After dinner, The King was walking to his room. Suddenly he stopped and squeezed the left side of his chest.

"Aaa...rrrjjj... Arjun!" he accomplished calling Arjun even with the chest pain.

Arjun, Tia, Gayatri, Praneet came running from the dining hall. Praneet and Arjun held Maharaja before he fainted.

Immediately they rushed to the hospital. They were all horrified.

"Is father alright?" Arjun asked the doctor as soon as he came out of the cabin.

"Prince, he is fine now. He had an heart attack," the doctor said.

"Heart attack..." Gayatri whispered in shock.

"It was a mild attack. That is why, he is fine now," the doctor assured.

"Can we meet him?" Tia asked.

"Yes," the doctor left.

Then they rushed inside the cabin.

His Majesty was lying on bed looking up at the ceiling. Arjun and Gayatri went on either sides of him holding each of his hands. 

"Father, you scared us!" Gayatri said wiping off a drop of tear from her eyes.

"Arreh, mad girl. Why are you crying? Nothing happened to me," Maharaja said patting on her cheek.

"Father, are you feeling alright now?" Tia asked.

"Yes, dear. I am fine. But who knows how long I will be okay...." Maharaj sighed.

"Father, don't say like this," Arjun pleaded.

"Dear, what I say doesn't really matter because things don't run according to my wishes. I have only one wish. I want to see Arjun become the King with my eyes," His Majesty smiled.

"This is not the time to discuss all these. First, you get well soon," Tia said to which Arjun nodded in agreement.

"No. Arjun's coronation must be held on the day after I get discharged from the hospital! Start the preparation, Praneet," His Majesty ordered strictly.

Praneet nodded reluctantly.

After two days
Maharaja was discharged from the hospital. As per his orders, Praneet arranged for Arjun's coronation. And from then Arjun became King Arjun from Crown Prince Arjun, which automatically made Tia Queen Tia from Princess Consort Tia.

Next day
Tia was strolling around the campus with Gayatri and her friends after the classes ended.

"I seriously never imagined that I would get a chance of hanging out with the Queen of Jaipur!" Yohan squeaked in excitement.

Gayatri smacked his arm playfully, "You never got this much excited even though you have been hanging out with me since childhood," she faked anger keeping her hands on the waist.

"Wait to see how much excitement I show when you become the Queen of Pathancot," Yohan nudged Gayatri teasingly.

"Oooooo!" others also teased.

Gayatri blushed.

"Hey you! Don't forget, you can only hang out with the Queen of Jaipur. So hang out as much as you want. Because the King will soon arrive to take his Queen away," Gayatri whispered in Yohan's ears and winked.

Scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment, Yohan turned at the direction of Tia and gets mesmerized seeing her laugh with the others.

Kacchi doriyon, doriyon, doriyon se
Mainu tu baandh le
Pakki yaariyon, yaariyon, yaariyon mein
Honde na faasley

"By the way, when is the wedding?" Payal asked Gayatri making her blush like a tomato. And Yohan was snapped out of his trance.

Tia lagged behind everyone for stopping on her tracks seeing Arjun's car stop in front of the main gate. Yohan also stopped to say something to her. 

"That...", Yohan's speech trailed off as he stared above their heads with wide eyes.

"Tia!!!!" Yohan jumped over Tia, rolling them off at a distance and then they heard something fall with a thud sound.

Eh naraazgi kaagzi saari teri
Mere sohneya sunn le meri
Dil diyan gallan
Karaange naal naal beh ke
Akh naal akh nu milaa ke

Everyone around turned their heads at their direction to see what made Yohan scream. They saw a big flower pot fall on the ground, where Tia and Yohan were standing a few seconds back, and shatter into pieces. Tia stared in horror. Gayatri, Arjun and everyone rushed to them.

Yohan helped Tia stand back on her feet.

"Are you....", Yohan was about to ask Tia.

"Tia..." Arjun intervened.

As soon as Tia heard her name in Arjun's voice, she left Yohan's arm which she had held onto to stand on her feet and hugged Arjun tightly. Arjun was taken aback with her sudden hug but then lightly hugged her back. Yohan stared from his arm where Tia was holding to Arjun-Tia hugging.

Dil diyan gallan haaye...
Karaange roz roz beh ke
Sacchiyan mohabbataan nibha ke

Sataaye mainu kyun
Dikhaaye mainu kyun
Aiven jhuthi mutthi russ ke rusaake

Dil diyan gallan haaye
Karaange naal naal beh ke
Akh naal akh nu mila ke

"Sister-in-law, are you alright?" Gayatri's voice snapped Yohan out of his trance and Arjun also let Tia go.

"Hmm," Tia nodded and turned to Yohan, "Thanks a lot, Yo," she said with a smile.

Arjun looked above their head to see from where that vase fell.

"There's no flower pot in the sunshade of any floor. Then from where did this... Did someone intentionally...." Arjun wondered.

Tia tried to walk but she had sprained her foot. Yohan forwarded his hand to help her walk but she had already taken Arjun's arm for support. Tia wasn't even able to walk two steps further, so Arjun scooped her in his arms and walked towards their car. Tia stared at Arjun with eyes filled with love. 

