Yudhishthir's POV
While I was getting ready for the day, I was smiling to myself recalling the events of last night. Our relationship became more open and strong after yesterday. The way she opened up to me is the proof that she trusts me and that is the biggest key feature of a relationship.
When I was about to exit my room, mata came with my brothers.
"Pranipat mata!" I greeted mata.
"Yashasvi bhava." she blessed me.
"Pranipat jyesht!" all my brothers greeted me. I smiled in return.
"Putra, I hope you know that I talked to jiji about your and Aahana's alliance. I wanted to ask you, are you okay with it?" Mata asked me.
"Why would he mind, mata. It's like you have just given him a plate of laddoos he was trying to steal. He wouldn't mind at all even if you ask him to marry right this moment." Arjun said making my brothers laugh while I glared at him.
"Arjun! Something serious is going on." Mata said trying to hide her smile.
"No mata, I have no issues. Whatever you want will happen." I said making mata smile.
"Whatever she wants or whatever you want bhratashree." Nakul said, now making everyone laugh including Mata.
"Nakul!" I said which shut him up.
Good,otherwise I would have blushed beetroot red.
Then I remembered something.
"But mata, I think Aahana will need sometime. This all is very new to her afterall she came here just two weeks back. She may have some problem."
"Oho, caring and all already bhrata. Don't forget all of us after you get married." Bheem said making everyone laugh again but one look from mata shut all of them.
"You are right putra. Don't worry, jiji will talk to her. Also, we have a solution for it. Today morning, a letter from pitamah arrived permitting the wedding. But the issue is that we need to start for Hastinapur as soon as possible. So Aahana will accompany us to Hastinapur where she'll meet everyone and gain their blessings. After that we'll decide the date of your wedding and call jiji and bhaiya. With this even Aahana will get sometime and she'll be habitial with the palace and our lifestyle." Mata explained.
"But mata, why are we called so suddenly?" Nakul asked.
"Putra, yuvraj has not been decided yet. We need to be there for that." Mata said making me sigh.
"But mata, yesterday only you sent the message and today the answer arrived. How Mata?" Bheem asked confused making all of us shake our head.
"Bhrata bheem, laddoo kha khake apka dimag laddoo jaisa ho gaya hai." Nakul again came back to his joking self. For this, he gained a punch from Bheem making all of us laugh.
(Brother bheem, eating laddoos has made your brain round like laddoos)
"My lovely Vrikodhar, there is something called pigeon that can fly and reach quickly." Mata said mocking bheem.
"Now everyone, you have time till today evening, do whatever you want but in the evening get ready with all your things. We'll leave tomorrow before the sun rises." Mata said making all of us nod.
She then cupped my face and kissed my forhead.
"My son is a grown up man now." She smiled making me smile looking at my mother.
Then she left leaving me and my brothers who started teasing me and laughing. I wish they all stay happy forever.
Aahana's POV
I was sitting in my room, holding a peacock feather and smiling to myself.
Yesterday, I told him everything and shockingly he didn't have any issues. He accepted me whole heartidly. I would be lying if I said I don't like him. Of course I do, maybe not love right now but what I have for him is something I never had for anyone. Also after what bhaiya said, I am a bit relieved.
Everyone loves me here and I do too. I love spending time with everyone. But the time I spend with rajkumar Yudhishthir is the best. It's like I never want that time to be over. That smile when he looks at me, the intensity with which he looks at me makes me want to just hide myself somewhere. I get so lost in his eyes. The way he looks at me makes me feel like I'm the most beautiful girl in the world.
Most beautiful girl in the world!!
My eyes widened.
Draupadi!!
My heart clenched at the thought that no matter how much I try, it will not matter because Draupadi will be pandavas' wife and she'll not allow any of their other wives to enter her household
I clutched the feather tightly in my hand as my heart bled, my eyes started to water.
"It's not good to cry at something that will happen tomorrow." came a voice from behind and I turned back. It was Rukmini bhabhi.
"Umm...bhabhishree, I was not crying." I said turning my back towards her and wiping a tear that escaped my eyes hurriedly.
"Hmm, you know na you cannot hide anything from the jagat kalyani herself. I know everything." she said as she took a seat beside me.
"I know what you are thinking and that's why I am here. Tell me?"
"Bhabhi, you know everything. How will I share him with someone? Worse out of all, how will I see Draupadi being distributed among five men as if she's some object. As a woman this will be disheartening for me." I stated.
"Hmm, then change it." She said casually.
I looked at her shocked.
"But how can I change the history bhabhi?"
"Aahana, if you can defeat the kaal chakra, oppose the laws of time then what is this, a mere history. Let me tell you, somethings are meant to happen like the Mahabharat, put as many efforts you want, you cannot stop it. If you change one event, the other events will occur and align themselves on such a way that the sins of kauravas will be limitless. You are here for a reason. The only rule you have to follow is not to tell the future to anyone otherwise you can change whatever you want. Also, about you knowing future, that problem will be solved as soon as you change any one event. But keep in mind, you will not change anything because you want. You will change because arya wants it to be that way. You will be a mere medium." bhabhi explained.
"But bhabhi, draupadi will be born to be the queen." I asked confused.
"No one is born to be the queen, the one who behaves and sacrifices like one becomes the queen." she smiled.
Somehow her words comforted me. I sighed.
