The morning of August 27th comes rather quickly. Everyone is standing in the foyer waiting for breakfast to be ready when Jaimi walks through the doors. She has her iPods plugged in her ear and her hair is tied in a high ponytail. She is wearing a tank top and leggings. Darshan's eyes scan her from top to bottom as her perfect figure is on full display. She is looking at her phone and sipping water. 

Ayesha comes from behind with a male and places her finger on her lips indicating the others to be quiet. The male wraps his arms around her waist. Jaimi gets shocked and drops her phone as well as the water, soaking her tank top. She turns around and sees her culprit. 

Jaimi: You bastard! You scared the living hell out of me. 

Jaxon: You still love me, Carebear!

Jaimi: Don't you fucking call me that! 

Jaxon: Aww! Is my Carebear mad?

Jaimi: Where is Kev? I didn't ask for you!

She looks behind him to see Kevin walking in with his arms wide open. She runs to him and hugs him. He smiles and ruffles her hair. They chat for a few minutes. Darshan turns his head away in distaste. Jaimi leaves for upstairs after greeting everyone. 

Aarush and her walk downstairs after some time. They both make their way to the dining room. Darshan sees Jaimi wearing a white button-up shirt and black slacks. She looks at him and he looks away. They all have breakfast quietly. 

Chandresh: Sir, aap dono ka office mein intezaar kar rahe hain!

Jaimi: Kaun?

Chandresh: Aap jaa ke dekh lijiye! Aap sab bhi jaa sakhte hain meeting wahi hogi. 

Jaimi and Aarush make their way to the office followed by the others. A scanner at the far end of the hall scans Jaimi's retinas and the laser security system comes on. It disappears after a minute and they walk to the end of the hall. Jaimi opens the door to the office and the swirling chair turns around to face the others. They are stunned to see the person. 

Jai(JD): Jaan? Aarush?

The two recover from their shock and run into his arm. Tears leave Jaimi's eyes. 

Jai(JD): Mera baccha! Aise nahi rote. I'm here!

They pull away. Aarush wipes her tears and hugs her. The three chat amongst themselves for a few minutes. 

Jaimi: Dadu, I'll introduce you to them. 

She introduces her grandpa to Naushad, Mehjabeen, Jyugal, Hardik, Siddharth, and the Ravals'. Jai stops in front of Darshan. 

Jaimi: Yeh Darshan Raval hain, my boss jinke saath meine internship ki thi. 

Jai(JD): You're the infamous jasoos Raval?

Jaimi: Dadu!

Jaimi was red from the crying earlier, but she is looking like a tomato now. She looks away embarrassed. Darshan passes him a small smile. He touches the feet of her grandfather and he blesses him. 

Jai(JD): Young man, be careful about your actions! I won't tolerate anyone hurting my little princess. 

Darshan: Of course sir!

They all take a seat in the conference room. Kushal and the royal family join after a while. Jai has ignored his brother and his family and Arasi. Kushal hands over the files to Jai. 

Jai(JD): Mujhe aap sab ki harqato ke baare mein pata chala ki kisne kya kiya hain. Inn sab mein waqt nahi barbaad karna chahta toh seedha mudde pe aate hain. Yaha pe kahi log hain jinko lagta hain ki Patel Industries aur Daksha ki properties pe unka haq hain. 

He opens the file and scans the documents. 

Jai(JD): Mera farmhouse, north ka plot, aur Kerala ka beach house mein Jaimi aur Aarush ke naam karta hoon. Dono ka 50-50 hissa hain. Krishna Bhavan Jaimi ke naam ho chuka hain Daksha ki iccha ki wajah se. Krishna ki jo Wilson mein factories thi woh bhi Jaimi aur Aarush ke naam ho chuki hain. 

He looks at the disappointed face in the room. He opens the second file and reads over it. 

Jai(JD): Ved ki will ke hisab se Patel Industries ka maliqana haq pura Jaimi ko jaata hain. Ved ke do islands mein se ek Jaimi ke naam aur dusra Aarush ke naam hota hain. Krishna charity trust ke incharge Aarush aur Jaimi hain aaj se. Ahmedabad ka penthouse aur humara ghar dono hi Jaimi aur Aarush ke naam hote hain 50-50. Yatch aur jet ke primary ownership ke rights Jaimi ke paas hair aur secondary rights Aarush ke naam pe transfer ho jaenge. 

He looks up to see the room filled with many angry faces. 

Jai(JD): Daksha ki will ke mutabit Fashion Essentials Aarush ke naam hoti hain. Uski kuch jewelries woh Jaimi ke naam hain aur kuch Aarush ke naam pe. Cafe chain The Beanery and restaurant chains ki ownership Jaimi aur Aarush 50-50 share karenge. Jaimi will be the second-in-command to lead Fashion Essentials in a state of emergency and Aarush will be the second-in-command for Patel Industries. 

