The sun raised up with bright smile, lighting up its tooth by brushing it in the early morning as he have a 12 hour Shift as always.

[Okay, now thats what I describe the morning sun personally😁😜]

His smile got widened, brightening up the morning more, disturbing the couple's sleep, who were cuddling into eachother. As everyone else, he too likes disturbing them *sigh*

Shivay stirred in his sleep getting disturbed by the sun light. He stretched himself, when he felt some weight on him. Rubbing his eyes, he opened them to examine what is it. He looked down to his chest and saw a beautiful hand, hugging into his neck, crossing his chest. At that exact moment, he felt something soft, gazing on his neck, sending current jolt through his body. He opened his eyes fully, out of shock.

Shivay looked at his left side breathing heavily. He saw a figure sleeping, burying her face into the crook of his neck. He withdrew his head a little back to get a view of her face. He saw Anika sleeping peacefully. His left hand was hugging her from under. Just then he remembered the previous day happenings. He sighed in relief.

Feeling his warmth a little away, she snuggled more into him, making him shiver. Shivay gulped hard and closed his eyes to calm himself a little.

"I have to wake her up." Shivay murmured and tilted his face towards her.

"She is looking so cute while sleeping, how will I wake her up. I have no heart to do that." Shivay whispered to himself , while staring her face.

"Come on Shivay, you have to do it." He encouraged himself. Preparing himself a lot, he finally decided to wake her up.

"Anika.... Anika wake up..." He whispered shaking her. There was no response from her side.

"Anikaaa... Wake uppp he whispered strongly.

"Oh god, are you sure she is a human?" He asled looking up at the ceiling.

"Are you sure she is not a reincarnation of Kumbhkaran?" He asked looking back at her face.

He saw her face so close to him. Suddenly he forgot that he was actually waking her up. He laid there lazily. Without his knowledge, his right hand moved to her face. He traced his fingers from her forehead to her jaw, and then cupped her face. His thumb stroking her cheeks slowly. His lips formed a small smile, a peaceful one.

His eyes ran from her forehead to her eyes, it is so beautiful while closed as well, just like it is when its opened.

Then he saw her nose. Her sharp nose. He withdrew his hand from her cheek and led it to her nose. He poked her nose tip with his index finger. She frowned in the sleep making him giggle. He withdrew his hand.

Then his eyes travelled more down and got stuck into those beautiful petals, with natural pout making her more cute. Shivay drag his hand to her face again and his thumb traced her upper lip, feeling those soft petals. Shivay gulped as his body shivered just by a mere touch to them.

His thumb ran to her bottom lip and gazed it, rubbing his thumb on it. He traced his hand back to her jaw and then cupped her face again.

"I am getting affected by you. You are intoxicating me, like a drug. I am getting attracted to you, I am getting addicted to you Anika. I have started to feel restless, whenever I imagine you leaving me." He said stroking her cheek.

"You won't leave me right? Don't leave me now Anika. Now, everything I think of is you Anika. I can't imagine a life without you. I am sorry for my rude behavior. I am afraid Anika. Afraid that you will leave me if you got to know that I did killed my best friend. Afraid that you won't listen to my explanations. I am sorry Anika, I am sorry." He said looking into her face, stroking her cheek. Tears pouring from his eyes.

He wiped his tears and slowly took out his hand from hugging her. He then without disturbing her, took off her hand from his neck and came out lf her grip. Getting off from the bed, he walked to the washroom, taking his dress from the wardrobe. He was about to open the door but stopped in the middle and looked at her.

He kept his dress on the chair infront of the dressing table before walking to her. He bend down and cupped her cheeks in his both hands. Looking at her face for a minute, he brought his lips to her forehead, lingering his lips there for a while. He felt her body trembling a little. Withdrawing his face a little back, he looked into her face. Sighing he stoked her hair before walking to the washroom, taking his dress from the chair.

As soon as Shivay closed the door, Anika opened her eyes. The tears which she was holding back, threatened her and started to pout out of her eyes. She raised her hand and brought it into her forehead, touching the place where he just kissed a while ago. A small smile crept on her lips.

