Anirudh's POV

What a day it was! Waking up to see her on my arms, looking at her adorable face in asleep made me to smile to myself.

I just can't believe that my lollypie freakingly proposed to me. A day which I have been waiting for. No one would have proposed the way she did. It was just splendidly great.

After, that day I got busy with my recordings and mix, my concert press meet schedules came along, a mid-week crisis it is. Literally, I was grounded up with all these, were I didn't get much time to concentrate on my lollypie.

Though we had basic talks, I still found that disappointment in her face and her voice. Still, she knows how to make me happy.

Somehow, All the works and the concert in Singapore was done, perfectly. Completing this we all decided to take a break and go on for a tour. We actually planned to go kanniyakumari to spend our new year over there but since anu was busy with work, we planned it to be on now as everyone is free.

Sitting at the window seat, watching my baby talking with anu and shashank, near a shop buying some snacks. She's cute! She's adorable! She's everything. I can see so many differences from her after the day she confessed her love to me but yet, her childish character never got a change. She's maintaining it so cutely with more adorable actions which makes me go crazy over her.

Just then, she entered into the bus still keeping her mouth talk a lot. I took the seat behind so far away from the driver place, sreyas iyappan and sid took the behind seat where three people can sit comfortably and I took the infront of them, followed by anu and shashank. She's nearing my seat, I look at with a smirk on my face, a blush can be seen on my face.

Anu took her seat beside shanky infront of anirudh's seat. She just stood there with her bingo chips on her hand, she looked at me, rolling her eyes sternly. I looked at her causally,raising my eyebrows.

"I want window seat. Nee ingaa vakkaru." She said, with a pout face.

"No, I can't. You sit there I can't give you my window seat." I said, reculantly.

No doubts, Im playing with her to see how she gets the window seat from me.

"I don't want! I want window seat only. Anil, get up." She said, raising her voice a little.

"Yennala unnaku window seat kuduka mudiyadhu nee ingaa thaan vakkarnum naa solldradhaa kelu." I said, strictly.

She frowned, immediately the moment I raised my voice the second time.

"Hrmm!! Naa ingaa vakkaramaaten! Yennaku window seat thaan venum." She said, crossing her hands around her chest.

I smiled at that way she was trying to defeat the window seat from me. The driver started the bus as the passengers got inside the and gotten on their seat. She stood there briskly still having her arms crossed around her chest, starring at me sternly.

"Niku, why are you standing? You have a seat to sit beside ani, sit down." Sreyas voiced out from the behind seat.

"No I will not sit unless anil makes me to sit over there." She said, pointing her index fingers at the window seat.

"What's this? Love birds ippdi sandaa pottukalam aah? Ani you adjust and give her the window seat da." Iyappan said, from the back seat.

"Wait! Did you just say love birds?" I said, with a questioning look.

"Yes, you both love each other now right?" Iyappan said, in a casual tone.

"How do you know?" I questioned.

"Yengalukum theriyum!" Shashank and anu raised up, from the front seat.

I quickly fixed my gaze at anika, as I was so dumbfounded. She was fuming but I saw a blush on her face. Did she tell them everything?

As I was wondering how my friends got to know, in one span moment I saw her eyes looking at me, shining like a diamond.

Both of our eyes met each other and I could feel her eyes clearing my confusions, as a smile crept appeared on her lips, shyly.

"So, you're the one who one told them everything is it?" I said, raising up my eyebrows.

She nodded her head up and down looking down at the floor.

"Yes, she did! But how did you hide this from us man?" Sid asked, reculantly.

"Dei, i didn't it's just that I forgot to tell you about this as I got busy with my work." I said, earnestly feeling a bit guilty for forgetting it.

"Nee onnum solla venam niku yengaa kittah yelladhiyum sollitah. We're so happy for you da." Shanky said, with a smile on his face.

"Yelladhiyum sollitiyaa?" I asked, fixing my gaze at anika.

"Amaa yelladhiyum solliten." She pouted.

I smiled, widely looking at her cute little face.

