Sana suddenly took back her hand making Sidharth realise what he had done. He looked at Sana and there was some blood on the corner of his lips.
"I'm sorry. Woh tumhare haath se khoon nikal raha tha isliye....."
Before he could complete, Sana slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and smiled.
Sidharth realised that Sana couldn't understand anything. He felt relieved.
But suddenly something changed inside him. The taste of the blood, It was amazing. Earlier he tasted many kinds of blood but this was totally different. He felt greedy, he wanted more. Only a few drops were not enough to satisfy him. He wanted to drink her blood to his heart's content.
They went to their place and sat in front of the bornfire.
"Baatao aaj kya jaan na hai mere baare mein." Said Sidharth looking at Sana.
"Itne dino se hum mil rahe hai. Tumhari pasand, na pasand almost sab kuch jaan chuki hoon I think....."
Saying that Sana thought for a while and then again said, "Haan but ek chiz hai jo main nahi jaanti. Do you have any girlfriend?"
"No." Replied Sidharth.
"Kabhi nahi bani?"
Sidharth nodded in no.
"Kisi pe kabhi crush nahi aaya?"
"Main bohut ladkiyon ka crush reh chuka hoon. But... Mujhe kabhi kisi pe crush nahi aaya."
"Woh toh obvious hai. Itne handsome ho, ladkiyan toh fidaa hongi hi. Lekin tumhare zindagi mein aisi koi ladki nahi aayi jo bohut khaas hai, jise tum ab tak nahi bhul paaye."
As soon as she said this, his face turned pale. A girl's image came infront of his eyes. Her face was full of innocence but her mind was wicked not less than a witch. That girl who turned his life upside-down. He was no longer a human being just because of that girl.
"Thi. Ek thi." Said Sidharth thinking about her.
"Kaun?" Asked Sana.
"Humare gaaon mein hi rehti thi. Bohut bade ghar ki beti thi. Woh roz kisi na kisi bahane mujhse milne aati thi. Kayi baar ghar bhi aayi hai."
"Pyaar karti thi tumse?"
Sidharth nodded in no and said, "Obsessed thi. Usse mujhe paana tha, kisi bhi haal mein. Aur main uss waqt apne liye kaam dhund raha tha. Inn sab ke baare mein kabhi socha nahi. Phir ek din uske ghar se mere liye rishta aaya. Uske parents chahte the main unki beti se shaadi kar loon aur phir apni Maa ko chhor ke unke ghar mein jaake rahu. Mujhe manjoor nahi tha isliye maine maana kar diya. Aur yeh hi baat uss ladki ko chuv gayi. Revenge lene ka faisla liya usne. Phir ek din kisi bahane se mujhe apne ghar bula ke mujh par ilzaam lagaya ki maine usko rape karne ki koshish kiyi hai."
Sana was shocked. "How can she do that? Tumne kuch nahi kaha?"
Sidharth chuckled bitterly and said, "Kya kehta? Uski bholi surat dekh kar pura gaao uski baaton pe yakeen karne laga, sirf meri Maa ko chhor ke. Upar se ameer ghar ki Beti thi. Main cheekh cheekh ke keh raha tha ki maine kuch nahi kiya, lekin kisi ne meri nahi suni. Saare gaao walon ne mujhe tab tak maara, jab tak.... Main marr nahi gaya."
"Kya kaha tumne?" Asked Sana suddenly. "Agar tum marr gaye the toh.... Ab mere saamne zinda kaise ho?"
Sidharth looked at her and said smirking, "Kisne kaha main zinda hoon? Kya paata jo tumhare saamne hai, woh koi atma hai?"
Sana's face became serious. She couldn't understand how to react. Suddenly Sidharth started laughing.
"Are you serious? Tumhe sach mein laga main koi atma hoon? I can't believe this." He said laughing.
"Stop it yaar! Itni serious baat pe tum haas kaise sakte ho?" Said Sana getting irritated.
