They reached the Golden Temple and the Murthys couldn't even blink their eyes..

Nandu ( amazed ): Daadi ki Rab ji...it's heavenly beautiful..

Rudr: I swear cutie, is this even real ?

Karan: Oh, you have seen real stuff too ? I thought you didn't since you yourself don't seem real..

Rudr: Kyu bey, mein tujhe Einstein lagtha hoon kya ?

Sid ( confusd ): Einstein kyu ?

Rudr: Arey Bhai, wo tho already mar chuka hai..so I can't be him right..use your brains..!!

Rithvik ( sarcastically ): Wow, how genius you are...

Rudr ( grinned ): I know right !!

Asad: Nautanki..

Nandu ( confused ): Par Bhayyu, yaha ithne log kyu..I mean normally mein temples mein ithne logonko kabhi nahi dekha..

Raj ( smiled ): Wo isiliye kyunki ye sirf temple nahi balki ek tourist spot bhi hai..sometimes this temple used to have more visitors than Taj Mahal..

Nandu ( surprised ): Wow..that's an awesome piece of information..

Viren: Ab chale Angel..

She nodded in excitement and took his one arm and Rithvik's another arm..They chuckled at her..

The moved in with listening to whatever Malhotras are saying since they have already visited it before..once they reached inside the temple Nandu covered her head as per the culture and even taught Mukti how to do it..Malhotras were surprised with her religious knowledge and Murthys had a proud smile..They started their tour and even took pics..

The ceiling of the temple

The Darshini Deorhi arch

Asad: Princess, stick with us okay ?

Nandu ( smiled ): Okay Bhayyu..

They started exploring each and everything and they even listened to the history..

Nandu: This is soo beautiful..

Manik: It is..wait you didn't see the High-Tech visitor centre right ?

Nandu ( confused ): No..but what is it ?

Manik ( smiled ): Come with me..

Nandu ( smiled ): Okay..but wait..

She saw her brothers busy in clicking pictures and listening to Malhotras talks..Om was looking at something so she went to him..

Nandu: Bhayyu..kya mein Manik ke saath jaa sakthi hoon..he has something to show me..

Om: Manik ke saath ? Akele ?

Nandu ( smiled at his concern and possessiveness ): Bhayyu, I TRUST HIM..I WILL BE SAFE..

Manik who was listening it from back was on cloud nine listening to it..His happiness had no bounds..While Om was shocked to see his little sister's trust for a guy. Nandini was a person who don't trust people easily. She always had a great taste in making friendship. She never made some random person her friend is he/she doen't worth it. But for Manik, she didn't even have a second thought before making friendship with him and she trusts him with whole heart..

Om ( smiled ): Okay choti..go ahead..but don't go so far..

Nandu ( smiled ): Sure..Love you Bhayyu..

She went away with Manik. Om turned to see Asad talking with Nyonika but his eyes were on them..Om blinked his eyes in assurance while he nodded..

Manik took her to the Hi-Tech visitor centre..

Mnaik: You could see the history in 3-D here..

They started it and in middle Manik made her understand whenever she had doubts in it..She was surprised with his knowledge in Sikhism..

Nandu ( smiled ): How did you know this much ? I mean you live in Mumbai since childhood but still you have knowledge about all these things..

Manik ( smiled ): Punjabi munda hoon madam, ithna tho patha chalna chahiye..

Nandu ( pouted sadly): Poora nahi par aadhi tho punjabi hoon mein, phir bhi mujhe nahi patha ye sab..

" God, tu ithna cute faces kyu bana rahi hai Nandu..only I know how I am controlling myself from kissing you " thought Manik..

Manik: Arey meri BABY GIRL..koi nahi mein sikhatha hoon..

Listening to this new name from Manik's mouth she looked at him with widened eyes..

Manik ( smirked ): What? Kya mein aisa nahi bula saktha ?

Nandu ( blushed ): Huh..Yh..you can..

Manik ( smiled ): Tho phir chalo..

He took her right hand in his left hand and entwined them and looked in her eyes..She smiled at him which made him smile too..

They continued their tour but there were 8 pairs of eyes who were observing all these things keenly..You don't need to ask who they were..

