I have decided that which ever tune I am listening to while writing I always listen to this one artist. I also wanted you all to get the full blown affect that I get. So please do listen to it. Its a humble request. :) but for this update. I wanted you guys to listen to one from a certain point. It adds in a whole lot of affect. Take my word for it. Please do put it on. Please :) you can downlaod it from before, but start to play it from where it is indicated. Okay :D .. and dooo dooo doo tell me if it helped. Or even if you did listen to it. Please :)...oh, and thank SJM for the bonfire idea š
Part 24.
khushi opened the door. No one was there. She looked down and a smiled. She bent down to pick it up. Was a a single long stem red rose. She brought it near and smelled it. Just like many years ago, when aranv gave her that rose in school. She yet again, smelled it and held it against her heart. The thorns didnt matter. She blushed and looked down. And softly whispered.
Khushi: thank you... with a smile. She then bit the bottom of her lip and stepped back. Closed the door. She didnt know what to do. She just twirled around. Like a little girl does when she think she is a princess. That is what arnav made her feel like. She was princess. And he her prince. As childish as it may seem. But their love was innocent just like a child. It brought happiness from within them. The first rose that he gave her was for the beginning of their liking for each other as kids. And today, this rose brought many dreams with it. Many hopes. Many desires. And the realization, that they, aranv and khushi had taken their relation to a new level. Love. They didnt just like each other as kids anymore. They started to love each other as adults. The seed of their love that they had planted years back, was now blossoming. This new feeling, new realization, new stage of life, khushi wanted to welcome. She didnt know what to do or not to do. But all that she did know, was that she had given her heart away to arnav.
Khushi placed the rose on her night table and went to go and change. As she came back out. She again went a picked up the rose. She lay on her bed. Remembering what just happened between her and arnav. How close they had both come. And what he whispered.
We wont do anything that we wont be able to face ourselves afterwards. Those were her words she thought. And stopped. She had said the same things to aish last time. And he too had met girl. But aranv could not be aish. Could he. Their first dance, aranv knew her favourite song. Favour pizza toppings, aish convinced her to come the U of T. no aranv and aish would not be one. She had a small doubt rise in her mind. But looked at the rose. A smile automatically came. She sighed. All that she knew for certain, what that aranv was the guy that she wanted to spend each and every precious moment of her life with. She put the rose back down on the night table and went to go and get a drink of water. All of this happiness was making her thirsty. It was late at night now. She opened her door and saw aranvs room door open. She peeked in and didnt see him there. She was worried. Where did he go this late at night. She quietly went down the stairs. He was no where to be seen. Not the living room,. Not the kitchen. As was worried. Feared, did something happen to him. She held onto her heart and started to turn around and look all around her. Her eye brows furrowed. She went back up stairs and looked in his room. Checked to see if anyone was in the bathroom. But no. where was he. She started to tear. A silent tear escaped her eyes. She gulped. Feared for the worst. She went back down stairs.
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As she was running down, she bumped into something. Some one. Her head was facing down leaning against his shoulder as she fell. He held onto both of her arms. She slowly moved her head back. It was aranv. She was quietly crying, and without thinking hugged him tightly. Aranv was held a bit back. He hugged her back. Sliding his hand down her hair. Holding her back with the other arm.
Arnav: shhh. Shhh... its ok. Shhh. He was pacifying her. Trying to get her to stop crying. She just held him tightly. She feared that she may have lost him. Her world had ended for her in the last one minute. She was overwhelmed with fear, and emotions. She needed to let it all out.
She loosed her hug and he pulled a bit back. Standing beside her. Holding one her left arm with his right hand and the other arm was wrapped from behind holding her other arm. He helped her walk down and sit down on a sofa. He kneeled down infront of her. He wiped her tears. She looked at him. Folding her hands in her lap.
Both softly and gently whispering.
Aranv: kya howa khushi. Are you ok? He was worried. Why was she crying. Was she hurt. Scared. What happened to her.
She just gulped.
Aranv: khushi. Batao please. I am getting worried. Please. She looked down. He placed his finger under her chin and pushed it up a bit. She was still looking down. He crawled closer to her. Their faces just inches apart. Another tear escaped her eye. He wiped with the the other hand.
Aranv: shhh... he pouted his lips as he said that.
Arnav: please bata do. Please. I cant see you cry. Please. She looked at his eyes. His eyes became moist. It was as if her tears were about to flow from his eyes. She hugged him again. She never let a guy touch her or touched a guy, but aranv was different. Every moment spent with him. She wasnt herself.
He hugged her back.
Khushi: I thought something had happened to you. I came out of my room, and saw your door open. You werent there, I looked every where. And didnt see you anywhere. I got worried. That.. that..
aranv sighed in relief.
Aranv: tho tum parayshan hogaen thi. Meray liye.
She moved back looking down. He smirked.
She was silent.
Aranv: khushi... I am fine. But it feel nice knowing that you worried about me. She looked down. Wiping the last of her tears from her eyes. Sniffing as well. He cupped her face. They were slowly becoming more and more close to each other.
Aranv: chalo..
she looked at him.
Khushi: kahan.
Aranv: maybe you might feel a bit better if you found out where I was. He moved back and got up. He put his hand out infront of her. She held his hand and stood up. He held her hand tightly. And she didnt move it back. Or seem uncomfortable. She held it back and followed him. He picked up a blanket from the sofa that he had left there earlier.
He led her outside onto the deck and than onto the beach. It was late. The reflection of the silver white moon on the water .. and the effects of the tides and the waves was soothing. Soft sounds of the water moving in and out provided a sense of peace.
