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"Raj, Naina! Are you two alright?!" Abhimanyu yelled to them. They immediately broke apart, blushing tremendously and looking at anywhere but each other. Rajveer cleared his throat.

"Uhm... yes, we're both fine." he said. He added softly so that only Naina could hear him, "perfectly fine, right Cadet Singh?" Instead of answering him, she gave him a quick glance before nearly running towards into the crowd.

Nandini slapped Abhimanyu very hard on his back. "Why the hell did you disturb them?! He's RAJ for God's sake, if anything happened to him he would know better than anyone else how to handle it... and if something happened to Naina, Raj would obviously take care of it with his best effort! You're such a... urgh!!" she grumbled, shooting deathly glares at him.

"And what if the poison had touched one of them?" he enquired.

"Well wasn't it kind of obvious that they weren't? Would they be so - calm and quiet - if one of them were injured in any serious way?" she asked back. He sighed.

"You've got a point there..." Nandini softened up a bit too.

"Sorry, I guess I overreacted. It's not everyday these days that happiness knocks on his heart's door. But you were just worried about them, and that's what friends are supposed to do..." she smiled.

"So you're not jealous?" he asked with almost a sigh of relief. She raised an eyebrow.

"Should I be?" she asked, then grinned when she saw his alarmed expression. "I'm joking Chauhan! Of course I'm not jealous. He was the one head over heels for me, remember? And whatever he and Naina have is too much stronger than what we had. I'd never try to get in the way of that."

"If you two are done with the philosphies, shall we get working? We've got a very busy day ahead!" Rajveer announced. The two looked at him in surprise and glanced at the sky; indeed, the sun was on the brink of rising. "Come on cadets! Get these men in the bus. It's better if we travel with them; they'll have less chances to escape."

"And I'll go ahead with Nandini and Cadets Begh and Ghai to the lair to get the remaining men." Abhimanyu suggested.

The four left and everyone else got down to work. Colonel Chandra was now awake, still weak but able to move slightly. He was helped towards the jeep by Sai, while Huda, Aalekh and Kamran pushed Gehlot's henchmen along on the way to the bus. Yudi and Naina busied themselves with cleaning up the area and packing their belongings.

Rajveer headed towards the tent were Gehlot was kept, his heart pounding but mind completely focused on his duty. Naina saw him nearing that tent and excused herself. Yudi nodded and smiled understandingly. She jogged to catch up with Rajveer and placed a hand on his shoulder. After all, she had promised that she would support him throughout.

They both entered the tent together. Gehlot was propped up against the wall, both of his hands and feet tied with the 'Highway Hitch' knot, and his mouth sealed with a rag. That was Aalekh's doing; none of the other cadets dared to do this to such an influential person; he was a criminal, but the image of power he had was still imprinted in their minds.

Rajveer bent forward and pulled him up by the arm. This time, Gehlot didn't even try to speak or make any sounds. Rajveer knew it was either because he was exhausted or he was planning something; it was obviously the latter. He wouldn't be the leader of a cult running for decades is he was too weak.

When they reached the bus, everyone bumped 'accidentally' or had some work that meant passing by Gehlot very aggressively. He was placed securely between Aalekh, Huda, and Ali in the middle of the bus. Abhimanyu, Nandini, and Sai were at the front with Kamran driving while Yudi, Pooja, Naina and Rajveer sat at the back. Pooja winked at Naina before sitting behind Ali and Yudi joined her. This left the two alone.

Naina stole a glance at Rajveer. Her breath sped up as she looked away quickly, seeing his grin when noticing her glances. She felt a blush creeping up her face. He moved a few seats so that he was sitting beside her now. Literally, both of them couldn't get the smiles off their faces. So Naina faced away and looked outside the window.

She felt his hand brushing against hers. She stared outside intently, trying unsuccessfully to keep her mind from roaming around. She felt like her mind and heart were going to be driven insane by that small touch. She took a deep breath and accidentally looked at him.

He heard her take a deep breath and caught her gaze when it fell upon him. Still maintaining the eye contact, he reached out to her hand, entwining it with his, rubbing his thumb against the back of her hand. She looked up into his eyes in wonder.

Ali, Pooja, Yudi, Aalekh and Huda had noticed the couple gazing at each other intently. So had Abhimanyu and Nandini. Aalekh was smiling widely, whistling the tune to a classic romantic song. Yudi and Ali were grinning happily for their m\friend and mentor.

Pooja's eyes were shining with delight and her face showed the excitement, but Huda's showed conflict. Finally his expression rested on acceptance and a small, sad smile graced his lips. Abhimanyu and Nandini silently exchanged fives under the seat, looking straight ahead but with huge smiles.

The scene ends with Rajveer looking at Naina lovingly while she gazes down shyly at their joined hands.

Precap - "Rajveer Sir-" Naina begins as she enters his room.

"Uh hn... Raj." he tells her. She smiles shyly and nods.