Part 13

Ishan  came out of the shower  , only to find Abhishek and Mayank holding each other's kurta’s color , throwing fire from their eyes .

“ Idiot! “  “ Please, you're an idiot! ‘

Huffing at their childish behavior, Ishan rolled his eyes and picked up the yellow kurta lying on his bed , going inside the bathroom again .

After changing his clothes he again came outside and still found his friends fighting like kids . Ishan grunted ,“Stop whatever you're doing, idiots ! “

The duo stopped their verbal assault on each other as Mayank gave a stubborn glare at him and Abhishek stood there frozen after seeing Ishan in that attire . His heart thumping loudly as he takes in the presence of Ishan with adoring eyes .

“Finally his highness decided to come outside . I thought you weren't ever gonna come outside the bathroom! Bitch ! Mayank said with a fake accent as Ishan muttered a “ jo bolta hai wahi hota” underneath his breath.

“Come on let's go aunty has already been calling us to bring you to the garden “ (ghumne ke liye nahi ☠️ otherwise Rohit Sharma ko to jante hi ho )

Mayank said and pulled Ishan with him .

“ Tumhe alag se invitation Dena padega aane ke liye “ Mayank stated , realizing Abhishek was still standing in his place .

Hearing Mayank’s voice Abhishek got out of the trance and started trailing behind them to the lavish Garden which was set up for the Haldi ceremony.

The Ishan  and Shubman  sides were separated by a white sparkling curtain as both the sitting areas were decorated with white and yellow flowers beautifully.

Ishan smiled At his mother who was standing there with their relatives.

“ Well now that the groom is here . Let's start the ceremony “ Mrs Gill said as Ishan and Shubman first prayed to the lord and later sat on their respective seats for the haldi.

Ishan giggled when his mother applied haldi on his cheeks , followed by all the elders members and then their cousins.

And lastly it was Mayank's turn . Giving a Cheshire grin to ishan , he grabbed the bowl of haldi and took a handful of haldi in his hands , sitting down he laughed mischievously .

“ I swear Mayank if you – bhak saale '' Ishan scrunched his nose as Mayank covered him in haldi fully, not leaving a single part untouched.

“ Bura na mano holi hai “ Mayank blew a kiss at him and was about to stand up but before he could do so , Ishan already grasped him and applied haldi on him too .

“ Kya yaar meri haldi thodi na hai ! “

“ What you sow is what you reap honey ! “

And that's how the chaos started with everyone throwing haldi over each other except Shubman who was standing with the elders but his eyes were stuck at Ishan .

Smiling at who Ishan was happily laughed and ran behind Mayank to get his revenge. Shubman couldn't help but mutter cute but what he didn't know was that someone heard him .

“ Arey ruk to sahi . Pakka nahi lagaunga "Ishan huffed as he stopped for a moment to breathe .

Mayank gave a skeptical gaze at Ishan , ceasing his run and as soon as he halted , Ishan again started running .

Mayank gasped and turned around to run away but he bumped into someone as the other person lost his balance, falling onto the ground with Mayank above him .

Ishan stood there baffled for a second and tightly closed his lips to stop the laugh which was dying to get outside.

“Dikhai nahi deta hai kya ! Andhe ho ? And  utho mere upar se ! " Abhishek grumbled and pushed Mayank aside and stood up by himself.

Mayank too glared at Abhishek and stood up .

What's up with Mayank and Falling !

“Abhi and mayank chot to nahi lag gyi tum dono ko ? “ Mrs Kishan asked in concern as they both shook their heads in a no .

After the ceremony was done , Ishan was going inside his room but was stopped by Mayank .

Seeing Mayank he again remembered how he fell and a chuckle left his mouth but closed his mouth Before Mayank could hear him .

“Kya hua ? "Ishan asked as Mayank winked in his direction.

“ Well be ready by 7 ! I have an amazing plan for us ! “

“ That's like my friend! Damn we're gonna have a blast tonight! “ Ishan  squealed and embraced Mayank. “ Let's ask Abhishek too, “ Ishan asked .

“No “

Oh

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Ishan’s pupil dilated in the dim light as he ran his eyes around the bar and a strong liquor smell hitted his nostrils .

The punk music was bursting as People were dancing and busy in their own worlds, not caring about anything else . Come couples even Making out by taking advantage of dark lights .

Shying away, Ishan looked down upon his hands , regretting coming here with Mayank .

Aur ye mayank Gaya kidhar !? Mujhe chorke kahi aur to nahi chala gya .

When he was saying they were gonna have a blast tonight, he didn't mean to come to a freaking club and see people eating each other's mouths.

