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Chapter 9: Calm before the storm
Cersei was standing in front of the mirror. She had a tight look in her face. Her stomach was doing flip flops and she trembled from nervousness. She closed her eyes and tried to calm her nerves. It was no use to get nervous. It was only her wedding. She would have gotten married if not today than tomorrow. That was her fate. She was a woman and her father would give her away to a man that would bring the most to her father.
Cersei was lucky than most of Ladies that were getting married. some marriages are not happy and there are no feelings between the Lord and the Lady. Cersei was very fond of Eddard and she was sure that with time she will fall in love with him. He already had feeling for that man. A man who had only a few words to say but his eyes were worth a thousands word. Those eyes that made her feel funny inside and made her feel faint. That man was making her something she always hated; he was making her weak but she was fine with that. Only she knows it and it would stay that way.
Cersei looked at herself in the mirror and gasped. She really looked beautiful. She wore a beautiful crimson gown that made her look like she was a Queen. Her hair was done up in the most fashionable Southern trend. It was the last time when she was able to look like she came from the South because soon she will have to move North.
Cersei one last time closed her eyes and pictured herself as the Queen of Westeros and many babes with silver hair. It was a nice vision but then another vision came to her mind and babes were running around with black hair calling her mother. That vision suited her better and she opened her eyes with a smile. She will be a Stark from now on. She would be a part of one of the oldest and strongest families in the world. With many allies that were ready to give up their life for them. Just now they have taken over the Riverlands through Brandon. They may not be Rich as the Lannister's but they have loyalty like no other family and that is something to proud about.
The door opened and Aunt Genna came through it. She looked at Cersei with watery eyes and smiled at her. She clapped her hands together.
"Now that is a beauty a world have never seen before." She said taking Cersei's face her her hands.
"You look just like your mother. So beautiful. She would be proud of you." She said and Cersei hear broke just a little bit knowing that her mother will not be here at the day of her wedding. She pictured her monster of a brother and the hatred grew more than ever.
"Cersei i know what you are thinking but let those hateful thought away. Tyrion was not at fault here and you know it. Just because he is a dwarf does not mean it was the reason that your mother died. You will see once you have become a mother yourself." Aunt Genna said and Cersei chose not to speak of it again. It was no use. She should be happy now. It was her wedding day.
"Do you think Eddard will like it." She pointed to herself. Cersei never showed her vulnerability to anyone but Jamie and her aunt were different. She could showe herself to them. She did not need t prove her strenght to them.
"He would be a fool not to fall over when he sees you. You look beautiful Cersei." Aunt Genna said with a smile.
"Aunt there was a time that i went to see Maggie the Frog. She told me that i would marry the King and that i would have three children and he would have six and ten. It said that i would be Queen and since i was a little girl that is all i wanted. This is not going to happen now." Cersei said. She needed to tell someone of this. It was buggering her.
"Well Maggie was a crazy woman. Maybe its for the best that this happened. It does not seem like you would be happy with the King if he had 16 bastards." Aunt Genna sad and Cersei nodded.
"You do no thing that our King is capable of doing such things." Cersei was worried for Lyanna. Since the wedding last moth they got closer and become friends. She even became friends with Elia Martel. In all if her life Cersei never had any real friends among the women. She only had followers and maids.
"Do not believe what that woman had ever said to you. Our King is in love with our Queen and he would never do anything that would hurt her." Aunt Genna said.
"Do you think Eddard would bed other women?" Cersei asked and that thought pained her.
"Child you worry to much. Have you not heard the stories. Edward is as honourable as they come. He had never broken a word and he never will. Now let me blushen those cheek for you" Aunt Genna said pinching Cersei's cheek. She looked back at the mirror with. She was ready to be wed.
Eddard drank some wine from his goblet and cleared his throat. He seemed to do that when he was nervous and lately he was always nervous. He looked at himself in the mirror wearing his house colours. He tired to look as mighty and big as his elder brother yet that did not seem to work. He will never be his brother no matter how much he wanted to.
The door opened and in it stood the man who Ned was comparing himself to his brother Brandon. Ned turned to face him with a big smile on face.
"Ned my little brother look a you." he said and embracing him.
"Brandon brother it is good to see you." He had not seen Brandon since he wed Catelyn Tully three years ago and took over the Riverlands after Hoster's death. His bother looked good.
"Look at this my Little brother is wed and so in my sister. I am angry that i missed my sisters wedding but i was not gonna miss yours as well." Brandon could not come to Lyanna's wedding as he was ill with fever. He beat it and looked at in good health.
