Dedicated to Schwethz

Finally m back with an update..! So without wasting much time let's start with the update!

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Toh phir kaisa tha..?? Ab ye mat bolna "thik thak tha.., Mera better tha.., Ye kya sun liya... Kaan dard Kar rahe hai.., Kauwwe jyada achcha bolte hai.." (Then how was it..? Now do not say "It was okay-okay, mine was better, OMG...what did I just listen.. my ears are paining, crows speak better than this")

Kanishka mimicked Aman's accent of speaking, haughty and filled with self bragging. She knew this would be the exact Aman's words after listening to her speech.

Aman tried acting irritated but ended up laughing at the way she just imitated his words. He laughed getting up and walking up to her he replied "Pata hai toh puchti kyu hai..? Huh..? (If u know what's gonna be my reply, why do you ask..? Huh..?)

She rolled eyes and folding her hands across her chest looked elsewhere, she pursed her lips making a "hunnnnn.." sound mentally cursing him. Aman slightly chuckled looking at her.

"Waise mai toh ye bolne wala tha ki.. (By the way, I was about to say that..)", he stopped mid sentence waiting for her response, he wanted her to ask him before he himself tell and that actually happened. She looked slightly towards him from the corner of her eyes, but didn't say anything, giving him signals to continue speaking.

But was Aman saying it so easily..??

Nah.. definitely not so easily, he went on with stressing the word "ki", making Kanishka run out of patience, she asked "ki..? Ki Kya?"

Aman coughed dramatically portraying as if he was trying to clear his throat before speaking. Kansihka was running out of patience already, loosing her patience completely, she turned back ready to leave, and started taking heavy steps not before yelling "Mat booolllll (Don't telll)".

She had taken only some steps, only to be stopped by Aman's words. She turned in no second, "Really..?", the words left her mouth automatically unable to believe that Aman actually said that.

"Yeah, Achchaa tha (Yes, It was good)" Aman repeated himself, this time it was different, this time his words were straight and neither pun intending nor any sarcasm leading.

A victory smile played over kanishka's lips, she clapped both of her hands jumping a little.

"Yippeee.. finally you accepted" she whooped in joy, Aman shook his head a little chuckling at her reaction.

"Chal ab dekhte hai tu kitna achchaa hai (Now let's see how good are you)" telling this she sat on her seat like Aman do with one of her legs on top of her lap. Aman was looking at her and was thinking what's wrong with her today, she was enacting him and he could very well see that.

Before he could think anything further, his train of thoughts were interrupted by her voice.

"Jaldi.. mere paas jyada time nai hai (Fast, i don't have much time)", her voice ordering him, reminding him of his very own words, these were the exact same words told by him to her when she was about to start delivering her speech.

He didn't know how to react, she was imitating him and he was getting irritated by this but he also very well knew that she was doing all this just to irritate him. So not knowing what to do, he went and picked up one chit and started on with the speech not before giving her a 'Stop this' kind of look, for which she just giggled a little.

While delivering his speech, he noticed her expressions quiet a few time and he saw that she was still enacting him but listening to him nodding occasionally at his words but whenever she noticed him looking at her, she maintained a poker, uninterested face that of Aman.

He concluded his speech and looked at her, she still maintaining that poker face. He asked chucking her expressions "Dekh liya na.. Kon better hai.. Ab Bata kiska accha tha.. (You saw who's better? Now say whose was better..!?)"

"Haan, thik thak hi tha (Yeah, It was okay-okay)" kanishka commented, making Aman narrow his eyes. Looking at his expressions, Kanishka couldn't hold back she broke into laughter.

Aman chuckled too looking at her laughing her heart out, kanishka asked laughing "Toh kaisa tha mera reply..?(So how was my reply??)".

"Han thik thak tha(Yeah was okay-okay)" Aman replied laughing at his own words making her laugh again. They were less aware of the staring eyes which were watching them without blinking.

She raised her hand for a hi-five, Aman saw her hand for some second and he couldn't resist his hand which were itching to return her the hi-five, He hit his palm over her's not waiting any longer.

A jolt ran over his body just by the contact made with her palms, he quickly took his hands back and asked himself 'when did I last high five someone?', a big yell 'never' he heard as an answer from his brain.

This was the very first time he gave a hi-five to someone, never in his life he had ever high five not to Karan as well, whenever Karan had raised his hand for a hi-five, he had always denied it by shoving his hand inside his pocket, sometime commenting "I don't hi-five, aashirwaad hath se nai paon se lete hai, paon chu mere (We take blessings by touching feet and not hands, touch my feet)"

He looked around to see if Karan was anywhere near, not finding him anywhere close he took a sigh of relief, ''Chalo bach gaya (Thank God, I'm safe)" Aman murmured, only if he had any idea.

