Rahul stopped and took a U-turn hearing a very familiar tone taking his Virat bhaiya's name in a totally rude tone. Rahul didn't like the tone. Rahul hadn't even realized, he was walking past the room of one Rishab Pant, until, he heard the voice.

So, he took a U-turn, realizing he was walking by the room of the recent addition to their family, namely Rishab Pant, where he found some time of discussion going between the new kiddos namely Rishab, Shreyash Iyer, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini, Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill.

He knew he shouldn't eavesdrop, eavesdropping isn't right but he couldn't help himself hearing Rishab take his name in a very whiny and complaining tone. He just couldn't control himself. You try hearing your name and ignoring the curiosity of knowing what's going on?

"Virat bhaiya, trust Rahul more than me. He always does listen to him more." Rishu complained looking on the verge of crying and Rahul felt bad, he didn't know the kid felt so.

And even he is asking himself so from the last few months. Why Virat trusts him so much? It's not like he had given Virat ample reasons to trust him, on the contrary, he had broken Vi's trust quite a few times and hurt him too.

Still, why does he trust him so much?? Rahul didn't know he just knew that he can't let Virat down ever again.

"It's not like that" Saini tried to defend his Virat bhaiyaa, being a loyal Virat kid and having experienced the big brother Virat tried to defend his brother immediately.

"No, don't Nav....I've heard so much about the rifts between the team and the seniors dominating the juniors," Shub added shuddering, he really sounded as if he believed all that.

Rahul didn't know which one of them actually looked terrifying? Okay, beside Jaddu bhaiya's demonic laughter and Harry's antics.

"And also of being biased" Shreyas added remembering his starting days and Virat walking past him as if he was invisible.

"Yes and then there are so many rumours" Shivam added, he didn't know what to think, he knew his Virat bhaiya but everyone was saying that he came in the team by RCB quota. He didn't know what to think? Yes, he worked so hard but...but what if it was true? Did, did he really take someone deserving a place?

Rahul wanted to facepalm and tell the kids to never pay any attention to the rumours ever.

"Raydu bhai told me that they all were very shrewd and can destroy our careers especially Virat" Sanju whispered conspiratory, he didn't know what to think of Raydu bhaiya's words then but he knows Raydu bhaiyaa.

He doesn't know Virat Kohli at all.

"no, it isn't so" Nav tried again with an indignant expression, he didn't know how he got stuck here. Yes, because Virat bhaiya was feeling down and he couldn't find Yuzi bhaiyaa.

He was again stopped in between his protest by the other kids.

"Yes, even the supporting staff is afraid of Virat and his bossing around," Shrey added, remembering how the media manager of DC was once upon a time media manager of India and the dear guy told them how Virat was the reason behind his exile from team India.

The poor man said, he tried to show Virat's true colours, didn't bow down to his whims and arrogance. Shrey hated this kind of people and he felt so sorry for the man.

Even Rishu felt the same.

While the kids shared the rumours in the air and the things about Virat told to them. Their opinion of Virat being a bad guy became firm and firm.

And hearing the talks of juniors Rahul's anger was shimmering and solidifying. Rahul couldn't hear anything against his Virat bhai. He so wanted to brag in and give the kids a long lecture and take their class.

But it won't change anything, will it?

The kids were already prejudiced against him.

Hearing the talks of the juniors, Rahul was certain on one front, outer elements were on work again. They couldn't break their team creating the mahirat rift and misunderstandings.

Now, they were poisoning the mind of the kids against the seniors. They're again trying to break them from inside and it's not at all good news for them.

They had faced so much heartbreak already. 

These kids didn't even know that ICT isn't just a team, it's more, it's a family and family members may fight with each other but they are always there for each other too.

They need to make the kids realize this soon before the outer agencies and some still present in the team destroys them.

He needs to inform Virat fast but then Rahul dismissed that thought as soon as it entered his mind. Virat was suffering from cold already and his idiotic brother will take the kids words to his heart and agree wholeheartedly with them.

He'll overthink and hurt himself.

No, Rahul can't allow his Virat bhaiyaa to be hurt again. He had seen how hard and hurt Virat was during the cold shoulder fiasco yet he didn't blame anyone of them. No, telling Virat was useless.

He needed to inform his B-Ro immediately with the thought clear in his mind.

