Wonderland // Ned Stark // Petyr Baelish (1)

8. Marry Me

At 16 alice still hadnt bled. The matches her father was brokering fell through. No one wanted a barren bride.

Alice collapsed into petyrs bed her legs crossed over his, with an audible sigh from her lips.

''What's wrong?'' Petyr mused a hand trailing along her thigh.

''Father thinks I'm barren and now I'm going to die alone!'' Alice declared. ''No one wants a girl that cannot produce them an heir. Am I meant to be alone my whole existent?'' Alice asked looking up at him but he answered her with a kiss. Pulling her body to his, his lips mingling with hers. She pulled away slightly gasping for breath. His arms stayed wrapped around her.

''I want you Alice Tully.'' Petyr told her

''You want to make a name for yourself. Grow your house petyr.'' Alice reminded him

''I want you more than i care about that.'' Petyr told her honestly.

''Really?''

''I will love you and treat you right. I promise,' petyr assured kissing her again.

''I might not be able to have children,'' alice reiterated as she sat up he moved with her.

''Children are loud and messy and steal your money.'' Petyr remarked lightly. ''I don't care. I want you, Alice.''

''I want you too.'' Alice told him. She didn't say no. Petyr was thrilled. Alice's father was thrilled that someone wanted her. Even though it was Baelish. He agreed to the union immediately.

+

''Catelyn come on its your little sisters wedding.'' Ned reminded her

''She is getting married to little finger it is probably a punishment.'' catelyn mused.

''Come on. Thats rude.'' Ned told her ''and this is your sister. Dont you want to wish her well?''

''Sansa barely a year old.'' catelyn reminded him

''Even better. You know alice loves robb and jon. She will adore sansa.' Ned assured

''I dont want to go.'' Catelyn barked

''Its Alice. We are going.''

+

Alice didnt hear the knock at her door she was staring at herself in the mirror. Did she look alright? Would she be able to do this? She wasnt pretty enough. Catelyn told her that constantly. Her eyes were too big her nose too small but petyr never told her any of those things. Now that she thought about it, Catelyn and Lysa were the only ones to make fun of her looks, everyone else always said she was pretty.

''You look beautiful.' alice turned around to see Ned

''Ned! You're here!'' She exclaimed hugging him

''Of course I am sweetheart. I wouldnt miss it.'' Ned assured. He had to drag catelyn but she was here as well

''Are the babies here?'' Alice asked hopefully

''I see how it is. You dont want to see me just the babies' ned mused and he couldn't stop staring at Alice, she was so beautiful.

''I'm glad you are here.'' Alice assured. ''I have missed you.''

''And I you.'' Ned confirmed kissing her forehead. ''Petyr is one lucky guy.'' Ned remarked.

''Thank you ned.'' Alice whispered against him still hugging him tight.

''Of course.'' Ned couldnt help but feel like he got the short end of the stick. Alice was... perfection. He knew perfect didn't exist but Alice was the closest it came.

+

''Aunt Alice!!'' Robb and Jon declared waving their hands as she walked down the aisle catelyn hushed them harshly but alice smiled waving at them.

''Hi honeys,'' she pulled away from her father and kissed them both. Sansa smiled up at her. ''Hello,'' Alice coed.

''Alice.'' Ned whispered nodding to petyr

''Sorry.'' She whispered stepping back over. ''sorry,'' she said again as she got to petyr. Petyr felt bad. He knew how much Alice adored children and not be able to have one of her own. But maybe she could. It wasnt impossible. Just less likely. Petyr grabbed her hands taking a step closer to her she beamed up at him.

'Let it be known that Alice of House Tully and Petyr of house Baelish are one heart, one flesh, one soul. Cursed be he who would seek to tear them asunder. In the sight of the Seven, I hereby seal these two souls, binding them as one for eternity. Look upon one another and say the Words.'

'Father. Smith. Warrior. Mother. Maiden. Crone. Stranger.' They repeated.

'I am his.' Alice said proudly.

'I am hers' Petyr echoed he couldn't stop smiling. Alice had been his best friend since he became the Tullys ward. Having her gone at Winterfell with Catelyn for a few years, he realized how much he really loved her. He spent the two years since she had gotten back thinking himself not worthy of Alice. Thinking she would never want him. Little did he know that Alice had loved him for years. But Alice was always second best to Catelyn when they were younger but Alice was a lot younger than them but now Petyr would be hers.

''She actually looks happy.' Catelyn sneered

''She is happy.'' Ned whispered back. Petyr was going to be in a much happier marriage than him and catelyn. He knew that for a fact.

'He is mine'

'she is mine,'

'from this day, until the end of my days.' they echoed, Alice couldn't stop smiling she was so happy.

'You may now cloak the bride with your protection.' Petyr moved around her his hands lingering on her shoulders before trailing his hands down her arms and holding to her hands.

'In the presence of your family and friends, I now bind your hands together, to symbolize your new union of love, trust and friendship." He bound their hands together. 'Now, please look at one another and pledge your vows to seal your union.'

''I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul." Petyr told her and Alice held tight to Petyrs hand. "You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known—and even that is an understatement."