So, this is quick one shot I wrote in midst of my essay writing. It's hastily written and well rather pointless but I like it. So here it is. This is a look into a possible future, where Omkaara has finally gotten Gauri to Forgive him but his family doesn't know. His brothers having the best intention in their heart set the two up on a date!
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"For the benefit of anyone listening, I just want to clarify that I think this is an incredibly stupid idea."
Buamaa raised a brow at Rudra's fierce outburst. "Yes, Rudra, we actually heard you the first five hundred times you said that."
Rudra straightened a napkin and placed it on his lap. He also took his cell-phone and readily placed it on the table. "I still think we should atleast alert the other people." He said, looking around and noticing how crowded the place was. "Give them a bit of a head start to, you know, contact their loved ones and write their wills"
Shivaay reached a hand and clapped Rudra on the shoulder. "You do that, Rudra."
He thought of doing just that, on his own, and abruptly shook his head. "Nah. I'll just use my phone to call the police if something happens. And, knowing Gauri? Something will."
Shivaay adjusted his blond hair but only ended up upsetting it further. "The wig is itchy, and too bloody long," he complained. "Plus, I can't even see properly through these lenses. I want to take them off."
Buamma tugged one side of Shivaay's wig to straighten it. "We don't have time for that," she said sternly, adjusting her red tresses as well. "You can't take them off. Your eye colour is different, they'll recognize it. Plus, stop complaining about your wig. We are here under disguise, remember?"
"Cheer up, bhai," Rudra said, peering over the large spectacle he had on. "Just think, Omkara'll never suspect we're also here. Am I brilliant, or am I brilliant?"
Stony stares met his declaration.
"Right." Rudra's mood did not abate one bit. "I'm a bit surprised Anika Bhabhi didn't show up, though. I thought she wanted this more that we do."
Shivaay sighed. "Well, remember, she has an appointment with a gynecologist. Anika said she wanted to take down notes for once...well, you know." He cleared his throat, his face turning a spectacular shade of pink. "Anyway, I think she bought the pin Gauri's wearing right now. See?" He pointed at the peal pin holding Gauri's dupatta to her shoulder. "It has a microscopic camera to record everything so she can watch it later."
"What? I bet that's just an excuse. This is her idea. She should be here in case dead bodies piling up!" Rudra said surly.
Buamma rolled her eyes. "I never knew you were the overly-dramatic type, Rudra. Oh, wait...no, no I already knew that."
Rudra pouted at that, about to say something.
"Hey, hey! Hush!" Shivaay said, turning their attention on him. "I've got an idea. Why don't we not use our real names? I mean, that's the whole point of the disguise, right? To not have Omkaara know that we're here."
"Right, right. Sorry," Rudra murmured.
"Shh! Incoming!" Buamaa loudly whispered.
As one, they took their menus and used them as shields, until only their eyes showed.
"Have I ever mentioned how bad I think this idea is?" Rudra asked, his words muffled by the menu.
"Just shut up Rudra, will you?" Shivaay snapped.
And silently, they watched as a well-dressed man made his way to where Gauri was sitting.
Shivaay, Rudra, and Buamma collectively held their breaths.
"You!" they heard Gauri exclaim.
Rudra winced. "This is an extremely bad idea." Slowly, his hand inched towards his phone, until Buamma smacked him upside the head with her menu. "Hey! Ow!"
"Shh!"
"Well, well. Girl with the pearl pin." The well-dressed man otherwise known to the world as Omkaara Singh Oberoi quickly sat on the chair opposite hers. "Fancy that."
Gauri raised a brow. "Yes, that's me, man with unusally long hair," she stated, pointedly looking at the Omkaara's hair.
"Hmm. Interesting. I guess I'm your date, then."
"I never thought you'd be the type who needed to be set-up on a blind date," Gauri said airily
"Is that a compliment?" Omkara's teeth gleamed. "I'll take that as a yes."
Shivaay glanced at Rudra. "At least they're civil to each other."
Buamaa glared at him. "What, did you think Omkara would just whip out chloroform and knock his date unconscious because she is none other than Gauri Kumari Sharma? Please. He has more finesse than that." She turned her attention back to the estranged pair. "He'll have to drag her out to an alley, of course...
Shivaay and Rudra both stared at her shocked.
"Kidding! Or...you know. Not."
"What about you, Gauri?" Omkaara asked, his voice smooth as silk. "I never thought you're the type desperate enough to actually go on one."
Gauri arched a brow. "For your information, I did this as a favor to Anika di, she said. "I so happen to have an unpaid debt to her courtesy of circumstances you have no right to know and by doing this I am paying her up twice over. What about you?"
Omkaara smirked. "Let's just say Buamaa has a way with words."
Rudra tapped Buamaa on the shoulder. "What did you tell him?
She thought that over. "Ah. I think what I told him was, I'd make sure all your dates are not satisfied if you don't do as I say."
Shivaay and Rudra both gaped at her.
"Definitely has a way with words," Rudra mumbled.
"So," Gauri said placidly, "is this your first time, then? Or have you been going on blind dates all your life?"
Omkaara blinked at her, then actually had the nerve to laugh.
"What? What did I miss?" Rudra asked, looking around. "What's so funny?