"I promise Shivay, i'll make you confess everything infront of me, not like this, when I am asleep. But you'll confess your insecurities, your inner turmoil, your sorrows everything, when I am awake, without any hesitation. An di also promise that no matter what, I won't leave your side. I will always be there with you. To hold you back, when you feel lonely, to give you a shoulder to keep your head and cry your heart out , letting out your sorrows, to give you all the love you deserve but you are neglecting, to make you love me and the family back, which you do indeed but is holding into yourself. I promise to bring back the old Shivay, whom I heard from OmRu, about whom while talking their tongue won't get tired, the light of this mansion. I promise you Shivay." She whispered to herself, looking into the closed washroom door.

Anika wiped the tears running down her cheeks and got up from the bed. She walked out of the room. Reaching her room, she got freshen up and came out, only to meet Shivay, who just came out of his room, getting ready for the day in his 3 piece suit.

"Shivay, you have office today?" Anika asked coming to him.

"Yes, I have an important meeting in an hour." He said looking at her.

"Will you come back after the meeting or gonna stay back at the office till evening?" She asked walking along with him, to the dining.

"I'll be back after the meeting, why?" He asked looking at her while walking.

"No, just generally...." She said shaking her head. Shivay nodded and both walked to the dining.

The family was already present there. They both sat down and everyone started with the Breakfast.

"Shivay, you are going outs?" Pinky asked watching him in his formals.

"Yes Mom, I have an urgent meeting." Shivay said while eating his breakfast. Pinky nodded her head. Soon everyone finished their breakfast.

Tej and Shakti left for the office together, while Shivay left in his car with his all time soulmate Khanna.

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Anika walked to Om's room and saw him making sculpture while Rudy was examining his muscles in the mirror.

"OmRu...." She called out gaining both of their attention.

"Arey, bhabhi... Why are you standing there? Come in na..." Om said while Rudy walked to her and held her hand dragging her inside the room.

"You don't have to ask for any permission to enter both of our room, okay?" Rusy said while Om nodded agreeing to him. Anika smiled nodding her head.

"Now tell us bhabhi, what happened?" Om asked wiping his hand on the kerchief kept aside and turning to her while Rudy sat beside Anika on the couch.

Anika explained whatever happened in the morning. OmRu were sitting there like statue.

"Guys?" Anika called shaking them.

"Shivay opened up himself this much?" Om asked still in the shocked state.

"He didn't know that I was awake. He said all these thinking that I was asleep." Anika explained and OmRu nodded their head.

"Leave all that, Bhabhi.... You turned out to be a chupa-rustam haan?" Rudy asked with a naughty smile. Anika blushed looking here and there.

"You slept in bhaiya's room.and he let you in😛. " Rudy said winking at her.

"He never let us to sleep beside him and here, he himself slept beside you." Rudy said raising his eyebrows giving her a naughty look. Om giggled looking at her face, which was fully red like a tomato. Anika smacked both of their hand, trying to compose herself. OmRu laughed making her blush more.

"Shut up guys, please." She whined pouting.

"Okay okay, Rudy stop it and lets concentrate on the main problem." Om said as both composed themselves.

"So what should we do?" Rudy asked curiously.

"We have to make him confess all these when I am awake, infront of me without any fear." Anika said with a determination.

"That he let you sleep in his room and he himself slept beside you, maybe..... Cuddling to eachother haan?" Rudy asked wiggling his eyebrows in a naughty way.

"Om...." Anika whined pouting.

"Rudy stop it." Om scolded him while Anika smiled widely.

"Thats between them, they'll discuss it in between them, right Bhabhi?" Om said hifying with Rudy. Anika pouted more, faking anger which increased their laugh. After some time they composed themselves and started to discuss.

"We have to make a plan for that." Om suggested earning nod from the duo. They were in deep thought.

"I have an idea!!!!" Rudy screamed in happiness.

"Shh..... Slowly." Anika shushed him, keeping her hand on his mouth. Rudy nodded his head and she took off her hand.

