The plan was finally made undisturbed in Finchy's room. Every single person in and out the team were given their tasks and responsibilities, small groups were made along with plans of wishing Virat first.

This time ICT wasn't going to get to hoard Virat all to themselves on his B'day. This time RCB team was going to take the job and have a very merry family celebration. They were one family after all and they were planning to make realize, how special part of the family he was, every member of the team were really excited and eager to do their tasks.

But the main problem arose, when Rahul and Mayank realized that they won't get a room in the RCB wing of the hotel. No matter how much they whined and they couldn't whine too, for if they did, Virat will know and they couldn't let Virat know or the whole surprise will go down the drain.

And Mayhul didn't want that neither could they go back to their hotel. Well, how'll they plan the party from an entirely different hotel? No, they have to stay in the RCB hotel to make the plan successful and they won't get to stay without arousing suspicions of Virat or letting him know.

This made Rahul whine about the unfairness of the entire situation. Well, he was an ex-RCB team member wasn't he? Didn't he deserve a room here? And as Rahul was really close to AB he didn't think twice before whining to AB. Virat's kids automatically found themselves under AB's care one way or other.

"I get it, Rah. I get it. I would have offered my room," AB began, only to be cut by the rest of team as they declared in sync "And Virat will know everything in a day,"

AB just smiled sheepishly. Well, how was it his fault that he didn't know how to say no to Virat? Virat was his little brother, his Biscotti, and AB always found himself ready to do anything for his Virat. Yeah, he'll even bowl without a second thought if his biscuit asked him too. After all, Virat was such a sweet little dork, AB couldn't help but love that overdramatic kid.

"Thought so," the whole team muttered and AB shot them a look asking which one of them can stop themselves from melting in front of Virat's starry gaze. The whole team suddenly found their surroundings very interesting.

"Um...you can share room with me, if you want and don't have any problem," Dev offered, noticing everyone else being complete idiots.

Okay, he wasn't looking forward to this at all. God, why can't he control his stupid instincts and helping heart from making random appearances. He is hell scared of his seniors and here he is offering them his room. Way to go, Dev, way to go.

Someone else could have offered too. Why did he have to jump in like this? Okay, so, yeah , he felt a little sorry watching them look sad. But really, this was for his Virat bhaiyaaa. He wanted nothing to spoil the day of his brother and it'll get spoiled if Mayhul couldn't stay here.

Again, pondering why couldn't anyone else offer to share the room? Dev looked at Mayhul who were beaming at him. Well, Mayank was the beaming one, Rahul was nodding thankfully and even AB bhaiya looked so proud of him.

"We've no problem," Mayank announced happily while Rahul mumbled a soft Thank you.

Dev smiled shyly looking down. He was still an introvert after all, no matter,how clingy and out of character he behaved with a certain captain of his.

"Okay, so, yeah, What can go wrong while sharing room with them?" Dev thought optimistically.

Later Dev realized, logically many things could go wrong when you're hiding people in your room that aren't supposed to be in your hotel.
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And the trouble started from the night itself, Dev with the help of the supporting staff arranged bedding for Mayhul and took promises of secrecy from them. He was feeling quite awkward, he didn't know how to talk or behave around Mayhul.

And Mayhul were having the same problem. Well, mostly Rahul, yeah, Virat had asked them to look after Dev. Virat was quite worried that the RCB quota thingy and all the trolls will somehow get to Dev and shatter the kids confidence. He wanted Mayhul too look after Dev when Virat wasn't arpund. Specially, Rahul as he had dealt with trolls and all.

But right now, they were sitting around the room looking at each other quite awkwardly. They didn't quite know how to behave around each other. The awkwardness around them was broken by Yuzi's entery in the room and eager Yuzi came hoping in the room and suggested crafting towel elephants and all for Virat.

Feeling way enthusiastic than before, Dev started teaching Mayhul how to make Rabbits out of small cottony hand towels. The four of them had time of them, creating and naming the rabbits. The awkwardness around them disappeared a little and they got totally involved in the planning, forgetting everything about dinner until Virat called Dev.

