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Kholo kholo guys, bade bade muh kholo, like, finally, this is not a note, but an update, like, yippee, hurray, i did it, i made it to an update...
I was just reading through the comments, and someone reminded me that its about a year since i last updated *embarassed* thank you ..Chanakya...
yes people, congratulations to me, as i am updating before the completion of one year *so what agar one year anniversary ke sirf 4 din pehle update kiya, aleast i didnt complete one year, right?*
awww, i've found spammers in my thread, like sjain (Mahua ji), crazy4KASH_AR, ..Chanakya...
i hope to find many more, but guys, you know i actually wont mind some spammers, maybe i could be forced to give some updates soon, you never know ;)
anyways, right now am too happy to say anything more, i am running short of words, so i'll use them in my story instead,
after my repeated thank you speech, there's an update waiting for you all
those who have already read it, please skip it...
First of all, many many happy new year wishes to u all. Though i just dont understand ki digits ke alawa change kya hua hai. Everything is just the same. Baaki years ki tarah ye bhi aayega, and chala jayega. Anyways, still wishing you all a very very happy new year, and may you all have a good life ahead.
This update specially, is a dedication to u 'Uncle Scrooge'. Just so you know, as a punishment of your becoming a lost case, i let 'brat' read this update before you. Hope this teaches you your lesson, as i am super angry. This update was supposed to be your new year gift, and specially for to you, but you lost your chance.
The update is a dedication to a few special people. But before that, i heartily thank all my readers, who press the like tab, and who take time to comment. Thank you so much guys, its your response that keeps me going. Thank you to these people in my life:
Wild.Aimee - Aimee Di, aapko jitna kahoon kam hoga. You are my inspiration, and its like aapko kuch bhi kehna would always be less. So i would rather not waste the words, coz honestly, i have no clue what more should i say, jo maine pehle nahi bola hai...
riddhan - Bestie, tumse kuch nahi kehna, coz u know it all. Am sure you'll understand...
karan007 - brat, tumse bhi kuch nahi kehna, you've become one of my closest friends, one of who i still believe is a good friend...
ssh57 - Shardha di, you are another person, whom i admire a lot because of the person you are. I really love your stories, as well as many other times, when ur pm has a wish for a festival, or any other inspiring thought. Just to let you know di, that though i dont comment regularly, i still read ur updates, and i do miss you, although i am unable to msg u...
Ethereal-Path - Vini my jaanu, i am a bit unexpressive person, isliye i dont reply to ur comments with the same excitement that u write them, but trust me, i feel real elated to see ur comments. We've had our share of cute moments of friendship, so trust me, even though i dont keep in touch, you are always touching my heart (i do remember u r a mumbai-te, haina, though am not sure ki u r an engineer as well ya nahi, lols)
Caramel_21 - hey Mel, am missing you so much. Where are you lost? Its been so long since i saw a pm from you. I've always looked forward to your comments, you know that, right? I remember it was you, who told me that i must include precaps. See, i still remember you, but where are you?
sjain - for being the only spammer in my ffs, for being such a motivation to write n update, for being a reason of my smile every time i check the comments, n everything else, thanks for jatao-ing ur hak on me n for liking my stories so much...
janu1610, nidha1983, hima di (i dont remember your username) - the trio di's, i really love u a lot, u guys are one of the first few friends of mine, and i really really repect you guys a lot. And trust me, any comment or like from you guys makes me proud of my writing. Please always be there...
kashishk - kashish di, i love you, lots, bas, is se zada nahi bolungi...
-KajenAbhiya- - thanks Medzi, for such a wondersul ff, whose updates i look forward to, even though i am unable to comment, thanks a ton for being such a wonderful writer, reader, and a gem of a friend...
286pearl - thanks for being such a patient reader, and for messaging me regularly, to remind me that i need to update, and that ur waiting...
-Faria-, nikki028 - thanks guys, for being the reason i still love Mayur, for still being there even after so long...
oishi - for my reason to fall for Armaan and Karan again and again, with ur such cute fb updates, thank u for being my friend, coz i love u for being so cute...
Riarai2346, AR_LOVER, aashizin, SamiraARTiMAYUR - guys, thank you for being such tolerable readers, and reading whatever i type...
also, there's this cute group of friend, whom i totally adore, this part is also dedicated to them, they're very sweetly crazy, trust me - Medzi, Maitree, Trisha, Radhika and Zarqaa
loads of thanks to all those, whom i have mentioned, and whom i havent..
RECAP: Armaan and Riddhima bid farewell to Anjali on the airport. Armaan tells her that they are going to Paris, to celebrate one day, that is Riddhima's birthday together...
