Shiva pulled her into the storeroom and locked the door. Raavi expected him to shout at her for her behaviour, but Shiva looked amused. He pulled her closer. She clutched him tightly for support. Her knees were feeling weak. He brushed a stand of her hair behind her ear.
"Tu mujhe kiss karne wali thi?" Shiva asked.
"Woh... Gilheri ne kaha isi liye." Raavi said. "Kartik aur Yash ko main thik se jaanti bhi nahi hu. Krish bachha hai aur Dev... mujhe uncomfortable laga."
"Main comfortable laga ya phir mere push-ups dekhke raha nahi gaya?"
Raavi hit him once and he burst out laughing. "Ab jaldi chal. Kiss karke yeh chapter close karte hai." She said.
"Aise kaise? Teri meri first kiss hai. Tu hi kehti hai first kiss special honi chahiye."
Raavi remembered saying that to Dhara, not to Shiva. So this gadhera had been eavesdropping on their conversation. She turned to leave, but Shiva pulled her in closer and pinned her against the wall. Their bodies were flushed together and Raavi could hear her heart pounding again. This was unfair. Why did her body have to react this way to Shiva? He had the upper hand in this situation.
"First kiss yaha karegi ya bahar sabke saamne?" Shiva asked.
Raavi's stomach did a somersault as she realised he was going to kiss her. She wasn't prepared for this, but she desperately wanted this. Raavi was surprised as she realised this. On one hand, there was the brother she thought she was in love with, yet she couldn't kiss him. On the other hand was Shiva, whom she thought she hated, but was desperate to kiss.
Shiva traced the outline of her lips with his finger. She closed her eyes at his touch. It felt wonderful. She nodded to give her consent. Shiva cupped her cheek and touched her lips with his. It sent shivers down her body. Raavi's hands clutched his shirt and she deepened the kiss. His arms started caressing her back as their tongues continued to explore each other's mouths.
They finally broke the kiss to take a breath. Raavi suddenly realised her love had been misplaced her entire life. She wanted Shiva. She had been too dumb to realise it. Her arms went around his shoulder and she pulled him closer once more. Kissing him on the cheek, she combed his hair properly with her finger which had gotten messed because of their kiss.
"Tu ab uss Pari ke saath flirt nahi karega. In fact, tu ab kisi bhi ladki ke saath flirt nahi karega." Raavi said.
"Kyu na karu?"
"Shiva, tu mujhe kiss karke kisi dusri ladki ko aankh uthake nahi dekh sakta. Woh jo bhi teri crush hai usko goli maar warna uss chudail ki taange tod dungi."
Shiva laughed. "Matlab tu Dev ko dekh sakti hai par main kisi ladki ko nahi dekh sakta?"
"Dev kaha se aa gaya. Dev nahi hai scene mein. Use dekhne mein mujhe koi interest nahi hai." Raavi said.
Raavi saw the sparkle in Shiva's eyes as she said that. His lips curled into the biggest smile as she said that. Suddenly Raavi got her answer. She had been a fool not to see this. Shiva loved her!
"Toh woh main thi? Teri crush?" Raavi almost shouted in excitement.
"Ae maami ki behen ki beti, dheere bol. Aur yeh crush kya hain? Bachhe hai hum? Tu bas.... pasand hai mujhe."
"Sirf pasand?" Raavi asked. "Mujhe dekhke toh tere dil ka siren bajta hai, hain na Shiva?"
Shiva rolled his eyes. "Pasand se thoda zyada."
Raavi slammed her lips on his one more time. Shiva responded with equal vigor. Their tongues entwined and their kiss became more rough and passionate. Shiva flipped her hair to one side and kissed her neck. Raavi felt a jolt of electricity when he started trailing his tongue down her neck. But they were interrupted with someone knocking at the store room door.
"Ho gaya kya tum dono ka?" It was Pari's voice. "Dinner serve ho raha hai. Jaldi aao."
Shiva and Raavi quickly went outside. For a second, everyone was stunned to see them. Raavi's hair was messed up, and Shiva had a smudge of lipstick on his lips, and on his vest. His hair was a mess and his shirt was crumbled. Raavi was absolutely clueless about their appearance. Shiva, on the other hand, was too busy staring at Raavi to even care. Dev was surprised but happy. Krish on the other hand, looked traumatised.
"Dare ka kya hua?" Gilheri asked. "Dare complete sabke saamne karna parega. Privately storeroom mein nahi."
Raavi blushed. She looked at Shiva. He pulled her closer and gave a quick peck on her lips. She deepened the kiss pulling him closer. The crowd cheered.
"Toh yeh bas dare ka kiss tha ya iska koi aur matlab nikale hum?" Pari asked.
"Iska yahi matlab hai ki Shiva ab mera hai. Tum mein se kisi ne bhi mere Shiva ki taraf aankh uthake dekhe toh tumhari haddiyan tod dungi."
Shiva seemed impressed with Raavi's threat. He gave her a wink and kissed her forehead.
"Par tu toh nafrat karta tha isse?" Dev asked.
"Nafrat ke piche chupa pyaar dekh Dev... Inn dono ne hume ullu banaya." Krish said. "Par iss chote bachhe ke saamne yeh sab karke aap logo ne thik nahi kiya. Yeh image mind se hatane mein saalo lag jayenge mujhe."
"Bakwaas mat kar Krish." Shiva said.
"Mujhe pata tha!!!" Pari said. "Iska Shiva jaap sunke hi pata chal gaya tha mujhe. Arrey, kabhi rukti hi thi. Bas Shiva yeh, Shiva woh."
"Tujhe kya, mujhe bhi pata tha." Gilheri said.
"Mujhe bhi. Completely sure nahi thi par pura shaq tha." Kirti chimed in.
Raavi looked at everyone suspiciously. How they hell would they knew if she didn't know? Not that it mattered. At least now she knew what her heart wanted, and they were finally together!
