TWO BROTHERS SEASON 1 CH 46 to 56

Ch 46

In the third bedroom

Sameera woke up blinking her eyes from the rays of sunlight peeking out from the curtains.She found Vikram cuddling her tightly. He looked so peaceful, so serene that she couldn’t help but smile.She wished to wake up every morning in his arms.She caressed his face & pressed a gentle kiss on his forehead.Then she carefully rolled over to freshen up, but she saw him stir in the sleep , his brows furrowed before his eyes crinkled & opened up. She put her hand on his cheek. For a moment, he looked slightly confused, then something struck him & he sat up with a jerk. He began to look side to side in search of something which made Sam confused.

“Do u want something Vikram?” she asked him.But Vikram was not in his right state of mind & suddenly he sat up & dashed out of the room. She was shocked seeing him behaving weirdly. She ran behind him.

Outside the 3rd bedroom

“Vikram, Vikram….Slow down please,” Sam screamed from behind. But his eyes were searching something. She got hold of him & pulled him towards herself.

“What’s it baby? Do u want something? Tell me na…I will bring it for u” Sam said, cupping his face, but he seemed not to hear a single word & he just roamed his eyes everywhere. He jerked her hands away from his face & ran outside of the cottage.Sam panicked seeing him behaving in an unstabilised manner & screamed, “RK….RK, where are u?”

Inside RK’s bedroom

RK was sitting on the bed with his face covered with his hands. Geet’s words pained him very much. He thought that inspite of their differences; she would never think to separate Madhu from him. He thought that she would respect her sister’s love & try to stay away from their lovelife just like he was staying away from Maaneet’s love life.

“But no….she has problem with every fucking thing in our lives….She wants everything according to her choice…It’s always I, me & myself for her,” he thought disgusted.Suddenly Sam’s scream broke his chain of thoughts & he ran following her voice.

Outside the cottage

“Mommmm…..Mommmm….” Vikram screamed again & again as tears started to pour down his cheeks uncontrollably. He just wanted his mom with him after the last night’s encounter with his mother in Vicky’s party. He didn’t know that it was just a visual illusion set up by KD to stop him from leaving the party, before fulfilling their wrong intentions.

Sam ran towards him & tried to calm him down, but he was nowhere near sanity to listen to her words.

“Vikram, please come inside…..Don’t go out….u need rest,” Sam tried to convince him. She held his hands & tried to drag him, but he jerked her hands away & only screamed, “Mommmm”.

RK came out of the cottage & was shocked to see Sam trying to control an unstable Vikram.

“What’s happening?” RK asked Sam.

“I don’t know….he is asking for his mother,” Sam cried as she tried to hold him in one place forcibly.

“Mother? But she is dead” RK replied confused.

“What?” Sam gasped. She looked at Vikram & understood that someone used powers on him.She felt disgusted thinking that someone tried to use his love for his mother to weaken him emotionally , so that it becomes easier for them to control him.She felt hurt that Vicky planned all these.She didn’t know that Vicky just handed Vikram’s responsibility to KD before leaving. It was not his plan. His plan was to use Mohini to make Vikram his puppet.

“RK, now what will I do?” Sam asked RK helplessly. They couldn’t use power on him before 24 hrs to calm him down as it could make him unstable completely. They couldn’t take him to doctor as if the news reaches media, it would be a juicy gossip for all of the people in the town.

“Sam, take care of him for a moment…I am coming right now,” RK said & vanished inside the cottage with superfast speed. He again appeared before them after 1 min & handed a syringe to Sam & said, “I am holding him tightly…u give him the injection.” Sam nodded her head & just did what he said to her while RK tried to hold him in one place without using any supernatural force.

After 4 mins of continuous struggle & screaming, Vikram slumped in RK’s arms as the medicine started affecting him.

RK carried Vikram in his arms & went towards the third bedroom & made him sleep on the bed, adjusting his pillows below his head & a duvet on his body.He looked at Sam sadly, who burst into tears seeing Vikram suffer so much?

“Why is it happening with him? Why god is punishing such a pure soul? Why?” Sam cried as angry tears rolled down her cheeks. Life has been always unfair to her, but she accepted it as she considered herself as a sinner, commiting graveous sins to support Vicky. But Vikram is a pure soul. She couldn’t take that god is hurting him without any of his fault. He was just paying for other’s mistakes.

RK hugged Sam tightly, wrapping his arms around her trembling body. He didn’t know how to console her other than silently listening to her wails & feeling her pain.

“Sam, never lose hope….always have faith on ur love…It’s only thing which will allow u to cope up….Hard times will pass as they always do…Just have a little patience & smile…It will help u to live through ur pain & will give u strength,” RK whispered near her ears as she slumped with him on the sofa. He made her lie down & put her head on his lap & stroked her soft short hair with his fingers, putting her to sleep again.  

Madhu was searching for RK. She was restless after her awful encounter with Geet. Initially, she tried to brush away the sinking feeling, but the recent confrontation of her with Geet , made her speechless.

“Geet has changed” she thought.

“It seems her personality is changing drastically from an innocent, childish Geet to someone I don’t know,” she thought again.

“She is scared….She is having changes in her body, physically & mentally, as if she is reborn…So, it’s quite natural…”.RK’s words rang in Madhu’s ears.

Madhu couldn’t help but those words of RK started haunting her.

“What does he meant by that?” she wondered. She hesitated to ask him.

“What if he is still not prepared to tell her everything?” she thought & let out a sigh unable to think anymore.

She pushed the door of the third bedroom which was at the extreme left of the cottage, away from other 2 bedrooms. She couldn’t find RK anywhere, so decided to look for him there. As she entered, she saw Sam sleeping, putting her head on RK’s lap & RK dozing off in his sitting position.

“Poor Sam…poor RK….They must have been tired….Maan is also sleeping like a log in his room & Geet is sitting grumpily in the chair in the garden” Madhu whispered.

“Let them sleep…I should prepare for the lunch,” she thought & left for the kitchen.

In Neotopia

Vicky returned back to his homeland. He breathed the fresh air of his beloved country. The warmth of the miraculous holy fire of the Guardian of Neotopia- The Great Fire Spirit seemed to calm his tensed nerves. He felt himself at peace, atleast for the time being, away from the obsession & revenge.Like other times, he wanted to go to his father & spend some father-son moments for somedays. But strangely, this time his feet dragged his tired body towards the golden temple of his country made by his great ancestors.

Inside the temple of Neotopia

“Flowers & candles for u , my lady” a maid said to the Queen of Neotopia who was making preparations for a very important ritual she performs for her son for the past 13 yrs , with a hope that his son would come out of his revenge mode & spend his life like any other prince.

“It has been 10 yrs since I saw him….Either he is busy with his dad for training & making plans & executing them or he is with Sam or Princess Dipali….He seems to forget his mother,” Queen sighed.

“But I will keep on loving him as he is my flesh, my blood…. & I will perform every ritual to impress our great Guardian- the Fire Spirit to protect my son from evils” she sighed again & became busy in preparations.

“My lady, will Prince Vicky join u in this ritual?” the senior priest of Neotopia asked her.

“No….he is busy” she whispered. Priest seemed to understand & started helping her in making the whole place pure by sprinkling holy water.

After sometime,

“I am ready….Can we start the rituals?” Queen asked Priest politely.

“Offcourse my lady….before starting, please keep gold on the balance weighing equal to the person for whom we are gathered here to perform this sacred ritual,” the Priest requested.Queen eyed her guards to put 60 kg weight gold on the balance. After keeping the gold, the guards left them alone, only 3 maids of queen & 2 helpers of the temple stood at the corner in case of emergency.

“Please chant the mantras with me, my lady” the priest requested. She closed her eyes & prayed to her great ancestors & all the holy spirits of the holy fire for her son’s well-being.She prayed to the great Fire Spirit “Vesta” to end all his sufferings.

At the doorstep of the temple

Vicky looked ahead & saw the huge door of the temple closed & few guards standing at the doorstep. He took ragged deep breathes to relax after climbing up 180 steps.He couldn’t believe that he stepped inside the temple for the 1st time. He was in a trance after listening to the sounds of the bells from far. When he took his 1st step inside, he could smell beautiful & fresh fragrances of flowers, scented candles & incense sticks.

“Why am I even here?” Vicky whispered slowly, trying to calm his raised heartbeats in between.He then turned to go, but stopped seeing the same 180 steps.

“No ways I am going down now” he panicked.He couldn’t use his powers in God’s home as it could offend Him.

Getting no other options, he decided to rest inside the soothing atmosphere of the temple. Being the Prince nobody dared to stop him, but one guard came forward & wished Prince 1st & then said, “O my Prince, I beg u to stop as our great Queen is performing a holy ritual inside”.

Prince Vicky stopped & creased his brows, “Mother…inside?”

“Yes, my Prince….She is perfoming this ritual every year for the past 13 yrs for ur well-being,” he informed prince.

“Mother is doing rituals for me for the past 13 yrs!” Prince gasped in shock. He didn’t know that & not even his father mentioned this to him. Although Brij always adviced him to visit his mother, but as Brij was scared of him, he never dared to say in front of him more than that or it might be that he was so engrossed in fulfilling his father’s dreams that he ignored his other relations.

