In Naina's room

Even after having a heated conversation with Rajveer, Naina deep down knows that he would listen to her. But the fact that she is not happy on realizing the truth that her Rajveer Sir would listen to her and as a result she would get closer to her motive - to prove her brother innocent, irks her. Why the hell is she thinking about Rajveer every now and then? As if feeling extremely guilty and regretful.

So many depressing thoughts cloud up her mind that she tears roll down her cheeks!

Soon the news buzzes in the whole academy that Captain Rajveer and Dr. Mishra are about to get engaged within next five days.

In her room, Naina remains tensed thinking about all these things, that Huda enters suddenly and announces in front of her that Captain Rajveer and Dr. Ritu Mishra are getting engaged!

"Phoolan sunna tu ne - Captain Rajveer and Dr. Mishra ki engagement ke barey mein?",

he says in excitement.

Naina turns to look towards him out of shock!! It feels as if the whole world is swirling around her in a rapid speed and she can do nothing about it.

Huda gets shocked on discovering Naina, blazing with anger.

Naina turns away out of anger.

Reaching her from behind, he asks her, concerned,

"Kya hua Phoolan?"

"Unhone mujhse mera sub kuch cheen liya! Naveen Bhaiya, mere ghar ki sukh shanti, meri zindagi puri badal daali, aur... aur mere Rajveer Sir ko bhi ab!!!",

shouts Naina, out of anger.

"Tu... tu kiski baat kar rahi hai Phoolan?",

asks Huda, concerned and shocked.

"Doctor... Dr. Mishra....",

shouts Naina, crying out of anger.

This comes as a shock for Huda.

Naina starts crying bitterly.

Huda reaches her from behind and hugs her in all friendly way. Naina cries all the more as he hugs him, feeling all alone and in dilemma.

"I LOVE HIM!!!",

she confesses whilst crying.

This comes as a shock for Huda. It breaks his heart to million pieces.

"I REALLY DO!",

she adds further, crying all the more, unaware about how her words are affecting Huda.

That's true that he had doubted about Captain Rajveer's feelings for Naina and Naina's feelings for Captain Rajveer. But after having heard about Captain Rajveer's and Dr. Mishra's engagement, Huda finally took a sigh of relief, thinking that everything was in his mind, and in reality there was nothing between Rajveer and Naina or may be finally it will get over even if there is minute spark between them that had existed ever. But alas! everything went on a toss on hearing Naina's words moments ago.

●●●●●

Realizing that he has made up his mind and he won't listen to anyone, Naina goes all quiet in the following days. She avoids to cross path with Rajveer as much as possible. And even if such moment does come, she keeps her eyes lowered, avoiding him completely.

This irks Rajveer to the core!

●●●●●

"Naina!",

calls Dr. Mishra, from behind while Naina was walking through the main hall of KMA.

Her voice irks Naina. She rolls her eyes and looks towards Dr. Mishra.

"Mujhe tumse thanks kehna tha.",

says Dr. Mishra, smiling politely.

Naina glares her.

"I know Captain Rajveer ko mere saath engagement karne ke liye tumne hi convince kiya hai, as planned. ",

she says in a sugar coated voice.

Naina looks away out of anger.

"Kamal ka affect hai tumhara unn par Naina. Tumhe bus ek baar kuch kehna hota hai unse aur wo puri jee jaan laga dete hain tumhe wo cheez dene ke liye.",

says Dr. Mishra, almost like taunting her.

Naina starts taking deep breath as her each word irritates her to the core.

"Kya hua Naina? Kya tum khush nahi ke tumhare Captain Rajveer ki sagai hone ja rahi hai?",

asks Dr. Mishra.

"After all hum dono ki khushi ek hi insaan mein to hai - Captain Rajveer!",

says Dr. Mishra, almost like taunting her.

Naina glares Dr. Mishra.

"Main apko apka wada bhulne nahi dungi.",

warns Naina, glaring Dr. Mishra.

"Bilkul Naina. Bilkul. Main kabhi kuch nahi bhulti.",

says Dr. Mishra, her tone becomes sharp as she reaches the last few words.

●●●●●

Finally the day arrives when Rajveer is to get engaged to Dr. Mishra!

In Rajveer's room

"Captain kya tumhe iss baat ka ehsaas hai ki ye operation tumhare liye kitna risky ho sakta hai?",

asks Colonel Shakti Chandra.

"Ye sagai tumhare liye maut ka paigam la sakti hai! Do you realize that?",

warns Colonel Shakti Chandra, asking Captain Rajveer.

Smirking a little, Captain Rajveer turns away and says with pride and confidence,

"Sagai kya Sir, meri to kabki shadi ho gayi hai - apni army se; apne uniform ke saath; aur apne desh ke saath!"

He adds further, confidence reaching it's zenith point,

"Ab to rishte nibhane ka waqt aa gaya hai!"

