chapter 54

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Chapter start

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" It was the most divine and magical feeling I have ever had." Reyansh says while pressing his forehead against hers, their lips still close to each other but separated.

Their eyes are also closed, savoring the moment.

The breathing of both of them slowly becomes normal and there is only a faint murmur of their rapid beats amid their silence.

Cupping her face in his hands, his thumb stroking her cheeks gently making her smile with trembling lips.

And then, after what seems like an eternity, they both open their eyes and Reyansh kisses her on the forehead before parting from her.

Their eyes meet where there is a different kind of happiness and excitement in the eyes of both, a shy smile is adorning the lips of both.

For her, This moment was something which till now she had only read in books but in reality for her this moment, the feeling of this moment was indescribable.

She had never thought that this feeling would be so beautiful, the first kiss of her life, given by the person she loves with all her soul.

Both look at each other, but no one is saying anything.

There is just an intense, loving silence.

But the very next moment Aaira's eyes are lowered when she is unable to look into his eyes for long in which their beautiful moment is replayed, She can see their moment in his eyes, which makes her feel shy that finally, this moment has happened between them, where the tenderness of both met and connected their hearts and made their souls one with just one kiss.

Seeing her looking down like this, Reyansh smiles increases as he understands her condition very well, the more bold she becomes, all these things make her feel more shy.

Seeing her like this his hand moves towards her to touch her, which she feels.

And his this thing makes her heart beat faster again, and there Reyansh rests his hand on her arm, gently caresses her hand, reaches her palm and touches her fingers.

" Look at me." he says in his low husky voice breaking the silence between them to which she looks up into his eyes where he is looking at her with utmost love.

Reyansh holds Aaira's hand and brings it to his heart, and as she placed her hand on his heart she realises that his heart is in the same condition as her, his heart is beating very fast.

" You know the feeling of our kiss was so intoxicating that I felt as if my heart had stopped beating." His words bring a slight blush to her cheeks.

" But no, feel it, it's still beating to feel that feeling again.

To feel that beautiful feeling again and to stop again, my heart is still beating." He says, which makes her feel even more shy and immediately looks down.

" Can I feel that feeling again, Can I kiss you again ? My heart is not fully satisfied with you yet." He asks

And there she feels shy and her heart wants to say yes but still thinking something she answers against her heart, composing herself.

" I think we should go home now, it's quite late." She says this while looking at him

And the mischief in her words is not hidden from him. Is she teasing him? This thought comes in his mind.

" Hmm, You are right, we should go home, let's go." He says this to which she gets a little surprised that how he agreed in one go, he did not ask her to stay here again.

Both of them walk towards the car, Reyansh opens the car door for her and Aaira sits inside the car without looking at him and aware of his previous actions, this time she quickly fastens her seat belt before he gets into the car.

Meanwhile, Reyansh gets into the car and disappointment is clearly visible on his face as she has already done the work that would have given him a chance to get closer to her again.

He stares at her for her actions, and she feels his gaze on her, to which she sees him and gives him a slightly nervous smile

" What happened, let's go." Saying this, and again turned her face away from him without making eye contact with him.

" What happened ? Why are you not looking at me now? So shy, just from a kiss....if...."

He is unable to say anything further when she interrupts him.

" I am not shy and now start the car." She says these words while still looking straight ahead.

And Reyansh can see how the glow on her face is enhancing her shy smile.

Her face turning red is worth watching.

But after listening to her, Reyansh starts the car and with this Aaira starts looking outside the window.

And she keeps smiling again and again remembering their kiss.

Somewhere she is still able to feel his soft touch moving on her lips which is giving her a different feeling inside.

Meanwhile Reyansh's eyes are still on her who is not looking at him even once, she is just looking outside.

He doesn't like this silence between them, but he knows how to make her speak.

" By the way, do you remember how I kissed you?" Reyansh suddenly asks this question while looking at her with a mischievous smile.

And Aaira who was looking out of the window gets shocked by his question, she did not expect such a question from him but still she composes herself and doesn't turn towards him.

