Rehaan and Maya hated each other ever since they first met. They met at college and fought over various issues. Much to their dislike, they were paired opposite each other for a dance competition.
Maya "Still can't believe, you are my dance partner. You? Why?"
Rehaan "How sad. You couldn't say no to Ma'am when she made you my partner."
Maya "I don't like to lose. So you better be a good dancer. "
Rehaan "What if you lose? What will happen? Nothing. Nobody cares. But you know what? I always win. Lucky you. You will win because of me. "
Maya and Rehaan kept arguing, both trying to prove themselves better.
"Just look at them. They always keep fighting! Trying to bring each other down. Still... " Said Ankit, Rehaan's friend, who secretly had a crush on Maya.
"Still what? " Said Jiya his classmate.
Ankit "Nothing."
"Still look how passionate they are! Their chemistry, their dance moves, the way they are looking at each other." Said Ankit in his mind with a sad smile on his face.
Not just Ankit, everyone present there kept looking at Rehaan and Maya who were dancing now, some admiring the duo, some being envious.
After the practice session, Ankit asked Rehaan "Don't get angry bro, but do you like Maya? I mean you don't leave any chance of taunting her or annoying her in any way. You always like to get her attention. "
Rehaan "Something is wrong with you. Maybe in her dreams, a guy like me would be interested in her. I have no interest in her. She just annoys me. She is a Snob! "
Rehaan left from there after saying so. Though Ankit should have been relieved, he was still jealous of Rehaan. Maybe because deep down he knew Rehaan was hiding something. Two people who hate each other, but can't stop talking about each other, was something Ankit found quite strange.
When Maya reached home, her mother Nisha asked her "How was your day? "
Maya "As usual. Nothing new. "
Nisha "How your dance practice is going? "
Maya "It's okay Mom."
Maya went upstairs to her room. Nisha sat on a sofa in the living room thinking, "A few more years, maybe two or three, then we'll have to leave this place. It's good that Maya is not attached to this place or anyone she knows here."
With time, Maya has become cold, and distant, she never allows anyone to come near her. She likes to mind her own business. She is a complete introvert who likes her privacy, but somehow Rehaan's presence matters to her. Why? Nobody knows.
After reaching home, Rehaan took a shower, then sat in his living room holding a cup of coffee and reading a book. The book was old. It was his mother, Kamini's book. Rehaan started reading it.
Rehaan "They seem normal in the daytime, but at night they come in their true form. To survive, they have to drink blood. Years ago, the vampires used to kill humans. But nowadays, most vampires survive on animal blood. But still, their terror has not gone. "
Rehaan turned the page and saw a portrait of a male vampire biting a woman on her neck. Rehaan turned some more pages and found something interesting that read, " If the vampire King turns a woman into a vampire and marries her, she becomes the Queen, and the child born from their union, becomes one of the strongest vampires."
Rehaan closed the book and kept it in its place. Rehaan slightly smiled and went towards his room. From his room's window, Rehaan could see the moon which looked beautiful. He said in his mind " Tomorrow is the full moon."