Priya was buying flowers and diya from nearest vendor. She didn't noticed few manner less roadside loafers were passing comments on her.She turned hearing some painful shrieks and grunts. Arjun, who was tailing her and requesting her to forgive her, was not with her now. He was busy with his kickboxing, punching session with those idiotic guys.

"Dare you look at my sister with such dirty look; I will pluck out your eyes, Morons." Arjunroared furiously while gave a straight punch which landed on his eye area.

Ahhhh...only god knew if those idiots could see further in life or not.

One of them tried to ran away too, but Arjun kicked his leg so hardly and he fell down right there kissing the ground that he was not able to stand again and started to beg in his bruised half fractured body, "Brother, please leave us. We promise, never look at any woman with such looks. We won't raise our looks even. Not even on our wives."

"Bastard, you still dare to say such." He gave another hard kick, which made them fall on each other.

Those three People might be embraced by death God that day, if Priya would not intervened. She was all in her jovial mood cheered Arjun to kill those. Only when people gave her weird look and seeing the poor condition of guys who seemed to learnt their lesson, she stopped Arjun.

Priya eyes didn't stop it's moisture even though she tried too. She could transpire to those childhoods when the same situation happened in orphanage.

When Arjun was eight years old, just before his adoption by Nandini, Priya was centre of Arjun's world; as not only a sister but also a motherly figure also. At that time, orphanage assigned to look after those little farming and gardening. Upon her duty, few other elder boys of orphanage used to bully her. That day too Priya was feeling nettled due to constant meddle in her work by those boys. A verbal argument unleashed in between then later led into physical damage. Arjun was always over possessive about Priya, until Nandini changed that possessiveness for her. When eight-year kid Arjun saw, few boys bullying his sister; he did same that he did today.

Priya came out of her reverie feeling a hand wiping her tears. She didn't know she was crying even.

"Don't shed your precious tears for a demon like me, di. You were and are always right.It was always me who created problem, you took care of it. Our father was right, I am a Satan incarnation. Because of me our mother died. Because of me, father drowned himself in alcohol and passed away. Because of me, you had to leave your motherland, faced hardships in tender age. Still I am that selfish bastard who wanted his sister back again." Arjun stated with brazenness while fixing his gaze on ground.

Priya looked at him and then ground, saw his tears fell on ground. Though she was not with him all the time, but she knew him so well. She knew he was not a kind who would cry, instead made others cry. He was arrogant, possessive and hard to please; but amidst he was warm and soft toward his loved one. She was surprised, that he still had those childhood traits in him. She chuckled on the fact how simple he was. Anyone can read him easily and Nandini took advantage of that very wisely. He couldn't adopt other things easily.

"One thing, you should remember that you are not a bastard." Priya said as calmly as possible which made him look up.

Arjun smiled gleefully hearing her. Somehow, in his mind he knew his sister wasn't in denial mode anymore.

"Don't smile like that. You are looking like stupid." She added which only made him smile more wide. Because his sister was talking with him normally after long time.

She raised her brows upon seeing him still smiling like fool, "did you lose it? And you become mute or deaf?"

"I am just so happy that no words can express it." He replied brusquely straight showing his inner heart.

"Save some for your future too. Wait for your budding love to blossom fully, which I highly doubt to successful any time soon."Though she mumbled last part to herself, still Priya winked and got up to walk toward temple stairs.

"You know it? How?" It was clearly visible he was in awe of his sister's conjecture.

"Unlike you, I am not a stupid imbecile who behaves like fool around your own love interest." Only his sister had that dare to call him with names. Those words hit a cord in Arjun. Did his sister think something absurd?

"Wait..Whom do you think I fall for?"

"Obviously it's not Neil." A gush of relief passed over him listening that. Goodness, his sister didn't think of him as gay or any sort.

However, by that time Priya laughed out like maniac by holding her stomach. Her eyes filled automatically, " I didn't know you could have think in such way."

Arjun just rolled his eyes. But inside, he was very happy , after so many years he had a cordial conversation with his sister. He defended himself, "I was just checking facts."

"oh! You don't have to. You didn't change a bit. I clearly know for whom you have feelings though I won't mind if you bring Neil as my sis- in-laws." She again went there on laughing mode. Arjun got embarrassed again, cursing Neil mentally.

Where did she learn such things? Obviously if you had grown up with a kind of species named Rajiv, definitely anyone could learn many absurd things. That guy? He again cursed, mentally.

"Can I know what exactly you know?"Arjun asked suppressing his curiosity. Now he wasn't even sure if Priya knew his feelings for Radhika or not?

"I know that you proposed and might be ignored by your lady love, if not rejected on face."Priya replied being thoughtful making Arjun gaped at her in shock, that how she was exactly on point. Did Radhika share it with her? However, he was sure it was no.

"How did you know?"

