Abhi entered with aadu in his arms and saw akshu sleeping. He signalled aadu to be silent pointing towards her mumma. She instantly stops giggling and jumps from his arms and rushes to akshu to sleep beside her. She snuggles in her mumma's warmth and sighs. Abhi smiles at the action but sees akshu waking up. She sees aadu in her arms and smiles but instantly her smile vanishes.

"Aadu baby dur ho jao....mumma ko fever hai. Aapko mumma ka fever ho jaayega." And akshu creates a distance.

"Kuch nahi hota mumma. Dekho papa ne bhi kuch nahi kaha."

"Abhi? Chalo jaldi aapni princess ko lo warna phir usse bukhar ho jaayega."

"Nahi hoga jaan. Tumhe viral nahi hua hai. Stress aur raat bhar bahar thand mein rehne se bukhar hua hai."

"Phir bhi." Akshu insists and abhi picks aadu in his arms.

"Aadu baby...mumma is sorry. Par aapko fever aaya toh aapka khayal kaun rakhega?"

"Dadda hai na. Woh unke do babies ka khayal acche se rakhenge."

"Meri princess kitni intelligent hai. Par aapko shivu bhai ke saath nahi khelna? Jao jaldi bula rahe hai woh aapko." Aadu nods at him and runs downstairs but slow downs hearing a loud careful from her parents.

"Abhi tumhe pata tha mein raat ko?"

"Nahi....jab mein utha toh tum baju mein nahi thi. Toh mein tumhe dhundte huye balcony mein aaya. Waha tum ek awkward se position mein bethi thi. Aur tumhare face pe tear marks the. So, I assumed but looks like my assumption was correct."

"Sorry abhi."

"It's okay akshu but take care of your health aur haan aapne bandaged hand ko sambhalna nahate wakt. Nahi toh dikkat ho jaayegi."

"Tum help kardo phir."

"Kya?"

"Haan....sharama kyu rahe ho?"

"Woh toh tumhe batata hoon kaun sharmata hai." He says and picks her in his arms and goes inside the bathroom.

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10 years later,

"Abhi jao aadu ko dekhke aao. Ab tak toh usse aa jaana chahiye tha na?"

"Aa jaayegi jaan. She is 15 years old. Don't worry aur tumhe kya lagta hai agar kuch problem hoti toh mein yaha aise shant se betha hota?" Abhi asks his wife who was tensed since aadu was supposed to return half an hour before from her trip.

"Dekho akshu baaki sabke parents bhi hai yaha. Bus atak gayi hogi kahi traffic mein ya woh log der se nikale honge. You know na kids? Kitna late karte hai."

"Par abhi."

"Woh dekho bus aa gayi." He points towards the bus which was entering the school premises.

Aadu getting down the bus runs to her mumma-dadda hugging them both tightly. She bids byee to her teacher and friends and leaves with her parents.

During the whole ride aadu was telling them what all she did in her camp. How much she enjoyed the trip.

"Waise yeh Advait kaun hai?" He asks parking the car.

"Dadda stop being over protective. Friend hai mera." They all get down the car while aadu was talking.

"Haan abhi. Aise kya sawal puchte ho?"

"Aadu tum aur akshu badal gaye ho. Aadu tum sirf bachpan mein meri princess thi ab tum mumma ki baby ho gayi ho. Koyi mujhse pyaar hi nahi karta." Abhi says dramatically and to prove his point sheds some fake tears. Akshu knew it were fake but poor aadu and the other person standing behind abhi didn't knew.

He hugged abhi from behind near his waist and buried his head there.

"Areey!! Champ? Kya hua aapko?" Abhi says turning himself and crouching to his little baby's height.

"Dadda....I love you. Aap ro mat. Aap rote ho toh mujhe bhi rona aata hai."

"Aww!! mera aadi. Sirf tumhi mujhse pyaar karte ho." And he hugs him.

"Mr. Abhimanyu birla and usska chota version mr. Aditya Abhimanyu birla. Dono aapni nautanki band karo aur chalo aandar." Akshu scolds the father-son duo and pulls them in house along with aadu.

(Aditya Abhimanyu birla younger brother of aadu and shivu. Most loved person. He is 13 years old. Shivansh parth birla is 17 years old.)

"Hii!!! Chachu-chachi." Abhira hears shivansh's voice and turns back to see him on the door.

"Hello!!! Shivu baby. Kaise ho aap? Kaisi thi aapki educational tour to Delhi?"

"Bohot maja aaya chachu. Waha kitna kuch sikhaya hume. Mein toh pagal hi ho gaya tha sab dekh kar."

"Good job patner. Jao aadu bhi aapne trip se aaj aayi hai. Aapne room mein gayi hai." Shivu nods at them and rushes to aadu and aadi's room.

"Saare bacche kitne bade ho gaye nahi abhi?"

"Woh toh hai. Kisi ne sahi kaha hai. Bacche bohot jaldi bade ho jaate hai. Mujhe abhi bhi aisa lagta hai jaise maine kal hi aadu ko godi mein uthaya tha." He smiles remembering how possesive he was of her from the time he held her.

"Akshu...I love you."

