Shakuni pov
I played my move correctly by choosing karn as my pawn. Those pandavs are not even understanding what kind of pawn they have lost by their knuckle heads ,he has that charm to attract persons towards him and it makes easy for me to use him in Hastinapur politics . And more over he is a friend of Dwarikadeesh and mahamantri balram and more over Dwaraka is a powerful kingdom at present in Aryavart it will work as a ally . Hahahaha what a mastermind move proud of myself.

Kunti pov
I saw karn again in festival but he didn't even gave a glance to me , his relationship with jiji Gandhari has been so strong in just one or two days but why couldn't he be the same with me . Though I am happy for jiji and karn but I am feeling jealous and it pains in my heart when ever I hear karn calling jiji as ma and addresses me as raj Mata. I know I am at fault but seeing him in front of yet can't embrace him suffocated me . I even tried to speak about this to my sons but couldn't gather my courage what if they start hating me I will lose all my sons karn won't accept me and pandavs also will go far away from me I can't do this I won't let this happen. But I am helpless

Arjun pov
  I was furious when Duryodhan has thrown that necklace on me and tried to insult me in front of everyone , I wanted to give him a correct answer but I didn't wanted to make a scene here and if we indulge ourselves into fight it would lessened the respect towards us kurus in front of society, but when Duryodhan asked angraj I thought he would taunt me like Duryodhan but what he said just woh my mind . He supported me instead of supporting his friend . I thought he is friends with Duryodhan for throne and to live luxury of royals but he is totally different and odd.

         I have to actually say that he plays really well , don't know why but I see a bit similarity between him and me I soon brushed it of , Duryodhan was never this much close to anyone but he is affected by karn but when I saw Rajkumari Subhadra calling him as Aditya I was a bit spectacular I mean does she know him? Argh this guy is such a flirt oh no she is blushing seriously. I am jealous now I know many princesses like me and Nakul but karn is also not less than anyone he has way to attract everyone towards him

     Oh I think he have a strong relation with Dwaraka brothers the way they have sent him gifts but what is meant by b-o-s-s . And that weird instrument what was that gu-itar it looks like sitar only but a bit different and it's tunes are also different. Song which he sung was quite different and i think he sang to impress Rajkumari and even she was feeling shy I don't know why but I am burning in jealousy but why ?

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All guests retired to their rooms , shon was sleeping in Karn's room , so he decided to spend some time with Gandhari in way he grabbed three Kauravas with him to Gandhari's chamber . Duryodhan, dushasan and vikarn were dragged by karn to Gandhari room when they were passing by the corridors they were confused by his behaviour a bit but till now they got to know he is crazy .

They asked permission to enter the room , when they entered they saw Gandhari was with sughada discussing about something .

"Ma ap kuch kam mein hai kya" karn asked her "nahi putr why do you all have any work with me" Gandhari asked them

"Why simply can't we come to see our mother is this a crime if so then we are going" Aditya said again dragging them back . Those three were looking at him like an alien what was the need to drag them into all this they were happily going to sleep but this guy

"Arey putr karn ruko mein tho bas puch rahi hu Duryodhan, dushasan aur virkarn tab hi mere khaksh mein ate hai jab unhe koi kam ho isilye pucha tha tumse ki koyi kam hai" Gandhari reasoned her words

"Ma first call me Aditya I would like to you to call me by the name and next I was getting bored shon was peacefully sleeping I didn't want to disturb him and why do I need a reason to spend time with my mother and my friends, I this busy life we have to find time to ourselves and for our family right" he said moving towards Gandhari and hugging her from back and keeping his head on her shoulder with a smile making Gandhari smile to she caressed his face slowly

"Now you three why are you standing there like pillars do you all need a special invitation come here" Aditya pulled them three into hug with Gandhari they never had a experience like this , Gandhari was so happy looking all of them like this

"Now I am getting bored let's talk or play something" Aditya said making Gandhari sit on bed and he sat on ground keeping his head on her lap

"What will we play mitr" Duryodhan asked exchanging glances with dushasan and Vikarn "revealing about your Gurukul days or any special moments and mata you too have to tell us about your child hood" Aditya asked them all of them nodded and sat beside karn Duryodhan on left of Gandhari on bed dushasan sat on right of Gandhari on bed where as virkarn sat down with karn

Gandhari sensed fulfilment in her sensing her children around. Sughada was smiling seeing new change in atmosphere of Gandhari's room "maharani now give me permission to leave" she asked Gandhari she nodded with a smile but was stopped by karn

"Kaki where are you leaving" he asked sitting in same posture "angraj it's inappropriate for me to stay here and invading  private family time of royals" she said bowing her head a little and polite manner

"Royal?? But I can't see any royal here kaki, here I can just see a mother with her four sons no princes no king or no queen. And are you not our family I have called you Kaki that means you don't consider me as your son" he asked her blinking his eyes repeatedly and with innocent face seeing him Duryodhan, dushasan and virkarn bursted into fits of laughter

Sughada was tongue tied she tried to reason but couldn't form words to she was never treated as part of their family by anyone except Gandhari but even their relationship strained by one incident from then they have lost their connection as best friends there was most formal conversations between them .