"DD, where are you kiddo? Don't you want to have dinner?" A very concerned Virat asked Dev and Dev couldn't help but bite his lips, checking the time.

"Yeah, yeah...I'm coming bhaiya. I was talking to my friends and totally forgot the time," Dev quickly made the excuse.

"Alright, come soon, I'm waiting," Virat said buying Dev's excuse and Dev took a sigh of relief.

But it soon turned to warinese and discomfort watching Mayhul looking at him oddly and Yuzi snickering.

"Wha...what happened? Is there something on my face?" Dev couldn't help but ask softly, did glue stick on his face or what?

"What's with the ringtone?" Rahul asked, he didn't know whether to be amused or what?? Why will someone use Virat's voice as ringtone and Dev couldn't help but groan.

"I can't change it. I don't know what happen it just won't change," Dev exclaimed pouting, glaring at his phone.

"Why was Virat waking you like that and why did you record that tone?" Mayank couldn't help ask, totally, amused by the pouting kid.

"I didn't...Yuzi bhaiya did," Dev grumbled and then looked at Yuzi suspiciously did he set the tune?

"Why??" Mayhul and Dev asked Yuzi the question at the same time but in totally different tones.

"Well because Dev was sleeping hidden behind the beanbags in team room. We were searching for him for hours, hell worried and Virat's reaction when we found him was hilarious. He almost carried Dev- the sleepy toddler back to Dev's room," Yuzi laughed, it was a hilarious memory for him. Well, it didn't feel that hilarious when they thought Dev got lost and were searching him for hours.

But it was hilarious in the end.

"Yuzi bhaiya, change it back to normal," Dev demanded flushing with embarrassment.

"Nope," Yuzi denied absolutely cheekily and Dev chased after Yuzi to the dinner room, demanding the ring tone to be changed. Both of them got scolded by Virat for their antics and then they smuggled the decolartion list to the supporting staff sneakily.

Though getting, Mayhul's dinner back to Dev's room was thrilling on another level. Virat romaning the corridors like a ghost, didn't helping the matter. But at last, they succeeded thinking they had done too much adventure for a day.

All of them just wanted to sleep, after all the thrilling and other feelings consuming them the whole day.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
04:30 am,

The next days.

Dev, Mayhul and Yuzi were walking lazily in the corridors of the RCB wing. They were returning after collecting all the decor supplies from the reception. Yawning and rubbing the sleep out of their eyes, every now and then. They were trying to get rid of the impending sleep from their eyes.

It was easier said then done. They were still feeling too sleepy, leaning on each other stil half asleep, they were walking like sloths but again they had pledged to make this best b'day for one Virat Kohli of their life. Even if it made them wake so early in the morning.

"Accha, Rahul bhai should we really use those rabbits in decor?" Dev asked Rahul yawning softly, still uncertain about gifting Virat a soft fluffy hanky rabbit.

"Absolutely," Yuzi insisted, it was the best thing according to him.

Dev wasn't still certain and at that precise moment. He noticed a certain Kohli speaking softly on the phone standing in the way of Dev's room, Virat was leaning against Shivam's room, in such a way that if Shivam suddenly opens his door. Virat will fall down inside Shivam's room.

But that wasn't there biggest problem right now. There biggest problem was that they were in Virat's line of sight and if Virat spotted them by chance, all their planning will go down the drain and they couldn't let it happen. Alerting and signing, Mayhul and Yuzi to hide. Dev approached Virat.

And as Virat turned, he found Dev standing behind him, with an expression that varied between a smile and grimace. Virat couldn't help but look at Dev querily, what was he doing out so early? On the other hand, Dev was cursing all his stars and trying to remember whose face he had seen in the morning.

"Bhaiya...aap yaha kya kar rahe ho?" Dev asked Virat, trying to smile, in his mind, he looked like an luniatic. Okay, what was he really trying to do here?

