BUTTERFLY FROM THE FLAME (JOY AND GENTLENESS OF THE FLAME)

Chapter 48

It was now time for shahadev to return as his work was over. He was desperate to meet his beloved as it had been almost 7 months since he saw her Shahadev returned to be greeted by his brothers, sister and kids. His eyes were continuously searching for draupadi but failed to find her. Bhabhi is in her pavilion. Go." Dushala whispered and shahadev without wasting any time went towards their pavilion. He found his beloved standing by the long window relaxing under the sunlight while closing her eyes with smile decorating her face as usual.

Shahadev noticed her dressing and thought "What happened? Why is she dressed so plain? She loves to dress up." Shahadev thought. Draupadi was wearing a dark midnight blue blouse with royal blue silk saree with golden bordering loosely bengali style with her golden mangalsutra resting proudly on her chest with her dark midnight blue hair left open swept at a side. Draupadi sensed her arya's presence and looked at his direction.

They shared a long eyes lock together. Draupadi looked at him shyly with a shy smile and went away to their room making shahadev confused and move behind her. He entered the room to see draupadi standing in the balcony. He went and kissed her neck sending pleasure down to both their bodies. Draupadi turned her head to the side meeting shahadev's lips as their lips touched shahadev wasted no time claiming it his. As shahadev deepened the kiss his hands traveled to her hips and gradually to her waist and wrapped it tightly. As he embraced her he felt something weird and broke the kiss.

He felt a bump on his beloved stomach. He was confused but something hit his head hard making him look at draupadi with expectant eyes. Draupadi looked at him with shy eyes and smile and slowly removed the bengali style and rested the drape normally flaunting her baby bump. Shahadev's face lit up with joy and happiness and bent down and caressed the bump making draupadi chuckle. As he placed his hands on the bump the baby kicked making him delighted and look up at draupadi. "Is that my child?" Shahadev asked. "Who else? Its my year with you." Draupadi said. "When?" Shahadev asked. "Right after I came back from madra." Draupadi said. Shahadev quickly stood up and hugged her making draupadi giggle.

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"Senapati! You are the charge of medical as well. You must know that maharani might give birth to your child earlier than expected." daima said making shahadev nod. "The estimated time is this month." daima said. "Okay. I have been giving aadaya medications prepare everything." Shahadev and left for his chamber. Draupadi was fast asleep when he entered the room. Shahadev gave a satisfactory and gentle smile seeing his beloved sleeping.

Shahadev went and placed himself next to his wife and slept. It was midnight and everything was peaceful until draupadi started to turn around waking shahadev up. "Priye?" shahadev called sleepily. "Arya.. its getting hard to breathe." draupadi said making shahadev wide awake. He quickly stood up and opened all the windows and came back and caught draupadi's hands. Draupadi's grip tightened on his hands making shahadev aware of her contractions. "Daima! Call the daima!" Shahadev shouted. 

"Arya!" Draupadi called in pain. "Its okay. Take deep breaths. In.... out.... in..... out." Shahadev instructed until daima came. Daima quickly came and took the case in her hands. Draupadi's labor had started. It was not so painful as draupadi thought. Daima used a new method which shahadev taught her. Few screams escaped draupadi's mouth waking the kids and dushala up. Dushala rushed hearing her lovely bhabhi's screams. "Is bhabhi in labor?" Dushala asked making shahadev nod. "I will go and call bhrata" Dushala said and as soon as she said cries of newborn filled the palace waking the three elder pandavas up. 

"Printha?" Karn said looking for printha thinking she was crying. The pandavas and the kids were sleeping together so they looked for printha but she was perfectly fine awake. "Abhimanyu? Suthanu?" Yudhistir called. "Why are you two awake?" Bheem asked. "Maiya screamed." Suthanu answered sleepily. "What?" the three asked in union making arjun awake. "I am awake! I am awake!" arjun said still sleepy trying to open his eyes. "Draupadi has went in labor!" the three said making arjun go wide eye. "What? Nakul! Nakul!" arjun said trying to wake nakul but nakul was in deep slumber. Printha who was on her stomach slapped nakul on his cheeks making him shot open his eyes.

"Who slapped me? Ouch." Nakul said. "Your own daughter. And ouch? That little life slapped you with her tiny hands and ouch?" Bheem said. "You will know when your child slaps you. It hurts." Nakul said. "Kalyani has went on labor." yudhistir said. "Good job my dear printha!" Arjun said taking printha in his arms. "What? Lets go fast!" nakul said standing up with the rest. "Lalalalala!" shahadev said teasingly standing on the door with a newborn wrapped in silk in his arms making them go eye wide. "HEYYYY! THAT'S UNFAIR!" the pandavas said seeing dushala along with shahadev. 

(SORRY FOR THE SHORT CHAPTER)