Virman OS - Destined to be

Virat dribbled the basket ball as he hopped forward, it was one fine morning when he couldn't sleep anymore, the sun just rose and the birds around him chirped and sang their melodious tune... disturbing everyone who were trying to get some sleep on a Sunday morning. He stopped and caught up with his breath, he loved playing basketball that too alone where he had no pressure or whatsoever. He was the team leader of their college team and he missed playing basketball ever since he completed his studies, working in an office was tough but he wanted to be success on his own... not with his father's support like most of the rich father's sons do.

Virat dropped the ball and turned to grab the towel only to see a girl in her early twenties scurry towards him, her spotless skin glowing under the morning rays and her rosy lips a pout, Virat smiled and waited for her to reach him as he took in her exterior which was clad in a pink sweatshirt and a pair of black track pants. He moved his gaze away as she reached and stood opposite to him, her breath deep and fast while her eyes narrowed at him.

"I didn't know that you jogged..." He moved forward to wipe away the sweat which was dripping all the way from his head to neck; the sleeveless tee he was clad in was now clinging to his body because of the sweat.

"I don't..." She grabbed his towel away, not letting him do what he was intending to,

"Manvi... Give that back to me..." he reached but frowned when she wiped her face with it,

"I can't use it after you take off all that" she pointed his sweaty body, "with this" she chucked the towel and he shook his but continued to use it anyway. "Looks like you keep very busy these days..."

"I am not a college lad anymore... I have things to do, places to go..." He dragged,

"Yeah right..." she made a face,

"Spill the beans already... I know you need to get done something from me..."

Manvi shook her head and Virat raised his brows,

"Really? You want me to believe that the Manvi Malhotra, Mr. and Mrs. Malhotra's darling princess came to see me just like that... to ask why I was missing in the scene... this early in the morning... That too on a Sunday, when it is still hard to get you out from the bed to get you to college," Virat exaggerated making Manvi frown,

"I don't do that anymore, it was only when you used to take me to college..." Manvi tried to sound angry but her tone looked sad than angry,

"Yeah... You just like to make me suffer," Virat shook his head and looked at Manvi who was staring at the ground, he wondered why she was unusually quiet today, they have known each other from childhood, their parents were best friends and Manvi and Virat had been inseparable since they were young, he was one year elder to her and he has always been a protective friend to her. Trying his best to keep her away from trouble and always having her back. But things changed when they started to grow up, he attended high-school and their way of thinking changed and they started growing apart, they never fought or stayed without talking to each other but they weren't those best friends anymore, they attended the same college and Virat used to pick and drop her everyday even without anyone asking him to do it, his logic behind his actions were why should two vehicles from the same street go to the same college when we weren't enemies, I have no problem in providing transport to her,' Manvi didn't have any reason to object so she went along with it too. Two years passed and it was time for him to pass out from college and start working, and Manvi started going to college with her driver.

"When I used to come pick you up... I will have to at least give you twenty missed calls." Virat continued to speak and noticed that Manvi wasn't listening to him anymore. "Manvi..." He poked her shoulder making her scrunch her brow and move away.

"Why did you do that?" she rubbed her shoulder,

"Because you aren't listening to me..." He complained while Manvi took a deep breath and looked him in the eye,

"Virat, will you become my boyfriend?" she asked trying to be nonchalant but Virat spat the water he was going to gulp,

"What?" he coughed and wiped his mouth still looking at her, his face serious and her expression worried, "Are you crazy? What is wrong with you? I know you are not serious... What happened to all those boys you were eyeing, the crush you had for that boy..." he paused trying to recall his name, "Yeah, Shaurya...?"

"Virat leave all that... it was just... those were nothing serious,"

"Really?" Virat thought about how she used to be all red and shy when Shaurya used to greet them every morning, "Really... You girls are very unpredictable..." He was confused,

"Virat please... do me this favour, you don't have to be there for my whole lifetime, I am not asking you to marry me... I just want you to be my boyfriend for few months, just till I convince mom and dad,"

Virat whose face was relaxed scrunched, "What do you mean?" he was loud,

"They want me to get married as soon as I finish college, they have even started looking for proposals, I heard mom talking to someone through the phone last night, I don't want to get married now and..."

"And? Why do you think that they will be okay if we are in a relationship?" Virat muscles tightened as she continued to tell him her nonsensical idea,

"Because they like you... they will not try to change my mind and they will leave me alone till you are ready to get married... and I will have enough time to think of something else..."

"Manvi..." he was stunned, he never knew that Manvi could be so selfish,

"Please Virat... I don't want to get married..."

"What is wrong with you Manvi? What do you think we will say when they get to know about all this... I can't." He grabbed his bag and dumped the towel and bottle into it when Manvi held his hand, "Go get married to whomever your parents ask you to marry... I will not play this stupid game along with you," Virat was so angry that he didn't want to even stand there anymore, he knew she was stubborn and childich but he never knew that she would go so far to get what she wants.

"But why?"

"Because I have a girlfriend already," He screamed and Manvi's head started to burn,

"What?"

"I have a girlfriend... you hear that? I have a girlfriend" he yelled again making Manvi take two steps back,

"No..." she shook her head slightly while muttering softly, her eyes moist,

"Why? Is that so hard to believe? Can't I have a girlfriend?" Virat moved forward while she kept on moving behind, the empty basket ball court which was surrounded by the wired mesh was still empty.

Manvi shook her head and was about to run away when he held her arms and pulled her forward, both of them now standing in the right corner of the play area.

