《Short Recap》

He lay me down on his bed and took out a tablet from his bag, breaking it into half and handed it to me with a glass of water.

"Here, have this." He said softly, "I'll be back."

I swallowed the pill and sighed. Was this actually happening? A wave of fear and carnal desire rushed through my veins in a chilling flurry.

I stared at the ceiling as I waited, and slowly my vision went dark and I plunged into a dark abyss of nothingness.

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I woke up drenched in a puddle of sweat, completely delirious and my surroundings felt eerily foreign. A warm hand clutched mine tightly, and I sat up with a start to find Vinay dozed off in an arm chair that he had pulled to the edge of the bed.

I tried to free my hand from his grip gently but he wouldn't budge so I left it there as I ran the other through my hair warily. I vaguely remembered the events of the previous night, a hazy blur of a coke induced intoxication and boldness.

"Oh my God!" I mumbled to myself, my lower lip quivering as I broke down.

My chest heaved violently as I began to sob. My mouth tasted funny and my throat was parched, making the growing ball inside my throat hurt more than usual. More than anything I was exhausted.

"Why me?" I asked myself in a hoarse whisper.

Vinay jolted awake because of my movement and loud sobs, wordlessly climbing onto the bed and wrapping his arms around me tightly and pulling me against his chest.

"It's ok." He coaxed quietly.

"Of course it's not!" I croaked between sobs, "I can't imagine something like that happened to me. I should not have been so irresponsible. I..."

Vinay listened silently as I vented out furiously, holding me protectively as I went from blaming myself to blaming the world. By the time I was done, I had stopped crying. An empty, void feeling engulfed me.

"Here, take this." Vinay said, filling a glass of water and handing it to me, "You need to hydrate yourself and need to get something to eat. I'll order some room service, okay."

I nodded, sighing.

"Do you know who did it?" I inquired, sipping the cool water that seemed foreign to my taste buds.

His jaw clenched visibly as he nodded, "Don't worry, I took care of it."

He got up to draw aside the curtains of the window to let in the tender rays of the rising sun. Only then did I realise that it was just dawn.

I frowned, "What do you mean?"

"I know it was not the best way of dealing with the situation but I did the first thing that occurred to me," Vinay sighed doggedly, "I beat the dude up. Fucking bastard won't go around stumbling into other people's parties huh out of his mind."

"Right." I muttered, rendered speechless.

On one hand I felt rather awful for the man who'd got beaten up, especially when he was intoxicated and not exactly in his right mind. The poor guy who must have expected a good evening now probably had a marred face and his body must have bruised by now.

On the other hand, I was relieved to know that it hadn't been intentional and that none of my classmates played any role in it.

"Is Neel going to come to get his stuff for the day?" I asked, not wanting to dwell on yesterday's events any more.

"I don't think so," Vinay replied, "He's got some clothes in Lara's room. They came prepared."

"Right." I muttered with a knowing smile.

My mind flew back to the previous evening. Those weirdly sexual and needy thoughts that had bombarded me all of a sudden. And what was even bizarre was that I'd actually gone as far as telling Vinay to fuck me. Something I'd never imagined I would ever do, even if it was when I was intoxicated.

Did I really want that? Or was it just some drug induced hypersexual fantasy?

Honestly, I don't know anymore.

My gaze involuntarily shifted to meet Vinay's. He was studying me, trying to gauge my thoughts. I blushed uncontrollably. He'd probably have a minor myocardial infarction if he could read my thoughts right now.

"I should take a bath." I said, pushing away the sheets and jumping off the bed lightly.

"You can use the bathroom here." He suggested, "The food shall arrive in about twenty minutes."

"My clothes?" I frowned.

"I'll go ask Roshni for something." He replied, grabbing the room card and making his way to the door.

As soon as he left, I peeled off my dress that now smelt sweaty and draped it over the armchair before going into the bathroom.

I let the water heat up as I brushed my teeth with the extra brush in the hotel toiletries kit. I wanted to get rid of the horrid taste in my mouth, forget it forever.

The warm shower soothed my nerves and I started to feel a little less on edge. My anxiety mixed with rage and confusion slowly went down the drain with the soapy water.

When I was done rinsing my hair, I rolled it inside a towel and piled it on top of my head, and wrapped another around my body. I let the water drain out as much as possible so as not to get the bathroom floor wet before opening the door and peeking out.

"Vinay?" called out.

"I'm here." he replied, walking over to hand me my underwear and clothes.

I quickly wore my undies and pulled on the pair of shorts and a yellow oversized crop top that Roshni had sent with Vinay.

Hanging the two towels on the linen rod, I stepped out of the steamy enclosure.

"About time." Vinay chuckled, nodding in the direction of the room service he had ordered for us.

"I like jam and buttered toast!" I chirped happily, looking at the food that Vinay had ordered.

Along with the toast, there were two omelettes and slices of bibingka, a local sweet cake.

I set to plates and served equal portions of everything and handed a plate to him.

We sat in the small balcony overlooking the sea, the repeated symphony of the waves slamming onto the shore before they retreated back to where they first came from.

"How do you feel?" Vinay asked, tone laced with concern.

"Me, can't say that I haven't been better," I replied sarcastically, "Don't worry. I'm good. The shower really helped with my nerves."

He flashed me a bright grin, the sun hitting his face at a perfect angle- making him look almost radiant.

