I felt my hand tugged and I looked back to find Gouenji pulling my hand. I looked at him in question but he pulled me along with him silently to his room. What now? Does he have a love problem too that I need to solve. I felt uneasy at this and the same familiar pang in my heart. Some problem in my health? Just ignore it, I don't have enough time to have health check up.

"Why are you taking me to your room?" I asked just when we entered his room. He turned back immediately and moved towards me making me move back. He put his hands forward and closed the doors behind me caging me between him and the door. I looked at him with wide saucer like eyes.

"Where do you pan to sleep giving your room to G and Kidou?" I gulped.

"Oh! You're right! I never thought about it. I could sleep in Kidou's room except it would be awkward if he comes in for something, either single or with G. Moreover I don't know where his room is. I never cared enough to know. I could sleep in Dannon's room. There are sofas in there. I can sleep comfortably." I said rambling mindlessly with an obvious awkward smile the tension  between us think.

"You are sleeping here." He said taking a step forward making me move back.

"No problem, I can sleep with Dannon. I love to sleep with him and I believe he would love it too." My voice lowered as his legs moved forward and my body is now practically glued to the door trying to create as much space between us which is practically close to nothing! I could hear my heart beating loudly as if trying to break free. I bet he can listen too.

"No you are sleeping here." He said every word slowly and clearly as if trying to make a toddler understand. "About before," He said putting a stray strand of hair behind my ear "trying to seduce me and settling here." He said making me gulp not just because of his question but because of his close proximity and the hand which is near to caressing my face and his thumb which is slowly grazing and caressing my cheek.

"I just made a joke to cheer her up. I am sorry." I said whispering somehow scared and something else brewing up in me.

"Do you even know how to seduce?"

"I don't." I informed sheepishly.

"Then how are you going to seduce me when worse comes worst?" He said quoting my words.

"I never gave such deep thoughts to my words. How will I seduce you? That is difficult." I said thinking. "Wait, I will search in google and youtube. I will learn how to seduce and then I will. Simple."

"It's not as simple as that. I bet you will be very bad at it and a blushing mess like now."

"I am not blushing." I said trying to deny my hot blushing face.

"Sure." He smirked. "Don't worry. I will be seduced no matter how obvious your plans are and how bad you are at it." He whispered in my ear in a low and husky voice making me shiver for some odd reason even though it's not cold in here. He moved back but not before biting my ear sexily making my knees jelly barely being able to stand up. "If you are the one trying to seduce me I will be seduced." He said and somehow we both leaned in unconsciously. When it comes to Gouenji it's like all my body senses shut down and I can't concentrate on anything except him and his presence. Just like now.

 He leaned in further making heart beat a taboo. I am sure my heart will give out any second now. What is this feeling building up inside me? This warm and fuzzy feeling building up at a very high rate. It seemed as if he was going to kiss me but then his eyes glazed with some unknown emotion and at the last minute he kissed my cheek. Even a kiss on my cheek is enough to put my whole body in fire. Au unknown passion burned inside me. Gouenji walked towards the bed while I was still glued to the door. I lost control over my body and my mind was a total blank trying to recall what happened. I bet I stayed there for five minutes looking blankly at Gouenji while he moved casually to the bed and settled himself in like nothing happened in the past ten minutes. May be it really didn't happen. May be my mind somehow created such a weird illusion. Why is my brain thinking of such things?

"Coming?" He asked smirking. I nodded still slowly wondering whether it really happened or just my illusion. I walked slowly to the bed still in daze and careful as if something going to pop from the ground. Something might even pop up. Hang on! I have to sleep with him? On the same bed? How can I be struck in the same position again? I escaped somehow last time without a rape case on my back but what now?

To ensure no problem occurs I was awake till late in the morning but I can't sacrifice my sleep now. I am barely getting enough sleep as it is. I am seriously not going to stay awake and who knows what weird habits does this sleeplessness incurred in me. I am in serious threat. May be he won't be that cruel this time. He's not that bad these past days. His way of talking and his attitude towards me changed. May be he won't be angry even if I place a hand or leg on him. But then again even if he doesn't say anything how can I live with myself if I sleep that badly with a guy.

