HEY GUYS!

I Hope everyone is well and good and in the best of their health.

And i hope someone did miss me? (looking with wide innocent eyes)

But even if you didn't, well here i am nonetheless. Stubborn, aren't I?

So, regarding this Dear new project of mine. It's actually being written since 2 years and it's really something close to me as i believed the idea to be something interesting and had enjoyed forming the whole story around it during those days before i completely lost my interest in CID. Well now i am not that much obsessed but i guess these phenomenal characters would never let me forget them.

So here i am again, writing a story based on the fantastic five. Out of the norm going on in FF these days but i sincerely hope everybody would enjoy the change.

I am feeling nervous posting this as it's been very long and i am not aware of the recent CID form so just take this as completely AU guys. There would be some discrepancies with years here and there so freely point it out as while editing i may have forgotten those things.

So read and think and review guys.

The story takes confusing turns and emotions and expressions but i promise you everything would be explained at some point or another.

HAVE FUN!

Do review! Don't forget!

WARNING : the story may have some ideas or theories that have the potential to harm your feeling regarding the characters so beware of that and start reading. If you at any point don't find the idea appealing or find it abusing for the said character in any sort than please discuss it with me personally or if a guest please have some respect while putting up your views. THANK YOU! HAVE FUN!

I am in no words telling you to skip this but just to have some patience while reading!

FIRST CHAPTER :- Memories..

LIFE, it's said is a journey of small moments here and there, of some memories that make you smile in the darkness and others that brings tears in eyes under the moon light. The trophies and the pictures from past become the best of mementos and the people, whether from past or present become companions in the journey. whether Friends or enemies...everyone is remembered and every step with them is a cherished lesson.

An Elegant wooden mahogany table, six wooden chairs, six people, two water bottles in the middle indicating the taste of people to be simple and sober, preventing themselves from the intoxicating beverage the world so solemnly consumes. There were slight talks in between the bites and carefree laughter not caring that the one beside had started gasping with red cheeks...

A voice arose in between the whole having pleasant tone... " arrey ASHA tum thodha jyada aaya karo yaar...(pleasantly either everyone sitting around nodding softly too) aaj badhe waqt baad hum sabh log aise saath mein hain...(amazed tone) fifteen years..."

The only lady around the table named Asha smiled softly towards her friend and nodded enthusiastically with... " haan freddy mujhe bhi aakar bahot acha laga...(smiling big) aap sabse dobara milkar itne saal baad bahot acha lag raha hai..." The two buddies siting in her front nodded too either one of them was having completely red cheeks due to coughing few minutes ago on some teasing from his buddy. Asha smiled, the relation was not entirely new to her but it was little foreign, she commented after seeing the other man hand over a glass of WATER to the coughing man...

" Daya tumhe yaad hai ABHIJEET sir kitna daantte the hum logon ko...(teasing) khaskar tumhe toh special treatment milta tha..."

Dr . Salunkhe immediately burst into fits of laughter while others followed after Freddy whispered not so much in a low tone... " aur abh mujhe milta hai..."

Abhijeet made a irritated angry face triggering the smiles to widen while Asha was feeling really different as it's after almost 15 years she was seeing all together and seeing all changes and differences in their bonding, behavior, habits everything gave her a soft feeling of longing in the bottom of her stomach overcome easily by thinking of her own life and people around her.

The changes in the once known Angry young man of their team bewildered her. The once always slightly angry face now having carefree smile and posture amazed her. The man they all used to fear even though having immense respect for was now a Friend to all and someone with whom they no longer felt hesitant to share memories with. Some changes are indeed welcomed, she mused to herself. And not only him but even, she felt everyone had changed except of course the sweet cold war between Dr . Salunkhe and Abhijeet still continued.

Daya has become more open than before, he had been such a shy person always, talking and interacting less with others rather preferring to stay in solitude. And now here they were, talking laughing and enjoying, even though that shy smile still remained giving a glow to his face, still as innocent as he had been but perhaps not as much alone anymore. She heard Daya making a crude remark on something said by ACP sir making her smile widely and change her previous thought process to innocently devilish.

