"And to your left as you all can see is where the Elephants usually eat and come to drink water" The guide, Ayansh told the guys pointing towards an elephant who was snorkelling the water in an attempt to make rain as a baby elephant was happily playing in the said rain.

Everyone was awed at the site, they clicked some pictures and videos and started moving ahead when one of them ran towards the adorable calf in an attempt to touch it.

"Yuzi!" The others yelled and ran behind him

"Stay away from the calf, it's mother would be somewhere near. I get that they are adorable creatures but they can be scary when angry" The guide scolded Yuzi as the latter was dragged by an exasperated Ro by his ear.

"Bhai, dukh rha h. Leave me please. Mahi Bhai, save me please" Yuzi whined trying to free himself from Ro's grasp. Mahi Bhai just stood there not getting involved in the scene, well aware of Ro and his love for animals. Yuz was in for a free one to one session on the safety of animals.

"Should have thought about that before launching yourself at the baby elephant, you idiot. They are fragile beings. Dare to do that again and I'll throw you in front of a Hyena." Ro left his ear with a warning as both of them joined the group for the tour.

"I'm considering buying a leash for him." Rah Muttered to himself holding back an overenthusiastic Harry who looked close to jumping over the fence to hug the Red panda, who was busy eating the treats that were given to him by the other tourists.

"Hardik, away from the fence now!" Mahi Bhai commanded, making Harry shiver at the tone and step away from the fence half heartedly.

Continuing the tour, the guys came across an endearing sight of a sloth clinging onto the trees as it slowly forwarded its arm to hold its infant.

"Hey Ro! What are you doing there. Come back here" Vi called over the sloth as the others laughed at the stark resemblance of Ro to the sloth's nature.

"Very funny" Ro snarled back, elbowing Vi in the ribs which only added to the latter's laugh.

"Look! Another Ro" Jadd added to the teasing pointing at a sleeping sloth.

"This is a paradise for you, Cap Ro" Harry joined in the teasing making Jass glare at Harry for making fun of his bhaiya. Harry decided to shut up for his own safety and stepped behind Bhuvi just to be sure.

"Having too much fun at my expense. Nothing new on that from you people. But, I'll let it slide considering the fact that they are patient, simple, kind, the traits you three seem to be lacking." Ro retorted back trying to bite back the insults as to not leave a bad impression on the guide they were assigned to.

"You seem to know a lot about the animals, Rohit sir." Ayansh said admiringly.

"I mean what can I say... By the way, stop calling me sir. Rohit or anything is fine with me. Just not the sir. Seems weird"

"Alright, Sir...I mean Rohit. Let's continue the tour then"

Mahi Bhai sighed at the exchange. While it was great that Ro was having fun discussing the animals with someone who genuinely seemed interested, he was sure someone else would not appreciate the camaraderie being displayed.

"What's your favourite animal Rohit?" Vi tsked as he heard the tour guide ask oh so sweetly to Ro. Jinks having already predicted this turned to look at Bhuvi, who was also looking at him with the same expression 'This was gonna be one hell of a ride'

"Favourite? I can't choose one yaar!! They all are so cute and an important part of our nature"

"Can't choose....all are cute...abb bababa" Vi mimicked in an irritated tone, Mahi Bhai stifled a laugh at Vi's antics, not wanting to worsen the former's mood.

"Do you smell something burning guys?" Jad said laughing evily at Vi's actions as the said person was clearly not liking the little bonding over animals his bestfriend was having with the guide.

"Dare say anything and I'll give your food to the gorilla sitting over there" Jass warned as he saw Harry ready to join in the Virat teasing session.

"Spoilsport" Harry said to himself.

"I heard that"

True to his warning Jass started moving towards Harry as Harry clenched onto his fanny pack in an effort to save his dear food from being snatched away by Jass "I'm sorry Jass! I won't say a thing from now. I promise."

Jass satisfied with the hint of fear in Harry's voice decided to spare the guy for once "Fine"

"Thank God"

Back with the tour, the ICT was now being shown some otters "they are so adorable! Lemme..." Kul's little gushing session was interrupted when they saw a rather large looking otter grab onto a frog hopping near the river and gulp it down in a single shot.

"Nevermind kiddo,lets move along and see the other animals" Rohirat in an effort to distract Kul as the latter's mood turned sour, cringing as he replayed the scene his memory.

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" Now that we're done looking at the rather harmless ones, let's go and see the bigger ones.
Ayansh told the tourists as all of them followed him enthusiastically.

"Let's divide into groups and sit accordingly" the guide said as others looked at the vehicles, two different ones parked in front of them.

As expected, chaos ensued after the sentence as everyone started fighting as to who was sitting in which van and with whom.

"Enough!" That one word from Mahi Bhai's mouth was enough to stop the catfight amongst the team as everyone paused whatever they were doing to listen to their Mahi Bhai.

Yuzi had somehow gotten hold of Harry's hairs and the latter was on top of Jadd. Jadd in turn had a death grip on Vi's leg who accidentally (or not) had tackled the guide onto the ground. Ro surprisingly was safe from the bloodshed and was standing there looking perplexed at the scene.

