"Ma Ma!", Little Shaurya was pulling his mother's dress just to get her attention, who was busy baking Pineapple cake. His favorite one.
His mother smiled at him and carried him in her arms.
"Ma. Ma", Shaurya said and kissed her cheeks.
"Yes, Baby Shaurya", His mother ruffled his silky soft hair locks and kissed his forehead lovingly.
"Ba . l . Un . Ch (balloons)", he said in his baby voice and his mother smiled widely at him and his baby's soft and broken voice.
"My baby Shaurya wants balloons huh?", She asked and he giggled and stared at her red bindi on her forehead.
"Yech yach (yes)", Shaurya showed his tiny teeth and started playing with her single diamond nose pin.
He loved to watch her face. Red bindi and stone nose pin are his most favorite ones after pineapple cake and balloons.
"Okay, in the evening We will go with your papa to buy more balloons", His mother said and pulled out his chubby cheeks.
"Pa Pa", He said happily and jumped out of his mother's arms.
"Yes baby! With your PaPa. Because Today is my baby's 5th birthday", His mother said and swirled him around.
"Bird day", Little Shaurya said and started jumping.
"Chaulya bird day", Shaurya said and laughed and ran in the whole house. Her mother was running behind him.
"Mama catchy catchy chaulya", He said and giggled loudly.
They laughed and played hide and seek.
In the evening, Little Shaurya was coming back with his parents from the market. He asked his father to buy his favorite toy Gun, balloons and teddy bear.
His father and mother were about to take turns of the valley then suddenly bullets showered on both of them. They screamed and fell down on the street.
Little Shaurya was traumatized by the scene in front of his eyes. His parents were blooded and their eyes were widely opened. He screamed and hugged his parents' bodies.
"Ma Ma. Pa Pa", His tears were making his vision blurry and his heart was pounding frantically inside his innocent small chest to see his family lying down on the street.
He saw how two masked men came and caught him and threw him in the car. He was screaming continuously.
He watched his parents until they disappeared from his sight. He was thrashing his legs. One man slapped him so hard that his head was spinning in pain.
He was sobbing continuously and saying only one word - "Ma Ma"
Here an innocent and happy boy Shaurya died.
After a few hours, somewhere else in the capital city, They locked him in a cell. They gave him one loaf of bread and a glass of water to drink but he didn't touch them.
Shaurya was terrified and whenever he closed his eyes, he saw his mother and father's face and their blooded bodies. He was staring blankly at the same place for hours. He didn't know when sleep consumed him.
"Leave me", Little Shaurya jolted up by the screaming of a female voice.
Shaurya was sobbing silently. But after a few hours he felt a warm aura around him. He turned around and saw that a very beautiful woman was also there in the same cell as him.
He looked at her and he found his mother in her face but he knew that she was not his lovely mother. His mother and father were dead. His parents were killed by the bad men. His tears were running down from his beautiful deep honey brown eyes.
That Lady sadly smiled at him and opened her arms for him to come close to her. After hesitation he slowly moved towards her and she captured him in her warm embrace.
He snuggled more into her body and she ruffled his silky soft hair just like his mother did for him. He was semi-conscious and whispered, "MaMa"
That lady was Pashika and those bad men were Vikranth's gangmen.
"MAMA", Suddenly, Shaurya woke up from his nightmares which always turned into sweet dreams when Pashika entered into his life.
Pashika Kashyap, His beautiful mother. Shaurya didn't have any memories of his biological parents because whatever he had , was all coloured in the blood, tears and pain of his parents.
A complete nightmare.
Shaurya picked up his phone and dialed his mother's phone number.
Pashika picked up the second ring.
"Bunny baby! How are you? Are you fine? Baby, did you eat your dinner? Use warm water for the bath and yeah wear full clothes too. Baby! why are you not saying anything?", Pashika was impatiently waiting for his reply but only heard his chuckles.
"Jaan! (Love) if you'll give time to him then he'll be able to speak", Arjun mocked at her speed for asking thousands of questions in a minute without breaking her breath.
"Will you keep quiet? I'm talking to my baby, not you Mr. Arjun Kashyap", Pashika glared at him.
"Stop glaring, Jaan otherwise I'll kiss you hard and then tomorrow morning when our kids ask you about your swollen lips then I'll see how you answer them", Arjun threatened her and returned and got a hit from his Jaan.
"Mama! Dada ! I'm still on the line", Shaurya said and laughed at their romantic bickering.
"Baby! you say. Your father doesn't have any work apart from disturbing me", Pashika said and Arjun huffed in annoyance.
