That same night...

"O Bete ki..what did you do Anika?" Anika whispered to herself staring at her mehendi. "you have completely lost your mind."

"Ma! Ma?" Meera walked into the room where Anika was currently staying, calling out for her. "Ma I-"

Anika quickly hid her hands behind her back like a guilty child. Meera, noticing her narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

"Ma...what are you hiding behind you?"

"N-Nothing." Anika looked at Meera and then sighed as she raised her eye brows, "Ok ok fine...I'll tell you but first promise you wont say anything!"

"Ok..promise."

"Pinky promise?" Anika held out her pinky finger.

"Pinky promise Ma." Meera smiled and hooked her pinky to Anika's. Slowly Anika brought her hand forward and showed Meera. "Oh wow! You're mehendi is so dark and the colour is so nice...wait, Shivaay? You got Papa's name written?"

"Yeah...its a habit, thats why." Anika lied.

"Really Ma? Where did this habit come frm after 25 years?"

"Meeru you promise..."

"Ok ok...Im not saying anything." Meera held her hands up in surrender.

"And dont say a word about this to your Papa. Okay?"

"Dont worry about that Ma. I wont say a thing." Meera secretly looked towards the door where Shivaay was standing and winked. Shivaay smiled back at Meera and quickly left before Anika could see him.

"I knew it Anika...You will def write my name in your mehendi." Shivaay thought to himself as he walked, "No matter how much you refuse, you still love me alot..."

"Shivaay sir." Khanna called out.

"Hmm, what Khanna."

"Sir, some workers got sick so these two came to replace them." Khanna replied, pointing towards two men.

" Yeah ok, show them to the servant quarters." Shivaay said and was about to go back to his room when he saw Sid & Mallika talking. "Mallika...Sid, what happened?"

"Nothing  Shivaay, just calling the kids. We should go home now. If we are gonna come tomorrow for the sangeet then we need to sleep." Sid replied.

"Oh...they are prob in Meera's room. Why dont you guys stay here until the wedding is over?"

"How? All our things and clothes are at home." Mallika asked.

"So? We can send someone to bring those tomorrow morning.." Shivaay replied. Mallika & Sid looked at each other before agreeing.

"Ok fine...we will stay. It will be fun."

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"Im back!" Meera came back from talking to her mom to see Jai & Sona cuddling while fawning over Sona's mehendi...which is exactly what they were doing when she had left the room. Meera stood there watching them for a minute and then looked to the others.

"Yeah...they're still at it." Krishna said exasperated.

"GUYS!" Meera yelled, getting Jai & Sona's attention. "Hi...yeah we're still here. You guys know right that you arent even supposed to meet before the wedding and here you are cuddling. Sona come sit here and you boys, sit beside Jai"

Sona frowned but got up and sat beside Alia & the other girls while Pranav, Dev, Kabir, Jai & Ishaan got up and walked to the otherside of the room where Jai was sitting.

"So...Mr groom, Ms bride, is your performance ready?" Alia asked. "Tomorrow is the sangeet."

"Yeah." Jai replied.

"Absolutely....btw what performance will you give?" Sona looked at the others.

"Thats a surprise...sorry." Tanvi shrugged.

"Arre...give at least one clue pls."

"Nope." Krishna shook her head.

"I hate you guys." Sona huffed and looked away.

"We love you too jaanu!" Meera hugged her with a squeeze. For the rest of the night, the youngsters talked and had fun in Meera's room.

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Next Morning

"Oh god! Look at these kids. They will never grow up." Mallika smiled as she stood at Meera's doorway.

"Mallika? You here?" Anika who was walking by saw Mallika.

"Yeah, Shivaay told us to stay here til the wedding." Mallika explained, "Anyways, come here and see this."

"All the kids slept here?" Anika peeped into Meera's room. Tanvi, Pihu & Sona slept on Meera's bed, Krishna, Meera & Alia were sleeping on the floor leaning against the bed while the boys were sprawled on the floor across the rest of the room.

"Yes, I was looking for my kids and came here to see this. Looks like they were talking all night."

"Oh! Thats why! Usually Meera never sleeps this late, she usually wakes up super early."

"Anywayslet them sleep. Ill send someone to get our stuff." Mallika & Anika then left.

After awhile, Meera woke up and started to make her way to her washroom when she tripped over Kabir's leg and fell right on top of him.

"Oof!" Kabir woke up and saw Meera on top of him, with her hair falling to the side. His heart raced from their proximity.

"Sorry." Meera was in no better shape than Kabir.

"Is this your favourite past time? Falling on top of me? This would be the second time." Kabir whispered teasingly.

"I DIDNT-"

"Shhh." Kabir shushed Meera so she didnt wake anyone else up.

"I didnt fall on purpose. I tripped, accidentally." Meera explained, now in a whisper.

"It was an accident?" When Meera nodded, Kabir whispered, "Then why arent you getting up?"

Going red with embarrassment, Meera pushed herself off Kabir while he quietly chuckled.

"You know...I dont mind."

"What?"

"These types of accidents. You can fall on me whenever you want, I give you full permission." Kabir replied with a naughty look, stepping closer to Meera.

"Kabir..." Meera took a step back but had nowhere to go as she bumped into her wardrobe. Kabir leaned forward and slowly traced her face with his finger making her shiver. He came closer & closer to her face until their noses touched and Meera closed her eyes, holding her breathe.

"Hows that?" Meera opened her eyes to see Kabir was not so close to her anymore. Annoyed and disappointed, Meera questioned him.

"What was that?"

"Yesterday you said...if I want to tease you, ill have to try harder? So...was that hard enough?"

"You were......teasing me?"

"Yeah...did it work?" Kabir asked, completely oblivious to the fact that Meera was now upset with him.

