Hey Guys, 

I am back with the next chapter of Looteri Dulhan *phew*, removes the sweat from my forehead. This one was a long one and I hope a fun one too. I tried not to put too much PreeRan in this, I hope you like it. 

Sameer's Look 

Srishti's Look 

Rishabh's Look 

Sameer: Srishti,chalo Rishabh Bhaiya ke pass jaata hai koi plan sochte hai inhe milane ka.

Srishti: Chalo theek hain! (in her mind) Preeta Di, I know agar aapko pata chalega mein kya kar rahi hu toh aapko gussa chalega. But aap meri di ho, mein ache tareeke se jaanti hu aapko. Aap maano na maano, Karan Sir ke liye aapke dil mein kuch toh hai. Mujhe nahi pata in sab mein Prithvi ka kya hoga, na hi mujhe farak padhta hai right now I just want your happiness.

They walk to Rishabh's room, where Rishabh was working on his laptop.

Sameer: Bhaiya, time hai aapke paas?

Rishabh: Kyun kya hua? (his eyes still stuck on the laptop and hands typing something in the keypad)

Sameer: Kuch nahi, woh Srishti bhi humare plan ka hissa hai ab. Preeta aur Karan Bhai ko yeh ehsaas dilane mein ki undono ki beech mein kya hai, Srishti bhi humara saath degi.

Rishabh: Arre, that's great news. Bas mujhe 5 mins do, ek urgent mail bhejna hai uske baad hum kuch plan karte hai. You guys sit down.

Sameer and Srishti sit on Rishabh's bed while Rishabh finishes drafting the mail. He finishes sending the mail and shuts his laptop. He looks at Sameer and Srishti and says "Ab bolo kya karna hai?".

Srishti: Rishabh Bhaiya (realizes what she just said) Sorry, kya mein aapko bhaiya bula sakti hu?

Rishabh: Arre ofcourse, mein do shaitaan chote bhaiyon ka bada bhai hu, ab mujhe ek choti pyaari behen ka bada bhai hone ka mauka milega isse bahane.

Srishti: Thanks. Maine aaj di aur Karan ko saath mein dekha terrace mein. The terrace was decorated.

Rishabh: Haan, toh humne hi toh woh terrace decorate kiya tha unke liye, usmein kaunsi badi baat hai?

Srishti: Rishabh Bhaiya, maine unhe saath mein dekha. I mean, unhe kaafi close jaise woh ek dusre mein khoye huye the.

Sameer: Toh baat yahan tak pohonch chuki hai! Waah!

Rishabh: Toh ab karna kya hai? Un dono se puch lete hai na seedha, ki kya chal raha hai.

Srishti: Arre meri behen unlogon mein se nahi hai jo apne feelings asani se accept karle. Atleast, not until aisa kuch ho jaaye ki unko lage batana zaroori hai.

Sameer: Par aisa kya karenge yaar?

Rishabh: Karan aur Preeta ki shaadi karalete hai seedha. Srishti, tumhare gharwalon se baat karlete hai aur baaki humare mom - dad toh khushi khushi maan jayenge.

Srishti: Nahi we can't do that!

Sameer: Lekin kyun? Bhaiya ka idea toh acha hai.

Srishti (thinking for an answer): Ummm.. Kyunki jab tak hum sure nahi hote tab tak hum kisi aur ko nahi bata sakte. I mean, knowing Karan Sir yeh unke liye ek normal affair bhi ho sakta hai. Aur Preeta Di, woh toh in chakaron se dur hi rehti hai

Rishabh (thinks): Tum bilkul sahi bol rahi ho. Karan aur Preeta ke beech mein kya hai yeh unhe jaan na zaroori hai, agar humne shaadi tak baat pohnchadi aur baat kuch hui nahi toh bohot problem hogi. So let's think ki kaise hum unhe ek saath kar sakte hai.

Srishti (in her mind): Thank God! Bach gayi. Mein abhi in logon ko humari sachayi nahi bataungi. Tab bataungi jab yeh mujhe confirm hojaye ki Di aur Karan Sir ek dusre se pyaar karte hai. Kahin yeh Preeta Di ki koi chaal bhi ho sakti hai apna mission pura karne ke liye.

She thinks of an idea.

Bhaiya, ek idea toh hai.

Rishabh: Haan batao.

Srishti: Pyaar ke saath saath jealousy bhi aati hai. Toh kyun na hum unki jealousy bahar nikale?

Rishabh: Haan. Par kaise?

