Shani-Dhamini OS: His Eyes

A little OS here on Shani and Dhamini.

In this story Dhamini is not like the Dhamini shown in the show. She is more mature, more in love with her husband...

His Eyes

She watched him standing , in the middle of nowhere, his black cape bellowing in the wind.

"Whenever I was trying to ditch the path of detachment and embrace the path of attachment, why always bad things happens to me? She heard him saying to Mahadev. His voice was calm. He was not complaining. He was just asking questions. "Why ? "

It was so simple question, yet so difficult that, all wise Mahadev just lowered his head silently.

"Why? His voice was full of so much pain that Dhamini could not stop her tears falling from her eyes. "All I wanted to protect Dhamini from everything with my power of eyes. I can't look at her beautiful face anymore; watch her beautiful looking at me with silent wonder. Why all of my joys are being taken from me? Why?

What had she done?

She was so much proud of her love for Shani, but now it looks like her feelings was nothing in front of his feelings for her. Where she always strove to have Shani's appreciation, Shani always admired her from far, always supported whatever she did. His feelings were much deeper than hers.

Her uncontrollable anger always made her do terrible things. Once her anger once almost made her a subject of public humiliation, and then tonight again her anger made her to curse her own husband.

"Your gaze will always be inauspicious to whoever you look at from now on. Mahadev disappeared after uttering his last words, "I am so sorry Shani. But I have to no power to undo the curse. "

Dhamini felt so ashamed. If it was possible she could give up her own life to undo the curse, she would do it happily. But now all she could do was just watch her husband standing alone in the middle of nowhere, all alone.

She had already seen the effect of her curse. The green ground, on Shani walked on already turned into a lifeless dessert. The trees around them were already turning into brown and dead.

Letting a sigh to escape, Shani closed his eyes. His destructive gaze would not spare anything around him.

From his birth he lived with curses- his father's curse, then his step mother's, now his wife. He had already learned to live with them, probably he would learn to live with this curse too.

"Shani, He startled with a voice from behind. It was Dhamini. He started to face her, but then quickly closed his eyes. No, he could not do this. He would not let any harm come to her.

"I am so sorry. He felt her small hands wrapping around his torso, her small body was wreaking with bouts of cries

"Please, look at me, Shani. Her voice was breaking. "I don't care what might the effect of your gaze bring to me, but for once, please look at me.

She was sorry. She was openly admitting her mistake. Something inside him was melting, he did not know . Suddenly, he wanted to touch her, wrap her in his arms, take away all of her sorrow, tell her everything would be alright. But he stood there, pretending being oblivious of her actions.

"Go away, Dhamini. He gently pushed her backward, carefully avoiding looking at her face. "You know well what my gaze will do to you. He turned his back towards her, casting his gaze on a nearby tree. The tree turned lifeless in that instant.

"See, what my gaze might do to you. He told her without turning back. "You better stay away from me. Just leave me here.

Dhamini gasped watching the tree turning lifeless which was decorated with colorful flowers a moment ago.

What had she done?

Whatever she did, it was her mistake. It was her duty to make it right.

"No, She gently placed her right hand over her husband's shoulder. "I will not leave you alone. If you want to stay here, then let me stay here with you.

Shani was amazed by her determination. So it was what a wife meant to be. A friend, a person to stand beside you, when you are alone.

"Go away, Dhamini. He protested again. "You are not safe with me. My gaze will destroy everything, even you.

"No, Dhamini whispered softly, laying her head over his shoulder, "My home is with you. I might not have any solution to you problem, but I can be with you. If you refuse to look at me, I will look at you, take care of you. I will be your eyes. I promise.

Her fragrance was intoxicating, her words held something that made Shani admire her once again. He might not in love with her, but he had no heart to reject her love again.

So, as Dhamini slipped her hand into his, he did not protest. Though he could not see her anymore, but somehow he knew she was looking at his face with mute wonder. Did he ever tell that he enjoyed her stolen gazes since the first day they met.

Dhamini felt her tears welling up once again from her eyes as she looked at Shani's closed eyes. His eyes... She remembered how they would sparkle when she made him laugh or when he got an idea that would make others look at them as if they were crazy. She smiled sadly as she recalled those memories that would be forever lost in the past. How they honored each other. How they clung to each other hanging from a tree, still not losing faith in each other. And that's why she chose to be with him.

"Let's go. She whispered. Shani nodded, and started to follow her. He kept his eyes down with a fear that his gaze would fall on anyone.

