Normal POV

The weather was a bit quirky today. It held the calm before storm mood for a relatively very long time. The sky sharing the mood had fluffy white clouds painted all over it. All of them in motion along with breezy wind. The land, although being the only constant element, added to the beauty with it's barren lands, lush green trees and pricky patches of grass. Someone who just wanted a stroll to clear of their mind and inhale a bout of fresh air would have enjoyed it pleasantly. 

But there were a few energetic temporary sportsmen, who were giving the silent treatment to the ambiance of weather which was trying to speak to them.  One couldn't blame them though they were caught in the spree of practicing something as engaging as kabbadi.

"Dei Mohith apdi orama ninaatha da!!! Vishwa pakathula  irundhu block pannu!!" Vijay yelled gesturing to Mohith. 

Mohith nodded and started doing it.

"Yeah good!!! Apdi dhaan... continue pannu!!" Vijay yelled.

"Pranay right side la open ah vittuta...paathuko!!!" Vijay pointed out. 

The team was practicing their attacks for the competition.

"Dei Vijay" Sathish whined.

"Enna da??" Vijay asked. 

"Dei oru 15 minutes break edukalaam da!!"  Sathish pleaded.

"Dei nee pona break mudinju vandhe oru 10 minutes thaan da aagudhu.." Vijay grumbled "Innoru round mudiyattum eduthukalaam."

"Appadi laam solla koodathu!!" Sathish whined even more.

Vijay shook his head.

"Nee epdi sonnalum break laam edukave mudiyadhu... vaa vandhu defend pannu.." Vijay said. 

"Idhulaam romba aniyayam da!!" Sathish whined getting up.

They got in to positions for another round.

Vijay's POV

I shook my head at Sathish and got into a position for an another bout of practice. I liked practicing things.... be it practicing  dancing, practicing playing, practicing sparring and practicing shooting... it's just that they distract me from my pain. All the pain that always lingers inside me hiding behind my mask. All the pain that will travel with me to grave. All the pain that...

Stop Vijay!! It was about being distracted from it not being reminded about it!!

 With this thought, I looked at all of them and got in to position. We started playing....  I was the tagger. So, I moved around calculating each step and tried to tag Sathish out of the game. I was close to touching him. When suddenly something caught my eye... 

It was....

An angel dressed in yellow sweater and blue denim wearing white sneakers  with a strip bag strolling on the pathway beside the patch we were practicing in. 

An angel who I knew by the name 'Mithra!'

Argh!! Sathish got out. 'Focus, vijay... hocus pocus FOCUS!' I shouted inside my head and tried to do it another time.

The air going by felt naughty and caressed her hair causing a few strands to fall on her pinkish cheeks.

 She pouted at it ever so slightly...

 As her hand reached the strands so very lightly....

'Dei kavithai solra nerama da ithu.... kabbadi mela concentrate pannu!!' A voice that sounded  a lot like Avi said from the functioning part of my brain.

I was looking at them trying to gang up on me. Oh oh!! Time for a new method!!  I started calculating a new method when she turned and looked at us. Then her gaze met mine and I averted my eyes. I looked around.

"Distract aaganum nu kabbadi aaduna.. kabbadi la irundhe enna distract panriye?!" I muttered replacing the constant mutter of kabbadi without letting the boys catching on it. 

I looked at her this time and she smiled at me. 

My voicing blocking itself in my throat and the boys blocking together all happened in a perfect sync. 

I was out!

Turns out they were really happy about it. Cause they were giving each other high fives and cheering lightly after getting as I rolled my eyes and got up. I looked down at myself... there was so much dirt on me. I started dusting myself while glancing sideways at Mithra. 

"Ippo break edukalaama Vijay?" Sathish asked teasingly.

Sneaky Sathish!!!

"Edukalaame.. nalla edukalaame" I said covering it up sheepishly. "In fact innaiku session dismiss panlaam" I said looking at them "oru naalukku ivlo practice podhum la!!"

"Aama aama podhum" Sathish said "Illana practice romance ah overtake pannidum!!"

"DEI!!" I said through gritted teeth and narrowed glares.

He ignored it and they all strolled out. 

I finally turned to look at Mithra. She waved at me with a cute smile. I smiled to myself and waved back at her. Now that I checked her surroundings completely. She had placed her a strip bag on a bench that was close by. She caught my sight and looked at it. Then she looked back at me. I smiled and started walking over. 

She went and sat on the bench eagerly. I sat on the other side of the bench... the distance between us was completely covered by the bag. 

"Enna indha pakkam??" I looked at her and asked. 

"Unakaaga  thaan vanthen.."she said looking down.

'Ennadhu?Edhukku?' I thought as I just voiced out "Oh, Yean?"

"Solren... practice mudinjuducha?!" She asked cocking an eyebrow. 

"Yeah... adhu oru 10 minutes munnadiye mudichitom.. edho chinna game velayaaditu irundhom!!" I said adding convincing gestures of hand waves. 

"Appo ok!!" She said smiling to herself and searching for something in her bag.

"Eppo ok? Edhuku vandha? Enna thedura?" I asked looking at her confusedly.

"Yean ya ivlo kelvi kekkura??" She said in a vexed tone not even looking at me, "Oru nimisham silent ah iru!!"

I pouted and nodded a yes. 

She took out a lunch box. I looked at it curiously. She opened it and there was..

"Ta da.. Gulab Janum!!" She said like a kid holding candy. So cute and so sweet!!

"Saapdu!!" She said putting it right in front of me.

I reached forward but stopped. But I stopped... my hands, they were so dirty.

"Ippo vendam!!" I said with a frown.