●●●●●

In her room Naina sits in front of the mirror wearing her dress that she has chosen for Rajveer's engagement. Although staring herself into the mirror her mind stays distracted, thinking about Rajveer. She feels helpless; in a dilemma. She understands that his getting engaged to Dr. Mishra is important but at the same time, she doesn't want to lose him. She doesn't understand how to bring him out of this mess. She doesn't know why she feels that once he does get into this chaos, which he has actually entered into already, it would be difficult for her to bring him out of it. The thought makes her to feel all the more anxious. As if she still has time before he finally slips the ring into Dr. Mishra's ring finger.

Rajveer reaches her room and knocks the door,

"Naina!",

he calls politely.

His voice skips Naina's heartbeat. What is he doing here? Is she hallucinating? Her heart starts throbbing inside her chest; excitement filling her insides.

Rajveer hears the chiming of bangles as she gets up to open the door for him. On merely hearing the chiming of bangles, Rajveer starts anticipating her looks.

Frustration to see her fills his heart in no time. He gets desperate for her to push away apparently the only barrier between them at the moment - the door; only if he could understand that the real barrier between them ain't the door, it's just a minor thing. Real barrier is the one waiting for him to get engaged to him in order to fulfill her evil motives.

Holding his frustration, he waits for her to open the door. She opens it slowly and looks towards her all serious. The moment Rajveer's eyes rest on her, he goes numb!

(Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

Her simplicity, her choice of a simple saree attract Rajveer to her all the more.

Naina looks towards him, feeling utterly shy. Rajveer stares back, enchanted by her beauty. His eyes serious and possessive on her. She lowers her eyes on witnessing his possessiveness. The only thing that makes her a little less beautiful is her slightly puffed eyes. The view of which hurts Rajveer to the core. He understands that he is the reason for those beautiful eyes to lose their beauty, even though a little.

Naina waits for him to say something. Why is he here?

Rajveer realizes that he is staring and his cheeks go crimson red. He quickly lowers his eyes on having realized.

"Ahmm... wo...",

he says looking back towards her.

Naina wonders what does he want to say?

"mujhe... tumse...",

he says further, clumsily.

Naina knits her brows lightly, wondering what is it?

Rajveer takes a deep breath, stares at her for few moments and finally says,

"Mujhe tumse kuch baat karni thi."

(Rajveer-Naina slow tune begins)

"Ahmm... baithiye.",

she offers him to sit on her bed.

Rajveer obliges. Naina sits next to him crossing her left leg over the right, adjusting the plates of her saree a little. Her eyes lowered out of hesitation.

"Kuch baatein hain jo tumse kehni hai.",

says Rajveer, slowly, measuring his words.

Naina stares him waiting for him to continue.

"Uss din jab tum mujhse ye kehne ayi thi ke main Dr. Mishra se...",

says Rajveer, but gets intervened by Naina, rectifying him, she says,

"Ritu!"

This skips Rajveer's heartbeat and he looks towards her, serious.

"Apko... ab unhe Ritu bulane ki adat daal leni chahiye.",

suggests Naina, staring him. Her face expression plain.

They stare each other both understanding perfectly how the on going scenario is affecting them.

"Adatein itni asani se nahi jati.",

he says, staring her, indicating her through his eyes more than what his words are saying.

"Zindagi mein kuch aise mod aa jate hain par jab aadatein badalne ke alawa koi aur option nahi rehta.",

says Naina, lowering her eyes.

"Naveen ki kami koi puri nahi kar sakta...",

says Rajveer, assuming that she is talking about Naveen.

"Main Bhaiya ki baat nahi kar rahi!"

Her words skip Rajveer's heartbeat. He stares her, shocked!

(Rajveer-Naina fast tune begins)

Rajveer lowers his eyes after Naina lowers hers.

Clearing his throat, he continues his earlier line, skipping the use of Dr. Mishra's name,

"Ahmm... engagement kar lun! Uss din maine tumhare saath jaise baat ki, uske liye sorry."

Naina doesn't miss noticing that he skipped using Dr. Mishra's name! That flutters her heart.

Naina stares him, Rajveer stares back. That indicates her that he is genuinely sorry about it.

Naina lowers her eyes and smiling sadly, she says,

"Ab kisi baat se koi fark nahi parhta."

Rajveer keeps staring Naina for sometime, he feels a desperate need to make her understand why he is doing it and hence says,

"Ye engagement meri choice nahi hai!",

he says, trying to indicate her that Dr. Mishra ain't the one whom he wants to spend the life with.

Naina stares him. He stares back trying to gauge her reaction.

Smirking, Naina says,

"Fir bhi aaj se apse koi bhi female cadet baat karne se katrayegi."

This skips his heartbeat.

He understands she is talking about herself.