Tenu lakhan ton chhupa ke rakhaan
Akkhaan te sajaa ke tu ae meri wafaa
Rakh apna bana ke
Main tere layi aan
Tere layi aan yaaran
Naa paavin kade dooriyan (x2)

Main jeena haan tera...
Main jeena haan tera
Tu jeena hai mera
Dass lena ki nakhra dikha ke

Dil diyan gallan
Karaange naal naal beh ke
Akh naal akh nu mila ke

Dil diyan gallan...

"Tia loves her husband," Nikhil said to Yohan, who was watching the scene intently.

Yohan turned to Nikhil in confusion, "What?"

"Don't act in front of me. I know you like Tia," Nikhil put his arm around Yohan's neck.

Yohan looked like a deer caught in headlights. "You really think she likes her husband? I mean, she got married at such a young age.... Maybe it was an infa..."

"'Like' nehi 'Love'. She loves him, Yo," Nikhil intervened. "It's very clear! And we don't know if it was infatuation or not initially. But now Tia definitely loves him, I can guarantee you that!" Nikhil patted on his shoulder.

Yohan nodded.

Making Tia sit in the car, Arjun walked back to the campus.

"Where are you going?" asked Gayatri. 

"I am going to meet the Dean to talk about this incident." Arjun turned to Yohan, "Thank you for saving Tia. Will you go to the Dean's office with me since you were the one to save her?"

"Su-sure."

Arjun nodded and entered the building, followed by Yohan.

~

Led by the Dean's PA, Arjun and Yohan entered the cabin.

"King Arjun Goenka! It's such a pleasure to meet you," Dean greeted Arjun with a hug.

"It's just 'Arjun' for you, Sir."

"Yes, yes," he patted on Arjun's back. "You know, Arjun was the topper of his batch. In fact, his result still stands unbeaten!" Dean said to Yohan.

Yohan nodded with a warm smile.

"So, Arjun, what makes you come here?" Dean took his seat and gestured them to take seats as well.

"Sir, there was an attempt on Tia's life," Arjun turned serious.

"Tia...." Dean tried to remember.

"My wife, Tia Goenka," Arjun reminded him.

"Oh, yes... The Queen herself. But what had happened?"

"Sir, I will tell you," Yohan narrated the whole incident.

"Oh no!" Dean exclaimed. "But, Arjun, how can you be sure that it was an attempt on her life? The pot could've fallen because of the wind."

"Sir, I have checked, there is no flower pot in any of the floors' sunshade. So there's no question of accusing the wind. It's clear that it was intentional," Arjun stated.

"Maybe we can get some clue from the CCTV footage," suggested Yohan.

"One minute," Dean dialled someone's number and ordered to send the footages to his cabin.

Within a few minutes, a peon came in with a CD and they played the footage.

"This only has the footage of the ground floor and main gate," Yohan said in annoyance.

"I am sorry, Arjun, but we don't have CCTV cameras in every floor. This one camera at the main gate is also turned to the other side," Dean played the footage, "But only two hands can be seen from this angle...."

"Sir, I need permission. From now on, bodyguards will come with Tia."

"But..."

"Sir, it's clear from the footage that it was not an accident. It was done deliberately. I can't take any chances. Tia's safety is important. If you have any problem, then it's alright. I will change her university."

"No, no, no. Tia is a very bright student. It'll be our loss if she leaves our university. I understand, you must have enemies since you belong to a royal family. Okay, Arjun, I am giving you the permission."

"Thanks, Sir. I have a request. Tia shouldn't know anything about the bodyguards," Arjun said turning to Yohan. "She won't like it. But for me, it is very important to ensure her safety. So...."

"I understand. You don't worry, I will take care of that," Yohan asssured Arjun.

Arjun nodded at Yohan, shook hands with the Dean and then walked out.

~

The driver opened the door of the car for Arjun and he saw Tia sleeping with her head leaned back against the seat. He gently moved her a bit to make space for him to sit. As soon as he sat, unconsciously Tia entwined her arm with him and rested her head on his shoulder. Yohan watched them till the door of the car was closed by the driver. 

"Maybe....Nikhil is right. Only Tia doesn't love husband, even her husband loves her a lot...." thought Yohan.

Raatan kaaliyan, kaaliyan, kaaliyan ne
Mere din saanwale
Mere haaniyan, haaniyan, haaniyan je
Lagge tu na gale

Mera aasmaan mausamaan di na sune
Koi khwaab na poora bane
Dil diyan gallan
Karange naal naal beh ke
Akh naal akh nu mila ke

Pataa hai mainu kyun chupa ke dekhe tu
Mere naam se naam mila ke
Dil diyan gallan
Karange naal naal beh ke
Akh naal akh nu mila ke

Dil diyan gallan...

"Hasn't the sprain healed yet?" Arjun said in a low voice so that Tia is not disturbed. 

"I have sprayed on it. Hopefully, it will be fine soon," said Gayatri in concern. 

The car zoomed off.