Not like he is against it but he preferred to not see it .

Mujhe laga tha ye chomu mujhe unlimited khane wale restaurant le ke jana wala hai ..

He scrunched his nose at the smell and whined before standing up to go back to the hotel but Mayank was already there with 4 liquor bottles.

“Bhai tu pagal ho gaya hai ? Mummy jaan paayi ki mai sharab peene aaya hu .unhone mujhe gharse nikal dena hai and tere gharme batake tujhe bhi nikalwa Dena hai unhone bewakoof '' Ishan fretted and threw his hands in the air .

“ Arey yrr konsa hum roz roz peene wale hai and moreover it's your last second day as a bachelor. Let it loose honey “ Mayank candidly bartered and sat on the chair , opening one of the bottles.

“You're not understanding idiot! “ Ishan huffed and rubbed his forehead with his thumb and index finger.

“ Trust me it's not like we're gonna get drunk “ Mayank poured down the alcohol in The two glasses there and took up one of the glasses , sipping on it .

Motiong Ishan to have a drink too , he again sipped on his drink .

5 hours later , much to Mayank's words, They both were down right drunk and were already on their uncountable number of liquors .

“ Brooooo ek pony jiska throat Thora sore hai usko kya kahenge? '' Ishan said as he chugged down another drink.

Mayank gave a confused look to him as Ishan started laughing. “ A little horse “ saying that he let out a full blown laugh followed by a very drunk mayank sho couldn't understand but was laughing because everything was funny to them at this point .

“Broo do you wanna hear about a joke on construction!? …. Nevermind I'm still working on it” Mayank laughed at his joke and asked for another drink from the bartender.

They both were laughing when Ishan's eyes fell on a guy who's sitting across from them with a girl .

“ Bhai wo dekh kitta sundar ladka hai ! Ek dam Flynn rider jaisa ” Ishan went all gaga over the said man .

“ Sharam kar kamine . You're about to get married tomorrow and tu ladke taad raha hai “ Mayank slurred and turned around to look at the said man . Giving a judging look at him he again looked at Ishan whose eyes were still fixed on that man .

“ Shubman is more handsome than that guy “ Mayank stated as his eyes started dropping but Ishan's ear perked up at the mention of Shubman's name and he started recalling his face.

Smiling, he buried face in his palms, voting away .

“ Actually yes!! You're right he is more handsome” he giggled in his palms .

“ Even Abhishek is more handsome than that guy naaa “ Mayank said in his slurry voice and gulped down another drink and chuckled merrily as if remembering something.

“ Abhishek? Yeah he is also veryyyy handsome”

Ishan's speech started getting slurred too as he stood up but he couldn't decipher his surroundings and everything seemed to be running everywhere.

“ Let's go homeeee “    “ pagal hamara Ghar to Delhi mai hai “

“Oops , let's go the hotelll “ Saying that Ishan started walking drunkenly and Mayank coming behind him when Ishan turned around and glare at him. “ ye bar uncle ji ka hai ? “

“Nahi to “.

“ To phir unhone humne free mai ye Diya tha “

“Acchaa ha “ Mayank let out a huge oh and laughed before going to the counter .

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Abhishek was trying to find Ishan and even Mayank for the past one hour but he couldn't find them .

And finally after roaming in the whole hotel and  calling Ishan hundred times , he decided to ask Shubman about their whereabouts.

Maybe Ishan has told him before going somewhere.

Knocking at Shubman's door , he waited for Shubman's permission to come inside .

On the other side Shubman who was engrossed in his book looked at his door confused as to who was knocking at his door at this time .

Opening the door he saw the least person he was expecting to be here . “ Hi “ Abhishek awkwardly smiled  and waved his hand .

“ What are you doing here and at this time?”

“ I was actually here to talk about Ishan . Did you see him anywhere? “ Abhishek asked Shubman, who was least interested to know why Abhishek was there, and looked at him with questioning eyes .

“ Ishan? Is he missing? “ Shubman asked , his heart palpating against his chest.

“ No no not like that . It's just I have been trying to find him but there is no sign of him anywhere “

Abhishek stated ,  shrugged his shoulders.

“Then Did you ask about him with his best friend, Mayank . Isn't he always with him ?  “ Shubman questioned , his skin itched at the last part because he couldn't understand why They both are always sticking to each other .

Abhishek sighed out , “ even he is nowhere to be found and Ishan isn't even picking up my calls . So I thought he would tell you about going somewhere. “

“ What ? He isn't even picking up the calls . “ Shubman uttered and rubbed his forehead as millions of thoughts started circulating in his head.

