Thank you everyone for the reviews, storie alerts and adding this story to your favourites. That means alot! There's no real action going on in this chapter, right now I just have to spread everything out. There is quite a bit of Robb/Rhyannon going on in this chapter and hopefully the scene with Theon will satisfy the hate you have for him. Writing that scene made me smile, cause I was just so excited for Robb to kick his ass :D Anyway, I hope you enjoy and I do apologize if it is a bit short but hopefully next chapter will be longer. ENJOY!
"Wake up M'Lady." Roseanna said brightly as she pulled open Rhyannon's drapes, letting the sun beam through. To Rhyannon's dismay, right into her eyes. She quickly covered her face with her warm, cosy cover.
"Lord Stark wishes to see you in the courtyard in 10 minutes." Roseanne informed Rhyannon.
"Which Lord Stark are you referring to Rose?" Rhyannon asked, absent mindedly pulling the cover from her face to speak to Rose.
"Robb." Was all Roseanne said, and that was enough for Rhyannon to jump out of bed and pick out her riding outfit for the day. Smiling, Rose chuckled as she made Rhyannon's bed. Rhyannon washed and changed into her outfit for the day, eager to get down to the courtyard and to see Robb. Last night was definitely a night to remember, the kiss and holding hands. Just the little small gestures meant a lot to her. As soon as Rhyannon was ready, she quickly walked out of her room, leaving Rose to her duties. She tried to slow her pace down just a bit, so she wouldn't seem like she was in a hurry to anyone but it seemed nearly impossible, especially when she saw Robb waiting by their horses.
Robb instantly noticed Rhyannon as she made her way to him, dressed in just a normal riding dress but you could spot her a mile away.
"Good morning." He greeted her with a usual kiss on the cheek.
"Morning, what did you call me down here for?" Rhyannon asked, eyeing their horses.
"I thought we could ride down to God's Wood. Just us two." Robb said, smiling at her.
"No Theon?" Rhyannon asked, smiling sweetly.
"No Theon. I promise you faithfully." He chuckled, once happy with how their day was going to be spent alone together, Rhyannon mounted her horse and waited for Robb to lead ahead. Once he was ready, he rode ahead, Rhyannon quickly catching up and trotting beside him as they made their way to God's Wood.
"I feel like we're sneaking around." Rhyannon chuckled at the feeling, knowing they were far from doing exactly that.
"Sneaking around? I'm positive that every person in Winterfell knows what we're doing." Robb chucked along with her. "Rickon seems to of taken a strong liking to you." Robb added, smiling at the image of Rhyannon cradling a sleeping Rickon last night.
"I'm the eldest out of 5 children. I have a way of winning them over." Rhyannon smiled, she liked all the Stark children. Sansa finally had a full conversation with her last night; she grew warmer to Rhyannon last night for sure. Rhyannon could see God's Wood just a few seconds ahead; they rode in comfortable silence as they arrived. Robb dismounting his horse first, being a gentleman and helping Rhyannon down, he tied their horses to a nearby post and led his wife-to-be by the tree trunk sat by the pond.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Robb asked after a few minutes of silence. Rhyannon mentally laughed at his attempt to making a conversation but answered him anyway.
"Good...you?" She asked, smiling.
"Okay. I'll sleep better when you're next to me." Robb said, placing a hand on hers.
"Your hanging around Theon too much." Rhyannon laughed. Loving the warmth of his leather covered hand as he moved to hold hers.
"My mother would agree with your words." He said, looking at the floor. His hand still grasping hers.
"I can understand why. He's not exactly a nice person." Rhyannon scoffed, never trust a Greyjoy, was what she had been told since the day she learnt the houses.
"He's like a brother to me. He's loyal." Robb said, his piercing blue eyes focused on the water.
"Well, he's nice to you; to others he's a slime...just don't rely on him too much." Rhyannon said, she always listened to her gut.
"Why should I take that advice?" Robb asked, his eye's finally meeting hers.
"Because I am to be your wife. I'm the one who will stand by you, not Greyjoy." Rhyannon explained, Robb didn't reply he just continued to look in her eyes. Rhyannon couldn't stand the waiting so she instantly pressed her lips to his. Her fingers slipping into his hair, entwining with his curls. She felt his hands slip around her like last night, but the kiss was different. The kiss last night was innocent and new; the kiss today was full of tension...tension that had to be saved for their wedding night and not be expressed on the ground at God's Wood. But that didn't mean they had to stop kissing. Rhyannon could feel Robb slowly push her down onto the tree trunk, Robb broke their kiss, his lips travelling down to her neck.
"Do you...do you think we're rushing things?" Rhyannon said, trying to catch her breath but the feel of Robb's soft lips on her throat was it making more and more difficult.
"Rushing things?" Robb asked, lifting his head to look at her.
"Yes...I mean we're doing this and we only just saw each other for the first time in three years yesterday." Rhyannon said, trying to ignore the feeling of butterflies in her stomach as she noticed Robb sitting in between her legs. Did they really have to wait till their wedding night?
