1. Rhaenyra
Rhaenyra's Pov:
The last thing I remember was the flames that consumed me when my brother ordered his dragon to burn me. In my final moments, I remember praying to the gods to keep my last son safe and during those moments my mind flickered to the woman I loved more than life, the mother of the man that just killed me.
I tried opening my eyes but something was preventing me from doing it. I heard someone talking to me though I couldn't hear them, it was clearly a woman and there was also this constant annoying sound that I have never heard before, it was quite irritating. The person that was talking to me took hold of my hand giving it a gentle squeeze as if she is afraid to hurt me and almost instinctively I squeezed her hand back.
I could hear her calling me by my name, asking me if I could hear her. Weird that she didn't address me as Queen does she know me or does she think that she doesn't have to call me that because I'm dead? I'm certain that Kinslaying Usurper King has informed everyone and has already celebrated my death I wonder how Alicent reacted to my death, wait I'm supposed to be dead there is no way I survived it then where am I? Am I in the afterlife? and Why does that voice sound familiar?
The woman yelling for someone called Doctor bought me out of my thoughts. This time I tried much harder to open my eyes wanting to see what was going on and to know who was talking to me. When I was finally able to open the bright light illuminating the room made me shut my eyes. What is illuminating the room so brightly, it's clearly not sunlight or the candles.
When I was finally able to open my eyes I looked around the brightly lit room before my eyes fell on the person holding my hand out of everyone I could think of standing to my right I never thought it would be Alicent Hightower. She was looking more beautiful than I have ever seen her and she looks different too her face contains fewer wrinkles than the last time I have seen her and even though the exhaustion was still visible on her face she wasn't looking at me with anger, fear, or even hatred. She was looking at me with love, happiness, and adoration. She was looking at me with a big smile on her face. I don't remember the last time I have seen her this happy or smile this big maybe back when she was just my Ali.
Then my eyes fell on the boy that was standing next to her with a smile identical to Alicent's. It was Aegon, a much younger Aegon but still, undoubtedly the man that just killed me, and once I recognized who it was my breath started picking up and that annoying sound also started growing quicker and much louder. The smile on Alicent and Aegon's faces were quickly replaced by concern and panic, their lips started moving but I could hear a word they were saying.
It was when Aegon moved closer to touch me that all hell broke loose, I jerked away from his touch which shot a sharp pain through my head and that annoying sound was only making the pain worse. A couple of people barged into the room wearing white coats and one of them I recognized as my cousin and good sister Laena who died years ago. Laena was saying something to me but I couldn't hear, the pain in my head was getting worse and I started trashing trying to get away from the pain they held me down before they stabbed me with a needle and the next thing I know I was slipping into my slumber once again.
The next time I opened my eyes it was dark outside and the lights weren't as bright as they were before but still brighter than a few candles. I once again looked around the room when I saw two figures sitting on the sofa at the far right of the room. It took me a while before I could see that the people are Alicent and Daemon. Alicent was crying (which broke my heart a little) and Daemon looks to be comforting her. Yep, definitely dreaming and with that thought, I went back to my slumber.
When I woke up the next morning there was no one in the room, the sun was illuminating the room from the glass windows. They have plain glass for windows that's weird. I started looking around the room since I didn't get a good look yesterday. The room was not that big compared to her chambers but it wasn't really cramped either. The entire room is white it barely has any color in it. There was a weird box near the door and it was somehow attached to the wall. How did they do that? There were some more weird-looking boxes to her left and that box was the one making that annoying noise.
I finally looked down at myself to find some tubes attached to the back of my hands but what surprised me the most was the thing sticking out in between my legs. Is that what I think it is, but How? I hesitantly reached my hand to touch it and yep it was exactly what I thought it was but I still don't understand how it got there. I still have breasts so clearly I am not a man.
The door opening made me look up and I tried to cover my boner as well as I can. I don't want anyone to think I am a freak. Alicent walked into the room and the way her face lit up when she saw me was something I would remember forever. She looks so happy that it bought tears to my eyes. "Rhaenyra" I can't remember the last time she called with so much love. I went to say her name but my throat was so dry I couldn't say anything I ended up coughing instead. She rushed to my side and helped me drink my water.
"Ali" She sighed in relief when I called her that. I don't even know why I called Ali instead of Alicent or Queen maybe because she didn't feel like the Queen, she felt like my Ali, my best friend who I have loved so much.
"Yes, baby. It is me. I am so happy you are awake." The grin never left her face and she looked so beautiful.
"What happened?" Something doesn't feel right the way, everything is so different around me. The way Alicent is smiling at me like everything that happened in the last 23 years didn't exist. The way she is looking at me like I am her whole world something she has not done in a long time and the way she was dressed, she wasn't dressed in her normal green gown fit for a Queen, she was dressed in clothes that looked almost identical to the ones I have wore when I visited flee bottom with my uncle but the one she is wearing look clean and she looks good in them, she definitely doesn't look the queen I have grown to dislike. All these are making my head dizzy.
