They both were left in a trance...

Nothing except him was visible to her eyes !!!

Nothing except her fear mattered to him then !!!

Mullai : ...Enna vitutu enimel engayum pogathinga ...bayama eruku

Kathir : .....his hands were holding her as gently as ever ....her tender body was still trembling in shock , within his embrace...
Her face was panting over his chest ,her tears flowing over ......
Ka : ...Po..poga maaten ma ....romba bayanthutiya ?

Mullai : Uyirae pochu ....ennaiya enimel epovumae vitutu poga koodathu..!!!.......

Kathir :Maaten ....

She seemed to continuously chant the same phrases , inbtwn her sobs , with her hands constantly carressing the abrasions on the back !!!

He too was equally shaken with the turn of events but what took him off-guard was her unexpected appearance on that peak .

She must have paced as mad to reach there that fast .

Ka :...he teared up as well ... Alatha ma ... please ...poga maaten .....nee epdi enga ...ivlo veekaagama ? Oodi vanthiya ?

Mullai : ...naa paathutae erunthen....anga irunthu onum therla ... ore satham .
Kanna than vanthu sonnan ...Kathir anne.... accident nu ....athuku mela onnum nyabagam ella ....

It was then only they realised they were standing amidst a huge spectating crowd .

He eased her aside but still holding her within his hands , shhhhddd her ....by the time they composed themselves the whole family was there ..... only to join them , sharing their agony and shedding their happy tears .

They didn't spend much time thereafter and returned to their resort .
Parvathi and Murugan ,DM as well all the family members were left in shock and were still brooding over the mishap that was about to happen !! 
Jeeva was nearly scared to death seeing his dear brother come up drenched in blood , whilst Kanna was the other one apart from Mullai ,who was crying nonstop and clung to his brother . He practically didn't let go off Kathir .
None of them bothered much about dinner and they had retired earlyto their rooms , trying to erase the horrible event as early as possible .

Author won't be ellaborating the feelings and agony of other family members _ sorry about that guys .

Kathir was sitting still as ever in the cushion , his mind reverberating the events that took place . Off all he could clearly remember was Mullai , her fear struck face and panicked run towards him , and her tight hug, followed by those never ending kisses.

Was it even her ?

The one girl who was even shy to look up to him in public !!!

The only girl , whose face which was pale as death , instantly turned to life ,once seeing him !!!

He wud never forget that face of hers _ that pain that oozed out , that love it expressed , the happiness that ebbed up on seeing him and finally those kisses !!!

His lady !!!

How absolutely he had misunderstood her !!!

Damn !!!

Damn the night before !!!

Whatever it was , he should have cleared it off face to face with her , instead of shying away as a smitten teeny !!!

She was entering their room with a tiny medical kit holding the essentials.
Immediately he got up and took the things besides .

Settling down opposite to each other , an awkward silence prevailed for sometime .

She was still worried for him but the intial shock and fear , having diluted now , she felt a little awkward , remembering her outbursted kisses . That evening .....after things got settled down , Meena and the youngsters there had quiet much pulled her legs regarding that . That made her so uncomfortable for her to look up to him .
And that wasn't only that ......
She was nostalgic about yesterday s night .
The decorated interiors of the room , had such infliction .

She looked up to him , only to see him, flunked in the cushion , head lowered and ,
And  was he staring at the carpet ?
That same look ?
She remembered his looks all through that day !!!
Was he going to be so again ???

Almost at the same time both of them looked up to face each other and said .....

Ka :.....Naa...velagi poiruka kooda...thu...

Mu : ...Yen velagi poniya.  ..?

His statement perfectly collided in with her question that eased off the awkwardness prevailing then , they both felt a lot more comfortable to converse.....so that was an absolute misunderstanding ....that could have been solved pretty much in a simple statement !!!

Dei PS teamnu , mukkiyamma ungalku thanda yethu !!! Epdi than MU tracks apdi yekuthingaloo...🤷

Mu : Apo venumnu thana velagi velagi poninga ? yenaam ?
Kaalaila kelambi vantha ,Neenga inga ella .
Apuram lobby la yum .
Carum vera car la poyaachu.
....naa evlo thadava ungala thirumbi thirumbi  paathen...yen apdi panninga .....kadaisiya jump ku pogum bothu kooda , vendaamnu solla paatha,neenga enoda pakkam kooda thirumbala , anga iruntha kadaila vakanthukitae evlo neram antha peak pointae paathutu erunthen theriyuma ?
Evlo bayam ....apuram ....
Ennanga ?

