SLS#7# The Irresistible Aviatrix

Raksha Bandhan

Ian's POV

" Isn't it beautiful?" She asked me pointing at the decorations and I nodded.

" It is." I said.

" Smile a bit." She said. I chuckled.

" So what's with today?" I asked her.

" Nothing with today." She rolled her eyes. I smiled.

" I really don't know. You have to enlighten me." I said to her.

" It's raksha bandhan You will see what happens here. It's a lovely festival here for siblings around." She said.

" I know that." I said to her.

" It's like a promise to have each other's back." I said.

" Yeah, Kabir said that to me." I said.

" Come. Let's go inside." She said.

" Hmm.." I said.

" I miss Anna." She said pouting. I chuckled and kissed her pout.

" Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. You are my lipstick." She said and I laughed.

" Yes. It's tastes like strawberry." I said and she rolled her eyes.

" Your brothers are inside waiting for you to tie them the rakhi." I said to her.

" Hmm... Last year Anna was in mission I had to send rakhi to him. See, this year he is not in the mission still isn't here. I might've tied him rakhi two years back. Since he has joined in army he seldom came home and we had spend time together. Raksha bandhan is always very unpleasant for me because he is not at home." She said.

" You should be proud of your brother. I haven't seen such people around. If I didn't know him closely then I wouldn't be able to understand what he does for his country. Like you he also misses you but his duty and responsibilities stop him to come and meet you. But that doesn't mean he doesn't miss you all. He loves all of you like you do. May be he loves his motherland more than that." I said and she sighed.

" Yeah. I know. But still. When I see everyone tying rakhi to their brothers it makes me feel jealous of them that they have their brothers with them but I don't." She said. I sighed deeply.

" But there is Rahul, Rudra and Karan. You have to tie rakhi to them. And the comrades are also their. I don't know fortunately or unfortunately most of them don't have sisters and as much as I know Yash and Manish's sisters aren't here with them. They live abroad. Go tie rakhi to them as well and there is Noel. You can tie rakhi to him as well." I said to her and she sighed deeply.

" Yeah, I will but still I will miss Anna." She said.

" Go call him. Tell him that you are missing him. He must be missing you as well." I said.

" Yeah. I will. But don't want to disturb the couple. They will come back next week anyways. I will tie him rakhi then." She said.

" Ok. Now let's go inside." I said.

We went inside and found Aradhya fighting with Rudra. I chuckled. They always keeps fighting and taunting each other. Never once they leave their chances to mock each other.

" They you go." Divya said.

" They are here. Go. Put rakhi on them." I said to her. She nodded.

" There you are." I saw Diya. She was as always smiling sweetly. I chuckled.

" Why? Were you searching for me?" I asked her.

" Yes. I was." She said.

" Oh. Why?" I asked her and she rolled her eyes.