9~Stars and Fireflies.

In the whole world where, everyone is busy with their own lives.

But, for two souls it's a day which they have been waiting for long years.

They finally going to achieve for what dreamt for years and years. They are going to tie their love forever.

The starts and fireflies going to celebrate their love today.

Come. Let's join their happiness and bless them for long life.

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"Nandu." Sujatha called her as nandini is in deep thoughts sitting infront of mirror in bridal get up.

" Ha maa." She asked getting out of her turmoil.

" You are looking beautiful bilkul pari jaisi lag rahi ho. Kisi ki nazar na lage meri bachi pe." Sujatha said putting kajal teeka behind her ear.

" Mom." Nandini called with tears welled up eyes.

" Aree aree, kya hua. No tears." Sujatha said sitting beside nandini.

" It's so strange. Itni jaldi...i never thought." Nandini stammered getting nervous.

" nandu, tum itna kyu gabra rahi ho." Sujatha asked.

" Kya hua sujatha?" Krishna asked entering the room.

" Patha nai." Sujatha answered.

" Nandu, kya hua Princess.?" Krishna asked nandini, sitting beside her.

" I don't want to leave. Tum logon ke bina...how will i?" She said looking down to which sujatha and krishna sighed in relief.

" Bas itni si baath. Offo nandu, where you are going? Mumbai. It's just takes 2 hours to reach there. Vaise bhi tum jab chahogi tab aa sakthi ho aur hum bhi jab chahe tab aayenge. Isme kya hai." Sujatha explained to which nandini smiled.

" Vaise you are looking beautiful princess, my daughter became big now. Patha hai tum ab bhi mujhe itni si lagthi ho. Bilkul kid." Krishna said laughing at her.

" Ha kid tho mai hu. Aap ke liye and you will pamper me the same, even after my marraige." Nandini ordered to which her father chuckled.

" Yaar, kitna time lagega Nandini ko aane mai. Aur ye pandit inko koi kaam nai hai kya? tab se bak bak kar raha hai, Kuch samaj mai hi nai aara. He made me sit in mandap and singing some different language rock songs. " Manik mummered looking towards the entrance getting irritated with mantras.

" Pandit ji. Aur kitna time lagega bride ko aane mai ?." Manik asked pandit, to which he sighed.

" Beta. Ye thisri baar tum puch rahe ho, bhulavunga time aane pe. Ye tumhari shaadhi hai, koi birthday function nahi jab chaho tab bhulane ke liye." Pandit answered doing his work.

" Ha tho. Aap bhi ye thisri baar keh rahe hai ki time aane pe, aur kab aayega time?." Manik asked getting annoyed.

" Tum mujhe mera kaam karne dhoge yaa, mandap chodke chale javu." Pandit warned and manik kept mum.

Cabir and rohan are standing on the left side of mandap where girls are at right side.

Nyonika and raj are standing behind manik waiting for nandini to come.

All other relatives are sitting infront of mandap chit chatting with each others.

" Ab vadhu ko lee aavo." Finally pandit announced, which manik was waiting to hear from the time he got into mandap.

" Finally." Manik mummered.

" Mai jha kar bulathi hu." Nyonika said and went away.

Manik eyes are at entrance waiting for his soulmate to come, his eyes sparkled when he saw nandini at entrance along with sujatha and krishna.

She is beautifully cladded in red lehenga choli with red and white chooda, red net veil on her head which manik felt was distruction to his sight.

Manik's pov.

And here is my girl in wedding attire, nothing can be beautiful Infront of this sight.

But, Something is missing?

What is it?

Yes, her eyes. I want to see them, but that veil of her is not letting me do that.

They made her sit beside me, my admiring session got disturbed by pandit's call.

Iss pandit ko tho mai.

He is asking me not to disturb him, when iam doing that. He is disturbing my work.

Aakhir chahtha kya hai?

" Beta apna haath aage badao." Pandit asked me.

Kyun? Prasad dega kya?

I forwarded my hand and he started chanting mantras, i was looking at nandini. But, she is looking down.

aisa bhi kya hai neeche?

Ufff! This Marraiges are boring and upar se iam not understanding this pandit's language.

What is it?

Spanish or something like that?

Because, it doesn't sound like hindi or Sanskrit.

Woww, wonderful without understanding anything....iam getting married.

That's when pandit asked nandini to keep her hand on me.

Ab, Kuch tho acha kiya iss pandit ne.

I pressed her hand lightly to get her response, but their is no reaction.

Is she sleeping?

Hahaha, no she can't.

"Nandini" I whispered in her ears, she just hummed.

