[COMPLETE]ArShi SS :: Kusi #3 Note on Page- 151 (11/12/16)) - Page 29

This is going to be the most interesting update... I would love to know hows and whats of Khushi's questions and who is going to answer them.

Such a different and fresh story...its probably one of the most entertaining stories I have ever read...

heyy..nice story.
an innocent khushi or kusi here is always entertaining to read..!!

pls do pm me when you update. 😊 😊

Gr8 teaser. I want to know what khushi does to arnav after this.

cant wait more when you going to updates your new chapter cant wait to see arnav's reaction when he hears that khushi wants baby like maria jiji :D

awesome story ...update soon plz

when will you update and plz update the long part cuz u always vanish after one update

Fabulous story deat... Read in one go... Loved the new concept... Update soon... Waiting for update eagerly...'''

Part

Khushi huffed as she tried to tighten the bodice of her Maria Jiji's wedding gown with great difficulty.

"Jiji, what's wrong with this thing?" Khushi asked as at last her patience gave up.

Maria bit her lips nervously. She knew it won't fit her anymore, but still she had hoped against hope.

"When you had tried few weeks before, if was fine. What happened now, Jiji?" Khushi came and stood in front of her Jiji, her eyes roaming over her body. "Jiji...have you ...have you gained some weight?" Khushi asked awkwardly, because she had.

Maria looked down at herself nervously. "Hmm...Yes, I guess?" She looked up at Khushi's frowning face. Her shoulders slumped. Looks she she has no choice but to tell Khushi everything. "Khushe.." She took her hand and led her towards the bed. Sitting down, she turned to face Khushi.

"First promise me you won't tell anyone." Maria forwarded her hand.

Khushi looked at the hand extended towards her. She lifted her eyes to look at her Jiji. "Did you eat loads of cupcakes?"

Maria giggled. "No ... First promise me, and then I will tell you "

"OK" She kept her hand in hers. "Promise, I won't tell anyone. Now tell me .."

Maria looked down, deep crimson coloring her cheeks. "Khushe, the thing is ...I ...I am expecting ..."

Khushi stared at her for few seconds, then. "What are you expecting?" khushi frowned.

Maria looked at Khushi. She had not expected such a clam reception to her news."How would I know? We can tell what it is only when it will come out...boy or a girl" Maira shrugged her shoulder.

"Boy or girl?" Khushi looked at her confused. "You are expecting boy and girl?"

"Jesus! Khushe, ofcourse it will be boy or girl. Do you think I will be giving birth to some devil?" Maria asked agitated. First she didn't give her the reaction she was expecting, and now she asks her nonsense questions.

"Devil? Give birth? What are you talking Maria jiji"

"God Khushi, you can't expect me to blurt out the exact words." She blushed and looked down. Looks like she has no option but to say the very words. "I ... I am pregnant ... Me and Akash are going to have a baby ..."

"Pregnant? Baby? Hey Devi Maiya! You are going to have a baby? But you are not yet married. How did you get baby? I too want baby. Tell me how you got the baby!" Khushi hovered over Maria, her hands on her hips.

Maria stared at Khushi's pink face for few seconds. And then burst out laughing.

"Don't laugh. Answer me!" Khushi demanded.

"Khushi, sweetheart, marriage is not necessary to get pregnant. Well it's necessary in many ways, but it's not a requirement. And about how to get a baby, you ask that to Bhai. " Maria took Khushis hand and pulled her to sit beside her. "And also you have to do something for me, please Khushe?" Maria made a puppy face.

Khushi frowned. "What?"

"You will tell Arnav bhai about the baby? Akesh always says he will tell, but he never tells him. And how can I tell Arnev Bhai about the baby?" Maria flushed. "It will be good if you tell him before the wedding takes place. I don't want him to think me and Akesh have purposely kept this news from him."

"But why isn't Akash Bhaiya telling him?" Khushi asked.

"Well..." Maria hesitated. "He is little shy... I have no problem in telling Arnev bhai myself , but that will be so unladylike. Akesh will not appreciate it." She looked in Khushi's eyes. "Please Khushe, you tell him" she pleaded.

Khushi nodded. "OK, I will tell him."

"Thank you so much, Khushe. Now come on, help me. You also have to get ready."

Arnav entered Kusi's room, dressed in a white shirt, black breeches and a coat on. He looked around in the room for Khushi. And then his eyes caught her, and he forgot to breathe for a second. Dressed in a beautiful pink gown, she looked like a freshly bloomed rose from his garden. Her long hair done in a braid rested on her right shoulder, few curls let loose, dancing against her cheeks. Her black beads around her neck and vermilion in her parting--he had never seen her without, just enchanting her innocent beauty further. Her mesmerizing eyes caught him in the mirror and she turned to look at him, bestowing that beautiful smile on him that always tugs at his heart.

"Hum kaise lag rahe hain?" She walked towards him.

"Bohoot Khoobsoorat" he replied in his broken hindi.

Khushi giggled. "Khoobsurat you mean?" She corrected softly.

"Yes, khoobsurat ... Very beautiful..." he said, dazed by her beauty.

"Thank you. Aap bhi bohot Khoobsurat lag rahe hai ...Very khoobsurat...very beautiful ..." She stood on her toes and touched the hair falling on his forehead, pushing it behind. "Very very beautiful .."

Arnav smiled down at her and pecked her lips. "Thank you. Now shall we go? You have to accompany Maria. I will go with Akash."

Khushi frowned. "Where? Aur aapne ghar sajaya kyun nahi? Where is mandap? Where will they get married?"

