IN THE GODSWOOD

She was running as fast as her legs would carry her, tears spotting her vision as she sped through the forest. The snow kept falling around her it was in her hair and on her eyelashes.

The beautiful winter shawl Sansa had made her had long been lost in her flurry of running exposing her arms to the bare cold.

She kept running until she reached the lake, it wasn't frozen yet but she could see little specs of ice floating at the top. Daenerys thought about ending it all right there, jump in the freezing water and let the cold succumb her it would almost be poetic, The daughter of a dragon dying in a freezing lake. It would certainly be a kinder death than anything Robert would give her.

Daenerys couldn't even imagine what he would do to her if he chose, would he pop her head open like he did her Aunt Elia, or would he stab her with 'half a hundred thrusts' like he did her cousin Rhaenys. Or maybe he wouldn't kill her; maybe he would keep her alive just to mock her for the rest of her days.

She sank to her feet hugging her knees as soft tears poured down her face she looked to the trees watching as the snow fell onto each branch. Her thoughts were whisked away from her when she heard a comforting familiar voice from behind her.

"You dropped your shawl" Jon said quietly "You will freeze to death if you don't wear it" he smiled at her even though she failed to look at him

"That was my intention" She said her eyes not moving from the branches of the trees

Jon's little smile fell and he sighed slowly sitting himself down next to her he looked at her with sadness.

"I'm so sorry he did that to you Dany, that I let him do that to you"

Jon frowned in annoyance that he couldn't stop the king from hurting Dany, his Dany.

"He's the King of the Seven Kingdoms Jon he made that extremely clear, you couldn't have stopped him even if you tried."

Jon frowned even deeper, where was the Daenerys who punched Theon, or scolded the other northern men who called him 'dirty bastard'.

"Maybe he should have killed me there and then" she sighed

"You don't mean that Dany, this will blow over the king will come to his senses and see you for who you truly are"

"Which is what?" she questioned him

"An amazing, kind, intelligent and beautiful girl" Jon said he looked at her again to see her reaction

A gentle crimson filled her cheeks and her lips carried a small smile, she looked at him. Jon could see the lingering sadness in her eyes but he could also see something else. Was it love maybe he couldn't quite work it out.

"You don't mean that" she said "you're just saying that so I will stop crying" she almost laughed

"no" he steadily turned her face to look at his, his thumb resting on her chin a finger reaching up and catching a tear before it fell "I mean it Daenerys Targaryen, I mean it" he said his grey eyes staring into her violet ones. With that Daenerys leant in her forehead touching his, she closed her eyes as fresh tears streamed down her cheeks.

"What did I do to deserve you Jon Snow" she whispered

Jon lifted her head up so their lips were in line, so he could feel her hot breath on his chin he stared at her longingly

"I'm not a blessing Dany, I am just a bastard"

"You are not just a bastard, you are so much more than that Jon, if only you knew" she said

She opened her eyes to once again stare into his and slowly moved closer filling the space between their lips until they met.

It was something both of them had wanted to do for a long time, they had both imagined what it would feel like, what it would taste like and it did not disappoint.

And as their soft lips met so did the comforting hands of ice and fire.

When they finally pulled away, all of Daenerys's sadness had momentarily left her, she stared at him passion and lust lacing her eyes as he looked back.

"I think it's time we went back don't you" Jon said a little smile gracing his lips as he gently nudged her shoulder.

"I suppose so" Dany said smiling back at him as they she grabbed his hand and headed back to the castle grounds.

IN THE CRYPTS OF WINTERFELL

"Don't give me that look Ned" Robert said he frowned at his friend "Her family will always have a special place in the seven hells" he growled

Ned sighed "She's innocent, the poor girl is innocent and you just shamed her in front of everyone she knows, she isn't the monster you think she is." Ned looked at Robert straight in the eyes; he had no time for irrational chatter until he had made himself clear.

