One year guys! Today this book completes one year!

When I had posted chapter 1 on 30th August 2016 I honestly had no idea I would be still writing this book after a year!

My plan had been a short story 15- 20 chapters. It's only my readers response that made me go on writing and I gave myself a new target of about 60 to 70 chapters (yeah I did attempt to end it twice LOL!)

Do you know how I got the idea in the first place? Guys you can skip this tale if you want and go on to read the chapter below directly- okay?

After the MtV show Kaisi yeh yaariyaan had ended Season 1 I started watching it online- since I had promised someone I would give it a go (I rarely watch T.V shows). I liked the show (it's handling was much better than most shows!) That is when some people asked to me to write a FF on MaNan!

I was like 'No way!' Me and FF out of the question! But they kept insisting and I kept refusing- and it never happened.

This was October 2015. After about 7 8 months I thought as a challenge to self I would give it a try and write a very short one- but not as a typical FF.

Then came the question -which show? I was more or less sure channel would be Sony and an ongoing show (at that time on air). So to cut an already long tale short it came down between 2 shows Kuch rang pyar ke aise bhi and Ek Duje ke Vaaste based purely on the fan tweets- haha!

While I was wondering which one should I watch quite coincidentally the same friend who had asked me to watch KYY asked me to watch EDKV! So I took that as a hint that maybe it is destiny I choose this show.

That is how it began guys! Purely coincidence! I know I have a lot of readers who are MaNan and DevAkshi fans. Guys their story was beautiful too! KYY I have watched not KRPKAB but the fan love says it all!

One year and at chapter 98 later I am amazed where I stand with all the love that has been showered on this book by all of you!

Thank you for loving this book. Thank you for liking my style of writing.

P.S This track of Shravan Vs Sumo is my favourite one! Side by side love always blooms. It is when you are opposite each other that love shows it's true depth and comes out more beautiful than ever before!

And yeah! The ones who are stealing my work -even taking indirect ideas - heard of Karma? I learnt from my parents, teachers and others around me stealing is wrong- Did you?

Ask me nicely I am always there to help a fellow writer but for others I spin the ball of Karma - Pad your butt well!

That is only for the ones who practise plagiarism!

Love, from me to you, my amazing readers!

Enjoy (the chapter! Haha!)

Shishir's POV.

"Varsha call up Dubeyji later and get this lamboo's luggage transferred into the car."

"Vikram bhaiya. Please understand it's a client requirement-"

"Vikram today's bill would already be charged. So let us stay here and enjoy room service and leave after a few hours?"

"Good idea my beautiful wife. Ask Dubeyji to go home and come back later."

"Bhaiya- really-"

Ding Dong!

This time the doorbell interrupted me.

"I will get it." Suvi said and I turned to my cousin again.

"Bhaiya I will stay at home next time-"

"Just because you took up a wrong case does not mean you will isolate yourself from your family Shishir!" Vikram bhaiya said looking stern.

I stared at him in shock "How did you know about it?"

"Oh my God! So it is really about a wrong case?" Vikram Bhabhi squealed and I slapped my head.

I had walked right into the trap.

"My DSH" Bhabhi squealed pulling at her husband's cheek playfully and he laughed.

How could I forget his tendency to trick talk others to confess. That had earned him this nickname!- Duplicate Sherlock Holmes DSH.

"Hey bhaiya!" I heard Paresh's voice and turned around. I saw Prema with him and smiled at her while I and Paresh hugged.

"What took both of you so long to reach?" Vikram bhaiya asked.

"This idiot's GPS is like him. He lost track of Suvarva di's-" Preeti started saying.

"You were tracking me?" Suvi interrupted looking stunned.

"So were we. How else do you think we got to know where you both are?" Vikram bhaiya grinned at us mischievously. "We had got to know from Rahul that you are coming to India Shishir. But when you did not turn up home we knew this was not really a surprise visit and I checked with Paresh if he knew where Suvarna was."

"I fixed a device Suvi yesterday in your car- I told you I have taken some safety measures." Paresh said "As your lawyer it is my duty-"

"Her lawyer?" two voices echoed and Paresh gave me a horrified look. They obviously had no clue till now what case I had come here for.

Vikas bhaiya shot a quizzical look at us and nodded. "Now out with the entire details."

Five minutes later I had briefed him about the messy situation and he heard me out his face serious. End of it he burst out laughing to my utter surprise.

"No wonder you decided to hide." He said looking at me and I shrugged helplessly.

"Well situation will be indeed bad once your mother, Prema and my mother find out." He joked with Prema. Then he thought for some time "I have a plan!" he got up and left the room.