Sidharth stopped laughing and said, "Aur kya karu? Inn dardnak yaadon se chutkara paane ka ek hi toh raasta hai. Uss gaao se yaaha chala aaya lekin woh yaadein aaj tak mera peecha karti hai. Soch ke ajeeb lagta hai, kaise ek ladki ne meri puri zindagi hi badal diyi. I hate her, even I hate every girls."
Sana could see the pain and rage in his eyes. She felt very bad hearing about his sufferings. He got punishment for something which he never did. It was just destiny was too cruel to him.
Sana kept her hand on his hands and said, "Main tumhara dard samajhti hoon. Lekin saari ladkiyan ek jaisi nahi hoti."
Sidharth smiled and said holding her hand tightly, "Yeh baat mujhe tumse milne ke baad paata chali. You are not like everyone. You are very special. Isliye toh tumhe apna dost maana hai."
"Jab dost maana hai toh.... Ek advice doon?"
Sidharth nodded.
"Jab bhi purani baaton ko yaad karke dil mein bohut dard ho, bechaini si mehsoos ho, ek baar church jaana. Bhagwan ke saamne haath jod ke baithna. Main bhi aisa karti hoon. Iss se dil ko bohut shaanti milti hai."
Sidharth laughed and said, "Main aur church mein? Impossible!"
Sana became confused and asked, "Kyu? Tum God ko nahi maante?"
"Arrey nahi. Definitely maanta hoon. Actually hum dono ki zyada banti nahi hai. Hum dono kabhi aamne saamne aa jaaye toh bohut problem ho sakti hai. Isliye hum ek dusre se dur hi thik hai."
"Tum naa kabhi kabhi kya kehte ho mujhe kuch samajh mein nahi aata."
"Phir bhi tumne mujhe itna samajh liya jitna aaj tak koi nahi samajh paaya."
Sana smiled. Then she said standing up, "Waise tum church nahi jaana chahte toh, there is something else you can do whenever you feel sad."
"And what is that?"
Sana pulled his hand making him stand.
"You can seek comfort in that person who is closest to you." She said looking at him with love-filled eyes.
"I don't have any." Said Sidharth.
"Then who am I? Am I not the closest person in your life?"
Sidharth couldn't reply.
Sana smiled and said, "Whenever you feel that there is no one, all you need is a tight hug and someone's warmth which will never allow you to feel lonely."
Saying that Sana closed her eyes and hugged him tightly. Sidharth was taken a back because of the sudden hug. He could feel her heart beating fast against his chest. She hugged him leaving no distance between them. After sometime Sidharth's hands slowly moved hugging her back.
They both could feel each others' warmth and they were loving this moment. They both were having this kind of experience for the first time and were not ready to leave each other.
Sana lifted her face and kissed his forehead. He kissed his cheeks and then gave a few kisses on his neck.
Sidharth suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at her neck which was very close to his mouth. This was the chance. He could easily bite her and suck her blood. He would be able to suck the most delicious blood.
His eyes again turned red and teeth became longer and sharper. He decided that he would not miss this chance. He was ready to give bite.
"I love you." Whispered Sana near his ears and kissed his earlobe.
Again something changed inside Sidharth. His eyes and teeth became normal. He could feel something was beating inside him too.
"Love?" He asked himself.
Sana broke the hug and cupped Sidharth's face who was watching her being lost. And within few seconds, their lips met. She took his lips and started kissing gently. It took time for Sidharth to understand what was happening. She was kissing his lips and again it was a new experience for him. It was first kiss of both. Sana never kissed anyone as she had never been with any guy before. And Sidharth was more interested in girls' necks. So he never kissed someone on lips.
After sometime, Sidharth hold Sana's waist and started kissing her back. His hands moved on her back while his tongue was exploring her mouth. He felt that the taste of her lips was even better than blood. He was kissing her like he was addicted to her. They both kissed each other with their unskilled lips untill they both became breathless.
After breaking the kiss, Sana looked at him and then took off her eyes feeling shy. While Sidharth was looking at her being puzzled. What was happening to him? Was he changing? If yes, then was it because of her?
