"Ab ye to aap hi bata sakte hain ki kya maine jo wish manga tha puri hui?",

she asks, smiling.

Rajveer keeps staring her. His eyes twinkle out of love for Naina.

"Kya hua?",

prompts Naina.

Staring her constantly, smiling, in a dreamy voice he replies,

"Haan!"

Smiling, feeling very happy on hearing that his wish has been fulfilled, Naina asks,

"Kya manga tha apne?"

"Tumhari khushi!",

replies Rajveer, simply.

His confession takes Naina's breath away.

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins as they stare each other)

"Meri... meri khushi?",

asks Naina hesitantly.

Arching his brows, smiling, Rajveer nods his head in affirmative. Naina lowers her eyes out of shyness and hesitation.

"Ab hum itni jaldi wapas aa jayenge yahan ye to maine socha nahi tha. Wishes purey hone ke liye time bhi lete hain",

smiles Rajveer, politely.

Naina, her eyes still cascaded down, asks,

"Apse kisne kaha ki mujhey meri khushi nahi mili?"

Asking that she looks towards Rajveer. Her eyes reflect her feelings for Rajveer.

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

Rajveer stares her, smiling. Naina stares back smiling.

"To tumhe tumhari khushi mili? Par ab tak tum Naveen ko begunah prove nahi kar payi Naina!",

says Rajveer, getting serious.

"Pehle mujhey jab bhi koi problem hoti thi to main Bhaiya ke paas jati thi.",

says Naina, turning serious.

Turning to her left, she starts walking and continues with her conversation.

"Unke janey ke baad thodi darr gayi thi, ye soch kar ki ab main kisse apni har choti si choti baat share karungi? Kisse apne problems discuss karungi"

Laughing a little, she continues,

"Mere zyadatar problems to wohi solve karte the, bus bolne ki deri hoti thi!",

says Naina, smiling sadly as she remembers Naveen.

"Par maine khudko samjha liya tha. Zada din bhi nahi beete the Bhaiya ko gaye hue, apne sapne apni khushi sub ek taraf rakh diya tha. Kuch baki reh gaya tha to wo tha, Bhaiya ko insaaf dilane ka mera maksat"

Rajveer all serious, listens to her.

Smiling, she says,

"Tab kahan pata tha ki meri khushi KMA mein mera intezaar kar rahi hai!"

Rajveer's attention still lies on her.

Turning she looks towards him, smiling she says,

"Apke roop mein!"

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins as they stare each other, Naina smiling, Rajveer serious)

"Aaj meri khushi sirf mere parivaar ki khushi mein hi nahi hai; na hi sirf Bhaiya ko begunah saabit karne mein hai. Haan ye such hai, jis din main Bhaiya ko begunah sabit kar dungi wo mere liye bohot bada achievement hoga; par meri khushi ek aur baat par bhi depend karti hai...."

(Slow Rajveer-Naina flute tune begins)

"Apki khushi pe!",

she says, her voice lowered out of shyness. Her heartbeat picks up pace.

"To bataiye, kya aap khush hain?",

she asks.

Her question touches Rajveer's heart to the core. No one has ever bothered to ask him about his happiness. Not even his god father, Lala Gelhot, whom he loves and respects unconditionally.

Smiling, he lowers his eyes and ignores to answer the question.

Looking back towards her, smiling, he says,

"Meri khushi tumhari khushi mein hai Naina!"

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

Smiling, blushing, Naina says,

"Kitni ajeeb baat hai - meri khushi apki khushi mein hai; aur apki khushi meri khushi mein! Par hum dono ki khushi...?? Koi to ek baat hogi jis mein hum dono ki khushi ho?"

Smiling, looking into her eyes intently, Rajveer forwards his both the hands in front of her and asks her,

"Apna haath do!"

Naina without any hesitation, without giving it a second thought, places her hands on his hands, staring him constantly, intently.

"Apni ankhein band karo!"

Naina follows the biding.

"Aur ab dhyan se socho... jo cheez tumhe subse pehle nazar ayegi, tumhari khushi ussi mein hai!",

he tells her.

Trusting his words, Naina focuses.

Soon flashes of the moments she spent with Rajveer start coming in front of her closed eyes. 

Unconsciously, her lips stretch into a smile. Rajveer who enjoys seeing her smiling, blushing, somehow understands that it's him, she is fantasizing about right now. Unable to resist his innate desire any longer, Rajveer bends towards her and places a sweet kiss on her smiling lips. The lips which at this moment were looking so tempting to him that he couldn't resist himself from tasting!

