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Armaan was jerked awake when he heard Ohno screaming out his name…quickly, he ran out of his room…

"What??? What happen???" he asked anxiously…Ohno laughed when he saw Armaan still in his bed clothes and messy hair… Armaan smacked his head and Ohno pushed him away, still laughing…

"Oye!!! Are you planning to attend the wedding wearing that???" asked Atul when he appeared at the living room… Armaan looked down at himself…he was wearing a flowery shorts with a white round neck shirt…he grinned…

"Nope…I forgot we need to be up early this morning…that's explain why Ohno called out my name on top of his voice just now…" he said, hugging Ohno to his side…Ohno hugged him by the waist, smiling like a little kid…Atul rolled his eyes and he went to the mirror that pasted on the wall at the living room, checking his appearance…

"You would better be hurry…you don't want Rahul to yell at you right???" he said, looking at Armaan from inside the mirror… Armaan nodded…as he made to move to his room, Rahulcame into the living room…

"Someone said my name…I knew it…" he said, closing his eyes, like he was sensing something… Armaan pushed him away and they all laughed… Armaan chuckled a bit and he went to his room…once he was in the bathroom, he looked at the mirror…he saw his own reflection…he should be happy…today is Ridhima's wedding day…and he should gave her his blessing when he was there…he wants her to be happy…no matter who is the guy that stand next to her on the aisle today…

"This is it Armaan …your time has come for you to fully let her go…no regret and no turning back…she just don't belong to you no matter how much you wish that she is…be a man and accept it…" he said to himself…he smiled and made it to the shower…when the water dropped on to his body, he shivered and there…for the last time in his life, he cried for his love to Ridhima …cried when she was about to be someone else wife…cried that he will have to stop loving her, missing her and wanting her… Armaan cried and cried along with the water that kept on washing his body…for the last time, he hoped so…outside the bathroom, Aiba heard Armaan's crying…he shook his head and walked outside the room…

"He is crying right now…" Aiba announced when he entered the living room…the others looked trouble but Rahul smiled…

"He won't cry again tonight…" Rahul said confidently…Aiba threw him a surprised look…

"Why???" Atul asked before Aiba managed to...

"Because I had a feeling that Ridhima is not going to marry that ugly jerk…" Ridhima answered…Ohno sighed…

"She will I think…she is brave enough to leave Armaan all this time…" Ohno replied reasonably…

"Yes…but I think not brave enough to stop loving him…marrying that jerk, mean that she will have to stop loving Armaan and all of us knew that she loved Armaan so much that she is willing to sacrifice herself to save his career…" Rahul replied back, getting up and looked outside the window…it has started snowing…

"Maybe…" said Atul…he rubbed his chin, deep in thoughts…

"Can we just cancel the idea of going to that wedding??? I am afraid that Armaan will lose control there…after all, he tried so hard to forget Ridhima all this time…" Aiba said, sounding worried and concern…Rahul shook his head but before he can answer Aiba, Armaan came in and said…

"No…we promised to go…so we will go…beside…I am a man Aiba…I won't lose to that jerk…"…he looked stunningly gorgeous with his black tuxedo…all of them looked at him in surprised…

"The hardest part of loving someone…is knowing when to let go and knowing when to say goodbye…since that time has come, I won't run away from it…if Amar can bravely let her go to left him…so do I…I am not going to lose by this cruel fate of God…I am Armaan MAlik…and he never loses" he said again in a determined tone…Ohno nodded and smiled…Rahul walked to Armaan and patted him on his shoulder…

"That's a real man should say…I'm proud that I am your friend…" he said to Armaan … Armaan smiled a bit…

"Yeah…that's my little Panda-eyes…" teased Atul… Armaan stuck his tongue at him…they all laughed…

"No matter what happen Armaan …we will always be with you…through ups and downs…no worries okay???" Aiba said… Armaan nodded…he thought that even if he lost the girl he love the most in his life, he will always have this four great friends to cheer him up, to support him and have faith in him…well, that doesn't seems to be a bad idea at all…

"Let's hit the wedding then!!!" Ohno cheered…they all cheered loudly too… Armaan laughed and they went, heading to Ridhima's wedding place…
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Armaan looked at her own reflection on the mirror inside the dressing room of the church where soon she will get married to Shaan…her inside was still battling with herself…should or should not she do this…the dream of Ridhika kept on flashing in her mind…'the me inside you'…that's what she told her…but how on earth does she will see that miracle??? Armaan won't be here…and so she can't see him at this kind of time…she sighed…she had to admit that she looked beautiful in this wedding gown…in fact, she herself felt stunned when she saw herself on that mirror a few minutes ago…but no matter how she tried to smile, it looked so fake that Muskaan kept telling her to practice smiling neutrally…how in the name of heaven can she smile neutrally when she is not willing to marry Shaan???

