AsYa SS: Light Years Away Part 6 on PG23 - Page 15

"Zoya...she is..."

An unknown fear started building in his heart as he impatiently waited Luco to complete his sentence. He strode towards Luco fast and held him by his shoulder and looked squarely in his eyes.

"What happened to her Luco? Tell me dammit..."

Everyone gathered around the duo as they heard Asad's raised volume. Asad repeated his question and shook Luco by shoulder vigorously.

"Asad... Zoya... I don't know where she is... I can't find her here..."

Asad felt a pain shot through his heart as he heard Luco. He left his shoulders and staggered a few feet back.

"What... what you... mean... by you can't find her here?"

"Look Asad... I think she is gone from here..."

Rage built up inside Asad as he heard Luco. He grabbed him by shoulder forcefully while Stephani and Ayaan ran towards them to detangle them from each other.

"What you mean by she is gone? How can she go like that? Why the hell are you lying to me?"

Luco sighed as he knew what was coming. How much ever Asad denied his feelings, Luco could read what his heart tells. He hate to see his best friend in this condition, but he had to break it to him.

"Asad... I think she has heard your and Ayaan's conversation. I saw her coming out of the room before you came out. She was...erm... crying... I saw her sitting near the door and crying. After 5 minutes when I looked again, she was nowhere to be seen... I am soo sorry Asad..."

Asad felt his whole world crumble down as realization drowned on him.

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"No. Asad, you are not gonna do this. You are not gonna risk yourself for some human girl.

"She is not just some girl Stephani. She is my Zoya."

"But she is not one of our kind."

"I know that. You don't have to rub it on my face every now and then. For your information, I don't care who she is anymore. All I care about is the unnamed feelings I have for her... The feelings which make my heart skip a beat when I see her... The feelings which rips my heart apart when I see her tears... The feeling which circulates a jolt of electricity through my veins whenever I touch her... The feelings which I masked till now with my indifferent attitude... The feelings which make me wanna scream out to the world that I LOVE ZOYA..."

There was pin drop silence everywhere as Asad confessed his feelings. Everyone's mouth was wide open except Ayaan's and Luco's. They had seen it coming. But they were afraid whether Asad was late in realizing.

Asad looked at everyone who was looking at him as if he was an alien. Well, yes, technically he was an alien, but their expressions kind of throw him off guard as he also started rewinding whatever he said. The realization hit him hard again as he was able to name the feelings he has for Zoya. Love... Look at the irony. When she was there, he always pushed her away and played with her feelings. But, when she had gone for God knows where, he has finally understood his feelings for Zoya. All he wanted at that moment was to hold her and kiss her showing her how much she matters to him and whatever he had said earlier was just a stupid act of his so as to run away from his own heart. Asad felt earth move beneath his feet as he slid down to floor.

***(@)***

She was always afraid of darkness. Be it outside, be it in heart. So she always found way to reach up for light whenever she felt her world is being falling into darkness. That was the old Zoya. But this new Zoya who was walking in the dead street aimlessly had suddenly fallen in love with darkness. She was not ready to fight for light; rather she was willing to give up her life so that darkness can consume her forever.

She didn't care about the monsters out there who were hunting their prey. She didn't even care about her own safety. At that moment all that going on her mind was Asad's words. The same thing was replaying in her mind again and again the moments she heard that. It was as if suddenly everything was vanished from her life. It was as if the wish to live anymore had been drained out of her body. All she wanted was to run away, run away from the only man she ever loved so that he can be at peace. She had succeeded in that as she sneaked out of the building making sure that Luco hasn't seen her.

Now, as she walk through the street aimlessly, she couldn't help but to let the treacherous tears fall down from her eyes. She found her legs giving themselves away as she didn't had the energy to fight her pain anymore. Dragging her feet, she went to a corner of the street and sat down. Her sobs grew louder as she clutched her heart dearly. She knew, she is attracting the monsters with the sound, but she was ready to die. She didn't want to live the cursed life of loneliness. But it looked like God was not ready to grant her wish. Instead of Monsters who are ready to eat her all she found were raindrops falling from sky onto her. Her sobs subdued in the sudden thundering and rain. Fully drained out of energy, she crouched down to fetal position hugging her knees close to her chest while rain pouring on her innocent form heavily.

As her eyelids grew heavy, she found herself drifting off to sleep as dreams invaded her mind

A little girl of five was waiting for her parents who are about to come from office. She looked through her balcony window to the road as she waited excitedly for them. Suddenly she heard the familiar honking of the car. Smiling, she ran through the stairs and out into the garden. There she saw her parents' car as they waved at her from the other side of the road. She waited patiently for them to take a U turn and park the car infront of their house. She saw suddenly a truck out of nowhere come and hit the car in which her parents where. The small girl looked at the car with her small eyes wide open. She waited for her parents to open the door of the car and call her to their open arms, but they never came...

