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She got dazed and breathless whenever he looked at her. Or at least she did when she wasn't busy accusing him of murdering her brother or cursing him to a painful death. She cringed inwardly whenever she remembered that phase of her sheer stupidity.

He always had this 'larger than life' way about him. The way he looked at her, it was like he could see right through the façade of bravery that she used to put on for the world.

His gaze would always be intense when she was the focus of it. He would pay full attention to her with his molten brown eyes fixed on her face as if she was the only person who deserved his attention in the world. Right from the start, when he saw her holding Naveen's photograph, he felt like a kindred spirit to her.

He was a true gentleman. There was no doubt about it. Even when they fought, argued, yelled or pushed each other to their limits, she never felt endangered by his presence. In fact, he was the only person who would make her smile or even laugh after a long, tiring day. She felt safe and calm in his company and she could clearly see, very early on, how her brother could have been friends with such a man.

Captain Rajveer Singh Shekhawat was an institute in himself. He wasn't a flirt like her brother or a romantic like Abhimanyu. He was just… Rajveer. The sort of man who didn't have to command anyone's respect. He always knew how to react appropriately even if he did once say that Naina put him on a pedestal that he didn't deserve.

She regretted all the time that she wasted being angry at him when the hours could have been much more productive, or as her heart said, more enjoyable.

Their last few days together were some of the best days of her life despite all the troubles she had attracted then. His intense brown eyes, his warmth, his charming smile, his closeness, his trust, his love, just for her, was worth it all. Why and how didn't she see this earlier was a question she asked herself a lot.

She got a different reply every time. She had to focus on her brother. She had to worry about getting kicked out of KMA. She had to study. He was much older than her. He deserved so much better in his life than the burden of solving the mystery of her brother. All excuses felt lame to her now.

'It is so unfair.' She wanted to shout these words at the sky all the time. She had been betrayed over and over again.

First, she used to pray endlessly for Naveen's safety when he graduated from academy. God hadn't kept him safe. When she saw her brother's corpse and the injustice her family faced, a piece of her faith died.

Second, she prayed hard to get justice for her brother. God evaded her request for a very, very long time. When she did get her prayers answered, she had lost Rajveer by then. Her faith in Him lessened even more.

This led to the third and final time that she prayed.

Point 1857.

Rajveer had taken her there after a lot of groveling and pouting from her. When he told her about the wishing pillar, she lost focus and became selfish for the first time in her life. She could have asked for a quick justice for her brother, or the happiness of her family, or even the happiness of her friends.

However, Rajveer's words rang in her ears again and again. He had said that the couples who came here were bonded for life. She lost it all as she gazed at Rajveer, his folded hands and adorably ruffled hair. She became selfish.

She asked God to give Rajveer to her for eternity. Just one simple wish, what harm could it do?

God failed her yet again.

He was dead and she had to live in this cruel world all on her own.

Or so she thought.

What she didn't know was that Fate always corrected its mistakes sooner or later.


A/N: So I used to LOVE LRL and watched it a million times. I was just dazzled by the characters and how the focus was on the story and the character development rather than a quick romance. When it did go in that direction, I guess I was one of the many people who were yelling at their T.V. screens for Rajveer and Naina to get together.

I recently bingewatched it again and I just had this idea that won't let me sleep. So I wrote it down. I know what you might be thinking after reading this first chapter. What a downer! Well fear not people. I have planned for a long fic that will probably last forever. But I am determined to do it.

I will end this A/N with a small present. Rajveer will be making an entry in the next chapter. I shall not say more. Ciao. xD