ENTRY NO 12
This towel scene takes place right after the VP contest and Abhi becomes the Academy's Vice Principal and just a day after the "Nahin" scene.
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The sun shone brightly on the grounds of Kanchanjunga Military Academy (KMA). The huge structure of the military academy on the high hills of Ambala could be seen from miles away. Inside the strong walls of the academy held a totally different world, A world where a common man turned into an solider who would lay down his life for their country. A world for the brave and courageous men and women, who would lay down their lives for their country.
"Yeh hai KMA, Jahaan ek bhi din boring nahi tha in cadets ke liye? Yahan kuch na kuch hota hi raheta ta? Yahan sirf acche Soliders hi nahi milte hai?. baliki acche dosts aur pyar bhi milte hai? Dosti aur Pyar, Woh doh cheeze the jo KMA ke har ek students ko ek nah ek bar yahan train karte waqt hua hoga.? "
The sound of gunshots resonated from one corner of training ground followed by the shout of a strong masculine voice. Young men and women in dark green training uniforms jogged across the grounds with long rifle guns resting on their shoulders. "10 minutes left Cadets!!" Shouted Major Nair, standing on the other side of the training ground. He glared at them angrily screaming at them to hurry up.
A slightly tall young man in the batch glanced from the corner of his eye towards the tall and daunting figure of Major nair who was busy scolding yet another unfortunate student. The young man shifted the gun on his shoulder a little before his light grey eyes quickly moved towards the pretty young women jogging beside him, the sunlight bouncing off her black hair revealing the dark brown highlights in her hair.
Leaning in slightly towards her, He whispered something lightly in her ear with a small flirtatious wink. He grinned softly as her lips curled up into a grin before she started to flirt right back with him. Hearing them, Some of the girls and boys in front of them gave a glance towards their scarily stern teacher and sighed of relief to see him distracted before quickly yet silently chatting away with each other.
"Dosti? Mere choti behne ne iss KMA ke andar ayi thi sirf ek hi maksakt leke, Ki yeh prove karke dikha degi ki main, uska bhaiya ek desh drohi nahi hai.. Aur mujhe pe lagi hui har ilzaam ka badla lekar rahe gi? Par yehi raaste main jaate jaate usse bahut acche dosts bana liye jinke liye yeh jaan de sakti hai aur jo iss ke liye jaan de bhi sakte hai?. Par?. Meri pyari choti behne ko?. Pata hi nahi chala ki kab ussne apna dil ko bet diya?.. "
A certain young cadet stalked across the pavement towards the open doors of Academy. Her shoes clacking lightly against the floor as she stepped inside the building, She swiftly passed by the Amarjyot and turned towards the left entering the empty corridor. It was obvious that this cadet was busy at the moment from the speed she was moving at. Her long jet-black hair was pulled back into a simple french braid, swishing behind her as she strode impassively towards her destination avoiding anyone in her way
The sunlight that poured through the open windows brightened up the whole corridor, the bright light shining over her cream skin. She earned a few glances from a few male cadets when she entered the corridor, The light slowly fell across her long face revealing her high cheekbones, delicate almond shaped eyes with thin dark eyebrows above, a sharp nose and cupid's bow pink lips. She swiftly passed by the large windows and took another right turn but instantly halted in front of a light brown wooden door. Dark hazel eyes glimpsed up through her long black lashes at the wooden name plate hanging on the side of the door, 'CAPT. RAJVEER SINGH SHEKHAWAT' was written in huge capital, bold letters on the wooden name plate.
Naina Singh Alluwalia never hesitated in doing anything once she set her mind towards it. Not that the task at hand was something that needed her full concentration. But as she raised her hand up towards the door, The unfamiliar feeling of hesitation grew in the corner of her heart a little before she could touch her fingers on the smooth surface of the door. Her lips pursed into a thin line, Why was she feeling nervous? She only had to tell him that the Brigader needed to talk to him. A few seconds passed by, shaking her head she told herself to stop acting like this.
Pushing the door open with her hands, she barged inside the room without a second thought letting the door slam shut behind her loudly while she walked into the middle of the room. "Sir, Brigadier Chandok aap se milna cha-?." The words died on her pink lips when her eyes looked up at the sight in front of her. Her whole body froze like ice, locked every bone tight in shock.
"R-R-Rajveer S-Sir?" She managed to stutter out as her wide hazel eyes stared at the man, Whom she respected more than anyone and who also was her mentor, standing beside the table in nothing but a towel around his waist.
For the first time since she had met him.
She regretted barging into his room.
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The papers scattered across the glass table, easily slipping from file when it was thrown on the table. The pen holder rolled off the side of the table, falling against the white marble floor making a loud clattering noise while the pens fell out of the holder. An irritated sigh left the handsome young captain sitting on the comfortable red chair, Uncrossing his long legs he placed his elbows on his knees, dropping his head into his hands.
