This prompt was given by @Farmeen30 who asked to write on twins with Shashi.

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A white Mercedes stopped in Laxmi Nagar right in front of the Gupta House and everyone in the street knew one of their daughters has come on a visit. For a moment everyone stopped to watch who gets out of the car. People stood at their verandas and windows to look at Khushi and her husband getting out of the vehicle.

While Arnav moved to open the back doors, Khushi scanned the neighbourhood passing greeting smiles to everyone before opening the back door of her side and carrying her three years old toddler in her arms while Arnav had already taken the other one.

Happy - Oh look who's here. My two favorite persons in the world.

Both Arnav and Khushi smiled at him as Happy approached them and greeted the twins his usual manner. Aarushi grinned wide looking at him.

Aarushi - Appy anthal

Happy - How have my little my friends been? Missed your Happy uncle?

Khushi - Of course they did. That's why we're here. Isn't it?

She looked at her twins who nodded nicely and waved at him.

Shashi - And they didn't miss their Nanu?

Arnav and Khushi turned happily to Shashi now. Twins already put on their happiest face in excitement.

Arshi, Aarushi - Nanuuuuu

Arshi opened her arms immediately to be taken by him and Arnav passed her to Shashi before touching his feet for greeting. Shashi stopped him but smiling and kept his hand on his head blessing him.

Khushi side hugged him.

Khushi - Babuji, how are you?

Shashi - I'm absolutely fine bitiya, just missed my little granddaughters a lot.

Aarushi - We hea Nanu.

Shashi - Yes yes. Finally.

They giggled and Arnav excused himself to park the car in Happy's garage while the father daughter duo went into the house.

The twins were left down once inside. Shantivan is guarded and isolated but Gupta House is open and lays at a busy street so the kids are never left alone or down outside.

But the second they were left down, they were picked up again by Garima and Madhumati.

Garima - See who's here, our little angels.

Arshi hugged her Nani happily while Aarushi pulled Buaji's cheeks and giggled in excitement. She held her doll in front of her face.

Aarushi - Moti Naniiii, no kish mah Barbie?

Khushi - Aaru! Didn't I forbid you not to call her that? It's disrespectful.

She glared her daughter who pouted in response. The title Moti Nani was invented by Akshay and twins learned it from him. Although Madhumati never minded it, Khushi did.

Shashi - Bitiya, don't start scolding them already. You just came. Sit down and let us spend some time with our granddaughters.

Khushi sighed but smiled looking at their happy faces. Even though both Payal and Khushi make sure to visit their parents at least once in the month, the three get sad whenever they go back to RM with kids. That's why Shashi, Garima and Madhumati appreciate each and every second they get to spend with their daughters and their grandkids.

In that time Arnav also entered holding two bags and greeted the ladies. Garima kept Arshi on the sofa to get some water but Khushi stopped her.

Khushi - Amma, you stay and continue spoiling your angels. I'll get water and make tea for everyone.

Arnav smiled at Khushi as she went into the kitchen and then looked at twins who jumped off their Nanis' laps and ran to the bag.

Arshi - Nani Maa, we got giftsh.

Aarushi - We made, no buy.

They knelt down and opened the zip of their overnight bags to get the presents out. Guptas anticipated this gifting session. It were always some personal items they crafted themselves and Gupta House meanwhile had become even more colourful than it used to be. They keep all of those items proudly as show pieces for everyone to be seen. While twins took out two wrapped boxes out of the bags, they were already wondering what it would be this time.

Arshi - I no lap (Wrap). Mumma do.

Aarushi - I hep.

Aarushi grinned showing her little white teeth to her grandparents. To keep it a surprise till last moment, twins insist Khushi gift wrap them. Aarushi helps her with It, even if it means to pass her the tape. But for her it counts.

They stand in front of them between the sofa and the coffee table holding the boxes. Arshi is to pass it to Garima but Aarushi stops her.

Aarushi - No. Fisht we.

She forwarded her hand to Shashi. Arnav chuckled. This was kind of a ritual now. In exchange for their gifts twins demand chocolates everytime. And Shashi always has them ready. He opened the drawer of the coffee table and gets the chocolates out. They both get one. They smiled wide and thank him with kisses.

Arshi, Aarushi - Thank you Nanu.

Shashi - You're always welcome bitiya.

Aarushi - Now you turn.

She nods at Arshi to now give the boxes. Garima and Shashi both opened them to see the contents.

Arshi's box contained a flower pot filled with soil and a seed. But it was painted by her.

Arshi - This keep out and alwaysh watah. I do when I come.

Garima - This is so lovely. Yes, I'll keep it out and always water it. It'll grow into a beautiful plant.

Arshi got so happy when Garima went out in that moment only to keep it outside under the sun. She followed her Grandma excitedly.

In that while Aarushi rushed Shashi to open her box. It was a small canvas painted by her.

