Ranvir was used to winning... Ranvir always had a plan... Right from his childhood he had been the one to take care of his younger brother...that younger brother who had all the right to do whatever mischief he wanted to do, unlike him who was always supposed to be prim and proper... because owners can be in casual clothes, but soldiers can't afford that right?! Well yes... what was he if not a glorified soldier and caretaker? They, the Raichands just used him as a plaything for their son nothing else... And he Ranvir...so called Raichand, was going to teach them a lesson for treating him that way! He didn't trust their love one bit... Yeah, may be Kabir's love was true but he too just loved him just like his favourite toy... But now he will show the world he is nobody's plaything but everyone was his in reality!

And thus the plan... A plan to snatch everything from the Raichand's! He was the one who used his brains to get them those 1000s and crores worth deals and finally what happens? He gets to sit at home while Kabir could run the company like a king! So not happening! He will get what is rightfully his! And the first step for that is to snatch Aanchal from their beloved son! Oh did they think he , Ranvir will once again give up something he wanted this much so easily like he gave up all the games he was winning to that spoilt young child Kabir, when they were young? If so they all are really so dumb! Because he wanted her for his plan and now he had got her! She was his winning trophy!

But one thing which was bothering him was the thought that if he didn't act properly and win her heart soon, she would find out about his fake brain tumour act and revenge plan and cause it to fail! He needed her to be on his side to defeat the Raichands and for that he needed to displace Kabir from her heart... Only then both of them together can play the game against the Raichands.... She can manipulate Kabir and get him to sign the property to her name and then he would transfer it to his own name!

And for that he had a solid plan for making Aanchal come to his team... He just had to induce a feeling of awkwardness between them, ie Kabir and Aanchal... Rest would be easy to manipulate like a play dough which he loved playing with when he was young... He always liked manipulating things the way he wanted... But while doing this he has to be careful to remain in character... He needs to maintain that mask of goodness before all of them or the game would be over... So what better way to achieve both those motives than set up a date for them? Yup, that's right, he was going to set up a date for Kabir and Aanchal! Wouldn't that be perfectly in his character of being a sacrificial saint? Yes of course! But what would happen in the date would be anything but romantic... Both of them would feel awkward and the date would be an epic fail! He would make sure of it!

Ranvir smiled thinking about the favourable outcomes of his plan and happily played his mouth organ... His plan was fool proof! Nothing can ever defeat it!

But what Ranvir, Kabir and even Aanchal didn't know was... that nothing ever was as it seems... So what Ranvir thought was the fool proof plan was actually going to be the first crack in his armour... He had done the same mistake again... He had underestimated Aanchal's love for Kabir again...

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There Aanchal was living in perpetual guilt... She had agreed to marry Ranvir for Kabir's sake... not only for his life but also because Kabir loved his bade more than anybody... She could bear anything but not tears in his eyes... So she had decided to sacrifice herself for him... If marrying a dying Ranvir made him happy, then she would do that too... After all he had proved his love for her by giving up his life, so now it was her turn to give up her life for him to prove her love... He was the love of her life and would remain so till her last breath... She was his just like she knew her Kabir was hers...

But the problem was that Ranvir was looking like a scapegoat in this situation... She felt selfish and guilty... Wasn't she using him to fulfil her love? Because Ranvir was her friend and she genuinely cared for him... so marrying him seemed like a cheap idea even then but she was emotionally forced to this despicable act... So she always prayed that she could get a chance to repay Ranvir's debt and thankfully after 3 weeks of this sham, he had asked her whether she could do him a favour... The very moment he had asked, she didn't even wait to hear what his demands were and just blindly accepted it...

So as soon as she accepted it, Ranvir had given her a box and said that the address was inside it... She was totally confused to say the least but nodded in agreement nonetheless... After he left she opened the box and found a piece of paper with some address and a beautiful long gown in wine red color... It was beautiful but Aanchal was too anxious to appreciate its beauty... What did Ranvir want? That was the only question in her head... Did he really expect her to be comfortable going out with him in this gown? What was that he had planned for the evening? What was there in that address? Maybe it was some office party... Yes office party would be safe... She wouldn't feel awkward there... She was sure Ranvir wouldn't want her to awkward so it must surely be something where many people were there besides them... So prepping herself with that pep talk, Aanchal decided to get ready for the evening...

There on the other hand, Kabir just had a visit from his bade... After the whole tumour detection and wedding drama, his bade rarely seemed to talk to him... He missed his bade... So when he finally came to meet him, Kabir was more than excited to listen to him! So his bade had told him to wear a new suit he gifted and come to a particular place by 6PM that evening... Kabir, even though had no idea what was there, just decided to go with the flow... After all his bade had asked him to come there and he would do anything for him because he trusts his bade more than himself!