“I always fulfil my duties as my father’s son….But today I will fulfil my duties as my mother’s son too,” he thought & with such determination, he stepped inside the temple, eyeing the guards to push the huge door of temple for him.

Inside the temple

“Now hold ur son’s gold idol with ur left hand & offer ghee to the sacred fire with ur right hand & recite mantras with me,” the priest said.

But suddenly a hand touched Queen’s right hand & started offering ghee to the holy fire along with the Queen. She was startled & turned his face sharply to look at the person.

“Vicky” she gasped. Vicky looked at her mother who was shedding happy tears. He felt bad for making her suffer so much.

“I always become the reason of the sufferings of my loved ones,” he thought & closed his eyes in guilt.

“Vicky….did u really come?” Queen asked weakly, not believing her own eyes. She thought that it was one of her dreams & if she touches him, he will vanish like other times.

“I am here, mother” Vicky said when he saw his mother hesitating to touch his cheeks. She was very much shocked & in extreme pain.She said, “No….u didn’t come…It’s just one of my illusions”. His eyes filled with tears, increasing his guilt ten folds. He held her hand & placed it on his cheek.

“See, ur Vicky came back to u….I will not go anywhere,” he cried. Her lips trembled & she flared her nose, before bursting into tears.

“I….so….missed….u………U…forget…ur…mother…….How…can…u….hurt….me…like…this?” she sobbed clutching his shirt. He cried with his mother as he hugged her close to him.

The Senior Priest smiled seeing the reunion between the mother & son. But he had to intervene as time was passing by & they had to complete the rituals.

“My lady, it’s god’s wish that Prince returned today….It’s Prince’s birthday & also the foundation day of Neotopia….It’s a very auspicious day for all the Neotopians…Let’s complete the rituals & pray to our holy Fire Spirit & all the other sacred souls in the holy fire for the well-being of Prince & the future king of Neotopia,” the Priest said.

Queen smiled & looked at Prince Vicky expectantly.

“I will complete the rituals with mother,” he said & reciprocated her smile. Queen’s lips curved into a satisfactory smile & she turned towards the Priest & said, “This time my son will sit with me in the puja & perform all the rituals.”

They again started the rituals but this time the gold statue of Prince was replaced by Prince Vicky himself. He chanted the mantras & performed every single step of the ritual with his mother.

He prayed, “Please keep my mother happy…I don’t want anything else”.

She prayed, “Bring peace & happiness in my son’s life….Bring him out of my husband’s trap….Being a wife , I can’t go against my husband & can’t tell Vicky the truth…Please don’t hurt him anymore…Give him a normal life like he always wished.”

They both took blessings & distributed 60 kg gold to the citizens of Neotopia along with prasads & clothes.

“Ur majesty, now u can break ur fast,” the Senior Priest said.

“No…Not now…I will do it afterwards,” Queen replied hesitantly.She turned towards Prince Vicky & said, “U go & rest…I will come after sometime.”

“Roya lets go,” Queen said. Roya gave her a meaningful nod & left with her.

“Is everything ready?” Queen asked her.

“Yes, my lady….Preparations have been made…U have to just go & sit,” Roya whispered near her ear.

After 3 hrs,

A carriage stopped near an old temple at the end of the Neotopia.Roya stepped out of the carriage & opened the door for Queen of Neotopia to come out.

“We are here, ur majesty,” Roya said with a smile. Queen stepped out of the carriage with her trembling legs as tears rolled down her cheeks.

“Let’s go my lady before question arises of ur disappearance for more than 2 hrs,” Roya said with a worry face.

“Who will question me? I am Queen,” she replied but confidence lacked in her voice.Althought she is a queen , yet King’s loyal ministers & psychics always keeps an eye on her & on others just to keep the king informed of every details from his room.

“Let’s hurry up,” Queen whispered & stepped in the temple.

Ch 47

In the cottage of RK & Maan

In the dining room

Madhu was arranging the food on the table. She had prepared RK’s favourite dishes.As she arranged the food, she remembered how she prepared RK’s favt food in her farmhouse & then their beautiful moments. She blushed dreaming about him with open eyes.

“Get a grip madhu…If u continue to blush like this, then RK will surely tease u in front of others” she whispered & blushed again.

In the third bedroom

RK wake up from his sleep. His back was stiff & was paining due to sitting continuously in one position. He saw Sam sleeping, resting her head on his lap.He brushed her hair strands which were disturbing her & put it behind her ear. Then he carefully lifted her head & put a pillow below her head & adjusted her .He covered her with a duvet properly & left the room.

“Oh god, I am so late….Lunch is not yet ready” RK panicked & rushed downstairs.

In the downstairs

RK rushed towards the kitchen, but stopped seeing Madhu talking to herself & arranging the dinner on the table. His lips curved into a smile seeing the girl in front of him.

“She cooked for us & managed everything so perfectly,” he sighed.

He saw that the kitchen was neat & clean, just the way he likes. He was very impressed to see her managing everything so perfectly.

Madhu saw him staring at her & her face lit up. Her face broke into a wide smile & she said, “RK….u are awake…C’mon freshen up & have ur lunch”.He stepped towards her & pressed a quick kiss to her forehead & mouthed, “I love u princess.” Madhu blushed & replied, “I love u too”.  

“Now go & hurry up.” Madhu said & nudged him to call everyone.He nodded his head & rushed towards Maan’s room to wake him up before waking others as lunch was ready & everyone needed to eat , specially Sam & Vikram who didn’t eat since morning.

Madhu served food for Sam & Vikram and went towards their room.

In Maan’s bedroom

RK saw Maan sleeping on the bed. His mouth was open & he was snoring softly. RK smiled naughtily at him & decided to have some fun.

He went towards Maan’s cupboard & opened it.

“Where have u kept it?” RK whispered.

“Aahh, there u are” he exclaimed happily & took out a bottle of cream & a feather.

“Now showtime,” he smirked & took slow steps towards maan. He put a lot of cream on one of Maan’s hand & tickled his nose with the feather continuously.

“Mmmm” Maan moaned in his sleep.RK bit his lips to control his laughter. He again tickled him & watched the fun.

When maan couldn’t bear the tickling sensation, he used his hand, full of cream to wipe off his face, making his whole face to be smeared with the cream.

“Hahahaha…” RK burst into laughter which broke Maan’s sleep. He looked at RK with confused expression & then realized what he did.

“You,” Maan fumed at RK.

“I will kill u,” Maan fumed again & ran behind RK.

“First catch me bro,” RK smirked as he dodged Maan’s attempt to catch him.

“I will catch u, u little monster” Maan scowled at him & lunged at him, but RK was faster than Maan & again dogded him successfully, making Maan to fall on the floor flat.

“Aaaahhh” Maan screamed in pain, lying on the floor flat. RK panicked seeing him hurt & ran towards him.

“Oh my god, bro…I am sorry…U got hurt because of me…I am really sorry, bro,” RK sniffed.

“Hey…hey…hey…I am okay brother…I was just bluffing,” Maan said seeing RK blaming himself.

“U are not lying, right?” RK asked Maan, trying to be sure.

“I am not lying,” Maan replied & brushed his cheeks with RK’s one, smearing the whole cream on his face too.

RK smiled at Maan & hugged him tight. After a brief pause he said, “Don’t ever scare me like this….I can’t imagine my life without u bro”.

In the garden

Geet was sitting on a chair in the garden. She was upset that Madhu talked to her rudely that too because of her new found love RK.

“This guy has sweared to spoil my life,” Geet said disgusted.

“Why everyone loves him so much? What they see in him?” she thought frustrated with the turn of events.

“First Maan…he has so much faith on his brother who is nothing but a trouble,” she said remembering Ananya’s incident.

“And now Madhu is trapped in his love….Why she is not understanding that RK is not a family type of guy….he will never be a good husband material…..He is just bedding Madhu & after using her totally , he will throw her like a tissue paper,” she gripped the handle of the chair tightly.Her nose flared & eyes spitted fire.

“No…I will not allow that RK to spoil my sister’s life….He has already taken her virginity , but I will not allow him to finish her totally….I will find a deserving guy for her…Yes, I will,” she decided finally.

In the 3rd bedroom

Madhu kept the plates on the table & woke up Sam. She rubbed her eyes & saw madhu staring at her with a smile.

“C’mon wake up sleeping beauty….Food is warm…just freshen up 1st & eat it….Bath later,” Madhu said while pouring water in the glasses.She turned to look at her & found her staring at sleeping Vikram.

“He will be fine…Don’t worry…He is among his friends….no one can harm him now,” Madhu tried to convince Sam.

Sam went to the washroom while Madhu decided to wake up Vikram.

“Vikram…wake up…Food is ready,” Madhu patted his cheek gently.He blinked his eyes to adjust the sunlight & then sat up on bed. Sam came out of washroom & stared at Vikram curiously.

“I hope he is fine,” Sam thought.

“Where is my Mom?” Vikram asked suddenly.

“Huh?” Madhu asked confused. Sam closed his eyes feeling defeated.

“Madhu, please look after him…I am calling RK,” Sam said & rushed towards RK’s room.

“Sam…he is in Maan’s room,” Madhu shouted from behind.

