Radhika stared at Arjun without a blink. God!! This man is master in everything he does. He was playing billard on a large table alone in the large room which had variety of games. Everytime he aimed, he made sure at least two or three balls slipped inside the pockets at the sides.

He felt her presence so without looking at her, he acknowledged her, "Radhika you can come in."

She almost fell after hearing his voice but took the wall's support to stand still. She entered inside and walked towards him.

She asks, "How did you understand it's me?! You had your back facing me so..."

He thinks,"I don't know...I just understood."

He quickly decides to distract her from her question and offers her to play along with him.

She denies,"I don't know to play this."

He smiles, "We all don't know in the beginning but then we learn and master the game like I did."

She stares at him with admiration,"I am not like you."

He shakes his head and asks, "You'll play or not."

She thinks, "If you want me to play then why not."

She nods,"You'll teach me."

He hands over the cue i.e the stick to her. He stands behind her and places his both hands on either side of her. He takes her right hand and places it on the cue and tells her to apply pressure by her left hand which was behind holding the other side of cue. She takes aim and shoots. She squeals happily when one ball finds it way in the pocket.

He pats her back,"Not bad for the first time."

She replies, "You and I, both know whose credit it is."

He takes the cue from her and says, "Yours.....I just taught you."

She shook her head, "No...Naah...you whispered in my ear where to take the aim and which ball is likely to go inside the pocket."

She continues, "How did you know that?!"

He answers while taking the aim again, "Years of experience. I play billard with dad."

She questions,"Who wins?!"

He smirks, "I learned it from him but now I can say proudly that I am a better player than him. He didn't had specks first so that is an advantage for me and disadvantage for him."

Radhika appreciates, "Dad looks smart in those glasses."

He agrees,"Sure he does."

Out of blue, She asks, "Have you imagined yourself getting old?!"

He states, "Yes....I have but before that happens there is a lot of unfinished business needs to be taken care of."

She asks, "Like what?!."

He puts on a straight face,"Some other time."

She signs sadly, "You don't answer my questions."

He lifts her chin up, stretches her neck upwards by his hand placed under her chin. He says, "I answered all only one I didn't answered."

She stares deep into his eyes, "Those were basic."

He cups her face and request, "Don't ask something I can't answer...I don't want to hurt you."

She places her hand on his hand,"You can't hurt me even if you want to."

He steps back and warns,"Don't test the waters you have never swim in."

She takes a daring step towards him and answers, "I know you enough to trust you."

He laughs darkly, "I am afraid you are strongly mistaken. You don't know anything about me and if you knew, you would not be here."

"What if I stay even after knowing you completely?!"

Her answer makes him stand shocked with his eyes bigger than usual, lips pressed together. He gathers his wits after a string of minutes and says in a sharp tone, "Your wish... If a person has a strong will to commit suicide I don't think so anybody can save that person."

She arches her brow, "Would you say the same thing for Aisha?!"

He states,"Her case is different....You are too much innocent which she isn't. She can take care of herself without giving a damn about anyone. Not even me."

She questions back, "Then why would you want to stay with a person who gives a damn about you?!"

He replies in a icy cold tone, "We are quiet alike....I would rather stay with a person whom I can anytime say goodbye forever than a person I can't let go."

"Why?!"She gasp, horrified.

He answers in a hard tone,"Because that's way I am... I don't want my existence to be dependent on somebody else."

"Why?!"She asks in a cracking voice.

"Your every why doesn't has an answer and l am not interested in answering your questions anymore."He says calmly but his eyes darkens with rage.

"I am sorry...I shouldn't have..."She tries to apologize.

"It's OK....We went too far and I will be lying if I say I am not angry."He says in a softer tone.

"Arjun, I..."She tries to speak but he places his finger on her lips and shuts her up.

He cups her face and makes her look at him and says, "Radhika, we are two completely different people and I guess we have nothing in common but one thing z for sure, you are hundred times better than me. You are like the new sun...Radiant, beautiful and most importantly not tainted. I am like the dark, cursed night which only brings darkness and banishes light away. Though I am in awe of you but still I would advise you to stay away from me."

