Dont think I am portraying Draupadi as prominicious, I have just tried to show pandav's love towards her be it their year with her or not that's immaterial.
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"Unbelievable, just unbelievable, for just a doll you made complete mess of everything?" growled Bheem. "you are just impossible."
"bhrata I am again apologizing for my mistakes. But atleast try to understand my state too. You are continuing same words since you came here. Why are you helping me in stable when you are so angry with me?" Nakul complained.
"thats because i cant rest peacefully if you work all day idiot.but that doesnt justify your cause. I havent seen anyone to be such obsessed with own daughter that ignoring own duties. You are behaving as if there are no one to take care of your princess. Have you forgotten she is our daughter too?" Bheem was in no mood to calm down.
"bhrata ofcourse I know that. But you all have royal duties. And Panchali has responsibility as queen I cant trouble her. Neither I want to leave my princess in care of maids." Nakul still tried to explain.
"what about Karenumati then? Why she is still in Chedi. Why dont you write her to come and take care of princess. She is her mother too." Bheem wondered.
"Dhrishtaketu informed me that Himavan has broken leg falling down from tree branch. You know he is quite naughty compared to other 5 years old child. And then Niramitra is only 2. So I asked Karenu to take care of our sons first although she wanted to come here." replies Nakul.
"Sarvaga is being trained as crowned prince of Kashi. Valandhara cant come either. Neither Hidimba has entrance here. Although Ghatotkach has just got married. She is busy with mother-in-law duties." Sighs Bheem.
"Youdheya is made leader of Shivi clan so Devika has responsibility as her mother to help him to follow his dream by establishing own dynasty. Otherwise I would have asked Devika to come and take care of princess." says Yudhisthir while cradling a sleepy Sutanu in arms.
"samrat till when you will repeat the same words? I am capable to take care of my daughter. Why are you worrying? Your dinner is getting cold here what about that?" Panchali sounds really impatient.
Yudhisthir smiles at his queen's annoyance. " I told you Panchali I am not hungry. You cover the food. Maid is there to serve when I will order. You leave, little princess needs you." says Samrat affectionately.
Panchali silently stands up and takes Sutanu from Yudhisthir and places her on bed covering her up. She has already fallen asleep.
"This is not about hunger Aarya. Its about your concern for your brother that is stopping you from taking meal. But have you thought that if your brothers would come to know that you are starving they will not eat as well? And then what about me? Do you think will I take my meal if I wont feed my husbands?" Panchali says softly holding Yudhisthirs right palm in both hands.
"but Panchali Nakul is working without rest since morning and Bheem has joined him too. Arjun and Sahadev have not returned yet from the works I have assigned to them. How can I have dinner without them?" Yudhisthir was still hesitant.
"So are you going to ignore the order of Samragyi Aarya?" Yajnaseni Draupadi snapped with hands on hips.
Yudhisthir grinned and pulled dark flame closer. His affection wipes queen's false anger. Samrat brushed a curly locks aside her face and kissed her forehead. "never in my dream my queen" he whispers.
Panchali coyly smilled and pulled him to his sit. Samrat takes satwik ahar that contains pure vegetarian cuisine. Today Panchali prepared his dinner specially. "samrat as king you did right thing. Dont blame yourself. Just give Aaryaputra Nakul some time. He will realize himself soon." she feeds her samrat with own hand. "and trust me. I will feed all my husbands myself tonight. Please dont worry." She comforts him.
"I trust you more than myself Panchali" Yudhisthir murmurs making Panchali grin satisfyingly.
"Panchali had the horse hurt you?" asks beautiful prince enveloping mother of his daughter's slender body in his arm as she has come in stable to feed her both mighty and beautiful husbands. Bheemsen has already taken responsibility of serving the food on his huge shoulder. He was delighted as Panchali cooked his favourite fish and meat items. Maids are helping the Madhyam Pandav so Madri's elder son got few moments to spend with the dark beauty.
"as if you care" Panchali pouted. "I am just mother of your daughter nothing else. So why will you worry if the horse would have injured or even killed..." Panchali couldn't finish as Nakul shut her mouth with his lips. His fingers clasped around her dark smoothness.The kiss startled her momentarily then the sweet sensation made her clutching her beautiful husband's shoulder tightly, burring her nails on his golden skin.
