Tell who what?

" Mata, tell who what? " Arjun asked as we all walked into the room.

She looked scared. Was about to answer when, " Nothing putr. Your Mata didn't want to tell you how weak she had become after her fast which is why she had fainted. That's all. I was telling her how you all would get worried. " Her friend, Devi Priyamvada told us.

" Mata. You have to tell us when you are unwell. That is when we will be able to treat you. " Nakul said, jumping to sit by her on the floor.

" Mata. If all is well,may I go back to our room? " I asked her, trying to calm my mind before our talk .

" Haan haan putri. Go. "

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Entering the room, I was met with a very tired black cat.

"Toothless! " I said, running in to see him. He looked annoyed at me. How could I, a puny human leave him alone.

" Oh my sweet boy. How have you been. Did Kanha send you here? I need to have a few choice words with him as well. Don't worry. You'll be treated like royalty here. "  I said, cuddling him close.

Yuvrani, Yuvraj is asking to enter the room.

" Uh. Let-let him in. " I said, putting Toothless on the floor

He walked in, standing in the centre of the room, precisely four footsteps away.

" Alright. Uhm. I don't know how to begin, but the first thing I must say is that I apologize for my behaviour in the sabha. I never intended to make you feel that what you said or were fighting for was wrong or uncalled for. Rather Duryodhan's allegations about you being a false princess and marrying me for the purpose of my wealth made me want to split his skull into two. But I couldn't let my anger loose as I didn't want any bloodshed. I am sorry I should have supported you. I don't want you to assume that I married you solely for the purpose of our mission. " He put his case forward.

" Do you know those seven steps we took today mean that you will support my decisions as I support yours? You could have told me to be calm, pacify my anger and there wouldn't be a bloodshed because I wouldn't have let one happen. I never truly cared what anyone said to me as long as the ones who I care for knew the truth. You knew the truth yet you apologised on my behalf. That is where you were wrong. Calming Duryodhan down, telling him off for insulting your wife or even just taking me away from there would have been acceptable. But by apologising to him, you confirmed that even you thought my actions were wrong. I knew we got married for rhe mission, even if you did actually plan to marry me in the later future had we not been married now. But that doesn't mean that it will be treated as such. I am young. Only nineteen. At my age, people go to colleges, study harder, make their futures, do their jobs or whatever appeases them. I'm here because Narayan wants me here. Don't make me feel he made a mistake putting me here. " I told him, as he began to approach me, now two footstwps away.

" I understand. I am sorry for what I did and promise to uphold this in the future. Now may I be forgiven my dear heart? " He asked taking another step closer.

" Hmm. No. " I said, hiding my smile behind my hands.

" Why not? What may I do to earn your forgiveness?" He asked earnestly, sitting by me on the bed.

" You must take me horse riding. It has been one of my dreams. " I told him, putting my hand through his.

" Horse riding it is. " He said smiling.

" So... What now? " I asked.

" Well. We have a very lovely bed. We have nothing to do tomorrow. " He said, lying down on said bed.

" Yes. We must begin the day after. Tomorrow is for other things. "

" Oh! Other things. What other things my dear? " He asked and I answered,
"Sleeping, horse riding, going to the temple-aahh.. Stop! " I yelled as I was tickled by two fingers bear my neck.

" No. You made me think that I went so wrong that you wouldn't speak to me again. So no. " He answered, tickling me more and more until I was under him.

"Ahem. We should sleep. "

" Oh? But I want to sleep like this."

" What? On top of me? "

" No, with my head near your heart. "

I looked up into the two beautiful dark brown eyes and said, " Toothless is climbing on your desk. "

" What? " He asked, a haze of confusion in his eyes as he turned around and I ran away, into the washroom.

" I have a beautiful life. " He said as I walked away, smiling at the ceiling.

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Coming back to the bed, I noticed he had made once side of his bed for himself and the other for me.

" Uhh. Are we both sleeping here? "

" If you would prefer I can go out on the balcony -"

" No. No. It's alright. I'll sleep here. We'll just. Build a fort. Yes a fort. " I told him, putting a wall of pillows between us.

I put my head on the pillow, ready for bed, when I felt a hand raise mine across the pillow wall.

"What are you upto? " I asked laughing, too tired to question it.

" Loving my wife. Is that a crime? " He answered, holding my hand against his lips, a kiss on them.

"Shubhratri priye patnidevi. " He whispered, releasing my hand.

"Sh-shu-shubhratri." I answered. This man was the most unpredictable one I had ever met. He wouldn't even hug me unless there was a problem when we weren't married. Now that we are, it is going to be so hard to keep him away. Oh Narayan. What have you put me into.

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The next morning, I woke up with my hands against something incredibly hard, yet soft. My head was on that too and it was moving up and down.

When I was a child my parents would drive me around in the car to put me to sleep.

Later they would blame me for falling asleep within five minutes of sitting in a car. Parents.

This felt like that. A warm cozy area which moved rhythymically.
So I burrowed my head further into the pillow and prepared to go back to sleep when, " Priye. If you wanted to sleep with your head on me, you should have said so. It doesn't befit you to do so late inn the night, kicking me in my stomach and squirmimg your way to me. " Said the voice . It came from where I was laying and it was deep, reverberating.

I snapped my eyes open to look at what or rather who I put my head on.

My dear husband was smirking at me from above with sleep addled eyes, droopy, yet wide awake.

" I-I . Uh. I didn't mea-mean to. I'm sorry-" When I was interrupted with a hand on my mouth.

" Are you a bonehead? "

" Wha-ghm? "

" Are you a bonehead? What kind of woman are you? You are my wife. You have full rights to do so. I just wish you would have told me sooner. It is incredibly paining to feel a feet kick something it should not. " He said, wincing at the memory.

Bhumidevi swallow me.

I put my head under the covers out of embarrassment.

I heard a short laugh and I burrowed deeper when the whole cover was removed.

" I never said don't do it. " He whispered, walking away.

Narayan end me.

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That morning, we approached the stables, where he pulled out his horse.

He named his horse Anil.

It lived up to it's name.

First he helped me onto the horse, holding me by the waist. I squirmed.

Then, he put his arms around me, holding the reigns as we began to ride.  Totally not squirming.

The horse was so fast, yet I could see so much in so little a time. With the vast green forests and the brilliant plummages. It truly felt like a different land altogether. It felt so uniquely peaceful that I did not notice when I put my head against his chest, nearly sleeping yet again.

" Don't sleep on me yet. We have somewhere to be. " He whispered.

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Well. They are too in love. Solved the problem, found a solution. Had embarrassing moments.

All before they relish these moments later on in the future when they are suffering.

Hahaha 😈

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