Love & Betrayal

~ Departure

CONTINUE

The night of confession was special. It went sleepless for draupadi as she spent it while blushing and remembering him. They were talking for long time but then he has to go as his brothers were taking whole palace on their heads after not getting the view of their elder brother. Draupadi smiled as his face came in front of her eyes. She rolled on the bed and hugged a pillow.

Meanwhile in the brothers chamber, nakul, shadev and arjun had slept long ago while bheem was having his sweets and yudhishthir was sitting in the balcony unlike to himself. Usually he does book reading and spent his night but today he had some mysterious smile. Bheem found it weird and so come near his dear brother hanging his arms around yudhishthir's neck. "Jyesth!"

"You are still awake bheem." Yudhishthir asked looking up at his brother who grinned and sat beside him. "I don't feel like sleeping untill I hug you bhrata. I feel safe when you keep you hand on my head." Bheem's loving words brought a smile on his face. He caressed his (bheem) face.

"Then how will you manage after jyesth's marriage bharata? Bhabhishree will not allow you to hug and sleep with her husband."  Another voice came and they both looked at him. Nakul laughed trying to joke but bheem got him into his hard muscles. "You dirty monkey! You were hearing our personal talks."

"Bharata bheem, leave me!"

"Leave him bheem." Yudhishthir told as he left him smashing on his head to which he gave dirty expression.  "Bharata bheem i think we have found our bhabhishree and soon we will be uncles."
Yudhishthir's face heated up with the blush as he tried not to smile and make a strict face. His eyes got the images of draupadi which made it more hard for him. He cleared his throat and got up from his place maintaining a blank face while his two brothers were trying to take panchal princess's name.

He somehow diverted their attention and slept on his side remembering his dear princess while keeping it in mind to meet her next day.

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The coronation ceremony was over with great celebration. There were more functions but due to the emergency call from hastinapur pandavas had to take their leave. The news saddened draupadi as she had thought to spend some more time with yudhishthir and to know her. Yudhishthir was also sad but he calmly told his heart to soon make her his wife and take her with himself forever. With the same thought before leaving he made his way towards her room and without anyone's notice entered it locking from inside.

"I thought we have more time together." She said sadly wiping her tear. He came near her and hugged her then soothingly patting her head made her understand. "We have more time together panchali. After reaching there, I will talk with matashree and send proposal for marriage. I promise that you will be my wife, my queen." His words calmed her heart as she looked above at him.

"Itna prem krte hai aap mujhse."

"Prano se bhi adhik meri priye. Aapko jald se jald apna banaunga, vachan hai mera." He told with a contemporary smile. His eyes showing only love for her which made her fall more in love with him.

"I will wait for you." She told spreading her arms around him. After few time together yudhishthir come out of the hug. He held her hands and kissed on them, draupadi blushed furiously which made him do more with mischievousness, he laughed and she made a face.
"Dharmraj, you are troubling a poor woman."

"How can I not when the poor woman is mine only?" He boldly confessed his feelings which brought a shy smile on her face. She warmly smiled and kissed on his palm then taking away an anklet from her foot gave it to him. "This will remind you that someone is waiting for you. Come soon." He patted her cheek and fisted the anklet in his palm. Then he left her room and joined his brothers. They went to the king and greeted him before leaving.

"I will be happy to see you again, dear pandu putron." That's all he said and they took their leave. While riding his horse yudhishthir had his eyes on her. She waved her hand for him to which he smiled but that didn't miss his brothers eyes. That's when they got confirmed about their doubt and whole way ate their brother's brain by teasing & rambling.

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PRESENT TIME

They five reached the entrance where everyone were waiting for them with a proud smile except few people. Dhritarashtr wasn't happy because he has to announce yudhishthir as the crown prince and same for shakuni while duryodhan was angry and furious after the defeat from pandavas and he was planning something big to revenge from them.

Pitama bhishma, Rajmata kunti, maharani gandhari, dushala and vidur with whole praja were happy to see the victory of pandavas. Not only victory but they made good relations with panchal. Kunti came forward and welcomed her sons with aarti thaal while others threw flowers on them. Bhisma hugged his eldest grandson then invited the other four for a group hug.

It was after dinner when the pandav brothers were sitting in their room and kunti entered with a maid behind her. "Maa!" They said and came near her. She sat on a couch and they surrounded sitting near her feet.
"Yudhishthir i want to show you something putra!" She said as the maid kept some portraits beside her and left. Yudhishthir was confused and the same time scared seeing the stamps on kingdoms on the portraits. His brothers too confusingly looked at their mother who then made her eldest sit beside her while the others just waited.

"Soon you will be crowned as the yuvraj, putra and then you have many works. I'm wishing you to marry and give a heir to this kingdom. I know you will need time and there's no hurry. Just see these portraits of some princess if you like anyone then I will work on it." She excitedly yet calmly said but it created an impatience in his heart. He takes a deep breathe and as usual with his always blank face stopped his mother from opening the portrait.
"Mata, I don't want to marry any of them. Right now I have others works than thinking about marriage." He made reasons and got up from his place before his mother could question him more.

Once he left the brothers started laughing. Kunti stern face and kept the papers on side. "What should I do of my stubborn son. He doesn't listen to me."

"Maa, jyesth listen your every order but we suggest not to force him about this matter. He is too serious for someone." Nakul almost rambled but bheem covered his mouth before he take draupadi's name.

"What? Who is she? Tell me, I will send a proposal....."

"Nothing like that mata. Nakul is saying that jyesth is too serious for his work which is also his first wife, right nakul." Shadev told hitting on his twin's head and glaring at him. Kunti didn't understand their indications and decided to drop the topic for sometime.

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How is the chapter?

Do I add hindi dialogue or keep it with english.