''You want to what?'' Davina questioned staring down at Helaena. She pointed at a book Davina had gotten her from one of the maesters about the different kinds of bugs. She poured over it constantly then adventured out to look for the little insects.
''They light up.'' Helaena told her
''Oh the lighting bugs.'' Davina agreed.
''Can we go find them!'' Helaena asked and begged.
''I think that sounds lovely.'' Davina agreed. "Haven, you want to go on a bug hunt?"
"Yeah!" Haven declared.
Viserys heard Davina's laugh, it echoed. He glanced down over the balcony and saw his family, all of them, running around in the darkness chasing after the lightening bugs. Slowly he made his way outside. He looked to Davina and Alicent, smiles on their faces breaking through the darkness.
"Are you having fun without me?" Viserys asked.
Davina spun around looking him over. Her poor brother, his cane dug into the ground as he walked on shaky legs. Disease riddled his body and yet he found the strength to come out tonight.
"Hey Vis, look at you. Up and about." Davina declared moving to him, helping up walk.
"Thank you Davina." Viserys whispered leaning into her.
"Father look." Helaena said opening her hands. Viserys watched the little firefly float from Helaenas hands.
"Beautiful." Viserys agreed.
"Can we play a game?" Valyria asked and Davina nodded.
"Ghost in the graveyard?" Davina offered waggling her eyebrows at Viserys.
"Oh my goodness I can't believe you remember that!" Viserys declared with a thick cough.
"What is it?" Alicent questioned.
"Tommen! Criston!" Davina declared "You play or your fired." Davina offered a sweet smile as the nodded approaching the family.
"I dont work for you." Tommen remarked.
"Dont you?" Davina mused.
"Pair up. Rhaegar. I think you should be it." Davina declared.
"I'm going to win this!" Rhaegar declared. She looked around before a victorious smile covered her face.
"The stables. Rhaegar is going to hide around the stables and we are going to try and run around the stables before he catches us." Davina instructed. "Rhaegar, love, you jump out and tag people as you see them."
"Got it!" Rhaegar declared. Vaera grabbed Davina's hand.
"Go hide." Davina instructed Rhaegar. "If you see him you shout ghost in the graveyard."
"I'm it next." Vaera told her.
"You got it." Davina agreed pressing a kiss to her head.
"I stay with you mama." Haven whispered grabbing her hand as Vaera ran off.
"Of course. I'm scared already. I need my Haven to protect me." Davina agreed kissing her cheek Haven smiled up at her.
Davina smiled over at her family as Alicent came up grabbing her opposite hand.
"What? I'm scared." Alicent mused. "Protect me Davi."
"Seven o'clock, eight o'clock, nine o'clock rock!"
Her babies were perfect. She couldnt believe Haven was already three. She remembered a time in her life when she thought she would never stop crying and now, now she couldnt stop smiling.
"Ten o'clock, eleven o'clock... MIDNIGHT!" Davina shouted. "Time to go... lets go, see who makes it back and who becomes a ghost." Davina declared as they headed off.
Davina was not surprised that Helaena got tagged right away. She was chasing after a lightening bug and didn't see Rhaegar sneak up on her. Haven pulled Davina around, using her all strength, running on her little legs and smiled up at her when they were the first ones back.
Tommen and Haenry were next. Davina heard Daeron, Haezel and Viserys get tagged. Alicent leaned into Davina imagining this life, their life, it made her happy.
Aegon came sprinting around the corner with Vaera and Valyria. Davina waited for Aemond, Draeya and Criston to come back but he didn't.
"Criston!' Davina called out. "Criston you get stuck?"
"I've been back for forever." Criston said appearing behind her making her jump up.
"Damns you." Davina hissed swatting a hand at him. "Put a bell on you." Criston chuckled.
"Does this mean I win? What do I win?" Criston asked.
"That means you are the ghost."
"That seems like a bad prize." Criston admitted.
"You didn't ask what you won or wagered a better prize. Your own fault." Davina remarked.
"I got a lot of them mama!" Rhaegar declared.
"You certainly did. You were a wonderful ghost." Davina agreed.
"Where is Aemond and Draeya?" Haenry countered.
"I tagged them." Rhaegar offered.
"But-" Haenry began when he saw them holding hands bumping their hips into each other as they walked back. "Shot me through the heart." Haenry muttered.
"Viserys... whats your excuse?" Davina teased. "You lost an arm not a leg."
"You little..." Viserys shook his head as he approached her. Davina chuckled wrapping an arm around him.
"Me what?" she questioned kissing his cheek gently. Viserys sighed resting her forehead against her. 'That's what I thought." Davina whispered before taking a step back.
"Vaera-"
"I'm running with Aegon." Vaera corrected.
"Alright." Davina agreed. "Criston's turn to be ghost."
"I'm going. I'm coming for you Princess." Criston warned teasingly as he moved into the darkness.
"One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock rock.' Davina began counting again "four o'clock, five o'clock, six o'clock rock!'
"Seven o'clock, eight o'clock, nine o'clock rock!" Aemond and Draeya declared. Helaena, Gods love the girl, but she was already wandering.
"Ten o'clock, eleven o'clock..."
"MIDNIGHT!"
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My Tears Ricochet // Alicent Hightower
FanfictionDavina Targaryen had her heart broken too many times. Maybe she was missing the person that was right in front of her all along. 🔥 "And if I'm dead to you why are you at the wake. Cursing my name, wishing I'd stayed...." 🐉 All explicit and othe...
