...Kabir...

Lavanya's constant shouts were my alarm for today. Today was my haldi and so everyone was already downstairs.
I quickened my pace since we had to wrap my haldi soon so that all these people could go to Preet's place for her haldi. I draped myself in a golden kurta with nehru Jacket, left my hair messy and walked down.

Everyone had a sly smile on their face which I certainly didn't like. I wasn't allowed to meet Preet which irritated me further.
I narrowed my eyes at them and then all my sister's pulled me towards the sitting.
I could here my mom Kavya's anklets making noise as she descended down with what I assume is haldi.

Waah waah Katora vatne da,
Shava katora vatne.
Waah waah Katora vatne da

(

All the girls started singing as Mom commenced the ceremony by applying haldi first on my cheeks, then shoulders and then knees and legs.)

Chah sareya nu malne da
Chah munde da mell kadne da

Phena nu, pabbhi nu,
Bua nu massi nu.

(Kavya and Kashish danced and applied haldi to me after all the elders were done.)

Waah waah Katora vatne da,
Shava katora vatne

Waah waah kinna roop chadeya.
Hanehre wich batey jiha chamkee
Mukhda munde da

Waah waah Katora vatne da,
Shava katora vatne

(Lavanya joined them in the dance teasing me, tell me once when she didn't try to tease me, while Aryan rubbed my face with haldi much to my irritation.)

Waah waah munde di Maa,
Idhar udhar na lukh jaa.
munda tera ditta chamka
Hun koi shagun toh sanu paa
Aiwehi hath na ghisvayi jaa

(Tara joined the girls pulling mom to with them, they were complaining how mom would make them work for me. Till now I was practically drenched with Haldi.)

Waah waah Katora vatne da,
Shava katora vatne

Waah waah Katora vatne da,
Shava katora vatne.

(Finally all these guys emptied the bowl on my head.)

Having the fun of their lifetime all of them moved to their room to get dressed.
While I had other plans quickly taking a shower and changing in a pair of jeans and white kurta.
I quickly texted her and then made a great escape and drove off.

...Preet...

Finally I woke up with a beautiful smile when Aryan came in my room to wake me up. Aryan was to go to Kabir's place with the rest since his Haldi was to take place before me, and I was supposed to stay at home and get ready.

Kabir had already warned me that he would be the first one to apply haldi to me which I basically laughed off. I was adamant to the ritual part and I told him that we wouldn't meet before marriage.
But me and you both know that my sweet, innocent looking cunning, arrogant and annoying soon to be Husband gets what he wants.
I was still suspicious as I got cleaned and got dressed in a yellow saree.

I blow dried my hair and secured them in a bun exposing my back completely because of my backless blouse.
I applied red lipstick and added some kohl to my eyes there was no use of wearing make up I knew my friends would end up spoiling my face.

It was almost noon and my mom was in hysterics, since my haldi was to come from the Malhotra's.

Soon I could hear cars honking that only meant that everyone was here.
I could hear the hustling downstairs.
I was bitting my lips all of a sudden nervous.
I checked in the mirror for on last time still biting my lips.
I was fidgeting with my hair and then my saree, the pleats again were a mess. I started doing them again when suddenly I felt a hand slide through my waist.
I gasped but I was more than aware about who it was.

"Stop biting your lips, that is only for me to do." He said keeping his head on my shoulder and taking the pleats from my hand.
My heart missed a beat at that while he was completely enjoying his effect on me.
He would knowingly touch my bare waist and act as if nothing. From the mirror in front I could easily see him totally engrossed doing the pleats. A smile crossed his face once he knew he was done and pushed the pleats back. He looked at me still through the mirror.

"You look beautiful." He said sending a shiver down my spine and I blushed.

What the hell is wrong with me, right from the time he confessed his love and proposed me I would react to his every word, every action.

Nervous and shy again I pressed my teeth on my lips.

"I warned you not to do this." He said and before I could register anything, I was turned around and my lips were locked by his.
I groaned but he being the jerk head he is bit my lips and then kissed again to soothe the pain.

A knock on the door was the reason we had to break apart.

"Coming in 5." I replied not even bothered to check who it was and slammed my lips on his again.
Breaking the kiss I turned around to check myself in the mirror still in his grip.
The moment I turned around I heard him hiss and he instantly kissed my exposed back and opened my hair.
"Nobody is supposed to see what is only meant for me." He said kissing lightly on my right shoulder. I gave a small smile to him.
Again his hands reached my waist, I looked down to find a beautiful jewellery belt around my waist.

He then pushed me back lightly that I was now leaning towards my dressing table, he took something from behind without breaking the eye contact and smeared it over my cheeks.
"I told you, I 'll be the first one." He said while smearing some haldi on my arms and then my waist.
I just closed my eyes on his touch.

I have no idea when I turned this bold because my next move left both me and him surprised. I pulled him from the collars of his kurta and then rubbed my cheeks against his.

"May be not first, but I am definitely your last." I spoke or whispered near his ears.
I moved back and cleaned my face and hands and walked towards the door. Before opening the door I looked behind and said.
"Mr. Malhotra this is the last time you see me before marriage."

"Not happening Mrs. Malhotra."

"We will see." I challenged.

"I have my ways." He replied.

I know that idiot I out of all the people know that.

I thought and closing the door walked down.
Aryan and Abhi took me over from the stairs.
All the while I was looking down.
They guided me to the beautifully decorated garden and got me settled.

Meera Maa handed mom over my Haldi and we begun the ceremony.

Aryan and Tara held the red Dupatta over my head.
Mom was the first to apply haldi on me and then oil on my hair soon followed my Meera maa and the other elderly people. Next was my friends, Vinnie, Lauren, Chris, Varun, Ashlyn applied haldi.
Next was Tara and Kavya and then finally Aryan and Abhi they practically spoiled my face if you could call it that.

All this while I had only one thing in mind, he definitely has his ways.