I told na, she is not sleeping.

" Iam feeling boring, talk something." I asked her.

" Manik, we are marrying. Concentrate on that." She whispered.

" What's there to concentrate in this? such a boring thing. You are safe, Mai tho kab se iss pandit ki rock song sun raha hu. Iam getting nothing of his words." I said.

" Manik, shut up." She growled.

Ufff, Ab yeh miss bhi mera haath chod diya.

kya karu?

Can i use my phone?

I looked around, everyone are so into this pandit's song except me.

Aisa bhi kya bol raha hai?

Does they know his language?

Cabir is talking something with navya, rohan is taking his chance with shreya.

Abhi yehi dekhne ko rehgaya, shaadhi meri. Romance yeh log kar rahe hai.

And guess what?

World's unromantic bride is sitting beside me.

Ok, ok. Iam frustrated right now.

" Ab varu, vadhu phere ke liye uthiye." Pandit announced.

I stood up.

God my back. It's hurting.

I streched my arms and body to which my mother smacked my head, where all others started laughing.

I looked at Nandini, she is behaving like some robo.

Matlab itni bhi kya interesting cheez chal raha hai uss gungat ke peeche.

I will see her, once she take off her veil.

We started taking rounds and it's interesting to listen his explainantion for every round.

Atleast he explained this.

Iam so previlaged to him for this.

And i promised her every thing which pandit said.

I will keep my every promise.

" Ab aap log bait javo." Pandit said.

Yaar, phir se baitna hai kya.

We sat after sometime pandit asked to make her wear sindoor.

Finally i will get to see her face, which i was waiting from start.

I lifted her veil, she is looking breathtaking.

She raised her eyes and that's when my world stopped. Her eyes are my addiction.

It's so expressive, and she is feeling out of world at this moment.

I can sense her.

I smiled at her unknown excitement, i want to kiss her right now at this moment.

Khash yeh koi white wedding hotha, i would have done it.

My bad luck.

I applied sindoor and tied nuptial chain around her neck, i slightly brushed my lips on her nape. Without anyone's notice. she shivered with my sudden closeness.

I backed off and examined her face. She closed her eyes feeling this.

I can't express this moment, iam feeling some gitters and excitement in my heart. It's beating loudly.

She is officially mine and only mine.

Iam so proud of myself to get, most pure and beautiful soul as mine.

My wife.

Ufff this feeling, Mrs. Nandini Manik Malhothra.

Which i was waiting from so many years.

Thinking all that. Tears rolled in my eyes which i stopped taking deep breathe.

Getting her is something which I can't express.

I got whole world's happiness, that's what i feel right now.

She is looking at me, may be reading my eyes. Her innocent eyes are finding reasons for my tears.

Oh my nandu.... Don't look me, i will kiss you.

" Wifey, don't look me. I will kiss you Infront of everyone and iam serious." I warned her.

She immediately looked away blushing.

Oh my baby, She is such a cutie pie.

I will never get angry on her, Even I can't pretend to.

Patha nai puri zindagi mai kabhi gussa karunga bhi nai.

We stood up and started taking blessings from everyone.

She is looking tired carrying this heavy dress.

who made her wear this?

I know she is looking gorgeous. But, her health comes first.

I wrapped my arm around her shoulder giving support.

Elders wished us all happiness.

We are about to go for dinner after this. But, nandini's friends stopped me.

" What?." I asked getting Annoyed.

" Now what's your problem?." Cabir asked.

" We are just helping you manik, that's it." Shreya answered.

" Stopping me from having dinner. When iam starving." I asked.

" Offo, manik Malhothra. You need to get some brains." Nikki said.

" I have. Unlike you guys, it's even working properly." I retorted them.

Rohan and cabir laughed, where girls are glaring at me.

Not my mistake. I just stated the actual fact.

I will make you realise it. Don't worry.

" Nandu, we thought to make it easy for him. But, now we will not." Navya warned nandini.

Easy for me?

What? Are they conducting some reality game show?

" Oh hello. Even we are not less, me and cabir is enough to win this." Rohan exclaimed.

Ok, now it's confusing. Are they planning to play some games.

Then Iam not interested, i think not even nandini. we need to eat something and take rest.

Let them fight within themselves.

" Nandu, you come with me. Let's have dinner and go to our room." I said pulling her, but her Friends stopped us.

" Aree, where you are going?." Soha asked.

" I already told you guys. Iam not interested in your stupid games." I said.

" But, it's your game. You can't go without playing this." Nikki said.

" Wow, really. Aisi bhi kya game hai? " I asked.

