Adi POV:

I can sense the difference in her behaviour, from being in shell to living her life in smiles. The Chandini I knew days before was not the one in front of me minutes back, something has changed but bless the change because she looks happier and lively now a days. She is just infectious, few minutes with her happiness caught into me.She is the package of full innocence,she is considerate.

I now knew that Arjun has fallen for the right girl. The woman who will walk all the miles with him even after their skins get tanned or the wrinkles adorn their faces. She is going to be the prank partner of Di, pampered princess of Jiju and pretty little sister of mine. Few minutes with her I already envision Chandini mingling with my family. The way Arjun describes her craziness I can assure on my life that this man is deeply fallen for her. So a yes from her for Arjun, all I need to do is take Di and Jiju to her home to bring her to the rightful place.

One should have seen Arjun's face when I said I wanted to talk to her in private. She shooed his looks and accompanied me to the fountain in the restaurant area while Arjun waited for us in lobby.

"How are you Chandini?" I asked her in general though guilt was looming in my mind for even thinking of harming her

"I am happy" it was a simple answer from her to let me know even she is in love with Arjun. Happy was not the customary answer for my question right? It should either be good, fine or excellent but her answer made me realize with Arjun she is being she and that is all a person needs the most.

"He may be spontaneous or irritated in a minute but believe me no one can ever find a man like him. I will not say he is perfect or the one who will never hurt you. He is surrounded by flaws but I will pledge you if he is the giver of any pain he will be the solver of it too. He won't hesitate a minute to apologize or accept his flaws. You can vouch your heart to him and he will encase it safely." The moment I uttered those words I realised I may have overstepped my boundary, before I could apologize she nodded her head looking oops admiring him from where we stood and muttered a "I know" 

She turned towards me with a beaming smile and said "I know he can never do anything that may hurt others, because he has you with him."

I for a moment stood still, the same confidence Di and Jiju have on me, had been placed by this girl on me.

I smiled and noticed she is not addressing me by my name,she may be  finding difficult to address me so I helped her in my own way "Also say him you have a brother who will beat him black and blue if a tear leaves your eyelids."

Doesn't she needs someone by her side to have a talk with on about what she feels? Obviously I know the pain of being an orphan so I just wanted to assure her that more than Arjun's friend I will be her brother first. It was time for her to be taken aback but then I was awarded with her full blown smile.

"How do you know?" she asked about the indirect words am throwing about their love from the time we started speaking.It hurt me because she still doesn't feel okay to call me bhai or bro. But I can understand it will take time for her to get accustomed to me.

"It glows in both your eyes "I said and she chuckled.

"Thank you so much. It may take time for me to call you as Bhai but please understand I with my all heart accepted you as one." She said giving me a side hug. I held her for a moment and walked back towards where Arjun stood waiting for us with a steel hard face.

***

There was a thud beside me and I turned back to face Arjun occupying seat in my bed.I knew what he exactly wants from me.

"So left my sister safely back home "I asked to tease him.

"Hmm no idea about your sister but left my girlfriend back home " he said giving me a teasing look back.

"Waah Buddy a step ahead haan?" I gripped him in a bro hug and said "You are so lucky to have her Arjun. Mess with her then you have to face me "

He raised his hands in surrender and said "Believe me Adi I don't have any idea as such. I will confess my love to her the moment her wedding is cancelled. Either I let her know about Pradeep and she cancels it or I am ready to even kidnap her to crash this wedding plans"

"You better be." I said with pure adoration for this man who stood in front of me. He knows to give everything of his to someone he loves. Well I can't say who is much luckier Arjun or Chandini.

"What were you talking with my girlfriend?"

"I was talking with my sister and not with your girlfriend .Also that's between siblings you better not disturb" I said shooing him away from my room.

Chandini POV:

All I wanted to do nowadays is bask in his memory and say thanks to Devi maa that many number of times I take a breath. I had never thought the moment I stepped in India, I will be bestowed with best people as my family. But yesterday even the last person from my family accepted me with open arms. He designated himself as my Bhai and assured me that he will be there for me. I know it will take time for me to call him Bhai but I will soon. I ushered myself out of bed as I have to meet Pranav jiju the other one person whom I wanted to address as my Bhai.

