Because with that kiss in the announcement video, how could I not write something like this?
Also, if you didn't gather it from the title, this fic is basically all about Alia being a tease. Be prepared for all kinds of scenes.
Alia P.O.V.
You know, for a guy who always seems unshakeable, Varun is surprisingly easy to tease. Most people can't get under his skin so maybe he's just like that with me, at least that's how it seems to me and I know him pretty well so I'd say I can judge his behaviour and reactions pretty well.
I probably shouldn't take advantage of the fact but his reactions are so amusing that I really can't help it. It's not just that I like the way he reacts, though that's a big part of it, I'm kind of waiting for him to snap. I'd almost managed it once, almost three years ago, but apparently he'd 'come to his senses' at least that's what he said.
It took him quite a while to catch onto what I was doing, almost until the end of filming for Badrinath Ki Dulhunia, but when he finally did was when I finally managed to get him to crack.
It was one of the last days of filming, our second day of filming for the title song, when it seemed to click. Karan had the genius idea of announcing the teaser release using a live video... while we were shooting, literally between takes. Now, that wouldn't have been a problem but, as part of my Varun teasing plan, I'd developed somewhat of a habit of kissing his cheek and running off whenever I was called to set; it was surprisingly what seemed to get to him the most. I'd tried my best to condition myself not to do it when there was a camera focused on us but it hadn't worked. Usually, we'd be able to edit it out or choose not to post the video, but you can't do that with live videos so I'd decided I'd just have to make sure I was careful.
I failed miserably.
Though Varun had become somewhat accustomed to it by now, he probably thought I wouldn't do something like that in a live video. Guess we both overestimated my self control. It took him by surprise, more so than usual, his hand going to his cheek reminding me of his reaction the first time I'd ever kissed him - a spur of the moment thing when we were filming for Student of the Year.
I didn't wait around to see any further reaction, running away like always, except this time, I heard footsteps behind me. It had to be Varun chasing after me, I knew that, but I found it hard to believe so I looked back over my shoulder and saw that I was right. Of course, there was no way I'd just let him catch me so I sped, up running across set, ignoring the protests of the crew members and Shashank telling us to stop behaving like school children, laughing as I dodged around people and squeezed through gaps.
Varun P.O.V.
Over the past few months, I'd started to get used to Alia's increased affections, including the quick cheek kisses that confused the crap out of me. Despite that, I still hadn't been expecting her to do it during a live video seeing as they couldn't be edited.
I was wrong.
In the last few seconds of the video, as she was called to set, she turned her head and I felt her lips brush against my skin, just to the side of my mouth, as always; close enough that I'd catch her lips if I turned my head but far enough to keep me wondering, wanting. My hand went to the side of my face, partly in shock and partly because of that odd tingling sensation that I still get whenever she does that. Of course, by the time I actually realised what had just happened, she'd run away, leaving me standing there half smirking like a dork. She'd been doing that way too often recently, her affectionate gestures had become way more frequent than before but she always ran away before I had the chance to register what was going on. Bloody tease.
I froze as I caught up to my thoughts, finally realising why my best friend had suddenly become so much more touchy as of late. Bloody tease indeed.
There was a split second in which I debated just letting it go but my brain conveniently chose that moment to remind me of the extremely short kiss from two nights previous and I decided there was no way I'd be able to just leave it so I chased after her. She glanced over her shoulder at me as I ran after her, giving me a thousand watt smile and speeding up, maneuvering her way around people and through small spaces, ignoring the objections of the crew and the shouts of our director to stop behaving like school children. Her laughter echoed through the studio, bright, free and contagious, and I found myself laughing as well, forgetting that we were supposed to be two professional adults filming a song.
Eventually, as she ran round to the back of the stage, she began to tire out, making it easy for me to catch up to her as she slowed down, arms wrapping around her from behind with a triumphant 'gotcha' whispered between breaths making her giggle as she attempted to catch her breath. 'Alu, teri problem kya hai?'(What's your problem?) I asked her as we both attempted to restore air to our lungs, resting my head on her shoulder and nudging my nose against her cheek, well aware that I was behaving like an affectionate animal but unable to help the natural response she got from me.
'Problem? What problem?' she questioned, words coming out between sharp intakes of air as she was still slightly winded from our sudden run. The air seemed to catch in her throat as I turned her to face me, my hold on her tightening as I leaned in ever so slightly.
I couldn't help the smirk that made its way onto my face when I heard her breath hitch as I came closer, a low chuckle escaping at the realisation that the tables had turned. 'You are such a tease.' I murmured, delighting in the way she reacted, her eyes closing briefly and her breath escaping in a rush.
'T-tease?' she stuttered, eyes wandering, looking everywhere but at me.
'Yes, tease.' I confirmed, briefly tightening my hold further.
