It was Sunday morning, the entire team leaving for farmhouse was gathering in Allure. Instead of formal clothes, everyone were in their casuals. Boys along with shoot team reached Allure and were waiting for girls. Rudra looked at Shivaay and frowned seeing him still wearing formals.

"What bhaiya! At least today you could have wore casuals na! Again in your formals. So boring!", Rudra said pouting lightly.

"First of all this is not formal but semi-formal and secondly, formals are not boring but classy and better than your shirtless", Shivaay said eyeing his shirt which had upper four buttons open.

"No I agree with Shivaay. He looks best in his formals and semi formals", Arnav said patting Shivaay's back who smiled winking.

(SSO in formals>>>🥵🥵)

They were talking when Malika arrived and walked towards boys.

"What's happening guys? I am so excited! After so many days we'll having an outdoor shoot", she said excitedly smiling widely.

"We're talking about Shivaay's formals. How he looks at them", Arnav said to which Malika looked at Shivaay.

"Shivaay in formals is a hot mess, he aces in formals", she said keeping arm on his shoulder and winked at him who chuckled.

"But if you've a hot body, what's wrong in showing it?", Rudy said twisting mouth.

"Being shirtless is not wrong, just preferences Rudy", Om said patting his shoulder.

Just then another car arrived with Annika, Gauri and Bhavya. Malika rushed to them and was talking to Gauri and Bhavya.

"Where's Annika?", Malika asked looking around.

"In the car, she got a call so she's talking on it", Bhavya said. Malika nodded and was talking.

"Can we leave now?", Shivaay asked coming to girls giving side hugs to other two.

"Yeah just Annika.. Ah! There she is", Gauri said seeing Annika come out from the other side of car shouting on someone on other side.

Shivaay looked at her and it was like he couldn't take his eyes off her. Her long brown hair flowing which she's tucking again and again. Her hot yet cute look, frowned but adorable face.

She walked to them and give a hug to Malika and smiled at Shivaay. He came out of his trance and smiled back at Annika. Malika noticed this and smiled mischievously.

"Didi!", she turned to see Rudy standing there and hugged her. She smiled hugging him back.

"Now I understand why Malika was so eager to take you as model of the new collection. Look at you, you ace every look", Arnav said to which she smiled sheepishly shrugging lightly.

"Accha girls, you know we're talking on some topic. Would love to know your views too", Malika said leaning to Arnav.

"Oh what was it?", Bhavya asked.

"Who's more better, a well dressed formal man or a shirtless", Malika asked making girls look at each other.

"Well I will definitely choose well dressed", Bhavya said and looked at Shivaay and Arnav.

"Of course you will", Rudra said rolling eyes.

"I am in shirtless though", Gauri said biting her lower lip and winked at Rudy who smiled widely.

"Ah! My di!", he said giving a flying kiss towards Gauri.

"Annika you?", Om asked making everyone look at her.

"Yes Annika, you've worked with men in both types though I have seen in most of your movies, your male lead gets shirtless", Malika said.

"Then toh surely it would be shirtless aka me", Rudy said giving a winning smile to Arnav and Shivaay.

"Sorry to break your heart Rudy but personally I like well dressed man in formals or you know, in kurtas. It makes them looks really handsome and classy. I am not against shirtless but to me, dressed man is more hot than shirtless", Annika said giving a sorry look to Rudy who pouted.

"Wow Annika! Shivaay just said same", Malika said to which she smiled widely and looked at him.

"Another thing same I see", she said looking at Shivaay.

"Yes it is, accha if your discussion on dressing is done. Shall we leave?", Shivaay asked to which all nodded.

"Umm Shivaay, as this car is more spacious, me, Gauri, bhavya and Rudy will come in it. Om and Arnav can come in Arnav's car", Malika said making Shivaay and Annika look at each other confused.

"And Annika?", he asked.

