To be fair, his sherni was justified for being so happily sad. Was that even an emotion? Maybe. He sighed as she continued to stare into nothingness, eyes teary yet again.

"Naira." No reaction. "Naira!" Still no response. "Naira!"

"Huh?" She jumped at her mention and turned to face him, looking startled. He started chuckling. She looked like a reindeer caught in red lights. She pouted a few seconds later and playfully whacked his arm. "Kartik!"

"Sorry. You just... weren't really paying attention."

"You don't say." She rolled her eyes sarcastically. Back into sherni style. Then she sighed, now dropped her act. "Sorry. I was just... thinking I guess."

He frowned. "About what jaan?"

"About how maa just returned." He blinked surprised. "She had been alive ALL THOSE YEARS Kartik, and i'm questioning to why she didn't contact us, why she didn't try to send someone to get us, to get her back home!"

"Because I had no other choice Naira." Their attention turned to the door, where Akshara stood, grimacing yet looking better than before.

Silence. No one said a word for a few seconds, before Akshara sighed and turned away. "I'll explain tomorrow. For now, rest." She gave a sweet smile and walked away just like that. Naira's eyes trailed after her and at last when she was out of sight, did she slum into Kartik, shutting her eyes close.

"... just... why? Why can't our lives be as simple as everyone else's are?" Kartik said nothing and just held her close, eyes still on the door. He then looked down at her sherni and smirked.

"Aww come on Naira! What's the point of a boring life?" Naira froze and slowly raised her head to stare at him, her soft eyes now burning with anger.

"... I can't believe you said that!" She raised her leg and literally kicked him out of the bed, earning a yelp as he fell down with a 'OW!'. "You stupid, idiotic, good for nothing mendhak!" Like that, she picked up whatever was near her and started to throw it at him.

Unfortunately for Kartik, a small bouncy ball lay on the desk next to her and just as she picked it up and threw it at him, he ducked and it rebounded back Naira, hitting her straight in the stomach.

"AHH!" She yelped her hands wrapping around her stomach in pain. Kartik immediately looked up and scrambled back up, worry immediately taking over.

"Naira?! Are you okay?! Oh my gosh I should have just let the ball hit me, we have to get you to the doctor-"

She glanced up at him and he noticed the glimmering mischievousness in her eyes. He stopped and she burst into laughter, nearly falling over. ... oh god he had just been pranked! "K-Kartik! Y-you're seriously so overprotective! A-arre, ekk choti, soft ball se bhi kabhi hurt hota hai!" She laughed even harder.

He pouted and turned away, getting her attention. She calmed herself down though was still giggling. She wrapped her arms around her neck, leaning against his back. He shrugged her off and she got hold again, this time resting her head on his shoulder.

"Naraz ho?" She asked cutely and he pouted further, giving a single nod. "Kartik... menDAK! ... kartiiiiiik... kartiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-"

"Okay okay stop that." He finally gave up through her whining and she grinned cutely. Again, to him she was adorable, to those who she wasn't, maybe their eyesight was weak! "What is it?"

"Sorry." He gave no reply. She then held her ears. "Sowwy na yaar!" Still on reply. She pouted and got out of bed. "Acha, i'll do sit-ups as well! Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry-" With every sorry, she did one sit-up.

"What do you think you're doing?" In a second he had picked her up and laid her back on the bed.

"Apologizing."

"Haha very funny." He exclaimed sarcastically and she started laughing. "You know, there's only one way to stop that mischievous self of yours."

"And that is?"

He slammed his lips on hers.

.....

Akshara still had questions. Questions to why they were all so worried, why Kartik was overprotective of Naira even if knowing she was perfectly capable of protecting herself, if the things she had been told about Suvarna were true.

"... i..." She trailed off, now sitting beside her husband in the early morning. No one had woken up yet, and she was thankful for that. "... i... don't know what to say."

Naitik sighed. "Like I had said earlier Akshara, things have changed. Naira passed through so many things, but Kartik was and is always by her side to support and protect her. Naksh and kirti fell in love long ago, though Naksh didn't want to move on from his previous love. All of our family moved away to the US, and only a few stayed behind. Even added a new one though we lost him though his own mistake..."

"Also, why is Kartik SO protective of Naira?" She suddenly asked, raising an eyebrow. He pressed his lips, refusing to blurt the truth out. They jumped when hearing a familiar laugh and turned to Rajshri, who walked over to them and sat beside her daughter, still laughing. "Maa!"

Akshara hugged her and she hugged back, still chuckling. "Although it is so good to have you back, I think a few things have to be answered by the couples themselves."

"... things really have changed maa, haven't they?"

Rajshri sighed now, frowning. "You have no idea how much your children passed through Akshara. Naira had to keep strong though her new home kept breaking constantly, kirti had earned her right to be a mother and had to give that up because of one fall, Naksh had been so alone after Naira and Kartik got separated... you missed a lot bitya, more than imaginable."

Akshara said nothing, just hugging her again.

.....

Kirti toyed around with her fingers, looking over herself in the mirror. Did she look fine? Did she look skinny? Fat? Possibly ill?

Naksh watched her bemused and continued to stuff his mouth with ice cream he got from the fridge. How he managed to sneak away in this early morning, even his wife didn't know. She was however worried.

"Naksh?" She asked after a while. "... do you think Akshara maa will like me?"

He froze and started choking on his ice cream.

"I mean, she didn't know me well enough and what if she doesn't want you to be with me, what if she hates me and asks me to go away and possibly kick me out of this house and-"

"Kirti Kirti Kirti shhh!" She was however surprised when he grabbed her and slammed her against the wall softly, hand flying to cover her mouth to stop her from continued. He looked noticeably upset. "Why would you say that?! Maa will love you Kirti, you're so amazing and sweet and beautiful and-"

He stopped again and she started blushing at his comments, though still tore his hand away.

"What i'm saying is, she'll love you! Why would you think..."

"... I don't know. I don't know her well I guess? We never interacted much, and at that time I was with..." She stopped and he sighed. She was with Aditya. She was worried what the past would do to her present, wasn't she? That Akshara wouldn't like her since she had already been married first.

She looked away upset. "... just... I need time to think. This... sudden appearance is... too much."

But just as she was about to walk away, dizziness took over. She abruptly stopped and her hand flew to her head, stumbling right into the door and falling.

"Kirti!"

..... BOY is Akshara's sudden appearance causing problems. Naira is wondering if her mother is right or not, and Kartik gets mischievous😜. Akshara is questioning everything she's been told and Kirti doubts she'll be likable for her mother-in-law. Yeah, i'm draaaaaging it, but i'm gonna have fun continuing😂😂😝! XD next up, Akshara vs Suvarna😎! I'm so sorry if this is crappy! Sorry for any mistakes, I ask for forgiveness😶😝! Also, i'm uploading next chap tomorrow or Monday! Thank you all for your support, I love you all so much😍😙😙❤❤! Now, on to actual business...

OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL SUVARNA FORGAVE AND IS FORGIVEN FOR EVERYTHING OMG AND KAIRA IS BACK OUR KAIRA IS BACK KARTIK AND NAIRA ARE BACK I CAN'T I'M GONNA DIE OF HAPPINESS-