At the castle, Siya cleaned Raghav's wounds as he lied on the bed hissing in pain.

S~sorry, (he looked at her) m sorry Raghav, ye sab meri wajah se hua na? Agar aap meri jaan bachaane aate he nahi, toh ye sab hota he nahi na?

R~galat, (she looked on sadly and tearfully, he wiped her lone tear) agar hum aap se jaane ko nahi kehte, toh ye sab hota he nahi. Agar hum bachaane nahi aate toh aap ko wo bhediye noch kar kha jaate, aur aap us situation mein humare kaaran thi isliye humein toh aana he tha, (he sat by by her help) waise humare zakhmo'n ki toh marham patti ho gayi, lekin aap ke zakhmo'n ka kya?

S~matlab?

R~matlab ye ke jo aap ne humare liye kiya, wo humein bhi karne ka mauka dijiye, agar aap ko aitraaz na ho toh...

She nodded with a slight smile. He cleaned her wounds and she looked at him fondly

Hey Humnava mujhe apna bana le

Sookhi padi dil ki iss zameen ko bhiga de

Hmm.. hoon akela, zara haath badha de

Sookhi padi dil ki iss zameen ko bhiga de

Kab se main dar dar phir raha

Musaafir dil ko panaah de

Tu awaargi ko meri aaj thehra de

Ho sake toh thoda pyaar jataa de

Sookhi padi iss dil ki zameen ko bhiga de

S~waise jaan bachaane ke liye shukriya Raghav, (he looked at her) mera matlab rajkumar Raghav, (he chuckled and continued cleaning her wounds) waise na, maa theek kehti hain, ke kisi ki shakal par nahi jaana chahiye, kiun ke chehra toh bas ek mukhauta hai, asal pehchaan toh seerat se hoti hai, waqai aaj maa ki baat sach ho gayi

She wiped a lone tear that fell from her eye and sobbed. He looked at her as what she said touched his heart.

R~matlab, aap ke anusaar humari fitrat achhi hai?

S~haan, warna aap mujhe bachaane nahi aate

Murjhaayi si shaakh pe dil ki

Phool khilte hain kyun

Baat gulon ki zikr mehak ka

Acha lagta hai kyun

Un rango se tune milaaya

Jinse kabhi main mill na paaya

Dil karta hai tera shukriya

Phir se bahaare tu laa de

Dil ka soona banjar mehka de

Sukhi padi dil ki is zameen ko bhiga de

Hmm.. hoon akela, zara haath badha de

Sookhi padi dil ki iss zameen ko bhiga de

He nodded.

R~chaliye hum aap se kiya waada nibhaate hain, aap ko un 2 kamro'n ke peechhe dikhaate hain kya hai, (he got up from the bed) aaiye

He forwarded his hand and she held it standing up and they walked outside. He led her to the room where she sneaked into earlier. She saw bones and covered rose.

S~ye haddiyaan?

R~maaf karna magar hum rakshas hain aur... janwar insaan sab khaaya kartay hain

Siya widened her eyes.

S~toh kya mujhe bhi kha jaaein gay?

R~aap kya koi khaane ki cheez hain?

S~nahi toh, main... main toh...

R~kya? Kya hain aap?

S~humesha humesha ke liye paas rakhne wali cheez hoon

R~jo ke hum ne rakha bhi hai apne paas, hai na?

S~hmm.. Haan rakha hai

She said with a smile hiding her nervousness.

R~dariye mat, hum aap ko kuchh nahi karengay

She nodded, they walked towards the rose.

R~ye gulaab ka phool...

S~wohi hai jisay main dekhni ayi aur aap ne mujhe jaane ko kaha

R~kiun ke is se hum sab ki zindagi juri hai, jab is ki aakhri pankhri giray gi, toh wo saare bolne wali cheezein jo hain is ghar mein wo phir asli mein wohi sab ban jaein gay jo ke hain, wo janwar bhi sach much ke janwar ban jaaein gay, aur hum...

S~aap kya?

R~humari 21st janam din aakhri janam din ho ga

Siya got shocked.

S~matlab...

R~humari mrityu ho jaye gi

Siya felt her heart sinking.

S~magar kiun?

R~shaapit jeev hain hum, aaj se kuchh saal pehle ek boorhhe aurat humare yahan panaah maangne aayi thi jisay hum ne badtameezi se jaane ko kaha tha, phir achanak he wo khubsurat ban gayi, humein shraapt diya aur ye phool de gayi ke is phool ki aakhri pankhri jharne tak ka samay hai humare pas, agar tab tak hum prem karna seekh gaye, toh hum shraapt mukt ho saktay hain, warna mrityu humari nishchint hai, us ne in sabhi naukaro'n ko sangeet vaadyayantr bana diya aur kuchh ko pauraanik jeev

Siya looked at him sadly.

S~21st janam din mein kitna samay hai?

R~bas sirf 2 maah

Siya teared up shocking herself.

R~aaiye doosre kamre mein kya hai wo bhi dikhaate hain, (he noticed her crying) aap ro rahi hain?

S~mujhe bhi nahi pata main kiun ro rahi hoon

R~humari wajah se?

S~shayad

R~humare liye rone se kya ho ga? Rahengay toh hum rakshas he

S~rakshas nahi hain aap, insaan hain, insaaniyat dekh li aap ne andar maine, rakshas nahi hain aap

R~rakshas hain hum, chaliye

He took her from there to another room and she was even more shocked to see an elderly sick couple who were basically Karan and Preeta.

R~us aurat ka ye bhi shraapt tha ke humare maa baba humesha bimaari mein rahengay, aur us phool ki aakhri pankhri girtay he humare saath saath in dono ki bhi mrityu ho jaaye gi

S~kuchh nahi ho ga, main kuchh nahi hone doon gi, na aap ko na in ko

R~jo hona ho ga ho kar rahay ga

Siya tried hard to stop her tears.

