I laughed evilly as I shimmied out of my- Az's - wet hoodie. Now if that wasn't the most satisfying I've ever done, I don't know what is.

Absolutely therapeutic.

I can still hear the shrill scream that tore out of Isabella as Mel and I tackled her, her previously dry skirt and bralette now very much wet. She had ran to change her clothes, shrieking like a chicken on fire.

Maybe she should be an opera singer.

Az had simply shook his head muttering something that sounded suspiciously like 'crazy women'. Hmph.

We're completely harmless, I swear.

I threw on a fresh pair of loose tshirt and some joggers, waltzing back into the room. I still couldn't believe that such places existed. The whole room was surrounded by glass, giving me the gorgeous view of rolling hills and tall pine trees. Jumping onto the bed, I stared at the ceiling. Or rather the open sky.

Wow.

The bed was absolutely soft too. And cozy.

I think I might dump Az for the bed. Rubbing myself against the soft duvet like a cat, I threw on the covers on top of me and curled into a ball. I could stay like this forever. Just me, this view and this bed. Maybe I'll add Az too since he's pretty and all.

"Raps, love?"

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

I lay there motionless as I heard his footsteps approaching me, "Love, you're seriously sleeping after taking that power nap on the way?" He laughed, emphasising the power nap.

"Hey! That was a power nap, okay?!" I snapped, he grinned and leaned over me to press his lips against mine gently.

"I didn't know sleeping for five hours straight was called power nap." He said, his lips pulled up in a small smirk.

"Well, it is now." I huffed.

"Okay, whatever you say," He winked, "So do you want to take a power nap again with me or eat ice cream? Zach and Mel bought some and he refuses to give me." He said the last part with a scowl.

I jumped upright.

"Did you say ice cream?" I asked with wide eyes.

"Yes, I did, love. Why? Not sleepy anymore? I was actually in a mood for a power nap." He said, his eyes glinting with amusement.

I pushed past him and walked outside, dragging him behind me. He sighed dramatically, "You know, sometimes I think you love ice creams and chocolates more than me." He mumbled.

Ha, know your limits Mr. Pouty.

"Is there any doubt? Ofcourse I love them more." I deadpanned. He glared playfully at me and bit my shoulder in retaliation making me squeal and push him away.

What can I do? Everyone just wants a piece of me.

Sigh.

We strolled out to find the guys playing volleyball- they act like we're at the beach- and I found Mel, Ellie and Elektra eating ice cream sitting on the comfy looking chairs.

"Hey! Will here's your butterscotch." Mel said and shoved it into my hand. I grinned and plopped onto another one of the many chairs.

I sighed in content as the treat melted in my mouth. Just as I was about to offer some to Az, his phone rang and I watched as he glanced at it and sighed, "Love, I'll be right back. It's from the hospital." He muttered and leaned down to kiss the side of my head before moving away from all the noise.

"So how long have you and Az been dating?" Elektra asked softly.

"Oh, just a couple of months....six maybe?" I said.

"Wow, that's great. I've never seen Az so in love and I don't blame him, you're really pretty." She blushed.

Aw, she's so cute. Maybe I'll dump Az for her.

I clutched my heart, "Thank you so much." I gushed.

I wanna squeeze her chubby cheeks.

"Look who's here." Ellie whistled and we all turned to see Isabella dressed up in another tight corset like top and leather jeans. The fact that she can possibly wear those when it was literally freezing out her is quite......impressive.

"Want some ice cream, Isa?" Elektra asked gently. She glanced at the ice cream, "Ew! No that thing is plain sugar." She scoffed.

Jeez.

What's her beef with ice creams.

Now that is what I call a red flag people.

"Anyway, I'm going to go play. Coming Elek?" She asked and glared murderously at the rest of us poor, harmless people.

Yikes.

"Umm, I'm a bit tired so I'm just going to sleep for a bit." She mumbled. Isabella shrugged and went over to the guys.