"I have an idea!!!" Rudy whispered slowly.

"No please, we want to make him confess not to send us to mental asylum for executing your plan." Om said with fake cary expression and hified with Anika.

"Okay, then listen carefully." Rudy said clearly ignoring their comment, just like a pro-beaharam. Anika and Om giggled at him.

Rudy explained his plan, which is mute for all of my readers for now. You'll get to know it while its beeing executed.

"Wow Rudy, you became Smart." Om said patting his back.

"I am born smart. But its my sad story that, nobody values my smartness." Rudy said wiping his imaginary tears, faking weep.

"And that's the secret of our health." Om said laughing and Anika joined him, while Rudy made a grumpy face.

"Okay so, we have to wait for 1 month to execute the plan." Anika said pouting.

"Yes we have to but, we can try to make him a little more friendly." Om said as the duo nodded their head.

"How is it if we plan a small Goa trip? Just we four?" Rudy asked excitedly.

"That would be a good idea, what's say bhabhi?" Om said looking towards Anika. Her face fell down.

"Sorry guys, I have to join back to the office from tomorrow. I won't get any leave." Anika said pouting sadly.

"Arey leave that to us bhabhi. We will go for the trip next week. You'll get the leave for 2 weeks as we are planning a two week trip." Rudy said very casually.

"Aahaha.... Leave that to me bhabhi, you will get leave for 2 weeks..... How casually you said that." Anika said imitating Rudy in a funny way.

"Mera baap ka company nahi hei jo mei jaake bolunga ki mujhe 2 weeks leave chahiye aur permission aise uthaya aur hath mei rakh diya." Anika screamed scaring OmRu. Rudy jumped into Om's lap out of fear.

"Bhabhi calm down. Aapka baap ka nhi hei par aapke hone wale baccho ka baap ka company zarur hei." Rudy said making her confused. Om smacked his head.

"Abe kya bole jaa rahe ho, stop making her confuse and say it clearly." Om said pushing Rudy off from his lap.

"Oh haan, I mean the company you are working, I mean, The Prior Fashion House, is established by Shivay Bhaiya. Me and Om are equal partners in it. We three are the owners of the company." Rudy said shocking the hell out of Anika.

"What? That company is owned by yoi three?" She asked still in the shock state. OmRu nodded their head.

"So that means, its him who come there in the night." She asked, coming out of her shock state. OmRu nodded their head.

"He never go there in the day time. The world doesn't know that the company is owned by the Oberoi Brother. It was a dream project for us, we have told you about our dream rigt. And 4 years ago, he established the company and we three together look after it." Om said smiling with a tint of tears in his eyes. Anika squeezed his hand assuring.

"And i come there once in a month or two. So tomorrow i'll come and i'll give you the leave officually." Rudy said smiling. Anika nodded her head.

"No Rudy, not tomorrow. Just decide the date for the trip and inform me. I'll tell you whether you have to come or not." Anika said thinking something. OmRu looked at eachother feeling something suspicious.

"Kaunsi atom bomb ki formula bann rhi hei aapki khurafati dimag mei bhabhi?" Om asked narrowing his eyebrows. Anika looked towards them with a smirk.

"I am gonna catch your bhaiya red handed tomorrow." Anika said smirking.

"Arey bhabhi, why just red, if you want we can catch him yellow handed , green handed... Or any colour you want. I'll bring you the colour." Rudy said proudly.

"Om, get me a lawyer and make the bail papers." Anika said glaring Rudy.

"Ohho Bhabhi, colour lagana itna bhi bada kasoor nahi hei ki police aake pakadkar le jaye, chill Bhabhi chill...." Rudy said in his ever so cool attitude.

"I am not getting arrested because of the colours." Anika said resulting Rudy to frown.

"Then?" He asked.

"I am gonna kill you now...." Anika said getting up from the couch. Rudy's eyes widened in horror as he also got up and started to run here and there escaping from her. Om was laughing his heart out.