He closes the files and hands them back to Kushal. 

Jai(JD): Kisi ko koi aur sawaal hain?

Anil: Daksha toh humari behen thi!

Kushal hands out copies of the three wills to the Vishnu Patel and his family along with Abhishek, Arasi, and Shraddha. 

Jai(JD): And, Abhishek ab CEO ki position se step down karega kyu ki ab Jaimi aur Aarush sab sambhalenge. Aap sab ne accident ke waqt bhi Jaimi aur Aarush ko jaise treat kiya tha uske baad mujhe aap sab ki shaqal bhi nahi dekhni thi par kya kare sab rishtedaar hain. Patel Industries ki taraf se cars, jets, aur bunglows diye gae the woh aap sab ko wapas karne padenge. 

Kushal hands Jaimi and Aarush documents. They quickly read over and sign it. 

Khushi: Yeh documents kis baat ke?

Jaimi: Inn documents mein yeh likha tha ki agar mujhe aur Aarush ko kabhi bhi kuch hua toh saari properties Krishna charity trust mein chali jaaegi. And, trust ke rights royal family ke paas jaaenge. 

Chandani: Humare liye kuch nahi?

Jai(JD): Aap logo ne kaunsa mahaan kaam kiya hain ki hum aap ko kuch de? Jab se dono paida hue hain tab se peeth piche humle aur muh se taane hi nikale hain mere dono baccho ke liye!

Jaimi, Aarush, and Jai leave the room along with the Royal family. They all spend time together till the afternoon. They retire to their bedroom to get some rest. 

In the evening, they all make their way to the palace. Jaimi disappears after a few minutes. Darshan is walking around the palace aimlessly. He makes his way towards the stable in search of Storm, but he doesn't see Storm. He starts walking around and eventually meets up with Ayesha. 

Darshan: Ayesha?

Ayesha: Darshan sir?

Darshan: Darshan hi thik hain.

Ayesha: Aap kisi ko dhoondh rahe ho?

Darshan: Uh- ha- nahi. Nahi. 

Ayesha: Woh yaha nahi hain. Kuch derr ke liye bahar gae hain. 

Ayesha points toward the back gate of the palace. 

Ayesha: Woh waha hain. 

Darshan: Tum kis ki baat kar rahi ho?

Ayesha: Woh toh aap ko bhi pata hain! Usse milna hain toh woh wahi hain. 

Ayesha smiles seeing his nervous state and walks away. Darshan makes sure she is out of sight when he casually walks towards the gate. A guard opens the gate and lets him through. The metal gate is slammed shut behind him. He looks ahead of him to see cherry blossom trees. The grass is cut to perfection under his feet. He walks through what seems like a cherry blossom forest. He stumbles upon a beautiful lake with an arched red bridge over it. There are a few benches around the lake. 

He turns around at the sound of a horse neighing. He walks in that direction and sees Storm laying down on the ground with his head by Jaimi's feet. She is sitting with her back against a tree. Her eyes are closed and her hands are in her lap. He sees a bit of shuffling in her lap. He walks towards her to see what looks like a ball of fur in her lap. He leans down and sees that it's a white teacup pomeranian. 

Jaimi opens her eyes feeling hot breath on her face. She looks up to see Darshan leaning over. Her breath becomes labored as she looks into his brown eyes. Their noses brush against each other. He scans her face before looking into her black eyes. Their heartbeat catches a pace. Darshan licks his lower lip. They both look away hearing a soft bark. 

Darshan: I- Hi!

Jaimi: Hi?

He stands up straight and looks down at Jaimi's petite form. 

Jaimi: You're going to tower over me?

Darshan: Huh?

She points towards the place beside her. He nods and sits down beside her. There is a brief silence before he speaks. 

Darshan: Aaj will announce hue matlab aaj tumhara birthday hain, right?

Jaimi nods. 

Darshan: Happy birthday!

She looks at his excited face and just stares at him for a minute. He looks at her suspiciously and the smile falters on his. 

Darshan: I'm sorry! Meine kuch galat keh diya?

Jaimi: Nahi. Mein kuch soch rahi thi. 

Darshan: Kya? I mean if you want to share. 

Jaimi: Yahi soch rahi thi ki meri koi normal life hoti toh kitna accha hota? No royal title, no family business, nothing! Just me, Dad, Dadu, Aarush, and Bua away from everyone in our small little world. 

Darshan: Why? Log tumhari jagah lene ke liye mar mitenge. Royal status, a successful family business, and what not. 

