I was lying on the bed staring at the ceiling thinking about Zion when Ayush walked in giggling, this kid was always up to some things I dint quite understand.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"I don't know you tell me, how did you go from hating boys to becoming a player." He laughed.

"What do you mean?" I sat up and looked at him curiously.

"I mean first of all you were friends with benefits with that Arnav guy and now there's another guy downstairs wanting to see you, why is it that you meet so many hot guys and I can't see any hot girls around? God is being unfair with me." He pouted.

"So now that I had guy friends my little brother thought I was a player? Seriously? I felt like laughing at him and beating him at the same time.

"They are just friends and oh by the way, I am not a player neither am I friends with benefits with Arnav, he's actually my boyfriend." I said to him as I rushed downstairs to meet whoever the guy Arush was talking about.

To my surprise, I found Stefan downstairs busy having a conversation with dad, he looked at me and smiled brightly.

"How come you're here at this time? Did you find out anything?" I looked at him curiously.

"Yeah, I found the location, it's nearby, just an hour drive away from mystic falls, I can take you there if you want to go." He said.

"Can you take me right now?"

"Sure." Stefan said, dad gave me a curious look so I explained everything about Zion to him and gladly he allowed me to go with Stefan, anyway he knew his daughter was strong enough to defend herself if anything went wrong and Stefan was also with me so he dint have to worry much.

"I'll put on my shoes and join you outside, can we go with my car? I'll drive."

"Sure, I'm waiting outside." He smiled, I rushed to my room quickly and grabbed my shoes and keys and then I rushed outside, I found Stefan leaning against my car, I rushed towards him and hugged him happily.

"Thank you Stefan, thank you so much, you have no idea what all this means to me, I am really glad to have you as my friend." I said, he might not know but Zion meant a lot to me and now with his help I was almost going to find him.

I broke the hug and found Arnav standing right beside us looking at me with weird expressions."Arnav, how come you're here at this time?" I asked.

"Umm why don't you ask Stefan the same question? It's okay if he's here and me being your boyfriend it isn't okay if I'm here to see you?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Oh God, seriously? Don't tell me you're jealous now." I laughed, he seriously looked so pissed like he wanted to punch Stefan.

"Forget that, are you going somewhere?" He asked.

"Yeah, to find someone, I can't give you the details now but I promise I'll explain everything as soon as I am back, I don't want to be late, so I'll see you tomorrow?" I smiled at him.

He nodded but before I got into the car, he grabbed my hand and pulled me aside.

"Arnav, what are you doing?" I asked.

"I missed you so I came to see you and you're leaving just like that." He said as he pouted like a baby, seriously when did Arnav Singh Raizada change this much?

"I miss you too but this is very important, I really have to go, it's just today other times I'm always around you can see me whenever you want to."

"Okay, but I need a kiss before you leave." He smirked.

"Shut up, Stefan is here too I'm not kissing you, go away." I pushed him away but he wouldn't let me go, seriously why was he like this?

"Arnav." I looked at him strictly.

"Oh please, the bad girl look no more works on me, give me a kiss and I let you go, otherwise the both of us are staying here, the decision is upon you." He smirked.

"Arghh, why are you like this?" I rolled my eyes at him.

"You made me like this." He winked at me again, would this guy just stop being cheesy?I looked towards Stefan who had turned around and was looking the opposite side, such a gentleman, I looked back at Arnav and he was still smirking.

"Okay." I gave up, he smiled like a small baby excitedly and tightened his grip on my waist as he pulled me closer, and within no time his lips was on mine.

It wasn't really comfortable but right now I dint have time to explain it all to Arnav so I stayed silent, he broke the kiss soon and looked at me in confusion.

"Why did I feel like you dint want to kiss me? don't you feel for me what you felt before?" He asked as he looked at me and then towards Stefan, God I hope he wasn't having any weird thought now.

"Nothing like that Arnav, I told you I'll explain everything just trust me please and give me some time okay?" He just nodded and stepped backwards as I waved him a goodbye and jumped into my car followed by Stefan I drove off as Stefan gave me the direction but I couldn't stop noticing how angry Arnav was.

I could handle his anger later, right now it was more important to find Zion.

"So how are things between you and Caroline? Any news?" I asked trying to create a conversation, I had to drive for an hour and if I was going to do it silently, I could fall asleep.

"We are good friends." He said.

"Only friends?" I asked.

"Yeah, only friends. I don't want to hurt her so I think being just friends is fine." He smiled.

"And why do you think you'll hurt her? Stefan have you looked at yourself? You are the perfect guy. You know how to treat a girl right, you respect everyone and you're just so good, I don't think you'll ever hurt her."

"Well that might be true but there another truth too, what I feel towards you and it's kind of stopping me." he sighed.

"Stefan I..."

"No Khushi, don't explain please, in fact I am really happy for Arnav and you but just like Arnav, I've been so many girls but I've never felt something this strong for any girl, I guess there's something about you that makes us feel that way." He laughed.

"But keeping that aside I find myself happier when I am in love with you than me trying to move on with other girls." He said, I looked at him in shock.

"Love?" I asked.

"I shouldn't have said that, shit. I am so sorry I dint mean to..."

"It's not bad Stefan, I just feel bad for you because I can't feel the same for you, I am with Arnav." I looked at him sadly.

"And like I said I know Khushi, and I am happy for the both of you but then I am human and I have a heart that kind of feels jealous but trust me I would never do anything wrong, I'd like to see the both of you together and happy always.

It's just that all this I feel for you is strong and I don't think I'll feel it for anyone else, that's what I even told Caroline so I thought it was better if we stayed friends only." He said.

"And how long will you stay like this?"

"I don't know, let's not talk about this sad stuff, tell me, are you excited to meet Zion?" He asked changing the topic.

"Very, and also ready to punch him and kick him for pretending to be dead." I laughed.

*****

The place looked like a jungle and there was a really tiny house in between which was quite un noticeable, I parked my car out there and stepped down.

"How did you know exactly where he was?" I asked.

"I know a lot of people, just got help from many of them and they led me here, now come on, let's go meet your best friend.

I don't know why but I felt nervous, if Zion was really here I dint even know how I was going to feel about it, I walked towards the house slowly and then stopped at the door, Stefan was standing right behind me.

I knocked at the door a couple of times until someone finally opened it, I looked at Rachel standing in front of me, she was here? And I was going crazy looking for her in mystic falls.

"Who is it Rachel?" I heard his voice and then he showed up behind Rachel.

"Zion." I whispered as my eyes became moist, he looked at me with both surprise and shock, oh my God, I was overwhelmed, I was seeing my best friend after so long and he was alive, what could be better than that?