Shakura?! Bani exclaimed!

S: yes Sweetheart! Now sit there like a good girl.

To his shock, Bani did not move and started calling for Veer.

S: Bani sit! And see, Veer is cheating on you. A girl is kissing him all over..

B: Kya bakwas kr rahe ho? (What nonsense are you sprouting?)

Shakura sat their confused and then it clicked to him.

S: You did not drink that hot chocolate. Did you?

B: You sent the ogre?

S: haye! Aise hi mai nahi hoon tumpe fida...Smart to ho, Bani my Rani but tumhara gadha pati to pee gaya na... (This is reason I am crazy about you, you are smart, Bani-my queen but your stupid husband did finish his drink)

Bani looked around to see Veer sitting in a corner with a devastated look on his face.

B: Veeranshu! Veer!

S: Don't waste your energy, he won't hear a word. Listen to me Veer, now Bani is kissing me, she is confessing her love to me and laughing at you.

A tear rolled down his eyes and Bani screamed louder.

B: What are you doing?

S: Hallucinations Baby! He will see what I say he should see...

Shakura laughed. Bani ran to Veer and touched his face. Veer looked at her with a very hurt expression.

V: why?

He sobbed and Bani's heart broke.

S: Look at her face, she is laughing at you. Smirking!

B: Nahi Veer (No)

V: (looks away defeated) Kaha to hota, tumahri khushi pr to jaan nisar hai. Mai kabhi nahi manta ki tumhe koi aur pasand but jo khud dekha, tum uski bahon me... (You could have told me Bani, I would have happily died for your happiness. If anyone would have told me you love someone else, I wouldn't have believed but seeing you in his arms, myself...)

Bani cursed shakura and took her naagin roop, and held him with her tail.

S: Mujhe pata hai tum mujhpr pehla vaar nahi kr skti baby (I know you cannot hit me first)

B: But I can restrain you.

Bani held him away with her tail and tried to bring Veer to normal but Shakura kept on saying wrong things and Veer looked more and more defeated by each word. Bani desperately looked around and spotted a mistletoe upon them. I read Christmas is magical time to love, about mistletoes and I trust the Christmas magic! She thought and kissed him hard.

Veer was taken aback by the feel of Bani's lips. He could see her with shakura and hear her laugh but what was this that he was feeling. He could not hear anything but his heart knew the feeling. Something is fishy!

Veer calmed down and tried to move his hands and felt something. Bani! He could tell how she felt by the mere touch. Who was he seeing standing in front of him with Shakura and why could he not see Bani next to him if he could feel her hands. He knew some dark magic was behind this. He took her arm and hugged her. Though he could not see her there but at a distance with shakura, he felt her and it was enough to calm him down.

V: I cannot hear you Bani but I can feel you, I trust that I feel you.

Shakura started to say weird tales and each scene that played before his eyes broke his heart but then he closed his eyes and just held her hand.

V: I trust you Bani, even with all that I am seeing, I know you. I trust you.

Veer hugged bani and breathed her hair. This calmed him down. He kept his eyes shut so that he could not see and it worked. Despite Shakura's elaborate explanations, no picture got painted before his eyes as he kept them close.

V: Guide me to him Bani.

Instead Bani swished her tail and bought Shakura to Veer. Veer could instantly sense the demonic aura and moved his hand foward. It landed on his head and pulled at his hair. Shakura led out a scream. Bani kept her hold tight on him and he could not move. He felt helpless.

S: Sweetheart, Save me! I will build you the castle of your dreams.

B: The only thing your actions are building is your grave!

Though Veer could not here this exchange, he moved his hands around to feel Bani's tail entrapping Shakura. He moved his hands to grab his face and planted a mean punch on his cheeks. Shakura led out a yelp. He began wincing in pain as Veer landed him punch after punch. He knocked him out cold. Bani let the unconscious Shakura go and kept her hand on Veer's Cheek.

B: He fainted.

Veer heard her and opened his eyes. He could see a swollen faced shakura, cold at his feet and Bani standing next to him, worry clear on her face.

He pulled her close and put the hair away from her face.