"You don't remember." I just shook my head at her. She sighed again before continuing. "You were in an accident. You went to pick up Aegon from Margaery's home when you both got into an accident. Aegon suffered a minor concussion and a broken ankle while you took most of the hit. They had to perform brain surgery on you and you were coma for the last 4 months." Alicent told me holding back her tears and it's good to say I didn't understand a thing she just told me.
"Don't cry. I don't like it when you cry." I hated it when she is sad and after we stopped talking there were many times I wanted to hug her whenever I made her sad but I had to stop myself from doing it because Alicent clearly didn't want to do anything with me but this Alicent wasn't the Queen right.
Alicent gave me a teary laugh before bending down and kissing me. Yep definitely not the Queen she would rather kill me than do any of this. As much as the kiss came as a shock that didn't stop me from kissing her back it almost felt like an instinct. She pulled away before whispering. "God, I missed you so much." Her voice and the kiss had only made the c*ck between my legs grow harder that I had to shift uncomfortably which made Alicent look down and when she turned to me she looked at me with amusement.
"I have no idea how it got there."
"I am your sense of humor is still there." Alicent just laughed at my words which made me more confused.
"No I am being serious why do I have it."
"What do you mean why do you have it? Honey, you are an Alpha."
"What?" But before Alicent could answer someone knocked on the door. Alicent quickly moved to the door to answer it she smiled at whoever was at the door before letting them in and when the person walked into the room I couldn't believe my eyes at who it was. "Mother." I couldn't stop the tears when I saw her.
Mother quickly made her way to me and hug me close and the moment I felt her arms around I just started sobbing while trying to hug as best as I can with all the tubes in my hands. It was overwhelming it's been so long since I saw her I couldn't stop my tears and honestly I didn't want to everything in my life went to shit after she died, my life was good when she was with me and then I lost her and I started losing everyone Alicent, Father, Daemon everyone left me. I remember the day of my father and Alicent's wedding all I wanted to do was hide in my mother's arms and forget about the pain, how lonely and helpless I felt, ever since I woke yesterday everything was confusing but being in my mother's arms made me feel safe I missed being coddled by her I didn't realize how much I loved it until I lost her.
After a while when my cries were subdued, she pulled slightly from me and took my face into her palms, and started placing kisses all over my face. "You scared us, Nyra. Never do that again, do you understand?"
There was another knock on the door that broke our moment and this time it was someone I have never met before she was wearing a white coat. She gave a soft smile before coming to stand to my left. "Hello, Ms. Targaryen. I am glad you are up. I am Dr. Smith your neurosurgeon. How are you feeling?"
"My head hurts a little and my body is a little sore."
"Well, that is normal considering your condition but don't worry you will be back to your normal self in no time."
"How long does she have to stay here." It was my father who talked and it was surprising to see him talk without coughing up blood. He looks healthy too.
"We will have to keep her under observation for at least 2 weeks, she also broke her leg and even though it is healed now she will physical therapy as there hasn't been any proper moment in her leg. Also, I suggest taking it a little slow letting her rest as to not put so much pressure on her brain, and give her a rest for today and tomorrow and then she can have any visitors that aren't immediate family."
"Ok, Thank you, doctor."
"I will be sending a nurse for a normal checkup and with some food." She gave us a smile before leaving the room.
"Well, we should go too love let her rest," Father told Mother.
My mother reluctantly nodded her head before giving me a kiss on my forehead. "We will bring the kids with us tomorrow when we visit."
Both my parents gave Alicent a hug, and my mother and Alicent whispered something to each other before my parents. And right after they left some other women came into the room with food. She set the food before me and went over the weird boxes to note something down after she was finished with whatever she was doing she left the room leaving me with my food and Alicent. I just stared at the food for a while it was some fruits, some juice, and porridge it also has some tea.
I looked up when I heard Alicent sigh. "I know you don't really like hospital food but it's not really bad and you have to take your meds after so eat." I just looked at her everything was confusing I don't know what was happening. Alicent dragged a chair near my bed before picking a spoon full of porridge and bringing it to my mouth.
"You don't have to I can eat it."
"I am your wife Rhaenyra, of course, I can feed you, and besides it's not the first time, every time you get sick you refuse to eat anything until I feed you remember? Now come eat." I just opened my mouth and ate the food. I can't think straight after hearing Alicent say that she is my wife. Alicent Hightower is my wife. What is going on? The rest of the meal was blurry. I ate the food and took the pills that Alicent gave me before drifting into sleep and I really needed that sleep as my head was hurting from everything.
Maybe it was the pills I took or something the minute I slipped into sleep the memories of this world started coming back to me. Unlike in my world in this world, there is a second gender, the first gender is the one you were born with boy or girl, while the second is Alpha, Beta, or Omega everyone gets presented as either of the three when they turn 13 or 14 and I presented as an Alpha when she turned 14. Even in this world, Alicent has been her closest companion since we were kids. I have always had a crush on her but it wasn't until I turned 16 that I revealed my feelings while being drunk, we got into a relationship after that. My parents were thrilled while Otto was not but the fact that his daughter might give birth to the next generation of Targaryens was enough for him to tolerate our relationship.
