Vrikodar blinked his eyes open, "Swami." A voice called again, her groaned as he blinked his eyes open, "Hidimbi?" He asked confused, why was she waking him up? Where was Panchaali? "I have removed your clothes. Please wake up and get ready." She whispered as her cheeks tinted red, he pushed himself off the bed, all his sleep vanished as a slow fury and annoyance began to build. "Where is Panchaali priye?" He asked, his voice deadly calm, "She just went to wake up Jyest, gave me this aarti ki thaali and said that I should give you the aarti, and help you get ready." she whispered as she shuffled from one feet to another nervously, she could sense his anger as she bowed her head, she honestly didn't want to do all this because in the short span that they had married she never did all this for him.

"Are you angry with me?" She asked nervously, she felt a hand on her cheek, he sighed as he looked down at her, "You never did this before remember?" He asked, his voice soft, she nodded, "This things are what I and Panchaali do, her waking me up, her helping me get ready, her giving me the morning aarti the way you and I would always take a morning walk, than have our little competition of eating, those are things that I do with you. Would you ever want someone else competing with me in eating or taking those morning walks with me?" He questioned, he didn't want to hurt her emotions so he tried his best to make her understand, "No arya." She whispered, she genuinely had no intentions of taking Panchaali's time from Vrikodar, "In the similar manner this are things  that I do with Panchaali. I can't let anyone else do this things for me, it's either her or no one. Another thing, only you can call me swami, no one else can and the same applies for me being called arya, that right is solely reserved for Panchaali." He whispered as she nodded in understanding and gave him a bright smile, "I am sorry, I really had no intentions of taking Panchaali's rights." She whispered, guilt palpable in her voice. He smiled and gave her a hug, "You go get Ghatotkach ready." He stated as he let her go, she nodded and smiled leaving the room.

The fury blazed hard in his chest as he marched out of the room and to the private floor of the Pandavas and Panchaali, he searched the rooms of all his brothers she wasn't there, next was his room but still no clue of her, he froze as he heard the sounds of some daas and daasis, he marched there and as expected there she stood in her light blue lehnga, as she guided everyone to arrange the room, "Panchaali?" He called out,his voice emotionless, "Oh arya! You're here?" She asked as she turned around, she moved towards him with a smile on her face, "What do you think? Would Hidimbi jiji like this room?" She questioned as she pointed at the room, he gritted his teeth, Hidimbi's room on their private floor? The floor where no one entered except the Pandavas and her? Their sacred heaven and she wants to bring another person in? His fury knew no bounds as his eyes burned with anger, "Ekaanth!" Shouted Bheem, his anger filled shout had everyone jumping in fear before they all rushed out closing the door behind themselves, he held his silence till he was sure that everyone was out of his ear shot.

"Where is your chudamani?" He gritted the words out, she snapped out her shock as fear sipped in her heart as she noticed the anger, he moved towards her as she moved back till her back pressed against the wall, she lowered her eyes on the ground as she could hear her blood pump faster in her body, his anger sparked a fear in her. "Where?" He questioned, knowing very well why wasn't she wearing it, "Ev...every morning you put it today too i was waiting... "  she was cut off by him, "Why not let my other brothers put it on? Aren't they your husbands too?" He gritted out making her heart thump louder in her chest, "Because it is your right." She whispered lowly, "Oh so you can't let anyone take my right but can sure hand out your rights to Hidimbi like they are some useless thing?" He shouted as he gripped her shoulder and pressed her hard between himself and the wall, he could feel her tremble but he held in the urge to hug her because what she did was wrong. Tears filled her eyes as she looked up at him,"Answer me!" He shouted making her sob, "And what is this? This floor is specially reserved for you and us pandavas, if we wanted her everyone, why even make this place forbidden to enter to all? Even our children's room are not here on this floor and you are adding Hidimbi here? This is not about her rights, this is about you giving up yours. I understand that you don't want to make her feel left out but this floor will be forbidden even our children to stay, even mata doesn't enter here because everyone in the damn family knows that this is where their limits begin, this is where us begin, this floor is the sacred place of our union, our marriage, the world's most unusual marriage between six, and you dared  to think to let another person in? Hidimbi is here to take her place, NOT to REPLACE you in MY DAMN LIFE!" He shouted as he looked down at his wife, tears were trailing down her cheeks as she sobbed.

