The Black and Red Dragon

Chapter 87: Feelings

~ Visenya Blackfyre ~

Daenerys and I are currently walking back to our room. Sansa is quite a complicated person, but she reminds me of Daenerys. A person who has a good heart but the world around it tries to crush it. I hope she will find the happiness she deserves.

"It seems your conversation went well?" Daenerys says while leading me back to our room. "Yes, you could say that. She reminds me of you actually." Daenerys raises an eyebrow. I am sure it is her jealousy that caused that. "What do you mean?" I switched to Valyrian for the remainder of our conversation. This is not for everyone to hear. "Sansa, has a good heart, like you. I think she experienced a lot of hardship that made her heart colder. It is why she has a bit of a trust problem. It is why she keeps certain people at a distance."

Daenerys opens the door that leads into our room and we walk in. We were greeted by Aelyx and Alysanne. I glanced in their direction. It seems they were waiting for us. Not sure why, but they often come into our room without any reason. Alysanne already jumped on our bed in the early mornings too many times to count. My focus quickly returned to Daenerys who continues the conversation.

"What happened to Sansa?" Daenerys asked in Valyrian. It seems Aelyx eyes us and watches us with great interest when he heard Sansa's name. "She... experienced similar things that we have experienced. It also seems she is very jealous of us," I answered and glance at Aelyx curiously. His cheeks redden. "What did you talk about with Sansa?" Aelyx asks us in Valyrian. "Could you not talk in Valyrian? You guys know I am not good with the language," Alysanne pouts.

Daenerys smiles a little. "I am sorry sweetheart." Daenerys glances at Aelyx as she finally noticed the reddened cheeks. "Are you alright, Aelyx? Your cheeks are red. It is not a fever is it?" Daenerys asked worriedly. Alysanne snorts. "If you call being in love a fever..." Aelyx snaps his head to his sister. "Aly! You promised not to tell anyone!" Daenerys squeals in joy. "Oh my! Aelyx, that is wonderful! Who is it? Please, you know you can confide in us!" A huge smile forms on my face. "Aaaww, our son finally has a crush! Do tell!"

Aelyx groans and hides his face in the palms of his hands. I chuckle and sit next to him. "It's Sansa, isn't it?" I ask warmly and softly. He nods, not showing his bright red face. I pull him in an embrace. "That is wonderful, Aelyx. She is very kind and certainly a beauty. You chose well!" I say. The joy radiating of Daenerys is blinding. She seems to enjoy this a lot. "Oh, Aelyx. I am so glad to hear this! We should go to her right away!" She says excitedly. He looks at Daenerys in horror. "What?! You can't be serious! I only talked to her a few times... and... I... ehm... gods I suck at this. Sansa must think I am an idiot," he says and hides his face again.

"You worry too much, brother. She is quite friendly with you," Alysanne hums teasingly. Aelyx looks at Alysanne surprised. Even Daenerys is surprised. "What? Am I the only one that can't socialise?" Daenerys ponders to herself. "Aelyx, sometimes a bit of bravery is needed. When I talked to her she was quite flustered for some reason. Perhaps she wanted to ask me something?" I say and wiggle my eyebrows for extra effect. He turns to look at me. "I... have a chance?" He whispers. I shrug. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained right?"

He sighs deeply. "I don't want to fuck this up, mom..." he says. Daenerys chuckles. "You should have seen Visenya when we confessed our feelings to each other. She was sweating like crazy and stumbled over her words." Aelyx looks at me again with an amused look. I scratch the back of my neck awkwardly and avoid his gaze. "I... was scared and worried when we talked about our feelings," I whispered. Aelyx takes a deep breath and stands up. "You are right. I need to be brave." He walks to the door and exits. I look at Daenerys. "Well, it seems we have a daughter-in-law!" I say excitedly.

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~ Aelyx Blackfyre ~

I walk through the halls towards the room of Sansa. Visenya is right. I need to be brave and I hope she wasn't lying about her being flustered. As I stand in front of her door, I look myself over. When I can't find anything out of place, I take a deep breath to calm myself. My heart is beating like crazy and I already feel a nervous sweat coming from my forehead. Gods, I am already nervous and I am not even facing Sansa.

After a few more deep breaths, I knock on the door. I hear a deep sigh coming from the other side. "You may come in," I hear Sansa say through a long sigh. I wonder what she and Visenya talked about. With a shaky hand, I open the door and walk into the room.

When I walk in, Sansa was looking at the ground, deep in thought. She looks up and her eyes widen. Her cheeks slightly redden. "Aelyx?" She asks surprised. "Lady Sansa, I hope I am not disturbing you." Sansa shakes her head. "No, I am fine. Uhm, would you like to sit down?" Sansa asks and points to a chair next to her. I nod and sit down. "So, should I expect Alysanne next?" Sansa chuckles. "I don't know. Aly does what she likes most of the time," I say. "I see..."

We both remain silent for a couple of seconds. "Sansa, uhm..." I trail off and find myself blushing like crazy. "Hmm? What is it, Aelyx?" Sansa asks curiously. "I... eh... I think... I would like... gods this is hard," I mutter. Sansa sighs and looks at me. Her face is turning redder at every passing second. "I am also not good at this, Aelyx. And I already know. You are terrible at hiding your feelings," Sansa chuckles. I groan in embarrassment. "For how long did you know?"

"Couple of days," she says. "And you did not say anything?" I ask surprised. She sighs and looks down at the ground. "Aelyx, my 'love life' has been terrible. My first crush was a psychotic murderous idiot and I was forced to marry two different persons I had no feelings for. You can't blame me for being cautious." I am gobsmacked by what I am hearing. "I... I am so sorry. I did not know." Sansa smiles a little. "You did nothing wrong. You did not force anything on me. Even if it was clear you started to like me, you did not force yourself on me. Quite the opposite of what I am used to," she says smiling.

My head feels like it is on fire and my heart is beating furiously. "Still, I am sorry. If I had known, I would have been more gentle. I want to make this work, Sansa. If you need time, I will give you as much time as you need." She looks surprised and blushes even harder. "What if I find someone else?" She asks. I sigh. "If you love someone else, I will accept it. This is not a one-way thing, Sansa. If you do not love me then so be it. I will not force my feelings on you."

Sansa smiles. "I wish I had met you a long time ago. It would have saved me a lot of pain. I... need time. But I'm looking forward to spending time with you." I begin to smile as well. "I am glad to hear that, Sansa. Uhm, shall I leave so you can think for a bit?" I ask. "I think I would like that. This has been an eventful day for me," she says. I nod and stand up. "Have a good day, Sansa. I will see you later?" She nods. "See you later, Aelyx." I nod once more and exit the room.

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I open the door of my parent's room and see Alysanne, Daenerys, and Visenya sitting on the bed talking with each other. They look immediately at me when I enter. "How did it go?" Visenya asks. A smile forms on my face. "It went well, but we are taking it slow. She needs time," I say and drop down on a chair. Daenerys nods in understanding. "A good choice. I wish you all the luck in the world, dear." Alysanne smirks at me. "I told you it would work out," she singsongs. "Urgh, fine I should have listened to you." Visenya chuckles. "In any case, I am very happy for you Aelyx. You deserve someone that makes you happy!" Daenerys smiles as well and walks over to hug me tightly. "I wholeheartedly agree." I smile. "Thank you, I am glad to have your support."