"We're going to be married." Robb chuckled, "I think it's a bit too late to be thinking like that. Besides, I'm enjoying myself to much to be slowing down." Robb said, giving a slight smirk as Rhyannon's mouth feel open once she felt Robb's hand travel up her thigh, under her skirts. Rhyannon gave a slight laugh,
"You really have changed Robb Stark." She said.
"Only with you" He said, pushing his lips to hers once again. Going back to their happy place together, their hands wondering and discovering. Of course they couldn't just let go and do what they truly wanted but they just told each other that this was a build up to how amazing their first night as husband and wife was going to be.
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Robb entered his bedroom to find Theon Greyjoy and Jon sitting by his fire, he hung his cloak on his wall and sat on his bed, facing the burning flames.
"And where have you been all day?" Theon asked Robb, turning away from the fire and facing the eldest Stark. Jon turned his head in curiosity.
"I've been with Rhyannon." Robb said, trying not to go into full detail of what they had gotten up to. He might have told Jon, because they were best friends as much as brothers, but telling Theon Greyjoy that you copped a feel of your fiancée just wasn't something you did. Because he would surly go round Winterfell telling he took her on the ground 3 times for sure.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to hold off for much longer. I must say, well done. She only got here yesterday and you've already fucked er'" Theon said, smiling.
"Theon..." Jon said, trying to warn him off.
"We didn't." Robb said, his eye's remained on the fire.
"Oh please, it's bad enough you had to keep away from the whores. Now you're telling me you have one of your own and you didn't pull it out on her? Pack of lies. Tell me Robb, which ways does she take it?" Was all Theon could say before Robb had him slammed against the wall with the cool metal of his blade against his throat.
"You say one word about her again Theon and I will cut your throat without even thinking twice about it. Speak about her in that way ever again, and I'll feed you to the direwolves." Robb said, pushing the blade against Theon's throat, easing up once Theon nodded quickly, his hands holding up in surrender. Once Robb removed the blade from his throat, he ran out of that door instantly.
"You'd think he'd learn by now." Jon scoffed. Robb closed his door shut, exhaling loudly, slipping his blade back in his belt. "...Don't put a blade to my throat for asking this but...what exactly did you get up too?" Jon asked cautiously.
"Well...we almost." Was all Robb said, he sat back down on his bed. "I've heard men say it's difficult to turn away from a woman...didn't realise it was that difficult." Robb scoffed. "I hate the waiting just as much as she does"
"There's a reason why you have to wait..."Jon replied.
"I understand why. It's just so damn difficult, I mean you've seen how much she's changed. I just can't wait for these 2 weeks to be over, and then we can be free to do whatever we want together." Robb chuckled.
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"What did you two do today then?" Eric Tarllen asked his daughter as they sat with the Stark family for dinner. Rhyannon looked beside her at Robb then turned to her father, trying not to laugh.
"We just spent the day under God's Wood...talking." Rhyannon said, the memory flashing in her head of Robb's hand under her skirts. Quickly taking a sip of water, trying not to choke on her pork.
"Talking about what?" Catelyn asked her, smiling.
"The future." Robb cut in, knowing Rhyannon wouldn't be able to handle this conversation on her own without letting something accidently slip. They didn't have sex...but they still did things that were condemned as forbidden before marriage. "About our children and the wedding." Catelyn's smile grew, as did Ned's and Eric's when Robb said that had spoken about children.
"It's lovely to hear your children speak of children." Eric smiled, cutting his pork. Robb caught Jon's eye's at the very end of the table, Robb had told Jon what had happened. Jon wouldn't dare ruin his trust with Robb and tell someone but it didn't mean Jon couldn't give Robb a knowing look here and there.
"Well I do believe it's time for Bran and Rickon to head to bed." Catelyn said, Rickon and Bran groaning and refusing to go.
"I can take them to bed for you Catelyn." Rhyannon said.
"If it means you can get them into their beds, go ahead." Catelyn laughed as she sat back down next to her husband. Rhyannon got up and lifted Rickon into her arms; he rested his head on her shoulders, Bran walked in front of her out of the hall.
"Are you excited to be marrying Robb?" Bran asked, as they walked the halls of the castle to the young boy's room.
"Of course, I'm very excited." Rhyannon smiled.
"Will you have children?" Bran asked, seeming curious.
"I expect we shall." Rhyannon chuckled.
"If you have a boy, will you name him after me?" Bran asked, seeming excited.
"No me." Rickon interrupted, looking up at Rhyannon.
"We will see, it depends if your good or not." Rhyannon kept on chuckling.
"I asked Sansa if she would name her first boy after me but she said she's going to call him Theodor. Stupid name." Bran grumbled.
"I wouldn't dream of naming my first boy Theodor. Sound's too much like Theon. I would rather call him Joffrey. Of course I won't, figure of speech." Rhyannon said, laughing at the disgusted look Bran had when she said she'd rather call her child Joffrey.
"Robb would never let you call him Joffrey." Bran said, Rhyannon had to agree with him there. They arrived at their room, Bran hid by the side of his bed quickly changing into his night robe.
