Siyanshi: My beloved

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The sound of laughter and giggles could be heard from the beautiful Vaidehi's room as usual.

There inside the room sat the five children of Dhanajay keeping their mata Vaidehi company.

"Is it a sister? I want a sister!" Abhimanyu said. "But I want a brother!" Prabhavati added expressing her own desire. 

As the two fought in the background Prabhavan and Shrutakarma just ignored them since it was a daily occurrence for them and sat on either sides of Siyanshi. "Can they hear me, mata?" Shrutakarma questioned resting his head on her stomach making Siyanshi smile as she stroked his head.

The beloved of Arjuna had been blessed with yet another child. Few weeks ago when Arjuna had been informed of the news, it was during his archery practice. For the first time in his life Arjuna had missed his aim.

The news had taken him by surprise, he felt like he was at the top of the world when he had received the news. He had rushed back to his bhavan straight  and into the room which he shared with his youngest wife, abandoning all of his work, announcing it to everybody whom he met on the way that he was going to be a father once again to which he received a laugh and congratulations.

"Did you hear me when you were in your mother's womb?" Siyanshi questioned playfully. "Hmmm..... let me think." Shrutakarma thought going back to as far as his memory could take him.

"Any hint?" he asked to which Siyanshi laughed softly at. "When you were in your mother's womb I told you that I better be your favorite since I'm the one who fulfilled all of Panchali jiji's weird cravings when she was expecting you." she replied.

"If so then yes! I heard you. You know why? Because you are my favorite person in this whole entire universe." Shrutakarma said hugging her. "And you too are my favorite person in this whole entire universe." Siyanshi said hugging him back as the two laughed.

"Ooff! Such a big dhokha!" Prabhavan said dramatically as he dramatically fell back on the pillows beside his mother making Shrutakarma giggle.

"No, no. Don't talk to me, stay away from me you traitors." Prabhavan said with closed eyes and distressed expression facing the other side when Shrutakarma tried to reach him.

"How could you? How could you mata? My own creator, my own mother-"

"What do you want, putra? A younger brother or a younger sister?" Siyanshi asked to the young boy in her arms. "Hmmm. A younger sister! I already have Ruchiparvan as a younger brother. Now I want a sister." Shrutakarma said.

"Gajab bezati hain. I am putting on such a show- I mean I am going  through all the stages of grief and you mother-son are busy with each other. Nobody is paying any attention to me." Prabhavan said to which Siyanshi and Shrutakarma laughed at.

"I mean it's better than pitashree trying to be the center of mata's affection all while we are her children. Honestly Ruchiparvan's birth is a huge relief to me, pitashree gets the taste of his own medicine whenever Ruchiparvan is with mata." Prabhavan thought as he sighed.

"These two monkeys are busy fighting with each other. Ruchiparvan is sleeping and pitashree has went to Hastinapur with all the kakashrees and badi mata Panchali. Prabhav this is your chance, take it." Ruchiparvan thought as he suddenly sat up and dramatically hugged his mother clinging to her.

"Arey? What happened my dear son? Weren't you just angry with us a few seconds ago?" Siyanshi ruffled his hair. "Me!? And angry with you, mata? Never!" Prabhavan said resting his head on his mother's chest. He relaxed upon hearing her heart beat and sighed in relaxation upon being in the comfort of his mother's arms.