Krishanu returned after meeting Neerkari.

"Where were you? Neerkari, huh?" Vaishwanar said.

"Yes, don't tell anyone."

Today Vaishwanar happened to listened to some of their conversations and visited Aagara to told about their today's words.

"I saw Krishanu and Neerkari today, he said that he can even left from the king for her love. I think you should not make him king, we can not make king to someone like him who does not have power and will to be the king." Vaishwanar said.

Aagara looked at him angrily. "I apologize my lord, my mistake. I apologize. I became worried too much but I forgot you will always make right decision." Vaishwanar said and lowered his face.

Then, suddenly blue light appeared and Jalendri came from it. Vaishwanar greet her by bending down.

"You can go." Aagara ordered to Vaishwanar but he evasedropped them.

"When are you going to announce king?" Jalendri asked.

"I am not sure." Said Aagara.

"But since you have already decided the name then why are you hesitating. Everyone know he is most capable and powerful." Jalendri said.

"You are right but I just want to let Krishanu learn more." Aagara said worriedily.

Vaishwanar who was secretly listening them thought, 'it's sure now I will be the king.'

"Krishanu knows everything and you should announce him the next king. Three of us know that Jalendri and Krishanu love each other, it's after millions of years that fire and water love each other again. When both of them will become the rulers there will be balance of heat and cold on earth, temperature will balance and the life on earth will be more cheerful. Don't you remember when millions of years ago Jwala(fire) and Panika(water) came together the earth were cheerful, there was the perfect adaptation for plants and animals. It's because of their love that nature is still alive after human cruelty for many years. You know after humans came into existence, so much destruction happened in nature and it's very necessary to flourish nature, plants and animals again and their love is a way." Jalendri said.

"It's true but..." Then suddenly a white light came and Pawanar came out from it.

"I also think you should not take much time. Just announce Krishanu name." Pawanar said.

"Okay I will, after a week." Said Aagara.

When Vaishwanar listened all this, he couldn't control his anger, he expected himself to be the king and unable to accept it.

He left from there and shouted, "Noooo! It can't be. I worked so hard. I can't just stay still. I will do everything to be king, I still have a week."

He made a clever plane and proceed it. He knew Krishanu trust him so he take advantage of this. He went to Krishanu, where he was busy in his book in his room, and said, "Hey, what are you doing?"

"I was just studying about some plants." Krishanu said.

"Actually, I wanted to tell you about something really important. The thing is Aagara know about you and Neerkari and he wanted you to stop here. Look Aagara care for you that's why he asked me to inform you to stay away from her. He said she can constraints your power and he doesn't want a weak king. He said if you want to be king then leave her." Vaishwanar said.

"What? No, I will talk to him. How can..." Krishanu stood up but then Vaishwanar stopped him, "Hey, don't talk to him now. He is very angry. I don't know how he got it but wait for few days and don't go in front of him. I will talk to him." Vaishwanar said.

Krishanu didn't said anything he just closed his eyes in his thoughts. There was a silence of few seconds in the room.

"I think you should leave her." Vaishwanar hesitated.

"No, never. I can give up on everything for her. I am not the old Krishanu, now I am completely dependent on her. Without her I can't." Krishanu said.

"Don't you want to be king? Didn't you work hard for it?" Vaishwanar said.

"I don't want to talk about it. She is my happiness now. I will not change my answer. " Krishanu said.

Vaishwanar left from there. He knew that Krishanu would never agree to leave Neerkari. He also knew that Neerkari love Krishanu and for him she would surely want Krishanu to leave her. Vaishwanar went to water kingdom to meet her.

"What are you doing here?" Neerkari asked.

"I am here to told you something important about Krishanu." Vaishwanar said.

"About Krishanu? What happened?"

"Actually Aagara said he will made Krishanu king if he leave you." He said.

"You are kidding." She laughed.

"Why would I joke about such important matter and do you think I would come all the way here just to joke with you." Vaishwanar said.

"But Why this sudden?"Neerkari doubted.

"Actually when Aagara know about you and him, he become so angry maybe he decided to made king to Krishanu but now when he know this he asked me to told Krishanu to leave you if he want to become king." Vaishwanar said.

"And he is not ready to leave me." Neerkari became serious.

"Yes, he really wanted to be king, he became so sad, he was not showing but I know he was very disappointed inside. Don't you love her? Don't you want him to be happy? Insists him to leave you so he can be king." Vaishwanar said.

"How can that be possible? I will talk to Aagara myself." Neerkari shouted.

"Hey, no ..no not now he is very angry." He tried to stop her but she just keep insisting so at last Vaishwanar said, "then, come tomorrow, not now."

"Don't you want to become king too? Krishanu is your competitor so if he will not leave me then you will become king then why are you doing all this?" Neerkari doubted.

She was not like Krishanu who trusted on anything or he might be didn't want to lose his only friend so he just believed him without thinking much.

"Although, I want to be king but not like this and he is my good friend. You think I am fooling you but it's true. It's not like I am his only friend but he is also my only true friend." Vaishwanar became sad and serious so Neerkari believed him.

