Chapter 14

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Draupadi and the rest had retired to their room as it was late night. Draupadi was standing near the window of her corridor as she was unable to sleep. "Yashodha ladli? This late night?" Arjun said. "Kaunteya Arjun? This late night?" Draupadi said. Arjun then went and stood beside her resting his back on the window.

 Arjun then went and stood beside her resting his back on the window

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"Don't worry kaka will be fine." Arjun said as tension was clearly visible on Draupadi's face. "How is Siya doing I wonder...." Draupadi said. "You care about her? Didn't she crash your wedding?" Arjun asked, he was trying his best to prevent from smiling, showing his happiness.

"Ayan married her in a bad condition so did siya. As far as I know jatila kaki and Kutila jiji they won't accept her." Draupadi said. "You think about others too much krishnaa." Arjun said. "Krishnaa?" Draupadi said and smiled in approval. "You agreed on this marriage as your parents agreed, you didn't object on anything for the sake of jatila family's happiness, you took the insult for the jatila family, your marriage broke for siya, think about yourself as well, you are too selfless which scares me. Sometimes your self- happiness is also valuable, if you are happy then the ones who genuinely loves and cares for you too will be happy." Arjun said. 

"Oh my god! Did my parth bang his head or something. My parth started talking intellectual things." Draupadi joked making him chuckle. "No YOUR parth didn't bang his head, he is intellectual since childhood. He just got influenced by his krishnaa and madhav's weirdness." Arjun said.

"The whole time when I was in mandap I was wishing somebody to elope me like dharmaraj and you guys said." Draupadi said. The two were just talking about random things until "Let it out Krishnaa." Arjun said out of nowhere. "What parth?" Draupadi asked.

"Sometimes its the best to let out the feelings you have bottled up in your heart. Just like time heals everything, tears too heal pain." Arjun said and with this Draupadi bursted out in tears. Arjun's heart ached seeing Draupadi burst out in tears, his hands reached to her head and started caressing it. He then opened up his arm and Draupadi quickly gave in and started crying on his chest, Arjun just stayed quiet and caressed and head and back.

"Better?" Arjun asked after her sobs quietened down making her nod. Both of them stayed like that for a while until. "Yashodha!" a female called making them separate. "Jatila kaki?" Draupadi said and she rushed towards the main hall with Arjun following her.

They then reached the hall to see Jatila on her knees begging to Yashodha and yashodha trying to cool her down. "Kaki?" Draupadi said  getting all the attention. "Sati! My sati!" Jatila said and rushed towards Draupadi who was standing between Arjun and Kunti along with the rest pandavas. "kaki? what happened kaki?" Draupadi asked getting worried.

"Jatila? Stand up." Kunti said helping her to stand up. "Sati! My dear sati, please don't take ayan and that siya's marriage. Its just a child play! There was no pandit! No agni! No feeras! No temple! No kanya daan! No nothing! Please marry my ayan." Jatila said.

"My daughter will not be a co-wife or accept any!" Yashodha said. "She won't and she will never! My ayan will only marry Draupadi and only Draupadi! No other! Siya's marriage was no marriage!" Jatila said. "Sati! My child, please understand." jatila requested.

"But siya-" draupadi said. "How can that be a marriage?" Jatila asked. "maharishi ved vyas! You are the most knowledgeable here, you say was that a marriage to be considered? Was that a marriage at the first place" Jatila asked. "Jatila you are right! That's not called a marriage. There was no connection of soul as Ayan didn't wanted to marry with Siya and there were no rituals." Ved vyas said. "See! Even maharishi says so!" jatila said.

"But Nanda bhaiya is ill." Kunti said. "We can just do a simple small marriage in the temple nearby and when maharaj has recovered we will do over again in a grander and better way! Am I right maharishi?" Jatila said. "yes you are right jatila." Ved vyas said. "But consult the raj purohit first." Ved vyas said and jatila went to call the raj purohit right after ved vyas stated.

Draupadi then shared a look with Krishna whose facial expression was a mixture of sadness, worry and mysterious happiness. Everybody first went to the temple where the marriage would take place. Draupadi was sickened with worry and tension which was noticed by the pandavas. The pandavas then shared a look and nodded. "Arjun, you are the most closest to her." the pandavas said and Arjun moved towards the corner where Draupadi was nervously playing with her pallo.

He was standing right infront of draupadi but Draupadi was lost in the ocean of tension, worry and anxiety which prevented her from getting to know her surrounding. Arjun the held her hand which was nervously playing with the pallo and pulled her closer by waist to the other side which was dark where nobody could see them. Draupadi broke out of her trance and looked up to meet a pair of the most beautiful hazed eyes ever which was staring at her.

"Parth?" Draupadi asked. "Yes parth." Arjun said. "What are you doing?" Draupadi asked. "here to elope you." Arjun said making her slightly blush. "What nonsense! I am in no mood to joke." Draupadi said. "I am not joking. I am serious." Arjun said, seriousness and sincerity was all clear and visible in his voice.

"I am warning you parth that after you elope me you will have to fight dau and bhaiya along with ayan." Draupadi said. "I am ready." Arjun said pulling her closer. "You can be killed, my dau is not called mahabali for nothing, bhaiya is quite mischievous and peaceful doesn't mean that he can't fight and ayan he too is one of the strongest along with dau." Draupadi warned. "I will win, don't worry." Arjun said. "If you win then you will have to marry me." Draupadi said. "That's the reason I am eloping you dummy!" Arjun said.

"Parth this is not a joke. Your future will be all upside down. Bua and uncle are here, they will be disappointed." Draupadi said. "They won't!" Arjun said. "Parth look I will not be a co-wife nor will accept any." Draupadi said. "Why will I marry any other? By the way was this an approval?" Arjun asked in a teasing tone. "Parth you are a kuruvanshi and will have many wives, please understand." Draupadi said.

"You are my friend krishnaa. I can't see you getting yourself into a dark future." Arjun said. "By marrying me?" Draupadi asked. As she was about to speak Arjun put his finger on her lips indication her to be quiet. "please be quiet. let me speak my dear chatterbox." Arjun begged making her nod. "Listen I don't care but I am eloping you if you are going to marry ayan." Arjun said. "I will give you that lehenga you wanted." Arjun said. "Do I look like a child to you that you are bribing me with lehenga?" Draupadi asked. "You are 2 years younger than me!" Arjun said brushing his fingertip on the tip of her nose.

"Look you are ruining your life parth." Draupadi said. "I don't care. I will love to have a selfless and beautiful wife." Arjun said making her sigh in defeat. "Lets go now." Arjun said. "You are one of a kind eloper. Asking permission and warning to elope." Draupadi joked. "Well I am special." Arjun said.

Jatila then entered the temple with the raj purohit. "Wait parth. Raj purohit is here." Draupadi said. "Then? I don't care I am marrying you!" Arjun said. "wait parth! Lets listen." Draupadi said. "Nope I can't wait." Arjun said impatiently. "Why are you talking like as if you love me?" Draupadi asked. "You are my friend and I can't push you in that dark future." Arjun said though her words pierced sharper than anything.

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