Battle for Love (Comp)

Confrontation

A/N: In short... well, whatever the title says...

Warning : Auto corrects and typos are always behind my back so please forgive me for any mistakes. And please don't get mad at my attempt at typing Hindi, it is NOT my First or Second language so I am prone to make mistakes.

When Kabir woke up, the first thing he realised was the fact that he was holding onto something that radiated a comforting heat. Then he realised that whatever he was holding let out small puffs of warm air on his neck, sending shivers down his spine as he looked down and realised that Khalid had decided to stay over for the night due to a silly request he'd made that night.

He couldn't help but stare at Khalid, run a hand through his hair, imagining of what it'd be like to wake up to this everyday... the cute huffs he often let out while breathing and a sense of peace washed over him at the  moment he found himself in, and he cherished it. 'Oh I'm so in love with him' Kabir thought with a smile, unconsciously as he took in the still sleeping Khalid.

But all good things doesn't last long and Kabir was snapped back to the present as he felt Khalid stirring and he immediately rushed to the bathroom and locked himself in there after gently untangling himself off Khalid.

He was breathing hard and chiding himself as he stared at the mirror in front of him, hands trembling from the aftershocks of the nightmare and the sudden realisation of having slept, 'platonic, not sexually' his mind helpfully supplied, with Khalid. And now there was an inner turmoil going in his brain was totally not helping him calm down.

'He's your teammate Kabir! How can you think like that?' 'As long as it doesn't affect work its fine no?' 'Us gaddar Abdul ka beta hai woh, romance karoge kya usse?' 'Par woh uske abbu ki tarah nahi hai...' 'Kya patha? Woh Sundar ke tarah nikla toh?' 'Khalid uski tarah nahi hai.' Kabir thought, stubbornly refusing to go there.

'Arey, relationship mein rehkar kya faaida hoga tumhe, woh bhi ek din tumhe chhod kar chala jaayega akela.' 'Then I'll take what he gives me till then' 'But do you deserve it?' the traitorous part of him whispered as he removed his shirt, staring at the scars that have accumulated over the years. 

They also seemed to stare back at him, taunt him of what has happened over the course of all these years. His eyes particularly caught on the bullet marks, ignoring the network of cuts and scratches that covered his front, knowing that the back was in a worse state.

'Do I really deserve him? Do I have the right to snatch away the innocence he has retained? Do I have to give him more unnecessary burden to carry in the form of my mental health? My issues and my inability to handle them?' Kabir thought with a frown as he stared at the 4 bullets that marked the 3 changing points of his life. 2 courtesy of Abdul Rahmani, the other two courtesy of Iliyasi... one dead, one alive and both haunting him for life.

Splashing water on his face to clear his thoughts, he came to a decision. And with that the mission "Stay away from Khalid" was born, which of course was backed up with its own problems and issues for he forgot to consider two things:

A) Khalid was going to be around him the whole day, be it training or team bonding, and the only time he can avoid him was during bathroom breaks or while napping. And often he had to stop himself from staring at Khalid when he was working out, he swore he saw a smirk on his face whenever Khalid caught him staring at him.

B) After whatever had happened last night, Khalid seemed to be onto him the whole time, wanting to know more about him. He was respectful enough to give him some space when the others were around and when they were alone, Kabir found it hard to brush Khalid off and make up excuses to avoid him, finding it hard to resist what he was now dubbing as the "Khalid charm"