A/n: The most requested chapter!! Most events are fictional!

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IPL is a very exciting tournament. With nail biting matches from day one IPL 2021 has been very enthralling so far. 

And now it was time for the clash of titans, two favorites to go head to head, CSK vs RCB. Even before the start of the tournament, people have been marking dates on their calendars for this match.  

The crazy fans of both the teams started exaggerating with terms such as 'Fire meets Ice' and 'Aggression vs Calm'. But for the players, especially the captains, was it the same?!

No, it wasn't.

Under the masks of two confident captains, there were two men very eager to meet each other. The younger one dying to throw himself in his elder brother's arms and the elder one dying to hold his favourite youngee close.

At last, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni walked in to the middle for the toss. Virat took in the look of Mahi's face and straight away knew that something was wrong. Then he remembered, Mahi bhai's parents were COVID positive, he must be worried for them and this bio bubble is not helping.

Virat recalled how tensed bhai was when the new came. He knew he had to do something to make him feel better. 

Vi went up to him and hugged him. "They will be fine Bhai", he whispered in Mahi's ear. Mahi looked at him surprised. He had not said anything yet, but still Virat got to know. How well does his Cheeku know him?! 

After the toss, which CSK won, Virat wrapped a hand around Mahi's shoulders and side hugged him. Mahi was feeling good and relaxed with Virat around him, like always. There are very few people in his life who were capable of making him feel better just by their mere presence and Virat was certainly one of them.

Virat had, by then, started ranting to his Mahi bhai as usual, about Yuzi's crazy antics. 

"You know bhai, that Yuzi! Sab ke naak me dam krke rkha hai isne!", said Virat dramatically. 

Mahi laughed and said, "Now what did he do?"

Virat was thrilled to ignite a laugh from Mahi Bhai. "Every day, he would be like 'Mujhe top order me bhejo, main batting kr skta hu' and he has literally taken every kid of the squad under him against me", said Virat, facepalming himself. 

"Accha, vo kaise", asked Mahi, indulgently. 

"These guys have stolen my 4 bats, 5 t-shirts, two packs of my energy bars and 3 pairs of gloves till now", said Virat, thoughtfully counting on his fingers, "I'm telling you Bhai, I'll need another suitcase and kitbag, if it goes on like this"

Mahi laughed at Virat's miserable expression, and said, "Bacche hai, jaane de"

"Isiliye toh kuch nhi bolta main", said Virat, joining in the laughter. 

"Biscuit! Come on! The toss is over, we need to strategize", they heard AB calling from behind.

Not this biscuit again!, thought Mahi frowning the slightest bit.

"Oh okay! Bye Mahi bhai, see you later", said Virat, giving a quick hug to Mahi. 

"Bye Cheeku", said Mahi bhai. Virat left with AB, discussing something with him. Mahi watched them, and he couldn't help but feel a little jealous seeing AB's hand casually around Virat. 

Mahi ignored that feeling for now and went to his team. 

After the match, Virat straight away went to meet Mahi bhai before anything. Handing over his kids to AB, he sprinted off to the CSK dressing room. AB, being the nice, mature guy, didn't try to protest. After all, he was the one who was listening to Virat's rambling all the while on 'What he will do when he meets his Mahi bhai'.

Virat reached the CSK dressing room and hugged his Mahi bhai. "Main aa gya bhai!", he said cheerfully.

Mahi held his little brother close and said, "That I can see", smiling a full blown smile at him.

Virat forcefully made Mahi bhai sit on a bench and kept his head on bhai's lap. Mahi smiled and gently ran a hand through his hair. Oh God! How much Virat missed this!

"I miss you so much Bhai", Vi said suddenly.

"I miss you too kiddo", said Mahi sincerely.

"Bhai come to meet Vamika. You haven't seen her", said Virat. He really wanted his Mahi bhai to meet his first born.

"I will come Cheeku. Even I am excited to meet her", said Mahi happily. He has waited so much t see Cheeku's kid and now she is here, and Mahi couldn't wait to hold her in his arms.

They caught up on certain topics, when suddenly they heard a distant voice, coming closer and yelling, "Virat bhaiya!"

Virat instantly sat up and said, "Washy?!"

Washy ran inside huffing and puffing. Virat and Mahi quickly went to him to calm him down. 

"Virat Bhaiya... woh... Harsh...", began Washy.

"Washy! Calm down, take a breath! Have water", said Mahi, handing him a bottle of water. 

"Ab bol kya hua", said Virat, patting his back.

"Woh Bhaiya... Harshal has locked himself in the bathroom. He is not opening the door, kuch respond bhi nhi kar rha", said Washy in a panic mode.

"Oh God! That boy!", gasped Virat. He looked at Mahi bhai, who also held a worried expression on his face. 

"Go to him Cheeks", said Mahi. Virat nodded and ran off with a panicked Washy towards the RCB dressing room. Mahi decided that he will visit Cheeku later.

"Virat bhaiya aaye the naa?! Humse mile bina chale gaye?!", said Deepak, as he came in with Shardul with frowns on their faces.