Rajveer Singh Shekhawat was man who could control his emotions very well. He knew that irritation or anger never helped one to think properly but right now he was getting more and more irritated by the second. He read the file 10 times but still couldn't find a single clue! There was nothing in it that he hadn't already known, How was he going to find the Red Box if he kept going into dead ends?! His long fingers found themselves clutching his jet-black hair tightly.
How was he going to prove his best friend's innocence?
How was he going to get back the honor of her brother?
His eyes snapped open realizing where his thoughts were going to head towards now. He hadn't been able to get her out of his head since the time she had came barging into his room ?like always- before Abhimanyu's Oath Appraisal. There was just a strange emotion in her eyes when she stared into his eyes, an emotion which he hadn't seen before?. It seemed so familiar. Bolting up the chair, He shook himself out of his thoughts, This was dangerous. He shouldn't he giving himself false hope. He reached for the mess of papers on his table, quickly rearranging the file and placed it back on the glass table forgetting about the pen holder lying on the ground, He stepped back staring at the file for a while.
Getting irritated so easily wouldn't help him at all, He had to calm down then think correctly about what he would do next. He just needed to go through everything from the start, connect the pieces together and find the answer.
Right now, What he wanted was to take a hot shower to clear up his jumbled up mind.
Clenching his jaw shut tightly, He turned around and wandered straight in the direction of his bedroom. His fingers grasped the handle of the door rigidly, Trying to erase the image of the young beautiful cadet whose eyes glowed with determination and stubbornness in his mind.
Maybe a cold shower would be much better.
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Rajveer stood beside the table in his living room yet again staring at the file on his table. Droplets of water fell from his messy wet hair onto his bare chest as he tried to dry his hair up quickly. He had just taken the cold shower and it did help him calm down but it didn't help him get her out of his head though. It seemed that his mind connected every thought of his to her so he planned on not thinking about anything that reminded him of her.
Running a hand through his coal black hair in a tired manner, That was a very hard thing to do since the issue he was thinking about right now connected to her as well. "This is useless?" Rajveer muttered to himself as he busied himself in drying his hair faster. Then suddenly snapping his head up he realized, This wasn't the time to think about his inability to get the image of the woman he loved out of his head. He needed to think of what to do next? How to connect all the clues he had right now and get the answer he needed.
First and foremost, He needed to call the headquarters and get Navin's case files again then look through all the clues he had at hand right now. He also should tell them to hurry up with the status report on Col. Chandra case. His mind started to work furiously trying to think up anything he might have forgotten.
But his mind jarred to halt when the doors of his living room was pushed open loudly. A familiar blank voice of certain female cadet who had been occupying his thoughts a lot recently reached his ears sending him into a world of panic as he whirled around to face her. There she stood, In her usual dark green uniform (Author Note: Not the training uniform) and with her silky jet-black hair pulled back into a simple french braid different from the usual french braid she used to wear, Still oblivious to the fact that she just came into the room of a man who was wearing nothing but a towel.
His hands automatically moved over his chest as if to cover himself but once he understood that was of no use, His flight mechanism started to kick in. His eyes swiftly glanced towards the dark red shirt and light blue jeans hanging on the back of a chair beside the table. "R-R-Rajveer S-Sir?" He immediately looked up from the chair towards the shell-shocked cadet standing half way through his living room. "N-Naina t-tum yahan? W-Wh..K-Kyun?" He tried to a form a correct sentence but only stuttering came out. His dark eyes filled with panic and embarrassment jumped from her to the bedroom door then to his bare chest then back again towards her, He wasn't sure what he should do? Run or Stay?
Staying was definitely not an option but why was she here? Maybe it was something important. But at the moment, He seriously needed to put something on! He couldn't stand here in front of his female student in nothing but a towel, What would happen if someone found out? His eyes widened, He couldn't let anyone find out! People in the academy already doubted the relationship between him and Naina "R-Ruko?D-Darwaza bhand k-karo? Why are yo-" What in the world was he saying?!! "N-N-Nahi? E-Ek mi-minute?." Hastily turning towards the way to his bedroom but then again whirling around in Naina's direction, the only thing he noticed was the chair with his clothes right behind her.
Rapidly striding to the chair, His right hand reaching out to grab the clothes. In the moment of panic, He didn't notice the circular pen holder and pens right in front of him on the ground. When he finally noticed, It was too late. His right foot had already stepped on the pen holder and slipped.
The balance of his whole body turned horizontal as his right leg kicked up in the air and he felt himself fall.
But that wasn't what shocked him the most.
It was who he fell on top of that shocked him out of his senses.
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Panicked hazel eyes stared up when the world around her turned upside down. Her heart thumped loudly in her chest waiting for the impact of her skull hitting the marble floor but there was no impact whatsoever.
