Rajveer-Naina - Journey to Point 1857 - Page 2

Looking at how uncomfortable Naina is feeling, Rajveer immediately lowers his gaze. He will never do anything which will make her uncomfortable. But something Rajveer doesn't understand is, she is not feeling uncomfortable, rather feeling shy. When he is around, she can never be uncomfortable.

In Shyness, Naina immediately turns her back towards Rajveer while her chest is still covered with her palms, her eyes closed out of nervousness and her heartbeat is racing faster than a normal one.

Wanting to give her the dupatta, he looks up to see and takes a sigh of relief when he finds her back turned towards him.

Slowly, he starts taking his steps towards her. As for Naina, as she feels his footsteps coming closer, she immediately opens up her eyes. This time, her heartbeat is way faster than before.

The time he covers reaching her, his hesitation increases by each passing second. He isn't sure if Naina will like what ever he is about to do.

Reaching her, he stands extremely close to her, her back still turned towards him. Lowering his eyes, he extends his hand and slowly, drapes the dupatta over her head. At this, Naina immediately gets a hold of her dupatta.

Both of them stand there for few seconds while a pleasurable silence is between them. Naina immediately takes the dupatta and drapes it around her chest.

Knowing what exactly he is doing, he slowly touches Naina's right shoulder. Getting a hold of it, he slowly turns her around, towards him. Naina doesn't dare to stop or question him which ensures Rajveer that he is doing nothing wrong.

When she is completely turned towards him, Rajveer notices how her eyes are still lowered. Putting his index finger under her chin, he makes her to look at him. They lock eyes immediately.

"Naina, tum theek toh hona?"

he questions her softly

Her heart melts at this. Naina gives him a warm smile. What a true gentleman he is. She knows what exactly he means. Knowing that he has full right on her, he still didn't do anything without her permission.

"Aapke hote hue mujhe kuch nahi ho sakta"

she replies knowing what exactly she is saying

Getting a slight idea of what his feelings are towards her, Naina has decided to not run away from her feelings.

At her answer, Rajveer's face breaks into a smile.

"Did you really mean what you said Naina?

he questions her, wanting to get an honest answer from her.

She knows he is referring to what she has uttered earlier while making a wish. Sure she has decided to let him know about her feelings, but, how can she be so straight up in front of him? There is still a slight hesitation.

With her skipping heartbeat, she lowers her gaze.

"Kya har baat kehna zaroori hai? Kya meri ankhein aapko koi jawab nahi deti?"

she asks him another question

With a slight smile, he takes a step towards her while she stays glued to her spot.

"Tum mujhe apni ankhein parhne kahan deti ho? Baat baat pe toh tum mere samne nazrein jhuka leti ho"

he replies

Well, he is right. At every opportunity, Naina doesn't hesitate to lower her gaze. Sure she has always been bold in KMA, but that was before she started to feel for him. After she apologized to him during the appraisals, this is when she realised what he truly means to her, and this is when she started to be less bold.

Smiling at his true words, she looks up at him.

"Meri nazrein sirf uske samne jhukti hain jis ki mein respect or py"

she utters but stops immediately, realising what she was just about to say. Not that she'll be doing something wrong by confessing her feelings, but how can she say it so easily?

Lowering her gaze, she immediately turns her back towards Rajveer and takes a step forward to leave when he grabs her wrist and refrains her from going.

"Jis ko tum respect or? Or kya Naina?"

he questions her, wanting to get an answer out of her desperately.

Smirking devilishly, Naina tilts her head to her left side and slightly back towards him.

"Communication and Strategy ke master aap hain. Samajh lijiye jo mein kehna chahti hoon"

she replies

Rajveer raises his left eyebrow at her statement while a smirk is prominent on his face.

"Tumhare samne meri sab communication skills fail ho jati hain Naina", he thinks in his head

Still holding her by her wrist, he comes a little closer to her, more like back hugging her. As Naina feels their closeness, she shuts her eyes out of shyness and again, her heartbeat picks up pace.

