Arjun asked whispering near her lips, "What do you think you are doing? To me? Huh?", he traced her jawline slowly with his thumb, which instantly gave her goosebumps. She stammered, "W- What do you think I'm doing?", and tried to look at him confidently, but failed miserably. He looked intently and asked, "You don't know?", and slowly traced his hand through her neck. She closed her eyes and was enjoying what he was doing without her permission. He slowly started to kiss her jawline and traced his lips towards her earlobe, and started sucking it.

She came into senses as soon as he bit her earlobe and pushed him away from her. She tried to adjust her dupatta which was disheveled, but was unable to as she had mehndi in her hand. "Don't you dare, Arjun! I'm the fiancee of the future king of this dynasty! You can't and should not even touch me!".

He chuckled and grabbed her towards him by holding her skirt, under her navel, which made her go wide eyed. Looking down by eyes, as she was a little shorter to him, he replied with a deep voice, "Can't touch you? Ma'am! If anyone can't touch you, then it is that so called future king fiancee of yours!". He pulled her closer and held her by her waist so tightly, her bosom was touching his chest, "He can't even touch- forget it, He can't even get near you for atleast 10 feet! Whereas I!? Huh! I can Violate your whole body!".

She was speechless at the vocabulary he was using, and his hands were really successful in creating a tornado inside her stomach. He traced his thumb on her lips and looked at her eyes, unable to control himself. Her looking at him with big wide eyes, her uneven breathing because of his effect, her plumpy quivering lips and as he traced them, her bosoms which are threatening to come out of her upper garment and stuck to him, and her hands which were not able to do anything to him, as he does whatever he wants with her, and the jealousy she invoked in him so much so that he wanted her to remember that she was his and only belonged to him... These were driving him crazy. His eyes were already filled with so much desire for her mixed with love. She noticed that and opened her mouth to ask, but he took this as an advantage and smooched with her lips, making her words go into his mouth.

She hit him on his chest by her wrist to stop him from kissing her, but her efforts were in vain. Moreover, he was circling his left hand fingers on her bare waist, and the other hand was holding her neck, the thumb tracing it. She was in no lesser position than him. Soon, desire engulfed her too and she held his neck and hair, not caring about the mehndi anymore.

He pushed her towards the nearby table for support, which made the haldi filled bowl on the table to fall and all the haldi fell on him, and then from him it fell on her as well. They both broke the kiss to see that they are fully drenched in Haldi, and Arjun whispered catching for breath, "See, our Haldi is done as well!". He then slowly started to attack her neck, biting it. Vaishnavi came back to senses because of the love bite and she started saying, "Arjun! Everyone must be outside searching for us and we are- ahh...", she moaned as he sucked the area where he gave her hickey.

He took off her dupatta and laid down on the bed gradually, not stopping from giving her love bites all over her neck. "A- Arju- ahh... Arjunnn!!", she was lowly moaning and held his hair tightly with one hand, and digging into his skin on the back with the other. He then slowly trailed down towards her chest, kissing on the very top on her one bosom, playing with the other one. "Arjun!!! Ahh... Stopp!!", she was a moaning mess, and took of his Angavastra as it was disturbing her.

Suddenly, there was a sound of someone coming towards the chamber, which made her push Arjun away from her and sit on the bed. She was adjusting her appearance and Arjun hugged her from behind, pressing both her bosoms together. He looked at them and said, "My art!". She looked down to see that most of her chest area was covered with his love bites.

She tucked her hair behind her ear and said lowly, "This- This is wrong Arjun! Before- before marriage-", he held her by her cheeks and turned her face towards him, squeezing her cheeks, "Wrong? Before marriage? We are already married! I'm your husband and you are my wife! Do you want me to remind it again?", and started kissing her neck again. The sound of uneven footsteps were getting cleared and she tapped him on his shoulders rapidly, "Arjun! Someone is coming!!". He murmured without stopping kissing, "Must be Duryodhan! It's his chamber after all!".

As he wasn't listening to her, she dragged him by his undergarment, just like he did to her, and hid behind a curtain. She was looking out at the door, where Duryodhan entered totally being tipsy, while He was looking at her amused and slowly a smirk formed on his face. She looked back at Arjun and wanted to tell that they should leave the place, but stopped as she saw him smirking at her. She raised her eyebrows as in asking what happened. He raised his eyebrows as well to look down at her hand. She gasped and immediately retrieved her hand back, and softly sighed looking at her hand.

