Chapter 29
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Hey guys, sorry about the story being a bit too goody goody Yogini, but after putting them through so much trouble in the beginning bits, I thought I could give them some happiness here, and besides, Vanished has enough twists in it! 
The problem is, I don't have any twists planned out for this, and don't know how I could fit them in, so I hope you guys don't mind it being a bit too sugary! Well here's your next part, it's a bit short, but there'll be a longer one tomorrow!
Chapter 27:
The next few months passed by quickly. Now that they were in their second year, the cadets were even busier than ever. This year everybody knew how important their performances in both drills and exams would be, so they were putting in extra effort. In whatever free periods they had, they would gather in either the library or the cafeteria, studying and trying to help Alekh with his English, which had improved a bit but still had a long way to go.
Unfortunately for Raj and Naina, this meant that they were lucky if they were able to meet alone even once a week. He didn't want to distract her from her training, and they were both conscious that they shouldn't be caught by anybody. Raj didn't mind too much, he thought it was probably lucky since if he had been able to meet her alone more often, he might have had more trouble controlling himself. This way they could take their romance slowly, savouring their time together as truly special.
Even though they didn't have much time to be alone together, when Raj was free he made a point to come and sit with Naina and the rest of the cadets while they were studying. This way he could help them out and answer any questions they might have. Of course, it also allowed him to sit there watching Naina while she studied, she looked adorable when she was deep in concentration. Occasionally she would glance up to see him watching her and would smile at him secretly. The rest of the cadets would usually then exchange knowing glances, everybody having realised that something was going on. Nobody except Pooja knew exactly what was between them, but they all assumed that there was now some type of understanding between Naina and Raj.
Naina was just relieved that nobody was upset or angry about the relationship. She still had painful memories of what had happened after they had arrived back from the mentorship camp.
Today they were all sitting in the mess doing their homework when Raj walked in whistling cheerfully. "Suriji, please get all of the cadets a coffee on my behalf." He said happily, before coming to sit with Naina and her friends, taking a seat next to Alekh.
"What's up, Sir?" Yudi asked him, "You look rather happy today."
"I have an announcement to make to all of you," Raj told them, looking directly at Naina the whole time. Naina knew what he was about to say, as Raj had told her that this would be happening soon. "Due to my success with saving the triggers and exposing the traitors, my promotion has been approved." Claps and whistles broke out at this, and all of the cadets jumped out of their chairs and came over to hug Raj and congratulate him.
"Alright guys, alright!" he practically had to yell to get them to be quiet. Naina looked on with a huge grin on her face, unable to express how proud she was. "But I know that I could never have achieved this without your support and help, so first of all I want to thank all of you, and let you know that I've made headquarters aware of your roles in the shifting of the triggers. It will go on your records, and will hopefully help you once you graduate from here." This was met with more cheers and Huda and Ali pulled Raj up from his chair and placed him on their shoulders, carrying him around the room. Even Suriji joined in, cheering them on. Finally when everybody had calmed down, they went back to their seats.
"Do you know what the best part of this is?" Huda asked them all.
"Well obviously, that our Shahrukh is now a Major!" Pooja exclaimed.
"He'll get paid more." Alekh pointed out, which everybody groaned at.
"No," Huda replied, "That he won't have to salute Mucchad anymore, or listen to what he says." This comment was met by laughter from the rest of the cadets, all of whom agreed that this was a very good point.
"But Sir, you won't be leaving us now that you've gotten a promotion will you?" Ali asked him.
Naina had been thinking about this a lot lately, praying that it wouldn't be the case. She knew that while Raj was her teacher they had to keep their relationship secret, but she also knew that she needed him there with her, that all of the cadets did.
"No guys," Raj replied, "I requested my seniors that I be allowed to stay in KMA until you all graduate and they agreed, however almost immediately afterwards I'll leave for my new posting."