"Naina, tum aaj bohut khoobsurat lag rahi ho"

he complements her, whispering softly

His warm breath on her ear gives her goosebumps all over her body and she immediately opens up her eyes. In order to control her emotions due to their proximity, she grips her dupatta in between her right hand's palm, leading her bangles to chime.

This makes Rajveer to smile. Oh hell he enjoys the lovely sound of her bangles.

"Kuch kahogi nahi Naina? Thanks bhi nahi?

he questions her

Opening back her eyes, she takes a deep breath before she speaks further

"Apno ko thanks nahi kehti mein"

she replies

And this immediately brings a smile on Rajveer's face. This time, he pulls her closer to him, her back still turned towards him.

"Kon hun mein tumhara Naina?"

he asks her

At this, Naina smiles. Slowly, she succeeds in taking her wrist out of his grip. Immediately, she turns towards him. Looking directly in his eyes, Naina takes a step back.

"Aap mere..."

she utters but stops as she wants to see his reaction. Gosh, he is so desperate to know what he means to her.

"Mein tumhara?"

he questions again as he takes a step closer to her. His eyes are conveying his feelings very well. Oh yes, he wants to know what she feels for him, that too very desperately.

Should she just utter the truth easily? Taking a deep breath, Naina shuts her eyes as she gathers some courage to speak further. Opening back her eyes, she looks in Rajveer's eyes intensely, her facial expressions serious this time. She takes a step closer to him. Lowering her gaze, she takes a hold of his right hand and puts it between her palms. Looking back up, she meets his eyes again.

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Staring him out with twinkling eyes, Naina smiles a little and she says,

"Aap mere...mere Mentor hain aap"

With that, she quickly leaves his hand and taking this opportunity, she doesn't think twice before escaping.

He is still stuck with her words and is still trying to digest what she has actually said. As he sees Naina laughing at a distance, this is when he realises.

"Mentor? What?"

utters Rajveer staring Naina in disbelief. At his condition, Naina laughs even louder as of making fun of his condition.

"Ji haan Mentor! Kyun maine kuch galat kaha kya?"

questions Naina extremely innocently as she pushes her lips together to control her laugh.

In irritation, Rajveer makes a cute puppy face as he glares at Naina. Getting frustrated at her words, he turns his head the other way.

"Nahi karni mujhe tumse koi baat"

says Rajveer, irritated, more like faking his anger.

At this time, Naina finds him extremely adorable. He looks so cute when he is irritated, that too because of her.

Controlling her laughter, staring him throughout with cute expressions, Naina takes steps closer to him.

"Aray sir aap gussa kyun ho rahe ho?"

she questions him with such a sugar-coated voice that he can't help but look towards her with a smile. But soon, in order to fake his anger, he controls his smile.

"Ye tum mujhse pooch rahi ho? Tumhe kya farak parhta hai? Mein toh tumhara sirf mentor hi hoon na"

states Rajveer, faking to be angry at her. But Naina fails to understand that he is faking it. Her heart skips a beat as she sees his serious face.

"Sir mein sirf mazak kar rahi thi. Please aap gussa mut kijiye"

says Naina lowering her gaze. There is silence for few seconds before Rajveer bursts out into fits of laughter, causing Naina to look up at him with surprised expressions.

"Tum...tum sach mein bohut cute ho Naina"

says Rajveer as he continues laughing.

This causes Naina to get irritated. Ignoring the complement that he has just given to her, she focuses on his earlier words. Did he just make a fool out of her?

She glares at him angrily.

"Aap...aap mazak kar rahe thay?"

she questions him out of anger, more like stating the facts. Her cheeks starts turning red due to her anger and a bit of blush with was because of the complement that he has given her. Of course she heard it perfectly.

And at this moment, Rajveer finds her even more cute. He so wants to feel her red cheeks, but he refrains himself for now.

"Kyun mazak sirf tum hi kar sakti ho?"

he says as he smirks at her

This irks Naina all the more.