"Abey colegate boy, daant kya dikha rahe ho, isko pakadne ko madad karna." Anika said watching Om enjoying the scene. He composed himself and got up.

"O, I am telling you... Don't come near me,i'll bite you." Rudy said trying to escape from Anika. He took a paint box and throw it on Om and Anika.

"Ab toh yeh personal ho gaya hei. Bacchu tu toh gaya aaj. Bhabhi come on." Om said as he and Anika hified smirking devilishly. Both Om and Anika are drenched in Paint.

"Bhaiyaaaaa......" Rudy screamed running out of the room. Om and Anika followed him as fast as they could.

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Daadi Jhanvi and Pinky were sitting in the hall, talking to eachother when Rudy ran to them.

"Mummyyy , save me please...." He said trying to find a place to hide himself. Om and Anika came there running. The elders saw them and started to laugh.

"Its because of this Idiot. We gonna kill you today Rudra." Om said as he and Anika continued chasing him.

"Daadi, please stop your girly-grandson please." Rudy said running here and there.

"Girly-grandson.... 1 more to the list Bhabhi. Now its gonna be double treat for him." Om said earning a nod from Anika. Rudy made a cry baby face.

"Chotimaa, look she is your to-be-daughter-in-law. Is it good if she ran around the house like this? What will the society say?" Rudy asked with fake shocked expression.

Anika instantly stopped running and stood there looking down. Om also stopped watching her.

"She is getting married to my son and she's gonna be my daughter-in-law. What's the role of the society in it?" Pinky asked to Rudy and turned to Anika winking at her. Anika smiled widely.

"I love you mumma....ummmhhaaa.." She said giving a flying kiss to Pinky. All of them smiled including Om and Rudy, adoring the mothers daughters duo.

"Bacchuu.... Ab tu bachke dikha." Anika said smirking. "1 more from my side to the list too Om." She said smirking.

Rudy was trying his best to escape from the duo when he saw Shivay walking into the mansion, engrossed in a phone call. Rudy ran to him.

"Bhaiya.... Bhaiya bachalo apne chote bhai ko..." He said hiding behind Shivay who just cut his phone and at the same moment he felt shocked with Rudy's sudden arrival.

"What happened Rudy?" He asked calmly.

"Bhaiya, aapke hone wali biwi aur meri choti Bhabhi ki hone wali biwi milkar mereko bhaga rahe hei pure mansion mei...." Rudy said fake crying.

"Shivay don't listen to him. You don't know what he did with us." Om said coming to him. Shivay was gazing him without blinking his eyes.

"He throw my own paint on us." Om said glaring Rudy where he hide behind Shivay more.

"Us?" Shivay asked raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah, see her... Arey bhabhi? Where are you?" Om said looking at his left and right. He looked back and saw Anika standing there fidgeting with her dress.

"Bhabhi.... Come ahead and show Shivay what this idiot did." Om said looking at Anika.

"He will scold me again like yesterday." Anika said nodding her head in no. Om sighed and moved aside giving a good view of Anika to Shivay.

There was a dead silence for a good 5 minutes. And the next moment everyone stood there in shock as they saw Shivay laughing whole heartedly after 7 damn years. The whole family had tears in their eyes. Rudy came out from Shivay's back and stood beside Om looking at Shivay.

Shivay was so engrossed in his laughing session that he didn't noticed his family's reaction.

He was laughing so hard that he dropped himself on the floor, while laughing. He composed himself and looked at Anika, and again he dropped into laugh. This time his family also joined him. Om and Rudy sat beside Shivay laughing. Anika was standing there admiring g his laugh, without realising that they are actually laughing on her.

"God Anika, you look like a clown." Shivay said hifying with Rudy. Finally Shivay composed himself and stood up followed by OmRu. The family also stopped laughing.

Pinky came to him with a smile and teary eyes. He was standing there clueless for his mom's emotional face. She came and cupped his face and examined his face for a second before bending his head a little and pecking his forehead.

"What happened mom?" He asked cupping her face back. Pinky shook her head in no before crying loudly, hugging him keeping her head on his chest. Shivay hugged her back, rubbing her back trying ti soothe her. She broke the hug.

