Agneya - The Unknown King

Chapter 27 - Yuvrani

Charu came near the group of friends and said, "I heard your plan to defeat Rashmi in the Sarvayogita competition.  But you will face the same defeat like the previous ones".  When they looked at her in anticipation for further steps, she told, "I have an idea to gift her a crushing defeat".  She smirked saying this and the others heard her plan and were elated to execute the same in the competition.

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The night before the Sarvayogita competition, Agneya was standing in the balcony of Rashmi's Chamber and was in deep thoughts.  Rashmi came to the balcony, which has now become a place to hold serious conversations.  She asked, "What are you thinking?".  He turned towards her, leaning his back on the railing and said, "I don't know why but I have a feel that tomorrow is not some normal day of the competition.  There is much more and we don't have a clue about what is going to happen".

Rashmi smiled at him and said, "We never know what happens in life, the next second Yuvraj.  So it is nothing to be worried about being clueless.  Moreover, I got an information that Charu had met with the group of Royal brats.  So we should be ready to face the unexpected".  He looked at her after hearing her words and sighed while saying, "This is what I feel the difference between Rakshatra and Pranyakta.  There were so many trustworthy people in my kingdom with whom I had grown up with and trained since my childhood.  As I returned from my Gurukul, I was about to meet up with them.  But then this happened".

Agni didn't look at her as he was reminiscing his life before entering this realm.  She too kept quiet as she didn't want to interrupt his  personal memories.  After a few minutes, she asked, "Tell me about your siblings. You mentioned about your younger sister.  Any other siblings?".  Agneya smiled and said, "Yes, I have one younger brother and younger sister.  My sister is just 3 or 4 years old as I mentioned earlier.  My brother is just one year younger than me.  His name is Arunaditya".

Rashmi listened to him intently and asked, "So it will be almost like you and your brother are twins since the age gap is less?".  Agni chuckled and said, "Not so true because he always called me as 'Bhai' and never disregarded my words and neither did he argued with me in anything".  She too smiled unknowingly as she heard their childhood stories.  Agni looked at her in a cheerful mood after a conversation about his family and found her to be immersed in thoughts.

Rashmi felt a nudge on her shoulder and looked at him and shook her head when he asked her through his eyes.  He asked, "What is in your mind?".  She sighed and said, "I just thought what it would be like to have a loving parents and friendly siblings.  I wish I had such a bond with my sister as you have with your brother.  I can only wish for it".

Agneya pulled her in a side hug and then said, "You know what, I feel that the bond between siblings is determined by the parents".  She scrunched her eyebrows at his words and he continued, "Your parents didn't treat you with the same love as it was for your sister.  Neither their treatment of you was good infront of her nor was their love.  This inequality subconsciously gave her a superiority complex over you and she took you for granted.  Although she didn't mistreat you openly, she did think that she always deserves everything better than you".

Rashmi looked back at her past in a new perspective and realised that he does have a point.  Agni continued, "That superiority complex was triggered when you came to be known as the soulmate of Rajkumar Dakshesh ".  He didn't like to say that she was once his destined soulmate but it needs to be said.  He continued, "If your parents treated you with the respect that you are the older one and there is someone who is younger than you, looking upto you, then the younger one would also have given you the same respect". 

Both of them kept silent to restrospect their own lives in their respective homes and then Rashmi said in a whisper, "You will be an amazing Father".  He frowned and asked, "Father?".  She looked into his eyes this time and said while pinching his cheek, "My Agni will be the best father for our children".  She chuckled at his stunned face and ran inside the chamber.