Abhay-Piya FF: And I will be waiting.Book 1 Ended. - Page 80

Behind the Guesthouse, Irugarh

While Abhay and company are sweating it out in the jungle and guesthouse, Danish is hiding behind Abhay's car in darkness and hogging over blood bags – drinking them like an animal because the human smell has been too much for him. Yeah, he could have easily attacked any of the human beings around him but he couldn't and he dare not. Chaand and Haseena had warned him that he couldn't kill anyone in a place that would bring him under suspicion. They had turned him into a vampire and he could not forego them. And they had kept the threat of a vampire slayer hanging over his head. They would either starve him to death or get some high profile slayer to stake him and turn him into a handful of ashes.

Danish ( thinking as he put the blood bag to his mouth )- No life. No death. I am nowhere – just a monster living to drink blood or rather drinking blood to live. An eternal life of darkness, blood bath and fight for survival…. ( becomes sad)… maybe getting staked by a vampire slayer is not that bad an idea.

Just then, he hears a teasing feminine whistle behind him and the clicking sound of heels. He tosses the blood bag aside and stands alert with superhuman speed – as if ready to attack.

Danish (sensing)- A woman. I recognize your smell! Tanushree, that's you, right? COME OUT!

Tanushree comes in front of him and curves her lips with her hands up in the air with soundless applause. Danish narrows his eyebrows at her as he wipes the blood on his hands on the lapels of his brown shirt.

Danish ( darkly )- No games with me, Bolsh. I know you are a vampire – mutant Bolsh vampire. What's with all the stalking , huh? Go back to the guest house and put on your air of the Vogue Bimbette for Misha and Ruhi at least. No roaming in the woods.

Tanushree ( walking towards him )- Etiquettes , Danish. Etiquettes. When someone walks upon you while you are ( laughs) having dinner , you are supposed to ask them to join you.

Danish ( glares at her)- Dinner? You call these blood bags dinner? It's a curse on us! You understand me? Now, get this sick sense of humour and yourself out of here, Just F**** OFF!

Tanushree comes to Danish and puts her hands on his shoulders – aiming her sharp brandy eyes at him. She tilts her head and sweeps her hair aside to reveal her fair neck .

Tanushree ( darkly)- Vampires were given fangs to bite….( fingers her neck)….you don't want to kill human beings. , fine. But we are…. ( whispers into his ears)….vampires. We can exchange blood . Like this!

With this Tanushree , gets her fangs out and pierces them into Danish's neck – evoking the monster in him and forcing him to bite her back. They both suck blood out of each-other. Tanushree's blood, being black and contaminated with Huraan – the genetic Bolshva poison makes the insides of Danish's mouth burn as though hit with an acid. Growling in pain, he pushes Tanushree off. Tanushree watches him writhe in pain and feels bad for him a for a few fleeting seconds. But the voice of the Majesty in her head kills her bouts of conscience.

Majesty : Tanushree, you are not supposed to go under any moral weight. DON'T.

Tanushree shakes her head and wipes the blood off her mouth as she steps back.

Tanushree ( patting Danish's head)- Awwwww baby. Don't cha worry. You will not be consumed by Huraan like Abhay almost was. Huraan is only as lethal as a Bolsh vampire's temper. You are just hit by the acid – nothing's gonna happen to you.

Danish ( gets up catching his breath )- Y-You've done this on purpose, T. Haven't you?

Tanushree ( turns away )- Keep guessing , darling.

With this Tanushree zooms into the dark of the jungle. Danish can almost feel Tanushree inside him and it is a very very weird feeling.

Outside the Guesthouse.

Piya has brought Misha back to the guesthouse. The bonfire is still burning but T and Tracker are not around now. With both the blanket and Tracker missing , Piya understands that she has gone back to sleep inside. Relieved , she makes Misha sit on a wooden bench. Misha is still in a trance – shaken , ashen faced and under visible trauma and shock.

Piya ( calmly and reassuringly )- Misha, I am going in to get you the first aid box . Don't move from here , okay? I will just get back to you.

Piya , looking back at a numb Misha again and again , shakes her head and goes into the guesthouse.

Misha is just looking at the blazing fire of the bonfire – her eyes terrorized , face wooden and her own blood sparkling against her alabaster skin. Sambhav's growls and threats are still ringing in her head.

Flash: Sambhav embracing Misha and turning into a werewolf- leaping at Misha and attacking her while she paralyzed his movement with the attack of a wooden branch. Sambhav ready to eat her up in his carnivorous fury and Abhay coming to her rescue.