Freddy she smiled was still his own sweet self still having those concerned eyes but now also having a more cheerful jolly spirit to him. The naviety he had in those years has matured now, but it's still there and it's something Asha would always like to fall back on to make herself believe in humanity and trust and love. He would always be that unshakable source of warmth in their lives.

Acp sir however was more or less same, still a mentor with strict eyes and face but loving heart. But with surprisingly less lines on his face now, yes more lines of age but not of that tense structure he had had before them all. She sometimes still finds herself thinking, WHAT IF they all had not come together like they had all those years ago. It's something she would not like to experience ever.

And even though she established to herself that everyone had changed for better, she was more happy for Abhijeet. She had left the team at a point when the man had still been too wary of the world and people around him to be himself again, and she had long ago admitted to herself that it had been partially because what had happened to the man had gotten to her, had gotten her to admit she didn't want that fate, that pain, that helplessness, and she had found herself guilty of thinking that, now, And it's not that everyone else's happiness was not expected or mattered anything...its just that in her heart she just always wished for this man to move ahead...to move around the pain and suffering for acquiring health and joy, for changing that fate she had been so afraid of so long ago.

A soft bit wet smile spread across her lips.

Acp sir asked her softly after seeing her that smile as the other boys (including Salunkhe who he had forced her to add) had busied themselves in teasing session, like always, making her classically whisper in her head, BOYS.

" kya baat hai ASHA? (softly) lagta hai kuch aur bhi yaad aaya hai tumhe..."

Asha looked at her Senior always a mentor to all of them and replied after glancing towards Abhijeet once who with others had turned their attention towards her...

" sir bas woh..(low hesitant tone) main kuch soch...

She looked at him and unlike any person involved in a department like theirs, let him read her eyes. She knew he would recognize the emotion, the memory, the guilt and the happiness. She knew he would feel lightened and she couldn't help herself granting him that much. He had known what had partially made her leave, had influenced the decision, had been part of the fate Acp sir still felt some remorse over. She hadn't been able to hide it from him all those years ago, and she still hasn't forgotten that expression of sadness and somewhere a guilt on his face. She had placed the sadness but the guilt still confused her.

Just then Acp sir's mobile started ringing and all attention turned towards him who after seeing the caller ID nodded towards Abhijeet who stood up too and both excused themselves for sometime. Asha turned her head and swiftly wiped her teary eyes.

After both leaving Daya and Salunkhe sir shook their heads and looked towards each other. Asha who saw that asked in little confusion to Freddy who was sitting beside her about the scenario. Freddy answered with a soft sigh...

" yaar ASHA ACP sir aur Abhijeet sir ko kal hi DELHI nikalna hai...(signalling Salunkhe and Daya with his eyes) yeh dono pareshaan hai kyunki Acp sir bhi iss case ki wajah se kaafi pressure mein the (asha nodded) aur Abhijeet sir bhi...aur phir unhe toh sir per chot bhi aayi hai..."

Asha sighed on that so freddy asked her about previous matter... " waise baat kya thi? Kya abh bhi Abhijeet sir se.. ". Asha stopped him hurriedly as seeing now both concerned eyes turned towards them both in confusion and curiousness too. She said irritatingly... " arrey nahi Freddy...kya baat kar rahe ho (proudly) aur waise bhi main Abhijeet sir se nahi darti thi tabh bhi...(Daya started coughing on that while Salunkhe and Freddy were smiling broadly) Tumhe badhi khansi aa rahi hai haan?"

Daya coughed lightly again while a smile was spreading on his lips, he commented seeing Asha angry glare... " main toh bas woh darr wali baat pe thodha shock..."

Asha interrupted him angrily as feeling embarrassed and guilty about her fear from the man (more his fate) then, " haan haan aa gayi samajh mujhe...

