Draupadi passed the days playing and taking care of her three children. Abhimanyu had learnt how to speak so did suthanu. Ever since they learned how to speak they didn't take the name to stop just like their mother. "When is pitashree shahadev returning?" Suthanu asked. "In a week, why?" Draupadi asked. "He said he will bring toys for me and thanu." abhimanyu said making draupadi chuckle. "Mata?" the two again called. "Yes?" Draupadi replied. "Why do you call nani maiya?" Suthanu asked. "Because she is my maiya, just like you call me mata like that I, bhaiya, dau and arya call him maiya." Draupadi said. "Now even I will call you maiya! Not mata." Abhimanyu said. "Yes! Same here! I will call pitashree baba and the rest pitashree." Suthanu said. "And I will call pitashree baba and other pitashree as well." Abhimanyu said and the two started rambling many things.
"What does thanu mean? Abhi has been calling me thanu ever since!" Suthanu said. "Your name is too long and you too just call me abhi. What does my name mean?" Abhimanyu asked. Abhimanyu and Suthanu were inseparable what one asks the other too needs to ask that. "Thanu means delicate in bengali. Suthanu means beautiful, clever, imaginative, eagerness and curiosity. Where as abhimanyu means proud, self respect, passionate, heroic, arjun's son." Draupadi explained making them go O.
"When will she speak?" Abhimanyu asked referring to printha. "She is just an infant abhi she will take time." Draupadi said. "When will somebody call me jiji like you call dushala masi?" Suthanu asked. "If pitashree karn gives us a sister then she will call you jiji and me.... jyesth!" abhi said. "But why you jyesth?" Suthanu asked. "Because I am the oldest! Just like pitashree karn is." Abhimanyu said. The two children were talking with each other including their mother in time.
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"THANK YOU!!!" Abhimanyu and suthanu squealed in joy as shahadev gave them their toys he promised. Draupadi was sitting nearby cradling printha in her arms who was fascinated by her jewelries. Shahadev came towards her and opened her nose ring and made her wear a new one which her bought for her. It was made out of gold, the ring adorned with small diamonds and a comparatively bigger pear shaped red ruby and the string made out of precious pearl which was attached to her hair along with pair of beautiful dazzling earrings.
"Its beautiful arya." Draupadi said. "When will I get a nose ring?" Suthanu asked. "When you grow up a little bit more." Shahadev said. "Baba!" the two kids ran to their respective fathers. "When will printha call me baba?" Nakul thought. "Arya! Look! Its so beautiful." Draupadi said referring to the gift bought by shahadev. "Its beautiful. It looks good." they complimented. "NO!" suthanu and abhimanyu said. "Why?" they asked. "It looks good because maiya is wearing it. Not that she is looking beautiful while wearing it." Abhimanyu said. "Oh my! My dear abhi when did you become this..... what to say now? Philosopher type?" Dushala said. "I heard pitashree and baba complimenting maiya like this countless time." Abhimanyu said. "That also in such a unique tone, way its... I don't know what's that called but maiya always blushes at that way. They are always so close when saying that." Suthanu said making dushala go omg face.
"This is the reason I always say somebody will come." Draupadi whispered to her husbands while adjusting printha's clothes. "Okay now lets go to sleep! Its late." Yudhistir said dismissing the topic before the children spilled more tea. "Abhi remember this is the key tip to pacify your wife. Don't forget!" Dushala whispered to abhimanyu making him nod. "Dushala? What did you fill in my abhi's ear?" Arjun asked. "Nothing." Dushala said and exited.
After everybody exited shahadev pulled draupadi by her waist. "How much I missed you." Shahadev said. "Doesn't look like that." Draupadi said. "Why?" Shahadev asked. "You never sent me any letters about your health etc." Draupadi said. "From next time." Shahadev said. "How are things in madra?" Draupadi asked. "Beautiful but nothing compared to you." Shahadev said making draupadi sit on his lap. "Slow or abhi will again listen." draupadi said making him chuckle. "Now pack your things along with the three." Shahadev said. "You sure the three as well?" Draupadi asked. "Why? If you want only we two then I am fine with it." Shahadev said inhaling her blue lotus scent. "Just the two will irritate you with their questions." Draupadi said. "I am totally fine as long as you are with me." Shahadev said.
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"Pitashree! You are the best!" abhi said. "You are the greatest of all." suthanu said. Ever since shahadev said them they could come along they have been singing and chanting about shahadev and his greatness. "What about us?" Arjun asked. "We are the one who brought you in this world." Yudhistir said. "No! Maiya did! I remember maiya gave birth to thanu." Abhi said. "Meaning she gave birth to abhi as well." Suthanu said making the rest chuckle and arjun and yudhistir shake their head.
Draupadi became great friends with everybody especially chedi kumari vijaya. Draupadi knew vijaya had a crush on shahadev but vijaya too knew that shahadev only loved draupadi and knew that her crush was just an attraction so she didn't give much thought. Besides shahadev a noble in ang but shahadev caught her major attention.
"Now I will get going. Take care jaya." Draupadi said. "I will miss you." Vijaya said hugging draupadi. "Arya come back soon. Or else abhi and thanu will kill me with their questions." Draupadi said making shahadev chuckle. Shahadev checked his surroundings and quickly pecked draupadi's lips and led her to her carriage and sent her off.
"Thank you!!" suthanu and abhimanyu thanked draupadi as she gave the toys that shahadev got for them. "Arya? Where is printha?" Draupadi asked. "She is with nakul in the garden." Bheem said and draupadi went to the garden to see the father daughter playing in the grass together. "So here are my husband and daughter." Draupadi said sitting along with the two. Printha quickly crawled to draupadi and draupadi picked her little one in her arms and joined her forehead with hers making the little girl giggle. Nakul moved closer to his wife and took her by chin and claimed her lips and draupadi returned it. "I missed you." Nakul said. Printha squealed seeing her parents kiss making them chuckle.
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