Ishq Toh Hona Hi Tha!!! AsYa FF #2 - Parts 10 to 19 - Page 79

Heyy friends!!! 😃 Sorry for the unexpected delay. I had to suddenly shift my flat and was out of internet connection for some days and hence couldn't update it even though I had finished typing this update days back. Anyways, this time it's a big update with lots of AsYa moments too. Hope you all enjoy reading it. 😊

Part 18:

The entire Khan Mansion dazzled in the magnificence of the party setup and people started coming one by one. Rashid and Dilshaad welcomed everyone along with Shireen who had come some minutes back along with Tanveer and Mehwish.

All the siblings and cousins were having a gala time together, and all were waiting for Asad and Zoya to arrive.

Back in AsYa room, Asad came out adjusting his coat and correcting his hair strands which was brushing his forehead and came to a halt at the sight of Zoya. Zoya was standing at the dressing table and putting on her black glittering earrings, while Asad was astounded looking at her through the mirror in front of him. He realized he wasn't wrong in selecting that gorgeous black chiffon saree for his beautiful wife and how well she carried it complimenting to her beauty.

As Zoya put on both the earrings, she saw Asad through the mirror and was equally enthralled at her handsome husband in the suit she had selected for him. Zoya smiled slightly at him, while Asad too gave a brief smile and he walked to her and Zoya turned back to him.

"Well..." said Asad as he cleared the throat, "I think it's time for us to go to the party."

"Ohhh..." said Zoya moving her hair backward, "I am ready. We can go."

Zoya had a final look at herself in the mirror and as she was about to walk forward, Asad came in the front blocking her way. Zoya looked at him with a puzzled look. Asad looked at her intensely, and moved his face sideways right to Zoya's face, holding her right shoulder with his left hand. Zoya, who had least expected this proximity, closed her eyes tight, ready to accept whatever Asad was proceeding to do.

Asad moved further crossing Zoya's face and released the tip of her saree which was tugged to the dressing table drawer, and retreated back making Zoya aware of Asad's actual reason for this proximity, as he gave the saree end in her hand.

"Watch out while you walk...it's an expensive saree and I don't want you to tear it. Ammi will feel bad" said Asad as Zoya kept looking at him, thinking if he didn't have any other way to release that tug from the drawer other than creating this electrifying intimacy. Asad too smirked at her thinking he is too smart for her and will make her crave for him and he won't step down so soon.

They both feigned to smile at each other, in order to make the other believe that they are getting fooled by each other.

Asad grabbed Zoya's hand, while Zoya looked at him.

"Not that I love to hold your hand" said Asad adjusting his collar, "We have to show to others that we are a so called "Made for each other" couple. Shall we go??"

Zoya nodded her head in agreement and went with Asad hand in hand, while she smiled to herself planning how to tame this lion.

"Dilshaad!!" called out Razia as she walked to Dilshaad, "Where are Asad and Zoya?? Go and check if they are ready. All are asking for them."

"Yeah. One min..." stopped Dilshaad, looking at Asad and Zoya coming out of their room, holding each other's hand. Every one present over there commented on the beauty of their jodi, while Dilshaad and Rashid too looked at them overwhelmingly.

Asad and Zoya walked and came to Dilshaad and Rashid. Dilshaad came forward and hugged them both affectionately and smiled at them both.

"Let none cast their evil spell on you both and you both live happily together forever!!" said Dilshaad, while Asad and Zoya looked at each other.

"And soon increase the number of members of this family!!" said Rashid with a laugh.

Zoya gave a blushing smile, hearing it and she looked at Asad, who too was giving an embarrassed look.

Shireen came there and looking at her, Zoya went to her and hugged her.

"How are you beta??' asked Shireen caressing Zoya's head.

"Fine Ammi. Just that, I am missing you all with me. Otherwise, Asad's family treats me like a princess" said Zoya smiling.

"That's something very happy to hear" said Shireen smiling, "And how is Asad to you?"

Zoya turned around to look at Asad, and saw him talking to Ayaan, Najma and his cousins. She turned back to Shireen and said, "Words would be less to explain how fortunate I am to get him as my husband, Ammi!!"

Shireen kissed Zoya's forehead hearing that and looked at her with glistening eyes, "This is enough Zoya!! I am contented now!!"

Mehwish and Tanveer came there and Zoya went along with them to meet their colleagues.