"I told you I am not stupid like you. I noticed the way you look at her and the way she avoided you. Mostly she fought with me today morning because of your confession matter." Priya said in duh manner.

"Did you fight with Radhika? Is she angry on me?" He asked impatiently.

"woah! I never said it was Radhika." Priya teased with a fake sad voice.

"mmm....I.....We...I..." He stammered unusual to his characteristics.

""Relax. I was kidding." Priya patted him while stepping final step on stairs.

Before going inside temple, she thought something deeply and said, "Amidst all your wrongdoing, at least you did one good thing. You fell for the right girl. What pricks me most is, she may not feel same for you. Moreover, if she has someone in her heart already or if she will choose someone else, I am sorry, I can't help you. Because, I think it's the sole right of the girl to choose her partner; we can't force love on them." Definitely, Arjun knew those things. All he wanted to try his best to get his loved one.

Arjun just stood speechless; not because his sister denied to help him if situation would be out of his hands. However, seeing genuineness of his sister made him praise her more. She supported and encouraged, stood by right side no matter what. He didn't know how he came under influence of Nandini, disregarding his own blood sister. If he would be with Priya all time, his life would be very muchdifferent then.But what happened, it's happened. We couldn't change past, but we could rectify it and move on in right path.

They both were happy inside, finally their sibling bond started off, in right path. Both knew it wouldn't be easy to behave like a normal as of sudden. Definitely, it would take time, but it's worth it rather than fighting every time with your inner self to forbid the new beginning while craving for each other warmth.

Priya's gaze fell on Rajiv, who was walking like he had some new Olympic marathon to play on. Neil was after him with an equal speed.

Were they both competing to check if who was better them in walk-running.

"What's with that idiot? He is still behaving like buffoon, after your persuasion last night." Priya whisper uttered in frustration, looking at direction of Rajiv who was suddenly seemed like grown up two horns.

Though Priya said slowly in low voice, Arjun was looking at her wide eyes, " Di, did you eavesdrop us. That's bad manner, you know."

He whined like a kid to which Priya rolled her eyes, "Don't you teach me manner?"

Arjun nodded defeated. She sensed his sensitivity, " I was just passing by and heard it. Rajiv is like my own kid, so I couldn't stop myself.that's why I am bit protective about him."

"Then what I am to you?"

"Your further actions will define that." She was always straightforward.

Rajiv was lying on sofa looking at no particular thing , he was deeply merged in some of his thoughts. Specifically, about what Arjun said, Neil being his brother and Prerna his mother. He remembered that's why Prerna addressed him as her son and cried. But then again, even if they were his family, he hated them from his inner self. He came out of his thoughts, when Arjun shook him, his expression said he was not pleased with anyone's presence near him; but he composed himself.

"What you said earlier morning, how much you are confident about it?" Rajiv asked without wasting time.

"I just know." Arjun replied and stay silence, contemplating how to start a healthy conversation. Even Arjun, himself was not a great guy to start of with all jolly and witty talks amidst chaos in mind heart. Hell with any chaos, he was not even good at expressing himself. But, For Neil and his little brother, he should try.

"I don'tlike beat around bush, so I will come to the point." As soon Arjun said those words, Rajiv gave him a quizzical expression. He was talking like mighty, as if Rajiv was forced him.

Arjun sighed, but continued, "Why are you so adamant on accepting Neil?"

"I just don't want, simple."

Arjun got to know he was as stubborn as a mule.

"You never want anything absurd if the thing isn't serious. At least I know that much about you. You know you have those same caring nature, warm aura around yourself just like Neil." Arjun said understanding his agony. Rajiv's silence encouraged him to speak further.

"I don't know what reason made you to accept truth, but let me say a one fact; if a bad guy like me getting second chance to rectify, then definitely Neil deserve it millions time more than me. You think I don't know, that you and Radhika tried to patch up our siblings bond. Moreover, it's you, who knew I love Radhika, that's why you left her to come with me and I am thankful for both of that. If you understand others so much, then why not your own brother." Arjun didn't know he even had such calmness inside him and patience too. He was surprised with himself too. Nevertheless, smiled remembering that was effects of living with peaceful peoples.

"Because they abandoned me in my childhood when I am unaware of what life was. My own mother tried to sale me. She had her one son, and she didn't want another as a burden. Neil Malhotra didn't stop her rather than supporting her. Why not? After all he would get all love and pampering by himself with the money they got from selling me. Then why those crocodile tears now?" Rajiv said with a mixed emotions of rage and cry. He was trembling.

Even Arjun was stunned this time. His mind stopped working.

"I don't know from whom you get those things. However, I can say those were not truth. I witnessed how Prerna aunty cried silently every night. I saw how Neil gone to mute zone every time, when your birthday or that fateful day came. It was a misunderstanding created by someone who wanted all of you to rot like hell." Arjun stated seriously.

"Don't you dare to utter a single word against my father?" Rajiv yelled which made a guy like Arjun flinched.

