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Brown eyes watched her when she said he didn't have to apologize also, that he hadn't done anything wrong. She added in that she would have hit herself as well and that she deserved it. Vikram had to laugh at that. She did like to solve her problems with her fists and feet. It wasn't in her nature to resolve her issues with words like he was inclined to do. Then she accurately deduced that there was something else on his mind as well and asked for him to go ahead with his thoughts. Vikram scratched the back on his head and shrugged. “Oh, it’s er… well… nothing… It’s just…” How could he go about asking her to be his girlfriend when she was barely accepting that he liked her. Vikram just couldn't put himself out there like that after she'd hurt him like she had yesterday, could he? Brown eyes looked down at her again. Her silvery eyes were rimmed in red and her hair was a much larger frizzy mess than it normal was. She had definitely been here since trashing her room. The fight had had much more of an effect than he originally had thought. Vikram sighed a little, then drew in a deep breath. “I had this idea in my head to… to ask you to be my girlfriend… And I know you have your reputation to uphold so I thought… that you’d say no so I didn’t want to ask.” He frowned a little, looking down at the floor instead of at her.

Vikram watched her reaction to the thought that he might ask her to be his girlfriend, especially when she called him batty. However he smirked a little when she air quoted the word problematic. Sure, she was definitely problematic, but then again, so was he. How many times had he poked and prodded her to get a reaction? How many times had he needled her until she snapped at him? Hell, he'd paid several first years to ask her about her maths skills last year just to get her to pay attention to him. He was always doing things just to get her silvery eyes to look at him, which many would also call problematic. So yeah, they were two problematic peas in a pod. She said it wouldn't hurt to ask his question and all Vikram could think was, Sure it would! You can say no, you nutter. But they'd come this far this evening, so what else could happen. If she said no, he could always tell the school that she was a softy, had been down here crying. Ahh, he'd never do that... But it was a silly thought to keep his mind distracted. Vikram scratched his head again, then nervously smirked. "Uh, Csuri, do you want to be my girlfriend?"

Well, "I guess" wasn't a no, so that was something, wasn't it? In fact, it was a very Csuri answer to a very important question. She commented that they ought to keep their relationship a secret though lest he decline in popularity. Vik was 100% sure that their dating wouldn't affect his popularity at all, but it would make her seem softer and she needed to protect her reputation. Vikram didn't care if everyone knew that they were dating. He hadn't gone around telling everyone they were fooling around either, had it? But he would help her protect her reputation. All that mattered was that they were dating and it was more than just a physical meet up. Csuri hugged him again and he smiled, stroking her hair softly. He sighed lightly, simply enjoying a little bit of affection. Csuri then said that she was hungry and that she'd been here since yesterday. She neglected to mention her destroyed bedroom and he didn't feel the need to bring it up either. It was a bad memory for the both of them. When she asked if he was hungry, he opened his mouth to respond, but he stomach did for him, gurgling angrily. She said she could cook them dinner and a smile curled onto his lips. "I could eat. I didn't eat anything for dinner and never went to breakfast or lunch. After sleeping on the beach by the Black Lake, I just... spent all day in bed." In fact, he was still wearing his pajamas. Exhaustion was wearing on him, but he needed to at least eat something today. Plus, he was curious about Csuri's offer to cook for them.

Vikram had been on his way up to the Great Hall, after failing to find Csuri in the common room, to get her a plate of food to bring to the Library, when one of the younger students made a comment about an orange on a chair. Brown eyes were drawn to the chair and he let out a sigh. It was strategically placed and not just discarded, which meant Csuri was leaving a message for him. Picking up the fruit, he read Csuri's rapid scrawled message, furrowing his eyebrows. It wasn't very detailed, just saying she needed him to meet her in their spot right away. She'd been acting very weird recently, so maybe she needed to let off some steam. He knew she wasn't mad at him... in fact she'd been so happy recently that she'd kissed him in front of the whole school. So what was going on? Well, at least she wasn't still sequestered in the library. He'd forgo his trip to the Great Hall and go meet Csuri. Worst case scenario, she'd just cook them both something in the student kitchen.

