Married to Him ✔

Chapter - 21

Arshita

"When I was small I was so, so scared of darkness. " I said walking ahead of him through the long trees in the garden.

" And now? " He asked.

" I don't. I don't get scared of night and I can walk alone here. " I said looking around. There was enough moonlight to let us see the surrounding.

I kept on walking through the muddy path leading to the inside of the grooves. It was attracting me because I never looked this way at them, I mean I never looked at them through moonlight.

I smiled and looked behind me. I scanned, I literally scanned everywhere for him as if he must be hiding in the twigs on the ground.

Where are you?

"Sir?! " I called urgently, retreating from where I stood.

I can't see.

I am alone.

" Armaan Sir! Armaan. " I yelled again to get get no answer.

I started to run upon the twigs making sounds as in some paranormal or scary movies.

" Where the hell are you, Armaan? " I yelled again standing at the spot as I heard the rustle of the trees.

" Show up! Armaan show up!" I yelled moving over my heels looking all around me.

"Whatever it is, I don't like the bit if it. I....ahhhhh...leave me... Ahh..Leave me.. Let go of me..." I began to yell louder as someone caught my waist and took me up in the air. I flung my legs in every direction yelling for help.

The person took me behind the tree and palmed my mouth, holding against me against the tree.

You.

It's you.

Angrily, I kicked him aiming for his groin but I missed and hit his thighs instead.

"Ouch! Almost missed!" He cried.

" What do you think of yourself?! " I yelled again.

He put his finger on my lips shushing me smiling idiotically.

" That ruthless king has sent his whole army to take you away from me again princess Arshita. I don't know what to do to get away with you, love, say something love"

What the hell is it now?

"I can't live without you my princess. Oh princess! You are the love of my life. Say something, love! " He again started to say slowly in a old fashioned way.

Wait!

Was he, really, acting?

I giggled before joining in his silly yet interesting game.

" Oh my love! The man from the unlikeliest of all places who now keeps The Princess in his heart, I ask you to take me far from here. " I said giggling in between.

" Unlikeliest of all places?! Works for me though, right? " He chuckled.

" Yeah right! " I said.

He cleared his throat before starting again with hus pretty...... Nice game," well my love, we shall take shelter in a woods tonight. I know a pretty safe place for us. Let me lead love, shall I?"

I laughed at the language before answering him, " I will be right behind you love. Please take me somewhere that we never part to eternity."

Woah!

He grabbed my hand and we both ran towards his garden from where I ran out in fear. We were literally, no, dramatically running, and whole time he would look back and give me some weird look moving his head and I would laugh at him. I was so sure that we were circling the whole place just to pretend that we were in woods.

Thus is insane.

"We are almost there darling. " He said.

" I shall be dancing about it love. " I laughed a bit but he roared mire than laughing.

Taking a turn, we ran towards a more clear path where there was no plants but some grass that looked like trimmed on the regular basis. I looked up to find a tree upon which rested a small house. It was great.

I looked at his face happily. He shrugged and again grabbing my hand pulled me to stand before the ladder and motioned me to climb up.

Before giving him a light smile, I left his hand and clutched the two sides of the ladder and began to climb up. He was right behind me and, s**t I was wearing a short skirt.

Stupidly, I looked below at him who gave me his teasing smile before saying, "You love me my princess!"

"Oh okay. You would be a real p*****t if you looked at it. " I said before concentrating on climbing up the wooden ladder.

Oh my god!

"This is amazing! Cute! " I exclaimed as I crouched to the small bed about two feet. The small room was lighted with the small decorating bulb and there was a small circular hole from where the wind blew right through the face.

" I am loving it. Oh wow! I never had the tree house. " I said loudly as he crouched and sat beside me, smiling.

" Oh princess! The one living in the huge mansion liked thus small and pity wooden house, I am blessed with such a heart if yours with I and only I own in this world. Welcome to my small hide my love! " He said dramatically.

" You, you really are fun. " I said as I ran my hands over the small bed.

" Thus bed is for you? " I asked him.

He laughed and said," You can say. I fought with Navya to get it though when we were small, you know. "

" Thus house should bear our weights." I casually said thinking over the fact that this was for small Armaan Oberoi, not both if us together.

"I hope so. " He said checking on the bulb which wasn't glowing. He dropped his hand and began touching the small bed, maybe he was reminiscing his childhood as his face shone and he giggled in between. His face looked so calm and happy that I really, really got attracted too.

How one could be this happy? His whole outlook amazed me rather than making me feel bad or pity myself the way I usually felt. I enjoyed his face.

"Don't look like that otherwise you will fall in love with me. "

What the f....

" Lame!" I said taking a breath.

" I know. " He laughed brightly, showing his white teeth.