V: Oh Bani, I just lived the worst moments of my life.

Bani sobbed in his arms. Veer shushed her and they both stood there for a while. They broke apart and left to go back. Veer looked at Shakura. He gave him one last kick, throwing his limp body in a corner and tied him with some ropes that he found there. He called his royal guards from the cheel realm and asked them drag away shakura.

V: It will take them a while to reach. They will take him and I will take pleasure in teaching this Kachra-kura shakura a lesson. I swear I will slowly make him pay. Let's go now.

They turned to leave.

V: You were quite smart there, you know.

B: Well, It is considered lucky to kiss under a mistletoe.

Veer smirked and pulled her hard against his chest.

V: Is it now?

He pointed at the mistletoe above them at the exit. Bani gave me heart warming smile and they leaned in for a magical kiss. Long and passionate.

...............

They reached the cabin exhausted and still happy. Bani was moved by the amount of trust Veer showed in her and was staring at him with beady eyes.

V: Kuch kehna hai Gharwali? Aise dekh rahi ho jaise pehli baar dekha hai koi hot ladka (Do you want to say something? You are looking at me like you are looking a hot guy for the first time)

B: There is none hotter than you (she blurted and Veer's smile widened)

V: aisa kya? (Is it?)

Bani just shook her head and went to change and came back in a soft pink lace night suit.

V: uff Bani! Who needs heaters, I only need you to do away with the cold.

Veer put a hand to his heart, his mouth drooling at the sight of his hot wife. She had definitely gotten more comfortable around him. He internally sent a thank you to Meera for her choice of clothes for Bani.

B: don't get any ideas, Meera di ne aur kuch pack kiya hi nahi (Meera di left me with no option, she did not pack anything else)

V: to acha hai na...(so, it is good)

Veer said and moved towards Bani who got away fast, knowing full well what Veer would be thinking.

B: Please let us just watch a Christmas movie....please

Veer was already thinking of a million ways to devour her but agreed. Bani set up a movie and they both sat on the couch in the living room, Bani sitting between the space in his legs, leaning on his chest. The movie began with a carol but Veer was busy staring at his wife. He pecked her soft cheeks first, then her forehead, her hair. She complained but he persisted. He moved his fingers up and down her arms. Goosebumps rose on her delicate skin and she found it harder to concentrate. His hands moved over her body, pressing and squeezing her small frame. Her breath got quicker and felt heat in her stomach.

B: movie dekhne do na Veer (Let me watch the movie , Veer)

V: when did I stop you? You do what you want, I will do what I want.

He put her hair to one side and breathed down her neck, taking in her sweet perfume. He smirked inwardly when he felt her swallow hard. Bani could not fight it longer and stood up suddenly.

B: um, let me get something to eat.

Veer pulled her back and pointed at all the food kept at the table. Bani knew her plan failed and if she did not put some distance between them, she won't be able to take this longer. Veer knew her failing resolve and decided to push her buttons further. He picked a bottle of syrup kept next to the candies and poured some on her neck instead.

B: VEER! (she shrieked, surprised!)

V: I am sorry (He did not sound sorry at all), Let me help you..

He began licking it off her. He warm tongue licked her soft neck and all the reason, hesitation left out the window. Bani moaned as he continued to suck on her neck.

V: All done! See, I got you all clean again. Now? Movie?

Bani rolled her eyes at him and pulled him down.

B: Movie-scmovie....screw it!

The tore away every inch of fabric that restrained them and worshipped each other's body. The deal with Shakura had filled them with momentary worry and the union after it made it all the more special. They took their time, kissing and sucking each other, none in a hurry.

Veer kissed her toes and her mind went into a frenzy. She pulled him to her chest and he kneaded her bosom, giving equal attention to both. Bani made a mess of his hair and scratched his back. She kissed every inch of his face and found his sweet spot under his ear lobe and sucked it head, biting it. She bit his neck, marking her territory. He got up pulling her with and dragged her to the wall, pressing her hard against it and entered her with one, strong motion.

The movie played on in the background, long forgotten as the two lovers had eyes only for each other and made sweet love till dawn.

.........

xoxo