I sat in my plane seat grumbling to myself. I have my favorite window seat but alas! I don't have the mood to enjoy now. That kid doesn't know the limits to teasing. I am going to be angry at him forever! Does he think he is the only one who can glare? I am going to glare at him like he glares at me. But what irritates me further is that he doesn't even care! There is no reaction from him when I glare at him. He acted like everything is peachy and dandy after the lunch hour. And our classmates they stare at us everywhere we go. Even though it was for a few hours I felt like hell!

I can't help but hope that they will forget this incident by the time the weekend holidays are over. I know what I hoped for never happened any day but still I can't help but hope for the best. I mean at least I have the freedom to imagine that they will forget everything by the time I return and can be happy in the holidays right? If only I learnt something like hypnosis! Even if I start learning now based on capability I think it will be a few more decades before I can successfully master it and also its not just a single person but the whole college that I would have to hypnotize. Ugh! Frustrating. I will be free for these holidays at least. Let us now try and forget some stupid human.

The ride was pretty uneventful with things going on normally for once. No drama! I have to deal with it when I return to college whether I accept it or not. So for once let us enjoy the peace I have now before I get thrown into hell. My only days of peace! I can't complain about it to anyone too. I mean do you expect me to tell about it to my parents? I can easily imagine what happens even if I did. I am sure my mom would also concentrate on the part that we kissed. We didn't kiss! I just landed smack on him because of my unluckiness! Why can't anyone understand this simple thing?

Enough of this! I reached my home now. All I have to do is ring the door bell now, my mom will open it then I'll go inside, do some shopping if possible, enjoy the home made meals and have a peaceful time! That's it! I have it all planned out!

Knock! Knock!

What is taking my mom this long to open the door? The door was finally opened and there stood Gouenji smirking at me. Finally they opened I thought sighing. Wait, back down the horses! Gouenji? He is standing before me? Have I gone crazy with all the mental tension I am having? May be I am just hallucinating him because I thought about him all over the flight time. That's it right? I, slowly, very slowly,tried to poke him trying to prolong the time before my forefinger can touch him all the while praying that I am hallucinating. Wait, is it really what I want? If I am indeed hallucinating then there is a high chance that I can be admitted in hospital. Either way it is dangerous! Finally my forefinger touched him. It didn't pass through him like I expected. I poked him again and again to make sure. I think he got tired of my drama hence he caught my finger in his hand.

"It's not a dream nor are you hallucinating! Welcome back home Astrea!" He smirked.

"Wha..what are you doing here?"

"Destiny!" My mom called from behind him, coming from the kitchen wiping her hands on a cloth.

"Mom? That..that.." I stumbled not knowing what to say. Why is here? My mom is not questioning me about his presence? Even if she asks me what am I going to answer? "What is he doing here?" I finally asked pointing him.

"Oh! I invited him for the holidays. He helped us and especially you a lot when you had the accident. We are very grateful to him and this is to tell him our thanks."

"When did you even invite him?"

"Three days back. I have his phone number. He gave it to us when you are in hospital for communication."

"And why wasn't I informed about this?"

"Oh! He wanted to surprise you!" My mom said beaming. Surprise my ass! Torture is more like it!

"Come on in! This weekend is totally dedicated to this gentleman here."

Weekend dedicated to him?

She left me there flab staggered and depressed

Good bye my beautiful and peaceful holidays! 

 If he intended to come why leave separately? We could have come together right?

"And get your picture taken by paparazzi again?" He asked. Oops! Did I say it out loud?

"Here eat this pie! Gouenji helped me in baking it. He even added several ingredients which would be good for your head." My mom said bringing a pie from the kitchen. They are still concerned about my health even if it was a good month back that I had the accident.

It looked lovely. I took a piece from it and it tasted delicious, not bitter like my mom's usual medicinal cooking. So he can even cook? That too yummy! Is there something he couldn't do? Ah! I don't know! I decided to ignore him. So don't think about him.

"You know the guestroom right? Rest some. You also helped me in the kitchen." My mom told Gouenjii and we parted our ways with mom bringing along my luggage to my room.

"Mom, do you have to invite him?" I hissed as soon as we were in the privacy of my room.

"Why are saying that? He helped us very much when you had accident. We have to treat him well. Nowadays even relatives don't help like that."

"I know. I can't argue with you on that. But he is such a trouble mom! He always tortures me."

"He doesn't look like that! I believe he is every bit a gentleman."

"Looks can be deceiving. You won't believe how he is with me!" I said sulking. My own mom doesn't believe me! Aren't moms supposed to believe their daughters? But my mom here believes a stranger rather than her own daughter.

"Okay then tell me how he tortures you?"

"He..he.." How am I supposed to explain? He smirks at me? He glares at me? He makes me the center of attraction? Or about the recent incident that he told everyone that he hugged me? That he kissed me? Master is really intelligent! He tortures me but I can't tell anyone. He is a master at everything.

