Pic credit : Zeenia

It's Sunday and Swara is sitting in the living room of the Maheshwari Mansion searching the Internet for the easiest way to make a cake when the doorbell rings... She goes and opens the door and gets surprised on seeing Ragini standing over there...

Swara: Ragini what are you doing here...??
Ragini: I don't know... Sanskaar called me...!!
Swara: Sanskaar...?!?! But why...?!?!
Ragini: How would I know that...?!?! I'm telling you these two brothers are damn weird...!!
Swara: Don't talk about weirdness... I know upto what extent he can go...!!

"You still have to know a lot about me love", says Sanskaar coming from behind along with Laksh...

Swara: Then surely I don't want to know because whatever I know is already driving me crazy...!!
Sanskaar: (smirks coming closer to her) Really...?!?! I drive you crazy...!!
Swara: (pushing him away slightly) Not you...!! Your actions drive me crazy...!! Now what is Ragini doing over here...??
Sanskaar: See Ragini... You call her best friend and here she... Instead of saying... (tries to imitates Swara's voice) Wow Ragini, I'm so glad that you are here...!! She is asking what are you doing here...?!?!
Swara: Shut up...!! I didn't mean it that way...!! I'm asking You, why have you called her...!!
Sanskaar: Oh ho...!! That...!! I called her because you are giving a party...!!
Swara: Party...!! What party...?!!

Sanskaar smiles and holds her shoulders...

Sanskaar: So... Ladies and gentlemen... My best friend over here, Ms. Swara Ahuja is going to prepare her first cake ever and hence she invites you all for a treat...!! Right Swara...?!?!
Swara: Wait... When did I say that...?!! I already know it's going to be a disaster... Why are you making it more embarrassing for me...??
Sanskaar: Swara...!!
Swara: Hmm...??
Sanskaar: Do you want to win the bet or do you want to be at my service for the entire week...??

Swara shakes her head in a No...

Sanskaar: So what are you waiting for...?? Get moving and start...!!
Laksh: All the best Swara...!!
Ragini: I know you are going to rock it...!! Best of luck...!!
Swara: Thanks guys...!!

She smiles and leaves for the kitchen...

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After almost 30 minutes...

Laksh: Bhai...!!
Sanskaar: Hmm...!!
Laksh: Why are you doing this...??
Ragini: Yup..!! That's exactly what I wanted to know...!! I mean, why cake...!! You could have asked her to make something else...!!
Sanskaar: Because she wants to make a cake for her mother's birthday...!! So what's the harm if she learns now...!!
Laksh: So, this is your way to complete her one more wish...!!
Sanskaar: (smirks) You got it buddy...!!
Ragini: But as far as I know she has no idea how to make a cake...!! She is totally naive...!!
Sanskaar: That's what I'm here for...!!
Laksh: What...?!?! You are saying that you will help her...?!! But I don't think so that she'll accept your help...!! Remember the bet...?!?!
Sanskaar: I know Lucky but trust me bro she won't be able to deny once I start helping her...!!
Ragini: Oh hello...!! Don't you dare take my best friend's advantage...!!
Sanskaar: I know... I know Ms. Superman..!! But don't worry I have no plans of doing anything...!! Not yet...!!

He winks at her and leaves to help Swara...

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In the kitchen,

Nothing in there is able to find their right place. Utensils are trying hard to find themselves settled on the cabinet. Flour and Maida, not being able to find their positions on the cabinet are lying on the floor and chocolate, at the most unexpected place, on Swara's cheek who is struggling pretty hard to get the mixture of chocolate and butter in right texture...

Swara: What the hell...?!! What is this Swara, you can't even make a cake...!!

She rubs her nose with the back of her hand. No sooner she does this, she hears a light giggle near the doorstep.

Swara turns her head and finds Sanskaar standing there leaning against the door, hands folded across his chest and his trademark smirk playing on his lips...

Swara: What are you doing here...?? I still need some more time...!!
Sanskaar: If you'll use this chocolate in cake instead on your nose maybe it will taste better...!!
Swara: (furrowing her brows) What...?!?! My nose...

She touches her nose and realizes that it's smudged with chocolate... She tries to remove it only to make Sanskaar's smirk erupt as the full fledged laughter...

Swara: Why are you laughing now...??

Sanskaar comes near her and cups her cheeks...

