"If the king and his brothers got to know they will kill us. " The cook begged as he looked up at his friend. "Don't be foolish you moron. If we don't do this Gandhar raj will kill us." The man whisper yelled at his foolish friend.

"But Rakhaa, why kill the queen? She's innocent." The cook questioned, fear lacing his words, as he looked around nervously. Rakhaa roared annoyed and slapped the cook hard on his face. "You stop using your brain and start doing your work. Or I shall personally kill you." He spat as he pushed the cook away from him and walked away. His mind set only on one thing; Draupadi's death.

Draupadi sighed as she yawned, she rubbed her eyes as she looked around the room. Where was Arya? She wondered as she recalled her earlier argument. She smiled, what was wrong with her? Why was she being so emotional? She wasn't even on her periods.

She shook her head, her poor husbands. She opened the door and gasped in surprise to see all her husbands sitting there, everyone was asleep.

She mentally awed at them, but than felt sorry. She kneeled in front of the twins, "Arya wake up. " She said as she tapped both their cheeks lightly. "Mmhmm" Nakul moaned as he wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her chest. The sudden weight of his had her falling on her back and him laying on her chest. She gasped as she fell on the floor.

"Mm Panchaali, you're not crazy. I am crazy but only for you." He mumbled sleepily making her bite back a giggle, he sounded so adorable. Sahadev pulled his twin back, he helped his wife up and kissed her cheek. "Sorry priye. " He whispered, his breath hitched as she got on her tip toes and kissed his cheek. He smiled brightly at her, as he took in his twin and lay him in her bed.

Slowly he helped her lay everyone on the bed. She sat on the swing and he sat next to her, she laid her head in the crook where his neck and shoulder met, he put his hand on the back of the swing as his fingers massaged slowly in her hair. "So wanna share dear one what's happening?" He asked as he looked at the moon, he was calm and peaceful, this was perfection spending sometime with her.

She looked up at him, her lips pulling back in a smile. This reminded her of old days how he would ask her stuff and she would share with him everything, "I feel like something is wrong, like someone is here who doesn't belong. I don't know how to explain it, I know I am being silly. . ." She ranted, Sahadev put his finger on her lips. "No you're not. Calm down, okay? Trust me I'll see through everything myself." He promised as he laid his head on top of hers. Draupadi felt a weight in her lap and she looked down and her eyes met with Nakul.

"You can't get rid of me so easily." He whispered, as he turned his face in her lap, facing her stomach. He wrapped his one arm around her waist, "You know when you left Hastinapur, it was one of the darkest times for us, we were alive but not living. I don't ever want to experience that." Nakul whispered, his eyes glazing as he looked up at him. Tears filled her eyes, "you wouldn't have to. I am never living you."She promised as he hugged her, his head hiding in her stomach. Sahadev kissed her head, as tears glazed in his eyes too. They soon lost themselves to the darkness. . .

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Rakhaa smiled as he took the bowl of kheer and poured in a greenish liquid. He kept it on the silver platter and moved back.

"Panchaali! Why are you being so stubborn little one?" Yudhisthir called out as he entered the gardens, the sight before him had him tongue tied. She sat there under the tree with a little baby in her lap. An involuntary smile spread on his face, hearing their brother go quiet the four pandavas moved towards their brother.

They too froze when they entered the gardens behind their brother. She looked beautiful sitting there under the tree playing with a baby. They moved towards her, "Arya?" She asked confused as she looked up at them. "Aw baby. What happened?"  She baby talked as the baby began to shift uncomfortably seeing her attention being taken by someone else.

"Bhraatashree I now know what we are missing." Nakul whispered in Yudhisthir's ear, too soft for Panchaali to hear. Dharmraj looked at him with a raised brow. "A baby. We are missing a baby. That's what we need to complete our family. It's your year with her so it's your responsibility to give us one." Nakul said with all seriousness, he thought it was a joke but the other three pandavas nodded too. "Yep I wanna see her waddle around with a baby." Bheem said solemnly, Yudhisthir wanted to laugh but seeing their serious faces he held back.