Naina's eyes widened when she felt the strong arm around her waist tighten while the warm hand resting on the back of her head pulled her closer. Her body was pushed against something warm; the slightly strong scent of familiar sweet cologne filled her senses. Her long, thin legs were tangled with his. She felt her hand pressed against something hard, there was something beating loudly against it 'THUMP?THUMP? THUMP'. When a drop of water fell on her cheek did she at last realize where and in whose arms she was in.
Naina shifted left and right trying to get even a glance of his face "Sir-" Her voice was muffled as her face pressed even deeper into his neck. Her lips parted letting out a shaky breath, What was going on? Why did she end up like this? She only needed to tell him that the BC wanted to speak to him but when did the situation turn into her encircled in his arms with her whole body pressed against his.
But all thoughts flew out of the window when sudden warmth spread through her body. Her palm flatten against his bare chest feeling his fast heartbeat under her soft hand. She let herself relax into his embrace. She closed her eyes for a moment memorizing the touch, the feel, the warmth, the sound of his heart beat under her hand and just everything about this moment.
She knew for a while now, Since the VP contest, That her feelings for him a little more than just a feeling for someone whom she respected and trusted a lot. In a corner of her heart she felt something, But she never saw too deep into the matter. It could be only be a crush of sorts. Slowly opening her eyes she felt him shifting a little, His right arm was still around her waist but his left slowly held go of her head. Moving up slightly, he placed his left hand on the ground beside her head and pushed himself off her a little.
As she glanced up at him, her slightly dark hazel eyes found his dark eyes. Her eyes widened while her heart thudded quite loudly against her rib cage at the intense look he was giving her. A small part of her suddenly felt the need to shy away from him but she kept gazing into his eyes deeply losing herself in his eyes trying to figure out the strange emotion in the depths of his dark orbs.
She wondered.
Would just a crush make her feel this way?
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Rajveer didn't understand where his self-control went at that moment, maybe it's because of the fact that she was trapped in his arms, Being embraced by him, Being held by him like this. Before he could even list off the reasons, He found himself loosening his iron grip around her and pushing himself off her slightly. His dark eyes found her slightly dazed yet confused beautiful hazel eyes; they both kept gazing at each other for a long time.
Words were never needed between them. Their eyes spoke volumes; Just a glance was enough for him to understand what she felt, what she thought and what she wanted to say. Yet he never understood the single emotion that was always there deep inside those dark hazel orbs.
His left hand cupped her cheek softly, stroking her cheek with his thumb. She leaned into his hand and stared back into his eyes, her hazel eyes glazed. Gazing lovingly at her, he slowly tilted his head downwards and neared her face.
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"ir...Sir?Si..Sir! Sir!"
Rajveer jolted up blinking a few times trying focus his vision and when it did he found concerned hazel eyes staring up at him. Pushing himself off her instantly, He turned away shocked at his actions.
"Sir? Are you alright Sir? Aap tik toh hai na?." Worry laced her voice even though she felt so very confused. She didn't understand what had happened? He was alright at first but after a few minutes, Naina had gotten worried due to the lack of response. She tried to call him but he still didn't answer, In the end she had gotten a tad bit irritated and shouted at him.
Rajveer snapped his eyes open and turned around immediately finally remembering what was happening. But before he could even apologize for what he had done, She had spoken "I'm sorry Sir, Main aapke room knock kare ke hi enter karna chaiye tha" He glanced towards her puzzled, She was worried about that?
He had just fallen on top of his female cadet and held his female cadet tightly in his arms, That too inside the academy! Did she even understand how wrong that was?! He should get court marshaled for that probably!! He stared at her without an emotion in his eyes even though on the inside, He was raging with emotions.
He inhaled deeply and stopped himself from shouting at this stupid girl, Did she even realize the fact that she was his cadet? His female cadet! Female cadet's don't get embraced like that by their male teachers! His eyes drilled holes into her head? Wait head? He then realized that she wasn't looking towards him instead it seemed she found the floor very interesting at the moment.
He raised an eyebrow in confusion and slight amusement at the abrupt change in her behavior since she would normally look at him, No, she would gaze at him with that soul penetrating gaze of hers whenever she spoke to him.
However his thoughts were cut short when he finally registered what she had said that if she in fact hadn't came in without knocking than all of this wouldn't have really happened. He wouldn't have been standing here with a towel around his waist?. He glanced down at himself, His eyes widening. Damn, What is wrong with his brain? Why was he being so slow? He quickly grasped his clothes from the chair and rushed out of the living room and into his bedroom to change.
