Chapter 10: A NEW BOND!?
BHISHMA'S POV
I was in my room not able to sleep because of what happened so I decided to walk around and clear my thoughts, going out of my room I was walking to the pound area and heard aadhya's voice complaining to maha dev "why maha dev why, was there any fault in our prayers, why would you even take bharata bheem from us now, who will I call vrikodar? Who will fight for ladoos with me? Who will feed me ladoos with love? Who will I hug instead of him? who will ran after me when I take his ladoo?, why would you do this maha dev why, I promised myself to always protect all of them yet I couldn't, you already took my loving pitashree from me, taking his warmth, love and care away from us, I don't have pitashrees warmth, mata madri's love and now bharata bheem's is gone, are you happy?, wasn't it better if I die? I'm sure jesth bharata would need bharata bheem and pitashree more, why would you take their life's they never did anything bad then why!!!!????". After saying all this she started crying, not able to control herself so decided to go talk to her and make her calm.
AADHYA'S POV
I felt a hand on my shoulder and turn around to see pitamah, "pranaam pitamah" I said wiping my tears and continued "may I ask you the reason of you being awake at night, it's not good for your health, I said concerned", to which pitamah left a small chuckle and said "I should be the one asking you that my putri, why are you here all alone" and sat down besides me, "I can't cry in front of mata and bharatashrees pitamah because i'm their shield and their support so I can't go weak in front of them, so after making them sleep I came here because I can't hold it anymore and wanted to cry it out" I said leaving a sob and pitamah pulled me into a hug and said "putri it's okay let it all out let your pitamah be your shield and support this time", making me hug him tight and I asked "aren't you sad as well pitamah? I won't tell anyone if you cry" and started crying loudly and slowly drafted to sleep tired of crying.
BISHMA'S POV
I cried a little hugging aadhya and patted her head consoling her, she soon fell asleep not leaving me and hugging me tightly not letting go I sighed and took her to sleep in my room, soon I entered and I tried putting her down but she didn't let me go whispering "pitashree don't leave stay here" causing me to lie down with her and made me thought about how mature aadhya is just like vidur described me, I patted her head with love and soon sleep took over me.
13 DAYS LATER
KUNTI'S POV
I was in the rasoee ghar due to the bhojan prasad we kept for bheem's peace, I cried non stop how can I not my putra bheem, jiji told "stop crying kunti" but I replied "how can I not cry about my bheem, even if tears stop falling jiji my heart won't stop crying" aadhya who was besides me said "mata please don't cry bharata bheem won't like to see you cry this much which will make his soul worry and he won't have peace plus we are doing this for him so let's do it with a smile", arjun added "yeah mata and bharata bheem didn't go anywhere he is still here in our hearts", which made me turn to them and hug them. I touched the plate filled with anaj and gave it my blessings.
After few minutes a dasi came running and said "there is a problem maharani, there is one kid bhraman who is still not satisfied and keeps asking for more, making me turn my head in curiosity, me, jiji, arjun and aadhya went to see what's going on and seeing the child made me go near him for some reason, I was about to go near him but yudhishthir called me, showing him my hand as a sign to wait I went near the child who has hide his face, with a plate of ladoos and feed him one ladoo making him burp, he removed the cloth and said "now i'm satisfied mata", making me shock and happy about what i'm seeing, bheem, my bheem is in front of me alive, well, and breathing," bheem putra where did you go, where were you for so many days!?.
AADHYA'S POV
Bharata bheem!!!! I shouted and ran towards him hugging him tight crying tears of joy, I asked/shouted at him saying "where did you go? why didn't you come back? why did you take so many days to come back!!!!??, never go away from us bharata bheem we missed you so much!!!, now answer mata's and my questions!!!, to which bharata yudhishthir said "if you let him speak then only he will be able to speak na", I turned to him and glared in anger saying HMM!!, now you are not letting him speak" hearing what aadhya said made everyone laugh heartily after a long time.
SHAKUNI'S POV
I was shocked seeing him sitting right there, rather now I'm scared about what is going to happen to me and my priye bhanja, I thought that we had successfully removed a great problem from my way, but turns out it has backfired on me!!! now I will have to think of something fast!!!!.
NO ONE'S POV
Soon bheem told the truth to everyone making them shocked and not believe what they heard. Kunti and pandavas were in kunti's room and bheem told them the story how he was alive, arjun asked in anger why aren't you angry bharata bheem and how can you laugh at such time" to which bheem replied "I'm laughing so my anger doesn't kill them parth because now is not the time but soon I will be the one killing all hundred of them that's my promise!!" hearing this yudhishthir said "you can't say such things bheem, thoughts of killing our own brothers is wrong and forgive them bheem because pitashree said forgiving is what a strong person does", kunti replied "let him talk putra don't stop him from talking today, and enemies are forgiven not family, and get ready we will leave from here and go to live in your nani's house" hearing what kunti said they all nodded and got ready.
They were about to leave when they saw bhishma standing outside kunti's chamber, he came towards kunti said "kunti don't do this to us, don't leave us, I came to know about what happened with the help of my spies, if you trust me and believe me please stay", kunti said "I believe you tatshree" and bhishma took his leave and went towards dritarasht to talk to him about what duryodhan did, but as always dritarasht emotionally black mailed about how he was blind and duryodhan is just a child so please have mercy on him, he even promised that in future whoever bhishma thinks is right to appoint as a crow prince he will appoint them without any questions, bishma agreed only if dritarasht sent all the kids to guru drona's ashram, with no choice left dritarasht agreed to these terms. Bishma sent gandhar raj to his kingdom as he knew he was a threat to hastinapur and was the mastermind behind all this and they started the preparations to send them away to gurudrona's ashram.
