Panchali’s POV

I looked once again at the key card in my hand. Room 304. I yawned. Today had been a very hectic day. I just wanted to take a bath and fall asleep as soon as possible.

I trudged ahead and stopped before room 304. There were two name plates. I guess one had my name. I didn’t bother to read the other. I was too darn tired.

My bags were in one corner of a very well furnished room.

The walls were of a light lavender colour and there was a large king sized bed in the center. It even had a dark purple canopy. There was a small marble fireplace in the corner though I doubted if it worked. There was one door which led off to what I guessed was a walk in closet and the other led to the bathroom. Was this a hospital or a hotel?!

Throwing open my suitcase, I grabbed a change of clothes and made a beeline for the bathroom.

I the tap to fill the tub up resolving that this would be the only time I would take a tub bath this year. Save water and all.

Throwing my clothes on the counter I turned to lock the door only to find after bruising my fingers that the lock was jammed.

“Aish.” I said vigorously shaking my hand.

I decided to leave it (not because of my physical problems. Absolutely not. ) because I knew no one could come into the room without the key card.

Content with this knowledge I took off my clothes and lowered myself into the tub.

“Aah.” I breathed and made other sounds expressing my pleasure which I would rather not describe.

Ahem.

Only a few blissful minutes had passed when I thought I heard the door click open.

Meh. I’m imagining things.

Then I felt the bathroom doorknob turn. What the…?!

“DON’T COME IN!” I bellowed throwing myself to block the door in all my glory.

I heard someone grunt outside and felt pressure against the door.

Had I not been in the tug of war team of my school for 5 years I wouldn’t have been able to keep the door blocked and haphazardly put on my clothes at the same time.

I was fuming. My bath was one of the places where I did NOT appreciate being disturbed.

I yanked the door open without paying attention to the fact that someone was leaning on it and my “What the hell do you think you’re doing?!” was muffled when someone’s shoulder banged into my mouth and I fell back into the bathtub.

I coughed as I sank beneath the water swallowing it in. I punched whoever was in front of me and heard a loud “OWW!”

Panting and coughing I raised my head above the water to find someone without a shirt on top of me.

I yelled loudly “ERT ERT! HELP! !”

My screams were muffled as someone clamped their hand on my mouth leaving me making highly inappropriate sounds.

“Gosh you’re so noisy.” I heard a familiar voice and I stopped flailing to look at Kai.

“I’m going to take my hand off now so don’t scream.”

Don’t scream. What a joke. As if I could make any sound at that moment.

Kai on top of me.

Wet Kai on top of me.

Not wearing a shirt.

In a bathtub.

He took his hand off my mouth and leaned next to me making his glorious abs look even more glorious. I blushed and diverted my gaze.

There were headphones dangling from his ears and I turned my head to see a corner of an ipod on the floor.

“Yep. You totally love abs.”

“Yah!” my eyes widened and I blushed again.

I tried to push him off me but my foot ended up slipping and I fell right back on top of him.

My face on his chest to be exact.

“Hey if you want to touch them, just ask.” He said and smirked as I realized my hands were on his well formed abs.

I grumbled “ You-(this has been censored as it is inappropriate content for young children. My sincere apologies. Panchali is a wild kid.)”

He smirked again which just annoyed me further.

I stepped out of the bath rub, dripping.

I looked like a fish.

I grumbled and looked at my wet hair.

Then I turned around and pointed one finger at him “You. What are you doing here? This is my room.”

He propped himself up on his elbows still in the bathtub, his body half immersed in water. He seemed to find this very amusing “Well I’m afraid this is my room too.”

“We’ll see about that.” I said and stormed out to grab my phone.

I dialed Komal’s number.

“Dr. Komal! I am very sorry to disturb you at this hour but Dr. Kai says he is my roommate!”

I heard her yawn and then say “You’ve dissected male bodies yes Dr. Panchali?”

“Y-yes.”

“Then I don’t see the problem.”

“Well I’m afraid Dr. Kai is not a corpse!” I added under my breath “But he will be soon enough.”

“You’re going to have to deal with it Dr. Panchali. I don’t hear Dr. Kai complaining.”

