Mere Dev Ki Liye Part II
Summary: Raavi's relationship with Shiva can only be described as "complicated." After spending years away from her idol, Raavi's only goal is to send Shiva far, far away. But, Shiva makes a proposition that is too hard to ignore. "Mere Dev K Liye, I'll even interact with my number one dushman!"
Notes: Thought this would be the last part, there is one more part before the end that I want to upload by end of this day.
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8 Years Later...
"Bhabi!" Krish disgustedly pulled at the hem of his yellow kurta. He specifically shared that he wanted a blush pink kurta. Pink always brought the best of his angles. He would've been fine with wearing a yellow kurta if he hadn't seen Dev dressed in a blush pink kurta earlier in the day.
He wasn't the best looking brother anymore. Shiva outshined him in his dark blue kurta, looking like a handsome hero, while Dev was attracting the attention of every unmarried girl, now even more so with the blush pink kurta. Meanwhile, he looked so lifeless...
"You should be happy the store carried this kurta in your size," Shiva turned to him with a glare.
Krish balled his fists in anger. Alright, alright, maybe I'm eating an extra helping, but that's because Dhara bhabi's food is too good. I can't insult her by eating less.
"Shiva," Dhara warned. She turned to Krish and pinched his cheeks, caringly, "My pyaari Krish looks good in anything he wears."
Warmth blossomed in Krish's stomach. Trust his bhabi to make the situation better!
He turned to Shiva with a glare, "See, bhabi loves me more."
Rolling his eyes, Shiva nodded his head, "Yes, anyone would love a pity case such as yourself."
Krish's eyes widened, "Shiva!"
"Oh, is pyaari Krish hurt," Shiva teased. "Do you want an extra biscuit?"
Before Dhara could intervene, she heard her name be called. Turning, she smiled when she saw her saas's best friend. She turned to Shiva and Krish and warned, "Don't fight with each other, or I'll give all the sweets to Dev tonight."
Krish's eyes widened while Shiva rolled his eyes.
Turning to Shiva, she warned, "And I'll tell Gaumbi to forbid you from going to the store."
Shiva's eyes widened as Krish cracked a smirk.
"I'm warning you both," she said with glaring eyes before turning.
Once Dhara was out of ear-shot and eye-sight, Krish punched Shiva on the arm, "Jerk. What type of brother are you?"
Shiva let out a laugh and wrapped his arm around his younger brother's shoulders, "Dev and I can't both be nice to you. One of us has to be the mean brother."
Though he was angry, he couldn't help but relax with Shiva around. Shiva might be a mean brother on the outside, but on the inside, he was a complete softie. If he played his cards right, he could get Shiva to buy him everything he wanted--even the things Dhara forbid him to have because they were too unhealthy.
Just as he was examining all the stalls for the foods and trinkets he could ask Shiva to buy him, a woman stopped in front of them. Her gaze was fixed at Shiva, and when he turned to Shiva, he noticed Shiva was gazing at her just as incredulously.
Krish turned back to the woman with confusion. As far as he knew, Shiva didn't interact with any woman. In fact, most of Somnath knew that Shiva's second love was the store and his first love was his family. Knowing this, most girls didn't even try to pursue a relation with Shiva--and that's ignoring Shiva's explosive personality which doesn't even attract flies.
Who is this pretty girl?
The woman's lips curled into a wide grin, "Wow," she breathed out. She took a step closer to Shiva, "Itana handsome." Her gaze dropped towards Shiva's arms just as Shiva's eyes widened, "And so strong!" She glanced back up at him with pure love/adoration in her eyes, "Can I hug you?"
Krish's eyes widened as he turned to Shiva with shock. There was no way his brother would accept to such a request. His Prafulla Mami returning those bangles she stole would be more likely than Shiva accepting a hug from a stranger.
But before Shiva could say no, the girl grinned and hugged Shiva anyway.
Who is this girl?!?!
His brother was frozen still while the girl seemed to be in pure bliss. Eventually, his brother seemed to regain his senses. Shiva placed his hands on the girl's shoulders and turned to Krish with a glare.
