Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

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"Why is that? You don't get Periods?", Draupadi asked her concerned. Vaishnavi couldn't utter a word. Even though she aquired powers and had her awakening, an old wound is still an old wound, an irreversible one. She wanted to clutch onto her purple cloth, but noticed that it was missing from her. She got up tensed and was searching for it everywhere.

She ran outside of the room and was hysterically searching for that fabric, which she considered dearer than her own life. "Ishwari! Ishwari! Wait! why are you running?", Draupadi called for her and wanted to go with her, but due to the pain she was enduring, she couldn't move. She ordered the maids to go with her and search for whatever she is searching.

Her hair and lehanga were flowing along with her tears, which she failed to wipe off. Soon, she went outside the palace, and searched for it everywhere. "No! No! No, it must be somewhere here! I- I remember taking that cloth with me! Where is it?", she was muttering under her breath as she was relentlessly searching for that single fabric everywhere.

The guards and maids wanted to help her but they didn't know what she was looking for. "What are you searching?", a manly voice asked her from behind. She turned around to look at the owner of the voice.

"Ashwathama! My- My purple cloth! It's- it's missing!", she cried out and resumed searching. Ashwathama immediately understood what cloth she was referring to. She fought with his soldiers that day, not because they teased her, but because how precious the cloth is to her. He immediately went down in search of it, and found it under his chariot.

He looked at it and smiled, "I think I found it!", grabbing her attention. She noticed the cloth and sighed in relief, keeping her hand on her chest. As she was going towards it, he dragged the cloth from under his chariot, being careful of not tearing it apart, but alas, he failed to do so.

The sound of the cloth tearing was so loud for her, louder than the bustling street of Kampilya. He closed his eyes, mentally facepalmed himself and could not muster up courage to look up at her. He looked at her with an apologetic expression and met with an angry faced angel. "Vaishu-", he started,  but got cut off by her sharply shooting and accusing look, "Don't! Don't say anything! Did I ask you to help me?", and snatched the cloth away from his hands and ran inside the palace. He could not handle the way she was looking at him.

"Vaishu! Vaishu wait!!", Ashwathama called for her, but it all went in vain. He cursed himself under his breath for cursing her and held his head not knowing what to do. "What did I do!", muttering this, he ran behind her. She went towards Draupadi's room and locked it, while he lost his way. "Ashwathama! You are here my son!", Dron appeared from nowhere and went towards his son.

"Pranaam, Pitashree!", he touched his father's feet. Dron noticed that his son is being really tensed, "Son! What is the matter? Why are you so tensed?". He pointed his hands towards the direction in which Vaishnavi and said, "Vaishu- Vaishu was crying Pitashree! And- And it's because of me!", he looked down sadly.

Dron patted his back and said, "Putr! Don't worry! You will find a way to pacify her soon. I've called you here for an important reason!". Ashwathama asked him confused, "Why Pitashree?". He smiled at him and said, "Well, my son has attained the age where he could start a family! So, I'm here to fix his marriage!". Ashwathama looked at him shocked and became extremely happy, with pink hue on his cheeks.

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Vaishnavi was caressing Draupadi's head while the latter was sleeping, holding the cloth near her chest, sobbing hard. Her tears fell on Draupadi's forehead, which caused her to wake up and see her sister crying. "Ishu! Ishwari, what happened?", Draupadi asked with concern while getting up. Vaishnavi quickly wiped her tears and was controlling herself from pouring her heart out.

Draupadi noticed that she was holding the cloth so close to her heart, which was torn. She immediately understood what her sister was going through. "Aww! Oh honey! Come here!", Draupadi said and pulled her into a hug, which the latter couldn't resist and  reciprocated. Draupadi reassured her, "Don't worry! I will get it rectified for you!", and caressed her head. Vaishnavi immediately broke the hug and asked innocently, "Really! How?". Draupadi just chuckled at her and said, "Aww! You are such an adorable kid! Wait for me! I'll be back!", and went out of the room.

Vaishnavi was just astonished at how the girl, who was adamant to meet her about periods, was being all mature and motherly. And she was also learning everything within mere seconds. In Vaishnavi's eyes, she was a wonder, well indeed she was. Draupadi was becoming more mature than Vaishnavi herself. She just chuckled at the thought that she could even become a mother some day. She thought Ashwathama might have done it unintentionally, but still was angry at how he tore her most precious thing, even when he knew. But here, her sister is trying to give her back, what she thought she lost forever.

Draupadi returned back to her, hiding her hands behind her. "Ishu! Close your eyes!", Draupadi cooed. "Ah, Whyyy?", Vaishnavi whined. Draupadi replied, "Arerey! You question bank, close your eyes na!", and Vaishnavi just did what she asked for. Draupadi smiled at her, and placed something on her hand. Vaishnavi immediately opened her eyes to see what it was.

A chain, which was made out of that cloth, was on her hand. She saw how skillfully Draupadi Transformed a simple fabric into a chain. She took out the golden plated borders and intertwined them with the remaining purple cloth and added a hook at the end, making it indestructible.

Vaishnavi smiled uncontrollably and immediately hugged her, continuously saying 'Thank you's' to her. "Here", Draupadi said while tying this to her wrist, " Now, this won't leave your hand ever, Happy now?", she asked and Vaishnavi nodded her head like a child. She immediately hugged Draupadi, while the latter smiled and reciprocated, caressing her head.

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