The Rising Phoenix // Vani Fanfiction

#73. Just Another Day At Singhania Mansion

Bani woke up to the sound of chirping. She looked to the side and saw Veer was still sleeping. A smile came to her lips and blush on her cheeks as she realized what had happened between them.

She looked at him. He was still sleeping peacefully. He looked really comfortable. Bani wanted to wake him up but didn't have the heart to wake him when he looked so adorable. She kissed his cheeks.

Bani got up and wore his white shirt she was wearing earlier. She walked down the stairs near the waterfall. Bani walked under the waterfall. There was some eternal love she had for water. Perhaps it was the half serpent inside her that had an unusual connection with lakes and seas. An added advantage was how long she could hold her breath inside the water. She swam in the water comfortably. Just like how snakes could swim in water without causing much disturbance, Bani's swimming was just as calm.

She felt someone walk towards the lake. She turned her head and saw Veer.

"Good morning..." She greeted with a smile.

"I don't mind seeing this sight every morning. The perfect way to start a morning." He wasn't wearing a shirt. He sat down at the shore of the lake

"Didn't anyone tell you not face a naagin near water?" She playfully threatened.

"Regardless of it, Kon kehta hai ki mujhe maarne ke liye tumhe zeher ki zaroorat hai. Just look at you. Tumhe dekhte dekhte hi mera dil tumpe qurbaan ho raha hai." She swam from the waterfall to the shore and walked up to him. She was dripping with water, wearing his white shirt. She just looked perfect. Like his personal temptation. He just stared at her. "Well, it sort of isn't fair that you went swimming on your own. Mujhe bula leti. Dono maze karte."

Bani chuckled.

"Tum so rahe the. You looked really adorable to wake up. Though if you're still up for swimming then I'm in."

Water was her territory. The way sky was Veer's territory where he's undefeated, the waters were hers. Bani loved swimming.

"You enjoy swimming a lot, don't you?"

"Haan. Meera di bohot complain karti thi ki bas ek baar main swimming shuru karti thi toh I wouldn't come back soon. Mehek Dehek aur Meera swimming class jaate the to learn swimming but I was always good at it. Didn't specifically learn swimming but it's like water itself taught me how to swim."

"I swim okay. Not much. Ghar ke pool mein swimming theek hai but I don't swim much in lakes or sea."

"That's because you're naturally inclined not to get yourself really wet. It becomes your weakness. For me, it isn't a weakness but rather a place I have an advantage in."

The two went swimming ahead. Midway, Veer caught her ankle without a warning. She turned around and raised an eyebrow. He pulled her towards him. He kissed her lips. Bani pushed herself further into the water. The two were underwater. After a few seconds, Veer broke the kiss and went back up and breathed. She was still underwater. Veer rolled his eyes at her show off. She returned up to the surface. Veer sighed at the sight. Perfect to make him forget that he might as well drown. Naagin si zulfein. Whoever wrote the like perhaps must have been inspired by her. Because they exactly seemed like they were flying in the water.

He had heard the stories about sirens that lure the sailors into the water and end up hunting them. Their voices were so mesmerizing that it enchants them. Their beauty was also made to have sailors be tricked. Naagins themselves were known for their serpentine beauty that can make anyone fall prey to it. That is how their lure their victims and extract revenge from them in that way. Bani was beautiful as well. Her beauty was meant to make him forget everything else.