"Uh, bye." She said and I grinned and waved at her as she went to her room.

"Ugh, just look at her." Ellie whispered and we snapped our head to where she was pointing at.

I see red.

There she was grabbing Az arm and pulling him towards her, " Come on, let's go play like Az. You, me and Zach in one team and Alec, Alex and Grey in the other as usual. Chase will be the ref." She whined.

"Look I'm on a call Isabella, I'll talk to you later." He said firmly and turned around, his phone still pressed against his ear.

The heck is her problem?!

"I'll wait for you until you're done with that." She said, smiling sweetly.

Was it just me or did everyone hear that double meaning?

Az ignored her - as he should - and kept talking.

I probably had steam coming out of my ears because suddenly my gaze shifted from them and to a smirking Grey. He walked calmly towards them.

"Isa c'mon Az is busy. I'll play with you." He said and dragged her to his side of the court but not before turning back and winking at me. I grinned back.

"Look at him oh so graciously offering himself to the nasty old witch for his friend." Mel said quietly making us cackle and snort.

It was true. Grey did look a bit pained.

"Hey? Wanna go jump off the cliff?" I asked.

Now was the perfect time with Az not breathing down my neck and he was talking seriously so I'll be done without him noticing.

Ha. Here I come cliff.

"You want to? I just jumped off that. Go with Ellie, I don't want to change my clothes again." Mel said.

"I'm down." Ellie stated. I clapped my hands like the deranged seal I was and jumped up. Taking her hand, I stealthily moved towards the opposite cliff so that Az can only see me after I jump. We hiked up the cliff and I looked down at the green water below and took a deep breath. It wasn't just us jumping but a lot of guests were too. All with their phones out, no doubt ready to record it all.

Honestly, it was refreshing to be away from all the hustle and bustle of the city. The air felt fresh and I could smell the hint of rain.

Wait, does rain have a smell? I think it does.

Or maybe I'm just a weirdo. Yeah, that must be it.

"Ready?" Ellie asked.

I took a deep breath, "Yeah."

I can feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins. I'm fired the frick up.

"Okay," she exhaled, "on the count of three."

I nodded, readying my stance.

"1."

I accidentally looked up just to see Az turning towards the cliff.

"2."

I saw his eyes widen, his jaw dropping. Gosh, he looks pale. Then he looked anxious. Darn it. He's going to haul my reckless butt back, isn't he?

Thr-"

"JUMP!" I screamed and hurled myself down.

"WILLOW!" A very familiar voice yelled. I think I should call him Dave, you know, from Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Not today buddy.

Alexa play 'Not Today' by BTS

The cold wind whipped against my face and I closed my eyes tightly.

Is this how I'm going to die?

I opened my eyes just in time as I fell face first into the water. A scream almost tore out of me at how chilling the water was. Two things flashing through my mind with neon lights.

1. I think I'm going to catch a cold.

2.  Az is going to kill me.

I flayed my arms and finally broke through the surface, a gasp escaping me. I turned around to see Ellie behind me, I grinned at her and punched my fist in the air.

I lived.

Just then strong arms wrapped around me tightly. Shit.

And then I was hauled onto the shore, the person swimming towards it with his one arm. As we reached, he turned me around to crush me to his chest, his arm still wound tightly around me.

Azrael.

Why did this dumbass jump?

He lifted my face from his warm neck, his eyes searching my face and body for any visible injury. He sighed in relief when he didn't and then I watched as his pretty eyes hardened.

"What the fuck were you thinking, Willow?! Do you know that you could've died? What the fuck was I supposed to do then? Do you know that you could've broken your bones? Your fucking spine?! What if-"

"But Zach did." I mumbled.

"Zach fell of the fucking cliff and it was the smaller one, the thing was barely ten feet while you-"

My stomach grumbled.

I grinned sheepishly and he sighed in reply, leaning his forehead against mine.