"She's a Targaryen Ned, all Targaryen's are monsters" Robert sneered

"She isn't she is kind and sweet, my children adore her I see no Targaryen in her except her appearance the girl just wants you to accept her and not look down on her like she is her father" Ned gritted his teeth he wanted Robert to understand that she isn't Mad like her Father was she is the furthest thing from him.

"She wasn't even fully developed inside of her mother when her family committed those crimes, I raised the girl like she was my own alongside my own children she is one of them. She might not carry the family name but she is nevertheless one of them" Ned stated still hoping Robert would change his mind about her but was met with a disappointing reply.

"But she is not one of them Ned, She is a Targaryen the epitome of one"

Ned sighed "You haven't met her properly, you have judged the girl by her name and her appearance she is more than that, if you at least tried speaking to her maybe you would understand more" He knew he wasn't going to get anywhere with him for now but he still wanted to remind him that he could speak to her.

"Whatever Ned, I didn't come down here to talk about the Targaryen girl I came to pay my respects to my Lyanna" Roberts face fell when he reached her statue, he had loved Lyanna with everything in him and he missed her terribly. Not even his wife the most beautiful woman in all of Westeros could make up for that.

His relationship with Cersei had no love in it from his behalf, It was more of a sexual relationship, he needed heirs in which she would provide him with.

Robert looked at the statue with sad and lonely eyes

He carefully reached out his hand to caress the statues cheek, it was the closest thing he could embrace that would remind him of her.

"Did you have to bury her in a place like this" Robert said "she should be on a hill somewhere with the sun and clouds above her" Tears prickled in his eyes as he watched the statue

Ned stood respectively behind him, his head down

"She was my sister, this is where she belongs" He said, he too missed Lyanna his beautiful younger sister. He was reminded of their childhood together with Benjen and Brandon how they would play together on the Winterfell grounds much like his children did now.

He hoped none of them would ever have to face what he had too, losing Lyanna and Brandon to others murderous actions.

His thoughts were broken by Robert's loud voice

"She belonged with me" Robert let go of the statues face replacing his gentle hand with a fierce balled up fist. "In my dreams I kill him every night" He said with a low and angry voice.

"It's done your grace, Rhaegar Targaryen is dead" Ned stated

"You speak so highly of this Daenerys, you say she is angelic and sweet, maybe she is, perhaps she is not the Targaryen I need to be concerned about. Nobody has heard from that fool Viserys since you came to me with the Targaryen girl in your arms, he is in the free cities among many dangerous people Ned"

Robert's voice began to get more passionate by the second "He fled to the home of the Dothraki, who knows what sort of savage army the boy has behind him, what if he crosses the narrow sea with that army at his back and demands the iron throne."

"I cannot speak for Viserys your grace but I can speak for Daenerys and she is not your enemy, she has good intentions for life and wishes not to disturb you from your reign" Ned said

"You better hope she isn't my enemy, because if it turns out she is I will be having her head and yours" Robert said "anyway we have a feast to ready ourselves for its best we get going"

Ned nodded and the two men made their way back up to the grounds.

ON THE WINTERFELL GROUNDS

"Oh Daenerys, there you are we have been looking all over for you" Catelyn said, she held out her hand for her to take. "Are you alright sweet girl, Roberts words and actions didn't cut deep did they?" the older woman looked at Daenerys she gave her a sympathetic smile and rubbed her arm reassuringly.

"It hurt at the beginning Lady Stark, but I feel better now Jon made me feel much better" Daenerys said hoping this would earn him some sort of genuine praise from the woman.

Instead he was met with harsh eyes and false appreciation

"Thankyou Jon, how very kind of you" Catelyn said quickly looking away

Jon nodded but looked down slightly as if to let lady stark now he could see through her words.

"Come on Daenerys" she said "let's get you changed out of these clothes you must be froze"

Daenerys shivered as she was reminded of her bare arms and how cold the weather really was

"Yes that would be wonderful, I will see you later Jon" she flashed him a little smile which he returned back.