"areey, someone called, didn't want to disturb Nush. Leave that, tell me what are you doing here? At this time!!" Virat demanded concerned.

"wo...I was talking to my parents," Dev said fumbling,to which Virat gave a suspicious glance "sacchi bhaiyya..wo actually ek nightmare," Dev said using his last resort.

"what nightmares??why didn't you come to me then kiddo," Virat asked worried, ruffling Dev's hair protectively.

Dev felt very bad, lying to his Virat bhai like this but noticing Yuzi and Mayhul sneaking behind Virat's back and Virat about to turn, "Bhaiyaaa!!" Dev almost yelled and Virat looked at Dev worriedly.

"Kya hua?" Virat asked Dev worried.

"actually, I had a doubt why do we call cover drive as cover drive?" Dev asked, mentally face palming and cursing himself for his stupid question. God, why had his mind gone so blank?

"kyun ki wo cover fielder ke upar se lagte hain," Virat answered looking all confused and pondering whether the nightmare short circuited Dev's brain wires or not?

"wahi cover kyun kehte hai...koi aur kyun nahi bulate...chalo chodiye...waise mein ek question puchu aapse??Once a cricket team didn't believe their captain..Do u know y??" Dev still peristed, cursing Mayhul and Yuzi for not being a little more faster.

"nahi," Virat answered, checking Dev whether he had some visible signs of illness or not?

"coz he had a silly point ha ha ha...funny hai na...another one..which cricket stadium is the coolest??" Dev laughed, mentally dying in embarrassment, yeah, he needed a rabbit hole to hide in right about now.

"Dharamsala," Virat answered, thinking, whats wrong with the kid? Did someone plan a prank on him or what?

"nahi na...u r wrong...The one having highest fans...ha ha ha," Dev faked a laugh again and Virat looked totally bewildered. The jokes were worst than Mr Nags. Did he put Dev upto this?

Seeing the trio finally safely in his room and out of Virat's sight. Dev hastily planned his escape, he had made enough fool of himself for a single day.

"Accha bhaiyya...ab mein jaata hu...I'm feeling sleep actually...baad mein practise bhi hai na," Dev said acting all sleepy.

Virat just nodded. He felt Dev was in daze because of his nightmare and sleepless state, the sleepy eyes proving that and Virat wanted to take Dev back to his room, certain the kid slept better in his room. But Dev had already fled to his room and Virat left towards his muttering along the lines pagal cute kiddo.

Dev rushed back to his room, mentally asking himself "why he finds himself in such situations always?". He entered his room panting and closed the door behind him, he didn't want a worried Virat bhaiya to enter his room.

"DD...itna kyun pant kar rahe ho" Yuzi asked amused from where he was sprawled on the recliner.

"Huff...kya bolu yuzi bhaiyya..Virat bhai na ek dum detective mode mein the..so unko divert karte...I just made a complete fool out of myself," Dev stated flushing all embarrassed and thinking "kya kya karna pad raha hai yrr"

Listening this Myayhul and Yuzi started laughing very loudly while Dev just pouted mumbling something along the lines, "mean older brothers," but after resting some times and unboxing their supplies.

The four of them started creating magic, diving the work and randomly shifting to random corners of the room in search of inspiration and vibe. They strated working on the decorations adding personal touch in almost everything. They were making banners and tags. They were lost in the world of art and craft creating paper birds and aeroplanes, mixing glittery paints, cutting cardboards, creating butterflies very carefully and dedicatedly. In between, they even broke into bickering about perfect shades and shapes.

They were perfectly lost in their artistic world, reminiscing school days, specially summer holidays and loads of stupid projects. They were laughing, colouring and imagining Virat's reactions. Totally forgetting everything about the outter world and the chaos their absence was creating there.

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AB, Finchy,Dale,Morris,Parthiv and the other RCB players were inwardly cursing god for blessing them with such over enthusiastic lovable,annoying and prying captain. A captain, who was presently, extremely concerned about the absence of Dev and Yuzi at breakfast, inspite it being 10 a.m already.