"Hey.. naan mattume illa Shriya-vum Aditi-vum help pannanga. Avanga rendu perume romba nalla cook pannuvanga." She said in an offended tone.

"Athu illa Mithra!! Naan apdi yosichadhe illa!!" I said immediately.

"Pinna enna?!" She said scrunching her brows. 

"Kai alukka irukku!!" I said showing her my dirty hand.

"Naan irukken la!" She said. 

I froze. She  wouldn't feed me!! She wouldn't! She shouldn't!

She  took out a Gulab Jamun and extended her hand towards my mouth gesturing me to open. Despite my inner self telling me to reject it softly. I couldn't bring myself to say no to her... I opened my mouth. She fed me. 

"Epdi irukku?!" She asked taking out another one. 

I smiled and gestured a superb! They were perfect just like her. She extended her hand and I opened my mouth again, again and Again.I just couldn't say no to her and stop. I was enjoying her feeding me. I couldn't control it. Maybe I shouldn't. 

"Nee saapda maatiya?!" I  asked as she attempted to feed me the fourth and last one. 

"Aprom saapduven" she said feeding me the last one. 

I just shook my head. 

"Hey ippo enga poga pora?!" She asked after she put the box inside and wiped her hands with a small hanky. 

"Room ku thaan!!" I said.

"Naanum anga thaan poren... sernthu povoma?!" She asked gripping the strip of her bag excitedly. 

"Polaame nalla polaame!!" I said hiding my grin. 

She smiled and we started walking together. I looked around at the nature... it was sharing her mood and adding background music to the vocals created by Mithra's beauty and happiness radiating around her. I smiled looking at her when she wasn't looking at me. The walk took us two minutes 40 seconds and the whole time I was glancing at her and listening to her talk. We reached the room and I stopped glancing like a thief and actually looked at her.

"Bye!" I said shaking my head. 

"Bye!!" She said waving her hand. 

I opened the door and she started walking away.   

Normal POV

Mithra started walking away looking down at the floor. She stopped abruptly in her tracks when she heard vijay calling her. 

She turned around and looked ta him eagerly.

"Mithra... Gulab Jamun semmaya irundhadhu!!" He said with a fond smile. 

She smiled back at him automatically.

"Aditi kum Shriya kum thanks sonnen nu sollu!" He said tauntingly.

She looked at him and pouted. He laughed and walked towards her. They were just few meters away. 

"Thanks a lot for feeding me." He said with a lovely smile.

"Thanks laam solla koodathu!!" She said with a warm smile.

The smile on his face got bigger. 

"Hey innaiku dinner ku seeikram va.. unnakku oru shock irukku!!"  She said with a gleam in her eyes.

"Enna shock adhu?" He asked tilting his head slightly to express his confusion.

"Dinner laye therinjuko!" She said teasing him with a taunting smile.

"Hmm.. seri seri!!" He said with an equally taunting smile, "Bye!" he said turning towards his room.

"Bye!" Mithra said enthusiastically. She looked at his back and turned around smiling to herself. 

He looked at her back one last time before going in and closing the door.

Somewhere else... 

"Ivan romba sharp boss, Intha thadava miss eh aagadhu!" He said opening the door. 

"Intha thadava miss aana neeyum iruka maata avanum iruka maatan, Mukesh!" The one on the other side said.

"Theriyum sir... miss aagadhu!!" He said with a gulp.

He was sleek and looked dangerous with his standing hair and his unruly beard. He walked inside and stopped beside a court. The room was dark and dimly lit. Except for the court which was well lit. Few men were practicing there.

There was a tagger playing in the right side of the court. 

Three  men tried to block him. But he  defeated them with ease... dropping them off to a side with such force that they couldn't get right back up. 

This slightly scared others. They lost their defense for a single second and that single second was all he needed. He tagged them all efficiently escaping their hands trying to hold him down and stopping their legs trying to escape from him. 

Everyone except him was out. He stood on the odd side and looked at all of the fallen members on the other side.

"Dismiss!!" he whispered with a dominating smile in the demeaning silence. He got out of the court. Mukesh walked up to him.

"Well played, Ajith!!" Mukesh said amazed at his play. To which Ajith replied with a sinister smile. He was well built and looked normal except for the dark glint in his eyes and his menacing smile which could scare almost everyone. Almost!

"Unnaku kabbadi munnadiye theriyuma?" Mukesh asked with curiosity. Ajith nodded a no!

"Appo epdi ivlo nalla aadura?!" He asked bewildered. 

Ajith started with a sinister smile..

"Namma edhavadhu pannanum na nammaku oru motivation theva padum. Nalla motivation irundha enna venaalaum panlaam, evlo dhooram venaalum pogalaam!! Adhu kedacihuta yaaralayum nirutha mudiyadhu..

Ellarkum edho onnu motivation ah irukkum. Sila perukku panam, sila perukku pugazh, sila perukku kanavu, sila perukku anbu...

Ennakku veruppu..

Vijay mela veruppu!! 

I will do anything  and go to any depths to destroy him!! Nothing can stop me!!"

He said and looked at a dumbstruck Mukesh. He smiled with the gleam of darkness and his eyes were filled with desperation for destruction.

To be continued...

So, guys finally back after a long long time... 

I have taken a break from studying... so now full on writing. 

Anyway, How was the chapter?

Hope you all liked it!!

So, why does Ajith hate Vijay? Do they have a past?

Who is the Mukesh's boss? 

What is his business with Vijay?

What will happen at the Kabbadi match?

And most importantly what is the shock that mithra is going to give to Vijay?

Any guesses??

Meet you in the next chapter!!!