R~samandar saare sharaab hote, toh socho kitne fasaad hote

He said to distract her from crying. .

S~gunaah na hote sawaab hote, toh socho kitne fasaad hote. Kisi ke dil mein kya chhupa hai, bas Khuda he hoh jaanta hai, dil agar benaqaab hote toh socho kitne fasaad hote. Thi khaamosh fitrat humari jo kuchh barso'n nibha gaye hum

R~humare munh mein jawaab hote toh socho kitne fasaad hote

She smiled.

S~sher o shayari parhte hain?

R~ye toh bohat pehle parhi thi, lekin aap ko kaise aati hai ye shayari?

S~maine bhi kaheen parhi ho gi, lekin... (she paused as he lifted his hand and wiped her tears) aap ne ye shayari achanak kiun kahi?

R~humare paas ek tohfa hai aap ke liye, aaiye

He took her elsewhere and opened a door before her but palmed her eyes before they entered together.

S~aisa kya hai jo dikha he nahi rahay? Hata bhi dijiye haath

He moved his hands away and she opened her eyes.

S~(amused) library? Wo bhi itni bari? Maine itni saari kitaabein ek saath apni zindagi mein kabhi nahi dekhi

He smiled at her for the first time as she looked at him.

R~pasand ayi?

S~haan bohat

R~phir ye poori library tumhari

She was surprised.

S~sach? Poori library meri?

R~haan

She smiled back at him and teared up in happiness.

S~dhaneywaad

He nodded and sat on the chair excitedly gathering some books reading them, he smiled seeing her happy.

That evening, all the living musical instruments and mythical creatures witnessed Siya read a story to Raghav. In the middle, ehe caught him staring at her and she stopped reading looking straight at him, they shared an eye lock. She waved the book in front of his face but he didn't even blink, she smiled mischievously and lightly hit the book on his head, he gasped.

S~kya? Mera chehra kya taak rahay hain? Dhyaan dijiye na main kya bol rahi hoon us par

R~de toh rahay hain

S~kahan de rahay hain? Mujhe dekh rahay hain

R~humari kya galti hai is mein agar aap itni khubsurat hain toh?

S~khubsurat aur main?

R~haan, kiun nahi? Ye chehra jo hai na aap ka, aap ke anusaar ye mukhauta, bohat khubsurat hai

She laughed.

S~mukhauta?

R~aap ne he kaha tha

S~hmm, waise aap ka mukhauta kaisa tha pehle?

R~hum bhi kisi zamane mein khubsurat thay

S~ab bhi hain, (he looked at her) aap ab bhi achhay dikhte hain, aap sach mein achhay dikhte hain

R~daya kar rahi hain hum par? Ya humara dil rakhne ke liye bol rahi hain?

S~dono mein se kuchh nahi kar rahi, sach bol rahi hoon, maa kasam

R~itne achhay dikhte hain kya hum? (he extended his arms) ke aap humein bas sirf ek baar galay laga sakein? Bas ek baar? Kya hai ke itne wakt se kisi ne galay nahi lagaya, achha lagay ga agar aap aisa karengi toh

She looked on and felt awkward at first but then walked to him extending her arms and hugged him burying herself in his chest, he too wrapped his arms around her. The musical instruments sang in joy and the mythical creatures were really hapoy to see them hug each other  They were filled with hope that Raghav and Siya were falling in love. Gradually, the mood in the castle began to change. Beauty Siya and beast Raghav read together, dined together, and played together in the snow. They even had a snowball fight. When Siya watched Raghav trying to feed some birds, she realized that he had a kind, gentle side to him – something that she did see before but not like this. She helped him and taught him to feed birds. In turn, Raghav began to hope that Siya would begin to love him. He tidied his room, bathed, and dressed up for the evening. He was overjoyed when Siya taught him how to dance.

S~bachpan mein mere baba mujhe apne pairo'n par dance karna sikhaate thay

R~hmm, aur ab aap ko yahan reh kar kaisa lagta hai?

S~achha lagta hai bohat ziada, bas ek kami hai, bas ek khwahish hai meri, agar aap mujhe mere baba se mila detay toh... mujhe un ki bohat yaad aati hai

 R~ek tareeka hai, hum dikhaate hain tumhe, (he went and brought a magical mirror) ye dekho, is se tum apne baba ko dekh sakti ho

In it, she saw her father lost in the woods, ill from his search for her and tied to the tree in subconscious condition.

S~mere baba... mere baba ko kya ho gaya?

Raghav thought: shayad humein Siya ko jaane dena chahiye, hir chahw is ka matlab ye he kiun na ho ke hum usay dobara kabhi nahi mil paein gay, humein apne shraapt ke chakkar mein usay aise us ke parivaar se usay door nahi karna chahiye

R~Siya, (she looked at him) tum jao, apne baba ko bacha lo, aur ye jadui aaina saath le jao, kabhi dil karay is badsurat chehre ko dobara dekhne ki toh dekh lena is se

S~dhaneywaad

She went out, he watched heartbroken as she ran away.

 Waise toh mausam guzre hain

Zindagi mein kayi

Par ab naa jaane kyun mujhe wo

Lag rahe hain haseen

Tere aane par jaana maine

Kahin na kahin zinda hoon main

Jeene lagaa hoon main ab ye fizaayein

Chehre ko chhooti hawaayein

Inki tarah do kadam toh badha le

Sookhi padi dil ki iss zameen ko bhiga de

O.. hoon akela, zara haath badha de

Sookhi padi dil ki iss zameen ko bhiga de