The smile dies gradually as they reach in front of the main gate of the academy. Slowly they look at each other, their eyes speaking volumes. They understand none of them want the other to go, yet. But they know they can't stay together for long, not only because it's late but also because if they stay together for longer period they might not be able to hide their true feelings from each other.

As their eye contact ends, Naina realizes that she is still holding him by his upper arm. Unwillingly she loses her hold and let go of his arm. Nothing goes unnoticed by Rajveer. He understands she wants to be with him as much as he wants to be with her.

"Kal subah mujhey ek zaruri meeting ke liye jana hai",

he tells her, although he doesn't understand why is he telling her about it?

"Oh! Ahmm... fir I guess apko rest karna chahiye. Kal subah apko jaldi bhi uthna hoga shayad!",

she says. But her voice reflects her disappointment that she has to leave now.

"Naina!",

he addresses her. And she doesn't understand why the moment he calls out her name, she remembers him shouting her name in the open valley, at 'Point 1857'.

"Naina... Naina... Naina..."

"Rajveer.... Rajveer.... Rajveer..."

A smile creeps on her lips automatically. A smiliar smile creeps on his lips too, making both of them clear that they both are thinking about the same incident.

They look at each other.

(Slow Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

Clearing his throat to bring her back to the present, he says,

"Mera wo matlab nahi tha. I mean mujhey abhi thoda kaam hai so main abhi soney nahi wala anyways",

saying this he looks at her through his peripheral vision. Naina lowers her eyes out of shyness. Then looking back at him she greets him,

"Good night!"

And her eyes, the look, promise him something. They indicate him that it is not yet a 'good night' for them!

~*~*~

Tip toeing to her room, she makes sure that Pooja is fast asleep. Smiling, she looks at her, her eyes reflecting her love for Pooja. She walks to the window and moves the curtain to a side to give way to the moonlight to enter the room. As it's too dark inside and she doesn't want to disturb Pooja by switching on the lights, she lets the moonlight to show her the path to her mirror and cupboard.

Reaching the mirror she sits in front of it. The moonlight helps her to have a glance of herself into the mirror. A smile creeps on her lips as she remembers Rajveer's reaction when he laid his eyes on her that evening.

"Pata nahi mujhey kya ho raha hai. Wo humesha hi to dekhte hain mujhey, aj bhi dekha!",

she whispers to herself, careful that she doesn't wake up Pooja by any means or else she will have to answer her rows of questions. She lifts her shoulders for fraction of seconds, as if shrugging off the thought that her heart is pointing towards.

As she starts removing her earrings, smiling the whole time, she remembers how Rajveer checked her out head to toe, when she reached him, impressed on witnessing her in the new attire. Also how he got surprised, when she reminded him of the promise he made of taking her to POINT 1857.

~*~*~

Rajveer reaches his room. Entering, he turns to close the door. Pushing the door, he closes his eyes and tries to calm down his breathing rate. Rajveer admits silently that after spending time with Naina at Point 1857, it was difficult for him to get parted from her, even though he knew it was for only some moments.

Sighing, he starts removing his watch, humming a song, when he remembers,

'Wow! To ye hai Point 1857'

He halts in his process of removing his watch as soon as he remembers this. Her words succeed in skipping his heartbeat yet again. Sighing, smiling, he removes his watch. Moving to his cupboard he brings out his night dress and heads towards the bathroom.

After changing, he lies on his bed, resting his back on a pillow, his left leg popped up and right one laid straight on the bed and a constant smile lies on his face.

After sometime he remembers that he has some work to accomplish. Opening his laptop he starts working.

~*~*~

On her bed, Naina changes her sides every now and then, unable to rest.

'Mera wo matlab nahi tha. I mean mujhey abhi thoda kaam hai so main abhi soney nahi wala anyways',

thinks Naina.

She remembers how he was looking at her as if demanding something from her. Demanding her to be with him! Spending some more time with him!

Shaking her head, as if he is standing in front of her and she is denying him from spending time together at this hour of the day, she lowers her eyes. But does she really don't want to be with him right now?

Facing the dilemma for sometime, Naina takes her decision!

~*~*~

Reaching his room, she knocks his door nervously. On the first knock itself he opens the door. This skips her heartbeat. On finding her standing at the door skips his heartbeat too. But why? Was he expecting someone else? Or is it because he is surprised to find that she is indeed standing in front of him?

