In the morning,

Before sunrise, Manik opened his eyes and found so cozy cuddling position of  people on bed . He saw Nandini and Neyonika hugging each other with Nandini's leg and hands on Neyonika's body, and Neyonika's one hand was wrapped around Manik's waist trying to hold him close and his one hand was wrapped around Nandini's waist.

Startled Manik , freed himself from them and then he remembered last night he himself slept here. He thought to left this place before two girls woke up and start teasing him . He got up from bed and saw two carefree girls sleeping peacefully , he bend down and affectionately kissed Neyonika's forehead and then kissed Nandini's forehead "I will protect their peace" he promised himself.

He stared at them for few seconds and before going he couldn't controlled himself and kissed Nandini's cheek "Cute little minion" he murmured and left smiling like a fool.

He came to his room,  throwing shirt away from his body , he again slept to fulfill his required sleep.

After few hours Nandini and Neyonika woke up and found Manik missing , they thought he woke up early because he slept early last night and must be getting ready for academy. So they got up and went to get ready.

Nandini remembered last night's scene it was blissful that he cared for her, even in his sleep , she was already smiling because of the beautiful memory floating in her mind , then she felt odd sensation over her cheek as if 2/3 days old beard had tickled it some time back .

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At the time of breakfast both girls tried to tease him but failed when he didn't responded the way they were expecting.
Instead his comebacks made Nandini embarrassed and Neyonika was clueless about that sweet little  incident happened in night.

In the middle of their breakfast "Nandini " Manik called her as she was sitting next to his chair.

"Haan "

"Waise.....When I woke up I found u in my arms ...... So...." He whispered near her ear .

"Soo ?" Nandini  shrugged back as he started roaming his forefinger over her hand .

"So ..... How u ended up near me ..... Did something happened ?" He was full on mood to tease her but she felt embarrassed and her cheeks started getting red .

Slapping his hand away from her she confidently said "Nothing happened u must have seen some dream "

"Are you sure ?"

"Hmm"

"Okay then " he moved back from her and pouted . And she sighed in relief.

"Nandini I will miss us ...... Today again this home will feel incomplete " Neyonika said when thought of Nandini leaving came to her mind but she was sitting at a suitable distance from them , so she didn't heard their recent conversation.

"Ohhh ..... Neyo don't you know our house is just 10mins away from here...... And also I will be visiting daily in the morning " Nandini said.

"But still the fun we had in night's ..... I will miss that and also our bed cuddles " Neyonika pouted , actually Nandini not only brought happiness in to their lives but she also brought Neyonika's little bit old self back .

"Okay......I will keep visiting this Mansion ..... And also I will be visiting my friend often.....Now it's fine ?" Nandini suggested and Neyonika happily agreed. And Manik just shook his head in disbelief hearing 'girls' talk.

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After breakfast everyone was ready to go to there respective ways

"Manik where are you going?" Nandini asked as she saw him going in other direction .

"To get my bike" he said and left. Nandini and Neyonika stood there waiting for him.

After few mins he came back with a Avengers and stopped near them.

"Wow.... today you will be riding " Nandini chirped.

"Nooo"

'Haan?"

"Because U will be riding " Manik said casually to Nandini.

"Whatt?.... Are you mad ?...... I don't know riding?" she argued.

"I know ..... And I will teach you don't worry " he said calmly but colour from her face was gone.

"Manik ..... I don't want to learn " she tried to reject his offer.

"Why not?.... U will be independent ..... Don't be scared ..... I am here na ..... I won't let you fall " he tried to assured her.

"I told u na ..... I don't want to " this time she said loudly , she was angry.

"But why ?...... Don't u trust me.....I won't let u fa...."

"Stop it Manikk " she again spat at him and ran away from there .

"Don't force her Manik..... Let it be " Neyonika spoke after few seconds, who was silent spectator of the situation .

"Mom ..... I am not forcing her , I am doing this for her only......She will be independent " Manik said calmly.

