she went towards the place where Naren was setting the camp to help him while there was absolutely no awkwardness and they started working along with their funny banters as if the kiss never mattered and it was absolutely common between them . Maya was collecting dried twigs and started setting up the fire while Naren was done with setting up the tent . 

Naren turned towards Maya to ask " oye tent vachurundha kudu set pananum "

Maya turned towards him with frustration and said " Naa tent kondutu varalada sleeping bag dhaa iruku andha sakthi pannada kadaisi nerathula sodhappitaan .paravaalla vidu un tentla adjust pannikalaam "

Naren smirked and sat beside her wrapping his arms around her neck saying " unaku prechana illa naa vera oru azhagaana kanni paiyan . night neram . nee baatuku enna rape pannita " he was moving and sitting closer to her in contrast to what he was saying while 

Maya  smirked looking at their position which was contradicting to what he said  and snuggled closer to him replying " Avlo kavalappadaadheenga mr.ornothologist i have better taste "

Naren glared at her while Maya actioned as if plucking his eyes and eating. Naren smiled and released her while both had few slice of bread and nutella spread as their dinner . Naren was loooking at the amount of nutella spread she was applying in each slice and said " eii mental breadku nutella saapdanum nee nutellaku bread saaptutruka . sugar rush aaga pogudhu paathu "

Maya ignored his advice and said " aa po ipdi saapta dhaa superaa irukum una maari pattum padaamalaam enaku saapda varaadhu " 

Naren shook his head in disbeleif while Maya said " ok summa oru game vachukalaama "

Naren looked at her while she said " naa unta oru 15 questions kepen nee unma dhaa sollanum nee enta 15 questions adhe maari kekalaam okva "

Naren smirked and thought to himself " kedi enna pathi therunjuka ennanna pannudhu paaru "

Naren smiled and nodded while she started her questions 

Maya " date of birth "

Naren " 7.5.1995"

Maya calculated his age in her mind and said "eii enna vida 3 vayasu dhaa moothavana nee cool. ok next family "

Naren " amma appa akka . normal upper middle class family "

Maya " favourite colour "

Naren " black , white , purple "

Maya asked for few more questions and the last question was " Single or commited ,if single futurela namma mela edhaachu idea iruka ?"

Naren looked at her confused and asked " pala varushama single dhaa adhenna futurela edhaachu namma mela idea iruka ?"

Maya looked at him with mischeif in her eyes and said " 15 question  mudunchu your turn "

Naren looked back at her with an eyebrow rise and started in thiruvilayaadal tone 

Naren " ok seiya pidithadhu "

Maya got his tone and said " paatum , sutruvadhum "

Naren " seiya pidikaadhadhu "

Maya " kulipadhum , kaalai vizhippadhum "

Naren chuckled and asked " paatuku "

Maya " ilayaraja "

Naren " padipukku "

Maya " mop vaishnav "

Naren "thirai paarvaiku "

Maya " suryavum kamalum "

their banters continued while at the end of the session both of them had known pretty much about both than any other outsiders or even their friends know about them . As it started raining both of them rushed into the tent while Maya sighed " cha indha mazha ipdi keduthu vitruchu naa star gazing panlaamnu nenache "

Naren smiled and said " seri nalladha pochu vaa thoongalaam early morning endhirichu vera engayaachu caves irukaanu suthitu lets leave from here "

Maya looked at him with pouty face and said " enaku thookam varala "

Naren looked at her and said" appove sonnenla sugar rush aagum saapdaadhu avlo nutellanu "

Maya looked at him with pouty face and sheepy smile while he said " sirikaadha maya semma kovam varudhu " with smile about to escape from his lips . 

Maya lied down and opened her phone and said "seri konja neram time ottalaam and said  eii Naren nee series paapiya ? orey oru episode sendhu paakalaam variya . nee paakura series enaku kaatu naa paakuradhu unaku kaatre aprom mazha clear aagi oruvela stars vandhuchuna star gazing pantu thoongalam "

Naren looked at her with aama ippo naa enna solradhu look and said " enna maari series paapa "

Maya looked at him and said " mm bridgerton , money heist , dark aprom k series paapen crash landing on you , snow drop , aprom chinese seriesum paapen put your head on my shoulder , love o2o "

she was saying so many series which he have never even heard of in his lifetime and she pulled him by his hands and made him watch an episode of bridgerton . The episode was actually good but he felt it very hard to control himself from doing something which would endup wrong with her near him and looking at the steamy chemistry between the leads . 

Maya didn't realise the effect she was creating in the poor sould beside her and did show him the steamy romance between simon and daphne and say " how cuteuhla " while Naren balled his fist very hardly from pulling her into a hug  . he smiled and nodded his head while nothing in the series got into his head except for the petite figure lying beside him merely an inch apart with glowing face which had an extra glammedup glow due to the yellow light emitted from the battery night lamp they had for light . 

Naren " ivaluku mathila ganniyatha kaapaathuradhu romba seramam . jai anchaneya"

He waited for the episode to end and left a releif breath after it ended and he successfully maintained his dignity by not touching her . 

Maya turned towards him and said " ippo un turn nee paakura series kaatu "

Naren said " eii adhulaam venaa " with a hesitated tone while Maya smiled and said " ada summa kaatuda sceneah podaama " 

Maya turned towards him while he opened his phone with a hesitation . He opened the video while Maya started laughing at the intro song which popped up . 