She took a break looking at the open mouthed face of her husband .

He seemed as of looking at the 8th wonder of the world !!!

In all these months of married life he had never heard her speak more than a few words continuously !!

Mullai : ... genuinely scared .....ennanga ? Ennachu ?

Kathir : ....haan ... shaking his head ..... Athu , athu onum milla . Nee evlo pesuviya ma . Moochu vidaama !!! Epo than paakren , athan ......
...was there a glint of sarcasm in that voice .....

She didn't intend to ,but having been totally out of senses that whole day , she cudnt hold it up further .....

There were soft plush pillows , heart shaped blue ones , filling up the cushions .

She pulled them all , smacking at him one by one ....until they were done .

Kathir obviously didn't expect this .

Ka : ..hey ...ennama panra ? apavi ponnunu nenacha ,epdi adikralae.........aww.... ...evlo pesuviyanu thana keten ? Athuku epdi adika vera seyyura ? ...valikuthu de ... nejamavvae ....awwe ....yen pondatiku enna than aachu. ....

With the pile getting over , as well as hearing his words she calmed down , once again shyness and smile creeping into her face .

He addressing her as " yen pondati " and " de" .....seemed to work out magical wonders within her , reminding her of his statement " Kadal kanni " ...and all his naughtiness .

She stopped throwing them   abrubtly , flunking in the cushion with a thud .....

Mu : ..aama ....adijraaha ....evagulaku vallikuthaam ....

Her cheeks painted rosy whilst telling , leaving him clueless about her sudden change . 

But on seeing it , his deep yearning creeped out , without second thoughts ,he knelt down beside her , taking in her hands within this , looking up into her gleaming eyes filled with love she held for him .....

He didn't know why he teared up .

Kathir : Sorry ma . Ennachu .....velaiyaatukunu pannala . Nejamavae nee evlo pesi naa paathathulla.

Mu :.......... with her hands sealed with his , eyes tearing up on seeing his tears ....she was too emotional to speak now .....

He could a mixture of emotions : pain .. happiness .. .. anger ...love ...fear .. shyness ...  naughtiness .....and , and was it desire ? yes it ought to be !!!

His senses perfect in place now , he didn't miss a nano fraction of all her emotions .

Her  eyes and quivering lips seemed to express them all !!!!

Mullai : .... Nejamavae vallichutha ? panchunu thana nenachen. 

So his innocent baby girl is always inside this gorgeous woman of his !!!

He stopped playing ..pranks. 

Kathir : Cha..cha ...panchula adicha vallikuma ? intha , inum yethana adivenumnaalum adichu koo ....unkita pesama , innaiku fulla avoid pannra maathri iruthathu thappu than ......

He collected the scattered pillows and handed over to her sincerely .

Kathir : Intha ....aama , yen naduvulla nipaatita ?

He noticed that sudden change in her face , when he faked pain and squirmed. .

Her face glowed instantly !!! But why ???

Mullai : athu....athu....hmmm .....neenga " de " potu ennaiya nethu koopitinga ......
Small roses instantly bloomed her cheeks ...... apuram , " yen pondati " neenga sonna enaku romba pudichu eruku......

Ka :......hah.....tat was news to him ....

Mullai :..... apuram.... apuram ,nethi neraiya vaati apdi than koopitinga. 

Kathir : 😳😳😳
Adapaavi ...onumae nyabagam ellaiyae ...., Verum " de " nu sonathuka ... epdi sevanthu pora ??
Nejamava ? Yen ?

Mullai :

She was about to answer when his lusty face , stopped her .
Nope , she knows where this will end !!!
Ofcourse she too accepts her want now , but she wanted things to be cleared first !!!

Hmmm ,.... first yen vitutu poninga ? Naa than first question keten . Bathil venum .

Kathir : paara ....madam meraturinga ?

He felt so light hearted on hearing her innocently confess to him .
So he had done things that she seemed to like , his unnecessary fears seemed to mock at him now .
But her simple words " enaku pusixhu eruku ,nethi neraiya vaati koopitinga " gave him , enormous confidence and the much needed answer for his guilt ridden mind !!!
He didn't hold any ego to accept it to her now !!!

