The Maheshwari house was decorated with coloured curtains and flowers. Everyone was busy in getting dressed up for the big day!! It was their Sameer, their Sonu beta's engagement. The house was in chaos. They had to reach the bride's house in an hour but no one was ready yet.

"Ye ladies bhi na." Devang Bhaiya sighed as he handed over shagun to Poonam Bhabhi.

"Aap na rehna dijiye! Nanu aur Papaji bhi kaha taiyaar huye hai?" Bhabhi replied.

"Apna Sameer bhi toh kab se ready ho raha hai." Mamiji joined the conversation.

"Kyu na ho? Engagement hai uski." Poonam defended her brother in law.

"Arey sab taiyaar huye ki nahi?" Nanu's booming voice echoed in the hall as he entered.

"Kaku sa!! Kya lag rahe hai aap? Jach rahe hai aap." Mamaji followed him shortly.

"Humare dulhe miyan ko bhi toh koi dekh ke aao." Mami urged them.

"Mai dekhta hu." Nanu assured her.

Sameer was ready in his room to leave for Naina's house. He was looking nothing less than a prince in his sherwani. Munna Pandit were by his side wearing crisp suits but -

"Acchu!!" Sameer sneezed.

"Tujhe kisne kaha tha sagai se pehle baarish me bheegne ke liye?" Pandit scolded him.

"Aaaaacheeee!!" Munna sneezed next.

"Aur tu? Tujhe bhi dhele bhar ki akal nahi hai." Pandit scolded again.

"Mai toh chai ki tapri par chai pee raha tha. Bheeg bhi nahi raha tha." Sameer replied innocently.

"Aur mai toh park me tha, mai kaun sa bheeg raha tha - Acheee!" Munna sneezed again.

"Accha?" Pandit looked at them suspiciously. "Ghar kaise aaye tum?"

"Bike se." They answered together.

"Waah mere -" Pandit began his scolding session when -

"Achuu!!"

"Shaabash. Shaabash mere sher mere cheeton." Pandit said while patting both of his friends' backs.

"Arey bhai, kya ho raha hai?" Nanu entered Sameer's room.

"Aaaaaaaachu!"

"Shaabash." Nanu shook his head in disappointment.

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A pandal was set up on the street outside Nirmal Jyoti Society. The elders were busy supervising the decoration while Arjun and Pralay were managing the food section and tasting everything too. Pooja di and Varun Jiju were refused the rights to work and were enjoying their time with Phulla Bua and Rinki.

Preeti, Swati and Shefali were busy helping Naina dress up in her red bandhni saree but everytime they tried she, "Acchu!!" sneezed or else Swati, "acchee" sneezed instead.

"Kya hai? Nahi, matlab kaha ki akal hai ye? Aise baarish me bheegna." Preeti scolded them.

"Bheeg nahi rahe the yaar." Swati defended them, while giving the finishing touch to Naina's look.

Naina nodded frantically in response.

"Naina, hil mat yaar. Lipstick kahi ki kahi lag jaayegi." Shefali forbade her.

"Bheege nahi the? Toh fir ghar kaise aaye the?" Preeti asked.

"Rickshaw se." Swati said meekly.

Preeti began clapping for them.

"Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye"

The girls turned their head towards the door, Bela was standing with wide, moist eyes.

"Preeti, Itna accha taiyaar kiya Naina ko ki khud hi taali bajane lag gayi." Bela said.

"Haa Mummy wo ..." Preeti trailed off.

"Accha suno!! Ladke wale aate hi honge. Tum log, jaldi neeche aa jaana."

"Ji Mummy."

"Ji Aun- Acchi!!!"

"Swati. Ye zukham kaha se laga liya."

"Wo -"

"Wooo kya? Mujhe kuch nahi sun-na. Tu chal mere saath. Naina ke paas khadi rahegi toh -"

"Aaaaaaaaachu." Naina sneezed hard.

"- isse bhi zukham ho jaayega." Bela finished her sentence. "Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye. Ye kya hai? Kal raat tak toh theek thi ab zukham kaha se aa gaya?"

"Wo Aunty kal baarish ho rahi thi na..." Shefali tried to explain but Bela lost her calm.

"TUM DONO KAL BAARISH ME BHEEG KAR AAYI HO?! NAINA TU GHAR SE BAHAR HI KYU NIKLI? AUR SWATI TU KYU GAYI NAINA KO BAHAR LEKAR?? ZIMMEDARI NAAM KI KOI CHEEZ HI NAHI HAI."

"Jaane do na Mummy." Preeti said with irritation. "Ab ho gayi galti toh ho gayi. Inko mai sambhal lungi aap neeche jao."

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Maheshwari's reached the pandal on time. The Agarwal's and everyone else who was visiting from the bride's side were stationed at the main entrance to welcome them with warmth and respect.

Sameer was directed towards the small stage that had been set up for him and Naina to sit. The atmosphere was calm but MunDit danced all the way to the stage, because it was their bhai's wedding.

Bela told Pooja di to bring Naina down and within minutes she came down, looking like a fairy, with Preeti, Swati, Shefali, Pooja di and Rinki by her side.

As soon as Naina had taken her seat next to Sameer, MunDit and PreeNa started performing.