Ridhima…are you okay???" Muskaan asked her…Ridhima turned around to look at her…she shook her head…

"I had never seen a bride looked so down like this…especially when she is so stunningly pretty…she would always have a broad smile on her face…" Muskaan said truthfully… Ridhima smiled a bit…

"You know, Ridhima…I got this from Rahul yesterday…" Muskaan said… Ridhima stared at him…

"What???" she asked impatiently…Muskaan pulled out a small box from her handbag…she handed the box to Ridhima…she held her breath…she knew that box…that box is the box that contained her engagement rings with Armaan …Ridhima took it with a trembling hand…she opened it and saw that ring glimmered under the light…it looked so beautiful…Ridhima had a strong desire to put it on her finger…but…what a minute…only her ring??? Where is the ring that belonged to Armaan???

"Rahul told me to tell you this…that ring will change your life…if you choose to ignore it, then you will not have your happiness at all for this lifetime…but if you choose to put it on, he believed you will have your happiness despite all the bitterness that you had to face in order to own it…" Muskaan said…Ridhima looked at her with a teary eyes…everyone kept telling her to stop this marriage…but she can't…not when she was just about to walk down the aisle…not when Armaan's life and Shaan's life both depends on her decision…she needed to be wise while she decided…but then…Ridhika told her to believe in herself right??? And her mother told her to be truthful in loving someon ….

"Ridhima…every girls have their own wedding dreams…I know that today wasn't your dream…your wedding dream is with Armaan Malik…you loved him before you even got to know him…he lives inside you Ridhima…inside your heart and soul…if you lose your heart and soul…you will have a meaningless life…" Muskaan gave her advise to her…Ridhima's mind became blank…Muskaan said it too… Armaan live inside her…and she will be walking doll if she lose him since he is part of her…her heart, her soul, her everything…

"Think about it thoroughly Ridhima…it's never too late to turn back..." Muskaan pleaded…gripping Ridhima's hands…Ridhima looked at the ring…it supposed to be hers…no…it is belonged to her…it is the sign of her love to Armaan …. Armaan … Armaan …. Armaan ….…a tear dropped onto her cheeks…Ridhima bite her lips…

"God…please show me some signs…don't let me lose in this path…this painful path…" she thoughts miserably…

"The bride please get ready…we will begin the ceremony soon enough…" a voice called out from outside the door…Ridhima's tears flowed in a fast mode…even Muskaan too looked teary in her eyes…she hugged Ridhima tightly…giving her some strength to move on in this kind of situation…

"Muskaan …" Ridhima said between sobbed…

"Hmmmm???" she replied back…

"It's hurt…my heart…it's hurt so much…I can't stop loving Armaan …no…I can't…I know that I'm not supposed to love him…to care…to live my life wishing that he is here…as my groom…but I kept on wondering where he is right now…what to do and so on…I'm sorry…but I can't help myself…I'm in love with him…so much that I felt myself tearing into thousand of pieces right now…" Ridhima said truthfully…her cries became harder…Muskaan was crying along with her…

"Then don't go and married Shaan…don't go Ridhima …please…for just one time in your life…stop being noble and please…just think of yourself first…" Muskaan said, pleading at her…brushing her hair softly…

"I can't Muskaan …I can't…I am not brave enough…I love Armaan …yes I do…I always do…but I am not brave enough to see him suffering because of me…no…" she answered…and the girls kept on crying…but ridhima ..we are over after this marriage you will never see me after your you married to shaan ..and I know that I would be with you ..to support but I am soory Ridhima ..i am not like you to not stand on right decision …at loss for words to describe their feeling…Shaan stood at the half open door, watching the two of them…he gripped his fist, anger rise inside of him… Armaan …he still live inside his future wife's heart…he turned around when someone called his name…

"Mr Shah…they are here…" said the man…Shun nodded…he smiled evilly…it's payback time Armaan

"I will make you see her becoming mine…" Shaan said…smiling crookedly…
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Armaan felt cold inside his body…this is Ridhima's wedding day…but he is not the bridegroom…somehow, he felt a sharp pain stabbed his heart…then he saw Shaan…walking to him and Arashi… Armaan faked a smile and …so do the others Arashi…

"Well…well…thank you for giving out some time to be here today…I'm sure Ridhima and Muskaan will be happy to see you all…my guests too since Arashi is a very well-known idol right???" Shaan said after bowing to them back…Aiba smiled a bit, Atul looked bored and Ohno started walking to look for foods…only Rahul seems to be able to talk Shaan…but Shaan had his eyes only on Armaan …who in turned didn't back off under his sharp eyes stare…even Armaan too kept staring back at him…the two man who were fighting for the bride's love…

"No…no problem at all Mr Shah…we are glad we could be here…" Rahul said…Shaan eyes snapped to Rahul and he raised an eyebrow…

"I wonder why it is???" he asked Rahul…didn't it hurt Armaan to be in his lover wedding day??? Rahul smiled warmly at him…