He gave her a questioning look for her exasperated sigh, to which she showed her hand, mehndi half gone. He smiled and washed the whole mehndi with the milk on a bowl beside them, which was kept for the next day's bath of Duryodhan. Duryodhan just slopped on the bed, and started to snooze off. She was looking at how attractive her husband was looking with all the nail marks she had given him, while washing her hand delicately with his hand. Even his hand was looking attractive, she wondered what all that hand could do to her.

She immediately shook her head to get rid of those dirty thoughts and remembered that she was angry at him. He finished washing and was checking out the mehndi, but froze on the spot as he saw something which made his heart dance. She retrieved her hand back and shot him a look, "What are you glaring-", but saw that her mehndi had come out so well, so red, especially the 'A' part.

He looked at her teasingly and said, "It seems, I really love you very much! Let me see for myself too!". He immediately checked his hands and got really happy as well, while she looked at him all confused. "What?", she questioned with annoyance, to which he looked at her once and showed her his hand, where he wrote with mehndi, अर्जुन ईश्वरी. Arjun and Ishwari.

She was just dumbfounded at his gesture and looked at him, while he continued to say, "Mine has come more deeper red than yours! Which means you love me more than I love you!", he said excitedly. She shook her head and said, "This- This is all bullshit! I don't believe!". He didn't pay heed to her words and turned her around, much to her shock. He kneeled down and was checking for something on her waist, "Ha! Found it!". He started to wash that place, while she whisper-shouted, "Hey! Arjun, what are you-". By the time he was done, he sighed dreamily and said, "Damn! It's really deeper in your waist tho!".

She pushed him and said, "What is?", and looked at her waist in the nearby mirror, only to find that whatever was written on his hand, had been imprinted on her waist as well. She then kept her hand on her forehead, realising that he kept his hand on her waist, way too hard actually. Before she could react to it, she saw from her neck to her deeper chest, it was just covered by his hickeys. Her mouth fell open and looked at him, who was smirking at her. She started to hit him and shouted, "How am I? Supposed to sit? On the dias? Tomorrow? Like this? It turns out I can't even heal these!". He held her hand and asked with curiosity, "what? Really? You can't heal my hickeys? Damn I feel proud!", to which she just hit him harder.

Duryodhan got annoyed by all the noise they were making and woke up from his slumber, "Who? Who is there?", still being drunk. Arjun and Vaishnavi realised that they were in the middle of the room, and Duryodhan saw them before they even could react. He got really pissed off and stormed towards them, "You! Leave my Vaishnavi!". Arjun smirked and said, "What? Your vaishnavi? You can't even touch her!! She is mine!", and held her by her waist, and pulled her beside him. She looked at him shocked and said, "Arjun! Let's go!", and dragged him outside of the chamber, while Duryodhan just couldn't come into terms with what he just saw, and went back to sleep with a drunken head.

As soon as they came out, Karenumati and Vijaya came towards them running. "You love birds! Where have you been?", Karenumati asked. Vaishnavi looked at her shocked and was about to ask, but the madra princess stopped her and said, "We know! Everyone from Indraprasth knows except for Jyesth Yudisthir! We are team Arjun as well! And who do you think mixed alcohol in the Kaurava brothers juice!". Vaishnavi cringed at the team name again and said, "Please, don't use that stupid team name!". Arjun got offended and said, "Stupid? Ma'am that's my name!". Vaishnavi smirked and said, "Huh! No wonder it's stupid!". Vijaya interrupted them and said, "Okay Okay! You guys will have a lot of time for this after marriage! Now where were you-", Vijaya was stopped by Karenumati, who held her shoulder and gestured to her to look at their disheveled state.

Both the madra sisters stifled their laughter and pulled Vaishnavi towards them to take her to her chamber, while Nakul and Bheem came from behind. Bheem said startling him, "Slow down, Arjun! Good choice of place to do it though!", and they both started to tickle him where she gave her nail marks.

