"You" Arjun said surprised seeing the person in front of him. It was beyond his imagination that this thing might happen too.

Be in his overwhelmed heart or super witty brain, he shut the door in face of intruder and ran inside with lightening speed.

"Who is there Arjun? Sam came?" Neil asked still hovering over his laptop preparing presentation slide.

Silence as a reply from Arjun side and hearing on door bell again, Neil raise up his head to ask Arjun something, stopped on his track seeing his friend doing absurd things in wrong time.

"What are you doing? Are you going out?" Neil questioned Arjun seeing him gelling his hair.

"No." The Curt reply came and Arjun was busy continuing whatever poses he was making in front of mirror.

Neil doubted his actions and smirked while going slowly out, "Keep dolling up yourself baby, someday I will definitely fall for you." He winked and ran away as soon as possible to open the door sensing the Arjun's furiousness behind him.

"Shut your idiotic mind off." Arjun screamed while following him to open the door.

Neil opened the door and stood with as equal expressions Arjun did before. But somehow he came back to sense when Arjun's rush gave a hit him from back; he uttered in happiness, "Chasini, what a pleasant surprise! You here? I can't believe it."

"Do you have any kind of ritual to not let guest inside your home?" Radhika asked blankly watching Neil stood at door step holding one side of door by his one hand and blocking path.

She looked over his shoulder, Arjun who stared her without blinking with some unknown kind of emotion she never seen in him. She felt she saw those expressions on Priya when looking at Sourav. She got confused and raised her left brow to which Arjun smiled. That's it; she dismissed the thought of his stare and looked back Neil.

"No, come inside. In fact you are always welcome here." Neil said affectionately.

"And me too. Show some of your grand etiquette to me too." Rajiv peeped out his head from backside of Radhika.

Immediately the sweet mood of Guys turned to sour. They looked at each other like there was a glaring competition award ceremony going on. Rajiv laughed out seeing their expressions. He held Radhika by arms knowingly to rile up the guys more and succeeded too, "Let's go inside, sweetheart. It's chilling outside."

Rajiv literally dragged Radhika inside without waiting for their warm hospitality and settled themselves on nearest couch in living room.

"Why the hell this punk is always tailing her?" Neil murmured irritated.

But Arjun's thought only stuck at one point seeing Rajiv with Radhika; Sourav said they looked good together. Holy crap; they even didn't have a good chemistry like he had with her?

Thinking about only Radhika might be with someone else made his fist tighter to punch on Rajiv's face or whoever it was? He did care least about project now. All his focus was on his sister and his girl, only his. Wow! That sounded much better to his inner brute conscious to which he groaned satisfied.

Arjun jerked out of his 'O-so-great' thought, feeling a shake on his body which had created some newly electrifying havoc inside him. Looking at the source he smiled wide.

"Mr. Mehera. Where did you get lost? I was calling you from 5 minutes." Radhika asked sounding as formal as some business meeting going on.

'Mr. Mehera, ouch that hurts. Wait, 5 minutes I am thinking about her when she is in front of me. Shit.' Again another snap came him out of his thoughts, this time his face turned red seeing Rajiv. God knew how much he controlled his inner desire to punch that face right then and there. That feeling geared up every time seeing the ever calm face of Rajiv who smiled always and with Radhika always, as if he knew everything. Well he knew everything which Arjun wasn't aware of.

"I need few moments of your precious time Mr. Mehera, if only you are done with your thoughts."Radhika asked straight.

"Well if only you address me as Arjun then I guarantee you can have my whole time." Arjun smirked with his mighty, while Neil gave him an impossible look.

"Okay, I am leaving then. Continue with whatever you are doing." She replied blatantly giving Arjun a glance from head to toe. She wanted to laugh seeing him being so conscious about his appearance and did some kind of things which she could easily guess but didn't let it go.

"Okay. Say what you wanna to." Arjun asked defeated.

She went inside without saying anything followed by Arjun. Neil was following them, Rajiv held him, "Bro, she said she has some talk with Mr. Mehera, not Mr. Malhotra. Come on, you should accompany me. At least you can offer me some tea, coffee or water."

