In Malhotra Mansion

Nandini's Bedroom

Manik Malhotra, the guy who never bowed in front of anyone, who never cared about how people addresses him, who never gets scared of any damn creature in the world was doing something unbelievable, and that was, sneaking in his girlfriend's, oops, fiance's bedroom, and the best part was, even she doesn't know it..

Manik, locked the door after entering in Nandini's bedroom and turned behind only to see her staring outside her window with an expressionless face. He, tried to walk without making any noise..

Nandini ( sternly ): Try something new, Mr. Malhotra..

And, Manik palmed his face in frustration. She turned back to him while glaring and he gave a stupid grin in return..

Nandini: Why are you here..??

Manik ( nervously ): Uh, I think, this is our...time..

Nandini ( raised her eyebrows ): What do you mean by ' our time '..??

Manik: Well, we sleep together and this is night time, to sleep..

Nandini: Right. But today, we aren't sleeping together..

Manik ( horrified ): Mathlab kya hai..??

Nandini ( sternly ): Mathlab yahi ki aaj hum dhono ek hi kamre mein nahi so sakthe. Tum apne kamre mein aur mein apne kamre mein..

Manik: To hell with it, I won't go anywhere..

Nandini ( casual tone ): Cool, then I'll go. Ye Mera Pops ke ghar hai so I can sleep wherever I want..

Nandini was about to move when she was pinned on the wall by her boyfriend..

Nandini: Manik, what the hell..?? Leave me..

Manik ( smirked ): No way, Miss Dixit. Har baar mauka thodi hi milthe hai. Aap yaha mere paas rahenge..

Nandini ( glared ): Tumne suna nahi hai kya. I won't sleep with you, secret relationship chahtha tha na tum, tho sleeping in one room isn't allowed in such relationships. Kisiko shak aaya tho..

She turned her face the other side while he looked at her with a guilty face. He left his hold on her and held his own ears and started doing sit ups..

Manik: I swear, I won't repeat my mistake. Mein tho ithna impulsive aur immature hoon ki bolne se pehle kuch sochtha bhi nahi aur jo sochthe hai wo bhi galath honge. But, don't be gussa..

He muttered innumerable sorry while doing sit ups and she stared at him with a smile. She held his shoulders and made him stand properly and he looked at her with a puppy face..

Nandini ( emotionless ): Aaj ke baad aise non-sense bath sochke mujhe hurt karoge kya..??

Manik ( pinched his throat ): Nandini promise, I won't hurt you again..

Nandini ( smiled ): Teek hai, you're forgiven...( Manik grinned widely ) But on one condition..

Manik ( nodded ): Arey mein kuch bhi karoonga to make it up to you..

Nandini ( smirked ): Kuch bhi..??

Manik ( curiously ): Kuch bhi....par..karna kya hai..?

Nandini ( grinned ): Kuch zyada tho nahi..My condition is...You won't have physical contact with me for 24 hours..!!

Manik nodded first but then he looked at her widened mouth once he realized what she meant..

Manik: What.....!!!!!!

Nandini ( shrugged her shoulders ): You don't need to shout. You hear me right, You won't touch me from tonight to tomorrow night..uh..time..yeah, 11 p.m.

She moved to her bed and laid straight on it..

Manik ( frustrated ): What kind of condition is this..?? I'm not gonna follow it..

Nandini ( coolly ): Tho phir you aren't forgiven and trust me, you'll marry me but you won't even touch a fingertip of mine for your whole life..

Manik ( stunned ): Mathlab I can't kiss you for my whole life..???

Nandini ( glared ): Kiss hawa se karthe ho kya jo tum pooch rahe ho ki tum mujhe kiss nahi kar sakthe ho when I won't even allow you to touch my fingertip..

Manik ( bad face ): Nandu...ye kaunsa condition hai..you know, I can't even stay away from you for a minute..

Nandini: Isiliye isse punishment bulana chahiye..ya tho ek din keliye math chuo ya poori zindagi...

Manik ( immediately ): Nahiiiii....I'm..agreeing to your....condition...

Nandini ( smirked ): Good boy..chalo, jaake so jao..

Manik rushed to the bed and occupied his side of the bed..

Nandini: Arey I told you..

Manik: I won't touch you, but allow me to be with you..I won't be able to sleep alone..please..??

He made a puppy face and she simply nodded at him making him smile in joy..She closed her eyes and he was looking at her with a sad face..