***

Duryodhan still had the headache which he got since the moment he woke up from his sleep. The headache to him felt like someone deliberately mixed something in his drink from the previous night. Even sitting in the dias, he couldn't process whatever was happening, and Balram noticed this. "Duryodhan! What happened? Are you okay?", to which Duryodhan couldn't answer. Krishna sighed dramatically and said, "What else, Dau! I think he is drunk-", and stopped his sentence to look at Duryodhan, who was bewildered. Controlling his laughter, he continued, "Drunk with the unbelievableness and happiness of marrying our sister! Am I right, Duryodhan?". Duryodhan Chuckled nervously and said, "Y- Yeah!".

Meanwhile, Vaishnavi was getting ready in her room, her sisters were helping her out to get ready. After they were done, they were in awe of her beauty, as she looked irresistible to look away from her. No one in this world would turn their head away once they saw her in this attire. Draupadi had tears in her eyes and took some of her Kajal and put it behind her ear, "No one should give you bad eye!", and held her cheek. Vaishnavi smiled and held her hand, soon hugging her.

"Guys! How the hell do you guys drape this saree!", Nakul came there, with a half draped saree. All the womenfolk started laughing at his Avatar. Draupadi said, "Aarya! Chill! I'll help you!". Sahadev and Bheem entered, "Don't laugh guys, he's trying!", trying to control their laughter as well. Nakul, irritated, asked, "why me? Why not sahadev?", to which Karenumati replied, "Aarya! You both are very similar in looks! Height, tan, strength! So it's you!", and continued laughing. Nakul, annoyed, stomped harder.

Vaishnavi stood up and said, when everyone was laughing, "let's go guys?". They all stopped and looked at her, "Vaishu! It will all be okay! Trust me!", Nakul said. She saw that they stopped laughing and the atmosphere had become a little serious. She sighed and looked at Nakul, "Okay! Nakuleshwari!", making them laugh again. Nakul whined, "Vaishhhh! Not you too!".

"Please bring the bride", the priest announced, and Duryodhan couldn't wait any longer. As the news reached the bride, she sighed and started walking towards the exit of her room, but someone came from behind and carried her, making her shreik in shock. "What- put me down!", despite her protests, He put her in his chariot carefully and started riding it. Vaishnavi opened her eyes to see Arjun, who was very seriously riding the chariot.

"Arjun! This is not the way you kidnap me! Remember the plan! I would have come to you by myself!", to which he replied without turning around, "You! I don't trust you! You are Very late you know that? By the time you walked to me, Nakul and Duryodhan would have gotten married and had three kids as well!". Unable to control, she started laughing at his words. He smiled to himself hearing her laughing.

Soon, they stopped in a place where there is a Shiva temple. A wave if nostalgia hit her as this is the same temple where they both met for the first time, 15 years ago. "Time really flies by!", she whispered to herself. He got down of the chariot and was about to give her his hand, but stopped as soon as he saw her. His entire system stopped working at the sight of this beautiful lady, his wife, his everything, standing in front of him in the red wedding attire. Every fibre of being in his body told him to marry her right then and there. His eyes started watering at how beautiful she was looking, inside and out. She noticed this and held his shoulders and asked innocently with big eyes, "Hey, what happened?". He just held her hand and said, "You! Look! Beautiful! Just so... Beautiful!", he whispered out wiping his tears. She looked at him with a small smile on her face. Without wasting time, he grabbed her wrist and took her inside the temple, "Come on! Let's get married!". She shook her hand away from his hold and said, "What? Here? No way!".

Arjun looked at her perplexed and asked, "What's wrong? This is not a bad place or something! This is a temple right?". She shook her head and said, "Arjun! We got married exactly like this! If you remember!", and rolled her eyes. He kept his hands on his hips and asked, "Then what do you want?". She replied to him without looking at him, "Well! I actually don't want this marriage! But Draupadi told me to agree soo...", she side eyed him to see him rolling his eyes at her. Chuckling, "I want a wedding which is grand! Like what they did for me and Duryodhan! With everyone Arjun! I want everyone to see my wedding! Not in such a forest! I already had one so no!". Shaking his head chuckling, "You really are a stubborn one! Okay! I'll arrange!".

