Choices....New part: 10' Promise' - Page 10

hey guys.. im sooo sorry for the looong delay... its a long story ..but to put it in a few words..hard drive crash!

so just wanted to let u all know, im working on retyping the next parts/s and hopefully will have them up for u this weekend..
thank u so much for bearing with me..

hey sephora dear,u said bytis weekend,weekend aa bhi gaya aur chala bi jaaega!!jaldi se aajao!!waitg 4ur update

sephora 2 weekends hve gne by,kabse aarahi ho??dear waitg 4 ur updates!

hey all...so sorry..im deeply ashamed i wasnt able to update when i said i would..but life intervened..and my muse abandoned me.. anyhows, now i'v dragged her back, kicking and screaming.. so the next part will b up in a few min...i hope i haven't lost u all, due to the tardiness of my update..

PROMISE(part 10)

Prithvi stayed where he was. On his knees, head bent. Eyes closed with the fear of letting tears slip. His eyes where glazed but he wouldn't cry. The maharaj of Delhi couldn't cry. He looked up , his face hardening. The maharaj of Delhi also wouldn't give up.

Sanyogita of kannauj was the love of Prithvi Raj Chauhan. And Prithvi raj chauhan believed in making the impossible, possible.. He had never accepted defeat. And defeat in the battle for the love of his life was not an option.

He had made her no promise this time. He wouldn't have even if she had asked him to.

He got up and looked heaven ward. The fates had given him the sign he had been waiting for. His meeting Sanyogita here was the sign. Even if she had still hated him, he wouldn't have backed down, not this time. And she didn't hate him. She loved him .

Sanyogita of kannauj was going to become the queen of Delhi, wife to Prithvi Raj Chauhan ,one way or the other. No power on earth was going to prevent that, not even the reluctance of the stubborn bride-to-be.

* * * *

Vaishali stood outside the tent giving instructions to the servants regarding their early morning departure. She was upset . Raj kumari Sanyogita had come back crying and just wouldn't say what the matter was.. a good hour later , she was calm enough to narrate between hiccuping sobs, what had just transpired..

Vaishali had been ecstatic to hear that Prithvi still loved Sanyogita and had forgiven her .

But her joy was short lived, as she heard out what Sanyogita's decision had been.

Now, for the very first time, Vaishali understood what Sanyogita's real fear had been.

Vaishali sighed. She understood the princess's reasons and even agreed to some extent about the consequences.

But it broke her heart . her friend would never recover from this....Unless....

Vaishali's eyes lit up.

She headed off with a determined look on her face.

Soon enough she saw her target. Or rather the two people who would lead her to her destination.

The rude short guy and the tall ,fumbling, nervous one.

As she approached them, the look on her face was of steely resolve.

* * * *

Arjun noticed Pundir's rapidly changing face color and following his gaze, saw Vaishali headed their way. The look on her face couldn't bode well, at least not for Pundir.

A: Pundir, what did you say to her earlier? Why does she look like its Ur funeral.?

P: uhh..nothing, I didn"t say anything..well.. I don't think 'I ..uhhhh.

Pundir's mind scanned back to their earlier encounter.

* * * *

He had seen her pacing up and down in front of her tent for a good half hour. Before that she had been running around the encampment in a worried frenzy. And last night she had stayed on the outskirts of the tents all nite , as if watching for something.

He had stayed close enough to keep a watch on her yet far away to be seen from her.

Finally he could take it no longer and walked towards her ignoring Arjun's warning.

It was only after he got within speaking distance to her , he suddenly realized he didn't know wat to say. So he stayed where he was, hoping for some stroke of brilliance to hit him and free his tongue tied self.

She finally looked his way, only to catch him staring at her with a goofy expression.

V: yes? What do u want?

Pundir broke out of his trance.

P: uhh..yeah'no'I mean, u cant'.i can'.wait'wat im saying is'can I help u?

Vaishali had no idea of what he was trying to say and frankly had no time for this. The princess was missing and she had no idea what she was going to do.

V: what do you mean? What makes u think I need ur help?

P; umm.. u look worried and are pacing a channel in front of ur tent.. u'v been cracking ur knuckles and mumbling to urself. And earlier u were running around helter skelter scaring people'. So...i..

He trailed of, horrified, that unwittingly, he had just admitted to watching her since last night.

