Hello there, I think this chapter is the moment you were all waiting and rooting for, as for things do get a bit heated by the end
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Alex
Rhaegar stood in the middle of his room, the servants readying his armor for the wedding. He couldn't believe how fast the past four days had passed. He had not seen Alexandra since the dance as she had devoted her time to her siblings, and a part of him understood her, she was probably not going to return to Winterfell for a long time. Arthur entered Rhaegar's room and glanced at his friend.
"It's time your grace, there's a multitude in front of the Great Sept, they are waiting" he said, Rhaegar nodded, his servants finished with the armor, he grabbed his Targaryen cloak from his bed and tied around his neck.
"I'm ready to get married" he told Arthur; they both nodded and walked outside.
Alexandra stood in front of a big mirror of her room in the Maidenvault, she had been moved there the day after Rhaegar's choice, hopefully for her Lyanna had been allowed to accompany her. Her dress was beautiful, of that she had no doubt, white as the snow that covered Winterfell's floor, decorated with pearls that formed an intricate pattern, it was the most beautiful dress that she had ever seen. Lyanna had helped tying the Stark cloak, loosely so Rhaegar could untie it. Her crown rested a top her head, and not the one that had been gifted to her at the feast, but another, it was an intricate crown of metal winter roses intertwined with sapphires.
"You look beautiful Alex" murmured Lyanna, Alexandra smiled at her little sister and hugged her close.
"Thank you little wolf, I will miss you" Alex whispered back, Lyanna leaned into the hug.
"You've always called me little wolf, why?" Lyanna asked after a while, Alex laughed.
"Mother used to call me that when I was a child, I always thought it fit you better" Alex explained softly, Lyanna smiled.
"Mother would be proud of you" said Lyanna, Alex smiled.
"I hope that wherever she is, she is proud of me"
Brandon took that moment to enter the room and had to stop when he saw his sister, Alexandra smiled softly at him; Lyanna excused herself to find Ned.
"You look wonderful Alex, I'm sure the prince will be truly surprised when he sees you, he is one lucky man" said Brandon, Alexandra hugged her brother tightly "What are we to do once we leave?" he asked.
"Ned could marry Catelyn Tully, the Riverlands will be pleased by such marriage, and you, I saw you with Ashara Dayne, do you like her Brandon?" Alexandra asked, Brandon looked at his sister and nodded.
"Like I've never liked any other girl," he confessed, Alexandra smiled at him.
"Then perhaps she will want to go North with you? I could ask Ser Arthur and father should be placated enough with my marriage" she explained in a hushed tone, in that moment Brandon realized the true magnitude of his sister's plan.
"You cannot do this Alex" he whispered suddenly.
"What can I not do Brandon?" she asked.
"You are condemning yourself to a marriage so we can have the freedom to choose ours, I can't let that happen to you, its not right, no one should make that kind of sacrifice" Alexandra smiled at him sadly.
"I'm not condemning myself Brandon, I'm saving your lives, gifting my siblings with a chance, I wanted to do this, I promised mother to keep all of you safe, this is the only way, and I'm safe too, the prince is a good man and will not hurt me, father's other choice, Robert was an awful one trust me, this is the only way" she pleaded with him, he nodded grimly.
"I do not want to be lord of Winterfell, all I ever wanted was to be Brandon" he admitted, Alexandra smiled at him.
"You don't have to be, you are a wild one, like me, like Lyanna, Ned and Ben unfortunately are the tame ones or fortunately, Ned could be the next lord of Winterfell, talk to him and run to Dorne, marry your lady, Starfall is said to be a lovely place." She said, he gave her a confused look.
"You would not hate me for placing that burden upon Ned?" he asked.
"If you reason will him he will agree, if you just run without any warning I will drag your sorry arse back personally and force the wardenship of the North upon you" she threatened with a smile, Brandon laughed.
"I promise to talk to Ned, now lets go get you wedded to the prince, we can't have him waiting this long" he said leading her outside.
Rhaegar was waiting for her, he had just gotten word that her carriage had just left the keep, he had been nervous, what if she decided to run? His mother was sitting next to his father, her face showed no emotion but whenever her eyes found his they would soften. His small brother Viserys was sitting next to her with a big smile on his face. It seemed that everyone had attended the royal wedding; the Martells were there, Oberyn winked at him while Elia and Ashara Dayne who were sitting next to each other smiled encouragingly at him. He also caught a glimpse of Alexandra's younger siblings Eddard and Lyanna; they were talking animatedly.