"Appo unnaku window seat kedaiyadhu venunaa nee kanyakumari reach aaguraa vaarikum nindutae vaa." I said, turning myself to look outside through the window.

"Anil.. No !" She said, frowned.

"Ani, paavam da avaa konjaam vittukuduthu poo. Paaru avaa face yeppdi change aiiduchii nu vittah azhludhuraa poraah." Anu said, politely.

I turned around and looked at her, she was looking down, her fingers playing on the seat head, her lips mumbling made me to bit a laugh but then I controlled it.

She seemed like she was so pissed off with my actions as her face didn't show off her cry face. I give up! I seriously can't defeat her from anything.

"Okay fine! You can sit here I will sit beside you here." I said, smilingly getting up from the seat.

Instantly, her face was filled with happiness in excitement. She sat near the window comfortably and I continued to admire her beauty.

Anika's POV

Finally, he changed his mind and gave me the window seat. Why does he always like to play with me just to see my cute face? Like seriously, I can never understand this guy in this case. Am I a baby doll to him?  I rolled off my eyes and reminded to look outside.

We passed chennai in 1 hour. I can sense anil looking at me, just at me without a move. His eyes are just fixed on me. He's admiring that's so obvious.

When I turn to look at him, he looks somewhere and when I turn to look outside, he looks at me, sensing it once again I look at him, he turns to sreyas, pretending like as if he's talking to him so serious.

I blushed! I smiled!

He's just driving me crazy. This time from corner of my eyes I looked at him, watching what he's doing. He was scrolling up his phone messages with a serious look.

With no hesitation in me, I moved closer to him, held his one hand and paired with mine, resting my head on his shoulder, just then I felt his head on mine. I quickly looked at him just laying on his shoulder.

He gifted a bright smile to me which made me to feel happy and just stay under his embrace till I rest in peace. I felt so secured whenever I'm embraced by him.

I slowly lowered down myself, placing my head on his chest. A place where I always want to stay in. Quickly, I pecked a soft kiss on the bottom of his chin, trying to get his attention towards me. He clutched me around more tightly in one swift moment, with a blush on his face, kept his phone on his lap.

"Indhaa kozhlandhiyum paal kudikum nu naa yosichi kudam pakkala." Iyappan said, sarcastically standing up from his seat.

I quickly hid my face in anirudh's chest feeling so embarrassed. Did he just see me giving a kiss to ani? I wondered inside my heart.Gosh! This iyappan will never sleep unless he feels happy by teasing me.

"Paah! Yenna love yenna love pakka vae semmaiya iruku." Sreyas joined into the teasing bond.

"Deii, yen daa?" Anirudh said, blushing.

"Nee summa iruda. Avaa pandraa vella yaa paaru. Yellan avaaluku yedhumae theriyadhaa pavam anaa papa maari." Shanky said, with a smirk on his face.

"Yen yellarum yenna kaalaikiringaa. Naa ani eh konjuradhula yenna thappu? Poo yellarum ungaa vella yaa paarungaa." I said, shrinking my face.

"Look at her she's getting mad. Innimae unna namburadhu rombo kashtam dii. Fraud! Anu said, crossing her fingers infront of me, with a sarcastic smile on her face.

"Ani.." I whispered, getting closer to his chest, innocently.

He caressed my hair and comforted me.

"Guys enough! Can you all please give a little privacy for us before I turn mad."

"Okay okay you continue." Everyone said chrously, carrying their work on.

I delivered a sweet smile to him, hugging him tight.

"I love you !" Ani said, wrapping his arms around me tightly.

I smiled at it just laying on his chest but it didn't mind to reply him back.

"Lollypie, I was playing with you a few minutes ago. I wanted to see your cute little face you know right that's what actually makes me happy and I love that in you. Sorry, if my words hurted you I don't know if it did but I feel guilty now." He said, massaging my fingers slowly using his thumb, giving shivers to my body.

"Nee yedhuku sorry kekkuraa? Yennaku thaan theriyumae nee yen kooda vazhladuraa nu." I said, looking deep into his eyes.

