Aru Shah wasn't remotely in the place to have another relationship, much less settle down and start a family. Heartbroken from her ex boyfriend attempting to cheat on her with her older sister Kara, another relationship was way out of the question. Aiden Acharya had never wanted to get married. He had never thought about it seriously, because that was dangerous. It was dangerous to think that he could get married, because the more he put into people, the more terrifying it was. Risking being anything like his dad was too much to ask for, so he would play it safe. So when the only match that Aru and Aiden's mom bring home happen to be eachother, the boy Aru has hated since middle school for reasons that shall not be disclosed, and the girl Aiden has always found a little strange and who has also hated him since middle school for reasons he was unaware of, it became even more unlikely that they would get married. But both succumb to the pressure of their family, and both agree to meet eachother, eventually concocting a plan to fake date eachother so their parents realize how horribly suited they are for marriage- and for eachother. One thing leads to another, and both Aru and Aiden find themselves wrapped up in a rollercoaster of secrets, built up emotion, and unanswered questions. Can they find their own version of forever together? (a/n): HII these characters and select plot points are not mine! this is a fanfic/AU based off of the pandava quintet/aru shah series by roshani chokshi! everything that she has rights over belongs to her!! i'll give individual credits in the corresponding chapters, but all songs used in the chapters (like chapter titles and lyrics to start and end the chapters) also are not mine! those belong to their respective owners and finally, the title of this fanfic is the way i loved you, as in the way i loved you by taylor swift. the title was based off of a taylor swift song everyone pls do not sue i'm broke thank u ily -samhita ❤️

Anybody with eyes could see that Suyodhana and Krithika Shah still loved each other, even five years after their divorce. Suyodhana took Aru Shah and left for New York after finding out that Kara Shah was not his biological daughter. Now back in Atlanta after fifteen-year-old Aru begged to visit Kara, the two have less than two weeks to reunite their parents and bring their family together again. However, things get complicated when Aiden Acharya-next-door neighbor, previously best friend (and crush) of Aru, and fellow child of divorce-learns of the matter.

Aru Shah's life get's absolutely upturned when she has to move from her beloved mother's house to her aunt's orphanage. Not choice, but need. But there, she finds true companionship when she meets Mini and Brynne who are also stranded in the place. And the mysterious, closed up, Aiden Acharya: beautiful, perfect, ethereal. And silent. He won't talk to her, anyone, and no one knows anything about him. As Aru navigates the true secrets behind her sentence to the orphanage and helps Brynne understand her past, she finds herself drawn to the cold boy who keeps everyone out.

Arundhati Shah's life is perfectly ordinary, until a mysterious letter sealed with impossible wax arrives on a Tuesday morning. The letter that tells her she's been accepted to Devas Academy of Divine Arts and Celestial Warfare. The letter that reveals the magical world her exiled mother has kept hidden for fourteen years. Aru's mother, Krithika Shah, was once part of magical society, until she fell in love with the wrong man, got pregnant, and was stripped of her powers in front of the entire Magical Council. Exiled. Bound. Used as a cautionary tale whispered to young girls: Don't end up like Krithika Shah. Now Aru must enter the world that destroyed her mother, knowing nothing about her dead father except his name: Suyodhana. Knowing she'll be judged instantly for her mother's "shame." Knowing that magical society is obsessed with bloodlines, hierarchy, and keeping the "pure" families in power. At Devas Academy, everything depends on your heritage. The Cosmic Mirror sorts students into houses based on their bloodline: Chandra for the pure-blooded elite, Agni for demon-descended warriors, Vayu for celestial servants, and Surya for everyone else-the orphans, the unknown, the undesirable. Everyone assumes Aru will end up in Surya, if she's allowed to attend at all. But Aru has six weeks to prepare. Six weeks to learn everything about a society designed to reject her. Six weeks to memorize the names of powerful families, the complex web of alliances, and the devastating truth about what happened to the Vajra bloodline, the legendary family that went mysteriously extinct a hundred years ago, leaving their perfect matches, the Acharyas, mourning the loss of their greatest allies. RANKINGS: #1 aru shah #1 aiden acharya #1 brynne rao #2 mini #1 potatoes # kara shah