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

Chapter 49

Shahadev and draupadi's daughter was named Sumithra. Draupadi was entreating printha and sumithra with her kailrey while laying down along with them. Shahadev entered the room seeing his wife playing with the two youngest making him smile. "What is the meaning of printha and sumithra?" Suthanu asked. "Printha means independence and sumithra means good friend." Shahadev answered. "Arya gave you the right name, suthanu. Full of curiosity." Draupadi said listening to her eldest daughter's questions.

"When will sumi and pri speak?" Abhimanyu asked popping in the scene. "Printha will.... soon maybe. Thanu learned to speak first before walking and you learned to walk before speaking." Draupadi said. "I want to go to the court!" suthanu said. "Same here!" abhimanyu said. "Its very boring dear. You two will fall asleep even I feel like sleeping." Shahadev said. "But maiya used to attend with nanumama (Kansa)." suthanu said unintentionally reminding draupadi of kansa's death and her memories with him.

"Be a little older first. Your maiya knew about politics and rest back then." Shahadev said. "Mathura, in mathura go and say this wish to dada. He will surely fulfil." Draupadi said making them nod. "Good children." draupadi said lovingly ruffling their hair. "Maiya?" abhimanyu called. "Don't you think I will be bullied." Abhimanyu said. "Why?" Draupadi asked. "All are sisters and I am only boy. According to baba and pitashree sisters trouble you alot and bully you as well. Dushala masi alone if enough for all the pitashree and 101 kakashree. Here I am all alone and three sisters! What will happen to me?" Abhimanyu asked making dushala glare at shahadev and shahadev quickly exited the room.

"Who said? Its totally wrong! They are the onw who trouble me. They call me names, steal my jewelries etc." Dushala complained about her 107 brothers to a toddler. "Jiji! I heard bhanumati is close to her due as well." draupadi said making dushala nod. "Lets visit later during the kuru festival." Draupadi said. "Good idea!" dushala said. Dushala took sumithra and printha and started playing with the four kids.

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Few months passed away and like the two eldest kids printha too spoke her first word as maa. Abhimanyu and suthanu started teaching printha how to talk which was very adorable. Who still the baby accent was teaching another baby and their parents let them. "Baba? Who is shivi kumari devika?" suthanu asked making yudhistir choke on air remembering the love triangle and the rest bit back a chuckle. "A friend." yudhistir said and looked away to be greeted by abhimanyu's angry eyes making him gulp in fear. The most renowned warrior of the world was being scared of his eldest son who was just a toddler.

"Pitashree! Don't lie! Shivi kumari tried to be our mother!" abhimanyu spilled the tea making suthanu horrified. "How do you remember?" arjun asked taking abhimanyu to his lap. "I remember! I was there when masi was talking with maiya about the matter." abhimanyu said. "You have strong memory." bheem said. "Children! Go to your mother and say her to pack things we are going to hastinapur." Karn said saving his anuj from their toddlers. Hearing hastinapur the two lighted up and dashed towards their room. Yudhistir let out the breath he had been holding making the rest chuckle.

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"Pranipat pitamah." the pandavas along with their family greeted. "Congratulation shahadev, draupadi." the elders congratulated upon the birth of sumithra. "Congratulations bhanu." draupadi said seeing bhanumati's twins in the cradle who were just 5 days apart from sumithra. "laxman and laxmanna right?" dushala asked making bhanumati nod. The twins were delighted seeing their elder brother and sisters as all their attention was on the two. 

The ladies were chattering non stop ever since draupadi and the rest entered. "Baba!" abhimanyu said pulling his dhoti and angavastram. "Woah! Young man trying to undress your father or what?" arjun said kneeling down at abhi's level. "Isn't that the one." abhimanyu said. "What? That? That's your kakashree, dushasan." arjun said. "No he is not my kakashree but my enemy." abhimanyu said dangerously yet cute. "Now don't play your games here." arjun said but was greeted by his son's glare making him quite and listen to him.

"Wasn't he the one that tried to pull the cover back in dwarka? Wasn't he the one whom you threw from the window of dwarka? Wasn't he the one who harnessed maiya?" Abhimanyu said shocking arjun. "How? Do you you know?" arjun asked. "Because I am intelligent just like maiya!" abhimanyu boasted. "Don't inform your maiya about this okay?" arjun said making abhimanyu nod. "Good boy. Pitamahi Gandhari and kunti has made kheer for you and thanu." arjun said making abhimanyu's face glow. "Go! In the kitchen. You remember right?" Arjun said and without wasting any time abhimanyu rushed to the kitchen to his two pitamahis.