Anika woke up with the biggest headache ever. It felt as if her brain was going to explode. She then remembered the previous night. How she had confessed her feelings and their dance. A smile appeared on her face and she found a note on her side table.

Aur bano Jhansi Ki Rani. Itna sharaab peeneki kya zarurat thi. Ab bugto. Fridge mein hangover ke liye kuch hain. Ab tadi mat dikhana aur pee lena

She kept the note close to her and found the hangover drink. She didn't like the looks of it one bit but she drank it anyways. She then went for a shower as it was already noon. Luckily it was a Saturday. When she came out, she heard a knock on the door. When she opened it, she leaped with joy.

"Gauri," she exclaimed giving her a tight hug. Gauri had planned to surprise her sister and luckily it worked. "Tu yaha kya kar rahi hain?"

"Kyun. Apni behen ko dekhne ke liye bhi nahi aa sakti," she said entering the apartment like she owned it.

"Aa sakti hain lekin ek phone toh kar deti," Anika said shutting the door.

"Uss din kiya tha. Aap ne toh nahi uthaya lekin ha Shivaay bhaiya se baat zarur hui," she teased. Anika looked down and her cheeks turned red. "Oh-ho blushing and all huh."

"Chup kar," Anika said and walked towards the kitchen. She prepared lunch for her and her sister and they made small talk.

"Waise Papa kaise hain?" Anika asked.

"Teekh hain. Voh bhi yaha aana chahte the lekin kaam ki wajeh se nahi aa paye," Gauri said inhaling the smell.

"Aur maasi?"

"Di itna accha mood karab kar diya," she said pouting. "Us chudail ko yaad karne ki kya zarurat thi."

"Gauri," Anika said sternly. "Aisa nahi kehte."

"Arre Di. Har roz koyi na koyi jagda hota hain unki wajeh se. Voh Papa ko badkhane ki koshish karti hain sirf issiliye kyunki unhone aapko Mumbai aane ki permission de di," she ranted.

"Phir bhi. Aisa nahi bolte," Anika said.

"Sorry Di. Lekin main aapke jaise mahaan nahi hun. Agar meri satak gayi na toh iss Maasi ki kher nahi."

"Accha meri sherni ab khana ka le," Anika said and placed the plates on the table.

"Di, aap apne hathon se kilayi nah. Maine bohot miss kiya," she pleaded like a kid.

"Acha idhar aa," Anika smiled and fed her little sister. They had a cute AniRi moment.

"Waise Di, I know main aapko tease karti hun. Lekin us din Shivaay bhaiyya aapke paas the jab aapki tabiyat teekh nahi thi. Aur aaj unka naam ne yeh blushing wala reaction diya. Kuch toh zarur hain."

"Ha. Tumhare Shivaay bhaiyaa ne mujhe uss raat yeh bhi kaha tha ki unhe main pasand hun," Anika said feeding her.

"Aur phir."

"Phir kiya. Voh apne ghar chale gaye," Anika said as if no big deal.

"Toh aapko kya woh pasand hain," Gauri said with hopeful eyes.

"I think hain warna kal raat jo hua woh galat ha," she said casually.

"Hay Rabba," Gauri said standing up in shock, cupping her face. Anika was confused at her response.

"Aap dono ne....kal raat," Gauri covered her eyes. It took Anika a while but she understood and looked at Gauri with wide eyes.

"Gauri," she said slapping her head. "Tujhe lagta hain ki main itni badi cheapdi hun. Aisa kuch nahi hua. Hum dono club gaye the aur waha humne baarish main dance kiya. Aur phir maine bhi unhe keh diya ki i like him."

Gauri looked at her sister's cute reaction and gave her a hug. "Di, i'm so happy for you. Jaha tak meri baat hui hain, Shivaay bhaiyya bohot ache hain aur aapki bohot care karti hain."

"Ab tu Shivaay bhaiyya karna band kar Gauri. Uss bagad billa ka side mat le," Anika playfully threatened.

"You're right Di. Ab toh woh jeeju ban gaye hain na," she winked.

"Tu bhi na Gauri you're too much," Anika said and ran away.
*****
"Daksh mujhe ab bohot gussa aa rahe hain. Tum agar kuch kar nahi sakte toh mujhe bata doh. Main khud Shivaay aur Anika ko alag kar dungi," Tia said in anger. Her and Daksh had met up at the nearest cafe so they can create a plan to seperate Shivika.