"Mera baccha..." She said caressing his face with tears rolling down her cheeks and a beautiful smile. Shivay nodded his head in no, wiping her cheeks. He dropped a kiss on her forehead.

Just them Tej and Shakti walked in. They were just behind Shivay when he entered inside the mansion. But they stood on the entrance, watching Rudy running to him and hiding behind escaping from Anika and Om. They wanted to see his reaction. And they stood statue there watching Shivay laughing his heart out.

Tej and Shakti came to Shivay. Shakti hugged him kissing his forehead followed by Tej.

The family was so in shock with his behaviour. They could see the old Shivay right now. Jhanvi came and cupped his face, kissing his forehead followed by Daadi. Shivay hugged Jhanvi back.

"Nazar na lage mere Billu ko

." She put kala teeka behind his ears.
Shivay smiled kissing her forehead back and hugging her.

Daadi broke the hug and turned to Anika. Coming infront of her, she put kala teeka on the behind of her ear as well.

"Thank you puttar, for bringing back our Billu back. Not fully for right now but I can guarantee that you will bring back our Billu, to his old self very soon." She said caressing Anika's face. Anika nodded her head and hugged her. Pinky and Jhanvi too came and hugged her. All the while Shivay was gazing her without blinking his eyes.

OmRu broke his trance, hugging him suddenly.

"We are happy Shivay." Om said hugging him. Shivay reciprocated it, caressing Rudy's head. They broke the hug and smiled at eachother.

Soon the elders moved to their room while it was only OmRu and Shivika there. Rudy showed something with his eyes to Anika, which was noticed by Om. He was confused but decided to stay quiet and watch the drama.

Shivay looked at Anika and all she gave him is an angry glare.

"What?" He asked being flabbergasted by her reaction.

"Bhaiya are you really asking her what?" Rusy asked giving a shocked expression. Om understood their plan and decided to play along.

"Oh god Shivay like seriously?" Om too asked making Shivay more confused. Hr looked towards Anika in confusion. She twisted her mouth on him and left from there giving him a very good angry glare. Shivay turned to OmRu demanding an answer.

"Bhaiya you were laughing on her a while ago and you really think that she will come and pamper you after that?" Rudy said giving him a sarcastic expression. Realisation hit him.

"Oh shit." Shivay immediately ran behind Anika.

"O, I can't wait for the trip." Rudy said hugging Om tightly out of excitement.

"Me too Rudy. So much changes in just 2 days and think about the changes gonna happen after the 2 week trip." Om said and Rudy nodded his head nodding his head.

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Anika entered her room followed by Shivay.

"Anika...." He called her name but she gave no reaction. She walked to te wardrobe and took out a dress and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. Shivay sat on the bed waiting for her. After 5 minutes she came out after freshening up. She came infront of the mirror, drying her hair. Doing a lite make up she walked to the side table and took the book and walked to the balcony.

All the while Shivay was following her like a lost puppy, calling her name again an again. She gave deaf ears to his calls. Anika sat down on the couch on the balcony and he stood infront of her.

"Anika listen to me please..." He said looking at her. She dropped the book on the couch with a thud and stood up. Giving him a glare, she walked inside the room.

Shivay followed her and held her forearm pulling her towards him. She landed on his chest. His both hands on moved to her waist and pulled her more to him. While her hand rested on his chest. Both were in eye lock.

"I am sorry Anika." He whispered looking into her eyes.

"For what?" She whispered back.

"For laughing on you..." He whispered.

"Its okay." She whispered back being in the moment.

"I am sorry Anika..." He again whispered.

"Why again?" She asked in confusion.

"Because you were looking so funny like a joker." He said and broke down into laugh. Her mouth shaped into O.

"Haawww...." She said opening her mouth into the shape of O. She looked here and there and took the pillow. She started to beat him with it while he tried to protest till laughing. Anika stopped beating and looked at him with a grumpy pouty. He somehow composed himself and came close to her.