Kathir : ...Mullai , solren ...aana..inga vaa ..ma..he paused ...with a wink ....
Hmm kita vaa de  !!

He pulled her well into his laps , encircling her shoulders , tugging her waist into , ignoring her feee protests , telling it might hurt him .

Kathir : .....kaayam mudhukulla than , nee ingayae vakantha than solluven , illati poo !!

Mullai : ....his childish antics looked attractive .... unga kullayae vakanthu kren , sollunga !!!

What a seductive phrase !!!
Did she even realise the meaning of her sentence ......
He did ...!!..
Damn !!!
Burying his desire to ,glide in her , he felt it would be right to clear the air , once before touching her !!!

Kathir : Hmmm....perusa onum illa . Bayam than .

Mullai : bayama ? Enkitaya ? Yen ?

Kathir : ...ella , nethi morning than mullipu vanthuchu , paatha intha sofa la erunthen , suthilum ore alangolaama erunthuchu .....unnaiya paatha , paavama thoongitu eruntha ma .  ...he paused ...in embarrassment .
Wash room ponnen ....antha tub la..thani..poo laam sithari ....
Apuram ellam nyabagam vanthuchu . Ellamae mudinchuthu therinchathu . Unnaiya force pannirupenu .....hmm

Mullai :...Aiyo ....yenge apdi nenachinga ?

Kathir : athu .. ella ellathaiyum thirumba yosichu paathen , unnoda bayantha mogam than nyabagam vanthuchu. Apuram vendam ,vendaam nu kenchuniyae ?

Mullai : ..athu ...athu....first la ....neenga apdi .....avlo kita vanthiya . hmmm......kudichu erunthathu naala than , naa kooda sonnenae ? .. nyabagam ellaiya ?

Kathir : adi podi ...nee vera ....athu mattum than nyabagam erunthuchu.....eru , epo yethuku nelliyura ? Olunga madilayae vakanthu , solla vendiyatha sollu .
neeyum than onum thelliva sollala la ?

Mullai : ....she blushed ....but had to clear the air ..   ellanga , naa ...naa ...enaku neenga kudichu erunthathu than uruthala erunthuchu ..... apuram ...neenga sonninhala ? intha dress nee potruka koodathunu ...... apuram ellamae maari pochu ....enaku...enakum than .....
Aanalum romba moradu neenga ....

She pouted out in a cute curve of her lips .

Unable to hold it , he teased her pout with his lips , transfixing a heated yet affectionate kiss , trailing it down , squeezing her body within his ,until she squirmed .

When he released her , both ther breathes were fast and irregular !!!

Kathir : ......with hands still trailing down her back and neck , he pulled a big quilt ,to wrap them up together , cuddled her more into him ......and almost in a whisper......

Apuram , mela sollu . Keka romba nalla eruku  de.....

He naughty wink made her forget her fake anger , she went on , mesmerized in by his voice and eyes .....

Mullai : ....Hmmm....kathaiya solren ...konjam koodava nyabagam ella ? ...

Kathir : ella , apdi ella ...eruku. Aana , naa yosichu paathabothu unaku pidikaatha maathriyae than thonuchu. Unoda mogatha paakra thairiyam ella enaku ....unamaiya . Saaintharam , sathyam vera getha pannitu , nightae un mela paanchrukrenu , ennakae en mela kovam than .....
.Romba alaga eruntha innaiku kaalaila , aana , avlo kaayam , kalluthulla , uthatulla .... apuram inga ......

his hands went on to softly carress her bruises he had inflicted on her body where only he had access to .
That soft carress was enough to turn both of  them on .....
...he brought himself under control after a huge battle ...

Kathir :
Antha bayam , koocham , asingama kooda erunthuchu. Athan avoid panna try pannen , Mudilla......nee enna paakatha bothu unnaiya paathen .......
Epadiyum innaiku night unkita sorry solliranumnu than ma erunthen ..... athukulla .....

Mullai was left in another pool of thoughts . Wasn't her approval not felt by him , at the least for a minute , a second ? She didn't say it in words thay night ....but not even a gesture ?

Mullai : ...ungallku konjam koodava thoonala ? Evalukum pudichu erukalaamnu ?

Kathir : .....