Flashback:-

[In this chapter, Shaurya is ten years old. The quadruplets are five years old, and Arika is not yet born].

"Ji," Pashika addressed her husband respectfully, shaking Arjun's body while he embraced her.

"Hmmm", With his eyes still closed, Arjun asked, "Jaan?" in response.

Pashika questioned him about his first-in-command, saying, "Nivaan has not returned yet."

"He told me over the phone that he was coming today," Arjun replied.

"He went hurriedly, and I am not feeling good about this," She said, expressing her concern.

"Do not worry," Arjun assured her, planting a kiss on her temple.

When Pashika began to get out of bed, Arjun inquired, "Where are you going?"

"The boys need to get up and get ready for school," As she smiled at him, an annoyance crept into his voice.

"Is it not possible for us to enjoy life while lying in bed?", Arjun pondered.

"Jaan! "Return here", His eyes were hazy, and she could tell he was not in the mood to leave her alone.

"I will be late," she said, hurrying out of the room.

Pashika went into the kitchen to prepare their breakfast.

"Boys, come down here. You are all running late for school," Pashika exclaimed loudly, and all four little boys dashed from their room. Pashika yelled for the boys to come down because they were late for school.

Arjun came to see his family.

"Where is Bunny?", Pashika inquired of the quadruplets.

"Big B is still sleeping," Aarya said as he quickly began eating his breakfast.

"Huh?" Arjun asked, his eldest son being the most disciplined, obedient, and mature of the quadruplets.

Shaurya approached her and softly called her, "Mama."

Pashika turned around to find Shaurya approaching her slowly.

"What is wrong, baby? "Are you feeling sick?" Pashika inquired, checking his body.

Pashika exhaled heavily, "Ji, Bunny's body is burning." She requested Arjun to check on Shaurya.

Arjun rose from his seat and approached him to check on him.

"He has a fever," Arjun explained, and Pashika burst into tears.

Quadruplets sighed weakly as they looked at their mother and nodded, realizing that their mother would no longer leave her little Bunny alone, even in the toilet.

Pashika glared at them as they giggled at their thoughts. Shaurya rolled his eyes as he realized what they were thinking a few minutes before.

"Bunny, you are not going to school. Go back to your room. I am calling the doctor," Arjun told Shaurya, who nodded.

"Fantastic Five, are you ready for school?" Raghav asked.

Quadruplets ran towards Raghav when they heard his rough voice.

"Big B is not going to school today. He is sick," Little Aarya told Raghav, who nodded and drove the four little beasts to school.

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SHAURYA's POV [10 YEARS OLD]:-

My fever has subsided and I am feeling better than I did in the morning. Medicines and porridge tasted bad, but I could not say anything to Mama, so I ate quietly.

I am wandering around the garden to relieve my boredom. Honey, Aru, Rin, and Fai went to school, and I am stuck at home. I called Ansh and learned that he was doing his homework.

Different country, different time.

I noticed Mama and Dadda were deep in conversation and decided not to disturb them.

I take a few more steps and hear a soft sob. I maintain my position.

Who is sobbing?

Mama?

No, Mama is with Dadda, and I believe Uncle Nivaan has returned from his hometown.

Then who is sobbing in the garden?

However, the voice sounds as if a kitten is crying. I chuckled and walked straight until I saw a little girl around the age of two or three with a running nose.

Ewwww!

I cringed at the sight, but when I looked at her closely again. She was adorable, with her long hair and pouty lips.

"Hello," I said, and she looked at me before covering her face with her tiny hands and sobbing again.

I exhaled a sigh.

"Why are you crying here?", I asked, and she stopped crying but stared at me.

When she looked at me, my heart skipped a beat. God only knows why, but it could be due to a fever or the side effects of medications.

"W . W . "Who are you?", I stammered, but why? Why did I stutter in front of a small child?

I took a deep breath, released it, and looked into her eyes, trying to calm my racing heart.

"What are you doing in my house?" I asked sternly, but I made a mistake because she began wailing and I became terrified.

"Hey! "You, runny nose, stop crying," I said, but she didn't.

"Please, little doll, stop crying," I pleaded softly, and she did, but her hiccups filled the garden.

'Ewwww".

She wiped her nose with her backhand.

Her nosiness was all over her face, but she was adorable.

What is wrong with me?

Why am I finding her attractive in a dirty expression?

What about medications? hmmm! I know it is all because of the negative side effects of medication.

I clutched my heart, which was pounding for no apparent reason.

She kept staring at me, so I asked her, "What is your name?"

She blinked several times before responding, "Ya Ji Ya."

And I was wondering what kind of name it was. "Ya Ji Ya?"

"Does she come from another country?"

"What exactly is Ya Ji -", She did not let me finish my sentence.

"Ya" ..., She said this while showing me her tiny white pearls.

"Okay! "Ya Ji Ya, my name is Shaurya or Bunny or whatever you want to call me," I said, and she was only doing one thing.

I was uncomfortable because I was constantly looking at my face, and my heart was also beating abnormally fast.

She turned around to show me a rabbit with no eyes or nose.

She looked at me as she displayed a rabbit toy.

After a brief moment of reflection, it dawned on me. I told her my name was 'Bunny,' so she showed me her toy rabbit- a Bunny.

I smiled at her, and she returned my smile.

"Bunny," Mama said, and I turned around to see her. She was accompanying Dadda and Uncle Nivaan.

"Bunny! Meet this adorable little girl. "Her name is Jiya, and she is Nivaan's daughter," Mama said, and I heard Uncle Nivaan take a sharp breath.

"Oh, her name is Jiya, and she told me Ya Ji Ya," I mentally laughed at her cuteness.

But something was off because that girl was staring blankly at Uncle Nivaan.

"No!" she said in a baby voice, frowning.

"My Papa is my Papa. He is not my Papa.", She said and then I saw how broken Uncle Nivaan was when I looked at him.

"I apologize, Boss and Madame. She needs to rest," Uncle Nivaan said, and they nodded as he carried her to the servants' quarters in his arms.

I was wondering why she said something like this about him not being her papa.

"Bunny! Nivaan is not her biological father. She is his older brother's daughter. His elder brother and sister-in-law died in an accident last week, leaving Jiya with no one in the village, so your Dadda told him to bring her here. Now she will live with us as Nivaan's daughter," Mama said, wiping away her tears. Dadda was encircling her with his arms, Possessively.

Then I understood everything she said about him not being her papa.

"But Mama, she was crying here," I said, looking at my lovely parents.

"I know, baby. She is a small child, and she will soon forget everything and accept Nivaan as her father. So do not say anything to her." Mama said as she ruffled my hair.

"And we will talk to your brother as well," Dada said, and I nodded.

"And you go back to your room now," Mama said angrily as she rushed into the house.

"Jiya", my mind murmured, and a shiver ran through my body. My heart was racing like a marathon, and my breathing was quick.

Jiya, Her name makes me happy.

"Running Nose!!"

I laughed as I remembered her 'new' cute face.

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