" I asked you something?" he says while Aaira bites her inner lip

" Stop asking your shameless questions and focus on the road." Her reply only makes Reyansh smile even more.

" Aapse focus hate, tab toh kahin aur focus karu." Saying this, he parks the car on the side and Aaira's breath stops for a moment when she sees that the car is not moving.

And here, even now when she doesn't turn towards him Reyansh thinks of a last resort.

" A while ago you said that you are mine...no ?" He says and she hears him but doesn't say anything

" So you know whatever is mine, I touch it with full right and never ask for permission." While saying this he suddenly places his hand on her bare thigh which was visible because of her skirt.

And with this action of his, her heart suddenly skips a beat and her breathing becomes shallow as she feels his cold hands on her warm skin. Her body reacts as well; she gets goosebumps all over, her stomach tightens, while her toes begin to curl.

Meanwhile Reyansh's thumb caresses the skin of her thigh with its gentle yet sensual touch, making her heart beat faster and at the same time his eyes stare at her who is still not ready to look at him.

Their unspoken growing closeness and emotions are bringing them closer to each other, erasing their every hesitation in every way.

Reyansh's hand moves further on her thigh and reaches the space between her thighs but before his hand can move, she presses her thighs together, pressing his hand between them, and he looks at her, who is now finally turned towards him.

" Your warmth is so comforting." She hears his words and her gaze falls on his hand which is pressed between the warmth of her thighs.

And as soon as she realizes the meaning of his words she is about to immediately remove his hand from there but in return Reyansh holds her hand and pulls her closer to himself after quickly undoes their seatbelt, increasing her heartbeat.

Their faces come close to each other where both can feel each other's breath.

Looking deeply into her eyes, his hand goes to her hair, playing with it, and tucks it over her ears.

" You know tonight is the most beautiful night of my life so far." She smiles at his words.

" For me too, this night is not incomplete with you.

I have always dreamt of nights with you where there is just us, our conversations, our love. I will always cherish the memories of tonight in my heart." She says this while looking into his eyes with utmost love, hearing which his heart becomes happy.

And their this conversation reminds them of that beautiful moment again...

" Do you think it was just a kiss?" She asks this after a pause and this question brings a smile on Reyansh's face.

" No, it was something more...something that connects our hearts." His response brings a smile to her lips as well.

" I am feeling the same, Like our hearts are beating together...I am feeling a different kind of happiness which I cannot describe in words." He smiles after hearing her words.

" So let's increase that happiness even more and let our lips express that happiness in their beautiful way..." He again expresses his desire to kiss her and this time there is a sweet yes in her eyes instead of teasing him or being shy.

And there, reading her answer in her eyes, he smiles and without wasting any time he unites their hearts again joining their lips, sealing their happiness.

They both close their eyes in this ecstasy, The car's engine is still running, but in their world there are only the two of them.

Her hand goes into Reyansh's hair as she responds to his kiss.

In the darkness of the car, only their loving breaths and the sound of their kisses can be heard.

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On the other side in Khanna house.

It is almost 12 o'clock at night.

Neil sits in the garden waiting for Aaira to come back home.

Well, this is not the first time he is doing this, whenever she is out of the house at night, he waits for her to come back like this no matter how late it is.

He is sure that his daughter is with the right person but not only today, even earlier, his father's heart was always worried when he sent her out late at night with her brothers also and the same thing is happening today, he is waiting for her to come but at the same time he doesn't call her or do anything else, not disturbing her time with Reyansh.

Avni is also awake with him because obviously when he is not sleeping then how can she sleep, She is coming closer to him from inside the house with coffee for him because despite having a headache and her repeatedly telling him to take rest, he does not listen to her and is sitting here waiting, so she brings him coffee to relieve his headache.

" hmmm." Coming from behind she gives him coffee saying just this, to which he looks at her and smiles seeing her fake anger.

Well he knows that she is only pretending to be angry because he is not listening to her and taking rest but still she has brought coffee for him.

" Thank you wifey." He tells her with a teasing smile to which she glares at him.

" Your thank you will be accepted only when you rest." She says to which he looks at her

" Neil, she will not come soon if you keep sitting here, please take rest." She tells him again.

