Assalam o Alaikum Friends I’m back with a brand new chapter of Story. As You all know with the sudden twist in the story I have been changing time frames of Story so don’t get confused. Whenever I say PAST, the past will be continued till I write Present. Okay?
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Chapter No # 21

“A Flash of His Identity (es)”

PRESENT TIME

Somewhere in US
It has been almost more than 10 hours since the Royal train left Manchester city and a few more hours are also left to reach Romania. Because of bad weather, the snowfall, the Train’s speed is low making a 12 hours journey to a 15 hours journey. After reaching Romania’s station, they will be picked by someone to whom Manik has personally told.

And now in train, since the Train has left Manchester’s city station, since then Manik and Fab4 are seeing fainted Nandini but unknown to them Nandini hasn’t fainted but in a deep sleep. She opened her eyes for a few minutes and then again she closed her eyes which has literally made Manik scared and freaked out. In this situation neither Fab4 are able to say anything or do anything because they themselves are confused. They have checked Nandini’s pulse, her breathing rate and everything seems so normal with her. Her heart is beating at its usual normal pace as well as her breathing rate which has confused Fab4 as they are unable to figure out what is exactly wrong with her. But Manik is absolutely another case. Seeing Nandini’s closed eyes did no good to him but now not only Manik but the entire Fab4 starts to see that suddenly Nandini’s body started to shake tremendously, suddenly her body started to have seizures which shocked everyone and it has made Manik more panicked. He started to shake her body to get some response from her but it was all futile. And once again they checked Nandini’s pulse and breathing but all were normal which confused them but who will make this Manik understand. And next they saw Manik doing something which widened their eyes.
Manik has been freaking out since seeing His Chubby Cheeks getting unconscious and now he was regretting taking her on his trip as through this he realized that it has something to do with reaching Romania.  He was so close to losing his insanity and was about to vanish her taking her unconscious form back to Manchester that suddenly he thought of something and immediately he unwound his right hand from Nandini’s cheek and brought it closer to his mouth. In no seconds his fair complexion changed into his Pale grayish form. His eyes started to glow in RED color. His sharp pointed white fangs were out in display and he immediately bit on his right hand wrist making his shining blood ooze out from his wrist at full speed. Then using his left hand he settled Her comfortably in his Lap and touched her face, using his left hand’s fingers he opened her mouth and touched her soft lips with his right hand’s wrist making his blood to enter in her mouth and to her system. At first he was helping her to keep her mouth open but as Manik’s blood started to enter in her system in quick seconds unconsciously she holds his wrist and started to drink blood from him and slowly slowly her seizures started to stop as well as her body started to stop from shaking, making Manik shock but he smiled and leaned himself and pecked on her forehead and continue watching her drinking his blood. He was amused by this action of hers and his ownself that why hasn’t his wrist healed as his injuries healed within no time like all vampires but his injuries healed at faster rate than anyone because he was no ordinary vampire. He was amused as well as stunned seeing all this. He has known Mates tends to love drinking their blood from their Mates but seeing this in real it actually stunned him. But more than being stunned he was actually happy that His Chubby Cheeks reacted positively. Then he removed his wrist away from her mouth to which he received a whine from her lips and unconsciously Nandini started to search for his wrist making his Eyes widened and Jaw dropped in shock as he couldn’t believe what he was just seeing. Then seeing Nandini actually managed to find his wrist and took it back to her lips but finding nothing delicious coming from his wrist made her whine more. What happened was, when Manik removed his wrist and the oozing blood stopped and the wound was healed so Nandini couldn’t able to drink from him anymore. Then Manik holding her brought her close to his mouth and whispered softly and with all the love he has for her.

“Sssshhhh! That’s enough for today Jaan. Sssshhhh!”