"With you! I mean, we have some work inside. You know, jewelries and other so you along with Annika and Om, Arnav should leave. We'll come behind", Malika said fumbling a bit in middle.

"Yes, Annika will get bored also. You leave with him we're coming behind", Gauri said to which all nodded.

"You're okay with it?", he asked turning to Annika who shrugged.

"Cool, but better you talk with me as I can't stay quiet", she said making Shivaay shake his head. Previous day, when everyone were working and she was waiting in Shivaay's room, she got bored because of his silent workaholic nature.

"Yeah yeah now come", he said walking to his car. She lifted her luggage in his car with help of Rudy.

"We've kept some outfits at your back seat", Malika said as both got inside the car. He nodded and both left towards their destination.

As the car left Allure, girls squealed hugging each other.

"Arnav, Om don't drive your car along with theirs okay, girls and Rudy you come with me", Malika said and left inside making Om and Arnav look at them and then at each other.

"Hope what they're trying to do, happens", Om said to which Arnav nodded.

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Shivaay looked at Annika who was smiling typing something on her phone.

"I remember someone saying that I better talk but no one is there to talk", he said to which Annika looked at him keeping her phone back in her bag.

"Hawh! Am I not visible to you? I am here na, talk", she said to which he raised his eyebrow at her.

"Oh really! When you're busy in your phone, I talk to you?", he said to which she passed a nervous smile.

"Sorry... I was making stories for my followers. Hey Shivaay, are you on social media?", she asked typing something on her phone.

"Yes I am but I hardly use it", he said to which she hummed.

"Okay, anyways I followed you", she said keeping her phone back and looked at him who hummed. He was looking in the front concentrated to his driving. The way his nerves and veins in arms moved as he rolled the steering. His light stubble and soft smile.

"So when you started acting?", he asked bringing her out of her check out. Her eyes widened realising what she was doing and composed herself.

"I..I started when I was 20", she said to which he looked at her surprised.

"That means you've spend quite time in this industry. You must be a superstar woman", he said to which she smiled.

"Well I am an artist who loves her work. The fame doesn't affects me", she said making him look at her.

"You're going to change my thoughts about an actress", he said as she leaned back to seat keeping her bag at back seat.

"Trust me! No one will be more happy than me. Your preferences about an actress I got to know from our first meet", she said narrowing eyes.

"Actually I had tried to deal with an actress before but she was a headache so I made a thinking in mind that all actress are such", he said when car stopped suddenly.

"What happened?", annika asked holding the dashboard as car jerked.

"I don't know. I need to see, wait", he said getting down from the car when suddenly smoke started coming out from bonet making Annika's eyes widen and she came out.

"What happened? Why is smoke coming out from car?", she asked walking to him with wide eyes.

"Bonet is in mood of smoking", he said with a sarcastic smile to which Annika narrowed her eyes.

"Can't you reply straight?", she said as he opened the bonet cautionly.

"Can't you see Annika? Car broke down. I guess engine got extremely heat up", he said trying taking out his phone.

"You didn't checked before taking this car for today? What will we do now? We're standing in remote highway Shivaay", she said shouting at him who looked at her in disbelief.

"This is also my fault? I didn't got the dream na that my car will suicide today. It was working till morning, I filled up the diesel also as I knew this highway has nothing around except forests", he said.

"Atleast call someone, maybe we get some help", she said to see him moving around raising his phone.

"Bloody signal is not coming", he said frustrated to which she signed.

"Now what will we do? I shouldn't have come with you", she said making him look at her with open mouth.

"Exactly! You came with me that's why my car broke down. It said, I can't work with this woman", he said making her narrow her eyes and stomp her feet only to hit with a big stone. She was about to stumble but he held her hand and pulled towards him.

"You enjoy falling down? Har waqt girti padhti rehti ho", he said frowning making her stand properly.

"Then why do you hold me? Let me fall down", she said twisting her mouth and looked away.