ARJUN'S POV
Next morning I was woken up by a very excited aadhya who was trying to wake me up without disturbing others, she dragged me out and said "bharata arjun I have an amazing plan for the revenge I have to take on bharata bheem", making me ask "why do you want to take a revenge on first place aadhya he just came back", to which she said "you gave the answer yourself bharata arjun, he just came back!!!, he could have come back here early but he didn't, you know how sad I was!!!!!, any ways so here's the plan" she told me the plan making me smirk in satisfaction and we started our plan!. Bharata bheem woke up and after freshening up he sat with a plate of ladoos and was thanking god to give him the food he was about to eat but I went near him and took the plate away and me and aadhya ran away saying "this is what you get for making us cry!!!!!", bharata bheem opened his eyes to see his plate of ladoos gone and see us leave, nakul and sahadev laughing at his expression, he was about to chase us but aadhya said "I have a plan" and took me towards pitamah's room, on our way we met mata who asked "why are you both having bheem's plate and why are we running away and where are we headed" to which aadhya replied "revenge mata and we are going to pitamah's room please don't tell anyone I promise I will give you one ladoo when we return", mata was about to say something but we were long gone from her sight.
NO ONE'S POV
Arjun and aadhya reached Bhishma's room but the guard told them that he just left, they ran towards the entrance to catch up with him. They saw that bishma's chariot was about to leave they both rushed in and climbed it making bhishma shock on what going on and before he could ask anything, addhya said "this is no time to ask questions pitamah command him to move the chariot or else we will get killed!!!, do it fast!!! Please, it is the matter of our lives", seeing the serious expression bhishma commanded to move the chariot and they headed towards ganga river.
BHISHMA'S POV
Seeing how arjun and aadhya came running and telling me how it was the matter of their lives, I was shocked but gave the command to start the chariot and decided to ask when we reached ganga river. Once we reached there aadhya jumped saying "we are safe YAY!!! now we won't be killed bharata arjun, now let's sit and enjoy the ladoos", "yeah aadhya today we did it!!! and we sure are safe here" arjun said and glanced at me, they both sat down like nothing happened like their life was not at any risk at all and aadhya said "pitamah come join us, you deserve a ladoo too as you helped us and offered me the plate", I went near them and asked "this is all okay but first tell me what happened why was your life in danger? Who were you running away from? Who is it, and you could have told me I would have taken care of them! and now you are enjoying the plate of ladoo like nothing happened" arjun giggled and aadhya said "are! pitamah so many questions, first sit down and take this ladoo then I should tell you about my and bharata arjun's adventure", I sat down and took the ladoo.
Aadhya started telling me "so what happened was me and bharata arjun took a revenge on bharata bheem for making us sad and not coming back early by taking his morning plate of ladoos and ran away, we were about to come to your room because that's the last place bharata bheem would go search for us but we came to know you left and we came running to catch up to you and told you to start the chariot so bharata bheem doesn't know we are going away", finishing what she said both arjun and aadhya giggle", hearing the whole story about what happened and the reason I laughed like anything and saw their shocked expressions making me pat their heads saying "I see who the mischievous one's are from the six of you" making them laugh as well, then I asked them about their childhood and came to know their childhood stories and how aadhya was lost, how she was studying about warfare, kingdom and dharma after that and her decision of standing with her bharatashree's, we just sat and I enjoyed their company, they are so innocent at heart yet so mature at mind, then I introduced them to my mata, mata ganga making them amazed seeing their childishness and innocence made me happy that how they were raised right I looked at them with love then turned to mata introducing them and they both gave her respect and mata ganga had some conversations with them, after that I told them to wait in chariot and they nodded leaving once they were out of sight mata ganga said "they are going to be great personalities, they have the innocence of a child and mind that is very mature", hearing her I nodded and talked with her for sometime and took my leave".
AADHYA'S POV
I really had fun with pitamah and bharata arjun I would like to do this again and next time I would take all my bharatashree's along, on returning the gates of hastinapur I saw a angry bharata bheem with mata, jesth bharata, bharata nakul and bharata sahadev standing there with the expression saying all the best, I gulped and me and bharata arjun shared a look, once we got down bharata bheem came towards me and asked "where are my ladoos" I giggled replying "we ate it" and hid behind pitamah for protection and said "even pitamah helped us escape and ate the ladoos you can't only blame us" I gave a look to pitamah asking indirectly to help us and to my surprise he did, he said "putra bheem it is true that I helped them and ate the ladoo will you beat me too with fake angry voice", looking at bharata bheem's expression I couldn't control and laughed making everyone join me laughing, I went and apologize to bharata bheem saying "it was just a prank and revenge we took as you came back so late!!" hugging me and bharata arjun, bharata bheem said "my priye anjun and little warrior I forgive you this time as it was my mistake too, but next time I won't spare you guys he gave us a fake glare and we both nodded", we all siblings did a group hug and laughed, then I went to mata to give her the ladoo as I promised and I looked at pitamah and saw him smiling at us and when he looked at me I happily smiled back.
After some time we got the news of all the bharatashree's are going to gurudrona's ashram making me sad about me not going I went to sabha kaksh to ask the permission to go with them to learn weaponry and to gain knowledge but tatshree said "no you can't go putri you are a girl and I have made arrangements for you to join kanyashala with your jiji dushala", I left the sabha sad about not completing my dream and promise to stand besides my bharatashree's and become a warrior but mata told me to wait and told me not to cry and went away.