Neil released himself from Rajiv's hold and directly landed on nearest couch looking everywhere but Rajiv. Rajiv sat near Neil and stared at him intently.

"What?" Neil asked being annoyed feeling his gaze on him.

"I think we both resemble a little." Rajiv gave a serious reply after a good five minutes observation.

"What?" Neil said and ran to check himself in mirror.'no way I can look like this jerk incarnated little devil'.

"See you have a dimple, I have too. Your eyes are like mine. We both got a bit similar face too. Although I am more charmer and handsome than you." Rajiv ended his little speech smiling all by himself seeing Neil was thinking deeply.

"Chill bro, I was just kidding." He said after a moment making Neil curse him more.

"We can never be same." Neil spat irked and went outside calling, "mom."

Rajiv followed him by mimicking 'mom'. He so had fun by teasing Neil.

Once inside the room, Arjun and Radhika sat opposite each other. After long time Arjun got to see her alone with him only. She was changed definitely, but still somewhere in his heart he felt she had retained her same warmth inside which she locked forcibly due to their past circumstances.

"I don't want to beat around bush; so I expect you will give me right answer." Radhika asked playing with her fingers.

"So you think I will give you false info, if you don't say anything before." Arjun replied kind of low seeing her disbelief on him.

"Considering your past, should not I think so?" she said and Arjun was tongue tied.

"Ask, what you want and I promise this time I will be true."

"Is Priya Di your sister?" She marked how Arjun's all strong expression changed immediately to a soft one. He nodded his head.

"I thought so. But how you both are not together then? How you were ended with that Nandini?" even taking Nandini name, she felt disgusted.

Arjun chuckled, "don't worry, Nandini Pandey was biggest mistake of my life for which I am till repented and will repent too. That one person took away all my happiness and pushed me in such darkness, from where I am trying to get up."

He suddenly went near her and sat below in front of her, taking her one hand in his, which shocked her, Arjun and vulnerable, she might witness first time. She wanted to take away her hand, but couldn't, seeing his pain which reflected in his eyes. For the first time she found him being honest, no pretense nothing.

"Do you have that memory, where you and Sam started to stay first, giving a house warming party, you made halva and puri, then you told me if I would be fall in pit of darkness, you will be there with me to eat away darkness, at that house? Is that challenge still valid? Will you please do that favor to me?" he was sounded too desperate.

She sat dumbstruck for a moment before pull out her hand. She was too confused with his behavior, but considering her state it was not easy for her to forget the humiliation she felt in past and start afresh immediately. Trust, faith and relationship were the thing which broke once; couldn't mend easily.

"if I am here today, only because of her, Priya Di." She said firmly. Her hint that she had nothing to do with him or her past was clearly evident in her voice.

He chuckled this time on her innocent stubbornness, "no matter how much you pretend to be changed or if you really though changed, but I don't believe so." She frowned on his reply.

"Don't frown else you will get wrinkles. I didn't tell lies." He continued, "In past it was Sam's happiness which matter you most, and now my Di. Correct me if I am wrong." He stated looking into her eyes.

She got up abruptly, "I am not interested to hear this nonsense. If you don't wanna tell anything, then let it be." She was leaving when he stopped her, "I promised to tell you everything, so I should."

********

Arjun's mother passed away after gave birth him. Priya was 4 years old at that time. Instead of taking care of new born, their father started cursing him for being reason for his wife's death. He cursed Arjun as a Satan's child who took away his happiness and drowned them in darkness. He never spared a glance toward his new baby, rather preferred to drown himself in alcohol. It was priya who was very happy for her little brother. She remembered her mother said that she was going to get a little knight who would be her savior in her future, would protect her from those vulture eyed monsters.

Priya behaved more mature than her age. She took care of little Arjun very well and tried to never let him feel crave of affection. Arjun also never looked at anybody except her sister. He was reserved and violent from his childhood only because of his father's coldness .But he loved his sister more than anything. He was in fight always with others at school who bullied his sister or who tried to eye his sister. Eight years went happily with the bond of bro- sis. Although they felt absence of parent's affection; but they stood with each other and forgot everything at end of day. The deepest bond of siblings they shared and become more matured from childhood only due to their circumstances.

