I sat along with my maasa to have some chit chat. 

"How are you doll?" She asked and I hugged her tightly while saying I am good maasa. She caressed my head while tears gathered in my eyes.

"I miss you so much" I sobbed in her arms and she too cried with me but composed herself instantly. She cupped my face and asked," Is everyone treating you well here?"

I nodded while saying," Yes maasa, everyone is good. Ammi jaan is like you, she loves me so much and Arham and Shahbaaz sir are like brothers to me. They sometimes strict and sometimes very soft. But I know they love me."

"And what about shahenshah?" She asked and I grinned widely while saying,

"He is the best maasa. He bring jalebies for me every another day and allowed me fencing practice in the garden and gifted me a beautiful dagger as well. He gifted me many other things too. And he say that I am precious to him and he loves me." I finished my rant while she listened me smilingly.

She kissed my forehead and I said," He kiss me too on my forehead every morning and before sleeping as well maasa." She chuckled and said," I am very contended doll, he is the right choice for you." 

"Oh I forget to ask, Begam sahiba told me that you got periods doll." She asked me and I felt timid all of sudden and just nodded my head.

"No need to feel shy doll, I am your maasa, tell me did you feel unbearable pain or something unusual before or after the menstruations?" She asked and I said to her," I feel so much pain everytime but Shahenshah is there always, he message my belly and legs too. I was so scared when I bled for the first time but Shahenshah made me understand the facts and gave me paddings too.  He brings me different food items to eat as well."

"Jawai sa told you about menstruations and message you as well?" SHe asked shockingly. I nodded not understanding her sudden shift of emotions.

"Gudiya but we should not talk about such things with men." She said to me and I replied," But shahenshah said he is my husband and I need to tell every little big thing to him and I should not feel bad or impure because I am so divine. This menstruation is whole reason for developing the life and we women have powers as same as god maasa."

"He said this to you?" she asked having tears in her eyes and I nodded bewildered by her behaviour. 

"I am so happy for you my doll. You definitely did good deeds in past life to get a husband like him." She said kissing my forehead.

"No maasa, he did good deeds to get me." I opposed and she laughed with teary eyes.

Soon I heard announcement of Shahenshah entering the chamber and maasa washed her remaining tears while smiling and we stood up.

He entered and I went to hug him. He gently took me into his embrace caressing my hairs. 

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I was feeling so giddy looking at my begam so happy with her family. She is angry with me but I will handle that easily.

Everyone gave her many different gifts and she was grinning so widely for the whole time. I was satisfied to see her smiling, giggling and so excited.

My little flower is blooming.

I know she was so low since morning. She does not need to say from her mouth her eyes tell me everything. 

Soon I announced her as Mallika-e-Hind and my naughty bean asked me to do her crowning ceremony as well. The crowning ceremony should be done when a Queen give birth to next descendant of throne. I did not reply as I know she will run horses of her brain to different directions and come up with something un expected.

Soon the ceremony came to end and we move towards the dining table. I looked at her sitting with me half heartedly glancing at her mother often. When I told her that she could go to her, she beamed with joy and get seated beside her mother.

Maharani sahiba again teased me and I coughed badly. I was so embarrassed when all of them teamed up against me. My ears and neck turned warm. I bet I was crimson.

And Ishwasa being Ishwasa, not understanding their teasing came to me with her plate which add more to my already embarrassed self. She forwarded her plate to me with concern itched on her innocent face and I smiled looking at her while ate from her plate only.

It is not wrong though that I stopped liking food if not from her plate.

She then went to chamber with her family and I attended the guests outside. Few of the kings are already present for tomorrows function. 

I welcomed them and had some chit chat. Everything was fine and after getting free from here I went to my chamber.

As I step in; Begam sahiba came and hugged me. I was again red because Maharani was again in the chamber. My ears turned hot and I avoid looking at maharani instead my hand automatically went to my baby's hairs to caress.

Maharani will tease me for sure.

