Traversing through time to find you

(Michelle POV)

"I'm Harley Choi, and this is Louis Go. How about you two? Would you please honor us with your names?" The model looking guy said as he smiled, his eyes lingering on Kate. 

Kate smiled back at him and made eye contact, "I'm Kate Tan." She said as she offered her hand.

The guy took her hand and even kissed the back of it. Kate giggled like, well a girl. She was all serious earlier but now I have to say that she's a natural. Anyhow, after that, the two excused themselves leaving me and Louis Go to look at their behinds. Way to go Kate, thanks a lot.

I turned to look at Louis who also looked at me. He smiled as he shook his head. "Please excuse my friend. I think he's smitten with your companion. Anyway, again, I'm Louis Go." He introduced as he offered me his hand for a handshake.

I could not help but blush as I smiled back at him while taking his offered hand. What? How could I not? He's just like best actor of the year in my time. I mean, he may not be 'Prince Peng' but he's like the closest 2nd. In my time, people would be pushing each other just to catch a glimpse of his smile! And here he was, flirting with ME! I mean, he was flirting with me, right? Coz guess what? My confidence just totally took a hit earlier. "I'm Michelle Lui." I responded. 

Louis' eyes turned into crescents, "Michelle, your name fits you very nicely. So… is this the first time you're attending Andy's party?" 

"Yes, it is. How about you?"

"It's my 2nd, so how are you finding it so far?"

"I think it's great." I replied. Ok… so how does this thing go now!? Gods! This is the first time a guy actually openly approached me to flirt! I mean there were some in the past I guess but I never paid attention till now!

Louis nodded his head, "That's good. So, I was wondering if later…"

Then, we heard a whistle blow and the MC started speaking, "Now, to make this party more fun, let's start with our pool games! To begin, let me request for volunteers to come forward in pairs, must be a boy and a girl, to join our first game." 

Louis grinned at me and offered his hand, "Want to join in the fun?"

Well, why not? I smiled and was about to place my hand in his when suddenly, someone snatched my hand.

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(Third POV)

Andy laughed as Elizabeth flirted with him. Ok, he has to admit, she did catch his interest. Frankly, Elizabeth was easily the hottest girl in his guestlist, and he didn't know that she had it in her to dance like that. She has always portrayed the wholesome and innocent image on screen and in their sets, so he never expected her to do what she did for him. Like, yeah, he did like Michelle, but he's still a hormonal teenage boy!

Elizabeth seeing Andy's reactions felt elated. She has always liked him, but he was with Hayley, now that they broke up and Hayley was uninvited, she knew it was her chance. So, she took it. Anyhow, thinking that Andy would get tired of her if she kept on flirting, she decided to get the last word. Quit while she's still ahead and leave him wanting for more. Tracing his naked chest with her index finger, she said, "I'll see you later in the party." Then, winked as she called "girls" who followed her lead and together, they all walked away.

"Whoo! That was definitely hot! You lucky lucky birthday boy! Elizabeth Cheng, really? And here I thought you're liking the Lui girl. I suppose, you're making the right choice Pengpeng!" Vince said as he slung his arm on Andy's shoulder.

"Excuse me? That skank is not even fit to compare to Michelle." Lara defended.

Vince turned to look at Lara, "Oh, you're still here?" 

Lara stomped on his foot. 

Vince laughed, "Steven, please put a leash on this monster, I'm afraid only you can put some semblance of control over her!"

"don't mind him." Steven finally said to Lara. 

Lara sticked her tongue out to show Vince. 

"By the way, where's Kate and Michelle?" Anthony asked, noticing that the two were missing.

The 6 of them looked around without moving from their position trying to spot the two. The first person they spotted was Kate, already flirting with some macho dude.

"Seriously, that guy later would be sorry for trying to flirt with Kate, he has no idea what kind of a dominatrix he's playing with." Jeff commented. 

"Jealous Jeffry? I thought you and Kate were over since last year?" Vince teased.

"Why would I be? I'm glad we broke it off, I mean we did part on good terms." Jeff said.

