Vani were in there room. Bani was taking out clothes from their cupboard while Veer was running around her saying sorry. Bani threw a towel at him.

B: Wipe yourself and go clean. Mai bed pr tumhare kapde chor dungi..

V: Sweetheart-

Bani showed him her naagin eyes and he went to the bathroom without further arguement.

Bani also picked a black-grey net saree and got dressed.

Veer came out and instead of meeting with his angry gharwali, he was greeted by silence. He looked and in place of his night suit, there were black formals on the bed. A note stuck out.

'Tick tock on the clock,
One hour for you to flock
To the place where we first met
And you let out a secret
But because of the scare you gave
You only have an hour to save
Come find me soon if you may
Or forgot everything you want me to say'

V: Ye gharwali ne bhi ajeeb paheli de di. Ek cheez to saaf hai ki agar maine isse ek ghante me nahi dhoonda toh ye confess nahi karegi pr isne ye ek ghanta start kb kr diya? Kitna time nikal gaya?...chor Veer ye sb mt soch....pr mai kya karu, iski pehli paheli toh solve krne me mujhe itna time laga tha...bhai se madat le leta hoon...pr kahin is baar bhi unhe mana kr gayi ho toh?...nahi nahi mujhe ulti baat nahi sochni chahiye...I should just focus on the riddle. Jagah ko lekr toh sirf do line hai...Where we first met and I let out a secret?? ...Hum pehle to Noor ki shaadi pr mile they...wahan kyu jayegi gharwali?? Pr wahan maine Noor aur Teer bhai ka secret bhi bata diya tha, yehi jagah hogi...

Veer quickly flew to Noor's residence. The house was locked and the garden was unruly. It was clear that the Sheikh's had left town a long while ago.

V: Yahan toh nahi hai gharwali..

He kept thinking.

V: Kuch smjh nahi aa raha, ek kaam krta hoon udte udte sochta hoon, kya pata aise hi dikh jaye gharwali ..

He began flying while thinking. Suddenly it clicked to him that he also let out his secret of being cheel to her. Maybe that was a place she met a new side of him? This has to be! He rushed to that forest. While flying to the location he saw his wife in a clearing. She was looking the sky expectantly. She smiled the moment she spotted him.

Veer flew down. The moment he turned human, Bani pressed a small button and the clearing lit up a thousand small lights. The tent and dinner table came to life. Veer was in awe of the arrangements she made but his eyes couldn't look at the arrangements properly for they were trained on her. She looked absolutely ravishing in the black saree. Her soft curves were visible and his felt really high on emotions. He walked towards her and kept a hand on her cheeks, she leaned in.

V: Beautiful!

B: Thank you! It took me a while. Tumhari tarah in sb mere perfect nahi hoon nai..

V: Mai tumhari baat kr raha tha...and tum perfect ho!

Bani blushed and hugged him. Then she pulled Veer to the seat and served him food. She started to feed him by her hands. Veer was moving as if he was in trace, enchanted by her beauty. He also fed her. Bani could see love practically pouring out of his eyes. She blushed.

V: Gharwali? Aur kitna tadpaogi?

B: shhh...

She made Veer stand and poured her heart out to him.

B: Mai bilkul pagal hoon gharwali. Satyug me tumhe samjha nahi lekin ek aur baat jo mai nahi smjhti thi vo ye thi ki satyug barson pehle beet gaya. Kitne divya varsh beet gaye....us kahani se humari kahani ko judge krna meri bhool di. Maine na tumhara pyaar smjha, na ye smjha kit um Akesh nahi ho, tum Veeranshu ho, mere Veer! Lekin tumhara pyaar saccha tha. Tumne humesha mera saath diya. Zarurat padne pr apne maa ke khilaf bhi tumne mera saath diya, mera bharosa kiya aur meri respect ki. You loved me unconditionally. It melted my frozen heart. Mai humesha pyaar ke liye, parivaar ke liye tarsi hoon. Tumse mujhe ye dono mil gaya..aur na jaane kb mai bhi tumhe chahne lgi...Yes, I love you Veeranshu! Mai tumse bohot bohot bohot pyaar krti hoon...Kbhi na khtm hone wala pyaar...ye Naagin sirf is cheel ki hi hai aur humesha rahegi.

Tears were streaming down Veer's face.

V: Phir se kaho na Bani..

B: I love you Veeranshu.

V: Ek baar aur..

B: I love you Veer, I really really Love you..

She hugs him tightly. Veer also hugs her back. Finally hearing that his love is reciprocated gave hima feeling he could not even express.

V: Waise ye date ka set up accha kiya hai tumne...

B: Humari vo khandar date yaad hai. Ek tarah se humari pehli date thi, mai bhi khush thi tumhare saath..humne..

V: Us raat hum ek ho gaye they..

Bani blushes and looks down.

V: Kya hua tha agle din Bani. Kyunki mujhe yaad hai ki hum khush they, ek saath they...mujhe lga hum humesha ke liye ek ho chuke hai aur jb hosh aya toh mai chand pr tha aur tum yahan Jai se shaadi kr rahi thi..

