My Tears Ricochet // Alicent Hightower

39. I Am

"Davi..." Alicent whispered tipping her head into Davina. A little mumble left Davina as she leaned into Alicent, arms wrapped around her chest, face nuzzled into her neck. "Davina... are you asleep? Standing up? Like a horse?" Davina chuckled opening her eyes. 

"Rhaegar stayed with me last night." Davina reminded her. "And he is a kicker." 

"I have a solution then." Alicent remarked feeling Davina's lips grazing over her neck. "Stay with me." 

"Your grace, princess." Alicent stiffened anxiously but Davina didnt budge as Criston came up. 

"Ser Criston." Alicent answered as Davina's breath tickled her neck. 

"You know you have been less fun since I stopped drinking." Davina remarked still holding onto Alicent. Alicent glanced to Davina and she didnt seem worried about accusations so Alicent tried to relax and wonder, picture what her life would be like if she got to have Davina as hers forever. 

"Council meeting." Criston remarked. 

"See. Not fun." Davina declared. "We are skipping it." 

"The lord hand-"

""Davina I do have to go-" Alicent agreed. 

"Yeah, no. Who's the queen?" Davina countered.

"Me." Alicent answered softly.

"I cant hear you!" Davina declared.

"Me". She said louder

"What are you?" Davina demanded

"I am the queen".

"Damn right you are." Davina agreed. "Okay so I was thinking fuck everyone else just say you had a change of heart. Dont want to sit through a boring meeting and you want to stay with me." Davina declared Alicent would rather be with Davina. "The realms will be better off if I'm in a good mood". Davina assured.

"But Davina-"

"There will be no explanation there will just be reputation." Davina corrected.

"The king-" Criston began. 

"My brother is the king.... The hand, is her father. Yes they are capable of sitting in that dusty room that smells of death without us." Davina assured. Alicent looked between them. Davina was right, most of the meetings were useless, they didnt accomplish anything. They didnt listen to what Alicent had to say anyways. They listened to Davina but that was more because she was a lot louder than Alicent. But it was her duty as queen and her father would be very upset with her. 

"You feel conflicted and trapped." Davina remarked.  "well im breaking the walls the chains the cages every fucking thing. Im breaking it." Davina declared. "Who is the Queen?" Davina demanded standing face to face with Alicent, they breathed the same breath. 

"Me." Alicent agreed holding her gaze. 

If Criston didnt know how in love Davina had been with Harwin he would think Davina and Alicent were something more but everyone knew Davina's obsession with Daemon for years and then her undying love for Harwin. There was no way. They two were close, like sisters... but Targaryens had queer customs.

"They dont need us." ALicent agreed. 

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Alicent unraveled her arms from around Davina's neck. One dropped to Davina's thigh. Her finger glided up the firm line of her leg, almost like a tease. Alicent was so entranced by her, on the edge of begging for more as her other hand stroked along Davina's collarbone before dipping between her breasts. Her fingers deftly tugged at the strings of her dress, as she kissed her way down Davina's neck.

Davina tipped her head back, exposing the elegant neck. Her plush lips parted, and her eyes closed as the door opened and ALicent pulled away. Davina stared back at her as Valyria ran in. She jumped up on the bed, not noticing the heat between them and asked if they were ready for a story.

"You start, I'm going to get changed." Davina agreed as Alicent sat down beside Valyria. 

"Once upon a time-"

Alicents gaze shifted as Davina's dress fell to her feet. She was so confident, so fearlessly herself, Alicent envied that about her. Davina lay back down beside Valyria as she slipped the book at random telling her story. 

Resting back on her elbow, hand on her head she looked to Alicent only to see her already looking at her. 

"Mama!" Aegon declared running in. 

"No no the story isnt done!" Valyria declared holding the book up.

"I would like-" Aegon went on.

"No no no!" Valyria shouted. "I finish first!"

"Thats a good motto to have." Davina murmured and Alicent blushed profusely. "Go on Val."

"And they all died in the end. The end." Valyria declared before slamming the book closed.

"Lovely. A tragic death for all. Just as it should be." davina agreed stiffly. 

Davina didnt know why Valyria was holding a book up she was making up a story and turning pages at random. But it was adorable all the same.

"Okay. You can speak." Valyria remarked. Aegon sighed looking to Davina.

"Your girls are mean." Aegon remarked. 

"They are not." Davina corrected. "They like things a certain way, their way. They get that from me." 

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Davina and Alicent lay in bed, their legs entwined. Davina's left hand lightly stroking the soft skin of her back. She bent her head forward and softly kissed Alicent.  

"Much better than Rhaegar kicking me in the middle of the night." Davina whispered. Alicent smiled back at her holding her closer.