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Akshu? What's happening? Why are you sitting silent?" Mamta broke the silence as she was observing from sometime her daughter-in-law was sitting silently with her head low. Suddenly akshita broke into giggles as she lifted her head up and then taking fistful colour in her hand threw it in upward direction, resulting it to fall over herself.

"Akshu??" Mamta sounded surprised at her sudden weird act.

Looking all this gauri came there as she saw her little sister-in-law in different mood out of sudden.

"What happened to her maa?"

"Don't know! She was fine till now_" Suddenly she stopped and looked towards the empty glass. "Oh God! She drunk bhang?" Gauri and mamta gasped together as looking their faces akshita laughed and stood up.

She felt her vision blur as with stumbling steps she went towards other side looking here and there or probably finding someone. Her fist was balled as she was clutching the pink gulal in it.

"Where are you?" She babbled with a pout like a kid still continuing her walk while the family members were stunned at her cute act.

"Who gave her bhang? Can't you people a little responsible? Now how will she handle it?" Pratap scolded them for the negligence.

On other hand akshita reached at the place were rudra was standing with samaira who was insisting him to play holi which he was not accepting. Akshita smiled whole-heartedly as her face glowed up like she got something precious.

"Rudra!!" She yelped like a kid which made him turn and the next moment rudra was covered completely in gulal. Akshita laughed covering her face which coloured with her hand. While rudra who was scrunched his eyes due to her sudden attack opened them, he looked at himself and then at his wife who was laughing at her act and his condition.

"AKSHITAAAA!!" He screamed irritatedly which grew up her laughter more.

"Hihi! Bura na maano holi hai!" She laughed cutely then taking more colour applied it on his both cheeks chiding him more.

"You!!!"

"Mee!!" She acted cutely mimicking his voice. Rudra dusted his kurta as then taking fistful colour he stepped towards her. Akshita gasped as she widened her eyes and ran from there making him chase her.

"Maa! Baba! Dadu! Look there!" Gauri yelped as she stood up with her eyes wide and lips curled in a smile.
The family members looked towards where she pointed only to get shocked.

They saw rudra chasing akshita with colour in his both fists. Somehow the scene was too satisfying to their hearts. They felt happy looking them both together.

"Stop akshu! Stop there!!" He called her but she only giggled running away from him.

Samaira gritted her teeth as she stomped her foot and walked towards rudra to stop him.

"Rudra! Stop it rudra!"

She sounded irritatedly, unknowingly grabbing his plam which got scratched by her nail. It didn't affect him but her behavior was not liked by anyone.

"What are you doing rudra? I was asking to play that time you were making excuses and now chasing her like a kid? You are just unbelievable!" She yelled at him but again he totally ignored her and ran behind akshita.

"What's her problem? Can't she see my son happy? Only because of her my rudra is distancing himself from akshu! Deep down he too like her but because of this girl he can't understand his feelings." Mamta blamed samaira as she didn't like the way samaira behaved.

There gauri found her daughter as she called her and whispered in her ear.

"Keep her engaged untill rudra and akshu are here. Okay?"

"Done maa!" She hi-fied with her mother and went towards samaira who was making her way towards rudra with big steps. But her way was blocked by sakshi who grinned before throwing bucketful of water over her.

"Ahhhhh!!" Samaira angrily screamed as she felt her eyes aching.

There on other hand akshita was drowning more in the influence of bhang. Her vision was getting blur. As while running she reached somewhere and got bumped with someone who later imbalanced and both of them fell together on the ground. "Ouch!!" Rudra winced as her elbow pierced in his stomach.

Akshita's head hitted over his toned chest as she winced as later pouting her lips she lifted her upper body with the support of her elbows, which were digging in his body.
"Rudra one! Rudra two! Rudra three! Rudra four!" She counted pointing her fingers in air which was too weird. Rudra made faces at her acts as he held her fingers in his grip.

"Ahh!! Rakshas Rudra!"

(Monster Rudra!)

"What? Have you gone mad? What are you babbling?" He questioned as holding her both arms he sat up on the ground itself.

"Leave me! You are monster, you manipulated my rudra! Leave my rudra's body!" She punched in his stomach and he bent holding it making a painful expression.

"Haath hai ya hatoda!"

(Is it a hand or hammer?)

She was still babbling as he held her both hands in his single fist and put the other on over her mouth which was unstoppably working.

"Chup! Ek shabd nahi sunna ab mujhe! Ekdam shant nahi toh sach mein rakshas ke hawale kar dunga!"

(Keep quite! Now, I won't hear a single word. Keep quite or I will really hand over you to monster.)

Akshita pouted as she sniffled making a crying expression. Rudra's eyes softened as he found her cute. Smiling at her cute acts he pinched her cheek and planted a kiss on her forehead which was completely unintentional, it happened naturally as he didn't have to force himself.

"Akshu, why are you behaving such? Are you fine? Or did you drink bhang_" He stopped as realisation hitted him! Did she really take bhang? He patted her cheek but again she was in her own world.

He huffed then standing straight tried to make her stand.

"Akshu! Let's go to room, you should take rest now!"

He softly said brushing her hair back from her face. She felt ticklish and giggled. Her both hands clutching on his kurta while she was completed stuck over him for support.

"No!!"

Her pout turned bigger as she balled her eyes and made a puppy face.

"I want to play more. Come na! I want to play with you, please!" She insisted him in such a manner that his heart melted and he couldn't resist her.

He tried to hold her near but she slipped away again running around the place and behind her he was.

"Akshu!! You will fall down!" The words left his mouth and she kissed the ground with thud. Rudra motioned near her as he made her stand properly while glaring at her.

"Can't you hear! Why do you need to march around? Now keep quite and come with me_" She completely ignored his existence and again started running. A servant with the tray of refreshment mixed with bhang was passing by her came in her sight. She stopped him then grabbing a glass gulped it in one go. Rudra came behind her as he was shocked that she again drank it.

He was going to say something before which she made him drink a whole glass of bhang. He poured out some amout of it and then looked at her with an unbelievable expression but again no effect. She was laughing like a mad.

"Have yoh gone mad?" He questioned. Akshita giggled more as she hid her face on his chest hiding herself in his embrace.

They both were standing on side but everyone's gaze were stuck with them only. The family members were on cloud nine seeing this. Gauri cracked her fingers taking out the evil eyes as she prayed for them to be together forever.

On other hand samaira's body burnt with jealousy. She couldn't take this more. Akshita was hugging and kissing him in front of her eyes and she couldn't do anything as whenever she was trying to go near him someone was blocking her way.

Whereas on other hand rajbanna gritted his teeth and threw the glass in anger as one more time he failed in his plans.

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