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Rochelle POV

"Today was the Mehendi. I am so excited. It would be my first mehendi ceremony.
Knock! Knock!
"Hey Jan, Pia asked me to pass this bag to you. It has the dress for today evening. Apparently some women from Bharata are being flown to Illea to put the Mehendi" said my sister, Cass.
"I quickly went and got the bag. Inside it was a dark blue lehenga saree as Pia had promised. A lehenga saree is a lehenga that is worn like a saree she had said. I was trying the dress on.
Knock! Knock!
Come in Cass. The door is open. I need your help putting the buttons at the back.
"Shall I help you?" asked a masculine voice. I whirled around. There standing was Ahren. He had already eaten my brains yesterday as we were practicing for the Sangeet.
How dare you come in to my room? Don't have any shame or what? Creep. Trying to spy on girls changing.
"Miss. Know it all. I came here to discuss about the Sangeet. Vikram and all are well prepared. Today we are having a group rehearsal at night."
Yeah right. Any how you came here. Help.
Ahren came and helped his hand grazed my back, my heart jumped out. After his was done, he went and sat on my bed.

Get off the bed.

"Chill Princess."

He then went and sat on the couch.

I am not a princess.

We discussed our act and he was leaving.

"You look sizzling hot, my dear." and he ran out.

AHREN, get back here.

Afternoon

We all went down to the women's room. It was decorated for the occasion. The girls were all seated waiting for us. Eadlyn and Piyali were already seated in the center. One lady had already started putting Mehandi for them. Naina and Pia were sitting in other parts. I went and sat with them. The others went to their designated spots. There were people playing Indian music and singing songs.

What is the Mehendi putting function for?

Pia replied,"In the olden times, it was to signify that a girl is married and so that dacoits who kidnapped unmarried girls wouldn't kidnap them. Nowadays it is a ritual. It signifies the changing of a girl to woman. The darker the Mehendi, the more her husband will love her. The bride's hand will have the husband's name hidden somewhere if not he had to give her anything she wants. Our mehendi will be simpler but Eadlyn and Piyali's arms and legs will be covered. Tonight we will be having an all-nighter as the girl's cannot sleep with the Mehandi on."

Where the guys?

Naina laughed and said, "This is a females only function."

Ahren POV

"I dare you to go and see all the girls' mehendi designs. Especially Eadlyn and Piyali's. We don't want to lose, right Jai? said Luke. Jai agreed halfheartedly.

Oh no. I can't guys. My sister will kill me.

"Coward." said Vikram

King Maxon's son is so not coward.

Okay I am going.

Oh Man.

"Here is a saree. Drape it like how all the aunties who came have done.

After half an hour, I looked like a beautiful Indian girl. After all I was Ahren Schreave. The Ahren Schreave who is known in the kingdom for his hotness.

Rochelle POV

The other ladies had started entering, Guests too were in all fineries. The married women put the chuni on their head. One of them sat next to me. She was wearing a yellow saree. Then she got up and went to Eadlyn and Piyali. She looked at their mehandi then went to Cassie's area where she and Aria were sitting.

Pia, do you know that lady?

"No. But mom and Aunt may have invited those I don't know. Aunti ji, you can come here."

The lady came and sat next to me.

The Mehandi lady came and said "Ma'am, can I do on your hand."

She gently shook her head.

Naina then said, "Aunt, don't be shy. Show your hand."

"She's probably newly married. They generally are shy." said Naina.

She extended her Mehandi clad hands in the lady's direction. The woman shook her hand again. Pia extended her hand and held the other lady's hand. It was broad and stiff.

Ahren POV

Shit. I am caught.

"It's one of the guys.", screamed Pia. She pulled off the pallu from my head.

"AHREEEN!" screamed Eadlyn. Her face was boiling red.

I am officially dead.

Ead, it's not my fault. My future brother-in-law questioned my courage. He called me Coward.

"Of course that is true. You will not call a house cat, a lion right, brother?" She replied.

EAD!

All the other ladies began laughing.

Piyali was just watching. She looked like she was going to cry. Oh no! I made her cry.

Rochelle POV

Ahren was sitting next to me and making comments non-stop. None of the ladies allowed him to go back to the guys.

"The smell is horrible and it looks like cow poop." said Ahren.

"Do you want some to eat" asked Pia. This kept him shut. Till the next time he could think of something.

Piyali looked like she was going to cry. I wanted to ask her what had happened but I was too far.

Later that Night

All of us were sitting and playing games as we could not sleep with the Mehendi on. Piyali was sitting quietly.

Jai too was not talking too much.

"Tomorrow evening is the choora ceremony." said Amrit.

What's a Choora Ceremony ?

"That you will know tomorrow." replied Nimrit with a wide smile.

Hearing this Piyali's face fell a bit more.

Author Note: Next chapter will be the morning of the Choora ceremony. It will be short. The Mehendi designs are there on the blog. :)