep it secret
A little bit scandalous, but baby don't let them see it
A little less conversation and a little more touch my body....
Cause I'm so into you, into you, into you..

Everyone starts clapping for her when she ends the song. Just when I'm about to walk up to her a guy comes and announces that the trance party is starting. Everyone gets up and rushes towards the stage.

When I look again Aslesha is not where she was before. The lights go off and just our neon paint can be seen in the darkness.

Shit ye kaha chali gayi? Kahi usse kuch..

Ye sab mat soch Viraj. This is a place with security. Vo yahi kahi hogi aur safe hogi.

But nahi rahi toh..?

I start looking for her everywhere, panic rising inside me. Kaha ho tum Aslesha?

Then I see her near the paint booth and I sigh a breath of relief. But then my eyes take the whole scenario.

Relief gaya tel lene!

Aslesha is painting a guys arm with a bright pink paint and they are laughing together. Mai yaha uske liye pareshaan ho raha hu aur ye madam ladko ke saath masti mazak kar rahi hai.

Lekin mai kyu itna bhadak raha hu? Mai bhi toh dusri ladki se hi khud ko paint karwaya. Jasmine naam tha uska. Mai kis haq se uspe gussa kar sakta hu?

But mai toh aisa hi hu. Casanova type. Vo itni perfect ladki hai, faaltugiri nahi karti vo kabhi.

Abhi bhi nahi kar rahi.

Fuck what's wrong with me? She's just painting the guys arm, not kissing him.

Suddenly an image of Aslesha kissing another guy flashes in my mind and I clench my fists.

What the fuck. Itna gussa kyu aa raha hai mujhe. I need some more drinks to clear my head.

I take my shirt from there and go and ask the bartender for a strong drink and he gives me a cocktail. It's like fire in my mouth. Ugh so bloody strong! I gulp it down and then drink one more.

That's better. The trance music starts thumping in my veins and I get up but instantly fall back. Jyada ho gayi. I stumble out into the dancing crowd as I wear the shirt. Ye buttons kyu nahi lag rahe. Bhaad me jaaye!

I stand in the middle of the crowd with all the bright lights flashing and the music thumping so loud that I can feel the ground beneath me shake. Sweaty bodies grinding against each other with the smell of alcohol in the air. I close my eyes and start moving with the music. Slim hands come around my neck and I open my eyes.

Jasmine. This girl is flirting with me since the moment I stepped here. A surge of disappointment passes through me.

Why? It's not like I was hoping that it were someone else's hands that would come around me. Nope!

Keep lying to yourself, a voice in the back of my head mocks me.

Without knowing my eyes scan the crowd searching for that familiar face. Mujhe uske saath naachna hai. Meri dancing queen kaha hai?

Why am I behaving so desperate. Mai ek baar bachpan me jab supermarket me maa se alag ho gaya tha tab bhi itna restless nahi hua tha.

"Who are you searching for?" Jasmine places her hand on my face and pulls it towards her. "I'm right here" she says and takes my hands and places them on her lower back. Really lower back.

I sigh and start dancing with her. Why am I not enjoying myself? I love parties and this party is the best I've attended till date. Then why do I feel so... edgy.

My eyes scan the room again. I guess they won't stop until they see that one person. Or should I say that one girl.

After a few minutes I see her. She's dancing like there's no tomorrow. Such sexy moves that I feel like like pulling her against me and dancing with her. With her face and body painted in bright neon, she looks sexier than ever.

Ye kya bol raha hu mai? Aslesha hai ye. Cute si kathak karne wali Aslesha. I called her sexy. She is sexy. Oh so sexy.. oh boy!

Shut up!

"Excuse me" I say to Jasmine and untangle her from me and start walking towards Aslesha.

I stumble my way towards her as I down one tequila shot in the way. Jyada pee raha hu mai. I'm gonna have such a bad head ache tomorrow from so many strong drinks.

When I reach near her, that's when I see the 2 guys that she is dancing with.

She is literally pressed between the two of them and giggling and dancing with them. What the fuck? My blood boils at that sight and I stride towards them pushing everyone coming in the middle.

"Aslesha" I say slowly but she hears my voice over the loud music.

She looks at me squinting her eyes a little like she can't recognise me. The hell?

"Hey Viraj" she finally says and giggles.

She is laughing? Mujhe laga shock hogi ya embarrass ho jaayegi ke maine usse ek nahi do ladko ke saath chipakte hue pakad liya. Lekin ye hass rahi hai.

I was angry before. Now I'm bloody furious!

I take her hand and start pulling her away from those two jerks. I'd fight them but faaltu me tamasha nahi karna.

"Stop.. stop it. Leave me!" she struggles but I tighten my grip.

"Ow mujhe lag rahi hai Viraj" she shouts at me digging her heels inside the ground.

