A/N: Okay, so this whole thing breaks the fourth wall really badly, but when we get to the interactions part, instead of saying the book name, it's going to say "Year" instead. Like instead of "Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes", it's going to say "Year 3". But we're not going to get to that.

Prepare for some serious second-hand embarrassment.

The day had started out normal. Until it wasn't.

The Potatoes had gathered up and were at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture. They were hanging out like normal.

And then a random kid (Me) appeared behind Brynne. "'Ello there!" She said.  Brynne then swung her mace instinctively at her, sending her into a wall. "Yup. I deserved that." She said, somewhat getting up.

"Brynne! How many times have I said look before you hit?" Mini said, rushing towards the unknown girl. Brynne shrugged.

"Eh. I'm fine. I'm about to put two of you through torture anyway," the girl said. She snapped her fingers, and suddenly, all the potatoes were in the Palace of Illusions!

The girl was gone, though, but Aru and Mini didn't notice, as they immediately greeted the palace. Aru went as far as hugging the walls. "Hello palace!" Mini said cheerfully. "Hi!" The palace said back, and a bunch of snacks popped into the air.

"Umm, Shah, Mini, where are we? And how is this place talking?" Brynne said, uncertainly reaching for a plate of Chicken 65.

"Brynne! Don't be rude! The Palace has feelings!" Mini scolded Brynne. "It's fine!" The Palace remarked "You two were like that too,".

"Not to be rude or anything, but why are we here?" Aiden asked. Before the Palace could answer, multiple blue flashes came from where Brynne had been standing before. She had turned from herself to a dog to a wolf to an elephant to herself again. She had the plate of the Chicken 65 in her hand, her eyes wide.

Uh oh Aiden thought. This was always what happened when Brynne tasted really, really bad food.

But much to Aiden surprise, Brynne started stuffing more of the savory Indian snack into her mouth. "Zis zuff zis goo," she said.

"Translation, Aiden?" Aru asked, but before Aiden could answer, the Palace cried out "Hooray! I knew Bhima always had an appetite for good food! I'm glad you like it!".

"And Draupadi! I've missed you too!" The Palace exclaimed. "Uh, could you call me Aiden?" Aiden asked. "Of course!" The Palace said cheerfully.

"Palace, are we in the Kingdom of Death?" Mini asked. "I'm afraid we are. But V has told me to help her! Come! Sit!" The Palace said, bringing cloud seats for them to sit in. Everyone got in their seat, and the Palace brought them into a line, floating above the ground. A TV popped up in front of them.

"Who's V?" Aru asked. "It's the girl, isn't it?" Mini asked. "Yup!" The Palace said "She wanted me to make you react to something. Here it is!".

An image appeared on the TV screen. If Aru didn't know any better, she'd say it'd be a Wikipedia page.

"Is this... A fandom page?" She asked. The Palace replaced the screen with a thumbs up for a second, and then switched back to the Fandom Page.

"Now I'm worried," Aiden said. "Of course, you are, Ammamma," Brynne rolled her eyes.

