Dedicated to nikki_nicklin

Hey guys m back finally! The wait's over.. let's just start off with the update..

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"Ouchhhhh .. Slow, slow you Idiot"

"Shut up"

"You shut up"

"You the one crying like a baby, and I'm the one who need to freaking shut up?"

"Just Get lost!"

"Will you just keep quiet for a moment?" Aman told looking at kanishka, who was controlling her best to not let her tear fall, the pain was visible from her eyes but yet she was acting strong and was ready to fight and argue even then.

She looked elsewhere controlling her sob listening to him, her fist balled from the pain, Aman well noticed it and realizing her pain, his hands automatically softened further and he was literally touching the wound softly by the cotton soaked in dettol, in order to clean the wound, making sure it doesn't hurt her much.

He got up and taking out his handkerchief, he tied it around her knee. While tying it up, he was noticing her face expressions so that he doesn't end up tying it too tight. After making sure, it's not too tight he got up.

"Is it too tight?" He asked confirming it once again.

"Nope, it's not" kanishka replied trying to get up, but was stopped by his stern voice.

"Waittt..!!" Aman's voice commanded.

"What now?"

"Tie your shoe laces!!"

He pointed at her untied shoe laces. Kanishka looked down and murmured something under her breath looking towards Aditi. She didn't know how to tie shoe laces, it was Aditi who always tied it for her.

"Tie it up..!! What are you waiting for?? U don't know how to tie it??'' asked Aman looking at her, she didn't say a word, her silence conveyed her answer. Shaking his head a little, slightly chuckling he knelt down to tie it up himself.

Aditi came closer and was about to bend to tie her shoe laces, but she stopped herself looking at Aman who had knelt down already and was tying her shoe laces.

Kanishka was taken aback, she never expected him to do that, for once she felt this was some other Aman, and not the same Aman she knew.

"You are also like Karan, he also doesn't know how to tie his shoe laces..!" Aman commented making Kanishka shift her gaze to Karan who stood rooted at his place having no idea how to react on it. His one hand travelled to the back of his neck, and a confused smile played over his lips. Aditi also smiled at him and he felt extremely embarrassed but he could do nothing, he returned a half hearted smile.

He mentally cursed Aman for embarrassing him, "Ruk beta, tujhe toh mai baad mai dekhta hun (U wait, I will deal with you later)".

Kanishka stood, Aditi came beside her quickly and asked if she can walk, to which she nodded. Tanu joined her in no second and they all walked slowly to Tanu's house. Aman and Karan walked at some distance beside them.

"Phir se mat so jana kahi road mai, bed pe Sona, aur mitti toh bilkul mat khana, ghar ja ke khana khana (Don't sleep somewhere on the road again, sleep on bed and don't eat soil at any cost, eat food after reaching home)" Aman commented chuckling, making fun of how Kaniska fell, making her snap her eyes at him.

She wanted to reply something, but she controlled it not wanting to get angry, and walked silently chucking his words, looking at her knee where he had tied his very own handkerchief.

"Shut up bhaiya" Tanu scolded Aman for making fun of her.

They reached there in no time, Kanishka was all silent, they took their bags from Tanu's house and bid bye to each other, Aditi decided to accompany kansihka to her house and then return back her home. Everyone told her to take care and reach home safe while Aman told the same but in his very own way.

"I hope you remember what I told you before some time, do that" Aman commented while Tanu facepalmed listening to him. Kanishka narrowed her eyes, but chucking every bit he said, she told a "Thank You" she had been thinking to tell this, she didn't know how to tell but finally managed to tell it.

Aman heard it, he didn't want a thank you for what he did, but how could he leave such a golden opportunity to tease her. "What? What did you say? Can u repeat it once again?" Aman acted as if he didn't listen.

She knew very well he was acting, still she chose to repeat her words again. "I told thank you". Today she saw some glimpses of the complete other side of Aman which is hidden behind the side she hated the most- arrogant, attitude-filled and egoistic jerk side.

"Kuch sunai nai dia..!! Kya..??? (I couldn't listen anything..!! What???)" Aman told jerking his ear with his left pointing finger. Kanishka was loosing her patience, she doesn't like repeating herself and here he was making her repeat the word she told it with great difficulty more than two times.

She was irritated but still gritting her teeth she told a thank you which came more like a whisper. She had mentally decided if this time Aman acts she's gonna kill him bare handed or to say nail-handed. Aman knew it exactly, he wasn't taking risk any more.