"Oh I almost forgot to mention, there is a feast tonight" Lady stark said looking at both Daenerys and Jon "Both of you will not be seated with us, you will sit with the commoners along with Theon so the king doesn't get offended, so you might want to begin getting ready you are expected to look presentable" she said glaring at Jon even though she was speaking to both Daenerys and Jon, she had stared at him letting him know that the words she spoke about offending the king and looking presentable were aimed at him. And with that dragged herself and Daenerys away Dany offered a sympathetic glance to him before she was out of sight which he caught just before she was turned away.

Jon often thought to himself what it would be like if he were Lady Stark's son, to feel the same love his half siblings got even Daenerys who Catelyn had grown fond of over the years. He longed for a motherly figure even for just a day, just so he could know what it felt like.

His thoughts were soon broken when a familiar voice called out to him

"I thought I would find you here" the voice said

Jon smiled and turned

"Uncle Benjen" he said Jon had always enjoyed his uncles company; he never treated him differently to his brothers or sisters. He saw past the word Bastard and loved him for who he was.

"Jon" Benjen smiled "It's been a long while since I last saw you, how have you been"

"I have been fine how about you, you're a man of the nights watch how has that life been treating you?" Jon said a genuine smile on his face.

"That life has been treating me well" Benjen nodded "You should consider joining; it would be a better life than anything you would be given here"

Jon's smile slowly faded he had often thought of joining the Nights watch. He had always been told it was an honourable thing to do. But that came with a sacrifice, he couldn't lie with a woman or father child. He would have to swear an oath and never break it, and since finding out Daenerys and himself weren't related he had secretly wanted to call her his wife.

If he became a man of the nights watch that would never be able to happen and he didn't know how he felt about that.

"Maybe" was all he replied

"It's an honourable thing to do you know, take that from me" he winked as he walked off leaving Jon to think over it. He understood it was a life changing decision and he didn't want to pressure the boy into anything.

Jon's mind was clouded joining the nights watch would be a great thing for him, he would not be judged for being a bastard over there, but he knew another place he wouldn't be judged and that was with Daenerys. He had a lot to think over.

THE FEAST

Cersei had put on one of her best dresses, she had her long blonde hair in plaits going down to her waist. She welcomed the compliments from her maids, they were inevitably going to compliment her she was their queen.

She felt extremely good about herself, looking down on all of the commoners who wore grey rag dresses with their hair swaying loosely or tied up in disastrous pony tails or buns. She thought nothing of those women, those women made her feel better about herself until she laid eyes on a girl.

She had long silvery white hair that cascaded effortlessly to her waist with supple, smooth pale skin and rosy tints painting her cheeks. She had violet eyes that gleamed in the light and a beautiful glow that lingered over her whenever she smiled.

The Targaryen girl looked undeniably gorgeous, she captivated the room from the moment she walked in, gentle eyes lingering on her and she didn't even try. That's what angered Cersei the most, the girl did it effortlessly, and the girl had not put great effort in looking good like Cersei herself had. The girl was wearing a simple fabric dress it had no detail it was just a simple mauve colour with 2 straps by the shoulders sliding round her neck.

Cersei was jealous, jealous of the Targaryen beast which to her annoyance was not a surprise.

Rhaegar was also a beauty, she remembered him well how his hair gleamed in the sun as he would walk. His gentle voice that would mesmerise her each time she heard it and his great smile that could light up a room that was dark.

His sister was the spitting image of him except the only problem with her is that she was a girl, someone who challenged Cersei's own beauty.

She decided she wanted to meet the girl, speak to her see if she was as gentle as her brother. She called her maid over telling her what to do.

Soon enough the Targaryen girl was stood in front of her, she didn't miss the glaring eyes that Ned Stark's bastard had given her.

"My queen" Daenerys said curtseying before her

"You are a beauty aren't you my dear, your eyes are just stunning, it's as though they illustrate your whole face" Cersei held Dany's hands and gently pulled her towards her.

