Chapter 6:The couples retired to their respective tents...that had been set up...for the night...
Sita looked around theirs and sighed...
R: kya hua Sita?
S: kuch vishesh nahi swaami...bas itni bhavyata ki aadat nahi mujhe...
Ram smiled...
R: mujhe bhi ismein koi ruchi nahi parantu ma-pitashree nahi manenge...
Sita smiled back...
Giving another look too the thrones, shandeliers and other luxuries. ...
Ram stretched himself on the bed as Sita removed her jewellery and opened her silken tresses...allowing them to flow down her petite waist and onto her hips...
She took a changeover for the night but suddenly realised where she would change...she felt awkward. ...in front of Ram...not that she hadn't accepted him as her husband yet there was still slight hesitation since it was only 2 days they had got married. ...
She looked at Ram awkwardly and then down...fidgeting with her fingers...wondering what to do...
R: Sita...koi samasya hai? tum kabse vahi khadi ho...
Sita looked at him awkwardly. ...and lowered her eyes...
S: ji...vo...swaami...m..mujhe...v..vastra...
For a moment his mouth was in a perfect 'O'and the next second he gave he gave his signature smile...
R: aapko itna sankoch karne ki koi avashyakta nahi Sita...main poorv hi keh chuka hoon ki aapja pati hone se poorv main aapka mitra hoon ...phir apne mitra se kaisa sankoch?
S: ( smile) kabhi kabhi lagta hai ki aap ek swapna...aisa swapna jo har stree apne liye dekhti hai...aur main bhagyawaan hoon jiska swapna aapke roop mein saakar hua hai...
Ram gave her a tender look before turning away to give her privacy. ... ...
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S: uhhh...swaami...aap dekh...dekh...sakte hai...
Sita said...straightening the bedsheet with her henna decked and bangle clad hands...
She smiled seeing the henna's colour still as dark as the day of their wedding. ...she blushed thinking what her friends told her about henna's v
colour being dark...
Ram gazed lovingly at his wife adniring her henna...
She noticed his gaze and blushed a perfect rose pink...
R: ( teasing) vaise aajkal...mera anumaan hai ki koyi atyadhik laja raha hai...kyu Sita? aapko aisa aabhaas nahi hota?
S: ( red) huh?...h..haan..m..mujhe...nahi...arthaat..haan..
She stammered...
Ram gave her some naighty looks and burst out laughing at her cute shy face...
A baby pout graced her lips soon enough and she looked away from him...
R: Sita...
S: nahi...main aapse rusht hoon...
R: ( panics) tum toh rusht hogayi...main toh keval parihaas kar raha tha...
Sita smiles at him...
R: ( concerned) tum mujhe rusht toh nahi hona?
Sita shook her head and gave a naughty smile...
S: bas apne swaami ko batane ka prayaas kar rahi thi ki unki patni ko lajana ke atirikt thoda bohot parihaas bhi aata hai...
She winked...
R: haan...uska unhe aabhass ho hi gaya hai...ab sojaye?
Sita nodded and the two slipped into bed...and Sita snuggled closer to Ram's warm chest...
R: thand lagrahi hai tumhe?
Sita made a cute face before saying yes...
Ram hugged her closer...holding her in his warm embrace...
S: swaami...
R: hmm?
S: aapne mujhe apne baare mein sab bataya parantu apne baalpan ke vishay mein kuch nahi bataya...
R: balpan...( rembering the ghoda and sabse sundar raajkumari...the kaikeyi incident. ...embarrassed) uhhh...kuch...vishesh...nahi hai...Sita...
S: vaise mata Kaikeyi ka khel satya hogaya...haina?
R: ( shocked. ...embarrassed) t...tumhe...pata hai?
Sita nodded and burst out laughing. ...while he looked on...embarrassed. ...
R: parantu...jaanti ho..mata Kaikeyi ki kahi ek baat satya hogayi...ki unke Ram ka vivaah...vishv ki sabse sundar raajkumari ke saath sampann hua hai..
He said making her blush...
S: uh...aap jaante hai...Urmila aur Lakshman...unhe samjhaane ki avashyakta hai...
She tried to change the topic. ..trying not blush at his praise...
R: satya kaha tumne...dono ka bachpana nahi gaya...
S: phir samay nasht kyu karna...isi samay chalte haina...
R: jaisi tumhari ichcha...chalo...