"I'm good, Mama. I just wanted to hear your voice", Shaurya said and picked up a glass of water and gulped it down.
"Baby! You're still watching my younger days picture", Pashika asked and smiled at his cute action.
"You know me", Shaurya said and wiped his mouth and again watched her young picture when she hugged him and said lovingly , "Shaurya Arjun Kashyap, my Son"
"When are you coming back baby? I'm missing you", Pashika said and Shaurya sighed loudly.
Arjun immediately engulfed her in his arms .
"I'll come Soon. So stop crying Mama", Shaurya said and sighed loudly.
Shaurya could not see tears in her eyes. He loved her so much that he would do anything for her happiness.
His mother was a blessing for her. His gift God sent her for him.
"I'm waiting", Pashika replied and sniffed in Arjun's chest.
"Good night! Mama and Dada", Shaurya said and smiled at her.
"Good night, Bunny Baby", Pashika and Arjun said at the same time.
The call was disconnected.
"I love you Mama but I am not ready to see her. JIYA. My JIYA. A kid. She is a kid and how could I fall for her?. She is just like my Mama but I can't love her. But I have to go back to India. For how long I'll stay here?. Ansh also joined the company with Uncle Davy long back and I'm here wandering around like a lonely cloud. Dada needs me. Maybe this is the time for me to go back. Mama, Dada I'm coming", Shaurya thought and went back to sleep.
As he hardened his heart to face the FORBIDDEN Love of his life.
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Flashback:-
[In this chapter, Shaurya is ten years old. The quadruplets are five years old, and Arika is not yet born].
"Ji," Pashika addressed her husband respectfully, shaking Arjun's body while he embraced her.
"Hmmm", With his eyes still closed, Arjun asked, "Jaan?" in response.
Pashika questioned him about his first-in-command, saying, "Nivaan has not returned yet."
"He told me over the phone that he was coming today," Arjun replied.
"He went hurriedly, and I am not feeling good about this," She said, expressing her concern.
"Do not worry," Arjun assured her, planting a kiss on her temple.
When Pashika began to get out of bed, Arjun inquired, "Where are you going?"
"The boys need to get up and get ready for school," As she smiled at him, an annoyance crept into his voice.
"Is it not possible for us to enjoy life while lying in bed?", Arjun pondered.
"Jaan! "Return here", His eyes were hazy, and she could tell he was not in the mood to leave her alone.
"I will be late," she said, hurrying out of the room.
Pashika went into the kitchen to prepare their breakfast.
"Boys, come down here. You are all running late for school," Pashika exclaimed loudly, and all four little boys dashed from their room. Pashika yelled for the boys to come down because they were late for school.
Arjun came to see his family.
"Where is Bunny?", Pashika inquired of the quadruplets.
"Big B is still sleeping," Aarya said as he quickly began eating his breakfast.
"Huh?" Arjun asked, his eldest son being the most disciplined, obedient, and mature of the quadruplets.
Shaurya approached her and softly called her, "Mama."
Pashika turned around to find Shaurya approaching her slowly.
"What is wrong, baby? "Are you feeling sick?" Pashika inquired, checking his body.
Pashika exhaled heavily, "Ji, Bunny's body is burning." She requested Arjun to check on Shaurya.
Arjun rose from his seat and approached him to check on him.
"He has a fever," Arjun explained, and Pashika burst into tears.
Quadruplets sighed weakly as they looked at their mother and nodded, realizing that their mother would no longer leave her little Bunny alone, even in the toilet.
Pashika glared at them as they giggled at their thoughts. Shaurya rolled his eyes as he realized what they were thinking a few minutes before.
"Bunny, you are not going to school. Go back to your room. I am calling the doctor," Arjun told Shaurya, who nodded.
"Fantastic Five, are you ready for school?" Raghav asked.
Quadruplets ran towards Raghav when they heard his rough voice.
"Big B is not going to school today. He is sick," Little Aarya told Raghav, who nodded and drove the four little beasts to school.
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SHAURYA's POV [10 YEARS OLD]:-
My fever has subsided and I am feeling better than I did in the morning. Medicines and porridge tasted bad, but I could not say anything to Mama, so I ate quietly.
I am wandering around the garden to relieve my boredom. Honey, Aru, Rin, and Fai went to school, and I am stuck at home. I called Ansh and learned that he was doing his homework.
Different country, different time.
I noticed Mama and Dadda were deep in conversation and decided not to disturb them.
I take a few more steps and hear a soft sob. I maintain my position.
Who is sobbing?
Mama?
