Panchaali looked at herself, her heart beat wildly as memories and memories of the dyut revolved around her head, Bheem blinked his eyes open and looked around in darkness, where was Malini? He thought as his eyes focused on a dark figure that was sitting up facing away, he got up and crouched in front of her, the scared expression on her face had her heart clenching.

"What's wrong priye?" He asked as he looked at her, "Ar...arya...he..he is go..going to co..come and tak..take me aw..away." she said panicking as she looked up at him, her voice was filled with terror and fear as she looked up at him, trembling and fearing everything. His heart squeezed painful as he looked at her, "shh no princess I won't let anyone touch you." He promised as he wrapped his arms around her as he hugged her. The four pandav woke up at the sound of talking their eyes travelling to Bheem and Panchaali.

"Priye?" Arjun asked as he keeled in front of her with his brothers, "no you don't understand...he.w..will co...come!" She insisted, Bheem shook his head, the four brothers were confused why was she crying and who will come?

"What's wrong princess? And who will come?" Yudhisthir asked as he cupped her cheek, "Du..Dushasan." She whispered his name with so much terror that their heart squeezed with pain while their anger flared. "No one is coming princess, I promise." Nakul assured her as he wiped her tears, "Yes, I promise the next time someone even thinks of touching you will be dead." Whispered Bheem threateningly, "I will personally kill anyone you tries." Arjun swore,  "come here."Sahadev beckoned as he patted the mattress, she crawled to him and lay down as the others surrounded her creating a blanket of reassurance around her. They hugged her and mumbled reassurances as she slowly lost herself in the dream world. The pandavas all looked at each other, tomorrow they were all about to leave for tapasya, leaving her alone here with Yudhisthir. Their resolve was strengthened, they at all cost will avenge her.

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Time flowed away like the water in the river, twelve years had been complete. "Malini!" Bheem called as he entered the hut making her look up, she smiled two days back his tapasya and yesterday the twins had returned too but there was no news of Arjun yet, it was afternoon and yet he was not here.

"Malini." Bheem called snapping her out of her trance as he entered in with his three brothers, "What world are you still lost in?" Nakul asked as he moved towards her a smile on his face, she smiled back, "Nothing just wondering when Arjun would be back." She said subconsciously as she stirred the daal. "The food smells really good." Sahadev said trying to distract her, she beamed at him. Yudhisthir watched his family talk, it has been twelve years with Panchaali, she had yet to call them arya and they didn't ask her to, they were just all friends here with a nice little schedule that they have developed, their new normalcy, soon they would be going under disguise and back to the society and hiding Panchaali's beauty would be a big challenge.

He looked at Panchaali laughing and talking with his brothers, his friend but he really missed his wife, hugging her, kissing and saying I love just as he wished. Their happy little world with her and his brother and children, everything shattered by the Kauravas, he was paying a great price for just trusting his family, his cousins. He shook his head and his gaze met hers, "What happened Yudhi?" She asked with a smile, "Nothing, just wondering something." He replied vaguely, not lying but not being completely honest either, she just nodded.

"I think Jyest is hungry." Bheem said, "More like you are." Nakul teased, Bheem wrapped his arm around Nakul's neck and playfully squeezed it, "Bhraatashree it is true except it." Nakul continued to tease, "You now a days have been teasing me a lot." Vrikodar complained as he looked at her, with a smile playing on his face. "Yes Jyest don't let him go!" Sahadev cheered. "You're my twin!" Nakul whined, "And my anuj!" Bheem said as he tightened his hold, "Ya ya I am the only stranger here." Nakul taunted, "Well that's true!" Vrikodar teased, "Bheem let Nakul go. Let's eat." Yudhisthir said as he sat down after washing his hands, Panchaali served everyone and fed them their first bite as they each gave her a sweet smile.

Time passed yet there was no sign of Arjun, "Panchaali I am going for my evening bath. Nakul be alert, Sahadev and Bheem would return any moment now from the market." Yudhisthir said making Nakul nod, he like always moved towards her and kissed her forehead, a new tradition that each brother had developed before leaving her alone. She gave him a smile and he nodded before he turned and left.

"So we are alone again." Nakul said teasingly, "True, why don't you go and clean the spider webs." She suggested, humour lacing her words as she giggled when he groaned, "A person can't even flirt here." He complained as he fell on his back, she giggled as she looked down at him, "My poor heart yearns for some romance." He complain, "Romance with the spider webs!" She teased as she stood up and winked at him, "Haaye mera dil!" Nakul sighed as he looked at her at her with a smile on her face, she looked him and moved out to water some plants and he too followed her.

She watered her plants as he teased and cracked jokes making her laugh, their faces paled as they heard Yudhisthir's scream ring, "Yudhi!" She shouted as she looked at the direction scream came from, terror making her heart thrum with fear, "Nakul go and see! He needs your help!" She pleaded as she looked at him, Nakul looked torn as  he looked at her and than back at her, torn between his duty and his brotherly love, "Go!" She shouted in fear, "I can't leave you alone!" He shot back, "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." She whispered as she looked up at him. "it would only take awhile, I'll use the sword if I have to." She said as she looked at him and took the sword that was on his waist, he nodded as he ran towards his brother.

She looked up at him as he ran away, she paced the room as waited fear tightening around her heart. "Drupad kumari?" She heard a manly voice, "Pranipat, I am Dushala's Husband Sindhuraj Jaydrath." He said making her smile, "Pranipat, please come in." She said as she invited him, "I am not here to go in, I am here to take you away." He said with a smirk as he wrapped his hand around her wrist and pulled her with him, she glared at him as she looked up at him, "Let me go!" She shouted as he pulled her with him, "ARYA!" she shouted as she looked at where Nakul had gone.

Yudhisthir looked up at Nakul, "Why are you here?" He asked confused as he moved out of the water, "You were screaming in pain." Nakul said confused, "When did I. . ."He Yudhisthir said as the two looked at each other, as realization dawned at the two as they began running towards the hut with full speed.

They heard her scream as they ran towards her, they heard her scream, "ARYA!" fear spiked in their heart as they pushed themselves to run faster, Sahadev and Bheem walked down the path that would lean towards their hut, "AARYA!" they heard Panchaali's scream had their heart freezing the two looked at each other and dropped everything that was in their hand and began running towards her, the four broke out of the foliage as their eyes fell on the chariot that Jaydrath was riding on with their wife, "PANCHAALI!" the four shouted as their eyes fell on her. "ARYA" She shouted as she looked at him, tugging at her hand as she looked at her husbands who pushed themselves to run harder.

Jaydarth made the horses run faster, he was able to avoid them as his eyes fell on the army of Duryodhan, the other four had stopped following. Arjun was returning from his tapasya when he heard the scream of his wife, "ARYA!" Her voice had his heart freeze with anger and fear as he looked at the direction her voice came from, he made his horse run in that way, before Jaydrath could move to Duryodhan Arjun stopped his horse right in between him and the army, he pulled his Gandiv and aimed it at him. Arjun's eyes met with hers, after years he had seen at each other, she stopped  fighting as he released his arrow and the storm of dust swirled around them and by the time it had cleared all three had disappeared leaving behind nothing  but dust on their wake. . .

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