Veer's PoV
The sun ray forces me to open my eyes even though my brain is still on sleeping mood. As my eyesight adjusts to the shining environment, so does my mind to yesterday's eventful memory. My heart feels a sudden strike and I immediately get up lifting the pile of cloths off me thrown by......well that's what I need to check.

I jerk open the balcony door and run a few step inside my room searching for the proof. My sleepy brain takes more than a few seconds to spot her......curling into a small ball....sleeping like a baby.....on my bed.

It was NOT all a dream then!!!!

She's here. Practically here. In real. In My bedroom. On My bed. Still in bridal lehenga. My bride. Bani Sharma Singhania, wife of Veeranshu Singhania.

I sigh in relief. The heavy stone of my heart gets replaced by a dark sorrow. I go near her and look at that innocent face. The vermilion of her nose has got rubbed with pillow. Finally my dream came true but not the way I dreamt it🥺. I go back to the balcony, bring the blanket back and pull it over her, careful not to touch her or wake her up.

Crazy girl!! Don’t know what happened to her last night. One moment I heard her shouting something about ex or sex and then she did the bunter of throwing all my stuffs at me.

Why did she marry me??
Does she still love me??
Did she want me to sleep on the bed with her last night??
No no...she doesn’t even trust me, then how could she??
But she was definitely angry..
Urghh!!! This girl is so confusing!!!

I shake my head in resign and walk up to my closet. Taking out my cloths I get inside the washroom to get a long cold shower.

When I come out from shower, I see her still sleeping. I don't wake her up. Must have been exhausted with all these wedding pressure. Combing my hear, I try to fold my shirt-sleeves, but it hurts while I try to fold it with my right hand. I notice my bandage has got wet. I take out the first aid kit from side locker and sit on the sofa to renew my bandage. After removing the wet bandage I try to stretch my Knuckles and it immediately stings. I dump some cotton to the antiseptic and dip it on my wound.

While doing so, I feel a tender touch on my hand. I look up to see Bani has woken up from her sleep and now is sitting kneeling beside me holding my cotton hand. She takes the soaked cotton from me and starts my dressing.

"How did you get this wound?" she asks me with her just woke-up voice.

I jerk my hand away from her, "None of your concern." I say stiffly. I'm not gonna let her play with my heart again with those fake concerns of hers.

But this messy yet beautiful girl is too stubborn. She pulls my hand again to her and glares at me with those kajol black eyes, "I know, It's not. But save your dumb heroism for when you're capable of using it." she says sternly, then adds softly concentrating on her work, "You Won't be able to do it alone."

"Is it hurting?" she asks me cautiously while rubbing some more antiseptic.

"Why? Will you kiss it if I say yes?😏" I can't help my smart mouth.

Bani scowls at me, "No! But I will definitely make sure that next time when I do your dressing and ask the same question, you don't dare to say that same line again."

Huh! Nothing changed. Still the same girl with fire talk.

She applies the ointment on the cut blowing it gently and bandages it again with whole lot care and calmness. After tying the bandage, she says while folding my sleeve, "Don't no why...but I've a gut feeling that the reason behind this wound is me. Try Not to do it again. And make sure you don’t get the bandage wet. I'll redo it again in the evening."

"The reason behind my every wound is only you, Ms Bani Sharma. How many of them will you redo, huh??" looking at Bani fiercely I snatch my hand away.

Bani looks at me calmly, more like tiredly and says steadying my gaze, "First learn to call me as 'Mrs Bani Veeranshu Singhania', then we'll talk about how many of your wounds can be healed.'

My heart gives two back flips. How can I be angry on her when she shows so much love just with this little words of hers! One night and so much transformation!!

Without saying anything I get out of the room closing the door behind. I can't fall weak. I Can't!

In the dining room I see everyone already present including Juhi. I didn’t notice her much yesterday. Maybe she came this morning. Without paying much attention to her I greet everyone good morning.

"How was the night, bruh??? I hope Bani didn’t take too much of your bed space." Mahir winks at me and my other brothers laugh.

Now I'm sure, that wet couch was Mahir's deed.

I don't respond and sit on a blank chair.

"Where's Bani, Veer? Did she wake up?" Mom asks me.

"Must be sleeping, Mom. Bhai ne kal sone thodi na diya bhabi ko..." Maan snickers and I with great difficulty control my urge to kick him off.

"Maan!!! Don’t forget we've elders here." Mishty bhabi rebukes him but you can see how hard she's trying to hide her laugh.

How could they make fun of me when they already know at what situation we got married. I just hope they Don't do such stuff in front of Bani.

