Entwined

Entwined - Chapter Six

Entwined

Chapter Six

One of the master's men knocked on the door and informed Ashvath that Sandy had called for them, and soon, Bhairav Master himself would come to visit them. Once the raid issue was sorted, they could all go their separate ways.

As the guy left, Shivaali, who had been lying beneath the sheet, sat up, and Ashvath filled her in.

"So, Master is coming here?" Shivaali asked, her voice filled with slight fear, yet amusement and curiosity.

"Yes."

"Great, Ashvath! We need to thank him for helping us" Shivaali said enthusiastically, making Ashvath roll his eyes.

"There's going to be a crowd of people around him who've locked you up. Make sure to thank them as well" Ashvath scoffed, which prompted Shivaali to get to her feet and move towards him.

"You won't leave me, right?" Shivaali asked, wrapping her arms around Ashvath's bicep while he looked down at her.

Ashvath didn't answer her question. Instead, he said, "Change your clothes, the saree must be dry by now."

A smile touched Shivaali's lips as she nodded and picked up her saree from the ground. Ashvath went into the washroom, and she quickly draped the saree as best as she could.

"Ashvath" Shivaali knocked on the washroom door with her shoulder, her hands busy holding the saree in place.

"What?"

"You removed my saree right. Where are the safety pins?" Shivaali asked, leaning slightly against the door.

A few seconds later, the door opened, and Ashvath walked out, pulling his t-shirt over his head.

"Do you really have to stress the fact that I undressed your saree?" Ashvath rolled his eyes, making Shivaali giggle.

"Alright, alright, just give me the pins quickly, Ashvath" she said, walking toward the bed.

Ashvath handed her the safety pins, and Shivaali began securing her saree. Within a couple of minutes, she was almost done, adjusting her pleats.

"When we go outside, don't look at anyone or talk unnecessarily. Only answer if you're spoken to. I'll keep talking in a flow, just follow my lead" Ashvath instructed her, but she was too focused on fixing her saree pleats.

"Hey, I'm talking to you! Forget the saree for a second—"

"I heard you, Ashvath! And for the record, because you undressed my saree—"

"If you mention that again, I'll pull it off myself, you just watch!" Ashvath said, rolling his eyes as she giggled again.

"Alright, alright, I won't mention it" Shivaali teased, then added, "Here, hold this."

Shivaali extended the pallu of her saree toward Ashvath, who glared at her. Noticing it, she quickly added, "Don't scold me, Ashvath! I just need you to hold it so I can pin it properly."

"Do you really need to stand like this?" Ashvath scoffed.

"Irrespective of how I stand, your eyes will always be on me, so what's the problem?" Shivaali shrugged, and shaking his head, Ashvath held the saree pleat while staring at the wall behind her as she arranged and pinned it.

"Do you have any more tasks left for me to do?" Ashvath asked sarcastically.

"For now, this is enough. The rest, we'll handle later, Ashvatheyy" Shivaali winked suggestively.