6PM Water Front cafe:

Aanchal had arrived 10 minutes earlier and saw that it was a small café and wondered how this place could host a business party but as soon as she was waiting for 5 minutes, a limousine came near her and said, it was from Ranvir... She was feeling wary but then decided that nothing bad could happen and entered it... But what or whom she saw inside shocked her... There inside that black car was Kabir doing something on his phone without even noticing she had entered into the same car as his...

She was in shock and just then Kabir too was when he had finally seen her and both yelled in unison, "Tum!!!"

They didn't understand what was happening... When was Ranvir going to join them? Will he join them later on the way in another stop? A million questions were running in their head... along with both of them noticing subtle changes in the other... Even though they were in the same house, they rarely met these days... But it was like distance grows heart fonder... He could notice even those small signs of stress on her... She had tried to cover it with makeup but those dark circles could not escape his eyes... He knew every spot, every line on her face... He had memorized it long ago...

If he had a memorized her face, then she was a PhD in all things Kabir... She could not only see those dark circles under his eyes but also could see how he fidgeted with his phone... His spinner seemed missing, she wondered why... He was all nervous energy like he hadn't slept for days or more precisely weeks...3 weeks... those 3 weeks since she had married for his own sake... She had thought by sacrificing her life for him, he would be happy...But looking at him now, she realised how wrong she had been... This sham of a marriage had helped nobody... She was an emotional wreck just her kabir was... And Ranvir too must be in stress, she sadly thought to herself...

How she wished she could move a little towards him and kiss away those worry lines from his forehead? But he seemed reserved.... He rarely met her these days let alone spoke to her properly... She missed him... She missed her playful Kabir...

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The car had finally stopped at a place and suddenly both felt sad... They knew that now Ranvir would get into that car and their cozy bubble would break again... They both cursed their rotten fate for that and tried to smile bravely for the other... But just then Kabir's phone rang... It was Ranvir continuing with his plan's second stage. He asked Kabir to put his phone on speaker and informed both of them that he wasn't planning to join them and this was a date for both of them in reality! He apologized for the guise but said that this way he though there would be an element of sweet surprise for them both! He then said that he would never be a bother to them and kept the phone... And as expected Aanchal and Kabir became uncomfortable...

But what ranvir missed to notice was that, it was not an awkward uncomfortableness... it was a reaction of guilt... They both felt guilty of using him without knowing the fact that it was they both who were actually getting used by him!

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But then both decided to at least get down and spend some time there to honour Ranvir's efforts... There they saw that it was a beautiful light green gazebo adorned with sweet smelling white roses... The sight was something to behold... The sight was pure Ranvir raichand style! And that exactly was Ranvir's plan! Even if he wasn't there amongst them, he would make them feel their presence in everything they would do... The set-up, the wine, the food, the music everything was of his choice... Ranvir Raichand would be omnipresent in their lives even when he was far far away from them!

And the funny thing was today both Aanchal and Kabir were in so much sync that the first thing they said on seeing the beautiful sight in front of them was," Perfect Bade ka style!" and "Perfect Ranvir ka style!" in unison again! And that actually broke the ice finally and both ended up laughing out loud!

Aanchal was relieved to see a smile on his face after a really long time... she had missed those heart melting innocent smiles so badly... And there in turn Kabir was thinking the same about her enrapturing smile...Both were lost in each other's smiles for a moment... But then a cool breeze blew and they became aware they were actually on the beach front! They smiled again mirthfully and proceeded towards the table...

As they sat, they could see a perfectly chosen vintage red wine kept there along with some steaming plates of appetizers... in the distance Kabir could make out the outline of the waiters who had just placed these food on their table... He knew his bade's planning was always meticulous... He had gifted them a date with each other and he had planned it perfectly in such way no one disturbed them.... But after another look at the food and wine on the table, he got up from his seat...

Aanchal wordlessly questioned him but he just knelt down and offered his hand... She quirked her eyebrows and he smiled in turn... Truth be said, she would do anything for that smile... what was her hand then... So she placed it on his and he closed it securely and placed a gentle kiss on it... He then got up along with her nad whispered in her ear... " Yeh date tho bade ka style ka hai... Humare style ke date ke liye chalein kya?" She smiled broadly at him! Of course he knew her tastes better than anybody! She happily picked her bag and left hand in hand with him... Because she knew wherever he led her, he would know exactly what she liked...