One shots of cute fluffy stories

One-Sided

"Yeh accha rahega?" Aarav picked up a soft toy from a shelf and showed it to Pratha.

(will this be alright?)

"Bacchi thodi nah hai woh" Pratha turned towards him and threw a can of coca cola in the trolley

(she is not a kid)

(1 day ago)'Hey Aarav. My friend's birthday is coming up. Would you like to join me on gift-searching-shopping tomorrow?''sure. Can I bring along Ansh with me? We can have lunch together then''fine''smile with hearts emoji'As soon as she saw his latest message she threw the phone across the room and curled herself on the bed. Her thoughts were roaming about the emoji he just sent. What did it mean? Is he hinting that he likes her? Pratha had a new crush on Aarav and they both were in the photography club. She knew that Aarav wont look at her like that in any way but she was always fond of her one sided crush. One time she almost got caught clicking pictures of his side profile in her DSLR camera but Pratha's swift hand movements made her safe.But now? It was almost 4 months of her crush and she managed to be a good friend of his. He was always nice to her and acted gently with her, making her impossible to get over him even if she wanted to.She was grinning widely while curling up on her bed. Without her notice, her room's door opened and her sister stepped in seeing her in that awkward state. She froze at the entrance giving a 'wtf' look. She then closed the door with the same impression making Pratha embarrass herself for the 1254th time.(present)"Aur yeh?" Aarav picked a polaroid camera from a shelf and showed it to her.

(and this?)

"Accha hai. Waha jake dekhe?" Pratha nodded.

(its nice. let's look more over there)

As soon as she turned around she bumped into someone. She looked up and quickly apologized. "Dhyaan se" Aarav came to her

(be careful)

"Kahi lagi toh nahi?" Aarav was holding her hands that were around her forehead because of the little tingling feeling she had after bumping.

(Are you hurt?)

"Nahi, I'm fine" Pratha said lowering her hands. Aarav was standing too close to her and his facial features were so clear to her. His well sculpted nose, his dark honey skin, the smell of his cologne...

(no, im fine)

"When will you stop ogling at me?" Aarav looked down to her face with a slight smirk.Pratha's face was equivalent to the darkest shade of blush. She turned around and started moving towards the other row.(after 1 hour)"Don't you think we bought a lot of stuff?" Aarav said while pushing the trolley towards the exitPratha was facing him and walking backwards "Abhi toh maine tera bank account khali kaha kraya hai"

(I haven't cleared your bank account yet)

"Hey Bhagwan" Aarav face palmed.
(oh my god)As soon as Pratha turned around to walk straight she again bumped into someone. This time it wasn't Ansh"Aaj lagta hai apne aap ko beizzat krake hi rahugi" she mumbled to herself as she rubbed her forehead a little
(It looks like I'm gonna totally embarrass myself today)"Pratha?"She looked up and this time it was someone she had known for years. Arjun, her ex-crush. Long story short, she liked him, indirectly confessed but he rejected. She moved on but still finds herself having lingering feeling towards him."Arjun?"Arjun smiled a bit. "Lagi to nahi?"

(are you hurt?)

Pratha shook her head"Tu yaha kaise?"

(How are you here?)

"Bhai ke sath shopping krne aya tha. Waise, you look pretty in that dress"

(I came shopping with my brother.)

Pratha was taken aback by the sudden compliment. She had dressed nicely because she was meeting her crush not her ex-crush. She smiled while looking to her feet and adjusted her glasses. "Tu yaha kyu ayi hai?"

(Why did you come here?)

"Tridha ke lie shopping krne"

(Shopping for Tridha)

Arjun raised his eyebrows in confusion"Uska birthday hai na kal"

(It's her birthday tomorrow)

"Ohh acha. Toh kya kharida?"
(Oh. So what did you buy)She pulled up the brown bag which had the polaroid camera and the soft toyArjun chuckled."Bacchi hai woh?"

(Is she a child?)

Pratha said with a mischievous laugh "Haa toh mai uski maa hi hu"

(Yeah, I am her mother only)

They both shared a sweet and nostalgic laugh. Little did they know, a person with a trolley was glaring at both of them from behind."Pratha. Ansh is calling, chale?" Aarav came from behind and put his arm around her small figure. Pratha smiled. Well, there was a whole kind of turmoil going inside her just because of what he did just now.
(Shall we go?)(At a restaurant)"Toh Pratha, ghar kaise jayegi?" Ansh started a conversation with her while they were devouring their meal.

(So Pratha, how will you go home?)

"I think rickshaw""Mai chodh duga na. I think we live nearby"

(I can drop you)

Pratha was about to agree when Aarav interrupted"It's fine. Mai chodh duga. Tujhe kahi aur bhi jana hai if you remember"

(I can drop you, you have to go somewhere else too if you remember)

As soon as he spoke up, Ansh's phone rang and he picked the call. He left the restaurant because of some emergency in his family as earlier said by Aarav. He waved a goodbye and now there were only two of them on the table"I think we should leave. Late ho gaya hai"
(It's late, we should leave)Aarav nodded and stood up. He picked up Pratha's purse and went towards the counter to make the payment. It was around 6 pm by the time they stepped outside. Pratha's shoulder because of her thin dress were met with a chilly wind. Soon, her shoulders felt the touch of soft fur .She looked towards Aarav. He was walking away in his white shirt to the nearest pavement. She hid her small smile behind a cough and followed him.(outside palak's house)Pratha was at her entrance when she bid Aarav goodbye and thanked him. As soon as she turned over, she felt a touch of a warm palm around her wrist...to be continued...