Drinking the sweetness from those lotus petals prince released the queen. "dont ever dare to say that. You dont have idea how precious you are for me." he whispers against a panting blushing Panchali's ears.
"Panchali you said you will feed us in own hands. How much will you punish me by making me wait like this?" Bheem's impatient voice conscious them and Panchali hurriedly recovered herself "here I am aarya" she proceeds and Nakul follows her too with a heavenly smile.
"You know I must thank the horse." states Bheem as Panchali feeds him and Nakul. "if he wouldnt have messed with my kitchen I wouldnt have gotten a chance to save Panchali and neither you would have cooked for me." Panchali smiles coyly at his Bheem's simple remark. Bheem carressed her face with love.
"and credit goes to my stupid little brother too." Bheem ruffles Nakul's hair.
Pandav princes and their wife joined in a hearty laugh.
"Badima pitashree and kakashree are coming back" says Abhimanyu excitingly peeping in from window and without waiting for Panchali who was feeding Ruchiparvan specially cooked soup to say anything he runs downstairs. Subhadra smiles to see him running to his father and uncle. Sahadev pats his nephew's head and Arjun picks his son and with a swing places on his shoulder.
"didi brother Nakul will be upset if he comes to know you have put princess in my care after he denied." says Subhadra worriedly while swinging the small rocking cradle where beautiful little princess is sleeping peacefully.
"Bhadra I am the mother. I know what is good for my daughter. And then Parvan is perfectly cured now thanks to Ayurvati. Dont take Aryaputra Nakul's words in heart. He loves his daughter too much." Panchali assured Subhadra.
"this is called obsession not love." answered Arjun instead of Subhadra. Both the princes have just entered into room.
"what do you mean Aarya?" Panchali frowned. Subhadra and Sahadev changed a tensed glance. They know if the great archer and daughter of fire start arguing they are unstoppable. And no matters how much Panchali loves her Savyasachi Dhananjaya she cant take any word against any other husbands specially the most beautiful one. She has a weakness for Nakul.
"Krishnaa I meant exactly what I said. Nakul's love is bordering madness. He has even forgotten how to talk to his bhavi. Havent you seen how he behaved with Bhadra and Abhi in that doll shop?" Arjun snapped.
"Its okey Aarya that was brother Nakul's love and concern for his daughter." Subhadra tries to interven.
"No its not okey Bhadra. Nakul is behaving as a teenager who fathered a daughter first time in world. He has three sons already is such kind of obsession expected from him?" Arjun was in no mood to calm down.
"Aarya this obsession I feel is particularly not new in Indraprastha. And younger follows elder's footstep always." Agnikanya's sharp sarcastic tone ranged with a sharp glance towards Arjun's shoulder.
Following Panchali's glance Arjun realized he is still carrying Abhimanyu on his shoulder. He hurriedly puts him down. Abhimanyu rushed to the cradle, picks up the princess gently and holding Ruchiparvan's hand goes out of room. Intelligent prince knows the atmosphere is not suitable for children anymore.
"Krishnaa you are comparing my concern for Abhimanyu with Nakul's obsession with his daughter?" Arjun was shocked.
"You tell me what is the difference Aryaputra? Abhi is not your firstborn either. Can you deny you pamper him way too much?" Panchali puts hand on hip and tilted her head. Sahadev had a facepalm but Arjun didnt seem to care.
Arjun sighs under breath. He knows Panchali has grievances that he doesnt look after Shrutakarma as he does with Abhimanyu. But he cant help. Ofcourse he has concerns for Karman too as well as to other sons of Draupadi. But Abhimanyu is special.
"Krishnaa did you forget Abhimanyu is the first son of mine with whom I could actually spend time the chance I missed with Iravan and Bavrubahana. And then I train Abhi to be a warrior, the greatest warrior of all the time. Can you deny Abhimanyu is the most talented child anyone had ever seen? You cant compare this with Nakul. Not only Nakul had spent time with all his three sons but he is turning world upside down just because princess sneezed? It seems he has fathered not a girl but a doll. No this obsession is needed to be stopped. I will stop this." Arjun gasped after talking inone breath.
