𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕮𝖗𝖎𝖒𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝕮𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖓. (COMPLETED)
21. 𝕺𝖓𝖊 𝕾𝖙𝖊𝖕 𝕮𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖗.
One Step Closer.
Siya ~
Despite after his weirdly affecting confrontation, somehow, I found sleep for a while before a knock on my door woke me up once again and I threw myself out of the bed to see who it was.
" Samarth bhai? Please come in!" I said, giving him a huge smile. He looked around and then sneaked inside.
" What happened?" I asked him.
" We are getting Arjun bhai to have bhang tomorrow on Holi. I have thought of the perfect plan." The evil glint shining in his eyes threw away all the sleep I still had in me.
" Whatever the plan is, I am most definitely in." I told him, copying his smile as he told me the plan.
Really easy, simple and effective!
" If Mom and Mumma finds out, we are as good as dead." I pointed out the only drawback of the plan.
" It is all be so worth is Siya. Just imagine, the King, high on bhang, dancing around. Just imagine." It did not take me any single word after this for him to completely convince me.
" You are right. We get to work tomorrow morning." I sad as we shook hands on it.
" We do. Now I'll leave before anyone finds out that we are plotting something again." He replied and I nodded as he sneaked out and I closed the door behind me, unable to fight a grin.
" You love to stay in control, Rana Arjun Singh Rajvanshi, don't you. Lets see how you manage to do that tomorrow." I sat back on the bed, feeling really very excited.
" Okay Siya. You better keep your happiness in control around him or he will definitely suspect that something is going on." I schooled myself and took a deep breath before making my way out of the room to Mom and Preeti Bhabhi to help them with Holi preparations.
As the night fell and it was time for Holika dahan, I got back to the room to get dressed where I saw Arjun talking over the phone discussing about a hotel or something, perhaps a heritage project.
" Can you please talk later? We need to go for Holika dahan." I whispered to him because Mom had asked me to bring him with me.
He gave me a quick nod and mouthed two minutes. I shook my head in understanding and walked to my closet to decide what to wear.
I had two options with me. Either a green suit or a blue one and they were both extremely pretty. Mom and Preeti bhabhi had really nice taste in clothes. I picked out both and then walked in front of the dresser mirror for a full view.
I half twirled in front of the mirror but I loved them both and for a minute decided to wear the blue dupatta with green kurta before I mentally scolded myself for being so weird.
As my eyes fell on Ranaji who was still attending to a call, he slightly gestured towards the green one and it took my dumbass a full minute to realize that he was helping me decide.
I was about to give him a smile and nod when common sense, which had gone for a walk suddenly reappeared.
" Just a minute.....why should I listen to him?" I muttered to myself without breaking eye-contact with him and then gave him a full sarcastic smile before throwing the green suit on the bed and walking in with the blue one to the walk-in closet.
Siya's Look ~
" Get a grip on yourself Siya. He is literally melting your damn heart and I don't think he is trying to do it." I continued to talk to myself as I got dressed and walked out once again. This time, he was off his phone and ready in a black kurta and pyjama and honestly, no one should be allowed to look this good with his hair slicked back and the sleeves rolled up.
Arjun's Look ~
" Take a picture Little Flower, it lasts longer." He turned around to look at me but as he did, he didn't take his eyes off me but a smirk was playing on his lips.
" Take a picture Ranaji, it lasts longer." I smirked back at him, averting my eyes off and making my way next to him to look into the mirror.
" I don't need to do that when I can turn my eyes and look at you whenever I want to." Was his smug reply and I rolled my eyes at his arrogance.
" Why do you look like you won something? I am not even wearing what you wanted me to." I was getting conscious of myself when his eyes were still on me as I wore my earrings and put on some lipstick.
" Aren't you?" He raised an eyebrow and the victorious smirk was back on his lips as my eyes widened.
" You tricked me." I accused him as I turned to face him, keeping the hair brush down.
" It is called reverse psychology Little One." He replied and I folded my arms in front of my chest puffing the hair strand away from my face in irritation.
" You are a cheater." I said, picking the hair brush back and started to comb my hair again, thinking of a thousand ways to trick him too.
" Stop doing that." I heard him after a few seconds as he took the brush out of my hands.
" Stop doing what?" I asked, confused.
" Treating your hair the way they don't deserve to be treated." He spoke up and ran his hands though my hair locks before making me sit on the dresser chair.