"Yeppdi theriyum ?" He asked.

"Un kannu sollichuu." I said, pointing my one finger at his eyes.

He looked at with a smirk on his face and smiled. I smiled at me back, rubbing my nose with his. He pulled me and pecked a kiss on my neck which was supposed to be on my cheek.

We both spent our own privacy time laughing and giggling. I didn't talk much as he kept on telling me some stories and I listened to his stories interestingly, dozed off to sleep on his chest saving those memories in my heart.

10 hours of journey in bus passed like a roller coaster. We reached kanyakumari by afternoon, the climate seemed so fresh with less heat. As soon we reached the bus stop, we rented a car in a travels and sreyas drove off to the hotel where he booked the room.

Everyone needed some rest at the hotel first. As everyone was so dead tired and was drained out just by sitting in one place at the place.

In about 15 minutes, we reached the hotel named, The Seashore. It was near to the bus travels and to the sea. We could see the whole sea from the place we're standing at. I just looked around the hotel residence as I loved it so much with full of greens and awesome views.

Sreyas got our room keys and led us to the 3rd floor in elevator. The lobby and the ways to the rooms looked so magnificent. Sreyas handed over everyone's room key, he iyyapan and sid took one room while other two rooms where for me and anu.

I pecked into everyone's room to see how their room looks. Sreyas's room looked casual there was nothing attractive. And then, my room it had a dull look and nothing was catchy to my eyes. Immediately, I came out of my room and went inside anu's room. As soon as I entered into anu's room, my jaw dropped down, my eyes bugled up.

The view from the window just got my attention towards it. Right there, I decided to stay in this room I didn't mind of shanky sharing this room with Anu but I freakingly loved the view.

It's the seaview where every single thing was able to see around the sea. To be honest, I loved this room too much it had one huge king sized bed where two people can sleep together with a LED television, coffee maker and two sofa near the window to watch the sea view.

"Nu, I stay with you okay. I love this place." I said, throwing my bag on the bed and jumped onto the sofa to watch views.

She just smiled at me and carried her work on. I pulled the curtains fully, sat down on the sofa crossing my legs. I just loved the way how the sea looked it was so beautiful, with a bright blue sky. The sea moving in air slowly by order which made my eyes admire lovingly. This place surrounded me with so much of positive vibes.

"Heyy! Niku, what are you doing here?" Shanky asked, coming out from the bathroom.

"Can't you see I'm watching the views outside." I said, nonchantly.

"You can watch it in your room right? Why are you here? Go to your room now, ani will be waiting for you." Shanky said, taking his seat opposite to me.

"I'm staying here with Anu. You can go stay with ani in his room." I said, admiring the sea.

"Wait! What? I can't let this happen. Who gave you the permission to stay here?" Shanky asked, reculantly.

"Me, myself! And Anu smiled at me when I said I'm going to stay so I took her smile as an agreement." I replied.

Shanky scowled at anu and looked back at me, with a devilish look. I guess he was so dam pissed and mood out because I said I'm gonna stay.

I can understand that he needs a private time with Anu but I seriously love this room and place. I sadly looked at anu, wanting a word from her.

"Shankyy, let her stay here she'll leave the room at night. Don't worry da." Anu said, convincingly.

"No anu! Where's this ani wait I will be back." Shanky said, angrily leaving the room to find for anirudh.

I turned upset for making shanky mad, I didn't know he would take it serious as I was playing with him. Usually, he never take my words or whatever I say serious to his mind but this time he was so angrily pissed.

Anu followed shanky behind to calm him down, I just sat there alone with a sad face. I think I'm ruining the trip from the start.

I hate myself!

I murmured within me just then shanky entered into the room with anirudh. I looked up at anirudh, just sitting on the sofa crossing my legs together.

"Niku, come let's go to our room." Anirudh said, sweetly.

"Anil I like this room and the view outside. I don't want to leave this place. Shanky can take the other room and be with Anu. But, please don't tell me to leave this room after this also." I said,looking down at the floor.

