16. Rain Kissed

A/N: Happy friendship Day to all my friends on FF & all my reviewers. Love ya guys. Stay blessed.

Friendship day special kya hai CID mei… duo ka jhagdaa yes! I dunno why I feel the entire Dareya track & MU's b/w duo are taken from an FF lying around here!

Ahhh FW waale kaash mere RIS ya LP padhlete :P :D

Anyways... friendship rocks… may duo friendship and our friendship last lifelong. :D

OK bohot boldiya… ab chapter start karte hai :P

Thora short hai but hope ya all will enjoy! ;) Ahem I just love the title I gave to this chapter :P :D :*

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Laal Paraanda

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Chapter 16

-Rain Kissed-

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Warning: Boring & a bit lame chapter, sorry

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The ride goes on… Dushyant applies breaks at a signal and to support herself, Ishita places her hand over his shoulder. It begins to drizzle. She pulls back her hand but after much thinking, finally places her hand again... holding on to his shoulder for support. He observes her reactions through the mirror & smiles. The ride is on…

Soon the darkness around them grows. As they enter the colony where Ishu stays, there's total darkness except for the headlight beam of their bike that's leading them home-

Ishu(self-talk)- 'itne saal baad bhalu mujhe ghar chodne aaraha hai. O god, itni lucky kaise hogayi ki maine usey fir se dhoondhliya… friendship day se pehle hi mujhe mera best friend dobara milgaya. Kaash main usey sach bol paati-'

It begins to rain heavily all of a sudden & Ishyant are drenched with in seconds. It's the heavy down pour that brings her out of her reverie. He doesn't talk but just rides on focussing on the road & suddenly their bike stops-

Dushyant- "lo pohoch gaye ghar…"

She rubs her eyes & descends the bike. She looks at him to see he's totally drenched, hair sticking to his forehead, water dripping down his face, looking cute-

Ishu-"thank you… aap… yaha chodne aaye…"

He turns off the ignition & there's darkness once again.

Dushyant- "yaha itna andhera kyu hai…"

Ishu-"power shutdown hai shayad…"

Dushyant- "hmm…"

An awkward silence prevails…

Ishu-"uh- main chalti hu. Good night sir"

She hugs her bag closer and goes past the main gate, skipping along the path way leading to her house. He waits outside the gate looking at her antics…

Through the gate he can see a faint picture of her walking along A moment later, it looked like she's frantically searching for something…

He turns on the ignition and puts the head light on & walks inside. He takes few more steps inside to tap her on the shoulder.

Dushyant- "kya hua…"

Ishu-"sir.. meri.. woh… kahi gir gayi hai sir… aur main usey.. khona nhi chahti sir. Woh mereliye bohot keemti hai… pata nhi kaha gayi woh-" *tensed expression*

Dushyant- "kya… kya khodiya? Tumhara mobile?"

Ishu-"nhi sir.. woh.. meri.. umm.. payal.."

Dushyant- "payal…?"

He smiles as she looks away & goes looking around for her payal.

BG- Tujhse hi hai merii bandagii.. Tujhse meri jaan hai.. saaya tera mera aashiya.. tu mera armaan hai…

{ DMG tune }

Thankfully the power is back soon…

Ishu-"har jagaa sirf paani paani… kahi iss paani mei beh tho nhi gaya…"

She walks further, starts scanning each & every bit of the garden present before her home. He too walks in behind her-

Dushyant- "yahi kahii hogi. tum kal lelena usey… puri tara bheeg gayi, ab tho andar jao…"

Ishu-"nhi sir… mujhe wo payal har keemat pe chahiye! Abhii isee waqt chahiye. Plz aap bhi dhoondiye na.. plz. Haye rabba kahii ussko raste mei khodiya tho, main kii karaa O rabba…"

He sighs & starts looking for the payal. The cold breeze blowing makes them shiver & soon his mind is flooded with yet another memory from their childhood-

"Bhalu! mujhe woh har keemat par chahiye! Chahiye matlub chahiye.."

Some day in 1999, school playground, DAVPS, 4:30PM-

An 11yr old girl huffs and folds her arms. A 13yr old boy beside her sighs-

"Billi tum ghar jaao. Itni zid kyu karti ho. Kal dhundlenge hum usey.."

"nhi aaj nhi mila tho kal ko kaise milega Bhalu.."

"Billi.."

"mujhe abhi chahiye…"

"thik hai. tum ghar jaao main usey dhoondh k leke aata hu.."