In Maan’s room

RK & Maan freshened up & decided to head for the dining room.

“We are late…Madhu must be very angry,” RK said, imagining a fuming & bossy Madhu.

Imagination start

“RK…u are 10 mins late….How can u keep me waiting…Now I have to warm the food again,” Madhu fumed, putting her hands on her hips.

RK & Maan stood in front of her like school kids before their classteacher.

“Now hurry up…and finish the food within 5 mins,” she shouted again.

RK & Maan rushed towards their seats & started gobbling the food.

Imagination end

“RK…RK….where are u lost?” Maan screamed near his ear.

“What?” RK came out of his Madhu-land & shouted in frustration.

“What were u thinking?” Maan asked curiously.

“About Madhu” RK replied in a trance.

“Just give her rest for sometime….U don’t even leave her alone in ur dreams too” Maan teased.RK blushed at his comment & turned his face to hide his blush from his bro.But Maan caught him & teased more, “Oh my god…Is that a red tinge on ur cheeks?”

“What? No…Why will it be?” RK fumbled with his words & he turned beetroot out of embarrassment.

“Awww…my baby brother is feeling blushy-blushy” Maan said pulling his cheeks.

“Gosh Maan….no…I am not blushing…It’s a girly thing, okay…I am RK….The RK” RK said with attitude, trying to hide his blush. Maan laughed out loud which irritated RK & he hit Maan playfully.

Suddenly their beautiful & playful moments were disturbed by a nervous Sam.

“RK…Vikram….is…awake….He…is….searching…for…his….mother…please…come…Madhu…alone…” Sam said with great difficulty, trying to calm her heart beats due to running from their room to Maan’s room & then finding them not there, she ran towards the dining room.

“What happened to Vikram? Why is he searching his dead mother?” Maan asked RK confused.

“In Vicky’s party, someone used powers on him & made him believe that his mother is alive & now he wants his mother in front of him,” RK said upset.

“I tried ur medicines for depression & it worked , but the effects of powers didn’t go away….I can’t say him the truth of his mother’s death & hurt him again…It can be harmful for his health…& I can’t use my powers to make him forget the party night before 24 hrs as it can risk his life,” RK said again.

“Maan, call geet & finish ur food…I will send madhu & please make sure that she eats…I will go with Sam & handle him,” RK said & rushed upstairs.

In the 3rd bedroom of Maan’s cottage

“Where is my mom, madhu?” Vikram asked her repeatedly with a hope to get whereabouts of his mom from her.

“Vikram…Why don’t u rest for a while? I will go & bring ur mom back to u” Madhu said, trying to fight back her tears.

“No….I don’t want to rest….I just want my mom back” Vikram said with childish stubbornness.

“Madhu, what’s this? U haven’t told him yet?” RK said as he entered the room with Sam & listened to the conversations between Vikram & Madhu.

Madhu looked at RK confused, who just eyed her to play along with him.

“Well, I was….umm…trying to…ermm..” Madhu fumbled with her words & looked at RK helplessly.

“U go…I will take care of him,” RK whispered near her ear. Madhu nodded her head & left.

RK looked at Vikram & smiled at him.

“Actually aunty told us not to tell u that she is preparing for a huge surprise for u,” RK told Vikram as he looked at RK curiously.

“Surprise?” Vikram exclaimed happily.

“Yup…She wants her son to give a big surprise….She missed ur birthday…So, it’s quite obvious, u silly” RK said as he picked up one plate from the table & lovingly fed him.

“But I miss her…I want to see her,” Vikram pouted.

“U will see her….Just give her some time to prepare for the surprise….I guess u don’t want to disappoint her & make her sad by spoiling her surprise….Will u?” RK asked as he again fed him & passed a glass of water.

“No…I will not make her sad,” Vikram shook her head & drank the whole glass of water in one go.

“That’s like my baby….Ur mother will expect u to be a good boy & wait for her to come on her own,” RK said as he wiped off a grain of rice from the corner of Vikram’s lips.

“Will she be late?” Vikram asked upset.

“No dear….she will come tomorrow” RK replied.

“Now….u sleep…U need rest…okay?” RK said again as he covered Vikram with the duvet.

“But I am not sleepy” Vikram whined.

“So, what will u do?” RK asked curiously.

“Do u remember…U use to read stories for me & Maan,” Vikram asked. RK nodded his head as he remembered their beautiful moments of childhood together.

“How everything has changed?” RK sighed.

“I will read u a story,” RK said & eyed Sam to bring a story book from the book shelf.

Sam brought “The Princess & the Frog”. RK started reading the story for Vikram as he listened to him. Soon he drifted back to sleep.RK closed the book & covered him properly. He caressed his cheek & whispered near his ear, “Sleep well bro.”He pressed a kiss to his forehead as he closed his eyes in pain & whispered, “Take away all his pains, god…Please don’t punish an innocent soul like him.”

RK stood up & walked towards Sam.

“Eat something” RK whispered.

“I…I don’t feel like eating,” Sam said as the words choked in her throat. The pain of Vikram was becoming unbearable for her.

“U need to be strong….for him…for urself….for us,” RK whispered again. He patted her head lovingly & made her sit on the sofa.He picked up the other plate from the table & fed her lovingly as she sniffed silently.

Maan was watching everything from outside the room. He couldn’t come in front of Vikram as it would trigger his pain due to betrayal of his 2 best friends. So, Maan decided to see him once, hiding himself behind the curtains.

“I miss u bro,” Maan cried silently.

“I will find out who used his powers on Vikram in the party,” Maan whispered with dead cold voice.

“I will make him pay for it” he gritted out.

Ch 48

In Vicky’s mansion

RV was sitting in his room, provided to him. He was very upset to hear that king didn’t question Mohini regarding her failure in doing her work.

“I thought may be…may be…Mohini will be punished….but no….She is given another assignment…Why this importancy to her?” he grit out as angry tears rolled down his bloodshot eyes.

“Why? Why she is preferred than my baby sister?” he fisted his hands in anger & punched on the nearby wall. But it didn’t calm his anger & he kept on punishing himself for failing in his responsiblities in saving his sister.

“I…am….a…coward…..I…am…a….complete….loser,” he repeated again & again as he punched the wall & covered it with his blood stains.But he forgot that he was not an ordinary person. After 10-15 punches the huge wall broke & before it collapse on him, a person dragged him back with super fast speed.

“What the hell?” RV screamed out of frustration. He turned to see KD fuming at him.But RV was non-chalant.

“Are u out of ur mind?” KD screamed.But RV ignored him & dragged his tired body towards the mini bar in his room.He picked up a bottle of alcohol & gulped a large portion.

“I am talking to u, Ranveer D’costa” KD screamed again, getting no response from him. He took quick steps towards him & snatched the bottle.

“What’s wrong with u? Why have u snatched my bottle?” RV screamed in anger.

“Because u have snatched my peace of mind” KD screamed with equal force.

“I didn’t do anything….I have kept my promise to u & sat like a spineless person….Now just give me back my damn bottle” RV fumed & tried to snatch the bottle. But KD threw it on the floor, breaking it into numerous pieces, spilling the whole drink on the floor. RV saw his brother accusingly, not because he broke the bottle, but forcing him not to avenge their baby sister’s death and sit like a coward.

“U are the most pathetic person I have ever seen in my whole life” RV said to his brother with tears in his eyes & left the room.

KD gulped down the pain. RV’s words were like acid to his ears.

“Yes, I am pathetic….I am a coward ….I am a loser, but I prefer to be like that instead of losing u like Misha,” KD whispered as he cried in pain.

In Templar

“Dipali, where are u taking me?” Rajveer asked Dipali impatiently. He came to meet her in the castle. But, instead of getting a very cosy & warm welcome, she blindfolded his eyes & dragged him with her.

“Dips…I am tired…We have been walking for the past 1 hr….I don’t get it….Sometimes ur childish behavior irritates me…Grow up,” Rajveer said in frustration.Suddenly , the blindfold was removed from his eyes. He took some time to adjust in the light.

“My eyes,” he whispered & blinked them to get used to the light of the surroundings.

After some time, he looked at the surroundings curiously. It was an old temple.

“Where am I?” he whispered. He saw it carefully & found a huge idol from whose mouth a waterfall was falling down on the rocky ground, making the whole atmosphere steamy. The roaring sounds of the waterfall could make one deaf. 

“Our water goddess,” Dipali said meekly. Her head was lowered. She said without looking up, “Please come with me.”

Rajveer tried to say something but before that she left. Sighing helplessly, he followed her who took a left turn.

It was a calm place unlike the previous place. The place was beautifully litted up with candles. The caves were carved into magnificient temples, full of the images of Water god of Templar.There were 15 caves in total, all of them were full of statues of Water goddess of different sizes.Rajveer was oogling at each & every statues & paintings. He particularly liked one statue that was crammed into the wall of the cave.Depictions of the walls of the caves include the story behind the creation of Templar & how Water Goddess “Anahita” became their guardian.The ceilings of the caves were painted meticulously with numerous paintings.He looked behind to see that there was a colonnaded & gabled entrance.

“Probably they came in through this path” he thought.

“It’s fascinating,” he whispered as he looked at the paintings & the inscriptions.There was a reclining statue of the goddess in the middle of the cave.

