"Ambika, I have to go" I got up from the bed and went towards the door which was locked from the other side. I pushed it but it was vain. He locked me again.

" No Princess, its locked. Prince ordered us not to allow you to go out otherwise.." She came towards me as she was only there with me.

How dare of him to lock me? Who the hell he is? One day I will kill him if he stand on my nerves. I sighed and took a simple white coloured clothes which was for the servants and maids( little torn and normal ).

" otherwise what! Didn't he say this to you all. I have to go, I promised Soundarya that I will teach her dance and it's my first day to teach her. Its already evening " I said raising my one eye brow up and then rolled my eyes.

" I can understand you Princess but please it's done for today. Why you want to get punish from him? Please, he will be very angry from you. Don't break his rules" Ambika came and made me to sit on the bed while placing her hand's warmth on my left cheek skin.

" I'm not breaking any rule, Ambika. He Doesn't want me to create problems for him, fine, I'm just going to teach her dance in the garden and then I'll come back. Ambika, I'm ordering you do as I say " I grabbed her hand's back and said in a polite tone.

" But Princess... " She continued but I stopped her.

" Don't worry, nothing will happen. Mai yoon gyi aur yoon aayi. Please sleep in the place of mine until I came back " I stood up and as well she. I said with my cute smile and making her agree with me.

" I don't know why and from how you became so daring. I'm happy for you but he's not polite like all men. Take care " a tear came in her eyes and she smiled too. I winked at her and took the clothes in my hands again.

" Yes, Ambika " I smiled again at her and left to change my clothes.

After 20 minutes of walking secretly under the veil and hiding myself from others, finally I reached to the garden. It was not dark but sun was running to its home. I ran to the tree where we met the day before. She was waiting for me already.

I saw her and gave a smile, where she pouted and frowned.

" Where have you been, Daksu? I was waiting for you. You are too late. A teacher should be on time for their students, they should..." Soundarya said with her cute baby voice and placed her both hands on her little waist which was so cute.

" Sorry my sweety pie, I was busy with my work. Let's dance " I interrupted her and apologised by holding my ears.

" Ok Daksu " She moved her head with a pout and giggled . I smiled at her. And we both took our positions where I was standing left side of her But we didn't have any music.

So I said to her pouting " Listen we don't have any music here and we don't want because the sound will attract people and they will come here and we don't want it too " .

She hummed and said " Oh yes, you are right. My father doesn't want me to dance, if he came here he will get angry on me. But how will we dance without music?"

" Don't worry we will sing by our self, um.. Which type of song do you want to dance on?" I asked her.

" Something crazy, smooth but beautiful "she said.

" Wow! I think we should dance on the song which is coming to my mind now " I giggled with excitement as it was my favorite thing to do.

" which song? "She asked me with her cute-puppy eyes.

" Hum taal se taal milayenge " I said and winked at her with placing my hands on my waist and she winked too.

[ Taal se taal mila - By Alka yagnik ]

And we started to dance. I asked her to copy my steps one by one and she was a very fast learner.

We were dancing crazily and laughing. That was a very precious moment for me cause I had never enjoyed that much as a doctor and an orphan.

I saw her dancing like a peacock who was trying hard to do more better and doing. I was glad to be her teacher and want to teach her everything I know. That teacher-student experience was the best until a voice echoed through the garden.

" Soundarya!! "A man came yelling her name and we both stopped. When she saw him, she froze in her place with a fear in her eyes and she gulped. I was noticing her and came to know that he was her father.

" Pita ji " she gulped and said in shock. He came running at us and grabbed her arms.

" Soundarya, what are you doing here? I told you to see the cattle and you are here dancing like a dancer " he groaned at her and her eyes started to teary. He was staring at her like all parents do but with some hatred too.

" Father... Fa... I am sorry, I was just... " She hesitantly said and a tear drop from her left eye fell on the floor.

" Just what? " He yelled at her and raised his hand on her, he was about to slap her which made my blood boil. She immediately closed her eyes and flinched in fear.

" Excuse me, how can you raise your hand on your daughter? " without wasting a single second, I stopped him by yelling and stood between Soundarya and him like a wall. Nobody can touch her, until I'm with her. From my back, she hugged me like she wanted me to save her.

" Who are you to ask me that question? " He asked me with a frown on his head and he scratched his head.

" I'm.. I'm Ambika, a maid of this palace and also the maid of the Princess " I said to him politely as I didn't want more troubles. I know he saw my face but at that moment it doesn't matter.

" So what? " He said in a rude tone and testing my patience. I clenched my jaw and tighten my fist to control myself.

" ...? You should obey me too. It doesn't matter if I'm a maid only but I'm very close to the Princess " I still make him to understand with a harmonious approach and sighed. But he raised his voice. What if someone came here? I gritted my teeth.