"Because it is Ridhima's wedding…she is such a sweet girl we just couldn't let her down on this important day right??? Beside, Armaan is really a good present for her…" said Rahul innocently…Shaan laughed loudly…all the guests turned to look at them…even Armaan can't believed his ears at what Rahul was talking just now…

"Excuse me??? Mr Malik is the good present??? May I remind you that this is also my wedding day??? I am the groom here…" Shaan said proudly, looking back at Armaan giving him a I-win-her-okay looks… Armaan felt himself growing red…his temper is rising…

"Yes…yes…only you believe that…we all know how you work hard to be in this day…including torturing the girl that you love by forcing her to stay by your side…even when she didn't love you…you are only a loser…" said Armaan all of the sudden…Shaan walked nearing him and stood in front of him…he is taller than Armaan but Armaan didn't fear him at all…in fact he stared back at him…

"What make you said that???" Shaan asked… Armaan laughed loudly…

"Haven't you notice she isn't happy at all??? If I am you, I hate to see the one that I love happy with someone else but I surely hate it more to see the one that I love unhappy with me…that's what a man should do…you are acting none of it either…" Armaan answered firmly…Shaan narrowed his eyes…luckily at that time the MC called out…

"Hello…and welcome everyone to the wedding ceremony of Mr Shah and Miss Gupta…now before we begin the ceremony, Mr Shah had a surprise for his wife to be…he presented this song to her…and so the best group in India is going to sing it tonight!!! Let's us give a round of applause to Arashi!!!"…Shaan threw Armaan a warning look, indicating him to stay away from Ridhima…but Rahul pulled Armaan away from Rahul…Rahul stepped in between them…

"Mr Shah…do you believe in fate???" he asked…Shaan looked at him with a bored look then nodded…

"Well…congratulations for your wedding…" he said…then he walked to the stage, pulling Armaan along…when Armaan started walking ahead of him, Rahul stopped then turned to look at Shaan again…

"That's if you really get married today…" he said…then he waved and walked to the stage, leaving Shaan to control his anger alone…
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On the stage, Armaan took the microphone and stared down the stage, looking for Ridhima…but she is nowhere to be seen…he sighed…he touched the ring on his finger that was a sign of his engagement with Ridhima before…he didn't know why but he chose to put on that ring on this day…he just had the feeling that this ring will gave him some strength to move on…will gave him some power to let him smile when he see Ridhima soon…will give him some braveness to let her go and stop loving her…

The music started…and the snow outside the church came falling down more tickly…the buzzing sound of people talking and muttering died at once…everybody were waiting for them to sing…and Armaan just knew the song too well…it is called tere bi jeelege hum…but it's really a one sad song…it doesn't suit a wedding day where people supposed to be all happy and so… Armaan wondered why Rahul had picked up this song instead of their many happy songs…at that same time, Ridhima and Muskaan showed up by the church door…apparently, once the song ended, she will walked down the aisle to meet Shaan who was waiting in front of the priest…when she saw Armaan, she stopped walking at once…Muskaan stopped behind her and she gave Armaan a weak smile…Ridhima's father came to her and he stood behind her, giving a bow to Armaan and Arashi…Atul started singing as Armaan continued to stare at Ridhima and she stared back at him…

Ridhima looked at Armaan with her eyes wide open…she kept on thinking what the hell was Armaan doing here??? She remembered Ridhika's words…when everything in the world have gone wrong…all you have to do is look at the person you love and everything will be right again…and she felt it…she is home at last when she saw Armaan …she felt safe and happy at the sight of him looking at her…

Ridhima started crying when the lyrics of the song caught her attention…still glued her eyes on Armaan …she knew that only one voice can call her on that sky…it's belong to Armaan …always him no matter he was Amar or Armaan …and as Ridhika, she did promised to Amar that she will meet him again in their next life…and here she is…looking at Armaan …

He understood her will to save him from losing his career…he understood her will to save Shaan's life…but even so, he can't help when his heart shattered into thousand pieces just when he realized that she is no longer his…

The song ended with a big applause from all the guests…some of them had even stand up to show their gratitude to them…the girls seems to be wiping the tears away from their eyes… Armaan continued to look at Ridhima as she stared back at him…he mouthed the word 'congratulation' to her…then, bowing together with Arashi, they headed down the stage…reporters came in to greet them…somehow, the news that they will attended the wedding leaked out to the press…as they were all busying talking to the crowd, Armaan quickly slipping away, leaving the wedding…silence fell over the church when the MC announced that it will be the time for the bride to walk down the aisle…

"Where is Armaan???" asked Aiba where he saw Armaan no longer being with them…they all turned around to look for him but he was nowhere to be seen…

"I will look for him at the rest room…" said Atul urgently…they all nodded…but Rahul kept his gaze on Ridhima…

"Do it Ridhima…do it or both of you will regret it…" he muttered to himself as he watched Ridhima walking nearing Shaan at the front of the priest…

"Ridhima …why are you so weak??? You don't even can walk properly…" Mr Gupta said to Ridhima …he had to support her to keep her walking to Shaan…when he saw that Ridhima was crying, he turned to look at his wife…she looked somehow lost at words too…at last, they reached Shaan and the priest…Shaan held out his hand… Ridhima stared at his hand blindly…her tears still busying wetting her cheeks…his father let go of her and let her stood on her own… Ridhima gulped…she looked at Shaan with teary eyes…then she looked at her back and saw Arashi…but she can't see Armaan…where is he???