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Naina peered up through her long lashes when she heard the slam of the bedroom doors closing, Oh he had left. Her soft pink lips curled downwards into a small frown, She now understood why she hesitated before entering. The atmosphere between them now was normal as ever but still a little tense even though they were back to the way they usually were but still it wasn't the same as before, Same as before she had learnt of her brother's death. Her eyes hardened as flashes of her past heartless actions towards him ran through her mind, Sadness and pain rushed through her body pulling her deeper down to the depths of despair.
However before she could think more about it, The light brown doors of the bedroom opened and her eyes snapped up in the direction of the bedroom to find her mentor looking dashing as ever in a maroon shirt and light blue jeans. "Your right cadet??" He tried to make his voice sound angry and strong but it ended up being very weak and clearly showing how embarrassed he was feeling at that moment. Quickly he struggled on buttoning the cuffs of his shirt, He was even having such a hard time in doing such a very easy task! He glanced up at her out of the corners of his eyes to find her staring at him unreadable face but he knew her too well to understand that she was trying to hide something from him.
With a small sigh, He knew that it was none of his business to ask her about it. "I hope ke aap agaye aise nahi karne gi? Warna-aah? I mean?Tum aisa karogi to? Ah-" He coughed a little loudly trying to stop himself from saying anything more and making an idiot out of himself, fiddling with collar of his shirt while a crimson flush spread up from under his collar. Turning his eyes back to his cuffs, He looked at his right hand and lifted it up to button it.
As he finally buttoned the cuff of his shirt, He regained composure over himself and shifted to the right to be in front of her to ask her the question that just entered his mind. "um?Anyway Cadet Singh, Aap yahan kyun ayi? Aap Brigadier ke bhare main kuch bol rahi thi?" He trailed off tilting his head up to look at her for an answer. She nodded her eyes looking anywhere but at him yet again for some reason.
"Haan Sir, Brigadier Chandok ne aapko urgently milna chathe hai"
Rajveer nodded "Thank you Cadet, Aap jaa sakte hai?" Staring at her uniform "I'm pretty sure, Aap ki classes suru ho chuke hai"
With a nod, She swiftly turned around on the sole of her heels and marched towards the door not noticing his serious stare on her retreating back. Pulling the door open she stepped outside the room and closed the door behind her softly, Naina stood with her back to the door for a second then shot off into the corridor.
She placed her forehead against the cold brick wall finally letting the crimson flush spread across her face, She couldn't believe she had just seen him with like that! Were things going to be very awkward between them from now on! She bit her lower lip lightly but let go as the ends of her lips started to twitch upwards, She moved her forehead from the wall and rested against her back against the wall. Covering the grin on her lips with her right hand, She couldn't help but laugh at the weird yet embarrassing situation before.
The flash of a flustered Rajveer Sir flashed in her mind making her chuckle. She smiled gently letting her hand fall off from her face and beside her body, She had to admit that Rajveer sir did have a very well-muscled body. She blushed slightly moving her eyes to the ground in a unnoticeable shy manner. "Naina!" She jumped slightly whirling around to find a cute petite young woman running towards her.
"Tu kaha apna mobile out of reach karke baithi thi?..maine academy mein har jagah tera signal dhundha?" The cute girl complained waving her phone around in circles indicating how many times she had ran around the academy.
Naina raised an elegant eyebrow at her perky friend, Pooja. "Kyun?" She asked ignoring Pooja's question to which she got a tired sigh from her perky friend. "saare cadets milke huda ka signal katne waale hai?.. chal chalke dekhte hai" Pooja replied with a mischievous grin. Naina rolled her eyes with her a slight smirk on her lips as she let her friend lead the way.
When she and Pooja passed by Captain Rajveer's room, A ghost of smile made its way to Naina's lips. Shaking her head as flashes of her reaction before ran around her mind in circles.
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She had tried to keep her eyes on his face but they strained to move away. Her eyes swiftly looked down at the ground when he had turned to look at her. She could feel his eyes boring holes on her head as she stared at the floor.
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Her lips quirked upwards when he again reminded me of the fact that she had seen him half naked. She slowly looked up to find him fixing the collar of his shirt and trying to change the subject.
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She unconsciously crossed her arms over her chest when the image of him on top of her appeared in her mind. "Naina!" Pooja called again as Naina snapped out of her thoughts and followed Pooja while her friend complained about ignoring her. Naina rolled her eyes and strode straight towards the Caf leaving Pooja a few steps behind her.
Why was she acting so silly all of the sudden?
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Rajveer sighed for the umpteenth time when he opened the doors of his room and walked out to hear a familiar perky voice of one his female cadets, he glanced at the other end of the corridor to find Pooja and Naina walking side by side towards the cafeteria. His eyes lingered on Naina for a while before he swiftly locked his door and turned towards the other direction and walked off.
'Please, Mujhe kya hua woh yaad nahi aani chaiye jab mai uske saath akela hu' He thought quietly, sighing deeply yet again.
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