It had barely been a week since Arjun had left... Draupadi was grief stricken. Even though he behaved bad with her, she still loved him alot...

Despite at that, she paid great attention to her kids... She convinced Nitya that he father was not a complete bad person.. Pragti was mature enough to understand and didn't need explaination... as for Sutsom and Shrutakrit they looked after Shrutakarm...

She noticed a slight degrade in Vatsala's health... Maybe going out with Prathi was a better change for her... And looking at Suthanu even she needed a break...

With Draupadi and Prativindhya...

Draupadi-" Putra, I think you should take Vatsala out for a few days ..."
Prativindhya-" But mata... After all that happened, I need to stay here..."

Draupadi-" No putra.. She needs a change, it's better if you take her to that spot! The one which I used to visit while expecting you and your siblings... It is beautiful and I am sure she will forget the stressful atmosphere... And take Suthanu with you."

Prativindhya-" But mata, what about Shrutakarm and what if Pitashree returns?"
Draupadi-" Arya and I will handle him. As for Arya Arjun I don't see him returning any soon."

Prativindhya-" If you think that's the best for us three, I will go!"

Draupadi smiled at her obedient son...
Prativindhya immediately told Vatsala about"the spot ".. He didn't exactly tell her the location... Suthanu was already packing she wanted to get out of the suffocating atmosphere...

Vatsala-" Matashree! Arya is not telling me about " the spot'"

Draupadi-" Oh my he didn't tell you. "

Pragti-" It is a really good spot, it is a bit far away from the kingdom that's where tribe people stay, there is a very clear stream over there... They say if you bath in it it's as good as bathing in Ganga. In fact these two places are closely related... If is said that mata Ganga's one tear made that stream... And as for the tribe people they give one of the best massage to pregnant ladies! That's the reason why mata would be there almost every year!!"

Draupadi found the last line embarrassing she smacked Pragti on her bottom.. Vatsala Laughed.. Suthanu was all ready she looked very happy to go out ..

Nitya-" I wish even I could go!"

Suthanu-" No! Anyways you are supposed to go to kaki Rukmini in a few days..."

Nitya-" Yeah! But even I want to visit "the spot!" "

Nitya said in a sarcastic way... Everyone laughed.. Prativindhya came by..

Prativindhya-" Ladies! Time to leave! I am humbly request you not to trouble this man right here!"
Suthanu-" I won't trouble you that's Vatsala's work!"

Vatsala looked down embarrassed.. Finally everyone was giggling... The three of them decided to leave.. they toke the Pandavas blessings, Prathi promised to return if Arjun came back...

And so they started their journey...

Suthanu was on fire, she rode her horse at the pace of wind... Prathi had a hard time controlling her...

" The spot" was a two day travel...

It toke them a day extra since they toke several breaks and enjoyed moments with leisure...

As soon as they arrived a bunch of tribe people welcomed them.. Prathi and Suthanu knew they very well..

He helped his wife get down, Suthanu rushed to see some of her tribe friends... Just then the tribe head.

Tensen-" Welcome here! Kumar Prativindhya and his dear wife you are very welcomed at our small town! It's our honour that you came here!"

Prativindhya-" Please do not make a sin for me by folding your hands! I am younger than you! We came here for a few days..."

Tensen-" Please stay here as long as you wish Kumar!"

Prativindhya-" Thankyou so much sir. (Turns towards Vatsala) These are the women here they will get you ready, and you can tell them your health.. I am sure the head's wife has solutions."

Vatsala nodded... She was greeted by Tuana, the head's wife... They toke her in a cottage it was big and decorated..

Tuana-" Ladies get some good clothes for this young girl! Why don't you sit down?"

Vatsala nodded, she sat down with a grunt.. She then remembered something...

Vatsala-" Mata Draupadi gave a letter for you."( Hands the letter)

Tuana toke it and studies it properly, while the others got Vatsala ready, they gave her th tribal attire...

Tuana called Vatsala... She pressed her lower abdomen hard, making her almost scream...

Tuana-" Well seems like Draupadi was correct... Maybe the position of your baby has changed and hence your getting trouble sitting and sleeping."

Vatsala didn't know about half of the stuff, but agreed... Ofcourse she was having trouble sitting and standing even sleeping on her back...

Tuana-" That Yagyaseni knew I have solutions to everything!(laughs) Well Vatsala no problem I will help you out with this!"

The way Tuana talked about Draupadi, made Vatsala think if they are really good friends?

Vatsala-" But how will you help me?"
Tuana-" By changing the position of the baby!"

Vatsala was suprised-" Is that even possible?!"
Tuana-" Yes it is! It will hurt a little but I promise your next six months will go amazing!"

According to Vatsala at first Tuana seemed strict but maybe she wasn't!

Vatsala-" Okay then, it's been very rough so far, so what do I have to do?"

Tuana-" Just lie down."

Vatsala did what she was told.. The bamboo bed was soft because of the blanket... The other maids moved the curtains, it was slightly dark now..