All difficulties at the same time! No, no Destiny! This is nothing compared to the sufferings of G and Lillian and you are getting down with just this! This is nothing compared to what they had to go through. Hell you can even say you had a life full of roses when you compare your life to them and when you compare your pain to theirs. Things people go through for love! Will be able to do such things for love? I doubt I can. I bet I will choose being happy over going through sufferings for love.

Idea! There are so many pillows so why not put some between us like a bridge. The bed is wide enough so no place congestion too and if I ever show bad sleeping habits pillow would be the one to take it. Destiny! You are a genius.

"What are you doing?" Gouenji asked turning to my side and his head propped up by his hand when I was making the pillow bridge.

"Ensuring your safety." I said busy in forming the pillow bridge.

"Are you saying you will attack me?" He asked amused and I was horrified at his question. How can he even form that question with what I said?

"No way! Your safety from my unknown sleeping habits. Who knows where my legs will be after I am asleep? I don't think I will do such things but in case such a thing happens these pillows will take the impact and you will be safe and can sleep good." I said smiling up at him as the pillow barrier completed. He smiled back and took off the pillow barrier.

"What the! What are you doing?"

"This," He said taking off the last pillow between us. "is not needed. Sleep normally."

"What do you mean?" I asked whining. "I was awake till late last time. I can't do the same again."

"I know." He said settling back again. What does he mean by 'I know'? He doesn't know anything. I barely slept last time. I want to sleep. Ugh! Go to hell! If you can't sleep because of my weird sleeping habits which I am not sure if I have then it is your loss! Your loss I say I am going to sleep soundly.

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Hmm! Slept good. I moved around and sat up in bed. I have to go to office and work. I looked at the clock to see it is 9 in the morning. Oh just 9! I stretched my boy and stopped in the middle to check the time again. 9! It's bloody 9 in the morning. I planned to wake up at 4 in the morning! There's a lot to do regarding the promotion of the game. I even left early at 11 in the night! How can that be! I looked to my side to find Gouenji already gone! That person is dead! He left me here and went to office. He is definitely dead. I got ready in five minutes and left by 9:15.

I found my clothes at the end of the bed. I think Gouenji kept them there knowing I would be in a fould mood when I wake up. It seems like he did this tone down my anger and I have to admit it did it's work. I calmed down a little. I quickly took a five minutes shower and got ready in another five minutes. Who said girls take hours to get ready? Take that you men!

"Destiny!" Richard called when I was on the run to office.

"What is it Richard?"

"Breakast."

"I don't have time for that. I am already late. I'll eat something in the office."

"No way! You are not going anywhere till you eat your breakfast." Richard replied dragging me to the dining room. "I received clear instructions to not let you go till you have breakfast."

"From who?"

"Gouenji." Hmm. Why didn't I guess that? Who else will do such things other than him?

"Okay. Let me get over with it........fast? My god! This is very good! Tell the chef he did a very fine job today. This breakfast is to die for!"

"You tell Gouenji yourself."

"Gouenji? Don't tell me he is the one who made this!"

"Yes he did."

"Bloody hell! He can even cook like a pro! What can he not do? Is this the only dish he can do?"

"Nope he knows a lot more dishes."

Though the breakfast is heavenly I still had to finsih it fast. Escaping from the reporters is very irritating and even my foul mood which went to zero after eating the heavenly food returned with full force. I want to kill them all. Don't they get tired any day? After reaching the office I went straight barging into his office and went up to his chair.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" I asked gritting my teeth and seething fumes of anger.

"You looked like you needed some sleep."

"Who doesn't in this office but we can't have that! We have very less time. You didn't help me in any way. It only results in working late in the night." I replied heatedly.

"Okay then. Next time I will wake you up."

"There won't be a next time." I pouted.

