[Hi friends, this story is my Rakshabandhan gift to my sweet little sister Shree aka candy54789. Hope u like it Shree. And Hope all my readers like it too.]

Ranbir was walking along the corridor of the college building with Aryan. Some students were loitering in the corridor while some others were huddled in a group, engrossed in gossip.

"Ranbir, how will you react if you see Prachi talking and laughing and being very friendly with some other guy? I mean will you be jealous or will you be cool with it?" Aryan smirked.

"Obviously I will be all cool with it. Ranbir Kohli and jealous? No chance." Ranbir stared back at Aryan smugly.

"Are you quite sure about that?" Aryan raised one brow.

"Totally" Ranbir smirked

"Then it's okay, I guess." Aryan sighed in apparent relief.

"What is okay?" Ranbir stared at Aryan suspiciously.

"I have seen Prachi chatting and laughing with Mayank a few minutes earlier. They looked very.... umm.... Friendly. That's why I was a bit worried about your reaction. But now that you have assured me that you are cool with it, I feel so relieved." Aryan acted all innocent, trying really hard to hide the laughter bubbling inside him seeing the rapidly reddening face of his best friend.

"Where did you see them?" Ranbir glared at Aryan

"Near the library. Hey! Where are you going?" Aryan stared at the back of his friend who was rapidly engulfed by a throng of students and broke into fits of laughter.

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On reaching the entrance to the library, Ranbir looked around for any traces of Prachi but failed to find her in the vicinity.

Knowing her, he just knew that she must have gone inside the library. Therefore, he trotted in as well, a very rare occurrence for the Ranbir Kohli.

Ignoring the surprised glances he was receiving from both the librarian as well as the students as soon as he entered the library, Ranbir looked around in search of a particular face.

Soon he located her but instead of filling him with the usual feeling of happiness, the sight that greeted him just stoked his annoyance even more.

Prachi was sitting on a table in the furthest corner of the room but she was not alone. She was chatting with a guy in a hushed voice and was even smiling at him.

Along with a strong annoyance, Ranbir felt a pain too as he saw her with someone else. He knew he was being illogical but love and jealousy knew no logic.

Ranbir strode over to them. As he approached the desk, Prachi looked up and immediately her lips curved into a sweet smile. She opened her mouth to greet him but was cut off by an angry Ranbir.

"What are you doing here?" Ranbir demanded angrily while ignoring the very existence of the guy beside her.

"What do people do in the library, Ranbir? Study off course." Prachi rolled her eyes, surprised at his weird behaviour.

"As far as I have seen you have been too busy chatting away to study." Ranbir's voice raised a few decibels in anger.

Several heads turned towards them and the librarian glared at him. Embarrassed, Prachi mouthed an apology. The librarian turned back to the book in his hands again.

"Quit shouting. In case you haven't noticed we are in the library." Prachi hissed furiously as she glared at Ranbir.

" I have noticed alright. And I have also noticed that you are being a little too friendly with this creep." Ranbir jerked his head towards Mayank who frowned at the insult.

"Look..." Mayank began

"No you look. Stay away from Prachi or I will make sure no one even wants to look at your face even in their worst nightmare." Ranbir growled.

Mayank wanted to protest, even if it was just to impress the girl beside him but the fury in Ranbir's eyes warned him against it. He decided it was better to evade the ample promise of violence that shone in Ranbir's eyes.

"Uh...Prachi...I have an important assignment to submit. See you lat...I mean...I mean...bye." Mayank's words came to a stuttering halt as the intensity of Ranbir's glare increased.

"Sure Mayank. I understand." Prachi didn't even take her eyes off the neanderthal in front of her.

She really did understand his predicament, Prachi thought as she saw Mayank scurry away. Mayank was no match to the neanderthal in front of her.

Furious at Ranbir's unreasonable behaviour, Prachi got to her feet and without saying a word to him strode away after picking the book she was reading from the desk.

Ranbir's jaw dropped in utter astonishment as he struggled to swallow the fact that she had just ignored him and walked away from him. Irritated, he walked after her.

After registering the book she had borrowed, Prachi strode out of the library without a backward glance. Ranbir caught up with her outside the library in no time and stepped in front of her, blocking her way.

