Is this destiny?

"I saw you talk to Haru…", Aiden told Sarah when he took a seat next to her.

Aiden's big smile showed her that he is in a very good mood. It seems that parents pampered him.  

"Mhm…", she confirmed. "We spoke about relationships… he wants to let Nala know that she is special to him."

"He asked you? Why not me?", Aiden grumbled in displeasure, but his playful attitude didn't fade away. "And you told him…?"

"To be respectful, kind, and to find ways to spend more time with her."

"What about holding and kissing?"

Sarah frowned and reminded Aiden: "Nala is a sixteen-year-old girl!"

Aiden grinned and bragged without thinking: "I held and kissed many sixteen-year-old girls."

His grin faded when he realized his mistake. Sarah is upset, and the thunderous storm brewing above her head is the proof!

Sarah narrowed her eyes at him angrily and her lip twitched few times before she squeezed through her teeth: "Not everyone is so fortunate to be a world class scoundrel like you!"

"Scoundrel?" Aiden knows that he spoke rashly, but why is she calling him names? Well, he knows why she is calling him names, and he knows that she is upset… but all this celebratory atmosphere and then talk about Haru and Nala… and unknowingly he lowered his guards and forgot that he should NOT mention his past to Sarah no matter how distant or innocent it is (if it involves other girls).

He looked at Sarah's face which twisted in fury and he thought that she might send him into another coma.

Sarah didn't want to talk to him anymore. She was getting more upset just by looking at him. She is aware that he did plenty of holding and kissing before they met, but does he need to rub it in? What is wrong with him?

She stood up and stomped away. Where was she going? She didn't know… as long as it's away from him, it will be fine. And she didn't want others to see her like this either, so she went deeper into the garden, toward the small forest at the edge of their property. She needs to calm down. Her pace was speeding up with every step she made.

"Where are you going?", Aiden spoke breathlessly in her ear while holding her from the back. She is fast and he had to dash to reach her before she went who knows where.

"Away from you!", Sarah pouted while struggling. She had no intention to stop moving.

Aiden lifted her up and made her turn toward him. He pinned her against the thick trunk of a tree so that she can't escape.

His lips landed on hers and he kissed her with a passion she didn't feel in a long time.

Sarah wondered if he is acting like this because he was chasing after her. If that is the reason, she should run more often. She reminded herself not to let him melt her fighting spirit with a kiss, no matter how good it is.

"I'm sorry I spoke carelessly.", he whispered in her lips.

"You are admitting that you are in the wrong?" Sarah didn't expect to hear an apology.

"I don't want to waste a single minute on bickering. We already lost so much time. I made a mistake, and I'm really sorry. Decide on a punishment, punish me… but make it quick because my soul hurts when you are not by my side."

Aiden interpreted Sarah's frown fading as an agreement. She does not want to fight with him either.

He nudged her cheek with his nose, making Sarah tilt her head sideways giving access to his kisses to travel down her neck.

Sarah held onto him and surrendered to his sweet kisses while moaning softly because she will take his hugs and kisses over bickering anytime.

She inhaled sharply when she realized that his hands are under her skirt, pulling her panties down.

"Ah…", Sarah was doing her best to keep her volume low but the things he did to her made it very difficult.

His pants were down to his knees, her skirt was pushed up, and her top was a mess.

"Ah… Aiden…What if… Mmm… Someone comes…?"

"Oh, Sarah…", he murmured her name behind her ear while he grinded himself at the cradle of her thighs. "Someone will come…", he responded cheekily.

Aiden's right hand reached for Sarah's knee and lifted her leg to allow easier access for his left hand to guide him inside her.

Usually he loves to hear Sarah's moans and when she calls his name, but he knows that they should not make too much noise. Just how occasional laughter drifts toward them from the barbeque party, if they make a loud noise, it can be heard by the others. And their parents are there! But he does not care. He does not care about anyone other than Sarah and his painful need to merge with her. He sealed her lips with his and they suppressed each other's sounds.

While Sarah and Aiden are… expressing themselves in the forest nearby, Haru is in his own predicament...

How can he make Nala understand that he sees her differently than other girls? Oni, Zula, Masika and Imani are great, and he likes them… but he likes them like sisters.

The biggest problem he is facing is that there is at least one girl with Nala all the time. The girls move in packs.

He asked Nala more than once to help him with studying, and she is always available and willing to help, but every time Oni or Zula would join as well. When they eat, few other girls are also there. The only time he has one-on-one with Nala is when they are sparring, and he wants to do with her anything other than exchanging blows.

"You seem troubled.", Nala's voice startled Haru.

He looked at her, unable to find anything appropriate to say.

"Can I join you?", she glanced at the empty chair next to him.

Haru responded with a nod.

He watched Nala sit next to him and her smile must have sent a rainbow attack at him because everything looked pink and purple and red with hints of golden and silver… a color overload. And he loves how her mood reflects in her eyes… her dark brown eyes which are currently smiling at him.

And he hates this… on few rare occasions when he got a chance to talk with Nala, his brain refused to work. He sighed at the thought that Nala must see him as a moron who is frequently unresponsive.

"Are you OK?", Nala asked with concern apparent in her voice.

Haru inhaled and held his breath for few seconds before speaking: "Do you want to go to the beach tomorrow?"

Nala was surprised at the sudden question. "Uhm… sure. Who else is coming?"

"Just the two of us.", Haru said in a half whisper and held his breath.

Nala paused and lowered her head. It seems that the other girls are right. They told her that Haru treats her differently, but she didn't see it. She told them that Haru is always nice to everyone, and she still remembers when Oni told her teasingly: "Yes, he is nice, but to you he is niiiiceeeee."

Nala inhaled and blinked few times before craning her neck to look at Haru. "OK. When?"

He stared at her without moving while processing the information that she accepted. Just the two of them. No one else! And he told himself that he should say something soon, or she will really label him as a moron.

"I don't know…", he admitted. "I was not sure that you will accept, so I didn't think beyond this."

Nala burst into laugh.

He laughed with her. "I will do some research and see if any of the beaches nearby has some good food options, so then we can go for a lunch and after that… hang out…?"

"Sounds good.", she smiled, and the rainbow attack was on again.

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