It's been a very long time since whole ICT was together. This pandemic had become worse than anyone would have imagined. Although cricket was all set to return but there was still quite a long time for it. And now Virat was missing his friends terribly. He wanted his team, more like he wanted his brothers back around him.

Most specially, he was missing Rohit and Mahi Bhai a lot. The frequent conference calls and video calls with Ro still helped but Mahi Bhai was far too inactive on his phone for these. And this was making Virat even more desperate to meet his Mahi Bhai.

"There is still around one and half month left for IPL. And I want to meet you guys now!", complained Virat annoyingly to Rohit on phone.

"You know that's not possible, Vi", Rohit said reasonably.

"But why, Ro? We can't visit through chartered plane?"

"You can travel but what you want is impossible.", said Rohit knowing perfectly what's going on in Virat's mind. "Mahi Bhai will never allow you to visit him in this situation."

How can he read my mind so perfectly?!

"I didn't say that!", said Virat meekly.

"Yeah, ofcourse!", Rohit rolled his eyes. "Your possessiveness has been kicking out since Mahi Bhai's birthday when Harry visited Bhai. You can never watch someone else cling up to Bhai, right?"

"Why should I?", replied Virat in a childish authoritive voice. "He is my Mahi Bhai."

"Excuse me? He is..."

"I want to meet him!", cried Virat not letting Rohit complete.

"Vi, he is.."

"Think of something!", Virat again started his ranting not letting Rohit speak.

"Virat, he.."

"Why did he allow Harry then?"

"He didn't. Bhabhi..."

"Yeah, I should also ask Bhabhi only."

"Vi, listen.."

"He isn't even active on his phone."

"Virat.."

"This time I won't listen to him."

"VIRAT!!" shouted Rohit at last and Virat abruptly fell silent. "Listen to me now, I know you are missing him. We all do but we can't travel in such condition. Moreover, he will never allow anyone of us to travel to Ranchi right now."

"But what about Harry then?", Virat again asked.

"Harry hadn't informed Bhai. Pankhuri Bhabhi planned it with Sakshi Bhabhi so you stop blaming Mahi Bhai for that", spoke Rohit for umpteenth time. "And you do remember that Harry got a good set of scolding from Bhai for that."

"Yeah..", Virat said in a calmer voice this time. "But I miss him.", he added.

"Just few more days, Vi. We will meet him once IPL starts.", Rohit said weakly as he was himself so much worked up but tried to reassure Virat and himself too.

"Doesn't he miss us, Ro?", asked Virat in disappointed tone. Rohit sighed.

"What do you wanna listen, Vi? This is nth time you are asking this question."

"It's been more than an year we played with him.", Virat said trying not to sound as miserable as he felt about this fact.

"Vi, you just call and talk to him.", said Rohit. That statement from Virat as if triggered Rohit's emotions too and secondly, he knew Virat won't listen to anyone else except Mahi Bhai right now.

"I tried for almost ten times but he didn't pick up.", complained Virat now sounding hurt as well as angry.

"He might be busy with something."

"So he won't even pick my call?"

Rohit sighed. Sometimes, it was very difficult to make Virat understand. And right now that tone of Virat wasn't even letting Rohit to fight with him. He just assured Virat somehow and Virat also agreed half heartedly.

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At night when MS finally opened his phone, he was surprised to see so many missed calls from Virat. He immediately called him back.

Virat was doing something else and his phone was near Anushka. She saw it beeping and asked Virat to pick it.

"I don't wanna talk right now. Let it be.", replied Virat not even sparing it a glance.

"Virat, at least check who it is." said Anushka getting his phone.

"I don't care."

"Really?"

"Yeah"

"Okay then I'll cut it. I'm sure Mahi Bhai doesn't have anything important", she pretended to disconnect the call but Virat almost jumped from where he was sitting and grabbed the phone.

"You should have told it's Mahi Bhai!", he said giving her a wide grin.

"I won't pick your call!", said Virat in whiny voice and MS was relieved to hear that from him.

"But I think you already answered it.", said Mahi Bhai calmly.

"You didn't answer my calls. I'm angry.", said Virat sulking.

"I'm sorry, Cheeku. You know na bacha, I'm rarely around my phone so I missed out your calls."

"I don't know that. I'm still not talking to you."

"Just because I didn't pick your call?"

"No. You answered Ro's call yesterday but not mine!", accused Virat childishly.

"Well, you are angry because I talked to Ro and not because I didn't talk to you?"

"I'm angry, Bhai!", whined Virat.

"Yeah. Yeah. I get it. What do you want me to do now?"

"You should know that.", Virat said in more whiny voice.

"Okay. Okay. I'll take you out when we meet next? Or we will watch the movie you say? Or I'll play from your team when we play PUBG?"

"I want to meet you, Bhai!", said Virat in the whinest voice possible.

"No, Cheeku.", said Mahi Bhai strictly.

"Why, Bhai? Even.."

"I didn't know Harry and Krunal was coming, Cheeku. I wouldn't have allowed Harry. It was Sakshi who knew about their arrival." said Mahi Bhai even before Virat could complete as he knew this idea must have popped up in Virat's mind from there only.

"I miss you, Bhai!"

"I know, Cheeku. I miss you too, kiddo. But travelling is definitely not a safe option in this situation. And we will soon meet during IPL."

"Yeah.", Virat said in little off voice.

"Cheeku, don't be sad, bacha. I promise we will spend a lot of time during our matches, kiddo.", said Mahi Bhai lovingly.

"Pakka?", Virat's face lit up hearing to that.

"Pakka.", promised Mahi Bhai.

"You will be with me the whole time after our matches."

"Done, Cheeks."

"It will be after so long that we will meet, right, Bhai?", said Virat excitedly.

"Yes, kiddo. Really waiting to meet you, bacha.", replied Mahi Bhai.

"I want to play with you, Bhai."

"IPL is just few months away."

"I said I want to play with you, Mahi Bhai.", stressed Virat.

"Cheeku, we had a discussion over this. Things are not going in the way we had planned. We can just wait and see what happens next.", Mahi Bhai said making Virat understand as he knew how stubborn Cheeku can be on this topic.

"I want to be with you, Mahi Bhai.", said Virat in a childish tone.

"I'm always with you, Cheeku. Nothing can change that. You will always have me by your side, kiddo. Even if things don't go in our favor, we will still be the same. You will always be my kid and you know that, right?"

"I know, Bhai. I can't wait for IPL now.", said Virat.

"Me too, Cheeku."

"I love you, Bhai. Miss you.."

"I love you too, kiddo. See you soon."

"At soonest!"

"Yeah, now go and sleep. Take care."

"Yeah. Good night, Bhai."

"Good night, bacha."

Virat slept peacefully determined to not let Mahi Bhai spend time with anyone else except him once they meet. And Mahi Bhai could imagine this going on in his Cheeku's mind smiling fondly.

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A/n

I was bored so I wrote this. I don't know why but Mahirat automatically comes to my mind whenever I start writing so please bear with me writing such os without any plot.🙈🙈

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