Misha shudders and lets out a small cry as Piya comes running to her with the first aid box.

Piya ( putting her arms around her )- Misha! Relax. Nothing happened.It's over….( rubs her arm in a maternal manner to calm her)….i am going to clean your wounds now. Just be okay, please.

Piya takes out a wad of cotton from the box and putting an antiseptic on it , she starts to clean the scratches and bruises all over Misha .

Piya ( feeling the pain herself )- It will pain a lot, Misha. Please bear with it, okay?

Misha nods and Piya begins to gently clean away the signs of physical fury that Sambhav had unleashed on her.

Misha ( still looking at the fire )- What is Abhay?

Piya's hand stops in mid air and her baby brown eyes go wide on Piya's question.

Piya ( flustered )- Wh-What do you mean by that, Misha?

Misha ( looks up at her with a calm sharpness )- Sambhav is a ruthless werewolf as I just found out first hand. You don't look shocked either – so obviously you knew all along. Now, tell me what is Abhay.

Piya (feeling like a total fool because she can't cook intelligent lies like Abhay on the spot)- Abhay is…. Well, Abhay is….. I don't know what you are trying to ask me, Misha.

Misha ( looks back at the fire )- Sambhav was all set to rip my heart out – as an angry wolf whose little secret has been found. I would have been dead . I almost was. ….( tears well up in eyes as trauma is settling and grief raising it's head)…. But Abhay came! He didn't know where I was but he found me. What do you think, Piya? I AM BLIND? I saw him appear with a supernatural speed – he stood between me and Sambhav. He was able to control and dominate the animal in Sambhav and you… ( gets up and looks at her accusingly )…you didn't even once worry that a werewolf could kill Abhay! Instead , you followed his instructions like a stupid cow and brought me back , leaving him alone to deal with Sam!

Piya is speechless and she can see the fire in Misha's eyes. It is not just fear or trauma – it's curiosity to know what has just happened with her.

Piya ( defeated but sticking to her resolve )- Misha, I …. I agree that I knew all along that Sam is not human. Sounds casual to say, I know. But we both know how that realization of the supernatural feels. Yes, I knew that Sambhav is a lycanthrope and i… We tried to hide it from you as much as we could.

Misha ( feels cheated )- And I thought we were sisters! Best friends? ….(refuses to get all emotional)…. And Abhay? WHO IS HE! What all is going on around me and I don't know?

Piya ( pulling her back to sit and cleaning the blood from her back )- Ask Abhay. I am bound by a promise to him. I cannot tell you who or what is he.

Misha shakes off Piya's hand in anger and tears of betrayal. She gets up to go inside and just then, they hear a rustling of leaves. Both the girls turn and they see Abhay and Sambhav walk into the light. Abhay has a tepid and tired expression on his face while Sambhav is still aggressive and his furious grey eyes seem to stand out in the dark. Abhay is holding Sambhav's arm as if keeping a monster on leash.

Piya ( relieved and runs to Abhay , giving timid looks to Sam )- All okay?

Abhay ( looks back at Sam)- Suppose so. Sambhav?

Misha has frozen in her tracks and as soon as her and Sam's eyes meet – all the terror comes gushing back like crashing waves and she can hear her own screams and his roars resounding in her head. She steps back on her own, her trembling wrists holding on to the sides of her clothes to stop her entire body from shaking.

Sambhav ( glares at Misha )- Forget it, Abhay. I am NOT going to do anything of that sort.

Abhay(angrily )- Sam! Don't go all that rigid ! We have discussed this already- DO IT NOW!

Sambhav looks at Abhay's aggressive ice blue eyes and his jaw tightening. He frees his hand from Abhay's killing grip and looks at him and Piya. Then, again , back at Misha who seems to have lost her voice as soon as she set her eyes on Sam again.

Sambhav ( turning towards Misha )- You want me to do it to her?

Piya ( scared )- Sambhav……don't look at her like that….please.

Abhay ( warns him )- Sam, don't do anything stupid. We all want this to end… right here and right now.

Sambhav smirks at Abhay's fears and gives Misha a pseudo-loving look. He starts walking towards her – slowly, gently and Misha stands rooted to the spot – numbed and terrorized by the mere sight of Sam. Abhay makes a move to stop him but Piya holds him back , shaking her head to convey to him that maybe they can trust Sam.

