The next day started with a jiffy,the trio had breakfast together and then again Shiv left for his office in a hurry stating he needed to get some work done before his siblings arrived.

Iti again made herself comfortable in the palace library with some of the office files she needed to get done with for the day after which she was free to do whatever she wished.

The lunch was brought to her in the library itself because she was alone so she didn't feel like eating it on the huge dining table they had, instead she had her lunch in the library itself while reading something or watching something on her phone.

"Ranisa,Rajkumar aur Rajkumari aa gaye h"One of the palace staff informed Iti as soon as she was done with her lunch.

His siblings arrived?

They were going to come in the evening right?

Shiv was going to pick them up from the airport,then how come they arrived earlier?

"Hum aate h aap jaaiye"Iti said as she quickly wrapped up the work she was doing and corrected her saree before walking out of the library.

"Bhabhisaaaaaa"She heard a loud scream and was taken aback for a moment before the site of a teenager came across her.

A boy came running towards her followed by a girl who was older than him.

"Bhabhisa!!!hum Veer h,Yashveer Singh Rathod,aapke eklaute devar!!"The boy said as he literally ran towards her.

She thought he was gonna hug her tightly but his actions surprised her.

He bent down and touched her feet making her surprised at his actions.

She immediately stepped back because nobody has ever touched her feet in her life and so someone doing it did made her a awkward.

"Veer hatiye bhi ab,hame bhi milne dijiye bhabhisa se"The girl behind him said as she too went near Iti and touched her feet making Iti more surprised.

"Hum Gauravi h,hum bhaisa se sirf 3 saal chote h bhabhisa"Gauravi said as she stepped back after touching her feet.

Iti tried to give them a smile as the two did the same.

"Hum Iti h"Iti said not knowing how to introduce herself.

"Aapko kon nhi jaanta Ranisa"Veer said in a slight teasing tone and Iti kind of had an idea that he was the most chilled sibling amongst the three of them.

"Inki baaton pr dhyan mat dijiye aap bhabhisa,yeh chote h abhi isliye kuch bhi bolte rehte h"Gauravi said but Iti smiled at her instead.

Suddenly two dogs ran towards them,one was a huge Siberian husky and the other one was a tiny lil baby pug.

The husky ran and stood infront of Iti, sniffing her and Iti let him do that because dogs try to see if there is danger by sniffing a person and then only they put their guard down.

"Dariyega mat bhabhisa yeh kuch nhi karega bht friendly h yeh"Veer said and Iti nodded and let the dog sniff her.

Later when he didn't do anything Iti made the first move and knelt down infront of him patting his hairy head,the dog too liked it and didn't attack her and let her do that.

"Arre wah aapne toh bht jaldi dosti kr li inse"Gauravi said.

"Iska naam Fang h aur yeh h Nimbus"Gauravi said and Iti was surprised hearing the names.

They were Harry Potter themed,she loved it!

"Bht pyaare naam h"Iti said as she scratched the neck of the Fang while Nimbus too went near and got some scratches from Iti.

"Bhabhisa Bhaisa apne office mein hi honge na?"Veer asked and Iti nodded her head at that.

"Phir toh accha h,woh bichare airport tak jayenge aur hum waha honge hi nhi,phir jab ghar aayenge toh hum already yaha honge"Veer said excitedly and Iti smiled at him.

"Aap dono bethiye,aapke liye refreshments mangwate h hum"Iti said because they had arrived after a long journey.

Gauravi and Veer both settled down as the househelp got some water and juice for them.

"Aap dono freshen up ho jaiye hum aap dono ke liye khana lagwa dete h"Iti said but both of them shook their heads at that.

"Nhi bhabhisa humne airport mein khaa liya tha,ab thoda rest krte h jab tak bhaisa aur Nanisa Hukum na aa jaye"Gauravi said and Iti nodded then.

"Bhabhisa aap please bhaisa ko mat boliyega ki hum aa gaye h,unhe surprise dena h"Veer requested and Iti nodded at that too.

"Thik h bhabhisa hum sone jaatein h,wese toh aapse bht baatein krni h pr abhi hum thak gaye h,aaj raat ko pakka aapke saath bethenge hum dono"Gauravi said because they were really exhausted with the journey and needed a relaxing nap.

"Hum inn dono ko apne paas rakh le?"Iti asked and the two nodded at that.

They both left to their respective bedrooms.

Iti too went back to the library to do her work along with the dogs.

In the evening,

Iti was sitting with Nanisa Hukum in the living room,the elderly lady was having tea while Iti was having a glass of juice.

"Nanisa Hukum,aap mazak kr rahi thi kya hamare saath?"Shiv asked as soon as he barged into the palace.

He was irritated.

He had waited 2 hours at the airport to pick up his siblings but later got to know that they hadn't boarded the flight only.

"Kesa mazak?aur Gauravi aur Veer kaha h?"Nanisa Hukum asked instead.

"Nhi aaye woh dono!unhone flight hi board nhi ki thi!hum 2 ghante se airport mein intezaar kr rahe the unka"Shiv said as he sat on the couch.