I wasn't willing to face anirudh. I don't know what shanky told to him but I was scared to face him.

"So, shanky do you agree to what she says now?" Anirudh said, keeping his arms inside his pocket.

"Okay fine! I agree to this. Nee chinna kozhlandhaiyaa irukuradhu nalla naa unna summa viduren." Shanky said, grabbing his bags from the table nearby.

I smiled at the way shanky changed his mind. I was happy for a reason but felt so bad for pulling the room from him. He and Anu was packing their bags, while took a seat opposite to me.

"Shanky, Sorry and Thank you!" I said, with a smile on my face.

He smiled at me broadly and bid a bye waving his hand at me. I waved my hands back smilingly. They both left closing the room door. I turned around to face anirudh and sighed.

He looked at me with a serious-come romantic look, his eyes were fixed on me but his mind weren't here. He seemed like he was forming up some thoughts.

I snapped my hand infront of him, breaking his thoughts giving him a questioning look. He smiled at me with a blush on his face.

"I love you dii !" He said, pressing his lips gifting a flying kiss to me.

I blinked my eyes surprisingly shocked. I was just still for few minutes. He leaned his back on the sofa and sat comfortably just looking at me. I slowly looked down and smiled to myself.

I got up from the sofa without giving any response to him. I knelt down on my knees infront of him, placing my chin on his thigh and looked deep into his eyes. He cupped my face with both of his hands, caressing my red cheeks softly with a smile crept on his face.

"Ani.. Have you ever had a thought that like she confessed her love to me just because I made her dream goal come true?" I asked, with a casual smile on my face.

"Huhahah!! No I never did and I would never get a thought like that way. Niku let me explain you one thing I have been watching your antics after the moments I was sick for a week. Well everyone said that you're falling for me but I didn't believe it at first. On that one particular day when you gave a kiss on my cheeks, wantedly exchanged your cake plate to mine. I confirmed that you have fallen in love. So there're no ways for me to think that way." He said, dashing his forehead with mine.

I blushed looking deep into his eyes and smiled. I was feeling a bit embarrassed as he already knew about the exchanging cake. But this Loosu, acted so well on that day like nothing happened.

Fraud'uhh ! Kedi !

I cursed under my breath.I moved away from his hold as I couldn't be on my knees for so long. I got up from that place and quickly laid myself on the bed wanting some peacefully rest under this cooled room with the duvet covered on me.

Anirudh looked at me with a grin, I forwarded my hand with a sign by my index finger, calling him to come to me. He climbed up on the bed as soon as I called him he layed himself on the side facing me.

I moved closer to cuddle him and just stay in that position for long. He looked at me confused but then his arms didn't resist to wrap me around. That made me to be delightful.

I traced my index finger on his face admiring at the way how close I was to him. He didn't say anything as he reminded to caress my hair locking it with his fingers.

"You love me so much! Don't you?" He said, in an expressive way.

My lips curved and blushed hugging him resting my head on his chest.

"Yes I do! But till infinite times." I replied.

He leaned up and pecked a kiss on my head.

"Anil do you think I will be able to maintain the orphanage home well and take care of the kids? Don't you think I haven't got that bold level to bring it to the next?" I said, just laying on his chest.

"Of course you'll be! You're not the only one who's taking care of it. I'm there with you on this. Though the property name is yours I will be there for you by your side. Your goals are also mine, I just don't want you to be a wife who takes care of the house, her husband and her kids. I want my niku, my lollypie to a great achiever as well as cute pondatti for me." He said, pinching my cheeks smilingly.

I'm speechless! I didn't have any words in me to split it out. I felt like hug him and cry for everything. Literally, For everything! He's being such a good friend and husband to me. What else do I need from this guy? Now, I'm happy that I got another gem into my life who extremely loves my goal. I leaned up and whispered into his ears, letting out a tear flow down my cheeks.

He smiled and wiped my tears off.

"I don't know if you know the meaning of the name AARVIN but a million thanks for naming it." I said, hugging him back.

