AN : Hai dearies , happy to be back after a long long time .
I don't know whether I'll be able to update daily ,but can assure regular updates hereafter .
But for sure , I'll be finishing both MN 4 & MN 5 asap .
This part was already drafted long back .
And it has only Baran _ Mithra track ,  I couldn't forcefully fit in KM just for the sake of coming back after a loonnng time nor to earn readers for KM alone .
Those who were following MN 5 would find this part as a continuity of the full story .
Thank you .
Do read and comment if possible .
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The Rain was pouring , though the thick branches of the trees and creepers of that farm , safeguarded the young couple .

The dark thick clouds as well provided necessary privacy .

Mithra , who was about to fall was caught within Baran s mighty arms before she could slip to the  ground .

As he balanced her weight and made her stand , without tripping onto the muddy soil , Baran felt as if a wave of electric current rush along his limbs , from  the second he caught hold of her waist and helped her balance . Mithra , who was still a child at heart  seemed unperturbed _it was Baran who was troubled with unknown emotions rocking him .
He was a medical student _ a person who was exposed to human body ,  , right from the tender age of 17 . Since then he was used to seeing and touching raw flesh and nude skin , but never ever had he experienced this intricate delicate emotions . He wasn't a nerd as well . He did possess many friends from the opposite sex with whom he had loitered causually .
All his friends girls or boys , were quite used to holding hands with each , casual hugs and tugs . But he hadn't felt an ounce of indifference with them .

Now this small girl was turning him into something , into someone whom he didn't even realised to have existed within him .

He still was holding her ,with his insides shivering with shock .

It wasn't Lust as far as his knowledge enforced him . It was something different churning his soul .

In a second he came out of his trance , in the voice of his mini miss !!

Mithra : Baran mama ,..ningala .Hapaada .
Oru nimisham naan bayanthaae poiten ..theriyuma ?

Baran : Naan karanchaae poiten ..theriyuma ?
He blabbered rhymingly , in a dreamy state ,with the fluffy girl still held within his clutch .

Mithra didn't realise his proximity . She was happy that she didn't fall and get to soil her new half saree .

She giggled ,

Mithra : Malai la nananchu than povaanga .
Karancha povanga ?

Baran : Athusari ...naan mazhai la karanchenu ,yaar sonathu !

Mithra : Ipo ninha thana soninga ?

Baran : Apadiya sonnen ?

Mithra : Ama mama ,

Baran : Yetho nenapula solliten ma .

Mithra : Cho ...ungalku ithu kooda therila mama .

Baran : Ama ma . Me too pavam !

Mithra : Yen mama ?

Baran : MV : Gundu poosunika . Enna ganam ganakra . Nalla watermelon maathiri erunthu kittu , kelviya paaru .
Apavi pappa !
Haan ...athu ...athu onum illa . Exams laam varuthu ma . Inum padika time kedaikala , ..he kept a puppy face and continued ,
Thaatha surgery time la , kaal vallika , vallika ninnukitaae erunthathu .
Oyyama alachal vera .
Apuram , Anna , Anni kalyanam kaaga alanchathu .
Apuramum ingayum  _ ....hmm , morning la erunthu vellai vera .
Ivlo thooram vandiya vera naan thana drive pannitu vanthen.
Antha , Vikki korangu , asaiya maatenutaan !

Mithra : Achachoo ... ungalku ivlo tension ah mama ?

She asked exactly in Mullai ' s tone .

Baran had secretly watched Mullai and Kathir s caring talks during the testing times of Ranganathan s surgery .

Now he imagined themselves in their places .

Baran : Ama ..mm...he stopped suddenly and said with a little advantage , Ada ama di !
Saapida kooda neram illa , nee vera _
He shamelessly copied Kathir s antics .

The innocent Mithra who was totally ignorant of all this , sincerely cared for him and felt for him .

She spoke to him in a sweet voice .

Mithra : Acho , doctor aaga poringa . Ningalae ipadi saapidama erukalama .
Health romba mukkiyam . Odambu nalla paathukanum mama ,

She spoke as if he was in his fifties and was tired of working out the life chores and she was his dutiful wife .

Baran : Nee sonna sariya than ma erukum .

Mithra : Inum 3 days inga thana stay panna poringa mama _ nalla saapitu , nalla rest yedunga .
Amma samaiyal anga vida soopera erukum .
Intha pakka thaniyae vera maathri erukum .
Apuram , summa perumaikunu organic vegetables laam inga illa .
Namma veetu thootathu kaainga mattum than , namma veetla samaipoom mama .
Romba healthy !!
Kozhi kooda Naatu Kozhi than .  , Pakathullae Aathu meen eruku .
Namma veetula , yella saapadum
semma taste ah erukum theriyuma mama ?

Baran : Evlo taste nu , un weight layae theriyuthu ma !

