Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

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"Vaishu!??", Ashwathama was beyond happy. He immediately went near her who was busy thrashing those bastards of soldiers.  He asked her, "How- how are you here? Oh my god! I didn't even expect-", he kept on blabbering to the girl who was kicking asses of the soldiers. "Please leave us! We beg you", they pleaded while hyperventilating under her feet. Ashwathama just realised what she was doing and became awestruck. "Wow! You are amazing!".

With a strand of her hair falling on her face, she looked at him promptly and smirked, "Thanks Ashwath!". "Your highness! She is beating up your guys! Instead of being angry, you are praising her???", a soldier asked. Ashwathama immediately looked at him and growled, "Shut up! She is more important than any of you all". He looked back at her again, smiling. By then, she was also done with teaching the soldiers a lesson. She showed her index finger and threatened, "From now on, not even the thought of teasing a girl- No No! Not even a single thought about a girl should arise in your minds, Understood???", she shouted the last part. "Y-Yes!", they replied through pain. She pushed her hair back from her shoulders and turned to see an impressed Ashwathama.

"Ashwath! Let's go to castle?", she asked, dusting off her hands. "Ah- Yeah yeah! After you!", he said and extended his hand towards the chariot. She looked at it and said, "No, not chariot!". He quickly said, "Then, I'll arrange a palanquin for you!". She looked at him disinterested and said, "Not that too man!", and smacked his shoulder. He looked at her shocked, and started smiling at how jovial she is.

"I'll come on my horse", she showed him Simba. He just smiled through his eyes and nodded his head. Without turning his eyes from her, who was busy with helping those soldiers to get up, he ordered, "Everyone, the expendition in the forest is over. We shall leave to the castle right away!". Some intervened, "But- Your highness- we just arr-", but got cut off by their king, "The Expedition Is Over! We Are Returning To The Castle!", still not turning around. "As you say, my lord!", his minister said.

She tied the purple cloth back on her hand, which was noticed by him. He instantly asked, "Why are you tying that dirty cloth on your hand?". She stopped and looked at him, "This is not dirty! Okay! Your soldiers made it dirty by throwing it on the dirty water!". He immediately raised his hands and said, " Woah Woah Woah! Chill! I just asked. I'll make sure to get your cloth cleaned very well, okay?". She nodded knowingly and continued to tie it. He was quick to ask, "But, why are you tying it in your hand?". She didn't know what to say, as she didn't wanna disclose the fact about her and Arjun. She quickly came up with an answer, " Uh! I just hurt my hand so-", she got cut off by him, "What? You are hurt? Show me?". He quickly took her hand and was examining the wound, which was from the needle. "It's okay Ashwath!  I can manage", she hesitantly said, but saw no movement from him. He was neither speaking nor looking at her. His eyes were just fixated on her hand. On her mehndi design. On the written letter, which was the first letter of his name.

'A'

She shook his shoulder, "Oi! You here?", which made him come out of his trance. She just smiled at him as he nodded at her. She quickly got on her horse and tied her waves into a messy bun. "Let's go then?", she asked the Brahman King. Smiling to himself dreamily, he replied, "Let's go".

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This was her first time entering into Panchal, which once was owned by Drupad. Well, technically he still owns, but only half of it. Simba was matching up with the speed of the chariot which Ashwathama was in. "Hahaha! Vaishu! It's really good to have a friend over. Man!! I really got indulged into these political matters as I became a king recently", he told her.

She just looked at him, smiling, said,  "If you told me you were bored out of your wits, I would have come for you-"

"Really?"

"-to help you out."

"Oh!"

She looked at him weirdly and asked, "What oh? You were just screaming "Really?" ", she imitated him. He just laughed at that, which made her laugh as well. Soon, they reached the palace of Panchal. Kripi was standing there, with a aarti thaali ready in her hand. "Welcome to the dearest sister of Vasudev Krishna. Welcome to Panchal, Vaishnavi!", she did the welcome of the future girl, who looked at Ashwathama with an amused expression. "Uh, I just sent som soldiers here to inform of your arrival!", he whispered to her. She nodded knowingly at him and turned to look at Kripi, his mother, and smiled sweetly at her.

"Welcome, Rajkumari!", Guru dron appeared from behind. "Acharya Dron! Pranipat!", she immediately bowed down and touched his feet. "Kalyan ho, Putri!", he blessed her. "I've heard a lot about you! And I'm interested in your warfare. If you don't mind, we will discuss about it in some time?", Dron asked her. She excitedly nodded her head and said, "Anytime, Acharya!".

He nodded at her and went towards his son, who was lost looking at her. She was talking with Kripi and was going inside the palace. "Where are you lost, my son?", Dron asked Ashwathama. "Pitashree! Tell me one thing! If an unmarried woman gets a Letter on her hand in mehndi, particularly the first letter of a man's name, what does it mean?", he asked his father, still looking at her. Dron just chuckled at his silly doubt and said, " It means either she loves him, or wishes to marry him". "Really?", Ashwathama asked him with hearts in his eyes, and looked back at her. Dron had a confused expression and saw his son looking at the infamous sister of Vasudev Krishna. He then slowly realised what was happening and smiled at his son, patting his back.

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Double update todayyy 😉