Love can last a lifetime and more

I knew you were trouble

Abhay entered the Raichand mansion with blood on his clothes. Haseena looked at him questioningly and he explained it was the blood of werewolf who he found near the borders of the forest they lived in.
"They have been roaming since last year. Only if I could figure their alpha. They must be following his orders only."
"We will find them. Don't be worried. Anything at college? What happened there?"
"Not much except this one family I have been hearing about. Girls were talking of this Khurana family who showed up last year. They threw grand party for everyone in town."
"When did they come?"
"Shortly after that battle"
"They could be linked with the werewolf you killed that night?"
"I believe so. They all unanimously seemed to believe that the son has particular reason for picking this college. Even though he came to town a year ago he joined college only recently after certain someone arrived."
Haseena raised her eyebrow, "who?"
"Piya"
"Piya?"
"He has seen hanging around her and with her. I would have been almost thankful to him for keeping her away from me if I had not had this doubt that he might be linked with those werewolves."
"She is -following you - again?"
"Well she has been having memory relapses. And has been asking questions."
"Did something happen Abhay? Between the two of you?"
"Uhh we got into the huge argument in class and after that I may have told her about my dead ex girlfriend", said Abhay quoting in the air.
"And do you think it wise to mention anything of that sort?"
"I lost my cool. She was just berating me continuously and was going on and on about how I hurt her and I am a flirt and I just got tired."
"She will poke around now. And flirt?"
"Piya thinks that I am flirting with those girls. She is jealous. But thats not my concern right now mom. Mom, Jeh is with Piya for some reason I am sure. There has to be. One of the girls overheard him asking her about the accident."
"Piya's involvement in this is my biggest concern. She is a human, she doesn't understand our ways and she could become the biggest liability of our side.", said Chand.
"I know dad. I am trying best to not let her cross the barriers I created in her mind. But she is pushing harder everyday and its getting tougher"
"Or you are getting softer?!", said Chand. It was not a question that Abhay got soft where Piya was involved.
"Remember Abhay, Piya is exposed to our world and she must not remember what happened."
"I never wanted to drag her in all of this. I warned her many a times."
"There is nothing you can do now. It was her decision and we just have to work around it. Anyway I and Chand are going to Kasol tomorrow. We have got a lead on that empath and the attacker. And umm Siddharth is here to talk to you.", said Haseena apprehensively.
"I do not want to talk to him."
"Abhay. He is your brother."
"A brother who tried to kill me and would have if he had succeeded on anyone of those many occasions."
"Abhay I told you he was under a spell himself. That day your attack on him freed him from that spell."
Abhay didn't argue anymore and got up to go change his clothes. He saw Siddharth waiting for him as he got upstairs in his brother's room.
"You look paler and colder than before. Even for you", said Siddharth as his eyes fell on Abhay.
"Yeah well living in a block of ice for a year can do that to you.", answered Abhay coldly. He saw concern in Siddharth's eyes and he didn't like that, "Are you coming back to live here?"
"Not yet no. It will raise many questions and besides Mom doesn't want me here until you forgive me."
"Well then forget it because I am not forgiving you."
"Abhay I honestly was not under any control of whatever happened. I swear", pleaded Siddharth.
"Yeah So I have heard."
Abhay didn't stop longer and started walking to his room.
"Can I make up for my actions and earn your forgiveness my little brother?"
"You lost the right to call me brother when you crossed all your boundaries and betrayed me."
Abhay closed the doors of his room behind him. Siddharth sighed with disappointment and went to Haseena.

"Do you think he will ever forgive me?"
"Of course he will. Don't you know your brother. He can be as distant and as moody as possible but when it matters he will do anything for his beloved ones.", consoled Haseena.
"I am not sure that he cares for me anymore."
"Of course he does Siddharth. He is Abhay. He likes to walk around edges of love and you know it.  Just give him some time and he will come around."
"Yeah I hope so. Is he okay though? He doesn't look like he used to be."
"The spell has its side effects. But his body is fast it will heal itself. My concern is the trauma it has left on his mind. For him, twice his brother tried to kill him and on top of that Piya never believed him and it was much too easy to make her doubt than he had hoped."
"Mom I didn't .."
"I know son. But he has been hurt. He has been alone in that block for a year. His body was confined but not his mind. All it has done this one year is overthink things. Just be patient."
"I think you forgot to teach us that very word", smirked Sid and then asked, "Do you think you and dad will find information in Kasol?"
"Well thats the only lead we have so far. We have to try."
"Whoever that person was, they were smart. None of us picked up on any hints possible and impersonating as Maithili. Hah! That sure ensured we were off our game."
"Abhay mentioned something about this new family and werewolves. You think you can dig up some information on him?"