"Tia yaar tande dimaag se socho. Warna tumhare gusse ki wajeh se tum khud dubogi," Daksh tried to explain to her.

"Oh really. Kyunki jaha tak mujhe yaad hain, yeh sab tumhari galti hain. Tum hi ne Shivaay ko woh bet di thi. Tumhari wajeh se Shivaay us Anika ke peeche pada aur ab usse pasand bhi karne laga," she said fuming in anger.

"Tia, shayad tum bul rahi ho lekin tum bhi on board thi us waqt is bet ke liye," Daksh said in annoyance. "Aur waise bhi, maine kaha na ki plan hain. Don't worry. Main sab teekh kardunga." He reassured with his smirk.
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Shivaay, Mallika, and Sidharth were chilling at the Oberoi mansion. Sid and Mallika decided to talk to him about his feelings so they presented themselves there. They were currently in Shivaay's room. Mallika and Sid exchanged glances as neither one of them knew who should start the conversation. Shivaay noticed this.

"Tum dono ko agar kuch kehne hain toh keh sakte ho," he spoke, making them all come out of their trance.

"Woh Shivaay. Actually hum tumse baat karne aaye hain," Sidharth started.

"Anika ke baare mein," Mallika continued. A smile appeared on Shivaay's face as he thought back to her confession and their dance. Mallika noticed this and smiled.

"Shivaay, do you like her?" She asked. Shivaay didn't know how to answer that question so he looked away. Then OmRu entered.

"Kya baatein ho rahi hain," Om asked.

"Ha ha. Zara humein bhi to bataye," Rudy said raising an eyebrow. "Waise Mallika Di, mujhe aapse ek baat puch ni thi. Aise bhi kya hua tha kal raat ko ki bhaiya smile karna chod hi nahi rahein hain."

"Tujhe kya meri kushi dekhi nahi jaati kya," Shivaay said being all defensive.

"I'm sure yeh sab us ladki ki wajeh se hain," Omkara said with a smile. "Pata nahi kaha se Shivaay ki zindagi mein aachanak se aagayi. Lekin uski zindagi mein ujala ban ke agayi."

"Offo guys. Ab no more teasing Shivaay," Mallika said. "Aur waise bhi mujhe Shivaay se akele mein baat karni hain."

"No problem Mallika," Om said and left. Rudra sensed something was fishy but had no choice but to leave.

"Shivaay, mujhe puchna padega. Kya tu sach mein Anika ko pasand karti hain yah yeh sab bet jeetne ki wajah se hain," Sid asked. Shivaay thought about it and looked at both of his friends.

"Shurwat tho bet ki wajeh se hui hain. Lekin ab uss bet ki meri zindagi mein koyi mayne nahi hain. Anika ek simple aur beautiful ladki hain. Uski saadgi aur simplicity usse ek bohot acha insaan banati hain. Main Anika ko ek bet ki wajeh se nahi, balki uski personality ki wajeh se pasand karta hun," he said with a smile. "Jab woh hasti hain toh sab kuch acha hain. Jab woh paas hoti hain toh sab kuch teekh hain. Lekin agar koyi usse hurt kare to mujhse bardasht nahi hoga. Main usse protect karna chahta hun. Uske saath time spend karna chahta hun. I don't know yeh kaisi feeling hain lekin i like her. I like her a lot."

"Shivaay...isse pyaar kehte hain," Mallika said with a smile. Everything he said was beautiful and she knew he really cared about her.

"Shayad," he said with a cute smile. "But yeh dheere dheere hoga."

"Toh Mallika sahi nikhli. Humara dost badal gaya hain. Player se majnu, not bad," Sid teased.

"Shut up," Shivaay said but that damn smile was still on his lips. He was in love with Anika Trivedi.
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Gauri and Anika had decided to go shopping at the mall. Gauri loved shopping, it was her favorite thing in the world. She had decided to buy a ton of stuff and Anika wasn't going to refuse her.

"Di main us shop main chalti hun. Abhi doh minute main aa jaungi," Gauri said and ran off before Anika could protest. She was at a store herself and noticed that not that many people were there.

Suddenly, someone hugged her from the back. She felt really uncomfortable as she didn't know who it was. She struggled alot but the person had a strong grip on her. Finally she managed to get put of his clutch and was beyond shocked to see him.