“ Did you call Mayank ? “

“ I don't have his number”

“Aren't you guys dating?” Shubman remarked leaving Abhishek flustered as he opened his mouth to deny but Shubman continued “Anyways keep calling him and let's check the hotel once again “

Saying that he picked up his phone and called one of his friends who is in the cyber department to get Ishan's last location.

Abhishek resumed calling him when the call was picked up and a heavy voice could be heard on the other line .

“ Hello ? Ishan ? “

“ Oh what ?... Okay … but can I ask you where you find this phone ?  “

“ A what!? … But Thank you so much . Yes we're coming “

Abhishek cut the line off and looked up to see a very tense Shubman staring into his soul .

“Ishan is at the …” Abhishek started and looked at Shubman with wide eyes because it's probably the last place he thought he would find him .

Shubman looked at him in anticipation.

“ Club “

“ What ? A Club! Is he serious? Shit “

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“ aaj mai neechee zamana haiii uparrrr ! Mayank sang loudly as Ishan laughed. “ Pagall wo aj Mai neeche nahi . Aj  main andar zamana hai bahar haii “

“ Hehehe acchaa ajjj — “ Mayank was stopped by Ishan as he placed his index finger on Mayank's lips, motioning him to stay silent.

“ Shhh see there is Doraemon and Shinchan fighting “ ishan murmured and pointed his finger at the blue and red Dustbin as Mayank followed ishan’s direction and gasped .

“ But why are they fighting? “ Mayank asked as he looked keenly at Doraemon and Shinchan.

“Don't know ohhh look see now they're going somewhere! Let's follow them “ Ishan said and walked forward slowly as Mayank trudged behind him .

“ But they aren't going there ! They're going there “ Mayank whined as he pulled Ishan to come with him to the other side .

“ Nahiii wo wahi ja rahe hai “ Ishan also whined and refused to move anywhere and that's how they both started hitting each other to make the other one follow their lead .

Well long short story , They both were creating nuisance in the public after being drunk and that's how they landed up in jail for 24 hours for intoxication and incapability of knowing their nature of act .

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“ How are we supposed to find them when they have already left the club? God knows where they are wandering  “ Abhishek blurred out in frustration and looked outside the window hoping that he would Find Ishan . Mentally cursing Mayank because he is damn sure going to the club must be Mayank's idea .

Shubman Glanced at the frustrated Abhishek and then focused on the road again . “ Well why don't you try calling Mayank from Ishan's phone now that we have his phone ? “ He suggested, hoping Mayank did have his phone with him .

Abhishek sighed before taking out Ishan's phone which they got from the humble bartender who found Ishan’s phone lying on the table.

Opening the phone he was surprised to see Shin Chan showing his butt on the lockscreen and if the situation was something else he might have laughed at it .

“Uh? Shubman, do you know his password? Abhishek asked while Shubman gave how can I know that look to him .

“Maybe try his birth date or something which he likes ?” Shubman suggested as Abhishek nodded before typing Ishan's birthdate and Fortunately it was the correct password.

Sighing in relief, he opened Contacts and called Mayank and after a few rings it was picked up.

“Hello ? …… Okay what!?” Abhishek shrieked.

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“Do you know where we are ? “ Mayank pouted and poked Ishan's  arm with his finger .

“I don't know” Ishan asserted silently, his eyes fixed at the corner as Mayank followed Ishan's gaze .

“What are you doing?”

“See Shinchan is about to win the ludo” Ishan said pointing at the horizon. Mayank squinted his eyes to see what Ishan was seeing.

“Noo Doraemon!! “ Ishan glared at Mayank and focused on the imaginary game again while Mayank scoffed.

“Yah! Did you see how cleverly he moved the token at the stop!” Ishan grumbled in frustration and looked at Mayank; however Mayank's attention was solely focused outside the jail on a particular guy who just came inside the jail.

“Yahh see here !” Ishan tried to get Mayank's attention but Mayank remained unfazed.”Oh he is so pretty! Like a candy floss” .

Ishan gave a look in Mayank's direction and craned his neck to see whom he was referring to and damn he was star stuck but with the guy who was standing beside him.

“No no, the other boy is more candy floss!!” Ishan asserted, referencing Shubman as Mayank shakes his head. “Um, no one is prettier!” he said, implying to Abhishek who was looking at them with disbelief .

“Look, he is looking at us! Does he know us?” Ishan asked when the guy gave a look at them with narrowed eyes .

“Um, don't look at them ! We shouldn't stare at strangers!” Mayank murmured and grabbed Ishan face to avert his gaze .

