"Ah! There he is", Bheem said, making everyone turn towards that direction. Arjun was talking to his sister and her sister regarding something. It was as clear as the sky that her sister was insanely attracted towards him. Teenage infactuation maybe. Soon, they started moving towards him.
'Oh! He is the guy who has my earring. He is Arjun?'
"Bhratashree, you have a great music knowledge right? Can you tell me what RAGA those guys are playing right now", Dushala asked him. "It's KALYANI RAGA, Dushala", Arjun replied.
'He has a great music knowledge and not just that, he excels in every form of art. And here I am, copying Indian movie songs to survive huhu!'
"Wow, you really do have a great knowledge in music, Rajkumar", Subhadra said, impressed. "Not actually. I thought I had. But there is a music, which I can't get out of my head. Which I can't get into my head as well. That music, is like nectar to ears. Never heard, never sung by anyone. I'm still in search of that music", he said, looking at the earring in his hands which was fixed now.
They let a 'oh', before noticing the group coming towards them. Subhadra immediately went, "I agree that you are brilliant in music, but I must tell you Rajkumar, you have a rival". "Rival?", Arjun asked. "Yeah, it's my sister. Let me tell you, she is no less than you", Subhadra said proudly. By then, the group reached them.
'Sisss!! I don't wanna rival him nooo! I'm not match to him don't do this'
"Oh, the infamous foster sister? I see. May I know where she is?", Arjun asked. "She is here, Bhrata Arjun", Nakul chimed in. Arjun. immediately turned towards him, only to see no one there. "Where?", Arjun asked Nakul. Nakul also searched for her, "where did she go, Bhrata Bheem?", he asked Bheem, only to find he was also not there. By then, Arjun Went to greet his mom and the Queen. "Where did both of them go?", Nakul exclaimed. "They both went to the food stall over there, Nakul", Sahadev said smilingly.
"Damn, these are the best Gulab Jamuns I've ever had", Vaishnavi told in an incoherent language, with stuffed mouth to Bheem, who was standing beside her, with the same amount of food in his mouth as well. "What did you even eat? Wait, I'll make you delicious Gulab jamuns one day. Then tell me which is the tastiest one", Bheem replied pridefully.
'Thank God. I escaped from there. Otherwise my intelligent sister would've made me do a sa re ga ma pa singers challenge with that one hell of a talented prince'.
"As they say, 'Birds of the same feather flock together' haha", Nakul said, making them laugh. "Pranaam Mata!", Arjun greeted his mom and the Queen. " Kalyan ho", they blessed him. "Arjun, what happened son? Why are you so lost since you came here?", She asked her son. "Mata, I don't know. I feel disappointed in not finding something", he said. "What exactly did my son not find?", Kunti said, caressing her son's head.
"Pranaam Bua!", They were interrupted by Subhadra. "Subhadra! How's Vaishnavi feeling now? I saw her standing with Bheem and eating everything that might affect her health", Kunti said with a worried look. "Don't worry Bua. She is fine now. I just came to suggest something. Why don't we make her sing here today?", Subhadra suggested. "Very good idea, Putri!", Gandhari told, impressed by her idea. "Let's call her then", saying this, Subhadra went away. "Mata, who is this Vaishnavi everyone is talking about? And her singing? I don't get anything", Arjun said.
"Haha. She is a very interesting girl, Arjun. There is nothing where she doesn't have an answer. Go meet her, maybe you will find what you were looking for too", Kunti suggested. "No Mata, what I am looking for, no one can find out", Arjun said.
"Whatt!! No no, wha- what? Why would you- ugh - wh- Subhadra???", Vaishnavi was just taken aback by her sister's request. "Vaishu, come on we all know you can do it", Dushala supported Subhadra. "Vaishnavi, why don't you just sing?", Bheem also joined. Soon, the rest of the Pandava brothers also joined the conversation.
"What happened to you now, Devi Vaishnavi? You were talking a lot with that mouth of yours, now can't you sing? What lady can't sing I don't understand haha", the eldest of Kauravas interrupted them along with his friend and brothers. " Who told you I can't sing. I can sing very well", she said defending herself. "Then do it!! I don't know what you are afraid of! But I challenge you to sing", Duryodhan said with attitude.
Ah. There it is. Her trigger point. The woman, who has a history of never backing off from challenges, accepted the challenge by saying, "I accept the challenge". "The stage is of all yours", Duryodhan pointed towards the stage.
As she sat there, she looked at the brothers, some were looking with curiosity, while some with mocking expression. She remembered Krishna and started to sing.
Dil hai chhota sa ! chhoti si aasha ! Masti bhare mann ki ! bholi si aasha !
Everyone went silent. Whatever they were doing, they all stopped at the voice of the girl from the future. 'The same voice', Arjun thought. "Wow Kunti! Our Vaishnavi does have a lovely voice", Gandhari said, to which Kunti agreed, "Yes Jiji".
Chaand taaro koooo chhune ki aashaaaaaa Aasmaano meinnnnnnn udane ki aashaaaaaa !
"This is Vaishnavi?", Arjun asked, Perplexed. "Yes Arjun", Kunti said. He immediately sprinted towards the direction of the voice. Whereas, the Kaurava Brothers were just too stunned to speak. Some of them were also enjoying listening to the song.
Mehak jaau Main aaj toh aise Phul bagiya mein mehke hain jaise
Arjun went towards the crowd, hundreds of people standing there, Literally though. He pushed through them to get inside the crowd, just to see the face of the girl who was eating up his brain for the last few days.
Baadalo ki maiiiin odhu chunariyaaaaa Jhum jaau maiiiin banke baavariyaaaaaaa Apani chhoti meinnnnnnn baandh lu duniyaaaaaaa
Duryodhan immediately regretted challenging her, as he was losing the challenge. He himself was in awe of the foreign song. Soon, everyone realised that this is the same voice they have heard in both the temples. Nakul immediately understood that this is the same girl whom his brother is thinking about lately.
Dil hai chhota sa ! chhoti si aasha ! Masti bhare mann ki ! bholi si aasha !
As she finished the song, everyone in the dinner hall was clapping for the girl, who was now standing in the middle of the hall. "Amazing Putri! I've never heard such a masterpiece", Bheeshm said with a content smile.
'It truly is a masterpiece. Rahman ji saved me today. Thank god!!! Uhh I mean thank you Rahman sir!'
Nakul went Arjun, who just came into the crowd. "Brother, you won't believe", Nakul started saying. "Nakul, where is sh-", Arjun felt his breath hitching, making his words trail off.
A sense of familiarity hit him. A girl who is wearing a peacock coloured lehanga, with her waves loose reaching her mid waist, with the same eyes he saw in the morning, and with the voice of that of a nightingale, was looking back at him with the same dumbfounded expression. She went towards him as she saw that Arjun was looking at her the same way as in the morning.
"You are Rajkumar Arjun right?"
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Tadaa guyss!!
Finally my babies met, Officially!! Don't ask me where is Ashwathama. He is with his father, ready to make an entrance in Hastinapur's Palace.
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PS: Kauravas in this chapter be like: