Hello my dear readers! Long time I didn't publish anything here!
First of all, I have to thank you for adding in their favorite/alerts this story and leaving a review. It makes me so happy. Thank you! *smile brightly*
Secondly, a lot has happened since the last time I update I Belong to You. First, I found the way to recover my things and have a new computer; then, my studies and work occupied most of my free time and changed my routine; following to that, around March, Covid-19 appeared in my country and all my routine changed again as everybody. When finally I had time to update, I decided to rewrite (I will explain forward) and correct the story around June/July (btw, I could correct some chapters if you didn't noticed), August came and all the members of my family (including me) had Covid-19, luckily I could recovered fast but I had to help my family in their recovery.
When I was out of problems, I decided to return to what I like. Reading and writing. Like I said before, I've been correcting and making slight changes to the story without losing its essence or the development.
Thirdly, in this following chapter starts the second part of IBTY, from the 2nd book and season of GOT. In this part I've made some slight changes, but it's still the same. So, I erased the old chapters from this second part and I will update it again.
As always, I don't own A Song of Ice and Fire books and GOT show, except for my OCs and part of the story. English is my second (foreign) language, Spanish is my first. Sorry for the typos.
I'm not bothering you anymore, enjoy.
Prologue II
Daniel was waiting patiently (or trying to be patient) to be called by the doctors. He was terrified and anxious for his little sister's health and the results of the operation. Daniel didn't want to lose her too, it was already enough with their parents.
It was a month ago when all that happened…
His little sister was participating in a painting and photography exhibition, and she wanted all the people she loved to be there. She explained to her family that this activity was her final evaluation for the semester; also, this exhibition was going to collect funds for help people with cancer and the event was sponsored by several organizations.
Her work, was divided in two, photography and paintings. On photography, the topic was 'Family'; her own family, her friends' family, her boyfriend's family… she showed how family can be so important for everyone. On paintings it was a very different thing, it was based Game of Thrones; how she imagined every character based on the books.
The people loved her work, especially the paintings. In that time, the seventh season of Game of Thrones was still on air, of course everybody was talking about the new episodes and crazy theories were made about that show. So, a painting, sculpture, shirt… it was something that most of the people will love to see it. However, for his little sister, she was showing as always what she loves, putting all her heart on it.
"First Twilight and now Game of Thrones." Daniel thought and chuckle by the obsessions of his little sister. When she love something, she creates and speak about her obsession for a while, until she get tired of it; but this time, her obsession was a very long one.
Going back to that day, her paintings and photos were sell, she got a high score, and won a little fame between other artists who were in that place. His little sister almost cry in happiness, for how successful was everything and she was the one who recollect more money.
Peter, her boyfriend and an owner of a bar-restaurant called Little Italy, decided to invite his girlfriend's family and Emma (his little sister's best-friend) to his local, in order to celebrate this important event. Peter offered to take his girlfriend's parents and Emma in his car; Robert, the oldest brother of Daniel and his little sister, follow them in his own car; as for Daniel, he went first to leave his kids in a friend's house, and going to the bar-restaurant with his wife Sarah.
Just minutes after leaving their children, Daniel received that call from Robert sobbing, telling him that he saw how a truck struck Peter's car. The only thing Daniel was thinking is if his parents and his little sister were alive.
When Daniel arrived to the hospital, Robert was there crying and, without asking, Robert told him that everyone was on the Emergency Room. Few minutes after Daniel arrived, it came the rest of their family and friends, Peter's and Emma's family.
Waiting was a torture, minutes felt like hours. All were anxious and scared for their families, nobody wanted to receive those bad news. But nothing prevent that from it…
Peter was dead when the paramedics took him out from the car, the truck hit him on his side and died instantly; and Daniel's parents died on surgery. Only Emma and his little sister were luckily alive, however both of them had a big difference on the quantity of damage they took.
Emma suffered a hard hit in her forehead, fractures in her left leg and all her left arm. However, his little sister suffered fractures in her legs and ribs, additionally a piece of metal was stab on her left leg (specifically on the middle of her thigh) and had a big wound on her right arm, near her shoulder; also, her head received a very hard hit in the back of her head, and she needed to be operated; additionally, she lose too much blood through her left leg and right arm. In general, his little sister was battling between life and death, she couldn't breathe on her own and nurses were checking at her all the time.
Daniel was so deep in his thoughts that he flinched when he heard Robert's voice. "How is she?"
"She's still on surgery."
"I arrange everything. Once she's awake and better, we will decide what to do with our parents' belongings, including their house." Told Robert, and Daniel nodded.
