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 complimenting her. He somehow felt, complimenting as starters would be the best option and it's also that he couldn't resist himself from complimenting her, seeing her beauty,

"Aap bohot achi lag rahi hain!"

Naina looks towards him and smiles. She stares back as the moments they passed together in the games room flash in front of her eyes. Rajveer undergoes with the same feelings! He smiles too. Lowering his voice further, he adds,

"Nevertheless saree meri personal favourite hai!",

smiles Rajveer.

Naina stares him, giving him a look that she knows it all what he has done!

"Kamaal hai apki aur Huda ki choice kitni milti hai. Batana parhega Huda ko",

smiles Naina, sarcastically.

Rajveer widens his eyes, then blushes.

"Waise aap kahein to main saree pehn kar aaun? Apke saath dance karne ke liye?",

teases Naina.

Rajveer arches a brow as he smells her tease. But then he is also Captain Rajveer Singh Shekhawat!

"I won't mind. Par kya aap saree pehn kar dance kar payengi?",

challenges Rajveer, smirking.

Arching a brow, Naina asks almost like warning,

"Aap fir mujhey challenge kar rahe hain?"

This makes Rajveer to laugh, Naina laughs lightly too.

"Ab aap dono baatein hi karte rahenge ya dance bhi shuru karenge?",

teases Dr. Shalini.

Rajveer looks towards Naina and realizes that she is feeling shy because of Dr. Shalini's comment. Rajveer quickly replies back,

"Wo kya hai na bina music ke dance karna humne nahi seekha Dr. Shalini!"

Dr. Shalini laughs as she realizes her mistake. All laugh after her.

Rajveer turns to look towards Naina and finds her staring him, smiling.

"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 then towards her, nervously.

"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 Captain Salve, she looks back towards Rajveer, smiling.

"May I have the pleasure!",

she adds further, looking towards Rajveer, smiling, to relax him. To make him know that she understands.

Smiling, looking towards her, Rajveer says hesitantly,

"Yeah.... sure..."

Looking towards her extended hand, he holds it softly yet possessively. The possessiveness which 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. Rajveer tightens the hold just lightly, not wanting to cause her pain by any means!

Naina looks towards him smiling shyly. Rajveer looks back towards her.

Pulling her lightly towards himself, he wraps his right hand around her waist while holding her hand in his left hand. Naina smiles with all her heart. 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. She feels a certain kind of assurance that whatever it is he is always 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 with all her heart, nodding her head into affirmative.

"Waise don't you think this dance is getting boring?",

asks Rajveer, smiling.

"No don't mind, but I was just wondering Dr. Shalini zarur bohot bore ho rahi hongi!",

laughs Rajveer.

They both turn to look towards Dr. Shalini who was indeed feeling bore and they could say by the look of boredom visible on her face. Rajveer and Naina laugh silently looking towards her. They look towards each other, smiling.

Rajveer stops and says to Naina,

"I'll just come!"