After long debate in his head, Yudhisthir realised opening up to Arjun was not a really good idea. He has been teasing him since morning with Nakul and Sehdev. This reached to an extreme in the morning when his mothers called him for some work.

" Pranipat jyest mata, you called me?" He wished entering in his Mata's chamber . Kunti and his brother were also present there with a pile of rolled papers.

" Come putr Yudhishthir, see what I have brought for you. These are the pictures of almost every princess of Aryavrat" smiled Gandhari. Pandavas except Yudhishthir tried hard to control their laughter.

They started unrolling those papers and Yudhisthir started taking steps backward to be safe from this situation.

" You can't run away today bharata" smirked Dushala coming beside Yudhishthir and dragging him with his arm.

" Today jyest is struck " Sehdev smirked . Although Yudhisthir was panicking from inside but his face showed nothing. This is one of his quality everyone praises. He never shows what going in his heart or mind on his face. Some even compare him to Ganga putr for being like this.

Kunti and Gandhari started showing him pictures of different princess one by one. He just maintained a cold look saying nothing.

Then came a plain paper with no painting but a poetry. Pandavas immediately recognised who this princess is. Panchal is really protective of their princess, beside this poetry nothing about Panchali's looks is known.

" Mata, let me read this poetry for jyest " Arjun jumped in.

" But why poetry, why there's no portrait?" Dushala questioned

" Putri, Panchal is highly possessive of their princess. They hardly let her portrait go out of Panchal " Kunti answered.

Arjun started reading that poetry in a mischievous way, roaming around his jyest. His brothers also joined in. Kunti, Gandhari and Dushala laughed at their antics.

There stood in between Yudhisthir with an emotionless face while his brothers are moving in a circle around him, teasing him.

" How can someone be so beautiful?" Dushala argued" I think the poet was talking about any apasara." Dushala made a confused face. At this moment all the Pandav brothers turned to their jyest whose expressions changed although for a second but they changed.

" Even I wonder " said Kunti thinking deeply. No one is unaware of the princess who rejected Hastinapur's offer like it's casual.

" Anyways putr Yudhishthir, who was that girl Arjun was talking about when you all came?" Kunti asked suddenly. Yudhishthir's breath stopped. He knew even if he stays silent his brothers will blabber out.

" Let me tell you mata " Arjun said proudly. All the people sitting there listened eagerly. " Aan....."

" Pranipat maharani, maha mahim had ordered everyone to be present at the main gate. Guests had started coming " a guard intrupted. At this moment Yudhisthir wanted to give this guard a tight hug to show his gratitude. He saved him from a disaster.

He finally sighted in relief and was the first one to run out of the chamber.

He sometimes wonder how different his huge family is. Maharani aka Gandhari is totally opposite of Maharaj. Yudhishthir knows Dhridrashtr hold grudges from them but Gandhari don't. She is the sweetest soul alive like his mother Kunti. So is Dushala, being the only princess among 106 princes, she is being pampered all the time by everyone.

Pushing his thoughts aside, Yudhisthir reached at the front gate to welcome the guests along with his pita ma.

Kings, queens, prince, Princess were coming from all over the Aryavrat - Kamboja, Gandhara, Kakeya, Madra, Sindhu,Matsya, Surasena, Kosala, Malla, Videha, Magadha, Kashi, Dwarka, Avanti, Chedi, Vidarbha, Kunti bhoj, Andhra, Kaling, Vanga, Valhika, Kanchi, Shivi, Vindhya and what not.

All the kingdoms were more than eager to stronger there relations with Kuru kingdom. Angdesh was dealing with some problems so Karna didn't come.

Many kings had already introduced their daughters to pita ma so he can have a thought but he seemed to ignore everyone. Although kings first preference is Yudhisthir because he is the crowned prince but they are ready to marry off their daughters to other Kuru princes as well.

Meanwhile Yudhishthir was still hoping that Panchal will come. The sun was about to set, almost every kingdom had arrived but his heart yearned to see her once. He knew his wish is baseless. No one is expecting Panchal to come after their defeat but who will make his heart understand this.