He withdraws his hand and walks backwards without turning his back to her. When he reached the door, he turns and departs without saying a word.

She thinks to herself,"You are wrong....You are like the man in the desert dying of thirst and who feels there is no hope of survival."

The Rain had stopped now, it looked like the Mother Nature had draped a green sari. The flowers bloomed, trees shuffled as if expressing brotherhood, birds chirped happily and all this made Radhika smiled with all her heart. She walked on the green wet grass and squealed when it tickled her feet. She was still a kid at heart and everyone who knew her was aware of that.

Just then she feels someone tugging on her leggings. She looks down and eyes lit up finding a little handsome man who was stretching his neck too much to look at her. She lifts him up in her arms and cuddles him.

She pulls his cheek to which he pouts. She laughs at his cute gesture.

She asks animatedly, "What is your name, little man?!"

"Ajun."He answers shyly.

Her heart skips a beat hearing the name.

She corrects,"You mean Arjun right?!"

He nods,"Shame shame."

She shakes her head, "My dear little man, it's same not shame."

She questions,"How old are you?!"

He counts his age on his little fingers and shows her three fingers folding other two.

She takes him inside. Avantika who sees them coming welcomes both of them warmly.

Avantika,"Radhika so my other Arjun is also fond of you."

Little one giggles clapping his hands, "DiKa."

Radhika laughs,"Sweetheart, it's Radhika not Dika."

Avantika smiles, "No use he has nicknamed everyone here...For me it's Tika auntie and for you now it's Dika."

She takes the little one from Radhika and asks him in a loving tome, "So what would my little man like to have today?!"

He points to the jar of candies. Avantika gives him not one but five candies and he kisses her on her cheek.

Her smiles fades away, "He reminds me of my Arjun. Even my Arjun was like him once upon a time."

Radhika places her hand on her shoulder and consoles her.

Avantika places the kid down and he runs out to play but not before kissing Radhika goodbye.

Radhika asks, "Ma, whose son Arjun is?!"

Avantika answers,"Our gardener who lives in the outhouse. He had no home, no family nothing when he came here. Arjun gave him a job here and ladyluck smiled at him since that day. Out of gratitude, he named his son after Arjun. God that kid's favourite is always Arjun no matter how many chocolates, candies and ice cream I stuff in his little pockets."

Radhika answers without thinking, "Arjun is everyone's favorite."

Though Avantika heard it still she pretends,"Huh?!"

Radhika shook her head, "No I was saying little Arjun is very cute."

Avantika mischievously smiles, "I thought you are talking about my Arjun."

Radhika runs away from there before Avantika could make her wish that earth swallows her today.

She bumps in to Arjun.

She tilts her head upwards and says,"Oh....I am so sorry.....I wasn't looking."

He says in a gruff tone, "What else I can expect from you. Use those beautiful eyes God has given you."

Radhika states annoyingly, "Listen I said sorry.... Why so grumpy?!"

He shakes his head, "Never mind....I am going to work."

It looked like he was talking to himself not her.

She informs happily,"You know I met Arjun today."

His eyes widen, "Are you out of your mind?! I am Arjun, standing in front of you and you're telling me you met me today. "

She answers,"Not you... Little Arjun."

He smiled genuinely,"Oh you are talking about him....He is a cute little thing....I never realized how time passes away in his company."

Radhika fluttered her eyelashes and said, "He is my new favorite."

He took a step towards her and asked, "So you don't like this Arjun."

She takes a step back and answers nervously,"When did I say that?!"

He asked in a raunchy tone, "So you like me?! "

She denies, "No when did I say like that?! "

He takes another step towards but this time holds her before she could abscond.

He runs his finger in her soft, smooth, shiny long hair. God!! Everything was so perfect. It looked like God took ages to make her. How he loved when they sprawled over his hand wrapped around her waist. They were so damn soft that he couldn't stop touching them. She looked into his eyes with her innocent baby brown eyes which could even melt the heartless. Her cheeks suddenly kissed pink like the spring rose.