“Well theres a king sized bed! I can’t share it with him.”

“They must’ve run out of twin bed rooms. Well both of you can share.”

“Excuse me?!”

“He will not eat you Dr. Panchali. Now good night.” She said and hung up leaving me grumbling.

“Well whats the verdict?” I turned to see Kai leaning against the door of the bathroom, a towel swung across his shoulder.

I diverted my gaze.

“Kindly put a shirt on.”

I heard him laugh but when I turned back he had thankfully put on a shirt.

I heaved a sigh of relief and put a hand on my heart. It went crazy around guys with good abs.

Anyway.

“I’m taking the bed.” I announced lying down with a jump.

“You’ll wet it!” Kai said pushing me off.

I ran to change but by the time I was back he was lying leisurely on the bed.

“Get off! Have you heard of chivalry?” I groaned.

“Nope. Whoever has a problem can sleep on the floor.”

I huffed.

Fine. If he would play like this then I could too. If I had hormones then he did too.

I took off the jacket I was wearing and lay on the bed beside him.

He looked at me with wide eyes and I grinned inside.

“Fine.” He glowered and I thought he would get off but he took off his shirt again.

“AISH!” I yelled and 2 minutes later had set up a small wall of pillows between us.

“Okay you will not cross this or I will report you for harassment!” I said and he gave me a salute and turned away to go to sleep.

                                                          ~~~

“Panchali! You’re such a good neurologist!” Dr. Hyukjae was saying patting my back.

“Thank you sir!” I was saying with a wide grin.

“Panchali you have a great personality. Lets run away together.”

“Oh yes!” I said and he grabbed my hand and took me away as he kept yelling my name. He was frolicking in front of me.

“Er, Panchali?” I heard someone say.

“Yes Dr. Hyukjae I love you.” I mumbled and smiled tracing small circles on whatever surface my hand was touching.

“Er Panchali. We’re kind of late. If you don’t get up we won’t get any cases.” I heard someone again and recognized it was Kai.

How annoying.

“You go!” I said wanting to go back to my dreams.

“I can’t. You’re sort of hugging me.”

My eyes opened within a second and I realized that the surface I had been tracing was Kai’s chest. And I was hugging him.

I sprang off instantly and cleared my throat “I-um uh. I was just- uh. You know. Exercising. At night. Rolling and all. I uh… don’t have my uh- teddy, bear. So uh-yeah…”

He looked at me with a genuinely amused expression.

Then my phone started ringing. Remind me to change my ringtone okay? PLEASE.

Because right there ringing out in front of Kai was Dr-Hyukjae’s voice.

“And this is how you stimulate your mind to react. (and then he started singing)
Here we are all alone in this room
And girl I know where to start and what we're gonna do
I'll take my time we'll be all night girl
So get ready babe I got plans for me and you
It ain't my first time but babygirl we can pretend,
Hey let's bump and grind girl tonight we'll never end
Let me take you down
I really wanna take you down
And show you what I'm about
Can I take you now?
Your body body oh”

It was right in between this last oh that I finally located my phone lying under a heap of clothes in the bathroom.

I snapped it open to find Dr. Komal

“Dr. Panchali? I have a very interesting case for you and Dr. Kai. Meet Dr. Hyukjae in the neuro ward in 10 minutes. Informing Dr. Kai is your responsibility.”

“Yes Dr. Komal.” I said meekly and hung up, going out shamefacedly to see Kai sprawled out on the bed, clutching his stomach, laughing his head off.

“Its not what it seems! I haven’t thought of anything after listening to that song!” I yelped.

“Yeah yeah sure.” He said wiping tears from his eyes.

Damn it. I will get back at him for this.

                                            ~~~

Dr. Kai was standing next to me in the neurology ward and started snickering when Dr. Hyukjae walked in.

He seemed surprised for a second but then without wasting a second more said “Today seems to be your lucky day! We have two different cases. There is a very rare case of Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia and we have another patient with Alien Hand Syndrome.”

Our jaws dropped open. Today really was our lucky day.

Okay! Now please don't google both those syndromes. I will explain them in detail in the next chapter. Till then folks.