The week came to an end, I hadn't seen Arnav since he took me to the cliff that day, the next day he dint show up at the university for reasons I don't know and the day after that I dint show up because I was busy trying to figure out what the hell was happening.

I was worried for my best friend and I was worried that he might be in some problem and I couldn't help him all because of Rachel who had decided to disappear.

I tried all I could, I visited the police, went to find Rachel all around the town once again, but she was nowhere to be found, I dint know if I was ever going to find either of them again or not. It was frustrating as hell.

It was Friday night and the girls seemed quite busy, none of them hadn't made any plans either, so I was just in my room thinking about things.

Ayush walked in and jumped on my bed as he sat opposite me, I dint say anything to him so he stared at moved closer and kept on staring at me.

"What?" I asked finally feeling irritated of him.

"Are you missing your friends with benefits guy? The one that gave you the hickey? You seem sad." He looked at me curiously, I wanted to laugh and punch him at the same time.

"What?" I heard a voice and turned my gaze towards the door of my room seeing Caroline standing there with her eyes wide open. Bonnie and Katherine were with her too. Here we go, all this while I was avoiding them but Ayush ruined everything.

"You have someone you're friend with benefits with?" Caroline asked as he walked inside.

"And he even gave you a hickey? What's happening?" Katherine joined the drama.

"You don't have anything to say?" I looked at Bonnie who was staring at me silently, she just nodded negatively.

"I thought we were friends and we were supposed to tell each other things." She said.

"Hey Bon, don't be angry this Ayush is stupid, I don't have any friends with benefits." I said as I slapped Ayush's arm.

"Then who gave you that hickey." He looked at me accusingly.

"Out of my room, right now Ayush!" I looked at him angrily, he just pouted as he ran away while the girls sat around me looking at me like I had killed someone.

"Okay relax guys, I dint hide anything, I just wanted to be sure before I told you guys about it.

That hickey Ayush was talking about was from Arnav and no we aren't friends with benefits." I explained.

"Wow, so are you guys dating?" Caroline asked excitedly.

"Nope."

"Then what's exactly happening between you two? I thought you both hated each other?" Caroline asked.

"I knew they dint hate each other when I saw them kiss." Katherine smirked.

"I don't know, I don't have any name for whatever that's between us, but Bonnie you were right and I listened to you, I stopped running away and I accepted what I felt. I even told Arnav what I felt for him and he kind of told me too, maybe we aren't dating right now but it's possible that we might, I'm not sure though." I said nervously. Wow this might be the first time I was nervous.

"I'm glad you did, just a bit disappointed that you hid it from us though." Bonnie said.

"You know that wasn't my intention, I have a lot going on and accepting it all was a big deal too just believe me when I say I wanted to be sure of things first, but now I think I am sure." I smiled.

"I never thought I would see the day you'd say such words for a guy." Katherine laughed.

"Shut up." I blushed.

"Wow, and she's blushing too, this isn't our Khushi." Bonnie teased.

"You know what, you should definitely come with us to the party at the boys house, we all were heading there we just came to ask if you'd like to join but now we aren't asking we are telling you to come, it'd be fun to see you two romance instead if fighting." Caroline laughed.

"Shut up Caroline, and no I don't feel like going to that party it was boring as hell."

"It was boring because that time there wasn't anything between you and Arnav, now it will be really interesting, don't you want him to be surprised to see you and maybe come kiss you in front of us all." Katherine said.

"Shut up, nothing like that is going to happen." I blushed once again.

"Whatever happens, you have to come Khushi, Arnav would love to see you there." Bonnie said.

"Fine, I'll come, let's go." I said as I stood up to leave and they all looked at me like I was crazy.

"What now?" I asked.

"You'll go to a party like this? In your bad girl look? Come on Khushi, for once dress up." Katherine said.

"I am not changing who I am to impress Arnav, if you want me to come then I'm coming like this otherwise I'm not." I folded my arms and looked at them seriously. They all rolled their eyes at me but then stood up as we all headed outside.