"Hey bhagwaan! What to do with you guys?! Come with me now, we will meet him later!", said Mahi bhai, dragging away Deepak and Shardul with him.

On the other side, Virat, on reaching the dressing room, saw everyone crowded over a particular washroom door, banging on it.

"Move everyone!", said Virat as he made his way towards them. Dev was looking as if he will cry any moment. Yuzi's face was pale, and everyone was very worried. AB was looking the most worried.

"Harsh.. Harshal! Open the door, Harshal!!", said Virat banging on the door himself. But there was no response just a sound of sobs and the running shower was coming. 

"Guys help me break this door", said Virat. They broke the door and saw Harshal sitting all bundled up under the shower and crying. Virat was quick to react as he closed the shower. AB rushed and got a towel from somewhere and put it around Harshal. 

Somehow they brought him out and made him sit on a couch. Virat made him change his clothes into something dry. Harshal was still in a daze, he was still crying, Virat's heart broke at the sight. 

After drying off Harshal's hair, Virat sat down beside him and took him in a hug. Harshal hugged him back and started crying on Vi's chest, gripping his t-shirt from the back. Virat muttered sweet nothings in his ear, and rubbed his back to calm him down. AB took the other side of Harshal and ran the hand through his hair. 

"I'm sorry Bhai. We lost because of me. I couldn't.... I'm so sorry Bhai", cried out Harshal. 

"No Harsh! It's okay! Even I couldn't score runs, it's my fault too", said Virat consolingly. By now, Virat knew that the only way to deal with these useless guilts of these boys, was him saying it's his fault. He didn't know why, but it always worked.

"No Bhai", said Harshal, pulling away, "It's not your fault. You had trusted me with the last over and I couldn't deliver."

"Then I also couldn't score the runs. If I would have scored maybe we would have chased down the target", said Virat in a convincing tone.

"No bhaiyaa!", protested many voices. Virat looked around to see every kid giving him unimpressed looks. AB smiled at Virat because he knew what his biscuit was doing.

"No bhaiya, we lost as a team", protested Dev loudly. 

"Exactly", said Virat, with a smile. He watched as realization dawned on everyone's faces, even Harshal's. "This is what I wanted to explain to this idiot", said Virat, smacking Harshal's head lightly.

"Never ever think like this, okay? Everyone has a bad day, you can't be good every time you go out there. But you have to try. And you tried Harsh. That's what important. Never lose confidence in yourself!", he said, in his elder brother tone.

Harshal smiled at Virat in adoration. "I told you your Virat bhaiya is not angry at you", said AB, smiling along. 

"Now cheer up everyone. Keep this loss behind and focus on the next challenge", said Virat, standing up and pulling Harshal along with him. "Let's go back"

Both the teams reached the hotel. They went off to their rooms to freshen up. Mahi freshened up quickly and went towards Virat's room. He couldn't wait to see Vamika anymore. 

On the way, he heard Siraj, Washy and Dev surrounding Harshal asking of he was really okay. The faces of the boys told him how much scared they were. Mahi thought to go and have a talk with him, but he stopped listening Harshal speak. 

Mahi, once again, felt immensely proud of his Cheeku. Harshal spoke how Virat had consoled him and how he had made him confident in himself again. My Cheeku really grew up!

Before Mahi could go to the boys, they had already started to walk away. Mahi refrained from going behind them. The kid is okay!, he thought before continuing on his way.

Mahi reached Virat's room and gently knocked on the door, afraid that he might disturb the little one, in case she is sleeping. Virat opened the door, and was surprised to see Mahi there. He pulled him in excitedly.

"Mahi bhai!! You here?!", he said, like a toddler who has just been given a truckload of candies. 

"Can't wait to meet my little angel! Where is she?", asked Mahi, a little impatiently. Okay! He has waited for a long time!

Anushka came up at that same time from the other room, with Vamika in her hands. "Here she is!", she said, handing her to Mahi. Mahi held the little bundle in his hands protectively. His eyes blurred as he stared at Vami. 

He finally saw his Cheeku's kid!! He hugged his little darling close. Vami, as if sensing the warmth, opened her doe eyes and smiled at Mahi. A pure, innocent smile. 

I will try to protect that smile till my last breath, my angel, promised to himself and to her. Virat watched the entire scene intently. He had waited so much for this! His baby meeting his Bhai! It was finally happening. Virat quickly took the camera and clicked a photo to keep with him forever.

They both spent the rest of the evening together, pulling in Anushka as well, as they laughed talked and played with their Vami.

So, is it Fire vs Ice?! Nahh! There can never be a 'vs' between MahiRat!!

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The most special one I have written till now!! Hope you all like it too as much as I loved writing it! This was requested in both of my books so I combinedly wrote it here!

Khushi2334 Thanks for that amazing outline buddy!

Next up, it is RCB vs DC!!! Stay tuned for it!

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Stay home! Stay safe! And pray for the betterment of all! We will defeat this pandemic! 

Love
Jiya❤