Kanha proceeded ahead with food plate, and reached to Arjun. Arjun greeted him being surprised after noticing food plate in his hands. Kanha smiled over Arjun's expected expression as if got something pleasant after a long.

"What happened, Parth? Aren't you happy with my presence? I know I am not expected here at this time. But at least I deserve a better shade of surprised expression than the one with which you welcomed me," Kanha told in a fake disappointed tone which made Arjun concerned in a half effective way.

He was feeling guilty for his reciprocation towards his best friend as what Kanha stated about his facial expression was true. Secondly he wasn't unaware of Kanha's playfulness about his statement.

"The one whose presence always grace petrified hearts with pleasant vibes how can I be unhappiness with his presence? My expression which you sensed as unhappy was just my indulgence in curiosity which got a bit more intense without any intension, Madhav. It's totally unintentional," Arjun cleared the actuality of his action. But the disappointed expression was still same over Kanha's face.

"Now my value is going down in area of your vividness," Saying this Kanha looked in other direction.

Arjun understood that he can't able to convince Kanha with simple words. So he composed some lines in his mind, and decided to recite those for Kanha.

Each life needs air
You made it affection for me
Each existence has it's toughness
You made that tender for me
Among all shadows
Among all shades of seriousness
Among all storms of severity
There's an another S too
Away from all these
Affective on all these
That's serenity
And your smile made me to afford that

Kanha couldn't deny his smile to appear after reciting of this poem by Arjun's loving voice.

"You also deal so well with words, Parth. I love heartily words, especially I have special liking for poems. Though this fact isn't known widely still it's true that the embellishment of words in stanzas of poem has it's share in my solace," Kanha's compliment made Arjun chuckle with the thought that the one who's the soul of solace admitting the credit of stanzas of poems in his solace.

"Today both me and Gudiya prepared butter. So, I thought to bring it for you myself. The taste of butter increases into multiple folds for me if I have company of any friend. It reminds me of days in Vrindavan," Kanha whispered the last line not audible to Arjun.

"Yes, it's long that we didn't have butter together. My likeness towards butter only have your name as a reason, Madhav!" Arjun didn't get attentive towards the last line said by Kanha due to his excitement. Kanha smiled at him.

Both started to feed each other, and enjoyed their time. After lunch Kanha took rest there for sometimes. Arjun was fanning him for his comfort.

"Parth, you don't need to fan me. Better you caress my hairs for sometimes. More than comfort I prefer care for me," Kanha told to Arjun which made his eyes slightly wet with affection of Kanha towards him.

The Lord who's always compassionate towards his devotees to no extent, who's beyond embrace of each emotions, he was offering the ecstasy of serving him to Arjun too closely, too intimately. The wave of this thought was making Arjun to cherish that moment numerous times while following Kanha's words.

In evening Subhadra came to Arjun for evening prayer. She found his smile glowing with a new spark. She sensed the reason behind it as the gracious time of Kanha's company was complimenting the carefree side of his smile over his face. Subhadra recognized it. Except of the reciprocation of smile nothing much happened at that time as Subhadra had to join the function. But before going she assured him through eyes that she will come back in right time.

After sometimes as Subhadra promised she returned back with dinner in it's usual time.

"How was the function, Princess?" Arjun asked making her smile wider at him.

"It was fabulous. I had an enjoyable time there despite occasional leg pulling session," She chuckled at the end of her reply.

Her mention about leg pulling made him remember his siblings time. So didn't give any response to her reply. Subhadra always reminds him of his family time with her words, gestures and activities. But she never let that reminisce resulted into missing family for him. He was adoring this fact about Subhadra.

"Where are you lost?" She snapped her fingers in front of him to get his attention.

"I was thinking whether you were only tackled or had toughness in tackling others in the teasing session," He told to divert her attention which made her wonder that even he was also teasing her.

"We shouldn't talk much while having food," She told this in attempt of stopping further conversation which could have made his teasing intense for her.

He chuckled internally over her this action. He completed his food. After that she informed about her departure as her sister in laws told her not to make delay. He nodded at her words as he was aware of the importance being together with dear ones during celebration.

"I wanna ask you a certain question. So, wishing your presence a bit more earlier tomorrow," He said when she turned to leave.

"Certain question! What's that? You can ask me now also," He was enjoying her curiosity, but decided not to let her feel that.

"No, not now. Firstly your family is waiting for you, and secondly I don't want to do injustice with the importance of my question by asking you in this hurried time," Along with curiosity now confusion also joined to his enjoyment from her side.

Without asking anything she went away. But his words has gripped over her thoughts as expected. She was wondering over his words with curiosity, confusion and at last but not least with excitement. But her excitement was enveloped by those previously said feelings, not to make her recognize it's existence. After all pleasant vibes aren't affordable without paying it's value in terms of proper efforts.

Like always morning made it's way out of the mask of darkness. Arjun was waiting to see all the expected expressions of his statements over Subhadra's face. Especially he was eager to see her excited. It was too long when he noticed it for the last time, when they both were having stroll in afternoon after the mild drizzling of that day.

He smiled remembering how the excitement had lightened up her whole face while narrating her childhood incidents to him. That childish excitement was too splendid in front of any sight for him. So, he was hopeful and happy at the same time to get that again in his name, solely in his name.

In between of his thinking she arrived, and what he saw that pulled out his lost self from his world with a jerk. She was looking dull with utter sadness. Her lethargic eyes were indicating about her sleepless night. He became shocked at this unexpected.

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