(this is a brief recap, all those who have forgotten the story, please check the previous parts, since i know its been sooo long)
Part 25(i)
They both were now settled in the plane. Armaan sat on the window side, his head lay on her shoulder, as he slept to peace. Riddhima was stuck on the seat next to him. She was used to sitting next to the window. But since the time they'd entered the plane, one of the air hostesses had spotted Armaan, and she'd had that dreamy look on her face since then. This ignited Riddhima's patience, as it burned off in the flames of anger. Armaan saw Riddhima's face, and smiling at her, he put his hand on her waist. The air-hostess got the message at once, but it irked Riddhima of how her eyes followed Armaan's retreating figure like a love struck puppy. Riddhima had her face covered with a scarf, and a pair of thick sunglasses shielded her eyes. All this was to make her unrecognisable to the others. Armaan had just gone with the sunglasses, he said it mattered only if both of them would be spotted together. Riddhima didnt blame the other women, Armaan looked so devilishly smoking hot in the whole black attire. She herself knew how much self-control it had taken for her not to go ahead and just rip him off. Keeping all this in mind, she forcibly made him take the window seat, while she herself sat on the other one, so that the air-hostess had no chance of having a direct access to him. As soon as they'd settled, she remebered the conversation they'd had a few minutes back at the waiting area, before they'd boarded the flight.
"Paris, par Paris kyun Armaan?", Riddhima had asked.
"Riddhima yaar, tumhe kahi to leke jaana tha na, so why not Paris?", Armaan leaned casually in his seat.
"Wahi to Armaan, kahin bhi, as in kahin bhi, so why Paris of all the places? You know i dont love shopping, i am not much into the ramp shows and stuff, moreover the idea of making out next to the eiffel tower sucks...", she bit her tongue as soon as the words slipped out of her mouth and she immediately shut her eyes close. Armaan who'd been sitting casually in his chair, immediately straightened at Riddhima's words. He turned his face, to see the red colour adorning Riddhima's face, as she bit her tongue between her teeth. Armaan was bowled over by her cuteness, and his heart swelled up, when he realised she'd been thinking of them being together. He lifted his hand, and placing his finger under her chin, he turned her face towards himself. Riddhima felt his finger cold on her face, and opened her eyes, though still looking down. Armaan knew it was his once in a lifetime golden oppurtunity to tease her.
"Riddhima, i love you", at these words, Riddhima looked up and saw the pool of emotions in his eyes.
"I love you so much that words can never express it, so much that i'll love you till forever, and even after that. What you said just now, assured me of how badly we both want to be with each other. You just made me the luckiest man in the whole universe, by assuring me of your love. You love me Riddhima, and that is what matters the mist to me. I promise i'll keep fighting for you, until we come together. I promise Riddhima, atlast, we'll be one. (He brought his face closer to her ear, and said) And i promise i'll never tease you for what you just said, because, those words, they complete our love. I cant stop loving you enough Riddhima, i just love you so much", he saw tears brimming through her eyes when he pulled back.
"Remember Armaan, abhi kuch der pehle, i'd said that keep reminding me of your love. You know what, dont do it, (he looked at her in surprise) because everytime you say those 3 words, i wish for time to stop right there. But if time just stops, then how will i spend the rest of my life with you Armaan? How shall i fulfill all those dreams that i've woven for us? How shall i live in the world, as your princess? How shall i live to see you take care of me, to pamper me, to love me so much that i'll never stop wanting more? How Armaan, how?", Riddhima choked with emotions. Armaan cupped her face in his hands.
"Riddhima, baby stop crying. Maine aaj tak tumhe us strong avatar mein dekha hai, where you're bold, beautiful, destructive, and what not. I never knew you had caged so many emotions inside yourself. I am not ready for it Riddhima, mujhe thoda time do to cope up with it all. Because i just cannot imagine you as anything except the fighter. Tumhare itne saare questions, in sab insecurities ko main ek dam se khatam to nahi kar sakta, but i can tell you something right now. If it helps, then you should know that i love you Riddhima, and i cannot imagine my life without you. Till now, life was nothing but a torcher. When you said those three magical words to me, i knew i'd finally found what i'd been wanting all my life. Mera tumse bachpan se ek invisible sa bond hai, which always led me towards you. And i dont know how convincing i am, but i truly love you. Tum jab chaho, mudkar dekhlo, mujhe har pal apne kareeb paogi", Armaan said, and hugged her. Riddhima knew she needed nothing more in life. She had Armaan with her, who was more than life to her. Hidden in his chest, she whispered so that only he could hear.