"fine I had come here to feed my husbands not to hear any condemns for my daughter's father. I am leaving right now."
Panchali pushed the braid aside with a force and with angry steps leaves the room.
"Aarya didi had coocked favourite dishes for you all and had come to feed with own hand. And you upset her? That's not fair." Subhadra complained in low voice which Sahadev silently approved.
"I think I had gone too far. I must pacify Krishnaa." Arjun sighs and rushed out of room
"Krishnaa I am sorry." says Arjun in a very soft yet deep tone. Holding Panchali's desiriable arm. "please forgive me."
"who am I to forgive aarya, what does my forgivence matter. Let me go." Panchali turned her face deliberately avoided looking at Arjun.
"look into my eyes Krishnaa. Arjun lifted her face by holding chin and made her looking at him. "I admit I had become rude. But you know by heart how much I love my brothers. Dont you?"
Panchali stares into those two big brown eyes, whose depth is beyond imagination, which are always filled with every possible emotions, passion, desire, love, aggression, intensity. She loses herself into the brown ocean again as she had in that sayamvar hall. Sakha truly says Arjun's charm is irresistable.
Warrior's arm wrapped around queen's tender shoulder. His lips smoothly brushed against her cheek. His warm breath on her sensitive spot of neck shievered her. "come feed me Krishnaa" his passionate voice ranged into her ears. She had no power to ignore anymore. She closed her eyes leaning against her passionate husband and let him guide her towards the room again where Subhadra and Sahadev were waiting with dinner. The moments she get with her beloved is less but in these moments she lives for eternity.
It took almost midnight to finish the dinner for Subhadra and Panchali after Panchali feeds Arjun and Sahadev. Abhimanyu and Ruchiparvan have fallen asleep already. Subhadra was cradling the princess after changing her wet clothes. Panchali noticed Arjun was whispering something into Sahadev's ears and both are giggling.
"Aarya! Dont tell me you are planning to do any mischief with my husband". She was sure there was something going on in her mischievous husband's mind.
"Aarya! You tell me what you were talking about. Panchali turns to Sahadev.
"nothing Panchali bhrata was just asking when Vijaya will come back. I said Suhatra is only a year old. They will be back after few more months." Sahadev's answers didnt seem much convincing to Panchali.
"Aarya you wont do anything with my aryaputra Nakul." Panchali warns Arjun.
"you can be sure Krishnaa I wont do anything with your aryaputra Nakul." Arjun assures. "if I do anything will do with my brother Nakul." he adds mischievously.
Panchali gazed at him angrily then taking princess from Subhadra she places her on Sahadev's lap.
"what are you waiting for Aarya. Isnt it time to sleep? Gudakesha might not need it but we the normal people do need it." she made face at Arjun wrapping Sahadev's biceps with her arms and pulled him towards his mahal. It was her year with youngest husband.
Sahadev smiles at his brother helplessly and Arjun signals him to go with a wink that none noticed. But Sahadev nods understandingly.
"Aarya you are not planning to make any mischief with Nakul and his daughter. Are you?" Subhadra asks after Panchali and Sahadev leave. She was sure same as Panchali that her husband is upto something.
"if I even plan you can be assured that's nothing as dangerous as what I am planning to do with you now." Arjun gave a disarming smile as he proceeds to his delicate princess.
A shocked Subhadra notices the glint in her husband's passionate eyes. She knows the meaning of which very well.
"Aarya no! See boys are sleeping." She steps back.
"but we are awake. Let them sleep if Abhi is at all awake he is smart enough to pretend to sleep. And then we dont have only one room in this entire mahal.
he pulled Subhadra's delicate figure and enveloped in his rough arms. His fingers start tickling on her butter like smooth skin of uncovered waist.
"Aarya stop it" Subhadra giggled and tried to push him away. But of no avail. Ignoring all her resistance Arjun picks her up and claimed her mouth by his.
Subhadra loses herself to Arjun's passion and gets carried towards the nearby bedroom.
Edited by RoseFairy - 10 years ago
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