Beyond the Beats

Chapter 83. My rival is you

The area was clear. I silently walked towards the main lobby of The Emperors' dance studio, remembering where the trainees' rooms were located. I checked the reception area and dodged towards it.

"Oh, hello, Miss Bhoomi. Nice to see you so early-" the receptionist started greeting me cheerfully, but I stopped her.

"Please don't talk loudly," I requested her. "I don't want anyone to know I am here."

She stared at me in confusion for a second before her expression morphed into a smirk.

"I get it, I get it. You are here to surprise Tejas Sir, aren't you?" she whispered. "Don't worry, I won't tell him. Go ahead. He is alone in his cabin."

I pursed my lips when she winked at me. She motioned to me to just go towards Tejas's office, and I started feeling conscious about what kind of stuff she was thinking about.

I told her to not inform anyone about my arrival and let me have the access to the trainees' room. She was in a really good mood, so she didn't ask me anything about my intentions and allowed me to go and meet the boys.

I thanked her and knocked on the practice room's door of the boys. After a few minutes, the door opened, and Varun was about to announce my presence loudly, but I pushed him inside and closed the door.

"Wow, Bhoomi Didi, I didn't know you were that excited to meet us," Varun joked.

"Varun... What Bhoomi Didi? She is our Bhabhi (sister-in-law) now," Ronit said proudly.

Just as he said that, every trainee looked at me with big smiles on their faces and started talking about how they were still in disbelief that their captain had a girlfriend now.

"Devil can be romantic too. Who would have imagined that?" Sam commented.

"Right, bro?" Ijaz agreed. "I still can't believe it. Bhoomi Didi, are you sure he actually proposed to you?"

The boys ignored me and started discussing among themselves.

"If you guys won't stop talking behind my boyfriend's back, I will eat all of these pizzas by myself. Also, I will complain about each one of you," I fake-threatened.

"Pizza?" everyone shouted in unison.

I knew how much the boys loved pizza, so I had brought a few boxes in my bag. Just after I nodded, my bag was taken away from me, and within seconds, all of the pizzas vanished in thin air.

"You got more?" Ronit asked me expectantly.

I looked at him in defeat. "Are you guys related to Hriaan? Do you have wells in your stomachs? And, no, I don't have anything else for you guys to eat. I want to discuss something important, so give me your attention."

Ronit, Varun, Sam, and Ijaz gathered around me, complaining about being hungry.

"I will give you guys a treat later if you agree to my request," I told them. "It is our secret, so don't tell anyone, okay?"

"What is it?" Ijaz asked suspiciously.

"I am forming a team for the upcoming mega team evaluations, and for that, I need your guys' help. I am afraid your captain may have already recruited you, so I want you to join me even if Tejas has already included you all in his team. I will get you your favourite snacks to eat," I offered.

Varun narrowed his eyes. "Unfortunately, Devil hasn't mentioned anything regarding that, but you are asking us to betray our own captain? How can you question our loyalty like this, Didi? By the way, are you serious about giving us the treat? This is not your plan to get us in trouble with the Devil, right?"