The chirping of the birds woke up a beautiful couple sleeping together.

Ranbir and Prachi woke up and were startled to see their surrounding for some time. Soon the incidents of the previous day came flashing in their minds.

"Good morning Ranbir" greeted Prachi.

"I won't accept a mere good morning. I want a morning kiss." demanded Ranbir with a pout.

"What!!! You are so.... "

"Desperate and impossible. I know it. Now give me what I want." said Ranbir trying to look innocent.

"Don't ask me, ask your girlfriend for it." replied Prachi

"I thought it was you." came the reply along with a smirk.

"No... I'm not.... because.... because.... " stammered Prachi trying to find an excuse.

"Because what?" urged Ranbir, enjoying the nervousness of Prachi.

"Because you have not proposed me yet!" Prachi said the first thing that came to her mind.

"Oh, so chikchiki wants a proposal from  baklu...." said Ranbir in a teasing tone.

"No... I meant.... Look Shahana and Aryan are missing!". Prachi tried to change the topic.

"Don't change the topic..... Don't worry, I will give you such a proposal that you will remember it forever."

Prachi blushed at his statement and turned her face to hide it.

Ranbir knew that it was enough teasing for the time being, so he began searching for Arhana.

"They are here." Ranbir called out to Prachi after finding Aryan and Shahana asleep in a corner.

"How did they land up here together? As far as I remember, Shahana was sleeping beside me and Aryan was beside you." asked a confused Prachi.

"I think they were sharing a romantic moment together after we slept. After all,  everyone is not so unromantic like you."

"Hey what do you mean by that!" Prachi glared at Ranbir.

"Truth is always bitter." replied Ranbir casually.

This aroused Prachi's anger and their the war of words between them began.

"Who's shouting?What's all these noise?" asked an sleepy Arhana as Pranbir's voice had woken them up.

"Oh! It's you two." said Arhana together once again after finding Pranbir in front of them.
They were going back to sleep once again when the thought that someone else was chorusing his /her words.
Both of them turned their heads sideways to look at the other person.

"Aaahhhhh. What is he/she doing here?" shrieked Aryan and Shahana.

"That's what we should ask you. What are you both doing here?" asked Prachi eyeing them suspiciously.

The memories of the previous night came flooding back to them. They were lost in the beautiful happenings. When.....

"Where are you lost? I'm asking something." enquired Prachi.

"Don't embarrass them Prachi, one can say by looking at their position that they were romancing." teased Ranbir.

Aryan and Shahana got aware that they were too close to each other and immediately sprang up to separate.

Pranbir were passing them teasing looks when a voice came to Arhana's rescue.

They waked out of the cave. Suddenly the source of the voice emerged in front of them.

Three immensely worried figures with a few rescue workers were standing in front of them.

As soon the people saw them, there faces immediately lit up. Pragya, Pallavi and Vikram ran towards their children.

"Thanks God you are safe. We were so worried about you. What would have happened if we couldn't find you?" Pragya and Pallavi kept on expressing their worries.

They had immediately rushed there on getting information about their children and had been worried since then.

Ranbir and Prachi immediately hugged their mothers as they knew it was the only way to console them.

Aryan and Shahana were watching the scene with tear laden eyes. The bond between a mother and her child is always special and they were enjoying the special scene.

A question was repeatedly bothering Shahana. She was wondering why on the earth had Aryan's mother not come for him.

As if on clue, Vikram looked towards Aryan and said, "Your mother couldn't come as she and your mamu had to go out of station for some business purpose."

Shahana was surprised that how can business be of greater importance than a person. While Aryan was not moved at all. Money has always been a priority for his mother. He had stopped craving for a mother's affection now.

"Having a family is such a lucky thing, isn't it?" said Shahana eyeing Prachi with Pragya and Ranbir with Vikram and Pallavi.

"Having a LOVING family is a lucky thing." corrected Aryan.

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They were back at the camp now and were being given first aid. Everyone was relieved to see them safe, except two people who were fuming in anger.

"What the hell! How did these two survive?" asked an angry Rhea stamping her foot on the ground.

"Ranbir and Aryan went after them." replied Dimply meekly. She had asked the other students and came to know what had happened after they had left the scene.

"UGH Ranbir, why do you keep running after that worthless girl when I Rhea Mehra is there for you." Rhea was so angry that she could kill anyone at that moment. The reason of her anger was not that Prachi was still alive or safe. She was angry because Prachi had once again defeated her once again.

 "What shall we do next?" came the question from  Dimpy. She couldn't just bear the sight of Aryan caring for Shahana.

"I have to consult with Bhuji before doing anything. Till then we have to wait."

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Prachi, Shahana, Ranbir and Aryan had been brought back home after taking special permission. Rhea and Dimpy were left at the camp to enjoy the trip.

In Prachi and Shahana's place:

"Don't even dare to get up from this bed both of you. Just take rest. If you need something, call me. God knows how did you manage to get so much injuries." Pragya kept on blabbering to Prachi and Shahana.

They kept on staring at her with a small smile on their faces.

"What are you both smiling at? Are you even listening?" Pragya glared at them.

"Don't take so much tension maa. We are ok."

"Yes maasi, we are fine."

"I know how fine you are. Don't argue and go to sleep now." Pragya gave them a good night kiss and went away after switching off the lights.

Soon Prachi fell asleep dreaming about Ranbir. Shahana got up, peered at Prachi to make sure she was asleep. Satisfied, she reached out for her bag and pulled out a white material from inside it. She glanced at it for some time before keeping it back again safely.

It was the same bandage which Aryan had used to stop her wound from bleeding. It was a treasure for her, the first thing which she received from Aryan, the person she loved.

As her mind wandered back to Aryan, she was reminded of his pain. She tried to guess the cause of his grief but failed. She couldn't find a reason why he was happy. After all, he had mom and dad.

In Ranbir and Aryan's place:

Ranbir and Aryan were lying in their room, lost in their own thoughts. 

Ranbir was busy pondering about ways to propose Prachi while Aryan was thinking what was Shahana hiding. What problem could she have? After all, she had a loving family.