"pakka?" *smiles*

"pakka promise!" *smiles back*

So the girl leaves happily. The boy sighs looking at the huge playground… but there's no getting back, he has to look at every inch of the playground & find what she lost-

7PM, the same day-

"kithe rehgaya… kii pata? Ghar nahi aaya mera puttar!"

A woman in police quarters is pacing here and there complaining about her son to his dad.

The woman turns to spot her son running towards their home. But before she can speak, he drops his school bag near the door and runs to a neighbouring home-

"ehh ruk shaitaan.. abhi tho aaya hai. dekho kithe jaaraha hai…"

"Uss ladki se milne jaaraha hoga… aajayega"

His father smiles & takes his mom inside.

On the other side... the boy goes to a house where a girl is waiting for him standing outside –

"Bhaalu agaya! itni der lag gaya tumhe aane mei. Sab pareshan the, pata hai-"

"puri ground talaashne mei der tho lagegi hi. Ye dekh mere haat mei kya hai…"

"haye ni meri payal!"

The girl smiles seeing the payal, her lost payal (anklet) & aims to take it but he pulls it back.

. . . Present . . .

Dushyant finds her payal near a bush. He quickly walks to where she is & shows it…

Ishu-"hayee meri payal… kahaa milaa aapko?" *smiles*

Years ago… she has lost her payal when in school. And now she's in CID but still has lost her payal yet again. He looks at her & smiles for a bit before squatting down–

Ishu-"ye- yeh kya kar rahe aap?" *nervous*

Dushyant- "kya kar raha hu… payal pehnaa raha hu…" *cute smile*

Ishu-"aap- aap mere pair nhi choo sakte…" *hides smile*

Dushyant- "ye pehli baar thodi na hai..." *teasing smile*

Is he referring to that childhood incident? But how did he know...

Dushyant- "I mean… wo physio therapy yaad hai naa?"

He smiles playfully and she too smiles admiring him. He places the payal where it belongs & stands up-

Ishu-"umm… I'm so glad sir, ye aapne dhuundh liya…"

She doesn't know what to say & starts to think- 'bol de Ishu sach bataade inhe. Nhi nhi abhii nhi. O god kaise batauu main…'

Suddenly he interrupts-

Dushyant- "hmmm. tho kahaa hai mera inaam…" *same smile & eye-brow raised*

Her eyes widen. That smile is the same he used to give her while asking for... err his return gift! And why is he giving that look. Wet hair, wet shirt sticking to his chest, he looked adorable beyond words.

Ishu thinks- Kyu kyu dekhaa unko? Pagal. Ab sharmaati raho unke saamne!

A faint blush creeps up into her cheeks which he notices… they both smile internally remembering rest of the memory.

Flashback continued-

"ye main pehnaungaa tujhe…"

So 13yr old Bhalu squats down; puts the payal on & gets up–

"tho kahaa hai mera inaam?" the boy smiles n raises a brow.

The girl smiles playfully but gives him what he asked. A sweet kiss on his cheek… ;)

"hayeelaaa… arey dekho tho bacchii ne kii kardiya.. "

An old woman watching the duo from a distance wails… but who cares… the boy smiles & walks away towards his home. The girl too walks inside happily admiring her payal…

"aajkal k bacche…" the old woman's words go unheard as there is no one in the lane.

. . . Present . . .

The rain stops. It's just drizzling… but time seems frozen for the duo… Ishu blushes as she remembers that kiss. Dushyant turns red but no he just can't let this chance to tease her go away. So he speaks with an air of confidence-

Dushyant- "maine puchaa.. kaha hai mera inaam…" *keen look*

Ishu-"ji.. ji.. mai… sam.. samjhi nhi…" *bowled over*

She lies. She does remember that childhood inaam. He laughs at her nervousness.

Dushyant- "arey relax! aise hi mazaak kar raha tha main… but its ok. Bachaake rakhna mera inaam. Kya pata future mei mujhe uski zarurat pade…" *playful smile*

She hides her smile while trying not to blush.

Ishu thinks-Kis inaam ki baat kar raha hai Bhaalu… bachpan mei kiss kia isska matlub ye nhi ki ab… usey pata bhi hai woh kya bolraha hai? naa-naa usey kaise pata hoga ki tu kis inaam k barei mei soch k sharmaa rhi hai. paagal! usey tho ye bhi nhi pata ki tu hi billi hai… oh god!tu tho gyi Ishu. ab ye sharmaana band kar-

She tries to calm herself while he smiles knowing how well he teased her. That blush still present in her cheeks said it all; how much his words got her. Suddenly-

Dushyant- "sab jagaa power hai. lekin ye tumhare ghar mei itna andhera kyu hai?"

