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Many didn’t know, but hours before Aemond went to claim Vhagar, lucerys had went to see him.
The younger boy seeing how hurt his uncle was, felt guilty over the pink dread incident.
He had tearfully apologized and had begged for forgiveness, but aemond refused the little omega.
The alpha stated that he would only forgive if his nephew gave him something in exchange for his distress, something that would smooth ruffled scales and soothe hurt feelings.
And Luke at the age of seven with a serious gleam in sea blue eyes, held out his hand and simply said:
“You can have me.”
Aemond blinked in surprise.
“Have you for what?”
Luke rolled his eyes and grabbed the older boy’s hand. He pulled him closer on the bed, so they were side by side and he could peer into lilac eyes.
“You can have me as your husband! That way we can be together all the time and I can spend our life making it up to you, and playing together. Forever and ever. Sounds good right uncle?”
“You would.. do that? Stay with me forever?”
Luke smiled brightly and laced their hands together.
“Of course, you’re my favorite person besides mother and jace.”
Luke tugged their hands to hold against his heart.
“I, lucerys Velaryon promise before the Gods that may be listening to give Aemond Targaryen myself forever and ever, this I swear!”
Lilac eyes teared up and he brought the other boy into his arms.
His nephew’s muted scent of lemon and vanilla was a comfort for the little alpha and he felt no shame for planting his nose against those curls and taking a lungful, which caused Luke to giggle.
“Forever with you, sounds like the greatest thing in the world to me.”
That night under the dying sun a shy kiss was shared as a promise between them.
Later that night, the brawl would play out as luke pleaded with his uncle to calm down, please aemond! Please kepa!
The scent of sea salt, vanilla, and lemons flared in his panic, wanting his uncle to listen to him, to let his brother and cousins go.
But the call of his chosen mate did nothing to calm the little Alpha.
All it did was make him angrier, all he saw was others who attacked him, and now with the smell of a distressed little omega, it made him feel the need to eliminate competition.
Luke had no choice but to defend his brother.
Luke will still take an eye after it all went down.
Unknowingly completing the vow they started in the eyes of the Gods.
The adults were in a frenzy as they tried to get the story out.
All the kids were yelling over each other and Luke sobs were the loudest thing in the room.
Baby blue eyes were red rimmed and his little heart was weighed down with guilt.
How could he hurt the same boy he just pledged himself too?
“Luke? Jace?”
Mother hurried in with a scared look on her pretty face.
Her scent of milk, roses and lilies like a blanket of safety that protected them. They wasted no time falling into her arms and soothing kisses.
“What is going on here?” Rhaenyra snarled. The mother dragon rising to protect.
Alicent stepped forward while pointing at the littlest boy in the princess arms.
“He took my son's eye out! I demand one in return, justice need to be dealt for my child!”
“No!” Aemond protested.
He winced at the maesters non to gentle hold but weakly stood up and faced his sobbing mother.
“Do not mourn me mother, I may have lost an eye but I gained a dragon..” his single eye looked over at his nephew. “ and an omega.”
“What?“
Alicent grasped her second son's arms, a wild look in her eyes.
The room seemed to freeze at the last part of his speech.
“My boy, what do you mean by that last part?” King Viserys looked at his daughter who had pushed her only omegan child behind her skirts protectively.
“ Befo.. before the incident, Luke came to my chamber and offered his hand in marriage to me. I accepted and I intend on following through. Lucerys Velaryon is mine now, he has made his mark permanently, has drawn blood.”
Rhaenyra went pale.
Her son had unknowingly entered into an unbreakable bond. The older omega curled around him a little bit tighter.
“You couldn’t poss-“
“He's right.” Daemon interrupted. “If an omega has given themselves freely to an alpha, and has drawn first blood, their dragons are intertwined now.”
Daemon looked down at his niece's son, he didn’t seem shocked or surprised by what they were saying.
Did he know more than he was letting on?
Many never would think that Lucerys was capable of such a calculating plot, not become he wasn’t smart but because he was such a sweet boy with his gentle smile and sea blues eyes, he could get away with murder with family and servants alike.
But the blood of the dragon still ran through his veins, it would seem he was more then Rhaenyra son in just looks, but actions too.
His vow whether he knew or not, may have salvaged the wound before it even begun to bleed.
Luke offered a watery smile to his uncle who gave a smaller one back.
Viserys cleared his throat.
“ Then the matter is settled, Lucerys has entered into a bond ship with Aemond Targaryen, and when Luke is of age Six and Ten they will marry.”
“But fath-“
“My kin-”
“This discussion is closed. We should be grateful to the young princes for their thinking. Our house has been divided for far too long. May this be the olive branch needed to unite us.”
Later that night, after his mother fussed over them and the moon was high in the sky, lucerys slipped out his room on silent feet to where his uncle aemond was resting.
he was almost there until he seen the men stationed at the double doors.
He forgot about the guards that often made their rounds during this time.
“Prince lucerys? What are you doing up at this hour? Are you in need of anything?”
Nervous that he would be sent away, Luke cleared his throat and raised his chin the way he saw His mother do when she wants something and would not take no for an answer.
“ I..I wish to be taken to see my betrothed, now please.”
The guards seemed to be debating whether to do so or to escort him back to his rooms.
He didn’t make it this far to be turned away.
“Please kind Sers, I just want to make sure his okay.” Luke clasped his hands together and turned dangerous blues onto them with a pout.
His grandsire Corlys always said that he could con a bee out of honey with his little face.
With one final look they guided him to where the little slivered hair prince laid and allowed him through.
With shaking hands he entered the darkened room.
“ Kepa?”
A small groan was heard from the massive bed, for reasons unknown it made Luke’s heart skip a beat.
“Luke?”
With a broken sob the brunette scrambled onto the bed and threw himself down on the older boys chest.
“ I..I’m so sorry uncle, I just wanted to protect Jace. I didn't mean to scar you or hurt you. I’m a horrid husband and we haven't even marry yet.”
Through blurry eyes he watched as aemond carefully patted chocolate curls.
“I’ll tell you the same thing I told my mother. I may have lost an eye but I gained so much more, and you had the right to protect Jace, I picked up the rock first. I’m sorry I scared you.”
Luke sniffled and buried his face into Aemond’s nightshirt, He smelled like smoke and fresh linens.
“Can I sleep here tonight uncle?”
Without a word, aemond moved over and lifted the covers for the omega.
It was the best sleep they had in weeks.