The palace of Dwarka was all silent in front the furious figure whose eyes were burning with anger. Anger which was strengthened by agony had absorbed the normalcy of air. Volcano was verifying it's the power before bursting out so that not even an inch could be spared from destruction.

"What the hell are you saying?" Dau roared after receiving the news of abduction.

"What were you doing when all these happened? Did he spell some magic over all of you to stand still and to watch his moves? Since when the soldiers of Dwarka became this much weak to return with the news of being unsuccessful?" Soldiers were trembling at dau's words.

"We didn't expect him to show this kind of audacity. Surely he's not any sage," Satyaki, a prominent Yadav warrior expressed his doubt.

"I am not bothered about his identity. Because I am going to wipe his existence," Dau's anger was at the peak while stating this.

"Arya, what dau is saying?" Satyabhama asked to Kanha in a low voice.

"Let me say dau to repeat his words so that you can hear properly," Satyabhama pulled Rukmini nearer to handle Kanha's banter.

"Arya, instead of convincing dau you are enjoying the situation!" Rukmini exclaimed in a complaining manner.

"Because he's impossible and unbelievable. That's why," Nagnajiti answered to Rukmini's exclamation.

"What an understanding, Priye! I will compliment you better in our private time," Naganajiti couldn't control her blush amidst the tensed situation.

"Arya, won't you intervene? Will you let bhrata Arjun be punished without any fault?" Jambavati was worried imagining the worst if dau wasn't stopped.

"The love story which has your favour how that can be failed to be completed?" Everyone one was eager to hear Kanha as Kalindi was getting emotional. This was something which Kanha never could resist.

"Let dau's anger come out. Then only it will be easy to make him cool down," Sisters kept quiet after realising Kanha's reason.

"He had attacked over our decency. He had challenged our power. He must be punished," Kritvarma, a commander of army spoke increasing everyone's anger towards Arjun.

"Kanha, why are you silent? Don't you think that disguised guy deserve punishment?" Dau's question made each stare focused on Kanha.

"Before punishing him let's confirm
his offense, dau!" Everyone wondered that what is left to be confirmed about.

"What do you mean certainly?" Without caring dau's anger filled voice Kanha went towards guards.

"During abduction who was driving chariot?" Kanha asked the question which was about to shock everyone after being answered.

"It was princess Subhadra," One among the guards answered.

"Do you know what are saying? Are you all even in your senses?" Dau shouted making the guards look down.

"Did everyone hear? It was Gudiya who was driving chariot. The one who was accused as abductor is the one who was abducted in real. Now whom should we punish?" Thoughtfulness was ruling over each mind after this question.

"What had you done? I know it can't be she alone. Don't try to escape. The way you made the truth come to front that is indicating you are the master mind behind this incident," Dau figured out Kanha's contribution in no time after his interference.

Then Kanha narrated the whole story since his meeting with Arjun till the present time.

"He was Arjun!" Vasudev exclaimed with mixed emotions.

"This much had been going on in these days, and we were ignorant about the feelings of our daughter being her mothers!" Devaki was in guilt for being ignorant about the time when her daughter was sad, and she wasn't there to soothe her.

"Wherever I discussed about her marriage, you and arya forbade me. Considering a grown up girl as a child isn't good after a certain extent," Rohini side hugged Devaki to console her.

"You are right, Mata. In her affection maybe I treated her as my acquisition. I didn't ask her opinion. But I didn't tell yes either to Duryodhan considering her freedom to chose her life partner. She could have expressed her wish before me, couldn't she?" More than glistening eyes dau's cracked voice was conveying his sorrow.

"Dau, sometimes words aren't enough to express everything we are intended about. Only actions can play appropriate role in approaching and in getting approval for us," Though dau knew Kanha's explanation was right about the situation still his hurt wasn't something to be healed soon.

"We need to go to them, and bring them back," In that short time too he missed her the worst. As dau was desperate to meet Subhadra he didn't speak anything more, and moved out making others follow him.