Naina, opening her eyes, looks into his eyes intently. Her breath shallow. Her eyes brim with tears as she realizes what and how much he means to her. Unable to control herself any longer, she pulls him to her, hugging him tightly. Rajveer hugs her back with equal force, or rather more! For this moment he had waited patiently for this long, when she would accept him as her everything! He won't shy from letting her know how she holds the key to his mood. Whether his day will go good or bad, depends on her mood. Even if they are talking as teacher and student, her happiness means everything to him.

They both choose to remain quiet and enjoy the feeling of being into each other's arm. Inhaling the scent of each other. The cool breeze blows Naina's hair.

Rajveer after sometime, slowly whispers to her,

"Naina..."

Naina gaining back her composure, slowly gets away from him. Her eyes lowered.

Thinking that she was enjoying the hug, and he must have disturbed her, getting nervous, Rajveer says,

"I am sorry. I didn't mean to..."

He trails off the sentence.

Naina looks towards him, smiling. Understanding what he is trying to say, she smiles looking at him and slowly shakes her head into negative. Indicating him that she didn't feel offended.

Rajveer lets out a sigh of relief on getting the assurance from her. Then knits his brow again thinking, then what's the matter?

"Main nahi janti ye sahi hai ya galat! Ye rules and regulations ke khilaf bhi ho sakta hai!",

she puts forward her doubt, her eyes cascaded down.

Rajveer trying to hide his smile on witnessing a nervous Naina, lowers his head, tilting it to one side, almost like peeping her and says,

"Meri Cadet Naina Ah Singh nervous bhi ho sakti hai? Mujhey nahi pata tha!"

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

Blushing, her eyes sparkling with love for him and excitement, she looks towards him.

"Nervous apki Cadet Naina Ah Singh nahi hai; nervous apki Nai...."

Rajveer arches a brow, smiling, on listening to her words, anticipating her further words.

"Nervous meri Cadet Naina Ah Singh nahi; nervous meri Nai... Kaun???",

Rajveer teases her, by sounding confused as to what she wants to say? He knits his brows to make his fake gestures look real.

Naina although feeling extremely shy looks towards him slowly.

(Slow Rajveer-Naina flute tune begins)

His eyes turn dark out of passion, and he somehow manages to whisper,

"Bolo..."

With all her feelings, all her love for him, she says,

"Apki Naina hai..."

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

Rajveer and Naina feel ecstatic on hearing Naina's words. 'His Naina' how lovely, how heart warming does it sound. He feels for the first time that it's not only him who is possessive about their relationship, about her but even she keeps their relationship at a supreme level in her life. This feeling makes Rajveer to blush. He for the first time felt that there is someone who has a feeling of possessiveness for him. There is someone who does care about how he feels; what he wants. This is certainly new for him!

"Main janta hun Naina. Main sub janta hun. Aur yakeen mano, maine bohot koshish bhi ki khud ko rokne ki.... par nahi hua...",

he says, earnestly.

His words hurt her! But she chooses to not to go there. She wants to enjoy this new feeling. The feeling of confession and acceptance about each other's feelings.

"Maine koshish ki tumse dur rehne ki... bohot socha iss barey mein... kya sahi hai, kya galat... sub kuch... Ye bhi socha ki sub kya kahenge. Naina kuch bhi ho jaye, hum subse pehle iss desh ke sipahi hain. Aur main nahi chahti humare kisi bhi bewakufi ki wajah se hum suffer karein. Par fir akhir mein yahi socha...."

He turns to look at her, smiling, melodramatically he says,

"Kuch to log kahenge, logo ka kaam hai kehna. Choro bekar ki baaton mein, kahin waqt khatam na ho jaye milne ka RAINA ka!"

Saying that he winks at her. Naina who was already blushing listening to the word 'RAINA', the combination of Rajveer and Naina, something which Rajveer created and something which gives her ticklings each time she hears it, goes red out of shyness on seeing him winking at her.

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

His words do the magic. She realizes that there is nothing to worry about when they both are togrther, happy! They both stare each other with eyes filled with so much love for each other.

(Slow Rajveer-Naina flute tune begins)

"Aap mein! Humare saath rehne mein!"

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

It becomes too much for both of them to handle. Rajveer presses her hand lovingly, as a gesture to calm down the feelings of theirs.

Naina tells him,

"Maine apke saath bitaye gaye wo tammam lamhe dekhe jo meri zindagi mein bohot ehmiyat rakhte hain"

Rajveer tries to calm down his accelerating heartbeat. Taking a deep breath, looking towards her, smiling, Rajveer says,

"To theek hai Naina, ek kaam karte hain, aaj mil kar ek wish mangte hain"

Naina smiles with all her heart and nods her head.