" And you know I won't be able to sleep until she comes home." He says

" Okay then I will call her and tell her to come home early." Losing her patience she says

" You won't do that... he says snatching the phone from her hand to which she looks at him

And then before she can say anything to him, both of them hear the sound of a car from outside the gate.

But there Avni gets shocked when Neil gets up from there and starts going inside the house, just by sensing Aaira's arrival.

" Now what is this, you were waiting for her to come, and now when she has come you are going inside without meeting her." Avni questions him to which Neil looks at her but then goes inside without saying anything leaving her in deep thought because she really didn't understand his doing this, but maybe somewhere she understands things as it isn't difficult for her to understand him.

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" Don't know why, I don't feel like going away from you." Getting out of the car, Reyansh tells her while hugging her, to which Aaira smiles.

" We are meeting in college tomorrow, so leave me now and let me go." She says to which he hugs her tighter which makes her smile.

But then, reluctantly, he pulls away from her and they look into each other's eyes and he cups her face and kisses her forehead.

" I have started missing you already, I don't know when the morning will come and when I will meet you again." He says to which she just smiles hearing his words.

" Morning will come at its scheduled time and now go Mr. Romeo because if you go from here only then you will come back tomorrow morning." She says

" Hmm..." Saying this he pulls her into his arms again, hugging her.

" can we kiss one more time?" He whispers in her ear before kissing her earlobe to which her eyes widen and she immediately pushes him back, to which he chuckled and she sees him in disbelief shaking her head.

" Don't you know that consuming anything in excess is harmful for health." She makes him aware of that.

" But this thing is very good for my health." he says to which she glares at him

" Huh now bye..." Saying this, Aaira takes a step to go inside but her steps stop when she hears a song in Reyansh's voice.

" Beqaraar karke hume Yun na jaaiye... Reyansh sings to which she turns back towards him.

" Aapko humari kasam laut aaiye" After she turns towards him, Reyansh continues singing and extends his arms, signaling her to hug him one last time.

And a blush automatically appears on Aaira's face on hearing these words.

" You call my antics a cringe, now who's acting all clingy?" She asks him teasingly to which he smiles

" I myself, Reyansh The Great, please one more hug." He says making his puppy face

And then, after melting on his puppy face, she immediately comes close to him and hugs him.

" Call me when you reach home and now bye, good night." Saying this, she separates from him and is about to go inside the house but once again clingy Reyansh stops her by coming in front of her and blocking her way.

" Now what ?" She asks glaring at him

" Good night is not said in a dry manner, rather it is said like this...Good night Moonlight." Saying this, he quickly gives her a peck on her lips and then quickly goes and sits in the car

She looks at him and he winks at her from inside the car

" Go inside." He says to which she smiles and this time she really says a last bye and goes inside the gate where Reyansh looks at her and then turns his car to go to his house.

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Aaira enters the gate smiling happily, holding orchids given by Reyansh and a jacket which is given by Darshan.

Coming inside, he sees Avni who is sitting at the same spot in the garden where Neil was a few minutes ago with her but as Neil goes inside, she stays here and waits for Aaira.

" Mom you here?" Aaira asks coming close to her to which Avni looks at her.

" How was your night? Did you enjoy it?" Avni asks her to which Aaira smiles, Well she managed to hold back her blush with great difficulty when her mother asked her how her night was

because on hearing this she remembers

that beautiful moment between her and Reyansh which happened between them today.

" Yes, a lot." She says but Avni's eyes go to the jacket in her hand and as far as she had seen Reyansh, he was not wearing this jacket today.

" Whose jacket is this?" She asks which makes Aaira smile even more.

" Mom, this was given to me by Darshan Raval, you know he called me on the stage in such a huge crowd, you know I even hugged him." She happily shares her fan moment with her mother on which Avni also smiles seeing her happiness.

" Okay, now go and sleep, you must be tired." Avni tells her but Aaira observes something and says

" Mom, isn't it strange, I know you always wait for me to come home with papa at night, but today you are alone here, where is papa? He did not wait for me today?" She says

And there Avni thinks something and she chooses not to tell the truth to Aaira because she might also feel bad that after her arrival her father went inside without meeting her.

