"Pankaj, Purvi aur Tarika ko call karo aur poocho unse sab ready hai?" , ACP sir instructed the so-called 'Chitrole-ka-heera' , "aur Nikhil dono ko track karte raho, jaise hi kuch kaam banta hai Daya ko inform karna. Ye drug mafia ke log kisi bhi haal mein humare haathon se bachke nikalne nahin chahiye."

Both : "Yes Sir".

* few kilometres from Bureau *

Purvi ( through her bluetooth earpiece ) : "Hello Tarika , Pradeep aaya ya nahin? "

Tarika : "Ha Purvi, Pradeep yahin hai . Mere saath. "

Purvi : "Thik hai, kuch gadbad lage toh mujhe inform karna."

Tarika : "Haan, tum bhi."

With this , they both braced themselves for their roles.

Tarika looked at Pradeep , who was silent ever since they'd met.

Tarika : "Yaar ye kuch bolta hi nahin..."

Pradeep : "Kuch kaha aapne.. ?" , he asked absent-mindedly.

Tarika : "Nahin Nahin. Koi gadbad insaan dikha aaspass?"

Pradeep (looking around) : "Nhin toh. But I am trying to be watchful. Vo ...vo ye mai pehli baar aise... Isse pehle mai doosre department me tha. Aapne...aapne kabhi isse pehle participate kia hai investigation me aise?"

Tarika smiled to see the newbie finally opening up.

Tarika : "Haan."

(She remembered entering as a shy woman, clad in black saree in the case of the Stolen Kidney , disguised as a wife to Abhijeet , the first time. Oh! She loved the fact that it all began with him ; that she had him with her. It wasn't comfortable for a forensic doctor like her to step into investigative field like that , even though for a short time, but she knew she could always learn the art from the artist itself - for Abhijeet was the MASTER OF DISGUISE.

Hence , she developed herself efficiently in that field too. Ranging from playing the role of his Draupadi to Chandrika to his wife on several occasions, she grew better with time , such that she even accompanied the team on investigations like in the case of the Khooni Dilwara Jungle, recently. Yet in all those times, in every attempt of her improvement as a CID officer, one thing - one person , to be specific - was common. HIM. Abhijeet. She blushed at the very thought of him.)

Pradeep, who stood confused, staring at her , couldn't help but finally intervene her thoughts.

"Dr. Tarika?" , he blurted.

Tarika (coming out of her trance) : "Ha?" (She gave him a look of embarrassment.) "Hhh...Haan matlab main bohut baar jaa chuki hoon aise field work pe."

She checked around , hoping to finally see someone approaching them, but with no luck.

Just then, she heard Purvi's alert voice through her earpiece...

A/N : So what surprising element is Purvi going to introduce into the plot ? Well ! you'll find out soon.

( This is my first fanfiction story. Please Read Review. Any form of suggestions/queries are always welcome. And...don't worry , if you find the story interesting, I'll update soon. (Already have the 2nd chapter ready ;) )