Asad: What do you think ?

Rithik: Manik is a good guy..

Viren: She is safe with him..

Sid: But it doesn't mean we will allow him to roam around with our Baby..

Rudr: But Manik Bhai isn't a serial killer and moreover cutie trusts him..

Karan: Plus, he is family..so we can't hit him and tell him to stay away from her even if he is a good guy..

Shivaay: I don't care to hit someone if he tries to harm Nanni, even if he is family..

Om: Guys, can you see that ?

" See what ? "

Om: Whenever choti is with Manik she forgets herself, she gets bubble just like how she is with us and her close friends, has no care about what world think, she gets happy which we always wanted, she has many friends who are boys but I have never seen her this close to any of them like how she is with Manik..

Asad ( with a small smile ): I agree Om..

" We too "

Viren ( raised his eyebrows ): Is it just friendship or something else ?

Om: I think its more than friendship..

Shivaay ( surprised ): But she never told us..

Rithvik: Maybe she didn't realize her feelings or maybe she wants to tell us in the right time..

Sid ( shocked ): What ? No way its something more than friendship..She can't fall for a guy this soon..

Rudr ( confused ): This soon ?

Sid: Yes, she is still a baby, my baby..

Karan ( sarcastically ): Well, babies of this generation kiss each other and here our baby is 23 and just falling for a guy..tho shukar manao..

Sid ( angry ): I won't agree to it..

Karan ( frustrated ): Arey no, I have seen babies kissing..

Sid ( gritted his teeth ): God, I don't care about any goddamn babies but only about my Baby..

Asad knew where it is going so he kept his hand on sid's shoulder..

Asad: Hamari baby badi ho gayi hai..

SId: Par hamare liye baby hi tho hai na..

Rithvik ( smiled ): Par iska mathlab thodi ye hai ki wo hamesha choti rahegi..uska bhi ek pariwar hona chahiye..par wo tab hogi jab wo shadi karegi..and marriage could happen either arranged or Love..

Sid ( almost in tears ): Par wo ham sabko chodke chale jayegi..

Rudr ( shocked ): Kisne kaha aise ? Wo mujhe chodke kabhi nahi jayegi..

Viren ( helpless ): Abey ab wo kahi nahi jaane wali..shadi tho hona chahiye na pehle..

Karan ( determined face ): Koi nahi..mein ghar jamai doondoonga..

Asad ( angry ): Chup kar..wo ek ladki hai aur har ladki tho shadi karke chali jayegi jaise humare mums aaye the..princess ko bhi jaana chahiye..tabhi wo apne pariwar ban sakthi..hamare liye choti princess aur chote prince de sakthi hai..haa wo hamari baby hai par hum selfish nahi ban sakthe hai na..par I promise..wo kahi door nahi jayegi..nahi jane doonga..

Shivaay ( finally said yes ): Teek hai..par Mumbai ke bahar nahi jayegi wo koi kuch bhi kahe..ithna tho selfish ban sakthe hai na hum Asad Bhai..?

Rithvik: Ismein puchne ki kya baath hai..hum kaha dene wale usse koi baha wale ko..

They smiled and hugged each other..by the time Nandu has reached near Malhotras and they went back home..They all were dead tired so they just crashed on their beds..

At 2am..

Rudr woke up feeling thirsty but he found it empty..He went and opened the door Nandu's room since her room was next to his..He entered to see her sleeping, he smiled and looked for her jug..it had water..he started pouring it in his glass..

While Nandini stirred in sleep and opened her eyes only to see a dark figure keeping the jug on her side-table..

" Ahhh " she screamed..hearing her scream even Rudr screamed back..

Hearing the shout everyone woke up.. ( only youngsters..as the youngsters were in 3rd floor and elders were in ground floor , so they couldn't hear )

" Nandu " everyone recognized her voice and rushed to her room with panic stricken face..Asad entered and switched on the light since it was dark to see anything and they saw Nandu sitting on the bed with eyes closed and hands on ears..and Rudr on floor..Manik rushed to her and sat beside her and kept his hand on her shoulder..

Manik ( softly ): Nandu..

