A sigh escaped Shreyas's lips, He stood near the player's entrance. The grey mask he wore made him unrecognizable. 

"Excuse me, Sir." A feminine voice called out as he felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Hm?" Shreyas was amused by the accusation. The Captain of Delhi Capitals caught for 'loitering' at Player's Entrance, he chuckled at the thought.

"Sir, this entrance is for players only." 

Shreyas snapped back to reality, he'd been wandering further into his thoughts. A girl stood in front of him, with crossed arms and a stubborn glint in her eyes. Her brown hair was pulled into a bun, she was wearing a worker's uniform.

Shreyas tugged at the rims of his mask, removing it. "So... Am I still not allowed here?"

The girl's eyes widened and the color rose to her cheeks. "I'm so so sorry-"

"Don't mention it, it's actually very refreshing." He ran a hand through his hair. A little boy began tugging at the edge of her sleeve.

"Hm, what do you need, Akash?" She knelt at eye-level height.

"Didi, you're a worker here, na? Can I meet a famous cricketer?" The doe brown eyes of the kid widened as he requested. Shreyas smirked and ruffled his hair.

"I'm a cricketer," He smiled and added casually. "I even know MS Dhoni."

The girl seemed unmoved while Akash was amazed.

"Are you famous?" He hopped on his toes, Shreyas nodded.

"What's your name?" Akash was quite literally jumping up and down.

"Shreyas Iyer," His smile didn't disappear,

"I haven't heard of you, are you sure you famous?" Akash titled his head, a snicker escaped the girl's lips.

"Well, I know your name but I don't know hers." He pointed at the worker girl, she rolled her eyes and stuck her hand out.

"Ishwarya," She tucked a strand of her hair away with her free hand. "Sorry about the whole your-not-allowed-here thing,"

"Well, I can forgive you if there's a coffee in it for me." He mumbled and tucked his hands into his pockets.

"Not like a date, right?" Ishwarya squeaked.

"I mean... Kinda?" Color rushed to Shreyas's cheek. How was he supposed to admit that he'd stalked her? Shreyas had spotted her chiding Prithvi Shaw about something a few weeks ago during one of their many practice sessions. He'd searched up her Instagram account, finding out that she was interesting him more and more.

"One date, if you show my cousin around." She nudged Akash forward,

"Deal," He smirked.

One Date became one more, and another. It wasn't love at first sight, it took a whole date.

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Hope you like it (and that I didn't mess it up lol)

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