Bani recalls the bitter memories. She wipes her tears and cups his face.

B: Jo beet gayi so baat gayi, ab bhool jao na...hum saath and aur khush hai, is time aise baat nahi krte..

Veer smiled.

V: Waise yahan maine tumhe secret bataya tha pr yahan hum pehli baar nahi mile they sweetheart..

Bani pecked his nose and told him how she was the girl child he saved from the plane crash. Veer was shocked but also happy knowing their connection ran deep.

B: Nahi, hum dono nahi, teeno ka connection gehra hai...Jai was the other child..

She laughed at his horrified expression. They kept talking about their feelings, Veer moved Bani into his lap. The night got darker and she started to feel cold. She snuggled into his chest.

B: Thandi!!!

Veer laughed at her expression and picked her up. He twirled her while guiding her into the tent. He placed her down on the mattress and covered the tent's curtains, sealing them from the world. That night, they made love for the second time and promised each other never to leave the other.

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Vani woke up the next morning, feeling bliss. They cuddled. Veer started to kiss her neck and pecking her lips when she stopped him.

B: Tum to ajeeb hi janwar ho, kl poori raat kafi nahi thi? Abhi mujhe bhook lagi hai..

He held her waist and smirked. He was moving to her chest when her stomach grumbled.

V: Meri Naagin to sach me bhooki hai (laughs). Chalo isse pehle tum mujhe hi nigal lo, let's go for breakfast. I know this perfect place.

Vani dressed and washed their face and mouth using bottled water.

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Meanwhile, Jai was pacing worriedly.

Jai: Kahin vo naagin aur cheel ka milan na ho jaye. Aisa hua toh vo poori tarah uska saathi bn jayega aur meri shaktiyan km ho jayengi. Jo shaktiyan maine un six pheron ke zariyen kheechi thi usse, vo chin jayegi. I need to move fast. Ye dono kl raat se ghar nahi hai. Mujhe jld kuch krna hoga..

Vani were driving to a dhaba outside the city when Jai blocked their path.

V: Kissi doosre dhabewale ke pass jaa rahe hai toh naraz ho gaya kya chepu?

B: Veeranshu?!..subah subah iske mu mt lago. Jai tum jao yahan se..

J: Jane ke liye nahi aya hoon..

He laughed like a manic and closed his eyes. He took his nag roop but his face was half burnt. He even split himself into two beings and laughed at Vani's shocked expressions.

J: Kyu? Zor ka jhatka zor se laga?

B: Tumne markaat ko sirf maara nahi, tumne uski shaktiyan cheeni..tbhi mai sochu ki koi doosra Markaat ko kaise maar skta hai? Makaat mara nahi hai, uska ek part tumme zinda hai..

Jai laughed and closed his eyes, summoning the trident of Lord Shiva but it didn't appear. He realized something..

J: Tumne aur is cheel ne milan kr liya? Chi!!!!

V: Isse kaise pata? Naak tez hai is Dhabewale ki..naag nahi kutta hai tu..

J: Aye chup! Kutta nahi kaal hoon tera mai...Adi naagin tune isse milan kb kiya..

V: Saale beshrm, ye sb koi declare krke krta hai kya?

J: Ugh! Meri adi naag ki shaktiyan cheen li tumne aisa krke...

B: Tu unka haqdaar kabhi tha hi nahi...vo to tune itne kand krke pehle hi kho do thi..

J: Chup, tum dono ke liye mai aise hi kafi hoon..

His two roop's attack Vani. Veer and Bani change roop as well and fight Jai off. Since Bani couldn't attack his cheel roop first while Jai couldn't attack with his snake roop first, Veer used this to his advantage. He clawed at the cheel roop as no other cheel is stronger than the cheel prince himself. He clawed out all his feathers. Bani attacked the snake and no snake can parallel the powers of Adi naagin. They defeated Jai and killed him. Jai's body dropped on the floor and merged back as one.

V: Tapak gaya na?

B: We should be sure..

Vani dragged his body into the temple. Bani prayed to the lord and naagmani appears. Bani held it and a blinding light came out of it. Jai's body turned into ashes and removed. Bani placed the nagmani back on the idol's top. The mani shined brightly before disappearing.

The lord spoke.

'Adi Naagin tumne apne saache saathi ki pehchan kr apna kalyug ka safar safal kr liya hai. Tumne apni kahani poori ki aur saath hi saath apna udeshay, markaat ki shaktiyon ka bhi ant kr diya hai. Mai tumhare aur cheel rajkumar ke prem ko swikriti deta hoon. Hr janam me tum humsha ek doosre ke hi rahogi..'

Vani were ecstatic to know this. They thanked the lord. Vani had defeated their foe and truly bought their story to a full circle. Now they were one with nothing but love ahead of them- in this life time and beyond.

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Did you like it? I know request was till confession but I thought of giving it a fuller end.

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How many of you have read or seen the classic fairytale of snow white? You must have also known about the mirror that told the evil stepmother about the most beautiful woman when she asked and said " Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of them all?"

Sharing with you a slightly different version I came across.

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