Dhamini tried to match his pace. He pace was painfully slow. He had a slight limp. One Yami told him how his step mother's curse made him to lose his leg. Now her curse made him unable to look anyone forever.

And suddenly she felt a surge of protectiveness for her husband. Someday, somehow she knew they would find a solution to this problem. But she just did not know how.

Until then, she would love him, protect him from all the hurt, all odds coming in their way.

It was her promise.

To be continued...

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This is so beautiful.

This is really heart touching. You penned down the emotions so well. Keep writing dear. I think we need stories like this to help us stay positive. I am a sucker for love stories and I think dhamini-shani are a potential pair and they can have one hell of a story. Keep going dear

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It's too to lovely ..such a good story better than on going one

Amazing OS👏

Thanks for your encouragement. So here goes the next chapter. I am going to show Shani's vulnerable side exposed to Dhamini at last.

Chapter 2: Vulnerabilities

They kept walking together in silence, hand in hand.

It felt like a dream. Dhamini looked at their joined hands- how perfectly they fitted together. Her small hand seemed like a perfect fit into his large one.

Her eyes traveled from their hands to the face of her husband. He was silent through their journey together. His face was emotionless, his eyes were down casted. But she knew inside he was breaking a bit by bit. She wanted to look into his big beautiful eyes, tell him she would walk by his side forever, take away all of his sorrows.

How long she waited for this moment to come. And finally when this moment came, she lost it only due to her foolishness.

She wanted to apologize, but her apology could not break the curse.

"There must be some way to break the curse, She thought to herself. "There must be. Or I myself will plead to Mahadev to transfer the curse on me instead of my husband.

"Dhamini, her chain of thought was broken by Shani's soft voice. She stopped and tilted her head to look at his face.

"It will do no good by blaming yourself. You only did your karma. So stop blaming yourself for the consequence. Shani said softly. His hand was pressing hers reassuringly.

Tears welled up from her eyes when she met his down casted gaze. She did so many wrong with him, yet he was so gentle with her. God! She really did not deserve this man.

"I am so sorry. Finally her emotions broke the dam. "I don't deserve you. I really don't. She clutched the front of his dress, and cried her heart out.

Shani did not say a word. He let her tears soak his clothes; he stood as her supporting pillar as long as she cried. And as she ran out of her tears, he gently helped her to stand, held her shoulders as she continued trembling.

"Are you alright? He asked her finally, as she wiped her wet eyes.

Yes, Dhamini nodded, and clutched his hand again, "Let's go.

They left the deserted land behind, and continued their journey through the paths of Suryalok. The landscape continued to change. But it was not the path leading to the Surya castle, it was different, full of wild trees and flowers. It was so beautiful, that Dhamini wondered where they were actually going.

Just then, she heard Shani speaking, "We are not going back to Suryalok, Dhamini.

Did he just read her mind? "Then where are we going? Dhamini wondered.

"To where I used to live in my childhood to hide from my father's curse. Shani told her pointing at a cradle decorated with flowers, and a fond smile crept to his lips. "And this is my most favorite place. Mother used to sing lori for me here.

Dhamini followed his direction, and her mouth fell open. The place was beautiful beyond imagination. It was full of exotic flowers and trees, creating a shed of their own. Only a small amount of sunrays peaking through the thick shed of leaves created a mysterious aura. A gentle breeze blew to her face, and she automatically began to feel better.

"This place is beautiful. She turned to find Shani, but he was not there.

"Shani, Suddenly her concern grew. She had already inflicted so much pain on him by her curse. She had taken away his most cherished power from him. And this place reminded him of the first curse of his life.

How much pain can one bear? What if he broke down?

"Shani.. Dhamini called, but she could not see him anywhere. She searched around, but there was no trace of her husband.

"Shani.. She kept calling his name desperately, and an unknown fear began to creep inside her heart.

What if...

Right then she a dead grass came into her view. She followed, there was another and another. She followed the trail. The trees around her were brown and dead.

"Shani... She followed his trail, and suddenly she stopped by a fearful scream. She stopped in her track and saw her husband, holding an demon by his neck, shielding a small group of Gandhavas behind him. And he was staring directly at the demon.

"Shani... Dhamini cried in alarm, fearing for her husband's safety. But the demon had already turned into ashes. He casted his gaze upon rest of the demon holding the Gandarvas captive, and they turned into ashes.

The Gandarvas cheered, chanting the victory of Shanidev. They gathered around him to express their gratitude. "Thank you, Lord Shani. A small Gandrva child touched his arm in gratitude.