Ammi ammi ammi midhichi

arundhadhi mugam paarthu . oru kulamagal veetukulla

kondu varum seedhanam

metti metti metti oli dhaan 

Maya bursted laughing at him looking at the song and said " hey... ennadhidhu... idhaan seriesaa "

Naren looked at her with fake offended tone and said " en en indha seriesku enna unaku kiss booth na enaku kolangal unaku my girlfriend is an alienna enaku metti oli . idhum superaa dhaa irukum peh "

Maya controlled her smile and said " seri seri tension aavaadha paakalaam "

Naren smiled and starte dexplaining his childhood memories associated with the serial and Maya started sharing that of hers while the serial as well sleep was long forgotten by both . Naren checked for the time in between and found it was 2:30 Am 

He looked at maya with horror and said " adipaavi 2:30 aachud unta pesi pesi "

Maya looked at him with anger and said " edhu naa mattum dhaa pesnena "

They started argueing again and finally drifted off to sleep by 3:00 Am

Naren who was in verge of getting into deep sleep sensed something heavy in his leg and in his chest and opened his eyes to find Maya lying above him with slightly parted lips and soft snore . He smiled and remembered her words of staying with another guy in a tent for first time and that she has this habit of hugging and sleeping a teddy bear. He suddenly felt an urge to kiss her forehead and he caressed the cheeks of her sleeping figure before mumbling " semma cute d nee "

He drifted off to sleep and both he and her left the place early in the morning despite falling asleep late in excitement of exploring more. They went to a cave like structure which had an old siva statue in it . 

Maya jumped in excitement while Naren looked at it with a sense of suriosity than divinity . 

Maya went near the old linga statue which was covered with dust and few plants around it while Maya started clearing it with her hand. 

Naren came near her with panic and said " eii mental bare handsoda andha chedila kai vaikura ennane theriyaama . allergy aachunaalum mullu kuthunaalo enna pannuva "

Maya stuck her tongue out and said " sorry nareneyy vazhakkam pola adhigaprasangithanam panten ." Naren glared at her and took a stick to clear those plants . She went out and brought a bottle full of water from the adjacent spring and washed the statue while Naren was looking at her with awe . he asked " unakulla ivlo bakthiya maya "

Maya looked at him and said " enda modernaa dress panna saami kumbuda koodaadhunu iruka enna . enaku kadavul nambika romba jaasthiyaave irukupa "

Naren smiled and came near her as she was folding her hands and praying something while she looked at Naren and said " edhu venumnaalum manasula nenachu vendiko da kandipa idhu suyambu lingama dhaa irukum . kandipa nadakum "

Naren looked at her and though he don't beleive much in it he did fold his hand and closed his eyes and the only thing that crossed his mind at that moment was " enaku ivala kudu " and he opened his eyes with horror as realisation stuck him and the next moment she say maya looking at him with smile and applying sacred ash on his forehead which she always carries with  her   and blew to remove excess forehead . The very moment .... his mind didn't bother about the logics on how he could fall for a girl he met a day before or how is this gonna work . All that mattered was her and he fixed that ... she is the one . 

Maya looked at him with a question in eyes and asked " ennada ?"

While he held her hand and said " onnumilla.... in next 2 hours.... our paths are different la "

Just then Maya realised that this could be their last meet and her heart started becoming heavy and the very moment her eyes teared . Maya looked at him with trembling lips and she asked " en en apdi solra ... phone iruku ... social media iruku ... we will be in touch "

Naren came near her and cupped her face and dashed his forehead with hers closing his eyes taking in her presense while she closed her eyes and started feeling the moment . Naren said " phone iruku ,.... call iruku.... but .... nee ... un fragrance... un presense.... idhu edhum irukaadhula ...... what have you done maya ?"

Maya felt herself shivering by the effect of his base voice and this voice was completely making her weak on her knees and another 10 seconds with him she is gonna throw herself into his arms and declare she isn't going anywhere from him . Seems stupid ... but trust me  love works completely  with stupidity . 

Naren parted away from her and smiled at her while she too reciprocated it yet their eyes completely showed the yearning and they started walking silently . This might be their last meetup. numbers were exchanged , social media handles were exhanged, was their heart beat was also exchanged in the process? uthe answer was unknown . They were right now standing in the bus stop and two busses stood next to each . one ... which would take him to coimbatore and the next one which would drop her in another location which would take her to chennai in opposite direction . 

They stood opposite to each other in the road and a simple teary eyed nod was the last thing they remembered before getting into the respective busses leaving their heart and soul to the other person travelling in opposite direction .

After 3 years ,

The sun was rising lazily without having a heart to leave off the embrace of his mother ocean while Maya was standing there in the balcony of a beach viewed hotel room in a oversized white full hand singlet and a messy bun sipping in the coffee from the mug while taking in the explicit view before her . Her smile widened while she sensed a pair of arms encicling around her waist and snuggling into her neck and groaning " good morning in his morning voice " though she is used to this voice for past 1 year waking up next to him and starting and ending the day in his embrace every single time he hugs her she feels new and the goosebumps she gets all over her body remains the same . 

He kissed her cheek from behind and asked " good morning sollu d mental "

She smiled and turned towards him and said " good morning . ippo poi kelambaama en ipdi arayum korayuma ninnutruka TRAVEL PARTNER"

He smirked at her with just track pant and said " en dressa oru thirudi thiruditu vandhuta LIFE PARTNER vaangi kudutheengana poi ready aayruven " he caressed her nuptial chain along with her neck while saying this while 

She looked at his white shirt which was the only thing on her and bet his shoulder saying " Narenuh.. vevasthaye illada unaku chi pae "and run from the place while he giggled and followed her saying " adiye oduna mattum vitruvenaa indha varen "and chased her inside the room to celebrate his life with his one and only mental life cum travel partner who will not only travel with him to new locations but also along with him lifelong to new experiences . 

THE END..... 

i know its quite a long shot . thought of trying  something different  give away your thoughts . romance konjam overaa poirundha mannichu ...