"I know why are you doing this " Neyonika said lovingly because she knows how he is stubborn and right , he also made her learn so many things after that incident so that she will not be dependent on him or anyone for anything.

His phone beep with a message "I am going to my house..... I will come to academy by my own" he read and thought she must be angry now so not to provoke her more today.

"How will you convince her ?" Neyonika asked him.

"I think it's time to use Manik Malhotra's charm "  he winked at his mother and she smiled and left for her work giving him best luck.

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Nandini hurriedly reached her home and after entering house she hugged her Papa tight , he was startled first but then smiled at affection he was getting. She was scared because of nightmare she saw in night and she wasn't ready to hold bike ever again. She didn't wanted to be rude with Manik but her fears were bigger than his stubbornness, she thought.

"Ohhh..... It seems u missed me so much " Raman said,  she looked up nd nodded positively .

"Ahem ahem..... I am also here " Ishita fake cried.

"Ohh ..... Ishu I missed you too .... come here " Nandini said with gloomy eyes , she was emotional today. Ishita too joined in their hug.

After that they had long conversation for hour about  each other's weekend . They shared the details of fun they had in this days . Hearing Nandini's constant ranting Raman and Ishita was impressed with Malhotra's. Nandini also asked Ishita to , try to be friends with Neyonika but don't do it desperately. Just take it slow and don't force her . She also told her how Neyonika is little different than others and Ishita agreed.

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Whole time in academy Nandini tried to avoid Manik , because she saw how determined he is , that he was involving her friends also in the matter so all of them can convince her . So when it got almost impossible to ignore him more , she decided to left academy and she was about to sit in her car ,

"Nandini ...... Manik Malhotra don't like losing " he said loudly so that she can hear .

"So r u challenging me ? " Nandini asked after getting out of the Car.

"If u think so ..... Then yes " he said confidently.

"Then be ready to get defeated for the first time by me " she said over confidently and again sitted in her car.

"Don't underestimate my capabilities .... Miss Murthy " he screamed and she left from there.

Both of them were determined .

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Next morning ,

He woke up little early and went to her home walking and rang the doorbell and much to his luck Ishita opened the door and he asked her to come out of the house.

"Why u want to teach her  bike riding ? ..... I mean she knows driving car , isn't it enough that she can use at least one vehicle "  Ishita asked him when he told her about his mission. And she also knows why Nandini don't want to ride.

"No..... it's not enough..... U should be prepared for every situation......And what if u got stuck somewhere but u don't have car and u r alone then what.... Any situation can come up..... At anytime " he explained. She got impressed with his answer but still she knows how Nandini is.

"U r right ..... But from her childhood she is very protective and possessive about her people....So it's difficult for u to convince her " she said calmly.

"How it is related with bike? "  he frowned.

"Because few years back Raman also thought the same and taught her Scooter ..... She almost learnt but got carried away with speed and ended up with both of them falling from scooter ...... And in this accident Raman got more injured than her though the injury wasn't that much big but it was enough for her to leave that topic ...... After that she haven't ride any bike herself? " Ishita explained him and he got to know about her reasons.

"So she don't know properly how to ride scooter .... So my guess was right.... You must be having scooter , haina?" he guessed it already and that's why he came here by walking .

"Whatt?.... U understood this out of all I told? " she frowned at him.

"Yes because she only told me not to live in past's miseries or in fears of future ..... So I won't let her do the same thing ..... I just need to push her little so she herself will start ..... And she will " he said and smiled  , he understood her reasons but she needs to come out of that .

"Okay " with this Ishita went in her home and after coming back she kept key on his palm.

"Here u go ..... This is  key ...... And there is Fascino " he smiled fully seeing her on his side .

Till the time Nandini also came out of her house and  "So he is the reason ..... U were absent for breakfast ...... And now it seems u r on his team ..... But let me tell you I am not going to ride " she said sternly looking at Ishita and saw Manik coming with her Fascino.

