Chapter-1
Two strangers in town
"Wow...!This is ultimate beauty!"remarked a 23 years old handsom boy,wearing black jacket and blue jeans.
"Thank you!" replied a 22 years old girl who were holding his hand when they entered in Mahvira...the girl was looking beautiful and smart in her modern outfits,a pink overcoat and black trouser.
"Ahh..sorry sweetheart but this time I am apprasing the town!"Mayank smirked.
"You broke my heart!"winked the girl,Gunjan.
They moved towards an old temple,which was looking very ancient from outside,the central shrine was too high as it was touching the sky,there were around 80-90 stairs to reach the main entrance.They sat on the second to lowest stair.Gunjan opened her airbag and took lunch box out of it...and they started chewing..
"By the way Sharma,did u talk 'Pandey'?"asked gunjan.
"Off course! we have to meet Deewan Mahendra Raje Ranavat,and untill our project completes we will enjoy royal hospitality!"he winked.
"Great!but where will we find this deewan...errrm...whatever...!"Gunjan stressed her mind to recall his name,but failed.
"In the palace,after king's death he takes care of Mahvira palace and its treasure!"
"And where is the palace?"
"I don't know...lets see..."
Meanwhile they both noticed that people of Mahvira were looking them strangly,some were staring their clothes which were no doubt too modern for them and some were trying to listen their talks.
"Why they are staring at us!"gunjan asked scarcely
" you are looking beautiful sweetheart!"Mayank smirked.
"Shut-up sharma!Lets go from here!" she hurridely put lunch box in bag and they both moved from there.After walking some distance,Mayank asked a person about Palace...he scanned them from head to toe in a very absurd way and then ran away without saying a word.
"strange!"Mayank shook his head.
"Excuse me!"A manly voice appeared from back and they both turned.
A boy of the same age was smiling at them,"Yes!"said Mayank
"I can take you there,the Palace!"he said.
Mayank beamed,"That's sensible!"
While walking towards palace they both get to know that the boy is son of head gardener,garden of 'Mahvira palace' and his father send him abroad for studies.They also got to know that natives of Mahvira are mostly tribes and their mother tongue is 'Mahvi' but higher class is good in communication. After one hour they were standing outside the boundary of palace.
The entrance was a giant Lion Gate lead by a flight of steps,they were almost dead tired when reached to the gate,the boy whispered in ears of gateman and he opened the gate.
They entered to the main courtyard,Mayank and gunjan's eyes were wide open seeing the spacious courtyard and huge building of royal apartments.They stepped ahead...A pavilion with cusped arches stands in the middle of the courtyard, which is overlooked by balconies and chhatris...Mayank was glancing everywhere when he found one pair of eyes gazing at him from the wholes of stony window which was on his left side far up in the main building.
When he moved ahead,he could clearly see that blinking black eyes with a thick layer of Kajal making them more beautiful.As Mayank gazed them back,they disappeared and after some time a sound of anklet echoed in the corridor.He could easily figure out that the girl was running.
"Gunjan!Would you mind if I follow this girl?"smirked he.
"I won't mind if you kiss her,either!"replied gunjan ignorantly.
"Thank u girlfriend!"he chuckled.
"Mayank!!!I am not your girl friend!"she passed a glare.
"why?are'nt you girl?Are'nt u my friend..then you are my girl-friend!"he winked.
"Don't give me a literal meaning!It does'nt sense that!"
"My meaning of GF has a logic but your meaning of GF is illogical!" Mayank replied quickly.
"Uff..."Gunjan shook her head.
Meanwhile they reached to the main lobby which was very well decorated and has 3 ways,one to the left which leads to staircase and same with the right,middle one leads to a big varandah..in the middle and then a long way to main hall...Mayank again listened the musical sound of anklets and bangals,and then he found a girl running from left to
right in balcony,he could'nt resist himself,
"We will argue later Gunjan,.."he said and ran before the girl.
"Mayank!listen where are you going..ufff..."Gunjan screamed but of no use.She tapped her feet in anger.
"Ohh God!"she slammed her head and then said to the boy,"I think we should wait here!"
He nodded,"But only for some time,I have to go to my work then!"
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Mayank was running before that girl,she crossed a big circular varandah,then a long lobby...
"Hey!Listen!!!"Mayank called her from back,she stopped...
Mayank approached her and controlling his fast breaths,he said..."Why were you glancing?"
She looked him innocently and that was the first time Mayank looked her completely and for a moment he forgot to breath out,in a golden,white Lahenga with silver frok like frills,she was looking breathtakingly beautiful,with heavy jewelry which were glittering on her silvery shined skin.Mayank was gazing her neckless which was a rare antique piece according to his knowledge.
Girl took her neckless off and forwarded it to Mayank,"You like it,take it!"she innocentely said.
Mayank was amazed,"Its precious!"he said shaking his head.
"May be...for you,I have countless!"she said handing it to him.Mayank could'nt believe on his eyes,a precious antique neckles is now his!
"Don't you like jewelries?"he asked confusedly.
"I rather like freedom!"replied the girl plainly..."You are not Mahvish(native of Mahvira)...who are you?"
"Mayank Sharma,came here for my college project...what about you?" he said proudly.
"I am Princess,Sir Ranavat told about you...welcome to our palace!"
"So he already told that..."
"that one college boy and girl will come today and they are our guest!do you think you can fool the sharp eyes of our Azars"she blinked her eyes twice...like a doll.
"Azar"Mayank questioned.
"Our guards,they are called 'Azar' in mahvi"she explained.
"Ohh...why were you hiding?"asked mayank.
She said nothing but a red line creeped on her milky creamy cheeks..."Sir Ranavat is waiting for you,its better that u go straight to him instead of following girls..."said she...and turning her face she started walking away.
Mayank was mesmerized for a second,next moment when he came back from his mesmerization,she was far away
"Princess...what's your name?"he shouted.
She stopped and turned,"the musical sound which you followed...Its a kind of jewellery..."saying that she went off quickly.
Mayank shouted,"OMG such a long name princess!!!" but she had gone.
He came back thinking what could be the answer.Suddenly he found her anklet which is left on the floor,he took it,"Payal!" he questioned to him self "But she is princess,Payal is too common...it should be more elegant is it...Nupur!!!"
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Edited by --Ruchi-- - 13 years ago
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