"Ridhima …" Shaan called her, trying to remind her that she is about to marry him…she turned to look at him…she gulped…then she held out her hand to Shaan…but she stopped halfway when she remembered Armaan…Armaan… and that is when everything click on her blank mind…

"Shaan…I'm sorry…but I can't do this…" Ridhima said…she looked up at him…no longer crying…Shaan looks like he was just being slapped by her hard on the face…

"What???" he asked in a high voice…the crowd had gone very quiet now…

"He is the man that I have always love…and I can't marry you knowing very well that I love him…and knowing that he always love me too…love is not measured by how you feel Shaan…but how you make the other person feel…and I don't love you the way you do towards me…I'm sorry…" Ridhima answered him…she took off her wedding veil and crown and put it on Shaan's still held out hand…she took off also the ring that Shaan gave to her…then she put on the ring that Ridhima gave to her and raised it to Shaan's eyes…

"This is the ring that I want on my finger…sorry but you just need to go with your life…you are strong man and a real man should be able to accept his own fate…forgive me and forget me please…" Ridhima said again…before Shaan was able to say anything to her, Ridhima ran to the door…Shaan tried to stop her but he was blocked in the way by Rahul and Atul… well..well.. see fate …now tell me who had won..dude ..your over ..said Rahul and Shaan controlled is temper Ridhima stopped in front of her parents and Shan's parents and bowed to them…she apologized to them…Shaan's parents threw her an angry look and walked away in disgust but her parents were smiling…

"Go Ridhima …go and make him yours…" said Mr Gupta… Ridhima nodded then she looked at her mother…

"Go…find your true love…" she encouraged her as well… Ridhima smiled at her and she made it to the door…Muskaan was waiting there, smiling widely, her pretty face soaked with tears of happiness…she held her arms wide open and Ridhima hugged her…

"That's my girl…I'm proud that I am your best friend…you are rock Ridhima!!!" she yelled while hugging her… Ridhima laughed…she let go of Muskaan and handed her the bouquet of flower that she hold…

"I found my love and happiness…now this time…you need to find yours…" she said…she walked past her only to find herself looking at Aiba and Ohno…

"Yosh!! Go girl!!!" Ohno cheered…Aiba made a high-five hand at Ridhima and she slammed her hand on him…they grinned…then Ridhima took off her shoes, picked up her long gown and started running, looking for her prince…the press madly took her pictures and the crowd applause at her braveness…Muskaan ran behind her and when she couldn't catch up with her anymore, she stood there, yelling on top of her voice…

"Ridhima!!!! You need to be happy!!! Don't come home before you found him!!! Don't come home before you be Mrs Malik!!!"... Ridhima waved her hands at her, indicating that she heard her but go on running with a huge smile on her face, her hair shining under the weak sunlight of winter…Muskaan jumped on her feet for many times, celebrating the happiness that she felt towards Ridhima …then Ohno and Aiba came standing next to her, together they cheered for Ridhima and Armaan…when she heard Rahul cheering along behind her…she turned around to tell him that their plan had worked…only…she ended up hugging him…

"What are you two doing???" asked Aiba, laughing madly at them…Rahul was frozen under Muskaan's arms, blushing madly while Muskaan looks confused…but she seems to not wanting to let Rahul go…Ohno looked at them with a huge grin then looked back at Ridhima who was no longer can be seen and continued to cheer at her…the clicking of the cameras around them kept on going…and Muskaan still held Rahul in her arms…back inside the church, Shaan still stood rooted to the spot where Ridhima had left him…Atul walked to him and patted his shoulders…

"You know what…people can't runaway from their fate…and the best man will always win the battle…you know why??? Because he fight it fair and square…no dirty tricks at all…" Atul said…then he walked away leaving Shaan to regret all of his stupendous actions…

heyy dear

PART 33

Muskaan sat awkwardly on the seat in Arashi's living room in their house, avoiding all the eyes that were looking at her… Rahul was sitting next to her but didn't say anything at all to her…Muskaan looked sideway at him…how the heck that she ended up hugging him when she was busying cheering for Ridhima ultimate escape from Shaan the devil??? But…she thought naughtily…she won't complain about hugging him…it's the best gift that she ever had in her life from the moment she became Arashi die-hard fans…and she is a fangirl whose life ambition is to marry Rahul Grewal…and just a moment ago, she get to hug him…so no complaint at all people!!! Muskaan smiled at her own thought….but…it was really at the very wrong time…

