Days have passed since the Kuru Rajkumar(s) and the news had just came on that the Pandavas had successfully won the war and imprisoned Panchal raj. Ashwatthama was crowned the king of Panchal.

They were all currently waiting for the arrival of the Kuru princes.

"Subhadra jiji,you might fall down the stairs if you keep doing that" Arshia softly whispered. Durshala laughed at her words. Subhadra could do nothing but glare at the latter.

Before Subhadra could give a sarcastic reply,the instruments started to play and the prince's where showered with flowers. A smile formed on Subhadra's place as she clutched her hands together to see Arjun. Durshala and Arshia simply laughed at her reaction.

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"It's just flowers,Subhadra Jiji." Arshia shaked her head in dissapointment.

They were asked to decorate the place for the grand dinner and they were almost done,just flowers to add the finishing touch. Subhadra was acting up claiming she might be allergic to flowers.

"It's such a sweet smell!How can you not like it?" Durshala asked unbelievably. She filled her hands with flowers and took a deep scent in. Suddenly, Durshala smirked and looked at Subhadra gesturing her to grab flowers and throw or dump it on a very focused Arshia. Subhadra nodded at the idea and took a handful of flowers.

The two silently head to Arshia and threw a whole lot of flowers on her. Arshia looked at the two,shocked to feel the flower on her.

"Oh come on!I just got ready for this grand dinner" Arshia whined trying to get the petals off her. The two,being no help,laughed at the girl.

Arshia suddenly took a handful of flowers,which was unfortunately noticed by the other two,and chased after them.

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The halls of the Hastinapur palace was filled with the laughter of the three girls who ran in the corridors,two of them trying to escape Arshia.

"Oh come on!We said we were sorry" Subhadra laughed, running faster. "A sorry doesn't help jiji"

Bhishma and Vidur,who were in the royal garden, talking about Yudhishthir's crowning ceremony heard the laughter of the three princess. They diverted their attentions to the sound of the laughter,their own smiles forming at the sight of the princesses playing around.

"May god keep them happy forever" Bhishma wished while Vidur smiled in aww.

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"Durshala!" Shubhadra called out as Durshala looked at her in difficulty,as she was running. She slowed down a bit and gestured that Karna was coming along with Duryodhana and Dussahan and they should move side so that the two could bump into each other.

Durshala smirked and nodded.

Feeling Arshia get closer to them,they fasten their paces. They moved aside, holding each other so that they don't fall and watched the event unflod right infront of their eyes.

Arshia looked at the two confused and then, unknowingly,bumped into Karna. To prevent her from falling,Karna held her hands and pull her closer to him subconsciously. The flowers were showered on him causing him to look up, surprised.

Subhadra and Durshala silently laughed at their interaction. Durshala looked at Duryodhana and Dussahan,who too,were laughing at them.

"Mitr Karna,why don't you let the princess go?" Duryodhana teased, forgetting about the hatred and sadness he was feeling because of not being crowned the crown prince.

Karna and Arshia turned bright red as the two stepped back and distanced themselves.

"Sorry,I didn't mean it" Arshia said, flustered at the sudden interaction. Her voice trembled,which surprised her. She was never like this in her own era,not like she had any interactions with the opposite gender.

"No, it's fine" Karna cleared his throat and answered.

"Sorry for the interuption. Rajkumari Durshala and Subhadra jiji,will you please take the pain to follow me?We have things to talk about" Arshia said 'sweetly'.

Subhadra and Durshala stared at her nervously but obeyed her and walked away.

Duryodhana wrapped his arm around Karna's shoulder and looked at him, teasingly.

"The tension could have been cut with the help of a knife,mitr. Didn't know you were so fas-"

"It is nothing Mitr. We barely know each other and suddenly getting so close to each other flustered us both. That's the only reason"

Duryodhana smirked at Karna's defensive tone.

"I don't know her personally but she is extremely beautiful. Once she is revealed to public view,I am sure men would agree to give up their kingdom to marry her or something. What I mean is,they would go to extreme extents to be with her. She has a strong aura around her and widespread knowledge on politics. Pitamah was talking about her great knowledge about politics. She would be a great queen,Karna. " Duryodhana teased at the end and the two laughed at Karna's red face.

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"Forgive us,Arshia. We were just having fu-"

"Well it was not fun and you have to get that in your mind" Arshia said harshly as she finally cleaned herself from all the flower petals.

"This reaction of yours is...werid(gasp) don't tell me are you in-"

"Am I in what?Love?Yeah sure. Love in 2 meetings" She mumbled harshly.

"There's no other reason for you to react like this" Durshala teased wrapping her arm around Arshia's shoulder.

"Think whatever you wish to think. It's your thoughts and I have no control over it. " Arshia shaked her head as the two laughed at her reaction.

"Princesses" A deep manly voice called out as Durshala unrapped her arm and stood tall. The three became attentive and greeted Bhishma.

"Kalyan ho. Are the arrangements for the grand dinner ready?" Bhishma asked sweetly.

"Yes, Mahamahim Bhishma. Everything is ready and the others must be arriving soon" Arshia said,a soft smile forming on her face. Durshala and Subhadra looked at each other,over Arshia,shocked in her sudden change of tone and behaviour.

Bhishma smiled and sat down, Vidur following behind.

Bhishma,Vidur and Arshia talked about politics till everyone came for the dinner. Vidur praised Arshia for her widespread knowledge about politics while Bhishma gave her proud looks. Tears filled her eyes. This is what she wanted,a supportive family,a family that would take care of her,not a one that she had to take care of.

She excused herself and walked out the tears finally escaping her eyes. She sniffed when she finally exited the room.

Arjun noticed her sudden change of attitude as he excused himself and went out, hoping no one knew why(which no one did).

He walked outside to witness her sniffing while hurriedly wiped off her tears. Probably feeling someone else's presence.

"It's okay to cry. I am the only one here and I won't judge."Arjun said standing infront of her. She sniffed while looking up at him with tear-filled eyes.

"Were you reminded of your family?" Her watery eyes widened at his guess. He chuckled at her reaction.

"I am an archer after all. I hit my targets pretty well. " Arjun joked bringing a smile on her face. Arshia softly shaked her head and whipped her tears away

After some counseling,Arjun suggested that she should go in first and then he would,to not appear suspicious to the others.

She stopped when she reached the door and looked back at Arjun. Smiling she said

"Thank you,Kumar Arjun"

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I don't know what shit I am writing. It's all so sudden and straight forward. Sorry if you are dissatisfied with this chapter. I will try to come with a better chapter.

Hope you enjoyed reading. I don't mean to hurt anyone's religious beliefs. Stay tuned for updates! Vote! Enjoy!