Gauri shifted slightly towards right as she was adjusting the seatbelt.

" I guess Woh already theek thi." Omkara said  with a faded smile on his lips as his eyes were  plastered on the front road , he had seen her doing so from his peripheral vision.

"Yes..." Gauri paused unable to frame the words she wanted to say.

"...Tumhe...Tumhe weird nahi lag Raha hai? Kal Tak we were just childhood friends and ajj humare parents Humari Shaadi Ki Baat Kar Rahe Hain." Gauri finally managed to say the words, tension visible on her face, She was fidgeting with her suit's dupatta while saying all this.

" Weird Kyun Lagega, Woh Sirf baat kar Rahe Hain, Hume Mandap Mein Lekar Jakar Thodi Na Bitha Diya hai and anyways, They have given us time to answer them and we can refuse, Right? Problem Kya hai?" Omkara spoke up, his attention still on the road.

"Konsi problem Nahi hai, Woh Toh Yahi expect Kar Rahe Honge na ki Hum Haan bolein." Gauri replied turning towards him as much as she could due to the hold of seat belt.

" Gauri , You are over thinking, aisa kuch Nahi hai, We can refuse... but Mujhe Lag Raha hai Tumhe iss one month ke time se bhi problem hai, Is there someone else in your life?" Omkara questioned straightaway, turning his face to her for a second towards the end of his words.

Gauri sat back straight at his words as she made a sad innocent face, " Wahi Toh problem hai Om, I don't Love anyone yet aur Mujhe Kisi se aise hi Shadi Nahi karni, Just for the sake of it, I want to fall in Love and marry, I want to have a fairy tale love story and..." Gauri paused as she looked back at Omkara for a moment, then staring back at the road, She continued, "...I don't Love you yet." Gauri completed making a sad 'pluschh' sound in the end.

"Yet? So you think you can Love me?" Omkara questioned confused at her words.

" Of course, Why not but the problem is I Don't Love you." Gauri said irritated.

" Well I believe Love only happens at first sight and sadly, even I am not in Love yet and I doubt I am supposed to fall in Love, Matlab agar koi milni hoti  Toh abb Tak toh mil Gayi Hoti na so I am ready to give this alliance a chance, of course if you want to, might be you'll fall in love with me with time according to your theory." Omkara spoke, the smile still on his face.

" Love at first sight, Om, nothing like that exists, we love person with time, with knowing them and we both have known each other from childhood and yet not fallen in Love...Abb Toh Mujhe bhi doubt ho Raha hai, Koi chance hai...Om,  Why don't you refuse now itself?" Gauri said suddenly almost jumping up with the idea she got.

" Arey, Why should I refuse, I don't have a problem with giving chance, You have problem, You refuse rightaway, anyways, I am even ready to marry you if you don't get Shivaay to make Palak daily, I and Annika bhabhi will go crazy if that happens." Omkara said  smiling trying to lighten the mood.

" See, You already refused me, Yaad Rakhna I love Palak and I can eat it daily and Shivaay Bhaiyaa can cook it for me daily, Tum aur Annika bhabhi toh gaye." Gauri said raising her eyebrows with a pleasant smile, She was suddenly enjoying the conversation.

" So we'll refuse after one month, You don't want to refuse and I can't refuse telling I don't like Palak...So Jhelo Mujhe." Omkara's smile widened as he realized he had got a smile on Gauri's face and lightened her tension.

"Haan..." Gauri paused as her smile suddenly vanished, " Par isme bhi problem hai Om..." Gauri said , her tensed face and fidgeting with Dupatta returning.

" Now what happened?" Omkara said sadly as he realized Gauri was going to eat his brain in this journey.

" What if I by mistake fall for you in this time?" Gauri questioned looking at him innocently as he gave a sound laughter to her.

" Gauri, then na promise me that we'll have Palak max 3 or chalo  4 times a week and I am ready for marriage, consider it my bribe." Omkara said mentally wondering what he was even saying.