"Now you want to stand like this or should we look around to see if someone is there?", he asked to which she nodded. Both started walking looking around in search of any help.

Suddenly they saw a small workshop. Annika jumped pointing at it making her look adorable.

"Shivaay we found it", she said pointing at the workshop. He nodded holding her hand down.

"Yes we did, now come", he said and walked to the shop holding her hand. She looked at their intertwined hands and looked at him.

She was looking at him while he was talking to the owner of shop. She looked at their hands and a smile came on her lips. She was looking around when her eyes went on some kids playing with a puppy.

Taking back her hand, she rushed to the kids. He looked at her suddenly to see her talking to the kids who surrounded her seeing their favourite actress, she was talking to them smiling, giving them hugs and playing along kids with the puppy.

"Annika", he called out to which she looked up at him and asked what with actions. He actioned to come close.

"What happened Shivaay? Car can't be repaired?", she asked with a worried expression.

"For that only I am calling you. This mechanic can repair car but need to stay here for sometime", he said to which she nodded.

"Okay, I will play with kids till then. The puppy is so cute, wait I bring it to you", she said to which he stopped her holding her arm.

"I am allergic to dogs", he said to which she looked at him shocked.

"Allergic or scared?", she asked teasingly making him glare at her.

"Hello! I am not scared of anything. I am allergic from hair of dogs", he said to which she controlled her giggle.

"Okay okay, shall we sit now? I am tired", she said to which he nodded and both sat down inside the shop.

"Did you got signal? I..I forgot my bag in car", she said to which he looked at her in disbelief.

"Really Annika? Don't you have anything costly in it! What if someone steal it. You're impossible, woman!", Shivaay said trying to search signal but it was not there. Frustrated, he broke his phone shocking Annika.

"Oh my god! Shivaay why you broke the phone? Idiot! We could have keep trying", she said shouting on him.

"Don't shout on me woman, I am already feeling angry", he said making her stop abruptly and looked down. He frowned and patted her shoulder.

"What happened?", he asked softly to which she looked at him.

"You said na, you're angry and also told me that your anger is very dangerous so why to anger you more", she said to which he chuckled.

"I can't get anger on you even if I try", he said making her look at him.

"Why so?", she asked to which he shrugged.

After sometime, the mechanic and his helper came.

"Sir the car is repaired, I filled some diesel too so that you can go far", he said to which Shivaay nodded and gave money to him and left with Annika.

It was almost evening when they got inside the car. She yawned wearing seat belt and cocooned herself on the seat.

"You're hungry?", he asked to which she turned her head towards him.

"A lot but what can we eat here", she asked jutting out her lower lip.

"There must be some granola bars in dashboard, Rudy always stays hungry so me and Om always keeps in car", he said opening the dashboard and gave few to her.

"Thank you so much", she said and started eating them and sighed enjoying it. She forward one towards him.

"You must be also hungry", she said. He shrugged and held her hand eating the bar from her hand. She looked at him while he ate from her hand.

"We'll be reaching in 20 minutes", he said to which she hummed still looking at him. He turned her raising eyebrow to which she shook her head looking away.

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It was evening when they reached farmhouse. The security guard opened the gates seeing Shivaay. Parking the car in the parking area, they got out of the car.

"Here they both are! Where were you?", they heard Malika's voice and saw everyone coming from garden area.

"Nothing much just car broke down so got to repair it. Btw, leave it. We both are terribly tired and hungry", he said looking at Annika who nodded.

"You both take your rooms, Annika me and you are sharing room", Malika said to which Annika nodded with a smile.

Shivaay left ot his room taking his luggage while annika left to hers. Freshening up, she came out to see him coming out from opposite door.

"Oh! You're here only", she said to which he smiled nodding.

"Yup! Looks like we're destined close", he said walked off from there towards garden making her stay there looking at him. His words rang in her ear.

"Nonsense this man speaks at times", she muttered to herself and went towards garden.

