SWEETHEART DRAUPADI (INNOCENCE OF THE FLAME)

DAGGER

"I THINK WE SHOULD START."KAKA SAID. "SO WHO WILL APPLY HALDI FIRST?"KAKI ASKED. THEY ALL LOOKED AT DRAUPADI WHO WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE PANDAVAS. DRAUPADI WAS ALL CONFUSED AT WHY EVERYBODY WAS LOOKING AT HER. "I THINK DRAUPADI SHOULD DO."KAKA SUGGESTED. "WHA-"DRAUPADI WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK BUT WAS CUT OFF BY KAKI. "PLEASE DRAUPADI DO IT."KAKI REQUESTED. "BUT HOW CAN I? YOU GUYS SHOULD DO AS YOU GUYS ARE THEIR PARENTS."DRAUPADI SAID. "PLEASE SAMRAGINI DO IT FIRST. YOU ARE THE SAMRAGINI OF THE EMPIRE."NILGYANT'S MOTHER SAID. "IT WOULD BE AN HONOUR FOR OUR KUL THAT THE DAUGHTER OF THE GODS 'DEVANSHI' SIDDHARTHAAPARNANANDINI SAMRAGINI DRAUPADI WOULD APPLY HALDI TO OUR CHILDREN. IT WOULD BE A DIRECT BLESSINGS FOR THE GOD."NILGYANT'S FATHER SAID. AFTER THEIR NUMEROUS PLEADINGS DRAUPADI AGREED AND WENT TOWARDS THE ELDER JODI AND APPLIED NILGYANT AND SHRISTI HALDI. "TAKE CARE OF OUR JIJI, DEAR 'JIJU'"DRAUPADI SAID GETTING A NOD FROM NILGYANT. SHE THEN MOVED TO BALRAM AND REVATI AND APPLIED HALDI. "IF DAU IRRITATE YOU THEN GO TO MAIYA SHE WILL TEACH HIM A NICE LESSON."DRAUPADI WHISPERED IN REVATI'S EAR. MAKING BOTH OF THEM GIGGLE. "NOW PLEASE CONTINUE."DRAUPADI SAID RETURNING BACK TO HER PLACE. "LOOKING BEAUTIFUL." SHAHADEV SAID. "THANK YOU, YOU LOOKING HANDSOME AS WELL."DRAUPADI REPLIED. "DON'T LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL OR I WON'T HESITATE TO MARRY YOU RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT."SHAHADEV SAID REMINDING HER OF LAST NIGHT MAKING HER BLUSH. SHAHADEV AND HIS FAMILY THEN PROCCEEDED TOWARDS THE COUPLES TO APPLY THEM HALDI. IN THIS SHORT TIME REVATI AND DAU HAD ALREADY DEVELOPED A GOOD FRIENDSHIP AND WERE SOMEWHAT COMFORTABLE TALKING WITH EACH OTHER INFRONT OF OTHERS. BUT WHEN THEY ARE ALONE THEY CAN TALK UNTIL THE NEXT MORINING. THE FUNCTION WAS GOING ON REALLY WELL. DRAUPADI JUST WENT OUT OF THE VENUE FOR A WHILE TO GET FRESH AIR. IT WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE BUT STILL MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE AND SHE JUST FELT LIKE BEING ALONE FOR A WHILE. SHE WAS JUST WALKING IN THE GARDEN WITH COOL WIND, CHIRPING OF BIRDS AND SWEET FRAGNANCE OF FLOWER ACCOMPANING HER. "HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" ARJUN SPOKE WHO WAS SITTING ON A BRANCH OF A TREE WITH HIS HANDS ON HIS HEAD. "I THINK I SHOULD BE THE ONE ASKING YOU THAT"DRAUPADI SAID. "JUST FOR SOME ALONE TIME. AND YOU?"ARJUN ASKED. "SAME."DRAUPADI SAID RESTING HER BACK ON THE TREE. AS ARJUN WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK A COOL BREEZE HIT THEM MAKING DRAUPADI'S FEW STRANDS OF HAIR INFRONT OF HER FOREHEAD MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND AND FEW PETALS OF FLOWER MOVE AROUND HER AS IF LIKE SOMEBODY DID MAGIC TO CIRCLE AROUND HER IN THAT WAY. HER EYES WERE CLOSE AS SHE WAS ENJOYING THE COOL BREEZE. SHE WAS LOOKING VERY SERENE AND BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER. ARJUN JUST REMAINED QUIET AND ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY INFRONT OF HIM. AS THE BREEZE STOP DRAUPADI OPENED HER EYES TO SEE ARJUN RIGHT INFRONT OF HER. ARJUN STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND AND REMOVED THE PETAL FROM HER HAIR."LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS."ARJUN SAID PLAYING WITH THE STANDS OF HER HAIR. DRAUPADI JUST SMILED AND ADJUSTED HIS JEWELLERIES AND ANGAVASTRAM. ARJUN HEART BEAT INCREASED. IT WAS SO FAST AND LOUD THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BURST. "DON'T TRY SO HARD."DRAUPADI SAID. "WHAT?"ARJUN ASKED. "I KNOW EVERYTHING.."DRAUPADI SAID STILL ARRANGING HIS JEWELLERIES. "YOU KNOW?"ARJUN ASKED. DRAUPADI JUST HUMMED IN RESPONSE. "I WAS THERE WHEN MATA WAS GIVING HINTS." DRAUPADI SAID. "DON'T BE AFRAID DEAR, SAY IT WE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU ARE OR WHO YOU ARE. WE JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE OUR DRAUPADI."ARJUN SAID MAKING HER SMILE. ARJUN HELD HER CHIN AND LIFTED IT UP.  "SURE? IT MIGHT CHANGE OUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN." DRAUPADI SAID. "UPSIDE DOWN, STRAIGHT, CURVY OR WHATEVER WE ARE READY TO ACCEPT AS LONG AS YOU ARE THERE WITH US."ARJUN REPLIED. "OKAY I'M A HUMAN. BUT I AM NOT WHAT YOU SEE OR THINK I AM AT THE SAME TIME. I AM FROM THIS LOK BUT AT THE SAME NOT FROM THIS LOK BUT NOT FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION." DRAUPADI SAID. "PUZZELS? WHY"ARJUN WHINED. "WELL I CAN'T JUST LET MY EXPLANATION  OF THE LOKS GO IN VAIN RIGHT?SO FIND IT OUT BY YOURSELF."DRAUPADI SAID. "OKAY JUST WAIT AND WATCH LOVE."ARJUN SAID. DRAUPADI STILL HAD A SLIGHT GLINT OF WORRY IN HER EYES WHICH DIDN'T GO UNNOYICED BY ARJUN. "WHAT HAPPENED ANYTHING MORE DISTURBING YOU?"ARJUN ASKED. "IF YOU KNOW THE TRUTH AND STILL ACCEPT ME YOU.."DRAUPADI WAS ABOUT TO CONTINUE BUT WAS CUT OFF BY ARJUN. "OFCOURSE WE WILL WE DON'T CALL YOU LOVE FOR NOTHING LOVE."ARJUN SAID. "OK OK MY PRINCE CHARMING BUT LET ME FINISH MY SENTENCE."DRAUPADI SAID WRAPPING HER HANDS AROUND HIS NECK AND IN RESPONSE ARJUN WRAPPED HIS HANDS AROUND HER WAIST. "CONTINUE"ARJUN SAID. "FIRST LLET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION."SHE SAID. "OKAY GO AHEAD."HE REPLIED. "YOU WILL MARRY ME RIGHT?"SHE ASKED MAKING HIM ALL RED. "WH- WHA- WHY YOU ASK SO?"ARJUN ASKED BLUSHING. "NO JUST CONFIRMING MY FUTURE. KUMAR SHAHADEV ALREADY PROMISED ME LAST NIGHT SO I WAS JUST CHECKING WHETHER REST OF YOU ARE OK OR NOT. IF NOT THEN ITS OKAY. I WILL JUST MARRY SOME OTHER PR-"DRAUPADI SAID BUT WAS AGAIN CUT OFF BY ARJUN. "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT."ARJUN SAID. "SO WILL YOU?"DRAUPADI ASKED. "I YOU WANT THEN WITHOUT HALDI AND ALL THE OTHER RITUALS I CAN KIDNAPP YOU AND MARRY YOU IN THE NEAREST TEMPLE RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT"ARJUN SAID. "SO WHAT WERE YOU SAYING ABOUT IF..?"ARJUN ASKED. " YOUR LIFE MIGHT BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE....."DRAUPADI SAID. "BECAUSE?"ARJUN ASKED. "I WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOU KNOW THE TRUTH."DRAUPADI SAID MAKING ARJUN WHINE. SHE JUST LAUGHED SEEING ARJUN WHINE LIKE A CHILD. "YOU KNOW YOU LOOK THE BEST WHILE LAUGHING"HE SAID MAKING HER BLUSH SLIGHTLY. "AND WHILE YOU BLUSH."HE ADDED MAKING HER BLUSH HARDER. "WHY IS THE KULVADHU OF KURU VANSH SUDDENLY ALL SHY?"ARJUN SAID MAKING HER LOOK UP AT HIM. "KULVADHU?"SHE ASKED. "OFCORSE AFTER ALL YOU ARE MY WIFE."ARJUN SAID. "WIFE? BUT WE AREN'T MARRIED YET." SHE SAID. "THEN WAIT.."ARJUN SAID AND TOOK OUT A BEAUTIFUL DAGGER AND GAVE IT TO HER.

"ITS BEAUTIFUL."DRAUPADI SAID. "FOR YOU."ARJUN SAID. "SO NOW YOU ARE OFFICIALLY MY WIFE."ARJUN SAID MAKING HER SURPRISED. "WHAT?"SHE ASKED. "IT THE EASTERN KINGDOMS LIKE OURS WE GIVE A SACRED DAGGER TO OUR WIFE."ARJUN SAID MAKING HER EVEN MORE SURPRISED. "YOU ARE JOKING RIGHT?"SHE ASKED. ARJUN JUST LAUGHED AND SAID. "NO LOVE I AM NOT. NOW YOU ARE OFFICIALLY THE KULVADHU OF KURUVANSH AND MY WIFE...'ARJUNSANGINI'"ARJUN SAID MAKING HER BLUSH.