As everyone was retreating, the sounds of chariots made them turn around. Yudhishthir could see two chariots entering the boundary of Hastinapur. His trained eyes inspected the chariots kneenly. Everyone was waiting eagerly to see this guest. The chariots stopped at the main gate and from there came a princess walking like a tigeress, pride visible on face.

Drapped in a pure white dhoti type saree and similar odhni, her anklets creating a song as she walks, her jewellery shining in the settings sun but not more than her face, her long open hairs dancing in air.

Yudhishthir could not be more happy than this. His wish, his baseless wish was coming true.As usual she did the unexpected by coming here. But how? This question was clouding everyone's mind who stood there. No one expected Panchal to come but here stood the famous princess of Panchal in front of them. Gandhari couldn't see who came but the intoxicating daisy fragrance soothed her mind. Bhism stood there surprised.

" Pranipat Ganga putr, pranipat maharani" she wished in her sweet voice.

" Kalyan ho Drupad Kanya, I am surprised by your arrival" he admitted blessing her.

" I too was surprised finding the invitation from Hastinapur" she smiled saying and went near Gandhari.

" Putri, I can't see you but I am sure you are not an ordinary woman. You indeed is jagat sundari" smiled Gandhari carresing her cheeks lovingly.

Are they over sweet or fake? Don't they know they have waged a war against Panchal few days ago. Thought Aanyati.

Aanyati smiled at this lady in front of her. " Not more than the princess of Gandhara, I assure you" everyone laughed at her remark as she moved inside.

Then her eyes caught the talk of the town standing at a distance with his always calm face.



His gaze not leaving her. Aanyati was not the one who break eye contacts as she walked to where he was standing.

" Pranipat bhavi yuvraj" Yudhisthir didn't miss the mock hidden behind her tone.

" Pranipat Panchal Kumari, I am happy you showed up" he said in his as always calm tone with a small smile on his lips.

" Then I will make sure your happiness vanishes" she said with a death stare. But Yudhishthir's face remained calmed. Although he had already ordered his spy to keep an eye on her. She is not a normal princess who will keep shut, she surely will do something.

" Tha..." Yudhishthir wanted to say something but their attention got diverted to a sudden gasp.

There stood Dushala at a distance with her hands on her mouth , eyes ready to jump out. Aanyati smiled looking at such a expression.

" Pranipat Kuru Kumari" she approached her.

" You can't be real" she said in the same shocked tone. Yudhishthir had to bit back a chuckle looking at such a state of his sister. Indeed Aanyati can awestruck anyone.

" Well, I am" she said placing a hand on her shoulder.

" How, how can you be so beautiful?" Dushala asked still maintaining the same expression.

" Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder my dear" she said in her pleasant tone.

" You are worth introducing Rajkumari...."

" Panchali " Aanyati completed her sentence. Both the girls got busy in their talks leaving Yudhisthir smiling at their back.

" Jyest don't smile like this, people will consider you mad " Arjun's words made him come out of his tranc as he glared his anuj who immediately ran away.

From the past three hours Dushala had been introducing Aanyati to her brothers, friends and who not. Aanyati is now almost fed up with all this. Almost every brother of Dushala she met, tried to flirt with her but she being she made sure they remember her for her replies.

Right now she was talking to Kambhoj's princess who just like others is praising her beauty.

" Jiji" a voice made Aanyati turn around

" Bhadra" she almost ran to hug her.

" Do you know how much I missed you?" Pouted Subhadra

" Not more than me Bhadra" Aanyati carresed her face.

" I believe this mockery tone is of Drupad Kanya" said Maharaj Dhritarashtr coming with Shakuni and Duryodhan toward Aanyati .

Mockery? If this is mocking than I believe you will not tolerate how I am going to talk. Thought Aanyati maintaing a cold face.

" Pranipat Kuru Naresh" she wished glaring at the other two whom she didn't recognised.

" Meet my son Duryodhan" Dhridrashtr said with a proud look.

" Pranipat Rajkumar" she did what one was supposed to do but Dhridrashtr's smile drop. His tone again changed in cold and harsh one.

" I believe now you will be regretting for rejecting my son's proposal. "

Aanyati observed her surrounding which constituted to the entire Kuru clan and almost one person from every kingdom.

But she can't tolerate this insult and will surely reply in the humblest way possible.....