And currently they were running out of excuses to stop their hyperactive captain from going up and waking the above said individuals.

"Biscuit...Let us go or let me go and wake them na.We have to leave for practice and they will fall sick if they do practice without eating," Virat said almost whining with concern.

AB mentally facepalmed. God, this was getting repeative quite fast.

"Biscuit! You only said Dev slept after 4:30 or something right. So let him sleep.I will make sure we pack something for him," AB reassured Virat for what felt like the hunderedth time and Virat nodded looking put off. He should have dragged Dev back to his room, Virat thought grumbling.

After 10 min,

"Let me call Yuzi atleast. Why is he so late today...usually he is the first one around," Virat asked he couldn't quite settle himself with the absence of his walking talking tv.

Listening this, Washy immediately came to the rescue of his spin twin big brother, "wo...Virat bhaiyya...I have seen Yuzi bhai and Dhana bhabhi going towards the beach an hour ago," coming up with the most shittiest and random excuse ever)...

Sensing Virat was about to ask something and Washy couldn't lie to save his life, Shiv dived in, "ha bhaiyya...hum dono ne dekha and Yuzi bhai ne bola he will be back before we head for the practice,"

All othe others threw thankful looks for Shiv's intreval as Shahbaz added on his own accord, "Navi bhi recovery room mein hai bhai,"

"but I didn't ask about Navi yet, Baaz" Virat asked a little confused yet thankful, atleast now he know where is Nav.

Everyone else again face palmed thinking God, why? Throwing Nav looks that screamed "why did you even open you mouth?"

"Arey cheeku...Baaz ne isilye bola kyun ki next tum wahi puchne wale ho na...bas...ab ye sab chodo, aur ye socho ki yaha khandvi kaise banaoge tum, Anushka asked you to make it right," Parthiv asked, using Nush's plan to keep Virat busy as their saving grace now.

"oh shit!! mei tho bhul hi gaya hu PP bhaiyya, ab yaha inn logon ke beech mein kaunse chef se seekhu?? Wo bhi proper, ek dam proper authentic gujarati wali ...youtube mein wo proper gujrati tips ke sath kaha milega??" Virat exclaimed sounding totally confused and lost.

"Cheeku! main kaun hu?" Parthiv asked Virat. Virat replied looking at Parthiv as if he has lost his mind, "Parthiv Patel yani PP bhaiya,"

"mera matlab kaha se hu?" Parthiv redirected his question.

This made Virat's eyes light up like northern lights and Virat dragged PP to kitchen chattering happily. PP winked at the team, giving them their much needed distraction.

Sighing a breath of relief, Ab said, "finally!! Someone please do call those dorks and bring them back to the world,"

Dev room:

Listening to the obnoxious caller tune of Dev's phone, the people lost in their work came back to the present. Yuzi grinned, Dev glared but pick up the call as it was from Washy.

Washy reminded them of the time and called them down for breakfast. Dev, Yuzi did breakfast and then left for practice with the rest of the RCB team. Mayhul left back in the hotel as head of getting everything in time.

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In the evening the boys were giving the final touches to their master creation, a billnoard made of pictures of Virat with his kids that spelled world's best brother. They had given their everything in creating it and they didn't even realize, they were looking like clowns currently.

Their hands and almost everything their clothes, face, were full of glitters, paint and glue. They were so lost in their work that they didn't notice anything at all. After all, they were trying to make everything perfect, Collage, boards, and every other craft they created in 24 hours. They wanted to make everything special for their bhai.

"Monku don't stick that picture there it won't look good and you have to write this message not the one you are writing," Rah protested notcing Monku writing on the chart with Virat and his first pic.

"Stup up,it's looking good and their's nothing wrong with this captions,"

"Everything is wrong"

"Nothing"

"Everything"

Dev was looking at the banter with wide eyes he has never seen them fighting like ever.