"I hope you are feeling fine my brother." Ned asked in concern.
"I am well Ned do not worry. I am in good health. My brother is marrying Cersei Lannister. The most wanted Lady in Westeros. You lucky bastard." Brandon said clapping Ned in his shoulder with his big hand and laughing a booming laughter. Ned just shook his head at his brother.
"Do not give me that look Eddard. You remind me of mother when you look at me like that. I am merely stating that your wife is a beauty to behold. We both ended with very beautiful wives." Brandon stated and drank some wine from the goblet.
"How is your wife brother? Is she well? What about your son?" Ned asked
"Catelyn is well my brother. She is heavy with child and i am afraid she will birth the child here. She thinks its another boy. Willam is with good health as well and growing fast. He is going to be as big as me any day now." Brandon said with a proud smile on his face.
"I am pleased that you are happy brother. I only hope that i can be as happy as you one day." Ned said looking at the floor.
"You will brother as long as you let your wife see what a good man you are. You will have many children running around the Castle. Remember us when we we children and all the trouble we got ourself into. Well its was mostly Lyanna and I as you were a goody two shoes." Brandon said with a smile on his face.
"i just did not want to cause any trouble for our parents that is all." Ned said sitting down in front of Brandon taking a swing from his goblet.
"Well i am glad its you that is going to be the Lord of Winterfell, you are more suited for this job." Brandon said getting serious.
"What are you talking about Brandon. I had to get ready in three years whereas you had your whole life to train and get ready for it." Ned said.
"Still you are more suitable, you are calmer, more level headed. My blood runs hot Eddard, if not for Catelyn i do not know what i would do." Brandon said
"You need to calm down brother. Maybe your children will help you understand that life is not about how many battles you are in." Ned said.
"I hope so Ned, i hope so."
Jamie was pacing back and forth in his room. He was angry. His father made him angry. It still amazed Jamie how cold his father can be. He was a bitter man who all he wanted was power and money. He reached for his goblet and emptied the whole content in one go. He knows it is not wise to be drunk at his wedding but he needed to calm down. The conversation still was present in his mind
Flashback :
Jamie was getting ready, he was putting in his clothes when his father entered the room. Jamie stopped what he was doing and turned to his father.
"Father why do owe the pleasure of you being in my room?" Jamie asked his father who was no amused.
"Do not be rude my son. I just have come to give you a warning." His father stated in a cold detached voice.
"A warning? What are you going to be warning me about? Do you want me not to drink wine so i can perform my duty as a husband?" Jamie joked yet his father was not amused what so ever.
"That is exactly what I want to say to you my son. I need heirs. Make sure that the woman gives you an heir. If she cannot perform her duty i will be forced to take actions." His father said and Jamie lost the smile he had on his face.
"What are you saying father? Do you mean you will get rid of her if she cannot perform her duty?" Jamie asked his voice shaking from anger.
"All i am saying is that there was a family history where her mother birthed stillborns or did not carry the child to term. The line of Lannisters must continue so if she cannot perform it i will find someone that will." Tywin said with a raised voice.
"She will be my wife father and i will not let her get hurt." Jamie said with a dangerous low voice.
"Do not let your emotions get the bets of you. I seen how she wrapped you around her little finger. You are my son. You are a Lannister and you will act like a man and not some bitch that wants hos dick get wet." Tywin was shouting now and Jamie was shaking from anger.
"You are a cruel man father. How can you look at yourself in the mirror? How can you sleep at night?" Jamie said with disbelief at his father and his cruelty.
"My sleep is fine and so is my reflection in the mirror. All i do is for this family and its continuation. Now get dressed and get married, you have a job to do like we all do." Tywin said and walked out of the room. Jamie looked at the door that his father left with disbelief in his eyes and threw the goblet at it and screaming in anger.
End Flashback
Jamie was sitting on his bed with his head down, resting his arms on his knees. He was defeated by his father yet again.
There was a great attraction between himself and Elia he will not deny that. All he dreamt of was pinning her to the wall and fucking her like there was no tomorrow. The sexual tension between them was killing him. However there were feeling stirring up in him, feeling that he thought were only reserved for Cersei.
Elia was unlike anybody he had ever met. She was wild, free and did not care what people though about her. She did what she felt like doing and that was what Jamie loved about her. It is true she had hypnotised him but he loved every second of it. No other woman was like her and no other woman will ever take a place in his heart like she had so Jamie did what he had only done once on his life and prayed to the Seven so this innocent girl can keep her life.
