Wanderers Chapter 11- Outdoor Roamance

She came back only to find Pratap still waiting for her. But this time she was prepared for the duel. She had dressed herself as a warrior. Her dress reminded him of his Baijilal. She had locked her hair very well. She knew what would happen in the end.

After the union of Mewar and Bhills, when Pratap got to know about the fact that it was his Ajabde who had helped Mewar in befriending Bhills, he decided to see her skills.

“Ajabde baisa apko Kunwarsa dangal mein bhulaya hai.”

“ Ji…dhanyawad”

“Kunwar Pratap ne hume dangal kyu bhulaya??”

“Samajh nahi aa raha hai…”

“Kya karan hoga”

“Kunwar Pratap…”

“Aap aa gayi??”

“Aayiye aayiye”

“Apne iss vakth kyu bhulaya???”

“Kyu??”

“Hum apne patni se milne aur kuch samay unke saath bhitane unhe nahi bhula sakte hai kya??”

“Magar subhe ki pooja ke samy mein??”

“Ajab aap toh hamesha kuch na kuch kaaran batati rehti hai…”

“Hume iss vishay mein koi karan nahi chahiye…”

“Jald tyaar hokar ayiye…hume apse talwar baazi karna hai”

“Humse??”

“Nahi…hume Baijilal se karna hai”

“Parantu iss vakth??”

“Humne kaha na ki iss vishay mein karan nahi chalega”

“Hukum hai humara”

“Jayiye apna dharm nibhayiye”

“Ji”

She came dressed up as Baijilal.

The duel began. Both the swords clashed reflecting the owner’s skills, their personality. It was only in the starting that there was a skills show round. Later when Ajabde’s turban laid on the ground and her hair on her face, the tables turned and the fight became romantic.

Pratap attacked few times and she defended very well. Then Ajabde attacked and he too defended like a professional. This was continuously going on till only when her mouth cover was pulled by him.

Simultaneously her turban too fell. Her long, shiny hair came flowing in the open air and on her face. Still the fight continued. The attacks were defended. A fair duel was taking place only until he kept moving forward without attacking towards her and she kept moving backwards.

A pillar in the end stopped her from moving and pinned her to the pillar. She was standing there helpless while he had a wicked smile on his face. He kept his sward away and took her sward from her and kept that sward too away.

He began his game and played with her. He used his fingers and caressed her face and then took her hand and made her caress his face. Their eyes locked in each other speaking every bit of love words. Slowly he moved closer while she closed her eyes not knowing what she had to do. He went so close that the heavy breath of hers was heard. He heard her skipping her beats and also the flying butterflies.

He went so close that there was no space to breathe. His body touched hers. He simply did not know what to do and simply embraced her. She thanked god for this. It was an open arena and she had not expected him to do all this here. She just freed herself from him and went away. It was so unexpected.

Pratap did not understand his emotions, they were so weird, heart longed for more but he did not know what to do. He did not know why he did all this in the arena where she had come to fight him not to do this. He felt so indifferent.

She came ready but this time she had tied her hair nicely and the turban tightly so that if pulled also the turban won’t fall off. She thought it was her hair which attracted him but she was not sure.

Both began the fight and duel went on and on only to an extent where a call from his ranimaa stopped the fight. Ajabde went to change while Pratap went to meet her.

In Jaiwanta Bai’s chamber,

“Pranam ranimaa…”

“Ayiye…”

“Apne bhulaya??”

“Haan…humne toh Ajabde ko bhi bhulaya tha”

“Kaha hai veh??”

“Hume iss bare mein gyaat nahi hai”

“Thik hai…aap hi unse bata de”

“Ji”

“Pratap aap ab rana hai aur veh apki rani aur pehle patni…humne dekha hai ki veh kaise unki muh boli beheno ko kush karne ke liye aapse durr hone ki koshish karti hai…swayam ko bhi kaam mein vyasth rakthi hai…hum toh bas chahte hai ki aap unke saath samay bitaye kyu ki…pandit ji ka kehna hai ki unke kundali mein kuch aise grah aaye hai ki veh

Pratap was mesmerized by her doe shaped eyes and went and pinned her to the walls of his hut, near the arena. Now they were in such a place where no one could see them. All alone, they were, away from suspicious eyes.