What was he doing? I tried to get back up but his hands on both my shoulders stopped me and I looked at him through the mirror and found his eyes, searching for mine as he started to brush them himself without looking away from me.
The slight brushes of his knuckles on my bare shoulders and those occasional accidental touches at the nape of my neck were making me go and think crazy but his eyes had captivated mine. Even though I was an absolute blushing mess and his gaze was only intensifying it but still, I couldn't look away and Arjun was completely aware of that part.
" What are you doing to me Arjun?" The words left my lips before I could stop myself and a lone tear made its way to my cheek before I finally looked away to hide it from him but it was too late.
" Stand up Siya." He asked me and I did as he turned me around to face him before wiping the tear off as I looked at my feet.
" I am sorry." His words rang in my ears and made to look at him immediately in a questioning gaze.
" I am apologizing to you for marrying you the way I did. Not for wanting you all for myself. You were mine and I was yours the moment I filled your hairline with that sindoor. I am sorry for making you go through something which you shouldn't have to. But I am not going to apologize for wanting you like you are my purpose. I apologize for putting you through hell but I am most certainly not sorry for needing you." He made me look at him as he spoke those words to me.
For a few seconds, I felt bone chillingly mad at him before the feeling turned into something like a sense of being required by someone and just like that, there was another flutter in my heart and I couldn't believe myself! Was I beginning to feel something for him even after trying so hard not to?
" That's it? You are sorry? How does that solve anything literally?" I wanted to get that anger back to me so badly but it did not happen.
" It does not solve anything Little One but it does not have to. I know my words mean nothing to you....." I had to cut him off.
" Don't you understand Ranaji? That is the fucking problem. They are starting to. Your words, and I don't think this is getting easier for me!" I exclaimed, trying to get out of his hold but he never let me. Instead, he took a step forward and pulled me to his chest as I burst out crying, holding onto his kurta as he held me.
" I can't stay." I heard myself and tried to push him away from myself but he brought me back to himself.
" I will be condemned to hell before I let you go when I am the reason for your tears Siya." He said, kissing my forehead before cleaning my cheeks again.
" Why are you so persistent?" I complained after taking a deep breath to calm myself down.
" With you, I always will be Little Flower. How can I not? After all this, why will I ever make any attempt to loose you?" His words, once again sent my stomach to a twist and his closeness made me want to seek him out even more and I had no idea what to say or do.
" Everyone must be waiting for us." I said after a minute and he gave me a nod, finally letting go of his hold on me.
I took the dupatta which was lying on the bed and wore it because we walked out and made our way towards the lawn where the Holika was set up.
I gave a smile to everyone and Dad called me next to him. I made my way towards him.
" After this pooja, Janu, you and I are going for an ice-cream date." He said my most favourite words in the world and I gave him an excited hug.
While the others asked what had made me so happy, Dad politely asked them to mind their own business and it was damn hilarious.
" Now Arjun and Siya, you both take three rounds around Holika." Mom said as Arjun, Dad and Samarth bhaiya started the fire.
" Okay Mom." I gave her a nod while Arjun extended him arm for me. I looked at him and then back at his hand before taking it and giving him a smile as we started to walk around the Holy fire.
" Do you remember asking me the other day while we were getting married about the promises that I have made to you?" I whispered to him which made his head tilt slightly towards me with a smile on his lips.
" Are you going to tell me?" He asked with an eyebrow raised.
" No. But there is one more promise that I am going to make in addition to those." I replied.
" Do you want to tell me this one?" He questioned again.
" Yes. But it does not mean that I am accepting you as my husband." I whispered back.
" You will accept it sooner than you think Mrs. Siya Arjun Singh Rajvanshi and this is a promise of a King." That self-assuredness and confidence was unwavering in his voice.
" I am not telling you anything." I pressed my lips in a thin line because of his words.
" I know what you were going to tell me Little One." He replied in the same tone.
" That is entirely not possible." I challenged him.
" You are going to give us a chance." He voiced my thoughts to me and I suddenly stopped walking, too stunned to speak.
" What happened beta?" Dad asked me, suddenly bringing me back from the shock and I looked around.
" No...nothing dad. Nothing." I replied nervously and continued to finish the second round.
" What makes you think that?" I couldn't refuse but I wasn't going to admit it just as soon.
" Your eyes told me that in our bedroom. I rarely have to think of about what you think Siya. Your eyes almost tell me everything I want to know." These words were the most romantic ones anyone had ever said to me and for the third time in the past three hours, he made my heart flutter.
