SWEETHEART DRAUPADI (INNOCENCE OF THE FLAME)

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"I DON'T WANT TO GO NOW. I AM FEELING EXTREMELY TIRED NOW." DRAUPADI SAID SNUGGLING MORE INTO ARJUN'S TIGHT EMBRACE. "WHY? ITS ALREADY FIVE. YOU WERE WHINIG TO LET YOU GO 3 ROUNDS BEFORE." ARJUN TEASED. "WHY? IS IT WRONG TO STAY WITH MY HUSBAND? PLUS ITS BECAUSE OF YOU! DON'T BLAME ME." DRAUPADI SAID MAKING ARJUN CHUCKLE.

"POOR ME! FIRST FROM FIVE! FIVE AT THE EVENING TILL ALMOST THREE IN THE MORNING! THEN AGAIN AT 3:15 TO 4:45. THEN AFTER I FINALLY GATHERED SOME ENERGY AT STARTED TO GET UP AT FIVE, 10 MORE ROUNDS." DRAUPADI THOUGHT. 

"ONE MORE ROUND?" ARJUN TEASED. "SHUT UP ARYA." DRAUPADI SAID MAKING ARJUN CHUCKLE. 

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"I HOPE MATA WON'T QUESTION ME." DRAUPADI PRAYED. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER EXISTENCE SHE WOKE UP AT 10 NOT 10 ALMOST 11 AS IT WAS 10:50. AND THE REASON? YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING.

FINALLY AFTER GATHERING ENERGY AND SLEEPING FOR AN HOUR THEY AGAIN WENT FOR A FINAL ROUND BUT THE ROUND TURNED INTO HOURS. FROM 6:10 TO 10:30 (30 MINTUES EXTRA IN BATHROOM, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. I AM INNOCENT).

"SHE WON'T. NO NEED TO WORRY." ARJUN SAID. "IF SHE DOES?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "I WILL HANDLE." ARJUN SAID."PUTRI!" KUNTI SAID SEPERATING THE TWO AND MAINTAINING A DISTANCE. "I THINK I CAME AT WRONG TIMING." KUNTI SAID TO HERSELF AS SHE DID SEE THE TWO LOVEBIRDS, ARJUN'S BOTH ARMS WRAPPED AROUND DRAUPADI TIGHTLY NOT LEAVING ANY SPACE BETWEEN THEM AND DRAUPADI RESTING HERSELF ON HIM WHILE WALKING.

"YES MATA?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "PACK YOUR STUFFS." KUNTI SAID. "WHY MATA?" ARJUN ASKED. "HASTINAPUR IS INVITING YOU TWO." KUNTI SAID. "WHY?" ARJUN ASKED. "WHAT WHY? DON'T MISS HASTINAPUR?" KUNTI ASKED. "WE DO MATA." DRAUPADI SAID. "THEN GO AND PACK WE ARE GOING TOMORROW MORNING." KUNTI SAID.

"WHEN?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "AT SIX." KUNTI SAID. "OUR ADDITIONAL ROUNDS!" ARJUN SAID. "WHAT?" KUNTI ASKED AS SHE THANKFULLY DIDN'T HEAR. "NOTHING MATA." ARJUN SAID.

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"HAS SAMRAGINI EATEN?" ARJUN ASKED. "NO SAMRAT." DASI REPLIED. "TAKE AWAY MY PLATE THEN. AND BRING FOOD FOR ME AND SAMRAGINI IN A SAME PLATE AND KEEP IT IN OUR PAVILION ROOM." ARJUN SAID AND THE DASI DID AS HE SAID.

"DONE?" ARJUN ASKED. "YES SAMRAT." THE DASI (SUPRIYA) SAID.

IN THE OTHER ROOM,

"SUPRIYA" DRAUPADI CALLED. "YES KRISHNAA." SUPRIYA SAID. "HAS ARYA EATEN FOOD?" DRAUPADI ASKED STILL RUMMAGING THROUGH SOME PAPERS. "NO KRISHNAA." SUPRIYA SAID. "WHY? ITS ALREADY PASS LUNCH TIME." DRAUPADI SAID. "SAMRAT SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO EAT." SUPRIYA SAID. 

"WHERE IS HE NOW?" DRAUPADI ASKED STACKING THE PAPERS. "IN HIS WORK ROOM." SUPRIYA SAID. "OKAY THEN. I WILL GET GOING, YOU TOO TAKE REST." DRAUPADI SAID AND WENT TO THE ROOM. 

"ARYA?" DRAUPADI CALLED. "YES PRIYE?" ARJUN SAID PRETENDING TO DO PAPERWORKS. "ARYA! HAVE YOU EATEN?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "NO." ARJUN REPLIED. "WHY?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "ITS ALREADY PASS LUNCH TIME. YOU SHOULD EAT!" DRAUPADI SAID.

"THEN LETS GO!" ARJUN SAID AND CARRIED HER IN BRIDAL STYLE TOWARDS THEIR PAVILION. "WHERE? WHY? LET ME DOWN, I CAN WALK." DRAUPADI SAID. "REALLY? YOU CAN STILL WALK FROM YESTERDAY AND TODAY MORNING?" ARJUN ASKED. "SHAMELESS!" DRAUPADI SAID SHAKING HER HEAD.