The two boys smiled broadly while Salunkhe sir shook his head seeing the naughtiness. And before he could protect the Lady she protected herself by continuing in a softer tone now... " waise Abhijeet sir kaafi change hogaye hain abh...( a beautiful smile spreading across all lips told her about the positive change in the man and confirmed her observation too, she added again) Mujhe bahot acha laga...warna unn dino toh sir humsesha hi ya toh kaam kaam ya gussa...ya tension...magar abh (smiling softly) it's really nice to see him this...

Daya continued on her behalf softly... " relaxed now? "

Asha nodded as this was really what she had thought after seeing him for first time in 15 years.

Daya continued after looking at the two other faces working with him and his friend from so long now and told his friend softly... " yaar inn sabh ke ilawa ussme ye softness, friendly nature tabh bhi toh tha...bas woh dikahta bahot kam tha..."

Salunkhe sir interrupted as remembering a very clear example of this care and concern as... " yaad hai woh case jissme DAYA ne fitness club join kiya tha...fitness club joh kidney racket chalata tha? "

All nodded and daya remembered some words from Dr . Salunkhe only as he was coming in conscious state just then...

" Haan Abhijeet theek hai woh...(soft tone) haan bache pareshani ki koi baat nahi hai...agaye the na humlog waqt per..."

...

" abhijeet...woh theek hai abh...hume thodhi deri zaroor hui but abh sabh theek hai...he's perfectly fine bache..."

It was the first time he had heard Salunkhe sir talk so softly without any sarcasm or tease with Abhijeet and it had been the first time he had felt the care in their friendship more strongly.

Asha suddenly started smiling more broadly again so freddy teased her about it as... " arrey ASHA ho kya raha hai haan...(to Daya) dekh rahein hain Daya sir..."

Daya smiled naughtily too but before the two could start teasing her about being in love, which was easily guessable giving that the first question they had asked her about that if she was married in starting and had started laughing when she had replied in negative. She just shook her head on their childish behaviour and continued...

" mujhe yaad aaya ki Daya kitna shy tha iss case per...Acp sir aur Abhijeet sir dono kitna chidha rahe the tumhe..." she started laughing seeing his face turning tomato colored and smirked at her revenge while Salunkhe sir and Freddy continued laughing. She didn't notice the naughty glint in Daya's eyes until it was too late...

" arrey ASHA yaad hai jabh ABHIJEET tumhara (pressing) husband bana tha?"

Asha's cheeks turned little red (even though she did try to control it but it was one of the most embarrassing and yet the most brilliant disguise they had had over the years) making the two boys laugh while the one from other two people standing behind them to hear the conversation as coming back right now became really embarrassed too as receiving a glance from his senior. Salunkhe commented after seeing both and abhijeet's shy smile... " daikh rahe ho boss...tumhare peeche yeh sabh bhi huya hai..."

Abhijeet and ACP sir came forward and again settled on their seats while ACP sir replied to his buddy sternly... " case tha na salunkhe...(salunkhe sir made an angry face so Acp sir in smile again) Waise...Abhijeet (abhijeet turned his head towards him happy to ignore his buddy) tum hi kyun?"

Asha looked at Abhijeet who glanced at her too and both smirked. Asha answered the teasing in proud tone... " sir...best actors choose karne the na..."

Daya and Freddy felt shocked and angry too while Abhijeet and Asha giving happy grins. All looked at one another after that and burst in laughter.

So many memories and so little time. They had so many moments to share, so many stories to remember, so many disguises to comment over and so many cases to feel proud of. Saving, talking, sharing problems, eating, celebrating, even crying had been done in each other's company. Assigning characteristics, past experiences, judging moods, tricks, figuring out odd reasons had been a continuous effort. And they did the effort quite valiantly but so many years is not a short span of time and there were so many things to remember and so many to share that the time flew past them without their noticing. It was the most relaxed and happy somebody would have seen these people in their lives ever. Content and relaxed and comfortable in each other's company. But every thing has to come to an end to start something new...but it was these moments that gave the strength to plunge yourself into the unknown light of the new morning.

