The Rising Phoenix // Vani Fanfiction

#38. Vani

Everyone had dinner and went to sleep. Bani fell asleep while sitting next to Veer. She didn't know when the sleep invaded her as she was taking care of Veer. It had been several hours but Veer didn't wake up. His heart beat and breathing had started to get normal by the late evening which gave Bani a much-required assurance that her husband was fine. Bani woke up alarmed when she heard the sound of glass falling down.

Veer was trying to reach for water.

"Veeranshu..." Bani quickly poured water into a glass for him. She helped him drink some water. He wasn't wearing a shirt. It was going to be a difficult task because until the wings were healed, it wouldn't go back. Thanks to Markaat, it pained like hell when Veer tried to pull the wings back.

"I know bohot dard ho raha." Bani placed her hand on his arm. Veer breathed for a while.

"Bani, it is hurting a lot." He confessed to her. Bani offered him some alcohol. It would require a large amount of alcohol to get Veer drunk. That would suppress the pain a bit. Tapish had left five bottles of vodka in the room. "Waise hua kya tha? Last thing I remember was the blast."

"Attack hua. Kaafi cheel aa gaye tumhe maarne Markaat ke kehne pe. Aur Bani ne tumhe bachaya." Tapish answered leaning against the door.

"Tapish bhai..." Veer greeted him with a wink. Tapish laughed. His brother was back. Tapish walked and kissed his head.

"Tujhe wapas dekh ke aacha laga, mere bhai." Tapish said. Tapish brushed Veer's hair. "Pata hai bohot dard ho raha hoga but heal hone mein time lagega."

"Uss Markaat ko main chodunga nahi, Tapish bhai. Mere keemti pankh nikal diye." Veer started kissing his wings and made a sad babyface at the missing feathers. Tapish and Bani looked at each other and laughed.

"Safe to say, Veeranshu Singhania is back," Tapish commented. "Accha. Main khana bhijwa deta hun tum dono ke liye. Kha lo aur phir so jaana."

"Tumne nahi khaya?" Veer asked Bani.

"Tumhare saamne se uthi hi nahi. Ek second ke liye bhi madam ko yahan se hatna nahi tha." Tapish commented. "Waise, aaj tumhari biwi ne pure gharwalo ko dara diya. Ponky toh abhi aas paas bhi nahi bhatak raha Bani ke."

Veer raised an eyebrow.

"Aisa kya hua?"

"Jab tujhpe attack hone laga toh fuse udd gaya Bani ka. Markaat ki gufa mein abhi dead bodies padi hai. Kitno ko dasa ka, kitno ki haddiyan tod diye hai..." Tapish commented. Veer looked at Bani.

"Bani... sweetheart, tumne tandav kiya tha kya?"

"I think the right term is 'rudra tandav'. Maut ka tandav."Tapish specified.

"Ufff.... Kya, yaar. Action sequence miss kar diya maine." Veer complained as he continued drinking the vodka.

"Bhai, jab humne enter kiya Dad tere paas aane wale the but Bani ne almost attack kar diya tha dad par. Kuch dhyaan mein hi nahi tha Bani ke ki kon hai bas koi bhi tere aas paas bhi aata toh uski maut pakki thi. Ponky almost ro diya tha."

"Kya baat hai. Itna care."

Bani got up and went to the door of their room, embarrassed, "Ramesh kaka, aap plate mein khaana le aaiye..." Bani called out. Tapish and Veer laughed at Bani.

"Sweetheart..." Bani turned around, Veer signaled her to come closer. Tapish got up and left to leave the lovebirds to themselves. Bani sat next to him. He signaled  her to give her hand. Bani smiled and put her hand in his. Veer took the ring from her finger and proceeded to wear it himself but Bani stopped him. "Sweetheart, mujhe meri ring chahiye."