Advika got up early morning and Sarala got her ready saying "Princess your brother got married and now your friend's cousin is getting married. When will you get married? You will be so beautiful in wedding clothes princess." She made a dreamy expression as if she is already seeing her princess in wedding clothes.
Advika twitched her lips amusedly and said "Stop daydreaming Sarala. When the time comes I will get married. Now hurry up I also have to go to the temple. You know my morning routine right?" Sarala obediently nodded her head and continued getting her ready.
She got up and walked to the temple and started praying. Krishna arrived along with his two siblings and said "Sakhi why don't you do the aarti?" Advika looked up in surprise and asked "Are you sure Kanha?" His eyes twinkled merrily and he nodded.
She smiled and took the aarti and started singing while doing it. She didn't notice six people enter and stand at the entrance of the temple starstruck at her voice. She continued doing the aarti and after it was done she gave the prashad to the Dwaraka siblings.
Krishna still merrily smiling said "Sakhi do give the aarti to them too." He motioned to the side. As she turned she saw a man walking towards her.
She looked at him in surprise while he looked at her keenly.
She was surprised that the man she met at the border of Panchal was here in royal clothes. He too was surprised but didn't show it in his face. The woman he saw was totally different from how he saw her today.
When she was masked she was fierce,brave and courageous and while she was in her royal clothes which he noticed she was soft, kind and pleasant. They both stared at each other until Krishna cleared his throat. He said "Sakhi this is Prince Karna of Hastinapur. And Bhrata this is Princess Agnita of Ayodhya."
Advika masked her surprise as to how Kanha introduced her. Her name as Agnita was used rarely and mostly she was called Advika or Aditi. She smiled at him and held up the plate of Aarti. He took the aarti and she gave the prashad. Similarly she did for the other five whom she guessed were his brothers.
After that as she turned back she still saw him looking at her. She didn't know what to talk and before she could do so Subhadra dragged her away to choose her clothes. She smiled and lovingly chose Subhadra's clothes and got her ready with her personal maid.
She and Subhadra together went to the mandap where the preparations were going on. Advika went ahead and helped Devika Maa as she was told to call her and Rohini Maa. They were doing a Rangoli near the God with flowers and Advika sat on one side and arranged the flowers.
Karna passed through the Mandap and stopped when he saw her. She was sitting and arranging the flowers while laughing and talking with Madhav's mothers. A small smile subconsciously appeared on his face and he continued looking at her. He didn't hear his brothers snickers at his state or how they bet that their Jyesth was in love.
Krishna and Balaram came too and heard the five Pandavas snickering at their elder brother. Krishna joined them and said "Since you bet that your Jyesth is in love why don't you help me in making them a couple?" Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev immediately agreed. Bheem and Yudhishthir were still little hesitant but after the three persuaded them they agreed.
A/N:
And they finally meet!
I was so excited to write this chapter and the next one too. From here till the end of the book you will be bombarded with their scenes and I hope you enjoy reading it as I was while writing it.
Hang on folks!