"I didn't get an answer angel, is it clear? What has been yours STAYS yours, dare give those things to someone else and I'll personally see to it that you regret everything you did!" He threatened as he looked down at her, "She's my first wife, the one I married before I met you, it was an union of compulsion that later gave birth to love but don't forget, our union was a choice, a choice that you and I both made, a choice that you, I and my brothers made, this union for me is as pure as ganga, dare let anyone and I mean anyone in this union, I will not just shred that person, doesn't matter if it's my goddamn first wife, however, I'll make sure princess that all this rights that you hold as a queen to make this changes are stripped off you and all you will be left is our wife, in this floor, a prisoner. No meeting others and no one else meets you. Just us and you, like it is supposed to be. So don't push me my girl, for I promise I will do that." His voice was low, and was full of promises that had her shuddering in pleasure as she looked up at him, he gripped her hair in a harsh grip as he made her look up at him, her eyelids were lowered hiding her beautiful eyes from him, "Look at me wifey." He commanded making her heart beat erratically as she slowly looked up at him, his soulful brown eyes classing with her deep dark ones, "Do you understand?" He questioned threateningly. She nodded, "Words baby girl." He mumbled as his breath fanned on her lips, "Yes arya." She whispered, her heart beat wildly in her chest as he lowered his lips on hers and sealed it, "You won't be leaving this floor for the next two weeks. No contact with anyone except your husbands." He whispered as he looked at her in the eyes, "But arya..." She protested, "Yes this is your punishment." He whispered as he claimed her lips making all her senses fly out of the window as she completely forgot about the argument and lost herself in his touch.

He kissed his way down to her neck making her arch her back in him as the pleasure sparks zinged through her body, "Arya." She moaned as she clutched her hands on his forearms, he just groaned and continued his kissing, her soft skin felt like silk under his touch, he sucked and bit on her collarbone leaving his mark on her skin.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him, "You drive me crazy my little angel."  He whispered as he bit her ear, making her moan, a fire burned in the pit of her stomach as butterflies fluttered in her chest, where ever he touched, he left a burning need in his wake. Her mind grew hazy as all she could now focus on was his touch on her, his lips creating a magic that she could never forget.

His mind was in chaos as he walked to the bed with her, he didn't know how but she, the one he loved the most always seem to get on his nerves, she somehow managed to make him lose his temper, but he also loved claiming her, showing her how much he loved her, how much he needed her, no one, no one can take her place in his life, he didn't know how to make her realise that the way he loved her, he can't love another. That was just not possible. She was his, had been since their very childhood, how can he ever love another the way he did her? Maybe for this he'll be punished in hell but that was reality of his love, Hidimbi was his love but Panchaali was his life there was no way around this, sure Panchaali had to share his heart with Hidimbi but his soul, it belonged to her and no one else, she ruled his soul, she was the only woman who ruled him completely, who owned him, she was the only woman in front of whom Vrikodar Bheem bowed, his Malini.

"I love you so much my girl." He whispered as he laid her on the bed with complete care and love, his eyes shining with the adoration that he held for his beautiful wife, "I love you so much arya." She whispered, her voice laced with all the love that she held for her as her cheeks turned a beautiful shade of pink, he smirked smugly, still so innocent.