Sambhav ( smiles at Misha )- So, Miss. Nancy Drew. Brave or stupid. How do you rate yourself on the 1 to 10 scale of suicidal tendencies?

Misha's heart is pounding loud enough to blast her ear drums but she doesn't have the guts to move from there. She can already imagine Sam shapeshifting into a werewolf and ripping her apart. Her feet just don't move.

Sambhav ( rounding her up )- No answer? Why? What happened ?.....( keeps his hands on her shoulders from behind and Abhay becomes alert) ….OOPSIE! DOOPSIE! I forgot. You are traumatized right now, aren't you? Scared that you not only saw a lycanthrope but also got attacked by one in a live version of a werewolf movie! …..

Sambhav can feel Misha's nerves shivering under his hand and her body is actually trembling. He draws this sadistic pleasure out of her fear and the feeling of it that is right under his hands.

Abhay can sense trouble and he looks back at Piya,

Abhay ( under his breath )- Trouble. I know Sam, Piya, He's gonna hurt Misha!

And Abhay's fears prove right within seconds as Sambhav slides his arm right across Misha's bosom and locks her body to his. Misha gives out a shriek as she understands that Sambhav is suffocating her breath.

Sambhav ( roars )- And curiosity killed the cat!

Sambhav presses Misha so hard to himself that her ribcage cracks and at that moment, Abhay dives on Sambhav . He pushes Sambhav away and separates Misha from him. Misha falls on her knees and catches her breath , realizing that Sambhav has actually cracked her ribcage. Piya runs to Misha's aid and Misha , putting her hands on Piya's shoulders communicates to her that she can no longer get up – she points to her abdomen.

Abhay pins Sambhav to a tree and holds down his movement.

Sambhav ( roaring )- LEAVE ME! Just leave me! Am going to kill that dumb head! …..ABHAY!

Abhay ( angrily )- Just stop it, Sam, will you? What has come over you? Control your animal instincts!... ( grabs his face and forces him to look into his eyes )…. Listen to me! You cannot kill Misha ! You understand me?

Sambhav ( furiously )- That cat has been snooping around me! Haunting and stalking me for weeks just to confirm that am a werewolf! She had the nerve to stab me to get my blood just to find out the same and…. ( almost digs his nails into Abhay's shoulders )… and YOU ARE TELLING ME TO LISTEN!

Abhay ( bellows )- ENOUGH! What has come over you, Sambhav! You are an ANCIENT and you don't kill anyone at random ! Come to your senses, Sam! Misha knows your secret and so does Piya! Did you kill Piya? NO! Then, what is wrong now!

When Abhay says that ,Sambhav's temper lowers and he looks struck. Yes, Abhay was right on this account. What had come over Sam? He was a 500+ year old ancient – they were not ruthless predators. So, why was Sam suddenly behaving like one. Piya also knew that Sam was a werewolf but Sambhav had handled her so well – not just for himself but for Abhay's vampire identity as well. So, why was he reacting so violently when it came to Misha discovering the same?

Abhay notices that Sam's offences and defenses are down. He decides to handle Sam rationally and calmly.

Abhay – Sam, we can all forget this. This night never happened in Misha's life. Erase her memory. I cannot do it because the incident and experience is yours. Only you can do it. Misha will forget the very fact that you are a werewolf or what happened in this night.

Sambhav looks at Misha who is in too much pain to even move a finger and is in Piya's arms, her head resting on Piya's shoulder. Misha looks back at him but there is no emotion – she can barely keep her eyes open.

Sambhav ( gently pushing Abhay away from himself )- NO. I will NOT erase her memory, Abhay. I am letting her live because you and Piya want her to live . That is more than enough !....And I am not you, Abhay. So, don't expect this greatness and goodness shit from me!

Abhay ( throwing up his hands )- So, what do you want , Sam? That she should run like some roadrunner on wheels in horror everytime she sees you! What if the word spreads that you are a lycanthrope!

Sambhav ( rolls his eyes)- That is her punishment in exchange for her life! ….( glares at Misha )…. BE SCARED. OF ME. TILL YOU DIE. And if anyone finds out that am a lycanthrope,… ( takes steps towards her but Abhay blocks his way)….trust me, neither Abhay nor Piya will be able to save you! And even if your whole family tries, they will not be able to sew your dead body back t0gether!

Piya ( offended )- SAMBHAV!