He led her to the place that they were sitting earlier. Aranv had gathered a lot of barks of wood, from inside. (there was a fireplace remember) and made a bonfire. It was not lit.
aranv: ao baitho.
Khushi queitly sat down infront of it. It was in the middle of khushi and the water. He wrapped the blanket around her shoulders. She held onto it from both of her hands. He went to the bonfire and bent down on one knee and took out a match from his pocket.
Aranv: I went back inside to get this. He showed her the match box. He lit the match and started the fire.
Khushi was slowly recovering from what she thought was her near death experience.
Slowly all of the wood barks started to flame. The cingariyan (flares) were providing a sense of warmth. He got up and slowly walked towards her.
Aranv: may I. He pointed to the spot right beside her.
She smiled and nodded. He was finally able to smile seeing her smile. He sat down beside her. Both knees bent up. And hands holding on to them. He bent his head towards her. Still looking at the water.
Aranv: feel better.
Khushi: hmmm. Sorry voh us waqt. Mian. Voh... she was looking down and side to side. Not wanting to look towards him. She didnt now what to say. She felt a bit embaressed.
Aranv knew she was feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Aranv: shhh... waisay. Khushi.. ek baat kahon..
khushi: kahiyeh...
arnv: mujhe thandak lag rahi hai. I know there is a fire and all. Bit we are right infront of the water. Kya.. thori si chaadar mil sak thi hai. He said in a very boyish, childish, teasing manner. She just smiled and moved her hand from the corner that he was sitting on. She moved the blanket out from that side and he moved a bit in. their legs touching. She gulped and looked down. Heavily breathing. She loosened a bit of the blanket from the otherside so he was able to cover up his back. He took the blanket in from the behind him. And held it tightly around his arm. He pulled the corner up from above his shoulder and tucked it under neath his biceps. He let out both of his hands and started to toast them infront of the fire. She also tucked in the corner that she had under her arms and bent her knees up. Hugging them tightly. Trying to keep warm.
Khushi: ek baat poochon. She said while looking up at the fire.
Aranv: poocho... he said in a husky voice.
Khushi: phool kyon diya? Aranv just smiled. He didnt know what to say.
Aranv: acha nahin laga. Sorry. Maybe I shouldnt have... he sounded disheartened. Looking down
Khushi: ap kuch bhool gae...
aranv: kya. Khushi gathered her hair from the back while holding onto the corner of the blanket. She put it ove the side where the blanket was wrapped over her shoulder.
Khushi: is baar koi card nahin diya. She blushed as she said that and looked down.
Aranv looked at her in amazment. She knew.
Arnav: tum jaan thi thin.
She nodded her head shyly. He looked the other way with a huge smile on his face. She knew he gave her that rose back then. And she framed it. So that rose would last forever.
Aranv: pehlay bata kyon nahin. He looked at her with a smile on face.
She slowly turned her face and met his loving gaze. Both just stared at each other. The light from the fire, constant dimming and lighitng up from the flames was symbolizing the flames burning inside of them. For each other. Both lost into each others eyes. Time stood still for them. Looking deeply into the new forming love in their hearts. She could feel his satisfaction. That he was thrilled and content knowing that she had kept the rose, and made it eternal knowing it was from him.
And he looked into her innocent eyes. She made his first gift for her, last forever. She kept it by her side. For all of these years. Remembering and cherishing what they shared. Never letting go of those memories.
He leaned in. gently placing his forehead against hers. She closed her eyes. He closed his. He moved his head a more so the side of their noses were against each others. She felt the warmth of breath on her lips. And he could smell the scent of the air that she was breathing. Both of them having their eyes closed, and close enough to have their lips almost touch. But not touching.
Aranv softly whispered.: thank you. Both stayed in that position for a long time. Taking slow and deep breathes. A few Moments passed, but for them, this moment was equal to an eternity. She moved her head back and so did he. She leaned in and placed her head on his shoulder. He slowly but surely brought his hand in from her back and wrapped it around her arm.
Both just stared at the fire. They felt the warmth of their love in there. The waves were moving in, bringing in dreams for their future. Together. As one. She slowly closed her eyes. And fell alseep. She felt safe in his arms. And he waited for her to fall asleep. He waited until the flames of the fire didnt die dwn. He gently kicked in sand from his feet into the fire so it would stop. As the last few flames went off, he slowly moved the blanket off from his back and moved his free arm under khushis knees. He didnt let go of the one behind her back. He turned around facing her while still supporting her. He moved his hand from under her knees and took the blanket from his side which was not on the sand. He held the blanket and again put his hands under her knees. And gently picked her up. He walked into the cottage. Not taking his eyes off of her face. And closed the doors with his feet. Walked up to her room and slowly placed her on her bed. He took off her slippers and placed them on the ground. He moved the strand of hair that were covering her face. And pulled the quilt over her. She looked beautiful. Just beautiful. He cupped her face gently. He leaned in and closed his yes. He then very very softly placed a kiss on her forehead. Softly whispered not to disturb her sleep.
Aranv: sweet dreams. He smiled and went to his room to go to sleep. Tonight was a night. That they both would never forget.
Precap: sigh... haeee.. cant say much right now. :) minta and tom have a plan to take a trip out hiking and for the first time, khushi and arnav dance infront of someone else. Minta and tom ofcourse. But they actually do something infront of some one else. And dont forget to tell me how you liked the music choice with this. And where it started off from.
Edited by freezie - 13 years ago
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