I stop and turn. Without warning I bend and throw her over my shoulder. She's squeals and starts pounding on my back with her fists.

"Neeche utaaro!" She screams but I keep walking until we are far far away from the party. Iski ab barabar khabar leta hu!

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*Aslesha*

"You bloody asshole! Samajhte kya ho tum khud ko?" I glare at him when he places me down on the ground.

I stumble with the sudden head rush but he holds me. I push him away.

Aslesha day Aslesha day kar ke khud ratt lagaye baitha tha and then when I was actually enjoying myself isse dekha nahi ja raha.

Ek toh kitna mushkil hai enjoy karna jab hum jisse pyaar karte hai vo kisi aur ladki ko chipak ke naach raha ho. Fevicol ka mazbut jod lag rahe the dono. Ye aur vo paint wali chudail!

"Mai kya samajhta hu khud ko? Tum waha kar kya rahi thi? Ladko ke beech sandwich bann ke naach rahi thi" he shouts.

What? Oh! James and Harry. But they both are gay. We were just dancing together. Chipak ke nahi. Isko toh kuch jyada hi dikhta hai.

"Ha naach rahi thi. Toh?" I say tipping up my chin and folding my hands.

His mouth drops open. "Toh? Toh? Kya toh? Ladke kutte hote hai. Koi bhi faayda uthata hai. Aur I don't think tum jo kar rahi thi vo dance tha" he snaps at me.

This time my mouth drops open. "Toh tum naach lete mere saath. But tum toh busy the na. Dusri ladkiyo ko explore karne me. Fir mai kya akele naachte baithu. Mujhe dusri company mil gayi fir. What's the big deal?" I say.

He opens his mouth and then closes it. Again opens it and closes it. Now he's struggling with words.

"Toh tum badlaa le rahi thi" he huffs.

"Kya? Badlaa? Kuch bhi kya bol rahe ho? Mai kyu badlaa lungi aur isme badlaa lene jaisa kya tha?" I ask bewildered.

Again he struggles for words. "I don't know. But aise anjaan ladko ke saath aise naachna galat hai" he says.

"Kyu? Tum bhi anjaan ladkiyo ke saath naachte ho bindaas. Fir mai kyu nahi?" I ask angrily.

"Mai ladka hu. Koi ladki mera kuch bigaad nahi sakti. But tumhara koi bhi advantage le sakta hai. Ye sab bhi sikhana padega tumhe ab?" He shouts.

"Ye ladka ladki wali bakwass mat karo. Mai apna khayal rakh sakti hu samjhe? You are not my guardian" I snap at him and turn and start leaving.

How dare he just drag me out of the party like that. Bloody idiot.

He runs behind me and holds my hand and yanks me towards him.

"Don't".

One word. Don't. Just that one word holds so much power, I am about to agree to his orders. But no.

"Tum hote kon ho mujhe manaa karne wale?" I whisper looking into his eyes. His breathing is raged and so is mine.

His eyes travel all around my face and then stop on my lips. I gulp. My heart is beating so erratically, it feels like it will come out of my chest.

"If you don't shut up now Aslesha, you'll seriously regret it" he says still looking at my lips and a shiver runs down my spine. Then his eyes come up to look into my eyes and I know that the warning is true.

But rather than feeling scared, I feel thrilled.

Now that I look at him closely, I see that we're standing really close. So so so very close. The waves are crashing against the shore and the sky is illuminated with innumerable stars. Itne achhe location me hum kar bhi kya rahe hai? Jhagda. Ek dusre me chilla rahe hai.

With the alcohol in my system everything seems heightened. His touch, his smell, his anger, his voice. But most of all my feelings. Never have I felt so much love towards him.

This is one of those moments where I feel like just grabbing him and kissing the hell out of him. He is just so perfect. Aur aaj ek baat aur pata chali.

He cares. He cares a lot about me and that's why he planned such an amazing day today. That's why he is shouting at me. Not the best way to express it, I know. But he cares. And maybe, just maybe, he is jealous. I don't wanna get my hopes high.

"I won't shut up. You have no bloody control on me and I'm not your servant whom you can order around like umph.."

My voice breaks when he leans forward covering the little gap that we had between us and his lips envelope mine. My breath is knocked from my chest as his lips press down on mine.

Viraj. Singhania. Is. Kissing. Me.

My mind goes numb as his warm lips force my lips open. They are so very soft yet so very demanding as they continue the pleasurable torture. I hear a soft moan in a distance but then I realise that it came from me.

My lips start exploring his mouth as he pulls me so close that it's almost painful. One hand around my waist and the other in my hair, holding me in place.

He smells amazing. He tastes more amazing. Both things intoxicating.

I don't know how I become so brave and from where the courage comes in me, maybe it's the alcohol, I gently bite his lower lip and he growls.