Gandhari understood her inner turmoil she smiled a bit and asked her to stay when she was going to sit down karn made her sit on near by couch

"So let's start from youngest vikarn you start" karna advised him he thought for sometime and turned towards dushasan and gulped a bit "I want to confess one thing bhrata Duryodhan that day on Gurukul I was the one who placed frogs on you when you were sleeping and I placed that blame on bhrata dushsan you beat him without any reason" vikarn said holding his ears dushsan ran to catch him both ran whole room making other three chuckle Duryodhan stood up and caught vikarn grabbed his neck under his hand

"You idiot because of you I have beat him without any reason" Duryodhan scolding while laughing to himself "you fraud I didn't even knew that I was getting punished for what and again you came near me and asked me what happened as if don't know anything giving me sympathy" dushsan yelled and beat him the same way how Duryodhan bet him before

"Mata save me from these monsters"Vikarn escaped from there and sat beside Gandhari hugged her close
"Enough you both don't trouble him more and you don't do this sort of things again" Vikarn nodded his head Duryodhan and dushsan sulked a bit

"Vikarn get up this is my seat" Duryodhan growled looking him sticking to Gandhari as leech and dushsan immediately occupied other without giving Duryodhan any chance. Duryodhan sighed and sat other side of Gandhari's feet seeing him sulking Vikarn struck him tongue out . Karn by the time became red laughing rolling on floor

"Enough mitr now dushsan do you need to confess anything else like Vikarn" Duryodhan asked him pointedly he gulped a bit and shook his head in "no bhrata nothing is there for me to confess except the part I have booked you near Gurumata for stealing food" last part he mumbled to himself which was heard to Gandhari and karn who were trying to not to laugh

"Mitr now your turn" Aditya said making him a bit stiff "well once bheem was eating all the laddoos made by gurumata without giving to anyone I was a bit angry on him so I sneaked some from there ate half of it and placed in way so that Nakul and sahadev could find it when they were eating bheem saw that and gave them a nice beating and I was witnessing everything by sitting on top of the tree" Duryodhan said rubbing him back neck

"I thought all of you were not use in entertainment but you also have a bit craziness in you" Aditya said "we have a bit craziness but not totally crazy like you mitr don't change the topic now it's your turn" Duryodhan said firmly

"Well I my Gurukul days were full of punishments and Beatings from my Gurudev, at least guru dron used to call you by your names but I was called useless this was my name which my Gurudev used to call even when some or the other guests would come to ashram he used to address me as useless fellow do this do that . On my first day itself he made me run whole ashram ten times as warm up and during practice he used to wash me as if he is washing clothes especially when I was practising unarmed combat with him listening his voice itself gives me shivers his shout would make me faint even now thinking about him gives me goosebumps but nevertheless he used to be free and care for me as the same way I could speak anything to him regarding anything sometimes even I don't know what I speak with him but he never says he is bored or irritated by my talks and bared my silly doubts for 10 years even if I have done some mischief he would easily got to know as I am the only one in the ashram I used to draw his pictures on stone with two big teeth and horns though I got beaten for that he used to laugh with me and draw with me some crazy stuff" he said remembering his days with his teacher which were tiresome with fun including

"Oh looks like you miss those days a lot Aditya" Gandhari said caressing his hair " a lot ma when I said this to Gurudev that I didn't want to leave his place he said he will give me a sling shot so that I could fall here in Hastinapur directly I should have agreed to that wouldn't had to waste my time and energy all in coming to Hastinapur from Mahendragiri" he said making all of them laugh Gandhari shook her head hearing to karn

"Now your turn mata what mischiefs have you done when you were young" dushsan asked her but aditya fake gasped "ma he is calling you old" Aditya said making Gandhari snap her head towards dushsan "I haven't said in that mata" dushsan said "then what do you mean by 'when you were young' part dushsan" Aditya asked him

Gandhari pulled his ears "do I look like old person to you dushsan what did you mean by when you were young" she asked showing fake anger "well ma I wanted say when you were at our age" he said rubbing his ears which were red by now " I am just 17 years elder to you idiots" she making him frown a bit

"Then why did you marry at young age in this way you were just 15 to 16 when you married pitashree right" vikarn asked her making her frown a bit "I was bound to putr if I didn't then my kingdom would have been destroyed and I would have lost my family but look now I lost my family even after getting married" she said in a low voice Aditya clenched his. Duryodhan and other three felt bad about that