After hearing this, She stopped whining and Manik continued to peck on her forehead and smiled seeing her all okay. But he decided that enough is enough with all the mystery. He will make Debolina spill all the beans. While Fab4 continues to watch at MaNan shockingly. But here not only Fab4 but Manik also thought that what actually happened to Nandini that she started having Seizures and why is She continuously fainting and they can not pop into Her brain to find their answers. But what all of them are unaware of, Manik’s guess is absolutely right it has everything to Romania. Romania is holding such power or control that is making Nandini to react like this that She is actually remembering her PAST. And the reason for having seizures is that because of the Villain of her Life, as She was remembering her past, she saw someone and that someone’s face was not clear, in fact it was all blurred. Except that someone, everything was crystal clear and all colorful but that unclear image of that someone made her body to react vigorously and when Manik feed her his blood so the pain her body was feeling, the current her body was feeling passing through her cells which made her body to react, so Manik’s blood worked as a medicine and the current which was traveling in her body also stopped traveling making her body sign of relief. She didn’t know what she was drinking but whatever it was, it felt like a juice, like a pomegranate juice which she loved the most. So when it stopped flowing in her mouth unconsciously she started to whine and next She heard his voice which stopped her from whining and shifted herself comfortably in his arms.

For a while, Nandini didn’t open her eyes and Manik too was also relaxed as now he can feel, sense & hear his heart is fine. And next Nandini opened her eyes to see herself lying in Manik’s arms. Her face was close to his chest near to his beating heart while her one hand was entwined with his hand and other was resting on her stomach and her legs were lying on the birth. She raises her eyes to see Manik’s closed eyes. Next She sees Evil-Twins, Mukti & Cabir, she remembered they both were always Evil twins and saw them talking on some topic seriously. Dhruv is busy on his phone while Aliya is reading some book. All in all there was absolute silence and why not Manik had warned them not to make any noise as their voices could disturb her. Then Nandini’s eyes shifted back on Manik and remembered how she got a letter from The S.P.A.C.E Academy about her admission that on 100% Scholarship or else the tuition fees was too much and her dream of studying in her Dream college would remain as Dream. Then remembered, first 2 weeks of her in the S.P.A.C.E Academy. She remembered how she met Navya who was elder to her and when they both were alone so she would call her as Navya Di and when they were with others so she would call her as Navya only. Then remembered who she became as a laughing joke in Cafe-Tariea and how she reacted after seeing Manik 5 years ago. Next remembered how he had often ignored her, and heard him saying about his confession to Cabir about Aliya and how broken she was. He had followed her but still his ignorance had hurt her. Next she remembered how for 1 week the whole Fab5 had gone underground and when they returned she saw him in the parking lot after coming to S.P.A.C.E with NavShad. How spell-bound she was seeing him after 1 week and later his words again hurted her so she vowed herself to ignore him as he was ignoring him after coming from the Music department. But she didn’t remembered what happened next after she came from the Music department. Then raising her free hand which was resting on her stomach, she raised and touched Manik’s cheek.

“I don’t know what happened after that and how we came this close. But I knew one thing, we did have many Ups and Downs to reach this point where we are.”

As soon as Manik felt Nandini touching his cheek, his eyes opened. He knew this touch would only belong to her as this touch along with it brings peace to him and there is no one other than Nandini who can bring Peace to him so he knew it would be only Nandini, His Chubby Cheeks.

He opened his eyes and instantly Nandini was about to remove her hand from touching his cheek that Manik quickly put his hand on her hand which was touching his cheek and held her hand firmly in his. Then raising his other hand which was entwining with Nandini’s hand and raises to his lips and quickly pecked it making her close her eyes. Then Manik adjusted her in such a way that her neck was close touching his face and he immediately started to nuzzle her neck making her shiver with the emotions that he is making her to feel then he told her.

“You have no idea Chubby Cheeks how much I was afraid and so close to losing my insanity seeing you unconscious. I was scared and I am scared to lose You. Please don’t leave me and never ever do anything like this again to me.”

What she heard from him made her shocked but what she felt next that she felt wet on her neck and in no time she figured out that He was sobbing lightly making over-whelmed. And she immediately started to push him to calm him down but with the firm hold of him, she knew he would not leave her so she didn’t pushed him and started to caress his hairs which were so soft and so silky and She pecked it then lightly shifted her face and pecked his forehead and says softly.

“I will never leave you and go. And where will I go leaving my life behind? When I couldn’t forget seeing You in Mumbai where we saw each other for a few moments. At that time I didn’t forget you and craved to see you when I was beginning to feel for you and now when I know what I feel for you and what you feel for me so why will I ever go leaving you? Huh?”