After sometime they returned to Sana's hostel.
Before leaving, Sana said blushing, "Sidharth maine jungle mein tumse kuch kaha tha. Tumne reply nahi diya."
"Main.... Asal mein.... Woh...."
Sidharth started hesitating.
Sana chuckled seeing it. She kept her fingers on his lips and said, "It's ok. Tumhe abhi jawab dene ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. You can take your time. Just remember one thing. No matter how much time you take, your answer has to be yes."
Saying that she kissed his cheeks and then left saying goodnight.
Sidharth returned to the jungle while thinking about Sana's words.
"She loves me. But do I love her?" He asked himself.
He remembered the moments they spent together and a smile automatically appeared on his face.
"Maybe yes." He thought. Then suddenly he remembered his tragic death and then turning into a vampire after a vampire bat bit him.
"No! No! No! I'm not a human. I'm a vampire. I can't fall in love. Sana is a pure soul. She is full of life. I can't bring her to the world of death. Meri darkness se bhari duniya mein Sana ki koi jagah nahi hai. Maine uss se milna start kiya tha because I wanted her blood. But main woh bhi nahi kar paaya. Kyu ki jab uske paas jaata hoon kuch alag sa feel hota hai. I need to stop this. From now I won't come to meet her. Kuch din baad woh bhi mujhe bhul jayegi. Usse bhulna hoga. Akhir ek Vampire aur ek insaan kabhi ek nahi ho sakte."
After 200 years, teardrops fell from his eyes but he didn't notice. He converted into a bat and flew towards the forest.
Next Day...
Sana was waiting for Sidharth since a long time outside her college but he didn't come. Sana became confused. He never did this. Sometimes he used to be late but there was not a single day when he didn't appear.
"Sayad kisi kaam mein fas gaya hoga." Said Sana to convince herself and then returned to her hostel.
Next Day, the same thing happened. Sidharth didn't come. Sana started worrying but she had nothing to do. She didn't have his number to contact him. Neither she had his address. Only thing she could do was wait for him and then leave.
Some days passed like this. Sana became very sad. She wasn't able to see his face since days. It was very painful for her. She used to go to their place and keep sitting there for long wishing that he would come.
Sidharth used to watch her from distance but never came infront of her. Sana used to cry there and seeing that he also felt her pain. Still he was determined that he would not meet her.
After somedays Sana stopped coming thinking that Sidharth had gone from her life. She didn't know why he was playing hide and seek with her but still she accepted it with a heavy heart.
When Sana stopped coming, Sidharth thought that she had moved on from him. He also decided to get back in his earlier life as he couldn't survive for long drinking animal's blood. He needed human's blood to survive. So he again set out for hunting. According to him, the Human-Vampire love story ended there.
One day Sana was sitting sadly in her hostel's room while her roommates Pragati and Saanjh were getting ready.
"Sana akhri baar tujhe request kar rahi hoon. Idhar akele reh ke tu kya karegi? Chal na humare saath club. Accha lagega." Said Pragati looking at Sana.
"I'm really not feeling well. Tum dono jaao na." Said Sana.
The girls sat beside her.
"Kya hua? Break-up hua hai tera?" Asked Saanjh.
"Aisa nahi hai...."
"Listen I know everything. Kuch mahine pehle mujhe bhi ek ladke ne ditch kiya tha. I was also upset like you. Lekin phir maine socha, uske gham mein udaas rehne se kya hoga? I have to move on. And that's how I recovered." Said Saanjh.
"Aur jiske liye tu ro rahi hai, kya paata usse koi aur mil gayi ho. Isliye usne tujhe chhor diya. Abhi sayad woh uss ladki ke saath maze kar raha hai. Main toh kehti hoon tu bhi kisi aur ko dhund le." Said Pragati.
Though they were saying the fact, Sana didn't want to believe it.
"Nahi. Mera Sidharth aisa nahi kar sakta. Zaroor koi aur wajah hogi." She thought.
