Pandavas' Panchaali.

Chapter 5

"Malini!" Sehdev called out as he watched her walk to the tent area, "where had you been?" He asked, worry lacing his voice as she looked up at him, "Just went to have bath." She said with a smile, he sighed as he looked over her, "are you alright?" He asked making her nod, "Please next time you want to go anywhere let us know we get worried." He said, "Sorry everyone was asleep didn't really wanted to disturb anyone." She confessed as she gazed at him. He smiled as he nodded, "who is awake?" She questioned, "Just me. I went to check on you and you weren't there so I got worried." He said as he looked at her, he couldn't take off his gaze of her. Her hair were left loose to get air dried as her cheeks were warmed up with a beautiful shade of red, she smiled as she bit her lips unconsciously every now and than, making his heart beat increased every time she did that, he didn't know what was happening but whatever it was it felt good.

A slow smile bloomed on his face as he gazed at her, she looked serene and calm, "So what have you been doing?" She asked as she looked at him, her head turned to face him as a wet curl of her hair was let loose touching her cheeks every now and than. "Other than searching for you, you mean?" He teased making her giggle, that sounded like the best melody to his ear, "Yes other than looking for me." she agreed as she looked at him, her eyes twinkling with joy, "Just got up, said my morning prayers and now I am going to have bath." He said, Panchaali's heart thudded, if he went to have bath he will know Duryodhan is there, she shook her head, she needed to think something quick. "Um, you know the river there is infested with snakes, I had seen them." She mentally cringed at her pathetic attempt to lie, "Really?" He asked, he knew she was lying but he decided to play along, she nodded animatedly, he wanted to laugh at her adorableness, she couldn't even lie.

"Sure I'll go and have bath in lake and make sure the others do too." He said playfully making her beam at him, he was curious why she didn't want anyone to go there but he decided to play along, she and her antics, he wasn't sure if he could ever understand this puzzle of a girl. "Thanks!" She said before she ran to her tent, one moment she was here, the other poof! The girl really was something, he thought as he chuckled.

The sun raised and Panchaali sat in the tent of Yudhisthir and Devika on their couch, the Pandavas and their wives all sitting around. "Where could bhraata Duryodhan go?" Yudhisthir asked loud, "Who cares." Nakul said as he shrugged, "Arya don't say like that." Karenumati chastised as she looked at her husband who pouted, "No one really had seen him since last night." Arjun said, "There are no signs of any fights or anything like that in his tent, means that he wasn't kidnapped." Karn added, "Who would kidnap him? I mean even if they did, they would return him back in like two hours with extra money for us, because we have done the great deed of handling that spoiled brat of princess that god disguised as a man." Bheem said making everyone chuckle, "Maybe we should start looking in the north sides of the jungle." Sehdev suggested, "I don't know arya but I am really getting worried." Devika said looking at her husband, "Yes arya it has been hours together." Vrishali added, "Yes and Jiji Bhanumati is getting antsy with every passing moment." Hidimbi said sadly, "What if something happened to him." Vijaya said, "Nothing will happen Vijaya, he is a great warrior."Karenumati assured, "Plus Dushasan and Mamashree Shakuni are there with him." she further continued, "Where are you lost Subhadra?" Arjun asked his wife who was staring at Malini, a thoughtful expression her face, "Nothing arya just wondering." She said as she gazed at her best friend, who lay on Yudhisthir's bed on her stomach painting something as she hummed. "Would you like to tell us where is bhraata Duryodhan and the others Malini?" She asked sternly as everyone looked at Panchaali, who looked up, a smile playing on her her lips as she looked at Subhadra, who narrowed her eyes at her, "Subhadre, how would I know." she said with a mischievous smile on her face as she raised her brow at him. "I don't know Malini, you tell me?" Subhadra said sternly, narrowing her eyes at him, Panchaali sat up as she looked at her and shrugged, "Subhadre if there is sometime a earthquake I fear you will blame that on me, I am just an innocent soul, how can I be responsible for the disappearance of mighty warriors?" Panchaali asked as she pouted, "YOU..." Subhadra began but was cut off by Arjun, "Subhadra let her be, how would she know?" Dhananjay said making yogmaya sigh as she looked at Panchaali who gave her an innocent smile.

The commotion outside had everyone hurrying out as everyone got out they noticed the group of people who stood in the center, Panchaali moved in the center with the Pandavas and their wife, right in the center of the circle of people stood Duryodhan, Dushasan and Shakuni, naked, the only thing protecting their modesty were huge banana leaves that they held on their front and backs, no one laughed as they watched the three walk in their tents the moment they were out of sight everyone bursted out laughing, the pandavas and their wives had tears rolling down their cheeks as they laughed, "be honest you did this, didn't you?" Subhadra asked as everyone looked at Panchaali, who smirked and shrugged, "I am just a girl, what can I do?" She said making everyone shake their heads as they all looked at her, a wide smile on their face. . .

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"You were the one who did this, didn't you?" Duryodhan asked as he blocked Panchaali's path, she looked up at him and folded her hands on her chest as she looked up at him with a raised brow, "I did a lot of things in my life, please enlighten me which one are you talking about?" She asked as she turned her head sideways as she looked up at him, "You were the one who hid my clothes that day!" he spat angrily as Panchaali pretended to yawn, "What clothes? I have no idea what you are talking about." She pretended to not know as she gave him a bored look, "I know it was you! You wanted to take revenge on me!" He growled, "Revenge? really? Who do I look like to you? A villain? And plus don't you give yourself so much importance, where you think I will spend a moment of my life thinking about you and plotting revenge, like that's just waste of my precious time and energy, I can't waste them on you." She said her voice ringing with boredom, where as in reality her heart was beating crazily in her chest as terror sipped in her heart.

"You will regret this! I will break this ego of yours by marrying you! You will be mine!" He growled as he stepped in front, her heart thundered, he felt himself being shoved as he fell back on the ground, Nakul glared at the man as he stood in between him and Panchaali, "Think about looking at her and I promise I won't hesitate to behead you!" He growled as anger spread through her body like a wild fire as he glared at Duryodhan, "Protect her all you want Nakul but remember this that I will f*ck this wh*re!" Duryodhan growled menacingly, fury like never before blazed in Nakul's chest as he raised his sword, "Before that I will end you!" He growled as he brought down the sword with all his might, Panchaali's heart thudded in her chest in terror as her mind ran blank, she didn't know what she was doing, her eyes met Nakul's blazing dark ones as she put herself between Nakul's sword and Duryodhan, "No Nakul you can't kill your own family." She tried to reason with him but he was having none of it he shook his head as he glared at him,"I will finish him today, get out of my way Malini!" Growled Nakul in an  animalistic manner, she shook her head as she looked at him in the eyes, tears glazed in her eyes as she trembled with fear, Nakul's eyes fell on her, seeing her in tears his heart ached as he roared and threw his sword aside as he wrapped his hand around her wrist, "Look at her once more and I promise I will kill you!" He growled menacingly as he turned around and tugged her along with him, his fury just increasing as Duryodhan's words kept on playing in his mind fueling it even more. . .

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