"Haha I got that name from your small notes in the coin box. Thank god  I didn't have to think of a name. I did everything as per your wish so be happy now let's go out to explore the city." He said, in a enthusiastic voice.

"Huhh no! Not now! Yennaku yeppdiyae un kuda irukanum." I said, pulling him closer to me.

"Hoii Lollypie we came here for a trip to enjoy our days by exploring this city not to just stay in hotel room and sleep." He said, chuckled.

"Anaa yennaku un kuda ippdiyae kattipudichitae irukunum polla iruku. Unna vittu poogavae kudadhu andhaa maari irukii kaattipudichikitae thunganum." I said, hugging him tight.

"Nee yenna vittu yengayum pogamaatah. You can hug me tight and sleep in night but now lets go out and have some fresh air." He said, caressing my back.

"Hrmm Cheri appo yennaku oru kiss kudu." I said, pointing at my cheeks.

He smiled and gave me a sweet kiss on my cheeks just like the way I said.

After few moments, We both went to the lobby downstairs in elevator and found our friends having meals at the small cottage. I wasn't hungry much as I had lots junk foods in bus. So, I just stayed at lobby running my eyes around the beautiful wall paintings and the places to visit board.

Just then, I felt an arm around my shoulder, clutching me closer. I jerked myself and turned around to see shanky beside me with a broad smile on his face. I let out big sigh and smiled back.

"Here, this is for you." Shanky said, offering me a big colourful lollipop.

Instantly, my face brightened up seeing a huge lollipop infront of my eyes. I won't be the usual niku when I see candies or lollipops.

"Ayy Thank you so much shankyy. But why you got me lollipop out of a sudden ?" I said, with a doubtful look.

"Nahh!! I saw this lollipop while I was getting meals for anu and that reminded me of you so I got you. And I'm sorry niku I shouldn't have raised my voice in room I was just carried away." He said, earnestly.

"Shanky you don't have to be sorry I'm the one who has to apologise you. I know I was childish but let's forget it. I won't take anything serious that's said by my bubu." I said, giving him a side hug.

He bit a laugh silently as his dimple was  seen.

"I love you nikuu." He said, giving me a sweet brotherly hug.

I wrapped my arms around his abdomen tightly, laying my head on his one shoulder as his one hand wrapped me around my waist.

"Ahem Ahemm !" A familiar feminine was heard from behind.

We both looked around just by staying in that position and it was Anu infront of us with her arms crossed around her chest.

"What are you both doing?" Anu asked, in a strict tone.

"We're sibromancing ! Why you feeling jealous aah?" I said, clutching shanky tight.

Shanky laughed at the way how anu's face turned out to be. Her cheeks burnt red and her eyes starring at us devilishly. To be frank, she's happy with the way how shanky treats me and the way how I be with shanky.

"Done sibromancing?" She asked, raised her eyebrows.

"No! Not yet we still gotta discuss somethings for tomorrow. You know it's some secret between a brother and a sister so I think it's better for you to leave." Shanky said, smirked.

"Uhh!! Okay fine then be happy with your sister. Let me go have my meals and I'm not getting your meals mister." Anu said, leaving the place.

I laughed at her reaction while shanky followed her behind as he didn't want his love to be upset and lose his meals.

With that, I started to look up at the wall paintings and the boards. Just on time, one place got my eyes and I so badly wanted to visit that place. It's been years since I stepped into that place. I quickly looked around for anirudh and I saw him coming out from the room, with a water bottle in his hand.

" Anil.. Anil.. come here." I called him, excitedly.

"What lollypie?" He asked, getting closer to me.

"Take me to this place now. Come let's go." I said, graciously.

"To the beach right sure we will go tomorrow." He said, causally glancing at my finger point.

"Not beach! The basketball court near the beach it's just in 10 kilometres distance from the beach. Yenna kuttitu poo please" I said, pointing out the way at the board.

"Sure I will take you tomorrow.But now, let's go have a look at the Thiruvalluvar statue see everyone is ready to go there." He said.