"Nope." Meera gritted her teeth, "It didnt work. I knew what you were doing. I was just playing along. Now will you move? I dont have time for this nonsense."

Meera pushed him aside & went into her washroom to freshen up, leaving behind a highly confused Kabir.

"What happened to her?" Kabir asked himself & went to his room to change.

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Anika was preparing for the sangeet & decorating the place when she was pulled into a corner.

"Shivaay, what are you doing?" Anika protested.

"I have to give something to you." Shivaay pulled her hand towards him.

"I dont want anything." Anika held her hand in first so Shivaay wouldnt see his name on her mehendi, but he already knew so he just smiled.

"Its actually yours. Im just returning it." Slowly without taking his eyes off her face, Shivaay uncurled her fingers and slid a chain around her finger and then wrapped the rest of the chain around her wrist and hooked it on. Anika looked at it in surprise.

"My chand bracelet (Moon bracelet)...I thought I lost it forever. How did you get it?"

"Police gave it when...when they told us about you." Shivaay replied.

"And you kept it safe for so many years?"

"Of course, its your chand bracelet. How could I not?" Shivaay said, holding Anika's hand. "Tell me something Anika...how did you & Sahil survive the blast? I mean, Im very happy obviously but police told us that where they found your things, nobody had survived...so how?"

"Aditya saved us....actually..."

(Flashback ...25 Years Ago)

"Anika Didi, where are we going?" Sahil asked for the millionth time as Anika & him got onto a train. "Why did you take me from school and where is SSO?"

" Will you shut u and sitdown Sahil!? I already have a headache and you are just talking nonstop!" Anika shouted, "Just sit down."

Sahil stayed quiet & Anika took his bag & other things, placing them above their seat before sitting down and staring out the window as the train started wiping her tears away.

After about two stops, Sahil spoke up again.

"Didi what happened, why are you crying?"

"Nothing" Anika lied, trying to hide her face from Sahil as she cried some more.

Ring! Ring!

"Didi! SSO is calling!" Sahil exclaimed happily. He was about to answer when Anika grabbed his phone from his hand and turned it off before standing up and throwing his phone into his bag along with hers. "SSO was calling. Why didnt you let me answer it?"

"Because we have no relation with him anymore. NEVER mention Shivaay singh Oberoi's name infront of me again! Nev-" Anika suddenly grabbed her head as she felt dizzy.

"Didi?" Sahil asked concerned. Just as the train came to a stop at the next stop, Anika fell unconscious in the aisle. "ANIKA DIDI!"

Throwing his crutches to one side, Sahil pushed himself onto the ground beside Anika and started shaking her crying. "Didi get up...what happened to you? Anika Didi!"

Soon a small crowd formed as the other passengers gathered around to see what happened. At that moment a man was about to get off the train when he noticed the crowd. So he walked there and made his way to the centre. This man was none other than Aditya.

"What happened here?" Aditya asked and then noticed Anika on the floor & Sahil crying beside her. "Hey kid, are you ok? What happened?"

"This...is my didi,,," Sahil sobbed pointing to Anika, "She fainted, I dont know what happened."

"Ok ok...relax. Ill check. Im a doctor." Aditya comforted Sahil & then gently picked up Anika's wrist and felt her pulse.

"Is my didi okay?"

"She is fine. Ill take her to the hospital, its nearby. You come too." Aditya told Sahil and then turned to the other passengers, "Someone pls help the kid."

A random lady helped Sahil get up and handed him his crutches. Aditya lifted Anika in his arms and took her off the train, as they were leaving, her chand bracelet snagged on her seat and fell off. The three of them got off the train leaving all of their belongings behind & a few minutes after they got off, the train left the station but exploded before reaching the next one.

Meanwhile Aditya reached the hospital with the unconscious Anika & Sahil following behind him. Another doctor took Anika in to check on her while Aditya say outside with Sahil. When the doctor came back out he looked around.

"Are you her husband?" She asked Aditya.

"No, actually. I just brought her here, but this is her brother." Aditya pointed towards Sahil.

"Well I suggest that you call her husband, she is pregnant." The doctor smiled and then left.

"Thats what I thought." Aditya replied.

"Yay! Im gonna be a Mama!" Sahil shouted happily. Sahil ran in and hugged Anika who had woken up while Aditya walked in behind him. As Sahil started to talk to Anika, Aditya's phone rang. He took his cell out and saw that his wife Nandini was video calling him.

"Yes Jaan say." Aditya answered.

"Adi...did you reach?" Nandini asked.

"Of course, Im not travelling on train for the first time." Aditya laughed.

"Ok listen- wait...who is that behind you?" Nandini looked behind Aditya. He turned around and saw Sahil still talking to Anika.

"Oh her, She is just a lady that was on the same train as me. she fainted so I brought her to the hospital with me."

"Bring the phone closer to her." Nandini demanded.

"What? Nandini I dont even know her, it will be weird."

"Adi...Im telling you na, just take the phone to her."

"Ok ok...chill." Aditya agreed and then approached Anika, "Hi...im sorry I know this is a bit weird but my wife wants to talk to you...if you dont mind pls...on video call."

Confused, Anika nodded her head & Aditya held his phone out infront of her.

"Nandini?" Anika exclaimed in surprise.

"Anika! I knew it...I just knew it was you!" Nandini smiled broadly, "How are you?"

"You know eachother?" Aditya asked.

"Yeah, remember Adi I told you about my childhood friend. This is that same Anika!"

(Flashback Ends)

"That day Meera was the reason me & Sahil survived. The next day we went to Dehli with Aditya where Nandini was." Anika explained.

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Note: Hey Readers! This is just a filler chapter but as you can see Shivika & Kara are both coming closer. Anika is unconsciously forgiving Shivaay while feelings are making their way into Meera's heart.