Chapter 22

                                    

                                          
"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.