We went to the same college I studied business, while Alicent studied literature. We were in 3rd year of college when we had Aegon it was not planned but we still loved him very much. A year after we graduated I asked Alicent to marry me in the most ridiculous way possible, it scared Alicent half to death I'm still surprised that she said yes instead of breaking up with me. We had an intimate small wedding with only close family members present. We ended up conceiving Haelena on our honeymoon which was also not planned but not surprising on how much sex we had and then three years later we had Aemond which was planned this time.
We might not be a perfect couple, and we had our fights but the aspect of losing each other scared us more than anything, and that helped us overcome all the obstacles in our relationship, and I love the little family we have built over the years.
Everything was different after I woke up from the nap. Everything around me didn't look weird anymore and I understood everything when the doctor came back to check on me. But my head was all over the place like I don't know what to do. I was happy I didn't have to meet anyone else for the rest of the day and it was just me and Alicent. A part of me is happy being with Alicent, having a family with her was something I have dreamed for a long time when we were young and a part of me is guilty that I have to love the people that took my sweet boys from me.
Separating Alicent from the green Queen was easy as I have once loved her the same that this Rhaenyra does and so will loving Haelena be as I have always loved my sweet sister and if anything I feel guilty for dragging innocent Haelena into a war, but Aegon and Aemond were entirely different I have never been close to them and while Aegon was who killed me, it was Aemond that killed my sweet Luke and started the war ever since the news of Luke's murder reached me I have spent every waking moment hating Aemond.
The minute I woke up the next day I started dreading meeting the kids and I guess it was pretty noticeable as Alicent immediately know something was wrong. "Nyra, are you alright? Is your head hurting again?"
"No I'm fine, it's just ... I'm nervous to meet the kids you said I was in a coma for four months did they come to see me then?"
"Yes they saw 2 weeks ago it was the first time Haelena and Aemond saw you. I didn't want them to see their Muña while she looked like a MUMMY."
"ha ha very funny." Alicent just laughed at her but her smile soon disappeared. "Ali?"
"It was really hard to see you like that you looked so small and vulnerable on that bed and without your beautiful silver hair, you were almost unrecognizable. Aegon cried every time he saw you for the first month. Haelena and Aemond kept asking about you every day." Alicent was fully crying at that point.
"Hey. Hey Ali. It's ok. I am here now."
"I was so scared. I don't know how to handle everything without you." I pulled her into me as best as I could and started rubbing her back.
"Shh. It's, ok baby. Everything is alright now. I am ok." I whispered into her hair wanting to calm her. I just held like for a while running my hand through her hair, it felt nice to hold Alicent like that after a while she stopped crying but we stayed like that holding each other until I remember something she said. "Hold on, what do you mean without my silver hair."
"Oh, umm. They have to shave your head for the surgery. You have short hair."
"WHAT" I ran my hands through my hair for the first time since waking up and she was right my hair was really short.
"It's ok, honey. You still look really good and honestly it suits you better than the long hair."
"You are not just saying that to make me feel better, are you?"
"No. It really suits you. You look so cute with short hair."
"I am not cute. I am sexy."
"Aww, you are so cute."
"Don't call me that." I all but whined while pouting. It was easy to joke around with Alicent and forget about everything we have done to each other in another lifetime.
"Is my baby hurt? What can I do to make her feel better."
"I think a kiss might help her."
"No"
"NO! Did you just refuse to give your hospitalized wife a simple kiss?"
"Oh don't be so dramatic. I don't want to kiss you because your breath stinks. I mean come on babe you haven't washed your mouth in 4 months."
"That's not fair."
"I will go get your brush you can wash your mouth and then I will kiss you. How about that."
"Fine. It's not like I have a choice." I mumbled still upset.
She just laughed at me before getting my brush and I wash my mouth before I get the kiss. We have to break our kiss when we heard a knock and all of this banter made me forget about seeing the kids. So, I started internally panicking when I saw the kids along with my mother came into the room.
"Mommy." Haelena and Aemond immediately ran to me when they saw me while Aegon walked cautiously to my bed.
"Careful, don't hurt your mother," Alicent told them when they tried to climb onto the bed. She carefully set Aemond on my bed next to me and Haelena took a seat in the chair next to my bed where Alicent was sitting earlier. Aegon stood at the end of my bed looking everywhere but at me.
"We missed you so much, Mommy." Haelena voice made me peel my eyes from Aegon and look at her.
"I missed you too, sweet girl." I gave her a genuine smile. Just like thought I felt no resentment when I looked at her, but Aegon and Aemond. A part of me wanted to push them away but the other part of me, the Alpha in me was snarling at me for even thinking about it. It doesn't want me to ignore or hate its pups. Well, this is going to be fun.