At night..
Shantivan..
"Khushi is such a sweet and good girl na Chote? I will always be grateful to her for saving your life.." Anjali said smiling, filling their conversation with Khushi's praises.

"She just saved me when I fainted Di.. I wasn't dying!" Arnav rolled his eyes at his over dramatic sister.

"God forbid, but if something happened with you then.." Anjali stare at him with moist eyes.

"Di relax.. I'm fine!" he shrugged.

"Only because of Khushi.." Anjali added with a chirpy smile.

"Hmm.." Arnav accepted finally and shifted his attention to his laptop avoiding eye contact with Anjali.

"Chote you remember you blamed this same girl for spoiling your show and she didn't even mind for once to save the same man who blamed her for spoiling his show and even leaked her pictures on media.." Anjali reminded him.

Arnav's fingers came to a halt at realizing what his Di said.

"Anjali bitiya.." Nani called her. Anjali kissed Arnav's forehead wishing him good night and went from there.

Arnav leaned on his recliner thinking about his recent conversation with Di.

"I blamed her for spoiling my show, leaked those pictures of hers of my fashion show, tortured her while she worked for AR.. still she saved my life. Still with an empty stomach she came to my house and took my meds to give it to me so that my health condition doesn't deteriorate.. Why would she do this for me? She should have taken her revenge on me unless she's not what I've thought.. Maybe I judged her wrong!" Arnav thought.

These thoughts disturbed him, he couldn't concentrate on his work anymore and that irked him. He shut his laptop and kept it on the table place three feet away from the recliner.

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"Bhai.." Akash whispered descending the stairs in the darkness filled around the living room, still he could see the shadow of his brother.

"Damn.." Arnav shut his eyes at being caught.

Akash was about to switch on the lights when Arnav stopped him, holding his hand: Stop it Akash.. You will wake up others!

"But what are you doing in darkness Bhai?" Akash asked confused.

"I'm going outside.." Arnav said.

"Outside? At this hour bhai? It's 1 am.. Which meeting you have at this hour?" Akash gasped in horror.

"I don't have a meeting.. I'm going to meet someone.." Arnav replied irked. He hates when people shoot too many questions at him.

"Who? Bhai everyone must be sleeping at this hour.." Akash reminded him.

"Akash I know what I'm doing! Now you go upstairs and sleep.. Don't walk around the house like an Owl.." Arnav frowned.

"Bhai actually I'm not getting sleep, so I was going to kitchen to drink water.." Akash said.

Arnav caressed Akash's cheek with sarcastic tone, "Now be a good boy and go to sleep!"

"But bhai with whom are you going to meet?" Akash asked adjusting his specs.

Arnav rolled his eyes. Then he noticed Anjali also opened the door of her room.

He quickly dragged Akash with him outside the mansion before Anjali noticed both and start her questioning session too.

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Laxmi Nagar..

"Bhai why are we here?" Akash asked.

"Just shut up Akash now.. You're just throwing questions whole way to me.. Can't you keep quiet for once?" Arnav glared at Akash.

Akash pouted.

"I'm here to meet with Khushi. I hope you're satisfied now RAW Agent!" Arnav replied sarcastically.

Akash's confusion grew and he started having more questions but one glare from his brother and he kept quiet.

Arnav quickly dialed Khushi's number and waited for her to reply.

Akash looked around and yawned.

Arnav shook his head in disbelief, wasn't he the one who wasn't sleepy and now yawning like this?

"Khushi come outside now.. I'm waiting for you.." Arnav said once she picked up his phone.

"Arnav ji it's Payal here.. Khushi is sleeping. Something urgent?" Payal asked.

"Payal you.." Arnav cleared his throat awkwardly.

Listening to Payal's name, Akash's eyes filled with happiness and started twinkling.

"Actually it's urgent.. Can you wake her up?" Arnav asked.

"Sure.." Payal replied. After some 5 minutes of waiting, he got Payal reply saying that Khushi is coming outside.

"Bhai I was thinking that since you want to talk with Khushi.. I should go inside and have some coffee with Payal waiting for you to finish your talks with Khushi.." Akash smiled with his brilliant idea.

"Yeah right.. Go, Buaji wouldn't mind a boy having coffee with her niece at 1 am!" Arnav grinned.

Akash pouted staring at Gupta house, his Payal is so near yet so far of him!

"Go through the window of their room!" Arnav said.

"What?" Akash freaked out staring at his brother with wide eyes.

"You will not get coffee but at least you will meet Payal.." Arnav shrugged.

"But jump through the window? I've not done such stunt in my life.." Akash said unsure.

"There's always a first time.." Arnav said convincing him.

Arnav saw Khushi sneaking out of the house like a thief making sure she makes no sound that disturbs Buaji in her sleep.

"Tu jaa na (You go)" Arnav hurriedly pushed Akash out of the car.

Akash was bewildered with his brother's who literally pushed him out of the car. He walked little nervous towards Gupta house crossing ways with Khushi.

"Akash sir app.." Khushi looked at him rubbing her eyes.

"You're going to meet Bhai and I'm going to meet with Payal.." Akash blurted out.