"Now let's not remember about bad days angraj you know in Gandhar there used to be a small and crazy girl who used to his all the weapons of her brothers for making them agree to play with her" sughada tried to change the topic Aditya and other seemed it a bit interesting and turned towards her where as Gandhari faced palmed herself

"Oh looks like we know this naughty girl Kaki" Aditya turning towards Gandhari "they have inherited your craziness ma all claim me to be crazy but I don't think they have seen my mother's craziness am I right or am I right" he said earning a smack on his head from Gandhari "ouch don't strain your soft palms ma it will get hurt hitting me" Aditya making her smile

"Kaki say more about mata's childhood" dushsan asked her in excitement "well she was pampered by all the members of her family being youngest and only princess of Gandhar most craziest person she used ask different different questions every minute sometimes she used to ask why I am a human why I am not born as bird or any other creatures? Why earth is round? Why does earth and other planets revolve around sun only why not around moon? Many more" sughada said making all of them chuckle

"Ha all have said to me till now I ask weird questions but my mother is expert in asking weirdest questions" Aditya mumbled to himself but audible enough to all persons present there all of them laughed listening to him

"Enough sughada you were no less than me don't forget that girl who used to sneak out of the palace to just eat her favourite desert and used to brought me some , and don't forget you were the one who used to help me in hiding my brothers weapons and there are many more so shut up no more spilling beans though Duryodhan , dushsan and Vikarn won't tease us but this another son of mine won't leave this opportunity" she said patting Aditya who was already yawning

"Putr go and sleep in your room you all are looking sleepy dear" Gandhari said making all of them nod negatively "we want to stay here tonight mata" all of them said at once she smiled and asked them to all to sit on bed she adjusted herself on the head rest dushsan leaned on her left shoulder where as Vikarn on left shoulder. Duryodhan and karn occupied her lap and slept in minutes

A lone tear escaped from her eyes wetting her blindfold, she felt complete as a mother today sughada was happy seeing Gandhari happy and her relation with Gandhari was blooming again , she smiled and asked her permission to leave which she accepted with a smile

After departure of sughada, another person entered the room to meet seeing karn sleeping in her lap like baby her heart clenched. She was going to go away but Gandhari stopped her "what happened kunti do you have any work" Gandhari asked in a bit low voice not to disturb her sons but before Kunti could answer another person dashed into the room

"Mata this is unfair you are giving all your love to your sons nothing is left to me" dushala pouted seeing her brothers occupied all the space left around her "don't yell dushala these sulking babies just slept know after making whole room a mess let them or else they will grab everyone's sleep away and once can you look after shon dear he is sleeping in Aditya's chamber if possible stay near him" she asked dushala she pouted and said yes and went away

"Kunti you tell dear what happened" "nothing jiji I just came to see you but you take rest jiji I will talk to you at morning" Kunti said and went away from there . Gandhari found a bit vulnerability in her voice but before she could ask her she observed movements on her lap Duryodhan was squirming listening to the sounds. She kept her hand on his head and hummed a song to make him drift into his sleep again

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Neend nagar ka sapna batohe

Dhundhe re palko ki chhaiya
Chanda ki chaadar taare bichhona
Komal si badal ki shaiya

So jaa pyare raaj dulare
Lori sunaye teri maiya
So jaa pyare raaj dulare
Lori sunaye teri maiya

Neend nagar ka sapna batohe

Ab chhode palko ki chhaiya

Chanda samete apna bichhona
Sooraj dhundhe apni chhaiya
Jukjaa pyare raaj dulare
Mukhda chume teri maiya
Jukjaa pyare raaj dulare
Mukhda chume teri maiya

Jeevan kaha itna saral

Har mod hai shatru prabal
Amrut ki jo chaah tujhe
Peena hoga harpal garal
Shakti ki chaah ki agni prabal
Naa de jala kar dena swaha

Maata ki aanchal ki chhaya mein rehna
Na aana tu shatru ki
drashti ki chhaya mein
Drashti ki chhaya mein
Drashti ki chhaya mein

Jeevan dagar ka chhota sa panthi
Chalta hai din ho ya raina
Atkhedi teri mujhko hasale
Tak tera hai maa ke naina

Paana hai tujhko
Jo koi na paaye
Aashish de tujhko
Teri maiya

Paana hai tujhko
Jo koi na paaye
Aashish de tujhko
Teri maiya..

All four of them smiled listening her melodious voice and went into dream land in pleasure. All of them buried their heads deep into her neck and lap slowly sleep overtook her .........

One mother was enjoying pleasure of taking care for her child where out was distressed to even accept her child

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