"Dev will tell"

"Yes Dev tell this meanie pants that I am right and he is wrong"

Dev looked like a deer caught in headlights. What should he answer? Both of them are his seniors he can't take anyone's side. If he did then surely one of themwill get offend. Thankfully, god must have listened to him and Rah's phone rang that second.

But but, how everything get right with them, seeing the call Mayhul were cursing their stars it was a video conference from the whole Indian cricket team and Mayhul were sure it was for Kohlito's birthday planning.

Mayhul shared a look of panic they were kind of expecting this but in all the bday planning they forget too think about any valid reason that will stop whole team from wishing Virat atleast not before them. Nevertheless they picked up the call not before switching off the Video. 

Mayhul: Hey

Yuzi was in team room with Ab, they were setting the projector and all on which they were gonna show their special surprise when he got a call from our ICT and just like Mayhul, Yuzi also forget to think about reason and now even he didn't have any idea on how to stop their team?

None the less he excused himself and went outside to pick the call and saw Mayhul on the call too and sighed a breath of relief"Good atleast I will have someone with me to handle them"

"Heya guys" wished Yuzi cheerfully

"Heyaa Yuzi"

"So guys before all of you start your bandargiri and get distracted lemme tell you all this meeting he kept for Virat's birthday planning" said Jinks before this mad people start their nonsense.

"Yes guys we have to plan something special otherwise some people will take all the credit of making Virat's birthday special" said Harry very seriously.

"Harry don't say like that Rcb team is working hard to make Birthday special" Rah defended, they were working very hard.

"I completely agree with Rah you can't say anything like that" Yuzi said agreeing with Rahul, onehundred and one percent.

"I can understand Yuzi as he is from Rcb but why are you changing sides, you should agree with us not the other way round" asked Rishu annoyed. he also wanted to be with his cheeku bhaiya on his special day.

"Well, half of my heart is still in RcB," Rahul defended himself.

The whole ICT looked at him like he had gone mad.

"And Hul I am right specially I don't want that Dev to take even an inch of credit for bossman's bday he is a credit stealer first he stealing time of Virat and now this too" said an over grumpy Hardik

"Harry!! Dev isn't like that bad" defended Rah again

"How would you know?" Harry couldn't help but asked because somedays before Rah was cursing Dev too and now suddenly the 360° turn even other Kids were pondering on the same thing.

"Woh Harry Dev is our Junior in the state team na so we have spend some time that's why" said Mayank in support of his bestie

Mayank really felt proud of his Bestie the way he defended Rcb team and specially Dev..

Dev who was listening the conversation since the phone was on speaker ponder why does all of them have problem with him spending time with Virat bhaiya. Dev was feeling quite annoyed but he was happy that Rahul defended him.

And just like that, they started bickering on this topic totally forgetting why they have actually called for seniors tried (mainly Mahi bhai, Bhuvi, Jinks) to get them on track but at the end nothing seem worked untill Rohit noticed Ab behind Yuzi.

"Yuzi ye kya ho raha hai Ab kya kar raha hain tumhare piche"

"Arey woh Ro bhaiya mein na team room mein hu with AB sir and Morris just playing some games isiliye" said Yuzi giving excuse to Rohit who was looking quite suspicious hoping Rohit bhaiya will buy it.

"Tum logo ka na kuch nahi ho sakta kya karne ke liye phone kiya tha and kuch nahi hua. We haven't decided what we will do for Virat and ab time bhi nahi hain, ek kaam karte hai let's call him at 12 wish karne ke liye" said Ms always the voice of reason..

"Nahii..." Mayhul and Yuzi shouted in sync.

"Why but?"

"Woh woh ha Virat bhai and bhabhi is going on date today kyunki bhabhi thode din mein wapas India chali jaayegi and Virat bhaiya Australia tour pe so alone time spend karne nahi milega that's why so humein disturb nahi karna chahiye na " Yuzi came up with perfect excuse knowing no one will contradict this because everyone knew how Virat and Anushka fight for a little time together and now how important it is for Virat to spend as much time as he could with Anushka.