"But why are you going to meet with Jiji?" Khushi asked confused.

Arnav watched them talking with each other through the car window and face palmed.

"Because you're going to meet Bhai.." Akash smiled sheepishly.

"But what it has to do with my meeting with Sir?" Khushi frowned.

"Because I will be bored waiting for you both to talk.." Akash said.

"Why did you came here then Akash sir? You could have stayed at home sleeping.. that Laad governor spoiled my sleep.. I wonder what work he has at this hour.." Khushi pouted.

"I wasn't getting sleep.. that's why.." Akash said.

"But how will you go inside? You know I left home secretly also.. Buaji is sleeping, if you go inside then she will wake up.." Khushi said.

"I will jump through the window.." Akash pointed to the window of their room.

Khushi widened her eyes gasping, "Sachi? (Really?)"

"Bhai ka idea tha (It was Bhai's idea)" Akash gulped nervously not knowing how Khushi would take this. She might think he's not a good boy and taking advantage of her sister.

"Tumhara bhai hamesha kissi ki Jaan ki piche para hai.. Pehle mujhe uss building par bejha tha aur aaj tumhe window jump karne ke liye keh raha hai.. sambhal ke jump karna Akash sir.. app ki Jaan katre main hai app ke bhai ke sath (Your brother is always behind someone's life.. First he sent me to that building and now asking you to jump the window.. be careful while jumping Akash sir.. Your life is in danger)" Khushi said glaring at Arnav then looked back at Akash with worried look.

Akash nodded and went from there excited to meet Payal.

Khushi walked towards Arnav's car, she opened the door glaring angrily at Arnav for spoiling her sleep.

She sat and started pulling the seat belt gazing angrily at Arnav.

"It's not needed.." Arnav said gesturing to the seat belt that she with so much difficultly was trying to pull.

"Why it's not needed? Always you bark at me "Seat belt" when I sit in your car.. I don't even get time to breathe that I hear your order "Seat belt" first.. and now it's not needed.." Khushi frowned.

"Because I'm not driving dammit!" Arnav glared at her.

"When you don't drive, then you don't put this seat belt?" Khushi asked with cute confused expression on her face.

"No, it's for your protection this.. in case of accidents.." Arnav explained.

"Boliye phir kya kaam hai? (Tell me then what's the work?)" Khushi yawned boringly.

"I want to talk with you!" Arnav pressed his lips.

Khushi's eyes widened and her mouth formed a big "O" shape.

"You spoiled my sleep to talk with me! Do you even have an idea what's the time now? Everyone is sleeping and you want to talk.. You could have talked with me at office also.. We had whole day to talk still you have to choose 1 am time to talk with me! Wah Sir wah! App na sach mein ajeeb hai (You're very strange)" Khushi clapped her hands with I'm-impressed look at him.

"Shut up okay.." Arnav whined looking away.

"Agar main shut up hua toh baat kaise karenge (If I shut my mouth then how will we talk?)" Khushi asked pouting.

"Baat to abhi bhi nahin kar rahe hain (We're not talking even now)" he glared at her.

Khushi sat comfortably and looked at him smiling, "Baat karte hain.. hum na ja ke dabha main chai aur pakoda kakhe baat bhi kar sakte hain par kya hain na ki dhabe wale bhi so raha hai abhi (Let's talk.. We can even go to a dhaba and have tea and fritters while talking but the owner of the dhaba must be sleeping now)"

Arnav rolled his eyes, sighing hard.

"Car is also fine.. not a problem, you could have told me I would have brought jalebis to eat while we're chatting!" Khushi said.

"You know what.. go back to your house and sleep!" Arnav said angrily.

Khushi slapped his shoulder instantly without even realizing she just beat her Boss!

"Tum samajh the kya aapne appko? Meri neend ko karab kiya aur abb baat bhi karna nahin chahte ho.. Abb to baat karke hi wapas jaoge tum.. samjhe ki nahin samjhe? (What do you think of yourself? You spoiled my sleep and now don't want to talk.. Now you will leave from here after talking with me.. Understood or not?)" Khushi said in full dangerous and warning tone to him.

"WHAT THE.." Arnav widened his eyes at her.

"WHAT THE.." Khushi uttered with crying face after realizing she just beat her Boss and scolded him like she's boss and he's her employee.

"Khushi you're fired.." she muttered to herself looking away and prayed staring at the sky, "Raksha karna iss rakshas se (Protect me from this beast)"

"How dare you talk with me like a goon? Do you think I'm scared of your threats?" Arnav frowned, "And what's this slapping habit of yours? Always slapping my lips, my shoulder.. You never slap the right place (cheeks)!"

"You're my sir.. How can I slap your cheeks?" Khushi turned to him smiling sheepishly.

"What.." before Arnav could complete, Khushi slapped his throat this time.

She jumped excitedly on her seat, "Pakad liya aap ke what the ko! (I've caught your What the)"

Arnav coughed a bit glaring at her, Khushi gulped nervously smiling at him, then showed her hand to him, "It's not me.. It's my hand's fault!"

"It's your brain's fault that doesn't function properly.." Arnav barked.

Khushi shut her eyes tightly.