"OH MY GOSH WE HAVE OUR OWN FANDOM!!!" Aru shouted. She was inches away from the TV.

~~~After explaining, A.K.A the fourth wall crumbling slowly ~~~

The TV was a lot bigger now.

"Hold up! Brynne said. Then she burst into laughter. "What is it?" Mini asked, looking worried for her soul sister. Brynne, still laughing, pointed towards the title of the Fandom Page. Aru, who was slurping a smoothie, did a spit take. She flushed red, quickly followed by Aiden. Mini seemed to be holding back her own laughter, mainly because of Aru and Aiden's expressions.

Betrayal! Aru shouted through the Mind Link. Mini finally surrendered to her emotions and burst out into fits of giggles.

The title said "Aru and Aiden" and under it, the words:

"Aru Shah and Aiden Acharya are two friends and love interests in the Pandava Quintet. Aru is the reincarnation of Arjuna, while Aiden is the reincarnation of Draupadi, one of Arjuna's wives. Aru has a crush on Aiden. It is not explicitly stated if Aiden returns Aru's feelings; however, he has kissed her in Year 4.".

"I knew this was a bad idea," Aiden muttered. "I hate this already" Aru said.

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Quick A/N: So, to make it easier for me, they are each in different rooms, and I'm going to be writing it in a different format. So, it's going to say what it says on the wiki page and then each thing someone says is going to be separate.

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"Year 1:"

"Aru has a flashback to seeing Aiden through her window and giving him her best smile, with the implication that she wants him to like her. However, she realized she was wearing a horned helmet and panicked, running into the refrigerator and falling face-first onto the floor. Aru then continued to lie on the kitchen floor for another hour."

Aru: Why must all my secrets be revealed to the wrath of others?

Aiden: ...

Brynne: Heh, I can tell I'm going to enjoy this

Mini: Then I found her on the floor lying like that after. She was late for training. At least now I know why.

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"Aru and Aiden have their first on-page interaction towards the end of the book when Aru is going home for winter break. It is shown that Aru has a crush on Aiden; Aru was nervous about talking to him since she found him good-looking. Aru was so distracted thinking about Aiden that she bumped into him. Aiden asked if she was okay, but Aru got nervous and blurted out that she knew where Aiden lived. When he got confused, Aru blabbered something about demons and ran home."

Aru: WHY! HAVEN'T I BEEN BULLIED ENOUGH! WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS WORLD!

Aiden: No comment.

Brynne: *continuous laughter*

Mini: This is even more hilarious than when Aru described it to me!

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"Year 2:"

"When Aru, Mini Kapoor-Mercado Lopez, and Brynne Rao and  are framed for stealing the bow and arrow of Kamadeva, Queen Uloopi assigns them a  to retrieve Kamadeva's bow and arrow.  is unable to come on the quest, as he is to be held in custody, so he sends an Otherworld trainee in his place - Aiden. When Brynne finds out that Aru is the "I know where you live" girl, she cracks up. This reveals that Aiden had mentioned Aru to Brynne,"

Aru: I was so embarrassed...

Aiden: Me and Brynne tell each other everything.

Brynne: *Yawn* I already know this stuff. Get to the juicy bits already.

Mini: That was probably my least favorite quest. The other three gave me nightmares!

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"After Rudy saves Aru, Brynne and Aiden from Takshaka, he asks Aru for her number so that he can contact her later. When Brynne tells Aiden that Rudy asked for Aru's number, Aiden asks why. In response, Aru sarcastically says "Wow, thanks." Aiden, realizing what he said hurt Aru, turns red and tries to apologize, but Aru cuts him off."

Aru: It was the first time a boy had asked for my number. You can't blame me

Aiden: I know what Brynne's thinking right now, and it's completely wrong

Brynne: *Wiggling eyebrows* Someone's jealous...

Mini: Who's Rudy...?

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"Later in the quest, Aiden tells Aru that he likes her. This makes butterflies appear in Aru's stomach, although then he goes on to say that he likes her just as a friend."

Aru: *Blushing severely* I was caught off guard, okay...

Aiden: I didn't mean it like that! *Also blushing severely*

Brynne: *offended* I wasn't notified of this!

Mini: *Laughing her heart out*

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"At the climax, when Meenakshi shoots Kamadeva's arrow at Aru in an attempt to turn her into a Heartless, Aiden dives in front of her without thinking about the risk to himself. This results in Aiden becoming a Heartless zombie, and he tries to attack Aru, Brynne and Mini."

Aru:...

Aiden: She could have- might have died if I didn't. I'd rather become heartless again.

Brynne: Very rude as a Heartless Zombie.

Mini: I didn't like heartless Aiden.

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"At the end of Year 2, on Aru's birthday, Aru goes to Aiden's house. Aiden wants to use a love arrow from Kamadeva to get his divorced parents back together, but Aru helps Aiden realize that he just wants his mother to be happy. In the end, Aiden uses the love arrow on his mother and helps her fall back in love with herself. Aru's helping Aiden shows that she's progressed beyond a shallow crush on him and has become a good friend who he knows well. Aiden is grateful for her help."

Aru: I don't have a crush on him!

Aiden: Shah has a... crush on me?

Brynne: About time! But wasn't Aru wearing a Gandalf beard?

Mini: That's really sweet. But you know the amount of germ that can spread by just holding hand!

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And then their memories were erased and they lived peacefully ever after- NOT.

A/N: This was harder than you'd think it would be. A lot harder.

~V