Why are you this handsome?

We stared at each other. Well i traced each corner of his face with my eyes printing the ups and downs of it in my head.

" You heard it?! " He asked suddenly.

" No, what? " I said as I tried to look down the small window.

" They are here princess, we need to run." He said.

Oh!

" Are we still playing this? " I asked him quite bored.

" What, my princess?"

" Nothing . " I I said frowning at me.

" That is totally fine princess. You shall follow me. " He said as he crouched to get out.

No, not this time Mr. Over Smart!

" You think you are getting another view, huh? " I raised my single eyebrow.

He looked away quite amused before motioning me to get down first.

Climbing down, I stood beside the ladder. He came down little later and laughed as he looked at me.

" I didn't intend to watch before you pointed it yourself still that was pretty nice idea. " He said clapping off the dust and grabbing my hands again.

" Trying to show that you aren't p*****t! " I commented.

He looked back at me and smiling a bit turned away. We normally walked towards the house and I missed the fun we were having.

" Should they be following us still? " I asked.

He giggled before joining me," That does not matter love because they won't find us. "

We ran inside the house, up the stairs and crossing the hallway, we entered the neat bedroom and slumped on each side of the bed, laughing hysterically.

Facing me, he stared me smiling. I knew my cheeks were reddening and I started to feel so hot.

" What?! " I blurted just to pull him out if hus staring session.

" I want to look at you contently before someone steals you away from me, my princess! " He whispered playfully and just ended the moment.

Did I say moment? Yes I did..

" Okay. " I muttered.

He smiled and added," They could only capture us and tie our hands princess but they can't capture our heart and squeeze one another out if us, my love. "

" Tie our hands? " I laughed.

" Yeah. We are kept in this smelling and rugged dungeon with our hands tied up only to be punished for our sin - the love. "

" You are such a story maker! " I commented and laughed some more.

" So what do we do we are locked up?" He whispered nearing to me.

" I ain't that stupid. You try to scare me every time. " I said.

" Do I? " He asked innocently.

" Yeah! Things don't happen coincidentally. And please don't make me count all of them. " I said and wondered at myself. What really got into me that I felt so free, so happy.

He did try to intimidate that date night, tonight, at office and do many it her times.

" Well you haven't answered my question- what do we do now? " He asked, amused.

" We could only wait for our execution by my mad and ruthless father who is a king? " I said unsure.

" No wait, my father isn't ma's and ruthless and even if it's just some play I can't bear this concept. " I said sitting up.

" Alright, alright. " He said calmly pulling me down on the bed again," So your father who is a king.... Misunderstands me as a... Opportunistic who is after your kingdom because you are the only daughter and.... And he loves you so much. "

He suggested and shook his head.

I smiled at him and said," That's nice."

"So now what do we do? " He asked with the hint of fun in it.

" What? " I mumbled.

" We live last of our moment together lovingly. " He said furrowing his eyebrows.

" We live lovingly. So? " I chuckled.

" So? " He asked batting his eyes.

" You don't have guts now. " I said.

" Hey I have it. A lot. " He said, quite offended.

I laughed victoriously for succeeding in making him lose his amusement." You can't say what you want now? You know I like courageous man. "

" What I want? You tell me. " He posed.

" You don't have guts to say that you want to kiss me. " I sang to him.

What the hell was I thinking?

" I have guts and I can prove it to you." He said.

What?

No.

He will kiss me.

"See look at your face. How can I show it to you? " He laughed.

" Alright. Prove it. Let's see what you get this time Mr. Armaan Oberoi . " I challenged him angrily.

" I will choose the other way than possible you off when you are enjoying it. " He said putting his hand before me in defence.

" Better! " I turned and looked up the ceiling.

"Okay. So I showed you my guts when I almost proposed you that night without holding your hand." He stated merrily.

Seriously?

Is there any guts involved?

" Not holding my hands suggests you are so brave?! Lame. Holding my hand would have. " I rolled my eyes when he furrowed at me.

" That involved lot of courage Miss Arshita Agarwal. " He said.

" How so? " I asked him.

" I risked getting your slap by not holding your hand. I mean I knew you might slap me still risked. I am courageous!" He shook his hand.

" Seriously?! You are.. You are... Oh my God! I don't have a word for you. " I laughed so loud.

" I am brave. " He shouted.

" Oh yes you are! God!" I laughed holding my stomach and he joined me in this hysterical laugh.

"I like you. I like you so, so much. " I said between laughs.

" I like you. I like you already, Arshita!" He said starring me passionately. I looked at him back only for him to wave his hand.

" Arshita! " He sang my name still waving his hand.

" Armaan! " I sang too and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed these hours with him. After long time.

Armaan.

Armaan Oberoi.

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