𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆

||𝟎𝟔||-𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢.

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐌'𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐕:

As I looked down at her Innocence, she realized what I meant by the "AISE HAAL MEIN". Her cheeks turned crimson...She was a blushing mess and ran out of the library.. ."Cold shower it is... " I sighed and muttered to myself...But I almost forgot what day it is today...The day I'll ask for Rohini's hand in marriage... because I always get what I want and whatever's mine, and no one can stop me from doing that...
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As we parked the car on the other side of the palace, the king and queen of Kashi were standing at the main entrance of the Palace to greet me and my family...That's when Keshav spoke up, "Bhaiyya, Bhabhi ko baad mein dhundhna apni aakhon se...Pehle unke parivar ko to miliye!" I slightly smacked his head, "Ouch! Bhaiyya! Mummy! Bhaiyya ko kuch boliye na..." but sadly nobody notices you when you belong to a joint family and Everyone's busy in thier own work. L for Keshav. 
"Aiye Aiye, Hukum aur Rani sa!" ( Come, come, highness and beloved queen! ) "Kya aap bhi, Vasundhra ji...aap bhi toh rani he, aap hume Mythili ji bulaa sakti he..." ( What are you saying, Vasundhra, you're also a queen, you can call me by my name...) "Jaisa aap kahe, Mythili ji." (Whatever you feel like, Myhtili ) Her mom replied...Then her mother and father touched the feet of my Dadi sa and Dada sa...Next my Kaki sa and Kaka sa also came and introduced themsleves and like this we continued with ceremonies and talks and giggles, but I felt something off about her parents, they seemed to fake all the honey sweetness going on, hmm...my gut feelings are always right, I'm not going to let this go so easily... I was lost in my thoughts when, Vidya spoke up "Are Rani ji, hum idhar jis ke liye aaye hain unhe to bulayie, kya aapko dekhay nahi de raha mere pyare bhai sa ka mann kitna vichlit ho raha he?" (Are! beloved queen, why don't you call the person we all are here for, can't you see my brother is becoming restless?)I gave her a glare and she suppressed a giggle and gave Divya and Keshav a high five, I would have cut their heads off, if they weren't my family... Maa ji smiled and called out, "Beta Ruhi! Niche aajana zaraa." ( Ruhi, dear, can you come down ), few seconds later, I saw two girls, her age walking ahead and some other girl behind her, but all three of them were luxuriously dressed but as the two girls in the front moved to the sides, my heart skipped a few beats, but I refused to show it on my face.
She took the blessings of elders and her and the ladies had some talks, before Dadi sa asked her to go and sit, she glanced around for a place and I felt my lips tugging into a smirk knowing that she has no escape but to sit next to me, and she did accordingly, I was obviously staring at her intensely...God, if she knew about the amount of unholy thoughts I was having about her, she'll definitely pass out...As she felt me​​ staring at her, a deep hue of red crept up on her slightly tan cheeks, I'm so whipped...

As they all conversed, I mostly kept to my self, except for occasionally glaring at the trio, (A/N: you know which one ;)) when they kept teasing or smirking at me...Maa sa, Dadi sa, Kaki sa and all the male members kept asking her questions and she innocently answered...

"Waise, ab main aapko officially Bhabhi maa bulaaun ya nahi? Rajkumari ji?" (So, now when can I officially call you sister-in-law, Princess?) Keshav mischievously said looking towards Rohini but glancing at me while smirking.. .I dangerously glazed at him and he shut up...I looked towards her, curiously waiting for her reply., just like everyone else..."Woh...main...Woh to aapko Shivam ji se puchhna chahiye, humari taraf se haan he...(Um...I....That you should be asking Shivam ji, It's a yes from my side...) She smiled shyly, can't forget that she was a blushing mess , and looked away...I'm so fucked and need a cold shower asap...Just after that sentence everyone smiled and eagerly glanced at me for a final approval, I gave a slight, emotionless nod... Bhaisahab, lekin mann mein to laddoo phoot rahe hai,my conscience mocked me. (Damn, but your heart is acting like a rollercoaster.) 

Everyone laughed and clapped, one of the dasis' brought a whole tray of mithai and everyone exchanged and ate sweets, just when I saw Divya hand a sweet to Rohini, and I knew she was going to feed it to me. Glancing at the elders , I saw no one was looking at us, grabbing the opportunity, I pulled her wrist towards my mouth and made her feed me the sweet, I did all of this while maintaining an intense eye contact, she gasped at first and then looked down at her feet out of embarrassment.

As I was talking to Keshav for a second, Vidya and Divya were talking to Ruhi and her best friends, I couldn't help but admire My Apsara's features from the corner of my eye, I heard a voice that made my heart flutter, " Suniye, Shivam ji, Agar sab bade baat kar rahe hai, kyun na hum aap sabko Kashi ghumalein?" (Um, Shivam ji, If all the elders are busy talking then why don't we all go and explore the city of Kashi? ) I became hard as wood, by her just taking my name in her low and shy, timid and angelic voice...Keshav glanced at Vidya and Divya and then at Ruhi's best friends, It felt like they were mentally making a whole plan, to be plotted against me and Rohini...Suddenly, one of her best friends spoke up, "Jiju, hum to Ruhi ke saath hi hai, hume kya zaroorat hai aane ke liye, hai na Keshav?!" (Dear brother-in-law, we are with Ruhi only for a few days, I don't really see the compulsion for us to accompany you both, right Keshav!?) She gave a tight lipped smile to him, as he actually wanted to come along, Vidya and Divya suppressed a giggle, and when realization hit my apsara, she widened her eyes, at the thought of being alone with me, I smirked as she glared at me, my little tigress...I got up and and as she was about to get up, I suddenly felt a small, petite figure crash onto my chest, I snapped my head to see what happened and I got to know that her best friends pushed her, looks like it's my lucky day, I slowly stared down at her as I heard Keshav, Vidya and Divya, along with her best friends, giggled in the background, but all I could concentrate on was her hazel brown eyes, my eyes slowly penetrated towards her bosom, I didn't like the amount of control she had over me, I felt vulnerable...

𝐑𝐎𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐈'𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐕:

After all that happened, I don't know how I'm able to walk beside my to-be husband, I blushed, as we walked on the infamous Ghats of Kashi..."Kya hum aapko Ganga Aarti dikhane le jaayein...Agar aapki ijazat ho..." (Can I show you the Ganga Aarti...If you allow...) I blurted out without having a second thought, Areyy yaar Ruhi, why tf can't you shut up for once, I said to my self..."Sheher aapka hai, to marzi to aapki chalegi, Biwi..." (The city's yours, so your wish is my command, Wife) He huskily whispered with a look in his eyes, which I couldn't decipher...I snapped both of us out of the trance, by pulling myself away from him, he really had the power to turn me on, just by looking at me a certain way..."Waise, Ganga Aarti mein hota kya hai?" He asked suddenly, breaking my chain of thoughts.(Btw, What's all the hype about Ganga Aarti?)
Before answering his question, I glanced up to see what ghat we're at and saw that we'd reach the Dashashvamedh Ghat, where the Aarti takes place, "Chaliye dikha hi dete hai aapko, Shivam ji." (Common, let me show it you, Shivam ji...)