Chapter Twenty One : Let Me Kiss You

The night club it was. Dimmed lights, sexy music in the background, & cocktail table to suit the variety of boozing needs. There were drinking figures, dancing figures and both drinking & dancing figures. Presently, my brother Mark & my arch enemy Drake belonged to the first category of figures.

We were at the cocktail counter where these two were boozing & I, well, was watching them booze.

“Can you guys please stop it? You two have had enough!!” I said, irritated as they went on gulping down couple of glasses.

But they blankly ignored. The thing with Mark is when he drinks, he goes overboard.

“You can use your legs & go to dance as well.” I told him.

“I’m not Drake. Girls won’t flock around me.” Mark sighed.

Drake laughed hearing that.

“I don’t remember telling you to add salt to my wounds.” my brother snapped him.

“Hey, I’m not! I’m not that good looking.” Drake denied.

“Someone wants to be modest but not really trying to do so.” I remarked sharply at Drake.

He didn’t say anything after that but chose to take another sip of his drink. I turned to my brother,

“Mark, you have got good looks. After all, you’re my brother!”

“So you think you’ve got good lo---”

“Hey! I’m not talking to you, so don’t butt in!” I snapped Drake, interrupting whatever he was thinking of telling me.

“Fine.” Drake muttered, getting back to sipping his drink.

“You’re right Andy, I should not give up even before trying.” Mark said, his chest swelling in confidence.

With that swelling chest, I saw my brother walk up to the dance floor as if he was stepping on the battlefield. Oh boy! Sigh!

Drake & I watched Mark as he began to, well, groove. He looked very awkward, the way he was moving his hands & legs amidst the crowd. I shook my head, letting out a heavy sigh. And his “dance” grew more weird & strange every passing moment so much so that I ultimately had to face palm.

I think I should just pull Mark out of there. Sheesh!

“Hey, Look! It might make you proud.”

Drake’s voice caused me to remove my hand from over my eyes & see what he was telling me to see. And what was I seeing? Mark was now dancing with a hot girl who seemed too much smitten by him. Mark’s hands were on her slim waist while her hands were around his neck. Close dancing, it was!

I couldn’t help but giggle.

“My influence. Your brother did pick up one or two things from me.” I heard Drake snicker.

“You can’t think of anything else than falsely praising yourself, right?” I chided.

“Well, on the contrary, I’ve just thought of something great.”

He placed the glass of drink back on the tray & leaned towards me while placing his elbow on the counter.

“Dance with me.”Drake spoke, his husky eyes looking straight into me.

“What??” I was startled, absolutely sure that what I heard was not what he said.

“Dance with me.” he repeated more firmly.

“Its high time I search a good psychiatrist for you. You’re out of your head. ”

“If you’re worried about Mark seeing us, then be assured he won’t.”

“Its not about Mark. You see, usually people don’t dance with their enemies. I am pretty sure you’re planning to twist my foot & land me on a hospital bed.” I frowned at him, giving him ‘I-know-your-evil-intentions’ look.

Drake smirked, “You’ve come to know me so well & I don’t like that at all.”

I just looked away in a huff. He is literally the Devil in my life. He stepped away from me & I saw him getting on the dance floor. Within no time I saw girls circling around him. They were running their fingers through his hair & were feeling up his torso through his shirt. He seemed to enjoy the company.

I felt a sudden restlessness overpower me seeing all this. I felt a strange sort of anger moving up my nerves. I turned my eyes away, trying hard to shrug that off but that troubling sensation won’t go. I made my way outside the nightclub, deciding to wait in the lobby.

 I was paving to & fro in the lobby wondering how to pass time when my phone buzzed. It was Daniel.

“You couldn’t have called me on a more perfect time than now, trust me on this.” I told him, cutting his ‘hello’.

“O…kay?” he said, “So I am sort of knight in shining armor?”

“Yep. Something on those lines.”

“Cool! Where are you right now?”

“At a place where I for sure don’t wanna be. Not that I landed here by chance, I came here by choice & I’m regretting that.” I ranted.

Daniel laughed, “I think I have some interesting piece of news for you. I just received a text that Susan wrapped up the party abruptly. She was in a very foul mood.”

“Why?” I was shocked to hear that.

“Well, apparently Susan had kept the party to be with Drake but it looks like he exited the party, minutes after he entered there. That’s actually very strange cause Drake has never left any of Susan’s parties like that midway. ”

“Ohh.” I muttered. This was second time in a row that I was told the same thing.

“Why are we talking about Drake?” I said, “Lets talk about something else. How’s Liana?”

 “Don’t ask.” he sighed, “She made some weird drawings on my face with ink while I was asleep. I almost thought I would need a plastic surgery for my face.” he joked.

I chuckled, “Professor Snape might have some Portion to heal your face.”

“Yeah. I’ve sent an owl to Hogwarts. Lets see what happens.”

I laughed at that. We continued our funny & silly banter. It was always great to interact with him. We spoke for some more time before we rang off. I looked at my wristwatch & knew it was time to go home cause it was too late according to my thinking.

I went back inside the night club. And what met my sight at the cocktail counter, was definitely not a pleasant one. Mark & Drake were completely sloshed. It seemed as though they were having this stupid competition of who could booze most.

“Stop it both of you!!” I confronted them fiercely, grabbing the glasses of drinks from their hands.

“But--” they both began to complain.

“Stop. Trust me, you don’t want argue with me right now.” I interrupted them.

“And you.” I glared at the guy who was serving drinks, “Dare you serve any more kind of drinks to these two, you will have your ten fingers chopped off!!!”

I must have scared the guy to his very roots by my threat cause he looked at me as if I were the female version of Lord Voldemort. I didn’t care a damn. I was so pissed off right then.

