All gathered at dining hall, and took their respective seats. Rukmini, Revati were serving along with assistance of maids. Subhadra started to pick out coriander leaves from curry as she doesn't like it's pungent smell. She was engrossed in her activity suddenly felt a jerk when Rohini hit her with elbow gently to gain her attention.

"What happened, maa?" Subhadra whispered to Rohini in timidly noticing her not so safe glare for her.

"What are you doing?" Rohini asked to her by matching pitch of her voice.

"I am ............."  She was about to answer, but before that Rohini's statement cut her in between.

"I know you don't like coriander leaves in curry. But won't you manage with it? What our guests will think about it?" Subhadra noticed mata Rohini's stare which was confirming that Arjun shouldn't notice them.

"Maa, usually cooks don't put coriander leaves in my bowl of curry. But today they did. I didn't question anything only due to presence of guest. Isn't it what i managed?" She complained, and chuckled over Rohini's strict expression.

"Your curry bowl exchanged with me." Rohini huffed, and exchanged the bowls again.

Karenumati was asking Subhadra about her first impression on Arjun through silent gestures. Subhadra ignored that. But Karenumati made Vijaya to join her in order to tease Subhadra as a payback of ignoring her.

So Subhadra started to tickle Vijaya on her waist as Karenumati sat a bit far. Unable to being control Vijaya bursted into laughter.

"Bhadra, what's this? Why are you troubling, Jaya?" Rohini asked after noticing her deed.

"I didn't do it without reason, maa. Both Renu and Jaya were asking me about my first meet with prince Arjun signalling through eyes. So i made jaya sense about the answer. You know na i always step ahead a level in responding." Her mischief hidden tone was well recognized by Rohini.

"No worries, Putris. You all can discuss about it later. Now finish your food fast."  Renu and Jaya nodded embarrassingly as the matter revealed to everyone.

After dinner Subhadra was resting by laying on bed. Her eyelids were falling in between, and she was opening her eyes with jerk. After some three or four time she got up from bed by throwing blanket irritatingly. She went to study, and huffed irritatingly after watching dau writing something on parchment. She stood in front of him.

"What happened, Ladli? Why are you looking upset?" Dau asked getting up from his place.

"You forgot about tomorrow na!" Her angry glare deepened over dau.

"No, it's not. I was about to come you, to discuss about our weekend plans." Dau told affectionately to convince her as he knew whether she accepts or not, affection never fails to calm her. Maybe in a little manner. But still it works.

"No need of discussion now. We will go on a jungle trip. We will stay there two days being away from usual schedule, and will enjoy a lot." Subhadra squealed imagining the execution of her words.

"We will............" Kanha in came in between of dau's exclaimed statement, to which Subhadra narrowed her eyes.

"Yes, we will do as you said. So now you go, and sleep as you were feeling sleepy."  Kanha's convinced tone wasn't successful to erase her curiosity about dau's incomplete statement. But still she followed his words; conveyed good night to her brothers, and went out from study.

Subhadra went to Nakul, Karenumati before sleeping, and told them about the jungle trip.

"What? We will stay in jungle for two days!" Nakul exclaimed at first place after listening the plan.

"Yeah! We siblings used to have trips like this mostly. But we never planned staying there. It's kinda first time." Nakul was counting the moments towards his suffering. Because he doesn't like trips much. Moreover they all had journey along with staying in jungle. So there was nothing like excitement for him.

"Don't worry, Bhadra. We will inform Dev, Jaya and bhrata Arjun, and will be ready in time." Subhadra departed from there after Karenumati's assurance.

"Renu, i don't like this idea of jungle trip. Can we stay back, please?" Nakul requested in a appeasing tone.

"We can't, Arya. Bhrata Arjun will join this trip as he's a nature lover. Dev doesn't have any tantrum for trip like you. Jaya won't deny this chance. Because she wanted some alone time with Dev away from usual surrounding. Now you say how can we deny?" Nakul lowered eyelids with sadness at Renu's logic.

"Besides all these if we will deny then Bhadra will be upset. Convincing her is a task like cracking peanuts of iron." This statement of Renu gained an interest showing look of Nakul.

"Really? Is she this much hard to convince? Then she surely needs to be my sister in law. Then only we brothers will get bhrata Arjun by our side in state of suffering from wives." He whispered the last sentence a bit slowly.

"Why did you whisper, Arya?" She asked suspiciously.

"Nothing, Priye. I just whispered good night as i was keen to know whether you will catch my whispering or do you have different plan tonight." He made an excuse which went so smooth in saving him from her wrath.

"You sleep, Arya. I will be back after informing all about our trip." She went out of chamber as she had a perfect excuse. He smirked over his smartness for saving himself.

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