Sam gives Piya a bratty dark look and pushing past Abhay , he runs back into the jungle. Abhay heaves a sigh of relief and rubbing his temples to calm himself, looks back at Piya and Misha. Misha has passed out by now. Piya looks at Abhay tearfully as he bends down to check on Misha.

Piya ( her voice shaky )- Sambhav will not harm Misha, right?

Abhay touches Piya's cheek softly and looking into her eyes with faith and reassurance , shakes his head.

Abhay – I am standing in the way and I always will.

Saying this, Abhay gathers Misha in his arms like a bunch of daisies and carries her into the guesthouse. Piya follows him quietly back into the guesthouse. The fire of the bonfire is dying out now.

Boys' Bedroom, Guesthouse.

With Tracker sleeping soundly in the room assigned to girls and the fear that Tanushree can pop back any moment, Abhay has taken Misha into the boys room. Sambhav was in a deep mood and Abhay knew that he will return only in the morning. It was 4am and there was a lot of time,

Misha had been unclothed completely and her fair body lay covered in quilts . She was fast asleep – her rhythmic breathing reassuring that she was fine now – her body had recovered from all the physical torture that Sam had unleashed on her in cold fury. All the blood had been restored and not a single bruise anywhere on her body. Abhay had healed her completely by his healing ability – his touch had been enough to suck out her pain. He was sitting by her side , holding her hand in his hands – his head resting on a pillow that Piya had so softly adjusted behind his head when she saw that he had dozed off. But even then, Abhay held on to Misha's hand securely.

Just then, Piya walked into the room carrying a bowl of what at least looked like a soup. A hideous green. She tip toed to Abhay , making sure that she doesn't disturb Misha's slumber. She went near Abhay and was about to tap him on his hand to wake him up. But then, she was forced to stop. Her eyes rested on Abhay's face . He looked so much at peace with his eyes closed. His face was such a strikingly attractive combination of strength and vulnerability. How could anyone even perceive him as arrogant or cold as everyone had believed him to be in the initials days of his entry at Mount College. Piya , with a sheepish smile on her face , found herself bending down and almost kissing Abhay. But Abhay was , well, Abhay. He opened his eyes and found Piya's face so close to his face. Piya was ensnared by the feel of Abhay's breath against her skin and almost drowned in his ice blue pools.

Abhay ( flatly )- Piya , you need to stop staring at me all the time and you need to stop trying to kiss me all the time.

With this , he makes a pink faced Piya stand straight. He gets up and gently puts Misha's hand back on the pillow, covering her bare back with the sheet securely. And then, he spots the bowl in Piya's hands. He makes a disgusted face on looking at it and then, looks at Piya.

Abhay ( makes a face )- Piya, you called up Anushka, didn't you? That is how you came up with this hideous celery and broccoli gumbo ! Did you fry a squirrel also to add to it?

Piya ( shoots back in a whisper )- Hello! You yourself said that healing someone draws energy out of you and weakens you. Now, I can't go around looking for blood banks to pour them into your mouth. So, I had to call up Anushka – she is an ace witch . She instructed and I cooked – she said that it would restore all your energy back without a single drop of blood. So, stop giving me those Dracula looks and eat this.

Abhay makes another sick face and strides out of the room. Piya looks back at a sleeping Misha and follows Abhay out.

Piya ( stamping her foot )- Ah, these supernaturals! ABHAY!

Hall + Kitchen Area, Guesthouse.

Abhay comes to the hall and goes to the fridge . He takes a bottle out of the fridge and pours himself some water in a glass. Piya comes there and bangs the fridge's door shut. Abhay looks at her, leaning over the fridge.

Abhay ( shrugging his shoulders )- What?

Piya ( glares at him )- I don't understand you, Abhay! A few seconds ago I saw this caring loving Abhay who stood between Misha and death , looked after her like a baby , never leaving her side . And when, I wake up that Abhay from sleep , he growls at me like a tiger! Abhay, why don't you just decide your moods for once and all? I swear the Indian Political System is more stable than your moods!

Abhay walks to the sitting area and settles in a chair. He looks at Piya sideways.

Abhay ( calmly )- Care. Love. Affection. They put me off, Piya. I guess your caring gesture of that celery gumbo sort of got me rude. Am sorry.

Piya ( frustrated )- Put you off? Then, why do you give the same to me? You shouldn't care- you shouldn't protect – you shouldn't love!

Abhay ( angrily – Love you? Excuse me? When did I ever say that I love you? I protect because that is my nature. I have said time and again that you are important to me – that you are special to me – but that doesn't mean that I love you.