"Chal na." Said Pragati and Saanjh together.
Sana finally agreed to go with them as it would help her to refresh her mind.
She quickly got dressed and left with her friends. Soon they reached the club.
After sometime...
Sana was enjoying with her friends, suddenly her eyes fell on someone who was looking familiar.
Sana narrowed her eyes and went little closer. She saw the person clearly. It was Sidharth. A smile came to her face. She was about to call him when he saw a girl with him. They were dancing. Sana's face turned pale.
Sidharth hold the girl's hand and started taking her outside the club. Without thinking anything else, Sana started going after them.
They were going towards the forest and Sana was following them. At any cost, she wanted to know what was going on.
Sidharth suddenly felt something unusual and turned behind. Sana immediately hid herself behind a tree.
"What happened Baby?" Asked the girl in a drunk voice.
Sidharth looked at the girl and said, "Mujhe laga udhar koi hai."
The girl looked behind and said, "Koi nahi hai. Now let's go. I can't wait anymore."
Sidharth nodded and continued going. Sana again started following them.
Like this they reached the forest. Sidharth and the girl went near the bornfire and Sana was standing little far from them. In no time, Sidharth started his work and kissed the girl's neck.
Sana's heart broke seeing it. She closed her eyes feeling disgusted. Tears rolled down her eyes. It was clear to her that they were making out. Her friends were right. He left her because he got someone else. And it was her fault that she loved him.
Sana couldn't stay there anymore. She wiped her tears and was about to leave when she heard a loud scream. She frowned and looked back just to witness the most shocking sight in her life.
Sidharth was biting the girl's neck like a hungry monster. His eyes, his teeth, nothing was normal. He had turned into something else. Sana got very much scared seeing him like this. This was not the Sidharth she knew.
After sucking the girl's blood, Sidharth left her and she fell down being senseless. Blood was oozing out of the corner of his mouth. The satisfaction was visible on his face.
Sana stepped back and suddenly her feet touched dry leaves making sound. Sidharth immediately turned and became shocked seeing Sana there.
He made normal face and said, "Sana....tum idhar...."
"You killed her." Said Sana in a low voice looking at the senseless girl.
Sidharth nodded in no and said, "No... I didn't....."
"YOU KILLED HER!" Screamed Sana looking at him.
"Sana I didn't kill her. Trust me. I just sucked some amount of her blood." Said Sidharth explaining.
"Trust? Seriously? You are a monster! You can kill anybody for blood. You can even kill me."
"I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY." Yelled Sidharth making Sana shiver.
"It's true that I'm not a human. I'm a vampire. I need blood to survive. But I never killed anyone for blood, neither I converted anyone into vampire. Please believe me...."
Sidharth was coming closer when Sana stepped back getting afraid.
"Mere... Paas mat aana." She said in an afraid tone.
Sidharth looked at her with disbelief and asked, "So now you are scared of me?"
Sana didn't reply.
"Sana look at me. I'm your Sidharth. You said that you loved me....."
"Loved you?" Asked Sana with disbelief. "You are wrong. I loved a human. Not a monster like you. Aur tum kya jaante ho pyaar ke baare mein? Pyaar karne ke liye dil ki zaroorat hoti hai. Woh hai tumhare paas? For you I'm just another source of blood. Like her." Sana pointed towards the girl. "You only love blood. Nothing else."
Sana started crying. Sidharth chuckled bitterly. Once he saw immense love in her eyes for him. But now there was only fear.
"Jab tum aisa hi sochti ho mere baare mein, then all right. I'm a monster. And I can suck your blood also. Before I do that, leave." Said Sidharth calmly but angrily.
Sana stopped crying and looked at him.
"I SAID LEAVE!" He yelled.
Sana immediately left from there running.
Getting frustrated, Sidharth kicked the wood angrily. He remembered the day when she said 'I Love You' to him.
"Lie. Everything is a lie. There is nothing called love. Nothing!" Saying that he started crying.
He was the first vampire who was crying.
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