Suddenly the noise died and Rhaegar knew that his bride to be had arrived. When she walked in to the Sept and he caught a glimpse of her his breath hitched. She looked beautiful, if possible she looked even more beautiful than back at the feast, her skin looked like porcelain and her silvery grey eyes looked sharper, her hair had been pinned up in a complicated looking hair do, several strands of dark hair framed her face giving it a delicate look to it, she was wearing the crown he had sent her and a silver necklace with a wolf pendant. Her Stark cloak was secured around her neck, but it didn't deter the beauty of the dress a dress as white as snow. Her brother was leading her as her father was in Winterfell and due to the hurry of the wedding her could not do the trip.
Brandon presented Alexandra to him "Take care of her" whispered the eldest Stark, Rhaegar nodded as he took Alexandra's hand and they both turned to the Septon.
"You may now cloak the bride and bring her under your protection" started the Septon in earnest.
Rhaegar's fingers trembled as he untied Alexandra's cloak, she kept her face blank as he did so. He handed the cloak to Brandon and proceeded to tie his Black cloak with the Targaryen sigil in red upon her shoulders, the Septon nodded at them and continued.
"My lords, my ladies, we stand here in the sight of gods and men to witness the union of man and wife. One flesh, one heart, one soul, now and forever." The Septon said, both Rhaegar and Alexandra offered their hands so the Septon could tie them a white ribbon symbolizing the union.
"Let it be known that Alexandra of House Stark and Rhaegar of House Targaryen are one heart, one flesh, one soul. Cursed be he who would seek to tear them asunder." The Septon then announced, "In the sight of the Seven, I hereby seal these two souls, binding them as one for eternity." After he said this he unraveled the ribbon, Alexandra then allowed herself a small smile, Rhaegar looked at her and smiled too. "Look upon each other and say the words" the Septon commanded, Rhaegar looked at Alexandra, she nodded at him.
"Father, Smith, Warrior, Mother, Maiden, Crone, Stranger..." Rhaegar and Alexandra continued reciting their vows at the same time "I am hers and she is mine. From this day, until the end of my days/I am his and he is mine. From this day, until the end of my days." They both smiled at each other "I am yours and you are mine, from this day until the end of my days"
Rhaegar then took her chin softly in his hands "With this kiss, I pledge my love," he said before he placed a chaste kiss upon Alexandra's lips, then they both turned to the crowd who cheered for them.
The wedding feast was in full swing; the guests ate, drank and danced to their hearts content. Alexandra had been oddly quiet next to Rhaegar during the feast. She had danced the first song with him and it had been a romantic moment and then a few with her brothers and even her sister, but she was not comfortable and Rhaegar could tell.
"Is there something wrong?" Rhaegar whispered, Alexandra looked up at him.
"I am dreading the moment when the bedding takes place, I do not wish to be harassed and touched by drunken men, I might end up breaking someone's hand and somehow I don't think that would bode well with your father" she said in a stern tone, Rhaegar smiled at her, she raised an eyebrow.
"We do not have to take part of it if you don't want to" he said, she grinned at him.
"Then what are we waiting for? Some drunken asshole will soon call for it" she reasoned.
"What do you have in mind?" he asked, she grabbed his hand and led him across the hall until they found Arthur, Rhaegar kept looking at her curiously.
"Ser Arthur, I need you to help a Lady out" she said, Arthur seemed confused but nodded "Rhaegar and I will leave, soon enough is the bedding and I'm sure no man will appreciate broken bones on my account, if asked do tell that you saw us running down the hall like two kids on love, and that you hope for the sake of all we made it to the Prince's room, can you do that?" she asked, Arthur laughed.
"It would be my pleasure Princess" he said smirking at his friend, Rhaegar scowled. Somewhere in the distanced someone shouted for the bedding, Alexandra's grip on Rhaegar's hand tightened.
"That's our signal" she said, then turned to Rhaegar "Off we go" and they broke in a far sprint as fast as Alexandra's dress allowed.
Arthur stood impassively, watching as the guests looked for their prince and princess, the King was seated upon the high table the Queen next to him, he called for his guards, Arthur stepped in line next to his sworn brothers.
"Where is my son?" asked the King, Arthur took a step forward and spoke.
"Your Grace, I saw the prince and the princess running down the hall a moment ago, they looked" he stopped as if trying to find the right word "Desperate"
Arthur thought that the King was going to be mad with said revelation, instead Aerys Targaryen laughed and said something about the dragon seed, out of the corner of his eyes he saw Brandon Stark balling his fists at the commentary, Arthur sighed and decided to approach the young lord.
"Stark" he said gathering the attention of the three siblings.
"What do you want?" asked Brandon gruffly.
"She is fine and cunning and just escaped the bedding, you should be proud" Arthur said aloof, Brandon understood what happened and laughed.