Tuana started slowly, slow circles , she applied a certain amount of oil, Vatsala felt slightly ticklish at the beginning... Tuana touched certain points on her belly, she could feel that the head on top while the legs pointing downwards, if she didn't move the baby now, Vatsala would have to give a breech birth...

Tuana-" This may hurt a little.."

Vatsala nodded thinking that she was prepared... Tuana placed a hand on the left upper side of her belly while the other on right lower right, she toke a deep breath and told the maids to hold Vatsala's legs for precautions...

In a minute, she pushed the skin in, Vatsala almost screamed... Tuana didn't stop ofcourse, she gave her a hard clockwise stir, that was the only way for a normal birth...

Tuana-" Vatsala you need to calm down, the baby feels the same way, it will react violently, take a few deep breaths.."

Vatsala did so, Tuana was right... The baby kicked her several times due to the sudden change in position...

Tuana gave her a nice body massage..

Vatsala almost feel asleep, that was the most peaceful sleep she had after discovering about her pregnancy...

Tuana smiled she did not wake her up she wasn't suprised when Prathi waited for her outside the cottage...

Tuana-" She will be okay now! Don't worry!"
Prativindhya-" Thank you so much kaki! I don't know how to repay your kindness!"

Tuana-" Come on! You are like my own putra!Let her sleep for sometime.."

Prathi n ded just then two soft hands covered his eyes ....

" Guess! Who is it!"

Prathi turned and said-" Ofcourse it's you! Little Ciara!"

Ciara  pouted she was the 2nd child and first daughter of Tuana and Tensen. More popularly known as the head princess... She was   4 years younger to Shrutakarm... Prathi would call her little to teasing her from her short height!

Ciara -" Ahh not again!"

Prathi laughed..

Ciara-" How is Shrutakarm?!"

There was a slight blush on her face, Prathi sort of paled out..

Prativindhya-" He is great!"
Ciara-" Does he miss me?"
Prativindhya-" I doubt that!"

Ciara swore too kill him now, she ran behind him...

Prativindhya talked to Saun, the eldest boy of Tuana and Tensen... He was the next leader and a better one. Tensen was preparing him since his very birth... Saun had done his first hunt at the age of 6...

Suthanu made necklaces out of pearls.
Ciara and did the same... Vatsala got up in sometime...

Prathi introduced her to the elders of the tribe... 

It is as amazing day... The three of them didn't notice when the moon came up...  The people made the most delicious food... Prathi kept eating, he atleast drank three soup bowls and proceeded for more...

Vatsala and Suthanu laughed at him...
Ciara teased him over his big appetite.
Tensen scolded them for talking with mouth full...

Prativindhya and Vatsala went back in their cottage,it was open from above... The view was beautiful, it seemed as if the galaxy had gathered there....

Vatsala rested her head on Prathi's Shoulder, he kissed her...

Vatsala-" This place is so beautiful... Arya, did you notice( gets up) these people have so much different names! And their clothing style and even their colour! Everything is so different! I could barely pronounce Ci-Caira!"

Prathi laughed and pulled her into his arms..

Prativindhya-" Actually they aren't from here .. They do not speak Tamil,Kanada or Sanskriti! They spoke a forgien language... As far as Mata told me before my birth a group of people wandered around seeking for help and a land too live... They had different names, language and many more, no king accepted them... Pitashree decided to give them a small piece of land which now they call "Heaven" meaning swarlok ... It's true that Pitashree didn't trust them at the beginning but then...."

Vatsala-" Then?"

Prativindhya-" When I was taking birth, mata couldn't push me out... The maids that they couldn't see the head but legs and this kind of birth wasn't mentioned in any medic book...  Mata had major blood loss... Just then kaki Tauna showed up, she slightly turned my position and helped mata give birth to me .... Pitashree Nakul still says if it wasn't for kaki Tauna I wouldn't be here.... That's how mata and pita gained trust on Kaka Tensen and kaki Tauna..."

Vatsala-"I see..."

Prativindhya-" After a few days of my birth, Pitashree included in our kingdom and they became official residents! And then mata and kaki became very good friends!"

Vatsala-" That's amazing! By the way Arya where is Suthanu? I didn't see her?!"

Prativindhya-" She must be at her favourite place!"

With Suthanu...

Suthanu lied down near  the gushing waterfall... She loved this place...

She slept at the bank of the river, she left her fingers in and as the fishes swam past it, it felt as if they were kissing her hand...

Just then Suthanu heard a voice, from behind the Waterfall... She immediately got alerted... She grabbed the nearest sharp stone and went near it....

She proceeded with great caution... Just then after reaching the waterfall she saw herself.. Being so lost in Shatrunjay she didn't pay attention to herself, she noticed the several changes in herself... Her body had changed, looks had matured no wonder her parents asked about her marriage....

Just then she was snapped back to reality by the voice of gushing water... She slowly went to touch it...

Just then?!

Someone pulled her in, before she could scream a hand held her jaw tight....

[ Oh finally after such a long time, Vatsala and Prathi had their time? By the way why is Ciara so interested in Shrutakarm?! And who pulled Suthanu in the waterfall?! I hope you liked this chapter! Stay tuned 🙃]