CHAPTER 15 - Home sweet home

Daemon POV

267 AC

As the outline of the city became visible I became excited to meet mother and Rhaegar. The past few weeks were eventful with me spending time with Tywin while Aery's was busy fucking the maids. The thing that I wanted the most too was achieved with Tywin making me his cupbearer which would make me privy to the going around of the kingdom. That along with the practical knowledge of knowing how the kingdom worked with one of the ablest Hand in the history of Westeros made the position of being his cupbearer sweeter.

This was just the start of my master plan which included making important political connections across Westeros. I would be the most social Targaryen in history since most of the other Targaryen were all into blood purity and keeping the line clean bullshit. It was also important for me to become martially strong since the lords respected martial ability more than anything else. I was a pretty lazy guy in my past life, but still, god knows how I got her. her red hair fluttering in the wind. The deep blue eyes which made me fall in love with her even more. Her name evades my mind and slowly I am losing my memories of the previous world and its pace has quickened the past year.

In order to remember the details and refresh my mind, I wrote all the important details in a diary which could only be understood by me since it is in a different language altogether. If anyone opens it they would think of it as a child's ramblings. And of course, the book is always with me wherever I go.

As we get closer to the city I can already smell the shit. Just like a very smart granny once said or rather will say in the future. I can see large banners of House Targaryen on the walls along with half of the gold cloaks with more than a hundred men at arms. Then right in the center, I see the white cloaks of the Kingsguard fluttering in the wind with a woman wearing a black and red dress with a boy wearing the same colors standing. I cannot wait to go and hug my mother but with the nobles and the smallfolk watching, I have to maintain restraint.

As Aery's gets off his horse and walks towards the crowd everyone bows down and after a few moments he tells them to rise. He gives a chaste kiss on the cheek to mother and nods at Rhaegar. "See how the dragon dragged the Lion back to the capital ", he says haughtily. But then he notices that mother is not paying any attention to him rather she is looking at me. Seeing her beautiful violet eyes about to burst with tears on finally seeing her son after three months is truly heartwarming.

"He showed the Westerlands what a true Prince of the blood should behave", after which he sneers at Rhaegar causing the young kid to flinch. As he leaves the Kingsguard follows him and the crowd starts entering the city.

As soon as I see that the attention on us has shifted. I run as fast as I can and give a tight hug to mom. She holds me tightly with vigor while I start bawling my eyes out while she starts peppering me with kisses. " Muna stop I do not like it", I said. "Daemon I am your mother and I get to kiss my little dragon whenever I want", she says in a slightly angry tone. I just groan softly and she starts chuckling. Gods I love my mother.

After what feels like an eternity she lets me go and I realize that Rhaegar is standing In the distance. "How was the library?". Huh, I was gobsmacked after not meeting for three months the first thing that the brat asks me was how the library was. I thought that he would come and hug me crying about how much he missed me. Time to pay back the fucker. " Huge ", I say using my hands for extra effect while grinning. "Tsk", he says in an irritated tone. "How many did you read?'. "Many", I say with a shit-eating grin on my face. "Did you bring any?", he asks. I put my arms behind my head and say, "No, too much effort". It pisses him off more. Serves the ass right for not hugging his angel of a brother.

"Arse", he says in a soft voice. My mind goes into overdrive, did the bookworm call me an arse. I immediately retort, " I read so many books that the librarian asked me to come back to kingslanding, damn brat". He clicks his tongue in annoyance.

I believe the sun must have been too hot that day since mom got tired and for the first time pulled both of our ears and with a sweet smile asked us where we learned such words. Rhaegar quietly looked towards me while I gulped quietly seeing how terrifying mother was. Nodding my head we quickly run off into the carriage and shut the door.

"She is terrifying", says Rhaegar and it seems he was sweating bullets. "Huh no need to worry brother I will protect you from her", I say in a deep voice which made him start laughing. I hate my baby voice. "Oi, why are you laugh....", before I can complete my sentence I find myself In a tight embrace. "I missed you brother, "Rhaegar says in a quivering voice. It seems that the brat missed me. I just hug him back.

As we part away we see two violet eyes staring at us through the window of the carriage which startles both of us. Seeing us startled the monst..., I meant my mother starts laughing again.

As we start moving towards the red keep mother and Rhaegar are busy asking me how my journey was while I'm sitting on moms lap and answering away. "So mother did my bookworm of a brother make any friends while I was gone?', I ask while showing Rhaeger my tongue, While he quietly says that I am a bigger bookworm than him. Before mother can answer the carriage stopped as we reached the courtyard of the Red Keep.

As I got off the carriage I heard a shrill voice calling out, "Rhaegar". Seeing the kid who called out my brothers name I become wide-eyed. I see a redhead with a pair of blue eyes stare at my mismatched eyes as if sizing me up. I cannot believe it When did this fucking idiot come here. Before any other thoughts come into my mind Rhaegar calls out to me.

"Daemon, meet my friend Jon Connington"

Oh god, Fuck me sideways.