*****

I parked my car outside the mansion, the entire place was crowded just like last time, people partying, getting drunk and making out in the open.

We all stepped outside as I looked around, I was really second guessing my decision to come here, I was literally going to get bored.

"Let's head in, this looks fun already." Caroline said excitedly.

"Come on Khushi, let's see how you and your soon to be boyfriend behave with each other today." Bonnie giggled.

"He's not my boyfriend." I said as I headed inside along with the girls, the mansion was crowded fully, more than it was last time.

The music was playing really loud and people were dancing and getting drunk, I spotted Stefan standing in a corner along with Karthik, they both were having some discussion, Damon and Arnav were yet nowhere to be seen.

The lights went off all over a sudden as everyone screamed and then there was silence for a moment, I guess everyone just settled down and waited for the electricity to be back, it dint take long though because in the next few minutes, the lights flickered on once again and everyone rejoiced excitedly, everyone except me.

I looked straight ahead of me on the couch where Arnav was seated, with a girl on his lap kissing her like there was no tomorrow.

"Khushi let's go find a place to sit." Bonnie said as she grabbed my hand and tried to pull me along but I dint move, the sight in front of me was shocking. When I dint move, Bonnie turned her gaze towards me then followed my gaze as her eyes landed on Arnav too.

"What the hell!" Caroline said as she noticed it too, Katherine had nothing to say, she was left with her mouth wide open.

"Its okay guys, like I said we weren't dating so he's allowed to kiss whoever the hell he wants." I said and just at that exact moment, Arnav pulled apart from the girl as his eyes fell on me, he looked just as shocked as I was.

"On second thought, coming here wasn't such a great idea, you guys have fun I'll go home and sleep." I said as I pulled off my hand from Bonnie's hold and turned around to walk away, the girls tried to stop me but I dint want to listen, if I stayed for even one moment longer, my heart might just break and I might even cry and that was the last thing I wanted at the moment.

I dint want to give Arnav the power to make me feel this hurt if he was going to act like he dint care anyway so I made my way through all those drunk people and headed straight to my car.

"Khushi!" I heard his voice, I dint even turn to look at him, I dint want to talk to him or anything, I just wanted to leave.

I pulled out my keys from the pocket in a hurry and unlocked the car, I opened the door to get in but just then he grabbed my hand and pulled me back.

"Don't! Don't you dare touch me!" I warned him.

"You just came, why are you leaving already?" He asked.

"So you're going to act like you have no idea at all? Great then stay in the dark, I need to leave." I turned away from him but he just wouldn't let me go.

"Why are you acting this way suddenly, seriously I'm done with your mood swings, I thought everything was fine between us and now you're acting like this, what is wrong?" he asked.

"What's wrong? Look at yourself Arnav, I mean I felt something towards you so I confessed it to you and you confessed what you felt for me and after it all even though we're not in a relationship or something and maybe I have no right to be angry about you kissing a girl, it makes me question a lot of things.

How can you feel anything for me when you can't keep yourself from kissing someone every now and then, I was right wasn't I? All this between us is just lust. You lied when you said I lightened up your world, because when someone lightens up our world, we're supposed to lighten up theirs too not darken it." I shouted at him angrily.

"I told you I don't date Khushi." He looked at me accusingly, seriously?

"Then why did you even tell me all that? Why did you take me for a lunch date and movie date? Get your fix Arnav, you can't say something and do something else. You know what I'm done here, I need no more explanation, you can't date and I don't want anything rather than that. Carry on with what you were doing I'll leave." I pulled my hand out of his hold and jumped inside the car as I drove off.

He dint date! What the hell. Why tell me those stupid sweet things and try to melt my heart then? I was just stupid to have thought that I could finally trust him, God! Why did this have to be so freaking complicated?

Why couldn't I just feel this way for Stefan instead, things would have been much easier, this thing between me and Arnav that I dint even have a name for was more complicated than a complicated relationship people out there had. In such a situation, I dint even have an idea of what to do next.