The two go out and sneak to LakshMila's tent...loud voices can be heard. ...
R: Sita...isprakar unke neeji...
S: swaami...aapka kathan sarvatha uchit hai...parantu unka dhyaan rakhna hum bado ka hi daitv hai...
Ram nodded and they looked in...
In tent...
Ur: arrey! aise kaise aap sojaayenge baayi orr...haan? main soungi vaha...
L: arrey waah! aap kyu? main sadaiv palang ke baayi orr hi sota hoon...
Ur: main...
L: main...
Ur: main...
L: main...
Ur: aap...
L: aap!
Urmila jumped in happiness. ...
Ur: aapne hi kaha ki yaha soungi!!!!
She did a happy dance in front of a bewildered Lakshman...
WHAT. THE. HELL!!!!!
A giggle escaped Sita's mouth as she covered it to stop it...
Dw: Kon?
A dwarpal asked hearing the noise and Ram immediately pulled Sita behind...A hand on her mouth and another beside her head as his body pinned hers to the back of the tent as Sita looked on wide eyed ...
The two were lost in each other's eyes but Ram realised their position as soon as he heard the dwarpal's footsteps and sighed realising he had left and immediately left Sita ...
He noticed her red cheeks and smiled. ...
Sita immediately turned against him...smiling and blushing like anything. ...
S: uh...s..swaami...mere paas ek yojna hai...
R: kya?
S: vo aap dekhte jaiyye...mujhe shyama karna Urmila parantu yah atyant avashyak hai...
With that she put off the mashaal as Ram looked on...
Aaahhh!
They heard a scream...Ram almost ran to her hearing that. ...
It was actually Urmila...clutching Lakshman tightly...
L: arrey yeh tum kya kar rahi ho...chodo mujhe !
Ur: n..n..nahi...m..mujhe...andhkaar se...bh..bhay...l..lagta...h...hai...
L: haan? aapko...mahan DEVI URMILA ko BHAY?????
Ur: uh...haan...mujhe...b..bohot...bhay..lagta hai...
L: theek hai! ( proudly) tum bhi kya yaad rakhogi!
He said allowing her to cling to him...
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Ram's eyes suddenly widened and he immediately grabbed Sita's wrist and started running. ...
Sita was clueless yet she followed him..having blind trust on him...
They stopped after a while. ...panting...
R: Sita...tum puchogi nahi ki main tumhe isprakar yaha kyu le aaya?
S: mujhe aap par poorn vishvaas hai...
She smiled at him earning a loving one from him...
R: tum baith jao...
He said holding her shoulders and making her sit beneath a tree and sat beside her...
S: swaami...hum yaha se bahar kisprakar niklenge?
R: hume raatri yahi bitaani hogi...iss samay marg khojna sankat ka karan ban sakta hai...
Sita nodded. ...understanding the situation. ...
There was an awkward silence as non knew what to do...Sita tried to put a strand of hair behind but realised that it was tangled up in her mangalsutra...
Ram saw her struggling and offered to help which she accepted a bit reluctantly. ...
She closed as eyes as he inched closer to get a better view...shuddering at times when his fingers accidentally brushed across her chest...
Ram finally finished his work and tucked the strand of hair behind her ear...
As the two sat there...she felt Ram flinch a bit and realised he was feeling cold...
She knew he wouldn't tell her openly if he had a problem. ...so she just inched closer to him with a smile and covered both of them with her dupatta...
Ram smiled and slid his arm to embrace her petite body closer...
They sat like this for quite some time before Sita realised that Ram was fast asleep...
She smiled looking at his serene sleeping face and bought his head to rest on her chest...finding warmth in her Ram snuggled deeper in her chest and held her tighter as she rested her head by his... she smiled seeing him snuggle into her just as baby does to its mother. ... . ..
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12 eyes looked dreamily at the beautiful couple sleeping in front of them...
Ur: ( whisper) haaye! Shrutkirti dekho na...jijashree air didi kitne pyaare lagrahe hai...
L: tum streeyaan bhi vichitra ho...mere bhaiyya-bhaabhi van mein sooye hai aur tumhe yah pyaara prateet hota hai?
Ur: offohhh! aap rehne dijiye...yah adhik budhdhimaan vyakti hi samajh paayenge...
Lakshman frowned as the divine couple continued sleeping peacefully in each other's arms...
TBC😳
Sorry for typos! in a hurry!😳