Hearing her words Manik’s body stiffened and without realizing anything he slightly pushed Nandini and see her face and next he was shocked seeing her gasping as he totally forgot that His Face would be in mess with Red tears flowing from his eyes. He was shocked by Nandini’s words and realized that she remembered their Meet in India years ago and it was new to him that she remembered or began to remember their moments. He was so lost in himself that he forgot that he actually revealed another part of his secret to her. While Nandini on the other hand was shocked beyond seeing his cheeks wet with tears but strangely his tears were not in transparent color but in RED color. And it should have scared her but no She wasn’t scared. When she had seen a flash of his hairs and had felt his non-human side, she thought it would have been her imagination and she doubted herself but now Red tears on his cheeks was proof of it that what she had felt, seen or heard was true. With this another thing pops in her mind.

“Is Her Manik Human?”

With this, she questioned herself that does she have any problem if she finds out her Manik is not human? Should she be scared if he turns out to be not human? She questioned herself but surprisingly She finds herself absolutely okay if he is not human. She doesn’t find herself scared as she should be. She was okay if Her Manik is anything. Her Love for him is above everything so it doesn’t affect her what he is and how he is? With this She also doubted herself that whether She might have known about him before her memory loss or not?

She raised her hands to his cheeks and started wiping his reddish tears which now have become dried and because of this He realized what great blunder he did that he actually let out his secret out in open with this he looked at his Chubby cheeks hoping she would not be scared from him but what He saw made him shocked and happy that His Chubby Cheeks was behaving all normal with him and he was about to say something to her that now it was his turn to gasp. Nandini after trying to wipe his tears from his cheeks but found them dried so unknowingly She came closer to him and opened her mouth and started kissing his cheeks making him gasp. Then wiped his reddish tears from his cheeks and smiled at her attempt of clearing his cheek unaware what her reaction is doing to him. She was aware that Her Manik is shocked and wanted to question him but before Manik could ask something to her, automatically words escaped from her mouth.

“Manik, I know you have many questions wandering in your mind and wanted to ask me but I can sense you are tensed asking me about it. Right?” She paused. “Manik, I wouldn’t lie to you, when you were kissing me on my neck so I actually saw something which could not be called as humanly because it’s not. I thought it might be my imagination so I let it go. But now when I saw Your cheeks and they were like as if instead of transparent tears flowing from your eyes it was Blood-Reddish tears has flown from your eyes. And that made me remember what I saw which was not humanly but it was true. And since I have met you in Manchester in recent days, I had doubt You are not Human.” “Infact by passing time, I am sured about it that You are not like me. You are not Human.”

Hearing her, he figured out she had realized his Truth and shiver ran down his spine in fear thinking with this realization would she push him? Would she hate him? Would she look at him with disgust? Would she blame him for keeping her in the dark? Lots of questions wandered in his mind but each question held something similar and that was fear. His Body started to feel Fear and this fear has became evident on his face too making Her sigh. She knew by now this would be the reason which he feared and ignored her thinking when she would come to know about him so she will hate him but that’s not the case and certainly will never be. How can one hate his or her life? Yes Manik is her life and her everything. She immediately cupped his face and kissed on his forehead then his both cheeks. And says looking in his eyes which hold so much fear and insecurities. She looked in his eyes and started to say something making sure he would know what he meant to her.

“I can never hate You and certainly not for this, for not being human. This is not something you had chosen for your life. And if you had chosen this life for yourself then also I can never hate you for this.” She paused. “Manik you are my life. I don’t care what your real identity is and I don’t care what you are. I don’t care if you are not Human. I don’t care about anything. Because MY LOVE for you is above everything. You know when someone is in love so Love has the strength to overlook all the flaws or weaknesses. In Love nothing matters what you are, what race you belong, what caste you belong to, what is your religion, what is your complexion etc. Nothing matters and it happens the same with me. So don’t ever think I will hate you. I can never. Never ever.”

Hearing this, he became over-whelmed with the amount of love she feels for him and it made to sob. He began to sob in front of her and the same Reddish blood tears started to flow from his eyes. Hearing him breaking like this, She couldn’t see and instantly hugged him.

“Please Manik don’t do this to me. I can’t see you weak like this. Please Manik seeing you like this is making me guilty that is My love for you so painful that you started to cry and break like this?”

Hearing her, he nodded in no and spoke.

“Noooo!”

To which Nandini replied.