Immediately getting the message, Krish rushed forward to pry the girl off of Shiva.
"Let go of my brother," Krish struggled as he tried to pry the girl off. She had some sort of monster grip on Shiva.
She turned to him with a glare, "Shiva," she venomously muttered while glaring at Krish.
Krish's eyes widened and he took a step back. Even Shiva stiffened.
The girl let go of Shiva and walked up to Krish, "I knew you would be the supervillain in my relationship with mera Dev."
Krish glanced at Shiva for help, but it seemed as though Shiva knew everything about the girl and the situation. His brother placed his hand on the girl's shoulder while having a murderous expression adorning his face.
Krish, for a moment, felt a brief amount of pity. She seemed like a nice enough girl--,
"And it seems like God hasn't treated you well over the years," her eyes roamed over Krish. "Short, weak," she leaned over to pinch Krish's cheek, "and completely unattractive."
Nevermind! She's not a nice girl at all. What a meanie! I'll need to tell Dhara bhabi to buy the blush pink next time or nothing...I can't let some no-name girl ruin my pride!
She turned to Shiva with an adoring gaze, "Meanwhile mera Dev looks so ruggedly handsome," she brought her hands to her cheeks, "just like all my favorite heroes!" She put her hand on her head and slowly raised it to Shiva's height, "And the perfect height, too."
To the girl who's name I don't know... I'm not done growing yet! Someday, I'll definitely be taller than Shiva...
Krish took a step forward, "My name is--n,"
"Raavi," Shiva grounded out.
The girl, Raavi, turned and gasped with a large grin, "And you even say my name so beautifully!"
Beautifully? Are you sure you heard that right? I'm confident that sounded more like glass piece, not a chalk piece, being scraped over a chalkboard.
Krish took a moment to observe Raavi, his Maami's niece. The last time he truly interacted was years ago. Ever since she left on her scholarship, Shiva made sure their family never crossed paths with her. Whenever he heard she was coming home, Shiva would suggest they go visit their maternal family, who lived far from Somnath. Other times, when travel was not possible, he would purposely go and goad Maami into going to Gandhinagar instead of staying in Somnath for the holidays.
Despite just insulting him a few moments ago, Krish couldn't help but realize how pretty Raavi was. Not only was she pretty, the girl was also very confident.
Who else would play in front of human tornado like Shiva?
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Gandhinagar?" Shiva's fists clenched at his side, but it seemed like Raavi hadn't noticed.
Instead, her nose wrinkled as if she recalled some bad memory, "I should've been. But I jumped out the window last night!"
Krish gulped in surprise. Jumping out of windows? What is this? Some action movie?
"And then, I escaped before any of the wardens knew I left," Raavi smiled mischievously and leaned closer to Shiva, "and so far no one knows I've escaped." She held up her phone, "Mausi and Mausa still haven't reached Gandhinagar to know that I'm gone."
"Pagal ladki," Shiva muttered. "Who asked you to do all of this?" Shiva glanced away for a brief second. His gaze finally settled, and when Krish turned back to see what the commotion was, he realized Shiva was looking over at Dev.
Oh, right. This pagal ladki is crazy for Dev. 8 years later, and she is still crazy about him?
Krish couldn't help but shake his head. This girl was very deluded if she thought Shiva was Dev. Anyone in Somnath could affirm that while Dev was the sweet, cool boy next door, Shiva was the hot-headed toofan everyone avoided.
Raavi's eyes widened, "Are y-you concerned about me, Dev?" she took a deep breath. "God, this is the best day ever. Mera Dev, concerned about me!"
She was so busy in her excitement that she didn't notice Shiva's eyeroll. When he turned to the side, his eyes widened, "Dev," he mouthed to Krish.
When Krish turned, he noticed Dev and Gaumbi were walking towards their direction. Krish turned back to Shiva with wide eyes, "What do you want me to do?" he mouthed back.
Shiva's gaze moved from those two to Raavi and he mouthed, "Distract them," before he reached for Raavi's hand.