" Nothing much. we just hid your jhootha somewhere. This boys have to find it and give it to you. If they can't, you have give us what we demand for." Mukti explained.

Such a lame game.

" Oh hello. Don't underestimate us. Hum dho hai, iska matlab ye nai hai ki we can't do it." Rohan challenged them.

Fuck you Rohan. What you did? Are you with me or against me?

Now, it's impossible to stop this girls.

They started finding my so-called-jhootha.

I never in my life thought, i will get pissed off by my own chappal.

Girls can make you feel anything, which you never felt. I realized it after meeting nandini's friends.

Cabir is silently requesting navya to tell her, but she is denying him.

Where rohan is using his chance and running behind shreya.

What the fuck is happening?

Romantic games? That's what came to my mind.

What about the challenge they did? Agar request hi karna hai tho, tab hi karlethe.

What iam going to do now? sit here without food and bed.

" Nandu, please na ask your friends to stop this drama. Iam so tired." I asked her.

" Manik, it's you boys who challenged. I can't do anything." She answered.

" Yesss, we won manik." Rohan came shouting and hugged me, cabir joined us.

Woww, my boys. Iam so proud of them.

" How rohan?" I asked wearing my chappal.

" Voh manik, this girls are not as strong as they show us." Rohan said looking at shreya, she is glaring at him.

Hahaha, ok. Something fishy happened.

" Ok, ok manik. Come now, let's have dinner." Cabir said, i took Nandini with me.

We sat on chair with me, nandini, nikki, soha, mukti, alya, navya, cabir, rohan, shreya.

" So, guys. Next kiski marraige?." I asked eating my food.

" Meri aur navya ki."

" Meri aur shreya ki." Cabir and rohan exclaimed in unison.

I looked at them getting suprised, navya and cabir i know.

Shreya and rohan? I didn't expect this fast.

" What." Navya and shreya shouted at them.

" Iam not marrying you." Shreya exclaimed.

" Even not me." Navya shouted.

Poor boys.

" But why?" They asked in unision.

" You didn't talk to my parents. Then how you expect to give you, their daughter." Navya said, cabir gave her puppy look.

" And you didn't even proposed me." Shreya said.

Hmmm, boys in danger. Iam out of this.

" Fine, i will not delay this further. Kal hi baath karunga about us." Cabir said to which navya smiled in excitement.

" Even mai bhi, kal hi tumhe...." Rohan said to which shreya blushed.

Awww, another two weddings are on the way.

" Oh, do you guys have any plans.?" Nandini asked to which they nodded no.

Then? Boothnath will help them?

Dude, you need to do lot's of preparations to impress your girl.

" Then? Whose going to help you guys.?" I asked.

" My behna "

" My bhabi." Cabir and rohan shouted in unision.

I chocked my food, nandini rubbed my back and made me drink water.

I glared at cabir and rohan. But, they are glaring at each other which made me confuse, Even nandini is confused.

" No ways, behna will help me in talking with navya's parents." Cabir said gritting his teeth at rohan.

" Nooo, bhabi will help me in proposing shreya." Rohan said with same voice.

What the actual fuck?

Dude she is my wife for your kind information. And we are newly wedded couple.

We don't have time for your stupid things.

I know, she will say no to them.

I looked at her. She nodded her head in yes.

Cabir and rohan grinned at her.

What? She said yes?

Iam not done yet Mrs. Malhothra, you should learn to ask permission from your husband. When it's going effect my Romance.

" No. She is not going to help you guys." I stated strenly, cabir and rohan glared at me.

Fuck off boys. I need my wife.

" But, why?" Cabir and rohan asked.

" Because, she will be exclusively busy from tomorrow." I said munching my food.

Everyone understood what iam talking about, and they kept mum.

" Busy? I don't have any works manik." Nandini said, and i stopped eating my food.

Oh my innocent wife, i have to start teaching you my language classes to understand this indirect words.

Cabir and rohan are smirking at me.

Don't give me that looks, she didn't get my actual words.

" You really want me to explain about the busy thing Infront of everyone, I don't mind. But, i think you will." I whispered tracing her thigh.

She widened her eyes after getting my real meaning and nodded no to rohan and cabir.

I smirked at them, where their smirks vanished.

I gave them a look ' Manik Malhothra will get, what he want by hook or crook '

Where their looks are ' we will see you later. '

Our dinner came to an end.

" Boys and girls we have early Morning flight to Mumbai tomorrow. So, now go and take some rest." Dad said.

" Beta, nandu ko room main le jaavo pehle." Sujatha Aunty signalled girls.

My heart started pounding with excitement, it's my First night today.