Ishu-"haa woh.. mamma papa preeto bahar gaye hai.."

Dushyant- "mutlub tum akeli?"

Ishu-"hmm akeli tho hu.. bt I can manage"

Dushyant- "ohh…"

Ishu-"Ok sir. Good nyt.. and thank you.'

Dushyant- "Its OK. Itni bar thanks mat bolo. And… ok good night…"

She begins to walk away…

Dushyant- "aur suno… andar chalte hi light on kardena. main gate k bahar rukta hu… aur darwaaza acche se band karna.. aur yaad hai na, koi problem ho tho mujhe ya fir kisi ko bhi call kar sakti ho tum."

She turns to smile at him. Kitnaa caring hai bhaalu. Mann karta hai gale lagaalu..

Dushyant- "kya soch rhi ho? pehle main gate tho band karo.."

Ishu-"uh.. Ok sir…"

So they walk back to the huge main gate. Ishu closes it & Dushyant gets on the bike. She gives him one more smile and a small wave before walking inside.

Once inside her home, she locks the door & turns on the light. She turns around & is shocked to find him standing inches away-

Ishu-"aap? Aap yaha? Kaise-"

Dushyant- "mera inaam lene aaya tha.."

Ishu-"k- kya.. a- aap.. um…"

He closes in trapping her b/w his arms but she pushes him trying to run but he holds her hand… she turns around smiling only to find none.

*BG- Najaane mere dil ko kyaa.. hogaya.. abhi tho yahi tha.. abhii… khogaya… *

Shaking her head she stares out of an adjoining window.

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Outside Dushyant too starts his bike… but before he can drive off someone kisses him on the cheek and wishes him good night-

He looks around but finds none. He chides himself and drives off making sure his friend's fine inside her home.

"O god! Abhi jo hua… woh kya tha? Uff. Lagta hai veham hai mera… woh bachpan ki baat ko leke…"

On his way.. his brain starts a convo with him…

Brain- Hmmm Dushyant kya puch rahe the tum ussey? ;)

Brain- For a kiss… aahaan!? :P

Brain- Or fir v kehte ho ki wo dost hai… -_-

Dushyant- On the cheek… and yes sirf dost hai…

Brain- Nhii jhoot.. fir wo kiss kisliye tha…

Dushyant- Woh bachpan ki aadat hai… aur main sirf ched raha tha ussey… sahii mei tho nhi puchaa… kiss k liye!

Brain- Hahaha sahii mei puchna hi rehgaya tha. Denial is a river in Egypt

Dushyant- And Ganges is a river in India. Shut up!

Brain- Ok. You can't shut me fully you knw..

Dushyant- I said-

Brain- Jaldi kiss karna hai tho karlo. Warna tumhe pata hai dusra line mei khadaa hai..

Dushyant- What nonsense!

Brain- Nonsense ka naam Mayu hai..

Dushyant- Usska Naam Mayur hai.. kitnii baar samjhaau? :/

Brain- feeling Jealous?

Dushyant- Nope cold..

Brain- - hmm Jealousy se cold hogaye…

Dushyant- cold, thand lag rahi hai. Barish ki waje se..

Brain- Naa naaa ;)

Dushyant- Shut up!

Brain- OK. Show some respect I'm your brain.

Dushyant- I don't care.

Brain- But you need me, case pe work karne k liye..

Dushyant- Urgghhh Ok fine. I care. Now just keep quiet..

Brain- No..

Dushyant- Plz..

Brain- Hmm aise poocho. I don't like ppl who are bossy…

Dushyant- Whatever…

Thankfully his brain goes quiet & all is well and he drives to Kavin's place.

Dushyant- "Pehle se brain wash hogaya. Just wish ab waha jaane k baad Kavin mera dimaag na khaale.."

Soon he reaches Kavin's place. Both enjoy, talk a bit & the day ends as Dushyant reaches his home for dinner.

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The nxt morning, bureau-

All officers are huddled up in the main hall of the bureau admiring the new huge team photograph hung up on the wall…

Freddy- "isski copy sab ko milegi…"

Vansh- "arey kamaal ka photograph hai sir…"

Dushyant arrives and goes straight to his desk giving a smile to his team… A moment later Ishita walks in-

Divya- "arey Ishu sahi time pe aayi. Dekh kitni acchi tasweer hai…"

Divya drags her asking her to look at the huge photograph…

Divya- "dekha naye team k saat ek dum nayii photo.. mast hai na?"

Ishu-"awesome yar… good morning sir! Hello."

