Chapter Three
(Swayamvar)
Three days had passed since Maan was in Jodhpur visiting Tej. Maan was glad that he could take a break from all his political ventures and visit an old friend.
One evening, Maan had felt a little closed up in his chamber, so he decided to take a walk outside. It was a beautiful evening with a full moon and bright shiny stars that decorated the sky like shiny beads. It was a perfect evening, not too hot and not too cold... Maan was walking around the courtyard and then he heard the same payals again. His heart told him that it was Rajkumari Geet but his mind told him to walk on and ignore it. He heard them coming up behind him and he decided to stop and look around. He saw no one and he completely felt stupid for looking back.
He walked on and then another path led towards another large courtyard and he had an urge to walk around in it, Maan didn't have any idea that the courtyard led towards Geet's chambers. He shrugged and then he was about to go his way until he heard the same payals again. He was getting alittle frustrated and he decided to check who exactly it was. He went into that courtyard area and then he saw a tiny feminine figure pacing around.
He narrowed his eyes and he walked on and finally saw the figure and he said, " Rajkumari Geet yahaan kya kar rahi hain...itni raat ko?". He frowned and he went closer behind her and she stopped. Maan saw her long straight brown hair all the way down to her waist and this time she didn't have her dupatta placed on her head. And he saw two little curls at the side of her face. She turned around and she got a little surprised to see him around her chamber so late. She frowned and said, " Raaja Maan? aap yahaan?". Maan was lost in her eyes again... it was something about them that they pierced into his soul, reading his every secret.
Maan quickly snapped out of it, " Humaynay kuch suna tha yahaan... maaf kijiye... humay nahi pata tha kay yeh aapka kaksh hai". Geet smirked, " Aap ko jaana chahiye... agar kisni ne dekhliya to jaane kya soochenge..." Maan nodded and he felt a little awkward and he said," Hum chalte hain". Geet rolled her eyes, " Itnay bahaneybaaz Raaja..."said Geet as she continued to walk around.
Maan went back to his chambers and he smiled to himself, " This girl is so different... she is definitely not like the ones that come everyday to woo me... I like that" Maan smirked and said, " Mujhe unko aur bhi jaan na hoga...bohot hi dilchasp lagi humay" Maan laid on his bed thinking about the same encounter. She was an heavenly beauty, with brains and beauty. She could fight and she could look beautiful. Perfect. Maan was looking for a wife like that err... a girl like that...
A few more days passed and Maan was falling in love with Geet. He would steal glances at her when the men were in the court and the women were sitting in the parda. Geet noticed his glances and she ignored them. " Ghoor kay kyun dekh rahe hain humay..." mumbled Geet. " Humara naam Rajkumari Geet hain aur koi humay itni aasaani se haasil nahi karsakta... Yeh Raaja Maan bhi nahin" thought Geet as she smirked to herself.
Finally, it was the day of the swayamvar and Geet was growing restless. . She was confident that she would beat them and afterall, the shart was given out to every rajkumar. Some refused to take part in it and some still went on with it because they wanted that beauty all to themselves. Geet had gotten dressed in a maroon lengha choli with a green border and she wore her largest necklace and large earrings.
She wore her mang teeka and she wrapped the dupatta around her and she put her ghunghat forward so no Rajkumar could easily get a glance at her. . She was ready and she stepped out with her mother into the great arena where she would watch and of course verse the young rajkumar's who travelled just to marry her. Geet entered with Ranimaa and she sat in the front with her father and brother and mother. The ghunghat let no one see her face exactly since they were sitting high up as well.
Finally, the rajkumar's were introduced and Geet didn't like anyone of them. She scoffed at their arrogance and pride. Ranimaa nudged her and Geet stood up and she went into her chambers again to change into her pure white anarkali, since she was going to verse the men. She came out, and she had the turban on her head and she draped the cloth over her mouth so they could only see her eyes. Geet looked at each and every one of them and she couldn't see one person, Raja Maan. She was relieved... atleast she didn't have to deal with him. She despised his presence at times. Arrogant, pride and selfishness was something common to all Raaja's and Geet knew of it which is why she rejected every proposal brought to her by every rajput princes and kings.