Everyone were having snacks talking to each other. Annika sat down beside girls taking fries.

"So when are we starting the shoot? Actually we've only 4 days, sorry but there's one day promotional interview of mine on Friday so I need to attend it. Ranbir is busy else he could have attended", Annika said looking at everyone.

"Didi! You're talking about your new music video with Ranbir Kapoor right?", Rudy asked excitedly to which Annika nodded smiling.

"It's such a sensuous song and you look so hot in it", Malika said to which Annika smiled lightly looking down biting her lower lip.

"The discussion on her music video can be done later. We're here for work, remember?", Shivaay said suddenly.

"Haan he's right. Say na Malika", Annika said looking at Shivaay confused who was looking away with a straight face.

"Actually me and Arnav saw a beautiful lake nearby after coming here, we can start from there", Malika said to which Shivaay looked at her with raised eyebrow.

"Tu aur Arnav?", he asked teasingly and then looked at Arnav who immediately looked at his phone while Malika threw popcorn on him.

"Umm..others were busy so we went! You leave that, so we'll go there early morning as I want morning nature look", she said with pink cheeks.

"Anu you have to wake up early", Gauri said teasingly to which Annika glared at her.

"I can wake up if I want Ri! Shut up!", she said to which Gauri giggled.

"You also have problem? Me too, I thought you could have wake me up. No problem! Shivaay will do as always", Malika said smiling at Shivaay who rolled eyes.

"You know Annika, this sleepyhead needs someone to wake her up else bomb will blast next to her and she won't wake up", Arnav said making Malika narrow her eyes.

"It's okay Malika, we're soul sisters then", Annika said side hugging her who smiled at her hugging.

"Hey! Why don't we arrange campfire tonight? The vibes are also so beautiful", Rudra suggested to which all agreed.

"It's a good plan. Alongside, a barbeque dinner by Shivaay. What say Shivaay?", Om suggested to which Shivaay shrugged nodding.

"No issues! But we need to collect woods, servants are not here so someone from us", Shivaay said making everyone looked at him.

"I will go! I miss my NCC days! But I need someone to show the jungle area", Annika said excitedly getting up.

"Only these OBros can help you, they know this place the best", Malika said shrugging.

"I won't go as it's so dark", Rudra said showing his hands.

"I need to check the DSLRs and pods", Om said shrugging.

"Arnav you also know the ways right?", Malika asked looking at Arnav.

"I am really tired after driving and roaming for place with you! Shivaay, take the lead", he said stretching his arms.

"Fine then! Me and Annika will go and get the woods. Rudy, Arnav prepare the barbeque stand till we come", he said to which both sighed but nodded.

He looked at Annika who nodded. Both bid bye to everyone and left from farmhouse in search of woods.

"You know, I just hope this trip bring them close to each other. They already look so cute together", Malika gushed seeing them going talking to each other.

"Even I want so. But I am just imagining how many hearts will break if they'll come together", Bhavya said to which Gauri and Malika giggled.

"I am already shipping them together", Rudra said cheekily sharing hi-five with girls.

"I hope they don't find your plan as you girls are gone", Arnav said shaking his head.

"I agree! Shivaay will be very angry. You remember you tried shipping him with that french model. He was so angry from you for a month", Om said.

"Guys! I agree I was wrong but guys, marks my words, if their hearts come together, if they try to understand each other, they'll fall in love with each other very soon. Already Annika and Shivaay are like friends, we just need to give them time to deepen it and they'll fall in love", Malika said.

"You became love philosopher huh Mali", Gauri teased, "haina Arnav bhai?", she said eyeing at Arnav.

"I..I will go and check the barbeque stand. Ru chal", he said patting his shoulder and rushed to back lawn.

All laughed seeing this making Malika red. She pushed Bhavya and Gauri away glaring making them laugh more.

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Precap: Shivaay, Annika and jungle

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