*The music that summarises the essence of emotion between the two. Listen to it when that part comes, you might get travelled to that scene.*

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'Speak about her like that again and I will end you.'

I had never seen Brayden that furious. He was punching the drunk human so awfully that I dreaded for other human being that was on his other side of punch but even drunk human wasn't giving up, he blocked his punch and gave him a kick that resulted in him grunting.

I was afraid that sooner or later one of them is going to call a coffin department. I didn't plan my next dream destination to be a graveyard.

I shouted and ran towards them. 'BRAYDEN, STOP. You are going to kill him.'

But the fight to death didn't stop between them. There was no one nearby and if I would go and call someone, till that time, it would be too late. The moment, I saw a gap between the two bodies, I intervened.

'Brayden, why are you doing this? Have you gone mad? You want to get a tag of a murderer?'

My hands were on his chest and he was breathing so hard. His face was little decorated with the patches of red here and there. The drunk human's situation was also not better. He bent down and was holding his stomach.

'Step away, Scarlett. He needs to be wiped off from this planet.' He was not even looking at me. He was grinding his teeth and his fist got clenched.

'NO. You come back to your senses, mister. I don't know what had happened but this madness ENDS NOW.'

His molten eyes instantly became soft and he whispered, 'You don't have to know.'

'What she doesn't have to know?' The drunk human was making its way towards us and had a sinister smile and a sly look.

'She isn't a child. I just want to fuck her. You have got a problem with that?'

Excuse Me!

'Scarlett, GET OUT OF MY WAY.'

I still kept my hands on his chest because I knew anger would lead us into deep trouble which we both can't afford to take.

'Yeah, step aside Scarlett, my love and then see the show where I will beat him to death and then I will take you to my place where I will fuck you so...' and then he started laughing like a madman.

'Son of a bitch.'

Before Brayden could turn his bones into ashes and the drunk human could have a privilege to finish his sentence, I punched straight to his jaw so intensely that he fell down and my hand felt the tremor of hurt.

'Did I break his jaw?' I asked Brayden.

'Most probably.'

'Good anyway he deserved it.'

We both hailed a cab after that to go back to our hotel, "Seven Heavens." My mood was totally ruined and my hand was in pain. It felt like my bones were cracking. The glimmering lights of the city were taunting me, mocking me of how a beautiful night turned into something painful. I sighed and kept my head on the window glass.

'Still hurting?'

'Sorry?' Brayden broke my reverie and pointed at my hand that I was holding close to my chest.

'Yeah but not that much. It's getting better now. Thanks.'

'Give me your hand, I will massage them, I know the trick.'

'Just don't break it because then I won't be able to beat you.' I giggled and threatened him.

He took my hand and very gently started massaging it. We were both sitting so close; soothing relaxing rain music was playing in the background. This feeling was indescribable. His hands were warm and they were creating tremors in my heart.

'You know, I wanted to kill him so badly but then you came in the middle of us. Why you had to?'

'Seriously Rabbit? Haven't you known me yet? I fight my own battles and moreover you won't be there with me for long.'

This thought was crushing me but nothing good had come from escaping the reality.

'Our journey is getting over, then we both will choose a different path. You will go on to live your theatre dream and I will find some new adventure. We won't be there for each other.'

My heart wanted to cry at that instance because it felt like its beat was going away.

He very gently interlaced his fingers with mine and looked up to me and tears were beginning to well up in his eyes but a smile returned to his lips.

Holy hell, if he drops one tear, I will be a shattered mess.

'Don't talk about parting ways n-now.' His voice cracked and caught in his throat. 'And, I don't know whether it's a perfect time or not but I wanted to tell you something. I mean I was a little confused at first because it's you. Like seriously YOU???? Did I lose my mind or something? But now I see you and it does something to me. Am I even making sense? Of course not!'

'Brayden, relax take a deep breath and now tell me.' He was sweating but he did what I told.

'I wanted to ask that will you be my...'

The cab driver suddenly put a break and announced that we had arrived at the hotel. But it wasn't just the cab that stopped; it felt like the whole moment went into some reverse mode. It lost its touch. Brayden turned rigid and left my hand, took my bag and stepped out of the car. I was silently sitting in the cab listening to the raindrops of rain with a touch of comforting piano, the only emotion that I was able to understand.

We were standing in front of the hotel and both were not making the move to get inside. It was turning weird because we both knew it was not in our hands to make the time stop but we still were holding some invisible thread for some reasons.

Or maybe I am thinking too much for no reason.

'So, you wanted to say something to me.'

I didn't know what I wanted to hear but my ears were all up for it.

'Let's forget about that.'

Why?

'It was nothing, just some silly thought.'

Share with me that too.

'Goodnight Scarlett.'

This night keeps getting horrible.

'Take care of your hand and don't lift anything heavy.'

'Yeah, I was planning to lift an elephant tonight. Goodnight Brayden.'

