Duty, a Matter of the Heart.

Chapter 10: Ever Ours.

Victoria
This is it. Ours is the fury, Victoria. You go in there and you demand what is yours. What is yours and Robb's. I was at my grandfather's door, before I knew it. Uncle Jaime was guarding his door along side a Lannister man. "He's expecting you." Uncle Jaime stated analyzing me, perhaps attempting to decipher what I wanted to talk with the Mighty Tywin. I looked at him and then at the door, he rolled his eyes and let out an arrogant laugh while opening the door. "What is it you wish to talk with me, Victoria?" Lord Tywin said with his back turned to me, analyzing some maps. "I think you know exactly why I'm here." My grandfather, turned and looked at me intently, he pulled a chair and sat. Never leaving my gaze, not saying a word. His blank orbs, gazing at me waiting for me to crack. "Grandfather, I live surrounded by Lannisters. I am half Lannister, if you are hoping for your petty attempts of intimidation to work, they won't."
"That is why you and your mother don't get along, you're too alike." I scoffed, rolling my eyes and resisting the urge to grab a goblet of the dornish wine that my grandfather had most likely brought with him. Wine was rare in the North, they were more keen on ale. "I am nothing like her!"
"Your cheekbones and stubbornness, beg to differ. And you can't deny that you have that instinct of protecting whom you love, that's why you're here. You maybe the typical beauty of the Stormlands, but you are half Lannister, and Lannisters are no fools." He said with numbness cringing in his voice. "I won't marry Willas, I don't love him. I love Robb." I boomed, letting my fury get the best of me. My grandfather fell silent. "Your father never knew how to keep his mouth shut."
"He kept his mouth shut for too long, if you ask me."
"I had this conversation with your mother 20 years ago, I don't wish to have it again. You will do as you are bid. Whether it is to marry Robb Stark or Willas Tyrell."
"And whom do you think you are to command your princess?" My grandfather stood, towering over me. "I am the most powerful man in the seven kingdoms."
"If the wrong ears heard that, you'd hang for treason."
"I finance this kingdom..."
"And yet, here you are. Pressing the wealthiest family in Westeros on the crown. Demanding an unwanted marriage, on your grand-daughter " I said interrupting him. "They are the second wealthiest, Victoria." I laughed, loudly, with irony spilling in my mouth. "Tell me, Mighty Tywin... How much gold, have the mines in the Westerlands, produced in the past 2 years?" My grandfather's face fell. I've never seen Tywin Lannister show any emotion. He regained his composure, despite his head turning a light shade of red, and re-filled his goblet. "Where did you get this information?"
"It doesn't matter, all that matters is that my source is extremely well placed."
"Varys?"
"It isn't wise to trust birds in the game. Now, my demands are that a stronger alliance should be made with the Tyrells. They should become part of the crown. We need their support, the Summer is ending and Winter is coming. Margaery should marry Joffrey and Sansa Stark, should marry Willas, so that the Tyrells may be secure of the future of their house."
"And you and Robb? You get your happy ending? Is that what you think will happen?" He said scoffing. "What happens when the Rose realizes that her thorns are more powerful than the Lion's claws?" My grandfather stood up. "You're playing a dangerous game, young lady."
"I'm not a lady. I'm a princess. Plus, this a much better alliance. You will get much better support from the Tyrells, and you will have me to secure the North, isn't that what you want?" My grandfather sat back down. "Talk to Margaery and Lady Ollena. I'll speak with Mace and Willas as well as the Starks. The final decision must be announced tomorrow." I smiled at him, and curtsied. "Thank you, for your understanding grandfather." I stated ironically. I walked out of the room with the purpose of finding Robb and telling him the good news. At last, we would be together. The future was ever ours.