He chuckled looking into her face and hugged her. Anika was frozen. It was their first hug after all. Shivay withdraw his face a little back not feeling her reciprocating. He looked into her face raising his eyebrows, still hugging into her.

"What?" He asked in confusion while she just gazed him without blinking her eyes.

"For god sake Anika, we were sleeping together yesterday and still you are shocked with this mere hug?" He asked not being able to believe. She gulped muttering a sorry. Shivay shook his head in disbelieve and hugged her again and this time she reciprocated it making him smile. She too smiled being in the hug.

"Thank you Anika." He said breaking the hug and cupping her face. She knew what is this thanks for. She smiled at him blinking her eyes. He took a long breath and looked into her eyes. She raised her eyebrows. Leaning a little towards her, he kissed on her forehead. Anika closed her eyes feeling his lips on her skin.

Withdrawing his lips from her forehead he looked into her eyes, taking her into an eyelock. He gulped realising thats its going ahead more that he thought, while Anika was all red like tomato.

"I- I have a mail- mail to se-send." Shivay said moving a little back and turned around walking towards the door.

"Shivay..." She called and his legs frozen there only with the sudden call. He came ro him and held his hand turning him towards her. He gulped seeing her intense gaze.

Anika held his shoulders with her hands and stood on her toe. His hands automatically reached her waist holding her protectively. She looked into his eyes before moving a little up and kissing his forehead. Shivay closed his eyes gulping. She came back to her feet and looked into his face.

Shivay slowly opened his eyes looking into her eyes. She caressed his cheeks while he leaned on her hand.

"I-i should....go-go now." Shivay said breaking the eyelock and walked out of the room. Anika smiled looking at his retreating figure, running her hand on her forehead where he just kissed.

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Coming into his room, Shivay stood infront of the mirror examining his face. He ran his fingers on his forehead where Anika kissed. His ears and cheeks turned red, while his lips adorned a shy smile.

"Sir yeh file....." Khanna stood at the entrance only, watching Shivay blushing looking at the mirror, caressing his forehead. Khanna blinked a 2-3 times and rubbed his eyes, just make sure that he is not imagining things.

"Oh my..." He said unable to believe what he saw. He immediately took out his phone and recorded it, sending it to the whole family, including Anika. Finally he thought to break his self-adorning session as he have an important file to give. He cleared his throat, gaining Shivay's attention. He immediately wore a stern expression. Khanna chuckled inside.

"Sir, you have to sign this file." Khanna said coming ti Shivay. He took the file and examined it before signing and giving it back to Khanna.

"Sir are you okay?" Khanna asked slowly.

"Yes I am, why?" Shivay asked raising his eyebrows.

"No just... Nothing sir." Khanna said and immediately left the room.

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Soon it was night and everyone dispersed to their room after dinner.

Shivay was sitting on the couch working on his laptop.

"Its already 12, where is she?" He asked to himself, looking towards the entrance, again and again.

"Really Shivay? Yesterday she was afraid because of that stupid Movie, actually not that stupid. And today there was no movie. Rudy should have kept a movie night today as well, a horror movie again?" He said to himself.

"Tch, leave it Shivay, she would have slept already. Let's sleep, you have a busy schedule tomorrow." Shivay said before walking towards his bed.

He was about to laid down when he felt a knock. His face lit up, but keeping it normal, he walked to the door and opened it. As he expected, there stood Anika, yawning.

"Neend toh aa rahi hei lekin so nahi paa rahi hu akeli." She said and walked inside, not waiting for his reply. She dropped herself on the bed. Shivay chuckled watching her and closed the door.

Coming to the bed, he laid down on his side and switched off the light. And the next moment, she was clinging into him, hugging his hand.

Shivay slowly, took out his hand from her clutch and kept it under her head. She kept her head on his head, hugging him, keeping her hand on his chest. He held her hand on his chest and smiled closing his eyes. Both slept , finding peace in each other's embrace.

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Heya guys.

Hope you all liked the chappy.

Hope you guys are okay with the flow of the story.

Love
Athi ❤