Vani - Snippets

Lag Ja Gale (One Part Only)

Bani blushed and replied Bani...Bani Sharma...aur tumaara? She couldn't believe she was letting herself get this close with a cheel and telling him about herself and her name. Veeranshu Singhania. Jaise tum Raja ki beti ho...main Cheelon ka Rajkumar hoon. Cheelon ke Raja ka beta hoon. Bani looked up at Veer and said with a smile Pattah hai muje. Maine tumaare kapde mein voh kanjar dekhliya jispar tumaare khaandan ka naam hai. Veeranshu Singhania...kayi bhaar yeh naam sunnah hai. Veer smiled and replied Veer...tum muje Veer kehke pukhar sakhti ho. Bani blushed and lowered her gaze. Veer...she whispered and raised her eyes to meet his. He had a sudden urge to reach his hand forward and hold hers, but stopped himself because he didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable. Tum kabhi darthi parr bi gaye ho? Kuch hi samey pehle tumne Angrezi mein ek shabd ka istamaal kiya tha...personal...Veer raised his eyebrows in amazement. Ha kiya tha...aur tumne toh kaafi confidence ke saath shabd achi se pronounce bi kiya. Lagta hai tum bi kabhi insaano ki duniya mein bi rehke aayi ho? He looked at her while she played with the dupatta on her lap and wished he could just hug her right now. She looked like a fragile doll, someone who he was already vowing to protect for the rest of his existence. Ha...kayi bhaar muje jaana padhaa. Vaahan kuch naagine hai jo apne niyam ke khilaaf jhaarahi thi...isliye...acha. Tum khaalo...yaahan raath ko sardi jaldi lagg jhaati hai toh main aur lakdi lekhar aati hoon. Veer quickly swallowed his soup and replied Tum lakdi lene jaao gi? Baahar kitna andera hai...main bi chalta hoon na? Ek minute...tehro. Bani pouted slightly while tucking some ropes into the dupatta tied around her waist. Tum yahi raho ge. Main theek hoon...Naag aur Naagin ki beti hoon aur Bholenaath ki kirpa hai mujpar. Vaise bi...maine tume teer se maara na aur tume kuch patta hi nahi challa? Aas paas hi rahoongi. Abhi aathi hoon...aur ha...yeh soup maine pyaar se banaaya toh yahi khaao ge. Veer gulped and nodded his head. While Bani went out to grab some wood for the fire and possibly some more food for tomorrow, Veer finished his soup and looked around the cave. He then managed to stand up on his feet, although keeping himself balanced was a challenge, and he looked out at Mirza who was sleeping on a patch of grass. Veer smiled when he saw the bowl of water next to him and fire close by to keep him warm. Sabh hi naagine aisi hi hoti hai? Bauhat pyaari aur sundar? He asked himself.

A couple days went by with Bani using Veer's wound as an excuse to keep him there, and he also aided her by pretending that he was still in pain and weak. The first day they spent together they just talked and stole glances of one another. Bani told him that she has an older sister named Nirali who had already transformed into a Naagin a while back and was hoping to get married soon. Veer asked Bani why she would want the stress of being a Naagin, and she let him know it's been her dream since she was a child and she's been training for it ever since. Veer let Bani know that unlike her, he didn't have to work for his powers but was rather born with them right from the beginning and that's how it works in the Cheel world. They talked about their missions on earth and soon enough Veer and Bani were speaking to each other in English as well since they've been on earth enough times and have grown accustomed to the language as well. Bani teased Veer that he's become such a mortal that he'd rather speak in English than Hindi.

On the second day there was a storm on the horizon and Veer forbid Bani from going out to get more wood for the fire. Bani had managed to send his horse Mirza back and used her white owl to guide Mirza in the way back home. She assured him that her owl has been trained for centuries and will ensure that Mirza goes back to the palace safe and sound. Veer stood up by the fire and fanned it with one of Bani's books on sacred chants. When she saw what he was doing she came up to him with anger and took the book out of his hand. Yeh kya karr rahe ho? Khitaabo ki izzat karni chaahiye...yeh kyun uthaayi? Hattho. Veer gripped Bani's hand and pulled her close to his chest until their groins collided. Bani looked deep into Veer's grey eyes and put her hands around Veer's back, unable to hold herself back any longer. Just shut up. Apni tabbiyat kharaab karro gi kya? If I don't fan the flame how will the fire stay...aur raath ko tume tandh lagti hai...muje nahi...main baahar jaake lakdi lekhar aatha hoon. He said with a scowl. Bani gasped and pulled his arm back, making him look at her in confusion. Veeranshu tum ek cheel ho aur naagin samraajiya mein ho. Yaahan kuch bi hosakhta hai tume aur abhi bi tumaara zakhm nahi barra. Ha yahaan koi aatha nahi...lekin I don't want to risk it. Main aati hoon kuch deyr mein. Veer watched as Bani picked up a sword for protection and started to walk towards the entrance of the cave.