"What proof you have to accuse my father like that? If not for him, I won't know the true colour of my so called mother and brother. Because of them, he died only."

"Your father! Now I get it." Arjun just murmured and recollected Neil's hatred toward his father so as Prerna. How their father Rajveer always tortured Prerna and blackmailed her on their second son's life.

Arjun's doubt was cleared as transparent as water. Rajveer, must fed such lies and hatred to Rajiv towards Neil, Prerna.

Arjun then got up and went out. He came back after two minutes with a file in his hand.

"See it, you will know something." Arjun extended Rajiv that file and went to exit.

Arjun turned there thinking something, "you are a wise man. Think clearly, who was at fault. The way you are protective about your father, did he do the same? Didn't he try to use you? Think wisely before anymore misunderstanding crept, clear it. I can guarantee you that, there is no man as precious as Neil , neither as best as him. He does know how to spread happiness and warmth only."

"What do you mean by this?" Rajiv looked perplexed and flummoxed.

"Because I went through it. The manipulative game. I know it better than anyone does. At least you have people waiting for you to embrace you; but I have to try for that even." Arjun sighed remembering Nandini and again he went through same pain. He just went away.

Rajiv opened the file and looked at it dazed. By the end of the last piece of paper, he was a mess. While wiping his tears, he dialled his most trusted person, "Big brother, come back soon. I need you."

Priya was listening all this from little distance as door was not closed.She wondered what could Rajiv saw in that file, that made him call back Sourav who was in Norway for work. Importantly her heart welled up seeing Arjun was changing, which made her change her mind.

Both brother and sister sighed at one time and laughed looking at each other. They were proceeding forward, Samaira came running panting. She seemed scared and drained up.

"Arjun.....Arjun...I...Chasini.....Chasini..." Samaira could not speak and broke down there.

Hearing her Arjun mind went blank. His madness returned at once. He made Samaira stand forcefully without caring he was hurting her, "what happened to her? Tell me clearly. Now." He roared.

After Samaira explained everything, they both ran to search her. Arjun forcefully sent Priya home and told her not to inform at home, immediately. He didn't want to give tensions when Dadaji had health problems and called police. Neil's number was not reachable, so they decided to go by themselves.

Samaira had few ideas about the place because she was there before. Thankfully, they were able to track Radhika's mobile. It was another temple nearby.

"I will kill that bastard this time, if he dared to touch Radhika." Arjun said to himself furiously. Samaira was shocked to see his ferociousness.

"Before that I would love to do that." Samaira retorted immediately.

They just said such to assure each other; but they were afraid of one thing, that was Saral's obsession on Radhika which increased with due time. Especially Samaira was more afraid after seeing him at temple. His threat and madness in eyes told all different things.

Opening her eyes little forcefully, Radhika found herself tied to a pillar. What shocked her more was her costume. It changed to a red colour bridal saree making her senses wiry and eerie at once. She tried to shout, but only whisper came out. Still the effect of sedative was on her, which was strong. Suddenly she felt someone's presence behind her and the rope was untied. Her still sleepy eyes got as much wide as it could when she saw the person in front of her, ' Saral."

"Yes, Radhu. The one and only." He smiled crudely while caressing her face. She felt disgusted and tried to turn her face, but couldn't; due to effect of sedative and Saral's hold on her face.

"Let's complete what we were started two years ago. Aahh...I missed you so much." Saral smiled shamelessly when Radhika raised her brows. Not getting what he was blabbering. If she was in her complete sense, she would have taught him a good lesson, but her body didn't support her then due to weakness.

"You are still so much innocent Radhu. I knew it. Those city people tried to corrupt you, but I am so much happy you came back to me. Now our dream will be fulfilled." He said and dragged her toward other side.

Her eyes almost got out of socket seeing the decoration in front of her, the dais and the priest. Radhika tried to pull out her hand with her limited energy, but he held her tight, " don't even try. I am waiting for this day from two years. Remember you are only mine, only mine." He sounded like complete mad insomniac person.

Radhika wriggled and protested to move out from his clutch, even though she had no energy left. He tried to lift her up when Arjun's furious voice made him stumbled, "Get your filthy hands off her, you bastard."

Saral laughed hysterically, " again you? For your information I am not a bastard like you."

Before he could proceed, further a strong punch landed on his face. Saral signalled his men and within no time, they all emerged in fight.

In mean time, Samaira was trying to take Radhika away from all the commonation as Arjun signalled her. He would join them once they safely land in car.

Saral got furious when his eyes landed on Samaira taking Radhika away. He barked while ran to them, " If she won't be mine, I won't let her yours Arjun. I don't let you ruin my dreams again." Before anyone could precede anything he meant, Saral stabbed a sharp knife on her and she fell down with a shriek while blood oozed out of her abdomen.

"Noooooooooo" Arjun shout vanished as police siren heard from distance.