LRL: My Cadet FINISHED on page 41 - Page 6

Originally posted by: andreamcl

Hey guys, thanks for the comments. There will be a confession of love soon Amritafan, but not just yet!

i'll be waiting 4 that eagerly

Hey guys, sorry about my slowness to update but I've got an exam on the 21st that I'm currently studying for, however you can hopefully expect an update for this one tomorrow!

Hey guys, sorry for the loooooooong delay before this update. Luckily I completed my last exam yesterday and it all went well. Here's the next bit for you, I promise you a longer part next time!

Chapter 12

Raj had driven to headquarters in record time, he was unable to wait any longer for his questions to be answered. It had taken a long time for Ritu Mishra to finally crack, and today she would tell him who had been behind Navin's death.

Quickly he passed the security checks before heading down to her cell.

It doesn't take long for him to reach the basement where she's being kept, especially as he's hurried the whole way. Before he goes in, Colonel Shakti briefs him. "Be careful, Captain, she's a very intelligent woman. Make sure that you get the information out of her without falling into any traps."

Raj nods, he has waited long enough for this day, practicing what he would say to her if he ever got the chance, thinking about the questions that he needs to ask. After this final warning he is finally allowed into the cell, the guards closing the door quickly after him.

"So, Captain…" she says the last word with utter contempt, "You've finally come to see me."

She looks vastly different to how she did the last time he saw her, and even more different to her usual image before that. The feminine saris are gone, replaced by a prisoner's outfit. Her hair is no longer perfectly groomed and there is no makeup on her face. In addition to this she looks washed out and tired, the combination of a lack of sunlight and of ill treatment. Looking at her, he realises how much of a mask her previous appearance had been to conceal the truth of what she really was.

"Yes I have, Dr Mishra," he tells her, perfectly calm. "Or should I be calling you something else?"

"No," she tells him, "I completed the degree in psychiatry, I deserve the title. And besides, does it really matter what my real name is?"

"Not really," he agrees, "I'm far more interested in the other names that you can tell me."

"Oh, did you really think that you'd get them that easily from me?" she's toying with him now, trying to win even when she's already lost.

"Well, I was told that you were ready to make a deal, if that's not the case, then maybe I should go…"

Ritu rolls her eyes, "Hold it, Captain, there's no need to get uptight about it so easily. If I'm going to tell you everything you want to know, then the very least you can do is play the game for awhile."

"Fine, Dr Mishra, I'm ready to play, what is it that you think I need to do before you'll tell me what I want to know?"

She smiles then, she's back in her element and knows that he'll keep her happy just to find out the information she wants, in a way it's the only way she has left to exert any power. All of her options are gone, and now the only way for her to survive is to make this deal.

"Why are you doing this, Captain? For your country, for your friend, or for…" She trails off at the last sentence, smiling at him mockingly.

"I promised myself that I would uncover the truth of Navin's death, no matter what happened, after everything you did to him, at least you can help to prove his innocence."

She laughs, a bitter, angry laugh. "Oh is that right, or is it that you're looking for redemption? Trying to absolve yourself of his death. Or is it because you want his little sister to forgive you?"

The last thing that Raj wanted was for her to start talking about things like this here, while his superior officers were listening to the conversation. He had to bring this discussion back to the topic it was meant to be about.

"Cadet Singh has already forgiven me, Dr Mishra, and I've also forgiven myself. Now it's just a matter of finding out the truth."

She's genuinely surprised to hear this, staring at him in shock. "She's forgiven you? How could she? I thought that she'd never forgive you after finding out."

Raj shrugs, trying to look casual but really disturbed by this turn in the conversation. "Well she did, in the end she knew that it was the people behind this conspiracy that were really responsible for his death, not me." He looks directly into Ritu's eyes, trying to judge whether she's going to really give him the truth or not. "Now, if you can give me that information I know that Naina would appreciate it as well. So how about it?"

"And then what, you both can live happily ever after while I rot in jail? What type of a deal is that?"

"It's an excellent deal, you're not going to be executed, which is what usually happens to spies, and you'll receive a new identity so that you can't be tracked down by those who want to kill you."

She regards him curiously for a minute, looking him over thoroughly, before settling back in her chair with a small smile on her face.

