Set-2008...

MS Dhoni just became the Captain of the Indian Cricket team. The team came to Manali 4 days before ODI series against Sri Lanka. Entire team was already at the hotel except Yuvraj Singh went home the previous night and was supposed to come to practice that afternoon.

7 in the Morning  MS Dhoni was sitting on his bed calling Yuvraj to wake him up for past 15 minutes but he wasn't picking up the call. 'Here I'm sitting with this damn phone leaving all other work and this Idiot must be sleeping peacefully' MS signed in frustration.  But then, If you manage to lazy git as your best friend such these things are something you face on a daily basis.      

"So Paaji as usual... Still enjoying his beauty sleep. If you come late, trust me to make you run around the ground for entire session... Don't forget... I'm the captain now" MS warns as Yuvi picks up the call. 

"So you already started showing off that you are a Captain? But don't you even remember how to talk to your senior?" Came the serious voice from other end.

"Acha... Senior? Who is 'Senior' here? I can't see anyone" MS Countered smiling. "And Ya...Now stop this drama. Get up and come fast."

"You think you got everything as you became Captain, don't you? But you do know that you don't deserve all that... You snatched it from me..." Came the Sharp voice filled with hatred.

"Yuvi? Abb tera gatiya mazak line cross kar raha hai... I just called you so that you won't be late to practice...Now Come fast." MS said seriously.

"Seriously... You are still trying to act 'Mahan'? As if you are a good friend? You think I can't see the real you through this facade of care and friendship..." Yuvi almost shouted on the phone. 
 

"Yuvi... Suddenly why are you talking like..." MS started in a confused tone not trying to hide that it's hurting him. Though he knows that Yuvi can prank about anything and everything, The hatred in his best friends voice seemed too real. 

"Because... That's the truth... It was my dream to be the Captain of ICT from childhood... But you... You, who don't deserve it by any means ... Came in and snatched it... You think you are a great man..just by winning WC t20... But woh tera achievement nahi tha... MOS mai tha... It wasn't possible without me... you are just a credit stealer nothing else." Came the voice from the phone cutting him off.

MS was out of words he just cut the call not knowing what to say... He never denied Yuvi's contribution...Wasn't it he, who always said that Yuvi is their Trump card? But what made Yuvi feel that way? Even when he show-off about being the Captain. It's just fun and He does that only with Yuvi... But yuvi don't think so?

He sat in his room only trying to come in terms with what just happened. It Scared him. He had seen this Captaincy thing breaking the best friends apart and what if the history thing repeats... He fells miserable, to say the least. He had to talk to Yuvi... But...But what will he talk?

He came down at 10 AM get something to eat. The team had already finished there breakfast, So it lobby was almost empty. He grabbed an apple for himself and started walking back to his room, When Sachin walks into him in the corridor...

"Good morning Mahi... You ok? Looking a little off-colour?" Sachin greeted as he saw MS looking a little pale.

"yaa... I'm fine Paaji. Just couldn't sleep last night." MS said smiling perfectly hiding his emotions as usual.

"Ooo Ok... Did you call yuvi? First, He won't wake up, comes late and then blames us for not waking him up. Kiya call usse?" Sachin asked smiling adorably at Yuvi's stupid acts.

"Woh... Nahi... I didn't." MS lied. He doesn't want to say anything about there conversation.  Anyways what will he say? That his best friend thinks all the nasty things about him.

"Why? I thought you did like always. Call him now." Sachin ordered. After Mahi and Yuvi became best friends it reduced headache of Sachin and Sourav. They were more than happy to the give off the responsibility of 'handling Yuvi past midnights and early mornings' to Mahi.

MS had no other option but call Yuvi though the last thing he wants to do was to talk to Yuvi in front of anyone.

"Hello, Yuvi..." MS said hesitantly and rather formally surprising Sachin.

"Mahi... Yaar... Abb bande ko sone bhi nahi dhungi kya... Mere neendh sai kya problem hai yaar...thuje..." Yuvi grouned.

"Woh aaj practise haina... So Sachin paaji has told to call you and remind you...So.." MS said little taken aback by friendly glint in Yuvi's tone.

"Are... Practice...I don't want to come. Koi bahana bana dho... Like you always do... Abb tho tu Captain bhi hai..." Yuvi said in his casual half sleepy tone.

"Ha?" MS managed to say. The call this morning, Was it his dream?

Sachin was also confused by there conversation... Because he had never seen them having so much decent and formal conversation... They fight like dogs and cats every damn time...not leaving any chance to have a go at each other... So he asks MS to pass on the Phone silently...and MS obliges...

And Sachin hears Yuvi saying... " Now that My best friend is Captain... Mujhe koi tho faida hona chahiye na..."

"Acha... So yeh emotional blackmail chel raha tha abb tak?" Sachin said sharply glaring at confused Mahi.

Yuvi: Paa....paaji app... Are nahi..nahi...paaji...aisa kuch nahi hai.. Mai tho bas... I'm on the way... Its Mahi.., He was saying it's ok to skip the practice..but I'm coming .. I will be on time..." Yuvi said hurriedly.

