My Fair Khushi COMPLETE! - Page 46

Originally posted by: reeshree

I love comedies and romantic comedies even more... this is such a sweet story... Waiting for next update.

Originally posted by: khushi_shankar

A really nice story so far, dear! I am liking it very much! I love the way you are trying to adapt the story in this senario. It is truly a job very well done, and I would love to read this story.

Please do send me a PM when you are updating.

My favourite pat of this story os far is when Khushi is pacing in her room angry on Arnav and she makes that poem on him. I just love that part!

I used to be a fan of IPK when it was on air, but I jsut joined the forum quite recently. When I was going through some IPK stories, I came across this one, and I must say this is truly ne of the best I have read so far.

CHAPTER 13. EATING AND DANCING!

After Naaniji left for her house, Khushi's days got filled with nothing but training; albeit a bit slower than usual! No one wanted Khushi to collapse again, you see! In the morning, it was Arnav teaching her all about accents and manners while the noon went with Anjali who taught Khushi how to hold her Saree or Duppatta. Since her childhood Khushi knew only one way to wear a duppatta and one way to wear a Saree. She did not know that there were different ways to hold a duppatta. And she definitely did not know that Sarees can be worn ulta pallu, Bengali style, Marathi style and so many more styles, names of which Khushi had forgotten. Anjali wanted Khushi to know how to hold herself so that if any party they attend has a theme attached to it, Khushi could easily blend herself into it without feeling self conscious.

The evenings were spent with Aakash playing games. But that did not mean it was always fun. Aakash taught her to play chess and scrabble. She understood why he was playing scrabble with her; it was to improve her vocabulary in fun way. But she did not understand why he wanted to play chess with her. And when she questioned Aakash, he answered with something that shocked Khushi, "Talking to socialites is like playing chess!", he had told her, "You have to think about their next two questions before you answer their current one! Because they love to trap people into their own words and taunt them with barbs wrapped in sugar coated sweetness."

Khushi had stared at Aakash in shock for a while wondering whether he was serious or joking. And once she realised he was serious, Khushi, for the first time, felt trepidation towards her mission. Raksha karna unn chudailon se Devi Maiyya! (Please protect me from those witches, Devi Maiyya!) She had prayed that night and next day she played the chess so diligently that even Aakash was shocked by her dedication.

Soon one week passed since Naaniji's visit and Arnav called Khushi into his study. It was Sunday and Khushi's off day from all kinds of training so she was surprised by this summons. She entered the room softly and blinked owlishly at the table in front of her. The table was filled with food and had two chairs placed surrounding it. Arnav was already seated in one and he signaled her to take the other seat. Khushi sat in that seat in confusion which only built up when Arnav stood up and tied her upper body to the back of the chair with a ribbon. She looked at the ribbon and then at Arnav incredulously. Now what kind of game is this and how is it going to help her?

Arnav looked at her and asked her to copy him. Khushi gulped and then nodded. Arnav proceeded to pull out a napkin from the side and spread it on his lap. Khushi giggled and when Arnav frowned she asked, "What scary thing are we going to eat that you placed a napkin in your lap? Are you scared that you will spill the food?" Khushi giggled at her own joke but Arnav was not amused.

"Khushi!", Arnav roared making Khushi shut up and looked at him with her whole attention, "We are not playing some game here! You will have to eat in the parties too! And while most of the parties have buffet food some parties do have a formal style of eating. I want you to learn that too just to be on safer side!"

"But I know how to eat like that!", Khushi announced and she was right. She had learned that on the first day she arrived when she noticed Anjali eating with knife and fork. Khushi had tried to copy her style and soon got used to eating in that manner instead of eating with hands.

"But can you eat without bending forward?", Arnav asked and Khushi frowned. She huffed and with determination speared the hara bhara kabab in front of her with fork. She looked at him triumphantly but her expression deflated when while putting the fork into her mouth, the kabab fell into her lap. She looked at her lap and then at Arnav who was trying her best to not laugh.

"Hasiye! I know you want to laugh! Go ahead! Laugh!", Khushi sniffed and folded her arms just as Arnav unable to hold it in, burst out laughing. Khushi glared at Arnav but he ignored it and continued to laugh. Khushi huffed in annoyance and then she narrowed her eyes at the kabab as if it had personally offended her. She pulled out the napkin and jerked it in a harsh manner. Placing it in her lap, she forked the kabab and tried to feed herself without bending. Of course, as she was not trained in eating with fork, her kababs kept on falling on her lap. And of course, Arnav did not help but made matters worse by laughing at her attempts.