She opened her eyes slowly and saw Manik is her right side, the next second she was in his arms..he was taken aback and looked at her brothers who were shocked but hugged her back when Asad nudged him to do the same..

Nandu: Manik..Manik..bhoot..bhoot hai..

Manik: Nandu relax..

Viren couldn't hold it more..he went and sat at her other side..

Viren: Angel..

She turned to her left and saw Viren..she broke the hug and hugged Viren..

Nandu: Bhayyu..bhoot hai..

Rithvik: Kaha Jaan..

That's when she saw everyone in her room and Rudr on the floor..

Nandu ( confused ): Rudy Bhayyu..aap floor pe kyu..?

Rudr ( shocked ): Tumne bhoot jaha dekha ?

Nandu: Yaha..mere samne ek dark figure tha..bhoot was keeping a glass on the table..

Rudr ( slapped his forehead ): Pagli..wo mein tha..

Nandu: What ? aap bhoot kese ho sakthe ?

Rudr: Arey meri maa..bhoot nahi..wo mein tha..mein pani peene keliye yaha aaya tha..

Rithvik ( slapped his head ): Abey gadhe..tujhe pani peene keliye koi aur jagah nahi mila kya ?

Rudr: Bhai..iska room tho paas mein hai..isliye yaha aaya..mujhe kaha patha ye mujhe dekhke chillayegi..

She went to Rudr and caught her ears and said " Sorry "..He smiled at her and removed her hands from her ears..

Karan: Par..tune kyu chillaya rudr ?

Rudr: Arey ye ithna zor se chillaya tho mein bhi darr gaya..

She made a cute sad pout and Rudr smiled at her..while others adored their bonding..

Suddenly Mukti saw a bulb outside the window going switch off..she frowned at it..

Mukti: Bhai..wo dekh..

Manik: Kya hua..

Mukti ( confused ): Wo jo bulb hai na bahar, it was on till now..

Cabir: Hain ? Par ab tho wo off hai na..

Rithvik ( confused ): Us bulb ka switch tho andhar hai..

They saw 2 other bulbs also going off..Nandu clutched Rudr's hand while Mukti clutched Manik's hand..

Nandu: Bhayyu, is someone other than us awake ?

Viren: No, everyone are sleeping or else they would have been here by now..

One more bulb went off..

Om: Guys, koi hai ghar pe, hamare alawa..

" WHAT " MukNi screamed..

Sid ( dramatically ): Shh..chillayiye math..aawaz bahar nikalne se uss insaan jo hamare ghar mein ghusse hai, unhe patha chalega..

Shivaay ( in disbelief ): Tu pitega..

Manik: Guys, hame dekhna chahiye..

Nandu ( scared and concerned ): What ? Are you crazy..He will harm you..

Manik ( smiled ): Kuch nahi hoga..Rudr aur Dhruv..tum dono girls ke saath rah lo aur hum bahar dekhthe hai..

Nandu: No way, am coming with you all..mene suna hai India ke chor bohat khatarnak hothe hai..

Sid: Baby, isiliye tho tujhse na keh rahe hai..

Mukti: I agree with Nandu..I won't be able to breathe if I stay here..

Nandu: I agree..

Asad: Acha teek hai..but stick with us okay ?

They both nodded at him in yes..They all moved to downstairs and found everything dark..The brothers covered their sisters and started walking..They saw the main door opened..

Sid: Yaar, koi hai yahan..zaroor hai..

Karan: Par kaha hai..

Rudr ( sarcastically ): Wah, chor tho hame mail kiya na ki wo aaj aa raha hai aur issee jagah pe hoga..

Nandu: Oho, ab is wakt ladna bandh keejiye..

Manik ( confused ): Par mujhe ek doubt hai..

Mukti: Bhai hum Pandit sir ke class mein nahi hai jo aap permission ke saath doubt clear karna chahthe hai..

Nandu ( scratched her head ): Ek minute..Pandit ke aage hum Ji bulathe hai na..tho phir tum log sir kyu lagathe hai ?

Mukti: Arey meri ' pyari '..Pandit trilok chaurasiya..hamara teacher ka naam tha wo..

Nandu ( smiled sheepishly ): Oops sorry..par kafi weird naam tha..