"My pleasure! Waise handkerchief dho Kar return dena han.. mera favorite hai.. (by the way, wash the handkerchief before returning, it's one of my favorite handkerchiefs)", with this Aman announced he was back to his normal self officially.

Everyone's gaze shifted to Aman with a look on their face "Seriously??", while he stood there with a no expression look on his face as if he told nothing. Kanishka raised her eyebrows, she was about to untie the handkerchief and throw on his face the very next moment, but stopped listening to him.

"Dho kar dena bola maine (I told you to wash it and return me)" Aman told as quick as he could, he didn't want her to remove it from her knee, this was the reason he told her earlier to wash it and return since she was looking at the handkerchief from the moment he tied it up. So before she could remove it and handover to him he told that, as he knew she would not accept it just like that and there was no other way he could stop her from doing it.

"Ab toh, dho kar hi dungi dekhna (Now I will return you this after washing only, you see)" a smirk played over her lips as she told this. Aman blinked his eyes couple of time trying to understand what she just told, "what was that smirk for?" he questioned himself.

Be it for anything, at least she didn't remove the handkerchief! reckoning this to himself he soon forgot it. Bidding final bye to each other everyone left home.

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"Now what happened, don't say I never did bandaging for you, like seriously you never got hurt before.. okay"

"What..???? What the Hell? When did I even say that!"

"Oh you don't have that in your mind? I thought this is what you were thinking! You are not among the ones who be silent"

"Yes, but this is not what I was thinking"

"Then?"

"I was thinking, When was the last time you gave me your handkerchief?"

Listening this Aman couldn't help himself facepalming, hitting his right hand on his forehead and slowly bringing it down from his cheek to the chin, depicting the irritation, his other hand on the cycle's handle balancing it. Karan laughed looking at him.

"Maze le Raha hai, Ruk Teri toh... (You are enjoying this!!, right? you wait.. )" Aman told turning his head to his right and then to his left but Karan was nowhere, he saw Karan at a distance ahead of him who had his head turned back a little looking at him while driving his cycle, his one eyes was closed and was sticking tongue out to irritate him further.

"Aj nai chodunga (I will not leave you today)" Aman whispered to himself, but Karan understood and yelling "Pehle pakad toh le, chodne ki baad maai sochna (first you try catching me, then think of leaving me)", started pedaling fast.

Aman too started chasing him, both were cycling around the streets with Aman teasing and yelling out to Karan to stop and Karan refusing to stop his cycle teasing him back

"Ruk(stop) Kareena"

"Bhag(run away) loha"

Aman's house passed as they drove passed it, but Aman less cared so did Karan. He was not leaving him that soon and chased him till his house arrived. Karan entered the garden road and soon slowing down his cycle stopped it and before Aman could get down from his cycle he went and stood at the doorway his back facing Aman who had parked his cycle slanted and was taking heavy breathes tired of cycling that fast.

"Mai jeeta, Aj bhi tu nai Pakad paya (I won, today also you couldn't catch me)" Karan told turning towards Aman smiling a little.

"Lohe ki body Mai Lohe ki kami ( *reference to his pet-name 'loha' which also means 'iron'*) (Deficiency of iron in iron's body)" Karan teased Aman chuckling at him, while Aman got down from his cycle stomping his foot heavily scaring Karan. Scared, he went inside in no second opening the door and closing it behind him.

Aman chuckled slightly, and turning his cycle, walked slowly making his way out of the garden. After coming out he sat on his cycle, and as he was about to leave he looked back at the balcony, where as he expected Karan was standing who waved hands as soon as he saw him saying bye from the balcony. Aman shook his head a little, smiling he left without waving hands back at him being typical Aman who doesn't wave hands at anyone.

Karan smiled too and went inside to change his uniform. This cycle chase was nothing new to both of them, irritating and raging each other and making the other chase after them, till their own home arrive is one of the ways they compete racing with each other quite often.

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I hate you

I hate you

I hate you

I hate you....

"Damn, why can't I just forget it!" Aman half-yelled getting up from his bed. It was 12 o'clock but sleep was far away from his eyes. His mind wandering around today's incident and kanishka's words were ringing in his ears. Even after trying his level best to not think about her, he was still thinking about her.

Her hurtful face, her painful eyes, her tears everything were revolving around his head. He never saw her crying before, and he never wants to see it again as well.

