The first day of battle had gone as expected, Chanakya was very much pleased with the results of their fight the same day and so was Chandra. As he sat in his tent surrounded by his two colleagues from gurukul, he could not help but smirk at Nandini's twisted face.
oh how he enjoyed seeing her features twisted in pain and agony as she saw her dear brothers die and her even dearer father suffer a crushing defeat by his hands on the first day only.
' tch..I am thinking like a sadist now' Chandra mentally rebuked himself but smiled nonetheless.Those days are not faraway when he will be able to sleep with his head in his mother Mora's lap to her lullaby.
His friends raised eyebrows at each other at his weird facial expressions and decided that it was high time to tease him.
"Mitra, kiske khayalon se itna prasann ho rahe ho?"
" nhi bas aise hi..."
" hmmm, lagta hai apni nayi dulhan ko yaad kr rahe ho...samay Jo nhi bita sake uske saath" his friend laughed.
" aisa kuch nhi hai, durdhara meri sabse priya mitra hai" Chandra chided them on their vulgar thoughts
" ohhh..toh phir Helena ke baare mein aapke kya khayaal hain janaab!" His friend teased again.
As soon as he heard her name, his mind drifted to the day when he felt so defeated and shaken that he was barely able to contain his emotions . But she consoled him like he was a child, she supported him and showed trust in him.
' oh how he for the first time felt such soft hands against his stubbled cheek'.
" lagta hai hamare mitra ko Helena ki kuch zyada hi yaad AA rhi hai" And both his friends laughed.
And thus Chandra came out of his reverie but failed to decipher their words coz he was way too busy in chiding himself.
' ye tu kya soch raha hai Chandra, margdarshak hai wo teri'
And so his friends literally forced him to drink wine to mark their coming victory. They both drank like there was no tomorrow and dropped dead on the floor like logs. Chandra laughed seeing their pathetic condition and got up to leave. Thankfully he only had one drink and was still very much sober.
on the other side Helena was having a tough time trying to wear the lehenga choli. She really liked it's white and pink color combination and bought it not remembering that she didn't know how to wear them. She could have waited till the battle got over and asked for assistance from durdhara, but she as a warrior knew.
" zindagi ka kya bharosa, aaj hai kal naa rahe toh..." She had thought and decided to wear the beautiful dress keeping in mind as if there was no tomorrow.
She has very much succeeded in wearing the lehenga and stuff. It was no rocket science, but the problem was the Dori at the back that needed to be tied into a knot but unfortunately her hands failed to reach there. She could call the dasi for help but she was not comfortable with even woman seeing her exposed.
So as of right now, she stood in front of the mirror thinking what to do when a face crossed her mind.
' vo Akela hi 100 ke barabar hai, uski aankhon mein ek junoon hai Jo mujhe Chandra ki aur kheenchta hai...he is the fire and I am the moth'
Helena suddenly came out of her reverie and chided to herself " moth...fire...main aur Chandra..nhi..vo ek kaabil sipahi hai or mujhe mera badla lene mein madad kar rha hai..usse jyada kuch nhi...mujhe kya ho gaya hai..Maine kal durdhara ko bhi kuch ajeeb bol diya". And thus she got busy in her own thoughts and actions.
He happened to pass by her tent and decided to check on her.
' Helena bahut hi kaabil yoddha hai ' He smiled to himself and entered into her tent.
And the sight that greeted him, made him gulp over and over again. He saw Helena standing with her back against him...sinfully exposed.
' nhi...ye main kya soch raha hu Helena ke baare mein'
He took slow steps forward trying not to stare at her feminine form.
Helena looked into the mirror and as soon as she saw Chandra coming over to her, she quickly turned around stuck to the wall trying to prevent the blouse from falling by crossing her hands in front of her breast.
" tu..tum yaha" she stuttered.
" haan..wo..woh..yaha SE ja raha tha socha tum..tumhe dekhta jau" he answered looking away.
He took a step forward and suddenly stumbled and was about to fall face first into the ground when a pair of arms supported him from front. He looked up to stare into those big orbs that were seducing him.
' ye main kya soch raha hu' Chandra scolded himself mentally yet again.
' Tumne pee Hui hai chandra' she asked him staring back.
But his eyes were somewhere else. She trailed his eyes and found him staring at her now half exposed collar bone. Quickly straightening him, she went back to her original place.
He looked away and then straightening himself stepped towards her slowly. And soon was face to face with her.
He could not help but examine her from head to toe, the way her hands were folded in front of her chest to preserve her modesty from falling and the way she was looking at him. He felt like a Pervert. Guess a single glass of wine had made him drunk enough to lose control. He chuckled and suddenly got serious. His hands came up and made her remove her hands. She hesitantly removed them and seeing her blouse about to slide, she was about to bring her hands up again when a pair of masculine arms suddenly pulled her in to himself, as her petite frame collided into his hard torso. Her breathing became ragged.
' ye kya ho raha hai...mujhe use door krna chahiye...vo nashe mein hai..par main aisa kyu nhi kar paa rahi'
Evidently Helena was getting drunk on Chandra's proximity but refused to give in. Suddenly his hands left their original position and touched her exposed back passing from her under the arms. She felt electric currents run down her spine. She closed her eyes not knowing what to do when she felt his hands pick the Dori
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And tie them into a knot. Her eyes shot wide open.
Chandra released his breath that he was holding to exercise control over his weird desires
Slowly she backed away from him and looked into his eyes. She saw a man strong enough to hold his liquor and himself too. He smiled at her, a very innocent smile that made her heart skip a beat or two.
"Maine jyada madira nhi li thi..pa..par..lag..lgta hai ki my..mujhe..." And he vomitted.
Helena got really worried and supported him. Once he was done, she helped him to the bed and made him sit. Then offered a glass of water. He did hold the glass but it was shaking uncontrollably. The glass was about to fall down when Helena held it and made Chandra drink water by keeping the glass steady.
" bahut..ra..ratri ho gaya hai..m..main chalta hu..tum aaram karo" saying that he got up to leave and stumbled once again. But again she supported him and made him sit on bed.
" Chandra...tum aaj raat yahi so jaao...tum nashe mein ho.." Helena suggested a bit confused.
Chandra could observe her hesitation and was about to say something when she silenced him by keeping her right index finger on his lips and nodded her head left to right.
He stared into her eyes and there...he lost it again.
Slowly he removed her finger from his lips and held her right hand pulling her close. She could not help but comply. This was Chandra' s charm. His other hand came to rest on her neck as their faces were just mm apart. Their breathing became ragged and both closed their eyes in anticipation. His warm breath fanning her lips was making them tingle uncontrollably. Her scent was driving him insane. And thus both drew even more closer. As Chandra was about to taste an exotic international dish...
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" Helenaaa" came a voice and both Helena and Chandra got paralyzed. Both turned in the direction of voice, to see Chanakya standing in front.
Instantly Chanakya turned his head to other side and turned 180 degree saying " tum dono ka mantrana kaksh mein intezaar kar rha hu, sheeghra AA Jana"
Saying that he left.
Chandra and Helena literally jumped away from each other as Chandra hurriedly rushed out .
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