Muttering about how she wished to stab arrogant tycoons with the same fork, Khushi stabbed the next kabab with brute force making the kabab fly out of her plate and hit Aakash who was just coming into the room. Khushi gasped while Arnav chuckled. She gave Arnav a glare and turned back to Aakash, "Sorry Aakash!" She squeaked.

Aakash rubbed his forehead where the kabab had hit him and whined, "Khushi! If you wanted me to come and eat with you, you could have just invited me! What was the need to hit me with food?" Arnav let out another chuckle making Khushi send another glare his way before she smiled apologetically at Aakash, "Galti se hogaya! It was a mistake!"

Aakash looked at her innocently, "I understand Khushi! I totally understand your urge to play with this food!", he bit the kabab and made a face, "Its not that tasty! But throwing at me is wrong Khushi!" Khushi's jaw dropped open, "But maine galti se kiya!"

Aakash shook his head in disappointment, "You should not lie, Khushi! Lying is bad!"

Khushi's face crumbled, "But sach mein it was a mistake!"

When Aakash seemed to not believe her, Khushi felt like crying. Her best friend thinks she hit him purposely!

She was about to start crying when both men burst out laughing. She looked up at them and her sadness turned into annoyance, "You were teasing me Aakash! I expected this from Arnav Sir! But et tu Aakash?" She huffed and throwing the napkin on the table and removing the ribbon that Arnav had tied, she stormed out of the room leaving a guffawing Aakash and Arnav behind her.

And once again the training started but with Anjali taking over from Arnav when it came to eating techniques. As the day of the party came near, Khushi alternated between nervousness and excitement. Anjali had already decided what Khushi would wear, so that was one thing Khushi did not have to worry about. But that did not mean Khushi was worry less. She still worried about many things; like falling flat on her face while walking on her heels. She may be used to walking on heels but if she fell it would be very awkward, as a waitress falling on her face won't generate as much embarrassment as guest falling would create and Khushi wanted to avoid that.

And then there was the worry of embarrassing people with her eating habits. Arnav was not surprised to see Khushi practicing her table manners at odd hours. Once Arnav had woken up around midnight for water and was shocked to see Khushi eating imaginary food in the kitchen. Arnav had asked her about it and she had replied that she could not sleep so she was practicing. After that nothing surprised Arnav when it came to Khushi and her determination to get everything right.

Finally the day before the party came. Unlike the past few days, Khushi was very calm today; because she had practiced her best and given her every bit of energy and dedication to her training. Now Khushi had left everything on her Devi Maiyya! She was carefree and flouncing around the Shantivan eager for the next day. And that is when Arnav summoned her to the main hall. She frowned. Last time he had called her like this was on their off day and he had taught her table manners. Today was also off day and Arnav was again calling her. She looked up and prayed to her Devi Maiyya that it was not some new thing for her to learn. She did not think she will be able to learn anything new in such a short time.

Unfortunately for Khushi, her fears came true as Arnav indeed wanted to teach her something new.

"Aao Khushi!", Arnav invited her as she reached the hall. Anjali had gone to meet Naaniji today, and tell Naaniji everything that happened here according to Arnav, while Aakash had gone to some business meeting. Hence only Khushi and Arnav were present in the whole house and the servants of course!

Khushi neared Arnav in nervousness and her nervousness built up when Arnav smiled at her softly. Smile? Raksha karna Devi Maiyya! "Khushi! Today I am going to teach you how to dance!", Arnav announced. Khushi's eyes widened and she wanted to blurt out that she knew how to dance but kept quiet as she remembered how last time Arnav had mocked her eating style. She remained silent as Arnav played soft music and raised his hand.

Khushi swallowed and grasped his hand. Arnav placed one hand on his shoulder and other he held in his hand. He slowly swayed and Khushi's eyes rose to look into his eyes. Arnav smiled again, "This is how upper class people tend to dance. You must have seen it!" Khushi nodded, remembering those days of being waitress when she used to see guests dance from the kitchen. Arnav continued speaking, almost reading her thoughts, "Those days you saw it happening, tomorrow in the party you will be doing it!" He suddenly twirled her and she squealed in excitement. Arnav chuckled at her reaction and then sternly said, "Don't squeal like this tomorrow Khushi!" Khushi nodded vigorously and they continued to sway.

After few minutes, Arnav started doing slightly tougher moves. He spun her in and out, Khushi stumbling along but slowly getting used to it. He dipped her while swinging her and when he pulled her up she came a bit too close to him. Her eyes widened at their closeness and both stilled. Arnav's eyes stared at her intensely. Lost in her eyes Arnav's hand on her back slowly slipped up and caressed the skin on her neck. Khushi felt electrified and took in a sharp breath. She swallowed but remained still her eyes caught in his. Suddenly the music stopped and Arnav came out of the trance. Khushi also realised what happened and she pulled away from Arnav harshly. Arnav brushed his hand over his hair as both looked away. Arnav cleared his throat and Khushi looked up.