" But Om,  problems don't end, what if you fall for someone else in this time." Gauri stated while Omkara moved his head in a 'not again' look and then looked at her for a second, he wanted to give her a 'look' but could only smile innocently as she looked at her innocently expecting an answer.

" Then you'll not fall for me in the first place, Triangles only happen in films haan..." Omkara was going to speak more when the thunder of the cloud and rain drops starting to fall down slowly suddenly made him pause.

" Gauri, You know we are getting late." Omkara rather said as Gauri looked at him confused at his words but then suddenly looked out of the side window when she heard the sound of rain drops, She had failed to hear it lost in her thoughts just a few minutes ago.

" Om, stop the car...Pleaseeee..." Gauri made an innocent face as Omkara closed his eyes for a second making a puppy face himself , he knew it was coming.

" Gauri, Hum late Ho Rahe Hain." Omkara said as he applied the breaks, he tried for the last time knowing very well what the reply would be.

"Omkara, You know I love getting drenched in rain,  Just 10 minutes, Pakka." Gauri said as she opened the seat beat and door and literally ran out.

A pleasant smile danced on her lips as she stood in the rain, In no time she was herself twirling around smiling and enjoying each drop of the rain drop that fell on her.

Omkara came out of the car taking an umbrella from backseat and stood at a side watching her with a smile on his lips, as he stared at her with the smile, he was starting to wonder if Gauri ever missed getting drenched in any rain that fell on the land of Mumbai, She loved rain like anything, crazily, no matter where she was, The moment it starts raining, She was present to dance in it like a free bird.

"Gauri, Ajj tak kabhi Koi Barish Chodi hai?" Omkara asked a bit loudly so that it is audibly to her as Gauri paused and turned her face towards him.

" Bhul Gaye, Jab Tum 12th mein Bimar the aur mein Pura din Tumhare sath Hospital mein thi, uss din Barish hui thi...bas uss time, Uske alawa,  I don't think so." Gauri said  as she started twirling again, Omkara smiled at her words.

While moving, suddenly a thought came to Gauri as she paused again, this time looking at Omkara," By the way, What are you doing with this Umbrella..." Gauri said moving towards him and suddenly snatching the umbrella from him, Omkara who was unprepared screamed as rain drops fell on him.

" Gauri..." Omkara said like a kid as throwing away the umbrella Gauri laughed crazily.

" Om, it's Rain, Enjoy..." Gauri said holding his hand and dragging him to the middle of road, Omkara looked at her as his mind was back to wondering. 'How worried was this girl just a few minutes back.'- Omkara thought.

Gauri started literally dancing in the rain as she held Om's hands for a couple dance, making him keep his left hand on her waist and holding his shoulders with both her hands, She raised her eyes at Om moving about slowly in the dance without any other music than the sound of rain hitting against various things.

As she made his hands to hold her waist, Omkara's eyes widened, he felt a strange feel pass down his body as he saw Gauri raising her eyebrows with her mischivious smile, She swayed around in the music with him as Om passed a smile back to her, as Gauri witnessed his smile, a smile that indicated something more than compliance to her innocent demand to the dance, She felt the world stop, at him, even the rain couldn't change her thoughts as she remembered their first meeting, they were 10 years then, 17 years, how cum  it could be so much time that she had known this guy for and yet, never fallen in love with, Was it really that she had never fallen for him or was it that she never realized it, he was the best guy she had met in her life, he was the first to hear about her full marks in school tests, first to hear about her 0's, first to know that Tina fought with her today and pulled her hair, first to get scolded when she did any mischief, first to know about her crushes , first to know about her relationships, first to know about her break up, first to beat the guy who hurt her, first to know about her...the only one who knew everything about her, everything and yet, never judging her and infact always being her shoulder to cry on or her laughter companion, yes they had seperated after college, busy in work from past 2-3 years but only she knew how much she missed him, his companionship and weren't marriages all about companionship? Wasn't Love all about someone you could spend your entire life with and never feel bored of, Was she in Love with Omkara? Yes, She knew just at the right time that she was.