And as he thought no one contradicted and end the call ordering Yuzi to inform them as soon as Virat come back from date. They disconnected the call with the excuse of being called.

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After dinner,

The team had planned to shift every decor material to the team room from Dev's room after dinner. And right now, they had even managed to pack the whole thing in small different boxes. They were right now waiting for their scout to come and guide them to the team room, without being spotted by Virat.

They were waiting for their scout, it was most probably Dale. They being Rah, Mayank, Shivam, Nav, Zampa, Josh, Dev and Yuzi. They were feeling both bored and very excited at the same time. They were checking the clock again and again, thinking, why was Dale so late.

It was then they heard the footsteps and knock on the door. But the knocksz weren't their secret code, worried they looked at each other.

"Who's that??" Mayank whispered

"Don't know," Yuzi whispered back

"Hide," Josh ushered.

Mayank and boxes were hidden under the bed. Rahul was wrapped in bundles and made a pillow. The boys sat over as Dev opened the door.

"Heya Virat bhaiya," Dev greeted, smiling quite worriedly.

"Hi!!!" Virat asked pondering why was he being stopped at the door. What's wrong with everyone.

He peeped inside and noticed the other kids.

"Heyaa boys," Virat greeted them merrily.

"Heya" they replied not sharing the feelings at all.

"app yaha kaise?" Yuzi asked and then mentally whacked himself.

" ajjeb baat hai, mera team hotel hai. Me kahi bhi jau,meri marzi," Virat retorted, confused with their antics.

"Areey, I meant bhabs k sath nhi abhi aap," Yuzi corrected himself

"She's sleeping," Virat shrugged, "what are you doing btw?"

"Chupan chupaye, khel rhe the," Dev mummered

Josh messaged AB to call Virat.

"What?" Virat asked frowning, he didn't hear Dev clearly.

"Cartoons, we were planning to watch cartoons bhaiya," Shivam saved Dev from answering, Dev looked at loss of words anyway.

" tho mirror dekho na fir," Virat joked.

"ye line mahi bhai ka hai na which he was telling Rohitaa and You," Yuzi commented

"Yuziii," Virat whined

"Hnjii" Yuzi grinned

Mayank and Rahul groaned and grumbled.

"Wait AB calling," Virat excliamed.

"Ha biscuit, ya ya I'll bring green tea and we'll discuss about your baby's godfather," Virat muttered, walking out of Dev's room, bidding good night to the kids.

Goodnight, they screamed back.

As Virat left Mayank and Rahul got out of their hiding spots, glaring at the guys. Their scout finally came and the boys carrying the boxes walked towards the team room stealthy, looking quite like Tom and Jerry sneakingly following each other in a line, jumping and hiding at the most random and little sounds.

Reaching the team room, where the whole RCB minus AB and the guys on Virat watch were there. They started decorating the room immediately, placing things debating and totally changing the look of the room.

Done with the decor, they started arranging the balloons, some were let to stick with the ceilings with little baby rabbits hanging through their strings and on the other balloons messages were written and they were stuck around the table which will held the cake.

Dev was hugging a purple balloon, pondering what to write on it when Rahul suddenly got Harry's atma and he took a pin blasting Dev's balloon.

Dev jumped back startled as the balloon  suddenly brust while the whole team laughed at his expressions. Dev made a "this was so wrong" puppy face. Rahul just ruffled his hairs.

The guys wrote whatever came in their mind on the balloons from heart touching to hilarious every quote was their on the balloon.

Best brother,
You're our fam.
Very special person,
Biscotti, Kholito, kholi chocolate factory, bat tera hai tho wo mera hai and many more out of the world words. Like
"Chloe bhature tuje bulaye",
"Metha tu khaye" ,
"Mahi bhai ke ladle"
"Vikas bhiya se maar khaye"

And god knows what else, they scribbled but finally they were done with the decor and all. The only remaining tasks were bringing Virat here and nicking his phone.

Well, Washy, Yuzi and Dev were all ready for that task.

~to be continued~