Neil: Bahot hasi aa rahi hai?.... Let me show you know...
Mini: (retreating back) No.. no... no... Neil....
Neil held Mini's waist and tugged her to him, wrapping his arm around her waist. Her hands resting on his shoulders while her face just few inches apart Neil's.
His grip was soft. Mini wriggled a little in his hold. It was not like she won't be able to free herself but she actually didn't even really wanted to. She was just throwing tantrums as usual and Neil knew it.
He kept his other hand on her nape, bent his face closer to hers and she closed her eyes. He rubbed his cheek on hers, teasingly gliding the corner of his lips on her cheek. She smiled, holding on to his tshirt.
He moved the other side and applied cake the same way on her other cheek too.
Neil looked at her and there was a small crumble of brownie on the corner of her lips.
He closing his eyes, moved closer to her and she felt his breaths under her nose. She left a sigh and felt her heart racing. Neil rested his lips on the corner of hers and sucked the brownie crumble softly. Her heart skipped a beat and a gasp left her mouth. She could feel her cheeks burning as she blushed harder with her widening smile. Mini moved her face and turned aside, curving backwards a little, smiling blushingly with her lowered gaze. Neil opened his eyes, looked at his expressions and smiled.
Her eyes were still closed. She felt Neil's hand sliding on her nape slowly to her neck.
Her head raised automatically for his ease. Neil moved his thumb on her jawline while the tip of his fingers glided on her neck. Mini felt her breaths deepening and her heart pounding as if it would come out.
Neil lightly tickled on her neck and she lowered her head, curving more backwards, opening her eyes while letting out a giggle. Neil, too giggled looking at her, while his one arm still wrapped around her waist.
Neerja came out of Mini's room dabbing her face with a towel and saw Neil holding Mini by her waist and both giggling looking at each other.
She smiled looking at them and stood at the door itself. Mineil while giggling saw Neerja and Neil immediately left Mini and she also moved back. Both were awkward now.
Mini: M... Main muh dhoke aati hu....
Neil: Main bhi... aata hu...
Mini went to her room while Neil walked downstairs to go to his.
Neerja laughed at their condition.
Both after washing their faces came but was awkward now.
Neerja: Kya awkward ho rahe ho dono?... You both are mature guys and you both are together in a relationship.... Teenage me nahi ho jo yeh sab itna awkward lage dono ko... Chehra laal to aise ho gaya hai jaise make out karte hue dekh liya ho maine.... Vaise mujhe to usme bhi koi problem nahi hogi...
Both were hell red now.
Neil: (to change the topic) Bas bas... Chal ab cookies taste kar aur bata kaisi bani hai?...
Neerja: (picking up a cookie) Ha topic change karle tu.... Par main... (taking a bite of the cookie) Amm... Wow yaar... so tasty... Bilkul perfect banayi hai...
Both Mineil were relieved as the topic changed.
Neil looked at Mini and signalled at Neerja. Mini nodded and brought the gift wrapped books they got to send her as a gift.
Neil forwarded it to Neerja.
Neil: Apna gift saamne se nahi manga tune iss baar.... Lene ka iraada nahi hai?
Neerja: (took it excitedly) Kyu irada nahi hai?.... Main to bolne hi waali thi... (she opened the gift wrap and her face lit brightly) Woah... Collin Hoover series.... So amazing.... (almost jumped while hugging him) Thanks Nee...
Neil while holding her disbalanced slightly but Mini supported him on his back and he could stand properly.
They enjoyed together and had fun.
Neerja had a long happy and laughable time with them.
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Next Morning,
Arya woke up and came upstairs as it was her holiday today, she was excited to go to the restaurant.
She entered Mini's room and saw another girl also sleeping on the other side of the bed.
Arya: (came to Mini and shook her strongly) Veerbalika!... Utho na...
Neerja woke up by the voice and got up to see Arya waking up Mini.
Mini: (without opening her eyes, held Arya's hand and tugging her closer, pecked her lightly) Good Morning Chutanki... Uth gayi?... Neil ko bol do vo doodh de de tumko.... (turning the other side, tugging the sheet on her, slept again) Aur mujhe thodi der aur sone do plz...
Neerja chuckled looking at Mini and them looked at Arya. Arya looked at her too.
Neerja: Hi Cutie.... Main Neerja Basu... Neil ki muh boli behen....
Arya: Hello... Main Arya Babita Hanuman Singh.... Ek baat puchu?
Neerja: Ha pucho?
Arya: Muh boli behen kya hota hai?
Neerja: (chuckled) Yeah right... mujhe hi bolne se pehle sochna chahiye tha.... muh boli behen matlab... a... ha... jo rishtedaar nahi ho par phir bhi ek dusre ko bhai behen bolte ho... maante ho... samjhi?
Arya: Ha... Samajh gayi.
Neerja: Vaise Mini bol rahi hai ki Neil se doodh le lo... matlab Neil itna jaldi uth jaata hai kya?... Pehle to nahi uthta tha... Uthaate raho uthaate raho par majaal hai banda uth jaaye.