Shubman glanced at the drunk Duo , frowning at them seeing them muttering to each other .

“Dumb and dumber!”he murmured under his breath as he completed the procedure to get their bail and take them to the hotel.

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“Are you guys kidnapping us ?”Shubman sighed out trying to put up a calm composure, however Ishan was trying harder to annoy him with his never ending talks.

“Why are you not saying anything!! Are you blind?”

Ishan accused him of getting no response from the two guys .

Abhishek who was still in disbelief didn't know what to say and Shubman who was getting vexed with each passing moment refused to entertain Ishan's talk .

“That  should be deaf not blind” Shubman corrected him as Ishan laughed while Shubman again sighed . “Idiot!”

Some minutes passed as Shubman pivoted his head to look at Ishan because he didn't hear any shuffling from him .

“Wait wait wait!!!” Ishan yelled suddenly and he gave a confused look . “We should also pick up Shinchan and Doraemon. They are walking alone”

“Huh? What ? Shinchan and “... “Doraemon?” This time both Abhishek and Shubman looked at Ishan with wide eyes while he gave a sheepish smile before his eyes closed and fell asleep beside Mayank who was fast asleep.

“Is he always like that when drunk?” Shubman asked as Abhishek sighed out . “Don't know. Never seen him drunk and hope to never see him drunk again.”

“I second that”

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Reaching the hotel , Shubman got out of the car followed by Abhishek.

“Ishan?”Shubman tried to wake him up, however Ishan made no head to the calling as Shubman sighed out . Having no option other than picking him up , he picked him up in arms as Ishan whined at the sudden movement but dozed off again.

Glancing at Mayank , He look up at Abhishek motioning him to take Mayank to his room.

Abhishek raised his eyebrows, “what? You want me to pick him up”

“Well I don't have 4 Hands and nobody else is here so obviously.” Shubman sassed before walking towards Ishan's room leaving the sleeping Mayank and a very vexed Abhishek alone behind.

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Ishan's eyes flicker as he feels his body moving. Opening his eyelids apart, he smiled seeing a handsome man holding thinking he was in some sort of dream .

“Oh my prince, where are you taking me?” Ishan giggled , his eyes crinkled. Shubman looked down upon the lad in his arms and scoffed hearing the question.

“To your bed” Shubman nonchalantly replied as Ishan craned his to get a better view of Shubman's face and a mischievous smile tugged on his lips .

Shubman shakes his head at Ishan drunken antics , amused by his demeanor.

Tucking the duvet around him , making sure he is comfortable . Shubman placed his hand on his waist and zeroed his gaze at Ishan as he was clearly inebriated .

“Jeez you're such a handful when you're drunk . You're lucky that we found you both otherwise you both would be in jail doing God knows what.”

Shubman said as Ishan giggled at Shubman's words .

“Oww you're my prince charming then!!”Shubman sighed out hearing Ishan’s slurred words but a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth nonetheless.

Shubman stood there watching Ishan fluttering his eyes closed and turned around to go to his own room but Ishan's whine made him cease as he trudged towards him .

Not knowing how to comfort someone, he just leaned forward to caress Ishan's hair .

He glanced at Ishan as he took in his vulnerable state . Ishan’s face was relaxed and his lips were slightly apart.  He looked so peaceful and calm , a huge contrast to his sober self as a chuckle left from Shubman's mouth .

He backed away from Ishan and as if on cue Ishan opened his eyelids narrowly and pouted at the loss of caress on his hairs. “Are you going away? Don't go “

Shubman , instead of replying, decided to continue what he was doing earlier and Ishan immediately closed his eyes again .

Few minutes later , Shubman realized what he was doing and got away from Ishan, taking a last look at him before going to his own room because he couldn't understand the emotion spiraling down on him .

He couldn't rein in his conflicting thoughts . On one hand , he was frustrated with Ishan and on the other hand , there is this strange protective instinct that's rearing his head , compelling him to stay by Ishan's side and make sure he is okay .

It was driving him insane .

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Author's note;

Um hi everyone! How are you all doing?? I hope all is good.

Yeah I know it's been a looong time since I uploaded but it was because I was suffering from typhoid for the past 10 days and yesterday I felt a whole lot better so decided to write …. (Umm and I wrote this part while I was high on medication so I don't really know what I wrote …so it might have some tiny weeny loopholes or errors . Ps Don't mind them🥺)

And I hope you guys enjoyed this <33

(Jeez, I just realised I surpassed 1k+ votes . Omg thank you so much 🥹💜)