Asha got up with others, feeling a new sense of energy and life in her after all the memories and experiences. She said softly... " abh mujhe chalna chahiye sir...( all nodded as knew it was her last day of holiday too) itne waqt baad wapas yahan aakar aap logon ke saath kam karke bahot acha laga..."

Freddy smiled and moved ahead to give her a friendly hug with.. " hum logon ko bhi bahot khushi hui ASHA...". Others nodded in agreement and Asha after glancing once towards all left the restaurant as she was already slightly late from her timing.

Salunkhe sir sat again on his chair while saying in happy soft tone... " yaar Asha ke aane se purana sabh kuch yaad karne ka mauka mil gaya...(to ACP again) kitna acha laga na...". ACP sir nodded either feeling a little discomfort but in years, he has managed to hide it too well. Abhijeet too glanced towards both oldie's but then Daya's voice caught his attention...

"Sir phir jana hai kal DELHI aap logon ko?"

Acp sir nodded either answering the hidden question too... " aur koi pareshani ki baat nahi hai...(teasing) main khyaal rakhunga tumhare bhai ka ache se..."

Salunkhe sir teased... " haan aur woh tumahra...(grumbling in anger) najane tum dono ghayal sipahiyon se kya kaam hai wahan..."

Daya nodded at first feeling embarrassed on ACP sir comment but then gave a naughty glance to his buddy who was giving him a smiley glance turned shocked after hearing salunkhe sir comment, but he knew they were just worried.

Abhijeet just said in worried tone not realizing the consequence... " waise SIR aapko sachme abhi ruk jana chahiye...aapki tabiyet...(he stopped as receiving angry glare from every pair of eyes so just amended his sentence little with) mujhe bhi..."

Daya and Salunkhe wanted to start a fuss again but Acp sir asked suddenly sensing it with... " waise ASHA ko uss samaye hua kya tha?"

The three men who had been present to hear the reason looked at each other and Salunkhe sir after nodding towards other two answered softly... " Kuch nahi...(lovingly) bachi hai...emotional hogayi thi..." and before his buddy asked anything else he put forward another demand sternly... " aur abh yeh sawal jawab band karo aur zara ice cream khilwao...(to others except Acp sir who was disappointingly shaking his head) haina bachon..."

Daya and Freddy nodded immediately but Abhijeet feeling hesitation although after receiving an angry glare from both elders down his head with a small whisper bringing sweet smile on all faces... " blackforest...". The others also placed their choices and the five talked further about some recent cases, odd incidents and other things. After they had finished their ice creams and ACP sir, much to Abhijeet's hesitation and Salunkhe sir's happiness had paid the bill, all started moving out with ACP sir and Salunkhe sir moving together in back while the other three moved ahead.

ACP sir said suddenly after they had started moving... " Asha abhijeet ko dekh kar shocked thi...(glancing towards salunkhe) haina?"

Salunkhe sir looked towards his buddy in shock but realizing that he knew each nerves of his each officer whether past or present nodded slightly... " haan...khushi hui usse...(lovingly either trying a bitter tone) sachme badal bhi toh kitna gaya hai...(whispering) aur irritating hogaya hai..."

Acp sir smiled and shook his head but said nothing. They had now come in parking lot from where Abhijeet will go with ACP sir as both had some things to discuss for tomorrow while Salunkhe sir and Freddy were being dropped by DAYA.

Acp sir glanced towards ABHIJEET standing with Daya and freddy and smiling broadly about something they were talking about. His eyes turned towards them and after seeing ACP sir focus both eyes met and ACP sir sighed after seeing that slight flicker of empty sadness in his eyes conveying the whole story of his life.

A/N

Hey guys!

So did you enjoy the first chapter?

I really hope you did as being back after this long i am really not sure yet about posting anything.

So review and let me know guys. Critical criticism would be welcomed wholeheartedly just don't kill the author as it's the characters who wanted the story really... ;)

Have fun guys! Stay healthy! Enjoy yourself.