"Dance???" asked Asad to Imraan.

"Haan Asad!!" said Imraan, "See, not that we always have parties and ceremonies at home."

"And not that we are always present for such ceremonies, just like how we missed your wedding Bhaijaan" said Aysha as Asad nodded slightly.

"So, we all have decided for this duet dance and you can't deny it" said Ayaan with a stern face.

"But dancing in front of all...I..." hesitated Asad, while Saima explained, "Asad, this is your wedding party, and you will have to do this. You don't have an option."

Just then Shireen came there and called out to Asad, and Asad turned at her.

"Ammi???" asked Asad to Shireen and he excused himself from them and went to a less crowded place with her.

"How are you Ammi?? Sorry, I didn't see you...Ayaan took me there..." said Asad.

"That's okay Asad. Well, I came to actually express my gratitude to you" said Shireen with a smile.

"Gratitude??" asked Asad, "I didn't get you Ammi."

"Today I saw Zoya with such contentment and happiness, which I have never seen in my daughter Zoya Farooqi, but in Zoya Asad Ahmed Khan!!" said Shireen while Asad smiled hearing it and took Shireen's hands in his.

"That is my duty to keep your daughter happy Ammi. I am just fulfilling it" said Asad.

"No Asad" said Shireen, "Don't degrade your greatness by using the word duty. What you have done is more than that; especially after knowing everything about her. Not all have the great heart to accept that truth with so much of ease just as you did."

Asad just looked at Zoya who was chatting with Humeira and Tanveer and laughing to her heart's content.

"I just want one assurance from you Asad" said Shireen as Asad looked on, "Zoya is a bit stubborn at times and just blurts out what is in her heart just like that, but at the same time she has a very weak heart. She can't handle heart breaks very easily. That's why I have hidden two important truths from her till now, but which I have said you, only you. Because the only person Zoya owns in her life now and can claim as hers, is you!!"

Asad had tears filling in his eyes hearing it.

"So, never reveal those truths to her at any point of time. If she does any mistake too, try to correct her. But never leave her side!! Please" said Shireen, while Asad caught her hands and assured her, nodding with a smile in his face.

"Ammi???" called out Humeira and Shireen composed herself, while Asad too turned at her with a normal face.

"Haan Humeira??" asked Shireen.

"You are standing here?? I am searching all over the house for you. Dilshaad Ammi called you" said Humeira and Shireen went with her smiling at Asad.

Asad said in a low tone looking at Zoya in a distance, "I assure you Ammi!! I will never leave your daughter's side at any point of time in my life. Even if she wants to leave me, I won't leave her!!"

Zoya was talking to two of Asad's relatives, while Najma introduced her to them.

"Well...I don't know what everyone over here find so great in you" said one lady in a sarcastic tone to Zoya, "Comparing Asad's looks you are not even near to him!!"

Najma didn't like the way they commented in front of Zoya and Zoya too looked down not so happy hearing it.

"But, she is lucky right??" said another lady, "She was working under Asad as his secretary it seems. Today she is living with him as his wife. If not for luck, do you think she has the qualities to be Asad's wife and as Rashid Ahmed Khan's bahurani???"

"Areeyyy!!!" exclaimed Razia and came to the ladies with an excited face along with Haseena, "You are...well...your daughter won the Miss Mumbai title last year right??"

The two ladies looked at each other with a confused face, while Zoya and Najma too looked at each other with a quizzical expression.

"What are you saying Razia?? When was my daughter Miss Mumbai??" asked the lady.

"Not your daughter?? Then yours??" asked Razia to the other lady.

"No no. Not my daughter either" said the other lady.

"Then who are you both to comment about our Zoya, haan???" asked Razia with an angry face, while Zoya looked at Razia with a surprised face.

"Have you both looked at your own faces in the mirror?? How dare you pass bad comments about our Zoya?? In what way is she less than Asad??" asked Haseena, while the ladies were glum without uttering a word. Najma too was happy that her aunts stood up for Zoya.

"Our Zoya is the perfect match for Asad in looks and character. It's just like she has been sent as an angel from heaven just for our Asad. You both have no rights to even speak about her qualities or beauty!!" said Razia, while Zoya was happy and emotional hearing it.

