Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

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"Bhratashree!!!", Duryodhan fell on Yudisthir's feet and started crying, which made Yudisthir feel bad for him. He lifted him up to stand on his feet and asked, "Duryodhan! What is it? What happened?". Wiping his tears and nose, he said hiccuping, "Bhratashree! You know what all happened in Dwaraka right?", to which Yudisthir nodded his head and said, "Yes, I do! Subhadra told me. But, why are you crying?".

Duryodhan said, "I- I wanted to marry Vaishu and- And-", he started crying more. Yudisthir could not tolerate to look at his younger one breaking down. No matter how bad he did, he looked at him as his younger brother, who did all this because of no proper guidance. And now he is redeeming his sins and crying his heart out, and that too he chose Yudisthir to vent it out, Yudisthir felt really happy at that. So, he made sure to do whatever he asked him for. "Dear Duryodhan! Tell me! What do you want? I will do anything to please you! To make you happy! Ask me!", Yudisthir said.

Sahadev, who was with everyone else in the kitchen room, suddenly felt that something was off, and wrong. Draupadi noticed this and asked him, "Aarya! What happened?", to which he replied with, "I- I don't think something is going right, Panchali! Can you please go check with Jyesth Bhrata?", to which she nodded and went to the meeting room, where both Yudisthir and Duryodhan were present.

Meanwhile, Duryodhan asked, "I- I want Vaishnavi to be mine, and carry forward my lineage!". Yudisthir was shocked but composed himself before saying, "Shouldn't you be asking this with her brother, Duryodhan?", to which he replied, "I did! I asked him! But he said he needed your validation, Bhratashree! Please! Help me! Without her, I- I would die!".

Yudisthir thought about it and took a decision. If Balram said that he respects his decision, this is something really great. And he felt happy that Balram holds him in high regards, and now Duryodhan too. He did not want to disappoint his brother, who seemed like he was transforming into a better person, and sighed out loud. He kept his hand on Duryodhan's shoulder and started speaking, while Draupadi was just entering the chamber.

"I will tell Shriman Balram to give his sister's, Vaishnavi's, hand in marriage to you, Duryodhan! And as you asked, She will bear your Children and carry your lineage forward", Duryodhan was beyond happy, that his Uncle's plan worked, while Draupadi was utterly devastated at hearing to what just happened.

Duryodhan immediately left the place, to bring someone in, while Draupadi came towards her husband and confronted him. "How can you give word about my sister, MY SISTER, to a prince like Duryodhan? Aarya! You did wrong!", to which Yudisthir spoke with confusion, "Panchali! Her brother Balram is happy about it! He himself asked for my validation for him to agree to this marriage! And Duryodhan, I am sure he will take care of our Vaishu really well!".

Draupadi was just thinking about her husband, who won her at Swayamvar, who was holding the earring and adoring it in the kitchen, as if he was Missing its owner. She somehow felt like the earring belonged to Vaishnavi, her sister, and was really uneasy to think about it. She was always skeptical about these two, ever since the beginning. Them both disappearing at the time of her marriage, and returning back after a long time with a hickey on her neck. And the parrot taking the bow and arrow card, and coincidentally or not, both Arjun and Vaishnavi going behind its back and tearing the card. And when Arjun was up for exile, she still remembered the morning, when Vaishnavi woke up and the first word that came out of her mouth was her husband's name, Arjun. The way she reacted was hysterical, when she got to know about his exile, everything was eating up her head.

Once when she was pregnant with Sutasoma, she saw Vaishnavi, who came to take care of her in her pregnancy, playing with Prativindhya. When he accidentally pulled the chain she made out of her purple cloth, she reacted wildly. "Prati! No, beta!", she took it off his hands. Nakul came towards her and said, "Vaishu, what happened - oh, this is the same cloth Bhrata Arjun gave you? You made it into a chain?", Vaishnavi immediately looked at Draupadi, and she looked back with widened eyes. The cloth, which she claimed to be more precious than her own life, belonged to her husband. Vaishnavi looked down, avoiding her eye contact. Draupadi wanted to ask regarding this, but as soon as she got up, she tripped, which caused contractions and immediately went into labour. And after 3 days of her labour, birth of Sutasoma, vaishnavi left for Dwaraka and never returned back.