Dream changes

A girl of 15 walked to the class in high school, late. She could feel all the eyes on her, not because she is popular, but because in other's words, she was nerd, the most unpopular girl in the school, a weirdo. She snapped out of her thoughts as she heard her teacher asking for explanation for her being late. The girl started stuttering nervously as she said the reason,

"Mam... I was... I had to do a late night shift at the restaurant where I work yesterday... So I..."

She could see her peers mocking fun of her while her teacher's gaze resembled something pity. She could hear the chorus of "Weirdo and orphan" on background as she stared at the tiles of the floor while trying to swallow the lump that formed in her throat.

Dream changes

A 23 year old girl walked into the room and stood before the most handsome man she had ever seen. The girl's face basking in the glory of love. She raised her hand to touch him. But he, all of a sudden pushed her backwards as she staggered in her feet. She looked up at him, her baby brown eyes all wide. He had a cold look in his eyes as he voiced,

"You are nothing but a filthy human. You are no match for me. Look at you, weirdo..."

She stared at her feet as tears started flowing continuously with the rejection. She suddenly felt herself falling to a never ending abyss as she screamed his name,

"Asad..."

She felt a sudden jolt of electricity pass through her as she felt someone's' lips on her. She opened her eyes slowly and tried to stay focused which was proving impossible with the dizziness and sudden emotions. Somehow she focused her vision and what she saw shook her to core. Asad was there, leaning over her crouched form, kissing her tenderly in her lips. For a moment she thought she was dead and was dreaming. But the loud thumping of her heart proved otherwise. She lied there dumbfounded, her lips at Asad's mercy as he continued tasting her.

She closed her eyes again at the warmness spread across her body with his kiss. She felt protected, she felt belonged... belonged? The sudden thought broke her trance as she recalled his words. With the all energy left in her, she pushed him away from her, tears flowing continuously from her eyes.

Asad, on the other hand was devouring her lips as he found her after hours of search. He had gone mad looking for her. He was praying to God to not let any harm touch her. He was scared for her. The thundering and the rain increased his restlessness. And after when he thought he had lost her forever, God proved him wrong. He spot her in a corner crouched up in fetal position, fully drenched. She was whimpering and crying. He could tell that she was dreaming from the way her body was restless. He was thinking at the next step he should take, when he heard his name. As he heard his name from her lips, the rationality about which he was thinking blew out of window, as he captured her lips with his. He tasted every ounce of her lips as he devoured it with a new found passion.

He could feel her opening her eyes, but never once he broke the kiss. He wanted to soothe her, soothe himself. He felt happy when she closed her eyes again getting lost in the moment just like he did. But his happiness was short lived as he felt her push him with all the strength she had. For a feeble girl she was, the push was stronger as he felt himself staggering back. He looked at her who was looking at him with various emotions flickering in her face... Pain, anger, helplessness, betrayal, love... the tears that were flowing from her eyes stabbed Asad in his heart. He leaned forward to touch her cheek while she moved back in reflex. He stopped his hand in the midway as he realized that he had pushed her so far away from him.

He wanted to hold her close and tell her that how much he loves her, but that was not the right time as Asad sensed danger in atmosphere. In one swift motion, he picked her up and put her body over his shoulder despite her protest. He walked towards the building which was nearby. He put her down only after they reached the inner most part of that building from where the sounds cannot be heard outside. As soon as he put her down she attempted to run towards the door. He was quick for her as he caught hold of her wrist and yanked her towards him. She tried hitting him in his chest struggling to go outside. Asad was losing his temper with her stubbornness.

"Why? Why you wanna go outside dammit? You will die..."

"I want to die..."

And that was last straw of self-control Asad had. He pulled her into a bone crushing hug. He could feel her struggling to break free. This angered Asad more. He separated himself from her a little only to crash his lips against hers. He started tasting her vigorously showing his love and anger. At the starting it was anger which was over powering love. But when she stopped struggling under his grip, anger took the backseat as he started kissing her passionately with all the love he had. He nibbled her lips while she stood there like a statue. He slowly parted himself away from her while his hands still placed on her waist. He looked down at her swollen lips. She had her eyes closed while a drop of tear was glistening at the side. Slowly he bent down and captured that tear in his mouth, slowly kissing her eyes.

"Open your eyes Zoya..."

Slowly, she opened her eyes only to meet the pair of hazel eyes which was telling her a story which she always wanted to hear. She gazed at his eyes longingly.

Asad's heart skipped a beat as he saw the emotion in her eyes. Leaving her waist, he slowly cupped her face. Tucking a strand of hair that threatened to obscure his view, he slowly leaned into her ears and whispered.

"I love you Zoya..."

Her eyes wide opened at his sudden confession. She forgot to breathe for a second as the realization drowned on her. She pulled away from him as if it was hard for her to believe. He again cupped her face, inching his face close to hers and locked his eyes with hers.

