Never Have I Ever Season 3: an alternative theory

Chapter 2:Part 3

If Ben hadnt been meddling secretively on his phone, distracted, trying to find that one photo of Paxton and Devi that Aneesa had mentioned, he would have inevitably heard Devi as she had approached him from behind... and he wouldn't have spun round so fast, startled, and spilt some of his drink over the front of her blouse, some of which reach had her shoes. He watches as her expression morphs to stun... mouth dropped open... and then she shudders as she feels the cold against her skin. The expression on her face... Ben knew he would be in a huge heap of trouble. But either way, quickly he switches off his phone, ignoring the fact he had just done that, but his jitteriness does not go away, suspecting she may have seen what he had been doing.
She crosses her arms in front of her as she stands inches away, a glare transforming on her face as she continues to watch him back. The way her eyes expand and her cheeks burn red, he knew he had pushed her limit.
"You have got to be kidding me, Gross!" She almost screams.
Ben's eyes dashes around, noting the room had practically seemed empty, but even so, a couple of heads turn to her outburst for a few seconds before they turn back. His lips press together as his gaze returns to her, scowling, knowing he weren't going to let her walk over him or let her win anything.
"Why were you sneaking up on me?" He sneers. She scoffs.
"I wasn't- sneaking up on you?! How was that sneaking up on you-" She snaps, her groan loud, and she cuts herself off knowing she couldnt be bothered making sense of what he had just said.
Ben moans, running his hand through his hair, frustrated.
"What do you want, Devi?" he says, with a little wince growing as he looks her straight in the eyes.
Ben had seriously hoped Devi hadn't just seen him scrolling through Paxton's Insta. That would be humiliating... He had only been trying to find a photo mentioned by Aneesa of the swim star coming first place in a race... then a photo as he hugs Devi by the pool, making her all wet... She had looked so happy...
He watches her... and her firm stance says she had no intention of going anywhere... she were ready to take him on. She takes a couple of steps closer toward Ben, her hands dropping to her hips as her eyes dart him up and down.
"First thing, Ben... you have the guts to spill your drink on my brand new blouse... and second, but not least, I find out you told Aneesa about-"
"Your temper tantrum." He says, and swallows. "Yes."
Her brows pin in more deeply. Her lips tighten, furiously.
"Ben.... you... your going to far." She sneers.
Ben's eyes never move off her, but as he realises what had really been swimming in her eyes all along... all the worry... worry Paxton may still discover who she really were... Ben could not help but let out a snort. His eyes flickering over her curiously... it were nothing but clear... she only cared what Paxton would think... and that thought alone... well... it couldn't have brought a broader smug smile to Ben's face. The excitement glittered in his eyes.
"Devi... give up... it'll only be in time Paxton will see through you... and... and then... he'll panic and be long gone." He smirks, his tone so mocking it infuriates her.
She cant stand him! She cant look at that smug look for another minute... she... she... she pushes him back with a hand, making him stumble back onto a table behind him. He bumps to it's edge, gripping to its side to keep himself from completely falling, and in the process knocking down some of the can of beers on that table to the ground. His brows pin together tightly, glaring as she glares back.
"Not cool, Devi." He rasps, tightening his bottom lip.
His eyes widen as he catches as Marcus wonders past, noticing the both, but then continues to wonder away as he finds a friend on to other side of the room and travels on over to greet him. The instant Marcus is out of sight, Ben seizes the chance and takes Devi by the arm, drawing her into him just enough so he could whisper to her ear.
"Do you really want Marcus to mention this to Paxton?" he questions, eyes flickering over her. Why was he saving her, becomes his next internal question.
Her brows wrinkle to his words, looking at him confused... then her eyes wonder and follow his line of sight, coming across Zoey who was now looking their way curiously... a little smirk lingering to her face...
She takes two steps back, and his hand drops away, to his side as she looks about, wondering who else had seen.
"Your right." She says quietly. Her gaze returns to Ben, only then realising how his eyes were wondering over her... her breath hitches to the way they softly try to engage to hers. Without thought, and for what felt like a split second to Devi, her eyes drop to his lips instinctively. As she realises, they jump away. They wonder anywhere but on him.
