Arshi SS :: I Love My Arnav ji! Not You!!#3 . Thread 4 link up! - Page 25

"Khushi, get up! Come on get up, love...now-a-days all you want to do is sleep. Come on, who sleeps in afternoon?" Arnav tried his best to wake up a sleeping Khushi.

"Hmmm...go away I want to sleep...leave me..."

Chuckling at her, Arnav pulled her off the bed, her eyes still closed.

"You Rakshash leave me...leave me..." Khushi withered in his arms as Arnav took her by her waist and took her out of their room.

"Come on Khushi...who sleeps at this time..." Arnav asked again as Khushi carried her rumpling business.

"Nani does...laxmi ji does...now leave me...let me sleep..." Khushi protested but kept her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, resuming her sleep.

"Khushi...you are too much...get up..." seeing her nowhere listening, he diverted his path and instead of going towards the dining area, he took her outside.

Arnav smirked as he looked at the pond ahead.

"Khushi.." he softly whispered in her ear but got no response. Just what he wanted. As his smirk grew wider, he took Khushi vertically in his arms, and giving a last look at her, jumped in the pond with her.

Khushi's eyes jerked open and her loud gasp filled the surrounding. With her mouth wide open, she stared at the man in front of her.

"You...you Laad Governor...You Rakshash...You Shaitan...what is all this?!! You...you..." Khushi continuously smacked his chest with her tiny fist.

"Well...Thank you for all the sweet endearments, love...I accept it whole heartedly.." bending little he kissed her gaping mouth.

Khushi pushed him.

"No...You don't throw me in water and then get to kiss me..." Khushi rumpled in his arms, trying to dislodge his hold.

"Accha? Then what should I do so that I get to kiss you? Tell me.." Arnav pulled her more in his arms.

"I don't know...leave me. I don't want you to do anything. Leave me..."

"But I want a kiss ..and as your kiss is not free, so tell me what should I do to earn a kiss...tell me, jaan." Hugging her, he rested his chin on her shoulder.

"I...I don't know..." Khushi rested her head in the hallow of his neck. Not wanting him to do anything, to just be with her.

"You are missing the life time opportunity, Khushi. Arnav Singh Raizada is ready to do anything for you, and all you are saying is, I don't know...You are really a fool..." Arnav teased.

Instead of replying him, she tightened her hold on him and they stood in each other's embrace, allowing the warm water to soak them.

As the moments passed in comforting silence, Khushi lifted her head from his shoulder.

"Anything?" Khushi asked.

Arnav looked little confused at her sudden question but as he realized it, he nodded his head, smiling at her.

"Anything, love. Just tell me..." Arnav was about to kiss her lips but checked himself in time and instead kissed on her cheek. "I have to earn that, right?" Arnav smiled.

Khushi giggled at him and nodded her head.

"So tell me what you want?" Arnav asked.

"I...I want...I want..." Khushi stammered, contemplating on to tell him or not.

"Khushi, tell me...Anythng you want.." Arnav promised.

"I...I want a...a ring..." Khushi said hesitantly.

"Ring?"

"Yes...just like Amma and Babuji have and, Jiji and Akash Jiju have..."

"Oh...you mean engagement ring, right?" Arnav asked.

Khushi nodded her downcast head.

Seeing her hesitation in asking such a small thing from him, a sudden guilt overpowered him. It's just a ring, and still she is hesitating to ask for it. He had always taunted her on her economical status, but still at times when he sits to calculate, its she who had always given him and being a rich man, still he had always been at the receiving end. But not anymore.

"Not just a ring, Khushi. If you want me to buy the whole jewel shop for you than I will."

"No no...What I will do with whole jewel shop? I am a Halwai not a Goldsmith" Khushi again giggle. "I just want a small ring for my empty finger." Khushi showed him her finger.

Arnav kissed her finger.

"Anything you want...now come out...we have to get ready..."

Taking her out of the pond, they both walked towards their cottage.

Arnav took Khushi to the best jewel shop of Delhi. He entered the showroom, the cool AC air hitting their skin instantly.

"Yes sir, how can I help you?" a sales girl smiled at them.

"We want ring, engagement rings.." Arnav replied.

"Oh.OK Sir, this way.." she took them to the rings counter.

After almost two hours of standing, Arnav slummed on the chair near Khushi. He looked at Khushi, who still stood beside him, searching for her "perfect" ring.

"Khushi enough please. Come on , pick one aur ghar chalo" Arnav said for the umpteenth time.

"Arnav ji...I can't select...the thing is that I don't like anyone..." Khushi pouted as she slummed on the chair near Arnav ji.

Arnav shook his head at her.

"Khushi, I can't believe you. There's so many beautiful designs and you are saying you don't like anyone? "

"Yes I don't like ...come lets go to another shop..." Khushi got up from the chair and dragged Arnav ji along with her.

Arnav stood outside the small shop which was nothing compared to the big showroom he had taken her.

"Khushi, I took you to Delhi's best showroom and you want to buy it from here?" Arnav looked at her.

