The night has befallen, Sagarika was resting in a small hut Arjun made, enough for two. Arjun was cooking a night meal and Sagarika was looking at him, clearly impressed.

"I didn't knew you could cook." Sagarika commented looking at Arjun.

"I didn't knew you couldn't." Arjun retorted.

"Isn't it obvious ? I came out of the ocean just 2 months ago." Sagarika said.

"Right. Now taste it and tell me." Arjun said giving her some in a leaf.

"Its good." Sagarika said having some, Arppppjun smiled happily.

They both ate their dinner peacefully and went inside their hut to sleep. Sagarika lied down but Arjun was wide awake as anything.

"You don't want to sleep ?" Sagarika asked.

"No, you sleep. I shall look after any animal or possible threat." Arjun said.

"But you need your sleep." Sagarika said.

"I actually have control over my sleeping senses. I can stay awake for a month." Arjun said.

"Oh, that's great." Sagarika said.

"But you haven't, so go to sleep." Arjun said, Sagarika chuckled closing her eyes and soon the sleep took over her as she was tired from traveling.

Arjun looked at her in admiration, as the moonlight fell over her body making it shine like a thousand diamonds. As the rays of sun are spotless even more so is her body.

Arjun caressed her hair lovingly, the parting of her hair looks like river Saraswati in the midst of Yamuna, while Ganga is her long waves on both the sides. Upon her parting is the line of Sindoor, although she said she won't wear Chudamani she still applies the Sindoor.

Arjun smiled at her eyebrows as he thought that if they were joined, they would look like his Gandiv. Then her beautiful eyes would be the string and the eyelashes would be arrows and when she'd glance at him they would pierce his heart, like they didn't already.

But suddenly she frowned as she saw the dream regarding Dyut Sabha. The voices and memories flooding her brains.

"Dasi Sagarika !"

"AAO AUR MERI JANGHA PAR BAITHO !!"

"VAISHYA HOTI HAI AISI STREEYA !! AUR VAISHYA KA MAAN KYA APMAAN KYA !?"

"Dushashan let's strip them off their clothes."

"Govind."

"Arya !" Sagarika called as her eyes burst open and she sat up straight.

"I am here." Arjun said holding her hand. She looked at him and sighed in relief but the tears still flooded her eyes.

"I can't sleep." She cried as she got up and ran outside, Arjun too ran after her.

"Where did she go ?" Arjun worriedly muttered to himself as he looked around for her. He then heard a faint sound of crying, he followed it and there she was.

Sagarika was crying beside the lake, Arjun slowly went towards her and sat next to her. Sagrika looked at him and wiped her tears, he moved closer to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"Want to talk about it ?" Arjun asked.

Sagarika's heart started melting as she had been longing for that warmth of a familiar touch. She decided to tell him about the dream but hardly managed to speak as the tears she had been holding on choked her voice.

Soon she fell asleep in his arms, Arjun smiled sadly at her. It was his fault that he didn't raise his Gandiv in her protection. He picked her up but careful not to break the peaceful sleep and took her inside the hut. He gently placed her on the ground.

"I am so sorry that I never protected you." Arjun muttered and kissed her forehead.

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A/N
YOU NEVER HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH IMPACT YOUR WORDS CAN LEAVE ON THE OTHER PERSON. SO THINK TWICE BEFORE SPEAKING SOMETHING INSULTING TO SOMEONE.