"Kyun?",

he asks, his voice low.

"Shayad permission mangni parhe Dr. Mishra se, apse baat karne ke liye.",

she almost taunts him.

This hurts Rajveer, he knits his brows.

"Mujhse baat karne ke liye tumhe kisi ki permission lene ki zarurat nahi Naina.",

he couldn't resist himself from saying this.

Naina stares him. He stares back.

Naina looks away unable to look towards him for long when he is looking at her that way and that too when she knows he is about to get engaged to someone else.

"Tum... tum bohot achi lag rahi ho!",

he gives her compliment.

That comes as a sheer surprise for her. She blushes profusely, but there is no smile on her face.

She consciously tucks her hair behind her ear and Rajveer gets an urge to do that himself. He converts his hand into fist to control his emotions.

"Can I suggest something?",

asks Rajveer.

Naina looks towards him, confused. She slowly nods her head into positive, staring him in confusion.

"You should think of applying a little reddish-orange lip balm it would go perfect with your attire.",

smiles Rajveer, politely.

His suggestion surprises her. She smiles almost like laugh a little out of surprise. Rajveer blushes.

"Main... abhi lagati hun.",

saying so she gets up, turning she walks towards her cupboard to bring out her lip balm.

Applying it she turns to get his approval. But instead of his approval she gets shocked on discovering that he is gone! She knits her brows, wondering why did he leave without saying anything to her? In her confusion her eyes fall on a red velvety box kept on her bed. That skips her heartbeat. She wonders what could it be! It definitely doesn't belong to neither her nor Pooja.

She walks to her bed and picks it up, her brows knitted out of confusion. As she opens it she finds a simple yet beautiful ring inside it.

Her heart flutters seeing that. A lump builds in her throat on seeing it. She doesn't for once doubt that it could be for Dr. Mishra. She knows how Rajveer has a sight to understand one's likes and dislikes. She understands that this can never be for Dr. Mishra!

(Rajveer-Naina fast tune begins)

She takes a deep breath, controlling her feelings.

●●●●●

Soon Naina joins all for the engagement ceremony of Captain Rajveer and Dr. Mishra.

All her friends give her compliment for her attire and she accepts it graciously, politely.

Her eyes rest on Rajveer who avoids to look towards Naina knowing that he'll feel uncomfortable if he looks towards her.

Soon the party begins and Dr. Shalini announces about a dance that's gonna be shared between Dr. Ritu and Captain Rajveer. This comes as a surprise for all but a shock for Rajveer and Naina!

Captain Rajveer looks towards Dr. Shalini, shocked. Dr. Shalini smiles initially but soon she realizes that he is not happy about it. Her smile vanishes, wondering what could be the reason? Then within moments she understands! She remembers her conversation with him where she suggested him to tell Dr. Mishra about his feelings for Naina! Dr. Shalini falls in dilemma - whether she should smile that he has realized his feelings for her or should she feel sad that even after realization, he did nothing about it! Whether she should enjoy her best friends engagement or feel sad that even if her one best friend is happy about the engagement but another is not!

Nevertheless Rajveer and Ritu share a formal dance. Naina tries to keep her eyes away from them initially as it irks her, their closeness.

Huda stares Naina and Rajveer standing at a corner, his brows knitted, worrying about Naina.

Walking to her slowly, Huda startles her, dragging her out of her thoughts,

"Phoolan!"

Her heart skips a beat and she turns to look towards Huda.

"Haan Huda?",

asks Naina, lowering her eyes, remembering their conversation.

"Tu theek hai?",

asks Huda, concerned, gauging her reaction.

"Haan... haan Huda, mujhe kya hoga?",

smiles Naina, awkwardly.

Huda looks towards her skeptically.

Getting at the centre, Dr. Shalini takes over the mic and announces,

"Ab bari hai Captain Rajveer and Cadet Naina Singh ke performance ki!"

This announcement skips the heartbeats of both Rajveer and Naina.

The applaud that follows, increases the rate of their heartbeats. Standing at opposite ends, they look towards each other nervously. Naina lowers her eyes out of shyness. Her face bears a slight nervous smile which is not for Rajveer but for the audience! Rajveer stares her holding his heartbeat, trying to make sure that she is not feeling uncomfortable. He understands that she is nervous but something tells him that in spite of her nervousness, she is not feeling uncomfortable about dancing with him. This makes him to take a silent sigh of relief.

Naina looks back towards Rajveer, communicating with him through her eyes that she is fine. This swells his heart, her trust in him. A slight smile of satisfaction comes on his face, and he keeps staring her.

"Captain!",

prompts Dr. Shalini and gestures him to begin the dance. Smiling, she gives them space and privacy and joins others in the audience.