Swara: (shocked) What are...

Sanskaar rubs her nose with his thumb...

Sanskaar: There you go...!!
Swara: (making faces) Thanks...!!

Sanskaar smiles and stands there folding his hands across his chest...

Sanskaar: You know, you can always ask for help if you need it...!!
Swara: Thanks but no thanks...!! You'll help me then you'll say that I lost the bet...!! I don't want your help...!!
Sanskaar: As you wish Ms. Chef of the Day...!!

Swara rolls her eyes and Sanskaar sits on a cabinet in the kitchen...

Swara: Why are you not going away...?!?!
Sanskaar: My house, my kitchen, my wish...!! I can sit wherever I want...!! So, you don't bother...!! Continue...!!

Swara continues mixing the batter when Sanskaar speaks...

Sanskaar: You know if you mix butter after melting chocolate it will give a better texture...!!
Swara: I never asked for your advice...!!
Sanskaar: But you always love to have one...!!

Swara sticks out her tongue to him and starts melting the chocolate... After sometimes while mixing the batter she feels two hands  covering her palms... Sanskaar stands behind her holding both her hands...

Sanskaar: (whispers in her ear) You are not supposed to mix in both the direction...!! You do it either clockwise or anticlockwise...!!

Swara's heart skips a beat on the almost negligible distance between them... He then leaves her hand and stands aside seeing her do the rest of the work and giving suggestions as and when necessary...!!

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Ragini: Wow Swara... This is fantastic...!!
Laksh: Yup Swara...!! You have done an awesome job for the first time...!!
Swara: (smiles) Thanks both of you...!! But don't you think that the person who had a bet with me should also say something...!!
Laksh: Yes Bhai...!! So, what do you say whether she won the bet or not...?!!
Sanskaar: (still eating) Hmm...!! It's good...!!
Swara: Just good...?!?!
Sanskaar: (taking a bite) No... I mean it's really fantastic...!! You can totally make it on your Mom's birthday...!!
Swara: (confused) One minute...!! How did you know that I want to make a cake for Maa's birthday...!!
Sanskaar: (chokes and gets shocked on realizing what he just said) Haan... Woh... Main...!! Nahin... I mean... You will have your mother's or Yash's birthday someday or the other and... you can make this cake on their birthdays...!! Yeah right...!! This is what I meant...!!
Swara: (still unsure about his explanation) Oh... Okay...!!
Laksh: (tries to divert the topic) So I think Swara won the bet then...!!
Sanskaar: No she didn't...!!
Swara: Excuse me...!! But I think right now you said that the cake is really tasty...!!
Sanskaar: (giving his devilishly naughty smirk) Yup... The cake is absolutely fantastic but you have not won that bet...!!
Swara: (pointing her finger towards him) Look Sanskaar, this is cheating...!!
Sanskaar: Its not cheating Love...!! You would have won the bet if you would have made the cake yourself...!!
Swara: I have made it with my own hands...!!
Sanskaar: But, with my help...!!
Swara: I knew it...!! I told you not to help me...!!
Sanskaar: But then also, you had my help...!!
Ragini: Guys...!! Guys...!! Please stop your Tom and Jerry fight...!! I think we have a solution for this...!!
Everyone: What...?!?!
Ragini: How about we say, both of you won the bet and both of you lost it...!!
Swara: What...?!?!
Sanskaar: Wait a minute...!! I think I got it...!! So technically you mean that out of seven days of the week, few of the days she will do whatever I'll say and rest of the days I'll do whatever she'll say...!!
Ragini: (grinning widely) Exactly...!! Three days she'll do as per your wish and next three days you'll do as per her wish...!!
Swara: And what about the seventh day...?!!
Laksh: I have an idea...!! You can use the last day all for yourself...!! You both can spend first half of the day as Bhai will want and next half as Swara will want...!!
Sanskaar: Cool guys...!! I agree...!!
Swara: Me too...!!
Ragini: Alright I think I should leave then...!! We have an assignment to submit tomorrow...!!
Laksh: Shit...!! I forgot...!! I must also complete the assignment...!! I'm also going to my room...!!

Ragini and Laksh leave...

Sanskaar: I think I must also go to my room...!!
Swara: But what about my guitar classes...?!?!
Sanskaar: Would it be okay after the dinner...?!!
Swara: (smiles) Okay...!!