"There's no need to hide from me Bran, I've seen it all before. I have a younger brother." Rhyannon chuckled; she placed Rickon on his bed as she reached for his night robe. After dressing him, she looked back at Bran who was already in his bed. "Okay now, snuggle in." Rhyannon said to Rickon. Tucking him in tightly like a caterpillar, making the young boy giggle.
"How long will you be staying?" Asked Rickon.
"A very, very, very, long time. Forever." Rhyannon replied, he smiled widely. She talked and soothed them until they finally fell asleep. She blew out their candles, turning to the door to see Robb leaning against it, smiling.
"What's that look for?" She asked him, smiling. He said nothing, he just walked towards her and kissed her sweetly.
"Just picturing you with our children." Robb said, caressing her face.
"Well...hopefully, in the future. You won't have to picture it anymore. You can see it with your own eyes." Rhyannon said her voice quiet and sweet.
"Come to my room." Robb said, walking out of Bran and Rickon's room.
"Your room? It's forbidden, we'll get caught." Rhyannon whispered to Robb, hopefully no one was near enough to hear them. Robb was gone before he could answer. Rhyannon sighed to herself, their day at God's Wood made her wonder why they had to worry about getting caught. She understood why they had to hold off, it was a religion of the northern gods, and when they were together in that passionate moment, they didn't want to have the guilt of going behind everyone's backs for an intimate moment that could be had in just 2 weeks time. That's what Rhyannon told herself.
Rhyannon went to Robb's room anyway, first making a stop at her room to pick up her night gown, as she came to stop at his door, she looked around just in case anyone could see and quickly prayed she'd have the strength to not go far tonight but any woman with a brain and hormones who had seen Robb knew you had to have a lot of strength, and with that Rhyannon quietly knocked on Robb's door and entered.
She closed the door behind her and almost had a mini heart attack at the sight, she felt like a little teenage girl again. Robb was shirt-less, washing his face in his basin. Sure, they fooled around today but she hadn't seen him shirt-less...ever. But she couldn't complain at what she saw. Robb noticed Rhyannon, just standing by the door, nervously wringing her hands together. He dried his face and turned to her.
"Are you okay?" He asked concerned.
"...Yeah...maybe...just caught off guard." She said her mouth growing drier and drier by the second. How was she going to handle this strongly when he's standing just a few steps away, shirt-less and all muscular with chest hair...oh the chest hair!
"How come?" He asked, stepping forward a bit.
"Well, I was expecting to come in here, with control over my hormones but..." Rhyannon trailed off, her hands wringing together nervously. Robb chuckled. He closed the space between them and pulled her to him, wrapping his arms around her and laying his head on top of hers, kissing her forehead. She finally separated her hands, dropping her dress and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Would it help if I put my shirt back on?" he chuckled.
"Please don't." He heard Rhyannon muffle against his chest.
"You don't have to worry about being caught. My mother knows your staying here for the night, she trusts me enough to know nothing will go as far as kissing." Robb told her, hopefully easing her nerves a bit.
"You told your mother?" Rhyannon asked, looking up at him.
"My mother knew on her own, I just confirmed her suspicions." Robb said, smiling. Sighing, Rhyannon pulled away, reaching for her nightgown that she dropped on the floor earlier.
"Turn around." Rhyannon ordered Robb. Robb just stood there with an amused smirk on his face.
"You want me to turn around? You want your future husband, who will see you naked eventually to turn around?" He asked, finding this very amusing.
"Yes." Rhyannon pressed, not making a move to get changed in front of his eyes. Robb exhaled and turned his back to her as she wished. He could hear her material hitting the floor, he fought the urge to sneak a peek because his mother had raised him to respect a ladies wishes. He felt her hand on his back, signally that she was dress. He turned back around to face her,
"Even when you're going to bed, you look beautiful." Robb said. Rhyannon smiled as she neatly placed her dress on a wooden chair.
"How very flattering you are Lord Stark but you are not wheezing your way into my dress that way." Rhyannon chuckled; she walked over to the bed and climbed under the thick sheets. "How come to have a more comfy bed than mine?" Rhyannon asked, relaxing.
"It'll be your bed too, soon enough." Robb replied, climbing in beside her. Rhyannon quickly snuggled up into him, laying her head on his chest.
"Normally we wouldn't even have been able to share a bed for sleeping before marriage." Rhyannon said, her eye's growing heavy.
"I guess we're just lucky." Robb said, before they both feel asleep peacefully.
YAY! Hope you all enjoyed! I wrote Rhyannon's reaction to Robb being shirtless, how I would react. But I would actual jump his bones, my 21st century mind does not see eye to eye with the medieval traditions. How was the Theon scene? Did you like it? :D unfortunetly that's not the last you see of him but that means we get to see Robb kick his ass a little more. Writing scenes where Rhyannon is with the Stark children just gets me excited to write the scenes later on when they (mabye, possibly) have children of their own :D You know what to do! REVIEW! Again thank you very much to all the readers! x