Wah wah ramji, chu chu, chu chu
Jodi kya banayi, chu chu, chu chu
Bhaiya aur bhabhi ko, chu chu, chu chu
Badhayi ho badhayi, chu chu, chu chu

Sab rasmo se badi hai jag mein,
Dil se dil ki sagayi

Aapki kripa se yeh, chu chu, chu chu
Shubh ghadi aai, chu chu, chu chu
Jiji aur jija ko, chu chu, chu chu
Badhayi ho badhayi, chu chu, chu chu

Sab rasmo se badi hai jag mein,
Dil se dil ki sagayi

Mere bhaiya jo, chup baithe hain
Dekho bhabhi yeh, kaise aithe hain
Aise bade hi bhale hain

Aise bade hi bhale hain, mana thode manchale hain
Par aap ke siva, kahi bhi naa phisle hain

Dekho dekho khud pe, chu chu, chu chu
Jiji itrayi,
Bhaiya aur bhabhi ko, chu chu, chu chu
Badhayi ho badhayi, chu chu, chu chu

Sab rasmo se badi hai jag mein,
Dil se dil ki sagayi

Wah wah ramji, chu chu, chu chu
Arae wah wah ramji, chu chu, chu chu

Wah wah ramji

Suno jijaji, aji aapke liye
Meri jiji ne, bade tap hain kiye
Mandiro mein kiye phere

Mandiro mein kiye phere, puja sanjh sawere
Tin lok taintis, devo ko yeh rahi ghere

Jaisi maine mangi thi, chu chu, chu chu
Waisi bhabhi pai,
Jiji aur jija ko, chu chu, chu chu
Badhayi ho badhayi, chu chu, chu chu

Sab rasmo se badi hai jag mein,
Dil se dil ki sagayi

Wah wah ramji, chu chu, chu chu
Arae wah wah ramji, chu chu, chu chu

Wah wah ramji.

Everyone assembled broke into a round of applause.

"Acchu!"

"Acchi!"

All four of them started sneezing and coughing. Mamiji raised an eyebrow and said, "Kya baat hai chaaro ko saath me khasi aa rahi hai."

"Wo baarish ho rahi thi na bheeg gaye honge bacche." Nanu tried to defend them.

"Haa ... Kakusa, bilkul. Mai kaun sa keh rahi hu ki bacche chupke se mil rahe honge. Matlab Sameer aur Naina milne gaye honge aur ye dono dost madad kar rahe honge. Kyu, nahi kar rahe the na?"

"Kya Mamiji aap bhi." Sameer laughed her off.

"Aap angoothi pehnao na. angoothi pehnao." Pandit rushed the Pandit ji.

"Dimaag hi nahi hai tum sab ko." Preeti said with teeth clenched in a smile while the rings were being brought.

"Pehli baar sahi baat kahi hai." Pandit said.

She looked at him, from top to bottom.

"Acche lag rahe ho."

"Bachpan se." He flicked his hair and ran his fingers through them.

"Aap bhi kaafi acchi lag rahi hai saali sahiba." Sameer complimented Preeti.

"Thank you jijaji." Preeti beamed a smile.

"Tum bhi." Sameer whispered in Naina's ears. She turned crimson instantly.

Swati slowly moved from the girls side and stood a little towards the boys side. Pandit pushed Munna towards her. They were all standing behind the chairs Sameer and Naina were sitting on. Munna grabbed Swati's hand and held it tightly, out of the world's view.

The rings were brought and exchanged. As Sameer and Naina slid a ring in each other's fingers a glow crept on their faces. This was the first step in entering a relationship that would exist beyond life.

The gathering broke into claps again. The ceremony continued as shagun was being exchanged and- acchu!! - all of them kept sneezing and coughing.

Relatives Sameer and Naina knew and even the ones they were seeing for the first time were congratulating them when ...

To be continued.

A/N (formal one) - I have published a short story/ one shot which isn't based on any show. It's called Snowdrop. If you like how I write please check it out. You can also give Moonchild's Verses and  Abstract Ink a try. All of them are available in my profile.

A/N (the long one) -

I'm sorry for the short and not so well written update but it has been a long time since I last posted and I have to complete this story in a fixed period of time. Don't worry it's not ending soon. I had to post today but it's too difficult to think about them and not think about the show going off air.

It's true that they crashed 2/3 of my ships. It's true that they did ruin the characters for me post marriage but the truth also is that I can't look at the sunrise and not think about Mt. Abu. I can't hear certain 90s songs and see clear flashes of show in my head. Friendship will never not be synonymous to SaMunDit and SwaPreeNa for me. Everytime I'll read Ahemdabad I'll go back to Nirmal Jyoti. Everytime I'll hear 90s I'll say Samaina. Everytime I'll be on crossroads I'll try to take a leaf out of the book called YUDKBH. Shows will come and go but yuduku will always be MY show.

Try to put up a fight and #SaveYUDKBH. Don't lose hope. I'll try to get a grip on myself and post the next chapter soon. Till then, keep fighting.

Watch the show on Sony SD and don't change channels to contribute to the TRP.

The lyrics are from Google. Don't blame me for mistakes.