Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

Trepidation - II

"This chain looks really good on you, Ishu! Keep wearing it and never take it off!", Draupadi said in awe. Vaishnavi, forgot about all embarrassment and was just lost in her husband's eyes, "Sure, Krishnaa! I assure you that I will never take it off!". Arjun smiled at her, just as lost as her.

All of a sudden, a series of chariots seemed to come near them, making their eye contact to break. Krishna and Vaishnavi looked at who it was, and saw a silhouette of a man, brighter than the sun himself. Vaishnavi immediately said, "Krishnaa, I think you should go inside the temple! Many Princes are coming! And what if they become crazy looking at your beauty? Even before marriage?", to which Draupadi chuckled and nodded at her. While going back, Draupadi turned around and said smilingly, "Don't worry Ishwari! The man I am going to marry would be sane enough to not go crazy, and also will have all senses under his control!", and started walking away. Vaishnavi was worried that the maiden doesn't know the truth yet.

'Oh God! This girl is having her hopes up for Arjun! How can I tell that he is already married to me and is not ready to marry anyone else!'

Thinking this, she turned around to see that Arjun and his brothers, except Yudisthir who was with his mom, were missing. She thought that they must have left the place to avoid Kauravas. She sighed in relief and was about to go, but stopped seeing Ashwathama in front of her. He also stopped looking at her at once, it's been days since he even got a sign of her afterall. He tried to initiate a conversation, but got interrupted by his best friend, "Ashwathama, why did you stop there? What happened?". Ashwathama immediately broke the eye contact and went towards his friend, "No, Mitr! I was waiting for you to come only!".

They both hugged and were about to enter the palace, but soon, the charioteer stopped looking at the maiden in front of him. Her eyes were glowing with a hint of power, with a little anger towards the man in front of her. Duryodhan told that charioteer with frustration, "Ugh! Hey! You fool, what happened? Go forward!".

The charioteer soon started trembling and stuttered, "N- No, Prince Duryodhan! I- I'm afraid of that girl! I've heard a lot about h- her! She beats people by flying in- in the a- air!". Duryodhan grumbled and waved his hand in dismissal, "Ah! You are afraid of a stupid woman? Huh?".

Vaishnavi sharply told, "Ashwathama! Tell your friend to keep his mouth in limits! No one is stupid here!". Krishna kept his hand on her shoulder and tried to calm her down. Duryodhan huffed in frustration and said, "Ashwathama! Tell your friend to behave like a woman!". Ashwathama looked at both of them confused, as they were having an intense eye contact competition.

"Mitr! We are not here to fight! Let's be responsible and respectful here! Vaishu! Please understand!", Karn interrupted their long lasting competition. Vaishnavi looked down with irritation in her face, and started to walk away. But soon, a huge Brahman came in front of her, stopping his vehicle infront of the chariot. She looked at him and immediately recognised it was Bheem. She smirked and nodded at him, which he reciprocated back. She immediately left the Place with Krishna, in search of Draupadi.

But, they both couldn't find her anywhere. "Kanha, where did this girl go?", Vaishnavi asked. Krishna, who was leisurely taking his time to walk, said, "Haa! Who knows? Maybe she met someone special!". Vaishnavi looked at him with a confused expression, "Special? What are yo-", but she trailed off when she saw her staring at her husband, who was helping an elderly woman to pray to Lord Shiva. She noticed that Draupadi was so lost in looking at her husband, which stung her a little.

'Hah! N- No No! He told me he wouldn't marry anyone else! No! No!'

As Draupadi was leaving the place with a content smile on her face and so lost, she accidentally bumped into a Brahman, making all his sticks to fall down. Coming out of the trance, she bent down and helped him pick up the sticks and was constantly apologizing to him. The Brahman could not utter a single word and kept on looking at her. He was trying to pick up the sticks by himself, but was so lost in her, he was collecting air, not sticks.