Chp 5: I hope that I make you feel lucky then

I snapped out from my thoughts when we reached Moon mansion. I was nervous and uncomfortable.

"This is insane, look at how many people are here and the mansion is crazy", I was astounded looking at the place.

"I know Jen, it's my lucky chance to hook up with some hot guy and you are going to flatter Tom, and did I forget to tell you how hot are you looking in that dress", she said clicking a picture of mine.

"Seducing, it's your stuff Nain, not mine", I scoffed.

"Ok so you enjoy the mocktails and waltz with Tom, I'll help to find him but then I'll work my way", she says with passion burning in her eyes. I think her hormones are so much active now.

"And please Nain, don't get pregnant this soon", the joke I cracked was not so bad but she glared and replied,

"I want you to be aunt but not this soon", we chuckled.

We found our friends at the bar waiting for us and then as we united we started moving towards the dance floor. When Aleister realized that I was wearing the dress he gifted me he said like a proud dad,

"My my someone is looking dazzling in the dress of my choice",

"I know, seems like you are going to flatter so many hearts", a high compliment from Brooke. She's so sweet but compliments from her are rare.

"Whoa, my twin complimented", Shyna said acting all surprised.

"Guys, see there's Tom", Brace found him, but when I saw him I was dazzled.

It was just a housewarming party but he cleans up nice I must say. He looked damn sexy in that black shirt with ripped jeans, obviously, he don't even need to do anything to look sexy. When he saw me, he started walking towards me.

"Hey there, I was hoping to see you tonight", he said.

"She was so excited to see you too. And if you mess this up then--", Brace tried to scare him by showing his pocket knife- which is not real.

"Why don't you tell her how she looks in her dress?", Thankfully Shyna changed the topic but she was teasing me. I glared at her because she earned it. Why do they keep on embarrassing me?

"I must say you have a kind of taste there girl, not everyone catches my eye and when I saw you I started walking towards you like a magnet. You flatter me", why does he keep saying things that make me blush?

"Well, what are you waiting for? Go and dance and Tom if you plan to do something 'kinky' then please use protection I don't want my friend to carry a baby in her uterus in her senior year", saying this, Naina ran off.

She never stops teasing me, does she? They left me alone with Tom and went dancing. Aleister and Brooke did not like the idea of leaving me alone with Tom but Brace and Shyna dragged them off.

"Well, gorgeous may I have this dance", he asks holding out his hand for me. Why is he being so polite and adorable?

"You may, sir", he looked at me like this for the first time. The look of astonishment and bliss. It was a jamming song so he took my hands in his and we were jumping up and down. All of a sudden he twirled me and hooked his arms around my waist and started moving with beats. I decided not to ruin this moment so I joined to match his steps. I could feel his breath on my bare shoulders. I loved the silence and I did not want to break it but I asked,

"Since when did you start being a gentleman?",

"No big deal since you gave me a bruise on my cheek--", I scoffed and he laughed, "Honestly, I noticed you on the first day, though it didn't seem like I did. When you came to the field on the first day, I wanted to hook up with you. Just being honest here girl, ok. So after I came to know you, I really thought that you and I can be great friends instead of one time hook up", he seemed uncomfortable talking about that shit.

And wait, did he really notice me over those nearly twenty girls who were dying for him on the field? Hook up? I thought that he was busy, letting the other girls on the field die over his sweating body. What should he have written in his diary that day? Maybe, "I saw a half-red-haired, half-crooked girl whom I wanted to bang with but instead got a bruise", that sounds insane. Does he even write a diary?

"So why you didn't? Not that hook-up stuff, but if you were interested in me then why insult me instead of talking out in peace", I ask him because I really want to get that answer.

"When you came to your locker that day and asked us politely to move out from your way, I replied harshly, well because that's how I reply to everyone. Being Thomas Stanley, I had to keep my ego up so I replied harshly and I just can't forgive anyone who insulted me or there would be the dead reputation of Thomas Stanley and that's how things went to be a mess", he was being honest, but his honesty is killing me as just to keep his reputation he humiliated me. But he wanted to know me and hook up with me? So we are on the same page here, excluding the hook-up part. And since my puberty, I had my hormones dancing way too much so maybe including the hook-up part.

"The tattoo on your hand, I don't know why but it makes me feel that I'm supposed to be close to you. After that--, today came the day when I finally decided to ask you out to hang out with me. Have I told you that Maxwell Waals was trying to make you fall for him since you kicked me", he says giggling like a little boy, he's not what I expected. I thought that he was narcissistic. He's a little egocentric, he got that aura thing around him which makes him princely.

"I do know him and his flirty side", I replied laughing a little.

"The tattoo? This is the second time you mentioned it. Is this supposed to mean something to you?", I asked showing him my "Breathe", tattoo which was on my right wrist.

"It's a story for another time", he said holding my wrist and caressing my tattoo. The way he's looking at my wrist with those eyes I'm sure that this particular word means a lot to him.

"Do you know that the guy you choose would be so lucky", he says in his flirty voice changing the subject.

WELL, IS HE TELLING THE TRUTH OR TEASING ME? Words are echoing in my mind. He's being nice and honest like completely honest. I don't know what I should reply to this so I just laughed it off. I decided to laugh it off.

"What about you?", I ask.

"Me?", he seemed a little confused with my question.

"Yes, whom do you have a crush on?", I ask him.