But to my surprize she came closer and by this time Ishwasa was standing beside me leaning to me and my one arm was around her loosely. 

Maharani came forward and put kala tikka behind our ears while rotating her hands around us to ward off evil eyes. 

"I am very thankful of you jawai sa, you gave us our bubbly, naughty doll back. I am so thankful for the way you handle her. Being a mother It was very difficult for me to leave her here that too in such a miserable condition and when I knew that she no nothing about household and marriage but you managed everything. Thank you so much." she said to me with teary eyes and I instantly held her hands which she was going to fold before me.

"Its nothing maharani sahiba, she is my wife. My better half. And if I will not take care of her then who will? There is no need to say thank you. It was my duty and responsibility towards her. And she is very capable and deserving of every treatment she is getting." I said to her and looking at her mother shedding tears Ishwasa too turned teary and hugged her.

I chuckled looking at her. She was missing them so much. Whenever any slightly sad thing she hear, she instantly turn teary and hug either her maasa or baabasa.

Her mother left us alone after talking for some time. 

She went to take bath first and I did later. I held her hand and sat on the couch with her after clapping my hands. Three attendee came holding big plates in their hands. I signalled them and they left everything on table.

I looked at my maahroo and said," This is your birthday gift from my side. I know I did wrong by not wishing you at the first place but believe me If I have then I would have definitely missed that amazing smile that you gave when you saw your parents."

She looked at me and her demeanour changed completely. I think she forgot about the angry thing and I remembered her again. Her mouth parted slightly and her eyebrows pinched. She turned her face to other side and her chubby cheeks puffed more.

Allah!

She jerked my hand and stood up from couch walking to bed without saying anything.

I palmed my face in disappointment. What have you done stupid!

Now I need to make it up with her. 

Thinking about this I smirked a little and went near her with big steps halting her. I held her in my arms lovingly hugging her loosely. My one hand on her waist and one on her hairs. She did not looked at me but wiggled in my arms grumpily.

I could not help but chuckle at her. She is such a baby. Hearing my chuckle she jerked her head up and I looked at her with amused smile till she did not turned my smile into painful groan by stomping on my foot with full force.  

"Ouch! Ouch!" I winced at her attack and she again wiggled in my arms but I tighten my hold more pulling her more to me till her front touched mine. I lifted her up to make her stood up on my feet and held her hands behind her, caging them in my fist. 

She stood immobile and looked at me dumbfounded. 

When I smirked again in victory she did something unexpected and I again screamed," Ahh Ahh"

This little devil bit my nose. 

I pulled her more into me while glaring. She got nervous. 

NERVOUS and Ishwasa? These two words did not go well but now that it is happening in front of me I am shocked and relieved.

Atleast she will listen now.

"Hamari baat to suniye bacha... ham aapko khush dekkhna chahte the bas, agar pehle hi bata dete to kya itna khush hoti aap apne maasa or baabasa ko dekhkar? Ham bas aapki salgirah yaadgaar banana chahte the aapke liye maahroo."

"Atleast listen to me baby, I just wanted to see you happy, if I have told you beforehand then have you been happy so much after looking at your masa and babasa? I just want your birthday to be very special for you maahroo" I said to her and she peeked me under her lashes slightly still not raising her head.

"Achha thik hai muafi maangte hain ham apni begam sahiba se, muaf kar dijiye apne shouhar ko?"

"Okay, I am saying sorry to my wife. Please forgive you husband..." I said and she stood still, not moving not talking.

I leaned in and kissed her her cheek softly. She took a deep breath and her cheeks go crimson. I looked at her and found her tightly closing her eyes while her breath uneven. I could not stop myself from leaning in again and kissing her another cheek.

I left her hands and pulled her in a warm embrace. She melted in my arms.

My heart beats raced and I found myself loosing in her. She is messing up with my those fantasies which I never wanted to reveal. She is touching those flames which could burn me down and she would never know.