Seeing him looking around she asked "Whom are you searching now..?"

Aman shook his head saying 'no one', kanishka replied "Okay, so it's my chance now", Aman replied "Yeah, sure" and he sat but this time not with his usual posture, but he sat comfortably leaning back on his seat.

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"Is that Kanishka..?"

"Is that Aman..?"

Karan and Aditi asked, turning towards each other at the same time.

They were two or three rows behind them and were watching them from some minutes now.

While they were coming they were discussing on the probabilities of things they could visualize after reaching there.

"What do you think will they be doing now..?"

"Pulling each other's hair apart, maybe!?"

"No I don't think so, kanishka might be pulling his hair off but not Aman, she won't let anyone touch her hair"

"Oh then I think they might be throwing things around towards each other"

"What If Kanishka really would have set fire to Aman's hair..??"

"Oh my God, he might be burning then"

Karan got scared as soon as this words left his mouth, they both ran.. suddenly Aditi stopped running making Karan stop running and he looked at her. She was staring at the scene front of her with eyes wide open.

Karan got scared looking at her reaction, he followed her gaze and found kanishka and Aman laughing uncontrollably, his mouth hung wide open providing open shelter for mosquitoes and flies around but to his good luck there was none nearby, otherwise he would no longer be able to call himself vegetarian.

His eyes couldn't believe what they just saw and were still watching. He was at least expecting them to be mad at each other and sit at some corner with cheeks puffed, but here what he saw was exactly the opposite. They were laughing and looked as if they were enjoying each other companies.

"Aisa toh hamne nai socha tha (We hadn't imagined something like this)" Aditi commented turning her head towards Karan, Karan also nodded his head.

"Sapne mai bhi nai(Not even in dreams)" Karan replied turning his head looking at her already turned head.

They turned their heads back to their friends direction who were doing something 'unexpected' from their character today.

"Did he just high five????" Karan couldn't stop himself from asking unable to believe, he thought he told it in a voice enough for him to hear but little did he knew that he actually screamed, he was shocked would be an understatement.

Aditi replied "Han", Karan was thinking he saw something wrong and was assuming it to be an illusion but Aditi's reply put an end to his optimism.

Karan asked "Tumne bhi dekha wo? (Even you saw that..?)", Aditi replied not really understanding his question "Han, aur nai toh Kya.. (yes then what?)"

"Oh ok" Karan replied shifting his eyes back to Aman who was busy laughing. He was mentally preparing himself for his death, which was further intensified by Aditi's words.

"Tum toh aise bol rahe ho jaise usne aj tak tume kabhi hi-five kiya hi nai, aur aj pehli baar Kanishka ko Kiya hai (You are telling as if he never did a hi-five before with you, and he did it for the very first time with kanishka)"

This words did the exact same work what fuel does when poured in fire. The fire which was burning already inside Karan, listening to this ignited and intensified further. His fingers rolled into balls automatically.

Fake smiling a little, trying to hide his true expressions Karan replied "Nai nai aisa kuch nai hai, Kiya hai na.. sapne mai (No no, nothing like that, he has done it before.. in my dreams)".

He whispered the latter part to himself, his voice that faint that Aditi could not even make out if anything was told after that.

"Finally it looks like they are getting along well with each other, and it's good that they are not fighting, Let us not disturb them, let them practice, we should also do the same, Let's go" Aditi smiled looking at them and then saw Karan. Karan hummed and smiled back at her.

Walking back to the last rows Aditi was telling about some random study related topics and Karan was just humming, his anger was ready to melt any time soon, he turned back slightly to see what Aman was doing who was just simply sitting, smiling and listening to Kanishka speak.

"Laugh, laugh, laugh till your stomach hurts, this time I will not spare you so easily" Karan told looking at Aman, a dangerous smirk played over his lips, he turned and walked back listening to Aditi, after reaching there listening to Aditi words Karan got scared and he asked something which embarrassed him further.

"You mean again same practice" he couldn't help but asked getting scared listening to her words "You need more practice, you need to be perfect", Aditi asked not understanding what he means "yeah, why you don't wanna practice?"

"No, no, I didn't mean it like that, I was just thinking if there is no other way to get rid of this stage fear" Karan asked hoping she suggests some other idea than this, he was not sure if he would loose stage fear like this but he was sure he will gain the title of 'Karan- The Creepy Starer' if this practice continues longer.