Manik ( thought ): 24 hours, kaise guzar saktha hoon ye 24 hrs..Why is one day calculated as 24 hrs, can't it be 1 hour...!!

Nandini ( with closed eyes ): Manik, sone ka plan nahi hai tho bathroom mein rest karo..bechare bed ko tang kyu kar rahe ho..??

Manik made a bad face..

Manik: Nandu..kya ye condition..

Nandini: One more time you say it, I'll kick you out of my bedroom..

Manik ( huffed ): Badi khatharnaak ladki hai tu..

Nandini: Congrats, finally, you too got to know it..Now, good night..kal Dev ke Haldi bhi hai aur shadi bhi..

Manik ( sighed ): Good night, Love..

And that mere word brought a smile on her lips and he too smiled seeing it and closed his eyes and they drifted into a deep slumber..

Next Morning

Sun was trying his best to enter into Nandini Dixit's bedroom and after a lot of tries, it got succeeded.

Manik was the first one to open his eyes only to smirk by looking at his girlfriend who was sleeping on him when she was the one who told they won't make any body contact.

Manik ( smirked ): Kya baath hai, khud kehthi ho ki Manik, 24 hrs keliye no touching aur dekho yaha madam khud hi mere baahon mein so rahi hai..

He stroked her cheeks gently and she hid her face more into his neck. Her hot breathes which were fanning on his neck was making him so difficult not to lose his control. Her half nude body resting on him was like a cherry on cake..

Manik: Nandini Dixit, agar aapko sona hai tho bed pe soyiye, mujhe chod tho sahi..

Nandini groaned in sleep..

Nandini: Manik, mujhe sone dho..

Manik: 24 hrs ka punishment ka kya hoga phir, Love...

She frowned hearing him and opened her eyes slowly only to see him smirking at her and she got confused with it. Suddenly, it hit her, she was lying on him, she made a stern face and laid straight on the bed..

Nandini: It was unintentional..

Manik ( smirked ): Really...? But, I didn't ask you anything..Waise, I don't think it was unintentional..

Nandini ( glared ): Manik Malhotra..Don't keep your hopes high. I won't let you touch me till 10 p.m.

Manik ( grinned ): Let's see. You'll be the one who will ask me to touch you, Miss Dixit..

Nandini ( smirked ): Such an easy challenge, accepted Mr. Malhotra..Now, go and get freshen up, Dev ki haldhi keliye ready hona hai..

Saying it, she got up and moved to the washroom..

Manik ( shouted ): Get ready to lose, Miss Dixit..

He walked out of the room while she was smiling from the washroom..

In Kapoor's Mansion

Haldi was set up in Kapoor's Mansion's garden. It was one of the brightest morning and the groom, Dev was sitting on a couch which was placed on the grass surrounded by the ladies of his family while the men were watching them by sitting on their couches..

Dev ( bad face ): Ye yellow paste lagana zaroori hai kya, Mom..?

Poorvi ( glared ): Ji haan, zaroori hai..

Dev pouted sadly while others chuckled seeing it..

Nandini ( smirked ): Chalo Dev, shuru karthe hai..

( Mukti's Attire )

( Alya's Attire )

( Soha's Attire )

( Navya's Attire )

( Nandini's Attire )

Dev: Oye ye Haldhi hai, holi nahi..

Soha ( smirked ): Par hamareliye tho hai..

First, the elder ladies applied haldhi on Dev's cheeks gently for which he was making all kind of weird face. And now, M4 looked at each other and smirked, the next moment, Dev had taken a bath in Haldhi..

Dev: Kameenon...Mene bola tha na, ye haldi hai holi nahi..

Sid: Aur tu ne suna nahi princess ne kya kaha, hamare liye ye holi hi hai..

Arya: Exactly, aur jab hum nastiest holi khelthe hai tho haldi tujhe expect karna chahiye tha..

The girls giggled..

Sid: Oye Fab 5, dekh kya rahe ho yar..attack the great Dev Kapoor, mauka dobara nahi milenge..

Fab 5 looked at him in surprise..

Arya: Kya..Aise kya dekh rahe ho..waise humne hamara Jeeju ke barein mein bohath burai suna hai, ab kaha gaye wo badboy Manik Malhotra..

Manik glared at Nandini and she made a puppy face at him..

Nandini: I didn't tell him anything..

Sid: Oye, tu ne hi kaha tha ki how monstrous your to-be-hubby could get when it comes to masthi..

Nandini simply threw a stone at him making him wince in pain..

