The Royal Deal

1.

"I am not afraid of commitment,
I'm afraid that you'll change
your mind"
-Unknown

*****

The Royal Palace,
Rajasthan,
9:00 PM

The Royal Palace of Rajasthan which resides the ruling royal blood, shone with the bright lights which illuminated a mesmerizing effect on contrasting white marble to the dark no moon night.

The shine of the marble spoke the tales of power and luxury the royals bore and hid the dirt of its masters, the hideous and vulnerable side of power.

Distinct chatters of royal siblings in the dining hall was the only source of commotion in that huge, beautiful palace. The second eldest tried to stop the upcoming physical fight between the twins and failed when one of them threw a plastic bottle of sauce in the direction of the other, ruining his white tee shirt.

The other twin gasped and a hysterical laugh of the third eldest echoed in the hall, it caught the attention of three men on the table and they collectively rolled their eyes at their sister and the only princess in the household while she laughed like a broken record.

"Jokes on you. It wasn't that funny!" The twin who got his favourite tee molested by the tomato sauce, snarled at his sister who now laughed like a hyena

"Jokes on you because you finally got the moustache you were rooting for, though red." She finally stopped laughing and threw a handkerchief on his face

"You look like period shit." She commented as she took her seat beside her older brother and the younger ones looked at their sister disgusted

"That makes you uglier, Ved." She added and they collectively laughed when he stomped out

"He still didn't realise." She said pointing at the other identical twin with her eyebrows, his laugh came to an abrupt stop while the other two now chuckled

"I called both of you ugly, as you share the same face." The twin instantly scowled listening to his older sister as she explained to him the insult she threw at two of them

"Enough, Kyna." The second eldest berated his sister and she snickered
"Chill, bhai. I was just speaking the truth." She leaned back on her chair dodging the fork that came in her direction

"You're lame, Veer." She deadpanned
"Not more than you." He retorted and she grinned wickedly
"I don't fuck-"

"Sorry!" He screeched and Kyna smiled in victory
"I want to know." The second eldest spoke and Kyna clicked her tongue to the roof of her mouth

"Not now, Aryaman bhai. Not now." She grinned and Aryaman rolled his eyes, silence prevailed among the siblings as the footsteps of elder members of the family echoed in the dining room.

Their father along with their paternal grandmother, Aradhana Singh Shekhawat, appeared as they silently watched, the clicking sound of heels from behind their father had the spines of the three siblings straightened up in attention.

A woman, tall and slender, flesh exactly at right places. She scanned the room while the siblings greeted their grandmother as she seated herself beside the chair of the head, occupied by her son

"Where's Yuvraaj?" The question was asked by the queen and the stepmother of older three royal siblings, just when Ved appeared in his changed clothes and clean face

Aryaman lifted his eyes and glared at the woman but his mouth didn't dare to speak against her.

"He's on a business trip, even the helpers know." He remarked before he returned to serving himself