Next morning
Shambhavi slowly opens her eyes.she looks around.she slowly gets up.she remembers last night when she was dancing and suddenly faints.she wonders
Shambhavi:I remember I fainted last night.who brought me here?how do I reach here.
She looks at her feet.they were healed and there was no blood.she gets up and goes to take bath.
In vikramaditya's room
Vikramaditya was scolding padmavati for what she said to shambhavi.
Vikramaditya: padmavati,how can you do this?why did you scold her for that anklet.it wasn't her fault.you very well know what she is been went through those days still you blamed her.i didn't expect this from you.
Padmavati looks guilty.she had tears in her eyes.she said.
Padmavati: you are right Swami,I shouldn't have scolded her.i don't know what happened to me that time.she must be hurt and sad.i am feeling very guilty.
Vikramaditya: don't worry everything will be fine.just apologise to her.
She nods in yes and they went to meet her.shambhavi was taking bath.she was pouring water on herself again and again.she was remembering padmavati's words.she came out with stern and anger expressions on her face. Rudra was waiting outside.she looks at him but didn't respond,she ignored her and went from there.ruda looks at her with sadness.she came in her room and gets ready.when she came outside she finds Rudra outside her room ahe again ignored him and walks off. While she was going Vikramaditya and padmavati comes.she saw them but didn't say anything.padmavati with guilty expressions approached her.she said
Padmavati: I am sorry dear,i shouldn't have said all this.plz forgive me. I know it wasn't your fault.
Shambhavi looks at her and then looks at Vikramaditya,she walks off without even saying a word.padmavati looks at her teary eyes.vikramaditya consoles her.he said.
Vikramaditya: don't worry dear,you know her anger very well,she'll be fine after sometime. And Shambhu you better be careful,you are new,you don't know about her anger.if she is silent that means she is dangerous.
He said with an amused expressions.rudra goes after her to see where is she going.shambhavi was walking angrily Rudra was behind her.shambhavi looks that some soldiers were practicing sword fighting. She goes towards them.all soldiers bow down to her. She took a sword and ordered the soldiers to fight with her.they were reluctant to do so but she sternly ordered them.rudra was watching all this.they starts fighting.shambhavi was fighting very aggresively.soldiers were scared to see her fighting like this.she defeated all of them.some of them gets injured too.rudra goes there and told the soldiers to leave from there.after they left he took a sword and said sarcastically.
Shambhu: you have defeated all of them, let's see if you can defeat me or not. Even I wanna know how good you are.
Shambhavi was looking at him with fire in her eyes.she was extremely angry.she didn't say anything and attacked him all of a sudden.rudra defended himself.she was attacking him furiously and madly as if she will kill him.rudra understands that she is only trying to vent out her pain and anger.he was defending himself again and again.shambhavi attacked him and his gets a cut in his arm. But still he didn't respond and attacked her back.after sometime he defeated her and snatched away her sword.she falls on the ground and was looking at him more furiously and was gasping very much.rudra becomes stern and said
Shambhu: do you even know what are you doing?you were not fighting but was attacking blindly here and there.princess if this is your way of fighting then I am sorry to say you are a very bad warrior.a warrior doesn't fight with anger,he fights with a calm Mind so that he can identity his opponents moves.
Shambhavi was looking at him strangely.
Rudra: I can't believe a princess is behaving like this. Learn to control your temper princess, or you'll be in trouble someday.
she remembers when Rudra scolded her in jungle when she was hurt.she was listening to him quitely.her eyes gets filled with tears.she looks at him and said.
Shambhavi: you won't understand what I am going through.why and how would you understand? You don't know how it feels when..
She stopped in the middle.tears dropped from her eyes and she ran away from there. Rudra becomes sad.he said with a helpless expression.
Rudra: why would I not understand? How would I not know about my love's pain? I can bear your hatred, your anger but I can't see you in pain.
He said this with teary eyes.he was equally sad and hurt seeing the love of his life in so much pain.he goes after her.
Shambhavi comes in her room and starts crying.raunak was looking at her with a sad face. Rudra comes there and saw raunak looking at her.raunak saw him and signals him to come with him.rudra goes with her.