Robb
What's taking her so long? What was I thinking? I should have never let her go alone.  That's it! I'm going in there! I dropped my sword, that I was swinging madly at a tree. I ran back inside, trying to find Victoria.  As I was approaching the corridor that led, to Lord Tywin's chambers, I saw Victoria at the end of it. She stopped in her tracks, as I smiled relieved. She began racing towards me, in quite the graceful manner, suddenly she leaped on to me. Wrapping her legs around me and hugging me. "Tell me that this means good news."
"I'm afraid not." She said snuggling into the crook of my neck. I felt my heart, drop to my ass and a chill run through me. I held a tight grip on her waist, which I didn't notice until she flinched. I placed her down, and started making way to threaten the life of Tywin Lannister. If he doesn't care about his grand-daughter's life. Maybe he'll care about his. "Robb! I was joking, the only bad news I have is that you will be stuck with me for the rest of your life." I couldn't believe my ears. I was so happy and mad at her, how could she joke with such matters. I turned and streaked furiously and desperately towards her. She looked surprised by my reaction, as I abruptly grabbed her by her waist and placed a hand on her head. I pushed her furiously onto the wall, as I devoured her lips. She seemed breathless, as her chest fell and lifted making her breasts, teasingly, press themselves onto me. I grabbed her lower lip with my teeth, pulling at it agonisingly slow, by the look on her face. I moved towards her neck, slowly leaving a kiss on her goosebumps, and nibbling on her ear lobe. Then I whispered in her ear. "Next time you do something like that I'll do more than kiss you senseless, understood my loving betrothed?"  I said lifting my head from her ear and smirking. She nodded her head, divinely blushed and still slightly light headed. Then something snapped inside of her, and before I knew it she was pulling me by my shirt and clashing our lips together as she, yet agin, wrapped her silky and creamy legs around me. She continued kissing me until, I broke the kiss and began to voraciously kiss, suck and nibble at her fragrant neck. Then she flinched, and pushed me away. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."
"No, my love. Someone's coming." I placed Victoria, on the floor and we began running. "Hey! Stop right there!" A Lannister guard stated loudly. We continued to run, except Victoria burst out laughing. The guard attempted to run after us, but his armour made him slow. We continued to run and laugh, eventually he gave up. Soon we were barging, into Victoria's room. We quickly closed the door and leaned on it resting. We were breathing heavily from the adrenaline, but Victoria still managed to giggle. I took her gentle and smiling face in my hand and began to caress it with my thumb. She leaned in to my hand, my affection. "I love you." I stated breathless and kissing her forehead. "And I love you more."
"Impossible!" I said laughing, she laughed with me and at that moment I wished I could freeze time. It was just me and her away from responsibilities and intrigues. She was blushing as always, the sparkle in her emerald eyes was brighter than ever, her lips were plump and red from our previous actions and she looked so happy, happy in such an innocent way, that only a child's excitement could be compared to it. I moved slowly towards her lips as if we were kissing for the first time, it seemed just like yesterday when I kissed her for the first time. Yet, it also seemed like a lifetime ago. She slowly moved her hands up my arms, and teasingly did circular movements on my shoulders until she reached my neck where she played with my curls making me gain goosebumps. She smiled against my mouth, and I smirked at her giving her a questioning look. "I didn't know northerners got goosebumps..." She said laughing. "Oh yeah? Well, I didn't know princesses had tickles..." I said tickling her, she began laughing and squirming attempting to escape my tickles. I finally stopped because she was making too much noise, and I covered her mouth with my hand, moving her away from the door and onto the bed. "Damn it Victoria! Did you just bit me?"
"I couldn't breath!" She said laughing, crawling on to the bed and lying down. "What are you doing standing there?" She said extending her hand, I took her hand and laid down next to her pulling her on top of me. She giggled and began to comb my curls with her fingers, she swiftly pulled them to the side and began to trace my scars. "This one looks painful." She said with a scurry face, gently touching a scar above my eyebrow. "Jon and I went hunting, in secret... My mother would have killed me, at the time, if she knew I went hunting, specially with Jon. We had caught a boar, we were returning to Winterfell, when a group of burglars surrounded us. They were four and we were two. We killed three of them, and in the process of it one managed to make a deep cut on my forehead. The other one ran away with the boar. We were devastated of course!" I said laughing, but Victoria didn't laugh she looked frightened and worried, I never saw her face like that. "I had been training with a sword, since I could remember, but that was the first time I actually killed a man. It's funny, you realize that you are just meat and bones, and that what matters in life is how you live it. Because who knows how it will all be taken away from us? When will it be taken?" I said looking in her eyes. Victoria began kissing me, gently. She caressed my lips with her's, making me burn for her. I lifted my torso, allowing Victoria to easily straddle me. I kissed her neck, and took my time. Making sure that every spot was kissed and allowing her fragrance to overcome my senses. She began to tear my leather shirt, exposing my inner blouse. I looked at her, questioningly and she smirked nodding her head. I took out her red roses crown, and began unbuttoning her dress in the back while kissing her. She took my blouse  and began kissing my chest. "Tell me when to stop." I asked, slightly breathless at the sight of her breasts in the black corset. She moved to my ear, and nibbled at my earlobe until she stated."Never." With her warm breath flowing onto my neck. With this I picked her up and laid her down. Her back up. "It's alright my darling,  I'm just going to undo your corset. But soon I'll be undoing you."