“Dips…Is this the holy temple of ur country’s Guardian?” Rajveer asked excitedly as he stared at the cryptic letters on the walls of the caves.

“Hmm,” Princess Dipali replied with a meek voice.

Rajveer was in his own world. He was enjoying reading every single information on the wall.But he found the place too quiet. He missed Dipali’s non-stop chattering.

“Why is she so quiet?” he thought & his eyes searched for her. He found her sitting at the centre of the cave, decorating a place with flowers. He smiled & walked up to her.He saw her making a garland.

Rajveer sat beside her & looked at her face, only to found it pale. Her eyes were puffy due to continuous crying. A lone tear escaped her eyes.

“Dips….what happened?” Rajveer asked worried.

“Nothing…I am just a little tired,” she said meekly & then folded her hands & closed her eyes as one more tear dropped from her eyes.She whispered something which seemed like some kind of spell. Suddenly a flash of light blinded his vision. He looked in front of him & saw a beautiful bright image.He saw a huge figure royally attired with a golden embroidered robe, wearing a golden necklace & earring, golden breast ornament, with gold laced ankle boots. She had a beautiful set of white huge wings. Her eyes were glowing with a beautiful electric blue color.

“Stop oogling…& lower ur eyes in respect,” Dipali whispered. Rajveer immediately lowered his eyes & greeted the great Water Spirit of Templar, “O…great Water Spirit of the holy land of Templar….I am , Prince Rajveer of Zymond welcomes u on behalf of my land & my countrymen…I am eternally grateful for giving us a chance to see ur beautiful glory.”

“O…great Water spirit….Me, the Princess of the holy land of Templar, thank u for showering love & care & giving us a chance to prospect under the warmth of ur shelter,” Princess Dipali said with utmost sincerety.

“I am pleased by ur warm welcome….Why do u summon me?” the Water Spirit asked politely with her sweet melodious voice.

“O , great Water Spirit….I love this man beside me & wish to take him as my life partner for the rest of my life….I , thus , wish to handover ur responsibility to him as per the tradition of holy land of Templar,” she replied with lowered eyes.Rajveer gasped & looked at her sharply.

“So, this is the reason she brought me here….She wanted to surprise me & I yelled at her,” Rajveer thought upset.His eyes filled with tears thinking about her pale face & glassy eyes.

The Water Spirit smiled at Princess Dipali’s sincere confession & was quite impressed at her depth of love.

“U believe him so much that u want to handover ur most prized possession to him , before taking him as ur man in marriage?” the Water Spirit asked with a warm smile.

“He is my everything….My mere existence is because of him…If I ever doubt him, them it will mean doubting myself,” she whispered. Rajveer couldn’t control himself & tears started pouring down his cheeks & he didn’t attempt to wipe them off.

“I…am…sorry,” Rajveer whispered between his tears. Princess Dipali also cried in pain as it was the 1st time he raised his voice & hurt her with his words.

“It’s okay…I forgive u,” she sniffed with lowered eyes.

Rajveer took her hands on his hands & kept it on his heart.

“Princess Dipali…Since the time I met u I’ve experienced things that I have never thought I was capable of experiencing. You have showered me with ur love, care & protection…. I can’t live without u…Whenever I see u , my world stops there…I see no further…U have absorbed me with ur innocence, ur honesty & ur sincerety of feelings for me…Ur love is my religion & I can die for it …My creed is ur love & u are its only tenet” Prince Rajveer uttered looking straight into her eyes which were pouring happy tears. He closed his eyes & took a deep breath. Then he looked at her & said, “I see us getting married, moving in together , cuddling on the couch, waking up to good morning kisses, having arguments & making up after, annoying each other when we are bored , having the cutest little babies, watching them grow up & never leaving each other’s side.” He paused a little & said, “I see us together. Will u marry me?”

Princess Dipali burst into happy tears & nodded her head yes.

The great Water Spirit smiled at both of them. She raised her hands & whispered something. A beautiful moon necklace with a sapphire in the middle appeared in her hands.

“My son….I am impressed at the sincerety of ur emotions…Thus, I announce u as the king of Templar & handover my precious heir Princess Dipali with her most prized possession ‘The water spirit’s power’ to u” the Water Spirit said & gave the necklace to Princess Dipali.

“Marry him within 1 week & handover the powers after the formal marriage in front of ur countrymen” the Water Spirit said to Princess Dipali.

Princess Dipali kissed the necklace with closed eyes & kept it inside her pouch bag as the Water Spirit disappeared.

“Lets go” Dipali said shyly.

“Not before my after confession kiss” Rajveer smirked as he slammed his lips on her soft petals, losing themselves in their world of passion & love.

In Neotopia castle (in queen’s bedroom)

Prince Vicky decided to spend some days with his mother before meeting his father.

He was sitting on the bed & thinking about Sam.The food remained untouched as he remembered how Sam used to cook for him & fed him lovingly before he went busy & started ignoring her each need.

“Vicky…my son…Didn’t u like the food? Will I summon our royal cook to prepare something else for u?” Queen of Neotopia & Prince Vicky’s mother asked worried.

“No…mother…I am okay with it,” Vicky whispered & started eating his food. He didn’t want to upset his mother.

After finishing his food, Vicky lied on his mother’s lap who patted his head lovingly.

“Now tell me what happened?” Queen asked Vicky.

“Nothing mom,” Vicky said meekly & attempted to sleep.

“I am not letting u shut urself from me…tell me son,” Queen asked again. Prince Vicky closed his eyes in pain & whispered, “I had a break-up with Sam.”

“What? How?” Queen gasped in shock. Vicky narrated everything from Pari’s curse & his sin of killing his child to Sam loving Vikram.

“You…you killed ur baby? ….the heir of Neotopia?” Queen gasped again in shock.

“How could u? Didn’t ur heart stopped u from commiting such a crime?” Queen hissed in anger.

“I…I didn’t want to kill my baby….but dad said that it’s necessary to fulfil my dreams,” Vicky sobbed.

“His dreams…It’s only his dreams….Don’t ever say its ur dreams” Queen hissed again in anger.

“It’s all the same,” Vicky sniffed.

“No…it’s not…U are a separate individual, with ur own set of priorities & dreams,” Queen tried to knock some sense into him.

“My dreams?” Vicky asked surprised.

“Yes…ur dreams….What do u want in life?” Queen asked caressing his head.

“I…I don’t know…I never thought about it” Vicky murmured.

“Then think about it” Queen said with a smile.

“Always remember dear, even if u achieve ur goal , fulfil them…U can never be happy if u hurt someone in the process….God remembers those who suffer…He doesnot forget their cry and he punishes those who wrong them” his mother said as she remembered her wrong doings to hide her secrets.

“So….will he punish me if I hurt Vikram & use Mohini to destroy him,” Vicky asked innocently.

“Yes, my son…He will punish u…Stop hurting others because ur father wants u to do it…If u really want ur father to be happy & want to fulfil ur duty as a son , then do it honestly,” his mother replied with a smile & pressed a kiss to his forehead , patting his head lovingly into sleep.

Ch 49

In Neotopian castle( bedroom of King)

King of Neotopia was looking outside his huge window. He was extremely worried due to the turn of events. He was informed by his spies that Prince Vicky left without letting them know. When he send KD to Brij , he informed that he didn’t know about Vicky’s whereabouts , which was a lie unknown to KD & King of Neotopia. They didn’t know that Brij was very loyal to Prince Vicky unlike king’s other guards & Special Forces.On the other hand, King was also worried due to RV’s mood swings.It was RV’s powers(same as Maan’s powers) , King didn’t kill him yet. 

“KD…where is ur brother?” King asked.

“O my lord…He is keeping an eye on RK & Geet” KD replied with a lowered head.He was also worried for RV as he had stopped sharing his thoughts with him.He didn’t have a clue what is his brother doing behind his back.RV’s mysterious behavior & his sudden disappearance without letting him know could make King angry.So, he lied to King , but how long would he save his stubborn brother?

“Hmm…I hope he has overcome his grief due to his sister’s death…Only because of his powers & potential, I spared his life inspite of him trying to hurt our guards after I killed that girl” King said making a face.

“Yes, my lord” KD said meekly as images of burning Misha with her painful screams & an outraged RV , totally out of control in pain & anger flashed before him. A lone tear escaped his eyes , but he immediately wiped them off before King notices it.

“Did u, RV, Samar & Mohini take admission in Mount College?” king asked.

“Yes, my lord…All the formalities are complete…We will start next week after the holidays are over…We are also taking part in the inter-college competition & foundation day program,” KD informed.

“Good….just make sure that Mohini keeps an eye on RK, Samar keeps an eye on Madhu, RV keeps an eye on Geet & U keep an eye on Maan,” King said to KD.

“By the way, how is Samar?” King asked.

“He is fit to work, my lord…It was a case of mind control with him…RK controlled his mind to rescue Vikram,” KD informed.

“And how RK’s powers work on Samar? He should be immune, right?” King growled.

“Ermm…actually…He was absent that day when we were given drops of Prince Vicky’s blood…He was drunk & was lying unconscious on his bed” KD replied.

“But now he is fine…He has taken drops of Prince’s blood & now doing quite well in his trainings & work outs” KD added.