"Do you know where it was I failed, Captain?" she asks him, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

He inclines his head and gestures with a hand to tell her to continue speaking.

"I couldn't make you fall in love with me."

He realises that it's true. It's how she trapped Navin, making him so blinded that he couldn't realise the web that she was spinning for him. By the time he had worked it out it had been far too late.

"That's true, Dr Mishra, I'm quite thankful that you weren't able to."

"Now," she pauses, leaning over the table so that her face is closer to his, "I wonder why that was."

He knows what she's implying, she wants to make him lose his temper by her references to Naina, but he's not going to give in.

"I've always been suspicious of women who wear too much make up." He tells her with a humorous smile. It's only partially a lie, women who take too much effort to dress up and spend too much time on their hair and make up have always intimidated him. It had been the simplicity of Naina's beauty that had attracted him to her. For him, one of her smiles was far more lovely than anything in the world. He had been amazed that she could look beautiful even after falling into a pool of mud, simply because she was able to laugh about it.

Dr Mishra looked at him, finally realising that he wasn't going to play the game the way she wanted him to. She had nothing left to lose, and really this deal was the best she could possibly expect. The people who had employed her would kill her if they got their hands on her, so why should she feel any loyalty for them? It had never been about an ideology for her, she had always done this simply because it was her job, and because she would benefit from it.

"Fine, Captain," she told him "Then let's begin…"

yay!!!I think I'm the 1st one to reply...anyways loved the chapter.... esp this part:

Originally posted by: andreamcl

It had been the simplicity of Naina's beauty that had attracted him to her. For him, one of her smiles was far more lovely than anything in the world. He had been amazed that she could look beautiful even after falling into a pool of mud, simply because she was able to laugh about it.

Dr Mishra looked at him, finally realising that he wasn't going to play the game the way she wanted him to. She had nothing left to lose, and really this deal was the best she could possibly expect. The people who had employed her would kill her if they got their hands on her, so why should she feel any loyalty for them? It had never been about an ideology for her, she had always done this simply because it was her job, and because she would benefit from it.

"Fine, Captain," she told him "Then let's begin…"

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Hey guys, here's your next chapter and it's a long one, so I'm hoping for equally long comments! hehehe, thankyou very much to all those who replied to the last one!

**

Naina sat in the mess the next day trying to eat her food, but in reality just pushing it around her plate with a fork. She couldn't stop thinking about what might be happening right now, about when Captain Rajveer would come back safe, having accomplished his mission.

She had told the rest of her friends what had happened, and where Rajveer had gone. They looked at her sympathetically, knowing how she must be feeling.

"You have to eat something, Naina," Pooja told her, "Or else, your battery will become low."

Naina just nodded and put a fork full of food into her mouth, concentrating on chewing and swallowing it.

"Cadet Naina Singh," an orderly came to the table, "You have a phone call."

Naina didn't even need to ask who it was, she knew that it would be Rajveer. She got up so suddenly from the table that her chair almost fell over, and set off at a run towards the phone.

"Hello," she said breathlessly into the receiver once she reached it.

"Naina, it's me," Raj said, knowing he wouldn't have to tell her his name.

"What happened, Sir? Are you alright?" More than worrying about proving her brother's innocence, she had been worried about what would happen to Captain Rajveer. She wouldn't have been able to handle it if the same people who trapped her brother… no, she wasn't even going to think about it.

"I'm perfectly fine, Naina," On the other end of the phone, Raj smiled, it was nice to know that Naina was worried about him. "Dr Mishra has recorded her full confession, it took about six hours but we now know everything she could tell us."

"That's wonderful, Sir!" Naina was overjoyed, finally the stain from her brother's name would be removed and those responsible would be brought to justice. "So are you coming back today?"

"Don't you remember my promise, Naina? I said that I would only return when every single person involved had been arrested."

Naina remembered the night before, his words in her room as he had held her shoulders.

"And I promise, Naina, nobody will escape punishment this time."

Naina choked back her tears, not wanting him to know how deeply his words affected her. "I know Sir, I trust you. Just make sure that you come back safe and sound, as soon as possible." She paused then, not sure what she should say next. "I'll be waiting for you."

She thought she could feel him smiling on the end of the line. "Then I'll come back as soon as possible." He said, and then hung up the phone.

