You are the sweetest beginning of a never - ending love story. You're the prince charming and I'm the princess in the story.

~ anonymous.

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My mouth suddenly got dried after looking at the mountain of ice, i felt like i just become diminish in front of this bamboo like tall man gazing at me curiously,making me feel like a small rat,like looking through my skin, observing me from head to toe, did he found out that i'm not a man?

My hand rises up to touch my turban on head, it still on it's place, then why did he give me that strange look like he didn't expect me to be here, is he expecting someone else.

I tried to clear my  fake throat.

He still didn't budge, who is he ? why he is making me shiver under his cold gaze?

I am strong, i didn't fear from any male species, i am fearless strong brave feminist princess of my kingdom, i repeat this mantra again and again in my little head.

When i am in my thoughts, i heard a very very icy voice.

"Yuvraaj".

"huh"..

"You are yuvraaj from my fiancée's kingdom and her elder brother" he asked me narrowing his eyes scanning my body, like he can't believe whatever he is looking in front of him.

His fiancée... is he the one.

Cold, ruthless crown prince of lahore kingdom.

Yuvraaj Sartaaz Singh.

My fiance.

I gulped looking at his strong built , tall tree like height, deep eyes like starry night, beautiful red neatly tied turban like crown sitting on head and the little curl of his moustache is just giving me a different emotions, which i never felt.

Why did my father had choosen him for me? Didn't they realise my height is too short in front of this tall tree like man? I'm looking like a petite malnourished girl in front of this strong built man.Infact my height is not that short, but i'm feeling it now it become more shorter.

My fiance.

I never wanted to face him like this..but still it's good i'm in men's cloth, not as a girl as his fiancée.

"Yes Yuvraaj, i'm her elder brother and crown prince" i erupt my most rugged voice out of my throat and bowed in front of him as a respect.

"Welcome in our kingdom yuvraaj, you are like my younger brother and first royal guest from my in-laws kingdom" he smiled looking at my frame and opened his strong arms in front of me.

Woah! i didn't expect this to come,
how come i hug him before marriage?Did i just ignore his gesture or i accept his offer, how come it's offer, he didn't know real me, it's just a welcome gesture for me from him.

Taking courage i moved forward toward his open arms, i gulped i never hugged any male species before except my father and brother.

Looking at my hesitation he pulled me in his tight embrace and lift me from ground, my feets are in air and my face is attached with his broad chest, his strong arms around my tiny waist and my small arms around his back.

My future spouse hugging me unknowingly without knowing my real being. My stomach did some unknown dance inside, what is this feeling, like something is fluttering inside.

My nostrils were filled with his strong manly itar. I never went this close to any man before, like i'm melting inside hot burner, his body was warmer like hot breeze in summers.

I realised my front is badly pressed against him, did he feel it ?

Or not,

Did he feel my... ?

What if he.. ?

Suddenly our hug broke and he looked at me like he realise who i am, fear engulfed my body. My end is now near.

I'm strong, everything is fine..i'm strong, everthing is fine..i'm strong, everything is fine.

I chanted this mantra in my intelligent head again and again.

His eyes were darted looking at me like for any clue, he roamed his eyes all over my body from head to toe and then they stopped on where i don't want him to look.Yes, there_where my fruits were looking ahead a little even in this huge kurta.

Then he look through my eyes and i stand stiff and straight, he shakes his head a little and smiled a little just a little, his lips just moves a inch toward his little spiral of moustache, maybe on his own imagination.

_but thats not imagination, well.

"Yuvraaj, let's come for dinner" by saying this he start moving toward descending stairs.

__and i released my breath which i holds for a long time, this man is dangerous for me, i have to stay away from him.

And I followed my future husbands steps outside the royal guest quarters,where just drizzling were falling in this wonderland and beautiful royal tanga was waiting for us ahead, he waits for me to sit first then i settled down inside and he also settled beside me.

This tanga ride was even more beautiful, i don't know why, we both were silent and enjoying the outside view__they really are royal, we passed just now that big white fountain area and entered inside like another palace  with both side beautiful lush green garden, same mango trees loaded with ripe mangoes stand around the large walls.

Something was happening inside my heart, now i knows that i am sitting beside my future spouse, if anyone got to know this, that we are sitting together before marriage, this gonna create chaos,but here i am feeling certain peace, like this is what missing in my life, i sitting beside him in men's cloth with turban on head feeling great, like i conquered whole world.

Suddenly, this royal tanga halt at before this large beautiful palace made with red marble. Yuvraaj got down and i also behind him, there waiting few young ladies on both side of entrance with thals filled with rose petals, and they start showering over us. Making me feel like royal bride came after marriage ceremony with her groom inside in-laws kingdom.

He was walking with such a aura that i am feeling certain king of kings was walking beside me, making everyone diminish around him.

Inside was a more beautiful than outside, I stepped into the main compound after yuvraaj to see this long structure with a sprawling lawn all around, a colorful fountain in front and I was awestruck, to say the least. This long building with ash grey stone pillars, chocolate brown carved wood first floor, and a red colored slanted roof stood like a piece of frozen ice mountain. The tall stone columns provided elegance. The profusely carved wooden screen sits atop them like a crown. Bringing the exoticness of the local craft and the red color on top added the vibrancy to the whole building.

Blue doors with multi-colored stained glasses provided the richness at the base level. If you peep inside through these glasses, you see huge halls with little furniture but similar doors on the other side. The ceiling of the corridor has geometrical patterns in white, red and green with mirrors still intact on the design.

I was amazed to walk inside this great magnificent palace. After crossing few  halls, behind the main palace under the shed like structure yuvraaj stopped his pace, from where three sides it was open area and covered with white linen cotton sheer long floor touching curtains, through which the beautiful pond was shining with a moonlight beside, where few white swans were floating inside the pond water, and smell of wet soil reaching the nostrils doing magic in this wet weather.

And in a centre large shining  flat wooden structure was placed and dinning table cloth was placed on it, laden with food , crockery and cutlery was made of gold and silver, gems and stones, heavy gold and silver plates, in true mughal fashion, fine linen and crystal bowls crammed with pink roses, and many cushions placed  around it.

As we both were standing over there, announcement was heard Maharaj and Rajmata was coming inside dinning area.

I suddenly feel hot inside what if i got caught, this thing eating me alive standing over there.

There walk inside the king with grace and queen beside him in a beautiful cloths with a bright and warm  smile on their faces, as a old couple still looking younger in their age.

They came and stand before us, i bowed to them in respect and greet them.

"Welcome in our kingdom, yuvraaj harnaaz singh" King Sangram Singh welcomed me straight to the point and settled on his cushion.

My father-in-law.

Rajmata smiled at me and asked "How's our daughter-in-law, yuvraaj".

Her question made me  astonish, certain heat creeped upto my cheeks, how come i told you my mother- in- law.

I cleared my throat and spilled the lies "She's very fine, Rajmata", and check the reaction of yuvraaj sartaaz singh.

His lips moves little toward his spiral moustache, is it he called smile.

Rajmata smiled and patted softly my back and she also settled on her place.

Then yuvraaj showed me mine place beside him and after that the elites sat cross-legged to enjoy the spread.

Then began the feast.

__with my in-laws.

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Yuvraaj - Prince

Itar  - Perfume

Maharaj - King

Rajmata - Queen

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3rd June'2021

~Preet.