"She just woke up, Mom." I tell my Mom though I don't know if Bani will come down or stay in my room....umm Our room.

"Nice wife you've got, Veer. It's her pehli rasoi, and she herself is late for the breakfast!" Juhi says venomously.

I ignore her comment and continue with my breakfast. But Mishty bhabi replies her, "You don't have to think about that, Juhi. It’s just a ritual of her first day and she can cook for the lunch. Not necessarily she has to do it in the morning.....she is already worn out for the whole marriage work."

"But why di.....you people can worship a foul superstition and get two barely known people married together, then why not follow the other rituals perfectly?" Juhi again spits and everybody scowls but says nothing.

Disgusting girl!

"Morning bhabi!" Maan exclaims staring at my back.

"Did you people take a vow to make the situation even more awkward for me!" I hear Bani behind me, the joke is evident in her voice.

"Morning!!!" others greet her smiling.

"Morning Mom, Dad, everyone..." Bani smiles at others.

"Bani, come sit." Ahana makes her sit beside me.

With the corner of my eyes I see her. She has changed in a pink saree looking like a fresh lotus. The mangalsutra on her neck is shining. I clutch the table corner to control myself from that death perfume of hers. None of us look at each other.

"How was your night, madam?" Mahir grin at her mischievously.

This fucker!!! This is what I was fearing.

"Mahir!!!" bua glares at Mahir but as if he would listen...

"Why Don't you ask your brother?" Bani snaps back.

"We did. But he said nothing." Maan says snickering.

"Well then, I'm not revealing anything either.😉" saying this she winks at Maan.

Wha...😕!!! I was worried that she would feel uncomfortable to such behaviours of my brothers, but here she is....smarting over everyone. Mom, bhabi everyone presses their lips to stop from laughing.

"Godd!!! What a shameless girl you are!" Juhi spats out again.

Everyone looks at her shocked while Bani says taking her first bite, "You talking about me?"

Juhi rolls her eyes, "Obviously! Who else? You just got married to a man you didn’t even know two days earlier, and you're talking about your marriage nuptial night so shamelessly in front of everyone!!" Juhi says evasively.

"Juhi!!!" Mishty bhabi shouts at her.

But Bani calmly responds her, "How can you be so sure that we don't know each other from before, huh?"

What IS she doing....

"What??" Juhi gets befounded, so does everyone.

Then slowly....very slowly Bani gets off her sit and stands near Juhi, "What I'm saying is, you don't know if I and Veer barely know each other or purely know each other...but I know very well why this marriage is itching you so much."

Juhi looks at her in shock while Bani takes a piece of bread from Juhi's plate and starts applying honey on it, "Listen, the matter you are so fussing about is between me and Veer. You're a complete outsider in my life. And AT LEAST after last evening you are an outsider of his life too. So you better keep  your mouth shut on this matter otherwise I won't keep myself shut about what you did on Sankranti's night."

Juhi pales and everyone's mouth has opened in shock, but Bani doesn’t stop here and says looking dangerously at her, "One more thing, Don't live under this illusion that just because you're Mishty bhabi's sister, I'll put up with you like the others do. I Won't. So you better watch out your action in front me. I repeat IN FRONT OF ME, not just with me. Otherwise I will forget my limit to remind you yours!" saying this she puts the honey bread on her plate and adds, "Have a nice meal everyone." and leaves from there upstairs leaving everyone hell struck.

I keep staring at her in awe....confusion....a little bit love maybe. I don't understand her. What she just said to Juhi, was undoubtedly a warning. But did she realized that I was innocent that night or is she doing this just because I'm her husband now?

She didn’t change really....did she?

"A perfect treatment for your Juhi Allergy, isn’t she?" Mahir's whisper brings me back out of my thought.

"Umm....I'll send Bani's food upstairs. She didn’t have her breakfast na..." Ahana starts makeing a plate for Bani.

"No need, Ahana." I stop her, "She will come down and eat when she feels like."

I get up from my chair and turn to Mishty bhabi, "Sorry bhabi, if you're hurt because of Bani's words. She didn’t mean to hurt you." bhabi nods silently and then I turn to Juhi, "And Juhi, you are our guest, so act like one. Don't try to interfere in our family matter or criticize my wife. Or else don't expect me to honour you or stop my wife teaching you lesson in her way." saying this I head upstairs to my room.

Wasn’t planning to update today
But some of you are requesting so much, so made the chapter short.
About Behir......well, I know what to do with them, but right now I Don't have any plan of making any lengthy chapter for them. For now they will be side characters (extremely sorry)

Anyways, happy reading ❤️❤️❤️