Before cutting the call he hears Yuvi shouting something like...'aisa kon phasatha hai.. Dhust Dhanav.'

"You also go get some sleep Mahi. You look awful." Sachin said as both walk away to there respective rooms. MS was alone most of the time.

Afternoon  Yuvi sneaked into the practice ground. He came late as expected.

MS was doing his warm-up when he saw Yuvi sneaking in... And he almost ran towards yuvi desperately 'Yuvi see... I know you are angry with me... But we have to talk" MS says seriously. 

But how will he be Yuvi if He gets the seriousness? He didn't understand any reason to be angry at Mahi but he decides to play along to escape from MS's scolding for being late. So he goes. "Nahi, I don't want to talk to you now..." with full attitude and walks past MS.

Only after Yuvi walked away, MS realises that he actually had nothing to say even if Yuvi listened. Maybe he was waiting for Yuvi to say something. He walks back to practice again feeling even more miserable.

Yuvi joins Kaif, Zak and Raina for some stretching.

"You did something stupid again? Mahi seems upset since morning." Kaifu asked Yuvi as soon as he joined.

"What makes you think that I will do something stupid always?" Yuvi snapped.

"Because you ARE stupid Yuvi," Zak said in a matter of fact tone.

"You should go talk to him Yuvi. He looks really upset." Sonu stated sadly before Yuvi starts a fight with Zak.

"You didn't ask him what is wrong?" Yuvi asked raising his eyebrows.

"I did but he just shouted on me," Sonu complained sounding even more miserable. Yuvi didn't miss Zak rolling his eyes while Kaifu said," Shouting here means telling 'Go away Sonu' in a high pitch tone."

"If he shouted at you, he is will simply kill me Sonu," Yuvi said dramatically.

"Then die..." Zak said blankly. Yuvi on an impulse took the handkerchief tugged at his back and throw it on Zak's face before walking towards MS.

Yuvi was looking for MS when he heard Sachin calling him. He turned to see Rahul and Sachin standing at the corner with a MacBook in their hand. 

"Hi Paaji, Hi Bhai," Yuvi said cheerfully as he rested his elbow on Rahul's shoulder casually.

"See this" Sachin said furiously as he played a video.

"You know about this?" Rahul asked as he saw Yuvi glaring at the screen fuming.

"I should have known... I should have."Yuvi spatted out guttering his teeth

"Mahi saw this?" He asked immediately sounding little worried.

"I don't think so. He doesn't watch the news so... Its some reporter Sachin knows informed us." Rahul explained.

"But he will know...It's good if we say it... even better if you talk to him." Sachin voiced.

"I...I will talk to him." Yuvi said as he nodded.

And somehow they couldn't have any conversation during practice... 

In the evening after practice session...yuvi brags into MS's room...

"I'm bored let's go out," Yuvi stated as he casually dropped on the couch like he always does.

MS looked at him for 2 seconds because he refuses sternly.

Signing Yuvi walks to the drawer where MS keeps the movie DVD's and started searching them in the messiest way possible. 

MS saw that but he closed letting Yuvi do whatever he wants. Now that Yuvi is acting all normal he doesn't find enough courage to go and talk to Yuvi... At moments he even had doubted that... Whether 1st phone call was his dream? But then he knew it's not... Half part of him wants to forget everything and be normal as Yuvi is. He was scared... He knew he may not take it if Yuvi's looks at him with same hatred as in phone call. While the other warned him that not talking would only delay the matter not solve it...

His thoughts broke when Yuvi's phone rung. Opening his eyes MS found Yuvi standing there with sorted CDs in both the hands and one even in his mouth.

Yuvi shook his head at Mahi looking at CD in his mouth asking MS to take it signing MS obliges.

"Now even take my phone. It's in my pocket." Yuvi said smiling cheekily.

"Aur Kuch?" MS said sarcastically but anyhow did as Yuvi said.

"Some Kalvender Chachu." MS read out the caller Id.

"My neighbour. Why is he calling now? " Yuvi wondered. "Put it on speaker."

"It's me, not Kulvender" came the voice from the phone as soon as Yuvi said 'Hello Chachu.' Both yuvi and Mahi were surprised by hearing him.

"Why did you call from his phone?" Yuvi snapped

"Because my son has forgotten everything I have done for him and blocked me and for what? for that low..." Yograj was saying something before Yuvi drops the DVDs on the bed and put off the speaker. 

"I told you... Think twice you speak before me. why are you hell-bent on hurting me?" Yuvi started furiously but it ended as helpless plead.

'You have done what you wanted to do...so at least now...let me live in peace' yuvi snaps and cut the call...

Though MS could here the one-sided conversation his mind was working on something else at lighting speed.

"Yograj sir's voice? It sounds like you...." MS stated little surprised. Weighing all the possibilities of Yograj talking to him the morning. Yuvi sounded extremely normal when he called the second time and even from the time he was back except for that one call. And the one-sided conversations he just heard they might something. 

