Us Being Us (A Darshan Raval Fanfic)

XV. The Start of Something New (Part 1)

Aisha's POV:

I turned to my side. Darshan. With blood on his knuckles, breathing heavily. My eyes widened, tears still running down my face. He hugged me. "Tu thik hai?" He asked, worriedly. "Yeh kya tha? Darshan?" I looked at him. He pulled away from me. "Look, I don't hate you. I can't hate you."

"You've hated me for 7 years now. Look, thank you for saving me. I owe you. I am sorry too. But, it is gonna take me a while to get back to how we were. It just seems too fast. I owe you big time. Sorry."

"Uh, yeah. But, can we at least talk to each other properly? Like, not curse and shout?" He asked. I burst out laughing and stuck my little finger out for a pinky swear. He linked his little finger to mine. I smiled and pulled away, walking away. He was staring at me, I could feel it. I turned around and mouthed, "You're being creepy again," winking. He reddened. I laughed and ran off. 

Darshan's POV:

I ran up to my friends, happily. Pratham was expelled and Aisha was talking to me. Even if we didn't start talking like before, she agreed to talk. "Kya hua? She likes you back?" Hardil asked as he brought his face closer to mine. "She is your girlfriend?" Siddharth asked as he did the same thing. "Nahi yaar. I saved her from Pratham and we agreed to talk like humans. It is a start. That's it," I said, dancing. "Jyugal, kya hua? Itna chup?" 

He didn't talk for a while. "How do I ask Niu out?" He asked suddenly."Niu? Since when do you call Niharika that? Pyaar mein shaheed ho gaya yaar tu," Hardil whined dramatically. Jyugal glared at him. "Ek kaam kar. Talk to the other three girls. They have been friends for 7 years.  They will know," Siddharth suggested. Jyugal nodded and hurried away. "Woh shaheed ho gaya. Tu adha shaheed ho gaya. Ab humara kya hoga?" Siddharth asked, laying his head on my shoulder.

After School...

Aisha's POV:

I laid in my bed reading a book. Until Darshan crept into my thoughts. He had grown up to be really cute. And his smile made my heart melt. I loved cuddling up with him at night and sleeping in his arms. I missed him. He was my second half. My partner in crime. I kinda enjoyed it when he stared at me and blushed when I figured it out. I could go on about him for hours. 

Jyugal's POV: 

I video-called Aisha and paced around in my room until she picked it up. "Kya ho gaya? Itna tensed?" She asked, confused. "Yaar, I wanna ask Niu out. What do I do? Something big, something small? I am so confused," I gushed. "Okay. Hmm. Uh... haan. Look, Niu doesn't like huge displays of affection. She is very easy to please. Take her to the beach on a walk. Something cute and small like that."

"Cool," I smiled. "Okay. Chal, bye. Have fun," she waved and cut the call.

Aisha's POV:

I cut the call and went back to my thoughts. I thought about Darshan until my feelings overwhelmed me. And that wasn't for until after dinner, around 8 hours. I dialled the girls' numbers on video-conference and waited. "Kya ho gaya? Is time pe kaun call karta hai?" Alisha whined. "Yaar. Something is wrong with me," I cried. "Many things are wrong with you. Ab kya hua?" Tara asked. "Okay. Aaj, after Darshan saved me from Pratham, I agreed to be friends with him. And I came home and the only thing on my mind is him. I have been thinking about the guy for 8 hours. What is wrong with me?"

"You like him. You stopped being mean to him, you agreed to start talking to him, you cuddled up with him and fell asleep the other day. What MORE DO YOU NEED?" Niu shrieked. "SHE WHAT?" Alisha and Tara yelled. "Woah! Shut it. It is not screamfest," I hollered. "But, you like him. Just shut up, pull him to a corner one day and kiss him," Alisha said, in a matter-of-factly way. I glared at her and replied, "Then why doesn't Niu do it?" 

"Hey!"

"By the way, talk to Jyugal at school tomorrow, Niu," I informed. She nodded and blushed. "Okay, both of you are diagnosed with a disease called love. Alisha, we are gonna be forgotten," Tara said dramatically. We laughed and I hung up.