LAZY_BENGAL_TIGER

The familiar arms hugged Somya from behind, claiming her waist. "Hey, naughty! What are you doing?" she gently rebuked him while concentrating on her cooking.

"Why didn't you wake me up yourself, instead a servant had to do it?" he complained with a hoarse voice. 

"You know that it's Sam's birthday today. I still have things to prepare for," she explained.

Mr. Varun Kashyap, who had always been an early bird, suddenly started sleeping till late. Because he loved to hear the sweet singing of his dear wife and her stirring him up with a sweet kiss every morning. But today, he woke up angrily because if he was not careful enough, he might have ended up kissing the servant.

All thanks to his wife's important work, which was just taking care of that Little Fella.
 
"You only care for him. You don't care for me anymore," he complained and hid his face in her hair, wailing like a cute abandoned puppy.

The innocent act melted Somya's heart, and she turned to console him. "No hubby...Mmmm..." but before she could utter anything, he lifted her chin to force a deep and passionate kiss as punishment.

"Cough!"
 They were interrupted by someone's coughing, and Somya caught her mother-in-law standing on the doorstep.

Seeing her mother-in-law standing in front of her, Somya felt like she could die of embarrassment.
 'How come my mother-in-law finds me doing such an act. Somya, you are done for! All thanks to this nice innuendo! huh!'
 She started glared at her husband after her mother took her leave. Somya lunged towards him to smack his shoulder.

But in the attempt, the flour on her hands ruined his shirt and they both tumbled on the floor, on top of each other.

Varun, being a smart Devil, grabbed the chance to lick Somya at all his favorite places. 

Hardly suppressing her moan, Somya reprimanded him by hitting his shoulder.
"Seriously! Who the hell licks raw dough? It isn't something sweet or tasty."

"Oh, honey! It's so sweet because you touched it. Let's continue what we were doing earlier." He attacked her lips with his, silencing her again. 

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In a dark room, under the reflection of moonlight, a man was standing in his black cloak. He had golden eyes and was staring at the full moon in the sky. 

Hearing footsteps from behind, he turned to see Rahul standing there.

"I...locked her!" Rahul showed a key to him.

Looking at the key, Varun's eyes shone deep golden color before he closed them. After few moments, when his eyes returned to normal, he responded, "Good. Later no matter what happens, don't let her out."

"But will you be fine, by yourself? Let me join you. Somya isn't going to wake up anytime soon anyways."

"No need. Just take care of her for me," Varun replied in his chilly voice.

"Aren't we cheating on her by doing this? If anything happened to you, I won't be able to stand her curses," Rahul tried to stop him.

"I don't want my yesterday to affect our tomorrow. I had her room spelled. She won't be able to hear the charmer's voice unless you open the gates for her," Varun then started moving towards the door. 

Rahul sighed but didn't stop him.

"Rahul, you won't be getting the chance to hear her curses. They're only for me to hear," he heard him say.


Note: This story revolves around a Forbidden Indian Folklore. A Mysterious Fantasy Romance coming ahead!

It's a slow-burn book, so please be patient readers!

As Long As You Are With Me

Later in the morning, someone strolled into her room after knocking once. 


"Oye Mister! You are supposed to ask for permission before getting into a girl's room," she glared at him in the mirror while putting on her earring.


Varun ignored her words, believing she never means what she says, and settled himself on a chair. 


Looks like the elders were right about the 'influence of the company.' 


"Do you know what your friend went through in the morning!" And Somya's storytelling mode got activated. She told him everything about the morning incident without missing any details.


"So what brings you here?" She finally asked, after giving him all the updates.


Varun, who was attentively listening to her exaggerated story, paused to think. 


He was having breakfast with his family in the morning. But the moment he ate the parathas made by their house' chef, his face became twisted. After eating parathas made by her, he couldn't bring himself to eat these anymore. So he ate his breakfast half-heartedly and subconsciously drove to her house. 


"Breakfast," a word slipped from his mouth. 


Knowing it's too late to regret, he nodded, "My mom wasn't home today so I thought about eating out." Afraid she would misunderstand that he was treating her house as a restaurant, he added, "thinking you may not have eaten yet I thought about asking you to join."


'Now that's what flirting-with-a-straight-face is! 'is what Rahul would have said if he was there. 


"Do you like South Indian Cuisine?" She asked.


Thinking she's talking about his offer, he responded, "Yeap, anything is fine."


"Great then! I had made Idli for breakfast," she clapped happily and ran towards the kitchen. 


Before he could stop her she has already sprinted to the kitchen. Feeling a little guilty for his lies, he sighed. But as the aroma of the food entered the room with her, he threw his conscience to the back of his mind. 


"Tada! Everyone's all-time favorite, mouth-watering dish, Idli, is making an appearance in the room!" She shouted dramatically before placing the plates on a table nearby.


"I was thinking about losing weight and eating Idli is the only dieting I can do full-heartedly," giggling, she served him food and started eating.


Varun felt spices bursting on his taste buds when he sipped the soup called Sambhar with Idli. It was mouth-watering just like how she said. But since he had eaten at home his stomach was already half-full.


Watching him getting up with his plate empty she anxiously asked, "What's wrong? You didn't like it?"


"No. It was good. But I'm full." Not only was it good but it was actually delicious.


"Hey, you may not know but just because it tastes good doesn't mean it would harm your health. It has low calories and lots of fiber in it and it keeps your stomach full for a longer period. The spices used in making the Sambhar also benefit our bodies. So just sit down and eat to your heart's content," she explained, thinking he is counting her breakfast as fast food. 


Forced by her lecture, Varun has no other option but to sit down and eat a few more bites of food.


After finishing their breakfast she looked towards him and said casually, "Do you know, a good compliment can really make someone's day better. If you like something about someone you shouldn't keep it just inside your head. Say it out loud and that someone's day would be all smiles since she got praised. Words don't cost much so why save them like gold.


At first, he had no idea why she was telling him this but then...Oh! "The breakfast was delicious. You make excellent food, Hooligan."


"Oh really! Thank you!" And she beamed like a kid.


Oh, God! He is never going to get used to her way of doing things! 


Idli-Sambhar!