"Let's go Nandini " Manik said but she moved further and after sitting in her car she drove off from there .

"Best luck Manik " Ishita sighed and tapped his cheek with her palm .

"I really need these wishes" he too huffed and chuckled .

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Today also she kept avoiding Manik in academy but today his efforts were less so less that she thought he had given upon his mission . He went out of the academy without even troubling her , but what was new that her friends also went behind him , then she also followed them and eventually landed up in the place where Manik wanted her to be present.

All of them reached at the plane ground near academy. Only Manik brought fascino till the middle of ground and others were have already parked there vehicles in the near parking.

Seeing Manik not paying attention to her Nandini stood there with Rohan and Naina and here Aayan went near Manik.

"So what is plan bro?" Aayan asked Manik.

"No plan "

"Whatt?....Then how will she come to you?" Aayan asked him.

"I am just going to use one weapon which works on every human and mostly on girls " Manik stated like a Gyani Baba.

"Konsa Shastra Baba Manik " Ayan said dramatically joining his hands and bowing down in front of him. He surely is a dramatic person.

"SHASTRA (weapon)..... BHRAMHASTRA JO SADIYON SE CHALTA AA RAHA HAI( a main weapon which has been used from ancient period).... WAHI JO INSAAN KO UTTEJIT KARTA HAI ( which provokes/ inspires a person) ...... IRSHA (it's jealousy) " Manik answered in full Baba's tone with those intense expression and convincing gestures just like a actor playing a role of God. He surely is a best would be actor .

"KRIPA KARE AUR BATAYE , ISS UCHHYA SHASTRA AUR GYAAN KA UPYOG AAP KAISE KARENGE (please tell me how u r going to use this weapon and knowledge) " Aayan also joined him in acting with all devotional postures and gestures.

"Simple I am going to teach Naina so it will affect two people automatically " Ending there acting Manik winked at Aayan.

"Two people?"

"Nandini and Rohan?"

"How?"

"See as a girl Nandini will envy Naina and she also would be wanting to learn ..... And about Rohan then he will be affected as I am teaching her " Manik explained.

"About Nandini I got it ..... But why Rohan will be affected , isn't it good that Naina also will learn ? " Aayan again asked like a fool.

"U seriously is a dumb..... Duffer it's a matter of heart " saying this Manik left to execute his plan. Yes Manik was smart enough to notice something is there between two from both the sides . He has noticed this in former days only but he didn't interfere between them and he also knew both of them aren't have confessed it in front of each other.

The trio who were  watching the duo from last fifteen minutes saw Manik coming to them after ending his serious discussion which only they knew.

"Why he is coming here?" Nandini asked.

"Off course for me " Naina said.

"No..... He must be coming here to trouble me.... I am sure " Nandini said looking at him.

"No he is coming for me ..... He said he wanted to give me something " Naina said because he actually told her this in the academy before leaving academy.

Before Nandini could react Manik came near her "Will you come with me ?" he asked politely and she smiled but he held his hand in front of Naina and this made Nandini infuriated and Rohan unhappy.

"But where ?"

"Just come..... It will be for ur betterment" Manik said and without questioning further Naina held his hand and giving a look 'that she was right'  to Nandini , she left with him.

He came near Fascino and convinced Naina to learn how to ride and she happily accepted his free coaching classes.

She sitted on Fascino and Manik sitted behind her and there was a little distance between them . This scene was noticed by two fuming people who were jealous. Manik moved more closer reducing distance between them his this move fumed two souls more , he wasn't doing this intentionally but it was required because she was a learner so Manik needs to keep her safe also .

But seeing infuriated and stationary Nandini he purposely held Naina's hands over handle . And expected thing happened when Rohan and Nandini came near to them before they could start riding.

"Ummm......Naina u know today's atmosphere is not appropriate " Rohan said.

"Why?"

"Arey u see the wind is mad today..... See it's continuosly flowing.....It will ruin ur hairstyle" Rohan said with utmost care.

