Game of Thrones: Healing the Broken

Chapter 2 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.

Chapter 2

Meanwhile, at the Reeds home, Jojen's sister, Meera, was having troubles of her own. The twenty-two year old woman, noted for her similar height and build to her brother, as well as her curly medium length dark hair and green eyes was currently at home, due to not having any lectures of classes at college that day. It was a good thing for her that she was; for at this moment, she was having problems. Namely she was crouched over the toilet, throwing up.

'Urgh, Gods...what the...' She thought before another wave struck her. 'This isn't, right...'

She grimaced as finally it subsided; shaking her head flushed the toilet and shakily got to her feet. She was worried another wave would strike, but when nothing happened she relaxed, slightly.

Shaking her head she left the bathroom, reflecting. 'Urgh, again...this isn't...I thought it was just food poisoning, but.'

She couldn't shake the feeling that food poisoning wasn't the case. She didn't understand it however. Right now she was too busy trying to recover to work out any other cause. Rinsing her mouth out she sighed and tried to focus.

'What could it be, I need to think of possibly alternatives, but where do I even begin.' She wondered to herself.

With a sigh she set down the glass and headed through to the living room; her mind deeply troubled by her current situation.

Jojen bit his lip, unsure how this all happened. He found himself approaching the school cafeteria for lunch, with Lily walking by his side.

"So, I was wondering." She began casually. "I've seen you occasionally, out in the garden of your house..."

Jojen nodded. "Y-yeah, that...I...My family and I, we grow our own vegetables, I was just taking care of them."

Lily's expression brightened further. "Oh really, interesting...My family are the same, I do that too...I also enjoy gardening.

Jojen nodded again, managing a small smile. Somehow Lily was able to do this, to so casually talk to him and talked back, just as casual. He couldn't but his finger on it, but it was clear she was trying to connect with him. What he didn't understand was how he was handling it so well.

Granted she wasn't getting too close, nor did she touch him; which would have set off his panic as it had with Myrcella. But still, he couldn't deny, there was something about her. She was honest, open, friendly, he actually wondered how he'd never noticed her before.

Their conversation actually turned towards gardening, at least until they entered the cafeteria and their talk was drowned out by the general noise of all the people around them. Jojen sighed, this was the most challenging time for him.

He looked around worriedly; he knew any one of the girls here could inadvertently, or even intentionally, touch him and yet that would trigger a reaction, he would panic and then everyone would see. He knew it wasn't fair, he couldn't blame any of them, especially when, like Myrcella, it was sometimes natural.

But he couldn't help it, it was an instinctive reflex.

'All because of...her.' He thought with a shudder.

He knew he shouldn't think about that, it would just make things worse.

"Jojen?" Lily asked.

He shook his head. "Nothing, it's nothing, let's, go find my friends, I'll introduce you."

She nodded and they began to walk; Jojen looking around warily. The nearest girl was devastatingly pretty with long brown hair, brown eyes and fair skin, she had a slender willowy build and emphasized her long legs by wearing a skirt with ankles as part of her uniform. It was Margaery Tyrell, one of Sansa's good friends, a girl who knew she was beautiful and used it to her fullest.

Progressing through the cafeteria he spotted a group of three girls and two boys sitting together. Both boys were identical with blonde hair and green eyes, although one had his hair cut short and neat, the other had his hair messy.

Both wore the boys version of the uniform although the messy haired one wore shorts with calf-high socks, the neat haired one, trousers. They were, respectively, Willem and Martyn Lannister, both 15. The girls with them were all sisters, yet looked very different to each other.

One was also 15, she had shoulder length dark hair and eyes; pale skin and was quite skinny, actually somewhat frail looking. She wore her uniform with trousers, being modest and discreet. Which was why it was a surprise that she was dating the outgoing Willem Lannister, her name was Marissa Frey.

Her two sisters, 18 year old Walda and 19 year old Amerei both wore skirts with their uniforms, with knee socks and ankle socks respectively. Walda also had dark hair and eyes and was notably overweight, yet was comfortable with herself and didn't care what people thought about her weight, Jojen admitted quite easily that he respected that.

Amerei on the other hand had long blonde hair, brown eyes, a pinched face and long legs, looking actually somewhat like a model. She was, incidentally, dating the already graduated, older brother of Martyn and Willem, Lancel Lannister.

Finally however, Jojen calmed down when he spotted his friends. Bran, Sansa, Rickon and Arya were all seated around the table ahead, with two others.

A boy of 19 with short dark hair and dark eyes, wearing the shorts version of the boys uniform with calf-high socks, Sansa's boyfriend, Podrick Payne and a girl around Rickon's age, perhaps a little older, with long dark hair, dark eyes and pale skin; she wore trousers with her uniform, like Arya. It was Lyanna Mormont.

Seeing them Bran waved them over and they went and sat down.

After introducing Lily to them, Jojen relaxed and enjoyed his lunch, spending time with his friends. He began to wonder however, about Lily. He knew his behaviour must certainly seem odd to her. Turning to her, he saw her turn at the same time, as if sensing his movement.

"Lily, I, um..." He began awkwardly. "I just, I feel I should explain myself, but I don't know how."

"Explain yourself?"

"The way I've been acting, I know it must seem odd." Jojen clarified.

Lily shook her head. "Hey, don't worry about it. It's clear there's...something bothering you, and it goes deep. I'm not going to pry and you don't have to force yourself, alright."

"Lily?"

"I can see that you're struggling, you have this issue, but can't bring yourself to talk about it." She continued. "I can respect that, I won't force to do anything you don't want to. Just, relax and take it easy. If you really want to tell me, do so in your own time."

Jojen was startled by this, but them smiled, grateful; suddenly things seemed so much brighter now.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.