She immediately shook her head, "No! I want to get married there only! On that same dias! Otherwise you your way, I my way!", and started walking towards the exit of the temple, while he lifted her up from behind by her waist, causing her to shreik, "Where do you think you are going?", he asked trying to resist her protests. "Ahhh! Leave me man! Arjunnn!", she struggled to come out of his hold and said, "Idiot! If you can't marry me like that, then don't marry! You can't even fulfill my desire before marriage, what about after? Oh my god!", she said dramatically. He widened his eyes and shook his head, "Alright fine fine! We will go your way!", he let her down and scoffed at her, while she was enjoying torturing him.

'You need this! And even more!'

***

"What is this? Why is vaishnavi closing her face by a veil?", Duryodhan asked annoyed. Draupadi, who was holding the bride, said, "This is her place's ritual! You wouldn't understand!". Krishna intervened, "Yes Dau! It's her place's ritual!". Balram agreed and Draupadi made Nakul, who was in veil, sit beside Duryodhan.

Duryodhan slowly tried to look through the veil, and asked her, "Excited?". Nakul closed his eyes in cringe and tried to talk in a girl's voice, "Yes! Yes! Duryyy!". Duryodhan scoffing, "What? Your voice sounds terrible!". Nakul hit him slightly and said, "what?". Duryodhan immediately changed his sentence, realised that he was too straight forward, "uh, I mean, Terrific! Your voice is terrific! Haha!". Duryodhan was stupidly smiling at the fact that the bride hit him lovingly in front of everyone.

"Wait! She hit me.?", he muttered and called his Mamashree. Shakuni was shocked to see that as well. He immediately told Duryodhan, "Bhanje! I don't feel this is good! How could she touch you?". Duryodhan, not wanting to believe, "Mamashree! She might have given me permission to touch her!", and looked at the bride dreamily. Meanwhile, Krishna was trying to control his laughter, which was noticed by Shakuni. "No! I don't believe this!", he shouted, making everyone stop what they were doing.

He immediately said, "Priest, move on to the Mangalsutra part! Now!". Priest said, "As you wish, your highness! But for that, the bride has to lift her Veil!". Duryodhan smiled widely and proceeded to lift up the veil, but suddenly, he also got the same feeling as Shakuni. How could he able to touch her. All of a sudden, memories from previous night flashed through his head. Arjun and Vaishnavi were in his chamber. Panicked, that something would have happened, he lifted the veil totally, revealing a grinning Nakul.

Duryodhan stood up astonished and asked, "You! What are you doing here? Where is Vaishnavi?", he asked extremely angry. Nakul laughed and took of his saree, "Bhrata Duryodhan! I'm here to marry you! What else?". Duryodhan pushed him harshly and said, "where is Vaishnavi?". Draupadi replied with, "she is with the one who she loves! They might have already crossed the border of Hastinapur now! You can't reach them! And they won't come back until everyone agrees for their marriage", and looks at Balram, who was furious.

"Who?", dhritarastra asked shouting, to which Duryodhan muttered, "Arjun!". Everyone was in deep shock, and realised that why was that Arjun was the only one, who could touch her. Bheeshm got up from his seat and roared, "Impossible! This would not happen!". Draupadi, along with her whole team behind her, said, "Oh it did happen! Pitamah! This is the result of forcing a girl into a marriage that she is not interested in!".

Duryodhan didn't waste time listening to all their rants and went on a rampage along with his brothers and his friend. They all boarded their horses and went to attack Arjun. Seeing this, Bheem, Nakul and Sahadev were about to go as well, but were stopped by an angry Yudisthir. " Where do you think you guys are going?". Draupadi stepped in and said, "Enough Aarya! You have made many wrong decisions! Enough already!". Yudisthir looked at her shocked and gave her a look which screamed he needed explaination.

Bheeshm on the other hand went to get Arjun by himself and angrily started to go, making the pandava brothers worry. They tried to convince him, but he was in no mood to listen to them. All of a sudden, Krishna started speaking, "Mahamahim! You can't attack Arjun!". Bheeshm turned around and asked, "Why can't I? I definitely can!". Krishna smiled and said, "You remember? In Dwaraka! During my sister Subhadra's wedding, you told mahamantri Vidur that if Vaishnavi decided to marry any of the pandava, you will fight the world for them? Isn't it, Mahamantri vidur?".