"Ha Naina he is right and u see this dust particles..... This are so bad it will tanned ur skin too " Nandini also joined Rohan with same care for Naina . But Manik was smirking all the time .

"Really?" innocent Naina frowned and asked .

"Hmm" they nodded.

Saying sorry to Manik she climbed down from Fascino and asked him to teach her on any other day but Rohan instantly jumped in to conversation and said he will teach her in the night so it will not affect her skin and she agreed. Manik also smiled at them and Aayan bowed down in front of Manik from afar. He muttered from there ' U r great man 👍' and Manik winked at him , they were talking in a sign language.

After dismissing everyone away from Manik Nandini also started going near her car but stopped hearing Manik saying,

"I never knew dust particles can cause tanning"

She turned to him "I never knew u wanted to open a free driving school " she also mocked him.

"At least I am not like someone who gives free knowledge to others but when it comes to themselves they forgot everything " he also taunted her.

"What do you mean?" she asked him in serious mode .

"Nandini U only told me na there is no point in living with past's sorrow and in fear of future  " he also moved closer to her .

She remained silent , seeing her not saying anything he hold her shoulders and said " Ur not sticking to ur own theories Nandini....Ur father is safe and this happened years ago ..... Why?Why are you afraid ? .... Don't u trust me ?..... Why rules are different for u nd me ? "

"I am not afraid for myself Manik.....And I am also not forgetting my theories , I don't care what will happen to me in future..... It's not about me,  but U Manik..... I don't want u to get hurt because of me ..... It's wrong to put other's life in danger for myself" she busted her fear in front of him . She started crying on his chest , she was frustrated from yesterday because of this topic which brings tears in her eyes.

"Then u shouldn't be scared.....I am good teacher and moreover see my height .... I can control bike with my legs even after sitting at the edge " he wiped her tears .

"Why can't u let go this topic? " she again argued.

"Why can't u hear me .... Just for once.....For me please....I want you to be independent " there were so much concern , care and unknown emotions in his tone that made her speechless.

"Okay if anything happens to me ..... I will stop teaching and after that u can torture me the way you want ..... Okay?" seeing no escape from him she agreed.

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"Just be confident and don't lose ur focus and concentration ...... Don't care about falling..... I am here to handle it ..... And if I couldn't then we will fall together and will laugh " Manik gave her much needed speech as they sitted on her fascino , he sitted behind her .

"Manik.....As far as u r with me , sitting behind me......I know I am safest person " she answered his question, which he asked her thousand times from yesterday that ' don't u trust me' . Her answer made him speechless. She surely trust him so much.

"Okay now start " he said and she started riding with full confidence he kept minimum distance between them and also didn't troubled her with his sweet tortures because she was still learning.

After practicing for hour she rode a Fascino perfectly with Manik behind her. It wasn't so much difficult because she already knew how to ride a scooter so he just reminded her .

"Now we should leave ...... I am done for today " Nandini said and stopped the vehicle.

"U see finally I won " Manik said climbing down from bike.

"What?"

"Challenge " he shrugged his shoulders.

"So it's time for party " she excitedly chirped and he frowned. She ruined his all fun of teasing her.

"What?"

"Arey u won na ...... So u owe me a party "

"Aren't you angry or sad that u lose ?" Because he expected her to be angry or sad.

"Why would I if I will get party...... And moreover I can never get angry or sad over ur victory" she changed her voice from excited to serious one from one sentence to another. She always wanted to see him winning then she didn't mind losing to make him win be it any race.

"Umm ..... U r weird......So tell me what you want?" He asked . He was happy with her answer but he was confused also.

"Umm..... Tomorrow's breakfast treat will be fine " she said after lots of thinking.

"Okay " he agreed and they left with there respective vehicles and they decided Manik will ride Fascino on main road and Nandini will practice for few more days and till then they will use Fascino for their regular travelling .

She was learning what he was teaching  in a way he wanted her to learn.

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If u found any mistake let me know.

How was the chap?

............Aish❣️...........