"Ye wish ke aaj ke baad hum dono mein koi misunderstanding na ho. Aaj se jo hum apna ye naya rishta shuru... nahi... naya rishta shuru nahi kar rahe.... balki apne rishte ko naam de rahe hain... uss rishte par koi aanch na aa sakey, kabhi bhi!",

declares Rajveer.

"Aur ye bhi ki hum ek dusre ke prati trustworthy rahein!",

adds Naina, smiling.

"Nahi Naina...",

says Rajveer.

"Nahi?",

asks Naina, surprised.

"Humein ye wish mangne ki zarurat nahi hai",

he tells her, confidently.

"Kyun?",

she asks.

(Slow Rajveer-Naina guitar tune begins)

"Kyunki main tumhare siwaye kabhi kisi ke barey mein soch hi nahi sakta!",

he confesses.

His sweet confession makes her to blush and swells her heart simultaneously.

"Mere liye tum...",

as he was about to continue, Naina covers his mouth by her hand. Rajveer looks towards her to know why did she stop him? Naina smiling, her eyes twinkling, looking towards him, shakes her head into negative.

"Mujhey pata hai..."

Her trust and faith in him give an adrenaline rush in his body. He pulls her to him and hugs her tightly not wanting her to go anywhere and stay in his arms forever....! Naina doesn't make any effort to get away. She needs to feel him as much as he needs to feel her! They are going to compensate for staying aloof all these time, now that they are together.

Now henceforth they won't have to get nervous if found staring each other by each other. Now none of them has to stammer while hiding their true emotions for one another. Today onwards they can meet each other whenever possible without getting nervous about what reason would they give to one another for meeting each other frequently. But then when did any of the both asked for a reason? They both knew the reason why they were always eager to meet each other, didn't they?

"Main bhi... apke siwaye kabhi bhi, kisi ke barey mein bhi nahi soch sakti",

says Naina, confidently, without any hesitation, what so ever!

Standing side by side, holding each other's hand they stand in front of the wishing pillar and wish as they decided - that they live happily together ever after.

Doing so, they look towards each other and smile. Blushing, Naina lowers her eyes but Rajveer maintains the stare.

Holding her hand, they walk towards the bench where they sat the last time.

Naina remembers how he was staring her that day. She lowers her eyes remembering the moment.

"Kya hua?",

asks Rajveer, smiling. Unable to understand the reason behind her blush.

Looking towards him, she asks, hesitantly,

"Uss din jab hum yahan baithe the, aap mujhey waise kyun dekh rahe the?"

Remembering the moment, Rajveer laughs secretly and decides to tease her. He asks her,

"Kaise?"

Not believing that he actually is unable to understand what she is pointing towards, she glares him. She understands, he is trying to tease her.

"Apko nahi pata?",

she asks, showing fake anger.

"Oh.... acha... aise...",

saying that, Rajveer once again give her the stare that describes his innate desires, just like the last time.

Feeling extremely shy, Naina lowers her eyes, her cheeks starts warming up under his gaze.

"Naina...",

he calls her out, his voice low, with that voice of his that tells Naina that he needs her right now! Not having a heart to deny him, she looks into his eyes and they enjoy the stare.

Rajveer gets closer to her, holding her hand, staring her throughout he takes her to the bench and makes her to sit. Naina sits, never ending the eye contact. Sitting next to her Rajveer turns towards her and keeps staring her throughout.

"Kya hua?",

asks Naina, when he doesn't say anything but keeps staring her.

"Naina... main as such kabhi bhagwan se kuch nahi mangta, kyunki main jab bhi kuch bhi mangta hun, mujhey wo kabhi nahi milta. Aaj tumhe manga hai, humesha humesha ke liye. Darr hai ki kahin ye dua bhi ansuni na ho jaye"

Naina's eyes brim with tears out of love for him.

"Nahi hogi. Abki baar hum dono ne mil kar jo manga hai. Kehte hain pyar mein bohot takaat hoti hai. Waise to maine kabhi azmaya nahi hai. Par mujhey bharosa hai ki hum dono ki mangi hui dua bhagwan zarur kubulenge",

says Naina, smiling.

His heart swells on hearing her words.

"I...",

he begins to say. But Naina quickly covers his mouth with her hand. Smiling, looking towards him, she shakes her head.

"Please... please mat boliye... kuch baaton ko unkaha hi rehne dijiye!"

Rajveer smiles, understanding perfectly, her feelings and accepts her decision. Deep down he also doesn't want to word his feelings.

"Pehle iss baat ko mehsus hone dijiye ki ab hum such mein ek saath hain... humesha... humesha ke liye!",

she says, her eyes soft, her voice chokes out of so many emotions which are flooding inside her.

Rajveer hugs her for the umpteenth time.

