2) Shaky Shaky

Kiara's POV

"Shaky, shaky, shaky, shaky, shaky, shaky, shaky........."

Sucking in a sharp breath, I sent a silent prayer to the Lord above as the not-so-melodious voice of my not-in-her-right-state friend drifted through the classroom.

I entered inside and found Maahi waving her hands around while singing the song, quite horrendously might I add. With closed eyes and earphones in her ears, she looked pretty content with herself as she swayed and moved her head like those weird-ass bobble heads.

God! This girl.

Where did she even find these ridiculous songs? Trust Maahi to find the weirdest songs with the weirdest lyrics. Half of the songs she listened to, didn't even make any sense.

And may the Almighty save us from her dramatic mood-swings.

One second, she was all sulky and sad as if the whole world had come crashing down on her. The next moment, she was moving around the classroom with her flamboyant dance moves like she just won the lottery.

This girl is cray-cray.

Look who is talking!

Oh, well! Say hello to my smart-ass inner conscience, everyone.

Maahi was still lost in her own imaginary world with her husband Harry Styles and their seven kids and I decided to let her be. Sitting down on my desk, I hurriedly took out my incomplete assignment that was due today.

In my defense, I lost track of time while watching Thor last night.

The moment I started writing my assignment, Maahi noticed me.

Uh-oh. There goes my dream of completing the assignment before the first lecture.

She stopped her Oscar worthy performance and bounced towards me with an eerie enthusiasm.

"Kia! You're here."

"Hey! I'm glad we are back to the crackhead energy." I said, referring to her previous meltdown. She just gave a toothy smile in response and sat beside me.

"Where are the others?" I asked her, looking around for our other friends.

"Well, Nandini won't be coming for this lecture as she is busy with her lover boy and I have no idea about Saumya as that bitch is not picking up her phone." She scowled and I chuckled at her dramatics.

"Guess what I just found on the sidewalk, guys?" Saumya barged in the classroom right after with a wide smile and a small puppy in her arms.

Nandini followed after her, glaring at her phone and furiously typing something.

I put my assignment aside because there was no way I would be able to complete it today with the scene in front of me. "Unicorn? Bomb? A bag full of money?"

Saumya rolled her eyes but her smile was back in a moment when she raised the puppy in her arms. "This baby!"

"He's so cute." Maahi awed and booped its nose.

I nodded from afar. I was okay with animals as long as they were kept away from me.

And Saumya loved animals.

"Hey, bitch." Maahi patted on Nandini's back and she replied by giving her middle finger to Maahi without even looking up from her phone.

"I thought she wasn't coming today." I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Trouble in paradise." Saumya whispered in a sing-song voice, petting the puppy that she had now named 'Toodles'.

"Again?" Maahi exclaimed and I nudged my elbow in Maahi's gut.

Nandini's on-and-off relationship was always a sore topic of discussion for her. No matter how many times we tried telling Nandini her boyfriend was a walking red flag, she was colour-blind when it came to him.

"That's it. I'm not talking to him ever again." Nandini threw her phone in her bag in frustration.

The rest of us exchanged wary looks. We definitely knew she was going to talk to him again.

"Ughh. He's so despicable. I hate him. I don't ever wanna see his face again or I will kill him."

"Do you want tips?" Maahi asked and I face-palmed.

"Why can't I find a good guy for once?" Nandini cried out loud.

"Okay, okay. Calm down." I went towards her and wrapped my arm around her shoulder. "You will find your Prince Charming very soon."

"He will come riding on a horse and whisk you away." Saumya smiled in encouragement.

"Or on a sexy motorbike. You never know." Maahi shrugged and I resisted the urge to giggle.

That's what happens when you read a lot of bad boy - good girl stories on wattpad.

Maahi, too, loves to read. That's how we became such good friends. We instantly hit off with our craze for novels.

Saumya threw a dirty look at our goofy faces and continued consoling a very distressed Nandini.

*

The day went by quickly and nothing exciting happened except the fact that Saumya lost her glasses. Again. She searched for them everywhere for about 15 minutes and then realized they were perched on her head all the time.

Oh, and Nandini patched up with her boyfriend. Again.

If it counted, it was the longest she had stayed mad at him. 5 hours, 23 minutes.

Maahi and I were walking back home since we had decided to save some money to buy more books. It had rained today and the puddles on the road were filled with water.

"Um...." Maahi scrunched her face. "Eight."

"No." I said, outraged. "He's a ten."

"Oh, come on, Kia. Loki is not that handsome." She countered back, looking slightly irritated.

"Ex-fucking-cuse me?" I gasped aloud. "Did you just say that Loki is not that handsome? I swear to God I will chuck you in the oncoming traffic if you open your mouth again." I threatened.