“I don’t have time for lousy performances…If he fails in his task, he will receive same fate as ur sister,” King replied & dismissed him with his hands. KD bowed before him & walked out of the room.

In the kitchen of RK’s cottage

Sam was making tea for all of them.Everyone was tired & needed to freshen up.So , she decided to make tea & some snacks in the evening.She was tensed for Vikram.

“What will happen if he wakes up? How long will RK handle him?” Sam thought worriedly.

RK entered the kitchen after making sure that everyone ate. He came to eat something light as he skipped his lunch trying to take care of everyone.He saw that Sam was frying pakoras for all of them, but lost at the same time.

“I wish she gets her love soon” RK sighed.

“Sam….Why don’t u rest?” RK asked startling her. Her hand trembled which caused her fingers to burn.

“Sam” RK screamed & ran towards her. He took her finger & put it inside his mouth. She cried in pain as RK looked at her apologetically.

“I am sorry…I shouldn’t have called u from behind & startle u” he said with an upset face.

“It’s not urs fault….I was taken off-guard” she smiled faintly; still trying to bear the burning sensation.He took out her finger from his mouth & looked at the blisters.

“I am so sorry…” RK whispered in pain.He blew air to her wounds while Sam looked at him awed.

“Everyday I see a new side of u ….Sometimes rude , arrogant & a complete ass…Sometimes a crazy lover…Sometimes a trouble-maker…Sometimes a savior….Sometimes a true friend & an amazing brother….& sometimes a kid in his actions…I can bet Madhu can never be bored with u…U are a complete entertainment package” Sam grinned.

“Well it had to be…because I am THE RK” he smirked & then winked at her making her lips to curve into a wide smile.

“Pagal..” Sam shook her head & playfully ruffled his hair.

“Now be a good girl & let me treat u,” RK said with a serious face & held her waist & made her sit on the slab of the kitchen.

Suddenly the beautiful moment between two best friends were interrupted by a clapping sound. They turned to see Geet standing at the door of the kitchen & clapping. Her lips were curved into a dirty smirk.

“Did I interrupt ur special moment” Geet said stressing each word.

“What are u doing here, Geet?” Sam gritted her teeth while RK’s brows were creased trying to decipher Geet’s dirty remark.

“I am sorry Sam…I didn’t know that u both were kinda busy with each other in the kitchen” Geet smirked & took a seat in front of them.

“I was just cooking for all of u when RK came…” Sam tried to say, pushing aside her wish to strangle Geet & wipe off that dirty smirk on her face.

“It’s okay …I can understand” Geet replied without letting Sam finish.

“RK came….and…he…” Geet said again & winked at both of them.She stood up & said before leaving the kitchen, “I wish Madhu had seen both of u together”.

This time RK didn’t keep mum.

 “Madhu loves me….& love is nothing without trusting ur partner….So , I can say u that she would have trusted me & dismissed ur nonsensical blabbering”, RK said with a bored expression which made Geet’s blood to boil in anger. Sam turned her face to hide her smile.

Geet looked at both of them & left the kitchen angrily.

In Maan’s bedroom

Maan was packing some of his clothes. He decided to go for camping for somedays away from everyone. Vikram’s pain was suffocating him. He felt guiltier to see his condition. His extreme wish to run to his friend & hug him tighly was increasing with the passing time.

“I need to get out of here…If he sees me, then his wounds will open up” he thought sadly.

“There was a time when living without Vikram was next to impossible for me….RK used to tease me that if I don’t settle with a girl then he will get me married with Vikram,” Maan chuckled remembering those moments when RK, Maan & Vikram were happy together.

“But life changed….We both fell in love with the same girl…I tried so hard to be loyal to u, friend ….but committed the sin of hurting my best friend in my drugged state” Maan thought sadly.

“I so much wanted to find out the person who drugged me….but nothing can be found,” Maan thought upset.

He remembered how Sam came in their lives after Vikram’s birthday party.It was the efforts of her & RK that he was doing just fine.

 “Maan, where are u going?” Geet asked dragging Maan out of thoughts.She entered his room after getting insulted by RK to find Maan packing his clothes , but lost in his thoughts.

“I…I am going for camping…I will be in the forest, but on the southern side, very deep in the woods,” Maan said as he packed his tent.

“I will go” Geet said excitedly. Idea of spending some time alone with Maan, made her excited & happy.

“No…I want to be alone…I need to figure out my life,” Maan whispered. Though he got his love Geet, but still Vikram’s pain made him feel empty & guilty at the same time. 

“Why not?” Geet frowned.

“Because I want to live alone for sometime,” he whispered again.

“But I will come back after 2 days….don’t worry,” Maan said cupping her face.

“No…I want to spend time with u,” Geet sniffed.

“What will I do here?” Geet pouted amidst her tears.

“She is right…Take her with u…It will be easy for me to handle Vikram” RK suddenly intervened as he placed the snacks & tea on the table.

“This will keep the house peaceful” RK thought & sighed. He looked at an excited Geet who was busy in packing her clothes & boots.

“Just return before the college reopens…We have to attend our rehearsals again,” RK reminded them.

In DehraDun hospital

A man in his early 20’s entered the hospital lobby & walked straight to the reception.

“Excuse me, can u say where is Dr. Yash?” the man asked.

“Do u have an appointment?” the lady replied.

“No…but I need to see him..It’s urgent,” the man replied.

“Sorry Sir, we can’t let u meet him….He is taking rest after a long surgery,” the lady made an apologetic face.

“But u can take an appointment…I will inform him & then I will inform u when he will be free to meet u,” she replied again with a warm smile.

The man looked at the lady once & then his eyes turned towards her id.

“Sweta Sinha,” he smirked.

“Well, Sweta…I know u are doing ur duty…but the thing is that I have come Dehradun all the way from London….& I need to leave today….My little baby is suffering from Cancer & I need Dr. Yash for his treatment….If u are a mother , then u can understand my pain,” the man cried.The lady looked at him with sympathy.

“Okay Sir, but u have only 5 minutes as Dr. Yash has an important surgery after 20 minutes,” she replied with a low voice.

“He is in his cabin,” she said again & resumed her work. The man didn’t wait for a moment & turned to go.He wiped off his fake tears & smirked, “Emotional blackmail always work.”

In Dr. Yash’s cabin

Dr. Yash was talking with his fiancee.

“I love u baby…I will be back soon dear,” he smiled & kissed his mobile & disconnected the call.

“Dr. Yash?” an unfamiliar voice called him from behind. Yash turned to see a very handsome man with well-defined features was standing before him.

“Yes, I am Dr. Yash…but who are u & who let u enter without my permission?” Yash replied with confusion.

“I don’t need anyone’s permission to do my work….My name is Aditya…I want to know about Maan Singh Khurana, ur nephew’s best friend,” the man said.

“And why do u think I will tell about Maan to a stranger like u,” Yash said sternly.

“Because u have no option other than that,” Adi replied & put a hand on Yash’s forehead.

“Utter everything that u know about Maan Singh Khurana,” Adi whispered.

Yash closed his eyes & said in a trance, “Maan Singh Khurana is a very charming, patient, intelligent & always stand 1st in college…He loves to read…He loves Geet Handa & currently dating her…He is understanding, devoted & loving towards RK…he knows how much RK loves him & so always try to keep him happy…To him his entire world is RK…He can kill or die for him. He was the elder (unofficially adopted) son of Pammi & Manohar Khurana.He was found on the streets of Hoshiarpur from where Pammi took him to her house.Manohar was characterless & drunkard. His torture made Pammi frequently sick & bed-ridden. One day on her way to doctor’s clinic, Pammi found Maan. Initially, Manohar created problem, but later he accepted him after seeing Maan’s rare powers. His powers are great speed, reading minds, projecting thoughts…His special power is sensory deprivation. He has a gift of sensing when someone is lying to him…He also has the talent of creating a psychic  electrical shock on his skin which shocks anyone who comes in contact with him. His unique special talent enables him to physically influence the alchemical elements of nature: fire, water, earth, and air…. When Maan was 7 yrs old, there were frequent cases of rapes in the locality. It was the rape case of Sasha Sahay when Pammi came to know that her husband used Maan’s powers to rape the girls. So, she chose to kill Maan instead of ending her relationship with her husband. She tried to burn him alive, but RK saved him & killed her. Later police found her dead near the burnt house & maan was found missing from the sight.RK eloped with him & came to Dehradun. After somedays, police arrested Manohar in the rape & murder charges of 12 teenage girls. They also suspected that Manohar killed his wife & sold or abandoned his son.I found Maan & RK when they injured Vikram & hospitalized him. But Vikram forgave them & made them his friends.They also won my heart with their pure heart & love for Vikram & I started loving them like my babies.Currently Maan & Vikram are having a tiff in their relationship as both of them love Geet.He had sex with Geet in Vikram’s birthday party & Vikram saw them together on bed….Maan had a black spot on his ass and…”

“Okay, too much information,” Adi stopped Yash & made a face.He looked at Dr. Yash & asked, “Tell me about his biological parents.”

“I don’t know…He is an orphan,” Yash replied with a straight face.

“Forget about this incident & about me….U will regain ur senses after 10 minutes,” Adi whispered & made him sleep on the couch.