Srishti: Simple si baat hai. (she dials a number on her phone and dials a number) Hey Arjun. Kaise Ho? Mujhe na tumhari choti si help chahiye yaar (she explains the whole scenario to him and the plan of action and then keeps the call). So the plan is on, Arjun kal aaraha hai Mumbai bas ab mein di ko batadeti hu jaake.

Sameer: Arre, sab kuch tumne hi kardiya yaar. Atleast plan toh batao.

Srishti: Acha haan mein bhul gayi sorry. So, jaise maine kahan unke feelings bahar nikalne ka pehla step hai jealousy. Toh Arjun, Di ke ex hai jo ab unke ache dost hai. Toh maine unko yahan Mumbai bulaya hai, Di kaafi close hai unse toh obviously Karan Sir ko jealousy hogi. So that's my plan.

Rishabh: Haan par isse toh Karan jealous hoga, Preeta jealous kaise hogi?

Srishti (thinking): Uske liye Karan Sir ke liye koi laani padhegi.

Rishabh: Exactly! Kaun laaye uske liye? (thinking)

Srishti: Bhaiya, ismein tension ki kya baat hai. Karan Sir ki toh itni girlfriends aur fans hai ek ko bulalenge.

Rishabh (laughs): Srishti, woh saari ladkiyan toh Karan ki girlfriend ban na chahti hai. Unka bas chale toh woh Preeta ko uski life se bahar nikaldengi aur khud aajayengi.

Sameer: Exactly, Rishabh Bhaiya aap bilkul sahi keh rahe ho. Humein aisi koi ladki dhoondhni padhegi jisko hum jaante ho ache se, jo humari madat karne ke liye tayar hojaye.

Srishti: Toh aap dono sochiye aisi kaun ho sakti.

Sameer: Eureka! Bhai milgayi ladki.

Rishabh: Acha, kaun bata?

Sameer: Nahi, pehle mein call karleta hu usse uske baad.

Sameer talks to the girl and convinces her to help them. She agrees, but with one condition, that her coming to Luthra house will be a surprise to both Karan and Rishabh. Sameer agrees and keeps the phone down.

Rishabh: Ab bata.

Sameer: Kya batau bhaiya?

Rishabh: Kaun hai yeh ladki jo man gayi humari help karne ke liye?

Sameer: Uhhh.. woh mein aapko nahi batasakta!

Srishti: Arre, yeh kya baat hui? Kaise nahi bataoge. Maine bataya na Arjun ke baarein mein.

Sameer: Arre woh ladki isse condition mein maani hai ki mein aap logon ko uske baarein mein na batau jab tak woh aa nahi jaati.

Rishabh: Theek hai agar aisi baat hai toh rehne de mat bata.

Srishti: Acha guys, mein upar jaa rahi hu terrace pe di ko batane ke liye Arjun ke baarein mein. I want to see her expression, aur Karan Sir ka bhi.

Sameer: Mein bhi chalta hu tumhare saath. Bahar se analyse karunga dono ko.

Rishabh: Mein bhi chalta hu. Mujhe dekhna hai Karan ke liye yeh normal timepass hai ya sahi mein there's something more that just timepass.

Srishti: Haan chaliye!

The three leaves for the terrace. They reach the terrace and see Karan and Preeta watching the movie together. She had kept her head on Karan's shoulder and Karan and kept his head over Preeta's head.

Preeta's Look 

Karan's Look 

Srishti: Yaar inke beech mein kebab mein haddi ban ne ka man nahi kar rahi bilkul bhi. But, karna padhega batana bhi toh hai.

Rishabh: Haan tu jaa, hum dono yahin rehke dekhte hai.

Srishti goes to the terrace and disturbs Preeta and Karan. :P

Srishti: Diiiii!

Karan and Preeta sit straight on hearing Srishti's voice. She comes to the terrace and acts as if she didn't know they were watching a movie.

Srishti: Oops! Maine aap dono ko disturb toh nahi kiya na. I don't want to be a kebab mein haddi, I hope you understand.

Preeta (hits Srishti): Tu bhi Srishti, kuch bhi bolti hai, aisa kuch nahi hai. Bata hua kya?

Srishti (excited): Di, aapke liye ek surprise hai!

Preeta: Kya surprise?

Srishti: Arjun aaraha hai kal, Mumbai!

Preeta (stands up excitedly): Kya? Seriously! Itne din hogaye usse milke.

Karan (seeing the excitement): Kaun hai yeh Arjun?

Srishti: Karan Sir, Arjun na di ka acha dost hai.

Preeta: Haan bohot acha dost (Smiles) Acha, woh kal aaraha hai toh ghar wapas jaana padhega Srishti usse milne ke liye na, yahan Luthra house thodi bulaungi usse.

