Continuation of Banasen's narration...

Little Charu sat on her soft bed shedding tears.. She never imagined that her father would be disappointed in her..

Outside her chamber things were going back to normal..The vaidya who was treating little Banasen had successfully stopped the bloodloose..Dvipat was completely fine yet on Krishna's advice he got himself checked..

He stayed near,the twins when Rukmini approached him...

Rukmini-" Arya..."
Krishna sighed..-" No Rukmini.. Let her realise her mistake.. Not yet.. It would be too early she will end up doing this again which might prove fatal.. I don't want to take any chances. When the time comes I will talk to her."

Before Rukmini could say anything, The Vaidya came and informed that Dvipat was fine except for the few scratches which would go away in a few days..

Krishna thanked him,while Balram escorted him out.. After the suprise attack everyone were extremely hungry.. It was time for lunch.. Best dishes were made for the victors and Krishna's subjects sent him many variety of dishes and sweets..

Just looking at the table filled with the boys couldn't control themselves and started eating the way a lion eats after capturing it's favorite prey..

Satyabhama helped Banasen eat... She fed him with her hands..He was enjoying the special treatment and gave his twin teasing looks..At this Dvipat retorted and said he wanted to be fed too afterall he was quite the help in war..

Krishna's sons let out some laughs and the palace was filled with laughters, jokes and teasing..Hearing all this Charu slowly came out the room and peeked to see..

At that moment Krishna let out a chuckle and fed a bite to Dvipat whole smirked at his brother..Balram remembered his childhood.. That was the same way Krishna and him would behave at table..

Charu's heart broke at the scene.. They were receiving all the love which once upon a time was completely hers.. She immediately turned around and ran to her room..

The sounds of her anklets didn't go unheard by Krishna..Though the noises around him were loud he was still able to hear her.. Pramudya was sitting in front of him looked in the direction of noise and called out for Charumati..

When she slammed the door.. It went all silent.. Rukmini's eyes sadden.. Banasen was quick to notice it.. It didn't take him much time to realize what must have happened.. After the silent lunch was over,everyone retired back to their rooms..

Krishna was removing his gold garmets while Jhambvati kept them in the cupboard.. Banasen slowly came in while taking support Dvipat's support..

Krishna turned at him when he knocked the door to get his attention..

Banasen-" O Gurudev! Please do not give such utter pain to Charu! Dvipat told me everything! I agree that the situation wasn't fit for what she did.. but.. At times I have also pulled pranks at extreme levels hence I should also be given punishments!"

Krishna-" Putra.. I understand what you say even if I am not talking to Charu right now but I deeply care.. But I don't want her to repeat this again!"

Banasen wanted to speak but Dvipat interfered..

Dvipat-" Gurudev I am not wise enough to advice but I.. I know very well.. How it feels to be a disappointment.. And I can confidently say that it's the worse feeling..I did rather feel sad but thinking that my loved one thinks that They are disappointed by my actions.. I did rather die.. Whatever happened earlier it was Charu's fault.. But she is also a kid like us.. We definitely make mistakes.."

Krishna was suprised by Dvipat's maturity level...

Dvipat-" Please Gurudev.. Forgive her.. Her state is terrible at the moment please do not extend that pain of her by keeping her waiting.."

Krishna looked at Banasen and at Rukmini., who simply nodded at him..

Banasen-"Gurudev please go and talk to her now.. please.."

Krishna sighed though he wasn't talking with her.. There was a pang in his heart.. He wanted to explain her rather than using the hard way...

He immediately grabbed a clean cloth and a bowl of cold water.. He stared at Charu's door and knocked..Ofcourse she didn't open and had locked it.. He used his powers and the door opened automatically..

The room was messy,the windows were closed and it was all dark..Right at the corner of the bed,Charu sat.. her head was buried in her knees and she kept crying..

Krishna's eyes softened as he observed her wound from distance. He slowly went near her and sat..He placed his hand on her head and ruffled her hair.

Krishna-" Charu..."

He said it so lovingly that Charu couldn't help but cry louder..

Charu-" I AM SO SORRY PITASHREE.. I WILL NEVER REPEAT SUCH A MISTAKE! I PROMISE BUT PLEASE DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!"

She looked at him, Krishna looked at her red swollen eyes.. He pulled her into a hug trying to calm her down.. Despite that she kept mumbling to forgive her..

