Fractured

reunion

MS reached team hostel in Chennai as part of the INDIAN CRICKET TEAM after almost 2 years. He can't help but feel his heart swell with joy, excitement and a little bit of nervousness just like he felt 18 years back. 

Though this time he is just going back to his team, his family but it still felt new. He probably was the first person who went through the job profile after receiving the joining date. Luckily it doesn't have much to do, paperwork and all probably he can do when boys are practising or playing the match. He doesn't mind that though, not after he had seen how excited kids have been after he accepted that.

He has informed Dada, unofficially, about the certificate submitted being fake. Dada laughed it off repeating Ash's dialogue "You can't say it fake until you can prove it fake". "I checked them it can't be proved," Dada added.

He reached the room half expecting the team to be present there already, But the room was closed and empty. MS changed, got settled in the room still no one came surprising him. 

"Do they even know that I'm joining them today?" wondered MS for a second.

"Or they are up to something again?" his experienced mind contoured.

"Godddddd... these guys" MS signed as he walked out to check on them.

"Cheek...BOOOOM" A balloon burst the moment MS pushed Virat's door and walked into the darkroom.

Lights turned on to show a well-decorated room, glitters fell on MS as he could see a huge "welcome back Bhai" stuck on the wall

MS had only a few seconds to check on the decor before he felt someone throwing themself on him. 

"What took you soooo long to come. I missed you." Kuldeep mumbled as MS held him

before he could answer he felt harry, Vi, Yuzi, Rahul, Jassi jump on him and tell him how much they missed him.

MS held them feeling all warm and happy when he was subjected to sudden violent shaking. before he could register what was happening harry and cheeku was knocked off him and he heard a manic laugh. 

"Ja....Jaaaadduuu.... stooop" MS managed to speak out in the voice which intended to be stern holding Kuldeep tight that he won't fall.

 but it's sir Jadeja, he just intensified shaking MS from behind and also his manic laugh. 

MS somehow managed to turn a bit and pull jaddu towards him by his neck. "I missed you too jad... so so much" whispered holding him close.

Jaddu stopped shaking and laughed... a happy laugh... his message got conveyed. MS shakes his head at the weird clowns he got for himself.

'well, they are adorable too' something inside him whispered.

"Idiotic jerk" Virat spoke from the ground glaring at Jaddu. While Harry without wasting a second went back to clinging MS.

"Taking about yourself Vi?" Rohit asked in a fake sweet voice trying hard to keep an innocent voice standing at the door with ash.

 "See na bhai. they always annoy me like this." Vi winced in kiddish tone possible. 

"Says the man who mastered the art of annoying others" Ash spoke rolling his eyes.

MS just patting Vi smiling while he stretched his other hand at Ashwin and Rohit.

Ashwin fist-bumped MS's stretched hand and sat beside him smiling while Rohit walked behind and slumped lazily on MS's back.

"Don't tell me you are gonna sleep now," Virat said with disgust. 

"He Can't," Jaddu said with a smirk. A second later  Ro jumped in pain. "This idiot is pricking me with a needle,"  he screamed complaining. 

Jaddu and Vi started a manic laugh with a high-five. 

"Jaddu... Cheeku..." MS scolded sternly with a glare which was enough for them to hurt up.