"Stop right there, you crazy girl" the guy shouted running behind her trying to catch up with her

"I'm not crazy enough to stop" she yelled back moving through the students milling around in the corridor

"You are dead today" he shouted at her

"You have to catch me first" she retorted not stopping

The twins, Amar and their gang ,as usual, were in the cafe enjoying there lunch when a lightning passed in through the cafe door

"Hide me, hide me" the girl screamed and dived under their table for cover

"What in the... " Zian cursed looking at the girl curled up at his feet

She looked up and Zian sucked in a breath as his gaze collided with the pitch black of hers

"Neha?? What happened?? Why are you hiding??" Amar asked frowning

"Oh please Vedu bhai. Don't give it away. I'm hiding. Act as if I'm not sitting here"

"We could. But I'm not sure if Zi could" Zahir remarked earning a glare from Zian

"What I meant is, Zi doesn't like lying and pretending. So obviously, he can't lie and pretend that the very beautiful Neha is not sitting at his feet when she clearly is" Zahir said grinning

"Shut up"

The door bell above the cafe door chimed again when the next person came running in and Neha clutched onto Zian's legs anxiously

"Heyy crazy girl. I know you are in here. Come out" he yelled looking around

"Heyy Alex. What's happening??" Zahir asked out loud earning a pinch on his legs from Neha

He hissed at that

"Zi, she is wild" Zahir complained softly

Alex walked towards them still panting and looking around

"Looking for a fresher yaar Zahir. Because of the crazy girl, my record book is in the staff room trash can now. I will have to re do the entire thing now"

Neha poked on Zian's thighs and he looked down

She was breathing heavily after the marathon around the college

"What??" He mouthed

She curled her fist and pointed her thumb towards her mouth indicating that she is thirsty

He took his glass of half drunk juice and stealthily passed it to her without anyone noticing

"What did she do to your record??" Zian asked

"I gave it to her to write yaar. I had to submit it today and I gave her a week time. And instead of writing the assignments she had written the love story of Bahubali and Devasena" he said

"Liar!! I wrote on Bahubali and Avantika, not Devasena" came the voice from under the table and Zian face palmed

"You!! You are hiding in here. Come out weirdo" Alex yelled at her

Neha came out from under the table, as it is no use hiding anymore

"First tell them the truth. I wrote on Avantika, not Devasena. I'm different. Everyone are bahubali devasena fans. I'm Bahubali Avantika fan. Haven't you seen 'pacchai boley hei kya' song. What a chemistry?? It was not there between Bahubali and Devasena. I don't understand why everyone like them. Prabhas in that song.. Hayee. You know after watching Bahubali, I became a die hard Prabhas fan and downloaded all his movies. He is.. "

"Shut up. Paagal. Do you have any idea what you have done. That professor is already a pain in the ass. Now he won't let me write the exam"

"You should have thought of that before giving your records to your juniors. That's very irresponsible of you Lexy" she said cheekily and his nose flared in anger

"You little.. " he tried to reach and grab her only to be blocked by Zian who stepped in front of her, shielding her from Alex's wrath

"Don't you dare" Zian warned dangerously

Alex looked stunned for a moment

Zian is always the calm guy. He had never lost his temper. And the same guy is giving him the lasers

"Uh-oh" Alex squirmed under Zian's gaze

"Yes!! Don't you dare touch me. I'm a black belt in ludo" Neha said peaking over Zian's shoulder, standing on her tip toes, holding onto Zian for support

"Ludo??" Zahir asked looking at her weirdly

"Haan. It's a martial art. You don't know?" Neha asked him

Zian rolled his eyes at the obviously stupid girl

"It's judo Neha. Not ludo"

"Haa haa. That's what I meant. It was this stupid auto correction that did the mistake" Neha defended earning another eye roll

"Yeah. You are the latest android model in the market" Zian said and Neha pouted

"Alex" Zian turned around facing Alex

"Write your record yourself. Don't bother her again okay??"

"Yeah" Alex muttered and left throwing a glare at Neha

"Munda dar gaya, hearing my judo skills" Neha said flexing her biceps poking her imaginary muscles

"You are trouble Neha. Trouble with a capital T" Zian said shaking his head

"Your own trouble Zi" Zahir whispered in his ears

*****

After the class, Amar had gone to the twins apartment untill it's time for his date

Going home is impossible

His mother would be ready with a make up kit to get him ready for his first date

He is not ready to take the risk

He just picked a piece of paper on the living room table and saw it was a sketch

A simple outline

Of a horse

Zian snatched it from him

"Woah. What's it buddy??" Amar asked

"Nothing. It's just a sketch"

"Why is everyone around me obsessed with horses" he muttered to himself, but Zian heard it

"Who is obsessed with a horse??" He asked

"No one" Amar muttered uncomfortably and his phone, which was kept on the tea table binged at that moment

M

That's how he had saved her number

Zian raised an eyebrow at the secrecy and Amar gave him a nervous smile

He opened the message

'Where are you taking me??'

'Surprise sweetheart'

'How do I dress?? Formal??'

'Anything you are comfortable in!!'

There was a goofy smile on his face when he locked his phone and kept it in his pocket

When he looked up, he saw Zian still looking at him

"What??"

"Exactly!! What?? What's going on with you?? I have found you lost in your own thoughts for somedays now. And I haven't seen you with your tongue down some chick's throat too for a while"

"There is someone" he muttered visibly uncomfortable talking about his feelings

"Someone as in some M??"

A smile broke on his face

"She is different " he said leaning against the couch looking at the cealing

"Okay. Who is she?? Why aren't we introduced to her yet??"

"She won't be comfortable Zian. She likes to blend in. To stay out of spot light. I will introduce you to her when she will be comfortable"

"If she likes to blend in, how did you find her??"

"Don't know. It just happened"

"Are you sure about this Amar?? Don't play with some innocent's feelings"

"I'm not going to hurt her. I would die before doing that" he said vehemently

"Okay!! Relax. So, the bad-boy has fallen in love" Zian said chuckling

"Love?? Love is a big word .I sure do like her. She is special. And I want to explore these feelings. To see where it takes us. I have never felt like this before zian. It's all new and exciting"

"Well, work it out for yourself. And when she is comfortable, introduce her to us. Let us also see the girl who tamed the bad-boy Player"

"Don't tell Zahir now. He wouldn't wait. He would snoop around me to find out who she is. That would make her more uncomfortable. I don't want that"

"Sure lover boy. Anything for your M" Zian teased

A/n

Hola gals

Sorry to those who were waiting for the first date.

I didn't get any ideas for the date.

So thought to write a filler shot

I hope you guys like it

PS : I'm a pranushka fan. For me it's always Devasena for Bahubali 🤪

Pls do vote and comment

Love you guys ❤️