“Then stopped crying like this. I can’t see you like this. It hurts me alot seeing you like. Please. It hurts”

That did the trick and immediately Manik stopped but didn’t break the hug and speak.

“You are right I’m not Human but I’m scared what if knowing what I’m you started to hate me or started distancing yourself from me. I can’t live without you LOVE that much I LOVE YOU that I can’t see function without seeing You. When we were in S.P.A.C.E although we were near yet so far but still I was able to function because I could see You near me in front of my eyes all safe & healthy.”

Saying this, He didn’t realize what he said, what he confessed. But Nandini heard it all. She was all beaming in joy. Even though She knew, she sensed & felt his love for her is over all the boundaries but listening to him confess is another thing. And now He realized what he said to her. Now when he had already confessed his love to her so there is no looking back. Then breaking the hug. It was his turn to cup her cheeks.

“Yes Chubby Cheeks I Love You and I have been in Love with You since our first meet in India where I saw You in black dress. The black color means darkness for me and I had always hated that color because it reminds me of darkness which I am trapped in. Despite being trapped in darkness, I’m scared of darkness and my body shivers from darkness. But when You entered in my life, suddenly the meaning of black color changed for me. It meant PURE for me because You are pure. Your entrance into my life had unknowingly started to change me. I was a Monster for the world and for my Non-human world. I was Monster for everyone except for My friends and I didn’t include anyone other than my friends in my World and no one could come close to me or rather I didn’t let anyone come close to me. But suddenly your entrance into My Life changed everything.” He paused. “When you took admission in S.P.A.C.E, I failed to acknowledge and realize my feelings for you for so many reasons and those were I failed to TRUST, I had my own set of fears and insecurities which were regarding You, the baggage of my past was too much to let you come close to me and last but not the least I was under impression that I don’t deserve you because I mean danger to you so how could I include you in my dark life knowing life with me will bring lots of dangers to you and certainly You deserve someone else because I’m not Human like you and life with me would be bed full of roses so I stayed, distanced and ignored you despite knowing how much it would hurt you. But hurting for a few times was okay compared to life-time hurt. But whenever I ignored you, maintained distance with you and hurted you so I felt more than You because for me everything was multiplied. You can say for You, to keep you safe from danger I didn’t have courage in me to acknowledge and accept my love for you. But our days in S.P.A.C.E, the time we spent ignoring each other, fighting each other under the impression of negative feelings, we failed to realize our Feelings for each other started to grow more. If in India we didn’t love each other than the time we spent in S.P.A.C.E would make us fall in love. And during those time, My feelings for you, My Love grew more and more.”

Saying this he stopped and heard her.

“If Your feelings grew for me then why didn’t You trusted me with your identity? And now also you didn’t trust me with your identity. And how could you ever think like this. You would only bring danger to me? You can’t. And if still being with You means I will be surrounded by dangers so I don’t care. I don’t care if I have to die after being with You. Because You are everything to me, Manik.”

Saying this few tears escaped from her eyes and she immediately looked down not wanting to face him but.

“You can say like this Nandini but I will NOT let anything happen to You. You are my life and My World. If anything good is happening with me so it’s because of You. Your presence itself is enough for me to breathe. You know my Heart never beat, My Heart was dead since I turned 19 years old because at that time I realized I am not what I thought of myself and slowly slowly I begin to realize I’m a dangerous species. But when You entered my life, my dead heart started to beat, you know why because you are the heartbeat of my heart. And this is not some filmy line but the truth of my life. And I didn’t tell you yet of my true identity not because I don’t trust You. Despite having Trust issues, I trusted you enough to make you my love, my life and my everything. I didn’t tell you because I was scared of seeing you getting scared of identity knowing what I am actually in real life.” He paused. “Once I indirectly tried to tell you what I am in real but I saw you getting afraid from it so since then I never tried.”

Hearing this, Nandini sighed and touched her head with his chest by coming close to her. And it was an indication for him that She is tired with all this and he stopped. Then started caressing her hairs and pecking her. And whispers.

“I Love You very much Jaan.”

She raises her eyes at him and smiles and replied.

“I Love You 2 Manik. Always remember it’s different with you and with others. I might get scared from others knowing they are not humans but with you it’s different. And that’s why I got scared when you tried to tell me indirectly I don’t know but maybe it was not about you that made me scared.”