Oberyn walked to his sisters bedchamber to see how is she getting on. They needed to go to the Sept soon. When he opened her door he saw his sister sitting on a chair getting her legs massaged by one handmaiden another one was feeding her grapes and another one was putting flowers in her hair. She looked relaxed and like she had no care in the world.
"You getting married in about an hour and you are getting a massage and eating grapes." Oberyn asked his sister in disbelief. She really is a unique one.
"Brother please who do you take me for. I am getting my hair done and it takes some time so i though of a great way to use it. My dress takes minutes to get on as I am not putting on of those hideous dresses with layers and layers. Honestly i have no idea where they get them from." Elia looked at her brother and popped a grape in her mouth. He just shook her head and plopped down on her bed with his arms behind his head and looking at one of the handmaidens who blushed and looked down.
"Well i guess the Ladies over here do not like to seem as they are naked in front of people." Elia shook her head.
"I really wish they could see how freeing it is to walk around naked. Feeling the sun on your body and the wind." Elia stood up from her chair and looked at herself in the mirror. She wore nothing but a robe which was not hiding anything. Her hair was full of yellow and orange flowers making her look like she has just laid in a field. She really loved it.
"I guess they have not reached that stage yet. I have no idea how will you survive in this parts of the country." Elia looked at her brother who was still eyeing her handmaiden.
"Its all about adapting to your environment and i am very good at that yet i am not ready to let go of myself completely. I will still be me. If you want i can leave the room so you can fuck her in peace." Elia said a little annoyed at her brother. Oberyn looked at her and smiled. He stood up from the bed and walked over to her and kissed her on the forehead.
"Do not fret my sister there will be time for this later now i must lave so you can get dressed in peace." he said and slapped the handmaiden on the arse before leaving. The woman shrieked but laughed in her hand.
"Talia you are in for a night my dear friend so be prepared." Elia said looking at her handmaiden with a smile. Talia just blushed and looked at her feet. She was not a great beauty but she was pretty with her red hair pale skin and freckly face. Her brown eyes were big and caught attention.
Elia took of her robe and put on an orange dress made of a material that stuck to her body and showed of her assets. The dress had an open back and the material was back just before her arse began. She looked exposed but she knew that Jamie would love her in the dress and it would make him uncomfortable at the wedding. Elia giggled to herself.
"My Lady are you ready we can make our way." Talia asked and Elia smiled at her and nodded. She walked over with a skip to her step. She was so ready for her marriage and she was ready for her life to be begin another chapter.
Cersei stood before the Sept wearing a beautiful crimson gown. She really looked nervous. She was playing with her fingers and looking around. Elia walked over to her and gave her an encouraging smile.
"Cersei you need to calm down. Everything will be well just believe me." Elia said and held Cersei's hand in her squeezing it lightly.
"I cannot do that and i do not know why. I am worried i am gonna fall down or make a fool if myself." Cersei said in a whisper.
"That is being stupid to think like that. Just imagine you walking up the steps seeing that handsome dark haired man and you will swear to be his wife. If i was not being wed to i would bed my brother to wed me off to Ned." Elia said with a chuckle.
"Now now Elia is it wise to say that to a sister of a brother who you are about to be wed." Elia just laughed
"Well what can i say Ned is a handsome man and i believe he would be good in bed as well." Elia whispered to Cersei.
"Elia calm down, Ned belongs to me and no one else" Elai just held her hands up at the look that Cersei gave her but a smile was still on her face.
"Please do not kill me i never did anything to you." Elia laughed and so did Cersei.
"See your not nervous now and i even made you laugh." Elia said to Cersei.
"Thank you Elia. I cannot picture a better woman for my brother than you." Cersei said and Elia smiled.
"I promise i will take care of him for you Cersei." Both woman smiled. There was a cue for them to walk in the So they did. They walked into the Sept to meet their future husband and begin their lives.
Cersei sat next to her husband who was drinking from his goblet. Before at her wedding he had kissed her. She never felt anything like that before. She felt like her whole body was on fire. Like that kiss was consuming her and all she wanted was more. Eddard looked at her and gave her a smile.
"Are you feeling well my Lady wife?" he said and Cersei's heart fluttered in her chest
"I am well my Lord husband, what about you. Are you enjoying yourself." Cersei asked and Eddard just nodded he looked at the crown and his face lit up.