"Agar aisi baat hai, to Armaan main bhi ek promise karti hoon. Tum jaha jaoge, main tumhare saath aaoongi, bina kuch poochhe, koi shak ya darr dil mein nahi hoga. Hoga to sirf ye bharosa, ki tum mujhse pyaar karte ho, aur main tumse. Phir ab chahe tum Paris le chalo, chahe Timbaktu. Main tumhari princess, aaj se tumhari ghulam bhi hoon. Jaha chaho le jao mujhe mere aaka, ye ghulam tumhara qaidi hai", she said. Armaan smiled, as he knew his princess was in for a surprise today.
Riddhima smiled as she remembered his words. He loved her, so much, so much that she was scared, scared of loosing him. But whenever she looked into his eyes, she felt herself drowning in the ocean of his love. She turned to look at him, and saw that her shoulder was empty. So lost in her thoughts, she hadnt noticed when his body had slid down, and his head lay in her lap. She noticed that he was uncomfortable, because of the way his body was bending. Riddhima lifted the hand rest, and shifte to the thirs empty seat next to her, and pulled Armaan's body. Such that now they both were covering all the three seats, Riddhima on the cornermost, with Armaan's head in her lap, and his body on the other two seats. She called for the air-hostess, and asked her to get a blanket, when she saw Armaan shivering a bit. The air-hostess came back, and handed the blanket to Riddhima. Riddhima pulled over the blanket on him, and while she was doing that, Armaan stirred in his sleep as he frowned on being disturbed. He put his hands around her waist, and shifting his head a bit til he became comfortable, he went back to his peaceful sleep. She just smiled at his antics, and properly covering him, she looked up to see the air-hostess still there. Riddhima questioned her with her eyes, as she didnt find that dreamy look right now.
"Ma'am, you both are very lucky to have each other. You look beautiful together, typical 'made for each other types' you know. If you want anything, just let me know, i'll be right here", the air-hostess replied. Riddhima smiled genuinely at her, and mouthed a thank you as she walked away. Was their love so much visible in their eyes, in their actions? Then why did the two of them take so much time in realising the truth? Better late than never, was the only thing that consoled her right now. She rested her head back, and thinking about Armaan and herself, she also drifted to sleep. It was going to be a very very long journey.
Both of them slept next to each other like there was no tomorrow. They both had gone through a lot, the mental stree had been too much for them to handle. Armaan's hands cuddled her waist, while she placed her hands on his arms, to get the feeling of being safe and secured from the whole world. After they'd slept for as long as eternity, Riddhima's eyes opened, only to view the most breathtaking sight in front of her.
Armaan was still sleeping, away from the rationality of the world. The innocence and the cuteness on his face made her at a loss of words. A soft smile played on his lips, and Riddhima wished to get up everyday, watching his face. When she couldnt resist, she brought her hand and touched him, to assure herself that it wasnt just a dream. She caressed his face ever so smoothly, so that he didnt wake up. Then she planted a few soft and delicate kisses on his face. She kissed him on the forehead, then his eyes, cheeks, nose, and when she was about to kiss his chin, Armaan shifted his face a little, and Riddhima placed her lips on his. She was surprised by his sudden move, and like the other kisses, this too was supposed to be a short kiss. But Armaan sensed her notion, so he brought his hand up and placed it on the back of her head, not letting it go. It was a gentle kiss, both of them just expressing their ecstasy at being together. When they finally parted for oxygen, Armaan gave Riddhima his widest smile.
"Basket, trust me, agar tum har subah mujhe aise hie uthaogi na, to main poori poori raat so nahi paoonga, subah ke baare mein soch soch kar, ki agli subah meri izzat ko kitna khatra hone wala hai", Riddhima just blushed at this. It was then that they heard the announcement. They would be landing in another 10 minutes. Both of them sat straight and got teady, collecting the luggage they'd carried in the plane. Finally, when they were exiting the plane, Armaan saw that same air-hostess smiling widely as they approached the exit door, where she stood. For one last time, he decided to get on Riddhima's nerves, and smiled generously at the air-hostess. To his disbelief, she took no notice of him, as she continued to give that toothy smile - to Riddhima. Even more surprising was, that Riddhima was returning that smile as both the ladies bid farewell to each other. This made him wonder of what had he missed during that brief sleep time of his. As soon as they stepped down, Armaan couldnt control himself, so he questioned her.
"Ye kya ho raha tha?"
"Kahan kya ho raha tha?", Riddhima questioned back non-chalantly.