"Kiss me." He teased as her cheeks turned crimson, "Come on Panchaali don't think I haven't noticed, since the day we have married its always us who initiate any intimate gesture. Now be an darling and kiss me." He stated smugly making her eyes widen before she blushed harder, he was enjoying this, "Come on.." he whispered in her ear sensuously, his voice grew huskier as he looked down at her, "Kiss me Panchaali." He said softly as he began leaving open mouthed kisses on the length of her neck making her fist his angvastr, "arya please." She pleaded as he teased her with his kisses, making her forget all about the present and lose herself in him, "I say kiss." He whispered as he lifted his head, she looked up at him hesitantly as he looked down at her, her breath came in short pants as her heart beat violently in her chest as she brought her lips closer to his, he watched as she blushed, her eyes lowered before she hesitantly moved her head ahead and pressed her lips to his, unlike his kiss, hers was delicate, more hesitant as she slowly moved her lips, he laid on his back pulling her atop him, giving her the upper hand, he wanted to see what his little angel would do, he wanted to let her explore.

He felt a soft tongue on lips, hesitant, unsure, he opened up to her, urging her to explore him, explore their relationship with each other, the trust that they held for one another, the love that bound them as one, her hand played with his hair, he liked her touch, her kiss was just like her, delicate, hesitant but oh so sweet. Her addictive taste had him gripping her waist tightly, trying to push down the urge to slam her on the back and take her, her delicacy and sweetness was awakening the beast that hid in him, one that only came out when he was way too furious and whenever he did come out he only created chaos, but this was Panchaali, the woman had the capacity to reckon in the monster that monster in him, he was afraid that if he let him loose, she'll be scared,for the beast in him was savage.

His innocent princess couldn't handle him, his hand travelled to her hair, her long hair that were free and surrounded her like an halo, making her look all the more beautiful, "Panchaali." He moaned as his hands did the quick work of her odhni, he trued undoing her blouse, but the damn thing just won't come off, she giggled as she saw him struggle, he got frustrated and pulled at the soft material, it tore making her gasp. "Arya that was my favorite lehnga." She complained, "I'll buy you a damn new one." He said as he slammed his lips against hers, as he fisted what remained of the once blouse and threw it on the ground. His hands did a fast work of her lehnga and thew it on the floor, all the while kissing her.

"I love you." He whispered as he claimed her lips, "I love you more arya." She whispered as he caressed and massaged her curves, making the fire in her burn brighter as he made her his. . .

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Nakul decorated Panchaali's room with all the little diyas as Sahadev set the mattresses on the ground in a corner like a huge make shift bed. Yudhisthir came in with Prativindh in his arms as Bheem carried in the twin babies.

"Where is Panchaali?" Asked Yudhisthir as he looked around the room, "She's changing into something light." Nakul said as he took Printha from Bheem, they had decided to have a family night, as Panchaali had been very upset regarding Arjun, they were trying their best to hold her together, to distract her and to some extent they were succeeding but being away from Arjun was taking a toll on her and they could see it.

They missed Arjun too, he was their brother, in every walking moment they thought about her but they can't be sad, or else it would affect their wife, Sahadev has already talked about her delicate condition in this pregnancy, her body is straining itself to manage the three children and their powerful energy sources, she was struggling and they in this moment wanted to be her strength not her weakness.

The pandavas snapped out of their thoughts as they heard the soft jhankar of her delicate payal, their eyes moved to her, she wore a cream lehnga, the material was soft enough, weightless and was plane with silver embroidery. The blouse she wore was more like just a silk cloth that was bound behind her back, her odhni was see through, they could almost see everything, her hair were set free in soft ringlets as sindur sat proudly in her maang, her mangalsutr resting in her neck, her toe rings and wedding rings in place as her chudamani sat proudly on her head, that was all she wore and yet she managed to make them forget everything. The pandavas bit back a groan as their heart throbbed.

Nakul like always couldn't hold back and moved to her, his head nuzzling her neck, as he wrapped his arms around her waist, "You look ravishing." He whispered, as he bit her neck making her hiss, "bad arya." She admonished playfully making him growl, "Don't play with fire little girl." He warned his eyes burning with desire, "arya please let me go." She whispered halfheartedly, she wanted nothing more than to be in his arms but she also wanted to spend sometime with other. "And Why would I do that?" He teased as he tightened his arms around her, "Arya." She pleaded, "fine but later you're mine." He stated as he kissed her forehead and wrapped his arm behind her waist as he guided her to the mattress.