"Jeez, fine. Loki is hot. Happy now?"

"Yes." I crossed my arms. "I'll disown you if you say anything bad about him."

"Nah, you won't. I know too many secrets by now." Maahi replied, smiling evilly.

I rolled my eyes but secretly agreed with her. She knew too much. It was too late to get rid of her now.

"Now, Tony Stark is what you call a perfect ten. My genius, playboy, billionaire, philanthropist." She sighed dreamily.

"You know what? You're actually right." I nodded my head thoughtfully. "He's literally a dream for all the girls with daddy issues."

"Exactly!" Maahi clapped her hands. "Pepper is one lucky woman."

"Mm-hmm. Now, keep walking. Close your mouth and clean that drool hanging at the corner of your lips." I steered her away from the ongoing traffic she was about to willingly walk into.

As we approached the next traffic light, intensely discussing the pros and cons of being kidnapped by a High Fae, a shiny, black car sped past us. It looked expensive and I was so busy admiring the car that I didn't react fast enough when it ran over a puddle, splashing the dirty water all over me.

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

I gasped loudly as the dirty water soaked my shirt completely, leaving behind muddy stains all over it.

Oh no. He didn't!

I was horrified. That idiot driver had ruined my favorite shirt. My favorite shirt!

The audacity of this unknown-but-soon-to-be-dead idiot.

"Shit" Maahi cussed under her breath. I looked over at her. Although I had unintentionally shielded her, there were some tiny stains on her jeans too. But it was nothing compared to my situation. I looked like I had rolled in muddy water.

Someone's going to regret it.

As I was trying to shake away the excess water and worrying about my drenched shirt, the car came to a halt a few feet away from us when the traffic light turned red. The initial shock was instantly replaced by anger and I clenched my hands in fists. Fuming, I marched straight towards the car and started shouting at the driver though I couldn't really see his face.

"Watch where you're going, you moron! See what have you done." I snapped, loud enough for people around us to hear. "If you don't know how to drive, why do you even bother getting out of your house?"

"Leave it, Kia. Let's go. This seems like some rich hot-shot." Maahi muttered from behind me as she cringed at my half-drenched-like-a-cat state.

"No! This imbecile needs to learn how to drive." In hindsight, maybe I should not have reacted like that. My habit of losing temper at the wrong place and wrong time was going to get me killed one day.

A small part of my brain knew I was overreacting a bit but the big, irrational part defended my actions, claiming I was PMSing and it was completely justified if I felt like wrangling the person to death.

As I was thinking of some creative insults to throw at my new-found enemy, the car door opened and a leg stuck out, followed by another. My eyes slowly trailed above, focusing on a broad, hard chest and then travelled higher to the face of the person and....

HOLY SHIT!

My jaw hit the floor as I came face-to-face with the finest man I've ever seen in all my years of existence.

Are we sure we're hating on this guy?

I mean- I wouldn't mind... Yes! Yes, we were still mad at him.

Clad in a simple black t-shirt and blue jeans, he could give all those runway models a run for their money. His black hair were ruffled in that messy-but-effortless way that had my sub conscious making heart eyes at him.

People like this exist in real life?

God would have seriously taken his time while making this exquisite specimen. But probably forgot to add basic common sense, I guess.

I risked a glance at the watch on his left hand.

Oh, he was rich-rich.

Angry! I was supposed to be angry at him.

After gawking at him like an unhinged person, I collected my jaw from the floor and cleared my throat. When I looked at him again, he seemed pissed. Really pissed. An angry frown marred his oh-so-perfect face. His lips were pressed in a thin line as he glared at me. And then, he started walking towards us. His each step screamed confidence as he strode in my direction with an aura of dominance surrounding him.

Oh no!

"Holy motherfucking shit. Are you fucking shitting me?" Maahi exclaimed.

I nearly forgot she was here too.

Obviously, I wasn't the only one aware of his charms and looks. I glanced at Maahi and she was a second away from having a panic attack. She opened her mouth to say something and then closed it. She repeated the process two more times making her look like a gaping fish. Finally, she took a deep breath and whisper-yelled to me "HOT. CHOCOLATE."

I couldn't really blame her. He did look like a fictional character just came to life.

While I was busy noticing Maahi's reaction, I almost didn't hear the approaching footsteps.

"What the hell did you just say? "A deep, angry voice asked and I snapped my head towards the Greek god who was now glaring daggers at me.

Two words.

Uh-oh!

Looks like I am in deep trouble.

And here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy the edits I've made. Since I had written the initial chapters when I was quite young, I wanted to refine my writing a bit. Don't worry, I won't be changing the important scenes between your favourite characters :)