He took me to his house and introduced me to his family. I had a lot of fun with his family and I learned from him too.

Karna's mother was indeed a kind and generous woman. She let me stay there and took care of me.

"Radhai Ma, I'm leaving." I walked out.
"Where, my dear?" Radhai Ma asked.
"To play with kids around here." I smiled
"Careful, Dhaksha!" Radhai ma said.
"Where is my Guru Karna?" I asked her.

"You don't have to call him a guru. He's been treating you like a sister or more like his best friend after all and you are not learning Archery from him so sincerely. All you do is play with bows and arrows dhaksuu!!" Radhai ma said laughing.

"Okay. Where is your son? The great warrior Karna."

"Karna is not here. Go and play well until he comes. You know that he won't let you play outside," Radhai Ma said.

I was playing with the kids around there. It was indeed fun going back to the past and playing the games they had.

"Dhaksha ka, let's play with your arrows and bow," a kid said.

"No no. I can't use arrows and a bow to play. Karna would kill me if he knew this thing."

"Please ka, Dhaksha ka, At least you shoot we'll just watch. Is that okay?" he asked.

Oh god. If Karna knew that I was playing with a bow. I would be dead in his hands.

"Okay okay. Fine, tell me, which one should I shoot?"

"That fruit, in that tree ka," Gokul said.

Gokul is the naughtiest and loveliest boy. Just like my kanha.

"Fine. Wait."

I stretched out and let my arrow hit that tree. I ran to the tree so that I could get that fruit for the kids. I noticed that the fruit was hit by two arrows. I looked around to see five men approaching near from afar.

"Wait. Those five men, remind me of something. Wait, Pandavas? Is that them?" I looked at them.

I noticed one of them approaching so fast.

"Lady, that is my fruit. I shot it first, "he said with a soft yet deep tone.

The beam of light through the woods made his jewel sparkle. I could see the details as he approached close.

He was dark yet handsome with dark brown hair. His long shiny hair dazzled in front of his eyes. One will always look at his eyes, they were the most exquisite ones. I rested my eyes on his pack of muscles under the white bright clothes. Who would stop staring at this sight?

"Lady, excuse me. That was my target. I've never given away my target to anyone that easily," he shouted.
I zoomed back to reality.

"I shot it first. I can't give this away easily too, Mister."
"Call me Arjuna. Rajkumar Arjuna."

"Even if you're called Great Warrior Arjuna by this whole universe. I'm not giving away this fruit to you." I shouted.

Arjuna's pov

I saw a woman grabbing my target, I ran immediately towards her to find out what happened. I can see that the fruit was shot by two arrows

"Lady, that is my fruit. I shot it first."

She stood staring at me. It was more like her eyes were gazing at me. Her eyes were so deep. People used to say, that women with a deep eye would pull any man's soul deep into theirs. I didn't believe this until I found this woman. My gaze went back to her brown and dusky skin, shining brightly from the sunlight. My eyes wouldn't stop tracing her. It moved to her soft lips and then to her hands holding the bow firmly. I noticed cut marks and little scars all over her hands. I couldn't stop my eyes from tracing her more, inch by inch. So I decided to rest my eyes back on her face. Cause if I let my heart sway more, it wouldn't stop.

"Lady, excuse me. That was my target. I've never given away my target to anyone that easily," I faked to shout.

"I shot it first. I can't give you this away easily too, Mister," she said firmly.

"She is brave."

"Arjuna!! Rajkumar Arjuna!!"

"Even if you're called The Great Warrior Arjuna by the entire universe. I'm not giving away this fruit to you", she said.

All of a sudden, her eyes weren't the ones that pulled me into her, and the way she spoke, as if she were some indestructible warrior, was irresistible to me. I was trying so hard to stop gazing at her.

"Well, I guess you know me. Now hand it over to me." I moved closer.

"Are you even a brave warrior? Why do you have to fight for some fruit?" she moved closer. "Do you wanna taste this fruit so badly?" she stared at my lips.

She has to stop doing things that would drive me crazy.

Dhaksha's pov
"Are you even a brave warrior? Why do you have to fight for some fruit?" I moved closer. "Do you wanna taste this fruit so badly?"

We were just an inch away from each other. I could hear him breathe so hard. I couldn't stop staring at him. I lost myself while gazing at his lips.

"What happened Arjuna?, "Someone interrupted.

"Bhaiya? I'm arguing with her for my targe," Arjuna said

He has to be Yudhistran. Arjuna is the third. Bheem looked like Hulk. But this man has a soft, calm and polite aura.

"Why are you fighting for a fruit to women? Look at fruit, Arjuna. It has two arrows. Let her take the fruit," Yudhistran na said politely.

"Yudhistra is a darmseelar. No doubt."

"But Brother, this fruit is supposed to be eaten by me," I heard a deep voice.

He has to be Bheem.

"True. Bheem Bhaiya wouldn't leave this place without eating. Or else his stomach would burst," another man laughed.

He has to be either Nakul or Sahadev.

"Stop it Nagula. Dear, you can have this fruit, " Yudhistran na said.

"Darmaraj is the sweetest."

"But bhaiya. I shot it."Arjuna interrupted.

"Pranam, Rajakumar Yudhistran.  I don't want this fruit. Look at the kids over there. They wanted to have this fruit. I can't go empty-handed to them. They would be disappointed," I said.

"You can have them. "Yudhistran smiled at me, pleasantly.

Arjuna stood staring at me. He bent down and took the fruit in his hand.

"Here have it," he said.
"Thank you, Mister," I replied.

The soft touch of his fingertips brushed against my palm while getting the fruit. We both had strong eye contact.

"How can he have such soft fingers when he is a warrior?"

I walked fast from there as soon as I got the fruit.

"My Arrow," Arjuna shouted from there

I pretended as I didn't hear anything and ran to the kids.

Arjuna stood staring at me from afar, while I was walking slowly with the kids.

"Dhaksha Ka, Radhai ma is calling out for you. I think she is angry come fast," Gokul shouted.

I turned back at him, smiled and ran away to my home.

Arjuna's pov

"You can have them," Bhaiya said.
I bent down took the fruit in my hand.

"Here, have it" I said.
"Thank you, Mister," she said.

"She clearly knew, I insisted her to call me Rajkumar not Mister. Still she chose to call me Mister and drive me crazy."

Her soft warm palm brushed against my fingers while I handed over the fruit to her. They say eyes talk many more things than the lips say. We both sure did have strong eye contact. She broke the eye contact and ran away from the woods.

"I didn't even ask what was her name. But I'm sure that I'm never going to see a women like her again in my entire life."

"My arrow," I called out to know her name.

She kept running, ignoring me. And turned back to look at me.

"Let fate play games between us." I stood admiring her walk slowly with the kids smiling.

"Dhaksha Ka, Radhai ma is calling. I think she is angry to come fast," a boy shouted from afar.

She turned to me and smiled softly and ran away inside the village.

"Dhaksha? Why does this seem familiar?"

"Let's leave, Arjuna," Bheem na called out.

To be continued.

Bond of Arjuna and Dhaksha

What happened to Krishna and Dhaksha's bond?

Will Dhaksha manage to find her part in Mahabharata?

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