Love & Betrayal

~ The quest

The pandavas were standing on the entrance with their armours on and weapons ready with the army assembling. The queen of indraprastha with the aarti thaal was doing their tilak and wishing them all to return victorious. She finally reached before her husband and they shared eyelock for quite few minutes. She very well hiding her emotions dipped the finger into vermillon and applied on his forehead. He closed his eyes with a wavy breathe and opened them again too look at her. The other pandavas started talking to their respective wives while nakul with yuyutsu went on to check the preparations once before leaving.

"I will return back very soon." He whispered which provoked her more. She breathed heavily which was clearly seen by him. He came forward and cupped her face.

"Being the queen of indraprastha i won't stop the king from performing his duties but as your wife I need my husband at this phase when I'm carrying his child. You have promised to take care of me. How will i handle your children without you and above all who will look after me if you won't?" She complained like a child. He was sad too but her words made him chuckle and instantly earned glares too.

"Panchali, I won't take long. See my brothers have given me the most easy tasks taking all the hardship for themselves, I will come in not time. And about my children then they are not at all any big deal, yeah but their mother is. I request to the mother of my children, please be careful till I return afterward it would be my responsibility. Apne aasu poch lijiye priye athwa main prasthan nahi kar paunga aur naahi mera hriday lagega. Mera vachan hai aapko, main shigra ati shirgra laut aaunga."
He wiped her tears and kissed on her forehead. His fingers touching her abdomen lightly as if assuring about his child's presence.

"Ahm ahm jyesth bhrata!" They heard the voice and separated. Draupadi looked at her sakha and smiled who gave her a mischievous look. Her husband last time shared a look with her and went towards his chariot. She had been trying hold his hand for longer but it just slipped out of her fingers. The feeling of separation suddenly hitted her as she remembered the same slipping of hands years back. For few second she was just looking at her hand then to his disappearing figure. He ordered everyone to leave as the brothers got over their respective chariots and started leaving.

Draupadi saw him as he waved his hand for her till she was in his vision. They all left and with that the queens returned back towards their chambers.

"Maa!" Prativindya came running to his mother as she looked at him with a smile. He climbed on her lap as draupadi sat comfortably on her bed.
"Where were you vindya? Your pitashree was looking for your before leaving?" She asked and he gave her shocked look.

"Where has pitashree gone?" His voice got heavy as tears flooded in his eyes. Draupadi's features instantly softened as she hugged her son near her chest. "Putra, your father is warrior he has to go for fight so that he could give justice to the innocent people and punishment to bad ones. And now that my vindya is turning big he has to understand this." She told him softly and conveniently.

"When will he come? I am missing him. Pitashree has promised to teach me bow." He complained with his lower lip plumping out. She giggled and kissed on his head. "He will teach you darling. And why so much love for pitashree? Don't you want to spend time with your maa? I see, you are forgetting me." She acted like sad which made her son pamper her. He put his small palms on her face and kissed on her head like his father does.

"I love you so much maa!" She smiled and hugged her little son. What would she had done without this little child of hers? From the time of his birth he had been her biggest support. Only because of him she was alive today or else the separation would have killed her.

"Come, today mother and son will sleep together. I won't leave my child alone tonight." She said and picked him in her arms and then laid on the bed. Prativindya began telling her about his new friends which he had made recently, they were the sons of maids who works in palace while their children learn under the guidance of soldiers or sometimes the princes. As after the revelation of karan's struggles through out the life for taking education being an sutt had trigged them. Everyone had the right to take education weather it is sutt, shudra, bhraman Or kshatriy. It was the first step they had taken towards the independence of their kingdom, which had put few people against them but with that many were with their side.

Few time spent as draupadi sat up and looked around the chamber. It was all empty as his absence could be felt heavily. Her son was far asleep but she couldn't.
Getting up she sat on the couch while wrapping one of his Angvastram around her shoulders. "I'm missing you already maharaj!" She whispered and tightly held on the cloth, his body perfume could be smelled through it.

Though one side of her was well aware of his duties but other was demanding his attention, specially when she was pregnant and needed him most. Once she had handled herself but not this time. And after knowing the truth she couldn't blame him instead feels guilty. Yudhishthir was unaware about this thing and she feels to keep it like that only, he had hidden it to save his sister's character and she would respect him. It's just that she was hurt, why he didn't tell her? She would had understood him and waited for him till whenever he said. But she sighed knowing there's no point for it now.

Her hand rested on her abdomen and a smile appeared on her face. Her child. She couldn't believe but it was true. She was carrying a life again, and this time everything is so perfect. She just hoped to have things like this only.

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A short chapter but will prepare a long one very soon.
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