Laxita - The Mage's Awakening

30 - Madly In Love

Laxita's POV

I was pretty confident when I said - 'Hey Veer! Let's pretend to be in love.' But now, when the reality's sinking in, I don't have any idea about how one pretends to be in love. Not to mention, I have decided to get married. And that too, with Veer. Marriage is a huge commitment and I am not too sure that I am ready. Maybe, this is as ready as I will ever be. The toughest part about this arrangement was breaking the news to my family. I still haven't figured out a way to tell them.

That's why, the next morning, I began searching for Veer, hoping that he may have some ideas to solve my problem. I found him loitering in the kitchen as it was the time for breakfast. As soon as our eyes met, I gestured him to come to me.

We took a spot in the corner of the kitchen, away from prying eyes. "Why are you seeking me out so early in the morning? We met just last night..." He said in a mischievous tone.

"Stop. Don't say such misleading things!" I whisper-shouted. "This is no time to joke around, we have an important mission today."

He gave me a quizzical look. "Important mission?"

"Yes. We have to inform my family about our decision and seek their blessings."

"And the problem is?

"The problem is, I don't know how to break the news to them. Do you have any ideas?"

"The best way is to tell them directly. Delaying or beating around the bush isn't going to help. The sooner we tell them, the better. We just have to be honest about it. Also, we can spin off the story we discussed."

I sighed. "Fine. But first, we have to find everyone and then, we can tell all of them at once."

"Yeah, good."

"Good."

On usual days, finding all of them can be really tough as they're scattered in the association. But today, when I didn't want to find them so fast, I found them relatively quickly. Despite what Veer said, I wanted to delay this conversation for as long as possible. But I didn't even get time to mentally prepare myself before all of us gathered in uncle's office.

"So, what is it?" My aunt asked. We were in the sitting area of my uncle's office. Uncle and aunt had taken a seat across from Veer and me. The twins were standing at the side, leaning on the wall to listen in to our conversation. God, this is nerve-wrecking.

I do stupid things when I am nervous. So, when my aunt asked me that, I panicked and held Veer's hand. "We have decided to get married." Like I said, I do stupid things. An advice - Never, and I mean never ever, hold a man's hand in front of your family while announcing your marriage. It will haunt you for years.

To my absolute horror, there was silence. Absolute, total and utter silence.

To what it felt like an eternity later, my aunt finally said, "I approve."

"What? That easily?"

"Would you rather we oppose your marriage?" Uncle asked.

"No....But I assumed that there would be some opposition or shock from our sudden announcement." How come there's nothing?

"That's because, a few days back, you were giving heated glances to each other in the arena. It didn't take a genius to figure things out." Devansh said from his spot.

Oh God! To say that I was mortified is an understatement. This has to be the most embarrassing thing I ever experienced. How many people saw us that day? I was so lost in the moment that I didn't even pay attention to my surroundings.