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After dinner... Sanskaar's room...

Sanskaar is tuning his guitar sitting on his bed whereas Swara is sitting on the couch...

Sanskaar looks at Swara and signals her to sit on his lap...

Swara's eyes widen and Sanskaar chuckles...

Sanskaar: What...?!! Don't give me that look...!! Come on Swara, I won't bite...!!

Swara gulps down the huge lump forming down in her throat and starts moving towards Sanskaar with slow steps...

Sanskaar: (takes a deep sigh) Come on Ms. Snail Speed, we don't have the whole night...!! Faster...!!
Swara: You know what I should write a book on all the nicknames you give me...!! Everyday you give me at least three to four weirdest nicknames...!!

With faster steps she moves towards him and sits on his lap... But as soon as she feels his hot breath fanning over the nape of her neck, her heart skips a beat... She closes her eyes and he keeps the guitar on her lap passing both of hands from behind her around her waist...

He holds the guitar and starts playing along with a song...

Aankhon ke panno pe
Maine likha tha sau dafa
Lafjon mein jo ishq tha
Hua naa hothon se bayan

Khud se naraz hoon
Kyun beaawaz hoon
Meri khamoshiyaan hain sazaa

Dil hai yeh sochta
Phir bhi nhi pata
Kis haq se kahoon bataa

(Sanskaar brings his lips near Swara's ear and whispers)

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera
Haa aaa...

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera

Haa aaa...

(He holds her hand and puts it on the strings)

Rahon mein bhi har kadam
Main tere saath chala
Haathon mein the yeh haath magar
Phir bhi raha faslaa

Seene mein hain chuppe
Ehsaas pyaar ke
Bin kahe tu sun le zaraa

Dil hai yeh sochta
Phir bhi nhi pata
Kis haq se kahoon bataa

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera
Haa aaa...

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera
Haa aaa...

(His grip on her hand tightens and with each line she could remember their moments together... Whether it be Sanskaar's teasing or the various moment he proved to be her support or it be their incomplete kisses)

Teri wajah se hai mili
Jeene ki sab khwahishen
Paa loon tere dil mein jagah
Hain yeh meri koshishen

Main bas tera banu
Bin tere naa rahoon
Maine toh mangi hai yeh duaa

Dil hai yeh sochta
Phir bhi nhi pata
Kis haq se kahoon bataa

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera
Haa aaa...

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera
Haa aaa...

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera
Haa aaa...

Ke main hoon hero tera
Ke main hoon hero tera
Haa aaa...

The song gets over and Swara smiles...

Sanskaar: Swara be ready at 4:00 am in the morning...!!
Swara: What...?!?! At 4:00...?!! But why...?!?!
Sanskaar: You can't question me for three days...!! Remember... You have to follow my orders for the coming three days...!!
Swara: But why so early...?!?!
Sanskaar: No question Love...!! Just know that we are going somewhere...!!
Swara: Just remember if this place, wherever we are going, turns out to be anything weird then don't forget I also have three days after that...!!
Sanskaar: And what if it's not...?!!
Swara: Then... Then... Hmm... We'll discuss about that later...!!

Sanskaar chuckles and Swara sticks out her tongue to him...

Sanskaar: (thinking something) Swara...!!
Swara: Hmm...!!
Sanskaar: You said you know guitar little bit, so...
Swara: So...?!?!
Sanskaar: So... Do you know... Singing also...!!

Swara hesitates for a moment and slightly nods her head... Sanskaar tightens his grip on her waist and thinks to himself...

"Will she tell me...??"

Sanskaar: So... How come... I never heard you singing...??

Swara closes her eyes and takes a deep breath...

Swara: (still having her eyes closed) Maybe you have had heard...!! Maybe you were just unaware that it was me who was singing...!!
Sanskaar: Huhh...?!!

Swara smiles and gets up from his lap...

Swara: Good night Sanskaar...!! See you in the morning...!!

With this she storms out of the room...

Episode ends...!!

Precap: Swasan outing...!!

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A/N

So what do you think guys... Where is he taking her and which wish is next on the list...!!

Thank you so much for your patience...!! I know I'm very slow with the updates...!! Even though the love and support you all are giving me is really commendable and I'm really thankful for that...!! And don't think I'm praising you all like buttering or something... But seriously this support is what makes me write against all odds...!!

Love you all...!!

-Stella