Shivaay shrugged.
Buamaa also looked blank.
"Gauri, have I ever told you that you are an extremely lovely..."
"Just answer the damned question," she snapped.
Omkaara shook his head but maintained his amused expression. "This will be the first time."
Gauri cocked her head to one side. "Oh. The first, then? Does that imply that you have plans of making it into a habit, then?"
Buamaa frowned ferociously. "Is it just me, or is Gauri acting weird?
"Jealousy suits you, luv," Omkaara said, smiling at Gauri.
This time, Shivaay's wig almost fell all the way. "What?"
"Shut up," Gauri said. "If you must know, I'm just keeping count. This will be...my third, I think. Yes, my third." She glared at Omkaara. "And my most boring, by the way. Must be the company I have this time."
Buamaa rounded on Shivaay and Rudra. "What is she talking about? Did Anika and you set her up with others before?"
"No!" Rudra said.
"Honestly, Buamaa do we strike you as the type to actually set my sister-in-law up for a blind date? Shivaay snapped.
"Well, Shivaay Singh Oberoi, I would like to inform you that that is precisely what you have been doing in the past hour!" Buamma shrieked.
"Oh." Shivaay looked abashed. "Right. Heh. I forgot."
"Look, look!" Rudra said, pointing at the two.
"Your...third?" Omkaara repeated, suddenly looking very dangerous indeed.
Gauri looked very smug. "Yes. The third...this week, I guess."
Omkaara was silent for few minutes. "You're bluffing."
"Am I?" Gauri grinned. "Why do you think I didn't make it last Tuesday? Or last Saturday for that matter?"
"You said you were swamped with work."
"And you believed it?"
Omkaara gritted his teeth. "Of course, I did!"
"Why don't you ask Shivaay and Anika, then?"
The Oberoi brother frowned ferociously at her. "Maybe I will."
Buamaa smiled and the other two brothers sitting infront of her. "I think this is the right moment to inform you that Omkaara's currently wearing his deranged lookotherwise known as the I'm-going-to-happily-murder-two-idiots- expression on his face." Then, the smile turned thoughtful. "Of course, the correct question for that is why is he wearing that"
"Have I ever told you two before how extremely bad I think this idea is?" Rudra burst out. "Because it is. Extremely"
"Well, now that that's out of the way, shall we order?" Gauri happily picked up her menu. "I heard that their"
"I've lost my appetite," Omkaara said.
Gauri frowned. "What? But I thought"
Then Omkaara stood. "We're leaving."
She gaped up at him, and so did several other customers. "What? But"
"I'm putting a stop to this right now. I told you this wouldn't work. It was a mistake to have kept it this long." Omkaara muttered.
Gauri was no longer looking so amused. "You...you're not...you can't..." she stammered.
"I can, and I will."
"Okay, what is he going to do?" Shivaay asked, glancing at Rudra.
"Do we look like clairvoyrants to you, bhai?" Rudra said, his attention divided.
"Om, no!" Gauri's hands flew to her mouth. "You said"
"Did Gauri just call Omkie Om'?" Buamaa wondered out loud.
Then they all gaped at the two when Omkaara suddenly grabbed her by the waist and hauled her up to him for a long, deep, searing kiss.
And the restaurant was filled with cheers and claps and cat-calls.
When they separated, Omkaara dragged his finger down her cheek. "I love you, Gauri Kumaari Sharma. There. I said it." He looked around the restaurant. "And I'm informing every breathing male to back off from her, because she's mine."
Gauri was busy blinking back tears.
Shivaay, Rudra, and Buamaa, in turn, we were busy keeping themselves from getting heart attacks.
"You're such a bas***d," Gauri sniffed. "Oh, I do love you too, Omkaara."
And suddenly, Shivaay, Rudra, and Buamaa were on their feet.
"What! they shouted as one."
"Rudra Bhaiya! Bade bhaiya! Buamaa!" Gauri called, waving at them, and apparently seeing through their disguises. "Thank you for organizing this! Because of you, we no longer have to pretend anymore...we're free!"
"Yes, we finally are," Omkaara said, smiling at her. Then, pulled her to his arms and kissed her again, in full view of everyone.
A second round of cheers was in order.
Then, laughing and literally glowing, Omkaara and Gauri ran out of the restaurant...
...leaving the other three bewildered beyond belief.
"What...just...happened?" Rudra asked, still wearing a glazed look on his face.
"They must have...made up with each other without us knowing it," Shivaay said, seemingly talking to himself more than the other two. "I mean...Omkaara wouldn't have said that if they hadn't...right?"
Buamaa shook her head. "That actually explains so much," she said. "Why Omkaara's not home on most days..."
"...Why Gauri was so keen on not having Anika and I dropping in without warning..." Shivaay contributed.
"...and why Omkaara's been so happy he's nearly bursting with gigglish, fiendish glee every time I see him! He finally had Gauri forgive him and kept it a secret and now we've forced them to come out in public!"
Rudra frowned. "Because we forced them both to go on a blind date?"
Buamaa beamed. "Exactly!"
"Well. Rudra was still frowning. "Well."
Then...
"Have I ever told you how great that I thought this idea was?"
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