Jaime and Bäahal : Rescue.

Jaime and Bäahal : Rescue.

A/N : It seems that no matter what, Fate does bring these two back together. <3

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If asked, Bäahal would always claim it was the fever that made her delirious and in her delirium, she was thinking of Lord Jaime. The princess barely slept through the whole siege. She couldn't allow her eyelids to close, no matter how heavy they were or how high her body temperature was. She had to remain awake, she had to stay sharp. In a moment as dire as this one, she had flashes of the moments she spent with Lord Jaime. She remembered his handsome face at Winterfell, the way his green eyes were staring at her, acknowledging a beauty she failed to see after so long. She remembered as he pressed his lips to hers, lightly, as a polite way to bid her farewell. At this moment he was so sure he wouldn't see the princess again. They were to be enemies, they were to fight against each other, so why would he... why would he do more than just light kiss her? At this very moment, he was still in love with Cersei. He still wanted to be with her, he still needed to be with her. But why did he choose to kiss Bäahal then? Her purple hues became sad at the thought that maybe, that kiss meant something else. Maybe, just maybe, the knight did have some interest in someone else than Cersei and was willing to give it a shot ?.. no.. ; foolishness. He loved Cersei, with all his might.. that kiss meant nothing. She meant...something that wasn't romantic.

She stumbled as she walked towards the window of her room. A few rays of sunshine pierced through the glass and lightened with a dim light the room. It just had one bed, a table, and a chair and it was enough for the princess to proceed with the basic needs. Good samaritans, loyal subjects to the new queen saved her life and took her to this place, so she had to go see if they were doing alright and if they needed anything. Children, women, and elderlies were her priority. Bäahal personally ensured that the kids had something to eat and that the elderlies wouldn't starve to death, but it didn't take long before supplies ran out. The Targaryen tried her best to save face and keep her calm but she couldn't hold it any longer. The sting of Gregory's betrayal had her become even more suspicious of the people around her. She gradually decided to keep people from visiting her room. She refused to eat what she had not seen or made herself and ate less and less so the kids could have more.

Maybe she was too stubborn. Bäahal Targaryen, the stubborn Targaryen as some started to call her. She was proud, and that fire that ran in her veins was revived because of that man. Jaime Lannister. The only man she wanted to touch. The only man she wanted to hold in her arms.. the only man she fell in love with. She felt ridiculous but grateful to have had the chance to let him know how she truly felt. Maybe it was meant to be unrequited but at least, she had loved someone. At least, her heartbeat harder and faster for someone else. At least she even had dreams about a better life for the two of them. Her love was genuine, pure, and that love made her leave King's Landing so she could find him. The princess wanted to find Jaime. The need to ensure his safety and help him heal was too strong to confine her between the walls of the Castle. She needed to find him dead or alive and if Fate had willed him to die, then she would have found him and buried him properly. She was willing to go to the end of the world if that helped her find him. But where was he now? Her heart broke when she found him all those months ago. He was nothing but the shell of the man she used to know. It was fair enough, after all, he had lost Cersei. He had lost his will to live and yet kept on living. And once again, Fate wanted them together. Taking his rejection in the face had to be the hardest thing the princess had to endure. She had to sit and listen to that man tell her that she deserved another man, a younger and better man than he was. While she understood that he didn't think very much of himself, it still felt as if he was rejecting her love because he couldn't fall in love with her.. somehow, this was also true. Jaime was forever Cersei's... forever hers...

What did it matter anyway, the siege would soon end. She heard the noises of the troops readying for the last charge. She knew it was only a matter of time before they attacked and no matter how strong and skilled the princess was, she couldn't defeat an army. There, in that little town, the journey of Bäahal was about to end. She already decided she would die on the spot, fight like a dragon until one of them killed her. She refused to let them take advantage of her, rape her like so many men did during the war. She refused to have yet another man possess her body, the one she fought so hard to regain control of. She refused to let a man she didn't want to ruin her before she died. Either her fever would take her away, either the sword would be her doom but never a man... ever. She leaned her forehead against the window and felt tears roll down her cheeks. Bäahal was exhausted and desperate; she wanted everything to be over and soon. But even in moments like these, all she could think of was Jaime.

« Jaime... please...I want to see your face again. Is it too much to ask? To see your face again ? » she whispered to herself before she fell on the ground. The sword she held prevented her from falling completely so she was kneeling on the floor, but standing up again would prove to be the most difficult thing she would have to do.

Jaime... Her heart warmed up at the thought of him, of the moment she saw him wear a nice outfit that was too large for him to wear. He had paid attention to his hair and tried to trim his beard enough to look decent to the princess. He even invited her for lunch.. oh.. that was the day she said she was in love with him; that was the day he broke her heart...that was such a sad day... such a beautiful day. A soft smile crept on her lips as she remembered the brief taste of his lips she stole when they met again. It wasn't a true kiss and eventually, that would be something she would never experience, but it was the happiest moments she ever had with someone who wasn't her family or best friend. Still.. her heart was breaking out because she thought she would be dying here alone.... alone.

-TBC-