No, Mama is with Dadda, and I believe Uncle Nivaan has returned from his hometown.
Then who is sobbing in the garden?
However, the voice sounds as if a kitten is crying. I chuckled and walked straight until I saw a little girl around the age of two or three with a running nose.
Ewwww!
I cringed at the sight, but when I looked at her closely again. She was adorable, with her long hair and pouty lips.
"Hello," I said, and she looked at me before covering her face with her tiny hands and sobbing again.
I exhaled a sigh.
"Why are you crying here?", I asked, and she stopped crying but stared at me.
When she looked at me, my heart skipped a beat. God only knows why, but it could be due to a fever or the side effects of medications.
"W . W . "Who are you?", I stammered, but why? Why did I stutter in front of a small child?
I took a deep breath, released it, and looked into her eyes, trying to calm my racing heart.
"What are you doing in my house?" I asked sternly, but I made a mistake because she began wailing and I became terrified.
"Hey! "You, runny nose, stop crying," I said, but she didn't.
"Please, little doll, stop crying," I pleaded softly, and she did, but her hiccups filled the garden.
'Ewwww".
She wiped her nose with her backhand.
Her nosiness was all over her face, but she was adorable.
What is wrong with me?
Why am I finding her attractive in a dirty expression?
What about medications? hmmm! I know it is all because of the negative side effects of medication.
I clutched my heart, which was pounding for no apparent reason.
She kept staring at me, so I asked her, "What is your name?"
She blinked several times before responding, "Ya Ji Ya."
And I was wondering what kind of name it was. "Ya Ji Ya?"
"Does she come from another country?"
"What exactly is Ya Ji -", She did not let me finish my sentence.
"Ya" ..., She said this while showing me her tiny white pearls.
"Okay! "Ya Ji Ya, my name is Shaurya or Bunny or whatever you want to call me," I said, and she was only doing one thing.
I was uncomfortable because I was constantly looking at my face, and my heart was also beating abnormally fast.
She turned around to show me a rabbit with no eyes or nose.
She looked at me as she displayed a rabbit toy.
After a brief moment of reflection, it dawned on me. I told her my name was 'Bunny,' so she showed me her toy rabbit- a Bunny.
I smiled at her, and she returned my smile.
"Bunny," Mama said, and I turned around to see her. She was accompanying Dadda and Uncle Nivaan.
"Bunny! Meet this adorable little girl. "Her name is Jiya, and she is Nivaan's daughter," Mama said, and I heard Uncle Nivaan take a sharp breath.
"Oh, her name is Jiya, and she told me Ya Ji Ya," I mentally laughed at her cuteness.
But something was off because that girl was staring blankly at Uncle Nivaan.
"No!" she said in a baby voice, frowning.
"My Papa is my Papa. He is not my Papa.", She said and then I saw how broken Uncle Nivaan was when I looked at him.
"I apologize, Boss and Madame. She needs to rest," Uncle Nivaan said, and they nodded as he carried her to the servants' quarters in his arms.
I was wondering why she said something like this about him not being her papa.
"Bunny! Nivaan is not her biological father. She is his older brother's daughter. His elder brother and sister-in-law died in an accident last week, leaving Jiya with no one in the village, so your Dadda told him to bring her here. Now she will live with us as Nivaan's daughter," Mama said, wiping away her tears. Dadda was encircling her with his arms, Possessively.
Then I understood everything she said about him not being her papa.
"But Mama, she was crying here," I said, looking at my lovely parents.
"I know, baby. She is a small child, and she will soon forget everything and accept Nivaan as her father. So do not say anything to her." Mama said as she ruffled my hair.
"And we will talk to your brother as well," Dada said, and I nodded.
"And you go back to your room now," Mama said angrily as she rushed into the house.
"Jiya", my mind murmured, and a shiver ran through my body. My heart was racing like a marathon, and my breathing was quick.
Jiya, Her name makes me happy.
"Running Nose!!"
I laughed as I remembered her 'new' cute face.
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Present Time, Somewhere in Europe:-
[25 years old Shaurya Arjun Kashyap,
28 years old Ansh Davis Grey
and
24 years old Chase Daniel Miller]
Shaurya was packing his luggage. Last week he talked to Pashika and Arjun and his heart was constricted when he heard Mama's voice.
He got to know instantly that she was missing him badly. She had all kids with her but still, he held a special place in her heart and their families.
Shaurya shook his head smiled widely and dialed Ansh's number.
"Ansh! When are you coming back to India?", Shaurya asked Ansh who was smiling looking at Chase and Chase was disturbing him in his talk.
"Bunny Baby", Chase teased Shaurya.
