Eyes On You: Book-2 [A Mycroft Holmes Fanfiction]

Chapter 8- The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family

In the jet, Mycroft is going over a few documents when he sees the jet's bedroom door open. He puts his drink down and closes his file. He looks up from his reading glasses and wonders what's happening and who is walking in through the door. Instead, he sees a large whiteboard being rolled in with his wife pushing it. She is holding a bunch of whiteboard markers and a file in her hands as she pushes the board forward.

'What is happening?' He asked as his wife brings the board to a halt in front of him as if she was about to teach him a lesson.

'I have a big, complicated family, and this would make it easier for you to understand it'

'You do realise, I already know everything. And how did you manage to get this into the plane?'

'I had help' Tara muttered

'Let me make a wild guess. Anthea?' he asked sarcastically. Anthea's loyalties had changed drastically since their wedding, considering she was the only other person who knew about it. The couple was yet to let the others know about their nuptials.

'Hey! She is still your guy. She just helps me with a few things. Anyway, you don't know everything about my family. Things are a little complicated there, so I want to prepare you before you meet them' Tara said as she put up pictures of her family members on the whiteboard.

Mycroft shook his head and gestured for her to start.

'I come from a Marwari royal family. Well, we're not really royalties anymore since the independence, democracy and all.... My grandfather Prithvi Singh Rathore was a freedom fighter, and he raised his sons with the same belief. So, both my dad and my uncle enlisted in the army. After the independence, it got harder to maintain the family home because it is a literal palace with 400 rooms in it. So, my grandfather started his own business Rathore groups. We're hoteliers, if you come to India and stay at a nice, fancy, five-star hotel, chances are Rathore Groups has something to do with it. After my grandfather got sick, my uncle Brigadier Shekhar Singh Rathore retired and learned how to run the family business. Because, nepotism.. and who else can you trust to run your family business... except your family, also because my father was least interested in the family business. Over the years, my uncle has made Rathore Groups one of the biggest names in the hotel industry. His significant other is my maternal uncle Kabir Siddique, he is my mom's elder brother. He is a fashion designer. He owns the fashion house, House of Siddique. But, my family is not all about money, we're hardcore into serving our country. My dad Lieutenant General Shekhar Singh Rathore was an Indian Army officer but he retired because he wanted to be more available to his children. He thought he could be a stay-at-home dad. Spoiler Alert: He didn't even survive two weeks. Before we knew it, he was back at it. He is the current Chief of Research and Analysis Wing of India or RAW. That is why me and my brothers were called legacy hires.....' 

Mycroft stared at his wife as she took a break from her dramatic monologue to take a breath. 

After a couple of seconds, Tara continued 'Moving on to mommy dearest Air Chief Marshall Leela Siddique. Yeah, my people tend to be very ambitious. How my mother managed to have a successful career and still raise four children is a surprise.... Well, not that big of a surprise she was never home and we were mostly raised by Zorawar. Oh, that brings me to my favourite member of the family, Zorawar. He is the glue that holds our family together. He is not technically family but we call him our honorary Rathore. He was first hired by my grandfather and has continued with my father and uncle. I don't think we can assign an official title to him, because he does so much. He handles the house, the estate, does my father and my uncle's dirty work and he is their best friend. He is also very possessive when it comes to our family. What you are to the British government is what Zorawar is to the Rathore family. He is extremely loyal, so if he is a little hostile to you, don't take offence he's been that way forever. He's just being protective' Tara finished and sighed. She was going to move on to the next tier of her family but Mycroft stopped her right there.