More than anything the thing which was not leaving his mind was her words which was playing in his mind every now and then, 'I hate you'. Just by a mere thought of this, the entire incident of today replayed in his mind.

*Flashback*

"You monkey-faced homosapien, stop right away, I'm not leaving you today!" Kanishka yelled running behind Aman who was running all around the playground making her run behind him.

"In your dreams wild cat!" Aman yelled back making her furiously run behind him.

While running, she didn't realize when her loose tied right shoe-laces untied. She was running with her right shoes shoe-lace untied, which came under her foot and due to which she tripped over and fell straight on the ground. Somehow she landed on her palms, saving her head from the collision with the ground, but she abraded her knee.

Out of the pain, a loud moan escaped her mouth. Listening this, Aman turned behind and the scene in front of him scared him from top to bottom. He ran as fast as he could and asked her panicking "What happened??"

"I liked this place really a lot, so I am trying to sleep here" Kanishka commented looking at Aman with tear filled eyes, His next words made her search for some stones nearby.

"Seriously???" He asked all innocent, acting as if he was taken aback by what she told.

"Shut up!!!! Can't you see I have fallen down" Kanishka yelled at the top of her throat, she was trying to get up but was unable to as her knee hurted more she tried. Aman noticed the wound on her knee which was bleeding, he could feel the pain from her facial expressions and he felt a kind of pain arising within him looking at her.

"Are you able to stand?" asked Aman softly, seeing her struggling to get up.

"Go away, it's all because of you" Kanishka yelled almost breaking into tears, her words hurted him and he felt sorry for her.

"We've to first aid the wound as soon as possible" Aman told bending down a little looking at her sound, she replied in no second "No, I'm fine" and tried getting up but it was all in vain.

He forwarded his hand to her, in order to help her getting up. She saw his hand and then she looked up at him, who just gave her an assuring smile, she couldn't help but just stare at Aman who forwarded his hand little further gesturing her to take it.

She couldn't resist her hand which unknowigly travelled towards his hand and grabbing his hand as support she got up.

A jolt ran down his body as she grabbed his hand, helping her stand he gestured her to a bench nearby. Aman walked beside her as she walked slowly towards the bench.

"Sit here, I'll be back in a minute!" Gesturing her to sit Aman ran towards Tanu's house to get the first aid box, but stopped listening her voice "Don't bring Antiseptic liquid!".

He stopped for a second, but neither he replied anything nor turned behind. Chuckling slightly shaking his head he ran, making Kanishka frown.

Karan, Aditi and Tanu had also heard Kanishka's yell and were coming to the ground running, they saw Aman running towards them. Before they could stop him and ask what happened, he ran passed them in no time.

"What's wrong with him??" Tanu asked turning back looking at Aman who just disappeared, "he is running as if his pants are on fire" Karan commented.

"But where's she?" asked Aditi searching kanishka turning her head all around.

"There she is! But why is she sitting there alone?" Karan pointed at a distance where Kanishka was seated alone on a bench.

They went running towards her, a shock awaiting them. Kanishka was crying, the scene was shocking but before they could ask what happened, Aman came running with the first aid box in his hand.

He knelt down in front of her and as he was opening the box, he heard her speak making him stop and look up to her.

"I can do it myself, it's ok" she told moving her leg aside not wanting to show herself helpless and take help from him. Aman looked up at her and his next words made her go silent and run out of excuses.

"You fell because of me so I'm doing it, not out of mercy!" Aman replied, he knew very well that Kanishka would never agree to take help so easily and he didn't wanna argue and waste time.

Telling it he took out a small piece of cotton, and slowly started cleaning the wound. She groaned at times out of pain, and everytime she did that Aman stopped for some seconds and continued as softly as he could. He could feel her pain and it was paining him as much as it did to her.

Cleaning the blood, he took out the dettol bottle and soaked a small cotton with it, stealing glances at her while he was doing that he noticed the fear on her face like it was one of the most scariest thing ever. He chuckled a bit saying "So the wild cat afraids from Dettol" looking up at her from the corner of his eyes dramatically holding the Dettol soaked cotton between his fingers.

"I don't afraid from anything" replied kanishka in no second but her eyes suggested the opposite which were glued to that dettol sokaed cotton piece.

"Ohhh, let's see, by the way it doesn't hurt much just you will feel like someone's pouring salt over your wound" Aman teased Kanishka, her eyes went apart listening to him.

