Rishi is in the garden smiling to himself, thinking about the things that just happened. He suddenly turned to his right sensing someone's presence.
Ashmita is standing near him. She is wearing a white shirt, grey coat and black pants with dark boots. Her hair is combed into a ponytail and the face from her eyes down is covered with a cloth.
She is looking simple yet mesmerizing. Rishi Kept looking at her in awe and so Ashmita coughed lightly to bring Rishi back to this world.
"Ahem..You look beautiful as ever Feisty.. I mean.. Princess Ashmita!" Rishi deliberately said feisty.
Ashmita looked at him with a slight grin and smirked before replying, "Thank You, Your Highness." Both smiled.
"So, shall we go My Lady?" Rishi politely insisted.
Ashmita nodded with a smile and started walking to her horse.
"Coming? Your Royal Highness?" Ashmita turned back and asked him to walk along.
When they're walking, Ashmita poses a question, "Your Highness, looks like you are so sure I am not Maira. What if I say I am?"
"Then I would be sorry to say, You're lying."
"Haha, how can you be so sure?"
"Because I finally understand what Abhi once said about finding Maira in a million of her look-alikes."
"What?"
As she asks, Rishi smiles and gives his hand to mount her horse. She keeps looking at him as he makes sure she is comfortable and as he hovers upon his horse. With his sudden hovering, the horse reared, lifting its forelegs into the air.
The scene looked picturesque to Ashmita. Dazed, Ashmita couldn't take his eyes off him and that look from her.. he considered it as a prize he unexpectedly won.
Rishi smiles and she responds with a smile momentarily. But this little act brought her back to the senses.
Ashmita immediately gripped the reins tight and pulled them making the horse rise on its back feet. To Rishi's surprise, she raised her horse a bit higher than him. Then she rode it away without waiting for him.
Rishi, shocked and amused by his feisty's feets, pulled the reins quickly to catch up with her.
'If feisty was born as a man, I bet there will always be a flock of women around her.'
'Argh..! What am I thinking? I need to capture my Feisty's heart first. I won't let any other person enter into her life. I will be the one for her.'
Rishi thought to himself and followed Ashmita. In no time he caught up with her and both of them moved towards the forest.
"Where are we going, Prince Rishi?" Ashmita asked loudly.
"Why don't you yourself find that out, My princess? We are near!" Rishi said and went past her leading the way.
Ashmita noticed him to be very happy about this outing. She smiled, seeing Rishi enjoying life like a small kid.
Suddenly Rishi came to halt causing Ashmita to slow down. The forest is a few yards away and the air is fresh and cool.
Rishi hopped down from the horse and Ashmita followed him. They both went forward and there appeared a beautiful view that feasted their eyes.
Until then the road was covered with large and tall trees so they were not able to see anything. But as they're standing at the end of the road, they are able to see the scenery in front of them.
The vast land there is covered with paddy fields. The whole place until where a naked eye can see, it is all fully covered with fields. It is like mother earth is wearing a beautiful green sari.
Ashmita saw paddy fields before but the view here is really breathtaking.
The speciality here is that these fields are on the hills. The paddy is growing in the step wise manner on the hills.
It is just mesmerizing and there is a small hut located in the middle of the fields in the plain land.
Rishi also looked at the place with amusement in his eyes. 'The people of Jasmine are really smart.'
Rishi's thoughts are cut off when he looks at Ashmita whose eyes are filled with awe.
He felt satisfied by his choice. He asked a few people in the Jasmine for a place where one can find some peace. They immediately mentioned this place.
"Ash. May I have this dance?" Rishi asked while stretching his hand.
Ashmita heart skipped a beat when he called her ash. She placed her hand into his.
But She looked at Rishi with confusion. 'We dance to.. What? There's no music..?''
Rishi understood her confusion and slowly placed her hand on his shoulder and his hand on her waist.
Butterflies are doing somersault in her stomach with his touch. These feelings are new to her.
"Just close your eyes and open your ears. Feel the music of nature Ash.." Rishi whispered in her ear with a low and husky voice.
Ashmita did as instructed and within no time she heard the sound of a cool breeze flying on her face.
The sound of air followed by chirpings of birds travelled through her ears. Slowly her body swayed with the rhythm of music.
Rishi also moved along with Ashmita dancing to the song of love.
They both got immersed in their own world. As they danced, Rishi gracefully parted with Ashmita and twirled her. They enjoyed every step they placed on the ground, every breath they inhaled and every piece of happiness they kept on experiencing. Finally, he pulled her back and settled Ashmita in his embrace.
Ashmita is so close that she could listen to Rishi's heart beat which is pounding steadily and his chest is hard. His smell is sweet like honey. How can someone smell this sweet? With this thought she absent mindedly caressed his muscular chest softly.
Rishi also breathed the fragrance of Ashmitha. She smelled like a Jasmine flower. Suddenly his heart accelerated by her sudden touch. Ashmita came back to her senses after listening to his pounding heartbeat.
She suddenly pulled out from his embrace and blush crept her face.
Rishi laughed softly and calmed his racing heart.
"Ashmita. You know one thing?" Rishi asked.
Ashmita looked at Rishi and said, "Not bad for your first dance..!"
Rishi looked at Ashmita with a shocked expression and asked.
"How do you know?"
"I guessed," Ashmita said with a shrug.
"Yes it is my first dance with you. I also want to be a part of your last dance," Rishi said sincerely while looking directly into her eyes.
Suddenly Ashmita stood there without any movement in her. Rishi shook Ashmita and asked worriedly, "What happened Ashmita? You did not respond to me??"
"Huh.." Ashmita came out of her daze.
"Umm. I just.. I don't know what happened. Did you say something?" Ashmita asked with a trembling voice.
Rishi understood her and took her hand into his and said, "Yes. I indeed said something but shall we go to that hut..?"
Rishi pointed to the hut which is located in the middle of the paddy fields.
Ashmita nodded her head and they walked hand in hand.