"I should've known" he said after a while, then he turned serious and turned to Arthur, the knight raised an eyebrow.
"I would formally like to court your sister Ser Dayne" Brandon said, Arthur was definitely not expecting that one.
"I shall have your head if you hurt her Stark, just know that" he said, Brandon smiled widely at him and it reminded him that this man was Alexandra's brother.
"It's only fair" he said with a grin, Arthur dreaded to know of this Stark's plan.
Alexandra and Rhaegar where sitting awkwardly on his bed, all laughter from the run had died down and they were left in awkward silence. Alexandra wondered if Rhaegar would appreciate if she took charge, even if her body was virgin, in another life and time she had taken a few lovers. She rapidly decided against it, and tried to think another approach.
"Are we not supposed to be doing something?" she asked him softly, Rhaegar looked at her confusedly.
"I do not want to force myself upon you Alexandra" he said using her name; she smiled softly at him.
"Who said anything about forcing? I believe if both parts are willing its perfectly fine" she said with a cheeky smile, Rhaegar raised an eyebrow "Or are you so repulsed with the thought of laying with me, Rhaegar?" she teased, Rhaegar didn't seem to like her statement as he pushed her down on the bed.
"The last thing that I could be is repulsed by you Alexandra" he growled in her ear, she shivered.
"Then show me" she dared him, his violet eyes locked with hers and Rhaegar pressed his lips to her in a scorching kiss, his hands roamed trying to untie the dress as they kissed, he growled in frustration against her lips and she smiled into the kiss, breaking free to regain her breath.
"Take it off" he commanded, Alexandra raised an eyebrow.
"You know you giving orders like that will only get you a cold shower with me" she said, he was about to protest "But! Since this dress is indeed a nuisance I shall comply, and please do take off that armor of yours is quite hea-" he didn't let her finish and kissed her again.
"Shut up, please" he pleaded "Tis not the time" Alexandra smiled deviously at him.
"Your dagger" she said, he looked confused but handed her the small dagger he carried, she stood from the bed and used it to cut her dress in half, it fell to the floor unceremoniously Rhaegar gaped like a fish "Pity, I really liked that dress, but my husband couldn't contain himself, oh dear, what is a girl to do" she teased, Rhaegar laughed and ran his finger across her stomach, only her small clothes were covering her now.
"You are beautiful" he said, she raised an eyebrow.
"Couldn't you said that when I had the dress on?" she asked sharply, he was about to answer when he saw her smirk. He stood from the bed and started taking his armor off.
"Oh, I liked this armor too" he said as the pieces fell to the floor "But what a wife I have, clawing at me like that, the bedding ceremony would've been gentler" Rhaegar stripped down to his tunic and breeches, he threw his boots across the room and took Alexandra in his hands kissing her again.
"Had you kissed me like this back at the Sept we would've consummated our marriage right there" she told him in between kisses, he smiled as he moved to kiss her neck, the both lost footing and fell to the bed, Alexandra giggled as Rhaegar readjusted his weight, she had to admit that she never had this much fun with anyone.
"Stop laughing Alexandra" Rhaegar said which only caused her to laugh more.
"Honestly you should call me Alex, its shorter and it doesn't sound as if I'm being admonished" she said causing him to raise an eyebrow.
"Are you always this talkative, Alexandra?" he asked suddenly, she rolled her eyes and pulled him down so she could kiss him, Rhaegar kissed her back, her hands reached the hem of his tunic and she push it up until she threw it away, her hands traveled down Rhaegar's chest, he was well muscled and as far as she could tell well endowed too.
In a bold moment she bit his lower lip causing his grip on her waist to tighten, he grabbed the dagger and used it to cut Alexandra's small clothes leaving her bare to him. He took it upon himself to learn her body, every little corner of it, Alexandra moaned as he bit a particular spot on her neck and she could've cried when his fingers worked magic on her making her orgasm for the very first time in the current world. Rhaegar was sure that he had never lain with a woman in this way, never before he had gotten a woman that gave as good as she got. As he entered her, her nails scratched his back, tears welled up in her eyes, probably because of the pain, but she braved it and after a few breaths she motioned for him to continue, he settled a pace and they both climaxed together.
The sound of their ragged breaths filled the room, after the first time they had go at it five times more, for the first time of his life Rhaegar thanked the seven for his youth. A crimson spot marred the white sheets of Rhaegar's bed, he took a look at his wife and smiled, she looked so peaceful sleeping, unlike when she was awake and had that glint in her eyes, he allowed himself to close his eyes and congratulate himself on a good decision, Alexandra curled up to him searching for his warmth and Rhaegar Targaryen first of his name, Lord of Dragonstone and Crown Prince of Westeros fell asleep with a smile on his face.
