Game of Thrones: An Unusual Punishment

Chapter 2 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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Chapter 2

Cersei sighed as entered the school, she had expected to receive a call from the headmaster and now it had come. She had prepared herself, she knew what she had to say, she had to explain to him that she was aware of the gravity of the situation and that she would be taking action. Unorthodox and strange action true, but action none the less, and she knew with certainty it would be effective.

In fact, considering that this was Joffrey they were going to be talking about, it would be effective due to the fact it was unorthodox and strange. She made her way to the office and spoke to the secretary.

"I am here to see the Principal." She explained firmly.

The woman nodded. "Thank you Mrs. Baratheon, please take a seat, the Principal will be with you shortly, he's expecting you."

Cersei nodded and took a seat; she carefully contemplated how to explain things to the Principal. She hoped he would understand, if he insisted on a more traditional punishment, it wouldn't work. Joffrey would laugh it off.

'The hardest part, once the punishment is implemented…is how long it must last.' She thought to herself. 'I need to endure and ensure that it lasts as long as it must.'

It was then she was called into the office. She stood and entered the office, ready to speak with the Principal.

She sat in front of the desk; the Principal took his seat and looked at her seriously.

"Mrs. Baratheon, this is very serious, your son has been causing a lot of trouble." He stated; his voice level and calm despite his seriousness.

Cersei nodded. "Yes, I understand; I am aware of how serious this is. However I would ask you to do me a favour and let me decide Joffrey's punishment."

The Principal narrowed his eyes. "You, Mrs. Baratheon…"

"Please, hear me out." She said; he sighed but nodded and she continued. "None of the usual punishments will work on Joffrey; he'll laugh them off, or pretend to be sorry. But I have an idea for a…different kind of punishment. One that will work."

The Principal looked sceptical but continue to listen.

"I know this may seem unorthodox, unusual, strange…but it will work, I am certain of it." She continued to explain. "It won't be…easy and there may be, things that seem superficial or make no sense. But trust me, this will teach him a lesson, one he desperately needs to learn."

The Principal nodded; his expression changing. "I see…I'm surprised Mrs. Baratheon, I would have thought you…"

"No, after what I heard, after realizing just what Joffrey's been doing. He is my son, but this is not right, I cannot let him get away with it." She replied at once.

The Principal nodded again and Cersei cleared her throat. She then began to explain the plan to the Principal. He listened and admitted she was right, it was unusual, but it might work, so he approved. He remarked however that Joffrey would need to suffer a taste of his own medicine in the process. Cersei knew this was unavoidable and accepted it herself, despite the fact it would be hard.


Tommen Baratheon walked towards the school's main hall, it was lunch time, yet he wasn't thinking of lunch. He was thinking of what he had seen just as he left his last class.

'Mum, why was she here, what was she doing going into the Principal's office.' He thought to himself. 'Could it be; I know Joffrey was acting like a jerk today again, especially towards Bran, Rickon and Jojen.'

He couldn't understand why Joffrey had to be such a dick, especially to those three boys. Tommen knew them and was friends with them, he was surprised they wanted to be friends with him, or remain so, but they did, despite his brother. He finally reached the lunch hall and his usual table; he brushed down his shorts and sat down next to his sister, Myrcella. She smiled at him, then saw his expression.

"Tommen, what's wrong?" She asked.

He sighed and then explained. "I saw mum, she was going to the Principal's office, but I don't know why."

Myrcella nodded slowly. "Must be to do with Joffrey, the things he did, today and before today…"

"Urgh, yeah, don't remind me." Tommen remarked bitterly. "Honestly, man's wasting his time though, mum won't punish Joffrey."

Myrcella nodded sadly. "Yeah, you're right of course, Joffrey won't be punished, not by mum, he's the golden child after all."

They both sat there, privately thinking of the unfairness, that Joffrey could get away with what he wanted, even when he had been acting so horribly, especially lately.