Looking at her, he remembers once again - how she was looking when they went to 'Point 1857'.

                  'Pyase hai naina,
                   tarse sari raina.

Jin mein tu,
hai rehta.'

Unable to understand how should she react, Naina keeps staring him, waiting for him to permit her to get into his room.

"Naina!",

he greets her, staring her throughout, with a little smile on his face.

"Ahmm... mujhey neend nahi aa rahi thi to... I hope I am not disturbing you?",

she begins to explain him as well as ask permission to be with him; spending time with him for sometime, some more time to be precise, thinking he might not like her being there at this hour of the day. But why would he not like her being there when he himself gave hints to her to come up to his room?

Leaning at the left side of the door of his room, resting his shoulder there, a sweet smile on his face, staring her continuously, he takes his time to reply and asks,

"Aur tumne socha ki 'mujhey neend nahi aa rahi to' mere room mein chali aao tum?",

he asks her teasingly.

His question makes her to feel shy, embarrassed that she thought of coming to his room at this hour of the day.

'Haal kyun... tu jane na,
Saiyan... pehchane na.
Haal unka kyun tu jane na..
Saiyan naino ki bhasha
samjhe na,
Naino ki bhasha samjhe na..
Samjhe na..
Na na na na na na na na..'

"Ahmm... agar maine apko disturb kiya to it's okay, I'll leave",

says Naina, slowly, looking into his eyes.

"Nahi, it's okay. Come in",

smiles Rajveer.

Smiling, Naina tries to reassure herself that he doesn't really have any problem by her visit.

"Ahmm... kya logi tum chai or coffee... anything?",

asks Rajveer, as he walks forth followed by Naina.

'Kuch to hai zarur dil...,
mera kitna majbur.

Kuch to hai zarur dil...,
mera kitna majbur.

Jaan ke bhi tu,
janey na...'

"Thanks!",

says Naina out of blue.

"Hmm...?",

surprised, Rajveer turns to look at her. After realizing that she is not trying to rectify her words, he asks her,

"Thanks? Kis liye?",

he asks.

"Mujhey Point 1857 le janey ke liye",

says Naina, looking into his eyes, deeply.

Smiling, he lowers his eyes and without replying to her, Rajveer walks to the counter of his room and fills a glass of water for her.

Naina realises that he is hurt but why and how, she doesn't understand!

"Kya hua?",

she asks him, her voice low.

"Naina, kya tumhe lagta hai agar main tumhe wahan le jana nahi chahta to tum mujhey force kar pati wahan le jane ke liye?",

he asks her, to make her realize that he wanted to take her there! Filling the glass of water, he walks to her and extends his hand, holding the glass of water, staring her.

Without breaking the eye contact she holds the glass, careful not to have a skin-to-skin contact with him by any means!

"Haan!",

she dares to reply him back, never ending the eye contact, fully confident.

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

Rajveer lowers his eyes as he accepts that she really means what she said.

When he doesn't say anything, Naina asks him, her voice still low,

"Kya aap mujhey wahan le jana chahte the?"

Rajveer looks at her, his eyes giving away the truth!

Looking away from her, he clears his throat before saying,

"Naina bohot raat ho chuki hai, I guess tumhe wapas chaley jana chahiye. Kisi ne agar dekh liya to..."

Naina interrupts him, prompting him,
looking at him,

"To?"

Staring her for sometime, he lowers his eyes and says,

"Tum janti ho mentorship programme ke time kya hua tha!",

he tries to indicate.

"Kya hua tha mentorship programme ke time?",

and as she asks that, many unforgettable moments spent with her during mentorship programme flash in front of his eyes.

When he doesn't reply, instead lowers his eyes, Naina says, raising her voice a little,

"Aap bhi kamal hain Sir. Pehle aap khud chahte the ki main apse milne aun, aur ab jab main yahan aa gayi hun, mujhey theek se panch minute bhi nahi hue aye hue, to aap chahte hain ki main chali jaun?",

says Naina.

"Main nahi chahta ki tumhare barey mein koi bhi kuch galat kahey!",

says Rajveer, honestly.

Lowering her voice and eyes, out of hesitation, she asks,

"Isiliye na mentorship programme ke baad aapne mujhse baat karna band kar dia tha? Taki sub mujh par, humare rishte par ungli uthana band kar de?"

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins as they stare each other. Their eyes conveying what they are unable convey verbally)