~*~*~

Rajveer understands that Naina is nervous, especially because he understands that they both are not very loud and free when it comes to showing their feelings in front of all. He knows that even if they are at cloud nine, they try to keep a low profile. That's how they are like, and they can do nothing about it! And truth be told they don't want to do anything about it. They like it that way! They like each other that way!

And being her mentor, he would never let her feel low and nervous. So to boost up her spirits, he begins with saying to her, keeping his voice low, to make it only audible to Naina,

"Don't be nervous!"

Naina looks towards him, all serious but gradually smiles a little, assuring him that she is fine.

"Bina music ke dance nahi hota Dr. Shalini!",

teases Captain Rajveer, smiling.

Dr. Shalini slaps her forehead blushing. All others laugh too.

Rajveer turns to look towards Naina, while Dr. Shalini commands the DJ to begin the music.

"Bina music ke dance nahi hota?",

asks Naina, whispering, teasingly.

Rajveer understands she is remembering her dance lesson that he gave her and this makes him to laugh.

Soon a soft music begins, just the way Rajveer likes. He looks towards Naina, and the smile on her face tells him that she approves. Her approval makes him smile too as it relaxes him.

"Ahmm... finally...",

says Naina, smiling, looking towards Rajveer and forwards her hand towards him.

Rajveer looks towards her extended hand and gets shocked to discover the ring kept on her palm. He looks towards her, nervously, to know her reaction.

"I didn't mean to...",

he begins to explain himself, nervously, as he understands what she meant by 'finally!'.

"I know!",

she smiles, assuring him that she didn't mind, then looking towards Dr. Mishra, she looks back towards Rajveer, smiling.

"May I have the pleasure!",

she adds further, looking towards Rajveer, smiling, to relax him. To make him understand what she wants.

Smiling, looking towards her, Rajveer says hesitantly,

"Yeah.... sure..."

Looking towards her extended hand, he holds it softly yet possessively, with special attention on the ring. He places his hand on hers in such a manner that the ring stays in between their palms. He tightens the hold a little. The possessiveness she understands is just for her! The possessiveness which can be felt only by her! And she feels it completely! They take their pairs of eyes towards their hands. They feel the touch of each other's  and the ring in between their hands. Rajveer very smartly pushes the ring ahead in between their hands. Naina too stays alert that it doesn't fall by any means. Where on one hand Rajveer works on his strategy there on the other his protegee helps him to accomplish it. The dim lights help them too to escape the eyes of all. Slowly he succeeds in sliding it into her ring finger. Naina exhales her breath that she had been holding. She stares him, overwhelmed. Her eyes fill up with tears.

Pulling her lightly towards himself, he wraps his right hand around her waist while holding her hand in his left hand. Naina smiles a little more, controlling her tears. She feels his possessiveness in his each touch and hold. She doesn't mind any of them and rather they increase her feeling of security. The new ring around her ring finger makes her to feel a certain kind of assurance that whatever it is he shall always be there with her; for her. He would fight with the whole world if situation demands, for her!

While Naina looks into his eyes with full confidence, smiling, enjoying his company, not caring about the world; there Rajveer lowers his eyes, then looks back towards her, out of nervousness and hesitation.

Alekh smiles, seeing them together. His eyes twinkle enjoying witnessing his teacher Captain Rajveer and his friend cum sister Naina's togetherness. He feels happy to such extent that for sometime he forget to drink from the glass he is holding.

Yudi smiles too, looking at them.

Surprisingly, Huda smiles too, enjoying seeing Captain Rajveer and Naina together.

Rajveer and Naina start swaying with the music. Enjoying each other's company. But they don't forget about the world entirely. They don't act like teenage lovers forgetting about the world in each other's company. They don't forget that they are literally standing amidst the whole KMA, especially in front of Brigadier Chandok! They let their feelings flow at a slow pace so that no one understand them by any means. Their feelings are only for each other; their feelings are only for each other to understand!

To convey his feelings he tightens his hold around her waist slowly, careful that no one notices. As she inhales the air deeply yet slowly, Rajveer understands that she did feel it! She submits to his demand and moves closer to him slowly, which thankfully escapes the eyes of all but of Rajveer's!

They continue swaying with the music, smiling looking into each other's eyes. Gradually Rajveer's stare turns intense, and his smile vanishes slowly as the feeling of possessiveness layers on to his prior feeling.

Smiling, Naina asks him, their voices lowered, audible only to each other,

"Sir main apse ek baat kahun?"

"Haan kaho!",

smiles Rajveer and lowers his eyes as he finds her staring him with possessiveness.

Smiling at his sweetness, Naina says,

"Sir please promise kijiye..."

This catches Rajveer's attention and he looks towards Naina, serious.

"Ki beshak aap... KMA ke ander rahein; ya KMA ke bahar, humesha mere mentor rahenge!",

says Naina, staring him, smiling.

Smiling, Rajveer lowers his eyes, unable to understand what to say.