Vidur nodded knowingly, totally going with team Arjun, "Yes! Vasudev! Tatshree, you did say that! You can't back off from your words now!", making Bheeshm have an inner crisis. Dhritarastra stood up and said, "Tatshree, you can't do this to me! My son- my son wanted that girl! You better be with us!". With that arrogance being showcased to him, Bheeshm said, "Dhritarastra! Mind your toungue! I promised myself that I would do anything for Vaishnavi's marriage! And I wouldn't back off now! Arjun and Vaishnavi's marriage will happen", he said determined and he boarded his horse.

***

As Arjun and Vaishnavi were entering back into the city, Duryodhan and his army stopped them, with him being furious. "How dare you, Arjun! Give me my vaishnavi back!". Arjun scoffed, "Your vaishnavi? When did that happen?", instigating him. He became more furious and ordered his friend Karn to attack him. Karn immediately summoned his arrow and pointed it towards them, and was about to hit them, but another arrow came forward and dodged their attack.

They all turned around to see who it was, and saw a determined Bheeshm, standing by Arjun and Vaishnavi. Vaishnavi was shocked seeing him there and looked back at Arjun, who mirrored her expression. Bheeshm said, "Back off Duryodhan, Angraj!". Duryodhan was shocked and asked, "Pitamah! You cannot support them! You-", but got cut off by him, "and who are you to decide that?". Duryodhan said with anger, "I'm the prince of Hastinapur! You have to bind by my words!", and smirked.

Bheeshm deeply thought about it and said, "so? He is also the prince of Hastinapur! I should be bound by him too! Now, back off! To even touch them, you have to cross me!", he said strongly, which made Karn go back immediately. Bheeshm turned around to the pair and said, "You two! Come to the court room of the palace!".

***

The pair stood in the middle of the court with many people flaring at them. Duryodhan started speaking, "Bhrata Yudisthir! This is the promise you made? See, what has this girl done!". Balram interrupted, "Mind your words, Duryodhan! Arjun! Why did you do this? You already did the same with my other sister, and now too? You have taken pledge of eloping with my sisters?". Nakul murmured loud enough, "Seems more like, he had taken pledge to elope with Bhrata Duryodhan's bride", making the crowd to stifle their laughter.

Duryodhan then became furious and said, "Bhrata Yudisthir! I need answers!". Yudisthir sighed and went towards Arjun and asked, "Arjun! Why did you do this? Tell me? You don't know? That this is wrong? Tell!", he shouted a little. Arjun looked at Krishna, who in turn gave him a nod of approval. Arjun took a deep breath and started speaking, "What is wrong Jyesth! Me taking the woman i love, who also reciprocates the feelings! Or you deciding someone else's future by yourself, without asking them? What is wrong? You tell me!", making Yudisthir perplexed at his words.

"Arjun!", Bheem tried to stop, but Arjun cut him off, "Let me speak today, Bhrata Bheem! You took decision of Draupadi Swayamwar, didn't care to ask about my heart and feelings. You took decision of Draupadi's marriage with all of us, not caring about her heart! And again, you took decision of Vaishnavi! Did you ever ask what was in her heart! Who even are you to her, to take decisions? Bhrata?". Vaishnavi was looking at him in awe and pride, her husband was finally fighting for her, with the whole world. She quickly wiped her tears, while Yudisthir didn't find any answers to his question, and was shocked to learn about his brother's heart being stolen by vaishnavi long time ago. "What do you mean, Arjun? You and Vaishnavi? Even before Draupadi-", Arjun cut him off by holding Vaishnavi's hand, "We are already married!".

There was a loud silence that engulfed the whole court room of Hastinapur. No one was able to even understand what Arjun just said. Gandhari stood up and asked, "Wh- what? Vaishnavi, is this true? Is this real?". Vaishnavi, after being silent for too long, said, "Yes! We unofficially got married, in front of Shiv Ji's temple!".

"Then why didn't you tell me? Why?", Yudisthir, in a rage of guilt, screamed. Vaishnavi was about to go forward and tell that she restricted her husband to tell the truth, but Draupadi came to the middle of the hall and said, "It's me, Aarya!". The whole Team Arjun was shocked at her statement, with Vaishnavi trying to stop her. Draupadi just nodded at them and said, "I restricted Aarya Arjun! I was jealous! Afterall, I'm his wife! Now, I've gotten awakened, so I'm helping them!". Vaishnavi was looking at her with tears as her sister was taking all the blame on her, because no one would accept this marriage if they knew vaishnavi was the one who restricted it. Draupadi looked at her with tears and said, "I wanted to redeem whatever my sister had sent through because of me!".