Mukti: I swear..

Manik ( frustrated ): Koi mujhe bolne ka mauka dega ?

Mukti: Arey bolo na Bhai..roka kisne ?

Manik looked at her in shock while others giggled at him, even asad and shivay couldn't stop themselves from giggling..

Manik: Khair chod, my doubt is..koi chor door khulke andhar aayega kya ?

Cabir: Ye koi doubt hai kya Bhai..chor ko doondna hai aur uske baad hum poochenge usse ki door kholke kyu aaya ? khush ?

Viren: Arey ismein point hai..chor tho door ya khidki thodke andhar aathe hai na ?

Asad: Par yaha kuch bhi toota nahi..

Manik: Wahi tho mein keh raha hoon..

Karan: Ye bohat himmatwala hai..

Dhruv: Kon ? Ajay Devgan aaya hai kya jo tum is waqt uske filmon ke baare mein discuss kar rahe hai..

Cabir ( face palmed ): Sathya nash..tujhse tho sirf dance hi ummeed kar sakthe hai..

Dhruv: Haa..jaise tu bada Bill Gates ke office mein kaam kar raha hai..

Mutki: Ughhh..that's enough..kabhi tho chup hojao aap log..

Nandu saw a shadow near the curtains..She clutched Ritvik's arm..

Rithvik: Jaan, kya hua ?

Nandu: Bhayyu, waha koi hai..

Shivaay: Kaha ?

She pointed near the curtains and even they saw the shadow..

Manik: Okay guys, don't make noise now..

He said it looking at MukNi..He saw Nandu biting her nails while Mukti was praying to God telling " I will visit mandir once a week " " I will stop stealing chocolates from Cabir Bhai "

He chuckled seeing it and Asad noticed him chuckling..

Asad: Manik yaha koi hai aur tume hasi aa raha hai..

He showed the girls to him and even Asad giggled at it..

Asad: Princess aur Mukti..don't get tensed..you are having 11 boys with you, then why to fear ?

They nodded with a smile..

The boys started moving..Asad and Manik were in the front..Nandu remembered something and stopped them..

Nandu: Ye aap rakhiye..aur Mnaik ye tumhare liye..

She handed each of them a packet..The looked at it and then looked Nandu with a confused face,.

Manik: Ab ye kya hai Nandu..

Nandu ( casually ): Chilly powder..

Sid: Baby hume ab curry nahi banna hai..

Nandu: Tho mein kaha bol rahi hoon curry banne ke liye..ye tho safety ke liye hai..kya patha uss chor ke paas koi weapon hai tho..

They smiled at her cuteness..They nodded and started moving while others moved behind them..Nandu started moving while holding Om's and Viren's each arm and started chanting prayers.." God pls save Bhayyu and Manik " They chuckled at her..

Manik swiftly caught hold of the person while Asad palmed his mouth..Sid switched on the lights..

They saw the person's face and Murthys were shocked to the core..Asad took his hand back and freed him from Manik's hold..

" Veeru Kaka "

Mukti: You know them ?

Nandu: Of course..he is our care taker..

Nandu ( shocked ): Kaka, aap yaha kya kar raha hai ?

Kaka: Arey bitiya, wo Sooraj ne bheja tha..tum logon ke dekhpal karne keliye..

They slapped their foreheads..

Nandu: Ye Chote Papa bhi na..Sorry kaka..

Asad: Haa kaka..hame laga koi chor hai..

Rithvik ( confused ): Par Kaka..aap andhar kaise aaya ? Hum tho lock kiya tha door..

Kaka: Sooraj ne mujhe ek spare chaavi diya tha..usse khola..

Sid: Oh sorry kaka, humne jaan boojke nahi kiya..

Kaka ( smiled ): Koi baath nahi beta..

He left..

Mukti: Bechare Kaka ko chor bana diya..

Karan: Hmm..aur ye bhi patha chala ki koi door khulke aaye tho wo chor bilkull bhi nahi ho saktha..

They laughed at it..

Asad: Chalo..ab so jao sab..bohat drama hua hai..Good Night..

" Good night Bhai/ Bhayyu/ Asad "