"Who's that guy?" Steven asked when he saw Michelle smiling and blushing as she talked with a guy. He doesn't have any idea why but seeing her do that, it felt unpleasant. Maybe because he already thought Michelle as part of their group, so he felt a bit protective of her. 

Everyone followed where Steven was looking at only to see Michelle, smiling and blushing while talking to this dude. She seems to be having fun herself.

"Whoah, I did not notice earlier, but Michelle is actually pretty hot." Vince exclaimed. He knew she was very pretty but that's it. Earlier when he saw her, she was sitting with the girls and wearing a not so flattering swimsuit fit for 15 to 16-year-old girls. But now he can see her standing from afar, he was given the opportunity to appreciate her figure. Unlike the models and actresses around, she seemed really soft. Not the fat sort of soft but the one which screams femineity. She has rosy-white blemish free skin, and a full figure with bigger than average boobs and hips considering her Asian descent. Not as hot as Elizabeth, but charming in a classic sort of way. 

Anthony felt worried. He knew Michelle was a shy girl, so it did not pass his thought that perhaps she was flirting with the guy. He was only afraid of the possibility that the guy might be taking advantage of her.

Jeff, well, he just thought that Michelle was doing good on her own. 

Andy, well, he's having mixed feelings. On one hand, he felt jealous because he liked Michelle, but on the other, he knew he had no right as he was not even her suitor, much more, boyfriend. Also, he did let Elizabeth flirt with him with her standing at the side. To act like some jealous boyfriend would also be unbecoming of him. Anyhow, recalling Steven's question, he answered, "that's Louis Go. A fellow actor."

Lara grinned, thinking, 'great going Michelle!' Then, she looked at Andy's expression, as if to tease she said, "I guess Michelle is doing great by herself too. Well, she's really pretty and hot, how can a guy not hit on her? If I were a guy, she'll totally be my type! Plus, the guy is totally hot. Not bad at all." 

Andy's mood soured. What does he do in this situation? Well, the decision was made for him with the announcement of the MC. He knew exactly the games for the pool party and the first one was the chicken fight, also known as the shoulder wars. No way was he letting Michelle be paired up with some guy for that game. 

Thus, he started to walk towards the two's direction, the rest of the gang followed. 

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Michelle was about to place her hand on Louis' outstretched one when suddenly, someone grabbed her hand. She turned to see who it was and saw Andy smiling at her.

"Sorry Louis, Michelle will be joining us for the next game. You know the rules, attendees can only join 1 game so as the give chance to others." Andy said in a friendly manner.

Louis furrowed his brows but did not pursue the matter. Although he was a bit annoyed, it was Andy's party and Michelle his friend. They can continue it later. "that's cool with me Andy. Anyhow, I'll just find another partner then. Great party by the way. See you later, Michelle."

Michelle smiled at Louis apologetically. "Ok, see you later." She replied. 

Then, she looked at Andy wondering what's up with him. Was he jealous? No, not possible. He seemed to like that girl, Elizabeth. She was after all his would be on-off girlfriend for a long time later. Maybe he's just concerned because Louis might be a playboy? But she did want to flirt though? Like she knows what's she's doing people. But then, she did give the impression of being an innocent girl somewhat.

Behind Andy, she saw Lara who was grinning at her. Lara winked and gave her two thumbs up. She smiled back, well, she did get a guy to flirt with her this early in the party. Haha, she can totally tell her about it later though nothing really happened. Then, she saw Steven, who was as usual, looking nonchalant. Then there's Vince and Jeff, and finally there's Anthony.

Anthony. She turned red. Fuck, did he see her flirting with another guy? Ahehehe… she's not sinning though. Again, she's single and available. 

Ugh, you know what? never mind. It's not like she's really interested in Louis. She just felt flattered and somewhat wanted to flirt too. Like come on, she also wants to live the teenage dream!

"So… which game are we joining?" Michelle finally asked Andy.

Andy just smiled at her and said, "tug of war."

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TBC