"I love you too... abhi" and they hug eachother till they hear commotion from upstairs. Knowing kids are planning a prank they rush upstairs. This is how their life is. Full of masti and pyaar.

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9 years later,

Aadhira Abhimanyu birla , 24 years.

"Aadu ....princess kaha ho tum?" Abhi yelled entering her room.

"Dad mein badi ho gayi hu stop calling me princess." Aadu spoke irritated.

"Tum kitni bhi badi hi jau....mere liye tum princess hi rahogi." He says pulling her cheeks.

"Areeey!!! Dad....sab chidhate hai mujhe."

"Okay...ab mein tumhe princess nahi bulaunga. Khush?"

"Bohot jyaada." And she hugs him. Abhi just pat her back and went away.

After abhi exited , Someone entered aadhira's room yelling.

"Mr. Junior birla...aapna aawaj zara dheere. Mere kaan phat jayenge." She says pulling his ears.

Aditya Abhimanyu birla , 22 years.

"Aahh!!! Aadu di.....mere kaan... chodo.... papa ko bata dunga."

"Ohhh papa ke bacche....mein dad ki princess hu. Woh kuch nahi kahenge mujhe."

"Par di maine suna tha...tune abhi papa ko tujhe princess na bolne ke liye kaha tha." He teased her and jumped few steps away from her. As he reached near the door her sprinted off downstairs. Aadu ran behind him.

"Aaah....Shivu bhaiyu....bachao....Aapki behen mujhe mar rahi hai." Shivu came out of his room to see what is happening.

Shivansh parth birla , 26 years

"Areey...aadu!! Aadi !! Ruko Dono ke Dono." Both stop running and comes toward shivu.

"Shivu bhai...dekho na aadi chida Raha hai mujhe."

"Aadi ...di haina woh tumhari? ........Kya chida rahe ho waise?" He asked after a long pause.

"Shivu bhaiya !! woh kya haina...." And he narrates everything.

"Haww!!! Tum chachu ki princess nahi Rahi. Ab woh tumhe daat bhi laga sakte hai kyuki tune tu khud kaha hai." And shivu also teased her. She looked at them angry and went from their in the garden.

"Areey!! Yeh toh naraz ho gyi. Ab isse manane ke liye mujhe meri chocolate Kurbaan karni padegi kyuki tu toh kha gaya hoga?" Shivu asks and get a nod from aadi.

Shivu goes in kitchen and back hugs his chachi who was cooking.

"Ek Tum , dusra tera bhai aur tere chachu Sab mujhe aise achanak hug karte rehte ho."

"Kya kare aap toh meri pyari chachi ho."

"Saara pyaar chachi Ko aur maa Ko kya? " Shivu turn around and sees his mom. He goes and hugs her.

"Mom...I missed you."

"Accha?? Par mujhe toh nahi lagta." Shefali playfully jokes.

"Chachi aap hi batao mom Ko ab."

"Areey baba !! Majak kar rahi thi. Waise ek baat batao doll garden mein sad kyu bethi hai?"

"Oh teri!! Bhul hi gaya tha. Mein usse manane ke liye hi chocolate lene aaya tha. Abhi mein jaata hu." And he goes outside after taking chocolate.

Shivu and aadi silently creep behind aadu who was sitting in swing and hugged her tightly from both the sides. They both spoke together,

"I am sorry aadu / di." And forward her the chocolate.

"It's okay shivu bhaiyu and aadi. I was not upset because of you."

"Then kya hua aadu?"

"Kuc..h b..hi n..ahi."

"Areeeyy!!!! Jhoot kyu bol rahi ho? Sach batao kya baat huyi hai?"

"Dad yaa mom ko mat batana. Promise me." And she forwards her hand. Shivu and aadi look at eachother and promised her.

"Okay....so, mera ek boyfriend hai."

"Kya??" Both shouted together.

"Dekho....I am 24 years old. Aise mat react karo. It's obvious I will have a bf aur waise bhi you both know him very well. In fact he is your best friend aadi."

"Kaun??? Vivek? Ewww di kya choice hai aapki." And aadi pretended to gag. He earned a slap on his head from aadu.

"Ek hi best friend hai tumhara kya? Mein Advait ki baat kar rahi hu. Yaad hai aapko? Advait mudgalkar?"

Advait mudgalkar , 24 years

"What ??? OMG dii!! Woh jiske curly baal hai? Jisse mein aapna guide manta tha? Offcourse shivu bhai ke baad par how did you guys be couple? Kabse chupa rakhi hai yeh baat?"

"Dekho mujhe usse pyaar college ke first year mein hua aur uspe crush toh 9th std se hi tha. He proposed me in the second year and I accepted. He confessed that even he had a crush on me since 9th. So, since then we are together."

"Tumne yeh baat itne saalo se chupa rakhi hai? Tum chachu se kehti kyu nahi? Tum dono ke baare mein? Jaise mein meri gf se sabko mila chuka hu aur humari next month engagement bhi hai."

"Bade papa bohot sweet hai isiliye but you know dad. Woh kitna possesive hai mere liye."

