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Arnav came to his room and removed his jewels. he kept them on the table while thinking about something. His face looked disturbed. He was thinking about what he heard from his mother.

Flashback

After dropping Khushi at the Palace, Arnav went to meet Viraj to discuss the security of the kingdom. That was when he got to know about the sudden departure of Saint Shivguru. So, he went to meet his mother to find out the reason for Saint Shivguru's sudden departure. When he came to Medha's room, he saw his sister laughing with his mother.

"Thank God, our kingdom got a brilliant daughter-in-law. Prince Aparajith will be happy in his life with Khushi. I have hope" Medha said.

Arnav who just entered Medha's room, heard the stance of Medha. He raised his brows, what made his mother think about Khushi like that? Medha and Padmakshi smiled at him.

"What are you talking about?" Arnav asked sitting next to Medha.

"Brother, go and ask Chandrika to marry you" Padmakshi chuckled.

"Whaaat?" Arnav shocked.

"Relax, even if you ask her, she won't marry you"

Arnav looked at her frowning.

"She will surely run away" Padmakshi laughed.

"Why?" Arnav frowned.

"Because we played a trick"

"What trick?"

Padmakshi told him about what they did.

"Did you guys really do that?" Arnav asked unbelievably.

They nodded yes.

"From when did you guys become smart?" he chuckled.

"The sad thing is, we are not smart but Khushi" Medha smiled.

"Khushi?" Arnav was surprised.

"Yes, this is her plan"

"Is it?" Arnav wondered.

"Yeah, I didn't expect she would be so skilled politically. I should say your choice is so so good" Medha said.

Arnav smiled.

"I heard Chandrika is getting ready to leave our Kingdom. To tell this happy news to Mother only I came here" Padmakshi said.

"She simply managed not only Chandrika but also our friendly kingdoms. I believe she will make you happy" Medha said.

"Mother, Father will be super happy if he gets to know his going-to-be daughter-in-law's plan" Padmakshi said.

"You are right. He is so worried about how to face Chandrika's father"

"Don't worry, Mother, Chandrika's father himself will console our King" Padmakshi giggled.

Medha nodded yes.

Arnav was on cloud nine. He forgot about his anger. He wanted to meet Khushi immediately and drench her with his kisses, just like she did.

"I have to go..." Arnav stood up.

"Go go, brother... go and celebrate your girl" Padmakshi teased.

Arnav left the place smilingly. He came a little far and then he remembered why he went to Medha's room. Didn't he want to know why Saint Shivguru left the palace urgently? So, he walked back to his mother's room. When he came close to her room, his legs stopped moving, hearing his mother's talk.

"You have no idea what Khushi has done to our kingdom"

"I know mother..."

"No, no one knows... we should worship Khushi for our whole life for what she did"

"What are you talking, mother?"

"You won't believe me if I tell the truth"

"What truth?"

"As per Arnav's horoscope, Arnav would have died a long ago by the poisoned arrow"

"Whaaaat?"

"Yes, Saint Shivguru could not believe he was still alive. He came here to give us his condolence only"

"Is it true?" More than Padmakshi, Arnav was shocked

"Yes, he was shocked, seeing us looking happy as he thought Arnav would have died by now"

"God..."

"He didn't understand how Khushi saved him because there is nothing in his horoscope he could know about his future because it's already ended"

"Then?"

"We said Arnav would like to marry Khushi. He readily accepted his decision because he thought that if Arnav didn't get Khushi, his life may end as he could not predict anything in his matter"

"I can't believe this"

"That was why he tried to predict something from Khushi's palm lines"

"Did he?"

"Yes, as per her palm lines, Khushi will live happily with her husband. So, if she marries Arnav, he will live long"

"This is what he talked about when he left the Palace?" Padmakshi asked.

"Yes... This is why we didn't oppose Arnav's wish. He is alive. It's enough for us. we are not ready to think anything more than that" Medha said emotionally.

"Mom, Khushi is a nice girl with morals and intelligence. Brother loves her very much. He will be happy with Khushi"

Medha nodded yes.

"Won't Saint come to Brother's marriage?"

"No... he went to attend an important Pooja at Pataliputra. He could not come back before Arnav's wedding"

"Does Brother know about it?"

"No... how could we tell him this?"

"Yes, let them live happily. They don't have to know this truth"

Medha nodded yes.

"I told you this because you should respect Khushi. being her sister-in-law, you should know about her importance in your brother's life. That's why"

"Mom, I too like Khushi. I will always respect her. Promise"

Arnav walked back silently.