She turned her face away from him but the rose pink colour on her cheek gave away. He gently palmed her face and turned his face towards him,"You like or not?!"

Her gaze fixed on their feet, she says in a low clipped tone, "I..."

Just then the sound of his earth shattering and heart soothing laughter fells on her ear drums.

He teases, "Oh God!! Look at your face.....I was just playing and..."He stops and stops laughing.

He compose himself and says, "Anu wants to go out for a movie and I am no way in hell letting her go with her friends. So get ready we are going out."

Radhika interrupts,"You should let her go with friends....She wants people of her age."

Arjun says annoyed,"Her friends are a bad influence and next thing will be hanging out with guys which will happen over my dead body. So cut the crap and go get ready."

She nods because she knew no one could make him change his decision when it comes to his little sister.

She says calmly, "Don't get angry..."

He cups her face and replies, "Trust me I am not angry at you. It's someone else."

She leaves him alone to cool off.

She changes into a beautiful white chudidar which Avantika had gifted her. She sits in front of the dressing table and takes the hair brush and brushes her long hair. She was feeling a bit low today. All the encounters with Arjun were rewinding in her mind. She gets up and walks to the door.

He was standing outside waiting for her. Surprisingly he was already ready. He wasn't wearing formals like every other day. He looked smoking hot in his white shirt and rugged jeans. He stared at her from top to bottom.

Before he could say something, she walks ahead. But something that he notices makes him palm touchingly mad. She had not tied her doris.

He shouts, "RADHIKA, WAIT."

She stops in her tracks terrified by his high pitched tone.

He furiously marched over to her.

He says in a crude tone, "I know you are beautiful but didn't knew you are so hungry for attention."He pauses and continues,"Precisely male attention."

She feels insulted and hurt hearing his harsh words. Her eyes welled up.

He grits his teeth, "You haven't tied your dori. Did you forgot or did it on purpose?!"

She feels as if the ground beneath her feet slips. How can he ask such a disgusting question after spending so much time with her?!

She stares at him and says in a weak tone, "You think so low about Me?! "

He realizes he took it too far. He calms himself down and shakes his head indicating a no.

She tries to go inside the room but he holds her hand and says,"Let me help you."

She looks at him angrily, "I don't need your help. I can help myself."

But next moment her anger jerks off when she sees true regret in his eyes. He was trying to say sorry but was not able to say it. She decides to forgive him.

She nods and turns her back to her.

She asks,"What are you waiting for?! We'll get late if you take so much time."

He smiles and touches his forehead to the back of her head and whispers, "Thank you."

He slid her hair to the front handling them with so much love and care. He stares at her milky white back shamelessly but next moment drops those lustful thoughts. His hands touch her bare skin while tying the knot. He could feel himself getting hard at the slight brush of her soft alabaster skin. God why you made her so beautiful?!

Radhika had to hold her breath to bear the sweet torture of his strong hands and his rough fingers feeling her bare skin. If it had been someone else, she would have not let him. But she liked Arjun touching her and in some corner of her heart, she craved for his touch now. She liked the warmth of his arms. He intimated her and there was some enduring spark between them that warmed her heart. She would feel nervous, shy, awkward and he drove her crazy by always leaving her hungry for information. He never answered and she couldn't help being curious about him. She wanted to know him and it was as important as breathing for her now.

Questions

1) Why do you think Arjun affects Radhika so much?!

2) Veer is better than Arjun but then why Radhika feels drawn towards Arjuna?!

3) How do you think, will be Aisha and Radhika's face-off?!

4) Why do you think Arjun likes to show his right on Radhika?!

5) Any guesses about what would have happened in his past?!

6) Why do you think Radhika likes to be touched intimately by Arjuna?!(naughty smirk)

7) Review the update.

8) Rate the update.

9) Scenes you would like to see in the upcoming chapters. I am taking your wishes into consideration but I am not promising that I will add it for sure.