"By the way, do you want to laze around today?" I asked, a little hesitantly, "Everyone's free to do whatever they want today and Lara's got this visit planned to the elephant orphanage which I want to pass."

"Uhuh." Vinay raised his brow.

"I don't want her to think I'm uninterested, which I am but..." I groaned, "I'm supposed to get a free pass because of yesterday."

"Fine, I'll text her." He said, whipping out his phone from his shorts pocket.

In a matter of minutes, my plate was licked clean. I sat back in my chair, absolutely full and sated.

After cleaning up, we stayed outside soaking up the golden warmth of the coastal sun. The cooing of the seagulls drowned out all the other sounds.

"Doesn't the vastness of the sea fascinate you?" I asked dreamily, propping my face on my hands.

"There was a time when I was absolutely afraid of water," Vinay admitted, "But now I find it galvanic. It's like all the waves are a series of thoughts that surface from the sea that's your mind. It's utterly amazing, a feeling I often find myself getting lost in and what scares me is that it's almost the same feeling I get when I'm around you?"

"Why are you always so poetic about your emotions?" I stuttered in awe, "I..."

I was cut off before I could begin my rant by his warm lips against mine. I leaned in closer and wound my fingers into his hair. The kiss was close mouthed and gentle but it held a kind  of potent urgency that ignited my body.

I pulled away breathlessly.

"Do you remember what I asked you yesterday?" I bit my lip gently as I asked.

I watched as Vinay knit his eyebrows before realization dawned and he pulled away slightly.

"But you said it yourself," he said, "You're not ready for it?"

"What if I am?" I breathed.

Before he could protest and I changed my mind and had a meltdown, I got up from my chair and sat on his lap, angling his face as I kissed him with all the courage and finesse I could muster.

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He responded immediately, much to my delight, taking control and kissing me hungrily. His tongue teased my lower lip and I smiled, parting my mouth to grant him access.

"We should go inside." He said, picking me up easily and carrying me to the bed.

As soon as my back hit the bed his mouth latched onto my neck, savouring the taste at it's own pace and sending shivers down to my toes as his hands began to slide down my arms until they rested on either side of my waist. I gasped in surprise as Vinay nibbled on the sensitive part just above my clavicle.

"Tell me to stop whenever you want me to." He whispered hoarsely in my ear.

I hummed in response, "I don't want you to stop right now."

I reached down to the edge of his t-shirt and tugged at it. As if on cue, he sat up and pulled it off in a fluid motion and tossed it aside. He gripped my top and looked at me, asking for silent permission. I nodded and lifted my body so he could take it off easily.

"You have no idea how beautiful you are Akira," Vinay stated like it was an indisputable fact, "Absolutely flawless."

My heart rammed thunderously against my ribcage as Vinay placed a wet line of soft open mouthed kisses over my bra and down my stomach. My abdominal muscles tightened under the touch, waves of electric impulses traveling down to my core in euphoric bursts.

I reached down and threaded my fingers in his hair, tugging in sync with the bursts ecstasy and the rather foreign sounds that had began to escape my mouth. My hands roamed the planes of his body- studying them, making a mental map for my memory.

As he reached the edge of my shorts, Vinay looked up and asked, "Can I take these off?"

"Yes." I struggled to say even a single word.

After that, one by one all the material barriers vanished from between us until it was just us. Skin against skin, our hearts competing to win a race against time.

My mind blanked out completely as Vinay's tongue working it's unfathomable magic. We lay naked for each other to see, both physically and mentally as Vinay positioned himself at my entrance.

"This is going to hurt Akira." He warned softly.

I gulped, waiting for the first thrust.

"I trust you." I whispered.

A devious mixture of pain and pleasure cocooned me, an unexplainable sense of peace fogging my mind when my muscles clung to Vinay's latex clad organ.

Vinay pulled out of me and rolled over to lie beside me on the bed.

You can continue now.

"Oh my God," he said giddily, "This was literally a dream come true."

We lay in silence, staring at the ceiling as our fingertips brushed lightly.

"I feel used now." I replied.

"As far as I remember, it was you who climbed into my lap and baited me first." He chuckled.

I snorted, swatting his bare chest.

"I know right." I laughed, "I never would have expected it from myself in this millennium."

Thankfully, the sheets weren't as much of a mess as I'd expected them to be and we cleaned up after ourselves immediately. I took a shower for the second time that day.

We spent the rest of the day cuddling and talking about the most random things before we finally decided to venture out onto the beach at around four thirty.

"This trip is going to be unforgettable." I murmured, watching the sun set as we walked along the edge of the beach.

"Too sad that we had to miss the visit to the elephant orphanage." Vinay joked.

"Oh please," I deadpanned, "I'm sure you didn't miss much."

"Well, yes." He shrugged, "But any place would be fun with you."

I raised my brow.

"So it had nothing to do with the fact that you got laid after ages?"

"Well..." he started, looking away as his ears turned pink.

I shook my head, laughing, "And here I thought boys thought about something other than money, sex and sports."

"Come on, you can't just stereotype everyone Akira!" he protested, "Anyway, I think we should get back now. We start on our drive back at six thirty so that we can get back home by midnight."

"Yes, I need to go and pack all my stuff." I nodded.

I drove the first part of the journey until we stopped on the highway for dinner. I was exhausted and spent the remainder of the drive sleeping, my mind already readying itself for college the next day.

But deep inside, I felt weirdly different.

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So, my online classes have started and it's hard to take out time to write often...so I guess I'll go back to updating once a week.

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