Piya – Stop lying to me and stop lying to yourself! ….( kneels beside him and forces him to look at her )….Abhay , what we have between us is not friendship , is not a victim-protector bond. It runs deeper. I have seen it all along and I saw it today again. You almost killed Maithli for me. You fear losing me , the very thought that something could happen to me scares the living daylights out of you! But when it comes to confronting what you feel for me, you just walk off or hide behind a 1000 moods? Do you plan to torture me to death or something?

Abhay looks at Piya's stressed and coloured face. He feels a lurch in his heart. Yes, he has been falling for her all along but how can he say it. How can he believe it? How can he tie this 17 year old pixie to a fate of dark forbidden love which has no beginning , no middle , no end. Abhay puts away Piya's hands and gets up from the chair , not looking at her eyes.

Abhay ( getting his emotions back in control )- Happens. It's your age. All men appear knights in shining armour and the future appears a happily ever after. Piya, I am just someone you are fatally attracted to…. ( looks back)….and since you know that am a vampire ,let me tell you that most of your feelings have to do with reaction to my supernatural beauty ….( smirks)…. As cheesy as it sounds. We are meant to look fatally attractive. You are getting sucked into the abyss of my persona. That's it.

Piya is shocked at what Abhay is saying. She grabs his arm and turns him around to face her.

Piya ( lashes at him )- Supernatural beauty? Fatally attracted ? BULLSHIT! Tell me one thing, then. What was so attractive about the violent monster whom I fed my blood just so that I could see him live? What is so attractive about being in love with a living dead?....( grabs him by his collar )….loving a man who will perhaps never belong to me because some crazy great great aunt of mine didn't leave him fit to love or trust anyone ever again!

Abhay ( struck )- Aunt?

Piya ( shuts him up )- We will deal with that later, Abhay. It's about you and me , right now.

Abhay ( backing out )- I don't want to talk about this now, Piya. I am going to Misha. She needs me.

Piya ( blocks his way )- Misha will not wake up before 9 in the morning you said. She doesn't need you , Abhay. You need an excuse.

Abhay ( moves her aside )- Don't push me. Piya. Please. We are NOT getting into anything. I am NOT admitting anything . Get it?

Abhay walks away and Piya just blurts out something to stop him – just like we blurt out when we are in desperation and we are not thinking.

Piya ( throwing a tantrum)- Fine! I will get into a relationship with someone who is not immortal, doesn't drink blood and won't scare me with fangs and dissolved pupils in the middle of the night! Give …( takes the risk)…. Give that shirt back to me!

Abhay stops in his tracks and Piya is not too sure if this was the right way to stop him. Abhay turns back and looks at her.

Abhay ( raises his eyebrow)- You want to get into a relationship with someone?

Piya ( stubbornly )- Yes.

Abhay ( narrows his eyebrows )- And you want that stupid shirt back?

Piya ( crosses her arms across her chest )- Naturally. I am done with you and this endless waiting! If I would have pursued Angad , Kabir or any boy in my college the way I have been pursuing you , I would be getting engaged by now!

Abhay ( gets upset )- Angad? Kabir? So, you have been eyeing guys all along , hmmm? Why did you leave out Danish, Sam or even that new guy Daksh? ….done with endless waiting, huh? So much for true love and all the crap that you have been piling on me.

Piya ( glad that at least Abhay is talking to her )- True love and a confused emotionally screwed vampire don't go together!

Abhay ( losing his cool )- I think all of Sam's madness hopped from his brain to yours . Emotionally screwed vampire? Just you wait. Let me show you what true love is all about. And to what extent I can screw things.

Piya has a feeling that she has invited trouble as she sees Abhay zoom back into the room where Misha is sleeping. He comes back with the shirt and Piya steps back seeing that look on Abhay's face.

Abhay ( holding the shirt up )- You did all this to get a reaction out of me, didn't you? Jealousy, seduction, affection, tease – you've tried everything , Piya. Tried so hard. You really thought that you can be one up on a 200 year old vampire? ….( grabs her arm )…..you want the truth, right?

Piya ( scared of Abhay in a long long time inspite of the shield )- Abhay….

Abhay takes her hand and brings her out to the exterior of the guesthouse. He looks at the burnt wood and the fire fires up again in torrid flames , making Piya flinch as the heat just hits her face.

Piya –What are you doing, Abhay!