Nandini: Gadha nahi, chuha kehna chahiye, kahi bhi kabhi bhi aathe ho..

Sid: Kameeni kahi ki, mere Bhai ki shadi hai, mujhe zinda rehna chahiye..

Soha: Kya Sid, ek stone ki wajah se koi bhi mar nahi saktha..

Sid: Tujhe tho sirf apni soilue ki padi hai, chal chod..Fab 5..phir se bulana chahiye kya..

Manik ( smirked ): Not at all, ab tho sawal izzat ka hai..Meri honewali beewi ko bhi kuch samjhana hai..

Nandini glared at him while he had already stood up and now Dev was attacked again..

Dev: Tum sabko dekhloonga yar, sabko shadi karna hai na..

Cabir: Well, meri aur Dhruv ki shadi tho already ho chuke hai..

Dhruv: Right, isiliye badla nahi le sakthe..

Dev scowled at them..Nandini was smiling at the new bonding. But, soon, she was drenched in something..

Nandini: Manikkkk...

Mnaik ( smirked ): Oops, how was it Miss Dixit..?? It was just Haldi mixed water..

Nandini ( glared ): Bathathi hoon, kaise lagi mujhe..

She ran behind him and he was running for his life. Right after 5 minutes, both stopped to take some rest..

Manik: Tum...Olympic...champion..thi..kya..

But, instead of a reply, now, he was drenched in haldhi water...

Manik: Ugh.....Nanduuuu...

Nandini ( smirked ): Tit for tat, Mr. Malhotra...waise, kaise laga, it was just Haldi mixed water..

He glared at her but she was laughing while looking at him. He moved closer to her and she moved backward and got stuck in between him and a tree..He was moving closer to her face when she pushed him with her finger..

Nandini: No touching, Mr. Malhotra..

Manik ( whined ): Ek kiss bhi nahi..??

Nandini ( giggled ): Nahi...Ab hato..

Manik ( glared ): You're gonna pay hard tonight, Miss Dixit..

Nandini pushed him off her and winked at him..

Nandini: I'll be ready, Mr. Malhotra..

Manik too smiled at her and moved away..Soon, they were done with Haldi..

Akshara: Bacho, Sona ko Dev ki haldi lagana hai, kaun leke jayega..??

Arya: Mein hoon na Akshu Ma..

Akshara smiled and gave Dev's haldhi to Aryamann and he moved out with it and drove to Sona's place..

Raj: Manik, tum kaha jaa rahe ho..

Manik, who was going to sit in his car turned back to Raj with a nervous smile..

Manik: Kahi nahi Dad..Bas, ghar jaa raha hoon, wedding keliye taiyar hona hai na..

Raj ( frowned ): Why are you going to our Mansion..? Love would have got you your attire, she's the one who's designing all our attires..

Manik ( rubbed his nape ): Uh...yeah..she did..But, I forgot it in our Mansion..So, I thought I'll get ready from there..Bas abhi aaya..Huh..bye..

Manik gave a quick hug to Raj and moved out while Raj stood there in confusion..

Raj: Kuch tho gadbad hai..

In Manik's Car

Mnaik: Huff, bach gaye..Kahi Dad ko doubt tho nahi mujhpe..nah..I'm very good in acting..Thank God Nandu nahi thi, warna pakka mere muh se sab bahar aathe..

Soon, he reached his destination and parked his car and got out of it..He entered inside a house and was welcomed by someone..

Person: Arey Manik beta, aap yaha..??

Manik ( smiled ): Hello Uncle..Mein Sona, aapki beti se milne aaya hoon..wo hai na ghar pe..

Mr. Bose ( smiled ): Ji..par hua kya hai..sab teek tho hai na..

Manik: Ji sab teek hai, mujhe bas usse milna tha..

Mr. Bose ( smiled ): Abhi bulatha hoon, aap beitiye yaha..

Manik nodded with a smile and occupied a seat where a lot of people were looking at him curiously. Especially girls, who were checking him out..

Manik ( murmured ): Yaha tho meri jungli billi Love ki hona zaroori tha, none would have feasted on me..

Soon, Sona walked down the stairs and Manik stood up seeing her and smiled at her. She smiled in return and reached him..

Sona ( frowned ): Manik, tum yaha...??

Manik ( smiled ): Haa, bas kuch kaam tha..Waise, Bhabi is looking beautiful..

( Sona's Attire )

Sona ( smiled ): Thank You devar ji..