"If you came for the party, go eat how much ever you want and keep your mouths shut or you will come to know Haseena's true nature!!" said Haseena and the ladies walked off from there.

Zoya smiled at Razia and Haseena, and said, "Thank you Mumaani! I didn't expect you both to speak so much favorable to me."

"Look here Zoya" said Razia with a stern face, "We will command you, even might scold you if you do something wrong. But that doesn't mean we will let others speak bad about you and be quiet. We are not that bad too. Come, Haseena."

Saying so, Razia left with Haseena, while Zoya was looking at them with a pleased look.

"You saw Bhaabhi??" asked Najma, "We said you right?? Mumaani might look rude, but she is a good person at heart."

Zoya smiled at Najma and said, "Not only them, you all are equally good in this home."

They both smiled at each other.

"Attention everyone!!!"

Hearing it everyone looked at the spotlight and saw Ayaan and Humeira standing at the center. Asad and Zoya too were wondering what was Ayaan up to, staying at their respective places.

"Helloo to everyone present here!!! Well, the party is really going on well and I hope you all are having a good time" said Ayaan through the mike.

"So now we would like to focus on the main elements of this party. But before that, on behalf of everyone here, we would like to wish the special couple a very happy married life!!" said Humiera and everyone clapped for them both, while Najma made Zoya stand near Asad.

"Alright!! Now since it's a party, is it complete without dance guys???" asked Ayaan while everyone cheered to it.

"Now here we all come, presenting a dance honoring my handsome Bhaijaan and his beautiful wife" said Ayaan and the cousins all gathered up.

"And after ours will be..." called out Ayaan, "The special couple's special duet performance!!"

All of them gave a huge applause, while Asad and Zoya looked at each other with an unbelievable look. The cousins started dancing for a medley, while Zoya thought to just play around with Asad in order to show him as if she was disinterested to dance with him. She moved little closer to him.

"Dance with you??? My ill fate!!" said Zoya feigning a helpless face, in a low tone.

"Of course!!" said Asad back in a whispering tone, "Someone like you who doesn't know the spelling of dance, will find it as ill fate only to dance with me."

Hearing it, Zoya turned at Asad with an angry look.

"Excuse me!!" reprimanded Zoya, "I am not such a bad dancer. You know right, I was nominated for the inter-collegiate dance contest and won the first prize too, remember?"

"Yeah right, even I attended that competition!! I have a strong feeling that you bribed the judges. In fact I still feel like enquiring to those judges about it" said Asad trying to hold back his smile.

"Ohh really???" asked Zoya turning to him, "And who do you think you are?? Prabhudeva's brother??"

"And you are Madhuri Dixit's sister??" asked Asad back to her.

"Alright!!!" said Zoya adjusting her hair which was falling along her cheeks and looked at Asad, "We will dance together here in front of everyone and let's see who outsmarts whom!!!"

"Alright!!" said Asad looking at Zoya, "Don't blame me if you can't match to my steps and you fall down."

"Ohh yeah???" asked Zoya.

"Yeah of course!!" said Asad.

The dance got over and everyone clapped for their performance.

"Okay!!!!" said Ayaan in a loud tone and everyone turned to him, interrupting Asad and Zoya's argument, "Now for the highlight of the day!!!"

Ayaan came and pulled Asad and Zoya with him and made them stand on the center.

"Ladies and Gentlemen!! Please put your hands together for Mrs. & Mr. Asad Ahmed Khan!!!" said Ayaan and the spotlight fell on Asad and Zoya and everyone anticipated for their performance, while Ayaan confirmed with Saima, Imraan and Najma if they were ready with their setup. They too showed a ready sign and Asad and Zoya looked at each other while the fans were turned to their side.

Asad and Zoya's hair moved in a wavy manner in the wind and as Asad turned away from Zoya, Zoya caught his hand and started singing for the song Be Intehaan' and started dancing for it looking at Asad. Asad then removed his coat and tie and joined in to dance with Zoya sensuously for that song, while Saima started doing the rose petal shower from the top, just like she had organized. Asad tried to implement all his difficult moves by twirling Zoya around and lifting her, but Zoya complied accordingly with him and danced along with him in grace.

All the siblings, and colleagues from office were all delighted to see that lovely dance of Asad and Zoya and were mesmerized by the beauty of their sight as a couple.