Karan (in mind): Yeh wapas ghar jaane ki baat kar rahi hai. Aur itni excited hai is launde se milne ke liye, hai kaun yeh? Mujhe bhi dekhna hai yaar. Agar yeh ghar chali jayegi toh mein kaise dekh paunga uska, mujhe aisa kuch karna padhega jisse yeh log yahin rahi aur woh yahan aaye. Par kaise? Kya bolu aisa? Idea.

(To Preeta): Preeta, woh doctor ne kaha tha na ki sprain ke baad mera khayal rakhna padhega. Tum agar chali gayi aur mujhe us time tumhari zaroorat padhi toh mein kya karunga? Tum ek kaam karo, usse yahan bulalo. Isse bahane I'll also meet him.

Preeta (thinks): Hmm.. baat toh sahi bol rahe ho tum Karan. Theek hai, mein abhi Arjun ko call karke boldeti hu ki woh yahan aajaye aur mein usse address bhejdeti hu Luthra house ka.

She takes her phone to message, but it was switched off because of low battery.

Arre phone mein toh charge hi nahi hai. Mein ek kaam karti hu, neeche jaake na phone ko charge karke usse message kardeti hu.

She walks towards the terrace door to go back when instantly Karan stops her by holding her hand. She turns and looks at Karan holding her hand.

Preeta: Kya hua?

Karan: Woh.. woh.. Kya hua? Haan, woh movie khatam nahi hui na abhi tak. Tum kaise jaa sakti ho usse pehle?

Preeta: Par maine yeh movie already dekh rakhi hai Karan. I know how it ends.

Karan: Haan, par maine toh nahi dekhi na aur mujhe akeley movie dekhna nahi pasand. Tum chali jaogi toh yeh movie kaise dekh kar khatam karunga mein.

Preeta: Srishti haina Karan, tumhari sabse badi fan, uske saath dekh lena.

Karan (in mind): Arre, baat toh sahi bol rahi hai yeh Srishti ke saath dekh sakta hu. Shit! Karan kya bewakoofon wali baatein kar raha hai. Tujhe movie toh iske saath dekhni hai na. Ab soch kya bolega tu.

(To Preeta): Nahi nahi. Woh mom bolti hai ki jiske saath movie dekhna shuru karte ho usike saath dekh kar khatam karna chahiye.

Preeta and Srishti: What? (with an odd expression)

Rishabh and Sameer (from outside under their breath): Yeh ladka marwayega kissi din.

Karan (in mind): Karan kaise chu**** hai tu! Maa kehti hai jiske saath movie dekhna shuru karte ho usike saath khatam karna chahiye. Literally kya illogical baat kar raha hu mein! Beakalon wali baatein bol raha hu. Wait a minute, mein The Karan Luthra hu mereko itni tension kyun ho rahi hai? Just calm down bro! You have got it covered.

(To Srishti and Preeta): Haan obviously na. Ab batao, agar Srishti ne yeh movie nahi dekhi hogi toh mujhe uske liye shuruvat se daalni padhegi na. Tumne toh mere saath adhi dekhli hai toh mujhe start se nahi dalni padhegi.

Preeta: Haan, par agar Srishti ne movie dekhi hogi phir toh woh beth ke dekh sakti hai. Puchle usse? Srishti tune yeh movie dekhi hai kya?

Srishti: Haan dekhi hai na.

Preeta: Dekha? Dekhi hai usne yeh movie.

Karan: Srishti (looks at Srishti) arre, tu subah mujhe bol rahi thi na yeh movie nahi dekhi tune. Yaad hai? Jab maine tujhse pucha tha?

Srishti (understands his signals): Acha yaad aaya. Di yeh kaunsi movie hai?

Preeta: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa..

Srishti: Acha yeh. Haan yeh maine nahi dekhi, mujhe laga aap Jaaneman dekh rahe ho.

Preeta: Yeh kaunsi movie hai?

Srishti: Arre woh Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar aur Preity Zinta ki hai ek.

Karan: Dekha, nahi dekhi isne movie. Ab toh tumhe hi mere saath movie dekhkar khatam karni padhegi yeh wali.

Preeta: Acha okay theek hai. But phone ka kya? Arjun ko message kaise karungi.

Karan: Arre, Srishti hai na (looks at her) woh sab kardegi. Woh kardegi call aur message.

Srishti: Haan haan, mein abhi jaati hu call aur message karti hu. Bye.

She leaves the terrace and meets Rishabh and Sameer there.