Robert was a lawyer and a good one, he was working on a very respectable buffet. He only wanted to do the legal things to inherit their parents' properties, but that doesn't mean he didn't wanted to do anything against who did this. One of Robert's best friends (and it could be considered as a family friend too) John Brown, works in the same buffet as him, and he decided to take the case and by the results of it, he was destroying the man responsible of this.
A nurse appeared calling the family of his little sister. The nurse informed to Daniel and Robert that they could visit her.
When Daniel saw his little sister, she was laid on the bed with an oxygen tube in her mouth to help her breath, both of her legs were hung, and still have that bandage over her shaved hair. She was paler, thinner and her eyelids were darker. His little sister was unrecognizable.
Minutes later, the doctor in charge on his little sister, came explaining what happened. According to the doctor, the wound of her left thigh got opened in a mysterious way, and it got wider and deeper; luckily, nurses could noticed the bleeding on time and take her to surgery.
"…your sister is improving, but still she is in a critical state and we don't know when she can breathe on her own. We need to still watching her if there's any change." The doctor said finally.
"Thank you, Doctor Adkins." Thanked Daniel. The doctor nodded before leaving.
Both brothers stayed there talking and watching their little sister. They missed her happiness, audacity and cleverness; her crazy change of hairstyle, even if her new hairstyle was ugly on her, she wear it with style; seeing her doing what she love to do, drawing or painting anywhere in which she could scratch or add color, singing out loud some music from her favorite rock bands and dancing as the music moves her without a shame. They miss her. They can't lose her too. Not her.
A knock on the door distract both brothers. When they saw who it was, both brothers saw a tall and sculptural tanned woman, she had dark reddish hair and strange brown eyes with reddish spots on her irises. She had some flowers on her hand, blue roses.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you but… I was looking for Joanna Novak, nurses indicate me she is here…" the woman commented nervous.
"W-who are you?" Robert look at her startled by her beauty.
"Kyra Ashen… Joanna's friend." The woman said shyly.
"We didn't hear about you-" Daniel started, but Kyra explained quickly.
"We've met when she was working on the nightclub, Infinity. She was a waitress and she saved me from a pervert… we talked each other a few times." Explained Kyra.
"Oh… Joanna…" Daniel sighed looking at her bold sister, thinking how her sister fought with a man taller than her and saved that unknown woman.
"I've just found out what happened to her, so…" she expressed sadly. "How is she?" asked worried. Daniel explained to Kyra Joanna's clinical state, he was the one who knows better the situation of their little sister. "I will pray to God for her health. It is not fair that she suffer all of this because of an asshole."
"We have the same opinion." Commented Robert.
Kyra stood there looking at her for a moment and then she looked at her flowers. "I bring these, but it seems that there's no-"
"Don't worry, I will find a jar or something to put them in water." Robert said immediately as he was getting up from a chair. Daniel almost chuckle for his older brother's reaction towards that woman.
"Thank you…"
"Call me Robert." The older Novak answered with that charming smile of his.
"Thank you, Robert." Kyra nodded.
"Leave the flowers there, I'll be right back." Robert said before getting out of the room.
Just in that moment, Daniel's phone sounded, his wife was calling him. "I'll be right back." Daniel got out of the room, leaving that strange woman alone with his little sister.
*.*.*.*
Once Kyra was alone, she got closer to that woman in the bed. That unconscious woman in bed looked very different from the one who saved her from that man. The accident changed her completely.
"Every time I see you in my world, you surprise me more, Joanna Novak." Kyra smirked at Joanna. The witch was surprised, she never expect that this mortal could survive in her world. However, she didn't finished her purpose, that mortal could only change the Kingslayer's heart, but not the course of the story. The witch stood near her and put a hand over Joanna's head.
Kyra saw how Joanna was depressed, trying to control her decisions and feelings. Lylian hated the Kingslayer to death and she want him dead as soon as possible, and all the Lannisters too. Joanna knew that everything is part of the story, deeply she is still in love at Jaime; however, she doesn't want to admit her love for him loudly because of Lylian's influence, and Joanna is starting to fight against this.
"You have a big heart, Joanna Novak. I know you will keep fighting against Lylian's decisions, and you will forgive him at the end. But still you have to accomplish your purpose." Commented the witch.
Lylian should have died when she was speared, and with that, Joanna should have changed the course of everything. However, observing Joanna's heart and what she did, the witch has still hopes in her. For this reason, Kyra decided to extend Lylian's life a little bit more, but that action will cost a life.
"I'm sorry for what I'm going to do with you, Joanna Novak." Kyra said before putting a hand over Joanna's head, and began her enchantments in an almost inaudible whispers.