"I don't know Karan, you lack self confidence and that is why you feel what you are saying is something incorrect which is definitely not the case. Thinking people will laugh at you, you feel scared looking at the audience in front of you. You speak really well, you just need to relax while you are on stage, no one will laugh at you, do not get frightened and feel panicky, you should maintain an eye contact with the judges or the people in front of you, our eyes reflect our emotions, you can't afford to look down while you speak. Have confidence in yourself" Aditi made Karan understand.

Karan listened to everything she said carefully. Every word of her was true, he was well aware of the fact that this practice would yield the result it was supposed to and he might also loose his stage fear but he was afraid that in the process of loosing stage fear he might end up loosing and embarrassing his own self.

He questioned her "But How shall I boost my self confidence??", This question of his was not just reflecting his low self confidence while speaking on stage but also when it comes to speaking to Aditi which makes him think that he will loose himself if he looks at her eyes for long, And the answer he got was the solution to both of his problems.

"The quickest way to acquire self-confidence is to do exactly what you are afraid to do, I had read this somewhere" Aditi repeated the quote she could remember.

This reply was that cogent that Karan felt like he got all his answers he was looking for.

"Does that mean if I am afraid of looking straight to her eyes, I must look often? Is this the solution to my stage fear as well?" this questions arose in his mind and as quick they appeared, that quick they disappeared as well, meeting their answers.

A satisfactory smile played over his lips, he was feeling much relaxed finding his answers.

"If you feel this idea is not working with you, we can go for some other idea..." Aditi told thinking Karan was not comfortable with that practice.

"No, no, no, nooooooo Its working" Karan hurriedly answered not letting her complete her sentence.

"But you only asked right.. If there is some other way to loose stage fear other than this" Aditi replied recalling his earlier words 'I was just thinking if there is no other way to get rid of this stage fear'.

Karan's smile disappeared, replaced with a frown, "Apko mere se pareshani Kya hai..? Aakhir maine apka aisa Kya bigada hai..? Shaanti see jeene hi nai dete.. hamesa Ulta Karte ho (What problem do you have with me ..? After all, what have I done to you..? You never let me live peacefully.. you do Exact the opposite I think of all the time)" he asked God speaking to himself. He felt as if he could see a face with tongue sticking out of mouth.

He frowned a little replying "I just asked 'cause I have to practice at home as well, then how would I practice? You can't come to my home and make me practice right? Can you?", He had no idea what he just told, he just spoke whatever came in his mind that time.

"I can come if you want me to come" Aditi joked with a deadpan face sounding serious, Karan's eyes went apart, he had no idea what to reply. The only thing he wanted to do that time was to go and bang his head on some wall for his stupid question. It looked like cat caught his tongue.

Aditi laughed aloud seeing his facial expressions replying "Itna serious hone ki Kya baat hai, Mai toh majak Kar rahi thi (Why are you getting so serious? I was just joking)", Karan's face flushed out of embarrassment.

He noticed her laughing, her back of hands covering her mouth and her eyelids little closed and a little view of her blue beautiful oceanic eyes was possible, the little droplet of happy tear in her eyes which was glittering like a shiny pearl amidst ocean, making it look more mesmerising and adding thousand more to her beauty. Karan couldn't help but stare, all his frown was long disappeared and a smile was playing.

"Hasne ki practice nai karni..! (We are not here to practice laughing!)" Karan commented breaking his stare making her giggle a little more. She stopped laughing and replied "Han Han, pata hai, toh phir start Karo real practice (Yeah yeah, I know, start the real practice then)".

Karan mouthed a okay and picking up a chit from the corner, started with the speech while maintaining a eye contact with her.

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"Aj Kal dekh Raha hun hath bahut chalne lag Gaye hai tere"

"Abe oo, hath hai paon nai"

"Nai nai wo to sirf mere sath chalte hai, dusron ke sath thodi na"

"Kya?"

"Dekha Maine aj"

"Kya dekha??"

"Wahi Jo tu soch raha hai Maine nai dekha"

"Paheliyan mat bujha, talk directly"

"Han Han, waise yahan agar koi direct hai to wo tu hi toh hai, aj Tak kabhi directly baat nai Kiya aur aj direct high five"

{ Now a days I am seeing your hands are on move..

They are my hands and not legs to be on move..

No no, those work with me alone and not with others

What..?

I saw today..

What did you see?

I saw what you are thinking I didn't see..

