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(Little bit of Mature Content Ahead....)
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Asha and Bijoy came back soon after Sonakshi had reached home. Samaira and Sonakshi were busy in their room, when Bijoy barged into the girl's room in a foul mood. By the look on his face, Sonakshi knew she was in trouble again. The tables had as though turned between the girls. Samaira had become the 'good and obedient girl with a decent and stable job' now, and Sonakshi had become the 'truant!' Never in the last 21 years of their lives, had Bijoy heard so many complaints against his elder daughter.

Bijoy just gave her a cold stare and muttered with clenched teeth, "kal se Pia ke saath nahin, balki mere saath hi jaaogi tum.....tumhare teacher ka phone aaya tha aaj.....aaj beech class se hi ghayab ho gayi thi tum?"

Sonakshi was almost tearful and felt awfully guilty, but before she could say anything, Samaira came to her rescue as usual, "papa.....aapko pata hai aaj Sonakshi college mein gir gayi thi.....main office chhod kar usse hospital le gayi thi....aap pehle humse poonch liya kee jiye papa...aap kyon Sonakshi par aaj kal trust nahin karte?"

Sonakshi was stunned; Samaira had saved her once again- how would she ever pay her back? Sonakshi's tears flowed from eyes- tears of shame, guilt and gratefulness all combined into one. Bijoy felt bad for not trusting his daughter once again; Rehaan's involvement with Sonakshi had made him very suspicious for some reason, "sorry beta.....ab kaisi hai chhot?"

Sonakshi just nodded, "theek hai papa," she looked at Samaira and thanked her once again with her eyes.

The next morning, Samaira insisted on going to Sonakshi's college as 'Sonakshi' as she knew Sonakshi had to meet Rehaan again and help him out with his crisis.

"Lekin Samaira...tera job? Aur phir tujhe Dev se apne dil ki baat bhi toh kehni hai," Sonakshi asked.

"Sonakshi......abhi Rehaan ko teri zaroorat zyaada hai......if he is in trouble, you need to help him......Dev kahin nahin jaa raha......wo office ke alaawa kahin nahin jaata....aur aaj kal kahin bahar jaata bhi hai toh sirf mere saath......don't worry, main sambhaal loongi......Vicky knows I got hurt yesterday...so he will not question either," Samaira dressed up as Sonakshi and hobbled out.

Sonakshi just remained silent; she would try to ask Rehaan what his problem was and try to get him the right help. She hated telling lie after lie, but it seemed that since Rehaan had come into her life, her life had become surrounded by a bunch of lies. A person, who took pride in her honesty and truthfulness, had resorted to so much deception......but she had no recourse; she knew she could not survive without Rehaan, so she had to justify her actions for her love.

Bijoy noticed the limp, "Sonakshi...lagta hai bohot chhot aayi hai tumhe? Main tumhe doctor ke paas le chalun?"

"Nahin papa....main theek hoon...medicines toh kal hi mil gayi thi," Samaira lied as she had not seen any doctor yet and just self medicated herself.

Bijoy dropped Samaira at the college, "main theek 3 baje tujhe lene aaoonga.....principal sir jaante hain ki tumhey koi bhi problem ho toh mujhey phone kar denge...Bye beta...mann lagaa kar apni training karo....exams bhi aa rahe hain!"

Samaira informed Pia of the swap. Pia promised to help Samaira in the classes, 'theory classes mein toh help kar doongi...par singing classes mein kya karegi Samaira?"

Samaira rolled her eyes and spoke in a very hoarse voice, "mera gala kharaab nahin ho sakta kya ek din?"

Pia and Samaira broke out into a laughter. Pia said, "Sonakshi hamesha kehti hai ki tu bilkul nautanki hai.....aaj samajh aaya kyon...chal jaldi chal ab."

"Aati hoon baba!" Samaira limped behind as fast as she could.

At home, Sonakshi wore Samaira's clothes and took her hand bag with her, "mamma....main shaam ko der se aaoongi."

"Samaira.......breakfast toh kar le," Asha tried to stop Sonakshi, but before she could get to her, Sonakshi was out the door.

Sonakshi took a cab to the beach house. She had brought a change of clothes with her, and changed into a pink sari with a white sleeveless blouse and a pearl set. She knew Rehaan liked her in Indian clothes. She had purchased some groceries on the way and decided to cook some food for both of them. She knew Rehaan loved chicken, so she had picked some on the way from a restaurant. She had never cooked chicken before as her family did not cook non-veg at home. Samaira was the only one who ate non-veg in their family, and she usually did that when she went out to eat.

A few hours later, she heard a knock on the door. She adjusted her pallu and answered the door.

It was him, his back to the door as he was on the phone, "Vicky...please un logon ko tum sambhaal lo...I don't care if they get upset......I am busy right now.....bye!"

Sonakshi had never heard the name 'Vicky' before, but Rehaan's anger was so typical.....why did he get so upset with people that easily.....itni jaldi gussa kyon aata hai inhey?

Sonakshi hugged Dev from behind and kissed his broad back.

Dev hung up and turned around. He took his shades off and hugged her back, "missed me? Aaj morning mein kahan thi?" he was surprised that Samaira had not shown for work that morning.

"Aap ka wait kar rahi thi," she buried her head in his chest.

Dev was flattered; he kissed her head and walked in with her. He stepped back and was delighted to see her in a sari, "you look gorgeous......bas pehle ek baar dekha hai tumhe sari mein," he was referring to the incident when he had first met her in a sari with a ghunghat when she had squinted at him; that incident still made him shudder. Sonakshi blushed as she remembered how desperate Rehaan was to own her the last time she had worn a sari. She still remembered his passionate kisses as he had untied her blouse; she had goose bumps just thinking of that evening.

