A new sunrise had paved the way of return to home, to the place of actual belonging, to the place where whirlwind of affection was waiting to welcome the ones who were returning. Yes, it was the day of return for queens and Subhadra. They had started their journey and were excited as same like they were when they departed for hangout.

There Kanha had finished morning prayer with Arjun. Arjun was happy to meet Subhadra after seven days. These aren't merely seven days. Each moment of these days had it's passage through many silent eras for him. Though he had Kanha with him still he had kept the space unaffected which meant to respond the absence of his beloved.

"Looks like you don't have any sorrow that from today we won't get time with each other," Kanha complained with a sweet yet teasing smile.

"Madhav, it's not. I am just happy about her arrival," Arjun replied.

"The fact is still same, Parth. In happiness you didn't consider that now I won't be here frequently," Kanha faked sadness which made Arjun realise the truth of his words.

"Madhav, you can't be limited in memories. Your mesmerising aura acquires the souls under it's sovereignty. Being surrendered to that sovereignty isn't needed to showoff. Because that's a stability, a serene stability," Arjun explained his heart flashing Kanha a happy smile.

"You never do back out. That's the fact I appreciate about you. You have to make yourself ready to follow this next," As usual Kanha made Arjun puzzled coming back to his twisted words.

"I didn't get it, Madhav. Is there possibility of any trouble ahead?" Kanha smiled playfully yet holding seriousness.

"Possibilities can't be traced absolutely. Better we should focus on the pace of  incidents around. Soon you are going to face the next phrase. This much should be enough to make cautious person alert. Isn't it?" Kanha's words were scripting their summery in Arjun's mind.

As usual Kanha took his leave allowing his words to work.

Queens and Subhadra reached at palace before afternoon. After receiving welcome they departed to their respective places. Among them Subhadra had hurry the most, not to have rest, but to be at the place where her restlessness can be calmed. Last night she was soothed by the vibes of his love, but still eagerness was quite stubborn to be slowed down.

When reached at kitchen after being freshed Kanha was already present there arranging the stuffs for her.

"Welcome my slowdown earthquake!" This address drag Subhadra into confusion.

"Slowdown earthquake! It was only earthquake previously. Why suddenly you add this prefix?" She questioned raising her eyebrows together.

"I added this prefix due to you only," Saying this he paused to witness her reaction.

"Still didn't get it!" He laughed, but suddenly became sad too.

"What happened, Bhratashri?" She asked in a worried tone.

"Whenever you come to me after a gap you used to give me a stumbled hug. But this time you didn't. Your pace of love became slow. That's why I put that prefix before your usual name given by me. But still you didn't realise. Moreover you didn't even hit me for distorting your name which you always do when I tease you with distorted names," He told moving some steps away from her.

"I am really sorry, Bhratashri. Please forgive me," She side hugged him. Her genuine tone made him smirk from other side

"What will I get in return of my forgiveness?" He asked imitating her like she used to do when her brothers ask so.

"Anything you wish," She replied knowing that would be suitable according to her situation.

"Really? It's the rarest to get these golden words from you," He wrapped his one arm around her, squeezing her a bit.

"Nothing much. I just want a bit affection to cherish," His deep voice made her look into his eyes.

Pure urging was there. An urge to get pamper, playful time and place to rejoice. She realised it's long that they spent time together. While following schedule their siblings' time left far behind and before his words no one among them had given a thought about that. That made her eyes moist.

"What happened? Do you have intention of giving me affection in your own way? Means is it going to start with my trapping?" Asking this he looked here and there dramatically to ensure no one was watching them.

"Always the same thoughts about me!" She hit him at his back slightly and hugged him the tightest. He too reciprocated.

"I don't feel like to even think about any change regarding you. Because still you are the same Gudiya for me who had clutched my nose instead of my fingers when I took you in arms for the first time," He told while caressing her hairs which made her giggle.

"Let me help you in preparing food. You need to reach at your destination too," He told in a teasing suppressed tone, to which she nodded without giving much attention to that.

After food prepared Subhadra departed from kitchen. The mixed effect of hesitation and eagerness was rushing in her nerves. She looked up to pray for patience. In open area of garden her eyes met with the afternoon sky which was containing the scattered whiteness, the white clouds were making the scenario of sky a new one each time by floating over it.

Beauty can emerge out from scattering too, this thought made her smile, pushing burden of her thoughts briskly. Something beautiful can be occured next, this sensation pulled her into the ecstatic sailing of blush which she controlled and went ahead.

When she entered in his smile welcomed her, the same smile which care is her desired one and she had genuinely accepted that in these days.

"So, finally you are back!" He spoke making her come forward with an apology.

"No need of that, Princess. Your affection holds more importance for me than your mere one action, departing without having a talk with me," He assured her with both words and eyes, to which reciprocated happily.

She served him happily, and he started to have, taking pause in between for looking at her. After completion of lunch he urged to hear her days of hangout which she gladly accepted as she was also wished not to go back soon.

She narrated her days to him. Her narration drew some imagination in his mind, and he was busy smiling at those. Suddenly he felt that she became silent. When he turned towards her saw that she closed her eyes by leaning her back to wall.

Sun rays were falling over her golden complexion, presenting themselves towards her aura. Slow wind was flowing gathering the warmth of afternoon and being added up with the soothing sensation from clouds which used to fluctuate as giant shadow occasionally.

His trance towards her broke when he notice that the edge of her veil was moving towards her face. He tucked that behind her shoulder softly, so that wind can't disturb her veil again. But when he was taking his hand back she held it loosely due to sleepiness.

Her action made those days relive for him when his hand was in a lose position with some hands, the hands with which he was pledged for not only lifetime, but till the time life exists in any possible form.

Scene:1

It was the day he was departing from indraprastha for twelve long years of  exile. After meeting everyone when he went to Draupadi her eyes had only one question, why? Why all these happened with her? She didn't raise this question on that day when she had accepted to marry all five Pandav brothers. But today she wants the answer. When everything was settling well then why destiny again played it's foul game against them?

He too didn't have the answer. In return he held her both hands from upside making them clasped with each other in between indicating her to be strong like her clasped hands. When he started to withdraw his hands below her hands she held his hands to get his last touch for twelve years. The hands became lose gradually and he left.

Scene:2

It was the time when he had to bade farewell to ullupi. Though they both knew that one day they have to face each other opposite at the time of separation still she was struggling with her strangled emotions.

He hugged her to console. She too hugged him back, but didn't let her grief come out along with her grip. When they broke the hug again their hands became lose holding each other till a certain distance and he left.

Scene:3 

It was the day to pay gratitude towards Manipur for a indefinite time period. Gratitude for gifting Dhananjay his strength, his warrior queen, Chitrangada. She was standing calmly though a strom was developing inside her with each fraction of moment.

Before leaving he asked permission through eyes, can he? That silent question made her eyes moist in no time. It was not at all easy to give farewell to love of life when the time of his return was under the dark care of cruel time. He caressed her hairs to made her calm. Again the tale of lose hands occured and he left.

Flashback ended

He came out of flashback with a jerk. A sudden fear changed his body language abruptly.

"I won't let the history of lose hands repeat again, not for my Subhi. I wished something for me for the first time in my life. I can't afford to let that go, let her distanced from me, never," He thought to himself and held her hand tightly yet protectively.

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