Rahul raced back towards the pool area, nearing the part of the hotel. He found a whistling Harry walking towards Virat's room but Rahul held Harry and dragged him back with him.  He didnt answer Harry's loud questions about what's wrong? Did he prank Virat? Is he running away from Virat?

Harry's yells and Rahul running full speed towards the pool deck surprised all the members of the team present there.

"What's wrong?" Jinks and Bhuvi asked concerned at the same time, watching Rahul huffing and puffing and Harry yell obnoxious questions looking totally bewildered.

"What happened Rah?" Ro asked concerned too.

Sikhi, Jad, Manish, kulcha, Mayank, Jassi and Ash looking at him questioningly and concernedly.

Still, huffing Rahul told them everything he heard and the reactions and rage were instantaneous.

Harry was ready to walk back and thrash the kids for talking about his Veerot this way.

Kulcha were quite vocally protesting.

Jaddu's inner swordsman was out and calling for blood.

Rohit was yelling and cursing and still thinking about sacking and killing few people.

In and in, ICT members were out for blood. They had witnessed broken, shattered Virat once. They didn't want any repeat telecast of those incidents.

Bhuvi, Jinks and Manish were still the calm ones in the bloodthirsty hoard. Who were angry to hell and out for blood!!!

Manish couldn't help but scream "shant, gadadhari bheem, shant,"

Bhuvi held Harry and Rahul on their spots, not letting Harry drag Rahul back to give those kids a piece of his mind.

Jinks held the pacing Ro on his spot.

"But Manishaaaa," Jaddu complained, not understanding why was he being stopped from storming in and bashing sense in those kids heads.

"Revdi, humare hi bacche hai padosi desh k nhi hai, samjhayenge samajh jayene, unki galti thori na hai ki unhe nhi pata kya pagalpan hua tha," Manish  said calmly.

And Jaddu gave in with a huff.

"But still, I want to bash the not so kids harming our Vi's image," Jaddu stated annoyed at Manish for being sane.

"Absolutely, I told that idiot to sue that man but did he hear? No, naah, absolutely not. I told that gadha to get a better PR team but again farak hi nhi and yeh hota hai fir," Ro all but screamed frustrated, he wanted to scream 'I told you so' on the whole world.

"You know, how he is Ro?" Jinks said sounding exasperated.

"Yeah, idiotic idiot,gadha, senseless emotional fool," Ro said grumpily.

The kids tried to not smile hearing Ro's mutter.

"Humein hi dhyan rkhna parega," Bhuvi said resigned.

"Voh toh hum humesha hi krte hai," Manish added sighing exasperatedly. Half of his life has been spent taking care of Virat.

All Vi's besties nodded.

They knew the feeling.

"Yeh sb theek hai in bigde baccho ko kaise samjhana hai?" Sikhi asked, noticing them getting sidetracked again.

"I can use yorkers," Jassi suggested helpfully, totally innocently.

"I can hit helicopter shots," Harry added equally innocently.

"No!! We are not doing anything like that," Bhuvi cut in, the bloodthirsty ideas ready to sprout out of the kids.

"But," Harry protested.

Bhuvi whacked him soundly.

"Team bonding session," Jinks suggested.

"Yeah, they don't know Virat at all," Manish admitted.

"And mahashaye is down with cold," Ro grumbled, "huh, careless being, now I've to sacrifice my sleep to take care of that idiot,"

"A toddler, that's what he is," Manish totally agreed with Ro's sentiment and added.

"Let's plan the whole thing a little more privately," Jinks said, noticing few staff members eyeing them like they are crazy.

"So, we should make them spend time with Vi?" Sikhi asked everyone dubiously

"It can work," Bhuvi added thoughtfully as they walked towards his room, which was actually the closest room.

"As if we are sharing our Virat bhaiyaa ever," the kids muttered to each other, totally not in sync with their seniors plan.

Their Virat bhaiyaa won't be left alone with those kids unsupervised. Nopz, not at all, it was their bhaiyaa, they weren't taking any risk.

What if their words hurt their Vi bhaiyaa??

Nops, no sharing or alone time with Vi bhaiya allowed.

As the seniors thought over their plans.

The kids gang made their own plan which thoroughly involved spilling ice-cold water on their senior's ideas.

~to be continued~