Ben's eyes grow, swallowing down hard on his thoughts... on what he had just witnessed Devi do. The fact she had the nerve to wonder her eyes down to his lips... he swallows down even harder. He begins to wonder why he were wishing she would do it again... he wants her eyes to wonder to his lips again... maybe then... he could step closer... so he could drop his gaze to hers... and stop his pounding thoughts from intruding any opportunity of what he could have... he may even drive right in... kiss her until all her breath belonged to him... until her lip gloss would be pressed against his lips too. He wants her gaze to drop to his lips again... what was he doing, those thoughts intrude on him again! But he cant be thinking like this.. he shouldnt want this!
His heart picks up as he presses those thoughts away, figeting nervously with his hands before he buries them deep into his pockets, letting them rest there. Clearing his throat, he attempts to say something, whilst her gaze runs over him, a little confused.
"Y-you want to go on... say something more, David? Maybe just don't draw so much attention every time."
"I-I do have more to say... don't go around saying things about me that could tear me up... because you know... I could say alot about you too."
He grunts with a little laugh, rolling his eyes.
"Stop."
"I-I can-"
"Ok... tell me... tell me one thing... one thing you want to say about me? "
She searches her mind... but her mind going suddenly blank... all the drama going to her head... Her eyes dart about nervously trying to come with something up quickly... trying to come up with something she desparately needed to get him back with...
He tries keeping his laugh in, but it escapes anyway, noticing how she couldnt seem to come up with anything at all.
Watching her impatiently, he snorts.
"David... can we finish this conversation? I need to go find Ane-"
"Oh!" She exclaims, excitedly, finally coming up with something that suddenly hits her. Her smile grows. "When you said... you said that thing!"
He cringes at her, confused.
"What thing-"
"That thing you said! You said Aneesa wasnt capable of achieving any mark above a B..." she grunts, excitedly, snorting as she laughs. "That you couldn't team with her... because it would mean you had no chance... ever... of achieving first place."
Ben's face drops.
"D-Devi- w-what? That's not even- the same thing-"
Her smirk grows.
"Your absolutely... done, Gross." She says, as she tries spinning and walking away, but Ben stalks after her.
"You can't do that." He rasps.
"And you can't act like a complete moron-"
"And you can't j-just..."
She spins round to meet his gaze again, a satisifed smile over her face as she sees the stun in his.
Ben watches her, his lips then pinched together trying to contain himself.
"Just what?" She questions. "Listen, Gross, you started this, and-"
"And you do know, Devi. You know exactly what could happen." He watches her intensely, making his heart race. His veins filling with fire as he watches her playing with him like this...the intensity running through his core spreading like wild fire, the irrationality of his thoughts making his thoughts clouded... and for some odd reason he thinks he wants to kiss her...
Devi can see a glimmer in his eyes... they were wanting... longing for something... when she notices his eyes as they drop to her lips, and he wets his, she watches him back, the intensity in his eyes, she knew what he wanted to do... and it was confounding her.
"Y-you want me to loose dont you?" He says, his heart hammering in his chest as he takes a step closer. "You know I can't let that happen. I loose Aneesa... and you'll loose Paxton. You don't want to loose Paxton, do you?"
Devi doesn't say anything, transfixed to the way he is looking at her. When he takes a next step closer, she thinks she knows what he means... what he wanted to do... what he were going to attempt to do... and her heart begins to pound with confusion... his eyes so bright they could hold the universe in them with all that sparkles brightly in them... her voice wavers as she tries to interject what could happen... and she takes a step back.
"Ben, don't do anything stupid-"
"Then I hope you don't either."
Her eyes still wonder over him confused... but he doesnt wait for her to reply, walking right past her and leaving her standing behind... standing baffled as he walks away.
The rest of that night he tries his best to avoid her, catching her gaze on him a few times.

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Guys! There maybe a couple of mistakes in this chapter, I will look through it again soon, but if you guys find any, please feel free to point them out! Sorry if I have been rushing too much through the story. Xxxx all ♡