He'd waited until there weren't other students around, then slipped into the corridor with the Dungeon Classrooms, then continued past where the active classrooms were. They'd cleaned up this room and set it up to be the place where... they had secret dates, so to speak. He pushed open the door and slipped inside, then closed it behind him. Just to be safe, he wandlessly cast the locking charm on the door, then a silencing charm. "Hey Sur, I'm here. I got your orange. What's going on?" he asked as he walked over to her and wrapped her in his arms for an embrace. She was nervously chewing on her fingers, which she usually did before something stressful... like tests, or Quidditch games, or talking in front of people. Carefully, Vikram removed her hands from her mouth and held them in his own so that way, she couldn't chew on them. He worried about her when she did that, after all.

As soon as she looked over at him, Vikram could see in her eyes that something was going on and she was more emotional than she normally was. She thought she was good at masking her feelings, but he'd come to know her pretty well and he could read her tells. Something was definitely stressing her out more than their upcoming N.E.W.T.s were. She started to say something then stopped. His grip stayed firm when she tried to tug her hands free and he listened to her as she said she had something they needed to talk about. She couldn't be breaking up with him, could she? Just a few days ago, she'd been all kisses and happiness. Could she not see a future with him? She yanked her hands free this time and turned away from him, saying that if she didn't do it now, she didn't think she could. Tentatively, Vikram stepped closer to her and wrapped her in his arms again, this time from behind. He once again dislodged her hands from her mouth and held them in his. There was no way she was going to break up with him, right? Something else had to be going on. Swallowing at a nervous lump in his throat and calming his rapidly beating heart, Vikram said, "You can tell me, Sur. Whatever it is, we can work through it together. You and me... we're like brick and mortar, strong together."

He could practically feel her shaking and he could definitely tell that her pulse was higher than it ought to be. This wasn't like Csuri... yeah, she was usually anxious, like a chihuahua in a sweater, but this was worse. Way worse. He was getting ready to prompt her again to tell him again when she started speaking. His heart was thumping in his ears as she started and then stopped again. She drew in a deep breath and then when she spoke again, it was in barely a whisper. But he heard her words louder than a shout. She was pregnant. Oh s**t. Well... His plans just jumped forward ten times. Okay, this was big. He was going to be a father. But Csuri... she was the love of his life and he knew how she felt about people always thinking they were going to leave her. Hell, she'd tried to drive him away half a dozen times already. But she had only succeeded in making him love her more. And this? It was like fate. "Sur..." he said softly. Then he turned her in his arms and dropped to his knee, still holding her hands in his. "Csuri Narain, will you marry me?" He looked up at her, the color a little drained from his face still, but his brown eyes were focused on her and displayed his joy.

When she tugged her hands away and said that this wasn't a joke in a rather loud tone, Vikram sighed heavily. "It's not a joke Csuri, I'm serious!" He stood up and tugged her hands free of her hands, pulling her into his arms. Vikram knew that Csuri was the sort to self depreciate herself, as she often did. He figured it had something to do with her having been at the orphanage and then being adopted going into second year. But the exact details, well he figured she'd share eventually. No matter what, though, Vikram loved her. This did mess with his plans a little, but it actually worked out in his favor a lot more than his original plan. Csuri didn't know that he was technically already engaged to someone, but he didn't love that person, or hardly know her. He'd planned to announce to his family that he couldn't marry her because he was in love with someone else, but now he had an even better reason why he couldn't marry her. It hadn't been his plan to go this way, but life has a way of throwing a wrench into the best laid plans of mice and men.

"I am being serious, Csuri. All of my plans going forward in life, they've always involved you. Csuri, you sweet, dumb idiot," he said, tears coming to his eyes as he pulled away from her to look into her silvery eyes. He was crying, sure, but they were the happy kind of tears. They were the tears of someone who desperately wanted the love of his life to realize that she was, in fact, the love of his life. "Ever since we were third years, you've been in my heart. And I do want to marry you. Not because you're pregnant, but because I love you." He knelt again, still holding her hands. "So I'll ask you again, Csuri Narain, will you marry me?" This time, he had a smile on his face and the color had returned to his face. His brown eyes were lined with tears, but they sparkled up at her, betraying his great love for her.