A househelp got a glass of water for him which he gulped quickly.

Iti wanted to tell him that they were here because of how irritated he was but then she didn't wanted to ruin their surprise too.

Anyways it was a thing between the siblings.

"Aisa kesa ho sakta h?hamari baat hui thi unse,unn dono ne flight board ki thi"Nanisa Hukum said.

"Kabse call kr rahe h hum unhe,dono utha hi nhi rahe h!mazak kr rahe honge dono!hum hi pagal h ki apna saara kaam chodkr unn dono ko pick krne chale gaye!ekdam irresponsible aur stupid h dono!agli baar sach mein aayenge na phir bhi na toh lene jayenge unhe hum aur na hi apna kaam shift karenge!"Shiv said angrily to nobody in particular but he was excited that his siblings were coming and so the palace would be a lil more lively then usual.

He sighed.

"3 meetings shift kr di humne agle hafte inn dono ki wajah se!2 practice sessions bhi the unhe bhi shift kr diya aur inn dono ki harkatein dekhiye aap!ek baar phone utha lenge na tab dekhenge unhe hum!"Shiv said frustrated at their childish act.

"Dekhne ke liye phone ki kya zaroorat h,aise hi sakshat dekh lijiye na hame bhaisa"Veer's voice came as he and Gauravi came downstairs leaving Shiv and Nanisa Hukum surprised.

Shiv stared at Iti then, obviously she must have known that the two were home yet she didn't said it to him.

"Bhaisaaaaaaaa!"Gauravi and Veer both screamed as the two jumped on him hugging him tightly.

Shiv sighed and a big smile broke out on his lips seeing the two of them.

He had missed them.

"Aate hi shararate shuru ho gayi na aapki!"Shiv said as he pulled Veer's ear making the latter hiss in pain.

"Gauravi jiji bhi thi hamare saath,humne akele ne thodi prank kiya tha.....aahh..chod dijiye bhaisa dard ho raha h!"Veer said as he moved away from him and went to their Nanisa Hukum.

Firstly the duo touched her feet and then each gave her a big hug making the elderly lady caress their face lovingly.

"Aapko hame bata dena chahiye tha Iti"Shiv said then looking at his wife.

"Humne hi bhabhisa ko mana kiya tha bhaisa,wrna hamara surprise kharab ho jaata"Gauravi said and Shiv sighed.

"Kitne baje aaye the aap dono?"Nanisa Hukum asked.

"3 baje"Veer said.

"Aur tab se aap dono yahi h mahal mein?"Shiv asked and the duo nodded their head sheepishly.

Suddenly Fang and Nimbus ran downstairs too going directly to Shiv who laughed at that and patted their heads.

Fang licked Shiv's cheek which he allowed.

"Kuch khaya aapne?"Nanisa Hukum asked.

"Haa aur uske baad soo gaye the"Gauravi said.

"Aaiye sab saath mein bethkr khana khaate h phir baatein krte h"Shiv said and everyone nodded and settled on the dining table.

While the dogs too sat and their food was also served to them.

As soon as Veer and Gauravi had the first bite of the dal-baati they both moaned at it's taste.

They had missed this the most apart from their family offcourse.

"Kya bhaisa thoda ruk jaatein hum dono ke liye!hamare bina hi shadi kr li aapne!aapki shadi ka kitna intezar tha hame!"Veer said making Shiv roll his eyes at him.

"Ha naa!"Gauravi too whined about it.

"Yeh bataiye aapke exams kese huye?"Shiv changed the topic and looked at Veer who shrugged his shoulders at that.

"Padhai pr dhyan dijiye aap Veer,wrna aapki baaki saari cheezein band krwa denge"Nanisa Hukum said making him pout.

"Kr lenge woh padhai bhi Nanisa Hukum"Shiv said instantly taking his brother's side.

"Aur aap?koi irada h aapka business join krne ka?"Nanisa Hukum asked looking at Gauravi who shook her head in denial.

"Hame business nhi krna,hum Mumma ka foundation sambhalna chahte h Nanisa Hukum"Gauravi said and though the elderly lady did wanted to protest but she didn't.

Someone has to look after the foundation as well.

"Bhaisa!aapka next match kab h?hame dekhna h,bht time se polo nhi dekha!"Veer said and Shiv smiled at him.

"Agle hafte hi h"Shiv said and Veer aur Gauravi smiled at that.

"Bhabhisa aapne bhaisa ka match dekha kya?bhaisa bht accha polo khelte h!"Veer asked and Iti nodded her head at that.

"Aap itna kam hi bolti h bhabhisa ya bhaisa se darr rahi h?bhaisa se darne ki zarurat nhi h,bhaisa bht chilled h,kabhi nhi daante te kisi ko!"Veer blabbered making Iti chuckle.

"Sab aapki tarah sirf bolte nhi rehte h hamesha"Shiv said instantly defending his wife.