Tanu scolded Aman for scaring her further "shut up bhaiya, don't scare her more", Aman chuckled while Kanishka murmured "I hate you".

*Flashback ends*

It was mere whispers but Aman had heard it, he didn't react anything that time but now when he was trying to sleep the words were being repeated in his mind continuously.

"Don't everyone hate me??? Haven't I heard this many times before from almost everyone? But why her words especially I am unable to forget??" He questioned himself looking at the sky, standing at the balcony.

"It doesn't matter" he made himself understand, admiring the wonderful stars blazing in the sky, he chucked it going back to sleep. But deep down even he knew it mattered to him.

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Here sleep was far from Aman eyes and there so was the case with kanishka. She wasn't sleepy, and hence as usual was reading a novel sitting in her balcony but was less interested today. At times she was looking at the sky and then to the handkerchief tied around her knee.

Finally she kept the book aside on the table and bringing her knee near to her, examined the wound and to be specific the handkerchief tied neatly around the wound. All the incidents which happened today refreshed in her mind.

Aman praising her for the very first time, that high five, how he teased her and made her run before him, how he forwarded her hand to help her even after telling him to go away, how he did the first aid for her even after her telling him to not do it, and most shocking he tying her shoe laces and not even once he felt anything while doing it, and not minding even once before tying his own handkerchief on her knee. All this memories replayed, making her frown and chuckle at the same time.

He is not what he potray himself to be..!

She told all of a sudden deep thinking something, coming to a conclusion.

She went inside as it was getting late, removing the handkerchief from her knee she shoved it inside her bag, A slight smile lingered over her lips thinking of what she's gonna do tomorrow with it and imagining Aman's face expressions on that brought a broad smile on her face.

"Kal maza aega (Tomorrow will be fun)" she smirked getting inside her blanket and slept in no second after that.

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"Where's my handkerchief huh..??" Aman asked Kanishka as she entered the classroom.

Kanishka smiled replying "It's with me, give me a minute, let me get it for you".

She smiled and went out taking something out from her bag, Aman couldn't understand anything, she returned in a minute and forwarded the handkerchief neatly folded to him. Aman examined her hand before taking the handkerchief from her hand making sure it's handkerchief and nothing else.

Kanishka was just smiling, Aman knew something was fishy and he was trying to read it from her face but he could read nothing.

It was his handkerchief and finding nothing wrong with it he asked before taking it from her hands "Did you wash it??" to which she nodded smiling.

Aman hummed and taking it from his hand he shoved it inside his pocket, he was still noticing her face expressions which were normal but was smiling little more than usual.

As he shoved it inside his pocket and took his hand out he felt his hands little wet.

She was still smiling at him, he looked at his fingers with confused eyes and rubbing his fingers over each other he asked "When did you wash it?"

"Just now" she replied innocently, controlling her laughter looking at his confused face and turned to leave as she knew volcano was about to erupt and it's always better to keep distance.

"Ohhh" Aman replied, still processing what she just said, before he could understand one guy called out to him.

"Aman.. look at your pants.. what have you done???", one guy who just entered the class asked with a weird disgust look on his face looking at Aman's pants.

Aman eyes went apart and he looked down to find his pant almost wet and water was leaking from it. Before anyone else could notice he ran out to washroom in no second mentally cursing Kanishka for this prank.

Karan, Aditi and kansihka all were laughing uncontrollably remembering Aman's expressions.

Karan asked kanishka "That was hilarious, but don't you think that was something really harsh to him?".

"Maine kya Kiya, usne hi kaha tha Dho ke dena, maine dho ke diya.. sukha kar dene ke liye thodi na kaha tha (I did nothing, he only had told me to wash it and return, I washed and returned, he never asked me to dry it up and return!)" Kanishka replied giving hi-five to Aditi.

"Wah, yes! There's the logic" Karan clapped dramatically laughing completing a quick hi-five to kansihka. He mentally dropped the idea of taking his revenge from him, as he very well knew if he would play anymore prank on him, then definitely all the anger Aman had been controlling including this anger will land on him. And he was too young to die.

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Hello everyone...!!

How was the update?? I hope you guys enjoyed it..

How was Kanishka's logic though???

{Good news: My exams are over, but only one more week holidays and my next semester will start! But don't worry guys i will be updating regularly from now on, will not keep you guys waiting for updates for so long.. for sure:) I'll become a good author}

Meet you all in some days:) till then..

<Bye,Tc💞>