Geet's sword was presented to her by Soni. She took it and spun it around with her fingers and she caught it with her hand... She dug the sword onto the ground and she said, " Ekaant" to the guards. The first rajkumar came out and he was only a little taller than Geet and very scronny. She rolled her eyes and she walked towards him and he looked at her with a fierce face. The rajkumar ran in front of her and tried to take away her sword when she ducked behind and spun around to stand behind him and she quickly put the sword against his throat and he gave up.
"Agar apne mujhe ek baar bhi aisa dekha, to aakhen nooch lenge" said Geet as she was a little breathless. The rajkumar dropped his sword and he was automatically disqualified. She let go of him and he left towards the back. She scoffed at the first challenge and then she kept on doing the exact same things to all the rajkumars. They all were petrified. Some immediately left the arena and some stayed to watch this fiery young princess.
She was getting so bored and she said, " Is that all?". The guards on the bottom sent a messenger up to ask if there were any more rajkumars. Geet rolled her eyes... she was getting very impatient. Finally, the announcer at the top said, " Aakhri rajaa". Geet looked around, she versed all the 7 that were there. Finally, she saw Maan coming out of the bottom chambers. He was dressed in pure white and he didn't wear jewels at all. He wore a turban at the top and Geet looked at him surprised, " Raaja Maan? yahaan?". She was getting impatient. She wanted to know. " Hum unko haara kar hi dikhaenge... unho ne Rajkumari Geet se vivah karna hain... itni aasaani se nahin honay denge.. yeh humara vaada hain" thought Geet with a smirk.
Maan smirked and stepped towards her with his sword. Geet narrowed her eyes at him, she wasn't going to let him win so easily after this. She went into position and Maan only walked around her and then she turned around and tried to strike him. He blocked her with his sword and they were fighting sword to sword combat. The atmosphere was getting tense. Geet wasn't going to give up and she kept on giving clever blows that would knock someone over. Maan was only smirking and playing around with her.
He saw that she was getting a little frustrated. Maan ducked at the last hard blow that Geet gave and everyone stood up in fear, if Maan hadn't ducked that blow, he would've had his head off by now. Sumer Singh was about to end this game for once and for all. But Tej stopped him, " Pitta jii". Sumer Singh stopped and he looked at his daughter who was cartwheeling and giving hard and angry blows. Maan ducked and he quicklly rolled and got up to stand behind Geet. He smirked and then quickly grabbed her and put the sword against her neck. She was breathing hard and his touch was making her crazy. " Itna ghussa ek rajkumari kay liye theek nahin hai" said Maan a little breathless. Sweat was pouring from Geet's forhead and she just wanted to kill him now.
But she didn't. She was afterall Geetakshi Sumer Singh Rathod... she wasn't going to give up for a raaja . Geet said, " Aap itni asaani se nahin jeetenge". " Acha?" said Maan with a smirk. " Jee haan!" as Geet elbowed him hard in the stomach and he quickly was pushed back. Geet took her sword back from the ground and she began sword to sword combat again with Maan. He couldn't help but laugh a little at her stubborn attitude and the fire in her eyes to finish him off once and for all. He liked that. Geet was about to give him the last blow until he quickly jumped behind her and he put the sword against her neck again... even closer and with his other hand he took the fabric off of her mouth.
She could feel his breath tickling her neck and she was breathing hard. Geet closed her eyes tightly and then she opened them. She was getting even more angrier. Maan held it even closer to her neck and she elbowed him again and this time he was strong enough not to let it hurt him. She was like a lioness that was already injured but she didn't want to give up. " Aapko kya laga? aap humsay jeetayengi?" asked Maan as he breathed into her neck. " Hum itni asaani se nahin maanegay" said Geet as she was breathless.