Freddy- "good morning Ishita.."

Ishu-"good morning sir.. good morning everyone…"

Kavin- "good morning.."

Freddy- "arey tumne bola nhi ki tasweer kaisi hai.."

Ishu-"awesome hai. Photograph bohot acchi hai sir… sach mei… aur ye kya… iss mei tho…"

A 1000 watt smile makes its way on to her lips. She bites her lip and shakes her head. Freddy, Kavin & Divya notice this. All others are taking a snap and chatting casually…

Ishu shakes her head once more & goes to her desk grabbing a file on the way…

Meanwhile Dushyant walks closer to the group-

Dushyant- "kya chal raha hai bhai sab yaha hai…"

Freddy- "arey dekho na kitni acchi tasweer hai humari puri team ki. aaj subah main hi isey studio se le aaya. Maine, Kavin ne, Abhijeet sir ne milke ye tay kia ki ye tasweer yaha lagaya jayega…"

Daya- "acchi tasweer hai. hai na.."

Dushyant- "bohot pyari hai sir. Ye tho uss waqt lii gayi thi na jab humne CID join ki… aur… yaha tho-"

A small smile creeps up onto his lips & soon he smiles admiring something or someone in that photo…

He shakes his head and excuses himself to grab a copy for himself ;)

Everyone disperses, getting back to work. But Freddy stays back examining the photo… 10 min. pass…

Kavin- "Freddy sir! Bas kijiye. aur kitna dekhenge aap uss photo ko.."

Freddy- "Kavi… main dekh raha tha. Ki iss tasweer mei aisa hai kya? Ki Dushyant aur Ishita itnaa muskuraa rahe the! Mujhe kuch aisa khaas dikh hi nhi raha…"

Kavin smiles as he goes to place a comforting hand over Freddy's shoulder who's still staring at the huge photo.

Kavin- "Freddy sir. Woh jaanne k liye aapko dil se dekhnaa hoga." *smirks*

Freddy- "dil se? arey tedi baat na bolo. Seedhe samjhao bhai!"

Kavin- "simple sir. Woh dekhiye.. kon khada hai Dushyant k bajuu mei…" *sly smile*

Freddy- "Dushyant k bajuu mei.. arey yeh tho Ishita hai. yaani dono agal-bagal khade the. Arey haa haa ab samjha ki itnaa smile kyu kar rahe hai dono dost…" *laughs*

Kavin- "haan sir, jaha pyar hai. waha smile tho aayegi hi.."

Both of them exchange a smile & turn around to see Ishyant pacing here and there reading some file …

Ishu thinks- 'itne saal baad woh aur main saat mei. Wow! What a coincidence! Bhalu mere saat khade hoke iss tasweer ko aur bhi khubsurat banaadiya… ek copy tho main leke hi rahungi. Sham ko freddy sir se puchti hu' *smiles*

Dushyant thinks- 'maine pehle notice kia hi nhi. Ye photo jo joining k din liya gaya, uss mei main aur billi ek saat khade the. uss din tho hume pata bhi nhi tha ki hum kabhi dost the. but seriously, itnee saal baad ek saat accha lag raha hai… ab tho ek copy mujhe v chahiye'

*both smile subconsciously & bump*

Ishu-"I'm sorry sir… main wo file pad rhi thi... dekha nhi aapko…" *bites her lip*

Dushyant- "its ok. Even I was reading… uh file" *awkward smile*

Ishu-"umm…"

Dushyant- "uh..."

Ishu-"OK.." *awkward smile*

Dushyant- "Ok.." *awkward smile*

And they part ways avoiding the collision. Kavin & Freddy who have seen this sigh…

Kavin- "arey yar ye kuch bolte kyu nhi?"

Freddy- "khaamosh mohabbat…" *sigh*

Kavin- "ab Kavin the cupid ko hi kuch karna padega.. lets see kab tak door-door bhagenge ye sacchayi se…" *smirk*

Suddenly his mobile rings.

Kavin- "hello? Kya? Laash? Kahaa?"

And the matter is laid to rest.

All the officers focus on the case at hand. Everyone looked normal except for two persons pretending to be normal.

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Rajat, Nikhil, Mayur & Purvi are together owing to the case. Rajat notices her grim face though the mirror while driving the Innova.. but keeps mum.

"Purvi tum thik ho na?"

"haa Nikhil. Kyu pucha?"

"nhii kuch nhi tum dull lag rhi ho.."

