My rants: Am I the only one seeing all these? When did NM and NK start following each other on insta? Just noticed it yesterday. Then puff I see NM's like on NK's pic. Today again I see NK's post inspired and tagged of NM. Is it all correlated or I'm just mad?

[PS: NK is Namit Khanna and NM is Nakuul Mehta. I know everyone know NM but still ;-) ]

Sanjivani ending, ishqbaaz 2 news, all these, above everything, NM's new hairstyle. What's happening? Is it all somewhere related?

PS: ignore all these. I'm just being mad here and I don't have anyone else to talk all these to. Nobody knows or understands about my ShivIka madness here at home. *Pout*

A/N: ALSO I WON'T BE HERE IN WATTPAD IN MARCH. EVERYONE HAS BOARD EXAMS AND ARE LEAVING. WHAT WILL I DO HERE ALONE? I'M ALSO GOING *Pout*

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“Anika” He called shocked as she tried separating her from him but she had just held onto him as if her life depended on him.

Holding her, he slowly walked to the bed and sat there while making her sit on his lap.

“What happened to you? Tell me” he told caressing her hair.

“I don't deserve to live after doubting you this badly. Just kill me” She told and he parted her from him to look at her tear stained face.

His eyes brimmed up unknowingly looking at her red eyes.

“Tell me” he told holding her face between his palms and she told him everything that happened since last two days, choking on words.

“I'm sorry” She whispered as she completed saying everything and he looked at her without any expression on his face.

“It was sweety on the phone. Just called her to plan your birthday party. I had no idea how to decorate a room so called her and it was my first time giving a surprise to you. Every year it's Arnav's plan and I just——” He told as Sweety was Anika's friend and she started crying again hugging him as she felt guilty from head to toe.

“Anika, stop crying. Please” He told caressing her hair.

“I'm sorry” She repeated and parted her from him.

“Just forget it” He told and she looked at him.

“You're hurt right?” She asked and he looked away.

“I wouldn't dream of betraying you Anika” He told and she made him face her.

“You can punish me however you want” She told and he looked helplessly at her.

“Why did you tell this to me? I was so happy right? So happy then why?” He asked and tears rolled down her eyes eyes.

“Because of my stupidity, you cried for two whole days without telling anything to anyone” He told and she looked confused at him.

“You're hurt because I cried?” She asked.

“Obviously” He told surprised that she asked that question.

“Not because I doubted you?”

“No!” He told shocked.

“You have no problem that I doubted you?” She asked and he shrugged.

“Anyone in your place would have misunderstood and it's not your mistake” He told and she looked shocked at him.

“Not my mistake?” She asked shocked and he shook his head.

“Not in the least” He told confused.

“It's your birthday and you cried. Because of me again” He told and she hugged him not knowing if she should cry or laugh.

“I didn't cry because of you. I cried due to my foolishness. I should have asked you directly instead of bottling up everything in my mind” She told.

“I even thought you'll divorce me” She told and getting no answer from him, she raised her head to look at him.

“You said this once and I'm forgiving you. If you say this once again, you'll see the worse of me Anika” He told sternly and she pouted.

“Why do you have pout like this? I fall for it every single time” He told whining and she chuckled before hugging him.

“Arnav shouts at you, you come to me with this face and I listen to you like a possessed human. Why do I always have to fall for your tricks?” He asked and she blushed.

She parted from the hug and looked at him.

“Never hide anything from me. You call me a kid right? Kids tend to think a lot about every damn thing and go wild with those thoughts” She told and he chuckled before hugging her.

“Have you ever considered me like a brother? Like ever in your life?” He asked and she looked shocked at him.

“No I—I—did. I considered you——”

“You thought you did. All you had was more of romantic feelings than brotherly feelings. It's clear from your actions” He told and she shook her head.

“Don't try to deny it. You remembered the cake I ordered not what your brother ordered. You remembered each and every incident related to me very fondly. My opinions mattered to you more than anyone else's. What you have towards Arnav is brotherly feelings but what you had towards me was completely different. You called me bhaiyya but you never meant it Anika” He told and she looked shocked at him.

“What are you saying?” She asked frantically and he smiled.

“I just wanted you to know, there is something more in you which you haven't realised yet. In your life, there are very little men, both our dads, your bhaiyya and me. You love both our dads like a daughter. You love your Bhaiyya like a sister. What about me? What was that you had towards me that you trust me more than anyone in this world?” He asked and she looked at him trying to understand what he told.

“You didn't have a crush on Arnav but you had it towards me. Isn't it a sin to have such feelings towards the one you consider like a brother?” He asked and she nodded.

“Did you ever feel that you committed a sin?” He asked and she shook her head.

“Then did you ever consider me that way?” He asked and she shook her head.

“Then what was my position in your mind?”

“I don't know” She answered after a long time realising what he said was right.

“Ok let's do one thing” He told and she looked curiously at him.

“You get up” He told and she looked confused at him but noticed that she was sitting on his lap.

She quickly got up blushing and he too got up.

He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear before settling on the bed. She stood there itself confused on what was in his mind. He patted on the bed and looked at her making her eyes go wide.

“Why?” She asked and he controlled his chuckle looking at her face.

“To do yoga” He told and she looked shocked at him and then turned to the clock.

“At this time? What are we going to do? Surya namaskar? But that should be done facing the sun right?” She asked confused and he facepalmed.

“And we shouldn't do yoga from the bed. It's bad for——”

“Oh God! Shut up and lie down here Anika” He told and she quickly got on the bed scared.

He held her waist and pulled her closer to him making her shocked.

“What are you doing?” She asked as there faces were just inches apart.

“What do you want me to do?” He asked huskily..

“I don't want you to do anything” She told scared and he controlled his chuckle looking at her face.

“Why? You don't like me then” He asked feigning hurt.

“No” She told shaking her head.

“No? My poor heart broke” He told dramatically and she looked at him shaking her head frantically.

“Ok fine” He told taking his hand from her waist but she held it and kept it back on her waist.

“I didn't mean that” She told sadly and he chuckled.

He pulled her cheek and kissed her forehead.

“I wasn't planning to do anything. I was about to tell you let's sleep but you were looking at me as if I was going to eat you up” He told and she smiled relieved.

“Tell me the truth. What did you have in your mind when I patted on the bed?” He asked and she widened her eyes.

“N-nothing”

“Nothing?” He asked and she nodded.

“You thought something else. I know you Anika” He told in a teasing voice and she blushed as she hid her head in his chest making him chuckle.

“Good night” He whispered to her and she smiled as she closed her eyes for a peaceful sleep.

••|To Be Continued|••

PRECAP:

Once they reached out and was about to enter the car, he held her wrist and pinned her to the car.

“Wh-what?” She asked holding his shoulders.

“Don't you want your twenty sixth gift?” He asked and she looked at him with a blushy smile as from the look in his eyes, she could guess what was it.