Arnav Pov:-

Time flies so fast when you want it to last long, here I was standing beside my soon to be wife who was looking breath- taking in her red lehenga.

She was looking like a princess. Her eyes were on the ground, her long lashes kissing her cheeks.

She is shy because of all the attention there is media too clicking our pictures. Its time to go on stage for Jaimal [garland ceremony].

She held my arm and we both started walking, there were fireworks and hooting after all its my wedding.

We came to stage and there stood our cousins too with garlands and flowers in their hand.

They gave the garlands in our hands after we were done clicking the pictures. She was in her 5 inch heel today I guess because she reached till the height of my neck today.

"Okay so Arnav now put the garland in her neck", said her bhaiya. I nodded and was about to put the garland when her brothers picked her up making me stun.

She was smiling teasingly at me. "Not so soon jijaji (brother in law), work harder", said her brother Aditya. I again tried to put it but she was at a height.

I looked at her and she smiled and raised her brows to challenge me. I don't like losing. I jumped this time but again I failed.

"Yaah use your giant body Arnav, Raizada's don't lose", said my older sister. Of course Raizada's don't lose.

This time I tried again and succeeded. Popping sound was heard and claps too.

She was on her feet again and I properly settled the garland around her neck.

She was shy very shy, "woah finally bhaiya got bhabhi in his hold" said my younger brother Rudra.

I sighed mentally there are so happy and so is she, she is marrying me even after I warned her. It won't be my fault if he end up getting hurt.

Now it was her turn to put the garland and I was so in my thoughts when she said "Arnav ji please bent down a little" and I did bent down hearing gasp from my side.

And before I can realize the garland was around my neck. "Yaar Arnav bhaiya toh ek baar me he maan gye, haye bhabhi ka jaado abhi se cha gya h bhaiya ke sar pe" said shivangi.

[translation:- Arnav brother got convinced in one go, I guess sister in law's magic has clouded his mind"]

"Apni patni ke samne jhukne me kya takleef hai" said my brother

[translation:- "Well then what is the problem to bend down in front of your own wife?"

We clicked few more pictures with our family, our friends and guests, now it was time for actual wedding where she will be my wife completely.

We sat down on mini stools and the pandit ji started chanting mantra and doing his work. After sometime it was time for pheraa

[taking 7 round around the holy fire]. We got up as my sherwani dupatta was tied with her.

After taking phera and repeating every vow pandit ji said I felt a lump in my throat because of this uneasy feeling of being tied to someone, being someone's husband.

My life is a mess and I am no longer the old Arnav but the rude one which I have made myself to not become weak again. But am I destroying her life by marrying her.

Pandit ji forwarded the mangalsutra [nuptial chain], I took it my hands trembled a little.

I brought my hands near her neck and then to the back of her neck as my face was near her ear I whispered, "you sure about this"

"never been so sure in my life" was her whisper reply which amazed me.

Next I took the vermillion and pinched a small amount of it, for people of Uttar Pradesh it's the vermillion which matter the most and is the symbol of being married to someone.

I brought my hands to her forehead when her sister lifted her mangtika [head accessory]. I slowly started filling her mang [hair partition].

As I was done I saw a lone tear escaping her eyes. Is she regretting it or she is happy what is it, I am anxious now?

She was looking down when pandit ji said "vivah sampan hua aaj se aap dono pati patni huye, zindagi ke har Safar me ek dusre ka sath dena sabka aashirwad aapke sath hai."

[translation:- "the wedding ritual is complete from today you both are husband and wife, always be together with each other in every journey of life, everyone's blessings are there with you both"]

That's when she looked at me and smiled the smile which warms my heart, the smile which sends tingly sensations in my body.

And I had this sudden urge to protect this smile forever.

We took everyone's blessings and then it was time for her to leave her family to come to a new family.

I know it's very hard, I also have a sister who got married few years ago.

She cried hard and hugged her family members especially her brothers and sister, I guess she is very close to them.

Her grandma came and gave her an old antic box, "my ruhi dear this is for you and your husband wear it when you come for your pagphera, and have a happy married life my doll".

She nodded In tears and her sister made her sit in car beside me on the passenger seat as I was driving by myself.

She was still crying and wiping her tears her nose turned red she looked so adorable, fuck it Arnav stop it.

It's a two and half hour journey and she has stopped crying now sniffs can be heard as she is looking out of the window being all quiet.

We reached our house and I parked the car as we both came outside I started walking towards the entrance leaving her behind.

When she hissed a little I saw she was struggling with her heavy lehenga why to wear it when you can't handle.

I signaled a lady staff to help her and she did we both reached near entrance.

There mummy was standing with others holding a aarti plate, we stood there and she did our aarti.

Then she said, "Ruhi beta now touch this kalash so that the rice will fall down and then step into this plate okay".

"yes mummy" she said that sounded so good from her mouth.

She did as maa said and we entered the house, I was straight going to my room when my sisters stopped me.

"Yaah where are you going huh, its time for ring finding ritual" said my elder sister Harshita.

"Of course and then we want our money also then only you will be allowed to go inside your room" said shivangi.

"I am tired I want to sleep I have meeting tomorrow", I said but was cut off by my chacha

"you aren't going office tomorrow you will take Ruhi to her house for rituals and meeting it can be postponed".

I sighed knowing I can't go against them. I looked at Ruhi who was surrounded by my brother and ladies.

Rudra was saying something to her making her all shy I know what all things he was saying to her, this brat is full of pervert jokes and flirt.

"Fine do whatever ritual you want but fast I am sleepy".

"you sure bhaiya you are sleepy? Because its your wedding night I think its not a night to sleep", said my brother Rudra shit he is too straight forward and blunt.

Heat crept my neck and ears and I could see Ruhi blushing hard what is she expecting the same thing of course she will after all she has dreams about a wedding.

"we are not alone Rudra everyone is here have some decency" said my sister to which he just smiled.

"Fine fine let's start now okay both of you sit here we have already prepared everything" Harshita didi said and helped Ruhi to sit down with her damn heavy lehenga.

I also sat opposite to her she looked at me and smiled, don't fall for that smile Arnav.

There was no valuable, meaningful ring in her hand as we didn't have engaged just her own and 2, 3 rings given by my family today during rituals.

Dadi came forward and put her gold ring in the utensil. "This ring is very valuable son, if you win it cherish it forever" she said I nodded. 

"Okay let's start" I didn't wanted to but had to play this game, we both put our hands inside to search the ring.

I felt something like metal and I know its ring. I brought it up and showed it to everyone. Her face was in shock mode, huh Arnav Singh Raizada never loses.

"Woah bhaiya got it, bhabhi you need to win" said rudra fake glaring me.

We both again started searching and this time she was determined to win and she did win.

"Now we are equal so let's see who wins in the final round" rudra said.

We again started searching and I got it in first 10 seconds and brought it up to show it to everyone.

"Aish bhabhi now bhaiya will always be upper hand" said shivangi pouting.

"Like I will let him" said Ruhi making everyone's eyes wide. "Bhabhi is so.......savage" was the reply of Rudra.

"Okay okay now as the ritual is finished Arnav you get to keep the ring and you both should go now to your room, its 12 am already" dadi said as I stood up.

"Wait wait first bhabhi will go then after 5 minutes you come bhabhi" saying this Harshita didi took Ruhi upstairs to my- our room.

I felt something sliding in my sherwani pocket. I looked at my side and my brother was sheepishly smiling.

"what did you put in here" I asked

"Something you will need tonight" he said and winked, only if he wasn't my brother I would have killed him.

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