"Look there" said Ayaan to Najma and the other cousins, "Someone who said how do I dance in front of everyone is dancing more sensuously than Saif and Deepika!!"

Everyone laughed hearing it and watched them dance. Asad and Zoya danced beautifully and ended it with Zoya burying her face in Asad's chest. Everyone gave a loud round of applause for their fantabulous performance.

Asad whispered in Zoya's ear, "Well...even though not up to me, you did a fair job!!"

Zoya looked up at Asad and said, "Ohh!! And, it is unbelievable on how you could portray all intimate emotions so genuine, while you say you are just acting for all."

Asad didn't know to respond for it and tried to look away from her listening to it, while Zoya smiled at him.

"Ehemmm...well, dance is over Asad. You can leave your wife from your hold now" said Dilshaad and Asad suddenly left his hold from Zoya's waist and gave an embarrassed smile, while everyone giggled hearing Dilshaad' statement.

Asad and Zoya walked to the others while Imraan and Najma came to them and blocked their way.

"How do I dance in front of all??? Really Asad??" teased Imraan while Najma went to Zoya and keeping her elbow on her shoulder, said, "You both were even hotter than the cast in the actual song, right Imraan??"

Asad gave a playful whack at Najma and they both ran away from there.

After some time, people started leaving from there, one by one and Zoya too, after sending off Shireen and Humeira, went from the place citing some work. Ayaan saw Humeira leaving and suddenly thought of letting her know his heart's desire to her that night.

Ayaan walked to his room, while he was saying to himself in a low tone, "I have always wondered how to let to know my feelings to Humeira. But I guess the best way is to give her the letter I had written about her. Yes!! That's the way!!"

Ayaan came to his room and turned to his study room and stopped suddenly with a shocking expression, finding someone reading that letter.

"What are you...doing here??" asked Ayaan in a stammering tone.

The party was over by 11 at night Asad went to his room, and stood at the door itself looking at the room. The entire room was lit with candles and Asad saw Zoya coming towards him with a smile. Asad gave a boggled look at Zoya.

"Well...I can clearly see from your face that you are surprised looking at all this" said Zoya, "No worries, I am here to explain you right??"

Zoya walked around Asad in little steps and continued saying, "I don't know what is in your mind right now. And maybe, whatever I say might be way too weird for you to accept too. But what do I do dear; I can't help but open up my heart to you."

Asad was just listening to whatever Zoya was telling with a confused face, while Zoya came in front of Asad.

"These are the same statements what you had said me before opening up your heart to me years back and this is the same surprise set up you had done" said Zoya while Asad smiled thinking about the similar setup he did the night he proposed her, "You had lit 100 candles that night and I didn't miss to do that accurately either."

Asad's eyes looked around the room, while Zoya came with a tray in her hand and Asad looked at it.

"Asad" said Zoya, "I know that there have been many mistakes from my side till date. And I can also understand that just saying a sorry to you, will not ease you off that pain. But the least and most I can do is saying sorry only."

Asad looked at Zoya's eyes and realized that she was speaking from her heart.

"So, I have come up with a resolution for this issue. And I hope you too wouldn't mind accepting it for me" said Zoya and she extended the tray towards him and removed the lid from the bowl and Asad saw his favorite kheer inside it. He looked at her, looking at it.

"Asad, why don't we restart things all over again in our life?? Let the past stay where it was and let us not bring it our current life. You need not see me as your wife either. Will you atleast...well...accept me as your friend?? Please??" asked Zoya, while Asad was dumbstruck hearing such a request from Zoya as he least expected this from her.

"Please give me a chance to rectify my mistakes. Let us not have any sort of hatred or hard feelings against each other and think that we have become friends from this moment only. If you accept this, have this badam kheer which I prepared especially for you. If not...it's okay" said Zoya as she extended the tray towards him.

Asad looked at her standing with an expectant face and smiling at him. He remembered what all bitter events had happened in the past between them and closed his eyes as it all flashed in his mind. He turned and started walking towards the door, while Zoya was disappointed to see his rejection to her request. Zoya looked at the room set up and the kheer she had made for him and stood heart broken with tears filling her eyes.

As Asad went to the door, he suddenly recalled Shireen's words at the party:

Zoya is a bit stubborn at times and just blurts out what is in her heart just like that, but at the same time she has a very weak heart. She can't handle heart breaks very easily...The only person Zoya owns in her life now and can claim as hers, is you...If she does any mistake too, try to correct her. But never leave her side...