"Chasey! I'm not talking to you", Shaurya said bitterly coldly to him.
"Hey! What did I do?", Chase asked immediately.
"Ansh will you tell him to stop poking me?", Shaurya told Ansh and Ansh nudged Chase who was sitting beside him.
"I'm hurt! No one loves me. I'll say this to my sweetie pies (Pashika and Porishma)", Chase said dramatically and put his hands on his heart.
"Chase just stopped it", Ansh glared at him.
"I'm going home today and will be waiting for you all", Shaurya said to them.
"We will come next week, Bunny", Ansh replied to Shaurya.
"Bunny baby! I'm Cho Cholly. I bont distal you", Chase mimicked Jiya and Shaurya dropped the clothes which were in his hands.
[I am so sorry. I will not disturb you].
His heart started jumping into his chest and his mind immediately went to the flashback memories of her.
"CHASE", Ansh scolded him and Chase rolled his eyes.
"You know what if ever I like someone then I will steal her from the whole world at the moment my eyes catch her but you dumb boy who loved a girl from the age of 12 and still she is out of your life huh ?", Chase spatted bitterly at Shaurya.
Ansh could hear the fast-breathing Shaurya and he knew Shaurya was panicking about it because apart from Chase and Ansh nobody knew about Jiya and his feelings for her.
"She is Forbidden for me that's why and I'm not like you, brother to use women for our needs. Women are like a birds born to fly freely. They're not an object who is born only to give pleasure to males", Shaurya said harshly and Chase groaned mentally at him.
Ansh mouthed Chase to be quiet and Chase did it because Ansh was telling him to shut his mouth.
"Bunny! I'm sorry on behalf of Chasey. We know you love her so much that it also hurts you that she can't be yours but Chase is right too brother, at least make an effort. Talk to Uncle Arjun and Aunt Pashika", Ansh said and Shaurya shook his head negatively.
"I won't Ansh and I'll never open my mouth and claim her as my love", Shaurya said and put all the necessary items in the luggage.
Ansh sighed weakly.
Chase was listening to their conversations silently.
"Brother Chasey, I'm sorry. I talked rudely to you", Shaurya said and Chase blasted into laughter.
"Oh! Bunny baby kissed me. I'll forgive you", Chase teased him again.
"Shut up you donkey. I'm straight", Shaurya scolded Chase.
"But I want a kiss from your Virgin lips", Chase said and smiled evilly.
Ansh was smiling at their bickering.
"Okay! Take care both of you. I'll wait for you in India", Shaurya said and then they cut the call.
.....
Somewhere at the European International Airport
"Shaurya"
Shaurya heard a soft feminine voice and turned around to meet the woman.
"Alina?", Shaurya was confused slightly by the familiar look of that girl.
And when she nodded her head It was confirmed that the girl's name was ALINA.
But Shaurya was shocked to see that girl at the airport.
"What are you doing here?", Shaurya asked her.
"Shaurya! You know that we studied together at the university and we were very close", Alina said as she breathed quickly.
"What are you trying to say?", Shaurya asked her as he had a bad premonition in his heart.
"I . I. I love You Shaurya", Alina said and blushed slightly as she looked down immediately.
Shaurya was stunned by her confession and looked at her but didn't know what to reply to her.
"Shaurya! Say something", Alina asked while looking at him.
"Alina! I never saw you like that you know. I thought we were just classmates and I don't know what to say about this", Shaurya said and he remembered how his father taught him not to run behind any other woman except the one who would be the soulmate for them.
His soulmate would be the only one who would give happiness to him, bear a child for him, who would support him, and take care of him and Alina was not his soulmate.
"I love You, Shaurya. I love you so much that I can't live without you", Alina said and her tone was very rich in obsessiveness.
Shaurya was speechless.
"Alina! I don't love you. I never thought about you", Shaurya said in a straight tone.
But Alina was not in the mood to let him go. She held his hands and Shaurya lost his temper. He pushed her harshly and she stumbled back.
"Alina! Our university ended long back. I don't even know you properly. I never give any hint to you. I don't like you. Please behave properly. It's a no from my side", SHAURYA's tone was angry and he spoke in a scolding manner.
He took a deep breath and asked, "How did you get to know that I'll be here at this time".
"Because she was stalking you for five years", A voice came from behind them which glared at Alina.
Alina was scared to see him there ...
"Alina, How are you ?" an angry man asked her.
"Hi, Hi, I. I . am fine", Alina stuttered under his hard gaze.
"Lucas?", Shaurya called his name.
Lucas nodded at him.