"What are you smiling at???" Rahul burst up in a loud voice…Muskaan jumped in her seat…her hand covering her chest where her heart was buried…she looked at Rahul who looks like he was about to eat her…but Rahul picked up on a wrong person…even though Muskaan adores him, she won't let anyone yell at her like that…she stood up, her hands on her waist, glaring at Rahul…

"It's really none of your business what I'm smiling at!!! I feel like smiling right now…so what??? Any problem with it???" Muskaan asked hotly as she smiled widely in front of Rahul, showing her beautifully arranged teeth…Atul covered his mouth with his hands, trying to stop himself from laughing…Ohno laughed out loudly while Aiba nodded his head, agreeing with her…rahul stood up in front of her, glaring at her too…he was taller than her…that she had to crack her neck up in order to look straight in his eyes…

"Don't smile…you look awful and idiot…" Rahul said to her…Muskaan widen her smile…Rahul groaned and he walked away from her…Muskaan stop smiling and put her hands down to her side…

"What am I doing here???" she asked them…Aiba smiled at her…but it was Atul who answered her…

"You caused a problem to rahul, Muskaan…didn't you realize it???" he asked…Muskaan looks like she was lost…

"I don't get it…sorry…but I'm kind of slow today…after cheering for Ridhima …it's tiring…but fun…I had to admit that…" she said back to him…chuckling…but stop at once when she saw rahul glared at her again…

"Okay…okay…let's make it clear then…don't bother to use poem's language…I'm suck at literature…" she said, sitting down again on the coach…Atul, Ohno and Aiba all looked at Rahul…

"The reporters must be wondering what the relationship between you is and I right now…" Rahul started…Muskaan raised an eyebrow…Rahul walked to her and sat next to her…he looked at her straight in the eyes…

"Armaan and Ridhima case hadn't been settle yet and when you hugged me just now, they must be wondering whether we are couple too or not…I'm in Arashi with Armaan and I bet they all must knew now that you are Ridhima's best friend and they will conclude that it is will be easier for us to be together since we had that connection…double date, something…" Rahul explained…Muskaan blinked…she??? Dating??? Wow!!! Tempting…but her mouth didn't say that…in fact…

"Well, that is really idiot of them…I mean, who would want to date a bad-tempered-rapper like you??? You are only good in biting other people head off…" she said…then she clapped her hands at her mouth, realizing how hell things she had said to him…Rahul rolled his eyes and stood up…

"I'll leave it to you guys…I can't deal with a girl who didn't have the brain…" he said and leave…Muskaan looked at his back then stuck her tongue out…

"Sensitive rapper…urgh…" she complained…she turned to look at the others who were looking at her in an amused look…

"Well…if you all want to explain 'that incident' to the press, just call me okay??? You knew my number…" she said, ignoring their looks…she stood up and made it to leave the house…Ohno called out at her just when she was standing by the door…

"Do you like Rahul???" he asked…Muskaan looked up then turned to look at him…she Winked…

"Yes…I like him…so much that I can marry him at once if he is looking for a wife…" she answered…the Arashi exchanged their looks…

"Then why don't you use 'that incident' to get him???" asked Aiba…Muskaan smiled more widely…

"Because I want him to like the real me…not because of the mistake that I done…no…I might be his fans but when it comes to love him, I want it to be real…just like Armaan and Ridhima …" she replied…then she turned around and leave…the others started discussing the matter but Rahul…stood by the stairs, was stunned with Muskaan's answer…he gulped…did she just crashed her heart just now??? Rahul felt himself blushing again just like when she hugged him…he shook his head and headed to his room but with a smile on his face…
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Ridhima ran and ran…her feet had started to get cool due to the fact that it is a winter day and she only wore her wedding gown with her heels off as she needed to hurry in searching for her prince…she stopped panting at one of the bus stop…everyone were staring at her but she ignored it…she sat down, breathing properly…she needed to think calmly now…where can she go to look for Armaan??? Em…his house…no, he won't be there…he wouldn't want to face his friends when he had just heartbroken seeing her nearly married to Shaan…his office??? What the heck??? Can he still have the mood to work in this kind of time??? Ridhima shook her head violently…his parent's house??? But… Ridhima never knew where his hometown so…that idea is out…she sighed…she covered her face with her hands and yelled in frustration inside her heart…Armaan…where are you??? Can you hear that I am looking for you right now??? She thought frustrated…

"I'm sorry…can I help you??? You look miserable…" asked a girl… Ridhima looked up at her…she looks like a high school girl…the moment she saw Ridhima, she put a hand to her mouth… Ridhima looked at her weird expression and opened her mouth to ask her…

"Oh, my GOD!!!" she suddenly screamed… Ridhima tried to smile but she really scared at the way she treated her right now…

"You are Ridhima Gupta…you are Armaan's girlfriend!!!" the girl said in a high-pitched voice…

"Erk…damn it!!!" Ridhima said when she heard the girl…she gulped and tried to escape, but she was pulled back to her seat by another girl…she had just remembered that her wedding is live on TV today since Arashi was a special guest there…of course, everyone would know that she is the runaway bride and Armaan's ex-girl…

"It is really you…have you found Armaan then???" she asked, sitting next to her… Ridhima's mind turned back to Armaan…she needed to find him…that's right…

"No…I haven't…I don't know where to go and find him…" she answered, suddenly felt her eyes heavier than ever as emotions came rushing inside her…she wanted to cry…what if she can't find Armaan??? What if Armaan didn't want her anymore??? What if she lost him???