Arya: Abhi bhi vaisa hi hai... par abhi Veerbalika ka accident ho gaya tha na... to vo jaldi uth jaata tha... Veerbalika ki help karaane ke liye aur mujhe school bhejne ke liye...
Neerja: Hmm... Caring ha...
Arya: Hero Heroine ki care nahi karega to kaun karega...
Neerja widened her eyes and chuckled.
Arya: Par abhi phir se soakkad bana hua hai... Maine uthaane ka try kiya tha par utha hi nahi...
Neerja: Aao main doodh de deti hu tumhe... bas bata dena ki kaha hai... Hmm?
Arya: Ok...
Both came out of the room.
Neerja: (keeping the container on the stove) Ab Neil kab uthega agar tumse nahi utha to?
Arya: Jab Veerbalika uthaayegi... ek vahi hai jo utha paati hai usko... varna kisi aur se uthta hi nahi...
Neerja chuckled.
Neerja: (giving her the cookies Neil made yesterday) Cookies khaogi?... Kal Neil ne banaayi thi...
Arya: Cookies?.... Wow... (tasting it) Bahot tasty hai... Main kuch zyada hi jaldi nahi so gayi kal... maine miss kar diya...
Neerja chuckled.
Mini's alarm rang and she silenced it.
Neerja asking the place of ingredients from Arya, made tea for herself too.
Arya: Mujhe bhi chai peeni hai...
Neerja: Mini deti hai tumhe?
Arya: Ha gori wali chai...
Neerja: Gori wali?
Arya: Vo apne chai ke cup me se 2 chamach chai mere doodh ke glass me daal deti hai to ban jaati hai meri chai...
Neerja: Woah... what an invention... (chuckling) Tumhari didi to bahot smart hai...
Arya: Vo meri didi nahi... Veerbalika hai... We are equals.
Neerja chuckled at Arya's expressions.
Neerja: (giving Arya the gori wali chai while having her normal one) Ha ha vahi.... Tumhari veerbalika bahot smart hai...
Arya: Smart to vo hai...
Neerja: Par Veerbalika kyu?
Arya: Kyunki papa bolte the usko Veerbalika..... bolte the chori tujhe Veerbalika jaisa hi brave banna hai...
Neerja: Aisi kaunsi bravery dikhayi thi tumhari Veerbalika ne?
Arya: Are vo kisi se nahi darti... kisi se bhi lad sakti hai... usko jo bhi pareshaan karta hai usk karate se maarti hai...
Neerja: Karate?... Dekhne me to bilkul delicate si dekhti hai... Par I must say... impressively strong hai...
Arya: isiliye to main bhi usse karate seekh rahi hu... taaki main bhi strong ban jau... aur mere papa ki tarah police officer banu...
Neerja: Police officer?...... Very good....
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Mini's alarm after getting snoozed by her almost 3 times, was able to wake her up finally and she came out of the room, yawning and saw Neerja and Arya chuckling together.
Mini also joined them, sitting on the chair.
Mini: Happy birthday Nee!
Neerja: Thanks Lady Nee.
Arya: Aapka birthday hai aaj didi?
Neerja: Hmmm...
Arya: Happy birthday!
Neerja: Thanks Cutie...
Mini: Kya baatein ho rahi hai?
Neerja: Kuch nahi.... Arya bata rahi thi ki usko bhi police officer banna hai aur aapse karate seekh rahi hai.... aap bahot brave ho aur isiliye.... aapke papa aapko Veerbalika bolte the...
Arya: Are nahi.... Veerbalika ke papa thodi na the vo... Veerbalika to unko hanuman uncle bolti thi...
Neerja was confused now.
Neerja: H?
Mini: (to Arya) Ha... par ab tum jao aur jaake ready ho jao.... restaurant chalna hai na tumko aaj?
Arya: Ha!... Main abhi aati hu...
Arya went downstairs.
Neerja: Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aaya.... par anyways its your personal matter.... I shouldn't interfere...
Neil walked upstairs, drying his hair and listened their convo.... Mini's back was on facing him.
Mini: It's nothing much... Mere papaji ne meri Babes matlab meri mom ko betray kiya tha to unka divorce ho gaya.... then we came to this haveli... jo mere hanuman uncle ki thi... kuch time me meri babes aur unko pyaar ho gaya to unki shaadi karwa di... Arya un dono ki beti hai...
Neerja: You are very different from others Lady Nee... How are you so beautiful on the outside and the inside both... So progressive... so modern.... so....
Mini: Are yaar..... kya hogaya hai tum dono bhai behen ko... jab se mile ho meri tareefon ke pul baandhe ja rahe ho.... Insaan hi hu main.... bhagwaan nahi...
Neil sat beside her while wrapping his arm around her shoulders and spoke directly from his heart, looking at her.
Neil: Par duniya me ek insaan to hai jo aapko apna khuda maanta hai mohtarma.....
Mini looked at him and felt his words so adorable that when they hit directly on her heart, she felt to peck him lovingly. She couldn't stop herself and bent towards him but then stopped realising Neerja's presence and looked at Neerja, she was looking at them excitedly. Mini retreated back blushing at what she was about to do. Neil looking at her also understood her state of mind and blushed hard.