"Are you ignoring me?" Ranbir huffed

"Yes I am. Otherwise I will have to blast you off your feet right now, right here for your unreasonable behaviour in there." Prachi glared at him.

"Unreasonable behaviour? You were being too friendly with that Mayank. I don't like it." Ranbir grumbled sulkily.

"What was wrong with me being friendly with him? So much jealousy is not good for health." Prachi retaliated.

"So you won't be affected or be jealous if I flirt with someone?" A speculative glint appeared in Ranbir's eyes.

"No I won't." Prachi looked straight into his eyes with great confidence.

"Let's check that theory then." Ranbir mumbled

"Did you say something?" Prachi stared at him in narrow eyed suspicion.

"Yeah. I said that I will meet you later at the cafeteria. Bye." With a smirk Ranbir turned on his heels and walked away, leaving in his wake a confused girl due to the sudden shift in his behaviour as well as his abrupt departure.

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An hour later

Prachi entered the cafeteria and was looking around for her group which consisted of Ranbir, Sahana and Aryan when her gaze fall on the boy in the furthest corner of the cafeteria, engrossed in chit chat, no scratch that, flirting shamelessly with a girl clad in a skimpy top and mini skirt.

Ranbir was sitting very close to the girl and was holding his upturned palm, muttering something with a charming smile while the girl was looking at him with a disgustingly entranced expression. The very scene set Prachi's heart and mind on fire. She experienced the same pain that Ranbir experienced an hour back.

For a while Prachi tried hard to compose herself and ignore the scene unfolding in front of her but when Ranbir leaned in a bit closer to the girl, Prachi just gave in and strode towards them.

Ranbir saw the furious girl drawing nearer through the corner of his eye and smirked. It was time to execute the plan.

He looked at the girl in front of him and gestured discreetly for her to start performing her role.

"You know what is written in your destiny, sweetheart?" Ranbir flashed a charming smile at her.

"Please tell me." The girl batted her eyelashes.

"You are destined to meet a handsome prince." Ranbir smirked.

"Oh please tell me it's you!" The girl gushed.

But before Ranbir could reply a cold female voice cut across.

"If you are that desperate for a prince then go read some fairy tale, if a bimbo like you can read that is."

The girl's jaw dropped at the sudden attack. She was about to say something but Prachi again interrupted her.

"Get lost right away." Prachi hissed viciously and her promised dire retribution.

Not brave enough to deal with a furious Prachi, even if it was not a plan, the girl scarpered away with a murmured 'goodbye'.

"Have you started the new part time job of a palmist?" Prachi glared daggers at him.

"Why Prachi? Are you jealous?" Ranbir inquired innocently.

"Jealous my foot!" Prachi glared at him, knowing that she had revealed her feelings and there was no way out and turning on her heels, walked out of the cafeteria.

Ranbir ran after Prachi with a smirk and caught up with her near the parking outside the cafeteria.

"Where are you going? My car is there." Ranbir pointed towards his car.

"I will go by foot rather than riding with you." Prachi glared at him.

"Oh come now, chikchiki." Ranbir grabbed her wrist and walked towards his car, ignoring her struggle to free herself from his grip.

After bundling her in the passenger seat, he settled behind the wheels and drove away.

The journey was completed in silence. Prachi was looking out of the window rigidly when they reached near her home.

"Admit that you are jealous, Prachi. Admit that seeing me with someone else affects you." Ranbir smiled.

"No to both." Prachi was irritated with his smug smile.

"Yes, why will you get affected? It isn't as if I am someone close to you or as if you love me. I think you won't get affected even if I di..."

Ranbir vented out his frustration at her stubborn refusal to accept her feelings.

However, Prachi's next action took him completely by surprise. Before he could finish the sentence, Prachi placed her lips on his, effectively silencing.

For a moment or two he was too stunned to react. But then he took over. They both kissed each other with all the love and passion that they feel for each other.

When they both came up for air, they looked at each other with love shining in their eyes.

"I care for and love you. Very much." Prachi's voice was hoarse and breathless.

"I love you very much too." Ranbir smiled at her lovingly.

Realizing what she had done a few moments earlier, Prachi turned crimson while Ranbir chuckled.

She opened the door and almost ran away, ignoring the enchanting sound of the laughter of the love of her life.

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