He turned at her and saw her keeping the tray down with a sad face. Zoya took the lid and as she was about to close it, she saw Asad's hand over her hand stopping her from doing so. She looked up at Asad, and he kept the lid down on the tray and looked at her.

"Have you arranged any place for us to have this kheer?? Or do I have to stand and have this like in a buffet??" asked Asad, while Zoya smiled hearing it. Asad too smiled back at her. Zoya showed the setup near the pool outside their room and took Asad by his hand and they both sat at the chairs over there. Zoya poured the kheer in two bowls and gave one to Asad. They both started having it, while Zoya was happy that her she has climbed her first step successfully.

She decided that her next step is to bring Asad out of the shell he is living currently and bring back the cheerful and lively Asad with whom she had fallen in love with.

It was around 2 am and all were asleep in Khan Mansion. Asad and Zoya too were sleeping. Just then as Zoya turned around to sleep, she found something lying near the window. She adjusted her eyes in the dark and recognized it as a box. She got down from the bed and went to it and took it in her hand.

"Gift box??" said Zoya as she turned the box all over to see the giver's name and only Asad's name was mentioned in it, "Who has given this even without a name??"

Asad too woke up slightly by that time and as he didn't find Zoya next to him, he looked around and saw her standing near the window looking down.

"Zoya???' called out Asad and Zoya turned to him, "What are you doing there??"

"Asad, there is a gift for you kept in this window and the person's name is not mentioned too. So I was just..." said Zoya while Asad walked towards her and took the gift box from her and looked at it.

"But what's so great in this?? We received so many gifts today and even this one would have been given by someone" said Asad.

"But we arranged all gifts in that corner before sleeping right?? This gift was not here when we went to sleep..." said Zoya while she slowed down, "Which means someone has kept it here after we slept!!"

Asad too was perplexed to hear it as their room was locked too and no one could have kept it from his home too. He looked at the box and started opening the wrapper, while Zoya was standing there with a puzzled face, looking at the box.

Asad finally opened it and took out a paper from it and found some circled numbers written in it. Asad looked at it with a quizzical expression and showed it to Zoya too and she too reacted the same way looking at it.

"What is this supposed to mean??" asked Zoya looking at the paper.

"Someone would have played some prank with me. I don't think there is something to worry about this" said Asad as he folded the paper and kept it in the table.

"But still..." said Zoya, while Asad turned to her, "Zoya, relax. This is nothing to be panicked about. Relax and go to sleep."

Zoya went back to the bed and wrapped herself with the quilt and closed her eyes to sleep, while Asad took the paper back and unfolded it and saw the numbers again. After ensuring that Zoya had slept, he sat at the table, switching on his table lamp, took out a pen and his letter pad. He wrote down all the numbers in a column, one below the other and looked at them for some time.

"This looks like some encrypted message" said Asad tapping the pen on his chin.

He wrote down all the alphabets and started matching the numbers with the alphabets and then wrote all the letters in a line and tried to read it, which eventually made Asad get up from his chair in a shock. It read:

"TAKE CARE OF MY ZOYA...I AM COMING SOON TO TAKE HER WITH ME...!!!"

Asad was gritting his teeth and getting tensed to thinking who that would be and looked at Zoya turning back, who was sleeping peacefully. He read the message again and pushed the paper inside the drawers and went to his side of the bed, lied down and was lost in thoughts.

Precap: Zoya takes Asad to a garments shop and asks him to wear stylish shirt and jeans as in college days and Asad stands bewildered but with no other choice than complying to it. Zoya gets a bouquet from a guy in the office citing than Asad sent her those and she thanks Asad for sending her favorite pink roses and goes to her cabin. Asad wonders who had sent the bouquet to her as he didn't send any and sits in his chair in a confused anger.

So, how was this update friends?? Hope you all loved Zoya's new method to bring back Asad to his old self. So, there are many questions marks left in this update...like who was reading Ayaan's letter for Humeira and who had sent that disturbing message to Asad. And hope precap is good as well as mysterious. So, will Zoya succeed in changing Asad just like before and who is this unknown 'X' in their life?? Stayed tuned to the FF and I shall be answering your questions one by one in my upcoming updates. Well, looking forward to your comments and buddy me for pms. 😊