"Come Cersei i want you to meet someone." Eddard said and helped her get up from the table and guided her through the masses of drunk people toward some people.
"Cersei i want you to meet my brother Brandon, his wife Catelyn." Eddard said and Cersei looked at them Brandon was a bigger and more handsome version of her husband she could see that but but there was a wildness in his eyes that Cersei was not very fond of. She looked at her husband and smiled. He was more of a man for her. The woman was a great beauty with her fair skin and red hair and blue eyes. She was heavily pregnant ready to give birth at any time. The two made a beautiful couple.
"It is a pleasure to meet you both My lord and lady." Cersei said.
"It is a pleasure to meet you also. I hope you will make Eddard happy the God know he needs some action." Brandon said in a booming voice. Catelyn looked at him with a disapproving look and shaking her head. Eddard looked away with an angry look on his face
"I apologize for my husband he had far to much wine for his own good." Catelyn said and gave her husband another cross look. He just shrug his shoulder and tried to look innocent.
"it is not your fault Catelyn, our mother dropped him on his head when he was just a babe." Eddard said with a sly smile.
"Look at him, finally got his claws out. Watch out now or he may just bite your arse off." Brandon said and giving a sly smile that was very much like Eddard. Cersei looked at the two brothers. She did not know if she should laugh or be angry that such foul language was used in front of her.
"Like always my older brother cannot behave himself in public." A familiar voice said and Lyanna came to them with a big smile on her face.
"My dear sister you look wonderful. Married life suits you." Brandon said with a wink and laughed.
"Stop being crude and hug me you big oaf." She said and he embraced her with his strong arms. He lifted her up in the air and spun her around. Lyanna just laughed. Cersei was astonished at how this family works. Everybody was acting in a loving way toward each other. She smiled a little. Brandon put her down and Lyanna looked a little dishevel.
"I missed you big brother." She said with a loving look in her eyes. She looked at Catelyn and her silver eyes turned huge.
"Catelyn you look wonderful. When is this little one gonna be here." Catelyn curtseyed as much as she can with a beautiful smile.
"Not so long Your Grace. I might give birth in Kings Landing." Catelyn said stroking her belly.
"Catelyn i am still the same person you knew when you marred my brother. Please do not treat me differently." Lyanna said and Catelyn nodded. Lyanna looked at Cersei.
"You are a Stark now Cersei. This mean you are not just under protection of my brother but you have my and all Starks protecting you. Remember that." Lyanna said and Cersei looked smiled with a watery eyes. She was really touched by this.
"Thank you Your Grace." the group began talking amongst themselves.
Elia looked at her husband who looked like he had a belly ache. He seemed angry and beaten down and was like that since the wedding. He barely said a single word to her and drank so much and it pissed Elia off. She was not used to this cold treatment.
"Looks like your sister is getting along with her new family. I pray that she had a good life." Elia said trying to talk to her new husband. He just hummed and did not even looked at her. Elia put her goblet down forcefully that wine spilled out.
"Did i do something to anger you. Please tell me and stop acting like a child who did not get his way. If you are angered that you are married to me than i can assure you i will find a way to undo it. We have not become man and wife yet." Elia said and string daggers at Jamie. She just looked at her with an angry look and stood up.
"My wife does not feel to well. I believe that we will retire to out bedchamber." He said and there were number of protest about the bedding ceremony. Many men wanted to grope and see naked Elia.
"There needs to be a bedding ceremony!" One of them shouted and that got Jamie even more angrier. Rhaegar seen that there was something wrong with the couple and decided to take a pity on them.
"Lady Lannister does not feel well therefore the bedding ceremony will not be happening." Rhaegar said and Jamie gave a smile if gratitude toward the King. Elia was fuming that Jamie had used her like that. He had embarrassed her in front of the whole court but she did as he was told and let Jamie help her to their bedchamber.
Once they were out of sight Elia got away from Jamie's grip with a look that could kill and walked in front of him. Jamie was still fuming from his talk with his father and the wine was not helping his anger now. He never as this angry in his life. He was shaking from anger and his vision was red.
When they got to the bedchamber Elia opened the door forcefully and waited for Jamie with a crossed look on his face and crossed arms.
"Can you please tell me what got you so angry that you could not even speak to me." Elia said and Jamie looked at her. She stood there angry breathing heavily and he could see how her breast moved in her dress that was not leaving anything to imagination. He was blinded by the alcohol and the hunger he felt for her so he went over to her in a stride and forcefully kissed her.