"Paresh you better win this one!" Varsha bhabhi warned with a finger pointed at him. "Shishir you can win all other cases even if it is against Paresh- but this one don't expect any support from me."

I nodded and she smiled at me.

A warm feeling fuzzed my heart at her concern for Sufi.

"Let's play a game!" Prema suggested in her attempt to lighten the mood.

"Truth or Dare!" Varsha bhabhi said and all us groaned our protest.

"I am pregnant so I get to choose." She announced and Paresh said "Is that even a reason?"

"You can chose when you are pregnant smart guy." Bhabhi poked her tongue at him and Suvi and Prema burst out laughing at Paresh's grossed out expression.

I hid my chuckle lest I become my sister-in-law's verbal onslaught's next target.

"It's arranged." Vikram bhaiya announced coming back into the room. "Our family and Sharma's are going for a holiday tomorrow morning- I am sponsoring it since I made an unexpected profit last month. They are leaving early tomorrow morning right from the wedding venue they are in right now since last three days."

Varsha bhabhi laughed "The unexpected profit was so huge." She giggled "Fifty rupees no less!" Vikram Bhaiya grinned and shrugged as the rest of us burst out laughing. Bhabhi explained how his accountant had made an error in the previous month and that amount was recovered this month - by cheque!

"We need a brown or a green bottle to play truth or dare." Bhabhi announced.

"We can rotate anything- if we have to play at all that is." Paresh grumbled.

"No I want a brown or green bottle - just like movies." Varsha bhabhi grinned.

"Order some beer bottles through room service." Vikram bhaiya suggested.

Fifteen minutes later one green bottle was delivered to our room along with a huge platter of assorted snacks and fruit juices.

Before any one of could get a hand on the bottle Varsha bhabhi rushed with it into the bathroom and drained out the entire content in the middle of protests from boys and applaud from Suvi and Prema.

Varsha bhabhi rotated the bottle.

"Prema"

"Oh no!" Prema groaned and Pushkar clapped his hands in glee. Prema rewarded him with a sharp jab of her elbow which of course had no effect on him as he grinned at her unabashed.

"Truth or dare?" Bhabhi asked and she thought for a while "Dare?"

"Cool." Bhabhi nodded her approval.

"Me! Me! Bhabhi I will chose. I will take you shopping." Paresh shouted.

"If you think you can bribe me so easily brother in law-" bhabhi scowled at him as Prema poked her tongue at his pouted dismayed look "then you are absolutely -right!"

"What? Oh no Bhabhi you cannot!" Prema protested looking horrified. As Paresh shouted "Yes!" in triumph.

"I declare I have been bribed successfully by this cheat of a brother in law of mine." Bhabhi declared in mock earnest, one hand raised as all of us laughed at her gimmick- everyone other than Prema of course.

"I changed my mind - truth!" Prema shouted but it was too late.

"Okay so here goes!" Paresh rubbed his hands in glee. "I dare you to recite the poem Pappu prepared for his fancy dress competition last year! With action and- part costume"

"That is easy!" I said while Suvi laughed.

"It is not so simple." She said "Pushy she will kill you later you know that right?"

"I am ready to sacrifice my life in return of this entertainment." He winked. "Now we need a tail!"

"Tail?" I asked stunned, though I was realizing this was not as simple!

Five minutes later the brat had managed to fish out some makeup from my sister in law's purse and drawn some whiskers on Prema even as she wrestled with him and coloured her lips red.

"Ready to perform!" he announced.

"Prema do it and get it over with." Suvi coaxed and she got up glaring at Paresh.

"I am a pretty donkey! He Haw he haw!"

Prema started to recite her hand held out and head shaking in circular motion and we guffawed in laughter not able to control ourselves.

"I have a long tail. See ya! See ya!" she said jumping around and shaking her hips a bit- without the tail since she had refused to have a belt attached to her.

"Oh my god! Stop already!" Bhabhi laughed wiping her tears of laughter. And Prema bowed a bit good naturedly as she reached for napkins to wipe her face. Before sitting she landed a hard kick on Paresh's ankle and he yelped in pain.

"Donkey's kick you know." she said looking smug as we agreed

"Pappu had made up that song and others had helped him." Suvi explained still laughing as Prema turned the bottle

I sucked in my breath as the bottle rotated by Prema stopped pointing at Suvi

"Yay! It's your turn Suvarna." Varsha bhabhi clapped her hand in glee.

"Suvarna di- truth or dare?" Prema grinned.

"Dare of course!" Paresh chortled and Suvi snatched his plate of sandwich from his hand glaring at him and he jumped after it trying to take it back.

"This time I will decide the deed since Paresh took my chance to decide with Prema." Varsha bhabhi announced

"Suvarna opt for dare! You don't know how wicked my wife is. She will ask you for the naughtiest of truths." Vikram bhaiya said winking at me and I laughed softly.

"Hmm Okay. Dare seems good fun." Suvi said smiling.

Suvarna's POV.

I don't believe I got myself into this!

Cross dress as a man and flirt with the receptionist at the lobby!

Shishir the mean man was too busy rolling in laughter to even try and help me. Paresh was jumping like he had just won a jackpot!

Vikram bhaiya and Prema had given me a sympathetic look but both of them were grinning too!

After rummaging through Shishir's clothes Bhabhi had decided on some long shorts- since I would half drown in any of his full pants or trousers.

So twenty minutes later with an oversized yellow vest T shirt under Prema's short Unisex jacket with Shishir's brown shorts and hair tucked under a cap I was marching to the reception area with Shishir by my side and others some distance away.

"Suvi." He said softly and I ignored him. The jerk had been delighted throughout!

"Subi your -er- titbit-" I stopped walking almost tripping on my step "Shishir Mehrotra I will punch you- I mean it."

He pointed with his eyes on my shoulder and I looked with the corner of my eyes.

Oh God!

There it was. A tiny blue elastic poking out of the mis sized vest T shirt. I looked around. I could not possibly tuck it in with people around me without at least someone noticing.

Without warning Shishir hugged me and with a deft finger pushed the offending poking piece under the T shirt.

"I really love tomatoes." The incorrigible man whispered at my flushed face. "Besides I would be doing a lot more to help you have the twins- or triplets later on." He said before walking away and leaving me wanting to bury myself!

What the hell is making him so naughty these days?

"Um hi?" I said to the receptionist aware others are close by watching.

"Hello! Um Sir- Um Madam?" The girl behind the counter gave me a 'up down' trying to figure out what to refer me as and I heard distinct chortles from the group watching me.

"Your dress looks cool baby!" I tried further wanting to murder someone right now.

"Oh? Thank you. It is part of the hotel's uniform." She said trying to look polite.

"Green is your colour pretty lady." I said feeling my face go hotter.

Kill me. Someone just kill me right now.

"Did you need something - Sir!" the woman maintained the smile but her tone went firm.

What do I say now?

"Your smile." I said wanting to punch myself. I hate people who tease girls and I am doing it!

The girl's attention went from me to by now quite audibly laughing group.

"Sammy!" Paresh's voice sounded as he came and stood beside me. "Hello brother Sammy! Don't be naughty. I told you not to roam around on your own or you will get lost."

"My kid brother. He just came in from Honolulu." Paresh said as I marched off in a huff.

Idiot!

"Yellow is your colour Pretty boy." He said bouncing behind me.

"Well done Suvarna." Varsha bhabhi said hugging me as she came up with others as we entered the lift.

"You are mistaken lady. This is Sammy- ouch!" He yelped as i kivked2him. "Why are you two mad sisters kicking me?" he yelped hopping on one leg.

"Serve you right." Vikram bhaiya laughed as we entered the room.

It was my turn to spin the bottle. I and Prema shrieked in delight when it pointed at the brat.

"Oh no." Paresh wailed "Truth! Truth! I chose truth!" he said in a rush.

"I will take this one. Please girls?" Vikram Bhaiya said. I and Prema  nodded reluctantly much to Paresh's delight.

Vikram bhaiya gave him a smirk and I suddenly felt excited as his look became naughty "Do you love someone? If yes, then who is she?"

Oh my God! Anuj bhaiya must have taken him into a loop! After all they are best friends!

Paresh looked he had been turned into a zombie!

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Updated on 30th August 2017.

I hope this chapter has been a good read. This showcases their bonding and Vikram in the light of being their oldest- As I think character should rightfully be! Fun loving and commanding if required like the other two Mehrotra brats.

Shishir got his chance to 'poke' the tit bit- LOL!

Paresh is cornered! He has to say the truth- haha!

Please do vote guys and leave your comments.

Love, from me to you.:)

Precap chapter 99.

Shishir's POV.

I stood behind silently as Suvi rotated the aarti thali. Turning around she gestured me to bend "Your first case in Delhi Shishir." She said softly applying vermillion on my forehead "Do well." She whispered.

She turned towards Paresh and he bowed slightly "Your first independent case. Do your best." She said softly.

Both of us moved ahead and hugged her from both sides.

"May justice prevail." Varsha bhabhi said softly.

"Truth shall rule." Vikram bhaiya smiled as he hugged both me and Paresh as we flanked him on either side.

Enjoy guys.

See ya next time- Monday?