Arjun was resting peacefully placing his head on Subhadra's lap. The slow movement of her fingers on his hairs was stating about her diverted attention. Though Arjun was tired his senses weren't.

"You can share your thoughts, Subhi. No need to suppress those. I don't like anything or anyone as the share holder of the time which is meant for me," He opened his eyes in her concern.

"I have something to ask," He agreed to answer through a node.

"Why did you prefer to win my heart rather than seeking my hand through proposal?" This question made him smile in remembrance of the day he had seen her for the first time before their meeting in palace.

"Do you remember that day in Somnaath when you narrated how Madhav taught serpent Kaliya a lesson?" She went back to flashback after being questioned.

"Yes, I remember. That day was Naag pabchami. But how do you know about this?" This question was so expected.

"I had seen you for the first time on that day. That day when a woman was advising her daughter to pray for the wellbeing of her would be husband, and that girl was hesitating about that, you had rectified the conservative thought of that woman," She was lost in the flashback of that day with his words.

"You had told that Dedication can't be donated. It should be an inspiration to be evoked, to be earned," She was surprised that he remembered her words exactly.

"That day I had decided that I had to earn everything I wish from you for myself. I don't want you to give yourself to me just because you are my wife. I want you to do that thinking me worthy for you," Both were exchanging smile in it's brightest shade.

"A little correction. I am still not your wife," Her smiled changed into a playful one.

"Is there any doubt that you will be mine?" He too reciprocated her gesture all perfectly.

"What if I say yes?" Trying to be serious all of sudden didn't help her in covering her playfulness.

"Then next time I will be abductor instead of you," He laughed making her join him.

In between the chain of laughter the sound of horses jerked their attention. Arjun got up from Subhadra's lap. They stood to see Kanha and dau along with the prominent warriors of Yadav clan were approaching towards them.

Dau looked at Arjun and then at Subhadra. His one look was depicting the whirlpool of emotions he was trying to calm. He held Subhadra's hand, and started to move away along with her. Arjun was about to raise his voice to stop them, but Kanha denied that through eyes.

Dau made her sit on another rock nearby his chariot. He went back on his chariot to come back with a bowl. He held Subhadra's both palms which had red rashes due to holding the rough reins of chariot during driving. Arjun scolded himself for not checking that, and to enjoy her caressing by forgetting everything.

"Red colour is allowed to be around you only if it is the messenger of love rather than being misery," Dau started to apply home made herbal paste over her soft palms.

"In your childhood I never had forced you to eat bitter gourd in name of it's benefits to health. Because I knew you didn't like that. When I was never forceful over your like then how can I be over your love?" Dau again looked at Arjun making him realise the depth of love siblings had for each other.

"I will gift your happiness to you grandly," He caressed her hairs making her hug him tightly.

"Your marriage will be conducted the soonest in the best way, like you deserved," Smiling faces filled the scenario at this declaration of dau.

"Let's leave. We have to do so much arrangements," Kanha's joyous voice made everyone node before starting to leave.

"Gudiya will come in my chariot," Dau avoided an eye contact with Kanha and Arjun before making Subhadra proceed with him carefully as if she had hurted her leg instead of palms.

"Ready to be mine," Arjun conveyed through eyes when Subhadra glanced at him.

"I am yours since the time my existence appeared on this earth," Replying him she drew back her glance from him.

Kanha too lead Arjun towards his chariot. The love story attained it's deserving with loads of delight. Yearning of Arjun was just few days away to be named as his peace. His yearning became fruitful to be felicitated officially. Just a pinch of vermilion was left to fill the gap.

So readers, here's the last part of this story.

Epilogue will be the next and then this precious story of mine will be tagged as completed.

Now questions.

(1) Any fact you liked here?

(2) Any gesture to be commented?

(3) Did you like something in the whole journey to be mentioned in some sentences?

(4) How was the journey of yearning?

Hey LAXMIPATI SHRI NARAYAN, please accept the positivity of my this whole work with it's each inch of existence, deducting my faults from those in the name of all wellbeing of my LIFELINE.

RADHE RADHE 🙏