"Baccha but you need to tell them na? They deserve to know na? Kitne saal ho gaye hai? Tumhe college huye 4 saal ho gaye hai. Abhi shayad se tum dono nearly 7 saal se saath ho? Usske kuch wish hogi na tum dono ke relation ko leke. Usske baare mein bhi sochna hoga tumhe."

"Shivu bhai !! bade papa , badi maa and mom unhe maine jab mere relation ko 3 saal huye tabhi bataya tha."

"Kyaa??? Yaha sabko pata hai hum dono ke alawa?" (Ps-tauji and Manjari-harsh have left to leave separately)

"Bhai...dad ko bhi nahi pata."

"God!!! Aadu.... chachu will be so hurt. Tumne unhe nahi bataya aur mom, dad aur chachi ko bataya woh bhi 3 saal pehale."

They continued there talk not realising someone had heard them. The person went away from there.

"Dekhiye shivu bhai... mein advait se baat karke dad ko abhi kuch dino mein batati hu."

Shivu's phone rang and he saw the caller id and muted the call.

"Kiska call tha bhai?"

"Kuch nahi aadu... vaishnavi ka call tha."

Vaishnavi jadhav , 26 years.

"Toh uthaya kyu nahi?"

"Areeeyy!!! Hum sab baat kar rahe the. Baad mein usse call back karunga."

"Naraz ho jayengi woh."

"Thik hai mein usse call karke aata hu. Tu bhi advait se baat kar."

"Offcourse bhai."

Shivu goes to his room to call vaishnavi and aadu goes to her room to call advait. Our aadi calls his girlfriend and talk with her sitting on swing.
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Adhira's room.

"Hello mugs!!! Mujhe baat karni hai tumse. Hum humare secret jagah pe abhi 1 hour mein mil sakte hai?"

"Offcourse aadu...kyu nahi? I will be there." She soon cuts the call and goes to inform her mom that she is going out and will come till lunch.

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She reach the place. It is a beautiful garden hidden in the middle of a forest. She sat on the bench and stared at the lake infront of her. She flinched when someone kept a hand on her shoulder she turned and saw Advait. She smiled at him and he took sit beside her.

"Mugs!!! Hume saath aaye huye lag bhag 7 saal ho gaye. Maine tumhe mere mom , bade papa , badi maa se milaya but mere life ke sabse important insaan mere dad se tumhara milna abhi baaki. I guess hum kal ya jab bhi tum free ho hum dad se milke humare baare mein baat karenge. Idk whether you want this or not but I think I am ready. 7 saal bohot hote hai ek insaan ko jaane ke liye aur trust karne ke liye. I am ready for marriage I guess. Uss wakt maine time manga tha cause I was not ready but abhi mein hu but idk about you. Kya inn 3 saal mein tumne aapna decision badla?? Do you want to separ-"

"Shut up.... Don't continue. Aadu I am literally head over heels for you. Maine tumhe shaadi ke liye 3 saal pehale propose kiya tha doesn't mean ki ab mein tumse shaadi nahi karna chahunga. I was
Waiting for you to be ready isiliye maine yeh topic kabhi nahi laya itne saal bich mein. Aur rahi baat tumhare dad se milne ki. Mein tumhare life ke most important person se milne ke liye kabhi bhi time nikaal sakta hu. Tum bas batao kab milna hai? And one more thing never ever doubt my love for you....it hurts." He whispered the last part.

"Sorry!! Mugs. I will never do this again. I love you." She hugged him.

"It's okay....I love you too." And he smiles hugging her back. They sit there talking with eachother happily.

Time pass by quickly and they are bidding eachother goodbye. Aadu reach her home and sees aadi giggling looking at something in his phone. She creeps behind him silently and sees a picture of a girl. She smiles and snatches his phone. Aadi jolt up seeing aadu taking his phone and running he too starts to chase her.

They both tire out soon and lay by eachother on the ground.

"Kaun thi woh?"

"meri girlfriend...aapse matlab?"

"Areeyyy!!! Teri gf hai aur tune mujhe nahi bataya?"

"Jaise tune bataya tha."

"Sorry na....ab bata naam kya hai iska? Kitni cut dikhti haina?"

"Haan....yeh avneet jha hai. Hum dono ek trip pe mile the. Where we became friends and then the confession. Don't worry hum dono ko saath huye sirf 3 saal huye hai. Mom and dad dono ko pata hai neety ke baare mein."

Avneet jha , 22 years.

"Haww!!! Aur mujhe kyu nahi pata?"

"Kyuki maine nahi bataya aur waise yeh baat ghar mein sabko pata hai I fact....dadu , dadi , tau dadu sabko pata hai."

"Hawww!!! I am hurt."

"Isse ganda reaction papa ka hoga. Mein ne toh tujhe jaldi bata diya par tune papa se 7 saal yeh baat chupa rakhi hai."

"Mein aur mugs kal hi dad ke saath humare rishte ke baare mein baat karne wale hai."

"Cool !!! Abhi mera phone dedo." But aadu quickly got up and ran inside. Like this their Tom and Jerry fight started.

~to be continued

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The next chapter will be updated . I will not be publishing any new book till April. I will continue with Ts/os book. Hope you liked the chapter!!

Till then
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