Nandini confessed innocently but she didn’t know what she said to him. But Manik had realized what she meant. And holding her upper hands firmly he pushed her lightly to see in her eyes.

“Do You know what You just said? Do you realize the meaning of your words?”

For a moment she was confused and frown appeared on her face thinking what she said to him but nevertheless she nodded and that was all needed to make him take a huge breath. Then she tried to come close to him but his hold on her upper arms was so firm that resisted her and she let out glare at him as why he isn’t letting her to come close to him. But Manik after seeing her glare still didn’t let her come close to him as now he was serious and stern.

“Tell Me Nandini? I’m very much serious right now.”

“Tell you what?” Snapped Nandini at him which made him glare at her as she was not being serious with him at this point of their serious conversation.

“This what you just said to me few seconds ago? I want to know how much you mean your sentence. I want to know will really accept me after knowing my identity or should I say identities. Because for You I’m being very much Human-like which I’m not. And once You are familiarized with my real identities I wouldn’t let you go away from me.”

Manik says all this seriously and passionately and possessively. It was his inner beast which was speaking. While on the other hand, hearing his dark tone made her scared a little for a moment but then when she realized it’s her Manik, so remaining fear also left. Right now, no words came out from her lips and she simply nodded at him making him curse under his breath. And without holding himself back, with his hands, he jerked her to himself and his rough lips found their way to her soft ones. He started to kiss her inhumanly, showing his passion, possessiveness, his dark aura to her. He started to dominate in their kiss, making her take a back step as she was so poor, weak and immature in their kiss. It was like he was kissing the hell out of her and she was feeling like being kissed by him. Even though she didn’t responded because she didn’t know how to respond to his powerful kiss which is snatching her from herself which is making her float in air, which is showing her heaven and which is showing how it is felt to be in love with your lover, your man. While kissing her, he was changing the angles, shifting her here & there to make her comfortable in their intense kiss. He knew she was immature and so innocent in their kiss but it didn’t stop him from kissing the hell out of her. And next she gasped feeling something pointing near her mouth. It was too sharp, knife like but still strangely it didn’t hurt her. She was so lost in their kiss that she didn’t know that now she was practically sitting in his lap, her legs on his side and straddling him. She didn’t feel it when she opened her mouth in their kiss. She was basically loving being love by him and she closed her eyes to memorize it.

While on the other hand, Manik’s body stiffen hearing Nandini’s words and suddenly he felt something in him shifted and he was surrounded by a dark aura which he is so familiar with and he pushed her to himself and something in him forced him to take a backstep as right now whatever it is so much strong. And that is Manik’s beast, the LIONEL. Lionel’s soul. Lionel had been vanished since that unfortunate night but now Manik could sense the flash of his beast in him and how he doesn’t know. Lionel pushed Manik and started taking control of his beloved. His Life.

While kissing her, Lionel made sure to make her realize how much he is not Human. Enough of kissing her softly which was yet so strong and intense for her. In a blink, he let out himself in the open. Showing his pointed fangs and Glowing Reddish-Orange eyes which would have made anyone fainted seeing his dangerous aura. But Lionel didn’t entirely reveal himself, just fangs and glowing eyes, else he was still showing himself in the human body and his fangs and his glowing eyes in human’s face as it would be too much for her. He doesn’t want to make her scare her so much.

Nandini gasped feeling a sharp-pointed knife like something pointed near her mouth as her mouth and is being thoroughly kissed by him in his mouth and she could feel something pointed near her mouth and on her cheeks something pointed touching but still being pointed these pointed things didn’t hurt her. And then she opened her eyes and what she saw was enough to scare the hell out of her and she started to resist herself seeing the Monstrous eyes, Reddish-Orange glowing eyes.

Feeling her resistance, he broke the hug and what he saw broke his heart and that was Fear is very much evident on her face and She was pushing herself away from him. But holding his composure, He held her upper arms firmly enough to not cause her pain. And whispers softly.

“It’s Me Chubby Cheeks. Your Manik’s one of hidden identity. For others I’m a monster but not for you, My Love. It’s Me.”

Then softly he unhold her arms and taking her one hand and brings it near to his mouth to kiss it. While Nandini seeing this side of her Manik has shocked her and suddenly her words which she spoke to him and his words which in turn he replied to her telling her he hasn’t hidden his identity or identities from her not because of mistrust but because he was scared of her that seeing it she would be scared and will push him and that’s what she is doing. And suddenly she spoke, breaking each word.