Arnav chuckled. "Wedding here are not done in the same manner as in your country, Kusi. We follow different ritual" Not the soul tiring rituals, he thought to himself. "Now come, we should not be late"

"No wait" she stopped him, remembering her conversation with Maria jiji. "I have to tell something to you"

"Yes?"

"We are going to have a baby" her smile broad.

"What the!!"

"Yes. Maria jiji told me we are going to have a baby. She told me Akash bhaiya is feeling shy to tell you, and she can't tell you as Akash bhaiya will not appreciate that. So she asked me to tell you"

"Maria is going to have a baby?" Arnav asked, still recovering from her shocking announcement.

"Yes" Khushi smiled.

Arnav sighed in relief. With her announcement, hundreds of dreadful thoughts had crossed his mind. In the past 1 year, she had invented so many ways of getting a baby. It started with wanting everyone to not call her a kid, praying and keeping fasts, to asking him to sleep holding her hand. The most dreadful invention was the fast where she wasn't talking to anyone, including him. Everytime she asks for a baby, he is too tempted to give in. But she is too precious to give in that temptation.

"App naraaz toh nahi hai na? I know we get baby after marriage, but if Maria jiji is getting it before marriage, then it's not her fault. Just think we will get to hold tiny Akash Bhaiya or tiny Maria jiji.."

Arnav looked at her dreamy face, and smiled. But he wasn't thinking or tiny Akash or Maria, his mind started painting a tiny Kusi. A miniature version of sweet, innocent, beautiful Kusi. Deep brown eyes, sweet little face. Her tiny hand curling around his finger. A sudden ache stirred his chest, making him gasp. The picture was painfully beautiful. He had never thought he will get married, have children. But with Kusi's arrival, everything has changed. He has started feeling like a normal human, wishing things any normal person wishes for.

"Aaap sun rahe hain na hum kya keh rahe hain?" Khushi tried to shake him by his shoulder.

Arnav nodded at her. "Yes. And no, I am not angry. Now we should get going, we will delay the ceremony" He extended his arms.

"Yes, but where are we going?"

"Church" Arnav replied.

"Church? They will get married in church?"

"Yes. And you accompany Maria. You have promised Maria to be her Matron of honor, have you not?"

"Yes, I have."

"Yes, so you will arrive with Maria and her Father."

"Then?" she asked, intrigued by this new pattern.

"Then Maria's Father will give her away to Akash. Priest with start the ritual. Akash and Maria will say their marriage vows, promising eachother to love, cherish, stand with eachother through thick and thin, and then agree to take eachother as husband and wife. Priest will then announce them as Man and wife, and will say- You may now kiss the bride"

"Wow, as simple as that?" she asked, fascinated.

"Yes, as simple as that"

"You should have brought me here to marry then. All the rituals were so tiring." She pouted.

"Tiring it was" He agreed. "You too didn't enjoyed it?"

"No...So many rituals, so many jewelries, heavy ghagra-choli, and I didn't even get to see you before marriage. No, I didn't enjoyed it" She concluded.

"What did you not enjoy?"

Khushi lifted her head, which was fixed on the floor till now, to look at Akash.

"My wedding." She replied. She left Arnav's arm and went to stand in front of Akash. "I know your secret" she whispered to him.

Akash's heart jumped at that. "What?"

Khushi giggled.

"Shh" Arnav shushed them both. "We are getting late. Kusi, go to Maria, you will travel with her. Akash, come with me."

Arnav and Akash turned as they heard the murmur resound. Maria stood at the start of aisle, holding her Father's arm. Looking beautiful in the wedding gown, with a long veil covering her face, she started walking towards him.

Arnav saw Khushi, peeking from behind Maria to smile at him, too excited. He smiled back.

Maria stood behind Akash as her Father placed her hand in Akash's.

"Hum bohot Khush hain" Khushi whispered to her husband, slightly rocking back and forth on her feet, too excited.

"I am happy, too. They are inseparable since childhood, I knew they will end up together one day. And now , they are even going to be parents. Maa and Father will be so happy."

Khushi lifted her eyes to look at her husband and sucked in a breathe. His voice too heavy, a shin coat of tears shinning in his green eyes. She coiled her hand around his arms, and placed a kiss on his arms. "Everyone is happy. If you are missing your Maa and babu ji, then we will meet them tonight and let them know how happy everyone is."

Arnav looked down at her. "What?"

"Tonight .. we will find your Maa and babu ji among the stars and tell them. Don't you know?" she continued as she saw his confused face. "When a person dies, they become stars. My Amma has become a star. Today we will search your Amma Babuji"

Despite the lump in his throat, Arnav chuckled. Bending little he tweaked his nose with hers. "OK, if you say so"

"You may now kiss the bride"

They heard the priest say that and looked in front of them to see Akash bending down to place his lips against Maria's.

Khushi smiled. "I like this wedding"

Arnav chuckled. "Ofcourse you do. Now come on, lets meet the newly married couple."

"Akash bhaiya ... Happy wedding ... happy we...dding?" that didn't felt right. "How to tell?" She looked at her husband.

Akash chuckled. "I guess you should say, Congratulations?"

"Oh yes... Congratulations, Akash bhaiya"

Pulling her to him, he pecked her lips. "Thank you, sweetheart"

"Congratulations Maria jiji"

Maria pulled her in a hug. "Thank you, Khushe"

"May you live a very very happy married life" Khushi smiled broadly.

Hope you all liked it!

Nice.. I was actually expecting khushi to be pestering arnav soo much that he wud atleast start off with some forellay to give her a feel of it. ;)