Royally Paired

Chapter 6

Nandini was in her chambers, changing into her Rakshika outfit when she remembered what Nakul told her.

"Yaad rakhna Nandini...tum darwaze se bahar nahi jaa sakti kyunki tumhare kamre ke bahar guards hai...toh tumhe kisi aur tareeke se bahar nikalna hoga."

She then opened the trunk and took out a sword. "Hum Mewar ki shahi tijori ko kuch nahi hone denge....kuch bhi nahi."

Securing the sword in her sheath, Nandini then went over to her balcony and looked around, once she was sure no guards were around, she climbed over the balcony rails onto the ledge and slowly made her way to the next balcony.

From there, she entered the room and saw that it was empty. Nandini then snuck out and went towards the shahi tijori. Just as she got there, she saw some men trying to break in and confronted them.

"Kaun ho tum?" One man asked Nandini.

"Rakshika...tum sab ki mauth!" Nandini declared. She pulled her sword out and started fighting them. There were three men and all three attacked at the same time but Nandini was skilled and managed to protect herself.

Manik's chamber was the closest and he was up because he couldnt sleep when he suddenly heard the commotion and grabbed his sword to see what was happening. As he came out, he saw all the guards were unconscious and tied up.

"Yeh sab....kya hua hai?" Manik thought to himself. He started walking towards Nandini's direction. As he turned the corner he saw Nandini fighting with the dacoits but her face was covered so Manik didnt know who she was.  Manik wanted to go help her but saw she was more than capable herself so instead he hid behind the wall to see who she was. After killing the three dacoits, Nandini wrote a small msg on the wall telling who they were and she turned to leave. Annoyed that she didnt take the mask off, Manik made himself known.

"Rukho!"

"gasp!" Nandini froze in her spot, her eye's widened. "Mar gaye...Maharaj yahan?"

"Kaun ho tum?" Manik asked. Nandini didnt dare speak incase he recognizes her voice and instead tries to escape. Manik quickly grabs her by her arm and pins her against the wall. She tried to look anywhere but at Manik. "Humne pucha....kaun ho tum? BOLO!"

They made eye contact and Manik felt like he knew those big brown eyes. He was lost in them while Nandini was panicking and thinking about how to get away. Slowly Manik reached for Nandini's mask. Just as he touched the mask, Nandini kneed him in his **** and he let go of her, grunting in pain. Taking this opportunity, Nandini pushed him away and jumped out the nearest window. Manik meanwhile, laying on the ground unable to move from the pain.

"Manik....kya hua?" The senaapati, Shaan came with a few more guards. Manik glared at him for being so late and motioned towards the window. Shaan looked out but Nandini was already long gone. "Yahan koi nahi hai."

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"Aah! OOh!" Manik yelled out as Priya gently applied ice on the area. He was now in his own chambers with Shaan, his sister Sanjana and Rani Priya. "Aah! Priya araam se!"

Sanjana & Shaan started laughing but quickly stopped seeing Manik's angry look.

"Bhai sa....yeh sab....matlab yeh kaise hua?" Sanjana asked, controlling her laughter.

"Paata nahi....woh jo bhi thi. Talwar baazi mein mahir thi aur...."

"Aur?" Priya asked.

"Humme aisa laga jaise....kahi toh dekha hai humne usse." Manik replied.

"Manik...agar jo tum bol rahe ho woh sahi hai toh iss ladki ne akele teen daku ko maara hai. Aisi ladki agar humare Mewar mein hota toh humme zaroor paata hota." Shaan said.

"Haan....woh bhi hai, lekin usne humari shahi tijori ko bachaya hai. Inaam toh milna chahiye usse." Manik said. "Shaan.....pure Mewar mein annouce karwao ki hum iss ladki ko dhund rahe hai."

"Thik hai...hum subha sabse pehle yehi karenge. Tumhe abhi sona chahiye." Shaan replied.

Meanwhile, Nandini was back in her chamber.

"Yeh Maharaj ko bhi tabhi aana tha? Thodi aur der ho jaati toh Rakshika ka raaz sabke samne aa jaata." Nandini sighed.

"Kya? Maharaj?" 

Nandini jumped in surprise as Nakul popped up from under her sheets.

"Nakul? Tum yahan kaise?"

"Tumhare nikalne ke baad hum bhi khirdki se andaar aa gaye. Agar koi daasi anadar aaya aut tum yahan nahi ho toh?" Nakul replied. "Par vaise...tum kya keh rahe they? Maharaj wahan kaise pauch gaye?"

"Humme kya paata....humme laga woh soh gaye honge. Par woh toh achank se aa gaye aur humara mask bhi utharne wala tha." Nandini replied. 

"Baal Baal bach gaye tum toh." Nakul said. 

"Haan....vaise Nakul, tumhe apne kamre mein hona chahiye. Itni raat ko agar kisi ne dekh liya toh mushkil ho jayega."

Nakul agreed and climbed out the window to the window below which was the floor his room was on. He entered what looked like a storage room and then went to the door. As he came out, somone hit him on the back of his head with something.

"AAh! Kaun hai-TUM?" Nakul turned and saw Ishani standing there with a vase. "Pagal ho kya? Mera sir phodna hai?"

"Tum? Tum yahan kya kar rahe ho?" Ishani asked. "Humme laga koi chor hai."

"Humme neend nahi aa raha tha toh tehelne aa gaya." Nakul lied.

"Tehelne? Store room mein?" Ishani asked. Nakul just nodded, not knowing what else to say. "Huh...aur tum mujhe pagal bol rahe ho..."

"Kya matlab? Hum pagal hai?" 

"Aur nahi toh kya? Yeh store room hai...koi garden nahi jo tum tehelne aa gaye." Ishani replied.

"Fine...hum agar pagal hai toh tum....churail ho!"

"Kya?!"

"Haan....Churail Churail Churail!" Naul teased her.

"Tum....arghhh! Tum agar Bhabhi sa ke bhai nahi hote na toh hum dikha dete tumhe!" Ishani stormed off and Nakul also went back to his room.

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Teaser:

"Nandini...tum aaj Manik ke saath shikaar pe jaa rahi ho." Priya told Nandini.

"Hum?"

"Haan chinta mat karo...tumhe kuch karna nahi parega. Shikaar toh Maharaj karenge, tumhe toh bas unke saath waqt bithane ke liye bheja jaa raha hai." Priya replied.

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Thoughts?

Will Manik & Nandini grow closer?