"Ab mujhe aapse koi baat nahi karni"

saying that, Naina takes a step forward to leave when Rajveer grabs her by her wrist. This mere touch sends shiver down Naina's spine.

He comes extremely close to her, from the back.

"Acha sorry Naina! But mere sawal ka jawab toh do"

says Rajveer, more like pleading to get an answer out of her desperately.

This makes Naina to smirk devilishly. Turning towards him, her eyes meets his gaze.

"Let's play a game Sir"

suggests Naina as the smile on her face grows even bigger.

Getting confused by her words, Rajveer knits his brows out of confusion. He fails to understand what game Naina is exactly referring towards.

"Game? What game?"

he questions immediately, staring at Naina with confused expressions.

"The concentration game! Agar mein haari toh aap ke har sawal ka jawab dungi. Or agar aap haare toh aap jawab doge"

she answers him, her expressions calm!

This brings a smile on Rajveer's face as he remembers the time he played this game with her and none of them were willing to give up, but at the end, he won. Even that day and now, he had a feeling that Naina gave up so easily on purpose.

"Tum phirse har jaogi Naina"

he replies smiling

Standing across from each other, they keep staring in each other's eyes and hence, now begins the concentration game once again!

"Mein aaj nahi harungi sir! Pehle baat kuch or thi"

she replies staring in his eyes while her expressions turns serious as she utters these words.

teri aankhon ke siwa
duniya mein rakha kya hai
ye uthe subah chale
ye jhuke shaam dhale
mera jeena mera marna
inhi palkon ke tale

As Rajveer listens to her words, his expressions also changes. All the memories of that day comes in front of his eyes as he looks deeply in her eyes. As he remembers her words "I lost" and the way she lowered her gaze, a bit of anger urges through him.

"Kya tum us din jaan ke haari thi?"

comes Rajveer's question to Naina as a bit sternly as his eyes, that are looking in hers, demands for an answer as well.

palkon ki galiyon mein
chehre bahaaron ke haste hue
hain mere khwaabon ke
kya kya nagar in mein baste hue

Naina's heart skips a beat at Rajveer's sudden question. How should she answer him? Maybe she wouldn't have won that day, but she, indeed, gave up too quickly and hence, lost the game.

"Aapko aisa kyun lagta hai?"

questions Naina instead of answering him, giving him a tough competition staring.

in mein mere aane waale
zamaane ki tasveer hai
chaahat ke kaajal se
likhi hui meri taqdeer hai
ho ho.

Not getting an answer irks Rajveer a bit.

"Ye mere sawal ka jawab nahi hai Naina"

he says, frustrated. Sure she is the love of his love, but he never wants to get a credit of anything without winning properly.

"Ye sawal aap mujhse tab pochiyega agar mein haari toh"

replies Naina confidently.

Rajveer doesn't utter any other word after this. He will get an answer from her after he wins.

ye ho kahin in ka saaya
mere dil se jaata nahi
in ke siwa ab to kuchh bhi
nazar mujh ko aata nahi
ye ho kahin in ka saaya
mere dil se jaata nahi

Thirty minutes passes by and these two are still staring in each other's eyes, without blinking. None of their eyes are watery, therefore, none of them are willing to give up.

For Rajveer, he has gotten many answers to his questions just by looking in her eyes, but for him, her words means more. He can very well read the respect and love Naina holds for him.

ye uthe subah chale
ye jhuke shaam dhale
mera jeena mera marna
inhi palkon ke tale

For Naina, the questions Rajveer's eyes demands from her, it sends shivers down her spine. If she loses, she will have no choice than to answer his questions. And for how long can she run away? One day or another, she will have to answer! Love is overflowing in his eyes, that too for her!

teri aankhon ke siwa
duniya mein rakha kya ha

Another fifteen minute passes by and there is no chance of any of them to give up. At this point, Naina get a thought which causes her to immediately lower her gaze.

"I lost again"

she speaks, her voice heavy this time.

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