Dany was confused as to why the queen was being so friendly towards her, especially after her husband had shamed her. Dany looked up to the queen, confusion lacing her face.

"Oh don't be so shocked little dove" Cersei said with a smile on her face "you are bound to get plenty of compliments, you really are lovely"

Dany smiled sweetly, she was still confused at this sudden outburst of kindness from the royal family, she was sure the Lannisters hated her after their allegiance with Robert in killing remaining Targaryens.

"I'm nothing compared to you my queen" she said

"You flatter me sweet one, I must say you shouldn't stay hidden down in winterfell where nobody can see you, you must come to Kings Landing. The people would adore you and your stunning features" the queen said

Dany was completely taken back, she had studied the queen to see if she was being false in any way and from what she could make out there was none.

"It would be my honour" Daenerys nodded her head "If it is okay with you I am quite hungry so may I be excused back to my table" she asked

"Of course little dove, go and enjoy the feast" Cersei said a smile plastered on her face.

She then looked to Catelyn who had listened to the conversation with a smile

"What a delightful girl, it's such a shame about her last name she could do well for herself if It had been different" she said

Catelyn's smile began to fade, and answered with a gentle nod "Yes I suppose it is" Catelyn had grown to love the girl like she was her own, she loved her like a daughter and sometimes wished she was her own, she knew her name would be her death…

Daenerys slowly walked back to her table to join Jon, but when she was surprised when she came back to his empty seat.

"Theon, where an earth has Jon gone?" she questioned him

Theon turned round with a smug smile and looked at her

"The bastard?" Theon said his smile slowly growing

"He left, he couldn't take a joke" Theon said

Dany sighed "What did you say to him?"

"I just said that bastards never get the woman they want, the ones with the pretty silver hair and violet eyes, and that they prefer real legitimized men like me and he walked off" Theon laughed "It's pathetic really even I thought he was more man than that" Theon smiled even more

"Theon, you are such an arse" Dany said storming off she needed to go and find Jon

"What is it something I said?" Theon said laughing smugly and turning to the woman next to him aimlessly flirting.

Dany knew where Jon would be, outside with the weapons and training items, she heard his voice and went to find it but she heard another voice too that's when she stopped.

"Take as much time as you want Jon, joining the nights watch is a big deal, it's not something that should be taken lightly, it will change your life."

"Thanks, I just don't know at the moment"

Daenerys heart stopped Jon was thinking about going to the wall, even after their kiss he would still leave her. So she stepped towards him making her presence known.

Both heads turned in her direction.

Benjen smiled "It seems you have a visitor, I will leave you for now but come back to me when you are ready" he said "Good evening Daenerys" he said nodding his head at her

She nodded back "Good evening Benjen" she returned a smile and walked towards jon.

"I suppose you heard then" Jon said looking down

"You might be going to the wall" she said sadly

"The key word being might" Jon remarked slightly smiling "There isn't much here for me Dany, it would be the right thing to do"

"How can you say that, when I am right here, I want you to stay Jon Snow" and with that she grabbed his face and kissed him sucking at his lips like she never wanted to let go of him. At first he was startled at the gesture but he slowly started to be more comfortable returning the lust in which Daenerys was showing. As she slowly pulled back from the kiss she embraced him in a hug her arms holding tightly around his neck and his wrapped firmly around her waist.

Their touching moment was soon broken by a posh male voice, which was slightly slurred from his intake of wine and he was swaying slightly.

"What do we have here?" The little man said his eyes adjusting to the scene before him "If it isn't the dragon girl" he stopped for a second to catch his breath "I never thought I would see a live Targaryen again at the rate Robert was going, I'm glad that's not the case" he smiled and bowed slightly.