"Just don't fucking scare me like that again, okay? People die doing stupid shit like that." He mumbled, kissing my forehead and eyelids. I nodded in reply.

"Now come on, let's get some food in you." He smiled and pulled me up to my feet, Ellie already long gone seeing Azreal.

Clever girl.

His grip on my hand remained tight as we scaled down towards our room. After closing the door, we walked in, Az taking a small remote from the side table and pressing on a button and I stared in amazement as a blind rolled down automatically, hiding the view inside to others.

"Can I try?" I asked enthusiastically.

Az threw his head back and laughed, "Sure baby, after you change and eat." He kissed my cheek and nudged me towards the bathroom. After changing to another one of his shirts and my shorts, I  skipped out and jumped on the bed.

Az handed me a menu card, "Choose what you want and order, okay? And order for me too, please." I nodded my head with a smile and he went to the bathroom to change. I looked down at the menu.

Holy cow.

There were dishes from all around the world and I could almost feel my head spinning. Okay. Here we go.

Sushi? Nah.

Jollof rice? Hmm, maybe.

Peking duck?

Coq au vin? Risotto? Carbonara?

I could almost feel my eyes glittering as I saw the next sub heading.

Indian.

It's been a long time since I've had some Indian food, the last time was when I visited India last year. God, that butter chicken was amazing. But I wasn't in mood for North Indian tonight, I wanted Azrael to have something a bit more.......uncommon.

I smirked when I read through the next name and picked up the phone to order.

Let's see how well Az can handle spicy food.

Ten minutes later he walked out looking tastier than Indian food wearing a black sweatpants and a v- neck.

Ugh.

Why did he have to wear that shirt- No. Bad Willow.

I shook my head a little trying to think of holy thoughts and grinned up at him.

"What did you do, Raps?" He asked, squinting his eyes at me.

"Me?" I gasped, pointing a finger at myself innocently.

"Yes, you. You've got that weird grin again." He deadpanned.

"No, I do not."

He raised his eyebrows and turned towards the medium sized cover on the table, "What did you order?" He asked me curiously.

"Food."

"I can see that, but what?" He asked.

"Indian food." I replied. "I like Indian food, especially Paneer." He replied.

"Oh, that's North Indian."

"So what did you order?"

"South Indian. Parotta and coconut chicken curry."

He stared at me in silence, speachless. "I'm sorry the what?"

"You'll see." I grinned and excitedly opened the cover to grab the packet of hot, crispy parotta and the curry. I served it for the both of us and handed him a plate.

"Can you handle spicy food?" I asked him curiously.

"Ofcourse. If I can finish a whole spicy buffalo wings by myself then this is no fucking big deal." He scoffed.

We'll see about that.

I almost moaned in delight as I took a bite, the crispness of the bread mellowed by that tasty coconut gravy. This specific combination was my favourite because it was an explosion of flavours in my mouth.

It was spicy too but nothing my half Indian butt can't handle.

I looked up at Az to see him take his first bite, chewing slowly with a contemplative expression plastered on his face.

Then he started inhaling the food.

"You like it?" I asked amusedly

"Fuck yeah. This is fuckin amazing." He groaned as he shoved more food.

"Spicy?"

"No." He huffed.

The thing with Indian food is that you don't feel the spice at first, it takes time.

And as I had predicted, after about five minutes Az's nose started turning red. Cute.

"Spicy?" I smiled as he discreetly tried to wipe his tears.

"Heck no." He sniffed with tear filled eyes and a bright red nose.

I shook my head.

Men and their ego.

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Hey guys!! 💃💃💃

Hope you like this chapter!! It's the longest one till now so yay.

Have you ever tried Indian food? Or any other countries food?

I've tried Indian, Egyptian, Turkish, Lebanese, Chinese and Korean.

What's your favourite food? And adventure sport?

Have a good day!!

XxAelinAsh.