“Iss itttt Mannikkk youuu?”

To which he responded in yes. And she gasped. She doesn’t have any idea what or who is Manik. And she said something.

“Do you love me with all of your identity or identities?”

Instantly a reply came in a similar dark voice.

“My Chubby Cheeks, all of me loves You. All of my identities love you with passion and possessiveness. And because of my dark identities I was scared revealing them to you and see my fear come true. You are getting scared from me, from Your Manik.”

At last Nandini could hear sadness, upset in him and she sighed. It was normal for her to see something which was unannounced. Obviously she was scared as she didn’t expect something like this or she would push him as it was natural. But it will never be always. It was very much normal but would tell this to an insecure person. So instead of saying anything to him she thought it was best to tell him through her actions. She raised her hand which was shivering. She raises it and touches his left-sided cheek and gasps, touching his sharp-pointed thing which is coming from the back of his jaws. When she touched it, suddenly she felt tingles which made her body to shiver and he was noticing all of her actions and also felt tingles in him when she touched his large sharp-pointed fang. Then she looked in his glowing Reddish-Orange eyes to find questions in them. But when she looked in his glowing eyes deeply she stiffened. To others his glowing eyes would scare the hell out of them but for Her it was different. She actually felt PEACE and Love in them and it was the same with him. Unknowingly he also raises his humanly hands and cupped her cheeks. And she continue to raise her hand and now touches his glowing eyes and brings her face near to his eyes and opened her mouth and she took his glowing eyes in her mouth, kissing it earning a mouthful moan from him and his hands which were cupping her cheeks and now find their way to her waist and hold her waist tightly enough not to harm her but softly. She kissed his left-sided glowing eyes and then approached his right-sided glowing eyes. Then kissing his eyes, she moved her face a little away from his face and looked at his pointing fangs then looking in his eyes for unsaid permission to which he nodded in yes enthusiastically feeling loved by her. No words were required between them as they both knew what other wanted to say. Then She looked back at his pointing fangs on his left-sided cheek after getting his message, and she brings her face again near to him and takes his fang in her mouth not caring it would cut her deeply if she wasn’t careful. She took his fang in her mouth while looking into his glowing eyes to which he nodded and as soon as insides of her mouth touches his fang, he moaned in pleasure and his hold on her waist was getting more and more tight. While showering her love on his inhuman features, she was loving too as she was showering her love on her life. She was so lost in him that she didn’t care about his tight hold on her but he was conscious enough with his strength on her. Then she again moved a little and now again looks at his glowing eyes, she opened her mouth to say something but no words came. Looking intensely at her he softly whispers in his dark tone.

“I have always loved you, and will continue loving you till I’m alive.” Then says in passionately and possessively. “You were always been Mine and will always be mine. Say it.”

Nandini who was so flowing in her love and now listening to his tone. His possessiveness for her dripping from his tone and replied she will always be his. Next she again minimizes the distance between their bodies and now rested her forehead against his chest which she wanted so long and finally sighed in relief at being closed to him. While he smiles at her and continue caressing her hairs and sometimes pecking her hairs. Then he chanted something innerly he was back as Manik and transparent clouds which were hiding Manik and Nandini, whatever they were doing, now those transparent clouds cleared and he sees his Fab4 looking at him in worry but then he blinked his eyes at them indicating them not to worry making Fab4 sighed in relief. When Nandini was unconscious, and Manik before he started to bite his wrist, he chanted something which made them hidden and only transparent clouds could be seen in place of MaNan. Manik has never ever done anything like this when he was with Aliya in the past. He was shameless and let out in open when he shared a kiss with her or more than that. He never felt like hiding it. But with Nandini, he kept everything hidden. He had always kept his moments with Nandini private either it was their talk or fight. But now this, transparent clouds hiding them. Fab4 had understood by this he wanted his moment with his love private but everyone were upset seeing unconscious Nandini and waited for him to tell them she is fine. And now Fab4 thanked their God, seeing her fine. They don’t know what he had done but whatever he had done it was personal and all were okay. Transparent clouds were a one-side barrier from where Nandini had seen Fab4 busy in themselves but Fab4 couldn’t see them.

