SWEETHEART DRAUPADI (INNOCENCE OF THE FLAME)

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"PRADYUMNA!" DRAUPADI SAID TO THE LITTLE ONE. "YOUR MAIYA IS COMING TOMORROW WITH YOUR KAKA AND KAKI ALONG WITH NISTHA (REVATI'S ELDEST SON)." DRAUPADI SAID MAKING HIM SQUEL IN EXCITMENT. "PRADYUMNA! DON'T YOU WANT ANOTHER SIBLING?" ARJUN WHINED COMING IN. "IF YES THEN JUST GIVE US PRIVACY AT NIGHTS, ONE NIGHT I AM REQUETING YOU." ARJUN BEGGED INFRONT OF HIS CRADLE ON HIS KNEES.

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"COME FAST NOW YOUR PRADYUMNA IS WAITING FOR YOU." DRAUPADI SAID PULLING SATYA AND RUKMINI. PRADYUMNA JUST SQUEALED IN JOY SEEING HIS BIRTH MOTHER.

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"DRAU! I WANT YOU TO RAISE AND BRING UP MY FIRST CHILD." RUKMINI SAID GIVING THE JUST BORN PRADYUMNA TO DRAUPADI. "BUT RUKMINI!" DRAUPADI SAID. "SHHH. DRAU PLEASE DON'T OBJECT. RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH ENERGY TO DE-EMERGE WITH SATYA TO SEND HER TO BICKER WITH YOU." RUKMINI SAID. "OKAY BUT MIND TO EXPLAIN WHY?" DRAUPADI ASKED. 

"DRAU! MY CHILD IS THE REINCARNATION OF KAMADEV. HE IS DESTINED TO KILL SAMBARA AND ONLY YOU CAN TEACH HIM." RUKMINI SAID. "HOW ME?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "TO KILL SAMBARA ONE MUST NOT ONLY HAVE STRENGHT BUT INTENLLIGENCE, PATIENCE, INNOCENCE AND CALMNESS AS WELL. THESE ALL QUALITIES ARE WITHIN YOU MAKING YOU THE PERFECT TEACHER AND MOTHER FOR PRADYUMNA." RUKMINI SAID.

"OKAY BUT IN ONE CONDITION." DRAUPADI SAID. "YOU MUST COME TO VISIT HIM ATLEAST 5 TIMES A YEAR." DRAUPADI SAID. "I SURE WILL." RUKMINI SAID. "NOW GO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND HIM. HE IS JUST LIKE HIS FATHER, HE WON'T LET YOU LIVE PEACEFULLY." RUKMINI SAID. "WHY DO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE REAL REASON?" DRAUPADI ASKED MAKING HER CHUCKLE.

"OKAY NOW TAKE REST. YOU LOOK ENERGYLESS." DRAUPADI SAID AND WENT TOWARDS HER CHAMBER WITH THE NEW BORN. "YOU DID THE RIGHT THING RUKMINI." KRISHNA SAID. "LIKE THIS SHE WILL NOT ONLY FIND HER TRUE MEANING BUT WILL GIVE HER EXPERIENCE OF HER UPCOMING DUTIES." KRISHNA SAID CARESSING HER HEAD.

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"ARYA." DRAUPADI SAID WRAPPING HER HANDS AROUND ARJUN'S NECK WHO WAS SITTING ON THE COUCH NEAR THE BALCONY. "AM I DREAMING OR SOMETHING? MY WIFE IS WITH ME NOT WITH HER PRADYUMNA?" ARJUN ASKED SURPRISED. "ARYA HE IS JUST A CHILD PLUS HE IS WITH HIS MOTHER AND FATHER." DRAUPADI SAID SITTING ON HIS LAP.

"SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT LETS HAVE A CHILD AND NEXT TIME I DISMISS THE TOPIC MYSELF." ARJUN SAID. "WHY?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "YOU ARE ALREADY SO ENGAGED WITH PRADYUMNA IF OUR NEXT ONE COMES THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME? I AM ALREADY MISERABLE." ARJUN SAID MAKING HER CHUCKLE. "YOU ARE QUITE ENJOYING MY MISERY?" ARJUN SAID. "SORRY." DRAUPADI SAID STILL GIGGLING. "YOU DON'T LOOK SORRY." ARJUN SAID.

"NOW ARYA HE IS JUST A CHILD WHO IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD!" DRAUPADI SAID. "STILL!" ARJUN WHINED MAKING HER CHUCKLE. "SEE YOU ARE STILL CHUCKLING AT MY MISERY! I AM SO LONELY! MY WIFE DOESN'T 'SPEND NIGHT' WITH ME, NOBODY LO-" ARJUN SAID BUT WAS CUT OFF BY DRAUPADI. 

DRAUPADI WHO WAS CHUCKLING HEARING TO HER HUSBAND'S WHINING THEN PLACED HER HAND ON HISJAWLINE MAKING HIM FACE HIM AND GENTLY PRESSED HER LIPS AGAINST IT AND STARTED KISSING HIM. WITHOUT WASTING ANYTIME ARJUN TOO KISSED HER BACK.

THE SOFT, SMOOTH KISS SUDDENLY TURNED TO A PASSIONATE, FIERY AND INTENSE KISS. ARJUN THEN BROKE THE KISS AND CARRIED DRAUPADI IN BRIDAL STYLE AND LAID HER ON THE BED WITH HIM HOVERING OVER HER. "GET READY. I HOPE YOU REMEMBER MY WARNING BABYGIRL." ARJUN WHISPERED IN HER EARS SEDUCTIVELY AND STARTED TO UNDO HER JEWELIES AND THREW IT AWAY.