Draupadi and pandavas wished for a life where they were friends since childhood not being able to meet during their childhood (TIME OF THE FLAME) Hearing upon his adored sister Draupadi and friends pandava's wish in the next mahayug's dwapar yug kri...
"Krishnaa we arrived." Survi said and Draupadi ascended down from her carriage. Draupadi came to the shiv mandir as per Rohini's orders the next day was her swayamvar. "You are going there to eat right?" Arjun said and Bheem smiled cheekily at him. "Our work is done, bhoj is in the shiv mandir and I too have to visit shiv mandir as I left something-" Arjun said but before he could complete Bheem went towards the mandir as it was definitely a yes from Arjun. Seeing this arjun just smiled and shook his head and started moving towards the shiv mandir.
"Bhaiya always say that you always give straight answers dev please enlighten me. Jagatpita please enlighten your putri whether everything is right? Will I meet my love, my soulmate through this?" Draupadi said sitting infront of shivling and joining her hands and closing her eyes. In the other hand Arjun stepped on the mandir area sending chills down Draupadi's spine. A white flower then landed on Draupadi's lap. "Parth..." "Krishnaa..." the names left both Draupadi and Arjun's mouth as a cool breeze hit them making the bells ring in the mandir.
Draupadi then opened her eyes to see the flower on her lap. Draupadi took the white datura with pink ends and smiled to herself. She then adorned the flower in her hair on the side and stood up. "I will take this a yes." Draupadi said and went outside the temple. As she came out her foot touched the footstep of Arjun sending chill down both Arjun and Draupadi's spine. They were just opposite to others but couldn't see each other as Arjun was downstairs facing his back and Draupadi at the top.
Draupadi started ascending down the stairs and Arjun started to move towards the exit. Arjun's eyes then traveled to the group of brahmins and as his head was turned towards the side Draupadi passed exactly right side of him. As she passed by Arjun felt something unusual yet pleasant as the scent of yojagandha made through his senses making him turn towards the exit gate from where Draupadi just exited. Draupadi stopped after exiting as she felt she missed out something but was called by Survi.
"Come fast!" Survi said and Draupadi went towards the carriage. Arjun too walked towards the exit and ended up in the garden outside the mandir where he spotted a royal carriage. His gaze was fixed in the carriage, there was just 8 meter distance between him and the carriage. The carriage moved a bit indicating somebody got in it. Draupadi then sat comfortably on the carriage and touched the datura on her head and smiled to herself as she felt unknown happiness and pleasure touching and feeling it.
She felt a sudden urge to look out of the carriage curtains. She slowly peeked through it like a child but a wind blew making the curtain open and revealing Draupadi. The two's eyes met and glued on each other. Arjun was lost in her beauty after seeing her after months and Draupadi was in those beautiful familiar yet unknown hazel eyes. Arjun felt joy and happiness rush in him as the two were staring at each other.
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Arjun's eyes then traveled to the datura on her hair, it was the same datura he offered to shivling in the morning and smiled as it was looking good on her hair. Draupadi felt his appearance and aura familiar which automatically brought a smile to her face. Though she couldn't recall whose she felt really good in his presence. The carriage then started moving bringing them out of their trance alerting them of their staring competition. Draupadi shyly looked at him and lowered her gaze her lips touching her lips trying to hide her shy smile which didn't go unnoticed by Arjun making him grin and shake his head. Before the carriage went out of sight Draupadi lifted her head and stuck it out to see the brahmin as she thought he would have left but to her surprise he was still staring making her blush and go inside and cover her face from her hands shyly making Arjun chuckle at her cuteness.
"Silly girl.." Arjun said still staring at her Draupadi peeked through her finger to find the brahmin still staring her making her blush more. Before both went out of sight draupadi slowly put her hands down and started at him with a shy smile and the two went out of sight from each other.
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Both Arjun and Draupadi were smiling like fools remembering their staring contest. "Hello~??" Survi said waving her infront of Draupadi who was lost in the thought of the brahmin. "We arrived!" Survi said and draupadi got off her carriage happily confusing Survi. "Krishnaa!" krishna called. "Yes bhaiya?" Draupadi said. "Why are you looking so happy?" Krishna asked. "Why? Can't I?" Draupadi said. "No its nothing like that. I wanted to inform something." Krishna said. "All the brahmins who are currently in Panchal too are coming." Krishna said.
"And? I know there is more." Draupadi said seeing his eye smile. "I don't know whether you will like it or not but.." Krishna said. "What?" Draupadi asked. "If none of the prince are able to lift or complete the challenge it will be passed to the brahmins and you will have to marry whoever wins." Krishna said pretending to be sad. "Really?" Draupadi asked. "You don't look sad. Did my sister fall in love in a brahmin?" Krishna asked teasingly. "What? No! Didn't you say I will get my true love! Niyati pati! My soulmate?" Draupadi said the last three dramatically. "Okay then go and check everything your clothes, jewelries etc. etc." Krishna said and went.
Draupadi then took Survi's hand and spinned around. "Krishnaa! Krishnaa!" Survi said. Draupadi just hugged her and went off happily hopping and skipping like a happy child making Survi confused. "Is this the same person who went to beg in shiv temple to cancel her swayamvar?" Survi said seeing her smiling like the happiest person alive.
In the other hand,
Arjun was smiling like a fool after seeing Draupadi while working. "Yajman!" Bheem called while shaking him for the 10th time bringing him out of his trance. "Where were you lost?" Bheem asked but got no reply except for a silly smile that he had been wearing ever since his and draupadi's accidental cute interaction. "Bhrata you go I will come." Arjun said. "Why?" Bheem asked. "Just I want to stay here by the riverside for a while. Mata is making kheer as well." Arjun said and hearing kheer Bheem quickly agreed. "Okay come fast!" Bheem said and went away hurriedly.
As Arjun walking by the riverside their cute interaction popped in his mind making him smile like an idot and hop and skip while laughing and smiling happily. Arjun the planned to go back as his brothers and mother would be worried. "Putra!" Kunti said. "Yes mata any work?" Arjun said. "We have received an invitation from Panchal naresh to attend the swayamvar of Draupadi." karn said making Arjun's smile and face glow disappear. "He has invited every brahmin in Panchal to witness it and when needed take part." Yudhistir said. "Take part?" Arjun asked.
"Madhav suggested it." Bheem said. "According to him there is high chances of the prince failing and he wants it to succeed in one try." Nakul said. "But why?" Arjun asked. "Tomorrow is the day when Draupadi was born and first picked the bow and the same day she unstringed the bow when she was a toddler." Shahadev said. "Tomorrow is putri Draupadi's birthday and the day when she is destined to meet her soulmate. According to the akashvani putri draupadi's soulmate will be able to lift it on the particular day and will be able to string the mighty Kindhura again right on the exact time when she unstringed the bow." Kunti said.