Sensing his delima, Naina obliges him by continuing,

"Sir... Sir aap jante hain aap mere inspiration hain!"

Rajveer lowers his eyes again.

"Shakti aur Samman, jiske barey mein humein academy mein sikhaya gaya hai, maine unn dono ko aap mein paya hai!",

she tells him, in a no nonsense way!

Captain Rajveer's heart swells with pride. He smiles but this time it was more of Captain Rajveer smiling, than Naina's Rajveer!

Blushing, and as always being humble, not ready to accept the compliments out of politeness, Captain Rajveer says,

"Cadet Singh main ek... main bohot ordinary insaan hun. A very simple and an ordinary guy!"

But Naina dismisses his thought, shaking her head, smiling, she says,

"Nahi Sir! Aap mere liye wo nahi hain! Aap mere liye wo hain jinhone mujhey bohot support kiya; mere liye har waqt ladey".

Rajveer looks into her eyes and witnesses her earnest feeling behind her each word. Not that he was doubting her, but witnessing it this closely, flutters his heart.

"Aur academy ke ander hi nahi balki, bahar bhi mujhey bohot dilasa diya!",

smiles Naina.

Rajveer out of shyness tries to escape looking into her eyes while Naina looks straight into his eyes, constantly.

"So Sir please, promise me, aap mere liye humesha wo rahenge jo mujhey humesha sahi raasta dikhayenge. Kabhi mujhey bhatakne nahi denge",

says Naina, smiling.

Rajveer looks towards Naina.

"Na hi jung ke maidan mein aur... na hi baki zindagi mein!",

smiles Naina, conveying her trust and faith in him, through her words.

"Cadet Singh I... I promise!",

promises Captain Rajveer.

"Main puri koshish karunga ke main tumhe kabhi nirash na karun!",

says Captain Rajveer.

Naina smiles out of satisfaction.

"Aur rahi baat tumhare mentor rehne ki to...",

he continues.

"Main tab tak tumhara mentor rahunga jab tak...",

they stare each other, smiling.

"Tum meri best cadet rahogi!",

smiles Captain Rajveer, completing his line.

Naina smiles hearing that looking into Rajveer's eyes both of them transmitting their feelings for each other through their eyes.

Standing at a corner, Dr. Shalini stares them sadly and takes a deep breath, feeling helpless.

Huda too stares them and feels a pinch of jealousy. He walks to them, his eyes transmitting his determination.

Alekh enjoys seeing Rajveer and Naina together. A genuine smile comes on his face, silently he sends his blessings to Rajveer and Naina. His eyes suddenly falls towards Huda and by the look of his, Alekh understands that he is going to propose Naina for a dance. Alekh quickly walks to Naina and Rajveer and asks Rajveer's permission to have a dance with Naina.

"Wo... boley to... Sir kya ab apun kuch der Naina ke saath dance kar sakta hai?",

asks Alekh.

Rajveer and Naina look towards Alekh.

"Aap ghabraiye mat Naina ko kuch nahi hoga. Apun ko Dr. Mishra ne dance karna sikha diya hai.",

smiles Alekh.

Rajveer and Naina laugh softly at that.

"Sure Cadet Alekh.",

smiles Rajveer.

Then he turns to look towards Naina with a longing eyes. Naina stares back with the same longing. Smiling Rajveer presses her hand a little, softly, for the last time, making her heart to skip a beat and he finally leaves her hand.

"Ye galat baat hai, main yahan pehle aya tha Naina ke saath dance karne!",

says Huda, frown comes on his face, but his tone ain't of anger or disrespect.

Rajveer, Naina and Alekh look towards Huda, puzzled about how to deal with this situation now?

"Par pucha to Sir se apun ne na pehle? Tu nikal!",

says Alekh.

"Oye Qaidi ye koi baat nahi hoti.",

says Huda, feeling partiality.

Alekh glares Huda.

"Chal Phoolan se puchte hain.",

saying so Huda turns to look towards Naina.

Naina's heart skips a beat as the three of them focus on her.

"Bata Phoolan tu kiske saath dance karna chahti hai.",

says Huda, smiling confidently, knowing that she would choose him.

Alekh looks towards her knowing that she would choose him, not to prove Huda wrong but to prove Rajveer right!

"Ahmm... Alekh...!",

she says, softly, looking towards Huda apologetically.

A frown comes on Huda's face.

Rajveer lowers his eyes, smiling secretly at the whole scenario.

Huda gives Naina a last look that tells Naina, Alekh and Rajveer that he is pissed off, and walks away.

"Huda...",

Naina calls but to no avail.

"Jane de na usse Naina. Chal apun dono dance karte hain.",

says Alekh, smiling.

Rajveer looks towards Alekh smiling.

Naina and Alekh dance for some moments where Naina initiates the dance and keeps a hold on Alekh's steps guiding him silently so that they dance it right.