Saying this he looked at Naina, trying to work out how she was feeling about it. Naina was both relieved and disturbed, relieved because he wasn't going to be leaving her just yet, and disturbed because she didn't know what the future would bring. What if his new duty was dangerous, what if she didn't see him for months and months, what if…
Naina forced herself to calm down, there were still many months left until they graduated KMA and Raj would be with them until then. She would just have to make the best of their time together until he left.
Two days later there was a small ceremony in KMA as BC pinned the new badges onto Raj's uniform. The whole of KMA was happy, including the first year cadets who had also grown to love Raj. The only person who wasn't happy was Major Nair, who was not looking forward to having to treat Rajveer as an equal.
After the ceremony all of Raj's cadets came up to congratulate him, shaking his hand and hugging him.
"That's it, Sir, you can't refuse!" Yudi told him.
"Refuse what?" Raj asked, slightly confused.
"You have to give us a treat! After all, you said yourself that it was partly because of us that you got the promotion."
Everybody else began agreeing with Yudi loudly, telling Raj that he should do something for them.
Laughing, he held up his hands to stop them from saying anything more.
"Okay, okay, I'll give you a treat. What do you want?"
"Well Sir, it's Saturday today," Huda pointed out, "Meaning that we're allowed to leave the academy. Why don't you take us somewhere outside tonight to celebrate?"
Raj hesitated slightly, remembering the last time that all of the cadets had left KMA together and gone to the Daba, however it was Naina's slight nod and smile that convinced him he should agree to their plan.
"Okay guys, then all of you be ready by 7pm tonight. I'll take you outside the academy and treat you to dinner."
"Yay!" Pooja cheered, "This is going to be the best outgoing ever, I don't know how I'm going to put myself on hold until then!"
Raj just shook his head in disbelief, sometimes he wasn't sure how the rest of them managed to understand her so well.
"Well then, we'll all see you at 7pm… Major Rajveer." Naina told him, and the way that she said his name sent shivers up his spine. Suddenly Raj was very, very glad that he'd agreed to this plan. Because tonight he would get a chance to spend time with Naina outside the academy, where he wouldn't have to worry about somebody seeing them.
He couldn't wait for the clock to strike 7.
The problem is, I don't have any twists planned out for this, and don't know how I could fit them in, so I hope you guys don't mind it being a bit too sugary! Well here's your next part, it's a bit short, but there'll be a longer one tomorrow!
Chapter 27:
The next few months passed by quickly. Now that they were in their second year, the cadets were even busier than ever. This year everybody knew how important their performances in both drills and exams would be, so they were putting in extra effort. In whatever free periods they had, they would gather in either the library or the cafeteria, studying and trying to help Alekh with his English, which had improved a bit but still had a long way to go.
Unfortunately for Raj and Naina, this meant that they were lucky if they were able to meet alone even once a week. He didn't want to distract her from her training, and they were both conscious that they shouldn't be caught by anybody. Raj didn't mind too much, he thought it was probably lucky since if he had been able to meet her alone more often, he might have had more trouble controlling himself. This way they could take their romance slowly, savouring their time together as truly special.
Even though they didn't have much time to be alone together, when Raj was free he made a point to come and sit with Naina and the rest of the cadets while they were studying. This way he could help them out and answer any questions they might have. Of course, it also allowed him to sit there watching Naina while she studied, she looked adorable when she was deep in concentration. Occasionally she would glance up to see him watching her and would smile at him secretly. The rest of the cadets would usually then exchange knowing glances, everybody having realised that something was going on. Nobody except Pooja knew exactly what was between them, but they all assumed that there was now some type of understanding between Naina and Raj.
Naina was just relieved that nobody was upset or angry about the relationship. She still had painful memories of what had happened after they had arrived back from the mentorship camp.
Today they were all sitting in the mess doing their homework when Raj walked in whistling cheerfully. "Suriji, please get all of the cadets a coffee on my behalf." He said happily, before coming to sit with Naina and her friends, taking a seat next to Alekh.
"What's up, Sir?" Yudi asked him, "You look rather happy today."