"I am telling the truth Zoya. I love you. I know you have heard mine and Ayaan's conversation. But that was the stupid me who thought that whatever I felt towards you is something which I can fight, which I can forget easily once I am done with my mission. You are not one among us and I didn't want my life to be complicated. But when I felt I lose you, I realized, the connection which we have is not something which I can fight. I cannot forget you ever. And I realized, my life was complicated before, but once you came, it became simple. I want you Zoya. I want you in my life. I am ready to cross the distance of light years just for you. Please Zoya... please don't say no. please be mine... please..."

Zoya stood there, tears continuously flowing from her eyes, dumbstruck at his confession. All she wished in her entire life was to belong to someone, and here she is, standing as the man who is in love with her professing his love to her. She felt all words dry in her throat. Exhausted, she launched herself in his arms and let out the tears drench his outfit.

On the other hand, Asad was stumped momentarily as she threw herself upon him. But that shock gave away to happiness as he realized the meaning of her action. He pulled her closer against his body as their body touched everywhere. He nuzzled her hair while she rest her head at the crook of his neck. He pulled apart after a few minutes, leaning and capturing her lips again. This time, she responded with equal passion and love. Even though it was the first time she was kissing someone, she made sure that he had understood the depth of the love she hold for him.

His lips found its way down as he started kissing her jaw along the line to her neck. She shivered at his actions, her legs giving away partly due to the emotions and partly due to the fact that she was fully drenched. He broke apart as he felt her shivering. He looked at her condition. His finger reached the buttons of her shirt to unbutton it as if it was the most common thing to do. Mortified, Zoya looked at Asad, her hands closed over his, stopping him from doing that. He looked at her and realized the bluntness of his action. He could feel her hesitation. He slowly nudged Zoya to look at him who was looking elsewhere because of shyness.

"Zoya, you are wet. You will fall sick again. That's only one part. If I want, I can give you the excuse of providing body heat again which I heard many guys use on girls on earth. But that's not me. I really want you. From where I come, bonding in a physical level is that much important as bonding in an emotional level. I want to feel you. I want to take away your pain. I want to take away your loneliness. Please let me. You are my soul mate. I am not a human to betray you. I will never ever abandon you. Trust me Zoya..."

She was overwhelmed hearing him. This was the first time someone was showering her with this much love. She believed him, more than she believes herself. And she decided, she would give up everything she has for him, just to feel his love. She hugged him tight.

"If anyone I trust in this whole Universe, then it's you. Please don't ever leave me Asad. I had lived my entire life in loneliness. If you leave me, I may not be able to bear that pain. I will die without you Asad, I will die"

He pulled her closer while urging her to calm down.

"I will never leave you Zoya, you are mine. My soul mate..."

And at that moment Zoya knew, she had got everything she wants in her life in the form of Asad. She tiptoed and whispered into his ears while a blush formed in her cheeks.

"Mark me with your love Asad..."

She felt shy to face him after that and she hid her face in his chest, just above where his heart was.

He smiled at her innocence as he swept her off her feet in bridal style. He took her to corner where he saw a heap of clothes. He slowly lowered her down on that heap. He leaned over her as he slowly started unbuttoning her shirt. She had her eyes closed, her cheek turning into scarlet red. He peeled the layer of clothing off her body one by one leaving her fully naked to his eyes. Feeling shy, she rolled, so that her back was facing him. She clutched the cloth tightly as she felt unknown emotions surge through her. She bit her lips hard in anticipation of something which she never experienced. He could hear Asad's outfit being thrown into the floor as the metal clanked. She inhaled deeply as she felt his fingers drawing circles on her back.

Asad looked at the beauty lying in front of him naked. It made him happy knowing that he is the first person to touch this pure soul. It made him scream with joy mentally knowing that she was there, waiting for him to mark her with his love. Divesting of his own clothes, he joined her, drawing imaginary patterns in her back. He could hear her sharp intake of breath as his fingers touched her skin. He molded his body with hers as he hugged her from back while kissing her neck. Not able to withstand this torture, Zoya turned around and hugged him burying her face in his chest. Asad laughed at her innocence yet again. He slowly captured her lips in his as his hands find its way all over her body. Zoya melted under his touch and kisses like an ice cream. ..

They didn't care about what they are, they didn't care about the distance, they didn't care about the monsters lurking outside, and all they cared about was each other. They believed if God has made them fall for each other, then it has to be his sign for something destined. Under the moon light they became one, erasing the distance of light years with their pure & innocent love. All other opposing force in this Universe can rot in hell...

Khubsurat sa ek pal kissa banjata hai,
Jane kab kaun zindagi ka hissa banjata hai,
Kuch log zindagi me milte hain aise,
Jinse kabhi na tutnewala rishta banjata hai...

"Sometimes you may find your soul mate in most bizarre situations"

***(THE END)***