The day of the competition had arrived and the excitement could be felt in the atmosphere.

The students and staff of MMIS college had put in a lot of effort for decorating their college and as a result, the guests and even the members of their rival colleges could not help but praise them.

Everyone was waiting impatiently for the events to start.

"And the first event of the day is the BATTLE OF VOICES" came the announcement after all the introductory formalities were completed. "I request all the participants to report to the backstage."

"Yaar Aryan, where are these girls? We must not be late." Ranbir said looking around.

"First, let's go to the backstage and then we can call them from there." Aryan suggested after finding that Prachi and Shahana were no where to be seen.

They reached the green room allotted to them and were surprised to see Prachi and Shahana already there.

They were muttering something under their breath. Arbir thought that they were memorizing the lyrics of the song.

"Hey, why are you memorizing the lyrics now? You already know them by heart." Ranbir said to Prachi.

Prachi looked at him for a moment and gave him a 'shut-up-you-idiot' kind of look and again continued with her muttering.

Ranbir gulped and moved to sit down in the chair next to Prachi. This was when he got the real shock.

Prachi and Shahana were not saying the lyrics, they were chanting the Hanuman Chalisa!!!!

Ranbir and Aryan stared at the girls in surprise. But soon, the surprise wore off and it was replaced with loud roars of laughter. They were rolling on the floor, clutching their stomach and laughing hard.

"What's so funny that you are laughing?" Shahana asked glaring at Aryan.

"You are chanting Hanuman Chalisa! Like really chanting it......" Aryan said in between his laughs.

"So what's wrong in it? It helps to reduce fear." Prachi came to her rescue as she was also doing the same.

"Ok....Wait a minute, this means that you are afraid! Prachi Arora, the great chikchiki is scared of something! What or who's it? Tell me, I will thank it." Ranbir said excitedly as if he had found a treasure.

"Now it's the turn of team no. 3. Please welcome them with a round of applause."

"It's our turn after them! What will happen now......" Prachi said extremely nervously.

Ranbir now understood everything. Prachi was having stage fear and the nervousness was making her loose her confidence. He decided to help her.

"Do you know that I have a secret thing that helps to vanish fear and nervousness." Ranbir said in a half-whispering volume.

Prachi looked at him wide-eyed. "What is it?" she asked meekly.

Ranbir dived his hand into his pocket and fished out something. He then extended it to Prachi.

"This is only a chocolate!" Prachi exclaimed.

"Don't underestimate it. This is my and Aryan's lucky chocolate." he said with a cute pout.

Both Prachi and Shahana stared at him.

"Looks like you are confused. Let me explain. When we were about to perform for the first time, we were hell nervous and refused to go on-stage. Then, chief came to our rescue. He gave us this chocolate and said that it was magical. We believed him and performed well. Now we know the truth, but it's our belief that it's lucky for us. And I know it will work for you both as chief's tricks have never failed." Ranbir said remembering his moments with Abhi.

No sooner did they eat the chocolate than they were asked to be ready for their performance.

They were waiting anxiously for their name to be announced.

Ranbir was holding Prachi's hand and Aryan was holding Shahana's. As soon as their name was announced, they walked onto the stage with a confident smile on their faces.

The song chosen by them was Man mast magan

They sang the song beautifully. The real charm was added by the voice of Ranbir who was singing as if the words were coming from his heart. He was singing the entire time looking at the love of his life, Prachi. Yes, the song was dedicated to her.

The audience was charmed. Not a single alien noise except the song could be heard. As soon as their performance ended, the hall broke into a loud round of applause. This brought a smile on their lips and acted as a boost for their confidence.

Now, a few hours had passed and few other categories had been held meanwhile.

The last event of the day was the dance competition.

When it was Pranbir and Arhana's turn, the audience were automatically glued to their seats as they knew it was going to be something worth watching after the excellent performance by them in the singing event.

The lights on the stage got off and the only source of light was a sole blue one which was creating a heavenly ambience on the stage.

A sweet and melodious voice started speaking. "This is the story of four enemies who fell in love. All love stories don't start with a romantic eye lock. Some starts with a fight or two. So, let's embark on the journey of these four enemy turned lovers through the lovely medium of dance."

"What happens when a rival enters your territory, that too of the opposite gender? Lots of jealousy and fights, right? That's exactly what happened when two girls with attitude entered the college ruled by two arrogant boys."

As soon as the narration ended, the lights got on and the performance began.

(Imagine Arbir and Sachi instead of Varun and Shraddha)

"We all know that opposites attract and positive and negative cancels each other and makes neutral. This is what happened when these four were left together. Anger and hatred melted and gave way to fun and friendship."

(Imagine Saif and Diana as Arbir and Sachi)

"Gradually, the friendship got deeper and transformed into the most beautiful feeling of the world, love."

There was a pin drop silence in the hall when the performance ended. The audience were transported to another world and were lost in it. After a few moments, the audience cheered and clapped for them as they had for no other team.

Why not? Their performance was unique and beautiful. Pranbir were so lost in each other during the performance that they were oblivious of their surroundings. The spectators were sure that there was something between them.

But as soon as the music ended, they separated.

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Time flew by and it was time for the results. Everyone was waiting impatiently. Each college was praying for their students to win.

Pranbir and Arhana were waiting with bated breathes. Though they had performed well, tension was inevitable.

On the other hand, Rhea, Aarav and Dicky had an arrogant look as they were quite sure that their team was going to win in most categories.

(Dicky= Dimpy+ Vicky. It was said by riyasharmapranbirfan and I don't know why I laugh at this name everytime.)

"And so here are the results everyone was waiting for......." started the announcement.