"Don't worry…we will help you…" said another girl… Ridhima looked at them all…they were about six girls there standing around her… Ridhima gulped…Armaan's fangirls???

"Are you his fans then???" she asked…they all nodded…

"Don't you all get mad at me for making him love me???" she asked again…they nodded too… Ridhima opened her mouth to say sorry but one of them stop her…

"But we want him to be happy…and if you are the girl that he want and love…then we are okay with it…we will always support you with him…"…the others nodded…

"Beside, you don't look ugly too…just nicely cute to match his good looking image…" one of them said… Ridhima smiled at them…she became tearful now…

"Thank you," she said, sobbing a bit…the one sitting next to her, patted her shoulder…

"But I didn't know where to find him…" Ridhima said in a small voice, looking down at her hands…the ring that Armaan gave to her glimmered on her finger…she gasped…then she stood up…

"I need to go now…" she said dreamily…they all looked at her in excitement…

"Have you figured out where he will be then???" they asked… Ridhima nodded a bit…still looked dreamy…

"Yes…probably…" she answered as she started moving…leaving her shoes behind…then…

"Miss Gupta…don't leave your things around like this…Mr Malik won't forgive me if you lost any of your valuable possessions…" said a man from her behind… Ridhima turned to look at that voice…

"Mr Manager…" she said in shock…he nodded…then he gestured a hand to a car that was parked nearby the bus stop… Ridhima looked confusedly at him…

"I thought you didn't approve us…" she said…he nodded and smiled…

"But…I changed my mind now…seeing how Mr Malik nearly killed himself by working hard all the times just to try to forget you and in the end still loving you like that, I think it is time to have faith in both of you…" he answered…out of her happiness, she hugged the man and then pulling away she said in a high voice…

"Take me to my prince then!!!"…the man nodded...he gestured to Ridhima that she could lead the way… Ridhima turned to Armaan's fangirls and raised her hand like she was saluting a captain of an army…

"I'll go and find him and bring him back and give him full happiness…I won't let him cry nor did I would ever let his smile left him…do you have faith in me???" she asked…they all smiled and saluted back at her…she nodded firmly and got inside the car…a girl came to the window and handed her the shoes that she left behind…

"Go and find your prince, Cinderella…" she said, smiling widely… Ridhima grinned at her and nodded…as the car took off, she raised a hand outside the window, waving at the people that she left behind her…they all cried in union…

"Good luck Gupta

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Armaan lay on the floor of the jungle under the tree where he had once found the missing rings that belong to Amar and Radhika…the rings too were once a piece of proves that he had once engaged to Ridhima… Ridhima …that name was making his heart shattered into thousand of pieces…he continued to stare at the tree up on his vision…ignoring the fact that he was cold…the floor was covered in snow since it is one of winter day…but he didn't felt cold at all since his inside was cold now…he had lost Ridhima …she had married to another guy…he had lost his strength to get up from the snowy floor…lost his will to do anything at all…lost his energy to even cry…yes, he wanted to cry…but no matter how much he wanted too, there was no more tears he can shed out… Ridhima had that effect to him…he had lost all of his energy, his strength and his everything the moment he saw her walking down the aisle to marry Shaan…even the last strength that he had when he was leaving the church to go to this place had now left him…he was alone and most of all, he still have no will to forget Ridhima …okay, maybe he have that will but he just have no gut to do so… Ridhima was his dream, his future, his life, his past…she was connected to him in a most weird way no one can't explain it…Armaan sighed…he raised his hand up and saw his ring…

"Can I still have you on my finger now that your partner would never be on that person's finger???" he asked the ring…no answer came out…he chuckled…a ring can't answer you idiot…he thought…

"Of course it is you bighead!!!" someone answered him…Armaann quickly jerked up to sit…he looked around…that voice was Ridhima …but it can't be…he saw her at the wedding…she was walking to Shaan when he was leaving her…Armaan laughed…

"I must be missing her so much…that's why I can even hallucinate her now…pity me…" he said in between laughter…someone smacked his head…Armaan see who had hit him…

"Idiot…bighead…the world most stupendous man….the world greatest gift…" she said…Armaan blinked…his angel was standing there…

"Ridhima???" he called out… Ridhima smiled down to him…tears was running fast on her cheeks…Armaan stood up…he looked at her…she was still in her wedding gown…but her veil was gone…her hair was no longer in tight bun but now was let loose, curtaining her pretty face who was damped in tears…she had no shoes on her…