Now Geet fully elbowed him with her two arms into his ribcage and Maan fell back still holding his sword. She pointed the sword closely at his throat. She smirked, " Humne aapko kahaa tha kay hum aapko jeetnay nahi denge". She walked around with the sword still pointed at his throat. She was breathing even harder. Maan somersaulted quickly and stood up. Geet was even more angrier than before... she wanted to get this over with. Geet spun around and she gave him the most hardest blow ever but he ducked.
Geet and Maan were in position again. He was loving this game. They were in sword to sword combat again. Maan ducked and rolled behind her and then finally he tied her wrists together with one hand and the sword was close to her neck again. " Bohot dilchasp Rajkumari..." said Maan as he breathed into her neck softly with a smile on his face. " Aap humari saason mein bus chuki hain, aur hum aapko paanay kay liye kuch bhi karsakte hain" said Maan breathlessly. His breath was tickling her neck and she didn't know why but she wanted to give up.
She closed her eyes tightly and then dropped her sword and then Maan let go of her. The announcer saw her giving up and he said, " Raaja Maan Singh Khurana yeh chinauti jeet gaye hain..." Geet glared at him and nodded her head. Sumer Singh, Tej and Ranimaa stood up with happy expressions. Geet was sweating like mad and her parents could see that she felt like killing him off right there. Her blood was boiling. " SONI!!" yelled Geet as she was angry. Soni ran out a little afraid. Geet's light seagreen eyes were red in anger. Soni bowed her head and she took the sword from Geet. She glared at Maan.
" Aapne humay haasil kar liya hai par aapko hamara dil bhi jeetna hoga" said Geet a little breathless. Maan smirked at the thought," Hum aapka dil jeet kar dikhaenge... par abhi to aap humari ho chuke hain swayamvar kay hisaab se". Geet only narrowed her eyes at him and went along with her to freshen up and change. Maan only put his sword away and he exited the arena.
Geet came back after awhile and she entered wearing a bright red and golden lengha choli. She had her ghunghat over her head and the duppata was of a net type of material where her face was a little visible. All the rajkumars stood up in shame and they dared not to look her in the eye. She just proved their manhood false. . Just then, Maan was standing on the bottom with the rest of the rajkumars and raaja's dressed up in a typical raaja way. Geet looked down and she narrowed her eyes at him expressing her anger.
" Yeh swayamvaar aab khatam ho chuka hai, aur aaj ka vijeta hai Raaja Maan Singh Khurana" said the announcer. Sumer Singh stood up. " Rajkumari Geet ab Raaja Maan Singh se vivah karengi". Everyone cheered and Geet was getting even more angrier. Her mother only patted her hand and then Sumer Singh said, " Ekaant". Everyone from the royal court left and Geet and Ranimaa filed out of the large arena.
Geet walked through her cooridors and she lifted her ghunghat up and then Soni came rushing up to her and said, " Rajkumari!". Geet stopped and she turned around and said, " Soni kya baat hai?". " Maine aapko larte way dekha, aap itni bahadur hain" said Soni. " Aap humaray kaksh mein aayiye..." said Geet. Soni nodded and walked behind Geet towards her chambers.
Geet laid on her stomach and Soni sat on the floor. " Raaja Maan Singh Khurana neh aapko hara diya" said Soni with a giggle. " Unho ne humay haasil to kar diya... par humara dil bhi unko jeetna parega..." said Geet. " Par aapka vivah unse hoga" said Soni with a frown. " Humara naam Rajkumari Geet hain... aur hum itni asaani se Raaja Maan ko apna dil nahin denge" said Geet.
" Hum apne vaade kay pakkay hain... hum vivah karenge... par humnay unko bata diya hai kay woh humay haasil kar chuke hain par unko humara dil jeetna parega" said Geet with a smirk. " Rajkumari Geet... yeh kaisay ho sakta hai" said Soni as she was worried. " Hum unko dikhaenge... kay Rajkumari Geet ka dil haasil karna itna asaan nahin hai" said Geet. " Rajkumari Geet... aap zara araam se kadam uthayiga... Maharaja ko koi takleef naa ponchay" said Soni. " Woh humay pata hain Soni..." Soni nodded and Geet rested in her chambers for a bit talking to Soni.
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