"Also, whatever you've read is not all true. People have tampered the history a lot." she said and I couldn't agree more. People change the history according to them.
Soon mata Devaki with Subhadra jiji and mata Kunti came. Both of us got up and greeted them.
Mata Devaki took my hands in hers and said," Putri, I have to ask you something."
"Yes mata?" I asked her.
"Putri, everyone of us thinks that you and Yudhishthir make a good pair. Do you have any problem if we get you married to Yudhishthir?" Mata asked me making my heart stop for a second.
"Mata, why would she have a problem. It's like you have given her a plate of sweets that she was ogling since long." Subhadra jiji said making me blush.
"Subhadra, this is exactly what Arjun said today. You are so similar to him." Mata Kunti said teasing Subhadra.
"Looks like we'll soon have another wedding." Bhabhi said making all of us laugh and Subhadra jiji blush.
Then mata turned towards me and kept a hand on my head.
"Speak your heart putri,no one is stopping or forcing you for anything."
"I don't have any issue mata." I blushed beetroot after that. She hugged me and cried.
"I'm so happy."
Then mata kunti came towards me and hugged me.
"Welcome to the family putri. Tomorrow, you will accompany us to Hastinapur and when the yuvraj is decided, your family will be called there for the wedding." Suddenly I was nervous.
"Don't worry, I'll be there with you." Mata said sensing my nervousness.
"I'll order the dasis to pack your things." Jiji said.
Soon after a little teasing and some lessons from bhabhi and mata, they all left.
It was evening that means time for all of us to meet in the gardens.
"Congratulations on the wedding sister." I heard bhaiya. I turned and hugged him tightly.
"This happiness is because of the wedding or because of the permission you have for changing things " He said mischievously.
"I'm happy just because I am happy." I said, not really making sense.
He chuckled. Soon we parted and he said,"Mata has made some coconut laddoos. Help me stealing them. Come."
"What? No, I'm not going to do it."
"Come on, it will be fun." Before I could refuse, we were already on our way to the kitchen.
We hid behind a pillar and saw two soldiers outside the kitchen.
"Why are the soldiers here?" I asked confused.
"Because I steal butter and sweets. So mata has asked them not to let me enter the kitchen."
"So how in the world are we going to get the laddoos?" I deadpanned.
"Who said we are going? You are going. I'm here for moral support only." He said still not looking towards me as if I was a professional in this matter.
I looked at him wide eyed. Before I could say something, he pushed me towards the kitchen. The soldiers looking at me as if I am an alien from pluto.
I immediately composed myself and walked towards the kitchen with my head held high. When I entered, I saw a few dasis working.
I asked one of the dasi, "Um, where has mata kept the coconut laddoos she made? She asked me to get them to her." I lied like a professional.
Whose sister I am afterall. Duh.
She handed a jar to me and I ran as if my pants were on fire. I handed the jar to bhaiya angrily.
"I'm not doing it next time. It's so difficult." I said.
"I love you too. Now come." He cheekily said and lead me towards the garden. I huffed and followed him.
Soon we reached the garden and saw everyone seated there.
"Everyone, we got coconut laddoos." Bhaiya said gaining everyone's attention.
"Coconut laddoos!!" Rukmini bhabhi's screem scared me. I kept a hand on my heart to calm it down.
"But how did you get it Kanha? Mata has strictly forbidden you from the kitchen." Dau asked.
"Ana stole them for me."
"You made me steal! At least lie properly." I said loudly.
Everyone laughed.
"But stealing is wrong." No guesses who was it. We all looked at him with an expression of 'like seriously?'.
We ignored him and I started giving laddoos to everyone. First, I gave it to bhabhi for obvious reasons. She took two excitedly. Then I served to everyone.
At last, when I reached Rajkumar Yudhishthir, he forwarded his hand to take one but I quickly retrieved the jar and said, "Adharm k laddoo mat khao!"
Then I took my place in between both my brothers leaving him shocked with a hand and mouth hanging.
Serves him right for accusing me of stealing.
"Bhratashree, what will happen to you once you get married?" Bhaiya said making everyone laugh while I glared at him.
He gulped and said, "Laddoos are awesome na Rukmini."
Suddenly we heard a scream, "WHO STOLE THE LADDOOS? FIRST KANHA AND NOW HE ALSO MADE AAHANA JOIN HIS TEAM. I'LL NOT SPARE THEM TODAY"
There was mata coming towards us with a stick in her hand.
I and bhaiya stood up and gulped. Suddenly bhaiya hid behind me. I was like 'what?'.
"Bhaiya, you are 6 feet tall and I'm just 5 feet. You hiding behind me makes no sense. Now tell me what to do?" I anxiously.
"We'll do what we are best at." He said coming in front of me and rolling his imaginary sleeves.
I looked at him confusingly and asked,"What?"
"RUN!!" and he ran away leaving ne confused. As soon as I undertood, I screemed and ran away. I and bhaiya were running with mata behind us with a stick in her hand. It must've been a hilarious sight as everyone was having a very good laugh. Even mata Kunti and pitashree came hearing the commotion and started laughing. How I wish we all can stay away from the politics of Hastinapur, here with everyone happily forever. How I wish!!
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I wanted to show a little bonding between the pandavas and all the cousins.
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Earlier I thought to get Draupadi married to all the pandavas but then I find this really heartbreaking that how can you distribute a woman among 5 brothers.
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