"I have an announcement to make to all of you," Raj told them, looking directly at Naina the whole time. Naina knew what he was about to say, as Raj had told her that this would be happening soon. "Due to my success with saving the triggers and exposing the traitors, my promotion has been approved." Claps and whistles broke out at this, and all of the cadets jumped out of their chairs and came over to hug Raj and congratulate him.
"Alright guys, alright!" he practically had to yell to get them to be quiet. Naina looked on with a huge grin on her face, unable to express how proud she was. "But I know that I could never have achieved this without your support and help, so first of all I want to thank all of you, and let you know that I've made headquarters aware of your roles in the shifting of the triggers. It will go on your records, and will hopefully help you once you graduate from here." This was met with more cheers and Huda and Ali pulled Raj up from his chair and placed him on their shoulders, carrying him around the room. Even Suriji joined in, cheering them on. Finally when everybody had calmed down, they went back to their seats.
"Do you know what the best part of this is?" Huda asked them all.
"Well obviously, that our Shahrukh is now a Major!" Pooja exclaimed.
"He'll get paid more." Alekh pointed out, which everybody groaned at.
"No," Huda replied, "That he won't have to salute Mucchad anymore, or listen to what he says." This comment was met by laughter from the rest of the cadets, all of whom agreed that this was a very good point.
"But Sir, you won't be leaving us now that you've gotten a promotion will you?" Ali asked him.
Naina had been thinking about this a lot lately, praying that it wouldn't be the case. She knew that while Raj was her teacher they had to keep their relationship secret, but she also knew that she needed him there with her, that all of the cadets did.
"No guys," Raj replied, "I requested my seniors that I be allowed to stay in KMA until you all graduate and they agreed, however almost immediately afterwards I'll leave for my new posting."
Saying this he looked at Naina, trying to work out how she was feeling about it. Naina was both relieved and disturbed, relieved because he wasn't going to be leaving her just yet, and disturbed because she didn't know what the future would bring. What if his new duty was dangerous, what if she didn't see him for months and months, what if…
Naina forced herself to calm down, there were still many months left until they graduated KMA and Raj would be with them until then. She would just have to make the best of their time together until he left.
Two days later there was a small ceremony in KMA as BC pinned the new badges onto Raj's uniform. The whole of KMA was happy, including the first year cadets who had also grown to love Raj. The only person who wasn't happy was Major Nair, who was not looking forward to having to treat Rajveer as an equal.
After the ceremony all of Raj's cadets came up to congratulate him, shaking his hand and hugging him.
"That's it, Sir, you can't refuse!" Yudi told him.
"Refuse what?" Raj asked, slightly confused.
"You have to give us a treat! After all, you said yourself that it was partly because of us that you got the promotion."
Everybody else began agreeing with Yudi loudly, telling Raj that he should do something for them.
Laughing, he held up his hands to stop them from saying anything more.
"Okay, okay, I'll give you a treat. What do you want?"
"Well Sir, it's Saturday today," Huda pointed out, "Meaning that we're allowed to leave the academy. Why don't you take us somewhere outside tonight to celebrate?"
Raj hesitated slightly, remembering the last time that all of the cadets had left KMA together and gone to the Daba, however it was Naina's slight nod and smile that convinced him he should agree to their plan.
"Okay guys, then all of you be ready by 7pm tonight. I'll take you outside the academy and treat you to dinner."
"Yay!" Pooja cheered, "This is going to be the best outgoing ever, I don't know how I'm going to put myself on hold until then!"
Raj just shook his head in disbelief, sometimes he wasn't sure how the rest of them managed to understand her so well.
"Well then, we'll all see you at 7pm… Major Rajveer." Naina told him, and the way that she said his name sent shivers up his spine. Suddenly Raj was very, very glad that he'd agreed to this plan. Because tonight he would get a chance to spend time with Naina outside the academy, where he wouldn't have to worry about somebody seeing them.
He couldn't wait for the clock to strike 7.
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