~ Never Too Late ~ (ManVeer) Updated P.2

Ab yeh pagal halkat vera kidhar chala gaya? Main bhi na...Kuch zyada he suna diya us ko. A good princess would never do that, but I failed to prove myself again. At least I should have thought once before saying whatever came to my mind, he didn't deserve all that. It wasn't even his fault aur main us khasmanu khane pe aise he shuru ho gayi haan nai toh...

She searched through her palace again and again, her room, the living room, garden, almost everywhere, but he was nowhere to be found, leaving her very disappointed.

Ughhh. When I don't want to see his face, he ALWAYS appears and now when I want to talk to him SO badly, he's not here. Pagal bewakoof ughhh.

Amazing, what does she think of herself? I was just trying to help her, that's it and she vented HIS anger on me? Manyata ko aisa nahi karna chahiye tha. As much as I hate that majnu, I would never do such a low thing to him. After all, I am a Prince, and I have standards, why would I ever do such a cheap thing? But the most surprising thing is, instead of supporting me, she blamed me? Wow Manyata... Maan gaya tumhe, you really ARE one of a kind.

"Oh bhaiya come on, bura na mano holi hai!" Unnati shouted as she threw a bunch of colors on him.

"Unnati, please. Just leave me alone!" He replied, breathing in deeply to control his anger.

"Okay okay, but here drink this, I'm sure you'll feel better." She smiled as she gave him a glass of bhang.

Manyata calls Unnati to ask where Udayveer is.

"Tumne us halkato ke ustaad ko dekha?"

"Yeah, he was very disappointed, kya hua?"

"Mhmmm. I don't know, where is he?"

"In his room of course, why?"

"Nahiii bas aise hi..." she hung up.

Acha, toh janab apne room mein chupa hua hai. Doesn't matter, ab bach ke kaha jao ge tum haan nai toh!

She gets ready in her same shabby clothes but as she was about to step out of the house, Raj Mata stopped her.

"Where are you going Rajkumari Manyata?" she said firmly.

"I wanted to meet Halk' I mean Udayveer." She replied which brought a smile on Raj Mata's face.

"That's good, wait I'll ask our driver to drop you, I don't think you know the place."

"Thank you Mata ji..."

"Ruku Manyata!" Raj Mata shouted.

"You cannot wear THOSE clothes to their palace, it will ruin our reputation, I hope you understand. Wait I'll give you something"

"But Mata ji it's Holi, the clothes will get spoilt anyway"

"NO buts Rajkumari Manyata, this is not about you, it's about our honor, izzat. And as a good princess, I'm sure you won't have any objections."

"Aye driver, HAAT TOOTAY WAI HAI KYA? Meri daadi toh kya par daadi bhi tujh se tez gaari chala sakti hai haan nai toh ! "

Ufff that stupid idiot, just to meet him I have to go through so much trouble of wearing THESE clothes, sooo uncomfortable! Manyata Beta, teri hi ghalti hai, ab bhugat!

~ FLASHBACK ~

"Akash! How can you leave me like that, you can't go anywhere, NO WAY" Manyata screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was useless, he was long gone.

"Princess, don't worry I'm here" Udayveer placed his hand on her shoulder, but she jerked it away and slapped him instead,

"DOOR RAHO MUJHSE, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND? Ye sab TUMHARI wajah se hua, your stupid tricks and all, HAPPY NOW? Mera Akash CHALA GAYA, he's GONE! Go party now Mr.Udayveer!" Manyata cried, each tear stabbed knives through Udayveer's heart and yet he couldn't stop her from weeping.

"Manya-" Before he could complete, she had ran away from him, not knowing that he came over there just to give her a gift, but not to see the fiasco.

He threw the gift back to his car and drove at full speed, mad as ever.

Manyata arrived at Udayveer's palace, it was enormous and beautiful, even better than those in fairytales, even better than one can dream of.

Oh teri! Such a big house!! Where will I find him now? ..

Manyata entered the house easily as every guard knew she was Udayveer's fianc. However, no one seemed to be inside the huge palace. So she decided to wander around to find her way.

Lagta hai Holi ki wajah se sab naukaro ko bhi chutii mili hai. (Maybe all servants are on a leave) Doesn't matter, I'll find him myself haan nai toh.

She started searching, but it was useless, almost impossible to find him. Suddenly she landed in a secluded dark place near the stairs, she tried to go back, but couldn't as she was lost. A cat suddenly ran past her which freaked her out so she screamed as loud as possible and ran away.

"BACHAOOO. HELP MEEE. AAAHHH BHOOOT!!!" as she ran, she bumped in to someone's arms and grabbed him as tight as she could.

"Kya Princess, us din toh bara cockroaches ko maar rahi thi, aur aaj ap ek cockroach se dar gayi?" Udayveer laughed. (What Princess, that day you were being so brave when catching the cockroach, and now you're scared of a cat?"