One day after returning from school they found their father was screaming in pain. With help of their neighbor they admitted him into nearest hospital. But due to lack of financial stability, their father passed away due to liver damage because of too much consumption of alcohol. No matter however the situation was they were still happy with their father. Now they had left with nothing as their father mortgaged everything; after few days loan sharks threw them out of their home. Some people decided to leave them at orphanage.

Arjun was 8 years old that time and priya was 12. They started adjusting with that environment. At least they were happy to the fact that they got to lived together. Orphanage peoples were very happy with their behavior. Especially Rana. Arjun was a brilliant child from childhood to capture things at once, and priya had her unique way to design everything. Some other children were jealous of them by seeing their bond and caliber. Always priya gave Arjun her first designed products, though it was a small bracelet with beads, bags, pendent etc.

One day Arjun was in fight with other guy who was much elder than him because that guy always tried to lure priya and that day he tried to force himself on her. He beaten him black n blue and warned him not to look at his sister otherwise he would snatch his eyes .That guy was too much afraid of Arjun's furious mode, he ran away from orphanage too. That incident was witnessed by Nandini very firstly. An evil smirk displayed on Nandini's face.

"Perfect for my bait" She said with satisfactory smile to herself.

Nandini wanted to adopt Arjun at any cost but a received a straight denial from him. She found his sister was the reason for his denial. So she applied her new trick. She started to mingle with priya and Arjun and their friends. She gave them their needed accessories, played with them, showered her fake love on them which they both mistook that they got their mother back as Nandini.

Nandini somehow managed to convince priya that adoption was only for Arjun's good because he would get a good environment for pursuing his career as he was a bright student. He would stay in luxury and get whatever he wanted. Finally she agreed to send Arjun with Nandini, even Arjun was too happy to get a mother's affection. Arjun's happiness and bright future was everything for Priya, for which she could go to any extent.

But Priya had one condition that either she or Arjun, either of them would meet another in weekend and Nandini agreed that time. Both's life took 'U' turn from then.

******

A sudden screech from car halting made Priya out of her trance. She walked slowly toward the newly built 'The shine' orphanage where her childhood days passed. All the bitter sweet memories came in her views while going inside. Each year she donated a big amount of her earning to that orphanage which was clearly evident in development of Orphanage. Her feet halted hearing a familiar voice who was calling her name ' Priya'.

She turned to be stood rooted and later touched his feet, "Rana kaka, you still working here?"

"Did you meet Arjun baba? He was trying to reach you from many years after you left. Where did you go, dear; we missed you so much." Rana said in one breath.

"Really! I never knew you both would miss me after what happened lastly." Priya said calmly but her subtle sarcasm never missed her tone. In return Rana lowered his head only remembering the past where once he too was a accomplisher.

"I know that was a mistake. But he was a kid dear; more over isn't he the only person who is your blood related? You should forgive him? He already repented what he did?" Rana tried to justify for Arjun.

"yes! I forget that on the day of Rakshya bandhan, when a brother promised to safeguard of his sister; when the sister went to kid brother to celebrate, then a kid could accused his sister of selling him to other lady for some thousands of rupees, because according to him, his sister was selfish and evil minded who only raised him with the intension of making money in future, by using him." Priya laughed oddly looking at sky. She closed her eyes when tear drops made their ways while that scene came into her again.

'I hate you Di, hate you. You just sold me for some rupees to fulfill your dream of becoming fashion designer. Go away and never show your ugly face in front of me. You are dead for me.' With that the thread of Rakshi and plate of sweet , everything landed on her face on next moment and she was thrown out of house next moment on order of her little brother. Her begging, pleading went deaf ears in front of Nandini's fake love.

Abruptly and consciously Priya's hand went to cover her face from the disgrace and humiliation she felt, only to realize she was in present not past. She turned away her face not wanting to show her pain to Rana.