"Andar, waha, us air-hostess ke saath", Armaan knitted his brows.
"Kuch bhi to nahi", Riddhima giggled.
"Basket, mera patience mat test karo. Batao na, jab hum plane mein enter kiye they, you looked like you would kill her, and she was dreaming about me. And jab humne exit kiya, i think i could kill her for ignoring me, and you both looked dreaming about each other. Aakhir aisa kya ho gaya, huh?", Armaan asked in frustration. Riddhima loved to see that childlike expression on his face, but she couldnt see him getting worked up like this.
"Useh tumhare pyaar ne door bhaga diya (when he was still confused, she explained about his possessive hold on her, even during his sleep) I guess she understood that i was a difficult competition. And she saw it in your eyes, in your actions, that you had eyes for nobody else. Bas, thats it", she said with a glint in her eyes, while Armaan looked at her amused. He'd gotten so used to her, in such a little time, it was no less than a surprise for himself. They both went to claim their baggage, and finally came out of the airport gates. Here Armaan also pulled over a cap on his head, to avoid any recognition. He looked around here and there, and his gaze landed on one person. Riddhima observed him all the while, but said nothing as she silently followed him. Armaan went and talked to the guy, who was dressed like a butler. Riddhima wondered in surprise, but kept mum. Armaan and the butler guy talked, and laughed over something, that was when she also went to stand next to them. The butler looked at her with big wide eyes, and turned to Armaan.
"She's beautiful"
Riddhima felt embarassed, as well as odd, as she muttered a small thank you. Her face was hidden by the scarf, and yet the butler found her beautiful. Whichever hotel had hired him, had trained him well.
"Erm, sir, madame, the car is waiting for you, i guess we should get going", the butler said, and Armaan let out a sigh of relief. Riddhima looked at him, and he just shrugged, as both of them were led by the butler. Outside, what they saw, had them bewildered. It was a limousine, a little too long for Riddhima to look from back to front and then back again. Riddhima looked aghastly at Armaan, who himself carried a bit of her expressions. Just then, the chauffeur greeted them, he was an old man with a very friendly face. He came to her, and gave her a pink rose.
"You are indeed very very beautiful"
Riddhima felt heights of embarassment, but she liked the old man, and thanked him smilingly. These people were trained well to keep the guests happy. Next to her, she saw Armaan's sullen face, and raising on her toes, she whispered in his ear.
"Jealous?", she said with a smirk.
Armaan looked at her surprised, as if caught red handed. But he composed himself, and putting his arm around her, he replied.
"Not exactly, after all pyaar to tum mujhse hie karti ho na, kyun sahi kaha na?"
"Isiliye itna kuch arrange kiya hai tumne haina? Sachi Armaan, ye sab karne ki koi zarurat nahi thi...", she was stopped midway, as he put his hand on her mouth.
"Tumhare liye main jitna karna chahta hoon na, uske saamne ye to kuch bhi nahi hai. Yakeen karo, abhi to maine kuch bhi nahi kiya hai, kuch bhi nahi. Tum thoda ruk jao, apne aap dekh lena", he told her, and flushed, as he felt her planting a kiss on his palm, that was on her mouth. He grinned foolishly, when he heard Riddhima whisper.
"Armaan, ab haath hata lo, sab dekh rahe hai", and he withdrew his hand with a jerk.
"Achha Riddhima, suno. We left from Mumbai at 2 in the morning, and our flight was 8 hour long, so it shall be 10 in the morning there. And Paris is 4 and a half hour behind in time, so us hisaab se abhi Paris mein yahaan subah ke 5:30 ho rahe hain. You shout set your watch by the same", Armaan looked at his watch as he calculated and spoke while scratching his head. Riddhima followed his instructions, but couldnt help adding in,
"Armaan, tum seedhe seedhe time set karne ko bol dete. Itna bada calculus ka lecture dene ki kya zarurat thi?"
Riddhima's face carried a childlike frown. Armaan's heart gave a leap as he saw her looking so cute, and innocent.
"Mujhe in sab time differences ka pata hai, tumhe zada apni geniusness show-off karne ki zarurat nahi thi. Khali right time bata dete bas, nai to main apne aap bhi time set kar hie leti", she added in the same tone, when Armaan was left shocked by her reply. The butler and the chauffeur who'd heard this conversation, stiffled their laughter, while Armaan glared at them to shut up. Riddhima suddenly laughed out loudly, and both the men followed her lead, looking at Armaan who huffed and glared at them all. Finally, they settlted in the limo ready for the drive.
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