"On the phone it does. I'm glad that it doesn't in reality. I don't want to be like that man...in anything" Yuvi said fuming as he furiously pushed the side table a little making Mahi's watch fall down and break. 

Yuvi turned towards MS expecting a volcano to erupt because MS loves his watches so much saying something like 'Don't start shouting now, I will repair it...' But to his Surprise...a wide grinning MS jumped on him hugging him tight...

Yuvi was a little taken aback... But hugged him anyhow...

"Mahi...Kya Huva? Is everything fine?" Yuvi asked worriedly.

"Nothing... Yuvi... We will go out? A bike ride? I will convince Paaji. Chel chelthe hai..."MS said grinning happily as he started walking out. 

"Ek minute...Ek minute... You sure ball didn't hit your head in practice..." Yuvi said checking Mahi's forehead with serious expression.
MS glares only to make Yuvi laugh.

"Acha  Mahi listen... Seriously wait...I have to talk to you about something..." Yuvi said seriously.

MS sits signing as he kinda knows what is going to come up.

"My father has held a press conference this afternoon... He... He kinda... Said that you..." Yuvi stammered trying to find the proper words which may hurt MS less.

" That I spoiled your career..." MS completed.

"I know... I saw that interview. When I went for lunch. T.V was own there and. I saw it." MS continued as Yuvi gave him a surprised shocked look.

"And you didn't come to me talk about it" Yuvi accused looking sharply.

"Yuvi... Woh..." MS started 

"Mahi...Whatever he said it's his thoughts... Not mine... You know that... don't you?" Yuvi asked desperately cutting of MS.

"I know... I know..." MS started slowly but again was cut off by anxious Yuvi

"Then why didn't you talk to me. You didn't even felt a need to talk to me. Before believing his words." Yuvi accused again.

"I know... It hurts you... But...but... That man... I tried... I seriously tried to explain him...but he is hell-bent to destroy every good thing in my life... I feel so helpless..." Yuvi rants desperate tired tone.

"Acha...Acha...Sorry Baba, I should have come to you... But I was confused... I'm sorry... Let him say whatever he says... It doesn't matter... Come let's go out" MS said hurriedly making Yuvi stop his rant. 

Honestly, that Interview isn't bothering him anymore. It did when he saw that in the afternoon. Maybe that is why he ran to yuvi as soon as he came but not anymore.  All-day he thought that his best friend hates him but now with Yuvi by his side He can live with outsiders hating him.

"So this is why you were upset all this while?" Yuvi asked.

"Yes" MS lied as  he doesn't want to say that phone call this and sadden Yuvi more

"Jhoot... You were upset even before you call me this morning and You saw that interview at lunch."

MS for once wondered 'When did this Idiot become this intelligent.' But didn't dare to say it out. 

"Morning when I called you, Someone picked up the call. Voice was pretty much like yours so I thought It was you...He kinda said same things as in the Interview." MS said not comfortable in repeat everything.

Yuvi never felt more helpless. He just looks on at Mahi not knowing what to explain... First, his father behaves like a fraud and fakes his own son's identity, Bash his best friend in media trying to defame him.

Yuvi stares at Mahi and sees how deeply his father's words had affected him. He suddenly is overwhelmed and feels guilty about being his son. Yuvi walks towards him and kneels before MS confusing MS.

"I am sorry Mahi...I am sorry he said those things...I am sorry I am related to that man...that he hurt you so much... I'm sorry that you have to go through all that just for being my friend" Yuvi sobbed holding Mahi's both hands in his "But...But I assure you it's his thinking, not mine...I have lost so many things in life...for that man...I can't lose you...tujhe nahi kho sakta...Please...maaf Kar de yaar... ideally, you should but please don't... Please"

Mahi quickly shifted and sat in front of him on the floor and throws his arms around Yuvi. 

"Kya bol Raha hai yaar...I was upset because I thought I had hurt you by becoming captain... because You are more precious any Captaincy. I didn't want to lose you for captaincy...but What Yograj Sir thinks I honestly don't care about it...Nither him nor his words matter to me... And why the hell are you sorry? Both of us know it's not your mistake. I know you Yuvi... I can never push you away even if I want too." MS explained hurriedly hugging Yuvi tight while tears made their way from his own eyes. But they were tears of relief... relief that every stupid thing running in his head since morning is false.

They sat there hugging each other for minutes assuring themselves that whatever may be the situation they will always stick together.

"Now if Sir is done being a cry baby lets go on a bike ride?"  MS said getting back to his teasing mode.

"See who is talking? The one who was being grumpy cry baby since morning." Yuvi contoured.

"Abey... Don't start now. Let's go fast." Yuvi dragged MS out before he could replay. 

A/N: Hey guys... Here goes the Mahi-yuvi fic... Mahi-Yuvi... a pair that don't really need any explanation... They are just ❤

And ya.. Our voice on phone will be different to reality... My cousins voice sound like mine on phone... But not in reality... So... This fic is based on that only