"What are you doing here???" Armaan asked…she can't be real right??? She had just married to Shaan… Ridhima walked to him and when she was near enough, she started punching every part of his body within her reach…

"You ask me 'what am I doing here?'…you dare to ask so…are you blind or what??? Are you really that idiot huh, Armaan Malik???" she asked, screaming a bit when it comes to his names…Armaan stopped her making him her punching bag by grabbing both of her hands on locked on her back in a tight grip… Ridhima stopped, looking at him in teary eyes…

"I thought you are married to Shaan…" he asked…blinded by her beautiful eyes…it's been a long time since he had last stared at those eyes…that eyes who always seduced him to stare at it for a long time and fall deeply in love with it owner… Ridhima pulled her hand out from his grip and she show him her hand…Armaan stared at it…then his mouth was wide open in surprise…she wore their engagement ring!!!

"I can't marry Shaan…I love you idiot!!! I…I…it must be you…it always been you…the one I want to be married to…but…" before Ridhima could finish her words, armaan hugged her tightly…pressing his body to her… Ridhima hugged him back, burying her face on his neck, inhaling the sweet smell of his perfume mixed with the snow…

"You don't even try to stop me from marrying Shaan…" she nagged at him, punching his back…Armaan laughed…she had forgotten how cute she can be when she was angry with him…

"I thought you want to marry him…I mean it always been up to you to choose the one you want to be with…" he answered her… Ridhima still punched him on his back, ignoring his answer…

"But it is okay now…we are together now…" Armaan said in proud voice…at once, Ridhima pulled away from him…

"Who say so??? I won't be with you…I still hadn't forgives you for turning me into this…a runaway bride…" Ridhima said, pouted…Armaan looked in trouble now…he looked at her in a worried expression… Ridhima started walking away from him…playing with him…she no longer cried…when Armaan was with her, she felt so at home and safe…no one would cried in that situation right???

"Okay…okay…what would you want me to do so that you will forgive me???" he asked, raising both his hands, surrendering to her… Ridhima smiled…she turned back to look at him…she put a hand on her chin, playing with it as though she was deep in thoughts…Armaan waited nervously…then she smiled…blushing a bit…

"Ehem…I kind of missing your lips…so…just give me a kiss first…if you are good in it, then maybe I'll forgive you…but…if you are bad…then…" she didn't get to finish her talk when Armaan kissed her…he held her in his arms, possessing her as he circled her little body with his strong arms…he tastes her every part of lips lovingly… Ridhima smiled between their kiss, slowly her hands went up to hold him back by the waist…after such a long time, they broke off…they just stood there, under the tree where had marked their fate in life, with the rings on their fingers, looking into each others eyes and words failed them…but there is only one thing they could describe the situation in their own hearts…they had been at home at last…this whereAmar and Radhika had vowed that they will always be together and through Armaan and Ridhima that vowed was becoming reality now…

"Am I forgiven now???" Armaan asked in seductive tone, leaning in to put his forehead on Ridhima's…she laughed a bit and nodded…Armaan laughed too…it was just like a music when their laughter became one…a very beautiful song that only the two of them could heard and understand… Ridhima closed her eyes…so do Armaan…savoring their reunion moments…their hands were entwined together, the rings finally be reunited again…then Ridhima pulled away…

"No…you are not forgiven yet!!!" she said in a high voice…Armaan glared at her…looking playfully angry and annoyed… Ridhima stuck her tongue at him…

"It is not my fault…you are the one who cause me into so much troubles!!! Look at me!!! In this cold winter day, I had to run along the road, searching for you with no shoes!!! My legs and feet are damn hurt right now!!! And I was cold…I might ended up having a high fever after this!!!" she said in a fast mode…suddenly Armaan carried her in his arms, cradling her in a bride style…she yelled a bit…Armaan walked to the cottage there and get inside it…he put Ridhima on the coach in the living room…she looked away at once…pouting…Armaan laughed…he sat next to her then he pulled her into his arms…making her to sit on his lap and lay her head on his broad shoulder…then he hugged her…

"What are you doing Pinocchio???" Ridhima asked in a bored voice…Armaan smiled at her…

"Protecting you from coldness…about your feet and legs…don't worry it will be okay after sometimes…besides, you don't have to run anymore now…I am with you…I won't runaway from you…and I can always piggyback you if you want to…" he explained… Ridhima made a face like she didn't believe it and Armaan kissed her lightly on the lips…

"It won't work…your charms…" she said firmly…but she didn't make any move at all like she wanted to get away from Armaan…in fact, she seems to be enjoying herself…Armaan cracked a naughty smile…

"I know…but you enjoy being in my arms right???" he teased… Ridhima looked up at his handsome face…she searched his face hungrily…he still had the same good looking eyes, breathtaking lips, beautifully made nose…only his hairstyle had changed…but it suits him well…how can she resist him??? Ridhima nodded, blushing…Armaan yelled in happiness…