“This news is not sufficient…I have to dig more about Maan , then will report Rajveer,” Adi thought & walked out of the cabin , unnoticed by the busy crowd of visitors & staffs of the hospital, not before erasing the receptionist’s memory.

Ch 50

In Neotopia

Vicky was feeling extremely lonely. His mother went to attend an important meeting with the senators & so he decided to get out of the 4 walls of his master bedroom.

He disguised himself as an ordinary person & observed how each & every person was working hard for meeting their basic needs. They had to struggle every single day, but at the same time, they all had that immense satisfaction & peace of mind which he didn’t have.

He wanted to win Sam, but the path he adopted was wrong. His encounter with her in his outhouse cleared his one doubt – “Sam loves Vikram & it’s the end of Vicky-Sam love story.”

“For what am I fighting? Is it worth it?” Vicky thought.

“No….My Sam no longer exists…She is only Vikram’s Sam,” Vicky thought sadly.

He decided to call Brij to stop Mohini from carrying out of his orders to control Vikram.

 “Oh my god! Is this our great…Prin-sz?” suddenly a familiar voice called him from behind.

“What do u want Mahira? Go & irritate someone else” Vicky replied irritatedly without turning back. He knew the owner of that voice very well.That sniggering, the way her mouth stresses his name with sarcasm was very well known to him. He could imagine the smirk on her lips without looking back at her face. She was Mahira Khan, a beautiful witch of Neotopia.

She looked like a 20 yrs old woman, but in reality she was 200 yrs old.Sam introduced her with Vicky, few years back & at that very moment they both developed a sense of strong dislike for each other because she did not have high regards for King of Neotopia & she openely criticized about him which made Vicky furious.Her constant bad mouthing about his dad made him to hate her deeply & he forced Sam to cut all ties with her best friend.

“What happened Prin-sz? Did ur dad kick u out of the castle?” she sniggered, curving her lips into a mocking smile.

“Or is it he finally realized that his son is a cry baby & right now roaming like a tragic hero” she sniggered again.

“Get lost, u bitch” Vicky fumed.

“WOW!! U have a colorful mouth…Where did u learn those words…in ur special training under ur dad?” she laughed.

“One word….just one word…I will strangle u” he gritted out.

“Yeah…yeah…U are most welcome prin-sz…But for ur kind information I am no longer that helpless & weak mahira whom ur parents tried to destroy….Ur threats can work on only  ordinary countrymen of Neotopia , not on me” she twisted her lips. She pulled him by collar & brushed her lips with his soft ones & whispered, “I am THE MAHIRA…Keep that in ur pea-sized brain, prin-sz.”

She pecked his lips & left him with a jerk.

“See ya, Prin-sz,” she winked & disappeared into thin air.

“Gosh! This girl is such a mood killer,” he stomped his feet in anger & decided to head for the castle.

In the conference room of Neotopian court,

“So , that’s decided…We will arrange for the greatest championship of female fighters which is held after every 6 yrs….All the countries of this world will be invited to take part in this championship…But only 3 fighter will be allowed from each country , selected by the king of that country….The best fighter will win the golden book of the enchanters…It is a very sacred book with many mysteries & source of many magic spells & supernatural medicines & devices….I want u all to start preparing for their stay…Increase the security forces as rival countries can seek this opportunities to harm us…We have 6 months in hand…So , start now…I don’t want anything to go wrong” Queen of Neotopia instructed her officers & ministers. They nodded & decided to start their work appointed by their queen.

“U seem to be very enthusiastic this time…anything special, ur highness?” Roya, the chief personal attendant & best friend of Queen asked.

“Yes, Roya…I am planning to announce for Prince Vicky’s engagement with the best fighter in this championship” Queen replied.

“But, my lady…Don’t u think Prince Vicky needs someone who can love him, care for him , make him feel normal like others…make him feel alive…instead of someone who has strong powers?” Roya asked.

“I know…So , this time the competition will be different…This time we will not only test the powers of the participants , but also test their humanity…their presence of mind,” Queen replied.

“It will be the toughest competition of this era” she concluded.

In the deepest parts of the forest

Maan was setting the camp. He started setting the tent. He looked at Geet who was running from one place to another like an excited kid.

“Such a baby,” Maan shook his head & again concentrated on setting the tent for both of them.

Geet took a long breath to inhale the fresh air of the forest.The clean oxygen air & the sheer magnitude of living things all around her excited her, overwhelmed her emotions & energized each single part of her body at once.The vibrancy of life around them resonated through them.In some places, the air was so heavy with thick fog that it enveloped them & muffled everything around them.

“It’s beautiful,” she whispered. Suddenly, her feet got entangled with a creeper & she fell flat on the ground. Her face hit the muddy ground, making it to smear with mud.She tried to get up , but slipped again , bruising her knee. She wiped off the mud from her eyes & forehead & tried to see , but got a shock to see a spider crawling towards her.

“Aaaaaaaaaa” she screamed in fear.

Maan was busy in his work, but her sudden scream startled him. He looked at her direction to see her lying on the ground with closed eyes & she was screaming on top of her lungs in fear to see a small spider crawling on the ground.

“Geeeet,” maan screamed & ran towards her.

He made her stand, but she couldn’t walk due to her bruised knee.

“Stupid creeper…stupid ground & stupid spider,” she sniffed.

“Okay…I will make that spider to shoo away & wash ur wounds…Come with me,”maan said to her & carried her in his arms. He walked towards the spring to wash her wounds.

As they walked on and on they got used to the sounds of the water and the constant chirping sound of the insects.

“Let me wash ur wounds,” maan said as he made her sit on a rock & washed the dirt from her knee. He blew air to her wound.

“It’s paining” she sniffed more.

“I told u not to come with me….but u are u…always being stubborn,” Maan whispered.

“So u regret to take me with u?” Geet asked hurt.

“No…I don’t…I just know that u can’t handle the rough life of the jungle…Can u survive on canned foods & fruits of the jungle? Can u sleep in the tent without the comfort of ur luxurious bed?” Maan asked.

“Yes, I can…& I will show u that I can” Geet said stubbornly & stood up , ignoring her pain.

“Geet…wait..U are still bleeding” Maan panicked.

“I can take care of myself” Geet replied & walked away.She walked some distance & noticed foot prints of some animal in the muddy track. They were fresh. Geet stopped after seeing it & gulped in fear.

“We should stick together….this is an unknown place…It’s better for our safety,” Geet said putting a brave face while Maan chuckled.

“Sure,”Maan replied.

“Just make sure u walk beside me, otherwise the man-eaters of this jungle will love to gobble ur soft delicious flesh” Maan whispered near her ear.

“I…I am not scared,” she gulped.

“Yeah…I can see that” Maan smirked.

In RK’s cottage

“RK….are u ready?” Sam asked.

“Hmm..” RK replied, but not so confidently. He was nervous.

“RK….don’t worry…He will be fine” Sam assured him.

“I assured Maan that I will handle Vikram & make him fine…I don’t want to disappoint any of my bros…Maan & Vikram, both are like my brothers,” RK said biting his lips.

“U will not disappoint them…Just try once,” Sam assured him again.RK nodded his head & sat beside Vikram. He was in deep slumber due to medicine effects. RK kept his hands on his forehead & tried to see that night’s incident in Vicky’s party.He needed to know the person who used his powers to weaken Vikram emotionally.

RK closed his eyes & concentrated. He saw flashes of 2 guys. Both of them were extremely good-looking, but one of them had spikey hair with extremely fair complexion & the other one had long wavy hair with a smirk on his lips.

“KD” RK whispered & opened his eyes with a jerk.

“Who?” Sam asked curiously.

“KD…that bastard was KD who used his powers on Vikram…He has spikey hair…mmm…very…very fair…I can identify him even in a crowd,” RK gritted his teeth.

“I will kill him with my own hands” RK hissed in extreme anger.

“U can’t” Sam whispered.

“What? Why can’t I?” RK fumed.

“Because I know KD & the other fighters of the special force of Vicky” Sam replied. She paused a little & then looked at RK.

“They all take Vicky’s blood to get his immunity” Sam said again.

“Blood?” RK asked confused. Sam walked towards the window & told RK about Vicky’s rare powers.She also told how Vicky’s father uses his blood to immune his forces. She also told how Vicky’s father uses his son’s powers & pull the strings to make him commit sins. But she carefully hid the relationship between Vicky & RK & also hid Vicky’s motive to come to this world. She just couldn’t betray Vicky’s trust.

“So u are saying that there is another world?” RK asked shocked.

“Yes…A world of supernatural beings where we belong….This is not our world…We don’t fit in here” Sam replied.

“No…this is my world…I belong to same place where my love Madhu is , I belong to same place where my brother Maan is, I belong to same place where my baby brother Vikram is & I want my best friend Sam to be with me too” RK said cupping her face.Sam smiled at him & felt very happy that first time in her life someone is giving her so much importance. Although she got love , care & protection from Vicky , but her dream to get a happily ever after didn’t last long. She was in a broken condition when Maan & RK took care of her like her brothers. RK’s protectiveness & his confidence that one day a prince charming would come in her life & would love her & care for her like she had dreamt , instilled a faith & hope in her. He was her support system. Sometimes she thought that may be RK & she had some past life connection. He could exactly read her like an open book.