Aarushi - And? You like?

Shashi - This is the most beautiful painting I've ever seen.

She not only smiled but smirked seeing Akshay's painting hanging on the wall. Arnav nodded in denial as he recognized this smirk. Even though he had wished his daughters to be like Khushi, he couldn't deny the fact that it did make him ecstatic that many to most character trails they had were inherited from him including the smirks.

Aarushi - Sho hang thea?

She pointed to Akshay's painting. Shashi laughed understanding her trick and carried her. She laughed as he tickled her.

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Shashi came out of his bedroom and collided with two small figures who had been running towards him and now hugged his legs.

He smiled and kept his hands on their hands.

Aarushi - Nanu, hep. Shave ush.

Shashi - Save you? From whom?

Arshi - Them.

He looked up at see the women sitting in the living. Everyone had seen the small family at their arrival, hence all the neighbours were coming to see the twins. The whole neighbourhood loved them and their adorable sweet nothings. But twins didn't like to crowded places, neither did they feel comfortable if someone hugged or kissed them, other than their own ones which included the Raizadas and the Guptas only. So whenever some aunties come to visit the Guptas, twins either try to hide or trust their grandfather to sort the matter. And Shashi happily played their saviour.

Shashi held their fingers and walked to the women smiling.

Khushi - Arshi, Aarushi, come here and be nice to the aunties.

They looked at their mother infuriated. She glared them back.

Shashi - Arre bitiya I'm taking them out. We're going to have ice cream.

Arshi, Aarushi - Yeeeeesh. Iesh keem.

Khushi sighed but smiled. She was aware her daughters weren't comfortable with strangers. But she didn't want anyone to think she won't correct their disrespectful behaviour. After all it's always the mother who is held responsible for their kids' behaviour. But Arnav didn't like her forcing the twins to let people hug and kiss them. He didn't want them to learn it's appropriate if they are forced to do something they aren't comfortable with.

So she's always glad when Shashi saves them from the women and takes them out. This way she's also saved from their father's wrath.

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After having Pizza in dinner (on twins' suggestion), everyone sat outside in the courtyard. Arshi and Aarushi were laughing and running around Madhumati who was blindfolded and trying to catch them. While Arnav silently admired his toddlers, Khushi tried to help her Buaji.

Khushi - Buaji, behind you!

Aarushi gasped and escaped to Arshi standing little away. Both looked at their mother pouting in anger. Khushi thinned her lips and looked away giggling.

Arshi - Mumma, no! Bad.

While they got distracted for a moment Buaji followed her voice and caught both who was in the meanwhile out of breathe. She took off her blindfold and sat down on the bench beside her niece and Garima.

Twins ran to both Shashi and Arnav sitting on chairs and complained about their mother.

Aarushi - Daddy, shee. Mumma bad.

Arshi - Nanu, tell Mumma, no do that. No theething.(cheating)

While Arnav just looked at Khushi with a look she just twisted her mouth to, Shashi was nicer but acted to scold her.

Shashi - Khushi, stop teasing my little granddaughters. Let them play.

Both kept their hands on their hips and looked at Khushi nodding in support of Shashi before showing her their tongues. She dropped her jaw and pouted at her father.

Khushi - Babuji, you should be on my side! You're my Babuji, not theirs.

They hugged him from sides as he was sitting on chair and claimed him as their grandfather only.

Arshi, Aarushi - No! My Nanu!

Khushi - Hawww. He's my Babuji first, um, my Daddy!

For a moment they both looked beside at their father and then back to Shashi and nodded in denial.

Arshi - No. Nanu!

Aarushi - And my Daddy!

Aarushi misunderstood Khushi and held Arnav's hand too not wanting her mother to claim her Daddy too.

Khushi - You can keep your Daddy. But he is my Daddy!

Arnav shook his head at his childish wife. She was seriously competing against her own children.

Arnav - Ok enough. He is their Nanu only and you have to stop interfering into their games. As a punishment you have to tie the blindfold now and play with them.

She flared her nostrils and looked at everyone for help. To her bad they just turned their faces. She got up frustrated.

Khushi - Fine. Now these two are your everything only. Nobody loves me anymore.

The Guptas laughed at the drama queen while twins jumped and clapped in victory as Arnav put on the blindfold around her eyes. He took advantage of it and whispered into her ears.

Arnav - I can show you later how much I love you.

She gasped but blushed a little before hitting him on stomach.

Khushi - Shut up. No breaking rules.

He chuckled and went back to sit on the chair. Khushi and her weird rule of no Sex at Gupta House. But he accepted it considering her discomfort and the fact that their babies slept with them here.

And finally the mother daughters trio played now joyfully forgetting their little competition before. The rest admired the adorable bond the three shared and pondered how the Gupta daughter tended to become a child again when she's at her maternity home.