"Well, it's no one. The type of girl I like, maybe she's not born yet", and what other kind of answer could I expect from him?

"You said the guy I like will be lucky?", I ask him looking at his eyes. He crooks his eyebrow in confusion.

"Well, I hope that I make you feel lucky then", I say looking at his eyes.

His deep brown eyes do hold some kind of magic that I get lost in his brown maze and feel comfortable being lost that I do not want to be found again.

For some seconds his lip curled up and his smile widened at my reply but he laughed it off.

"I see, you are falling for me", he said with a smirk. Before I could reply, the music changed to pop and everyone started dancing crazily. He looked at me, took my hand in his, and started jumping like crazy, I joined him. The night was crazy, we danced, we played games and I backed out from a game of truth or shot because I have less tolerance to alcohol. Tom decided to play so I went to search for my group. I found Aleister who was sitting alone nearby the barbecue grill so I decided to join him.

"Why alone Malfoy?", I asked as I sat beside him.

"Because Naina will be hooking up with someone, Brace is flirting with a girl over there, Shyna is in the jacuzzi as you can see, Brooke is I don't know where and Jennie was busy with a jerk", he said this with a straight face.

"Ouch, that was hurtful but it's not our fault that you are a nun", I said flicking on his head.

"It's not my fault that you are blind", he said flicking on my head.

"Why do you hate Tom so much?", I ask him.

"Maybe because he messed with my girl best friend", he said gulping down half bottle of water.

"You are supposed to be Slytherin, not Gryffindor", I said taking the water bottle from his hand.

"If I became Slytherin then you may see real Malfoy in me", saying this he stood up and started grilling a steak.

I stood up, hugged his half from the back, and said, "Thanks for worrying about me but stop acting like a mom okay, even my mom doesn't act like mom",

"I think I'm supposed to throw you in the water right now but I won't", he said slapping on my hands.

"For this humbleness of yours, I'll accompany you in eating the steak you grill", I said laughing a little.

"Wow, I see bromance", Brace said as he came towards us with a girl.

I asked him with my eyes, 'Who is she?', he replied, "Meet her she's--", he hesitated. I'm sure that he forgot her name.

"Really, we just kissed a minute ago and you forgot my name?", saying this, the girl started looking at Brace with judging eyes.

"He's suffering from Alzheimer's", I said and pulled Brace away from that girl before she slaps him.

"Really?", she asked rolling her eyes and walked away in annoyance.

"Why are you so stupid?", I ask him slapping his hand.

"I thought she will push me in the pool but you saved me. I don't remember her name", he says stroking his chin.

"What is Alzheimer's anyways?", he asks me.

"That's a fancy word for butt rash", I say with a straight face.

"Wait what? You told her that I've butt rash?", he asks panicking.

"She's messing with you, Alzheimer is like forgetting things", Aleister said bringing Brace out of his little panic attack.

"Why you told him?", I complained.

"I'd have searched on Google anyway, I'm not that stupid", he says making a duh sound at the end.

"Really? How many states are there in America then?", I ask him while munching on my steak.

"There are--", he stopped in between.

"Oh my God Brace", I started laughing and Aleister joined me.

"51 right?", as he said this we laughed even harder.

"I know it's above 45", he argued.

"It's 50 Brace", Aleister said.

"See, I was close", he says making a snap.

"How did you even get in high school?", I ask mocking him.

"By killing people like you", saying this he made an argh sound and nearly pushed me into a swimming pool. I almost fell but before I could fall, Aleister caught me by my arm and pulled me up.

"Brace, she's wearing kind of dress which will make people like them animals--", he said pointing to a nearby group of boys who were drinking, "--you can throw her from our school building tomorrow", as he said this, Brace gave him a fist bump.

"I seriously hate you guys", I said folding my arms.

"Here you are, I was looking for you in the whole house", Tom complains as he came with mojitos in his hands.

"No alcoholic drinks", I ask him.

"I'm aware of fact that you have the least tolerance towards drinks so no", shit, that last time when I drank.... I was getting embarrassed remembering that.

"They are starting dance battle, let's watch", saying this he pulled me by my arms, my feet replied and I started following him. I looked behind my back and I saw Aleister mouthing, 'Blind' to me. I mouthed him, 'You are nun',

The dancing was not as fun as I expected it would be, it was okay. We finally ended the night in the garage as Naina texted me to wait for her in the garage and Tom offered to walk me here. He asked me to my surprise, "Are you having any plans for this week's Spring holidays?",

"Nope", I was just planning to binge-watch Netflix shows.

"If you like then you could come with us on a small trip to Hawaii", he suggested.

Wait, Hawaii? He added further,

"We were planning to spend our holidays there in Jessica's hotel and we are flying in her private jet, we have plenty of room for you, so what do you say? It could be an apology for the past too", he asked, his eyes showing a spark of hope.

My heart was jumping with excitement but a week alone with these guys who bullied me only because I stood up for myself? I can't trust them completely too soon. I asked him if my friends can join us and he agreed and texted about the change in plans to Jessica. I texted in our group 'Spade room', and every one replied within minutes. My all friends agreed to this plan. His eyes were on me waiting for my answer with hope and I responded with, "YES, I would love to join you",

I really can't believe the turning point of my life. It feels like yesterday when we fought. So a week in Hawaii with him, everything will be fine, right?

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