September Rain: An IPKKND FF

Chapter Ten

She settled against her pillow snugly. After the morning bus ride back to campus, she had crashed into her bed. Preeto had left to spend her afternoon with horses, and Mona was snoring beside her. God bless Sundays!

Kicking her feet under the covers, Khushi blushed. Her lips tingled , as she recalled the fervour with which he had kissed her.

She hadn't said anything. She couldn't believe it had happened. Arnav had always been a buzz under her skin. But she hadn't dreamt of kissing him.

Running trembling fingers over her lips, she flushed.

Turning over, she pulled the cover tighter over her. The globe sitting on her bed side table caught her eye. With a sigh, she reached over and picked it up. He had gifted it on her thirteenth birthday.

A girl and boy with yellow raincoats, playing with paper boats under the rain.

She turned it over.

To my Khushi~ happy 13!~ Love, Arnav

She hugged it to herself. All these years with Arnav...and here she was mooning over him. He had kissed her, she thought with a wide smile.

What comes next? Do they date?

Khushi frowned. What will change if they date? Will that ease and sense of home she had always known to have with him fade and disappear? Will they fight like Di and Akash bhaiya?

She sat up with a jolt.

No!

She wanted her Arnav to be just like before. She didn't want their friendship to dwindle away, even at the prospect of something so...so beautiful.

Flopping back on her bed, she didn't fight the blush as her thoughts went right back to last night, as sleep pulled her in finally.

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"Khushi!"

She looked up from her maths homework, glittered with pencil shavings.

"Arnav asked me to tell you he wanted to meet at 6" Preeto mumbled while unlacing her charcoal black boots, now marred with mud stains.

"Where?", she asked , hoping the catch in her voice didn't alarm Preeto.

"He didn't say", she frowned "He was weird today, I must say"

"Weird?" Khushi stood up, her legs leading her to Preeto as she wrung her hands together.

"Yup!", she grabbed a towel "He fell off Basanti! Can you imagine? The calmest of horses! And when he stood up, he was just grinning like an idiot! Something was really wrong with Raizada today"

With a shrug, Preeto was off to shower, leaving Khushi with her thoughts.

Grinning like an idiot? That sure sounds a lot like her today.

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The sun had lent a purple tint to the sky as it began to set. Lamps were flickering as the evening breeze sent a chill down her spine.

Khushi tugged at her brown sweater as she hurried towards their stairs.

He stood there, with his back towards her. His head bent, as if reading something.

She couldn't bring herself to break the solace he was in. Or so she told herself.

Standing at the entrance, her foot hovered in hesitation.

What does one say after a mind blowing kiss?

She had simply mumbled "good night!" and hurried off the night before.

The swish of his shoes made her look up. His hair fell over his forehead, making him look like the eleven year old who had shared sodas with her.

She desperately wished she was funny at that moment. A witty line could have broken this awkward ice between them!

"You-you fell off Basanti?"

He let out a strangled laugh.

"Ya, she brought me back to earth really quickly"

She smiled, "She's the sweetest thing! Only you could have done something to provoke her!"

"You are to be blamed!"

She stilled at his accusation.

"I was thinking about last night", he continued as she said nothing. His face pale, under the dim light.

"L-Last night", she stuttered.

"Last night", his voice bursting with strength, as he stepped closer.

"Yeah, um..it was.."

"Good?",he held her waist in his arms, even as her breath hitched.

With a raised eyebrow , he seemed like the devil reincarnated. A sexy one, she finished in her head.

"Yeah ... .nice", she mumbled absently.

"Nice?",he frowned.

His baritone voice made her skin erupt into goosebumps.

She shivered as he pulled her closer.

"We will have to change that review won't we?", he whispered before bending down to take over her lips.

A whimper escaped her as pure pleasure pervaded her veins. Her mind was reeling as he continued his onslaught.

Her hand fisted around his collar, as he tightened his hold around her waist.

She felt warm all over, as he deepened the kiss, his tongue invading her mouth. A muffled moan escaped her, but she was too entranced to be mortified.

She broke away for air, her heart pounding a mile a minute. But she found that he simply couldn't stop. Showering pecks on her lips, he mumbled her name before kissing down her neck.

Her stomach swooped against the still unfamiliar feeling, as she jumped.

"Arnav", she almost pleaded.

She felt his chest rise against her, as he took a deep breath. Resting his forehead against hers, he looked deep into her eyes. Seduced from the warmth his embrace brought, she couldn't bring herself to untangle from him.

"Good enough?", his hoarse voice belied the laughter in his eyes.

"Shut up", she whispered before hugging him close.

The sky clouded over, hiding the moon, granting an illusion of privacy.

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