"Why are you running away before answering me... tell me Manvi? Did you think that I wouldn't have a girlfriend like I was during the college days? Did you now?" He gave her a humorless laugh while Manvi's tears slipped away,

"Why are you crying? Did I hurt you?" he was still fuming while Manvi tried to escape his hold,

"Virat let me go..." Manvi didn't know why she was crying or why it hurt her so much to know that he was having a girlfriend,

"Why Manvi... Why are you crying?" Virat anger was now replaced by curiosity and a little bit of worry, "Did you think that you would just come ask me, I will say ok and then leave everything behind when your work is done... behave like there is nothing between us just like you did while we were in high school... ignore me... hurt me," he blamed her,

"I didn't ignore you... It was you who got new friends and ignored me," Manvi tried to push him away,

"Dare you blame me... you were the one who stopped talking to me..." he roared,

"It was you who was dating Natasha and ignored me..."

"We were not dating, she was the one who was coming behind me... How could you believe someone else but not me? And you were the one who was crushing on Shaurya..."

"That was only after you thought that I had a crush on him and started acting possessive like you always do... I wanted my old friend," she punched his chest now forgetting all about escaping his hold,

"But you used to get all red..." Virat's voice softened,

"That was because you used to hold and drag me away whenever he came in front of us... you never let me talk or even look at him... Do you even know what all the others used to think about us, how scared the boys in our college get to even if they accidently bumped on me? Just... stop blaming me... you are taking this elsewhere... I have always missed you, always cared for you... but see you have a girlfriend and I never knew... leave my hands," she screeched, "What do you want?" she punched his chest again when he didn't budge,

"You... I love you and I want you Manvi," he didn't know where it came from but this was the moment which he realized his feelings for her, all those hurt when he felt when she started ignoring him, all those anger he felt when she smiled at Shaurya... It all made sense now, he was in love and he didn't realize it till now,

"Stop playing around with me Virat," Manvi was hurt, "You sai you have a girlfriend and now you are... no, you were always like this, you come closer to me when you want to and then leave me when you desire... you never realized how much I cared for you, you never realized how much I missed you... you were there but the you weren't... so close yet so far... do you even know how much it hurt me? I... Just lea..." Manvi gasped when Virat cupped her cheeks and pressed his lips onto hers, it took her few seconds to grasp what was happening, she put all her energy to push him away, he moved but only few inches, Manvi gaped at him while he smirked and moved closer to her, slowly this time, and Manvi cursed her sinful hands which circled his neck pulling him more closer to her.

Virat broke away but moved forward instead of moving back, he placed a soft kiss on her ear and felt her shudder at the sensation, "I lied; I don't have a girlfriend..." He chuckled when he moved away and witnessed her shocked red face, "But thank god I did" he was serious... "Or else how would have I got to know about my love for you and..." he paused, "You didn't tell me," He was frowning at her now,

"Not in a mood now," Manvi replied nonchalantly and ran away before he could grab her,

"Manvi... tell me now, or else you will regret running away from me..." He tried to scare her but Manvi waved him off as she sprinted out of the court and towards their house,

...

It was after few hours Manvi was biting away her nails while she tried to reach Virat's phone, it finally rang and Virat answered but didn't speak, she realized he was angry because she didn't confess,

"Virat... You can be angry later but please do something, mom said that the groom and his family are coming to see me in an hour or so I..."

"So? What do you want me to do...? You don't love me and I don't have to bother if you are getting married to someone else..." he sounded very angry and Manvi's heart started beating fast,

"Virat... I will tell you.. I Lo..."

"No, don't... I don't want to hear it anymore, bye" he hung up making Manvi more tensed, she knew she could say no, but she didn't want to create a scene after they come, so she decided to get dressed, behave well and tell her parents that she didn't like the groom after they leave, it was her mistake that Virat was refusing to help her in this matter.

Manvi got ready and walked down to the hall when her mother called out for her, she couldn't believe she was feeling so bad to be standing in front of someone else but Virat, she have always had a liking towards him but she never knew that she had already given her heart to him... everything felt so different and magical till her mother told her about this event, she was so regretting her action of not confessing her love for Virat then and there, he must have at least been here for her, Manvi looked up when she heard someone clear their throat, and gaped at the Vadhera family who were all smiling at her, she wondered why her parents had called them and looked around searching for the groom and his family, her face suddenly grew hot when she realized what was happening she moved back only to feel Virat's presence behind her, she froze and closed her eyes when everyone chuckled at her reaction teasingly. Manvi did nothing but avoid Virat and run up to her room, she fastened her pace when she heard Virat asking her mom if he could go check on her, she knew her mother would say yes, Virat was after all their favorite.

Manvi chest rose and fell when she reached her room, she didn't know if she was angry or happy, she was not able to stop smiling and the same time she was feeling angry on Virat for making her go through hours of torture. Manvi turned to look at Virat who entered the room and also closed the door behind him, her smiled vanished and nervousness broke out as he neared her in a slow pace, his expression so intense that it made her heart squirm.

"So?" his tone was quiet but passionate nonetheless,

"So..." her tone was wobbly,

"You know what..." Manvi held her breath when her back touched the cupboard and his stubble touched her cheek, tickling and making her knees go weak,

"I...' she paused when he held her bare waist, moving his fingers softly in circular motion, she realized he was hell bend on taking revenge from her, but she wanted to say it... she couldn't keep it in her anymore, Manvi took a deep breath and tried to control the havoc of emotions he was creating in her, "I love you..." she hurried... her voice still quivery and just a whisper as his lips touched her neck making her hand reach to fist a hand full of his hair,

"Again..."

"I love you..." she hissed slightly when he nibbled her neck softly but sensually,

"I love you too..." he took only a second to say those words then pulled her into another passionate and avid journey of love and bliss.