'I, uh, I don't know what you're talking about.' She was still trying to keep her focus elsewhere but I could see her attempts failing, her gaze drifting to me more often.
'Oh you know exactly what I'm talking about. Don't play innocent Alia, we both know you're not.' Unconsciously, she leaned into me, pushing herself up on her tiptoes a little and reducing the gap between us.
'You're going to have to make yourself a little clearer, Dhawan.' she whispered, her confidence seemingly having returned. Her close proximity was once again making it hard for me to think, I could feel her breath against my skin and her hands making their way up my arms to thread through my hair, making the gap between us smaller still. Even for us, this was a new level of closeness.
'If you don't watch it, I'm going to lose control.' I warned, watching her eyes darken to a shade I'm sure was the same as mine.
'Oh please, we both know I'm the one who has the control issues.' she scoffed, no longer trying to divert her attention or hide the fact that she knew where this was headed and she didn't care one bit.
'Exactly, which is why I've had to have control enough for the both of us. But I don't think I'm strong enough to keep it up much longer. My patience is running out.' I said, voice coming out so low it was almost a growl. Her eyes closed again and she bit her lip, the movement catching my attention. I leaned down, almost closing the gap, but keeping a small, practically nonexistent space between us. 'It'd be so easy,' I began, lips brushing against hers, causing her to whimper softly, 'to just give in. Stop holding back and give us both what we want.'
'Then do it.' she muttered. 'Stop teasing and just give already.'
'Says you.' I breathed, still not giving in. She groaned and tried to use her hold on me to pull me closer but, unfortunately for her, I was stronger.
'Varun, please.' I took a couple of seconds to look at her, properly look, and saw that, in that moment, I was having more of an effect on her than she had ever had on me. There was no way I could hold out any longer, not when it was so obvious that we both needed it.
Just as I was about to finally, finally, give in, Shashank rounded the corner of the stage, his voice breaking me out of my trance. 'Oi, this is not the time. We have work to do!' he told us, clearly annoyed. I took a step away from Alia, watching for her reaction, waiting for her to play it off as a joke, but she avoided my gaze, steadfastly staring at the ground as though she wished it would open and swallow her.
She didn't say a word as we followed Shashank, nor did she look anywhere but the ground. I was tempted to make a joke but I couldn't think of anything to cut the tension between us so, instead, I hoped that filming would be able to help clear our minds.
***
For the next day and a half, things were slightly awkward between the two of us. We both tried our best to act normal but it was obvious that there was something different about us. Despite my best attempts, Alia would barely speak to me alone, hell she would barely even look at me, and she outright refused to let me so much as touch her. There was no hug at the end of the day or at the beginning of the next, no more of her affectionate gestures or teasing smiles, no fleeting kisses, nothing. In less than 24 hours, everything had changed and I hated it.
My only source of comfort was that she couldn't seem to help herself from forgetting everything while we danced. Her expressions were as pure as ever, her eyes bright and her smile wide, without a care in the world. In those moments, I realised how lucky I was to be able to say I could make her smile like that, even if the smile faded as soon as the music stopped.
I was worried I had lost the best friend I had ever had, ruined the only thing I had ever believed in. For approximately one day and three hours, I was sure it was too far gone to ever go back. And then, we finished the song. We were done.
In the celebration that came with finishing the final shoot for the film, neither of us realised what was happening. It was a mess of noise and of hugs, of smiles and tears, both happy and slightly sad. I don't know how it happened but between one second and the next, she was there in front of me and then in my arms.
She was looking up at me, smiling through her tears, and I was done with the pretending. After years of holding back, years of being the one who says no, years of having to make sure I was in control, I decided I'd had enough. 'Screw it.' I muttered, briefly seeing the question in her eyes before my lips met hers. There was half a second of hesitation before she responded, pulling herself as close as possible, hands threading through my hair as my arms wrapped around her waist, keeping her pressed against me.
She was the one to pull away, both of us smiling like crazy and breathing hard. 'About damn time, Dhawan.' she teased, not even attempting to move away. If it hadn't been for the fact that I was finally allowed to do what I'd been waiting years to do, I would've had some kind of reply for her. As it was, the only response she got was a slight smirk as I leaned down to kiss her again. Amidst all the noise and all the people, the two of us were lost in our own little world.
A/N: Okay, I know it was short and I know that there's a few people asking for Ronaya and this was supposed to be a Ronaya one shot but I just couldn't resist so there you have it. Next one will be Ronaya, I promise.
Also, Lucky Tu Lucky Me should be getting an update soon, as will Pyaar Dosti Hai. And, hopefully, a one shot will be up on Monday because....
BKD TEASER ON 30TH JANUARY!!!!!!!
Anyway, that's all.
See you soon.