"Yes!!! I win!!!"… Ridhima laughed…she smacked armaan on his hand…he looked down at her, grinning widely… Ridhima reached up to touch his face…Armaan stopped grinning at once…

"I waited a lifetime to be with you…" she said in a small voice…Armaan smiled…

"And I waited a lifetime to say I love you…" Armaan said… Ridhima felt herself became teary again…

"I love you Ridhima …" Armaan said again…he kissed her on the cheek… Ridhima's tears felt on to her cheeks…Armaan kissed the tears as well…

"Don't cry…you look ugly when you do so…" he teased her… Ridhima laughed a bit…

"I love you too Armaan Malik…" she said to him…Armaan just stared into her eyes…her eyes were still in tears…he smiled…

"Will you be a bride again Ridhima Gupta???" he asked… Ridhima smiled more widely….

"Again???" she asked in an amused voice…Armaan nodded…

"This time you are my bride…you are Mrs Armaan Malik to be…" he said… Ridhima eyes grew wider at the words 'Mrs Malik'…she nodded quickly and hugged him…Armaan laughed…patting her head…then Ridhima pulled him into a kiss, sealing their deal…Armaan pushed away and Ridhima looked at him in confusion…

"When a man proposed…he is the one who should be kissing the girl first…" he complained at her… Ridhima smiled naughtily…she pulled Armaan to her again…

"Who cares??? I feel like kissing you…go to hell with those ridiculous rules…" she answered him…Armaan laughed as her lips came crushing on him…and they go on kissing as though they hadn't had enough with it…
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"Where is Armaan??? Had Ridhima found him???" asked Aiba in a worried voice…the others shook their heads…Arashi were now sitting nervously in the long table prepared for their press conference…their manager had approved of Armaan and Ridhima relationship…he had stated his approval firmly to the company…and now Arashi are free to have their relationship with any girls they want to…tonight, is the night they are going to announce it…but unfortunately, the lucky man was missing in action…

"We can't wait anymore…let's start…" said Atul…the other nodded…but just before they could have the attention of the reporters…Armaan came walked in to the hall, with Ridhima, holding hands… Ridhima still wore her wedding gown and Armaan still in his tuxedo…they both smiled to the waiting crowd who were shocked with their sudden appearance…Arashi just smiled widely when they saw them holding hands…they made it at last…the happiness that they are craving for is actually theirs from the beginning till the end…there was a new light shown on Armaan's face…his already handsome figure became more gorgeous when Ridhima standing next to him…there was a new spring in Ridhima's steps as she walked next to Armaan…happiness overflow in them…and only the two of them can give it to their self…

"Come here, you idiot…" Rahul mouthed to Armaan…grinning, he took Ridhima to sit with them… Ridhima was blushing when she realized all the cameras there were capturing her pictures…well, she is the official girl who is going out with Armaan Malik…proud with it, Ridhima smiled at the reporters there…

"Well, as you can see today, we are having this conference to inform all of Arashi's fans out there that from today onwards Mr Malik is officially dating Miss Gupta…" said their manager, announcing it to the waiting press…the buzzing started growing as the cameras clicking madly at the couple…all Arashi were clapping their hands…Armaan smiled proudly, nodding to everyone who was looking at him…

"There is one more thing…" said Armaan and the crowd became silent again… Ridhima looked at him…she nodded when Armaan looked sideway at her, waiting for her approval…

"We will get married as soon as possible…I can't afford to lose her again…for the third time…" Armaan announced…the buzzing growing louder this time…Atul high-five his hand with Ohno and Rahul made a thumb-up at Ridhima … Ridhima smiled at him…Aiba clapped his hands happily and their manager nodded approvingly at Armaan who smiled back at him…

"For the third time??? I thought you only lose her once…" asked a reporter at Armaan…Armaan and Ridhima exchanged their looks… Ridhima smiled…

"No…we had lost each other two time before…one, when I was Ridhika and he was Amar…second, when I nearly married to Shaan…and so, there is not going to be a third time for us…I have had enough…" Ridhima said, laughing…Armaan laughed too…

"Radhika??? Amar???" the reporters said in surprised…Armaan got up from his seat…holdig out his hands to Ridhima, who took it and stood up next to him…Armaan said…

"Let's go…I want to be with you alone now…"… Ridhima smiled and nodded…they left the conference as everyone started to ask questions at them…leaving Atul, Ohno, Rahul and Aiba to deal with it…just before the conference ended…

"Mr Grewal…I am curious…what is happening between you and Miss Chadda…Miss Gupta's best friend???" one of the reporter asked…Rahul who was drinking a glass water choked when he heard the question…Aiba patted his back…

"Oh…you know…it is developing right now…the feelings…" answered Atul with a matter-of-factly tone…Rahul threw him a glare but he ignored it…

"Thank you…that's all for today…" said their manager…creating a curious feeling in the air as he left Rahul's relationship matter in hold…