Sitting on the bench, resting his arm on the seat, behind her back, Rajveer stares at the night sky, at the stars, smiling. Naina stares him, seeing him in a relaxed state after a long time makes her very happy. She smiles staring him.

Rajveer obvious to her staring chooses to let her do whatever she wants without any hesitation, hence doesn't turn to look at her. He knows she will shy away and he doesn't want to disturb her moments of bliss.

Still staring at the stars, the night sky, with a pinch of smile on his face, he asks,

"Naina socho agar tumhare dost POINT 1857 aa jate to kya hota?"

His sudden question skips her heartbeat. She doesn't want to think about it not at all! After waiting for some moments for a reply, Rajveer turns to look towards her and says,

"Hmmmm?"

Shying, all serious, Naina replies to him,

"Main... main kabhi nahi chahti ki wo yahan aye!"

Now this is interesting, thinks Rajveer. Finding it amusing he smiles, his eyes twinkle with joy. Turning towards her, he plasters a look that says - he doesn't know the reason why she wouldn't want them to reach this place and asks,

"Kyun?"

Getting the question from him gives Naina an adrenaline rush. Why does he have to do this all the time? Teasing her!

"Kya matlab kyun?",

she asks, raising her voice, showing her fake anger.

"Arey kyun matlab kyun? Why?",

Rajveer doesn't stop teasing her.

Naina gives him a stare that warns him - not to mess with her.

The look makes Rajveer to laugh out loud. Naina blushes and laughs too.

"Main nahi chahti hum dono ke siwaye yahan koi bhi aye!",

she says looking towards him, in a dreamy voice.

Rajveer understanding her feelings, smiles and stares her back.

"To firse inn wadiyon mein apna naam likh dein?",

asks Rajveer feeling ecstatic.

Naina nods in affirmative, in quick succession. Elated, Rajveer gets up. Smiling with excitement, he forwards his hand to her. Naina never ending the eye contact, blushing, accepts. Together they run towards the echo point, laughing like happy and excited kids.

Reaching the echo point, they breathe heavily.

"Kya hua Captain Rajveer Singh Shekhawat, aap thak gaye?",

teases Naina.

Widening his eyes by the sudden tease, Rajveer turns to look towards her, with his eyes still wide open. Unable to believe that she actually teased him, he shakes his head in a slow succession.

"Agar excitement itni ho...",

begins Rajveer, then gestures towards their entwined fingers and says,

"Aur zindagi haathon mein ho..."

His merely using this line brims Naina's eyes with tears. Never has anyone ever used such a line for her! Although she had no doubts about his true feelings for her, but somehow his words yet again reminds her how much she means to him.

"To thoda thak jana to banta hai, nahi?",

he says, still breathing heavily.

Naina feeling concerned, her eyes soft, rubs and presses his heart softly to make him feel comfortable.

Rajveer's eyes brim with tears on seeing someone concerned about him on a personal front.

Naina understanding his emotions perfectly, shakes her head, smiling. And replies to his unspoken words,

"Main hoon ab humesha apke liye."

Her words make him feel elated. Smiling, he looks towards her for the last time, then turns towards the sky and shouts her name,

"Nainaaaa.... nainaaa.... nainaa..."

Then turns to look towards her, excited. His heartbeat picks up pace as he waits for her to follow the suit.

"Rajveeeerrrr..... rajveeerrr.... rajveerr..."

"Nainaaaa..... nainaaa.... nainaa..."

"Rajveeerrr... rajveeerrr.... rajveeerrr..."

"RAINAAAAA.... RAINAAAA..... RAINAAA..."

Laughing, Naina shouts back, her excitement at it's peak,

"RAINAAAAA..... RAINAAAA..... RAINAAA...."

Rajveer looks towards her laughing, excited!!!

Together they shout,

"RAINAAAAA.... RAINAAAA.... RAINAAA..."

And as Naina thinks now it's over. Rajveer surprises her; skips her heartbeat; makes her blush altogether by shouting,

"I LOVE YOU NAINAAAAA!!!! RAJVEER LOVES NAINAAA!!!"

He turns to look towards her.

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

"Bolo...",

he demands, smiling, showing his dominance.

Naina blushes, lowers her eyes.

"Main intezaar kar raha hun Naina...",

Rajveer reminds her, staring her with a smile on his face. Looking towards him for the last time, blushing, she turns towards the night sky and shouts,

"I LOVE YOU RAJVEEERRRRR!!!! NAINA LOVES HER RAJVEER!!"

The addition of 'HER' in the line skips Rajveer's heartbeat. This mere word proves yet again her possessiveness towards him.

Smiling, blushing, looking towards each other, they hug each other tightly for the last time before returning back to the academy.

-THE END-

(Completed on 10.5.2017)