She said smacking her lips on getting reminded of all the favourite food of her place , not noticing him pulling her legs .

Instead she innocently pouted another ,

Mithra : Enna mama ?

Her sweet , childish voice , along with with her innumerable  Namma Veedu , phrases made the young lad crazily fall in for that bubbly young lady .

He was still holding her .

His fingers didn't loose their decency nor took any advantage of her . He himself was too naive in all those play . After all he wasn't Kathir _ the skillfull master in that play .
He was still a starter .
Though he had had been acquaintaned with ultra modem girls from various parts of the country , in his college and neighbourhood in Chennai , Mithra was something different .
She was totally different from the girls he knew . That made him feel elated .

Her talks were purely affectionate and caring for him . She had already considered him as her family .

No artificial gimmicks !!

She too was true and pure like his Anni !!!

Baran , was one of the few lads of that household who knew about the story of KathiRangan and Mullainayagu .

He too yearned for such an unassuming love and the little girl in his hands was nothing short of her elder sister .

She was as pure and tender as a newborn with a too too innocent heart that no girl he knew could equal her .

He decided for good _ She was to be her soul mate !!

Who cares about what age they were !!

He too was a grown up who was well matured to take decisions like his elder  brother  .

Elder brother ?

KathiRangan !!!

His mere name sent a shiver down Baran ' s spine !

They had come here on behalf of his brother ' s wedding .

What will happen if his brother happens to see him hold this tiny girl , in the darkness of the trees with a pouring rain ?

All of a sudden , Kathir s frame with his  seemed to  appear like a hologram before Baran , as well ... slowly his brother ' s face bore a stern look on looking at him .

That was it !!!

Baran s trance ended !!!

Baran''s insides panicked with fear on remembering his little lady was within his firm clutch .
Even after knowing his brother ' s  appearance  is  just  a hallucination  ,he just like that dropped the mini girl in fear .

Baran : Aiyyo amma , Anne !
Naan sethen !

Poor Mithra !

She fell like a Cotton heap onto a thick branch _ Thanks to the Thick branches , her dress was saved .

But lo ...she winced a little in pain and shock that he dropped her off suddenly .

Mithra : Ouch ! Choo ...cu ...,
Ipadi potutinga !
Yen mama ennaiya keela thalli vitinge .
Naanae vilunthu  kooda , keela sarukiraka maaten pola .
Ipadiya ennaiya poduvinga ....she causally said for which he squealed again ,

Baran. : enathu ? Pott...unnaiyava ! He yelled in shock .
Adiyaae ....apadi naan unnaiya enna senchutenu , nee ipadi abaandama palliya podra .
Kutty pappanu paatha ....pecha paaru ,

Mithra : Naan onum kutty pappa illa . Ninge than olarikittu erukinga . Yen ennaiya pott ....

His palm closed the whole of her face , with her struggling for breath and the rain drenching them along .

Baran : Mooch !
Vaaya thoraka koodathu , solliten !

Mithra :.Mmcchummm....sshmcchh.
She mumbled within his closed palm , fearlessly ..

Baran : Enna than solra _ olunga pesu !

She signalled him to remove his hand .

Once done , she retorted back with a snarl ,proving her as the younger version of Mullai .

Mithra :  Vaaya mattum illama , face mothama pottu amukitta ,naan epadi moochu vidrathaam !!
Loosu mama !
Unga kaiyaala vaaya mooditu , enna solrenu kelvi vera , hmpt !

Baran  : What ? Loosu mama va ! Yaar naana ?
MV _ Sariyana vaayadi pola .Pottu thaakura

Mithra :  Illaiya pinna _ the sister of Mullai spat back , rolling her big eyes .

Baran : Adipaavi ! he wasn't used to this kinda banter.

His tiny angel got angry now on being addressed so ,

Mithta : ' Di ' ya ! She fumed pulling both her pleats in front of her chest , exactly like a fighter cock , ready to bounce back .

She now looked like" Annabella " to Baran s eyes .

Baran :Amaam Di ,kutty pisaasu !  Thousand times ''Di " poduven. Ipo ennangra  , he said leaving aside his dramatic romance .

Mithta  : Thousand times ah .Apo naan ' lacs ' kanakulla ,  'Loosu mama ' nu koopiduven .
Enangringa ?

Baran: What ? The second prince of the household was more than shocked .

He didn't know his mini lady had a bigger mouth than her sister .

She showed who she was _ she wasn't an teenager brought up in the elite community to artificially  fake her emotions .

She was just raw _ and naive !

Taking heavy breaths in that pouring rain , she gave back to back , with a chubby red face and shivering lips . ,that the young man ,looked in awe with an open mouth .

Mithra : Vaathum illa ! Kozhiyum illa !
Naan 'Mithra'vakum !

She announced high .