Arnav sighed, "Can we talk now?"

"What were we doing till now?" Khushi giggled.

"It's about the first time we met.." Arnav said.

Khushi's facial expressions turned serious. Remembering that day is such a nightmare for her. That day he misbehaved with her, she felt humiliated and her sister's marriage got broken, her family blamed her for the same. It was such a day that she doesn't want to remember ever.

"I want to know how you end up in my show.." Arnav asked.

"Don't you already know that?" Khushi asked mockingly with a sad expression.

"I want to hear your side of the story which I never asked.." he said awkwardly. He's not used to this!

Khushi looked at him surprised, suddenly he wants to know about what happened that day. Why?

"I wasn't any model from your rivals that came to spoil your show.. I only came there to save my Jiji's marriage because her groom's parents were asking for dowry and my father was willing to give his property to them.. so I thought to talk with Abhishek ji and sort out the issue with him, I was sure that if he loved Jiji then he would talk with his parents about this and marriage would happen without my father losing his property.. so I went to Sheesh Mahal to talk with Abhishek ji but before I could even meet him, your assistant mistook me to be sjow and pushed me to the ramp.. Then the rest you know.." Khushi explained.

Arnav was silent after hearing the story of her side. Damn! It was just a misunderstanding and he dragged things till here!! He humiliated her and leaked her pictures to news channels, he made her leave the city she lived in, he made her work at AR and treated her cruelly.

"Can I go now?" Khushi asked holding back her tears.

When Arnav didn't reply to her, she opened the car's door to leave when his husky voice stopped her.

"I'm sorry.."

Her heart skipped a beat hearing these words from him. This was just so unexpected from him. He apologized for what he did? Did she just heard it right?

"I judged you wrong.."

She clutched her duppata near her chest, she's still sleeping! No, this might be a dream for her. He's not the ASR she knows.

The silence prevailed in the car. One was trying to digest all this and other was too guilty of his actions.

Rabba vee... Rabba vee..

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"Akash ji I think we should leave now.. my Buaji will wake up anytime.." Payal bit her nails nervously telling the same thing to Akash since the time he reached on her room.

"You've been saying this since the time I reached.. Buaji hasn't woken up till yet, and on top of that she's snoring so loudly that I can even hear from this room!" Akash cried.

"Okay.." Payal wiped the sweat beads forming on her forehead, trying to act calm.

"Let's sit and have a talk.." Akash said.

"But Buaji.." Payal made a crying face.

Akash took her pillow and buried his face in frustration.

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"Won't you say anything?" Arnav broke the silence in the car.

Khushi got down the car and closed the door. She looked at him and said softly, "Maaf kiya (I forgive you)"

Arnav stare at her. She also stare at him.

Rabba vee... Rabba vee..

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Payal hesitantly walked to sit with Akash when suddenly Khushi jumped inside the room through the window with Arnav's help.

Akash looked at them startled, but Payal screamed horrified thinking it's Buaji who caught them.

"Jiji main hoon (It's me Jiji)" Khushi cried silently pleading Payal to stop screaming.

"Kahan phas gaya hoon main (Where I've got myself trapped)" Arnav thought rolling his eyes in disbelief.

"Payal calm down.. Stop screaming.." Akash tried to calm her down.

"Kya Jiji.. main itni bhi moti nahin hoon Buaji ki tarah (I'm not that fat as Buaji is)" Khushi whispered pouting.

"Payalia! What happened?" Buaji shouted approaching the room.

"Oh no!" Khushi and Akash cried.

Payal gasped realizing that Buaji woke up now because of her scream.

Khushi stare at Arnav, she hit her forehead dramatically and grabbed Arnav by his collar, "Come inside.. Buaji will catch you!"

"What the.." Arnav glared at her.

"Yeh What the ka samay nahin hai (This is not What the time)" Khushi cried.

"Come inside.." Khushi was pulling him thinking she would be able to lift a man like Arnav, but realized he's too heavy for her.

"Khushi I won't jump the window.. Do you get that?" Arnav slapped her hand shoving her away.

Khushi caressed her hand pouting, "Then stay outside.. Buaji will catch you only!"

"Nahin nahin.. If Buaji catches Arnav ji then she will get to know everything.." Payal said fearfully.

"Bhai come on.. Even I jumped the window, it's actually fun!" Akash smiled.

Arnav had no choice but jump the window, and got inside the room.

"Hayee hayee hero ki tarah jump kiya (Hayee haye he jumped like a Hero)" Khushi clapped her hands slowly admiring Arnav's style.

"Yeh toh monkey ki tarah jump kiya tha main darr gayi thi (He jumped like monkey.. I got scared)" Payal said sighing.

Arnav and Khushi pressed their lips to suppresse the laugh they are trying to control after hearing Payal's comment on Akash. Akash was highly embarrassed after this.

"Payalia.." Buaji knocked the door.

The four looked at each other with We-are-trapped look.

Dedicated to @Fatemasweet

This update is very special to me, because I always wanted a conversation like this between Arshi! And secondly, because I myself laughed so much while writing and imagining these scenes.

Hope you all enjoyed as much as I've enjoyed writing!