Arnav's scrutinizing gaze analysing each and every inch of the bundle of joy placed in the cradle.

"Nani why he's not opening his eyes? Shall I call the doctor? Yes, that should be right. Why would he sleep even after four hours of born?" He asked frowning his eyebrows for the unteempth time making nani sigh in annoyance.

"Chotte, this is the last time I am saying this. Some newborns will take time to open their eyes, that's normal unless the baby did not cry at the time of born. But your son already proved he's another ASR taking the whole hospital in his head even before"  Nani replied showing her irritation openly.

"Haan nani I had doubt on that too. How did this small body of his produce so much noise? Is it normal? What if his throat pains due to that? Maybe we should give him little water. He must be thirsty" Arnav said sincerely showing all his patience level to not barge into the doctor cabin, who said his son is normal but here his son is not even opening his eyes. On the top of it his family members also not understanding his plight. They are acting so cool as if nothing wrong happened distributing sweets grinning ear to ear from the past hours.

"You know what...Forget it. Aakash will you book another room for me. I think I am going to lay in next ward due to high pressure" Nani said in displeasure. Agreed her grandson was a newly turned father, but everything has a limit, Hasn't it?

"Dadi he's just excited and worried at the same time. This all must be new for him" Aakash supporting his brother as he knows in next six months he must be in his Bhai's place.

"That why I was trying my best to explain each and every question of his. But everything has limit aakash. He's behaving as if he is the only father in the world and his son is the only child took birth" Nani retorted in low voice or else his grandson will create a mountain out of a molehill which happened few hours before.

"Chotte see na how pink his cheeks and feet are" Anjali squealed as soon as she took hold of her neonate nephew.

Unfortunately, her nephew let out a wail hearing her high pitched squealing and new warmth also not settle with him.

"Di...Why are you overreacting? See now how he's crying. Change your dress before picking him. Your jewellery and this heavily worked saree will prick him" Arnav dismissed her in no-nonsense tone taking back his junior in his arms. That was the first time arnav ignored anjali which she didn't take it to heart. 

"Arnavji if nani is saying something hear her fully. Don't trouble and argue with her. Come here" Khushi who witnessed the scene lying in the hospital bed, couldn't accept her husband's indifferent behaviour to the other family members henceforth.

He throws one heart-wrenching look to his baby as if he's leaving him for which everyone in the room sighed heavily.

"Haire nandhakishore...Arnav beta Are you going to any battle?" Buaji asked not able to keep her astonishment.

Khushi gritted her teeth turning to others "Why don't you all grab some food for yourself?"

All nodded before ran out as if they're waiting for that opportunity for hours.

"Enough is enough...ARNAVJI...This is the limit. You're going overboard with this behaviour of yours" she scolded angrily, which he cared less.

"Don't shout khushi. He'll get disturbed" He said nonchalantly.

Khushi looked at him as if he grew horns. Few seconds before he tortured everyone with the question of why his son is always sleeping and not opening his eyes but now he's scolding her for the same issue with altogether reason.

Khushi determined to put some sense in him so called him with stern face "Arnavji will you come here or not?"

He hmmed before taking his son in his arms whose small frame fits perfectly into his torso.

He took his seat in a nearby small chair holding his son. Making sure to cover his son properly in small softy cloth and giving him enough warm on his arms arnav finally glanced his wife "What do you want to speak?"

"Will you give my son to me or I am also look at him from far?" Her voice came as sarcastic as ever.

Arnav bewildered hearing her question, now his attention was fully on his wife "Khushi you're his mother. Why should you look at him from far? Here take him" arnav handed him though half-heartedly.

Khushi took him in her arms with motherly warmth. Her eyes twinkled in joy albeit taking him five to six times already she feels she's holding him for the first time.

"His eyes, toes, fingers are so small haaina" Khushi asked totally drowned in the cute bundle.

"Haan, see na how red his cheeks are. His feet also pink. See na how small his fingers are" Arnav also drowned totally into the life whom he and his wife created together with so much of love.

"You know khushi when I give him my finger he held on to me tightly. I feel...I felt as if I took rebirth. I felt even more responsible now. I felt he's seeking my support. I..."He stopped abruptly too overwhelmed to continue.

Khushi eyes glistened like her name, glistened in happiness.

"What name we should give him? I want something to start with A.. like you!" Khushi elated each time seeing the life she and her husband given and she exclaimed the question with same.

"Aarush" Arnav whispered not wishing to wake his son up.

Khushi snapped her head like the name at first sound.

Seeing her questioning eyes arnav answered even though she didn't in need of any explanation "Aarush- First ray of sun. Like his name he's the ray of our life. The minute we become aware of his arrival he saved us, our straining relationship. He's the one knocked some sense on his father. He's the one who let his father know the true colours of sheetal. He's the one who let his father know the strength of a relationship if his mother was not enough and he's combination of our both" Arnav said with glistened eyes.

Before sheetal could plan their separation, the news of Raizada junior made the whole issue altogether which led sheetal out of not having any other choice as arnav concentration was only on khushi neglecting aarav. Her plans spoiled when she was caught red-handed mixing something in juice which turned out as abortion pills. Later they thought to adopt aarav but he politely refused stating he can't accept khushi as his mother which hurts even though what sheetal feed him was lies.

"Aarush Singh Raizada" Khushi said with smile bending her head to kiss aarush.

"STOP" Arnav stood up abruptly.

Khushi bewildered by his shout, in fear she cuddled aarush close to her chest.

"Don't kiss him. He is a small child, easily prone to allergies. What if our kiss cause any allergies on his skin"

Then only she remembered anjali saying 'Your husband can't even let anyone kiss your baby. So much possessiveness already'

"You got to be kidding, right!" Khushi asked praying what she heard should be wrong. Thank you devimaaiya, I kissed him as soon as he born or else this laadgovernor will never let me do that intact.

"I was way too much serious" He let his ground steadily clearing his stance.

"Laadgovernor...I don't know what I am going to do with you...Hey devimaaiya don't let my son to be another laadgovernor. Show some mercy on your devotee" She prayed dramatically.

"Shut up khushi. He is my son so obviously, he would be like me" Arnav argued back forgetting the little one who started wriggling on khushi arms showing he's waking up.

"LG..." khushi muttered focusing her attention to aarush.

"ARNAVJI, see he's going to open his eyes" Khushi shouted in excitement not wanting her husband to miss this minute for which he is waiting like hell.

Next instant Arnav was beside khushi with expectant eyes. His left arm goes around Khushi's shoulder without much effort while his right one cuddled his little one.

Without making his father to wait more aarush blinked opening his little eyes trying to adjust the light which is alien to him.

"Aarush" Arnav and khushi whispered his name for the first time. Like understanding his parents call aarush stared at both without blinking.

"Khushi, he's seeing...me....He's seeing you" Arnav shuttered in joy with the trace of glisten in his eyes.

"His eyes are like you arnavji.." Khushi said what thought first came into her mind.

Aarush let out a small cry when khushi unintentionally took him away from her chest. Arnav softly pressed him back to her warmth which stopped his cry.

Arnav looks astounded at khushi "He knows your warmth"

"He knows you too" khushi stated pointing arnav's finger in aarush fist who held it to his dear life.

Thus new parents ecstatic in their new phase of life keeping Aarush Singh Raizada as their universe.

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So tell me guys how this os was. I planned to write as os series which captures every phase of junior raizada's but the ball was on your court. I don't want to write without knowing readers wish..It was going to be light-hearted one which covers only happiness.

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