Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

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"WHAT!??!! NO MADHAV!! I'M NOT GONNA DRESS UP AS A WOMAN. NO NO!", Arjun was hysterical at this point. Vaishnavi was clutching her stomach laughing like anything looking at his expression, which was not helping him at all. "Madhav, tell me one thing. We have a Girl with us already, why should I get dressed as a girl then?", Arjun asked  Krishna pointing at Vaishnavi. "You never know Parth. This will be useful now. Who knows, in the future as well", Krishna said.

"But-", Arjun started to say, but was cut off by Krishna, "Parth, you won't even do a thing as small as this to your friend?", he feigned hurt and pouted. Arjun's mouth went open and he didn't know what to say. "Okay Madhav! I'll do whatever you say!", he accepted his defeat. Krishna immediately smiled as bright as sun and said, "Excellent! Vaishnavi will help you get ready". "What No! I- I'll take care of it", Arjun stuttered.

"Haha!! Arjun! Don't worry I'll make you look more handsome, uh no no, more Pretty! Haha", Vaishnavi laughed uncontrollably. Arjun just let his hand run through his hair. "We should also name you right?", Vaishnavi said. Krishna held his chin and said, "Yeah! Vaishnavi, you suggest a name". Vaishnavi looked at him with a confused expression as to what to name him. Suddenly something stuck her mind.

'Yes! Exactly! That's the name!', Krishna spoke in telepathy with her. She understood the assignment and turned to Arjun, who had a hesitant expression, and said, "Arjun, from today you are Brihannala!".

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"Vaishnavi! I'll do it myself. Don't worry. Madhav will help me", Arjun, who was in a half dressed state, was pleading her to go. "Shh, Brihannala! Listen to mom! And also, your MADHAV is also getting ready. By the way, my saree is looking better on you than me", she teased him, controlling her smile that might spill out anytime. She was draping his saree, with his cheeks being red all the while. "Perfect!! Now, we come to your face!", She said in awe of her own talent of draping saree.

"No wait! Where is Madhav!? He will help me. You don't bother, Vai-", he kept on blabbering but was shushed by her as she kept her index finger on his lips and said, "You wouldn't listen, would ya?". His words were dried down his throat at this gesture of hers. He wasn't able to think anything right now as the girl in front of him was taking over his thoughts and mind totally.

She took back her finger and said, "Arjun, look at me. Look at my eyes, okay?", she asked him. All he could do was nod his head. He felt like he would die because of the uneven breath of his. Standing on a small rock to get to his height, She started applying Kajal to his eyes, Drowning into them.

'These eyes! Damn! As deep as the ocean in Dwaraka. This reminds me of that song Maula mere Maula! Wait! Why do I hear that song now? As if it's playing in the background!!! Oh god!! What the hell is happening to me???!! What is this man doing to me?'

She was being careful while doing the whole makeup, afraid that he will protest again. But to her surprise, he didn't even flinch. He just kept on looking at her eyes as she suggested. Her brown waves flew to the front, blocking her view. As she was struggling with that, He  took them gently and tucked behind her ears. He never took his eyes off of hers, neither blinked once. His eyes, and the way he looks at her right now are creating a havok inside her.

"Done", she whispered. He was just lost in her, not reacting at all. She kept her hand near his chest and shook him, "Arjun!", she whispered again. "Yeah?", he whispered back, not quailing a bit. "I said I'm done", she said in a low voice looking down, unable to look at him. He came out of his trance now and said, "Oh! Yeah! Okay, got it". She just smiled not looking at him. With her cheeks being crimson red by now, she immediately started to walk, causing her to stumble down the rock and fall on him, making them both to drop to the ground.

She closed her eyes, expecting to meet with a hard surface, but was met with a muscled body. She opened her eyes to see that she was upon Arjun now, him starting at her with his eyes wide open. Her hair fell on her face and his body. He again took them gently and tucked them behind her ear. She was nothing but a blushing mess now with her chest heaving up and down, due to her uneven breathing. She tried to get up but fell again on him. He just closed his eyes, as her tries were going in vain.

"Vaishnavi, wait I'll help!", saying this, he pushed her softly by her shoulders. After they got up, Arjun said without looking at her, Let's go?". "Y- Yeah", she replied. They started to go towards Krishna without talking to each other, but with a faint smile on their faces.

'She is gonna be the death of me one day!'

'He is gonna be the death of me one day!'

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"Wow, you look Perfect, Brihannala!", Krishna held his cheeks and said that in excitement. Vaishnavi just giggled and said proudly, "Well, who do you think has got him ready Kanha?". "Okay Okay! Jokes apart. But he indeed is looking pretty", Krishna examined him. "Yeah! He is beautiful", she said looking at him softly. Arjun locked his eyes with hers, both not wavering once.

Krishna looked at them and coughed, "erm, well if your STARING COMPETITION is over, we will go?". "Uh, yeah yeah", Both of them muttered looking down. Krishna just smiled and was about to go, but he noticed that Arjun was missing earrings. He kept his hands on his hips and said, "Hmm.. My dear Brihannala! Where are your earrings?".

Vaishnavi just kept her hand on her head and said, "Oh i forgot Kanha! I only have one earring set. I don't have any other". "Well, seems like we need only one as his other ear is covered by his hair. Do one thing, give one of your earrings to him", Krishna suggested. "What will I wear?", she pointed out as both her ears were out unlike his. "There's no need. I have one with me. Exactly one", Arjun said and pulled out a earring from his small waist bag and worn it. Vaishnavi looked at it as it was familiar to her. Then, realisation dawned upon her.

'Is that my broken earring that he hasn't returned back to me?'

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