"Okay, but tomorrow you should definitely take me there? Pinky promise me." I said, with a pout face forwarding my little finger to accept the promise.

He gave me look like what the heck and blushed.

"Pinky promise!" He said, pairing his little finger with mine.

After that, we altogether went to the Thiruvalluvar statue, the place wasn't that interesting to adore as it was all about the histories of Thiruvalluvar but it had super view to clicks some pictures and we were able to see the sea clearly. As usual me and iyappan had a big argument in clicking pics, he took my dslr camera and never gave me a chance to capture the moments.

But at last I got to capture one pic with sreyas as he pulled the camera from iyappan when he placed it at the bench and went to have a look at the sea. I bit a laugh at iyappan when he facepalm himself, for not being alert.

As the hour moves fast, we all got back to the hotel and decided to go have our dinner as it was pretty late already. And I was dam tired already due to the over enjoyment, started to feel my stomach crumbling for food. More than others, I was too hyped and kept on mocking at everyone to laugh and giggle.

And now, we reached the restaurant just in the hotel after visiting the Thiruvalluvar statue. It had so much of luxurious facilities, and the restaurant looked so good with lights around and music playing in background. We took a table on the centre of the place, other tourist people around us. Everyone ordered their own favourite meals while I told anu order something for me which she likes.

I had a big confusion in selecting a food for me as everything looked delicious, making my tongue flirt. In about 25 minutes, food arrived at our table and I was hurrying up to have my meals. I couldn't control myself as I was dam hungry all because I didn't have my lunch.

Anu ordered me a delicious veg-pasta which tasted so yummy where I wasn't able to describe it with words. I just lovers it! To say, this is the best pasta ever I had so far in my life. Just then, my eyes glanced at everyone's plate, they all were having some varieties of food but then their drink looked from mine.

All of their drink colour was in red but mine was white-ish grey. I sipped a bit of my drink to taste and It was lime soda with more ice. I didn't like it much so I decided to taste sreyas's drink.

"Sreyu, I wanna taste your drink." I said, grinned.

"It's red wine niku! You won't like it." Sreyas said.

"It's okay I wanna try it." I said, smiling widely.

With no hesitation, Sreyas forwarded me his drink casually. Before I take the drink in, I looked at anirudh for a word if I can have it but then he didn't say anything and just shrunk away from me. But still I had took three sips of red wine and it tasted good like a grape juice.

"It tastes good sreyu." I commented.

"Niku, do you wanna try my drink ?" Iyappan asked, with a grin on his face.

I looked at his drink with a doubtful eye. I assumed that he wasn't drinking red wine same as sreyas and so anirudh wasn't. Both of their drink had a different colour like yellowish.

"No, thanks iyappa" I replied with a smile.

And then, I finished having my pasta and wanted to have red wine again as it tastes really good.

" Nu can I have some ?" I asked, holding anu's glass in my hand.

"Sure." Anu replied.

"No! Niku it's enough." Anirudh said, stopping my way to have the red wine.

I frowned.

"Why? But I want it." I said, innocently with a childlike look.

"No means NO ! Anu get your glass from her." Anirudh said, strictly.

"Ani, it's just red wine let her have it. It's not going to do anything for her." Anu said, politely.

"No anu it's enough. She already had it from sreyas right that's enough. Tell her to finish her lime soda." Anirudh said.

"B-But why are you alone having something which isn't good for your health. I will have this only." I said, raising my voice a little.

"Don't question me Niku. There's a limit for you in everything. Yelladhukum aadam pudikadhaa adhaa kudikadhaa naa kudikadhaa. Don't be a torture in my life." Anirudh said, looking at me angrily.

" Ani..." Anu yelled in shock.

"Torture? Me ?" I murmured bluntly, as that word poke into my heart deeply.

To be continued..

A/N

Starting this year, with a very long chapter. Hope you'all like it.

Do tell me what you all thought about this chapter and Did anirudh really mean to say anika as a torture his life? Stayed tuned to for more thrilling chapter.

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