Daenerys looked to Jon slightly and he looked back a humorous expression on both of their faces

It was Jon who spoke first "You must be Tyrion Lannister, son of Tywin Lannister" he said

"Unfortunately for me" he glanced to Dany again "I must express my apologies, what Robert did to you this morning was disgraceful, if I were there I would have put an end to it, you didn't deserve that one bit my Lady" he shot her a smile which she returned back

"Thank you My Lord" she said sweetly "May I ask what you are doing by the training grounds alone?"

"Well actually I came looking for the Bastard, I asked around for him and I was told he was probably out here and they were correct"

"Why were you looking for me?" Jon questioned

"well bastard I.." Tyrion was cut off with Jon's abrupt words

"Stop calling me bastard" he growled , Daenerys reached out to his shoulder gently rubbing it attempting to calm him down.

"I have offended you" Tyrion confessed "That truly wasn't my intention, I wanted to ask you why you weren't sat with your family at the feast, but I assume from you taking offense of me calling you a bastard I discovered the reasoning all by myself" he smiled again

"Let me give you some advice Bastard" Jon began to walk away which is when Tyrion increased the volume of his voice never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you"

Jon stopped he rolled his eyes, this legitimized son of Tywin fucking Lannister had the audacity to talk to him like he knew his situation. He turned back round to face him

"What the hell do you know about being a bastard" Jon growled

"All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes" and with that that it was Tyrion turn to walk off.

As the dwarf walked away Jon was left feeling somewhat guilty about his outburst at Tyrion when he had obviously had a rough time with his family too.

"We best be getting back to the feast our absence will have most probably been noted and people will begin asking questions" Daenerys said

Jon nodded and took her hand they both began to walk off when an unfamiliar voice spoke.

"Daenerys Targaryen" the voice said

Both Jon and Dany turned around confused as to who the voice belonged to suddenly a hooded figure came out of the shadows. Jon stood protectively in front of Dany, worried it was one of Roberts assassins coming to kill her.

"Who are you" Jon said confusion and optimism taking over him

"There is no need to be so hostile , I'm not here to harm anyone, just to talk" The voice which belonged to a woman spoke.

The woman took her hood down revealing an older lady, similar to Catelyns age.

"My name is Isla, and I was friends with your mother Daenerys, she entrusted me with her son, your brother when she was at her death bed, I come from the city of essos bearing a gift for you"

Daenerys stood forward

"You know my brother, how is he?"

"I'm afraid your brother is not doing well, the boy is physically good but I'm afraid mentally it is not so good, he is tired of running from Roberts assassins and he longs for peace. But I believe he is starting to go mad" Isla looked down "Which is why I believe that this gift is better suited In your hands" Isla smiled and revealed 3 dragons eggs one yellow, one black, one green.

Daenerys reached out to touch one her fingers lacing over the delicate eggs

"Time has turned them to stone but I believe they are still able to hatch, they were from your mother to give to her children but you are both apart from each other so I decided to give them to you."

"How do you know I'm the better hands to hold them in" Daenerys asked a gentle tear falling down her cheek at the thoughtfulness of the gift. Jon just stood behind her in shock. In those eggs were dragons, little baby dragons and they belonged to Daenerys he couldn't quite believe his eyes.

"Dear girl, I have had my ways of watching over you" Isla said reaching out to the girls hand "And what I have seen has proven that these belong to you" she kissed Daenerys's cheek. "Your mother would be so proud of you if she saw you" and with that she walked back into the shadows.

"Isla, where are you going" Dany asked "aren't you going to stay?" she called out

"You will hear from me soon sweet girl" Isla said and then she was gone leaving Dany and Jon to their own thoughts of shock.

Daenerys was holding her legacy in her hands, something she had been told had gone extinct the moment her father was murdered.

She looked at Jon a gentle smile creeping onto her lips which he returned.

Jon looked at her lovingly "You are a real Targaryen now Dany"

Au- Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I don't really know if I like it. If you have any opinions or ideas please feel free to pm me xx please review it I love to hear your feedback!

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