The next day Neerkari came to fire kingdom. She saw Aagara there in garden yelling to a servant, "didn't I told you to not put any liquid near candles. The liquid extinguish the candle that I light for God."

She went to Vaishwanar and said, "I think you are right, I should not argue with Aagara then he will become more angry or if something happens to Krishanu. "

Vaishwanar said, "I was saying the same now you should talk with Krishanu that I told you about. If you just go to him and asked him to leave you, he will never agree."

"Then, what should I do?" Neerkari asked.

"I think you should deceive him. What I mean is if he believes you are deceiving him or you just love him for benefits like you just wanted heat from him then he will automatically leave you. You can also pretend to be in love with me." Vaishwanar said.

"No, it's not going to work. Krishanu knows me for 500 years, he trust me. He will never believe if I would say that I love you or I was with him just for comfort." Neerkari said.

"I am saying to just try it." Vaishwanar said.

"I don't want to be bad person in his eyes. I will not" Neerkari said.

"So, you want to saw him loosing his dream." Vaishwanar said mockingly.

She parted to Krishanu's room. She saw Krishanu just sitting on the bed doing nothing, he was still and his eyelids has no movement, just looking up, he looked upset.

Neerkari entered inside, Krishanu saw her and said, "You are here, why didn't you told me you will come."

"I wanted to meet you." Neerkari came near to him and sit beside him. He also moved towards him. She put her hands on his cheeks and caressed them.

"I got to know about Aagara's condition. I think it's better if we get aparted." She said while crying.

"Who told you? No. Vaishwanar told you? Why? Listen to me don't think about it. I don't care if I unable to be king. Hadn't I told you, you are more important to me. So, don't worry." He hold her face and calmed her.

"Nooo! you don't understand." She said.

"Be quiet, don't worry. Forget about it." He stopped her from speaking.

"I don't love you." Neerkari shouted. Krishanu gave puzzled look like he was confused why did she said that all of sudden.

"Yes, actually I just pretend to love you because I felt nice and warm in your arms. I just used you otherwise you think why would I love you." Neerkari said seriously.

"Neerkari you don't have to go this far. If you think I am sad then this is not it. Didn't I told you I am happy as long as you are with me." He didn't believe her words, he understood her well and tried to calm her.

She shouted, "I said truth. Didn't I also told you, if you will leave me I will moved to Vaishwanar. I asked him to love me and he is ready. So, now I don't need you, you don't have to bother because of me. I am telling you truth because I am not that bad to not let you be the king. So, I came here because of it. If you did agree to leave then I would had leave as it is without making you sad but you didn't listen me. So, I am going now. We will not meet each other again. Final goodbye." She suddenly disappeared from there.

Krishanu still didn't believe her words, he knew she was doing this because she felt bad for him. He could never imagine that Neerkari did not love him. He tried to found her, went to water kingdom but she was no where there. He visited all the places where she could go but he couldn't found him. He went to air kingdom and asked Vayumi about her but she also didn't knew anything. He became very tired and slept in his room.

The next morning, Vaishwanar called Vayumi and faked her also and said, "Krishanu need your help. He need you to be king. Aagara said king should be powerful but Neerkari is making him weak. You are wind and if you will be with him he will be more powerful. Wind spread and strengthen the fire." She was ready to support Krishanu as she loved him.

"Now listen, I had called Neerkari to come today to act like we love each other in front to Krishanu. I just need you to tell that she is here." Vaishwanar explained to Vayumi.

Although Vayumi agreed but she still wandered why he was asking her to help Krishanu when he himself wanted to be king.

Neerkari came and said, "do you think it's right? I think it will be dangerous if he got too angry or if he start a fight with you. Also I know he will not believe us to be together if we just talk in front of him."

"Then, we will hug."

"Even then also, we are together for years, he trust me, he will know at instant by looking at my face that I am playing an act." Neerkari said.

"Then we will kiss each other, he will surely believe." Vaishwanar said excitedly and casually.

"No! never! Are you serious? How can you even thought about it! I will never kiss you." Neerkari yelled at him.

"Sorry, I'm sorry. I will not. I was just saying. Don't worry everything will be fine and if something like this happens then we will tell him truth." Vaishwanar calmed her.

Neerkari was worried if situation go out of control. She knew if Krishanu would saw them together he would not stay quiet.

Vaishwanar took her in his room and said, "listen you will look at me and door is on your back so he will not be able to see your face, I will face in front. He can only see my face and your's back. We will be looking each other and chatting nicely." Neerkari agreed. They were in position.

Vayumi went to Krishanu who was really worried about Neerkari, he was still in sleep.

Vayumi said, "Krishanu! Krishanu! Wake up. Why are you here?" Krishanu waked up but he was still a little dizzy.

"I thought Neerkari came to meet you. I saw her." Vayumi said loudly.

"What! What do you mean?" He sobered up suddenly.

"I mean I saw her in front of Vaishwanar room a while ago. I thought she came to meet you but you are still sleeping. Didn't she come yet to meet you?" Vayumi said.

He ran outside the room towards Vaishwanar's room. He looked Neerkari and Vaishwanar inside the room from outside the door.

© Neelu

To be continued...

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