cricketers - oneshots

bedtime stories (virat x mahi)

"Cheeku bhaiya," Shubman howled when he entered the dining hall and suddenly there were two lanky figures charging towards him.

Hardik and Shubman crashed into him, tackling him to the ground and although his headache was back, he couldn't help but laugh with them.

"Were you guys planning to kill me or what?" He joked as they got up and Shubman looked offended while Hardik grinned.

"Mahi bhai ke haatho marna thodi hai," Hardik snorted and the team burst into laughter once again.

Virat's eyes strayed towards his boyfriend who stepped forward and gave him a hand, pulling him to his chest as soon as he was standing.

"I heard you weren't feeling well, is everything fine?" Mahi's fingers were intertwined with his while his arm was around his waist, and the team hooted at their closeness.

Virat blushed at their teasing while Mahi just looked down at him fondly. 

"I just had a headache, it's fine," Virat lied, ignoring the pain in his ankles and Mahi guided him to the table.

"I'm sorry I couldn't be here earlier, the meeting just wouldn't end," Mahi said as he scooped some pasta and served it for him. 

Virat just nodded, not really speaking much as the medicines had began to wear off and his head was throbbing again.

"You don't want to eat this? Kuch aur mangau?" Mahi asked when he saw Virat playing around with his food. 

Virat shook his head tiredly and leaned into his side, "I don't want to eat anything, I'm full." 

Mahi looked at him in concern and pulled him closer, "But you've barely touched your food, baby."

Virat smiled lazily up at him and shook his head, "I had a late snack, all I need is to sleep for now." 

"You sure?" Mahi asked again and Virat leaned up to press a peck on his lips before nodding.

"Geez, Virat, get a room," Jaddu shouted from the other end of the table and Virat raised his middle finger at him without looking there.

Virat pulled Mahi down to kiss him again, just to rile up that moron and he felt the elder smiling into the kiss. 

"I'll go and sleep, yeah?" He said and pressed another kiss on his lips before walking away.

Mahi kept looking at his figure until he disappeared around the corner and returned to his food, already feeling the emptiness beside him.

Although it had just been three months since they started dating, he'd known the boy since two years and Mahi was pretty sure he was addicted to him.

"Mahi bhai," Hardik's voice dragged him out of his thoughts and he looked up at the curious lad. "Why don't you and Virat share a room?" 

Mahi stilled at the question before shrugging uneasily, "Aise hi." He tried to avoid the topic but Hardik wasn't convinced.

"But you guys are together all the time anyways, kya farak padta hai?" 

That's what I have been thinking every night before I go to sleep, Mahi thought sullenly.

"He never sleeps with someone else, Harry, remember the trip to Bali?" Rohit asked pointedly about their vacation where Virat had skipped their camping trip just because he had to share his tent with someone else.