"Behave like civilized human beings" Jinks scolded them. Harry and Yuz left eachother's hairs. Jadd pushed Harry off himself as Vi kicked Jad in the face trying to free his leg.

"How did I get involved into this" Ayansh asked to no one in particular. Jinks felt bad for the innocent soul for he was not aware of the beast he had awakened unknowingly.

"Harry, Jass, Rah ,Yuzi and Kul; you guys get in the first Van. I'll be with you guys."

"Ro, Vi, Jinks, Jaddu and Bhuvi. You all in the second one."

"I'll sit with the second group then." The guide said and sat behind with Bhuvi as the passenger seat on the driver's side was already occupied by a certain Jadeja.

"You'll sit with me" Vi said rather possessively pulling Ro along with himself to go and sit in the back. Jinks sighing to himself sat with Bhuvi and the guide.

"What's wrong with you, Idiot. Stop pulling and pushing me with such force" Ro complained as Vi literally pushed Ro into the car.

"Call me Rohit. Baby hi boldeta bulane ko" Jinks and Bhuvi deadpanded at the exchange.

"Why couldn't we go with Mahi Bhai"

"Tell me about it Bhuvi. We're stuck with all the fools."

Ayansh looked at the two looking rather puzzled as to why he was being called a fool.

"Did I do something to offend you guys" He asked a little nervously to the two.

"Oh! We were not talking about you. Relax. Everything's alright" Bhuvi reassured and Jinks nodded along, while Vi had different opinions on the matter but he decided to stay mute, content with having his Bestfriend within his grasp.

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The two vans came to a stop as everyone jumped out of their respective seats to enjoy the scenery around themselves.

Ro, Jinks and Jaddu, along with the tour guide went to look for the cheetahs, followed by an irked Vi who seemed dead bent on keeping his bestfriend away from that clingy human.

"Guys, look at this." The four turned at the voice to come across the sight of two fearful cheetahs who were chewing onto their freshly hunted prey.

"You all can look at them from a safe distance. Careful about not disturbing them."

Everyone nodded at the information and looked over at the majestic creatures, keeping in the mind the warning given to them by the guide. Until,

A whistle was heard, startling everyone as they turned to look at the source to see Jad whistling to get the attention of the animals.

"What are you doing" Jinks whisper-asked elbowing Jadd to stop the said man from the idiocracy he was committing.

"I'll skin you alive, you freaking idiot " Ro warned in a tone of urgency as the two big cats turned their heads at the disturbance and stared directly at the group.

"Listen guys, stay still at your positions at all cost. Don't try to run away, they are way faster than us."

"Eh? Pagal wagal hai kya tu? Wo cheete log aayenge aur do minute me udake leke jayenge hum sabko, aur ye bol rha h bhago mat." Ro's typical tapori accent came into the scene making the situation a bit funny for Vi "Pagal bola", From the corner of his eye he glanced at the said 'pagal' and smirked to himself.

"If we make it out alive from this Ravindera Jadeja, I will punch you straight at your face and make sure to leave a mark on your eye."

"Aur jao jungle safari. Maine bola tha rehne dete hai. Sunta kon hai be meri yaha. Tera hi jyada pyaar jaag rha tha nature ke liye" Vi mumbled looking at Ro, who was busy glaring holes at a certain Jadeja.

"Will you idiots just shut up. In case you have not realised, we're seconds away from being the meal of those two beasts. Not a single word from your mouths now" Jinks hushed them all. Realising the situation they were in, all turned mute at the reminder and stood there praying for their dear lives, while Jadd somehow still wasn't scared.

"Kuch nahi hoga guys" Jad said in a 'not so serious' way, adding more to Ro's annoyance "iss ghade ki glti hai"

"Shut up"

A minute or two later, which seemed like ages to the group, the two cheetahs having finished their food, moved. Everyone stood still at their respective places, not even daring to breathe as the animals walked closer to where they were.

By god's grace, the predators seemed to be in a good mood (well fed too) as they ignored the frozen yet trembling humans and walked away from the scene.

Releasing the long held breaths, the group thanked the heavens above, while keeping a watchful eye for the creatures if they decided to come back.

Assured that they were safe RoViJinks turned their heads towards an unaware Jad;

"Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja!! Come here you piece of a shit"

"You are so dead for the little stint you pulled there"

"Come on guys, they were not even that scary" Laughing hysterically Jadd ran away from them.

"I don't get paid enough for this" the guide having faced a life-death situation, sighed to himself as he saw Jadd running to save himself from the beatings of the extremely pissed cricketers.

"Atleast you're being paid for this" Jinks pat lightly on the guy's shoulder in an effort to cheer him up. Cracking his knuckles, Jinks decided to join in the little schooling session going in front of them. He was calm, you all would argue; but after the bot so pleasant experience they had kudos to their dear Jad, "He deserves a little thanks for the great deed" Jinks said holding Jad by his arms as the other two launched some jibes at the victim.

What a long day they had.

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