The get applauded by all and the dance comes to an end.

Naina looks around smiling thankfully. Her eyes then rest on Rajveer and she finds him applauding her, smiling at her. Naina blushes and lowers her eyes.

Naina sighs in relief on realizing that no one noticed her ring and smiles again.

Dr. Shalini announces,

"Aur bari hai uss pal ki jiska intezaar hum sabhi ko besabri se hai."

This skips the heartbeats of both Rajveer and Naina. Rajveer stares Dr. Shalini numb.

"Yes Captain Rajveer and Dr. Mishra, give them a grand round of applause guys while they get set to exchange the rings.",

says Dr. Shalini, smiling brightly.

As Rajveer walks to Dr. Shalini they stare each other, both understanding that this engagement means nothing to Rajveer.

"Stay happy! May god bless you Captain!",

she blesses him in a low voice, staring him.

Rajveer stares her, still shocked but smirks soon, as if her words at the moment seem like a joke to him.

Having nothing else to say, Dr. Shalini walks away and joins the crowd, giving space to Dr. Mishra and Captain Rajveer.

They finally exchange the rings. All others applaud them. Naina lowers her eyes feeling uncomfortable and emotional.

Soon everyone gets busy in enjoying the party.

Naina searches for Huda.

"Huda! Tu yahan akele kya kar raha hai?",

asks Naina reaching him.

"Rehne de Phoolan, koi zarurat nahi hai mujhse baat karne ki.",

says Huda, hurt.

Naina smiles at him, finding him adorable.

"Kyun? Kyun nahi baat kar sakti main tujhse?",

asks Naina, sweetly.

"Ja na Alekh se baat kar ja kar.",

says Huda.

"Wo to main roz hi karti hun. Tujhse baat karne ka mann kar raha hai aaj.",

says Naina, teasingly.

"Main gussa hun tujhse isliye mujhe tujhse baat karne ka mann nahi kar raha.",

says Huda, not looking towards her.

Naina sighs and asks,

"Acha? To bata aisa kya karun ke tera gussa shant ho jaye?"

Huda gives it a thought and looks towards her, as if considering something.

"Karegi jo kahunga?",

asks Huda.

"Haan haan zarur. Tu bol kar to dekh.",

smiles Naina.

He walks closer to her and whispers something into her ear.

"What??",

asks Naina, shocked.

Huda arches a brows, smiling naughtily.

"To tu mujhe abhi dekh nahi raha?",

asks Naina, shocked.

"Haan dekh raha hun. Par ye to dekh liya na. Koi aur roop dekhna hai.",

demands Huda.

Narrowing her eyes on him, she asks,

"Teri demand kuch zyada hi nahi barhti ja rahi?"

"Ab jab tu koi demand puri kr hi nahi rhi to main bhi demand barhata ja rha hun. Ye sochle ke meri demands puri na krne ki saza hai ye.",

smirks Huda.

Naina shakes her head into negative, smiling at him.

Sighing she says,

"Fine!"

She turns to leave when Huda calls her from behind,

"Sunn..."

Naina turns to look at him,

"Ye jo makeup thopa hua hai na face par, ye sub nahi hona chahiye.",

smiles Huda.

"Maine itna heavy makeup kiya hua hai?",

asks Naina, shocked.

"Haan light rakhio.",

saying so he leaves, leaving behind a shocked Naina staring a retreating figure of Huda's.

She shakes her head, smiling and begins to leave for her room.

*****

Rajveer notices her leaving. He excuses himself and quickly follows her.

Soon he manages to get hold on to her and pulls her suddenly with himself. The sudden touch and pull come as a surprise for Naina, and she fails to react to them.

"Aap... ye...",

before Naina could put her confusion and anxiousness into words she gets pulled into his room.

Leaving her, Rajveer shuts the door of his room. Locking it, he turns to confront Naina.

Naina averts her eyes from upon him, feeling self conscious.

(Rajveer-Naina slow flute tune begins)

Rajveer slowly walks towards her, staring her throughout. Gauging her nervousness.

Naina tucks her hair strand behind her ear, self consciously.

She then starts fidgeting with the ring.

Reaching her, staring her possessively throughout, Rajveer skips her heartbeat by holding her left hand. Naina tries to get out of his hold, unable to understand how to react to his sudden change in attitude towards her. Rajveer tightens his hold - a gesture to indicate her to stop trying! That makes Naina to look towards Rajveer immediately. It becomes difficult for her to control her exhilarated pace of breathing when he does all this to her.

He pushes her lightly against the wall and hovers her by resting his right hand on the wall, above her head. Naina keeps her eyes cascaded out of extreme shyness as she realizes that his eyes are constant on her.

"Kuch kahogi nahi?",

asks Rajveer in a hushed voice, smiling a little.