My each pore was screaming to ruin her innocence but I know it is not good for her 16 year old self to go through that when she did not understand her emotions, her demands, her body, her needs and I want her to understand first and then take decision on her own. Not just follow me blindly.

I want her to be bold and dominant like she is, not submissive and meek.

She should know what she wants and then know how to get that as well. I will make my baby bold.

When she did not break the hug, I gently backed off and found her looking at ground, not angry but timidly. I think her hormones working at full rate. I chuckled at her cuteness and lifted her chin with my fingers to make her look at me.

"Where this timid ness flew away when you bit my nose, hmm??" I teased her to lighten the air around us and she pinched her brows while saying,

" Do you want me to be angry with you agian?" 

"No no" I replied in a heartbeat but deep down I want her to be angry with me so that I could get to kiss her.

Control Mubariz!

She still keep on her antics and step down from my feet to move toward the gifts. I smiled slightly. She remove the cloth from first plate and it has the yellow lehenga. She clapped her hands and squealed with happiness. She ran to me and hugged me tightly.

This is the reason I call her baby. I chuckled at her.

"Shahenshah this is so so beautiful." She chirped and left me to look again. 

She held that lehenga in her hand and held it with her hands near her waist then twirl. She giggled again. 

"Shahenshah it is looking beautiful, no?" She said still twirling. I went closer to her and held her from her tiny miny waist to stable her. "Yes it is beautiful but not more than my maahroo" I said and she laughed beautifully while saying," That I know"

I feet my every pore smiling; looking at my world in my arms; giggling.

She looked keenly at her every jewellery piece and show me by putting them on her. I was feeling so contended to witness her being so comfortable and naughty around me.

When I thought that her program ended she came to me with mischievous glint in her eyes. I know something is coming in my way but she is Ishwasa and she is unpredictable. 

Her hand held the plate with lehenga and jewellery and she told me to move near the bed. I stood looking at her suspiciously.

She put the plates on bed and held the lehenga, in next moment she was on the bed. I glanced at her dumbfounded but my eyes go wide when she held that lehenga high and tried to put through my head.

"What are you trying to do maahroo???" I asked and she giggled while saying," I am too tired to try it so you will wear this for me." 

"No, not at all" I shouted and she glared me hard while stomping her foot and turning around with puffed cheeks she slept on bed without uttering any single word.

Where the hell I get myself pushed into.

I should not have given her this lehenga in the night at first place. 

"Maahroo" I called her sitting near her who has now cocooned herself in that blanket. 

She did not reply and I tried once again," Bacha I am so big, this would not look good on me" Again silence.

" You tell me how will a king look while wearing a lehenga? Will it suit?" And silence again.

She is so stubborn.

"Okay I am wearing it." As these words slipped from my mouth she stood up with jerk and grinned at me. I looked at her in disbelief. 

She tricked me!!

Now that I have no option left, I simple stood being dummy in front of her. She did fulfil her every fantasy of makeup and dressing up. 

Finally I was taken to mirror and god forbid I was not looking any less than a runaway ghost bride from faraway haunted palace.

I was cladded with each and every existing ornament in the world along with the dupatta draped around my bulky shoulders while the lehenga hanging on my not so small waist reaching till my calf only. 

What she had turned me into. And she was so proud of herself. 

"You are looking so funny Shahenshah" She said and burst out laughing. I looked myself at mirror and could not stop myself from laughing. We both broke into fits of laughter. 

After discarding everything from my body I picked her in my arms playfully nudging my nose in her neck trying to tickle her while walking to the bed. She giggled beautifully and tried to shoo me away but I tickled her more.

She was giggling all the while telling me how funny I was looking. 

We both took the comfortable position and I caressed her hairs while she drifted to sleep in no time.

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SHAHBAAZ KHAN POV

"What?? Are you sure about it?" I asked to the soldier who was panting.

"Ji Ji huzur, I am very sure." replied the soldier panting.

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