I think it is time that I get back into my writing. I apologize for not writing for ages! I guess you should know, that the stupid sickness known as "Writers Block" took over me, rendering me useless in the writing area, and I had school... Stupid school... Oh well, let us hope that I continue writing this. I hope you all like this!
Chapter 1
I remember when I was just a child. It had been my twin sister Sansa's and my seventh name day, and there had been a long, joyous, feast thrown for us, with gifts of all sizes. Sansa had fallen asleep on the shoulder of our eldest brother Robb, while I had been dancing around, laughing, with our half-brother Jon. When we had been taken to bed - Sansa still out like a candle - Father and Mother had taken us to our beds and had placed us gently down.
"Goodnight my child," Father had whispered over Sansa, before placing a gentle kiss upon her forehead before coming to kneel beside my bed, where I sat looking at them. Mother followed close behind, also placing a kiss to her forehead, before coming to my bed.
"I hope you had a joyous name day my dear," Mother said with a smile looking down upon me. I nodded in agreement up at her, not wishing to say anything in fear of waking Sansa up. "That is good, now, off to sleep with you!" She leant down and placed a tender kiss to my forehead, before standing up straight and leaving the room, with Father still there.
"You looked wonderful today," He said quietly sitting on the edge of my bed, placing a hand a top of mine.
"Thank you Father," I whispered with a small smile on my lips, watching him as he fell deep into thought. "Father?" I whispered, nudging his hand slightly, breaking him from his thoughts, "Is everything okay?" I questioned.
"Everything is fine my dear." He sighed, "I was just thinking - about something your brother had mentioned to me earlier." I looked at him with a quizzical look. "Why haven't you told me that you have been wanting archery lessons?" I stared at him in shock.
"I- I- well..." I mumbled, not knowing how to answer. "I thought you wouldn't agree - since it isn't lady like..." I dropped my head, to look at my blanket covered legs. A finger tilted my head back up to look at my father.
"There is nothing wrong with wanting these lessons my dear, just as long as you have good reason to want them."
"I do! I want to be a great archer.!" He looked at my with a slightly raised eyebrow, "I want to be able to protect myself, and those around me." He nodded.
"Those are fine reasons, and I see no reason as to not allow you to not take these lessons. As long as-" I cut him off with a hug.
"Thank you Father, thank you so much!" I cried, forgetting about Sansa sleeping.
"Shh," He whispered, and I quieted down. "Now as I was saying, I see no problem with them, as long as you continue doing your work with your Septa, and that you pay attention to your lessons." I nodded aggressively, almost hurting my neck. "Then okay." I hugged him once more.
"Thank you Father..." I felt his arms wrap around my waist gently before letting go.
"Now, it's bed time for you, so go to sleep. I will see you in the morning." With that, he quietly got up. I slunk down into my bed bringing the blanket up to my chin, watching my father. "Good night, my dear." He leant down and placed a gentle kiss to my forehead before leaving the room, blowing out the candle on my bed side, and closing the door behind him.
I remember closing my eyes, with a soft smile upon my lips, before slipping into the sweet oblivion known as sleep.
But this isn't where my story begins - no. My story begins on the day of my birth, the day my family learnt that - no - they weren't having one child - but two. Two beautiful twin daughters, who they were to name Sansa - the first born, and Elsandria - the second born.
14 Years Prior
It was a late summer's night in Winterfell. Night had just fallen and the day life of the town was slowly coming to an end, with few Knights doing their nightly routines of scouting, and shop keepers packing away their stalls. With the day life ending, the town had become quieter - peaceful almost - until late into the night when cries and screams came from the Stark Castle.
Lady Catelyn Stark sat in the birthing position with a red face and sweat dripping down her neck. "Push my lady," a frail woman of 60 years stated. "You need to push, I can see the head crowning!" Taking deep breaths Lady Catelyn pushed harder.
"Just one more pushes My Lady," The woman mumbled, holding out her arms as she saw the baby's head. With all her might, Catelyn forced one more push, and fell back onto the bed in relief. She held out her arms towards the woman who helped her birth her child, asking to hold her child. The woman carefully cut the umbilical cord, before wrapping the child in a small blanket and slowly handing her to her mother. Catelyn smiled contently, looking down at the child.
"What sex is the child?" She asked the woman, carefully rocking the child back and forth.
"It's a girl," She replied with a smile.
"A girl!" She smiled, "Amazing... Her name shall be Sansa. Sansa Stark." She stated looking at the beautiful baby girl in her arms. But the happiness ended when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. "Oh!" She gasped in pain.
"My Lady!" The woman gasped in shock. "There is another baby to come!" With that, a small woman of around 30 came and carefully took the new born Sansa from Lady Starks arms, and watched as the second birthing process began. "This one may be a bit harder, my lady, but I need you to push."
With all of the minimal amount of strength left over from the first birthing process, Catelyn began to push. With each push, she could feel herself slowly becoming weaker. "Please my Lady! You can do this, just one more push!" The older woman seemed ready to faint. Holding her breath she pushed as hard as she could, before collapsing and gasping for air - her face purple from holding her breath. "It's a girl my Lady! Another girl!" The woman cried in joy, as she cleaned up the baby, cutting her umbilical cord, and wrapping her in a blanket.
Catelyn Stark sat up in shock at hearing it was another girl. "Another girl?" She exclaimed. It wasn't often that the same sex twins were born, let alone twins being born.
"Yes." The woman nodded with a smile. "And -if it is alright for me to say this- she is beautiful my Lady." She said as she carefully handed the baby over to her Lady.
Carefully taking her second baby, she looked down at her. "I cannot believe that I have a second daughter..." She mumbled in happiness. "On the same night as well..." She sighed with a smile on her face before running a gentle finger over the baby's cheek. "I don't know what I should name her, I hadn't thought about a second daughter..." She murmured, scrunching her eyebrows together. "Tell me," the older woman stood straighter.
"Yes my Lady?" She asked.
"What is your name?" Catelyn looked up at her with questioning eyes.
"Elsandria, my Lady. Elsandria Greenfield." She replied confused.
"That is a beautiful name, and I think," Her voice cracked slightly, "I think that it would be a wonderful name for my daughter." She smiled at the woman who stared at her in shock.
"My Lady!" She gasped. "You would honor me by naming your child after me!" She looked as though she was about to cry. "Thank you..." She mumbled, feeling slightly embarrassed from her outburst.
"It is nothing, and no worries. You have done a great deed helping me give birth this night, and I thank you this way - naming my child after you." She smiled at the woman, with a tired smile. "I apologise, but I am feeling quite tired, and before I sleep, I would like to hold both of my children please."
The woman nodded quickly. "Of course my Lady!" With that, the younger woman came forward and slowly lowered Sansa into her Lady's arms, before backing away.
"My beautiful daughters... Sansa, and Elsandria..." She smiled.
HEY! So here is the second chapter! I'm sorry for not updating sooner, I have no reason as to why I didn't but I blame it to laziness... LOL to tell you the truth, this chapter was written today in around 2 hours. I have no BETA's so I apologize for any mistakes.
Anyways... I hope you like it. :)
Thanks for all the compliments, I can't wait to see some more! :D ENJOY
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Nothing at all... Except Elsandria, and anything else that doesn't appear in the actual series.
