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The Twenty third chapter. 

I don't own Mahabharat. 

I am sorry for the late update. 
I had practical's. 

Next update is in line! 

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Third POV 

There was a loud whistle that distracted all of the prince's from their glaring contest, they had been enjoying. And they turn to where the sound came from.

In their clear sight stood Princess Ananya, of Dwarka. The lady was wearing a green colored Lengha. It was different then what they had seen ladies wear.
She seemed to be staring at something in front of her.

"Where are you going, chicka?" Prince Karn comes to stand beside her.

"Hell." Princess Ananya replies. "Want to join?"

"Nah!" Prince Karn shakes his head. "I am too hot for it to handle."

Princess Ananya snorts in answer. "What are you tea? Calling yourself hot."

"Considering me a tea?" Prince Karn raises an eyebrow smiling at her coyly.
"Had I know better I would say that you want to have me, darling'."

"Nah! I have better standards."

"You did not mean that." Prince Karn looked aghast.

"Oh! I perfectly did." Princess Ananya says, her voice challenging.

"You made a very big mistake, darlin'." Prince Karn smirks, evilly at her and for a split- second Princess Ananya looked scared at his words.

"What do you- Ah!" Princess Ananya screams at the end as she starts to run around in circles, as Prince Karn starts to run after her.

The other Prince's who stood their fighting watched in shock; their mouth open as they see the two friends run around. One laughing while the other followed her a determined look on his handsome face.
It was such an idiotic thing to do. But still they two were doing the same, and they did not looked stupid at all.

How was that possible in this freaking world?

Princess Ananya shrieks in delight as she runs away from Prince Karn once again, this time surprisingly heading directly towards the other Princes of Hastinapur. Who had still not recovered from their shocked state.

The prince's continue to watch in shock as the two royals much older than them act like five- year- old kids. Running around pillars and circle's, using people as shields.
Weird, right? But what exactly were they supposed to in such circumstances? Nobody had before ever give them any ultimatum of such circumstance occurring, with them, occurring around them.

"How dare you!" Prince Karn screams at his best friend. Who only laughs teasingly in return.

"It is only me who can dare, Vasusen." She replies back after a minute.

Vasusen? How many names does this man, really have? The Prince's could not stop themselves from wondering about their 'uncle's' names as they hear her call him another new name.

"I am going to complain to her!" Prince Karn cries out.

"Oh really?" Princess Ananya raises her perfect eyebrow in an arch.

"Yeah, I am not joking." Prince Karn says, an underlying threat in his words.

"As if she will listen to you!" Princess Ananya scoffs.

Prince Karn stops and looks closely at his best friend. The two of them seemed to be having a silent conversation through their eyes.

Why are they so secretive?
Was the only thought that went through minds of all the young men standing there. What did they have to hide? And if it was to hide, why did they talk like this, rising another person's suspicion?

"Badi Bon? Dada?" (Elder sister, Elder brother!) Princess Subhadra's voice was what broke the silent conversation between the two best friends.

All of the Prince's turn towards where Princess Subhadra was standing along with her best friend and their sister or cousin, Princess Dushala.
Both the princess wore similar expression, they were even standing the same way, Their hands crossed on their chest. And they were glaring at their the elder people, they considered to be their siblings. 

"Were you fighting again?" Princess Subhadra stares at the two elders, not blinking even once. Princess Dushala had also fixed her glare at the two.

"Us?" Prince Karn pulled Princess Ananya towards himself, leaning an arm around her neck. "Nah! We were just ...... exercising. Yeah exercising."

Princess Ananya just stares back at her sister and newly discovered sister.

"Do you think we are idiots?" Princess Dushala questions.

"Like people think alike." Princess Ananya comments.
When the sister looks at her as if questioning her sanity, Princess Ananya simply shrugs in reply as if whatever she said made sense.

"Why are you guys standing at the gate? Is there something wrong?" Maha Mahim Bishma questions.

"We were just about to step in." Prince Karn says.
The Prince's were surprised of the fact that Princess Ananya was still in Prince Karna's hand but neither did he stood up straighter, moving a little away from her nor did Maha Mahim say anything. He simply passed it as a normal thing.

"Come on in!" Maha Mahim says as he steps into the room.
And everyone else who were standing there, followed after him, not wanting to dis- obey him or anger him.

To their utter surprise rest all of the members of the palace were already sitting out on there.
Had they been waiting for us? The prince's could not help but wonder.

"Sweetheart!" Prince Karn greets his grand mother gliding towards her.
Raj Mata Satyavati smiles brightly at the sight of her grand- son.

Prince Karn kisses her cheek as he hugs and whispers something, in- audible to the rest of them. What could he be saying? What was he talking about?
Raj Mata pulls away from the hug, nodding at the others, she sits down on the table as others follow soon after.

The breakfast began and it was kind of silent. No one was sure what they are supposed to say.

Suddenly Gandhar Raj Shakuni opens his mouth "Do you know about your real parents? The one who gave birth to you?"
He asks and most of the people look at him with a expression that said, that they were done of his antics.

It was very clear that he wanted to put some kind of fight up, and thus, he put up a question like this.

Rani Kunti felt her breath stuck in her throat as she hears the question of Gandhar Raj Shakuni. She felt a hollowness in her stomach. She could not think properly. Dread was filling her up.
What if her truth was revealed? What about her reputation? Will questions be raised on her faithfulness? Will she be thrown out of this palace?

"What did you get knowing yours?" Princess Ananya fires a question back.
She was absolutely done of this guy. His face was irritating her now.

Everybody turns to her surprised.

"No really? Tell me. What difference does it matter if he knows them or not?" Princess Ananya further asks at the surprised looks she gets.

"No, what I meant was weather he knew why his parents gave him up." Gandhar Raj Shakuni said, his voice sickly sweet.

"Mama Shree Shakuni, We Dwarka Siblings love our Mama's very much." Princess Ananya smiles at him, it looked pure evil.
They others swallow their laugh at what she implied while Shakuni's eye closed in shock. "I don't want to dis- respect you. Let's not talk about this, right?"

She said it in a tone that made it clear, not to fight further.
What kind of girl is she? Doesn't she know to respect people?

"I know, that you think, that why don't I respect elders, but I respect those who earn it." Princess Ananya says, her face portraying the seriousness of her words, without fail.

"So, what are we doing today?" Prince Kan questions in the pregnant silence.
It was all getting awkward, e wanted to dissolve the awkwardness.

"Why do not you come to the court with us today?" Raj Mata Satyavati proposes. Looking at her grand- son and other prince's of the palace.

"No!" Prince Karn pouts. "That is boring!"

Princess Ananya, sitting beside him snorts at his words. While Dushala and Subhadra roll their eyes in perfect sync.
The family of Hastinapur was weirded out of the way the two girls were acting, especially the Prince's. They were weirded out by their sister and her friend.  

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How was the update for the day? 

The were actually exercising, Ok?
Running is good for health, right?  

Do you think Karn is scared of Subhadra? And Dushala? 

Why did Maha Mahim ignore Karn and Ananya's positions? 

Shakuni opened his mouth.  

Kunti is worried ..... about her reputation. 

Ananya and her sharp tongue, shut Shakuni's. 

What do you think they will do? 

Why are the prince's weirded out of Subhadra and Dushala. 
What are these two friends up to now? 

 In the mean while, 
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 Mahabharat Tales. 
 The book of Mahabharat One Shots. 

(1485 words.) 

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