Yudisthir fell on his chair with his hand on his head, as he failed to keep his promise, For the first time in life. He couldn't take it, and looked at Arjun with guilt stricken face. Duryodhan roared, "I don't consider that as a marriage! No priest, no relatives, no muhurat! No way I'm going to accept this! Vaishnavi should be my wife! Bhrata Yudisthir! Tell me, is that considered a marriage?". Yudisthir, bound to truth and his promise, he muttered lowly, "No!". Duryodhan smirked, "You promised me right? What about that?". Yudisthir looked down, unable to look up at anyone, but vaishnavi and Arjun. He had tears in his eyes, which screamed that he is in a compromising position now. Yudisthir joined his hands at Vaishnavi with tears, seeking an apology. Vaishnavi was melted and couldn't see him like that, afterall he was like her brother. She didn't understand what she should do that time and remembered her Kanha.

Krishna spoke after being silent for too long, "What promise, Duryodhan? Jyesth Yudisthir! What did you promise our dear Duryodhan? Tell me the exact same words!". Yudisthir, unable to look up, said, "I promised him that his lineage will continue with Vaishnavi!". Krishna Clapped his hands once and eyed Vaishnavi, who noticed him, "Oh! You promised him that, his lineage will continue with Vaishnavi! Hmm!!". Vaishnavi looked at him confused, while he winked at her, making her understand everything.

She nodded vigorously and then shouted, still looking at Krishna, "Wrong!". Grabbing attention, now she turned towards Duryodhan, and then Yudisthir, "Wrong! Your promise is wrong! Jyesth, when your promise is wrong, you don't have to follow it. The promise automatically becomes invalid". There was a ray of hope in Yudisthir's eyes and he said, "W- What! What?". He looked at Krishna and then at Arjun, who held her hand tightly. Arjun nodded at her and she sighed deeply, as she was about to reveal a vulnerable part to everyone.

She took a deep breath and started saying, "I- I can't be a mother!". Dau's eyes widened in shock, and looked at Krishna, who nodded with utter sadness. Balram's eyes were threatening to break the pots and flow like a stream. Gandhari kept her hand on her mouth and said, "W- What?". Everyone was just too stunned to speak. The whole team Arjun were unable to comprehend what they just heard and looked at Draupadi, who was closing her eyes with tears streaming down her face. Duryodhan stumbled in his place and Karn held him, he asked in disbelief, "You- You're joking right? Tell- Please tell me- tell us it's j- Joke! Please!", his eyes pleaded.

Gaining courage, while her husband was squeezing her hand for support with tears flowing down his face violently, she opened her eyes and said, "I can't be a mother! Duryodhan! Dau! Jyesth Yudisthir, now you don't have to follow your promise, and your Dharma is saved as well, as the promise of me being the reason for the continuity of Lineage is unattainable". Her eyes were betraying her of tears, and was unable to look at herself in that vulnerable position, with everyone around.

She suddenly was gasping for air, unable to comprehend that she just revealed an important part of her life to everyone. Her legs started trembling, her knees gave up, and her eyes became blurred with tears. As she was searching for support to stand, she found herself in Arjun's hug, who was crying as well as much as her. She immediately hugged him back tightly and started to sob in his arms.

Dhritarastra got up from his seat and shouted, "This marriage will not happen! I don't want a girl who is infertile as my daughter in law!", he announced. Duryodhan tried to stop him, but something was stopping him as well, the truth of her being infertile. Vaishnavi looked at Duryodhan and chuckled bitterly, at how he just gave up on her because she can't give birth to kids. Every other prince there started to talk ill about her, which Krishna couldn't tolerate. He immediately waved his hands towards the princes, which caused them to fall down. Krishna, with tears in his eyes, screamed, "Now what? Duryodhan? You already gave up? This is the groom you found for my doll, Dau? Him?".

Balram slumped on his seat with a heavy thud, and with tears in his eyes, he said, "My- My Vaishu, she- she had been hiding this pain from me for- for so long! Now- this Duryodhan is-", he couldn't even finish his sentence. Shakuni intervened, "who will! Who will marry someone who can't even do a basic thing a woman has to do! Give birth! Impotent girl! Tch!", Balram threw him an angry glare and was about to throw his mace at him, but stopped once he heard what Arjun spoke.