Elia tried to get away from him. He was holding her in a vice like grip hurting and he was stinking of wine. Elia was scared now. After a few attempt she was able to get away from him and push him away.
"What in the seven hells are you doing?" She shouted at him. Jamie looked at her his hunger even more increased.
"You said that i had to wait for you until we are wed and you are my wife now and i want you." he said and kissed her yet again so hard he broke the skin on her lip making her bleed. Elia was panicking, her heart was beating fast tears welled up in her eyes. She tried to push him off yet again. She was able to slap him on his face and he let her go holding into his cheek. Elia tried to stop her body from trembling but she was unable to. She never thought Jamie was capable of forcing himself on her.
Jamie was holding onto his cheek unable to believe in what he was about to do. He was forcing himself into Elia, his wife. He raised his head and looked up at her and she was trembling with tears falling from her eyes. Her lips were bleeding. He looked at the floor ashamed. He was just like his father. He felt a tighting in his chest and tears welled up in his eyes. he looked up at Elia yet again and tried to get close to her but slower. She moved away from him with a betrayed look. That looked killed him. He tried yet again but she moved away hitting a table.
"Elia please." he said in a whisper. She took a goblet and raised it.
"Stay away from me or i will use it." She held it in her trembling hand. Her voice was shaking as well but her face look like she could kill him in a heartbeat.
"Please let me explain." he tried yet again.
"Explain what, that you barely talked to me before got drunk and forced yourself on me like a brute. Oh please let me hear that." Elia said.
"That was not me. Elia please believe me. I never would have hurt you." Jamie said trying to get close to her. She threw a goblet at him and it hit him in his collarbone hard.
"Get away from me. You are just lie the rest. You just want to fuck me and then throw me away like trash. Well you went through such trouble and married me." she said and laughed in anger. She did not know what to do now. She was stuck in a marriage with that man.
"No no Elia please listen to me. I was angry yes but not at you. Never at you. And i did not marry you because i want to fuck you. I married you because you are different. You make me feel free." Jamie said and Elia looked at him with a gentler look.
"So what made you so angry that it made you behave like an animal?" She asked still keeping her distance.
"My father. He said that if i cannot make you with child and you do not give him an heir he will get rid of you and find someone new." Jamie said and Elia looked at him in disbelief. She could not belief in what family she was wed to. She looked at Jamie with a hard look.
"Do you think the same as your father?" She asked and closed her eyes afraid of the answer.
"No never. I want you as my wife for as long as we live Elia. Please believe me when i say i will not let him hurt you." Jamie said and Elia looked at Jamie.
"What if i cannot give you an heir, what will happen then?" Elia said fearing for her life now. She was thinking of all the ways that she can save herself. If it comes to it would it be a good enough reason to start a war. She knew her brother will kill off every last Lannister if it meant keeping her safe.
"We will think of something but i know that we will have many children together. Nothing like that will happen. Please believe me when i say i will keep you safe. That is a promise." Jamie said. He took Elia in his arms and held her close. She was rigid at first but then she melted into his touch. Unlike before she felt safe in his arms.
"Do not drink wine again. It makes you a different person and i do not like him." Elia said looking up at Jamie with her big brown doe eyes.
"I promise, no more wine." Jamie said. Elia nodded and kissed Jamie softly. They felt the passion toward each other. It was so strong that it was consuming them both. Jamie lead her to the bed. This night they will join as man and wife.
Stranger POV
A group of men were standing outside the great hall were the party was ongoing. Laughter of men and women could be hear along with the music. The leader of the group looked at them with narrowed eyes.
"We will wait until everybody is too drunk to do anything and then we will strike. Remember kill everyone that gets in your way." He said in a low tone.
"What about the family?" someone said
"Yeah he will need a distraction. Kill the little dragon and the pregnant Queen that should give us some time to get away. Remember no matter what I want Lyanna alive and taken away from the Castle. Everyone who fails this i will kill personally." the man looked at the castle with a dirty look.
"Lyanna soon you will be mine, like we were supposed to be." He said and a devious smile appeared in the man's face.
Well so what do you think? Was it a good end of the chapter? I hope so hehe. Well that was a long chapter. I tried not to make it as big so its not that long that you get bored with the story. Now that we have the boring stuff out of the way let the real action begin. Please stay tuned and i hope to hear from you and your opinion on this chapter.