Baran : Adinge ! Enna soundu .
Vaathu than _ Kulla Vaathu !
He said this eyeing the bubbly Mithra as she wasn't that tall like her sister . Then , he added ,
Kozhi than _ Sandaikozhi !

That was it .

Mithra didn't expect her favourite mama to scoff at her .

She left aside her anger and pouted her lips like a scared baby .

By this time , Mithra s ' Dam'  in her eyes had opened up .

She sniffed heavily with tears flowing down her cheeks challenging the pouring rain .

Baran was scared a little . He felt bad also on seeing her cry all of a sudden .

But still ,

As far as he remembered ,he had never seen his brother giving up or yielding immediately to his better half .

He always stayed cool as cucumber with a heads up attitude always .

( Author : Adei loosu payyalae , unga Annan room kulla ,awan  pondati kitta potti paamba adangurathu ,intha series padikra yellathukum theriyum da . Nee vera comedy pannikittu ! )

Baran tried acting like his attitude filled brother . He had witnessed his Anni always falling for his brother even if  he spit in his arrogant filled attitude !!

His Anni would always look up to that arrogant face of his  with a dream and secret smile in her eyes ! 

Baran tried enacting him .

Baran : Yei. ..chup Karo !
Shpp ..he ssshddd her with a finger onto his lips and continued like a master ,
Ipo yethuku nee kanna kasaki ,mooka sinthura ?
Shpp .... silent .
Alutha ... apadiyae oru apu apdiduven !

But Lo .!

He had calculated it wrong .

The  little girl didn't keep quiet nor look up at him like some God , likewise her elder sister .

Instead she spat back ,

Mithra : Chup Karo va ! Naan yen vaaya moodanum .
Naan pesuven . Enna pannuvingalaam .
Ninge ivlo kova paduvingala ?
Kalaila ennanvo soninga _ ipo athuku appadaiyae opposite ah behave panringa ..che ...she started hissing but ended with a teary baby face .

She sniffed her running nose and asked again ,

The young lad too forgot all his romance and settled for a banter like to his sister and other cousins .

Baran : Aama ..., Pilliya pilliya aluthukittu _ mooka mooka urunchina, unnaiya apadiyae konjuvaangalama ,che ...,

Her cry only increased , and she ranted ,

Mithra : Chu ..ninha ipadinu theriyama ... she hadn't completed when he too said ,

Baran : Chu ..nee ipadinu theriyama ....

Both of them simultaneously ranted and blurted out the same line , again at the same time , then heavily paused at their own words and shuddered together at their own little love confession .

Mithra : Ungala poi love pannenaae Baran mama !

Baran : Unnaiya poi love pannen paarudi poosinka baby !

A lightening  flashed and thunder struck straight above their heads  !!!

Mesmerized in her words and more in her beauty that shown off in the radiance of the lightening , Baran' s mouth and eyes  open wide .
The minute next _ he  almost plucked her from where she stood and clutched her .
She too who was dumbstruck in her own confession , very easily snuggled  inside his slender thin arms .

They were still naive buds .

They didn't take advantage of their proximity .

Moreover , having lived as cousins under the same roof for more than a month ,they didn't feel anything indifferent , to catch hold of one another .

Only the Love Bubble had imbibed them .

Lust hadn't yet creeped it's claws !!

Their hearts were still pure with all the four chambers being filled with only affection and a sense of belonging to one another .

Baran , exclaimed happily loud ; whilst the chirpy girl was worried about his calling her names .

Baran : Awe .. ipo nee ennaiya love panrenu sonniya pappa ? He asked eagerly brushing aside all his attitude gimmicks .
As well ,all his 32 teeth ,glistened brightly even in that night.

Mithta s concern was something else .

Mithra : Ennaiya paatha poosinika maathriya eruku ? Naan onum pappa illa !

Baran : Poosinika va ! Cha ...cha .., yentha madaiyan apadi sonnan ?

Having heard the young bud confess , how will he maintain his attitude .

He let it fly high in the air and retorted to be Baran itself rather than Kathir .

Who cares about how his brother will behave when his own girl has just confessed .

He was swimming in an ocean of honey .

Having heard her declare so , confirmed  him that she won't be returning his ring .

She was his own Little Bride !

They will be tieing the knot just like how his elder brother did today .

He floated in ecstasy !

She was busy questioning him already like a mini wife !

Mithra : Poosinika illa sari , Apo " Vaathunu " sonathu ?

Baran blinked for sometime and then answered ,

Baran : MV : Yentha nerathulla , yennana kekura paaru .
Love panrenu sollitu ....loosu maathiri question pannikittu erukuthu .
Sariyana baby ah erukalaae _
So what , iwa baby maathiri behave panrathu thana , ennaiya paithiyam pudika vaikuthu !!! he spoke to himself now , Yup _ How many  girls i know way back at home _ None of them have this innocence !!
My cutie _ my babyyy !!
He suddenly screamed .....yeei , neeya ipo ennaiya killina ?