Do not solve riddles, talk directly..

Yeah yeah, if anyone's direct over here then that is you, who never spoke direct in his whole life but today direct high five }

As soon as Karan told this, Aman eyes went apart, he turned towards him and was blankly looking at him. He couldn't believe that he saw, he had himself turned around and checked if anyone was looking them and there was no one. 'How do you know' was all over written on his face and anyone could make out what was running in his mind.

"Mr. Aman you looked everywhere but you forgot to check your back" Karan answered making Aman dab his hand over his overhead. He murmured "Next time I will surely turn back" listening this Karan raised his eyebrows.

"How dare you?? How did you hi-five???"

"By hand"

"Shut up!, you never hi-five to me, how can you hi-five to anyone else"

Aman didn't reply anything, how could he tell that he just couldn't resist his hands?? Karan kept on asking him to reply, finally getting irritated and not having any logical reason to give him, Aman replied:

"Mai ek din Shaadi bhi karunga, woh bhi tere sath pehle karna padega kya? (One day I will marry also, so what that also I have to do first with you only?)"

"Tu pagal hai? Kuch bhi mat bol...kaha ki baat kaha jod Raha hai? Jo bol raha hun uska answer de (Are you insane?? Do not say anything.. what are you even relating it to?? What I am asking you answer that!)" Karan replied getting irritated.

"Usi ka answer diya (That's what I answered)" Aman replied, before Karan could say anything more, kanishka and Aditi came out of the school. All this time Karan and Aman were waiting for them to come out of the school as all of them go together to meet Tanu and then they return back home.

"Tujhe toh baad maai dekhta hun (I will deal with you later)", Karan murmured.

They all started walking towards Tanu's house talking random things on the way, with Aditi telling how Karan got scared listening to her reply and how funny was he looking that time. Everyone were laughing making Karan feel embarrassed but he let that feeling go thinking 'If they won't make fun of me, then who else will at last they all are my friends'.

They reached Tanu's house, they knocked on the door, as soon as they knocked in no second Tanu opened the door. She was waiting eagerly for them to come, she opened the door and hugged kanishka and Aditi and smiled at Karan and Aman who returned her smile.

They were all speaking standing outside the door since there was no much time to remove shoes and then go sit inside. Tanu asked them how was their practice today to which everyone replied 'good'.

"Seriously? You guys didn't fight today?" She asked looking at kanishka and Aman.

"No there was no reason to fight as your brother agreed that I am the best" Kanishka replied, her reply caught Aman's ear.

"And when did I tell that?" Aman asked raising his eyebrows.

"You meant that only I know when you told 'Achchaa tha' and you were serious when you told that, now don't say you were joking 'cause I know you weren't" kanishka sounded serious.

Could Aman agree to it so easily?? Definitely not..

He replied "I agree I told that but you didn't let me complete what I was saying", Everyone understood what he meant, kanishka eyes glared at him to stop right there. Aman loved irritating her, how could he stop. He started to tell again "I was saying 'Achchaa tha but'.."

Before he could complete kanishka yelled "Aj tujhe nai chodungi (I will not leave you today)"

She came near Aman and tried getting hold of his hair but Aman ducked at the correct time and went behind Karan and held him by his shoulder using him as a shield to keep her away from him, she came near Karan and tried to catch Aman but he was hiding behind him, she tried coming from the sideways but he turned Karan at the direction she was trying to come from.

Karan was getting scared looking at kanishka who could anytime pierce her nails inside his skin trying to get hold of Aman. Aman's hands were on his shoulder, so he ducked under and came out of his hold, now there was no shield Aman could use to stay away. He stared Karan who laughed at him giving him a smirk. He raised his eyebrows at him.

Aman started running behind watching no other options left making kanishka ran behind him. She was not leaving Aman that easily today. He entered the nearby school ground with kanishka still following him.

Aditi, Karan and Tanu all chuckled at both of them. "They are officially back" Karan commented looking at them run around like a kid.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh" they heard a loud cry which came from the ground, they looked at each other shocked and scared, and ran towards the ground in no second.

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Hello everyone!!

How was the update??

What do you guys think would have happened!?? What was that yell??

And how do you think will Karan take his revenge from Aman? Do you guys think Karan should take revenge or he should let it go?

{ I know you guys love me so much as I give you such early updates, because I am always free! But believe me this is not for long.. just one more fast update! And then i will be updating slow after that since my exams will get over and I will be busy after exams, you will surely hate me then}

Thank and appreciate my sarcasm later, See you all in another fast update, Till then

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