"Let continue! We have to get you ready for tomorrow!", Arnav mumbled and Khushi nodded but neither of them looked at each other's faces. Arnav played the music and they again took their positions but they were stiff and awkward and any stranger would see the tension between them. They started to dance but Khushi, uncomfortable to dance with now stiff bodied Arnav, started to stumble and suddenly her leg tangled with his and both fell down. Khushi had closed her eyes when she fell and now she opened her eyes only to come across Arnav staring at her intensely again. He was above her with his body half covering her body. His one hand was on her thigh and her skin burned even though her thigh was covered by her chudidaar. Arnav slowly moved ahead making Khushi's eyes widen. As he bent closer to her, her eyes fluttered close. He moved closer and she felt his breath on her lips. Her tongue darted out and she licked her lips. She heard him give out a groan at her action and that only encouraged her urge to kiss him. She lifted her head eager to feel his lips on hers when a phone played on the background shattering the silence surrounding them.

Khushi's eyes opened in a flash while Arnav took a sharp breath. He looked away only for his eyes to fell on his hand on her thigh. Memories of Khushi in the bathtub and her long legs attacked him and he got up with a jerk. "That's it!", Arnav mumbled without even looking at her direction, "This is enough for today! You can go now!" Saying this, Arnav walked out of the room as if devil was right behind him. Khushi blinked in surprise. What had happened here? She blinked again. He was about to kiss her. Her hand went to her lips. And she had wanted to kiss him? Hey Devi Maiyya!

Khushi stood up, confusion written on her face. She did not know what to say or do and fidgeting with duppatta she ran out of the hall too. Reaching her room, she flung herself on the bed and simply stared into distance as her mind relived the moment of almost kiss.

An hour passed and Khushi still could not understand what had happened here. Arnav about to kiss her was surprising to her but not as surprising as her own reaction. She had wanted Arnav to kiss her. But why? The answer came to her right away. She was attracted to him. She chuckled at that. In this whole world, she could only find Arnav the arrogant to start falling for. Hey Devi Maiyya! Then she remembered that Arnav was about to kiss her too. She let out a laugh. You are also attracted to me Mr. Raizada!

Khushi wondered what would happen now. She already knew how Arnav was going to deal with it just by his reaction. I have learnt enough about you Mr. Raizada to read your reactions. And I know now that he was going to ignore it. I can guess that just by the way he ran out of the room. What's that phrase? Ah yes! He ran out of the room like a bat out of hell. Khushi imagined Arnav with black wings flying out of the room and Khushi's giggling turned into laughter.

For a while, Khushi continued to laugh but then as she sobered, her thoughts went back to her problem. So its official! Arnav Singh Raizada is going to run away from this attraction. And why wouldn't he? After all, I am just a waitress! Why will he allow his feelings to grow for me? She shook her head. But how am I going to handle this? She wondered. Should she ignore it just like Arnav? But then she was not like Arnav. She wore her heart on her sleeve unlike Arnav who locked all his emotions and dealt with life by thinking and not by feeling. But I am not like that! How am I supposed to handle this?

Khushi was beyond confused. Finally, she gave up and decided to make this decision after the party. Till then she decided to avoid thinking about her situation. And who knows, after a while I might get over this attraction. She shrugged and looked around for distraction from her thoughts and her eyes fell on the TV and its remote. She grinned. Yes! Music! She switched the TV on and sitting on her bed in front of the TV she browsed through music channels. Finally she reached a channel where Katrina Kaif was jumping around singing songs.

Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

Uff Tu Ne Aake Bin Kiraaye Yeh Jagah Li

Kuch Keh Bhi Na Saki

Yeh Kaisi Babasi

Yun Chupke Chupke Aaya Bin Bulaaya MehArnav

Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

Khushi grinned as she enjoyed the song. She started dancing with the music still sitting on the bed while Katrina danced in the TV.

Humko Na Khabar Kab Kaise Aaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Dil Se Khus Phus Ka Farmaaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Humko Na Khabar Kab Kaise Aaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Dil Se Khus Phus Ka Farmaaya Woh

Oo Oo

Suddenly the Katrina in the TV got replaced. Khushi blinked and blinked and then in confusion she scrubbed her eyes and looked at the TV. But nope, there was no change. In place of Katrina stood Khushi dressed in the sample chudidaar she had worn two weeks back. And then Khushi of the TV started dancing to the song while the real Khushi gaped.