" Well you are wrong. I have no intentions as such." I did it. I lied.
" If you say so." He teased, perfectly knowing that I was lying and I stomped my feet faster to finish the last round.
" That doesn't mean I'll forget about the evil promises that I made to you while we were getting married. I am still going to be difficult." I said to him clearly.
" I wouldn't want it any other way either, Little Flower." His words held the truth in them and I couldn't help myself but grin.
" I think I can tell you one of the promises." I told him.
" Please do." He asked, amused.
" To rip all your expensive suits to shreds." I shrugged my shoulders nonchalantly.
" Why am I not surprised." He laughed as we finally stopped and I closed my eyes with folded hands in front of the Holy fire, praying.
I was ready to give this marriage a chance. Why? I had no idea but all I knew was that if I didn't try, I will not only hurt the people around me whom I love and have grown to love but I'd also be making everything difficult for myself, which I did not want.
After the Pooja, we had dinner and retired to our rooms to sleep.
As I changed and rested on the bed, sleep almost came immediately to me and for that, I was thankful.
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" Happy Holi Ranaji!" I threw myself out of the bed just as I woke with a huge smile on my face as I saw him sitting with a cup of coffee and the newspaper that he was reading. He looked like he had already taken a bath because of his damp hair.
" Happy Holi Siya." He said, keeping the newspaper aside and standing up with a smile and made his way to me and then kept his hands on both of my cheeks, kissing my forehead again and once again, I was left flustered.
" I need to go and freshen up and take a bath and get ready. Bye!" I said, rushing to my closet again and picking out a random white kurti before walking in to the restroom.
Siya's Look ~
Holi is my favorite festival after all, plus we are getting Ranaji high on bhaang!
I finished my business and got ready before walking out to the room. I was just walking out of the room when I felt his touch on my wrist as he stopped me from leaving and I gave him a questioning look.
" How can I let you leave without being the first one to put color on you?" He said teasingly and brought me in front of the dresser where my things were kept.
" Why will there be color here Ranaji?" I deadpanned.
He didn't say anything till he found what he was looking for.
Arjun opened my box of sindoor and took a pinch between his index finger and thumb as realisation hit me. This was also a color!
As he brought it closer, I closed my eyes and he filled my hairline with sindoor right up to the mid of the partition and I slowly opened my eyes and for some reason, I felt truly happy as a million butterflies erupted in my stomach.
" Happy Holi, Little Flower." He spoke with a smile which I returned and I took some of the sindoor from the box too and applied it on his forehead as a tilak.
" Happy Holi Arjun." I said, looking at his forehead and back into his eyes.
Before either of us could say anything, I heard Janahavi call out for me and him before she made her way inside and Arjun picked her up in his arms.
" Bade Papa, I don't know anything. You will play Holi with me this year." She demanded from him.
" As the Princess commands." He said making her giggle and smudge the blue color she had on her little fingertips on his cheeks as I heard him laugh before we made our way out to wish everyone and then start playing the actual Holi and of course, Samarth bhai and I executing our brilliant plan!
" Arrangements done bhai?" I asked him as he stood at a side, probably hiding from Preeti bhabhi who was searching for him to lecture him on why to not eat four gujiyas under two minutes. It was damn funny!
" Totally Siya. All we need to do now is wait till everyone gets here and the actual function starts." He grinned evilly and I mirrored his laugh as we gave each other a high five.
" Arjun bhaiya I am telling you these two are planning something." I heard Preeti bhabhi and Ranaji making their way towards us.
" Of course not bhabhi. Why would we plan anything?" I asked in the most innocent tone that I could muster up.
" Only time will tell Preeti. As if Samarth was not enough to prank everyone now that Siya has joined him too." Mom said with a laugh and I looked at her in guilt.
" Please Mom. I am so glad that there is my sister who is at least double the fun than any of you boring people. This family most certainly did not need another tightass." Bhaiya defended me, earning a glare from Mom, Bhabhi and Arjun and I couldn't help but laugh at us.
This was truly going to be so much fun, I could already see it!
As I was entertaining myself with the thoughts of how fun it will be to see Ranaji high on bhaang, I could feel his eyes on me which made me look at him but that did not make him look away, instead, he leaned back a bit, crossing his arms in front of his chest and with a smile on his lips, he looked as if he was just waiting in line to walk down the ramp for the Holi fashion issue!! How god, how!?
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