" Shut up! You know we are poor people, no matter how much you are close to the palace's people but you are still a maid and one day they will throw you out because you are poor and low standard " He yelled at me. Yes he had a point but at least he should polite towards me and her own daughter, that means he hates the king's family. May be or may be not.

" Father, please don't say to her like this. She is my teacher and a good human. She was teaching me how to dance... Please, Father " a low and teary voice came from my back, who was Soundarya and my heart started to feel bad for her. She was a kid.

" Oh! Really, Dance! Never! Ever! Soundarya, Do you know what is your place as a girl? " He pulled her by pulling her hand .

" Father...? "And she said with a question face.

" To be get married soon! "He roared at her.

" No, no father, Please " She started to cry and fell on her knees.

" I...I beg you, please don't. I will do as you say but please don't marry me " She begged him and wrapped herself on his foot.

" You are going to marry to the son of the Sarpanch " He announced her and my patience level was burst out of the thermometer.

I pulled her and hugged her. My heart was feeling that something wrong could happen with her. So I hid her again behind me.

And I roared at her " What!, Excuse me, you can't marry her. She is very young and even not a proper adult. She even don't know what a marriage is and how to handle marriage things. You can't marry her for a small mistake and its not even a mistake ".

" Why are you coming between my matters? I'm telling you to stay away from her, you are a woman so be aware of the consequences. Well they are giving me enough money in exchange of her so why I should not marry her to him? "His voice became more loud with the passage of time and patience too. The so called male ego was screaming through his voice.

"Oh, Please! I am tolerating you because you are his father not because I'm a woman and afraid of you. You can't do this with her and Yes I will say in this matter because this matter is not yours but the matter of every daughter and she is my student as well. I will not let you to do this with her " I made an eye contact with him and yelled at him by clearing his doubt about me and her.

" Aurat ho aurat ho ki trah raho warna ... " He tightened his fist and gritted his teeth. He became more aggressive and angry, said with a rude tone. He stepped towards me and my heart pounded.

" warna kya? I swear If you dare to touch me, I will ... " I didn't took my step back, I know how to fight against him or anyone so I stepped towards him too and stared in his eyes.

" Leave her you bitch " He said and raised his hand over me and I was ready to teach him a lesson. I hoped he would never think of me weak as a weak women from next time. I wanted him to start because I never start any fight first, as you know women never starts a fight but they can end.

Where she was arguing with the Gardner, someone was watching her with a strange smile on his face " Kitni pyaari, kitni khoobsurat, kitni manmohak. In ankhon mei kuch toh baat hai, warna aise he nhi bhirhne ki hoti sajishein ", he said standing far away from her. Who? It was our Prince Yuvan.

He was watching her while blushing as his cheeks became red for the first time. He even didn't know he was watching her for half an hour. His brows frowned when he saw the man with her who was stepping towards her.

" what's wrong with this man? Let me help you Pari " He said while biting his lower lips and walked towards her fast. It was looking like he(The Gardner) could do bad with her.

" warna kya? I swear if you dare to touch me, I will... " She was yelling at him.

And he raised his hands saying " Leave her you bitch ".

" Kitna acha hoga agr ye haath sirf aurat ki pooja krne ki liye uthe! " a voice came and he stood between them by grabbing his hand immediately.

Prince Yuvan's back was on her front and when he moved his face towards her and saw her with a smirk *side eyes*

" Aap? "She recognised him and he was too recognised her with her eyes.

" what's the matter? " He asked her to the man, Ravi-his name. And the Gardner knew he was Prince Yuvan from Mahadevgarh. He left Ravi's hand as he fell on his knees immediately.

" Pardon Prince, I was just saving my daughter from that women who is spoiling her life " Ravi said in fear.

He even didn't finish when Daksina groaned at him with a pout and she said " Haawww ji, It was you who was about to raise hand on your own daughter and forcing her to marry a man who is much much older than her " and Prince turned at her. He faced her for the first( without any mask or any hindrance), as he turned, he stunned by her beauty and cuteness. He gulped hard and froze in his place. He forgot where he was and what he should do, why he came here?

Daksina was looking at Ravi by pointing her fingers toward him and she said. When she saw him staring at her, she raised her left eye brow up.

' Kitna khoobsurat sapna hai ye, control Yuvan, control yourself. How can be she that much beautiful? First time in my life I felt something like this for someone and she even didn't see me for once , always tries to run and make troubles for herself. So cute! She even not chase men. She has something like guts every women should have ' He thought.

And he forced himself to come in present and focus on what the current situation was . He continued saying " A..a..a...I...I, ahem! Is that true? ".

" A.a.. No, the boy is just five years older than her and its better for her future, Prince "he uttered and Daksina widened her eyes when he flipped from his words and tried to turn him in his favour.

