He had never desired any woman like this. Women always fell at his feet , and he enjoyed draining them out -sexually or otherwise, but he never felt this driving NEED for any particular woman. He had never been clingy. But suddenly , these needs and desires were knocking Abhay out. He hated the fact that he wanted Piya so much.
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After focusing all her energies on Ayaan getting him back into shape, making sure emotionally and mentally he was upbeat about beating his illness and helping Misha taking care of the household chores giving Kabir plenty of time to sort out his business finally Piya took a little time out, sat on the couch ,thinking about the only person who occupied her thoughts these days - Abhay Raichand. She had always known Abhay was and is EVIL. Then why did she feel for him so much ? She never felt for any evil creatures. Evilness always gave her the creeps. She wanted to reform Abhay -true. But she was not prepared for the depth of emotions Abhay roused in her. Piya felt there was a depth to Abhay , a depth which he kept so well-hidden that he , himself, must have forgotten about its existance. Abhay effected Piya in a way no one ever did. With just one meeting , Abhay had touched a very ,very deep spot in her.
Previously, she wanted to reform Abhay , because he was getting onto becoming a threat to the human existance. But now she wanted to redeem him because he was slowly becoming a threat to HIMSELF. He had lost himself to the darkness, and was groping around there. There was no one who could stand by him , and guide him back to light.
And it hurt . It hurt Piya to think about a lonely , lost Abhay. She wanted to give his life back to him and make him realise that nobody was born bad.
Piya did not know why , but as her thoughts went back to the night when she had first met Abhay and he had looked at her with those deep ,ice blue eyes ,which looked so lost in the crowd , she felt her cheeks getting wet.
It was two in the night . Piya got out of her house . Misha , Kabir, Ayaan were sleeping peacefully. But Piya did not feel like sleeping . She wanted to take a stroll around the sleeping city at night, while the moon shone brightly in the night sky. The whole surrounding seemed to be flooded with silvery beams. It was serene and beautiful. An eerie atmosphere prevailed. Piya reached a cliff end. As she looked down, she could see the waves crashing against the rocks and breaking. The water gurgled. A soft breeze blew and Piya's curls flew in the wind. It was heavenly.
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Abhay felt restless. Again. He got out of his huge mansion, and decided to take a night walk. As soon as he got out of his estate, his non-existent heart seemed to guide him. It told him where to go. For once, he decided to follow his heart. And his heart guided him to a heavenly place; a place where he wanted to be; a place where he ought to be.
Abhay had reached a cliff end. As he looked up and ahead, he saw a delicate figure standing at the cliff-edge. Her curls flew and the moon shone down on her. It was the most beautiful sight ever. A sight Abhay was unaccustomed to. He was used to seeing half-naked girls dancing at a night club. But he was completely new to seeing a delicate girl standing at a cliff edge, under the stars. And what seemed even more strange to Abhay was that this scene captivated him in a way no night clubs ever did. He felt himself unable to move, lest he should disturb the picture- perfect sight before him. He felt a 'THUD' in his dead heart.
"Piya" Abhay whispered softly, just to let go of the lump forming in his throat.
But Piya heard. She turned. Her eyes widened on seeing Abhay. She came forward.
"Abhay ?" Piya asked softly, her eyes full of questions.
But Piya was pleased. Pleased on seeing Abhay again.
Abhay seemed to be in a trance, looking at Piya. Piya brought her hand up and touched his cheeks. Abhay closed his eyes, just to savour the moment.
"Look at me, Abhay"the way Piya said his name, made the lump in his throat grow bigger.
Abhay opened his eyes and looked at her. For the first time in his three hundred years of life, Abhay felt at peace. Sex , blood -nothing gave him this peace.
"Abhay, do not loose yourself in this darkness" Piya murmured slowly bringing her face closer.
"you will try to be good, Okay?" asked Piya, innocently.
"yeah , good." Abhay muttered nonchalantly, still completely in a trance, looking at Piya deep into her eyes. And then Abhay smiled. A genuine, warm smile. It would not seem a 'smile' to normal people , but for a monster who did not know what smiling was for a good three hundred years, it was as good as one. As his lips curled up to form a small, tiny smile , Piya's heart did somersaults.
It made her resolve to bring this monster back to light even stronger. She felt her eyes growing hot with unshed tears. She needed this beast to smile. And she needed nothing else. NOTHING.
Abhay had desired Piya since days . But now as she stood before him, he could think of nothing but looking at her. As if, that calmed him.
Piya cupped his cheeks and stood up on tiptoes. She brought her mouth closer and inched forward. Her soft lips touched his proud cheeks, and she gave a small kiss.
And as soon as she kissed him , the skies broke. It rained. It seemed, even nature celebrated their togetherness .
And all Abhay could think of was hugging her to herself and resting his tired head on her shoulder. Piya just smiled. She resolved to reform her own little devil - whatever it took her. WHATEVER.
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