"You know things like that are not planned they just happen?"  He said as he moved ahead, dismissing the topic. In all honesty having a child would be amazing but what if he wasn't ready? What if he did some stupidity.

He moved towards his smiling wife, "What happened?" She asked as he sat down next to him. Her eyes looking between her husbands in a confused manner, "Nothing. Just talking." He said reassuringly making her smile. "Whose baby is this?" He asked as he traced her cheek with his finger. "That's our gardeners baby. His family died in an accident leaving him with the child. He has no one to take care of him so I told him I would babysit him. Oh Dharmraj you should have seen his face, he looked as though I was telling him the moon is pink, he looked so scared and shocked. I mean I'm not THAT bad of a baby sitter."  She chuckled as the pandavas smiled at her innocence.

"Now if a asur volunteers to babysit anyone would be shocked." Nakul teased making her look up at him with shock." Nakul teased making her look up at him, "You're so mean arya." She whined as she pouted making the others chuckle. "Maharaj the kheer." One of the daasis said as she entered the gardens with the bowl of kheer.

Yudhisthir nodded and Arjun took the bowl, the dasi left them alone, "priye let me feed you. You didn't have anything."  Arjun said as he sat in front of her, he took the spoonful and brought it to her mouth, she smiled and opened her mouth.

Rakhaa smiled as he watched Arjun feed the poisonous kheer to his wife, a wave of happiness surrounded him. Poor Arjun would just die out of the guilt that he fed his own wife the poisonous kheer.

Panchaali suddenly felt uncomfortable, "arya could you please hold him." She requested passing the baby to Yudhisthir, who nodded confused as he took the baby  in his arms. "Panchaali are you alright?" Sahadev asked as he looked at her, sweat was forming on her brow as her skin looked a bit pale.

Draupadi felt nauseous, she stood up and rushed to the closest bush as she began vomiting. "Panchaali!" They called out stressed as they ran towards her, Nakul held her hair as Sahadev rushed in to get some things.

Bheem and Arjun held her preventing her from falling down, their hearts were beating faster as the worry increased. Once she was done they made her sit down, "Panchaali what's wrong?" Yudhisthir asked, his voice sounded stressed, the baby in his arms began to cry.

"Let's take her in." Arjun suggested as others nodded, Bheem picked her up and they rushed to her room.

Rakhaa smiled evilly,"Do all that you can Pandavas now not even god can save her." He whispered as he laughed, there was no humour in the laughter; just coldness. Happiness blossomed in his chest at the thought of Panchaali's death that would mark the demise of Pandavas.

Bheem laid her down on the bed, "What's wrong Panchaali?" Nakul asked as he began to examine her, "Don't worry arya, I have been having dizzy spells for past a few days. It's nothing really."  She whispered, trying to reassure them. The pandavas were angry and even more concerned now.

"And you didn't think it was important to tell us?" Bheem asked sternly, anger lacing his words. "I thought..." she began but was cut off by Arjun. "Stop thinking! Just tell us, it doesn't matter how small the thing is, if you are bored tell us, if you are sad tell us, if you are sick tell us, even if you can't sleep tell us! That's what we are here for, so you tell us things!" He shouted panic lacing his words.

"But it's not serious. . ." She tried to explain but he cut her off again. "Let me be the judge of it! I and Sahadev are the Veds here."  Nakul shouted, "Someone help me get rid of this damn jewellery." He shouted frustrated and scared. Bheem and  Arjun instantly began helping him.

"Where the hell is Sahadev?!" Yudhisthir shouted as he looked around, Draupadi took in a deep breath, they were getting worried for no reason she is fine. Why don't they understand it?

Sahadev came rushing in followed by some maids, who had herbs and other things that he might need. Draupadi heard a sharp ringing in her ears as dark spots danced in her vision. "Arya..." was the last word she said before she lost herself to the darkness. . .

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