(This scene is dedicated to Priyanka as her promised gift from me. It doesn't really have an actual plot and is just a random cute scene that I thought could take place after the two confessed and were back at Sanjeevani. Sorry if AN aren't in character. I actually wrote this scene a while back for another couple but changed it up a little to fit AN.)
"He loves me..." A bright yellow petal floated gently to the ground. "He loves me not." Another joined the same fate as the first. "He loves me..." whispered the lovely young woman plucking off another petal and tossing it into the wind. "He loves me not," she continued mournfully. "He lov-"
"You know that doesn't really work, right?" Abhimanyu stole what was left of the flower from Niki's fingers and plopped down onto the bench next to her where she had been taking her break on top of the terrace of Sanjeevani.
"Hey! Give that back!" Niki shoved at the laughing man next to her and tried to reach for the flower as he held it as far from her as possible. "Come on, you jerk, give it back!" Abhimanyu only moved the daisy further from her grasp.
"You know you don't need a flower to tell you how I feel about you." Abhimanyu teased shifting suddenly so that Niki fell onto his lap.
Blushing furiously she once more tried to make a grab for the flower but was startled as Abhimanyu suddenly wrapped his arms around her bringing the daisy in front of them both. "All you have to do is ask me," he whispered into her ears.
"I...I...uh..." Flushed Niki just stared at the flower being held in front of her.
"So where were you?" He took her hands and gently wrapped them around the stem. "Ah, yes...He loves you..." Abhimanyu nuzzled the back of her neck as he pulled a petal loose and let it drift to the ground. "He loves you not." Feeling Niki stiffening in his arms he tightened his hold on her and pulled another petal loose. "He loves you..." Niki relaxed letting out the breath she'd been holding, and continued to watch with rapt attention as Abhimanyu pulled petal after petal repeating the rhyme.
"...He loves you not." Abhimanyu finished calmly pulling the last petal loose. Niki felt herself freezing and stared with a detached feeling as the yellow petal fluttered to the ground. The petal less stem dropped from her suddenly numb fingers.
"He loves you." Niki blinked in surprise as a beautiful rose was slipped into her hands. "I love you," the handsome man holding her whispered. Pulling her closer he leaned down and brushed a kiss across her bare shoulder. Niki's fingers tightened around the rose as she melted into his arms her eyes fluttering shut. Nuzzling her neck once more Abhimanyu buried his face into her hair. "And don't let anyone or anything let you think otherwise."
A soft smile spread across Niki's face as she savored the feeling of being in his arms. "I love you, too." Her only response was a feather brush of a kiss to her neck and that was all she needed.
~The End~