"I thought my breakfast would cool you down considering your love for food."

"How do you know?"

"I know."

"It did but unfortunately the reporters brought it back in full force. By the way, you can cook? I mean anything like pizza, burger."

"A lot more dishes than that."

"Marry me!" I said and he froze for a second. "If you promise to cook for me I'll do anything you say. Lierally! Your cooking is to die for! Even a chef can't be compared."

Gouenji chuckled seeming to come out of his stupor. "Ok then! When do you want to have the wedding."

"When? Any day is okay for me. You, agreeing is the biggest thing. Never mind let me think. How about after we officially graduate?"

"Fine then after we graduate." I winked at him jokingly and tuned back only to stumble back in shock. I heard Gouenji chuckle at y reaction. I found that all the programming special team he brought are in this room. All of them had amused smiles on their faces.

"When did they come in?" I asked in a whisper.

"They were here all the time. If you forgot this is the conference room and we were in the middle of a conference." Gouenji replied in whisper shooting me an amused smirk.

I immediately put on a sheepish and awkward smile for all of them

"Sorry. You guys continue." I said moving back but he caught my wrist stopping me there. I shot the others another awkward smile and looked at him. What is he trying to do?

"Don't overwork yourself." He said worry evident on his face.

"Look who is worrying! I am the one who should be worried about your health. You don't eat good and sleep even less than me. You even bear all the stress alone and work nonstop." I said placing my hands on hips trying to appear intimidating forgetting the others.

"Sorry. I will share my stress with you from now on." He said smirking. "I will eat good too as you said." He said making me blush for some reason and the others chuckled. I nodded and escaped from that room as fast as I can without any further word. Things turned out of hand fast. Leave that aside, I have so much to work. I went to my place and immersed myself in work and as said I had to work late.

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"Astrea." Gouenji called.

"Yes."

"We need to go home. You need some sleep, it's already 3 in the morning."

"Just a minute."

"No, now." He said saving my work in the computer and shutting it off.

"Okay." I said closing my file and standing up. Things are tiring lately.

"Come on." He said giving me his hand. I gave him a tires smile and took his hand.

"You are overworking yourself. Your work is perfect but I shouldn't have let you work here. You are really working hard and I am waiting for the day you crash."

"You are just worrying. You wait forever but I will never crash. Don't say that you shouldn't have hired me. The work load is too much and any one other me would have left already."

"I know."

"You say that but really. Everyone else is also working very hard. They sure are supporting you."

"Yes. All of them are working real hard."

"Everyone's putting their all for this game. In future the players who play this game will play it with much excitement and joy, may be in a relaxed state but I think they will never know how much work we are putting in this, how hard we worked for this."

"That might be true but their happiness will pay it off. After all money is not all what we want. It's their happiness, a way to make this world better, showing them a different world by just sitting in their homes."

"An entirely new world. I really like your idea and also the characters and background. There were so many."

"Yeah, the arts team was very good. Their drawing and their imagination brought out live what I had in mind."

"Real talent. I am jealous of them sometimes that I can't draw like them. Imagining things and producing them out live, they are two different things."

"Don't be jealous. One can't do everything."

"You should not say that. You can do most of the things to perfection."

"As you said, most things not everything."

"Still you can do much more things than a normal human. I sometimes wonder if you are an alien who crash landed on Earth."

"Shit! You know my secret." He joked. "As per our planet rules since you know the secret of our existence I have to take you with me when I leave for my planet."

"Sure. I have no problem with that! I like going to new places and I get to go to an entirely new world. Just make sure I can still breathe and live there without dying. It's even better if I can have prolonged life." I said joking along with him.

"Leave that to me." He winked.

"Fine then. I will be the first human to live in an alien planet. Just like everyone knows who landed on the moon first I will be the first one to live on another planet. I will be quiet popular. Everyone will know my name."

"Many know you already." He said looking at the reporters taking our photos.

"Yes, I am very famous already." I said and we laughed together.

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