Mithra : Ama ... question ketta , dreamland ku poitinga ?
Ennaiya thana " Vaathunu " soninga ?

Baran : Awe ... illadi ' Pattu baby '  . Nee konjam kullama ...he stopped abruptly and grinned .
Haan ,illa ...illa , naan antha meaning la sollala .
Nee oru beautiful golden Swan , baby !

Mithra : Hmpt ! Apo , Sandaikozhi nu sonathu ?

Baran : oh ...athu ...athu ....Haan , your are a sweet little chick !
Atha than ,mama apadi solliten .
Tongue slip ma .

Mithra : Aagum ...agum ,

Baran : Ada promise pappa . Ipo unaku aachu thana ?
Love panrenu nee kooda thana ipo sonna  ...!

It was only then she realised she had blurted it loud .

Blushing in the wet rain she stammered and shuddered heavily .

Mithra : Athu ...athu ...vanthu ,vanthu mama ..naan, naanu apadi _

Baran : Athu ...athu apadi than . Ithu ...ithu .. ipadi than !!
Golden words !!
Nee mama va paathu solla , kasta padranu puriyuthu .
Kavala padatha _ naan gentleman !
Namaku inum neraiya years eruku Mithu , porumaiya ovavaru vaarthaiya , alaga koorthu sollu !!!
Unna maathri baby girl kaaga , evlo years venumnaalum wait pannalaam !!
Naan "patient " paakravan mattum illa , Rombavae " Patience " ullavanum kooda !!!

He confessed so dramatically with perfect ups and downs , in sophisticated pronunciation that the Little heart of Mithra , immediately swapped places with his .

She innocently and cutely asked ,

Mithra : Apadina mama ?

Baran : I love you to the moon  and sky Mithra baby !

He declared exactly like the Princes of the Innumerable fairy tales she had read .

Blushing again she reaffirmed about her looks ,

Mithra : apo antha " Vaathu " , Kozhi !

Baran : Ada podi , loosu . Nee than intha World layae ...no ,no , intha Universe layae , Alagana ponnu pappa .
Mathaperlaam ...summa , unpakkathulla onumae illa .

Mithra : Nejam ? Promise ah mama ? She asked with a doubt in her voice .
Naan Nandhini akka vida  kuttai , awange vida gundu !she said out of blue in a low voice .

She didn't know why she said that .

Nandhini _ Sadha s daughter !

Baran ' s maternal uncle's daughter !

The one who had the right of marrying Dhayabaran !

Nandhini being in her first twenty , possessed a more perfect feminine figurine but with compact sizes .
Moreover she was , Baran s , own maternal uncle's daughter!!
Not like Mithra . Her little heart bore some insecurity . As well she noticed that Nandhini too ,had started behaving a little odd towards her ,in recent times .
Nandhini had always been kind towards Mithra , but there was something different in her behaviour these days. She was still kind to Mithra . But something in her face ...there was a melancholic look in Nandhini s face whenever she looked at Mithra , offlate .
That confused Mithra .
And Nandhini s ravishing beauty ( she possessed the slim slenderness and height from her dad ) scared Mithra .
Baran , was  seen very friendly with Nandhini too .
That had somehow instilled an insecurity in Mithra that she blurted out now .

Baran didn't know anything about this .

He was already in cloud nine of having had his Lady Love beside .

He almost shouted aloud ,

Baran : Nandhini ....ha ..ha ..ha , antha ollikutchi ya ?
Uyarama ....awa oru Giraffe da pappa !
Awalaam oru alaga .
Kutchi kutchi ya .. Kai kaalu vachukittu !!
Final year padikralaam !
Yepo ...paaru ,  Laptop la business pathi yosichukittae __atha pathiyae pesikittu  he thought for sometime and said ,
Madam ku ipovae Entrepreneur nu nenapu . Mama oda business vaarisula , antha medem .
Awala poi yen ipo solra kutty baby !
Ipo namma Love pathi pesuvoom.
Awala pathilaam ,intha kutty mandai yosikalaam koodaathu .
Ok va ?
Ithu kulla , " Baran mama" pathi  mattum than yosikanum .
Got it ?
Nandhulaam , oru aala .
Awa .....oru Lady Boss !
Unnaiya maathiri ' Pattu kutty ' kedaiyaathu .
Nee vaa ....naan declare panren , Nee than Alagu , Nee than enoda Love . Nee than enoda Life , Baby kutty !!

He blabbered more than needed in attempts to pacify his Mini Love , not knowing that , his very own  cousin , Nandhini ,who was standing on the other side of the ledge was  was hearing all the nonsense he blabbered about her. Not to forget his Love confession .

The young girl froze in shock on hearing this !

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