Yatee : Rise of an Empress

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Chandrashekhar P.O.V.

"What !?"

A sudden scream woke me up. I looked outside the window. It was about midnight. I looked in front to find Yatee sitting besides me. She was sitting in a sudden shock. Her hands covered her mouth. Her eyes watered. I was scared.

"What happened ?" I asked her and sat besides her.

Silence... She wasn't replying to me. I was getting scared more now.

"Please reply me, what happened?"

"Are you in your senses ? Do you understand what you said right now ?" She questioned me by looking into my eyes.

"How can I speak ? I was asleep na ?" I was totally blank about what she was saying.

"You were muttering in your sleep. You spoke to me thinking I was Matoshri."

"Okay... But what I spoke?"

"You... You said that... You addressed me as your... As your..."

"As my wife, right ?" This was most obvious thing I could speak.

"No."

Then ? Wait a minute... Did I uttered about mine and Matoshri's secret ? Wait... I was dreaming that I was with Matoshri in the balcony. We were talking about Yatee only. Oh no ! Means that wasn't dream... I was uttering in real. No... No... No... This could be a dream. Only a dream. But wait... Where is Yatee ?

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't noticed that she left. I rushed outside the room to find her. But the corridors were empty.

I rushed back to the room and found the balcony doors open. I went towards the balcony and found Yatee sitting peacefully on the chair.

"राणीसाहेब (my queen), are you here ?" I asked as I proceeded towards her.

"Yes Swami. I'm sorry. I overreacted a bit. But I was shocked and surprised by your words."

"What all exactly I muttered ?" I asked, just to confirm my thoughts.

"You addressed me as your wife, your रातराणी (lady of night flower) and as your..."

"My love... My dear wife, Yatee." I said as I sat besides her.

She looked into my eyes. Her eyes shone with sparkle. I could sense her feelings in her eyes. The eyes which were lively, crystal clear, like her mind. Her eyes reflected her soul. The dark hazel eyes, the one with whom I fell in love, were staring at me.

I took her hands into mine. I looked at her hands, which weren't exactly smooth. Her hands were rough, reflecting her years of training. Her hands were lively, showering love and care on anyone who were under them. Her fingers were long and slender, suiting her personality.

"Yatee, what all you heard from me was true. I was scared a bit to tell you. So I spoke with Matoshri. Actually I decided to speak to you this afternoon. So I decided I will make you ready. But I wasn't able to speak to you. Matoshri sensed it and spoke to me. So I was in those thoughts only when falling asleep. But now, as you know it, I think of you not only as my Queen, but as my wife, my friend, my companion, my supporter, my guide, my better half, my love. Do you accept me, not only as a husband, but as a friend, atleast ?"

I took a deep breath after letting out my thoughts. I felt like a free bird, who was completely satisfied by what all it was doing.

Her soft, gentle voice broke the silence.

"Swami... I also wanted to tell you the same thing. I find my best companion, my support, my guide and most importantly, my love in you. It feels like I am now, a complete human, who can face any situation, as long as you are with me. You will always be with me, right Swami?" She moved towards me and held my arm.

"Yes राणीसाहेब." I chuckled as she smiled on my words.

I was over the moon. Finally she was mine. Only mine now. It felt like a huge boulder is removed from my heart.

She rested her head on my shoulder. I remembered the same situation a few years back, when we were leaving from her house to Satara. She cried the entire journey and slept on my shoulder.

"You remember, you were awkward with me when I slept like this on you shoulder few years back, when we were just married ?"

"I was thinking about the same thing." I spoke as she laughed.

"The night seems so beautiful, isn't it ?" She asked as she gazed at the stars.

"Hmm..."

"Look, there is the ध्रुव तारा (north star, Polaris)." She showed me the star.

"One day, our Kingdom will also be invincible, like the star." I replied to which she nodded in agreement.

"But wait... We can't call our Kingdom as Swatantra Bharat... It's a quite big name... Let's rename it... What shall we call our Kingdom ?" She was thinking a lot on her statement.

"I'm not able to find anything." I said as I couldn't think of any better name.

"Our Kingdom will be invincible like the Polaris, it will be a generous rule for all our people. We will call it as Ajinkyapur... The invincible land."

"Perfect... Just like it's Queen." She giggled on my complement.

We spent lot of time, speaking about our relation, then versus now. About how dumb we were, how stupid we reacted and how careless we behaved. All those memories of that one year flashed in front of my mind. I was still in those memories when she drifted off to sleep.

I held her and picked her up. She woke up as I lifted her.

"What are you doing Swami ? Someone will see us. Put me down. I can walk." She insisted but in vain.

"No. Everyone is asleep. And we are in the room. It ws cold outside so I brought you in. But instead of thanking me, you are shouting on me, huh ?"

"Thank you for bringing me in." She replied with a timid voice as I kept her down on the bed.

"You're welcome."

Soon she was in deep sleep. Her rhythmic breathing was acting like a comforting tone. She slept so soundly that while hearing her rhythmic breathing, I fell asleep, too.

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