Manik smiled at her and took something from behind and handed it to her while she looked at it with a frown..

Manik: Ye aapkeliye..

Sona: Mereliye..ye..ye kya hai..

Manik: Pehle, leejiye tho sahi..

She smiled and took it from him and opened the box to see some clothes..

Sona: Ye...?

Manik ( nervously ): You liked it..??

Sona took it from the box and admired it with a smile..

Sona: It's beautiful..Par ye kyu..tum sab mujhe bohath gifts diya tha, I'm sure Nandy ki kaam hogi hai na..

Manik: Nahi..

Sona ( frowned ): Phir..bath kya hai Manik..

Manik ( bit his lips ): Wo, mene apni Daadi se suna tha ki, bride gets her wedding dress gifted by her Mama and his wife and I got to know that you don't have a Mama..So, i thought of gifting it, jo Mama nahi de paya wo Bhai ne diya, just consider my Dad as your Mama..So, problem solved..

Sona, simply stared at Manik in admiration. She was sad that she neither has a brother nor a Mama to fulfill such wishes if her's. Mr. Bose was going to get her wedding dress but then today, she just got a brother..

Sona: Nandy was right, huh..

Manik ( confused ): What..??

Sona ( smiled ): Yahi ki, jab Manik Malhotra ke dil mein kisiko koi jagah mili tho phir samjho you're quiet lucky..

Manik ginned sheepishly at her..

Sona ( smiled amidst tears ): Thank you..thank you for fulfilling this little wish of mine even before I could voice it out..

Manik ( smiled ): It's nothing..Chote Bhai ka farz tha..

Sona ( frowned ): Chota Bhai..??

Manik: Yup, Nandu se patha chala ki you're 3 months elder to me..

Sona ( giggled ): Great, thab tho mujhe bhi pampering karne keliye koi Bhai mila..

Manik ( grinned ): I have no issues with it..

Sona chuckled at him..

Manik: Chalo, ab mujhe jaane dho..waise, ye hamara secret rehna chahiye..Kyunki..

Sona: Kyunki tum nahi chahthe ho kisiko tumhare ache dil ke barein mein patha chale..Nandy ne character sketch diya hai..Don't worry, your secret is safe with me..

He simply smiled at her and moved out of the house while Mr. Bose joined Sona..

Mr. Bose: He's one of the gem, right..

" He is.." someone said from behind and the duo turned bak..

Sona: Arya..

Aryamann ( smiled ): Acha hua mein hi aaya tha haldi denekeliye warna hamara Jeeju ke good boy chehra dekh nahi paatha..

Sona ( smiled ): Usne mana kiya tha kisi ko bathane se..

Arya: No worries, kisiko bhi nahi patha chalega..except his Love..

Saying it, Arya moved out while the duo too smiled and got busy with the preparations..

In Kapoor's Mansion

It was evening time and the groom and his family were ready to move to Sona's place for the wedding. Nandini and Soha were running here and there while checking after the gifts that they had to take to Sona's place..

Ravi: Oho bacho, sab teek hai, ab jaldhi karo..nikalne ka time hai..

The duo nodded at him..

Swayam: Waise, ladkiyan aaj ready hai, ladke kaha reh gaye..

" Hum yaha hai.." there the boys stood with Dev who was ready in his wedding attire glowing like a prince and the family blessed him..

Nandini ( whistled ): Aaj tho Sona behosh honewali hai..

Dev glared at him and she simply grinned at him. Soon, her gaze went to the man next to Dev who was checking her out while smirking..She looked at him with a smirk..

Nandini ( thought ): Kya baath hai, aaj tho Mr. Malhotra hot lag rahe hai..

Soon, everyone moved out while Manik stopped near Nandini and whispered in her ears..

Manik: You should get a tattoo on your belly, it looks gorgeous..

Nandini looked at him with widened mouth hearing such bold comments and he raised his eyebrows at her..

Manik: Well, not my mistake, you shouldn't have got ready in such a hit attire..

Nandini ( smirked ): Well, I should be your match right..Aakhir Mr. Malhotra tho sexy lag rahe hai..

He simply shook his head and a pink hue has adorned his cheeks..He was about to pull her towards him when she ran away..

Nandini: its not yet 10 p.m. Mr. Malhotra..

Manik ( cursed ): Ye clock invent hi kyu kiya..!!!

Saying it, he too moved out of the Mansion and joined others and drove to Sona's place..

To be continued..