Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

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Upon a green mountain, which is enjoined with a forest, Both were laying on the ground, Vaishnavi upon Arjun, hugging each other. "Vaishnavi! Don't- Don't leave me!", he choked out while hugging her tightly. For him, It felt like she would slip away if he leaves her. She held onto him with her whole life, as she won't be meeting him anytime soon. They both wished that time stopped then and there. Simba left the scene and went a little away from them.

Vaishnavi asked crying, still hugging him, "Why didn't you talk to me all this while? Huh?".  He replied, "I- I didn't know what to- I didn't want you to leave!". She broke the hug and looked at his face, "Stupid! You really thought if you stay silent I'll stay here?". He just looked at her and nodded naively. She just hit his chest and said, "Don't ever think of doing such stupid acts again! Okay!". He just nodded his head vigorously and hugged her back again. She reciprocated and they stayed like that for a while. Arjun slowly asked her, "when will we meet again?". She replied, "Soon Arjun! Soon!". She broke the hug and looked at him, who had tears rolling down continuously. She just smiled and caressed his head. He kept his hands on her cheek and was smiling. They both were lost in each other's eyes again. Slowly, their faces started to pull towards each other, like a magnet. With their noses touching, both of them closed their eyes. Their breaths mixed with one another, which were uneven. Her hands went from his head to his hair, clutching them tightly. He held her hand, slowly trailed his hand down and sneaked his hand into her waist to pull her towards him more.

Just then, Simba neighed loudly as he was getting disturbed by a butterfly, making them come out of the trance and realise their position. They were about to kiss. Having realised, They both quickly got up from the ground and were a blushing mess, so much so that they could even rival that of a tomato. He came towards her but slipped, only to get caught by her by his waist. He looked at her as she said, "At times, I can save you from falling too", and giggled. Arjun replied with dreamy eyes, "You can't Vaishnavi. I've already fallen", and came out of her hold. Vaishnavi looked at him dumbstruck as he walked towards her. She walked backwards, until her back hit a big rock.

She closed her eyes tightly, not assuming what is gonna come. He came near her and kept his left hand on the rock beside her and the right hand went towards her face. He took the fringes falling on her face and tucked them behind her ear, traced her jawline and held her cheek. He was about to kiss her, but she asked, "What are we, Arjun?", which made him stop. She opened her eyes to see him looking at her with a confused expression. She held his hand, which was still on her cheek and asked again, "What are we?". "I- I don't - I", he didn't know what to say. She smiled and got on her tiptoes.

She was hesitant for a moment, but immediately she smiled looking at his eyes. She held onto his shoulders and went near his ear. "Just say what you have in your heart, Arjuna", she said lowly and kissed his cheek. He felt his heart beating faster at this and felt goosebumps all over his body. She stayed there for a while and got down on the ground. Blushing, as she kissed him for the first time, she looked up at him who was just dumbfounded.

She shook him by his shoulders, making him come back to reality. She raised both her eyebrows, as if asking him to tell something. He smiled looking at her, held both her cheeks, and said, "Vaishnavi!!! I like you".

Her heart was pumping loud as it was filled with joy. The whole thing was very overwhelming for her. She was about to fall with happiness but held on to him and he held her tightly by her waist. She looked up at him and said, "I- I like you too, Arjun!!!".

He started smiling uncontrollably and kissed her forehead and stayed there for a while. She closed her eyes, taking in the sense of his lips on her forehead. Her hands went from his shoulders to his cheeks. "Take care of everyone, Arjun". He separated from her and said, "Take care of yourself too!", she nodded at that with tears. "Promise me one thing Arjun! Fight for what is yours! And Never leave your family's side! Okay?", she asked. He replied, " Promise me one thing then! Don't go on doing any dangerous stunts like you did in lakshagriha! Okay?". She nodded and hit his chest.

She blew a whistle and Simba was there in no time. He took out the earring, which he held with utmost adoration and said, "This will be with me, I will never give it to you!". She just hit his head and said, "Then this cloth will be with me as well", and both chuckled at that. They hugged again as they don't know when they will meet again.

He carried her while hugging and made her sit on the horse and held her hand. He traced the 'A' design in her hand, which was from mehndi. She looked at him and said, "Bye Arjun, meet you soon. I will wait for you", and forced herself to kick the horse. Slowly, her hand slipped from his grip, and she was going out of his sight. He waved his hands at her and she did as well. Then he kept his waving hand near his heart and told himself, "I will wait for you too!".

She went on and on in the direction Arjun told. She lost the map in Varnavat so she didn't know where she was going. She held onto the cloth which was given by him and kissed it smilingly. She entered an area which looked like a forest. All of a sudden, her horse was stopped by a couple of soldiers.

"Who are you? Why did you enter our territory?", they asked. "I am the princess of Dwaraka, Vaishnavi! Now, move aside. I have to meet Guru Dron", she said and started to move on her horse, but the soldiers stopped her again. "Hey Lady!! You really think we will believe whatever you utter? Get off the horse this instant and tell us who you really are", they said and dragged her hand, which made the purple cloth to slip from her hands and fell into dirty water.

"How dare you?", she growled and got off the horse. She took the cloth and cleaned it. The soldiers came to her and said, "A beauty like you should not be travelling alone, you know? Do you want any of us as a company?", and smirked. She has had enough. She looked at them and   sarcastically smiled and said, "Definitely, I would make each other of you as your own company, to hell!!!", and started beating the shit out of them.

"What is happening? What is this commotion about? Wha-", the king of that territory came out of the tent, and his words trailed off looked at the maiden, who easily defeated the soldiers. He smiled uncontrollably and called her, "Vaishu???". She looked up at the person who called her, and widened her eyes. Smilingly, she also questioned him, holding one of the soldiers by his neck.

"Ashwathama???"

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NGL, This was one of the most easiest chapters to write. Lol.

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