**

Four more days passed and there was no word from Captain Rajveer. Naina tried to keep busy to distract herself from worrying about what was happening. As hard as the drills were, at least they stopped her thinking about the situation for an hour or two. The rest of her friends tried to keep her spirits up, making sure that she ate enough food and finding ways to cheer her up during their free time.

Every moment, Naina wondered whether she would hear from him, and what he was doing. Every night she watched the news to see if there were any developments. She kept thinking of excuses to walk past the door to his room, but always saw the lock still there.

She was on her way to the mess for lunch when she heard two of the senior cadets talking.

"Hey Kamran, did you know that Captain Rajveer was back?"

"No, where'd he go anyway?"

"No idea, but I just saw him coming into the academy. He looked tired."

This was enough for Naina, she immediately began running towards Captain Rajveer's room, not caring what the cadets who she pushed past on the way thought. She skidded to a stop outside his door, only managing to stop herself from falling down by catching her balance on a post. Seeing that the lock was gone, she opened the door without even knocking, knowing that he wouldn't mind.

"Sir…" she started, but stopped as soon as she saw him.

Raj sat slumped in one of the chairs, and the look on his face was one of pure exhaustion. He looked up as soon as he saw Naina come in, and some light briefly returned to his face as he smiled at her.

He tried to get to his feet, using the back of the chair for support.

"We've done it, Naina, we've finally done it." He told her, "I was coming to tell you, as soon as I'd changed my clothes."

Naina looked at him, taking in his current condition. It was very clear that he had been in no state to go anywhere anytime soon.

Rajveer continued talking anyway. "The arrests will be made today and tomorrow, I wanted to be there for that, but they sent me home, they said I was…" suddenly, he began swaying on his feet and Naina rushed over to support him.

"Leave it, Sir," she told him, while putting an arm around his waist to keep him upright. "You can tell me when you've had some rest. Anyway, when was the last time you slept?"

"I don't know… I… a couple of hours here and there."

"Meaning that you haven't slept properly since you left here?" Naina asked sternly "Sir, you have to look after your health. I can't believe that you…" she stopped her lecture when she saw that his eyes were beginning to close. "Come on Sir, you need to have some sleep first of all. I can wait to hear what happened." And she began moving towards the bedroom with him.

Rajveer tried to protest but he was just to exhausted and eventually gave in and allowed Naina to take him to the other room. She made him sit on the bed and bent down to untie his shoes and take them off.

"Naina, I can…" he began to say.

"Chor na, Sir." She replied, pulling the first shoe off and starting on the second. "It's no problem."

His eyes were unfocused and she almost didn't hear him when he muttered "You only ever call me Sir…"

She looked up in surprise, he couldn't have just said… she decided to ignore it, it was obvious that he was so exhausted he had begun to be delirious.

Carefully she made him lie down on the bed and then began to pull the covers over him. As he lent down to adjust his pillow he suddenly opened his eyes, looking her straight in the face. Slowly he reached up a hand and touched her cheek with the tips of his fingers. Naina was so surprised that she stayed frozen in the same position, waiting for him to say something.

"You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen," he whispered, and then his eyes closed and his hand fell down to his side.

Naina was left standing in the same position, staring at him and wondering if it had really happened at all.

hey 1st one to comment for the wonderful part..............very good part.....just love it............. 👏 plzzzzz post the next part soon.....................cant wait more 😆 i wish raj had said her NAINA I LOVE YOU............😳

Hey Ami, thanks for being the first one to comment! We can't rush these things, I want Raj to say I love you when he's fully aware of what he's saying.

Well here's another LONG update for you guys. Where are all of you? Have you been reading or not?

Chapter 13

Naina knew that she should leave, but instead she sat down cross-legged on the floor and watched him sleep. She was so relieved to have him back, and so happy that he had finally completed his mission that she couldn't bear to go just yet. She watched him sleeping, sprawled under the covers with one arm flung over the edge of the bed. Naina wished that she could run her fingers through his hair, smoothing it away from his face, and had to stop herself from getting up to do so. He looked so peaceful while he was dreaming, that she wanted to memorise his face this way while she had the opportunity.