Ho... Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

Uff Tu Ne Aake Bin Kiraaye Yeh Jagah Li

Kuch Keh Bhi Na Saki

Yeh Kaisi Babasi

Yun Chupke Chupke Aaya Bin Bulaaye MehArnav

Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi

Uff Mere Dil Mein

Uff Uff

Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

As the music started Arnav entered the TV screen and started dancing with the Khushi in the TV. Khushi's jaw dropped open as Arnav spun Khushi around and around. The real Khushi stared in shock as Arnav dipped Khushi and then pulled her up. But unlike earlier, when being pulled too close both Arnav and Khushi had moved away awkwardly, when the Arnav and Khushi in the TV got too close, Arnav cupped Khushi's cheeks and pulled her close to kiss her. The real Khushi hid her face in her hands in embarrassment. After few seconds, she suddenly felt someone hug her from behind. Pulling away her hands, she opened her eyes and looked down at the arms hugging her and then she looked up in shock. She twisted only to see Arnav grinning at her. Her shock only increased when Arnav started singing the song.

Kya Kya Karaaogi Khwaabon Mein Humse

Khwabon Mein Humse

Khushi simply blinked, her mind turning blank as Arnav continued to sing for her.

Badloon Main Rang Kitne Khaamakha

Arnav got off the bed and grabbing her hand, he started dancing with her, spinning her, dipping her and doing moves she had only seen in the movies.

Uda Uda Banke Gubbaara

Mera Dil Buddhu Bechaara

Haule Haule Tu Ne Pukaara

Jahaan Bhi Wahaan Yeh Jaaye

Arnav spun Khushi in such a fast way that Khushi fell right on the bed. As she realised that she was imagining Arnav she giggled at her behavior and went back to watching the video where Katrina was back and started dancing again with the song while sitting.

Chalo Chalo Yun Aankhein Meeche

Dheere Dheere Yeh Tere Peeche

Zara Zara Yeh Kheenche Kheenche

Dekho Na Dekho

Humko Na Khabar Kab Kaise Aaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Dil Se Khus Phus Ka Farmaaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Humko Na Khabar Kab Kaise Aaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Dil Se Khus Phus Ka Farmaaya Woh

Oo Oo

Arnav passed by her room just as music started in the song. He blinked in surprise as Khushi stood up on the bed and started jumping on it in line with the music while doing some moves with her hand. As he watched her dance, a smile snuck onto his face without him knowing. Shaking his head at Khushi's antics, he walked away from Khushi's room and entered his study.

Meanwhile in the bedroom, Khushi lied on the bed and closed her eyes. She imagined that she and Arnav were back in the main hall dancing with each other, but without any awkwardness or fidgeting. Both were at ease and dressed in the sample dress, Khushi happily danced with her Arnav.

Kehne Ko Toh

Teri Wajah Se Hai

Saara Jahaan

Nayi Jagah Si Hai

Khushi smirked as Arnav pulled her close by her waist and sang for her.

Kehne Ko Toh

Teri Wajah Se Hai

Saara Jahaan

Nayi Jagah Si Hai

She pushed him away in a teasing manner but Arnav was not deterred and pulled her back into his arms.

Sabko Khabar Aur Sabko Pata Bhi Hai

Yeh Jo Hua

Dekho Abhi Toh Chhodo Tum Bhi Yeh Bahaana Toh

Dil Ke Badle Dil Nazraana Do

Oo Oo Oo

Khushi smiled shyly at him and shook her head.

Humko Na Khabar Kab Kaise Aaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Dil Se Khus Phus Ka Farmaaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Khushi opened her eyes and grinned at her silly imagination. She sighed dreamily as the song continued, her mind focused on her almost kiss with Arnav.

Ho... Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

Uff Tu Ne Aake Bin Kiraaye Yeh Jagah Li

Kuch Keh Bhi Na Saki

Yeh Kaisi Babasi

Yun Chupke Chupke Aaya Bin Bulaaye MehArnav

Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

Humko Na Khabar Kab Kaise Aaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Dil Se Khus Phus Ka Farmaaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Humko Na Khabar Kab Kaise Aaya Woh

Oo Oo Oo

Dil Se Khus Phus Ka Farmaaya Woh

Oo Oo

Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

Uff Mere Dil Mein Thodi Khaali Si Jagah Thi

The song ended but Khushi was still lost in the almost kiss. It seems I cannot ignore my feelings, Khushi mused after a while. Because there was an empty space in my heart and Arnav has already taken the space for himself. I am not in love but soon will be. Now I cannot do anything. All I can do is wait for Arnav to either make my life or break my heart. Till then I am onto this journey in which I will keep on falling for him.

AUTHOR NOTE:

The whole eating without bending forward is taken from The Princess Diaries, one of my favorite movies!

SONG DETAILS:

The song is from Bang Bang (2014) and is sung by Harshdeep Kaur and Benny Dayal.

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