Then her second thought is also from Neil's POV, if he chose to go inside despite being awake then obviously he must have had some solid reason of his own.

" Well you should be happy na, now your father doesn't keep an eye on you as to when you are coming back home and when you are leaving." After thinking for a while Avni says this to her on which Aaira looks at her

" Mom, I never complained why Papa keeps an eye on me, Rather, he is not waiting for me today, so I find it strange, is he angry with me ?" She says and hearing this answer, Avni smiles because somewhere she was expecting such an answer from her

" No, he is not angry, he is just having a slight headache so he is resting." Avni answers.

" Is he okay now ?" she asks

" Yes, there is nothing to worry about and let's go inside now, it's very late." Avni says and then both mother and daughter come inside the house.

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On the other hand, Reyansh reaches home. And here Reyansh too reaches his room with great difficulty, avoiding his mother's questions and not blushing because seeing the glow of happiness on his face, Priyal definitely asks him that why is her son so happy today.

But Reyansh does not say anything and comes into the room making the excuse of being sleepy.

Coming into the room, he sits straight on his study table and opens the next page of his diary, the one in which he has written everything related to Aaira till date: Whether it is about their friendship, fight or her anger, their love

and today, on the next page, he writes about the memories of their beautiful day.

" Today was really a beautiful day, I will always cherish the memories of today like a treasure in my heart.

She is my treasure, her smile is my treasure." While writing all the things in his diary, he also adds this line while speaking.

And while writing that diary, he bows his head and smells himself from where he is getting the fragrance of Aaira because today both of them have embraced each other for so long that her scent has actually settled on him.

" You are really driving me crazy Moonlight, it is getting difficult to live even a moment without you, When will that day come when you will be with me in this room forever, I cannot wait for that day now." Reyansh says while talking to himself.

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Other side

Aaira changes and lies on her bed, there is a different glow on her face.

Lying on the bed, she is looking at the twinkling stars on the ceiling wall of her room.

And while looking at them all the moments spent with Reyansh come before her eyes.

She looks at the star pendant around her neck and smiles.

And just like that, lost in his thoughts, she doesn't even realise when she falls into deep sleep.

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Next morning

The scene is of their college.

Aaira and Reyansh are sitting in their class, both are lost in their own world, smiling with each other.

But soon the whole class becomes silent when the professor enters.

" So class, today finally your wait is over, today the list of all of you has come as to who is going where for the internship." Aaira hears this and immediately closes her eyes to pray.

She just prays that she and Reyansh go to the same place.

There the professor gives an envelope to everyone in which their name and where they have to go is written.

Professor also gives it to Aaira and Reyansh together as both are sitting on the same bench.

" Wait, we will open it together." Aaira tells Reyansh to which Reyansh smiles

and then both of them open their envelopes together but Aira is shocked when her internship place is in Mumbai itself. Didn't the professor say that everyone would go to another city, then how come she is in the same city?

And then Aaira sees Reyansh's paper and gets saddened when his internship place is Delhi.

Her eyes fill up with tears automatically.

How will she stay here for 2 months without meeting him?

Aaira looks at Reyansh where sadness is clearly visible in his eyes too, that both of them are separating, that too for 2 months.

But then both of them compose themselves when the Professor draws everyone's attention towards herself and asks everyone who is going where.

And when all the students answer one by one, Aaira gets more shocked that when all the students have their internship in Delhi, then how come only hers is in Mumbai ?

And suddenly a name comes to her mind that this is nothing but a deliberate act.

Was it her father who did all this? This is the first thought that comes to her mind.

But somewhere she is not sure and now she can be sure only after talking to him but she really did not expect this from her father.

How can he do this, especially when she herself had talked to him about this a few days ago, she had told him how things were going to be in college.

She had shared this thing with her father that she and Reyansh can go to the same city and she was not even sure at that time but before that her father did this with her.

She thinks all this but still she wants to reach a conclusion only after talking to her father.

She will come to a conclusion only after knowing the reason behind his doing so.

To be continued.......