Naina keeps her eyes cascaded and asks,

"Kya kahun?"

Rajveer smiles and says,

"Jo kuch bhi tum iss waqt mehsus kar rahi ho!"

That makes Naina to look towards Rajveer. Her eyes soften, her brows knit together, as all her emotions reach the surface of her heart.

"Such kahun to main kya mehsus kar rahi hun iss baat par dhyan dene ka mujhe abhi tak waqt hi nahi mila.",

she says, her cheeks turned warm under his constant gaze.

"To ab sochlo!",

says Rajveer, smiling a little.

"Koi puchega to kya kahenge hum? Kyun kiya humne aisa?",

asks Naina, nervous.

"Tum batao, kyun kiya humne aisa?",

Rajveer provokes her to confess her feelings for him.

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

Naina stares him, unable to put her feelings into words.

Rajveer keeps staring her, smiling a little. Their eyes doing the talking again.

Naina turns and walks a little away from him, blushing, trying to control her emotions and her rate of heartbeat.

"Ahm.... humein chalna chahiye. Sub... sub apka intezaar kar rahe honge.",

says Naina, blushing, smiling, still.

While she speaks, Rajveer takes his slow steps towards her, never tearing his gaze from her.

Reaching behind her, hovering her, standing so close to her, Rajveer whispers into her ear,

"Aur main jo kabse tumhara intezaar kar raha hun, uski koi value nahi?"

Naina shuts her eyes, shyness making it impossible for her to reply to him.

Rajveer smiles, understanding her situation.

"Hmm...??",

but he doesn't fail to provoke her; tease her.

"Ab... ab to main apse... humesha.... humesha ke liye bandh gayi hun!",

says Naina, ever so sweetly, shyly.

Rajveer's heart flutters hearing that and he smiles wide. The feeling of contentment fills the hearts of both newly engaged sweethearts!

Rajveer and Naina stare each other. Both understand the desire that is building up inside them. 

He walks closer to her. Naina's breath hitches.

Rajveer turns as nervous as Naina is at the moment. But despite that he fails to calm his desire to touch her! 

He whilst staring Naina throughout, intertwines his fingers with hers, pulling her hand to him, such that her bangles chime. Naina tightens her hold on his hand, keeping her eyes cascaded.

"Maine majboor kiya, ya dil se bandhi ho mujhse?",

Rajveer surprises Naina by his question.

She immediately looks towards him, in utter disbelief.

"Majboor kiya!",

she chooses to surprise him back by her words.

Rajveer knits his brows lightly in disappointment, upon hearing her.

"Majboor kiya maine tumhe?",

asks Rajveer, in disappointment.

Naina nods her head into affirmative, staring him throughout.

"Matlab tum ye... tum mujhse....",

he trails off, staring her in disbelief.

Naina cascades her eyes, her cheeks turn crimson red on hearing 'tum mujhse...' as she understands the unsaid.

She slowly looks back towards him and again, smiling infectiously and says,

"Aap humesha yahi to karte hain.... mujhe majboor!"

Rajveer stares her, speechless.

"Apki ankhein.... majboor karti hain mujhe ke bheed mein bhi main bus... bus apko dekhun!",

she surprises him by her words.

A slow, yet a deep smile stretches on his lips hearing that.

"Apka gussa....",

she pauses.

Rajveer arches a brow, eager to know what is hidden in her 24X7 working mind and provokes her by saying,

"Mera gussa???"

Naina stares him, and in a hushed voice lets him know,

"Majboor karta hai mujhe ke main apke paas rahun. Iss darr se ke kahin apke gusse ki wajah se main apko kho na dun!",

she turns gloomy, staring him, as if pleading him through her eyes not to leave her or get angry on her ever!

Rajveer looks towards her ring. Sighing, he says,

"Ab to chah kar bhi kho nahi sakti."

That makes Naina to laugh and blush silently. Rajveer laughs too, staring her throughout.

Staring him with so much love in her eyes for him, Naina says,

"Apki baatein..."

Rajveer looks towards her, surprised that she hasn't finished with her list and is eager to share it with him.

"Majboor karti hain mujhe apse baat karne ke bahane dhundhne ke liye.",

says Naina, smiling.

"Oh to isliye tum kabhi kisi bahane to kabhi kisi bahane mujhse baat karne ke bahane dhundhti rehti ho?",

asks Rajveer, narrowing his eyes on her.

Naina laughs out loud. Rajveer follows the suit.

"Aur mera tumhare itne kareeb hona, kis baat ke liye tumhe majboor kar raha hai Naina?",

Rajveer skips Naina's heartbeat asking that in his husky voice, as his manly desires empower him.

Naina holds her breath and stares him with her eyes wide opened. Calming her nerves, she for once puts in front of Rajveer a desire she had kept secret till date,

"On several occasion I had wanted to hug you!",

she confesses, and immediately cascades her eyes, as shyness grabs her.