Raunak: Shambhu I don't know why I am saying this to you but I feel you are the one whom I should tell all this coz you are the one who stats with her all the time so I think you should know.
Shambhu: what is it prince?what do you want to tell me?
Raunak: my sister is a very nice girl.she looks hard from outside but she is soft from inside. She never shows her pain to anyone but I can see it. She is in so much pain right now and her grief is increasing coz she is not sharing it with anyone. I am so worried for her.
Shambhu: I know you are worried for your sister prince but you have trusted me and told me everything about her now I promise you that I'll end all her grieves and sorrows.
Raunak: but how are you gonna do that? You don't even know why she is sad. She is very stubborn much more than me. She will never tell you anything.
Shambhu: don't worry everything will be fine.
He smiles.
Whole day passed but shambhavi didn't come out from her room. She didn't even eat anything. Her parents were worried for her. They were requesting her to eat something but she refused. She was thinking about her sword fight with shambhu and when he scolded her.
In the night
Rudra was in his room. His room was in front of shambhavi's room's balcony. He can see her from his room's window. shmabhavi comes in balcony. She looks at the moon and closed her eyes a tear dropped from her eye. Rudra was lookin at her from the window.birju comes and keeps his hand on his shoulder.
Birju: what's next rudra
Rudra: I am gonna tell her about me. I gonna reveal my identity. I am gonna tell her that I am rudra.
He tells this looking at her.Birju was shocked to hear that.
Birju: but don't you think you should wait for some more days.
Rudra: no I can't wait anymore. I have to tell her everything. It is the only way. Tomorrow I am gonna tell her everything.
Birju: but how are you gonna do this? if you reveal here then it could be risky.
Rudra: hmm I have to take her somewhere else.
Birju: and how are you gonna do that?
Rudra: birju stop asking so many questions and go to sleep
Birju went to sleep.shambhavi too went to sleep but rudra was awake. He was not feeling sleepy.
In the morning
Rudra was thinking how to talk alone with shambhavi suddenly shambhavi comes towards him with pooja ki thaali. Vikramaditya and padmavati too comes there.
Vikramaditya: going somewhere?
Shambhavi: yes pitaji, I am going to shiv parvati temple near the border of our kingdom.
Vikramaditya: ok daughter but you should not go there alone.shambhu will go with you.
Shambhavi: I know that I had to take him with me.
Rudra was very happy coz this is what he wanted. His wish comes true. He was overwhelmed coz now he'll be able to tell her about him. Both leave for mandir. rudra was driving the cart and shambhavi was sitting inside.Both reach the temple. The temple was located in a deserted place. No one was there except them.
Shambhu: wow!! This place is lovely. so peaceful and quiet.
Shambhavi: yes that's why I came here to search for my peace of mind. i always come here whenever I feel sad.
Shambhu: so that means you are sad
Shambhavi gave him a look.
Shambhu: alright princess if you don't mind can I go and look around this place.its very fascinating.
Shambhavi: alright
Shambhu goes from there. shambhavi does pooja.she was standing infront of shiv parvati idol closing her eyes praying them to give her strength.she opens her eyes and turned. She was stunned to see someone. She quickly closed her eyes and thinks
Shambhavi: no, he is not here. It's just an illusion. I am only imagining him. He is not here.
She took a deep breath and opens her eyes but was amazed to see him standing in front of her. Her eyes widened. She stopped breathing. she was looking at him with shocked expressions. Pooja's thaal slipped from her hands and fall. She thinks
Shambhavi: no how is it possible? How can he reach here? No no it's impossible.
She felt like her lips are sealed but somehow manages to speak a name softly.
Shambhavi: "rudra"
Rudra was standing infront of her looking at her with a slight smile.he moves towards her,she steps back. He moves further and she steps back. the more he was moving forward the more she was stepping back. Shambhavi was stepping back she was unable to believe that he is in front of her. At last after stepping few steps back she was stopped by temple's pillar. rudra was still moving closer to her. The more he was coming closer to her the more her heartbeat was increasing. He came closer to her.her hands were holding the pillar.he looks at him with a little scared expressions and he was looking at her passionately.
Edited by jyoti07 - 11 years ago