"I will!", Vaishnavi was looking at her husband with tears in her eyes smiling, and full of love. Arjun looked at her and smiled, "I love her! And that's enough! She loves me! And that's enough! She has me and I have her! That's enough!". Duryodhan smirked and said, "Says the guy who married 4 tim-", but hiy cut off by Arjun who stepped forward and said, "I'm ready to leave everything and everyone for her!", making everyone go wide eyed, while Draupadi was smiling with tears. He looked at vaishnavi and smiled, "I married her first! She is my first wife! She is before everyone for me! She is my priority!Even though I got to know about this later on, i never wished to leave her! And I would never!", he breathed out. Vaishnavi's heart was beating louder, just like the way it did when he proposed her. Each and every word of his confession etched into her heart, and her eyes capturing this beauty of a man to never forget this moment.

Balram stood up, went towards Arjun and held his shoulders, and looked at Vaishnavi, "Vaishnavi! Dear! Your choice is really amazing!", and he looked back at Arjun, who was holding his sister's hand easily, unlike anyone who can't even go near her, including him. "Arjun! Please marry my sister now!", and looked at him proudly. Duryodhan was about to protest, but he roared with his mace, and anyone who has problem, fight me!", with that Duryodhan stopped on his tracks. Karn went forward this time on behalf of him, but Bheeshm stood beside Balram and said, "and me!".

Bheem, Nakul and Sahadev stood with them as well, "and us!". Karn looked at them with an impossible expression. Bheem saw that someone was standing in front of them, and after realising who it was, he felt utmost happiness. His elder brother. "And me!", Yudisthir stood. Karn still didn't give up, but Krishna stood in front of them all glaring at him, making Karn stop in his tracks. Huffing in frustration, he went back, making Duryodhan stomp his foot unable to do anything now. Everything is out of his hands.

Krishna told the couple, "Parth and Ishwari! Go to the dais!". Duryodhan still had hope, so he went forward to grab vaishnavi by her hand, but got pushed away by an extreme force. After falling down, he got up in frustration and looked at Arjun eye to eye. Arjun, without breaking eye contact, held his wife's hand, much to Duryodhan's anger, as he couldn't touch her and Arjun could, easily.

Arjun then took her to the dias and sat there, while Krishna told the Priest to start with the mantras. Duryodhan couldn't do anything now, and with tears flowing down his eyes, he left the place, with his brothers and his friend following him. Vaishnavi saw that he was gone, and sighed in relief.

Arjun squeezed her hand and nodded his head at her. She smiled at him, and took his hands in her, tracing it with a thumb as a gesture of trust. He smiled back at her, and looked at his team Arjun, who were ecstatically happy and were hugging each other in their victory. Some gave them thumbs up, and some were blessing them. Nakul and sahadev came near Arjun and started teasing him, while he hit them slightly. Priest said, "Please tie the Mangalsutra now!".

Arjun looked at her and took the mangalsutra from the priest's hand, and started to tie it around her neck, "I promise you! Ishwari! I promise to respect you, honour you, protect you, love you, and keep you happy! Forever! And this promise is not like any other promise I gave you before! I'll stand by it!". She smiled with tears as he finished tying the mangalsutra around her neck. The chain he tied before, had become one with the mangalsutra, with all the extra threads that came out, tying themselves with the mangalsutra!". She looked at it shocked and said, "Oh! That's why the threads were coming out? I thought this was some bad omen!", she said after taking the seven pheras. Arjun leaned down to her and whispered, "Turns out it isn't!", and winked at her, only for her to see. They sat down and she gave him a look, to which he smiled and applied kumkum on her hair partition, with some falling on her nose. Kunti said, "This is a good omen putri! If kumkum falls on a girl's nose while the husband applies it, then it means that he loves you very much!". Nakul said, "Oh we know already Mata! Isn't it, Bhrata Arjun!", he teased him again, only to get smacked by Arjun and glared by Vaishnavi. "I know!", vaishnavi breathed out smiling at him, which made Arjun to look at her with love and admiration.

"The marriage is complete! From now on, you both are husband and wife!", the preist announced, to which both of them answered at the same time, monotonously, "Oh we already were husband and wife!".

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