“I will never leave u RK….U are my crazy bro…How can I stay without my most adorable & cute bro?” Sam said placing her hands on RK’s hands.

“Hey, don’t call me cute….It doesn’t go with my image” RK frowned cutely.

“Yeah…offcourse…Mmmm…let me think” Sam faked to think.Her lips curved into a naughty smile & she said, “I will call u baby brother.” RK’s smile vanished instantly & he frowned again.

“I am not a baby…U & Maan decided to tease me, isn’t it?” RK frowned again, remembering how Maan teased him in the morning regarding Madhu.

“Nooo…god promise,” Sam pinched her throat.

“Aaaaahhh,” Vikram moaned in pain in his sleep.Sam & RK became alerted & ran towards him.

“Now what RK? I can’t give him his mother’s news that he was just hallucinating his mother…She is not alive” Sam shook her head.

“His condition is not good….I am scared to use my powers…If something happens?” RK gulped & looked at Sam unsure.

“Still we have no options…He will die if he loses his mother again…His world will crush , RK” Sam begged him.

RK closed his eyes to calm his increased heart beats. He placed his trembling hands on Vikram’s forehead to erase all his memories of Vicky’s party.

After 25 mins,

“I have tried…but not sure enough” RK mumbled.

He leaned over Vikram & whispered near his ear, “Wake up, Vikram…See ur bro RK is here…Sam is also here.”

Vikram blinked his eyes & looked at them confused. Then, he seemed to remember something & looked at them angrily.

“Where is my mother? Tell me,” Vikram screamed in anger. His eyes were bloodshot.

“I know…I know…u guys have hidden her, isn’t it?” Vikram accused RK by holding his collar. KD’s powers were powerful. Although it failed to poison Vikram’s mind, still some part of him were extremely insecure, scared & lost. He seemed to lash out his anger on the one near him.

“Ur mother will come back, Vikram…please calm down…U r not well” RK said as he saw Vikram taking long deep breaths to calm himself.

“I…Please…bring…mom” Vikram tried to say with great difficulty.

“I…want…nothing…I…will…go…want…only…mom” Vikram said between heavy breaths as tears rolled down his eyes.He put his hands on his chest & his eyes seemed to bulge out in extreme pain.

“Sam…injection” RK asked her to bring Maan’s dose.

Sam already made it ready, so just ran to bring it from the table.Dr Yash asked them to inject the liquid whenever Vikram is out of control.

RK held Vikram forcibly as he screamed for his mother, “My mom can never leave me…She promised to be with me all my life..I am so lonely…I just want her & nothing else…I promise to be a good boy.” Tears poured down his cheeks , wetting his pillows. But before Sam could inject him the liquid , he fainted scaring them to hell.

“RK…he…he…fainted” Sam screamed in fear.

RK was numb. His mind seemed to stop working.

“Use ur powers to heal him” Sam begged.

“My power couldn’t cancel the effects of KD’s power. He is much stronger than me. I can’t use my powers. It can do more harm than good.” RK said defeated.

“Maan left him with me in a hope that when he will return after 2 days , Vikram will be in front of him fit & fine…He is outside , but I know Maan is worrying about him ,& trying to hide his tension from others , so that we don’t get more tensed….I…disappointed him…I feel like a loser” RK cried. She was tensed to see RK tensed & broken. Her only support was RK, but if he gets scared then she would definitely get scared.

Sam closed his eyes in pain & prayed, “God…please show us a path…I am lost…Only u can enlighten me”. Suddenly, she saw flashes of a smiling Vicky in her mind.She could hear the exact words that he spoke when they kissed together for the 1st time.

Flashback in

“I love u so much Sam…I can’t imagine my life without u …Even if u leave me one day , u should remember that I will always love u & will do anything for u…Never hesitate to ask me anything even if I am far away from u,” Vicky said between his kiss in the rain.

Flashback out

Sam opened her eyes in a jerk.

“Vicky”she whispered. RK looked at her sharply.

“What?” RK asked wiping off his tears.

“Vicky will help us” Sam replied confidently.

“Sam…I know one part of u still loves that guy…but u seem to forget that he did this to Vikram” RK said with a straight face.

“I know…but I am sure that he never told KD to use Vikram’s dead mother to weaken him” Sam replied with confidence.

“I…I don’t know…But if u are so sure then go for it…I am with u…But if he tries to play smart , I will not let him go out from here alive” RK replied. Sam nodded her head & rushed out of the room with car keys while RK called Dr. Yash for Vikram’s check up.

Ch 51

At MG road

Sam was waiting for Brij.

“Only he can be trusted…He is very loyal to Vicky…He can help me to get me to Vicky” Sam thought.

“Mam?” a voice dragged her from thoughts.Sam turned her head to see Brij.

“Brij…I was waiting for u,” Sam said with a smile.

“Why do u call me?” Brij asked looking around him cautiously.

“U are safe here, Brij” Sam convinced him.

“I don’t know, Mam…I don’t believe anyone other than my master, Prince Vicky,” he whispered but with a clear & determined voice.

“U can trust me” Sam said hurt.Brij was Vicky’s loyal informer, his companion & his secretary in all odd jobs. He is very trustworthy & Vicky never doubts him although he used to be amused & sometimes irked when Brij oogled at Sam.

“I mean no harm…I just want to meet him…but his guards said that Vicky is not in the mansion & I can’t contact him,” Sam said disappointedly.

“Why should I help u, mam? U hurt my master who loved u so much even if u are no where near his standards” he said with a disgusted face. Sam gulped the insult, but she couldn’t lose her hope. Vikram could only be cured by Vicky’s powers. His powers were the strongest.

“I…I need to see him” Sam pleaded him.

“No…I can’t help u…U are at wrong place & asking help from a wrong person…My master may be heartless at times , but still I love & respect him a lot…I will always stand beside his side & serve him with all my life” Brij said coldly.

“Not give up like u” he said with a pause.

“I know u are sad & disappointed that I left him…U are his well-wisher & very close to him…U seem to know him in & out more than me.But whatever happened it’s our personal matter…I don’t want anyone to speak between us” Sam said sternly.

“Vicky will not be pleased if he listens that u didn’t help his Sam” Sam smirked.

Brij gulped in fear. He knew that she was right. Even if they were separated, still Vicky would never tolerate anyone else insulting his Sam.

“He is trying to get some peace for somedays…I beg u to leave him alone…He needs to think over his life,” Brij requested her. Sam nodded her head sadly & said, “KD used his powers on Vikram to make him crazy…Vikram is behaving weirdly. Sometimes he is sad, sometimes he is childish, sometimes so angry & sometimes he is screaming like a maniac,” Sam said as tears starting filling her eyes.

Brij felt bad & decided to help her.

“He went to his mother,” he whispered.

“Thank u so much” she said after wiping off her tears.

“I will be grateful to u…Don’t worry, he will not scold u…I promise,” Sam convinced him.

Sam placed her magic communicator on ground. She whispered some spell & then whispered Vicky’s location.

In Neotopia castle

Vicky’s mood was very bad due to his encounter with Mahira, Sam’s best friend.

“This girl always manages to piss me off” Vicky said angrily as he gripped the bedsheets in extreme anger.He remembered his first meeting with beautiful Mahira.He was only 17 yrs old & Sam was 11 yrs old whereas Mahira was 194 yrs old but looked like 20 yrs old.

Flashback in

“Sam….Sam, will u tell me now where are u taking me?” Vicky asked. She was taking him towards the Neotopian woods.

“U know we shouldn’t be here…This place is dangerous,” Vicky told as he looked side to side to be alert.

“I know….but my best friend lives here,” Sam said making a sorry face.

“Is she a vampire or a werewolf,” Vicky sniggered. “Or may be she is so ugly that she needs to hide her face in this creepy place,” Vicky laughed out loud while someone else frowned at his remark.

“WOW!! Sam..I am so impressed by ur choice,” a voice called her from behind. Vicky looked back & froze in his place. He saw a girl, approximately 20 yrs old, standing in front of him with her hands on her chest. She had a small heart shaped face with full cheeks & rounded forehead with very fair & glowing skin.She was so fair & flawless that her blue veins could be easily viewed through the naked eye.Her eyes were beautiful , very large , wide & almond-shaped with long thick eyelashes which made them very expressive & soulful.Her small , straight , slender & delicate nose and her femininely arched eyebrows made her even more beautiful.Her well-shaped full-lips with a flirtious smile made her charming as ever.Her long luxurious reddish-golden hair with her swan-like neck made her tempting for any guy.

“Angel,” Vicky whispered in a trance.

“Vicky..Are u okay?” Sam asked him worriedly.Vicky came out of his trance & immediately became embarrassed.

“What the hell, Vicky? U were drooling on ur girl-friend’s best friend? What’s wrong with u?” Vicky smacked himself mentally.But how much he tried his eyes betrayed him & it stole glances on that girl who was constantly frowning at him.He always thought that Sam was the most beautiful girl in this world , but the mere sight of that girl broke his illusion.

“How can someone be so gorgeous,” he thought.

Sam walked upto her friend & introduced Vicky as her boyfriend.

“Boyfriend? Really? Sam…u are freaking 11…How can u have a boyfriend?” the girl told.

“Mahira? I love him,” Sam said shyly. “Love happens,” Sam said again with a shy smile.

“Like we clicked together & became best friends instead of so much age difference,” Sam again tried to reason her.

“Huh?” Mahira twisted her lips. “By the way he looks like he belongs to a wealthy family,” Mahira said Sam eyeing Vicky top to bottom. Till then Vicky was standing there as a mute spectator & was seeing them exchanging conversation. But now he decided to interfere.

Vicky cleared his throat & said proudly, “I am Prince Vicky Raizaada of Neotopia….the elder son of the King.”Mahira’s eyes widened in shock & she stared at him for sometime. Vicky smirked & thought that may be she was scared in presence of him.He tried to see some fear in her eyes but found none.

“So u are the son of that bastard king,” she gritted out.It was like a tight slap to his ego.He was a prince & he had never heard anyone speak ill of his father in presence of him.

“Mahira!!” Sam gasped in shock.

“How dare u speak about my father like that,” Vicky fumed.

“Oh! I am so sorry…I should have explain his sins to u all & then should have told the concluding line…my mistake,” Mahira smiled tightly.

“U??” Vicky growled.

“Ur father is a walking example of lust & gluttony….There is no count how many girls’ lives he destroyed…He can do anything to become powerful,” she screamed in anger.

“Even he can use u as a toy & when he will get what he wants, he will kill u,” she smiled coldly.She inched closer to him & held his collar tightly.

“That’s what ur father is….A selfish, lustful creature….I don’t even consider him as a human,” Mahira said with extreme disgust & inched her lips closer to his ears.

“But u…” she whispered. “U are still that innocent 4 yrs old kid that saved my life,” she whispered again with a pause.Then she came face to face with him & again whispered, “How much u try to change to impress ur father….Ur innocence still persists deep inside ur heart…I can feel it.” Vicky blinked his eyes & tried to understand her words.She left his collar & walked towards Sam.

“I gotta go Sam…Take care of him….He is special,” Mahira whispered near Sam’s ears & disappeared leaving both of them confused.

 Flashback out

Vicky came out of his past & whispered, “I tried to find about her from mom….But mom only said that she is a trouble…I must stay away from her.”

“Later I found that Dad wanted to marry badly….That news shocked me….When I asked Mom, she said that Mahira was a powerful witch & that’s why dad wanted her by his side,” he remembered.

“But I heard one maid talking with another maid that my dad lusted her…He was completely smitten by her beauty…..I was so angry…I immediately banished them from Neotopia….How dare they spend rumours about my dad,” he fumed.

“And how dare that Mahira badmouths my father…It’s because of her Sam started thinking that my father is a hypocrite…I forgave Sam because I love her…But I can’t forgive that bitch…Always finds a way to tease me & push me to the edge….They can never understand my father’s greatness…He loves me so much…He is the best father in this world” Vicky said agitatedly.

He was angry, but in anger he forgot about his change of mood from depression to irritation. He responded to Mahira’s teasings & she helped him unknowningly to get out of his depressed & lonely state.

“This girl…grrrr…I just hate her” Vicky said squeezing the pillow in anger.

“What happened ,my son?” Queen asked him.

“Mom…u…when did u come?” Vicky asked trying hard to hide his anger.

“I came a few minutes before when u were cursing some girl” she teased. Vicky rolled his eyes.

“It’s Sam’s indisciplined , mannerless, irritating & self-obsessed friend Mahira” Vicky said twisting his lips.

“Mahira was here….in Neotopia?Ur father issued a shoot on sight order when u were 6 yrs old,” Queen said sternly.

“U never told me why dad did it?” Vicky asked curiously.

“She tried to steal the fire spirit along with other spirits….In her view, the spirits are main reasons of treachery & wars in our world,” she replied as she sat on the sofa, relaxing herself completely.

“She said that one day she will hid all the spirits as their mere presence creates greed & lust for power , creating rifts in the relationships…only remnants of broken relations leaves behind” Queen whispered in a trance.

“Do u believe her?” Vicky asked his mother.

“Offcourse not” she replied although her voice trembled & seemed to be unsure.

“Ur father gave her death punishment, but she was extremely powerful…She killed 9 soldiers of our forces & escaped leaving behind a note,” Queen said as she remembered the incident.

“A note?” Vicky asked curiously.

“Yes….she tied our strongest soldier upside down & made him wear a donkey’s mask , with a note tied on his chest that ‘one day I will escape with the spirits & claim the ultimate throne , wishing them to leave our world & hid somewhere else where no one else can find them’.”

“Weird girl” Vicky said.

“Yeah…someone who manages to make u restless with her presence,” Queen teased, making him to pout.

“Ur highness, u have one meeting left regarding the championship,” a female guard informed her.

Vicky looked at Queen sadly & said, “U have another meeting?”

“Yes, dear….but don’t worry…this is the last one for today…Our country is the host for the championship , so being a queen I have to look after every arrangement personally,” Queen smiled caressing her son’s face lovingly.

“U will understand it when u will rule along with ur queen” she smiled again & left.

“Queen…my queen…but she loves someone else,” Vicky smiled sadly & got depressed again.Suddenly his magic communicator beeped.He placed them on ground & whispered a spell. A bright light appeared in front of him. He closed his eyes & then opened them trying to adjust in the light. He saw Sam on the other side, but with worried expression.

“Sam” Vicky exclaimed happily. His heart started beating faster seeing her contacting him.

“May be she decided to return to him” he thought with a hope.

“I…I was searching for u , Vicky…U once told that I can rely on u & ask for ur help even if we get separated,” Sam said looking at him with hope.

“I remember,” all could Vicky whisper as his hopes crushed.She didn’t contact him out of love, but due to need.

“What do u need?” Vicky asked slowly.

“I need ur power to cure Vikram….KD used his powers & nearly made him mentally imbalance…RK’s power is no use in this matter…He is strong but not like KD or u,” she whispered uncomfortably. Initially, she was confident about Vicky, but seeing the hopes & happiness in his eyes, she felt guilty even considering his help. She herself began to feel like a speck of dirt, a selfish girl.

There was a long pause. Vicky stared at her without a blink. His eyes didn’t hold accuse. Instead it was filled with shattered pieces of his dreams. The eyes which were shining happily a moment earlier now held extreme pain.

“I will go within an hour,” he managed to say. Sam’s eyes began to shine with happiness with a hope to get a normal Vikram back.

“Thank u” Sam whispered, but Vicky was gone.

Her smile vanished as the guilt again consumed her.

In RK’s cottage

Madhu saw RK lost in thoughts. Dr. Yash came & gave Vikram some injections. But he warned RK that the medicines would give a momentary relief. They should work fast.

Madhu was confused listening to Yash’s last words.

“What can RK & Sam do?”Madhu thought.She wanted to ask RK, but seeing him worried she left the matter.

“RK?” Madhu dragged him out of thoughts.

“Are u okay?” she asked concerned. RK’s lips curved into a smile & he made her sit on his lap.

“What can happen to me when my madhu is with me?” RK said as he placed her head on his chest & stroked her hair lovingly.

“Are u sure? If u want I can try to help u…Tell me what do u need?” Madhu asked him , looking at his eyes.

“I just want u beside me….nothing makes me stronger other than ur presence” RK smiled at her & hugged her tight.

In the forest camp

Maan was staring at his cell phone, waiting for RK to call him regarding Vikram’s recovery.

“It’s been 10 hrs since I am in the camp…Hope he is successful in erasing Vikram’s memory,” he thought tensed when Geet came from behind & closed his eyes.Maan was startled at first & then relaxed. His lips curved into a wide smile & he said, “Is my shona in a playful mood?”

Geet removed her hands from his eyes & sat on his lap. She pouted & nodded her head like a baby.

“I am bored…Entertain me,” she demanded. Maan chuckled at her.

“Tell me Geet, u are also tensed for Vikram….So u left with me from the cottage, to avoid urself from facing him, isn’t it?” Maan asked, cupping her face.She lowered her eyes as tears started filling her eyes.Geet could have stopped Maan from leaving the cottage, but she preferred to leave the place with Maan to avoid herself facing Vikram. She was ashamed of the way she handled the matter & hurt Vikram. Her heart cried for Vikram & many times she tried to sneak in his room in the cottage, but again Maan’s warning to not to face him & Vikram’s words to leave him alone rang her ears & she stepped back.So, when she saw maan leaving , she decided to go with him as there was nothing left for her in the cottage except Maan’s company to sooth her soul. She hates both Sam & RK & she had recently fought with Madhu.So, spending time with them was the last thing she would want at that moment.

“If staying away from him, lessens his pain, then I will readily do it…I am just fulfilling his wish to stay away from him,” Geet cried.

“Don’t worry, Shona….Once he gets physically & mentally fine, we will beg for his forgiveness … even if it takes my whole life,” Maan said determined.

“Will he be my best friend again after everything I did to him?” Geet asked innocently.

“Offcourse he will, because he loves us more than anything else” Maan assured as Geet put her head on his chest & prayed to her babaji for Vikram’s well being.

“Heal him babaji” Geet prayed.