Sourav was suspicious on Yuvi for Mahi's strange behaviour. If anyone can irk Mahi the best, then his name is Yuvraj Singh.

And now he was searching for his youngee, who could tell him what was up his his stubborn kid.

Yuvi, on the other hand, was skipping his way through the corridor, very happy by the fact that he had made Mahi jealous.

Can you imagine!! THE GREAT, EVER COOL, EVER SANE MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI IS JEALOUS!!!

No.. wait a second! Not Mahendra Singh Dhoni, it's Mahi bhai who is jealous. And of whom? His own Dada.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Mahi is such a fool!!

Sourav was coming from the opposite side of the corridor. He spotted Yuvi extremely happily jumping around and laughing. He furrowed his eyebrows and strode towards Yuvi.

So I was correct! It is Yuvi's work!, thought Sourav, shaking his head. What to do with these idiots?! Virat is better than these people!!

Sourav neared Yuvi, but Yuvi, who was in his own la-la land, did not see him and bumped into him, very badly. They stumbled quite a distance before steading themselves.

"What is this Yuvi? You could have seriously injured someone like this", said Sourav rubbing his arm which had brushed a wall.

"Sorry Dada... Sorry Dada.. I didn't see you coming... I was..", Yuvi fumbled. He could not say the reason to Dada, could he?

"Are you okay?", he asked instead.

"Yeah yeah I'm fine", said Sourav.

"Okay then I'll go", said Yuvi and tried to escape. He knew that Dada had noticed all the changes in the past few days, and he also knew if Dada started questioning him, he is doomed.

"Wait a minute", said Sourav blocking his way, "Where do you think you are going?"

"I was.. I... Bathroom! Yeah, bathroom!", said Yuvi, coming up with something.

"Bathroom can wait. You first tell me, What's going on here?", asked Sourav incredulously.

"No.. nothing, absolutely nothing Dada. Why do you ask?", said Yuvi not meeting Sourav's eyes.

Sourav sighed. "See Yuvi. If you don't tell me, I have ways of my own to find out. So either you tell me, or you face my ways", said Sourav.

Yuvi knew that arguing with Dada was as futile as turning back time. So he thought it was better to confess.

"Woh actually... Mahi was jealous of the closeness of you and Cheeku", said Yuvi.

"Haa phir?", Dada said gesturing Yuvi to continue. Mahi has gone totally mad!

"Phir kya?! He himself came into many conclusions. You know his stupid overthinking brain naa", said Yuvi.

"So you did nothing?", asked Dada superiorly.

Yuvi backed off and said meekly, "I might have done something", scratching the back of his neck.

"What?!", asked Dada.

"I kind of messed up his mind more by showing yours and Cheeku's pictures together", said Yuvi, just like a kid caught stealing candy.

"Oh God, Yuvi!! Why would you?! You know how possessive he is of Cheeku!", exclaimed Dada.

"He is such an idiot, Dada. He got jealous of you because of Cheeku", said Yuvi, facepalming himself.

"He might want Cheeku all to himself", said Dada, thoughtfully.

But before Yuvi could throw a tantrum of 'How can he?' Dada said, "Anyways, let's go to Cheeku first. That kid is miserable. I have been watching him all day. He is genuinely hurt due to Mahi's behaviour."

"What?! Cheeku's sad?!", asked Yuvi, horrified, "But why is he sad?!"

A blind idiot!, screamed Sourav in his mind, resisting himself for saying it loud.

"Yuvi! It's his Mahi bhai we are talking about, idiot!", reprimanded Sourav and dragged Yuvi towards Virat's room.

On the other hand, Virat was sitting gloomily on his bed. His mood was really really low.

He didn't have any idea why Bhai was not talking to him or simply avoiding him. He had thought over every possibility, everything he had done in the past few days that might have upset Bhai, or hurt him, but he couldn't pin-point any.

What have I done?!, Virat thought again, frustratingly running his hand through his hair. He hadn't done any prank, he hadn't done any stupidity, didn't piss off Jinks. Then whyyyy???

He was thinking all this when his room door burst open. He saw Dada enter with Yuvi Paaji on his heels. Yuvi paaji's face depicted that of a toddler who has scolded while Dada's face was a thundercloud.

Sourav sat beside Virat on the bed while Yuvi wondered what to say. But the more he looked at Virat's crumpled face, the more he felt guilty.

"Dada", said Virat, coming straight to the point, "Is Mahi bhai angry at me?"

Virat's voice was so innocent and hurt that Sourav couldn't help but hug him tightly. "Nah Cheeku. He isn't, trust me"

"But he is not talking to me. He is ignoring me", Virat cried out.

"Nahi yaar Cheeku. He is being utterly stupid", said Yuvi, promptly. Sourav glared at him to shut up, and said, "Yuvi is correct here though. I would say, just go talk to him"

"Don't talk, confront him", said Yuvi, gleefully. Sourav shook his head. These people will never grow up

"Go Virat", said Sourav, "He is in his room". Virat nodded and rushed off towards Mahi's room.

"And you", said Sourav, taking Yuvi's hand, "Come with me". Virat had already vanished from the corridor in breakneck speed. Dada and Yuvi made their way towards Mahi's room as well.