"See!" My mom said in glee as if she proved something. Mom you just helped me realize how........... smart? Cunning? I don't even know how to describe him. There is no word o describe him. Or is my vocabulary poor? I think a new word should be invented for him. Master is really a master in everything! Existing words cannot describe him but a new word should be invented to explain him.

"He is a very good man. He will be perfect for you."

"How do you know mom?" I said at the verge of snapping. Everyone thinks so!

" I tried to make you attend blind dates remember?"

"How can I forget?" I rolled my eyes.

"But no guy could ever make you even react. You always ignore them."

"Yes. They are not even worth considering." I said not even interested anymore. My mom can go on this topic forever.

"You never even talked anything about them but you talk about him."

"So?"

"You have this reaction in you whenever he is mentioned."

"Huh? What are you saying mom?" Of course I would have a reaction. How can I not? He came barging into my life making my world upside down entirely.

"What I am saying is give him a chance."

"Chance for what? You are not really making any sense." She is really talking out of topic. It's not like he is proposing me and I am rejecting him because I am afraid of love.

"Try to love him." My mom said smiling and that snapped something in me.

"Mom! You are not getting something straight here. It doesn't matter whether I love him or not. He doesn't love. Especially me! He can barely stand my presence. Him loving me is impossible so I don't even want to think about it. Do you understand? He hates me and loves to tease me." I said huffing.

"Sometimes guys love to tease the one they like."

"Mom, you watch too many drama. Life is not a drama."

"If he hates you he wouldn't have been that worried when you were unconscious."

"Why wouldn't he be worried when a person's life is in danger? He is not a heartless monster to sit like that."

"Okay my genius daughter, I won't argue with you anymore. But you are going to be together one day and on that day I will say 'I told you so'" She said leaving me smiling.

Some people can't understand somethings. It is better not to waste our energy trying to explain.

And so Gouenji disrupted my peaceful holidays. I tried to ignore him but he is a presence that can't be ignored. He is a magnet that attracts attention. All the people in my neighborhood noticed him and decided that he is my boyfriend. They couldn't believe how a bookworm-and-never-interested-in-guys could attract a fine piece of man like him. Yeah, their words not mine. If I stay with him for long I bet all my self confidence would go to the deepest pits of hell.

When we went for shopping the sales women flock around him asking what he needs when we are obviously in girls section. Why would he need something in girls section. He sits like a king ignoring all of them and their flirting. For a minute I forgot about him and involved myself in the joy of shopping, bill would be paid by my dad so no holding back. But then enters the dragon with comments about the dress I chose and my mom agrees with him and so I got the dresses approved by him. But whatever happens I would never admit that his selection is far more better than mine. Never! I even had to become a model for him wearing all the dresses he wanted me to. And so my holidays came to an end today and I have to go back.

We are in the car and as usual my mom is crying. She never gets tired of it I guess. Apparently we are going together in his private jet. I am proud to say that I am still angry at him and glares at him at every chance I get. One good thing is that he never glared at me which could also be because I am at my home with my parents. And one irritating thing would be he never considers my glare. That unnerves me but nothing is going to deter me this time!

"Bye baby! Please take care. Take care of my daughter Gouenji." My mom started her usual crying.

"I will Hannah." Gouenji said charm oozing out. I don't know why but he is exuding charm excessively these last few days.

"I can take care of myself mom!" I said annoyed. I am not a kid to be taken care of by him!

"Yes and you got into an accident last time. You don't how worried we were when we received a phone call saying you were in the hospital."

"I am sorry mom but that is a one time thing. It will never happen again."

"You know her drama." My dad said.

"Yes dad, take care of her and don't overwork. Take care of your health. I bet you are the only doctor in the world who doesn't take care of his own health. Patients won't come to you if you are not healthy yourself."

"Okay sweetie. Take care of your health too. Be safe on roads."

"I know. I am even attending road safety classes with grade schoolers." Remember the last time he said I have to attend road safety classes? He made me attend it. He makes sure I am attending all  the cases without  ditching. Imagine sitting with grade schoolers and listening to the same boring traffic rules.

Gouenji chuckled at the mention of the class and I glared at him in return. Oh yeah, the stone king never failed attending the class with me, his excuse to make sure I am attending. He attended the classes with usual stoic pride. He has his composure anywhere. Even a tornado can't move him.

"Okay then be safe. We need to leave." We got onto his personal jet ready to return to hell. Back to the drama life. The jet was perfectly silent since I refused to talk to him and Gouenji is not a person to chat. I hope holidays were enough time to make the fire settle which he lit and left.

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Sorry, this chapter is more like filler but it is essential in a way I guess! Hope you liked it! Please read, vote and comment! Till next sunday! Have nice time lovelies!