But, i have better plans other than this for my wife.

Nandini went away with girls.

I asked rohan and cabir to join me for some discussion.

" Cabir, rohan. Everything is prepared right?" I asked them.

" Don't worry manik. Everything is planned as you said." They told me.

After sometime girls called rohan and informed to bring me.

I sighed deeply and stood Infront of the room along with cabir and rohan, where Nandini is waiting for me inside me.

I was about to open the door, but someone stopped me.

I looked side ways.

Girls? Not again!!

Why always them?

" Now, what? " I asked them.

" We are not going to allow you till we get, what we want." They said.

" And Miss.Intruders what you want? Taj mahal? No, no wait. Effiel tower sounds good." I said sarcastically.

" I think burj kalifa." Cabir joined me, rohan and i laughed.

" Oh shut up, you guys." Navya shouted.

" We don't need any of them." Shreya said.

Is she even for serious?

What they thought?

Iam really going to gift that to them?

They need to get serious sometimes.

Now, I don't have time for all this shit. Iam done.

" Fine. Take my credit card and leave my way." I asked them.

" We don't even need that." Nikki said.

" Oh no, wait. Do you guys actually dreaming about my property papers? If yes, then let me clear you guys. It's belongs to my father, Go and ask him." I said.

Rohan and cabir started laughing.

" Stop laughing. Can you guys be serious for sometime." Navya shouted.

Even i wish that from you girls.

" What you want?" I asked.

" Nandu's happiness." They said in unison.

I looked at them with amused expression.

" Yes, we want her happiness." Navya said.

" And you have to promise us that you will not let her cry." Shreya said.

" You should keep her happy." Nikki added.

Nandini is so lucky to get such pure friends, i admire their friendship.

They are with her in every ups and downs, In which i failed.

Yes, I want them to get serious.

But, Not this emotional.

They will look good, when they are crazy. Now i realised it.

I will never in my life ask them to be serious.

" I promise." I said, they smiled and allowed my way to go.

I opened the door. But, nandini is not present in room.

I closed the door, that when i listened washroom door open.

Their stood my wife in fresh clothes, looking like an angel with that sindoor, chooda and magalsutr. Which is claiming my right on her.

She is a wonderful sight to see, i will spend all my life only looking at her.

She will be my death someday.

" Kaisi wife ho yaar, you should be waiting for my arrival sitting on bed. Yaha tho scene alag hi hai." I said back hugging her, nuzzling in her freshly washed hair.

" Manik, go and freshen up first." She said.

" Fine, give me 5 mins. And wait for me." I said kissing her cheek and went to washroom taking my vest and tracks.

I came out of washroom only to get surrounded with darkness. I switch on the lights, nandini is sleeping on her stomach.

Must be tired, I don't want to disturb her sleep.

But, i have to do it baby. Sorry.

" Nandu." I called her tapping her shoulder.

" What manik? Come and sleep. Iam tired." She said still closing her eyes.

" But, i have something to show you." I said pulling her arm.

" Kal dekhlungi manik." She whined.

" No, abhi dekhna hai get up." I whined at her.

" What manik?" She got up rubbing her eyes.

Awww, my baby.

I picked her up in my arms and made my way to balcony where it's dark around. I dropped her on feet, she looked at me getting confused.

I closed her eyes and after few seconds open it.

Her eyes are twinkling like my favourite stars.

Why not ?

I have decorated the balcony romatically with red hearts and white mini lights, stars are shining brightly making my wife shine under moon light.

Her happines got doubled when, fireflies started appearing in more number.

She turned around and looked at me, i blinked my eyes. She flung into my arms, i too hugged her with same force.

It's her wish or fantasy, that's what she wrote in her wish list.

I want to complete it on our wedding day. So, i arranged it.

After sometime, she broke the hug and started admiring fireflies turning around.

I back hugged her tightly kissing her nape, she gripped my hands which are on her tummy.

" Celebrating our love with stars..."

" And fireflies." She said cutting my words, closing her eyes.

" I love you Mrs.Malhotra." i whispered.

" I love you too Mr.Malhotra." she said.

" Forever." I said.

" Hamesha." She said looking at me, i pecked her lips.

And we started looking at the sky enjoying our peaceful silence in each other arms.

Nothing can be better than this.

This is what i want.

My heart and soul wants.

It's her.

And I Got Her.

This is My Complicated and Complete Love Story.

****The Eñd****

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Finally, it's over.

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i will write a epilogue to this after seeing you guys response.

The journey of Manik Malhothra And nandini Murthy's love story came to an end.

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See you.

Good bye.