Our eyes connected, we then blinked and turned to walk in the opposite direction. Like seriously since when did we turn into emotionless shells?

I reached my room and went straight for the shower. I just sat under it, put on my thinking cap and was contemplating all the different scenarios of what could Brayden was trying to ask?

I stepped out of the shower, wore my comfortable pyjamas and settled on the couch. I needed to do some research because that could only give me the answers that I wanted. I took out my phone and Goggle Guru gifted me with abundant results. I kept scrolling and looked at different sights. People had different opinions and it was confusing me more on what to believe and what not to believe.

'What are you looking at your phone that you didn't hear my knock?'

I was lying on the couch and shrieked so loudly that I dropped my phone and it landed straight on my chin and that stung like a bee.

'Sorry but that must have hurt, right.' Brayden was laughing at my misery and then he sat on the couch.

'Nahh, I love the pain these days. So, tell me how can I help you?'

'I came here to give you this ointment; it will be good for your hand.' He handed me a pain relief gel. 'And I knocked so many times, your door wasn't even locked so I came in'

'Thanks for this. I needed it.' And I started applying it on my hand and again a stillness prevailed between us.

'So, what were you looking on the phone, if I may ask that you didn't hear my deafening knocks?'

I laughed. 'Well, nothing much. I was just searching; "How to Seduce a Man" and good lord! so many revealing answers came out.'

'Oh! Is it! I am curious. What did it say?'

I cross-legged and took a cushion to settle more comfortably then made a messy bun and lastly cleared my throat and all this while Brayden had a look of what's all this about?

'Well, some sites say, "keep your profile pic classy". My profile picture is of Captain America, so what does it say about me?'

'Simple. You love him.'

'No, I just don't love him. I want to be with him but I know that will happen in another lifetime.'

'Yeah, as if. What's next?' He seemed more enthusiastic about this than me.

'It says, "bite your lower lip", like this?' And I demonstrated it to him.

'No Scarlett, you are eating your lower lip, please don't do that, it hurts my eyes. Next.'

'This one is weird, "always smell like a dream". What does that suppose to mean? Do I smell like a walking nightmare to men?'

And he gave hearty laugh at that. 'No, but this one is pure comical anyway next.'

'You are laughing way too much so, this one is last. It says, "touch your collarbone". But my concern is most of the time I wear hoodie so if I see a guy and then insert my hand to touch it. Well, that presents us with a very weird picture and I don't want to even think about it.'

'Me neither, so, what are you going to do about it?'

'I don't know. I feel so miserable now that I have got a big zero in the art of seduction.' I took the velvety cushion and started banging it on my head. 'How am I ever going to seduce a man?'

'Hey-hey, stop beating yourself so harshly. Cushion might get hurt though I can tell you a few tricks on how to seduce your man.'

'Seriously? You know even this trick as well? Fine, I am all ears.'

'Yeah, learnt it from experience.' He winked and I made a vomit face. 'But you need to know this when I tell you these tricks you will not say anything in between but just listen to me carefully. No interruptions, cool?'

'Iceberg. Go on. I am ready.'

He took my hands between his palms for the second time tonight and looked straight into my eyes.

'A girl has seduced a guy when she is not afraid to work on her dream.'

Okay, that's not so difficult.

'She has seduced him when she stands for her own self and doesn't tolerate any misbehaviour.'

Not bad, not bad.

'She has seduced him when she portrays that she's all too tough but in reality is like a Santa to a child which shows her generous heart.'

Okay, am I forgetting here something?

'She has seduced him when she listened to him when he needed a listener.'

Why is his hand turning so warm? I will get severe burns.

'She has seduced him when she acted crazily just to make him laugh when he was at his depressed mode.'

Okay, I am feeling some rhythmic pulse in my body. Stop it.

'She has seduced him when her heart can't bear that her loved ones are in deep pain and she's ready to fight for them.'

What are his eyes doing to me? I am losing myself into them.

'She has seduced him when she sacrifices her time to take care of her sick man with nothing asking in return and she has also seduced him when he could listen to her heartbeat in just a peck.'

My heart is officially a cool bongo groove class. Who's ready to learn?

'I could count more but I think I am waiting that she will show me her more seductive side in the future. So yeah, these are some of my experiences where a girl knowingly or unknowingly has seduced me. Now, you say something?'

I was numb.

He snapped his fingers at me to bring me into the present world, 'you lost somewhere? Come back to earth.'

I giggled, 'naah, I was just thinking that after learning these tricks from you, can I seduce you then?'

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Hello people,

Apart from Brayden's seductive class lessons, I literally googled "How To Seduce a Man", some interesting results came but nothing matched what Brayden felt for this art.

After all, it differs from person to person.

If you understood what Brayden was actually trying to say then light up the comment section and brighten up the orange star.

Happy Reading❤❤