shattered hearts

𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

velana was riding dallax, admiring the view from above. the whole rind to kinds landing all she could think of was aemion and aemond. her former lover and her future lover.

the ride to kings landing wasn't too long, it was quicker for her than it was for her family on the boat. her plan was to arrive there before anyone else so that she could get changed in time to reunite with her family as she didn't want to smell of dragon.

a few more glances at the sea and sky and she had arrived at kings landing. she could see her parents ship far back so she knew she didn't have to rush. she landed dallax in the dragon pit and hopped off.

from the look of some peoples faces they didn't recognize velaena, after all the last time she was here she was tiny and had brunette hair. well they were either surprised at that or the fact dallax was almost as big as vhagar.

a guard walked up to her with confusion written all over his face, it was as if he was trying to figure out who this girl with white hair was. a few more stuttered breathes later velaena decided not to torment the poor guard anymore.

"im velaena velaryon, daughter of rhaenyra targaryen" she smiled at the guard, which led him to a relaxed sigh. he bowed down to her which she thought was quite weird.

"right, princess rhaenyra has asked me to show you to your chambers to get ready. please follow me" he says turning and walking off making velaena follow.

the two walked through the halls, velaena not seeing anyone she knew in sight. But the only thing that hadn't changed was that the maids and servants loved to whisper and gossip.

the guard showed velaena off to her room for her to get ready. velaena wore this beautiful red dress and by the time she was finished getting ready she heard someone announce that her mother and daemon had arrived.

Just then baela came bursting through the doors with the biggest smile plastered on her face. it looked like she had just seen piles and piles of gold. she span around as fast as she could before slumping onto the bed.

"what has made you so happy?"velaena questioned looking at her through the mirror, "im happy to be back, even though i rarely spend any time here it feels homely" she smiles back.

velaena scoffed knowing that she didn't feel the same, she hated being back especially if it meant the marriage was to happen. "so have you worked things out with aemions" baela asks.

"i didn't get to speak to him before we left, so no" velaena snaps back wanting to drop the conversation but the mention of aemions name makes her cheeks go red.

"well it is a good thing hes in the courtyard with jayce and luke then isn't it?" she chuckles which catches velaenas attention. she had thought that aemion was to stay at dragon stone but the news that he had come with her shocked her but before she could get all excited a maid told velaena her mother wished to see her at king viserys chambers.

velaena hurried along to see viserys, she already knew why she was needed because her mother had asked if she would come visit him with her to which she agreed. she saw her mother and daemon waiting outside, planting a kiss on daemons cheek and a hug to her mother.

they all walked in and saw the room was a mess, they could hear labored breathes coming from the bed and as they got closer they saw it was viserys and he wasn't in good condition. he looked like he was minutes away from death and he had a bandage covering his right eye.he questioned who was present so when rhaenyra told him it was her he was every so delighted.

"i am here with daemon and velaena" rhaenyra smiled at her father taking his hands, daemon stood next to her and velaena stood in sight of viserys.

rhaenyra helped viserys to sit up and he smiled at the three, looking from one to another then he set his eyes on velaena. "oh my sweet aemma, is that really you" he questioned smiling and daemons faces dropped, he hadn't realized that velaena now had white hair and she did in fact look exactly like aemma.

"hello grandfather" velaena stopped, "its velaena remember, i know i look very different now but its still me" she exchanged a small smile with him. daemon and viserys continue to talk about war stuff to lighten the mood and he mentioned the petition about driftmark and the stepstones.

rhaenyra saw her father getting all worked up about what's happening so she brought in the two youngest sons to introduce them."father this is aegon, and this is viserys" she smiles and he laughs at her son being named after him.

velaena excuses herself and promises viserys that she will see him soon but right now she has to check on her brothers. Velaena didn't need to check in on her brothers but she couldn't bear to see her grandfather in such a state.

velaena was on her way back to her chambers but a familiar voice from behind her caught her attention. she hadn't heard it for years but she knew it could only be one person.

"who are you?" a deep voice asks, in a fluster velaena turns around making eye contact with aemond. hes changed so much, tall, long her and he now has an eye patch.

"velaena?" he says shockingly, he could always spot her from a mile away even with different hair, and to say he was surprised is an understatement. the two stood there frozen, just staring at each other in shock whether it was because of how much the two changed or the fact they would be married.

"aemond" velaena barley whispers, he was handsome and she couldn't deny it. his eye that she had "cut" was all healed up but she could tell he wasn't the same anymore. "its good to see you, i hope you are doing good" was all she managed to say.

Aemond couldn't speak, not even a whisper all he could do was nod. He was very confused about how she had white hair now and even more confused who her father was even though it was still pretty obvious.

aemond wanted to ask all of these questions, and to tell her how beautiful she was but he couldn't. he couldn't let the mask of his meanness fall. so he stayed absolutely silent.

"i see you are confused about my hair," she sighs, " i was too when it happened but you will get used to it, i mean you have to. i am to be your future wife." she smiles which causes aemonds defensive wall to fall which brings out a smile.

something about velaena discussing their marriage made him happy, almost as if he desperately wanted it. but it was the opposite for velaena, she still secretly loved aemion but when she reunited with aemond she felt it.

she felt the sparks and the connections fly and she thought maybe, just maybe things might work out. maybe her and aemond will learn to love each other."oh right, the wedding, i had completely forgotten about it" he showed a small smile.

"your eye, it has seemed to completely healed" velaena said taking a step towards aemond closing the space between them, the tension was through the roof. velaena lifter one of her hands to reach aemonds eye patch and he didn't stop her, almost as if he wanted to show her.

The two were now closer than ever, only their faces a few inches from one another but before anything could happen between the two aemion walked in, his heart shattered seeing the two.

aemion had come to tell velaena how he still loved her and wanted things to work but after what he saw it made him think she had moved on. he dropped his helmet in shock which caused aemond and velaena to step away from one another.

velaena realized he had seen everything that had happened, aemion walked off angry and heartbroken to which velaena tried to follow him to explain but aemond held her arm confused as why she was so worried about a guard.

"hes my lover aemond!" she grunted realizing the mistake she had almost made with him, when those words came out of her mouth he let go of her arm in shock which made her flee after aemion. he never knew she had found someone else to love and he knew that the way she looked at aemion was never going to happen between him and her.