Silence was accompanying us after the formal greetings, me and jiju was jogging around the garden while di was lazing in the sit out Jiju asked Di not to stress much for first trimester so she was just sitting. I decided to drop by in the morning since I knew it is a family day ,my Buddhu and Bhai may come here anytime. So I am going to take my fill of Di and Jiju before they come.

"Jiju I wanted to speak with you " I stated after few minutes .Di had gone inside to look upon breakfast while me and Jiju was now sitting in Sit out.

As soon I said this Jiju gave me a file which I looked upon confused.

"Pari, your Di said me yesterday that you met her and all the minuscule details of your meeting. Especially your question. Let me also answer the question. I know your past yet I say, if Arjun or you haven't had a relation I would have ensured to make you as Daughter in law of this house. Not only me many here knows that child abuse is something the child cannot be blamed for. Your boyfriend may be one among them. Do not over think dear, all you need to know is about the man you are in love with. Make sure he will accept you as you are. Talk with him about your condition, if you want bring him to me I will clear all his doubts. But ensure he is the right one for you, to top all this you are not alone you have your di and jiju with you. So do not panic on taking a step towards your new life. Go for it. This is all your Jiju's words now as a doctor, refer that file, it has a history of famous persons who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia but had a blissful life. They had a normal life, a job, a home, a loving husband and also kids. Don't panic that you will not be able to lead a normal life. Cent percent you can, all you have to do is to continue your medications. Moreover you should have a will power to move ahead, I know which my pari will have." He said cupping my cheeks.

Jiju is the best.I didnt even voice out my doubts,just by the talk i had with Di he sensed what turmoil i will be whirling in and ensured to break them all.I had all my doubts clarified by Jiju, so I too can have a life of my own. A blissful family, my family with Arjun. The thought was too tempting that I want him to know my love for him. But again I put myself in boundary because I want that A$$hole completely swiped off from my life and get avenged for Di before I let know Arjun know about my love.

***

It was evening now, I spent half the day with Di and Jiju. Seems like only Adi Bhai is coming there and my Buddhu will go there after having a date night with me.

As his honk reached my ears, I vamoosed across living room and reached patio to witness him locking the car doors. At least now he got used to my date plan ideas. I mentally chuckled and reached him to get engulfed in a hug and forehead kiss.

"I can get used to this all through my life" I replied making him say

"And I can get used to do this for you for the rest of my life"

Awee my Buddhu, can he confess his love in anyway cuter than this? Those words promised the forever I will have with him.

"It's red" he said caressing my cheeks with his fingers making me blush more.

I turned around pulling him with me to the other side of driveway. He was rattled by what stood in front of him.

"Basanti are you loony?" he said eyeing the bicycles I had hired for the evening.

Is it any wrong to go on a bicycle ride people? He is blaming me to be a loony!!

"Arjun pretty please don't say no. I never have ridden a bicycle after the time I learnt it. So please we can go for a small round and then I will take you somewhere .We don't even have to come back home in bicycle. I promise "I said trying my best to give him a puppy dog face.

"Know what?" he asked and I looked expectantly at him

"I don't have enough power in me to say no to you. Common lets go" he said helping me in wearing a cycling helmet.

I kissed him in his cheeks muttering a quick thank you and made way towards my cycle. He ensured to keep in tow with me so that I don't miss my balance and fall from it. I ensured to have a long ride in cycle and stopped in between to take selfies. After a ride of 45 minutes we cycled towards the lane parallel to my street ,got down from cycle and walked towards the compound wall of a house.

Arjun after parking his cycle walked towards me and looked ahead at the wall.

"What now Basanti? Please don't say that we have to go on a ride again? We didn't had a chat today at all." He said taking my hands in his and looked at me with a cute face.

"Aw did my sweetu missed talking with me, I asked pinching his cheeks taking my hands out from his."

Bewilderment born in his face and he said with a scowl "Basanti I don't mind you calling me Buddhu but no not sweetu, it's so girly." Said the above he started looking around the lane we are in.

I just chuckled again and started doing my work I had planned. After a minute when Arjun turned to see me I was already standing on the compound wall and gestured him to climb it.