~in Mahi's room~

Virat reached Mahi's room in a matter of few seconds but couldn't barge in. What if Bhai gets angry seeing him?

He won't eat you up, dumbo, his inner conscience mocked him.

"You haven't done anything. Even Dada said so. Just go in and ask him", muttered Virat, giving himself a pep talk.

He opened the door, it was unlocked as usual. He saw Mahi bhai sitting in the balcony, staring at the horizon.

Virat went towards him and kept a hand on his shoulder. Mahi's trance broke and he looked towards Virat, who was sporting a smile on his face.

"Virat? You here?", said Mahi. He wasn't expecting Virat there at all.

"Yeah, I am. Can't I come to my bhai's room?", said Virat, acting offended, as he sat on the opposite chair.

"Yeah, Of course you can", said Mahi plainly. It was so hard for him to not hug Virat when he is sitting so close to him. To think of it, they hadn't even had a straight conversation over the past two days.

"Bhai, honestly tell me. What's up with you?", said Virat. He was done with all this.

"Nothing. What will happen to me?", replied Mahi, averting his eyes from Vi.

"Bhai, have I done something wrong? If so, then please tell me", Virat said again, desperately.

"No Virat, it's nothing", said Mahi again, getting up. Virat, out of reflex, held Mahi's hand tightly and shook his head in a no.

"Bhai....", Virat had begun when a voice came from behind, "What Nothing!!!!"

Both Mahi and Virat turned to see Sourav standing there with an exasperated face. He was absolutely done with Mahi's stupidity, and now he had to bring everything straight as always.

"You have been acting weird since two days and then say 'it's nothing'!!", Sourav said in a stern tone.

"Dada I..", Mahi stuttered. Virat watched the entire scene with a shocked face. What can you expect from him, when he is witnessing his Mahi bhai getting a hearing from his elder brother right in front of hi eyes?!

"Speak Mahi!", said Sourav in a no nonsense tone, "What is going on in that head of yours?"

Mahi took a deep breath and said meekly, "I saw Virat and you get close to each other"

"And?", said Sourav tapping his feet.

"And then I saw him turning to you as he does to me, hugging you as he does to me"

Virat's eyes grew wider and wider with each word while Yuvi ha to turn back to hide his spilling smile.

"So I was jealous and then I thought maybe Cheeku is more happy with you than me"

"Bhai it's not..", Virat began to protest, but Sourav stopped him and said to Mahi, "Continue"

"So I decided to distance myself from him"

"Wow Mahi! Wow! Just when I start to think that you have matured, you do something that immediately puts that thought down. What were you even thinking Mahi?? Just because he gets close to me does it mean he will stop loving you? And don't you think that I have the right to love my kids' kid too?", Sourav said. 

Mahi stood there silently, his head bowed as he listened to Dada scolding him.

Virat couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes. "Yuvi Paa, is this true?", he whispered to Yuvi, in a daze.

"Yess", Yuvi whispered back with a chuckle.

"I just got jealous thinking that he loves you more than me", said Mahi scratching his neck.

Sourav slapped his forehead. "I just don't know when will you guys grow up"

At that point, neither Yuvi nor Virat could control their laughter. They burst out into splits like maniacs. Mahi's embarrassed face and Sourav's 'I've given up on these hooligans' added into the hilariousness of the entire situation.

"Well I know Cheeku loves me the most", Yuvi finally spoke when the calmed down, throwing a fierce arm around Virat, almost strangling him from his neck. Sourav just sat on the bed, waiting for another drama to unfold. 

And poor Virat could only pray that he comes out in one piece today!

Mahi strode over to them, pushed away Yuvi's arm with force and pulled Virat to himself. "No! He loves me more!"

Yuvi pulled Virat's hand and yelled, "No ME!"

Mahi pulled Virat's other hand and shouted, "NO ME!!!"

And soon enough there was a complete tug-of-war between Mahi and Yuvi, and Virat was stuck in between them very badly. He sent Sourav a look that screamed Help me Dada! Please!. Sourav chuckled to himself and said loudly, "Enough!!" 

Both Mahi and Yuvi stopped pulling Virat immediately. "You both are mad", said Sourav.

"Seriously", muttered Virat, rubbing his arms which got sore due to all pulling.

Sourav and Virat gave disapproving looks to Mahi and Yuvi, which did nothing but making them burst into a huge laughter.

Virat took that moment to escape from the room. He had got enough shocks for one day and he needed to tell this to someone. That someone who happened to be his best friend, Rohit Sharma.

So, Virat ran out like a lighting bolt shouting 'Rohit' multiple times. 

Sourav went and put an arm around both Mahi and Yuvi. "I have observed Virat from a long time now, and the last two days especially. He loves all of us equally, and very dearly. Even if one of us will be away from him, that will be enough to make that boy extremely sad. Never do this again, understand?"

Both of them nodded. "And it is equally disturbing for me too, when one of my kids is not talking to me."

"We will not do it again Dada", chorused Mahi and Yuvi.

Sourav smiled. My kids!!

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I finally wrote this! *pats myself on the back* Thank you for bearing with me!! I loved writing this little story that came up to my mind out of nowhere😂

Hope you like this!

Love
Jiya💓