Yudhishthir as usual was guarding Aanyati's chamber when he again heard Moti shouting at Aanyati. This is what he is hearing since morning.

Today Aanyati is in full mood of teasing others who so ever come across her.

" Thud" he heard a voice of someone falling. The very next moment Aanyati ran out of her chamber smiling with an angry Moti following her behind. But instead of just running away she stopped.

" Stop Moti, it's my order" she said in a mischievous voice and came toward Yudhisthir who gulped thinking what she will do now. She once made him sit on flowers and drew a picture of his. Although the picture was nice but only he knows how embarrassing he felt at that moment beside the grass was very ticklish.

" Oh rakshak mahoday, won't you follow me today for my safety" she smirked knowing his reply.

" Offcourse I will Rajkumari, it's my dharm" he answered without meeting her eyes.

" Oh you and your dharm, just leave it and catch me" with those words she ran as fast as she could. Moti stood there surprised of this princess. She is full of innocence but still can kill someone by her eyes only.

Aanyati ran through the long corridors of her palace to the beautiful garden, jumping across small streams of water. She ran over the high walls of that fort to the jungle beside laughing heartedly.

Her golder brown hairs flowing in air allowing the intoxicating Daisy smell to spread in the air. Her white odhni flying high as she ran faster and faster. Her mang tika, earings, necklaces all jumping along with her. Her anklets creating a melodious music. Her enchanting smile working as a cherry on top.

Yudhishthir for once wanted to touch those beautiful hairs, inhaling there fragrance. Even the great warrior princess Shrikhandini fights with Moti to comb her hair. Cause she never pays attention toward them.

She ran through the pine and oak forest until she reached a safe place and hid behind a tree.

" Need any help Rajkumari" came a voice startling her. She turned around to see four young men standing with generous smile on their face. She examined them carefully. One was really huge to even look at while one had the calmness spread all over his face. One held the mischievous smile like her while one seemed like an archer by his soul piercing eyes.

Aanyati was about to say no when an idea popped in her mind.

She changed her tone to scared and nervous one saying" Yes please, that man is behind me, he wants to abduct me, he is the biggest adharmi I have ever seen, he lied to me" she said pointing toward Yudhisthir who was trying to find her.

The four brothers looked at her all shocked. Their laughter betraying them.

" That man is behind you?" asked the huge one controlling his laughter.

" Yes" she answered desperately

" He wants to abduct you?" asked the calm one

" Yes"

" He is the biggest adharmi?" asked the mischievous one

" Yes"

" He lied to you?" asked the assumed archer is complete shock

" Why are you all repeating my sentences?" she asked confused. Till the time the biggest adharmi, the liar, reached there.

Aanyati had a winning smile on her face knowing she had successfully put Yudhisthir in deep trouble. These man will not leave him easily.

" Pranipat jyest" all the four men said in unison. Aanyati's smile drop instantly.

" Jyest?" She questioned hoping she heard wrong

" Yes Rajkumari, they are my brothers" answered Yudhisthir. " He is Sutsoma, Shrutkarma, Satanika and Shrutsena" he said pointing toward Bheem ,Arjun, Nakul and Sehdev respectively.

All the four brothers tried their best to control their laughter . Yudhishthir looked at them in visible confusion. Aanyati's face lost all it's colour.

" Jyest we never knew you lie." Laughed Bheem

Yudhishthir gave him a confused look. Meanwhile Aanyati simply ran away. Yom seeing all this ran behind her ,his anuj followed him.

" Jyest ,need any help?" Asked Arjun

" Even Narayan can't help me with this princess Arjun" he replied running.

All the brothers chuckled seeing their jyest like this. The Dharmraj Yudhishthir complaining about a Princess. They stood there and watched both of them running away.

Aanyati on the other hand turned around to see where Yudhishthir is.

" You can't catch me" she smiled walking backward.

" Rajkumari!!" Shouted Yudhishthir but Aanyati fell in the river beside the small cliff. He immediately went back to the down side to look for her. She came out breathing heavily with a kamal patr on her head.

The next thing that happened blew Aanyati and Pandavas mind away who were standing at a safe distance watching them.

Yudhishthir laughed. He laughed without caring about anything. For Aanyati it was the most melodious laughter she had ever heard. He hardly smiles or even chuckles but right now all Aanyati could hear was his laughter, so enchanting.

Pandavas too looked surprised at each other wondering if he is their jyest. No doubt he laughs with them a lot but he never did with anyone else. He is the one who stops them from making other's fun.

" Are you laughing at me rakshak mahoday?" Aanyati asked in disbelief. Her face getting red in embarrassment and anger.

" No Rajkumari how can I, I am just laughing at the frog behind you" he laughed again. Aanyati made an angry face trying to come out of the river but she failed due to the mud present there. Meanwhile her rakshak mahoday laughed at her every attempt.

" I swear to kahna rakshak mahoday, let me come out then I will tell you who I am" warned Aanyati

" For that you have to come out first" he smiled controlling his laughter.

" What kind of rakshak are you if you can't help me come out?" She argued and threw some water from the river on him.

He immediately backed off saving himself. A smile appeared on both's face.

" If you will keep throwing water at me, I can't help you at all" he chuckled and Aanyati stopped.right now coming out of water is her first priority.

Yudhishthir forwarded his hand for her to come out. She touched his hand and for once both felt shivers ran down their spine. The laughing session was long gone. Now it was the time for the situation to get awkward for both. Somehow she managed to come out and stood there.

" Let's go back to palace Rajkumari otherwise you will catch cold" he suggested and Aanyati simply nodded following him. The sun was about to set when they started their journey. Both stealing each other's glances secretly. Both unaware of their feelings for each other.

Suddenly Yudhisthir stopped. Aanyati turned around to ask what happened. But she understood the situation immediately.

" Where are we?" Yudhishthir asked looking around. The whole place was covered with more than required darkness. There was pin drop silence. Both could hear each other's heart beat. The trees were larger than normal and were leaf less. The soil too was black. It felt as if they have stepped in narklok itself.

" Mayavi van " Aanyati whispered shocked.

Both looked into each other's eyes knowing they are in deep trouble. It's not a hidden fact that Mayavi van is not made for humans. Every twisted creature one can think of is found in this place. Their fear was not about getting in trouble it was about loosing eachother.

" We can't escape till morning. Their powers are at peak during dark " Yudhisthir stated. Aanyati's was scared not for herself but for Moti. How will she manage hiding this news of her disappearance from others. She is going to have a hard time.

" Rajkumari " Yudhishthir looked into her eyes with warmness. " the biggest threat here is illusions. We have to be careful " he suggested.

Aanyati picked up her odhni from an edge and tied it on Yudhishthir's wrist. He looked confused at her demanding an explanation.

" The biggest threat here is being getting lost" she said in a worried tone. Yudhishthir assured her from his eyes.

" Trust me Rajkumari we will get out of here all safe. I hope you trust me" he whispered.

" Trust is a really fragile emotion Yom mahoday. Once broken can never be restored. Even people of a family don't trust eachother and you are expecting from me " she said in a calm voice trying her best to not hurt him .

Yudhisthir was a bit disappointed by her answer.

He knows he has no right to ask for her trust but he expected a small nod from her atleast. Even if lie, he would have been happy with that. He buried those thoughts inside him and kept moving along her side. His first duty is to protect her and he will do it at any cost.

Her odhni tied to his wrist made him a bit happy thinking she cares but don't expresses. But again it was his thoughts. Only Aanyati knew about reality.

Soon both reached a small cave and decided to be there till morning not knowing what's waiting for them.....