Accidentally In Love - Chapter 12

Accidentally In Love - Chapter 12

Song of the Chapter: Tumse Milke Dil Ka Hai Jo Haal - Main Hoon Na

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXb_XPXA2zw

FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND HINDI

Fallin For You - Colbie Caillat 

Khushi had been pretending to sleep for the past half hour now. At first, it had been cute to watch her attempt to fool him, but now, as the time wore on, Arnav grew more and more exasperated. 

"Khushi." He asked, reaching out to shake her sleeping form gently. 

Arnav growled angrily as Khushi's eyelids fluttered and she fought to keep them closed. 

 "Khushi!" He yelled, standing up quickly. The chair he had just been sitting on crashed to the floor and Khushi jumped, but still kept her eyes shut.

 "KHUSHI. BAS. BOHOT HOGAYA. THAT'S ENOUGH! Band karo yeh bachpana. Stop this childishness."

 

"BACHPANA?! CHILDISHNESS?!" Khushi shrieked, shooting up and glaring angrily at Arnav.

 "Hum bachkane hain?! I'm childish?!" 

"Aur nahin to kya! You most definitely are. Isse kya kehte hain!? Is this maturity?!" Arnav snapped, crossing his arms over his chest and raising his eyebrows at her. 

"Dekhiye- Look-" Khushi began warningly, waving her finger in Arnav's direction. "Aap bass....- You just-"

"Shut up Khushi." Arnav cut her off, trying not to laugh as he watched indignation on her face grow.

"Hawww! Aap shut up! You shut up!" Arnav recoiled, taken aback at her sudden burst of courage, before irritation swelled inside him. First ,she ignored him and now she has the audacity to tell him to shut up. 

"Watch the tone Khushi." He growled warningly, taking a few steps forwards. 

"Kya tone?! Kaisa tone? What tone? What kind of tone?" Khushi challenged, and Arnav strode forwards until he was right at her bedside leaning over her.

"Tum jaanti ho ke jab koi mujhse aise baat karta hai toh mujhe pasand nahin hai. You know I don't like it when people talk to me like that." Khushi opened her mouth to argue again but Arnav pressed his finger against her parted lips. Time seemed to freeze as he leaned inwards till they were mere inches apart. 

"Arnavji aap-" Her eyes were wide and he could feel her cool breath, coming in short pants, against his fingertip.

"Ssh. Ab main bolunga, aur tum sunogi. Now I'm going to talk, and you are going to listen." Arnav whispered and Khushi watched him with her doe eyes, darting down to his finger, and her lips slowly came together, as though suddenly conscious of their positioning. 

"Khushi, jab main tumse pehli baar mila tha, toh mujhe nahin pata tha ki tum meri zindagi ka ek aisa hissa ban jaogi. The first time I met you, I didn't know that you'd become this kind of a part of my life." He whispered, his voice deep and husky and he felt a surge of male satisfaction at Khushi's visible shudder.

"Kaisa hissa? What kind of part?" She whispered, eyes pressed shut tightly.

"Ek ahem hissa. An important one." He replied and her eyes flew open and stared right at him. 

Well.. fuck was she staring into his soul, or what? Goddamn it, Arnav had wanted to pin her with his gaze, communicate everything he was feeling and well maybe get a little action in there too. OBVIOUSLY, this hadn't gone according to plan and he felt as though she was gauging the secrets of his very fucking existence. Fuck. 

Not liking the feeling at all, the feeling of being at Khushi's utter mercy, and not in a sexual way, which admittedly would have been a little bit more fun than this, Arnav spoke again, to turn the tables. 

"Khushi, tum itni bhi buri nahin ho. You're not that bad." There, that should do it. Arnav's eyes widened as Khushi looked affronted and like she was about to speak again.

"Mera matlab hain ki tum itni buri nahin ho jaise maine pehle socha tha. I mean, you're not as bad as I originally thought you were." He rectified, and backtracked again as she looked more angry.

"Tum ek teekh taakh ladki ho?" He tried again and Khushi growled irritably.

"Acha?! Aapki tarif karni puri hogayi?! Really? Are you done complimenting me?" Khushi snapped sarcastically and Arnav recoiled, not even able to chastise her for her tone. Fuck, that had backfired. 

Khushi, main tumse py- tumhe pasand karta hoon. I lo- like you." He burst out, before scuttling backwards to awkwardly perch himself at the corner of her bedside. What. The. Fuck. Had. He. Just. Done? Had he just put himself at this Lucknowi pagli's mercy?!(Pagli = crazy girl)

"Aap- acha? You- really?" She asked, lowering her head, and staring at up at him through those long lashes and Arnav's heart skipped a beat. 

"Main voh- haan. I - yeah." Arnav muttered, putting his heart, pride, and basically the chances of him ever having it in him to look at Khushi's face again on the line.

"Hum bhi! Me too!" Khushi chorused brightly and Arnav had to resist choking on his own spit in shock. 

"What!" He asked, scooting forwards again, a slow smile spreading across his face against his will. 

"Haan! Hum bhi aapko pasand karte hain!" Khushi grinned, smiling her wide smile at him again and Arnav felt the "dhakdhak" start again. She- what? She- no. She couldn't seriously like him after everything he'd done? She couldn't seriously feel the same way he did?

"Humne bhi kabhi socha nahin tha ki aap humare itne kareeb dost banjayenge. I never thought you'd become such a close friend to me either!" Khushi said brightly. Aaaannnndddd he really regretted doubting it now. Arnav felt the smile drop from his features and felt his poor heart feebly allow its dhak dhak to fade into depressed beats. 

"Leken Khushi mera voh matlab nahin- But Khushi, that's not what I - Oh. That's really nice Khushi." Arnav groaned, allowing his head to fall into his hands.

"BHAI?!" came the shocked shout from the door and Arnav surged to his feet, letting out a yell as he spotted a horrified Akash standing in the doorway. Akash who was getting closer than he should be, realized Arnav as he tripped over the edge of Khushi's bed and went flying towards his younger brother. 

"Jeejaji! Brother-in-law! Arnavji?!" Khushi shrieked as the pair went tumbling downwards at the feet of the nurse Arnav had snapped at earlier.

"Acha, toh aap aise ghoomte hain. Oh, you so spin that way." She muttered spitefully, before departing and Arnav gasped in outrage. 

"WHAT THE?!" he snapped, struggling to his feet and Akash followed, still staring at Arnav in shock.

"Bhai aapne Khushiji ko- Bro, you and Khushi-"

"HEY AKASH, YEH DEKHO- LOOK VENDING MACHINE." Arnav roared, yanking Akash into a corner. 

"Tum. Kisi. Se. Kuch. Nahin. Kahoge. You. Will. Not. Say. A. Word." Arnav threated and a sly smile spread across Akash's face.

"Of course Bhai. Of course."