"He slept?" She questioned as she saw her eldest offspring resting on Yudhisthir's arms, her hand moved to his head as she softly caressed the head of her son's head, adoration and love shining in her eyes,  Yudhisthir nodded as he cupped her cheek with one hand and kissed her forehead. "You look fabulous." He complimented making her blush, "Utterly edible." Whispered Sahadev, making her blush harder, she moved to sit on the center of the mattress, her bed resting against the loads of pillows and cushions that Nakul had placed near the back wall. Sahadev sat on her one side and Yudhisthir on the other laying their son on his chest as he rested his head on her head sideways as she laid her head on his shoulder.

Bheem and Nakul laid their heads on lap as they hugged her waist, "I missed this." Sahadev stated, "You have no idea, how much I did." Nakul agreed, "Not more than me." Bheem added, "I missed this as well." Yudhisthir whispered as he patted his wife's head.

Panchaali's heart squeezed as she missed Arya Arjun, he was constantly on her mind, like the shadow that followed her, his absence hurt her more than she expressed, tears burned in her eyes as one of the precious moments flashed in front of her eyes. When they had got married.

She pushed it all down as she knew that if she thought more about it she might end up crying and she had promised him that no matter what happens she won't cry till he is here.

"I have something for you all." She said as she shook her head trying to get rid of everything that was going on in her head, "And what is that?" Sahadev asked as everyone looked at her curiously, "Arya please pass me that bag." She whispered as she pointed at the bag, Nakul nodded as he stretched his hand and wrapped his hand around the bag before passing it to her, she nodded a thanks as she opened it and passed them each a rectangular box. The pandavas looked at it curiously, as they opened it, inside it lay the statues that she had brought from the market of Viratgadh with Arjun.

The pandavas smiled as they each gave her a hug, tears glazing their eyes, she smiled knowing that they liked it, what else did she require other than this? Happiness of her family.

"Hm today really is the best day Bhraatashree, first this beautiful dress and now the gifts. Are we missing something?" Nakul teased, "Oh so you really like the dress so much? Maybe I'll wear it someday for an outing." She teased back, the pandavas hold on her tightened as a wave of possessiveness unfurled in their chest, "Some sites are reserved only for us and this is one of them." Yudhisthir whispered, possessiveness lacing his words as he kissed her lips harshly making her forget how to breath. His words had her heart thumping wildly in her chest, "If you want rivers of blood to flow, than please do so. Seeing you like this is only our right. For I promise you little flower if ever a man's gaze fell on you when you were anything but your modest clothes, they will face death." Sahadev's words were laced with seriousness, as his voice was filled with dark promises that had her heart thumping wildly in her chest. "A few things that only we can do are like touching your hair, or your odhni, if ever another man's hands dared touch this long tresses I promise my love I'll wash your  hair with the blood from his chest, that I'll rip open with my bare hands, and drink their blood. The hand that ever dared to touch your odhni with wrong intentions will be ripped by me from it's very socket. A death worse that ever noticed before shall fall on the man who ever tried to harm you, each I eye that ever looked at you in the wrong way shall forever be shut." Bheem growled, he could feel the beast in him surface as he uttered the words, promising her something that he knew he wouldn't hesitate to do, that he will do it.  She froze as she heard the dark promise by him, her heart beating erratically in his chest, "you my love are our most sensitive part,one wrong move and we won't hesitate to do a war, to destroy the whole of the Aryavart. "  Nakul added, his eyes burning with an intensity that had her gulping, "Arya..." she called out scared, Sahadev wrapped his hand in her hair and slammed his lips against hers, "It's our promise to you. . ." Whispered Yudhisthir in her ear,his words cold and sharp as she shivered in fear seeing this new side of her aryas. What was this side of her aryas? She wondered as her husband ravished her lips. . .

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