"Yes Brother", Lucas said and shared a brotherly hug with Shaurya.
"Aunt Pori (Porishma) asked me to meet you here. She told me that you are going back to India so meet you here", Lucas said and Shaurya groaned softly.
"I'm not a baby. I'm a grown-up man then why Aunt Porishma is still treating me like I'm still a five-year-old boy", Shaurya said and Lucas chuckled and looked at the girl who dared to confess her creepy love to his brother.
"Alina! Stay away from my brother. If you will create a ruckus in my brother's life. I will not spare you. Take your creepy love away from him", Lucas said and Shaurya understood everything whatever he felt in the past like someone was following him and sending gifts, flowers, and sick love letters all these things were done by her.
"Why Alina? I never gave you any signal so why did you stalk me?", Shaurya asked Alina.
"Oh my innocent brother, you should go to India and I'll handle her", Lucas told Shaurya Shaurya watched the time and walked inside the airport.
"Shaurya! I love you and you'll be MINE and only MINE", Alina screamed and ran away from the airport.
Shaurya's steps halted as he glanced at her retreating figure. He then took a deep breath and Lucas shook his head negatively at her.
"Take care of yourself, brother. I'm going back to NY", Lucas said to Shaurya as they both went inside the airport.
"How's Uncle Jake?", Shaurya asked and they both entered the airport for security check-in ....
(Jake Hunter is the stepbrother of Davis Grey and Lucas is Jake's son and all the second-generation kids studied together in the same college and university except Arjun's younger son Ariv (fai). Lucas is younger than Ansh, Shaurya, and Chase but older than other boys of the family and loves Porishma very much that makes Davis crazy)
"Everyone is fine at home", Lucas replied happily.
"Are you coming to India with Ansh and his family", Shaurya asked him.
"No", Lucas said blushing slightly and Shaurya arched his eyebrows at him.
"Why? Come to India. We will enjoy our time together", Shaurya asked him and smiled teasingly.
"Brother, I'm planning to propose to someone", Lucas scratched his neck and said shyly.
"Wow and who is she?", Shaurya asked him.
"Emma! Her name is Emma and she is the daughter of my mother's best friend", Lucas said to him.
"See, this is her picture", Lucas showed him the picture of his love.
"Beautiful, huh you lucky bad boy", Shaurya said and they laughed loudly.
"Brother don't worry about Alina. she is screwed and it's not new about her and you are not the only one whom she stalked. She is a hell-crazy girl", Lucas said and Shaurya nodded as they parted ways ......
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Inside the flight
SHAURYA's POV:-
My little heart started to beat for her and always beat only for her. I don't care if she is forbidden for me but I'll always support, care, and protect her from all the harshness of this cruel world.
I still remember when I saw her crying at the school. She was a little girl at that time. She was crying because Soham, a boy from the Quadruplets batch kissed Twinkle who is or say still Honey's childhood crush, and pushed Jiya on the ground.
I wanted to beat Soham but I did not do anything because my brothers did it for me. They all love her and I know they always protect her.
She cried in her bedroom when Uncle Nivaan got married to the woman who was hell-admant about marrying him.
She cried when she saw Koohu for the first time.
She cried when she got to know that Uncle Nirvana wasn't her father.
She cried at that time too when she saw the dead body of Uncle Nivaan's wife.
She cried whenever she fell on the floor.
She cried when got lower marks.
She cried when someone touched her or bullied her.
And I was the only one who was there with her all that time whenever she cried.
My Brothers protected her in school and somehow people got to know that she was the second daughter of Mr. Arjun Kashyap so no one dared to bully her.
She fell ill and Dadda ordered me to help her in her studies. My traitor heart started bouncing inside my chest only for her whenever she smiled at the problems she solved or got good marks.
One time accidentally she hugged me and I forgot to breathe. I felt a weird sensation in my body.
I talked to Ansh about this and he said that it was my feelings for her and it was beyond from likeness and at the age of twelve I got to know that I love her.
My love Jiya ...
"Runny Nose", I chuckled while remembering everything about her.
She is sweet and gentle.
She is caring and loving.
She is honest and sincere.
Her smile.
Her simplicity.
Her dimple.
Her tears.
And her runny nose.
I missed everything about her.
But I chose to stay away from her because she is forbidden to me.
I can't claim her as mine.
I can't say to anyone that I love her.
The last time, I saw her was when she did top in the tenth board exams. This was the last time when I saw her. Now she eighteen-year-old girl and ready to enter college.
But I'm scared that something is going to happen and this will change our life ...
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ShineeSunshine ❤️