"nhi tho. Haa shayad thak gyi thodi.. I'm fine…"

Her smile seems like a fake one. Rajat knows it…

He thinks- "aaj sham ko Purvi. Aaj sham ko humari baat hogi. One meeting & it will be over..." *grimaces n takes a shaky breath*shaking his thoughts he drives on, shifting his focus back to the case.

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That after noon, bureau-

Mayur bumps into Dushyant in the cafeteria-

Mayur- "good afternoon sir…"

Dushyant- "good afternoon Mayur. "

Mayur- "kaise hai sir aap?"

Dushyant- "main thik hu. Lekin tum! relax yar! Itna formal kyu hote ho…"

The latter pats the former's back and leaves. The former stands there confused for a bit.

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That evening, 5:30 PM-

Officers prepare to leave. Mayur walks to Dushyant's desk and tentatively calls for his attention-

Mayur- "sir… sir ye rahi red-corner wali file. Maine isee subah-subah jaldi aake complete kardiya. I rechecked it…"

Dushyant- "what? Red-corner wali file? Arey ye file tho kal ko due hai. abhi khyu complete kardiya?"

Mayur- "sir woh… aise hi. Kaam seekh raha hu sir… aap ek baar check kijiye na…"

Dushyant- "no need. I'm sure. Tumne file banaayi hai tho woh perfect hi hogi… uh ok yar. I'll check this tomorrow. And don't be too formal. Just relax ok?"

Once again Dushyant pats his back and leaves with a smile waving to him & kavin. Everyone leave except for Kavin & Mayur who's lost in thoughts.

Kavin- "kya soch rhe ho Mayur.."

Mayur- "uh sir.. kuch nhi.."

Kavin- "arey yar I knw kuch hai. spill out!"

Mayur- "sir woh.. wohi.. jo kal hua. Aur jo aaj hua.."

Kavin- "what?"

Mayur- "sir kal ko Dushyant sir gussa hogaye ki maine unhe wish nhi kia. Aur aaj wish kia tho kehte hai, don't be formal. Kal ko sir chahte the ki main red-corner file complete karuu. Aaj kardiya tho kehte hai itni jaldi kya hai… mujhe kuch samajh nhi aaraha sir. unhe ho kya gaya hai.."

Kavin- "duffer ko khud samajh mei nhi aaraha ki usey kya hogaya hai…" *laughs*

Mayur- "kya kaha sir…"

Kavin- "ahh- kuch nhi. Kal uskaa mood thora off tha. You know. Warna woh gussa kabhi nhi karta you know na…"

Mayur- "haa sir. Bureau mei sab jaante hai woh kitne sweet hai.."

Kavin- "woh tho hai. OK ready to move?"

Mayur- "yes sir.."

So Mayur grabs his bag & walks out behind kavin after locking the bureau and handing over the keys to security.

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Later that evening, Purvi's home-

Purvi decides not to visit the CID officer aka her admirer.

Purvi thinks- 'woh aise chup khade rahe? Kya samjhte kya hai apne aap ko? Main kya marii jaa rhi hu unse milne? Haan main milnaa chahti hu. Jaanna chahti hu unka jawaab but no! iss baar main kuch nhi bolungi. Unko hi baat aagey badhaana hoga…'

Just then her mobile beeps… she smiles seeing the msg-

'Aaj sham ko same place… 6:30 pm. Need to talk & clear things.. from R'

So soon she does a happy jig & changes her clothes, picks up her umbrella & dashes out in the rain to meet her secret admirer.

Purvi's POV- 'kon hoga yeh R.. R.. for.. umm Rajat sir? Naa naa.. woh kaise ho sakte hai. chance hi nhi. R for raj kumar hai shayad… haha koi code word hoga. Koi apnaa naam ka first letter thodi na use karta hai. aisa kiaa tho secret khul jayegi na usski. O god! Woh kya bolenge mujhse? Main kya kahunggii, why am I so excited! God save me!'

She couldn't hide her smile as she's walking towards the nursery.

Little did she know that the person in the nursery wanted is to apologise & call it quits…

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Nxt chapter-

Some more Ishyant moments… Purvi meets her admirer... will he call it quits? Or come out of the dark and embrace her? Stay tuned :D

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A/N: kaisa lagaa chap? I knw thora short hai & vry boring. But do rvw & lemme knw. :D

As usual huge thanks to all those who read and rvwd. So many wonderful ppl, many wonderful rvws… kis kis ka naam lu! You guys r amazing! Ty so much! Love ya all… Have a grt tym… tc.

P.S. Aug is here! Meaning will be busy again… duwaa karo guys so that I can manage my classes FF n CID as well :) ;) Ty.