Sahdharmini-Dwarkeshwari Hiranmayi

swayamvar preparations

4 months later,

Draupadi's Swayamvar had been announced the day after they returned from Dwarka, for the past month the entire palace was in a frenzy,
Invitations were being drafted,
Artists were summoned.
Between all this Draupadi was focusing on her lessons with Prema,
Economics, politics, dance and trade
Were her best subjects. She had become fairly skilled with a blade but preferred throwing daggers.

She had become very attached to the little ones, being present there for their first words and steps, they started babbling at 10 months old and took their first steps recently. She sang to them,
Told them stories, and kept them entertained when Prema was busy with politics and governance, it was rare for them to be left away from the sight of Prema, Draupadi was one of the few people whom Prema trusted with her children otherwise she preferred to do everything on her own.

When she wasn't with Prema or the munchkins, She was with Krishna who would tell her the glorious tales of Rajkumar Arjun, She didn't even realize when feelings blossomed in her heart for the supposedly dead prince,
alas, all her prayers now contained his name and her wish for him to win her Swayamvar.

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" Arya, kya main aapse ek prashn kar sakti hun?" Asked Prema with fake innocence.

" Main mana kar dunga toh tum kaun sa chup ho jaaogi, pucho!" Krishna said as he moved to pull Prema in his embrace from behind.

"Pandav kahan hai?" She said before turning around to face him." Kampilya ke vanon mein." She sighed at his answer before letting herself fall on his chest," Tum Draupadi Ko Arjun ki patti Kyon padha rahe ho?"

" Kyunki is Vivah Se Hi Dharm sthapna ki neenv Rakhi Jayegi!" He said as he picked her up and walked to the swing,
He placed her on it and started pushing it. She laughed in delight as the chilled winds hit her, suddenly Krishna stopped the swing and started tickling her from behind. She burst into peels of uncontrollable laughter, she tried to push him off her as she barely managed to form a sentence due to laughter.

"Ye----h koi----maj--ak ka sama--y nahi hai kri--sh--na!"

" Tanav ke Samay hi to majak karna chahie tabhi Man Ki sthiti Shant rahti hai aur buddhi tivra Gati se chal paati hai!" He stopped after realizing that Prema was having difficulty breathing, but before he could do anything,
Prema jumped on him and started tickling him." Jaise ko taisa!" She exclaimed proudly as both of them fell on the Chamber floors, both laughing and smiling uncontrollably.
Krishna pulled himself together as he said," Radha Ko Patra likhkar bula lo, Varna bacchon aur tumhare bina to Sukh Jayegi vah, Kyunki use Meri to Padhi Nahin Hai. Har Patra mein Tumhare aur bacchon ke bare mein hi poochh rahi hai vah!"

Prema smiled up to him as he helped her stand and said," Jab vah theek hai to Tumhen Kuchh Kaise hi ho sakta hai,
Isiliye Tumhare bare mein nahin puchti,
Tumhari Har EK kharoch, Har EK pida use bhi Anubhav hoti hai! To vah Janti Hai Ki tum theek ho isiliye Keval Hamare bare mein puchti hai!"

Krishna sighed as he pulled her closer to him and pecked her forehead,
Both of them Fell asleep hearing each others heartbeats and the cooing of their children, in a perfect semblance of peace and serenity.