There was as tremendously noise, gosh what the hell is this?

Laksh was holding his ears, "gosh why they have to play music and the Damn Dhol {traditional instrument} at the same time, the music is noisy and doesn't need the extra support of the Dhol."

With a deep breath he stood up, a harden face and stone like fist, "I will break the Dhol, yes I can do that," he marched down and saw them.

(It's glitchy I know, but common it's not necessary)

Ragini was dancing and enjoying the time, damn she can really be this free of tension. Even the time we were alone, she had always doubts and her thoughts were divided with the situation she is and the past she lived. Nothing seemed normal, but this is so cute...

All the anger he had vanished the moment, Uttara took his arm, "Hey Laksh, wanna dance?"

Laksh shook his head, "I don't dance on Desi music, I can't keep the beat."

"C'mon," Uttara was trying to convince him, "with Bhabhi. I'm sure you can handle it."

Laksh frowned, hmm she knows I'm not her Cousin brother, still she wants me to enjoy her wedding ceremony?

"I can handle, what?"

Uttara comes closer, she kept a hand near his ear and whispered, "her abnormal dance."

Both stared at her, her moves were out of tact and she had too much of energy, "oh, maybe she drink something wrong?" Laksh was guessing about her current state, but Uttara shook her head, "we don't have such drinks here, please."

Laksh rolls his eyes, "shh, it's a secret, but I have."

Uttara glared at him, "what?! Oh no, I thought this time my wedding will be perfect."

Laksh bursted out into a loud laughter, all eyes were on him, Ragini stopped to dance and was watching him too, she made a gesture with her hand asking him <what happened?>.

"Look she stopped with her dance, happy?"

Uttara was happy, "yes, but she is a great dancer, it's just she is alone."

Laksh nodded, "you haven't answered my question," he stated at her with a stern look.

"Which was?" She asked innocently, but she knew it very well.

"What would you have done, if your love of life had left you like this, without a notice or sign? Would you have waited or moved on?"

Uttara shook her head, "I can't answer you."

Laksh shrugged, "but you already did," he smiled a warm smile wetting her eyes of fear.

"How?"

"Well, you waited to move on in your life, but you did after what Rajjat had done to you. You worked out through the whole situation, but you chose to live again. Is it a crime if she decides the same?"

Ragini packed her hand, "Uttara come."

Uttara smiles at her, "Haan Bhabhi," she danced with her knowing about Laksh and her which was nothing but friendship. I know she has a right to move on, but I can't let her go. She is Lucky Bhaiyas wife, Ragini Lakshya Maheshwari. Bhai has to come back and answer her questions and he has to justify his act, but is it worth it?

All lady's were sitting together as the men's were asked to leave the house, they stayed at the garden and tried to spend their time in 'talking'.

Laksh was sitting there silently waiting for the women to call them back, but it didn't happened. They took a lot of time, "what the hell are they doing? What if it starts to rain or storm, won't they ask as to come inside?"

All were looking at him, "Lucky..." Sanskaar numbed at the stern look of Laksh.

"Laksh Beta they are applying Haldi and Mehndi on Uttara, we can't be present there. It's a private ceremony."

Laksh nodded looking at DP, "oh right, I heard about it. Okay don't wake me."

He closed his eyes and tried to rest on the garden chair.

After some time they were called in, "Oh Ragini is still outside, can you go and wake him."

Ragini nodded to DP, "Haan Papa ji," she moved toward the garden, looking at the sun rays which were shining on his face.

"The Mehndi [Henna] on her hands hasn't dried yet, why didn't anyone you wake him?" AP scolded them, but they were more scared on Laksh reaction as on AP taunts.

"Laksh?" She tried to wake him without to touch him, "LAKSH!" She shouted and he scared as if the alarm was ringing.

"What the hell?" He hold his chest and gasped for air, "what happened? Is everything fine? Are you okay?"

Ragini nodded, "all fine, come."

Laksh looked at her perplex, "what you mean by come? Did you just wake me up this way?"

"Laaaaksh," she pouted showing her hands, "my Mehndi could be ruined if I had woken you up. It took so much time and patience by me. You know I was the last one, they applied it."

Laksh was staring at her, "oh really?" The way he said it made it clear, he would surely ruin it.

"Laksh if you come close and ruin it, I will never.... Aahhhh!" She shouted of his sudden move, "noooo my Mehndi..." she almost cried when she felt two hands around her body. He was carrying her inside the house in bridal style, "I better hope for you, that this Mehndi is worth it to fight with me."

Ragini nodded impatiently, "yes!"

As if the time had his own mind, it was Uttara's wedding day, the end of the whole function had come.

Ragini was trying to fit in her dress, "Laksh are you there?" He was, but in the washroom as he couldn't change in front of her.

"What happen Ragini?"

"I need your help, please come fast."

Laksh was ready, "just a moment, my hair isn't set yet."

Ragini took a deep breath, "your hair doesn't matter, when I'm not ready!"

A silent, voiceless, "wow."

He opened the door and looked at her bare back, "Wow..."

Ragini saw him through the mirror, "Thank you, but I'm not ready yet. I need your help, can you please check the zip of my blouse, it's not closing."

Laksh moans, "wait what? There is a zip your dress isn't backless?"

Ragini shook her head, she was holding the blouse not to fall off.

He comes closer, the cold hand of his touched the delicate skin of Ragini, goosebumps rose up, but she hold her breath just for the moment he was helping her. It felt like an eternity, but he smiled looking at her, "done."

Ragini released her breath, "haan Thank you."

All were downstairs the last rituals of the wedding were held, the priest was chanting the mantras while Uttara and her fiancé Piyush [finally he is getting a name] were performing the wedding.

All was done the last dinner together before she would left them.

Sanskaar teased her, while the others were watching. She was missing it and already missed the tease of her Lucky Bhaiya.

Just then Uttara stood up and fall back on her seat, "ouch?" She hold her veil to arrange it back, just then she felt it.

"Laksh?!"

Laksh smiled, "yes, thought you need a little prank to have a valid reason to leave this house. I mean escape the torture."

They all laughed. He knew about the bond through Ragini, who has told him everything about the time when Sanskaar was thrown out of the house and Uttara searched in Laksh her brother. The age difference was small but enough for them to go along with each other.

"Don't worry your sister will live like a queen." The mother-in-law of Uttara said it.

Laksh nodded in understanding and released the heavy veil from his hand, she could move.

"But I'm not sure if my son will be able to Love her the way you love her or your wife."

They all looked at her.

"Just look at the Hands of Ragini, her Mehndi was the last, but the color is the darkest. You know it is said, the darkest color is filled with deep love."

"Yes, Laksh loves Ragini," Uttara said, "and I'm happy for knowing it." With a last smile she left with her in-laws.

"Packing time, tomorrow at this time we will be back." Laksh said with a lot enthusiasm, but he knows they won't be happy for a short time, but move on in life.

"Hey, she will be happy. If not then we are still here to help or give her space. Right?"

They looked at him, "right. She is happy in her life now, we need to focus on us too." Sanskaar said and Swara nodded, "yes, we have a news to give."

Laksh moves closer to Ragini, "let me guess she is pregnant?" He whispered but loud enough to gain the glares of everyone.

"Ops... but seems like I was right?"

SwaSan announced their pregnancy...

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