My mind goes blur and everything around me becomes hazy. The only thing in focus is me and Viraj.

And in this moment I realise ke Viraj hi vo insaan hai jisse mai life time kiss karna chahti hu.

Aur mai hassna chahti hu aur rona bhi chahti hu kyu ki I'm feeling lucky ke mujhe ye mila, but darr bhi lag raha hai ye kho jaayega.

I pull away panting heavily. His breathing is shallow too. I look into his eyes which are now hooded and a shade darker. I can see the want in his eyes as he gently traces the outline of my lower lip with his index finger.

"You bloody infuriating fool" he whispers pressing his forehead against mine.

"You bloody controlling bastard" I reply and grab the collar of his shirt as our lips crash against each other again and I literally see stars.

He pushes me down on the sand, his lips still on mine as his body covers mine. My curious hands explore his chest as I feel the hard ridges of his abs. He groans into my mouth as my hands move towards his back and I pull him closer. My hands go up into his soft hair and I tug lightly and he pulls away.

"Jesus Aslesha. I won't be able to stop if we go any further and then you'll seriously regret it. What are you doing to me?" He asks panting heavily and kisses the corner of my mouth as my cheeks go warm.

What am I doing to him? Oh please.. What is he doing to me?

He slowly gets up and takes my hand to pull me up. I place my hand in his suddenly feeling shy.

We slowly walk towards the party. It's still in full swing although I see some people passed out here and there on the floor.

"Hey guys. Come on the party has just started" Kristine says when she sees us.

"We've had a long day. Really tired now" I tell her. She smiles and looks at our entwined fingers.

"There's a rest house provided by the event managers directly in front of the main gate. You guys can crash there. You'll get rooms easily now that everyone is still enjoying the party" she informs.

We thank her and go towards the main gate. While we're walking I see James and Harry in a corner kissing each other. Viraj sees them too and his mouth falls open.

"You!" He exclaims looking at me and I chuckle.

"They're gay. I know" I tell him and he lightly grips my neck in an act like he's strangling me but pulls me towards him and kisses my cheek.

So many kisses in one day!

"Meri paglu" he murmurs and I smile shyly. He called me his. That's what I wanted right. To be his. For him to be mine. Maybe I should tell him that I love him.

We reach the rest house and the receptionist gives us the keys to our room. I'm gonna sleep next to Viraj. Again!

Could this day get any better?

When we walk into the room we remove our shoes and quickly plop on the bed.

Viraj sighs.

"Aslesha" he says.

"Viraj" I breathe out.

My lips are still tingling with our fierce kiss. Viraj kissed me. He even initiated it. Maybe he has a liking towards me too.

Viraj pulls me towards him. His lips slowly brush against mine in the slightest of touch as goosebumps erupt on my skin. I slowly close the buttons of his shirt with deft fingers and he chuckles.

"Control nahi ho raha kya ye masterpiece dekh ke?" he says pointing at his abs. Yes, I want to say.

"Shut up" I say instead and he pulls me towards him more tightly.

Oh my god oh my god oh my god! It's the first time I'm sleeping snuggled up next to him. I've slept next to him but not like this.

I'm sleeping in his arms!!

So many firsts today. Wow wow wow wow! I press my face in the crook of his neck as he buries his face in my hair.

"You smell so good. Aaj bhi bahot achhi neend aayegi" I hear his muffled voice above me. I snuggle close to him with a smile on my lips and gently start stroking his hair. I know he likes it when I do this.

He sighs contentedly.

What a day this was! The best day of my life. Bungee jumping, then a tasty lunch, fir Viraj ne mujhe apni bike chalane di, fir park, fir ye party aur fir.... Ye kiss.

My first kiss! And what a kiss it was..

It was worth the wait. Worth losing everything for. To get lost in him..

And now after this kiss, there's no going back. No way to reverse it. No way to let go of this feeling. I'm in deep.

Aur Viraj is like nobody else in this world. Jab mai uske saath hoti hu it's like I'm split in half. One part of me is on fire and I feel crazy ke vo mere saath hai. The other half is calm and peaceful, completely content ke mai uske saath hu.

That's it. I have to say it before I go totally insane.

"Viraj, mujhe tumhe ek baat batani hai, bahot dino se actually" I say and take another long breath. "I'm in love with you".

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OH MY GOD!!!

Ok toh first things first. A very happy birthday to @harshitalover ! This chapter is dedicated to you love.. I know I'm late aur bday kal tha.. aur mai kal hi chapter update karna chahti thi but nahi ho paaya.

This is the longest I've taken to update a chapter. Bahot mushkil tha ye wala likhna. Pls tell me kaisa laga aur mujhe bahot opinions chahiye ye wale chapter pe please. I'm not an expert in writing kissing scenes vagera but I've tried my best *awkward laugh*.. so vote and comment if you liked it. Ily :)