"Gosh Woman. What the heck are you doing? Get down Sweetheart you may fall down" he said panic setting in his own system.

"Tch tch tch Arjun. Quiet now. Keep one leg on cycle and the other on wall. That's it you will be beside me to protect from falling down." I said smiling and in full enthusiastic mode.

He was reluctant to do, but seeing me sitting on compound wall not heeding to any of his cajoling he sighed and got up on the wall.

"Now what Chand? Whose house is it? Why do you get on to the compound wall? What will you do if anyone sees us? What about the cycle?" he fired a set of questions at me

"Shh sweetu. I just wanted to go to the terrace of this house and we can enjoy our date there. I already said the cycle owner to take his cycles from this location. Didn't I say I will not make you to ride back home in cycle? See I kept my words. Now common let's go" I said jumping inside the house

"Basantiiiiiii" I can see his patience is wearing off but not hearkening to any of his words I jumped and moved towards the back door of the house.

There was a mutter of swearing behind me, well I know my Buddhu will follow me anywhere. I turned towards him taking his hands and puckering a kiss towards him.

"Crazy Queen" he mumbled under his breath and followed me inside.

Ensuring that we are not getting into anyone from household we walked towards the stairs at the rear end of house leading to terrace. Once reaching terrace I bolted the door and urged Arjun to follow me.

He was stupefied to see blankets, picnic basket and pillows camouflaged under the water tank.

"Now breathe Arjun. We are in my home only." I said with a saccharine smile

"You woman. Loony girl. My heart was thumping aloud thinking I was breaking into someone's house. Why didn't you say it was the back lane of your home and why didn't we take front door?"

He asked confusion evident in his face. I sticked out my tongue saying "Then where is the fun Arjun. Didn't you enjoy this mischief?"

"Woman you are a single piece, the top notch mischief monger. I dint enjoy but was frightened now thinking of which it was fun Basanti" he said taking me by arms and plopping us in the blankets and pillows.

Before leaving the house I set everything for the day in my terrace so after having sandwiches for the night we gossiped on everything. Night was setting in, moon enlightening the whole sky but for some odd reason we don't feel like saying bye to each other.

He was sitting resting on the wall with pillow behind and I was sitting between his legs, his hands caging me in his hold.

"My mom wanted to name me Chandini so that I can be shining like the moon above." I said breaking the eerie calmness. He was listening to what I was saying so I continued "But I never realised that the moon will have the disturbing shades and can never be crystal clear"

"The moon may have disturbing shades but the stars around it will always highlight the crystal clarity of moon. Also darkness can be relinquished only if moon is there. Just like that disturbing days in your life will be suppressed and the happier days will be multiplied by me and my family Basanti. Happiness will prevail in my life if you are going to be there with me." he said giving answer to my previous blabbers.

My breathe caught into my throat at his simple reasoning's.He understood i was talking about my life. I turned my face to see him enjoying the moon up there between clouds. The next thing my brain registered was my lips on its own been placed on his rough textured contour. He was stunned for a second, and the next instant his lips acted like it has its own set of brain.

His hands pressing me more to him and my hands around his neck tracing his hairline, my mind being pulled back into the kiss by his ministrations. I was drowning in his passion, an odd set of feel creeping at the pit of my stomach, my toes curling, my eyes closing on its accord, my senses losing its coherence, inhaling his after shave lotion I was totally caught up in him, sinking in him, drowning in him. I felt breathless but I don't want to get untangled from his lips and tongue which was marking its territory. If I can all I wanted to do was fuse with him. When our lips parted, I was nothing more than a nervous puddle. My breathing hitching up, I looked into his eyes.

His eyes, Damn !!

Right at the same moment we are sauntering towards each other and then once again the magic bursted, world stopped

First kiss!!!

Second kiss!!

Third down and yet we were unable to part ourselves.

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 A/N:

Heya Guys!!I am back.So how was the update?Good/Bad??

How was the crazy date plan of Chandini?

How was the first kiss?

Writing Romance is something difficult for me.I just gotta know it today after writing the crappy kiss scene.

To all my lovely readers thanks for your constant suppport !!Warm welcome for the newbies!

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~Rami <3