Dev came close to her and asked, "mujhe kiss karne ki permission mil saktihai?" he looked at her longingly.

"Aaj se pehle toh aapne kabhi permission nahin maangi...toh phir aaj kyon poonch rahe hain?" she lowered her eyes shyly.

Dev was a little surprised as they had just become intimate yesterday, so what did she mean by that question. He decided to not strain his brain with such questions, and instead pulled her closer, gazed into her eyes and bent down to kiss her lips. As soon as their lips met, he forgot who he was and found himself drowning in her mouth and passion; nothing else mattered at that moment. Sonakshi's arms circled his neck as she arched her back in pleasure.

After a long drawn and passionate kiss, they finally pulled away. Dev looked around and said, "something smells good.....i am hungry," as a habit, he looked at his watch; he usually ate at a specific time as taught by his mother, but recently Samaira had managed to change that habit too- he ate when he was hungry rather than by the clock! It seemed that Samaira had changed Dev a little to make him more fun loving, less stringent about things....basically she had helped bring Dev closer to Rehaan, and now Sonakshi was helping bring Rehaan a little closer to Dev! Would the two personalities ever meet at a point to become one?

Dev was impressed to see the number of dishes Sonakshi had prepared for him, "wow! Yeh sab tumne banaya hai?" This was a revelation; he thought he remembered her mentioning once that she hated cooking...ho sakta hai maine kuch galat sunn liya ho? He reasoned with himself.

Sonakshi blushed at his appreciation, "chicken market ka hai....baaki sab maine banaya hai."

"Chicken?" he made a disgusting face, "you know I am a vegetarian.....koi baat nahin...tum kha lena."

Sonakshi was really surprised; she had seen Rehaan scarf a whole chicken once, "aap kya keh rahe hain? Aap toh chicken khaate hain....main vegetarian hoon!"

"Tum? No way......remember how you ate that chicken dish the other day......tumhari memory ko kya ho gaya hai Sonakshi? Kuch behki behki si baatein karne lagi ho kal se," Dev chided with her.

Sonakshi was baffled, "main behki behki si baatein? Nahin aap.....khair rehne dee jiye.....hum chicken nahin khaayenge.....there is plenty of food," she decided to not argue with him; she was really worried about him now.....he had really changed....not that she minded him being vegetarian now.....in fact that would make life easier for her she thought.

Dev smiled at her and grabbed her by her waist again, "behki behki si baatein toh hum dono kar rahe hai....haina? Shayad issi ka naam pyaar hai Sonakshi." Sonakshi looked into his eyes and smiled back, "hum dono hi pagal ho gaye hain shayad....chaliye khaana khaate hain."

Dev was in seventh heaven after the best meal of his life. He thought he was the luckiest man in this world- Sonakshi had given him so much happiness in less than 24 hours of life, which he had not experienced in quite some time.

As Sonakshi cleaned up, Dev walked around the house and was surprised that parts of the house looked so familiar to him, "kahan dekha hai yeh ghar pehle?" He walked into the music room and stopped at the door step; the guitar in the corner looked so familiar. He stared at it intently and walked towards it slowly. He kneeled beside it and touched the strings with his fingers. He was about to pluck one of the strings, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Aap ek song sunaaiye na please," Sonakshi smiled at him.

Dev had a puzzled look on his face, "main? I don't know how to sing."

Sonakshi tried to suppress her laughter, "bahut achha mazaak kar lete hain aap."

"No, I am serious Sonakshi! Accha tum sunaayo ek song please.....I heard you sing yesterday," he requested.

Sonakshi was surprised again, " mujhe toh aap pehle kai baar sun chuke hain."

"Really?" he scratched his head but could not remember when; was he really going crazy?

Sonakshi held his hand between her palms and looked at it, "these hands have magic.......guitar ko touch karte hi aap hum sabko ek alag hi world mein le jaate hain......chaliye main sing hoon, aur aap guitar play kijiye....is that OK?"

Dev was still confused, "O..O..K?"

She sat down on the floor and pulled him down to sit with her. She handed him the guitar and started humming

Tu hi ye mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa

As her melodious voice filled his senses, he instinctively started strumming the strings in the beat of the song. Dev was unaware of who he was and where he was. Soon they were both lost in their little world of notes, music and perfect harmony........

Itna bata doon tujhko
Chaahat pe apni mujhko
Yun tto nahi ikhtiyaar
Phir bhi yeh socha dil ne
Ab jo laga hoon milne
Poochhu tujhe ek baar

Tu hi ye mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa

Aisi kabhi pehle hui naa thi khwaahishein
O.. kisi se bhi milne ki
Naa ki thi koshishein
Uljhan meri suljha de
Chaahun main ya naa
Aankhon aankhon mein jataa de
Chaahun main ya naa

Mere chhote chhote khwaab hain
Khwabon mein geet hain
Geeton mein zindagi hai
Chaahat hai, preet hai
Abhi main na dekhoon khwaab woo
Jin mein na tu mile
Le khole honth maine
Ab tak the jo sile

Mujhko na jitna mujh pe
Utna iss dil ko tujh pe
Hone laga aitbaar
Tanha lamhon mein apne
Bunti hoon tere sapne
Tujhse hua mujhko pyaar o o..
Poochungi tujhko kabhi naa
Chaahun main ya naa
Tere khaabon mein ab jeena
Chaahun main kyun naa!

Tu hi yeh mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa
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Precap- Devakshi moments, Dev remembers Dadi and Samaira to think Dev loves her

Target- 130 votes