"Aap kyu unke liye bol rahe h?unhe bhi bolna dijiye!"Veer said and Shiv rolled his eyes at that.

"Aap khana khaiye chup chap,aur apni bhabhisa ko bhi Shanti se khane dijiye"Nanisa Hukum said.

"Hum aapko disturb kr rahe h kya Bhabhisa?"Veer asked and Iti instantly shook her head in denial at that.

"Dekha!woh nhi ho rahi h disturb humse"Veer said.

"Pr hum sab ho rahe h!khana khaiye aap"Shiv said making him pout.

They all had dinner and after that Nanisa Hukum retired to her room because she sleeps early but the younger clan all sat together catching up and also getting to know their sister in law.

"Toh bhabhisa aap apne baare mein kuch bataiye na?"Gauravi asked and Iti didn't knew what she was supposed to say.

"Hum Mumbai se h,aur CA and by profession"Iti said not knowing what else she was supposed to add.

"Aapka job interview nhi le rahe h hum bhabhisa"Veer said laughing at her straight answer.

"Tang mat kijiye unhe,Iti zyada baat nhi krti h"Shiv said yet again speaking on his wife's behalf.

"Koi baat nhi bhabhisa aap hamare saath rahengi na toh aap bhi bolna shuru kr dengi"Veer said and Iti smiled at him.

He reminded her of Aashray,her badi maa's son who is also a teenager and a chatter box like him.

They all sat and chatted in which Iti was mostly silent,just listening to them and their jokes and laughing over it.

Once they all decided to call it a night the two dogs went behind Shiv into his room making Iti smile at that gesture.

"I hope aapko dog's se problem nhi hogi,yeh dono hamare kamre mein  sote h kabhi kabhi"Shiv said as he placed the two dog beds in a corner and the dogs immediately went and snuggled into it as Shiv patted their heads and gave them belly rubs.

"Nhi hame dog's se koi problem nhi h"Iti said as she stared at the two adorable dogs.

"Aapke paas kabse h yeh dono?"Iti couldn't help but ask.

"Fang 6 saal ka h aur Nimbus sirf 2 saal ka"Shiv said pointing to each of the dog.

"Pata h,hamare paas bhi ek dog tha,uska naam carrie tha"Iti said with a fond smile as she remembered her pet dog whom she loved a lot.

"Tha matlab....

Shiv didn't completed his sentence but Iti understood it and nodded her head sadly at that.

"Hum 4 saal ke the tab hamari mumma lekr aayi thi unhe hamare liye,bht pyaara tha woh,hamare saath hamare hi kamre mein sota tha woh bhi inn dono ki tarah,5 years ago he passed away"Iti said and Shiv felt bad for her.

He too was a pet lover,he had two dogs and he can't imagine either ones of them dying.

"Uske baad humne kabhi dusra dog lene ka nhi socha"Iti said.

This was the first time she was sharing something about her life which he didn't knew and Shiv liked it because it means she has started trusting him.

"Carrie kesa naam hota h?"Shiv changed the topic and Iti glared at him at that.

"Unka naam Caramell tha,pyaar se carrie bulate the hum sab unhe,aur bht pyaara naam tha unka"Iti said immediately defending her beloved dog.

Shiv surrendered his hands in the air and Iti rolled her eyes then.

"Hamare papa ko nhi pasand tha itna woh,matlab unka love-hate relationship tha,hum na unhe rakhi baandhte the hrr rakshabandhan pr,hamara pehla Bhai tha woh,uske baad Aashray aur Kabir paida huye"Iti said and Shiv just heard her.

"Aapko photo dikhaye unki?"Iti asked excitedly and Shiv nodded at her excited self.

This was the most she had shared with him without him asking anything.

Iti moved and sat a lil closer to him and searched for Carrie's photo and then showed it to him.

"Bht pyaara h"Shiv said making her smile widely.

"Yeh aap h?"Shiv couldn't help but ask as he scrolled and saw the photo of the dog with a lil girl.

Iti felt embarrassed but nodded her head making Shiv amazed.She was adorable as a child.

"Wese yeh naam kisne rakhe h inke?"Iti asked as she looked at the two dogs who were sleeping soundly.

"Humne rakhe h"Shiv said making her surprised again.

"Aap bhi Potterhead h?"Iti couldn't help but ask and Shiv nodded his head at that.

"Hum bhi!!!humne Harry Potter ke saare parts kayi baar padhe h!"Iti said with a broad smile.

"Humne padhe nhi h books Iti sirf movies dekhi h,humne kaha na hum reading nhi kr sakte"Shiv said making her smile falter a lil.

"Harry Potter bhi nhi padh sakte aap?"Iti asked and he shook his head in denial at that.

"Pr hame pasand h woh,isliye toh inn dono ke naam humne uss

series pr based rakhe h"Shiv said and Iti nodded her head at that.

"Aapke dogs bht pyaare h,aaj pure din hamare saath library mein hi bethe the yeh dono"Iti said and Shiv smiled hearing that.

This was the happiest he has seen her since she has come here.