Srishti: Bhaiya, Sameer aapki mom ne sahi mein aisa kuch kaha tha kya?

Rishabh: Bilkul bhi nahi. Sahabzada ko bahana chahiye tha Preeta ko rokhne ka. Toh kuch bhi boldiya.

Sameer: Haan, Rishabh Bhaiya bilkul sahi bol rahe hai. Itna toh unhone kisi ladki ke liye bahane nahi mare.

Srishti: Arre, maine toh woh movie dekh rakhi hai. Woh toh Sir ne apni aankhon se ishare kiya tab jaake maine jhoot bola.

Sameer: Seriously?

Rishabh: Haha. Pata tha mujhe. Mein apne bhai ko bohot ache se jaanti hu.

Srishti: Chalo guys mein jaati hu, Arjun ko bhi address bhej deti hu yahan ka.

Rishabh and Sameer: Haan hum bhi jaate hai sone.

Karan and Preeta sit together and finish watching the movie. When Karan finishes watching the movie, he notices Preeta resting her head on Karan's shoulder and sleeping like a baby. He doesn't disturb her and sleeps there itself.

Next morning, they both are sleeping peacefully on the terrace. When she hears a voice calling her "PREETA! PREETA! PREETA!"

Preeta wakes up and so does Karan.

Preeta: Mein kal yahi sogayi. Shit pata hi nahi chala.

Karan: Haan, jab tak movie khatam hogayi tab tak tum sogayi toh mujhe uthane ka man nahi kiya.

Oreeta: Acha oh! Okay.

They again hear something calling Preeta and leave for downstairs.

Karan: Subah subah kaun yaad kar raha hai ya tumhe? Neend khol di meri.

Preeta: Karan. Mein bhi tumhari saath terrace mein thi na, mujhe kaise pata hoga. Kabhi kabar na tum bina sir per ki baatein karte ho.

Karan: Whatever. Meri baatein toh tumhe bina sir per ki hi lagengi na ab.

Preeta: Karan, aisa kuch nahi hai. Ab neeche chalo, koi mujhe bula raha hai.

They reach downstairs and find Srishti, Sameer and Rishabh talking to someone. On seeing the person they were talking to, Preeta gets happy and runs to hug him. It was Arjun, her best friend. They hug and Arjun lifts her in the air.

Rishabh's Look 

Sameer's Look 

Srishti's Look 

Introducing Arjun

Preeta: Kaisa hai tu?

Arjun: Mein bilkul theek yaar. Tu kaisi hai? Pehle se moti hogayi tu. (teasing Preeta)

Preeta (lightly punches Arjun): Tum bhi na Arjun, kabhi sudhroge nahi. Bachpan mein bhi tease karte the abhi bhi karte ho.

Arjun (putting a hand around her shoulder): Ab tujhe thang nahi karunga toh kise karunga meri jaan.

The others see Preeta and Arjun having fun.

Preeta (noticing everyone staring at them): Arjun, tu bhi na. Dekh liya kar na kisike saamne kya bol raha ho. Kuch bhi boldeta ho.

Karan: Aisa kyun bol rahi ho Preeta tum? Bolne do na usse.

Arjun: Arre, first of all Karan Luthra, I am a big fan! Kya khelte ho yaar aap. Fabulous.

Karan: Thanks a lot man!

Arjun: Rahi baat is Preeta ki. Yeh aisi hi hai pagal si jhalli si. Infact jab hum ek couple bhi the na, yeh itni unromantic girlfriend thi na ki pucho mat.

Karan: Kya? Girlfriend? Yeh tumhari girlfriend thi?

Rishabh, Srishti, Sameer (under breath): Jalgayi launde ki.

Preeta: Arjun. Chup kar na tum. Tu bata Pune se Mumbai aana kaise hua?

Karan (in mind): Yeh Arjun. Hai kya iske shakal mein. Kabutar sa toh hai, chusa hua aam. Chep ho raha hai Preeta se.

Arjun: Arre, bas teri yaad aagayi aur mein aagaya (teases Preeta)

Preeta: Arjun! (rolls her eyes)

Arjun: Arre acha sorry. Mein kuch meetings ke liye aaya tha yahan, toh socha tujhse bhi mil lu.

Preeta: Oh acha.

Karan (in mind): Meeting ke liye aaye toh meeting mein jaake wapas Pune jaata na. Yahan kya karne aaya hai? Chep kahinka.

Arjun: Waise Preeta, I have brought something for you.

Preeta: Kya? (she gets excited like a kid)

He takes a gift out of his jeans pocket and gives it to Preeta. She opens the gift and is so happy to see it. It was a beautiful pair of earrings.