-knock- -knock-

The sound broke Naina's reverie and she got up and headed towards the other room, stepping outside of the bedroom just as Dr Shalini stepped into Captain Rajveer's living room.

Shalini looked at her curiously, "What are you doing here, Cadet Singh?"

"Well, uh, ma'am," Naina felt her face beginning to flush red, embarrassed about being caught coming out of the Captain's bedroom no matter what the circumstances were. "I found out that Captain Rajveer was back, so I came to see him. But he was so exhausted that I felt he should sleep, so I took him to bed…" she trails off, realising that this sounds even worse and she should just stop before she says something even more stupid. "Uh, he's asleep." She finally finishes lamely.

"Well that's excellent," Shalini said relieved, "I was just coming to check on him, but if he's asleep then I'll let him be." Seeing the tense look on Naina's face she sighed "Just relax, Cadet, I know that you were just helping him."

With this statement, Naina felt a bit less tense. "I don't think he's slept properly for four days, ma'am. I doubt he's eaten well either."

Shalini could hear the worry in Naina's voice, it was obvious that she cared deeply about Captain Rajveer.

"Well then he'll need some rest, Cadet, which means it's best that we leave him alone for awhile."

"But, ma'am…" Naina glanced back at the bedroom, clearly reluctant to go.

"Dekh, Naina… there's nothing you can do for him right now except for watching him sleep." By the blush on Naina's face, Shalini guessed that must have been exactly what she had been doing. "And although you've got a free period right now, if I'm not wrong then your class with Lolita ma'am starts in fifteen minutes, and I don't think she'd want you to be late."

"Of course, ma'am." Naina said, glancing back once more towards the bedroom, "I'll just go now…."

"You can always come back after your lesson," Shalini told her kindly "Just make sure you don't wake him up."

"Of course, ma'am, thank you."

And Naina left.

Shalini quietly went to the bedroom to check on Raj, but he seemed to be deeply asleep. Deciding that this was the best thing for him right now, she closed the door softly and left the room, heading back to her office.

She was sure that Naina would come back later, the look on the girl's face had clearly said that the last thing she wanted to do right now was leave.

Shalini had known about Raj's feelings for Naina for a long time now, but today was the first time that she had suspected Naina might feel the same way. The look on the girl's face when Shalini had caught her coming out of the bedroom had been priceless.

"God help them…" she muttered under her breath as she entered her office. Society would never understand their relationship, as romance between a teacher and a student was simply unthinkable. But when it was obvious that they loved each other so much… Shalini decided that she would help them in whatever way she was able to.



**

The news had spread around the academy that Captain Rajveer was back after his unexplained absence, so when Naina turned up to class a few minutes early, her friends crowded around her, asking what had happened.

"He was successful," Naina told them quietly so that nobody else would hear. "But he couldn't tell me much because he was so exhausted. He's sleeping now, I'll find out more from him when he wakes up."

Just then Lolita ma'am arrived, and the cadets hurried to their seats, knowing how strict she was.

Lolita's class was the last of the day, and afterwards Naina quickly went to leave, wanting to return to Raj.

"Wait, Naina!" Pooja called out, and Naina reluctantly stopped. "Look, friend. I know you want to go check on your Shahrukh, but you didn't eat any lunch and if you don't eat dinner then you'll be in the same state he is."

Naina started to protest, but was stopped by Alekh.

"Be quiet and come eat your dinner." He told her sternly, "After that you can go wherever you like."

"Yes, Sir!" Naina said with a smile and saluted him, rolling her eyes. "When did you get to be so bossy?"

"It's my right to be," he told her, smiling back "Come to the mess as soon as you've gotten changed and get something to eat. Pooja, you make sure she does."

"Yes, Sir!" Pooja replied mock seriously, and then led Naina towards her room.

Ali and Yudi had already left for their rooms, but Huda was still standing there with a strange look on his face.

"Yaar, don't you think she's a bit too concerned for Captain Rajveer?"

Alekh fixed Huda with a threatening stare. "Look Huda, it's about time you stopped this."

"But I…"

"You what? You love her? If you really love her then you'll want her to be happy."

"And she wouldn't be happy with me?" Huda sounded hurt by what Alekh was saying.

"No, she wouldn't." Alekh replied simply. "You're not the one that she loves, Huda, and you never will be. If you want her to be happy then learn how to just be her friend instead."

