Warnings: Cursing, romance, violence (maybe, but at least the mention of violence), and Kara being nice (because I'm a Kara Apologist). Arundhati Krithika Shah. She's not well-known, to almost everyone. Well, except on the streets. After she lost her parents in a car accident, which killed her mother and father-Krithika and Suyodhana Shah, she ended up in the orphanage. After two years of dealing with the cruelty of the orphanage workers-she refuses to call them her "caregivers"-she ran away. She made a life on the streets, learning how to fight instead of learning math or history, eventually carving her name into the list of people to avoid on the streets. Then there's Aiden Acharya, son of Malini Acharya, famous, no, more than famous singer and dancer. He always got what he wished for as soon as he desired it. He's that popular boy at school that never meant to be popular, but he is. Probably because of his looks-literally, he does get flirted with (I'm sorry, I had to), disappointingly. Aiden learned how to dance instead of how to throw a punch. He learned math and history instead of how to survive alone. He learned manners, how to be polite, how to pretend all day, how to control his temper so that he doesn't snap at anyone. In all honestly, they never meant to bump into each other-especially not right after Aru was in a fight.

Basically Carmen Sandiego with tpq characters but you might not see all of them and you might see some OC's

Warnings: Cursing/Swearing/Cussing, romance. Be warned. PoV (Point of View): Arundhati Krithika Shah, first person. Background Information: Aiden goes to a different school than Aru, and this is a mortal AU/figure skating AU. Couples: Brynne x Hira, Arundhati x Aiden, Yamini x Rudy. Summary: Aru and Aiden are meant to compete against each other in a skating contest, but they fall in love.

The name "Arundhati" was whispered as if it were poison. People were warned-"Don't mess with Krithika Shah, for if her daughter comes to kill you." Each baby since her rise has been told horror stories about her, warned about her. Not one person, whether adult or child, didn't fear her. Except one. And his name is Aiden Acharya, prince of the land. The prince has always wondered what she's like, ever since his childhood best friend, Brynne Rao, sent him a letter, reassuring him that she's alright, just on Arundhati's ship, living with her. What happens when Prince Aiden Acharya is kidnapped by none other than Arundhati Krithika Shah herself, and meets her all-female crew? And what if, the gods forbid, the two fall in love? (By the way, the cover doesn't belong to me! I found it on Google, and decided to use it. It's not my picture.)

Sixteen-year-old Aru Shah has never belonged anywhere: not in Atlanta, not in Hyderabad, and certainly not at Acharya Gurukul, India's most ruthless elite boarding school, where old money runs the hallways and the ranking board updates in real time like a scoreboard for a game nobody officially admits they're playing. But Aru isn't here for the Houses, or the gambling rings running beneath the east library, or the children of billionaires sharpening their knives on each other's backs in pursuit of Ivy League seats. She's here because both her parents were students at AG, and both of them are dead. Two accidents. Two closed files. Seventeen years of silence, and a sealed letter she's been carrying for six months without the courage to open. The answers are inside the Parishad, AG's nine-seat student council, locked behind seventy-seven years of legacy exclusivity that no scholarship student has ever broken. To get there, Aru needs rank , and at AG, rank isn't just grades. It's social influence, faculty favor, and the ruthless art of making sure the people above you have fewer reasons to stay there. What she doesn't need is Aiden Acharya. Rank one. Parishad president. Heir to the family whose name is carved above the front gate because they built the gate, the school, and everything inside it. The first person who spoke to her at AG. The boy connected to the letter she hasn't opened. The boy she is absolutely not thinking about. As Aru climbs through sabotaged study groups, gambling tables, and alliances that cost more than she expects, she uncovers a secret dangerous enough that the people who buried it are watching to see if she gets close. The Board keeps updating. The clock keeps running. And Aru Shah, 387th rank, daughter of two dead people and zero useful connections, is realizing the game she came to play is much bigger than she thought. Winning it might cost her more than her rank.

*All characters within this book belong to Roshni Chokshi* Aiden Acharya likes things neat, predictable, and quiet. Aru Shah is none of those things. She's loud, chaotic, and has a habit of barging straight through the emotional walls Aiden carefully built after his parents' messy divorce. While Aiden believes silence is safety, Aru believes life should be lived loudly-and she's determined to prove that happiness isn't something to be afraid of. Somewhere between her chaos and his careful world, Aiden starts to realize something terrifying: He might actually be falling in love. -BookFan33 & Oabiiss_flamboyant

Writing small stories on Aru Shah and her friends. Some may be AU's, others may not!

Aru Shah is a vampire. A real vampire, and she works for the Otherworld Resistance with her sisters, Mini and Brynne. The three are known as the Harbingers in HQ, and as Strike, Reaper, and Windbreaker on the field. When a ransom mission is interrupted by the Sleeper's rise, Aru and her sisters are thrown into a world of kidnapping and arguments. But, as with everything, they still have a duty to do.

Aiden and Aru grew up together. Friendship blossomed, and bloomed into love. 2 years after marriage, Aiden makes a mistake. A cut that went deep in Aru's heart. Now Aiden and Aru must both embark on their own journeys themselves. Both of their hearts are tugged the wrong way, and the only way to turn it back around is to find Bhikshatana, a wandering form of Bhairava who was created for a way the Shiva assumes was a way to atone his sin of severing the fifth head of Brahma. Who will succeed? Who will fail? But most importantly, will they forever be consumed by wanderlust? ༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺　༻✦༺ All character rights go to Roshani Chokshi except for Bhairava and other characters not included in the Aru Shah series!

Aru Shah loves her job. Wouldn't you when you're a well known detective? When you're called 'the Sherlock Holmes of the era'? Her streak was a case solved in 6 days! Well on official documentation, it says 5 days 18 hours and 53 minutes, but the official news says 6 days. Whatever. Plus, her sisters worked there! Could it get any better? But she works alone. Solo was the best way to go, after all. That being said, could you imagine her reaction when they say she has to work with someone equally as good as her? Well, first, she wasn't used to it, and second, her pride was at stake here! But this was also the most dangerous case she has gotten in...forever. Will working with him slow her down? Or will they finish it quickly? Will they reach The Light at the End of the Tunnel in time? TW: mentions of blood, fatal injuries, death, weapons, SA, and abuse. Original story belongs to Roshani Chokshi, but this plot and my OCs belong to me. DON'T STEAL IT!