Joffrey smirked as he walked through the front door of the family home. His siblings walked slightly behind him. Joffrey couldn't help but sneer at Tommen.

'Urgh, my own brother is looking like an idiot wearing stupid school shorts.' He thought to himself. 'Still, he doesn't look half as bad as those losers; at least his are a respectable length.'

All the same, as far as he was concerned, his brother still looked stupid and that looked bad for all of them.

"You should really dress properly Tommen, you look stupid wearing those." He remarked.

Tommen turned and glared at him. "Shut up Joffrey."

Myrcella also glared but before she could speak, Joffrey cut across her. "Don't think you have anything to say Cella, looking like that."

Myrcella fought to control her temper, Joffrey's implication was unmistakable; he was implying her school uniform made her look like a slut.

She shook her head. 'Honestly, just because I wear my skirt shorter than some of the other girls…I'm not the only one, but then, he treats all girls the same, just me and those others worse.'

Joffrey grinned; he had put his siblings in their place, now perhaps they wouldn't embarrass him again.

"Kids." Their father called out from the living room. "Your mother and I need to talk to you, all three of you, come here."

Joffrey rolled his eyes but went through, Tommen and Myrcella following. They all sat down on the sofa, their parents stood across from them. Joffrey wondered what this was all about, especially when his mother mentioned that what they needed to talk about concerned him.

Joffrey looked from his parents, to his siblings seated on either side of him and back, confused.

"Mum, if this concerns me, why are they here?"

Cersei calmly explained. "Your siblings deserve to know as well, they need to know this."

Robert nodded before adding. "Tommen, Myrcella, as you know, as I'm sure you all know by now actually, your mother went to the Principal, due to Joffrey's behaviour."

Joffrey rolled his eyes, especially as his mother spoke; despite the surprising admission.

"Your father and I agree Joffrey, you cannot keep doing this, it's wrong, you have to see that. She remarked.

"Yeah, yeah." Joffrey replied, not really caring.

Cersei however narrowed her eyes. "That is why you're going to be punished."

"Yeah…" Joffrey began before realizing, to his shock, what was being said. "Wait, what?! Punished for what, being the only sane person in school?!"

He couldn't believe it, surely he had heard wrong.

Robert shook his head. "You will lower your voice and be more respectful when you speak to your mother, boy."

Joffrey glared at that while Tommen and Myrcella shared a glance.

'Now this is gonna be fun.' Tommen thought to himself. 'Finally, something is being done.'

They all sat, waiting to hear Joffrey's punishment. Joffrey shocked and in disbelief, Myrcella and Tommen in anticipation.

Cersei sighed and began to explain.

"Starting tomorrow, Joffrey, you will be punished, by learning the pain you have caused; you must therefore suffer it yourself. Therefore you will no longer be permitted to wear trousers as part of your uniform; from now until the end of the school year, six months from now, you will wear shorts as part of your uniform."

She paused and then continued.

"You must do this; otherwise you will receive more punishment. Your peers will be permitted to teach you how they felt, by showing you how you treated them during this. You will follow any rules that are implemented and not only that, you will be giving short trousers to wear at home too."

Joffrey's eyes widened, surely he was hearing wrong.

But his mother wasn't finished.

"Likewise with the school shorts, you must wear these every day and any deviation will result in more punishment. If, at the end of the punishment, you have learned your lesson, then you will be permitted trousers again. If not, you will spend your final school year wearing shorts year round again. Is that understood?"

Myrcella and Tommen were amazed by this, smiling as they listened to what their mother said.

'That's…Is this Christmas?!' He thought amazed; it wasn't anything he expected, but Joffrey was being punished, especially since he knew Joffrey and knew this would be the worst thing that could happen to him in his mind.

Myrcella was also thinking about it. 'That's, unconventional to say the least, but it's Joffrey we're dealing with. So it's perfect.'

Joffrey however was frozen, eye's wide as his mother's words sunk in and he realized something else that horrified him, she was serious.


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