How am I even going to take Mark & Drake out of this place?. They were so drunk that I doubted they could even walk properly. I didn’t have a driving license. As a matter of fact, I didn’t know how to drive a car on the first place.

I thought of calling Sophia for help cause she stays the nearest from here & she also knew to drive.

I walked out of the club again to the empty passageway, away from the sound of blaring music & dialed her number.

“Hello Soph,” I explained to her the entire situation that I was stuck in.

“Okay, no problem. Hang in there, I will be there soon.” she said.

I ended the call. I turned to go back in the club when I almost bumped into Drake who was standing right behind me.

“You were talking to Daniel, right?” he asked in a wooden voice, his face stony as ever.

“No. I was talking to Soph. She is coming here.” I said, wandering what’s gone wrong with him.

“You were talking to Daniel before. I saw & I heard.” he repeated in a steely voice, stepping close to me. I realized the wall was behind me.

“So? I don’t understand why it should matter to you. After all, your hair is not turning white if I talk to him.” I retorted.

I tried to leave but he blocked my way & pinned me to the wall. His heated breaths fanned my face & I was almost blinded by the intensity with which his eyes pierced mine... I couldn’t even breathe for there was hardly any distance between us.

“You know why I came to your house? So that I can be around you. But you refused to dance with me & chose to talk to Daniel instead. What is it that he has & I don’t?!!! Answer me!!” his voice sounded raw & intense just like his eyes…

I shrieked, realizing how dangerously close our faces were. I was too shocked to even react to the words he spoke. I couldn’t comprehend anything.... He was drunk, so probably doesn’t even know what he was talking. Inspite of that in his eyes, I saw the same strange kind of restlessness & the same strange anger that even I had experienced....

“You’re talking rubbish....cause you’re not in your senses.” I breathed out the words with difficulty.

“If at all in future, you would have to choose between Daniel & me, you would choose me. No doubts there.” his deep voice made my breaths turn erratic. But I’m not going to let him do all this to me.

“You’re speaking gibberish.” I said, pushing him away from me, “And even if such a thing happens, it would be Daniel & never you.”

I started to walk away but the very next second, I felt his grasp around my wrist. I felt him coming behind me.

“No. It would be me. It will be me.” he whispered & then kissed my earlobe....

I had never heard my heart beat that loud ever before this. He turns me around to face him. My hands automatically rest on his shoulders while I feel his hands snaking around my waist... He stroks my nose with his, making my breaths shiver. The very next moment, his lips are on mine…. My eyes clos. I don't know what is happening to me, I just can't think, I can only hear my heart beats drum in my ears as his lips move over mine, caressing my lips ever so softly that I feel my nerves burning in arousal. I can't stop myself from losing into him, it seems impossible. I part my lips feeling his tongue flicker. He delvs into my mouth causing a sensual havoc to my senses. I feel breathless as his tongue probes deeper in me while my lips are wet with his warm saliva ....He leaves my lips & places wet warm kisses all over my face. I feel him smooch my jawline before trailing kisses down my neck. I squirm in his arms, clutching him tightly as he places open mouthed kisses on my shoulders while grazing his warn lips across my collarbones….It is so hard resisting him, never felt so helpless before...never felt such an adrenaline rush before....

He was stroking my shoulder with his lips. My hands went to his back & I placed a kiss his cheek...

“A-Andy??”

My eyes flew open & I saw Sophia standing couple of feet away. Realization hit me like a heavy boulder when I became aware of what had been going on between Drake & me. I immediately broke away from him. He was too startled at my sudden retreat.

“H-Hi.” I greeted her, very much mortified. Did she see everything?

“Uh...I came here to help you out to get the drunk lads out of here..” she said awkwardly, “My car is right outside.”

“Yes yes....I will fetch Mark..”

***

“Why isn’t football played in the kitchen? Its always good to experiment new things.” Mark said.

“Yeah. We could use microwave as goal posts.” Drake suggested.

“But what do we do of the utensils?” Mark queried.

“We could use pillows to hide them & pretend utensils are not known to Mankind.” Drake answered.

They hi-fived each other.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Even Soph seemed irritated but she drove the car without a word. I was on the passenger seat next to her while the boys were talking utter nonsense from the backseat.

You wouldn’t want to know how Soph & me got these two inside the car. They were so drowsy that they stumbled while walking & so had to helped to get in the car. Damn those strong drinks & damn them!!!

“Andy, do you know where Drake lives?” asked Soph suddenly.

“I-I don’t know!” I exclaimed, realizing that I haven’t got the least clue as to where his house is.

“Drake, where do you live?” Soph asked.

“Mars.” he responded in a shrugging voice.

“WHAT??” Soph & I spat that out at the same time.

“Yes. Don’t you know Men are from Mars & Women are from Venus?” Mark said in a mocking tone.

And then the two boys laughed out loud. Soph & I were ready to punch their bones.

“Just forget it!! Its useless talking to them right now.” said Soph, fed up.

Soph halted the car outside my house. I unlocked the door with the key. Soph helped me to get the boys indoors. We took Mark & Drake to Mark’s room. As soon as they hit the bed, both fell into sleep instantly.

My friend & I walked out of the room. I closed the door of the room after me.

“Well, uh...Thanks a lot for the help Sophia.” I told her in an awkward manner, still not knowing what to tell her if she asks me about her seeing Drake & me in that manner.

But my friend spared me the situation.

“I need to go now. You take care. We’ll talk tomorrow.” Soph said moving to the door.

I thanked her once again before she got into her car & drove away.

I headed upstairs to my room to sleep. But I doubted whether I would be able to get proper sleep since the unforeseen events of the evening were circling my mind like a tornado....My first kiss....Never thought it to happen this way & that to with Drake...? The feel of his lips on mine were yet there, burning my insides....It was so passionate, so captivating, so intoxicating....