He opened his eyes softly and looked at her with all love in world.... Only to receive a,

*SLAP*

It wasn't a hard slap filled with disgust or hatred. He looked at her amber eyes which were red in fury and concern. The minute her hand came in contact with his cheek. More than him she flinched with teary eyes.

"Sai?" He asked in horror.

"Shut up!!! You think yourself as some Rambo or what? Why didn't you wait for backup forces?" She bombarded him with questions.

"Sai...."

"No! Don't remove your oxygen mask! Answer me!!" She asked sitting near him.

Answer?

"Answer me!! How can you just jump inside the lair?! Are you some Rambo?!" She asked furiously, and yet again when he tried to reply, she shushed him.

Fed up with her rants, he placed his index finger on her lips to shush her. Sai gasped when his rough masculine finger came in contact with her rose petal like lips. Sai leaned towards him lost in his charcoal eyes. Shiver ran down her spine when she realised the intimate position

"Can I talk? Now?" He asked huskily.

"Not now!! You please rest. I'll talk to you later?" She retreated back and said in a soft tone. They were lost in each other's eyes..... And an awkward silence prevailed.

"I'll leave....?" She walked to the door.

"Jaati Hoon Main, Jaldi Hai Kya....?" He hummed the song looking at her. She widened her eyes and looked at him.

Is he flirting? Hawwww!!!!

"I like this song...." He winked at her. She nodded in daze as she banged to the door.

"Careful!"

"Um...sorry!" She rushed out. He smiled as he laid on the bed peacefully.

What did they give in hospital?! Why is he acting like this.

Few days later,

Sai made him sit on a wheelchair as she
Held the handle and stood behind. Virat was surprised with her jittering excitement

"Sai. Where are you taking me?"

"Stay silent na? Am not gonna kidnap you?" She said as she wheeled him out to the lawn.

"Ah! I expected it." He looked at the rainy lawn.

"Since it's raining, I wanna take you out. You've been in the room for past one week. So a change of atmosphere" she winked as she knelt beside him.

"Nice na...." She said with a soft smile

He held her hands softly as he looked at her seeing longingly towards the rain.

"Sai..."

"Hmm?"

"You can go." He said softly.

"Where, Virat sir?"

"You can go and stand under the rain.... I know you love them"

"No!" She nodded in no.

"Sai...."

"No! I can't jump and enjoy in rains when you are sick. So.... No!" She said sadly.

"Sai. Am saying... Go! I would love if you enjoy the rains..." He said softly as he cup her cheeks with one of his palm. He loved the slight red hue growing on her cheeks.

She cleared her throat and walked outside and stood under the rain hugging herself as she tried warming herself. Rains are poetry in motion. The most beautiful poem written from god's nibs. The long grey kurti stuck to her like a second skin as she extended her hands catching the precious pearl drops. Virat could feel his thoughts travel to a very different territory and shook his head to break out from his reverie

She looked exquisite and exotic. Cold and red nose, Shrivelled fingers and warm heart. She walked towards him in lazy strides, as she knelt before him.

"Sai....?"

"Hmm?"

"Shall I say something?" He tucked the wet locks behind her ears.

"Say!" She said in a squeaky voice.

Her heart wad thumping wildly as she ransacked her mind trying to find what he is gonna talk.

"When I was shot.... The last thought which flashed in my mind, before closing my eyes was..... Your face Sai. I felt that I couldn't see your face anymore." He whispered as a lone tear slipped down his cheeks. Sai held the handle of his wheelchair tightly trying to release some tension of the atmosphere to the handle. The cold windy evening didn't help anything as she felt herself getting heavy and dizzy.

"Shall I tell you something Virat sir?" She asked softly.

"Hmm?" He nodded.

"I cried...." She said sadly.

"Hmm?"

"I cried. I felt like I lost my breath.... I felt like a part of me was being ripped off when am conscious....!" Virat cupped her face trying to wipe her tears.

"And you know something.....?"

"What, Sai?"

"I still don't know why I felt such an extreme emotion for you. The type of feeling I had only with my aaba, when he goes for missions.... The type of anxiety which I had for him.... I faced that day, Virat Sir!" She said as she looked at him with her Amber eyes.

"Is you and Aaba same.....Virat sir?" She asked innocently. He couldn't help but smile a bit as he leaned his forehead on hers. The felt the tension vanish in thin air as a very different and pleasurable emotions took the place. All they felt was peace. He knew how to read Sai. Those innocent smiles and innocent confessions that she almost kept her Aaba and him in the same place warmed his heart. He felt blessed to belong to her

"It's time to go inside Virat sir....!" she pulled away and wheeled him inside. She made him lie on the bed and adjusted pillows for his soldier.

"I'll go now...." She said smilingly and walked to the door. She blushed heavily when she heard him singing the song again....
"Jaati hoon main, Jaldi hai kya?" She smiled and ran out of the room.

Next day,

"Tan-Tadaaaa!!!" Sai slid into Virat's room in a Michael Jackson style with her sunglasses and free hair...only to gasp in shock. The entire clan of Chavans were in the room looking at her weirdly. She saw the familiar faces trying to control their laughs. Samrat was signalling her thumbs up with grin.
Virat's surprise turned into a heartfelt smile when he saw her.

"Who are you?" The eldest chavan broke the silence.

"Haan... Who are you?" Pakhi asked hiding her smile.

"Am an entertainer this Hospital hired.... To entertain the patients. Have a good day sir." She said, almost frozen.

"Entertainer?" Samrat asked.

"Good night sir!" She turned to the door.

"Jaldi hai kya.......?" Virat hummed. Everyone looked at him in surprise while Sai dashed outta the room almost stumbling and falling

"Isn't it day?" Bhavani asked him in shock.
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Precap: Passionate encounters

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