She opened her eyes as she realized what she was doing and pushed him away immediately.

"TUM yahan?!! What are you doing here?!" she asked loudly.

"Oh come on princess, in case you don't remember, this is MY house. By the way, I should be asking that question. What brings you here Princess?" Udayveer smirked.

"Uhmmm…Akash…What happened…" Manyata looked away, as she couldn't face him after what she did.

"Oh riiight. Akash. It's ALWAYS Akash for you. Now what did I do huh?" Udayveer asked, annoyed, but he got no reply, so he grabbed Manyata by her wrist and pulled her close to his chest.

"I'm asking you a question Manyata, you cannot just look away. What happened now haan? Scared of me? A few hours ago you were being so tough, now this silence doesn't suit YOU." Udayveer said with bitterness and eyes full of questions.

"Udayveer, leave me." Manyata replied, completely ignoring his questions which enraged him even more, so he grabbed her even closer, so close to a point that they could feel each other's increasing heartbeats.

"Your heart is beating really fast Princess, I didn't know I exert such an effect on you. I'm surprised. I always thought you pretend to get mad at me and stuff so that I can pull you even closer, but now I'm pretty sure you enjoy being this close to me." He paused and continued,

"Isn't it Princess?" he whispered in her ear, that sent shivers down her spine.

What is this stupid idiot doing to me. Manyata focus. You're not here to fight so chill now. Relax. And explain yourself.

But his tempting masculine scent of ocean and musk was so strong that it made her lose consciousness, and soon she felt everything fade to black as she collapsed, but Udayveer held on to her and looked at her beautiful face full of innocence.

As much as I want to hate you for what you've done, it's impossible after looking at your face. God has made you beyond gorgeous and even more amazing that anyone's imagination. You really are special, unique and MY princess.

He admired her and carried her in his strong arms, as he made his way up the stairs, to his room and slowly placed her on his deep blue, royal king-sized bed.

Manyata, I wish you could see yourself through my eyes so that you'd understand what you mean to me. You're looking like an angel, no actually, you ARE an angel, and these white clothes on you just enhance your beauty. The skinny churidar, accenting your legs, and the anarkali, flowy as ever. Wait wait wait, give it a break Udayveer. Forgot what she did to you? Bhaang ka kuch zyada hi asar hogaya. (Too much effect of Bhaang)

He sat near her, and fixed a lose strand of her hair, as he caressed her cheek gently. Suddenly she opened her eyes and jerked him away.

"What do you think you're doing halkat?!" she asked, astonished.

"Nothing Princess. You fainted so I just, brought you here, you should be thanking me." Udayveer gave his wicked smile again.

"I'm sorry…And thank you." She answered him, lowering her tone.

"Sorry for what Manyata?"

"Udayveer I had no right to just…" she exclaimed, but was cut as he placed his finger on her lips.

"Shhh Man-ya-ta." He emphasized her name, which made her heart skip a beat with every pause.

"You have all the right to shout at me wifey. But I just wish you knew better." He stood up and turned around.

Why is he being so emotional today. Maybe he's drunk. Anyway at least he's showing his caring side. Or else he never misses an opportunity to get on my nerves haan nai toh…

"You know, when you left me all alone how bad I felt? You think I came there to watch a drama? To entertain myself? Well you're so wrong. Look over there" he pointed at the small table on the side, with a gift on top.

"I came there, to give you that because I never gave you anything special. That gift, isn't just something bought by money, it's got so many feelings attached to it. I thought you'd be so delighted to see that, but instead I didn't even get a chance to give it to you. Why? Because of something that HE did."

His words stinged Manyata and she felt extremely guilty for what she did. She took the gift in her hands to unwrap it, while Udayveer walked towards the balcony, wanting to be alone.

Obviously it would be some diamond necklace or something. Why is he making such a big deal out of it?.. Idiot

When she opened it, she was stunned to see what it was. She took out a photo frame, in which was a photo of their childhood. This really touched her as she was reminded of how close they used to be. But that wasn't the only thing, she took out 16 envelopes, each with her birthdate on them.

What is that?...

She opened the first envelope and smiled as she read the letter in a very messy childish handwriting.

Dear Manyata,

Happy Birthday… I reali miss you. Come back soon, I pwomise I will not pain you again. I'm sorry, you angry at me because I hit you na.? Come back na Manyata… Your my Princess and me cannot be without you.

Love,

Udayveer.

The letter had a lot of mistakes in terms of spelling and stuff, but it was really moving to see that, he had remembered her all along in those 16 years that she was away from him. A letter on each of her birthday, telling him how much he missed her, how much she meant to him.

He loves me so much… And I always hurt him. I never respect anything he does for me. This is unfair.

Will continue sooon. Hope you all liked it!

- Hina <3