Omkara looked at Gauri as he remembered how much he missed her antics in all this time when they weren't together, She was someone who would make him laugh even in the times of sorrow, her one smile would make him feel that everything was 'ok' afterall because she was smiling, he could share anything with her and she, anything with him, She broke her friendship with Aarti because How dare Aarti's brother hurt her Omkara...Omkara laughed as he bit his lower lip, He believed in Love at first sight but could it be always that, might be he had loved her all this while,  might be he did fall for her at first site only to realize it now, after 17 years but at right time, They both had the best of memories  together and he was sure, they were never enough, he still wanted to make more with her, What better way than spend the rest of his life with her ? He loved her, he did, he wanted to marry her, for sure.

Omkara was snapped back from his thoughts as Gauri touched his left cheek, He moved his eyes towards the rest of her face as he saw the crimson red colour on her cheeks, even in the darkness of night and rain, he could identify it, he realized she had been blushing due to his gaze.

Gauri closed her eyes as she saw that she has managed to gain his attention,She could feel butterflies in her stomach as she finally managed to open her eyes again, her cheeks were still cherry red as she saw a smile dance on Omkara's lips, finally thinking something again, Gauri raised herself standing by only taking the support of her toes as she tried to reach Omkara's level, She couldn't, just a little gap. She was a bit sad but determined, She didn't want to lose the moment as she looked at Omkara staring at her smiling.

Badalo mein
Ghul na jaayein
Hain jo lamhe  thehre thehre
Do dilon mein jazb karle
Saare jazbe gehre gehre

Something again hit her mind as she removed her flats and moved  closer to Omkara, placing her feet on his shoes, She again raised to her toes, She managed to reach his level this time as she tightened her grip on his shoulders, getting her hint, Omkara's eyes again widened but nevertheless after a moment of thought Gauri  and Omkara together filled the gap between their lips, They were kissing now, first softly and then passionately as the rain  drops continued falling down,rain had brought the message of Love with itself making Omkara- Gauri realize how much they love each other and of course from how long.

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As Omkara and Gauri sat in the car after some 40 minutes of them getting out of it, they both could do nothing but blush, they both wore the seat belt still blushing and unable to face each other as Omkara finally decided to speak something.

" Abb Mumma- Papa and Uncle Aunty Ko Kya Kahenge?" Omkara asked rubbing the back of his head shyly at the thought of kiss and their delay in reaching today's dinner get together of both families due to it.

" Haan..." Gauri blushed as she looked at the floor of the car.

" What?" Omkara was confused at her answer.

" Shadi Ke Liye Haan Kahenge..." Gauri said looking at him for a milli second before looking out of the window as Omkara smiled.

" I was talking about the delay." Omkara stated as he finally stared driving again.

Gauri didn't say anything as her cheeks which had just started to turn less red suddenly turned crimson red again.

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A/N: So don't kill me if it was super bad, I have written a kiss for the first time in my 3-4 years of writing, it's bound to be bad, Please forgive me for that but if you liked it then please so consider voting and commenting.

By the way, got to know  what I have been planning to do?

So I am trying to write a Rikara story on each part of lyrics of Saathiya, an idea I got from one of my Dii's from India forum who did it on O Jaana long back, I hope you all enjoy this, if not, do let me know what is bad.

Also, I usually do this in Ff's on their 25th part but since this book is so close to my heart, I really want to do this quiz here too since its this book's 25th part so will you all please take out a little of time and tell me about the following things, I would Love to know your views.

Your favourite story in this book?

Your least liked work in this book?

Your favourite Omkara from various story's in this book?

Your least favourite Omkara from various story's in this book?

Your favourite Gauri in this book?

Your least liked Gauri in this book?

Any supporting character in this book which you liked a lot?

Any supporting character in this book which you disliked a lot?

Any specific idea you would like to read a drabble on?

Some thoughts on the writer?

Please answer the first 8 questions with a reason if you can and please do answer these questions, I really wish to hear your views on different stories of this book so pretty please.