Abhay throws the shirt in fire and it burns into nothingness , making Piya gape in shock.

Piya ( bursts )- Abhay! What did you… what did you just do? That shirt was for YOU!

Abhay ( spins Piya around and breathes into her face – I KNOW! ….( Piya is shocked )…..I have known it all along! Don't I know you, Piya? You really thought that I would believe that you would even think of looking at any other man the way you look at me?

Piya ( blank)- Then, why did ….

Abhay ( shakes her up)- To let you know, to show you that what the very thought that you could even think of someone else instead of me does to me!.....What are you pushing me for? To tell you how I feel about you? Fine!

Piya just looks at Abhay wide-eyed. She had seen him look so defeated only once …………when she had seen his yearning and heartbreak over Maithli…..he looked the same right now.

Abhay pulls Piya close and kisses her on her lips , wrapping his arms around her . Piya' melts there and then and she kisses him back. Abhay feels a surge of emotion within him but he knows what he is going to tell her. But he can't look into her eyes when he tells her that. He stands there hugging her , his cheek resting on her hair.

Abhay ( closes his eyes )- I no longer remember how it feels to be in love , Piya. Maithli just didn't leave anything behind- I have long forgotten to express , to feel. But if what you fill me up with is love , I love you. If the forever lurking fear that I am going to lose you is love , I love you. If the hope, the beauty , the faith that I feel when I look at you is love, I love you……( hugs her tighter like a child )…….i am tired of fighting you, fighting myself . I don't think I am in my senses , Piya , when I am saying this. ……but yes, I. LOVE. YOU. Whatever that means , I do.

Piya breaks away from Abhay and looks up at his face. His Face. Beautiful and lit with a million emotions – all for Piya. Piya wished that she could capture this vibgyor of emotions on his face forever. Love shining in Piya's eyes, she lifts her fingers to Abhay's face and barely touches it – scared that if she touched his face , she would destroy something innocent and beautiful on his face. Abhay blinks his eyes as though slowly pulling him out of the emotional trance that he had just got into.

Piya ( pensively , her hands raised to his face )- Abhay, I love you. It is everything that means to me. I do.

Abhay steps back …….farther and farther….leaving Piya's hands…..into the darkness.

Piya ( struck )- Abhay…..

Abhay ( shaking his head )- But what is the point. You too will break my heart……( dissolves into the dark )………just like she did!

Piya is stunned by what just happened . He is gone….

Piya ( screams as she feels her heart break )- ABHAY!

In the woods

On the other hand, deep in the woods, Sambhav is sitting under a tree , looking up at the stars , his arms crossed against his chest and his grey eyes , looking cold but stressed.

Flash : Sambhav scaring and attacking Misha to death as a werewolf- Abhay intervening and controlling the animal in him – and Sambhav cracking Misha's rib cage , the animal instinct in him wanting to crush Misha to death. Abhay asking him what had come over him.

Sambhav ( thinking )- What happened to me….( knocks the tree bark so hard that the branches fall off )…. Abhay has a point. What did I just do. What came over me when Misha was in front of me! I almost… okay, I nearly killed her… ( bites his lower lip)…..WHY! I am not feeling bad about making mincemeat out of her but… ( gets up )… I need to get this …. This 'thing' out that is bothering me inside. Whatever it is!

Sambhav gets on his feet and gathering all his energy – trying to settle his mind , he just runs – runs across the jungle like the wind – and as he is running , he sees a fleeting image of a woman bent on the body of a fox. Sambhav stops immediately and rushes back to the spot where he 'thinks' he saw what he saw. He peers into the dark and he can see that a girl is bent over the body of what looks like a dead fox. The girl senses him and stands up straight , spinning around to look at him. It's T. Mouth , hands and arms stained in blood. She gets scared of him and steps back.

Sambhav ( rolls his eyes )- My O my! Are you all vampies some kind of blood reservoirs that you have to just keep filling it through pipes?.... Chill. I am not gonna do anything to you T.

Tanushree ( acts all helpless and innocent )- B-But you … you are a werewolf. Your bite could kill me.

Sambhav ( looks at her in a quizzical manner )- Woman, you need a crash course in the supernatural. You are a freakin' Bolshva. Huraan won't let you die easy… ( gives a devilish grin to her )…..You guys die a more tortured death compared to Czens , babe! …( looks at the poor fox )… you killed it?