And he walked off, leaving Huda standing in the corridor with a shocked look on his face.

**

Naina had changed quickly and was ready to go before Pooja had even chosen what she was going to wear.

"You're not going anywhere without me," Pooja told her sternly "I'm going to make sure you go to the mess and eat."

"Then hurry up!" Naina told her impatiently, thinking that Pooja was taking far too long to get changed.

Finally the two girls headed to the mess where Naina ate her food in record time, almost choking on some of it a couple of times in her haste. She was so absorbed in finishing as quickly as possible that she didn't notice Huda staring at her with a thoughtful look on his face as if he was considering something.

"Accha meri Ma," Naina said, turning towards Pooja when she had finished what was on her plate "Can I go now?"

Pooja giggled, "Ask your dad as well."

Sighing, Naina turned to her other side where Alekh was sitting and looked at him expectantly.

"Bole to… jao, beti." Alekh said, pretending not to smile.

Naina grinned at him in return, it was the happiest they had ever seen her, as if all of her worries had disappeared.

"Don't worry about Lolita ma'am," Pooja told Naina quietly "If you're not back by lights out then I'll manage her."

"Thanks, Pooja." Naina whispered, and quickly left.

**

She had only meant to check whether Rajveer was awake yet. Entering his bedroom quietly she turned on a small lamp and saw him sleeping peacefully.

At this point she should have left, but she was reluctant to. She partially hoped that he would wake up so that they could talk, but the other side of her wanted him to sleep until morning with no disturbances.

'It wouldn't hurt if I just stayed for a bit longer', she thought to herself.

Truthfully, she was tired too. Ever since he had left, she hadn't been sleeping well, staying awake for hours every night wondering where he was and what he was doing.

Without really thinking about what she was doing, she climbed onto the bed next to him, lying on her side facing him so that she could watch him sleep.

She didn't even realise when her eyes closed and she fell asleep herself.

**

Naina stirred in her sleep, it felt as if somebody had just brushed the hair back from her face and behind her ear. She must be imagining it, as Pooja would never do such a thing.
This feeling was enough to wake her up completely and she opened her eyes to find Captain Rajveer in front of her, wide awake.

He was lying on his side, facing her, resting his cheek on one arm. It was obvious that he had been awake and watching her for some time. He looked one hundred times better than he had the previous day.

"Good morning," he told her, a small smile on his face.

"Uh, morning, Sir?" Naina asked him, still struggling to wake up properly.

"Well it is 5am."

Suddenly Naina realised that in her sleep she had rolled onto one of his arms, which now lay trapped beneath her neck and partially curled around her back. It only took her a second after that to realise that her hair was a mess, her kurta was slightly askew and showing off a pale section of her waist, and most importantly, she had just woken up in Captain Rajveer's bed.

Oh God.

It was 5am, and she had just spent the entire night sleeping in her mentor's bed. It didn't matter that nothing had happened, if someone was to find out then…

Oh God.

"Uh, Sir…"

"You look sweet when you're asleep." He tells her, and then looked mortified, as if he can't believe those words just came out of his mouth.

"Sir, I, uh…" she's stuttering, and can't make her mouth work properly. She's got to put a bit of distance between them before she says something she regrets.

Abruptly she gets out of bed, smoothing her kurta and fixing her hair with the band it had gotten loose from last night. Suddenly regaining his lost arm, Raj begins rubbing his arm to try to get the circulation going again.

"Sir, I promise, I didn't mean to fall asleep here, I just came to check on you, and I don't even know how I fell asleep here, and I…" it all comes out in one big rush, and only stops when Raj holds up one hand to tell her to.

"It's okay, Naina, I realised that you hadn't meant to fall asleep the moment I woke up and saw you here." He tells her, clearly amused by her reactions.

"Then Sir, I'll, uh, go and get Dr Shalini!" She tells him in one hurried breath and practically runs out of the room.

"Stupid…" she's muttering to herself as she closes his door behind her and starts heading towards Dr Shalini's room when a voice stops her dead in her tracks.

"Cadet Singh!"

Naina freezes, slowly turning around to face the person, trying not to cringe as she does so.

There in front of her stands Major Nair.