Krishna-"Shush Charu.. It's alright. Don't cry so much dear.. Please don't..It's okay am not mad at you anymore.."

Charu-" I Am sorry.. I-I made a bad mistake.."
Krishna-" Putri.. It's alright now but always remember jealousy is human's worst enemy.. Now show me your wound.."

She nodded,and showed her arm.. Luckily it hadn't caught infection.. Krishna gently tended it.. After wrapping a clean cloth around it he asked her..

Krishna-" You must be hungry right?"
Charu- "Yes..."

He picked her up,and went straight to the kitchen... He fed her with his hands and told her about Banasen and Dvipat's conversation earlier..

Charu wanted to talk to Banasen.. She found him in a deep sleep and didn't bother him.. She tried staying awake but started dozing to sleep..

She fell alseep,unknowingly her head touched his and she held is index finger.. Dvipat saw that couldn't help but chuckle...

An hour passed and Banasen got up,he was suprised to see his sworn enemy beside him.. He woke her up...

Banasen-"You fell alseep.. Beside me.."
Charu-" Umm yes.. Well I wanted to talk .. More like apologize what had happened earlier...Pitashree told me that you and Kumar Dvipat told him to talk to me despite what had happened.. I feel guilty.. I am sorry.."

Banasen-" Shush! Don't use that word! I absolutely hate it when my dear friend uses that word! And Charu , Do not change be the way you are! I like you this way..."

Charu turned slightly red and Once Banasen recalled what he said.. He also looked away.. Both of them were kids.. But there was something about Charu which he liked it was more than attraction..

Charu-" Thank you...Now you must take good rest and recover as soon as possible!"

She winked at it before going out of the room..

And that's where we started liking each other...haha That was the only time we fought! Never after that!"

Banasen's narration over..

Flashback ends..

Everyone were giggling over that memory...

Dvipat-" Few years after Charu also revealed her feelings and these two started getting more close to each other.. Guru Dev tried to be overprotective! Haha! That's a story for another day though.. But in the end it's all happy!"

Banasen-" Haha it used to bother me how Bharta would feel if I hang out more with Charu while he would sit ideal but now I have no worries!"

Nitya blushed and Dvipat hid himself under a blanket.. All of them talked more about their kingdoms.. Nitya wondered how Anga was... She hoped that  she would get to see the kingdom once.

The ate the remaining food and Charu and Banasen fell asleep.. They were in the same blanket and Banasen held her close to him.. The same happened with Dvipat and Nitya.. Her head touching his and hand rested on his chest..

After a while Sambh came in.. He got everyone up and they retired to their rooms....

In the next few days of Nitya's visit.. Dvipat gave her as much time as possible.. He taught her the toughest steps in Bharatnatyam.. In a cultural program held in the city of Dwarka the four of them danced in pairs..

They spent their nights talking near Yamuna river.. They didn't realise how fast a week went by... A week's separation from Nitya made Draupadi feel as if she didn't meet her for an year.. she wrote to Krishna conveying him that a few soldierswould be coming to pick her ...

Nitya was happy to go back while Dvipat sadden...

On the day she was supposed to leave Dvipat craved out a pretty heart shape and made a necklace out of it.. It was the ruby from the cave of confession.. He made with was love. Even though the shape was slightly messy she loved it...

They hugged each other before going out.. Nitya placed a kiss on his forehead...

Charu gave her a hearty hug and tried her best not to tear up.. She took all the elders blessings while the soldiers proceeded to keep her luggage..

She was saying bye to everyone when a soldier probably from Anga arrived.. It caught her attention and Rukmini gestured her to wait for a moment...

Solider-" Pranipat Maharaj!"
Krishna-" Pranipat! May I know the reason for your arrival here?"

Solider-" Maharaj, Angraj has written this for you but also told me to announce what is written in that letter.. He has requested you to give Kumar Dvipat and kumar Banasen a leave for few days.."

Krishna-" May I know the reason?"

Solider-" Ji.. The third prince of Anga Kumar Shatrunjay is getting married to the princess of kekaya kingdom, the name of the princess is Raakhi."

[ Oh my! Shatrunjay is getting married but not to Suthanu? How will she react over this news?! Well next is Hastinapur arc! Stay tuned for next chapter!]