Tanushree nods. Sambhav can see that she is scared of him. It reminds him of just how scared Misha was of him a few hours ago. The visual disturbs him and he just shakes it out of his head.

Sambhav ( trying to be nice to her )- Come out of there now. Sheesh! Drinking animal blood. You are an insult to the Bolshvas.

T ( timidly)- I …. I …. Cannot attack humans…. Sam.

Majesty ( in T's head )- Direct your emotional energy towards him, Tanushree. Look into his eyes and unleash it. It is in you . UNLEASH IT.

Tanushree comes towards Sambhav , looking into his eyes . Sambhav feels a strange pang of sympathy in his heart when he looks at her condition. Stained in blood all over and face totally crestfallem. And those brandy eyes of hers that used to be so haughty and proud – they had this unbearable vulnerability and emotional desperation.

Sambhav ( looks at her )- It is a damned life of eternity, T. You can only hope that some day a slayer stakes you and you are released from this life…. This eternal life that no one wants. Anyway. Just look at you, now. Such a beautiful woman and all this….. come with me.

T ( meekly )- W-With you? Don't hurt me, Sam…..i am not a vampire by… by choice.

Sambhav (gently takes her hand )- I am not a compulsive predator . I am an Ancient and….. ( remembering Abhay's words)…. And we don't kill without reason. And you…. ( tries to joke)…. Start behaving like a Bolshva. Your breed lives to scare , not to get scared.

T just follows him as he takes her to a water stream. Tanushree is a nervous wreck inside – she is beginning to understand that the bratty diva of Mount College is ebbing out and the vampire genes are taking over and it's 'his' voice directing her. She no longer knows who she is. But the vampire in her is liking the thrill of watching her power working – or at least beginning to work on Sambhav.

Sambhav makes her sit on a rock and washes her hands and mouth in water. He appears caring and concerned – unlike the Sambhav that everyone knows. Now, if that is the guilt of mauling Misha or the sudden impact of the invincible Bolshva EE , it is tough to tell at this moment.

T looks at Sambhav as he wipes her mouth and hands dry. He was being nice to her – thinking her to be this new found vampire who didn't know her marbles. But she couldn't afford to feel bad for him. He was just a task and she had to bring him under her control completely.

T ( without thinking )- Were you born a werewolf, Sam?

Sambhav ( sitting by her side )- Why do you ask?

T ( not breaking contact with his eyes )- To know if we all feel this loss of innocence when contaminated with what is not natural.

Sambhav ( smiles and rests his elbow on a rock watching the water flow )- No. I was not born a werewolf as many believe or what I just say when anyone asks. I got converted at the age of 16 ……I am 500+ old now. Long time. I don't remember how I felt at that time. It's been centuries now , T. Immortality is my fate as well – sometimes , I do wish that someone just inserts that charmed silver shard through my chest.

T – Are all werewolves immortal? I mean , lycanthropy is a gene mutation, right?

Sambhav – Nothing and none of us – werewolves, vampires, witches , warlocks are immortal really. Let's say we just live on till someone finds our secret and releases us from this misery. Werewolves have covens as well , T. And no, not all of us are immortal. …. ( looks at T who is just listening to him quietly )….and you? I miss the college bitch when I look at you now . That T was sassy, stylish , arrogant , bitchy but she was 'T'. I don't identify with this helpless forced Bolshva that am seeing right now. ….you appear innocent now, actually.

T is forced to smile at this. Sam likes how her entire face lights up when she smiles and he remembers Misha's smile immediately. His face goes a shade darker.

T ( resting her chin on her knees )- You are funny, Sam. You know it's like this. When I was 14 , I had this pair of cherry red shoes with satin straps. They were beautiful, you know. I loved seeing my feet whenever I used to wear them. My feet would look like the feet of some fairytale princess….( pauses as Sam is intently looking at her) …..i felt happy when I wore them. And one day , they broke and they could never be restored. I never found that pair again. I cried a lot because I had lost them.

Sam( puzzled and intrigued )- But you have endless pairs, T.

T ( looks at him )- You didn't understand. Those shoes were special because they made me happy – lent an innocence that I knew I never had. It is the same situation now. My humanity – the red satin shoes – is gone. And it is not coming back. …..as stupid it sounds, it is the same feeling.

Sambhav had never seen T go so deep. So much had changed in her . Was she suicidal? T was in depression- dark , dark and ugly depression. Sambhav felt his heart go out to her. He stood up and helped her back on her feet.