Shani closed his eyes to stop himself from looking at the child clutching his arm. The curse was intensifying. He tried to control himself. In his head, he could hear cries of the all the tortured people calling his name for justice. His rage was increasing.

"Please, go way. Shani closed his eyes and pushed away the little girl.

"No, The girl was clutched his arm tightly, and smiled. "Wait please, Lord Shani. I want to offer my respect to your feet for saving us.

"I am not taking any of your prayers now. Shani clumped his eyes shut, and spoke through his gritted teeth. The voices in his head were intensifying. He pushed away the girl. The girl fell on the ground, and began to cry.

And then Shani's eyes flew open and his gaze burned a hole into the little girl's arm.

"Shani... Dhamini ran towards Shani, as he stumbled backwards. "Shani... She caught him before he hit the ground. He was unconscious. Dhamini pulled her arms into her arms and, amidst her panic, began to see the curse taking its effect. It was intensifying. It was getting out of control. It was making all calm Shani loosing control over his power. The Gandharvas, meanwhile, looked at the fallen god of justice and gasped.

"What happened? An old Gandharva who recognized Dhamini, the Gandrava princess, and asked, "What happened to Lord Shani? He looked at the face of their beloved god. "We have not seen him in such state before.

All Dhamini could cry, and tell them about the curse. The Gandharvas too could not believe that their beloved princess could do such horrible thing like cursing her own husband.

"Do you know any way to undo the curse? Dhamini cried, holding her husband's head cradled in her arm. The old Gandarva was the wisest man among the Grandarvas.

The old Gandarva shook his head sadly, "No daughter. Even I don't know how to undo this horrible curse. But I can only prey that you will find a way. I will speak with your father if he knew anything. Now let us help you to carry your husband somewhere safer.

Dhamini nodded. Shani was still semiconscious, and tried to move.

"Hold still," Dhamini softly whispered and pressed Shani's head to her chest to keep him from moving. The god winced as he became more aware of his current condition. It felt like there was a deep emptiness in his bones. The faintest tingling of the rage remained, but it was so depleted that his head had begun to ache terribly. He cringed and leaned into Dhamini's body in a desperate attempt to escape the pain.

"Are you okay, Lord?" The old gandharva asked.

"I'll be fine in a moment," Shani replied through gritted teeth, doing his best to break out of his sudden rage induced mental fog. "I just could not hold my gaze down for a moment..."

"It' ok," Dhamini insisted, holding his weakened body close to her. "You have saved them from the demons. You have not done anything that will be inauspicious for them. We have though a lot today. You have to rest."

"Yes...," Shani replied in a slurred voice, barely clinging to his senses. He hated to see himself in such state, but somehow Dhamini's presence comforted him. He had never been comforted by anyone, except his mother. But those memories were long lost. Tears streamed down from his tightly closed eyes. He had no power to control them anymore.

Seeing that Shani was fading fast, Dhamini spoke up. "Please help me to go back to our home.

The Gandharvas nodded, and help Dhamini carry her husband to their lost nest. She laid him in the flowery bed where Devi Chayya once sang him lori.

"Shani, I may not understand how it is live with curses. But it's okay. She compassionately wiped away Shani's tears.

"Mata.. He was mumbling in his sleep. He was remembering his mother. Suddenly she realized how much Shani loved his mother still, after everything happened between them. All the time she saw him as a tough, stotic man. But, Dhamini had never seen this vulnerable side of his before.

"Shani, you live with so much hurt, but you never let anyone see that. Oh, why do you do that?" Another little agonizing whisper of Devi Chayya's name tore into Dhamini's heart. "Shh... it's going to be all right. Please... please just hold still. Maybe you'll feel better if you rest." She held tightly to Shani and ran her fingers into Shani's thick curls. She hummed the lori soothingly until Shani's tense, aching body relaxed in her embrace.

"I will protect you from all the sorrows," she murmured, shifting to lie down with her husband. "I don't care what your gaze will bring to me, but I will stay wherever you are. Tears made their way down Dhamini's cheeks as she watched his eyes moving behind his closed lids.

"I love you, Shani. And I hate seeing you in so much pain... I promise I will keep you happy always, and take away your sorrows from you." Shani was asleep and didn't respond. Dhamini's weeping eventually subsided and she held her husband gently as the exhausted lord of justice slept.

To be continued...

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It's beautiful dear. Keep going. I was actually waiting for your second chapter.😳

I loved Dhamini's character...She was gentle , loving , caring and supportive...I hope she finds a way to undo the curse...waiting for part 3