Vaishali closed her gaping mouth, as he finished with her list of activities since last night.

He had noticed her worry.. she didn't know whether to be flattered by his obvious attention or to feel annoyed at his close watch.

Judging by his mortified look, she decided to go with the former. Smiling a little bit, she jokingly asked.

V: impressive.. now mayb u can tell me what I had for dinner last night.?

Pundir immediately replied: u didn't have any dinner last nite and no breakfast this morning either...

At the surprise on her face, Pundir shut up. His face started heating up and he realized he was blushing!.."ohhhh..nice!...could this possibly get more embarrassing?' "his inner male chided him.

He hurriedly tried to remedy his earlier stupidity by assuring her of his honorable intentions and hoped she didn't think of him as a stalker or such kind off creep.

She hadn't looked convinced, but had nonetheless thanked him for his offer to help and turned away .

Pundir had hurried bac to where Arjun was waiting, so incensed at himself, he had almost tripped on his own sword.

* * * *

Now, he wasn't sure what was going to happen.

Vaishali saw the panicked expression on his face and sighed inwardly. Why did he always look like he was going to have a choking fit every time they came across each other. She didn't have time for this. She would worry about soothing him later, for now, she would have to do with the short guy.

V: excuse me, im looking for ur friend'. The mah...I mean karan..

Arjun was surprised but years of training, kept him from showing any such feelings on his face.

A: why? What do u want from him?

Vaishali took a calming breath.

V: please, its really important. Someone's life depends on my seeing him..as soon as possible.

A: look, we don't know where he is rite now, but u can come see him tmrw.

V: tmrw will be too late!..we leave for home early in the morning.

Pundir felt his heart plummet. She was leaving?!. He didn't even know where she was from.

P: ur leaving? But the yatra?

Vaishali glanced his way. He was struggling with something, and for the life of her, she had no idea what it was.

V: I don't have a choice ....but if I don't speak to karan....oh,never mind! I see him now...

She hurried off, unaware of the jealousy which had sprung up on Pundir's face as he had watched her hurry off to where Prithvi was walking towards them , the joy and relief , obvious on her face.

V: pranam maharaj....

Prithvi smiled slightly, acknowledging her greeting with a subtle nod of his head.

V: if I may , I need to ask u something.

Pr: of course..i take it she doesn't know ur here..

V: no sire, she doesn't know im here. I just wanted to know what u think of this..situation....as it were..

Vaishali waited with bated breath and didn't have to wait for long ,as the answer came swiftly.

Pr: failure and I never really got along.

He leaned in closer and with his love for Sanyogita shining thru his eyes, he said with all the honesty in his heart:

Nothing will keep us apart!

Vaishali let out her breath, her face breaking out in a smile so brilliant, Pundir felt like hurling something down a cliff., him being too far to hear anything that was said.

V: im at ur service, maharaj.

Pr: thank you.. just take care of her!

V:of course!

She turned and walked away, he face still wreathed with a smile, her inner joy evident.

As she passed Pundir, she slowed only long enough to say:

"u should change the style of ur mustache"

Pundir's hand immediately jumped to his face. As Prithvi came closer ,Arjun and Chand stared at his smiling face , Pundir's scowling one and Vaishali's retreating back with a feeling of trepidation.

Ch: whats going on ?

Prithvi looked at his friends. It was time to tell them.

so...i know i ,know...short and not much happening..but that's how this part was supposed to be.. the next will be longer and it will have...wait for it.... romance!

that's rite..im gonna try my hand at a little romance.. so keep ur fingers crossed(i hope i dont botch it up)

next update next week and hopefully after that i will bring this story to its rightful end..

thankgod sephora ur back,nice n terrificupdate, especially lkd vaishali n punder part,awesomwe!waitg 4 the romnce bit!do update soon dear!

Originally posted by: sugarpie_26

thankgod sephora ur back,nice n terrificupdate, especially lkd vaishali n punder part,awesomwe!waitg 4 the romnce bit!do update soon dear!

thanks sugar...im glad ur still reading, and glad u liked the update..

hi sephora,ur a terrific writer,especially the feelngs n emotions r well writtn!keep it goin n waitg eagerly 4ur nxt update!

hello dear,where r u?pls cme bac soon .waitg eagerly 4ur update!

Wow,Dear.I read ur ff's all parts.Pls continue dear.