Preeta: Arjun, it's so beautiful yaar. I love it. Thanks a lot man.

She hugs him and kisses on his cheeks.

Karan (in mind): Kiss kiya Arjun ko? Seriously? Kiss. Hai kya ismein kiss karne ya banda banane layak. Kapde bhi toh dekho iske, so LS. Mere bas chale toh isse apne stylist ka number dedu, kuch ho na ho, kapde pehen ne ka dhang toh aajayega.

And while this was happening, a girl walks in calling Rishabh and Karan's name and when they see who it was, it was none other than Sonakshi. Rishabh starts blushing seeing her, while Karan goes ahead and hugs her.

Introducing Sonakshi

Karan: Sona, tum yahan?

Sonakshi: Haan, itna time hogaya tha tum logon se mile toh socha aajaun tumse milne.

Karan: Haan time toh bohot hogaya yaar. It's so good to see you. And god, man just look at you. You look so hot! Bachpan mein kaisi gavar dikhti thi ab kitni hot lag rahi hai yaar tu.

Preeta (in mind): Hogi yeh bhi Karan ki 'n' number of girlfriends mein se ek.

Sonakshi sees Preeta noticing them.

Sonakshi: Karan, atleast sabse introduce toh karo.

Karan: Oh haan of course. (points to Preeta) Yeh hai Preeta, meri physiotherapist aur achi dost.

Sona: Oh. Toh tum ho Preeta?

Preeta: Haan mein hu Preeta. Aisa kyun pucha tumne?

Sona: Nahi actually Karan ne Instagram pe dala tha Movie Night with Preeta Arora, so just wanted to see hai kaun yeh Preeta Arora.

Preeta: Oh acha. (facing Karan) that's so sweet of you. I loved watching the movie with you (fakes a smile to Karan, because andar se she was so pissed)

Karan: Preeta, yeh humari bachpan ki dost, Sonakshi hai.

Preeta (in mind): Oh, girlfriend nahi hai! Mein toh bina baat ke jealous ho rahi thi. Ek min. Mein jealous ho kyun rahi thi? Woh girlfriend ho na ho mujhe kya? Anyway!

Offers Sonakshi a hand for a handshake and greets her with "Hi". Next he introduces her to Srishti who greets her happily with a side hug. He introduces her to Arjun. Sonakshi goes and hugs Sameer and then Rishabh.

Sonakshi: Acha, mein tum teeno ke liye kuch laayi hu. Ruko mein suitcase se nikalti hu. While she takes it out from the suitcase, Rishabh whispers to Sameer "Tune mujhe bataya kyun nahi woh ladki yeh hai?"

Sameer: Bhaiya bataya tha na maine aapko, isine mana kiya tha batane se.

Rishabh: Arre, par aise thodi hota hai. Bata deta na yeh hai. Mein dhang se tayar bhi nahi hua.

Sameer: Bhaiya par aapko tayar hone ki kya zaroorat thi. Aapke liye thodi na aayi hai woh.

Rishabh: Chup kar tu. Mujhse muh mat ladha.

Sonakshi: Rishabh, tumhari phusphusane ki aadat gayi nahi abhi tak. Kabhi bhi apni dil ki baat nahi bol paate tum.

Rishabh: Aisa kuch hai nahi.

Sonakshi: Ahaan! Anyway here are the gifts.

She goes to Rishabh first and gives the gift to him. It was a tie.

Rishabh: Thanks!

Sonakshi inches close to his ear and whispers: Btw, I am still single! And waiting for my prince charming.

Next she goes to Sameer and gives her a Parker Pen.

Sameer: Thanks a lot Sona! This is fabulous.

Sona: And now, the naughtiest boy of all times. Tumhare liye kuch alag gift hai.

She gives him the gift. He opens the gift.

Karan: Dark Chocolates. I love Dark Chocolates.

Sona: Jaanti hu, tabhi toh laayi hu. I know you since childhood after all.

Preeta (in mind): Huh?!? Dark Chocolates, seriously? Tabhi itna kadwa bolta hai kabhi kabar.

Karan: Thanks a lot! (He hugs Sonakshi and she hugs him back)

Precap: Jealousy Part 2. Rishabh - Sonakshi scenes. 

There ends my relatively long chapter of 3,197 words. Gosh, that's a lot. I apologize to those who stopped reading midway and thanks to those who finished the entire chapter, you guys are rockstars. Do give me your reviews, I do need them and do tell me you want me to cut down on my chapter length. Do comment and let me know if you managed to finish this long chapter. 

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