Flashback ended.

This was what Arnav thinking about. Yes, Khushi saved him from the poisoned arrow. Was there so much behind this issue? Was he supposed to die by the arrow? Was he alive because of Khushi? This was why he felt like his heart might blast when she played a prank. He too saved many people so far but it must be writing in their fate. But, Khushi REWROTE his fate it seemed. She stopped the DEATH from getting close to him. How was that possible for her? it might be because of the sand clock.

Arnav removed his jewels to get change.

That was when, Khushi rushed to Arnav's room and pushed his room door without getting his permission, without minding about anything. Arnav looked at her and was perplexed. He didn't know what he felt, seeing her. She saw him standing with a bare chest but she was not in the sense to notice anything. She rushed to him and hugged him tight collapsing him from in and out.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...I won't do that again. Please don't be like this. Talk to me Arnav" she choked.

Arnav closed his eyes painfully, could not stand her plead. Cupping his face,

"I didn't mean to hurt you. I can't do that. If I hurt you, I will also eventually feel the pain"

She kissed his cheeks.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think you would be so sensitive... I would not have played with you childishly... I'm sorry"

Arnav's heart melted by her plea. She again hugged him.

"I never thought of hurting your feelings Arnav. Do you think I will touch your feelings in the wrong way?"

She didn't get an answer. Instead, she felt his arms surrounding her. He buried his face in the crook of her neck, embracing her so fondly. That was when Khushi realized he was standing topless. Khushi was perplexed. He was not suffocating by her touch on his bare body but he also hugged her with all his emotions. What happened to him? How could he bear the hug? Was not he struggling to handle her when she moved with him freely? Then how could he be not affected by her hug now?

It was because he was affected by a more sensitive matter than her hug.

"Arnav..."

No answer.

"Am I forgiven?"

Arnav looked at her and cupped her face.

"I'm not upset with you... ok?" he said softly.

Khushi sensed something was terribly wrong with him. She tried to move away, but Arnav gripped her making her bewildered.

"Are you alright?" She touched his cheek.

He nodded gently.

"I'm sorry... I..."

Cutting her,

"Do you think about something?" he asked.

"What?"

"You were so worried about PARALLEL UNIVERSE"

"Just leave it..."

"But, you didn't think of something"

"What?"

"You have already created a Parallel Universe a long ago"

Khushi got detached from his hug.

"You saved me from the poisoned arrow. That day itself you created the parallel universe"

Khushi was dumbfounded. Did Arnav get to know about his horoscope?

"Do you know what my fate is?" he asked with a painful smile.

Khushi slowly nodded no.

"As per my fate, I should die by the poisoned arrow. By saving me from the arrow, you changed my fate and at the same time, you created the parallel universe unknowingly. As per history, Prince Aparajith should have died at a young age. So, he didn't marry anyone... he didn't have kids..."

"It can't be true Arnav. As per the rule of the sand clock, I can't change anything... don't you know that?" she tried to manage.

"Maybe, I will die if you leave this era..."

Khushi gulped down.

"You would not have saved me if you had known this, right?" he asked with a teasing yet painful smile.

Without thinking of anything, Khushi slapped him.

"Stop talking rubbish..."

The next second, she caressed his cheek and said,

"I'm sorry... I slapped you"

Arnav clutched her hand.

"You can slap me... this life is yours... my soul would have mixed in the air if you had not been there for me" he kissed her palm and kept it on his cheek.

"What's all this, Khushi...?"

Khushi nodded her head, like, I don't know.

"But, I got to know something, Khushi"

"Whaaat?"

"Each and every minute of my life after you saved me from the arrow is yours..."

"Arnav, don't be emotional... it just happened..."

"Yes, it happened. According to me, you are my life savior. If I had died by the arrow, I would not have had the chance to know how cute love would be. You showed it to me, Khushi...! so, I decided to be LOYAL to you every second. Whatever it is, I'm not going to hide anything from you even though you LEAVE me"

Khushi was supposed to say something, but he stopped her, keeping his index finger on her lips.

"I know I will die if you leave me... after all, I would have died long ago..."

"Why are you talking like this, Arnav? Why would I leave you? Don't you trust me?"

"You are talking like this now... your decision may change later"

"Later? But why?"

Arnav walked to the cupboard and removed a box from that. He gave it to Khushi. She opened it and her eyes widened, seeing the SAND CLOCK.

To be continued...