That comes as a sweet surprise for Rajveer. He widens his eyes in amazement, smiling.

"To kaha kyun nahi kabhi?",

asks Rajveer, his eyes twinkling like a kid who has been offered chocolate.

Naina looks towards him with accusation filled in her eyes, smiling infectiously.

"Kab batati? Jab aap Pooja ke saath ya dusre girl cadets ke saath baat kar rahe hote the? Ya tab jab humare group ke saath hote the? Ya tab jab aap 'Dr. Mishra' ke saath flirt kar rahe hote the?",

asks Naina, emphasizing on Dr.Mishra.

Rajveer blushes and cascades his eyes. Looking back towards her, he explains,

"Those were healthy flirt Naina!"

Naina rolls her eyes.

"Ya tab jab...",

Naina gets intervened by Rajveer, who asks her in his husky voice,

"Jab hum dono akele mere kamre mein hote the!"

She goes speechless all over again, feeling uncomfortable when his words bind her to think everything that arises her desire for Rajveer all the more! 

Rajveer manages to drift her from the anger zone; to the romantic one!

Rajveer smiles naughtily, staring her throughout.

"Agar main bolti to aap mujhe hug karne dete khudko?",

she asks innocently, staring him without blinking.

A big smile comes on Rajveer's face.

Staring her throughout he says,

"Chahe uske baad mera court martial hi kyun na ho jata!"

(Rajveer-Naina happy tune begins)

Naina smiles and blushes hearing that. Her heart flutters.

Rajveer mirrors her expressions.

They stare each other, saying nothing verbally, only their eyes doing the talking.

In the next beat they hug each other tightly, their face turned serious and urgent, as their need to feel each other gets the utmost importance. They embrace each other to a bone crushing hug.

"Main sirf aur sirf tumhara hun Naina. Kal bhi tha; aaj bhi hun; aur humesha.... humesha bus tumhara hi rahunga!",

he pours his feelings in front of her, whilst hugging her tight.

Naina's eyes well up and throat chokes hearing that. She tightens her hold on to him.

"Nahi bardasht kar pa rahi ye baat ke dikhawe ke liye hi sahi, aap apna waqt Dr. Mishra ko denge.",

says Naina, through her choked throat.

Rajveer doesn't explain her anything as he knows he doesn't have to assure her; it is just her anxiety and her heightened love for him speaking, which shall calm down gradually. Hence, he rather says,

"Nahi bardasht kar pa raha ye baat ke; apna har waqt jisse main dena chahta hun, mere samne hote hue bhi apna har lamha usse samarpit nahi kar paunga!"

Naina cries further, hearing that, tightening her hold further.

"Nahi bardasht kar pa raha ye baat ke jisse har pal baat karne ko mera dil chahta hai; usey durr se dusro se baat karte hue dekh kar khush hona parhega!"

(Rajveer-Naina tune continues)

Leaving her, he cups her face with his hands. Taking his lips to her petal soft pairs of lips he rubs them lightly on them. This makes Naina to crave for a kiss; a breath taking one. She pulls him lightly by his collar to make him learn of her desire. Rajveer, who had already understood prior to the pull, smiles, but doesn't abide to her decision, making her to crave for him.

Naina looks toward him in disbelief! Has she offended him by any means? 

The smile on his face tells her that the answer is 'no'!

He wants her to crave for him so that once he finally decides to give her what she desires, she would enjoy it more than she would enjoy it on getting it easily from him.

"Ahm.... humein chalna chahiye. Sub... sub apka intezaar kar rahe honge",

he repeats her words to her, smirking.

Naina stares him with accusing eyes that ask him to stop teasing her.

Rajveer stares her darkly for a moment and in the next he kisses her deep. 

She feels the rush of helplessness!

As her mind adjusts to the situation, she notices that the kiss has turned hard, deep with a fervent urgent need. They mold together into each other with such ease, as if they have done this to each a lot of times before today!

Releasing each other, breathing deeply, resting their heads against each other, their eyes closed, they calm themselves.

"I... I am glad tumne abhi tak lipstick nahi lagayi!",

Rajveer chooses to tease her suddenly.

Naina laughs silently, blushing hard, as she didn't see it coming in such an intimate situation.

Rajveer laughs too.

Holding her by her upper arms, lightly, Rajveer reminds her,

"I love you Naina!"

Naina stares him with all of her love and replies back with equal emotions,

"I love you too Rajveer Sir!"

(Rajveer-Naina happy tune begins)

"Abhi bhi Rajveer Sir?",

asks Rajveer, widening his eyes in disbelief.

Naina laughs in shyness and nods her head in affirmative.

Rajveer smiles staring her. Naina smiles back with equal fervor.

-THE END-

(13.9.2020)