Jaimi: It looks like a perfect fairytale from a distance, but when you live that life, you realize it's nothing less than hell! Jab se mein paida hue aur school shuru ki tab tak mein apne Dad se mahine mein sirf ek baar milti thi. School shuru hue uske baad mein aur Aarush sirf saal ke 2 mahine off milte the uss mein se bhi kuch 2 ya 3 hafte hi hum Dad, Dada, aur Bua se mil sakhte the. Baaki waqt humesha chup ke rehna kyu ki kisi ne pehchan liya toh hume kuch kardega! Jail is not always a box of concrete and metal rods, it also can be the walls of a mansion or palace!

Darshan: I'm sorry! Just know that you never deserved any of it. 

She gives him a half smile. 

Jaimi: Too much about me! What about you?

Darshan: Nothing interesting! You have already met my crazy family. Other than them, mera ek bhai hain, Anup, jo USA mein rehta hain. I lost my mother a few years back. 

Jaimi: Oh. I'm sorry!

Darshan: Ek baat mujhe sach batana. Do you hate me for our first meeting?

A small smile breaks onto her lips. 

Jaimi: What if I say yes?

Darshan frowns and looks down. She places her head on his shoulder. 

Jaimi: I don't hate you, Raval! It's just I don't appreciate the way it turned out to be. I should apologize for dragging it on and on. I dragged it because I loathed you for kissing me and forcing yourself on me. Then, I started working with you and slowly realized that you're not a bad person it was just a bad time. I still couldn't stop because somewhere I feared that you will get attached to me or start caring for me too much. It wouldn't do you any good, so I used it as an excuse to push you away, but-

Darshan: It didn't work! Jay, I'm really sorry for the first time. I was just not in my right set of mind. 

Jaimi: I know! Don't apologize for it again. I want to put things in my past. 

Darshan: Can I ask you something?

Jaimi: Aren't you a curious bunny?

She cranes her neck to look at him. He glares at her before chuckling. She starts tickling him. He laughs and swats her hands away. She smiles and places her head on his shoulder again. 

Jaimi: Pucho!

Darshan: Were you serious when you told me about catching the person behind the accident? 

Jaimi: I was!

He turns his torso and cups her face. Jaimi can see the concern etched on his face. 

Darshan: Iss gusse ki aag mein khud ko hurt mat karna!

Jaimi: I won't!

He pulls back hearing Storm's neighing. They get up with the little puppy in hand. Storm also rises on his feet. Jaimi mounts storm while Darshan is holding the puppy and stroking it lovingly. 

Darshan: Iska naam kya hain?

Jaimi: Frosty!

Darshan: Tum woh gear nahi use karti? It's like a seat. 

Jaimi: Saddle! Nahi mujhe zaroorat nahi padti. Storm is very well behaved!

Darshan sits on one of the benches by the lake with Frosty in his hands while Jaimi rides Storm. He smiles seeing her. Her hair is being pushed back by the wind. After a few laps, Storms stops in front of Darshan. He sniffs Darshan for a bit before looking back at the lake. 

Jaimi: You want to give it a try?

Darshan: What?

Jaimi: Horse riding!

Darshan: No, thank you! I would like to keep all my bones in one piece. 

Jaimi laughs hearing his answer. 

Jaimi: Mein yaha hi khadi hoon to control if he gets hyper or annoyed!

Darshan shakes his head like a little kid being told to take medicine. 

Jaimi: Ok. Agar hum dono saath mein ride kare toh? Storm mujhe toh neeche nahi phekega, right?

Darshan thinks about it for a few minutes before slowly nodding. He secures Frosty's leash to the bench before moving towards Jaimi, who helps him up. Storm neighs a bit and throws a fit at first, but Jaimi pats him. 

Jaimi: Storm, calm! It's ok Bud. 

After a few minutes Storm calms down. 

Jaimi: Slow, ok?

Storm starts off slow and starts to pick up a pace in his second or third round. Darshan grips onto Jaimi's waist out of fear of falling. She chuckles. She turns her head to look at him and he looks down at her. Everything around them seemed to come to a pause when their eyes locked. Their lips are only inches away. Jaimi looks ahead of her and sighs. Darshan shakes his head. She helps him hold the lead and teaches him how to control a horse. After half an hour or so, they let the storm rest. 

Jaimi stands on the arch of the bridge. The sky starts to change its color as the sun makes its way to the horizon. Darshan goes to her with frosty and stands behind her. She smiles at him. He hands Frosty to her. The fireflies dance around them and spread their light. Storm walks over and places his head on Darshan's shoulder. Frosty barks as a firefly rounds him. Darshan rests his head on Jaimi's shoulder to look at him. Storm places his head by Jaimi's. Darshan snakes his arms around Jaimi and runs his finger through Frosty's soft fur. 

After a few minutes, they return to the palace. They all leave for Krishna Bhavan as Jai(JD) is hosting a dinner. Everyone reaches Bhavan except Jaimi and Aarush. They wait for fifteen to twenty, but they don't arrive. They try to call them, but they can't reach them or the security. 

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Storm

Frosty