Next, Manik slightly whispers in her ears seeing they were so close near to their destination.

“Don’t get sleepy my sleepy head. We are about to reach Romania.”

Hearing this Nandini who had just closed her eyes and was not sleeping and now listening to this she pouted but didn’t leave him. Manik kissing on her cheek whispers.

“Nandu my jaan we are about to reach Romania and it’s going to be more cold outside. So let me take out something which will keep my Love warm. Hmmm?”

Nandini nodded in no, making him chuckle as who would tell him how much she feels warm by being this close to him. As She was not leaving him, so Manik had to tell someone and he asked Cabir to take out his bag and take out a gray hoodie from his bag. Even though Fab4 especially Cabir has teasing smirk on his lips which Manik was very well aware of it. So he pointed.

“Joker don’t give me that if you know what’s good for you?”

It wasn’t his teasing reply but warning in his tone as he doesn’t want his Fab4’s teasings would make his Nandu feel discomfort or be conscious of herself from showing her rights on him. And Fab4 who are well aware of his warnings didn’t say anything but Cabir glared at him which Manik let it go. And quickly mindlinked Fab4.

“Tease me as much as You want but later on and not in front of her. I don’t want her to get discomfort in front of you. So tease me all you want when She is not between us. Is that clear?”

His message to Fab4, made clear to everyone and they nodded at him and next they heard him saying further.

“And She is fine, don’t worry. I wouldn’t let anything happen to her.”

“We all know that.” said Cabir to him through a Mindlink, having a smile on his face feeling happy for his brother.

“Manik, we got a message from Selena that she is waiting for us at the Station after arranging everything.” said Mukti to him via Mindlink. To which Manik nodded.

As Fab5 were busy in Mindlinking, Cabir apart from being part of Mindlink did his job which Manik asked him to do it. And now giving Gray hoodie to Manik. Manik has specifically chosen this hoodie because it was so much warm and thought it would be perfect for his Angel. Having a hoodie in his hand, he tried to slightly push her to make her wear it but only finds her resistance. So having no choice her used his little force to maintain distance as he could see through Train’s window that train is about to stop on the Platform as their destination has came. So unwillingly he maintained distance and before he could make her wear hoodie he heard NO from her which made him to cup his cheeks.

“Please Love, look we have reached Romania, our destination and the Weather outside is too cold for you so please let me make you wear this hoodie it will keep you warm.”

To which She childlishly nodded in No making him look at her amused. Then heard.

“Nothing could make me warm as you are doing it. So no.”

Saying this she turned her to side ways making him chuckle slightly at her. Then.

“Awww my innocent bundle. She wants me to keep her warm?” Nandini nodded in childlishly making him smile. “Then done I will do it. But first you are going to wear this hoodie.” Nandini pouted. “Please for me.”

Fake glaring at him, she nodded and Manik sweetly made her wear hoodie then pecked her forehead leaving Fab4 jaws dropped down and they looked at each other. They knew something big has definitely happened between them. As they looked more comfortable and Manik’s aura screamed joy. Fab4 had witnessed this little and were spell-bound thinking what has changed but little they know not something but everything has changed between them. And as Nandini was beaming in joy seeing him like this, as she always wanted from so long so she couldn’t hide her real self from Manik. As she had always wanted him to pamper her and now she knew Dream for which she had always craved for has turned into reality and that was seeing Manik’s love for her. And She knew now everything is going to be change between them. Before this train trip in Manchester if she had a doubt that whether both are girlfriend boyfriend and now that doubt is erased as now they are not only girlfriend boyfriend but more than it. As she was lost in seeing him that how sweetly he is making her wear hoodie and then she saw Fab4. Fab4 who started to pull their luggage out without making a noise or else this Hulk wouldn’t leave them. So silently Fab4 were pulling their luggage out and that was exact time Nandini saw them and she immediately realized what she has been doing with Manik, they might have seen and that thought made her blush and shy as her private moment would have been seen by Fab4 and they would tease her. But to her surprise, Fab4 didn’t said anything or reacted anything like that as she expected. And then she saw Manik who raise his eye-brow at her asking what happened to which she nodded in No. Then she stood up from His lap and next she sees him carrying her luggage with wearing his large size backpack and entwined his hand with her and asked her to move which she did.

Chapter Ends

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