Sambhav( gently )- No, T. It is not a stupid feeling. You just associated the loss of innocence with your satin shoes. I understand. Come. Let's go back to the guesthouse. A lot of goody-goody 'human' stuff to do tomorrow. Looking after old aged people.

T nods and walks behind him. Sambhav is feeling odd somewhere deep down. Am I thinking too much or did I just….. just behave like Abhay? Why am I being so ….. looks at T's beautiful glowing face and forgets what he was thinking….

TO BE CONTINUED……………

P.S- I am still unclear with the Kabir-Anushka part in Marwaa , so shall put it up in the next update. Sorry guys.

poco!!

this was like out of this world!! so loved this update..

danish tanu.. as i pity tanu, i feel the same for danish.. i knw he himself chose to b a vmpie.. but did he know wht was coming ahead? and he has to work for the raichands.. beahaara, no life of his own,, he is their slave forever.. as if changing into a vampie was not enuf.. and now this.. t drinking his blood.. lol.. for a moment tht made me laugh..

i so love the concern for mish in abhiya's eyes.. i always see ab mish as edward mish.. the brother sister bonding.. yeah... go to see. i find mish to be very matured.. idk y.. i dnt see the childish pan in her.. she is so smart..

loved the direct quest to pia - 'AND WHO IS ABHAY?' lol!!

sam hurts her again almost crushes her... thank god we have abhay!! hopeflyy, this was instead of the SLAP mentioned.. plz let him not bother her with his strength anymore😕 he refuses to erase her memory.. er.. idk wer this will take him..

i love abhay.. idk y, but in this ff... ive strted liking him more... more thn our serial..

fustrated pia!!😳 she actually made the soup for him.. yeah yeah.. expected!! abhay finally confesses... and makes pia say tht the shirt was for himm!!!😳 he didnt have to burn it tho.. am still waiting to see him in some other color... as u promised poco!! do u remember??😉

aaah!! and sam thinking of mish in the woods!! awww>>>> and then am sure, he finds out himself, wht made him do tht to mish... y was he acting so indifferently... and we all knw, tht his behaviour wnt change any time sooner... as u said, heel keep scaring the hell out of her.. am waiting to read those parts!!

damn 't' ... the monster in her is taking over... argh.. hopefully we have abhay or.. ermm... mish to the rescue😳

hope ur feeling good now poco... take good care of ur health

its nt tht am being nice or something... its just tht i want mannny more parts like this from u!!🤗

Originally posted by: _Akanksha_

Res! :)

-EDITED-

As you already know, I can get a lot hyper and my comments come out senseless & stupid once I read your update. So, I had to wait 10 minutes, listen to some songs, && then come back to comment. 😃

T drank Danish's blood!? Okay. As much as I feel sorry for them two, this made me laugh. 😆 The sympathy I used to feel for T .. It's dissolving into something else, and it might be hatred. I know she didn't choose this life..but..All I know is that I don't feel the pity pang for her anymore. I feel the same pang for Danish. Now ..I really do feel bad for him.

OMFG. Sam crushed her ribcage!? Please tell me this was a substitute for the slap. Please tell me that the slap is not happening after this. You know what I liked the most about this chap? T and Sam's part. The part that Sam was thinking about Misha when T was hypnotising him or whatever. The part that Misha's scared visuals disturbed him. The part that he wasn't able to understand what made him react so violently to Misha knowing his secret. Me and Liz were talking about this, and we think that Sam didn't want her to know about this. Sam was scared about what she might think, what she might do when she comes to know about this. And somewhere, Sam's animal instincts are overpowering that. Everything is coming out as anger, anger at Misha for interfering in his life, and then later, when he calms down, he is sorta repenting it. I so won't like a slap after this. I mean, just now, her scared visuals were disturbing him, and then he goes ahead and slaps her!? It won't make any sense. I don't have any problem with a terrified Misha, and Sam scaring her more. But NOT hurting her. Pahlease.

I liked AbhIya's part. Aww, talk about love overpowering all. In the end, his heart overpowered all the conflicts he had, but not quite. He disappeared after that. God knows, for how long!? But, I am sorta happy about this. Coz this leaves Misha to be the knight-in-shining-armour to save Sam from T & the bolshvas. I'm not quite sure how that will happen, & how will Misha even go near him, let alone save him, after him nearly crushing her to death. But, I so hope she's the one that saves him. Hopefully. We have all our SaMisha hopes pinned down to this. 😊

Continue soon! :)