"Ye kya aapne toh waqt badal diye, halaat badal diye, sare hi jazbaat badal diye.... No! That's not the problem, the problem is why she will marry him now? She is so young, a kid, who don't know what a marriage means, what a marriage demands, what a husband means.... Shaadi gudde guddiyan ka khel nhi hai. Do you know how a woman struggles to maintain a relationship with a man especially when she is only the one who is bearing everything alone? She even doesn't know what's the meaning of Sindoor, For instance if she married to a man, whom she don't know and who knows she will be happy or not. Can you take guaranty of her happiness and safety? Tell me?"She continued and even recognised him staring at her continuously with a smile.

" .... "Ravi didn't speak and lowered his eyes as he saw Prince was silent too.

" Beauty with Brains, impressive " Meanwhile, prince in his own thought, smirking as hell.

"Answer me? "Daksina asked me while squinting her eyes.

'Oh! No she's confident too, how cute! ' - Yuvan in his thoughts.

And finally Yuvan said to him with a straight smile" Well she is actually right, you can't do this with her. I..... "

He was about to say more but a voice interrupted them from darkness and it was none but The Prince Davendra. His voice had the power to give goosebumps to Daksina. Hearing his voice Daksina stepped behind Yuvan to hide herself from him when everyone's attention was on him.

She hid her face under the veil and gestured Soundarya to stay silent. She slipped from their silently and she ran away as fast as fast possible, she could. She even didn't look back and ran towards her room. Nobody was able to see her running as it was dark but little sunlight was there.

" What's happening here? "Davendra asked, who came with his two guards.

" Nothing, this man is trying to marry his little daughter at this age and was raising hand on a woman who was trying to save her " Prince Yuvan said and looked at her, but she was not there. She ran away again, he thought.

" Pardon Prince, Pardon me. I am a poor Gardner and I just want to marry my daughter so that her future will not get ruined because of my unfortunate life. I can't make enough money to feed my family so I decided to marry my daughter to the son of Sarpanch of my village but that woman who was provoking my daughter against me " Ravi started to utter and while begging in front of Davendra.

" Who woman? " Davendra turned his face to see who was creating nuisance in his Kingdom, but he didn't know it was Ravi or may be he knew.

" Huh? " Ravi said while Soundarya was standing still like statue with her gaze lower on the ground.

" Where is she? " Davendra asked him again.

" Look Prince she ran away, she is very cunning and was about to take your Prince friend in her talks. Have mercy Prince " Ravi put his stake in front of him as he was clever too and greedy.

A woman who was there creating noises ran away and nobody noticed her, Davendra thought and ordered his guards to chase her "Guards chase her".

" Where have you been, Prince Davendra? "Yuvan asked him.

" Nowhere, just went to get fresh " He replied him.

" Ok and now what about him? "and Yuvan pointed towards Ravi.

" You know who was that woman? " Davendra asked from Ravi.

" No Prince, she was saying she is a maid and teaching my daughter dance. May be my daughter knows. Tell us Soundarya, who she was?" Ravi said staring at Soundarya.

" ...." She stood froze in her place biting her lower lip. Ravi stood up from his place and whispered in her ear " Soundarya, tell us otherwise I swear you will get no food for two days ".

" heheh... Just asking her. Tell us, Beti " again he went to his place back. A tear fell from her eyes and she said politely " Sh..She is my dance teacher and "

" and what's her name? "Davendra asked her with soft tone.

" I don't know but she said me to call her Daksu " she answered him.

" Daksu... Interesting! Looks like I have heard this name before " Davendra raised his one eye brow and squinted his eyes.

" Pardon Prince, she escaped " and the guards came running after loosing her.

" Oh! How? Its not possible for anyone to escape that easily, you all have trained very well and... Leave it " Davendra roared at him but stopped as Yuvan was there.

"Is everything okay, Prince Davendra ? "Yuvan asked him.

" Yes, but I have some important piece of work. You can walk into the garden for long as you want we will meet at dinner and from tomorrow we will tour to my Kingdom " Davendra said.

" Okay, I'm very excited and thanks for doing this " Prince Yuvan said and Davendra gestured the guard to show him whatever he wanted.

" Its fine and you marry your daughter wherever you want as you want and I will pay you for her marriage " Davendra ordered him as he was thinking something evil for her or may be worst.

" Thank you Prince... Thank you " Ravi said.

" well tell me what she was wearing? " he asked him again.

" A white dress and she was not wearing any jewelry " Ravi replied.

" Fine, you can go now " He said. When he left, nobody was there and Davendra was all alone, thinking worst against her as he doubted that she was definitely Daksina. He ordered her not to come out of the room but still she came out and the very next moment these words came out from his lips.

" I know it was you Daksina, if it was you- I will make sure that tonight you will cry to escape but not able to escape "