Khushi nodded at him and dragged him inside.

"Don't worry Arnav ji, don't go by it's size, you will get everything here, gold, silver, diamond, platinum and with best designs." Khushi grinned at Arnav ji.

Arnav shook his head at her, smiling. When she is at her best, she irritates him to no end and dare he ask otherwise, he loves his Khushi this way. He can listen to her all day than see her all quiet.

"Namaste Chacha ji.." Khushi greeted the old man politely. " We are looking for engagement rings"

"Of course why not. Come in. " the old man welcomed them.

Arnav followed both.

After rummaging through hundreds of rings Khushi selected a one for her. It was a platinum ring with a flower diamond in the center. And a simple platinum band for Arnav ji.

"Uff...Your shopping for just two rings came to an end, finally.."

Ignoring his comment Khushi took a moment to admire the two rings.

"It's so beautiful, Arnav ji. Just perfect..."

"I am glad you liked it, come on now let's go and pay for the ring" Arnav caught her hand and took her to the counter.

"Here you go Khushi Bitiya.." the old man handed the packet to Khushi.

"Thank you Chacha ji. " Khushi smiled and took the packet.

"Khushi Bitiya, don't you want to buy your bangles and Payal you had pawned?"

Khushi's eyes jerked up to look at him. Hey Devi Maiya! She had totally forgotten about that. She should have not come here. She looked at Arnav ji, who was looking at Cahcha ji confused.

"Khushi, which bangles and payal?" Arnav looked at him.

"Khushi had..."

"Nothing...nothing...Arnav ji...come ..we will go...Chacha ji, hum aapse baad me milte hai..." Khushi tried to drag Arnav ji out of the shop, but he stood there.

"Chacha ji, I want to buy that bangles and payal.." Arnav asked the shopkeeper and shot a look at Khushi to make her quiet.

"Here it is..."

"How much she had taken?" Arnav asked.

"25 thousand" the shopkeeper replied.

Paying the said amount, he took the bangles and payal from him and catching Khushi's wrist, he took her out of the room.

As Arnav closed the door, Khushi stood in the middle of the room like a thief caught in action.

"Khushi...explain.." Arnav stood in front of her.

"Arnav ji...woh...hum...hum...woh..."

"Khushi?"

Khushi closed her eyes. Looks like there's no other way out.

"Yes, I have pawned it."

"And may I ask, why?" Arnav asked.

"For...for...for Lavanya ji..."

"What? For Lavanya? And you want me to buy this? Don't lie, Khushi. " Arnav warned.

"I am not lying. With that money I...I brought your plants.." Khushi confessed in a low voice.

"My plants? Which plants?" Arnav asked confused.

"Plants...which...which I told Lavanya ji bought for you...but...but ..."

"But it was you..." realization dawned on Arnav.

Khushi waited for the scolding which she was sure was coming her way, but after waiting for few minutes when she heard nothing from him, she lifted her head to look at him.

"Arnav ji..." Khushi ran towards him. "Are you crying ?" Khush asked softly seeing his misted eyes.

Arnav shook his head.

"Something went inside my eyes.." Arnav rubbed his eyes.

Khushi pouted at him.

"Don't lie, Arnav ji..." she caressed his cheek.

"Why are you so selfless, Khushi?"

Khushi's hand on his cheek halted as she looked in his eyes.

"Why you did that for me? I am a Rakshash than why you did that for me?"

"You are a Rakshash, but my Rakshash, Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada's Rakshash" Khushi hugged him. "And by the way that was more from guilt than for you...it was because of me Lavanya ji was leaving...You scolded her because of me" Khushi said against his chest.

"Your Rakshash don't deserves you, Khushi...But still wants to keep you with him..." Arnav tightened his hold on her.

"I don't know who deserves whom, all I know is I want to be with you.."

"Your Rakshash is lucky that Sundari had fallen for him, otherwise he would have lived in his cursed life only. You are a blessing Khushi, and I will be a fool to hurt you again. I can't promise that I will never be mad at you but I promise that I will never hurt you.." he pulled from the hug. "Your pinky promise, Khushi"

Khushi giggled.

"My ring..." Khushi forwarded her hand.

"Yes.." Taking the box from his pocket, he opened it.

"May I, Khushi?" Arnav extended his hand.

Khushi smiled and kept her hand in his.

Taking the ring from the box, he slide it in Khushi's finger.

"May I, Arnav ji?" Khushi mimicked him, giggling.

Smiling, Arnav extended his hand.

"Now may I kiss my bride?" catching her by her waist, he brought her close to her.

Khushi looked down bashfully.

"I think that's a yes..." saying that, he bend and touched his lips with her. Khushi's hold on his shoulder tightened as her stomach churned.

Arnav rested his forehead against her.

"I love you..." Arnav rasped.

"I love you too...and also hungry..." Khushi pouted.

Arnav laughed.

"Nothing new there...You are always hungry.." pecking her lips, he took her hand in his.

"Come..let's feed you something..."

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