ADITI ISHAN:Unexpected Love

6 ~What now?~

              Rajnath Ishan's POV

I feel so conflicted inside.How could things turn out to be this way?What should I do?

The person of my dreams,the one who met all my expectations,the one who watered the naughty side of mine, the one whose presence I cherish.....happened to be the daughter of my enemy!!

After they left the garden,I managed to escape and reached my place.But all through my way,so many mixed feelings and thoughts were haunting me....

Should I hate her for her identity as a Parvan Princess?or Should I accept that inner person within her who has gained access to my heart??I couldn't decide between these two options.

I don't think it's possible for me to hate her but can I expect the same from her once she discovers the truth?!!....

What should I do now?The next time I meet her,should I immediately reveal myself to her and question her about her identity too?Or Should I stay silent until my plan is implemented?

I decided to play quiet since I couldn't meet and face her after knowing the truth about our identities.

Meanwhile,the day has come where we conquered them.A discussion was conducted between the two Royal families on either Parvans should be submitting to us or making peace with us.After attending the meeting,I had to go to Aditi's place to show myself up as Chanver Prince.

My feelings will reciprocate her ones,if she is going to accept me or hate me....let's see....
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"Ishan??Is it you?"Aditi yelled all a sudden.

"Ohh...Princess.Let me introduce myself as Prince Rajnath Ishan Chanver.I have come here not to clash with you but to claim you."I answered.

It was so hard to deny that she is looking stunning.Her long lehenga and short blouse unaccompanied by duppata,her eyes widened and eyeballs moving vigorously,her hair which was loosened added to her beauty,her skin which was glittering in the golden flickering light of the burning lamp......She was too much for me to handle.

Just as I revealed myself by removing the mask,she instantly pushed me back and released herself from my grip.

After a sufficient pause where silence became the language...we began to confront each other.

"So,now I get that you are not Ishan..you are the Chanver Prince disguised as Ishan all these days....This means you knew I am Princess Aditi from the start??"she said delivering such an expression that contained a bit of hatred mingled with painful despair but her sparkling eyes,howering the same affection as before,were struggling to conceal it.

I replied...."No no Princess,I can explain.Please stay calm for a while.....In the beginning I didn't know but..."

"What will you explain??How you have been taking advantage of me all this time to gain access to our Palace?How you managed to fool a bright Princess with your innocent and impish attitude?"

"Aditi,Please don't infer things from your assumptions.I know about your patience Princess,you are not that kind who would judge things without proper investigation.So,give me a chance to...."

She was not ready to listen to me
...she continued, "Ohh..I get you...you want me to enquire patiently as to how you planned the attack,how you played such a reliable role of being Ishan all this while?...and how you played with my emotions......"

The worst thing I feared for is about to happen.I had no option than to embrace her and quieten her.I was about to take her in my arms saying,"What happened Princess?You do not seem to be yourself.Please calm down."

I tried to step closer to her.It's in my hands to handle this.I need to make her understand that I had no such intentions of using her for my benefit and that I was being my true self around her as Ishan.

She had not given me bare chance to caress her.She quickly stepped back saying.."Dare not touch me again.Do you even realise how you sound?Firstly,you betrayed me playing the role of Ishan,and on the top of that you want me to stay calm now and believe you when I know that the person whom I knew all these days was my enemy in disguise......"

I began to lose my cool,Betray??me??I thought she would be angry for a while and when I explained her my view she would appreciate that I am innocent..but it seems to take a different route entirely.....

From what I knew spending time with her,she was good at reading eyes,so I thought of making a last effort.I pressed my palms against her shoulder and dragged her closer enough so that she would grasp the sincerity skimming in my eyes. I added words saying...

"Look Princess Aditi,back then I seriously didn't know that you are the...."

She shook me off swiftly and stepped back saying..."How do you even hope I will trust you after all this Ishan,sorry your highness,Prince Rajnath Ishan Chanver?This is bound to happen to me for trusting you....I never trusted men and by trusting that one person,that is you,whom I honoured with the title of friend,I made a fool out of myself!!"She exclaimed.

I could understand her version but why is she so upset that she is not even giving me one bloody chance to spill my version and prove my innocence.

She continued,"Just because you want to gain access into our kingdom and you didn't have the guts and strength to do it straightforward,you chose this cowardly way??How dare you betray me....??"

At this point,I couldn't control and inadvertently I ended up raising my voice to the peak...."Enough Princess.....
Betray??Do you know what it actually means?Have I done any such that stains your honour?And you think I took advantage of you??To be honest,you were of the least help to me in my plan and for that matter you never helped me even unintentionally.Anyways I was wrong assuming that I could convey my innocence through my sincere speech and honest eyes since you have known me for quite sometime now.....I was trying my best to remove the barrier of enmity between us and talk about our feelings,but you don't seem to support the idea at all...."

Not realising I continued further..."It's not like you were crystal clear,even you hid your identity and played the role of commoner right!......I suppressed my hatred regarding your identity as Parvan Princess,with the sweetness of our relationship but I guess you chose to put the idea that we are rivals before the fact that we had good will for each other and developed a raw bond from the core of our hearts without even knowing our identities........"

She was so brave to face me all the while,unwavered by my words,she stepped closer and raised her chin,looked straight into my eyes saying,"I didn't know you are this manipulative and you are too good in hooking up things in your favor...but I am not going to fall for it this time and I...."

She forced me saying,"Stop talking about our personal matters Princess.Assume as if we have never met.Now,Chanvers have won and the reason for my arrival here is not to prove my innocence to you....but to announce our wedding tomorrow."

She was taken back,"Whose wedding?What's going on?Have you lost it?"

I replied,"It's not my duty to answer you Princess.And remember you are the one forcing me to say this.....if you wish to see your parents safe and sound,if you wish for the welfare of your kingdom and if you have any hope for your life...if you don't want to lose your respect....you will have to marry me....I thought you will see Ishan in me and agree to this marriage so that I would treat you with due respect from there on but the way current circumstances are,I can't promise you that....it seems you have built a barrier of hatred between us...Anyways,it's your life...I don't compel you for this marriage since I know that you are not so selfish to put your people's life at stake for your benefit....Let's meet tomorrow at the wedding...Good night my future wife.I guess you are so occupied and interested in hatred right?!...So,be ready to tolerate my hatred as well....."

I took my way to the exit and paused to deliver one last word,"By the way,you look so alluring."

She stood there frozen all the while....