A/N: Well here is the second chapter! I hope you enjoy it! And thank you as always Maddie Rose for being such a great friend and beta!


Chapter Two

Knocking on the door to her parents chambers, Juliana waited until she heard her father's voice telling her to enter the room. Opening the door, she took a deep breath before walking inside. Arrow and Ghost were right behind her.

"Close the door."

Looking at father with a worried glance, she nodded her head before turning back to close the door. Taking a seat on the large bed as she had done since she was a small child, Juliana lifted Ghost up after Arrow made himself comfortable next to her leg on the bed.

"Am I in some sort of trouble?" Juliana asked, her gaze going back and forth between her parents.

"Should you be?" Lady Catelyn Stark asked her.

"I do not know…"

"Daughter you are not in trouble," Lord Eddard Stark told her as he took a seat in a chair that sat across from the bed. He smiled at her when he noticed that she relaxed with knowing she wasn't in any trouble. "Do you like Winterfell?"

"I love Winterfell, father," Juliana said, slightly puzzled by his words. "It is all that I have ever known."

"That is right." Lady Stark said.

"You know nothing of King's Landing or anything in the south."

"You did not ask if I cared about the south. I can tell you now that I do not."

"Juliana, we believe that the king comes and he will ask your father to become the next hand of the king."

"But that would mean you would have to leave Winterfell. The Starks don't belong in King's Landing, they belong in the North."

"We do not know if that is his intent, but it is a possibility." Lord Stark said.

"You have not told this to Robb or the others," Juliana asked as Ghost moved around in her lap before settling down once again. "Have you?"

"No, we have not." Catelyn said. "And we would keep it that way."

"Robb is the next Lord of Winterfell. I'm just the daughter you will marry off one day. Why tell me this?"

"You are not just the daughter we will marry off. Who said you were so?"

"No one said anything. I know it will be my duty to marry and leave Winterfell one day."

"If the king asks me to be the next hand of the king then I plan to take Arya, Sansa and Bran with me. They will need to learn the ways of the south."

"Sansa will gladly go with you and so will Bran. Arya will fight you on it. She does not wish to leave Winterfell. She does not wish to be a proper lady like Sansa."

"And what of you?"

"What about me father?"

"Would you go south for me? To keep the peace with Arya?"

"I do not mean to be disrespectful father, but Robb will try to fight you on this. He believes that my place is somewhere he can reach easily. He will not like me going south."

"The decision does not belong to your brother. Any of them. I am asking for your help Juliana. You are old enough to make your own choice." Lord Stark said watching his daughter.

"Yes."

"Yes what?" Lady Stark asked, already knowing the answer to her inquiry.

"Yes, I will go with you to King's Landing if the king asks you to become the hand of the king."

"It will be good for you. Perhaps there will be someone who will seek your hand in marriage."

"Anyone is better than a Greyjoy."

That caught Lord Stark's attention. "Has Theon said something to you? Done something?"

"He thinks one day I shall marry him because he has Robb's favor."

"I see," Lord Stark said watching as Juliana stood up with Jon's direwolf in her arms. "Any you do not return the feeling? You do not wish to marry him?"

"I would rather die old and alone."

Nodding his head in understanding, Lord Stark put his hand out to see the pup in her arms. Walking over to her father, she placed Ghost in his hands. "He is growing very fast. Did Jon tell you he was the runt?"

"Even the runts of the family will surprise you."

"Yes they will," Lord Stark said handing the pup back to her. "Do not speak of what was said here to anyone."

"Of course father."

Leaning down, she placed a kiss upon his cheek before heading to the door. Before passing her mother, she gave her a quick kiss as well. Opening the door, Arrow got up fast and ran to the open door.

A week had passed since her conversation in her parents chambers. The King and his family had arrived two days ago. From the window in her bedroom she saw Jon practicing with his sword. It was only last night that he broke some news to her that she never thought she would hear out of his mouth. He was going to go with Uncle Benjen to take the black. He wanted to become a man of the Night's Watch. Taking her eyes off her half brother, Juliana looked and saw that Robb was arguing with their father about something and he wasn't being quiet. Although she couldn't hear from the confides of her room, she could see her twin's face turning red before pointing in her direction. It worried her when he got that upset.

Moving away from the window, she closed the shutters before grabbing her cloak off the chair and heading out the door before Arrow or one of the other pups that were in her chambers tried to get out. The pups were locked in her room on some days and on others they were divided between her room or one of her siblings.

As she used the secret pathway she got to the courtyard quicker than if she had taken the way the guests that would come to Winterfell would use. Walking quickly she started going towards Robb and her father, when she was grabbed. Spinning to look at who dared to grab her, her eyes met Theon's.

"What do you think you are doing?" Juliana questioned him as she glared at him. "Let go of me, Greyjoy."

"I just wanted to offer my congratulations on your new engagement."

Tugging her arm away from him did nothing except get him to make his grip tighter. "I said to let go of me!"

"Theon."

Hearing her father's voice, Juliana was able to free herself from his hand. Backing away from him she head three sets of feet coming towards her. Making sure she was out of Theon's reach, she looked over and saw who had joined them. She already knew her father did, but Robb was with him as was Jaime Lannister.

"What do you think you are doing?" Robb asked, taking his twin's hand as he moved to block her from Theon. "She told you to let her go."

"We were just talking."

"We were not." Juliana said in a defiant tone of voice. "I did not come to see you. I had wished to speak with my father."

"I just wanted to wish you luck in your marriage." Theon said as looked from her to Jaime Lannister and then to Lord Stark.

"What is he talking about?" Juliana asked as she withdrew her hand from her brother's. "Father?"

"Prepare my horse," Lord Stark said to his ward. "There is something I must do. And prepare Robb's as well. He will be coming with me."

"Yes, Lord Stark."

Watching Theon disappear towards the stables, Juliana moved around her brother so that she could have her father's attention. "What did he mean?"

"The King has found you husband." Robb spoke before his father could choose his words.

"Did you not give me your word, father?" Juliana asked him as she slowly backed away from him. "Why would you agree when you had already promised?"

"Sansa is to marry Prince Joffrey when she becomes of age," Lord Stark told his eldest daughter. "But the king wished to bind the Lannister and Stark houses in hopes we will forgive and forget the past."

"Lannister?" Juliana asked, her eyes going wide in surprise. "You would have me marry a Lannister?"

"Not just any Lannister." Ser Jaime stated.

Turing and looking at him for the first time since he arrived in the courtyard when all of Winterfell welcomed the King and his company. He was older than her, that much was obvious, but she did not like the smirk that laid upon his face.

"You will marry Jaime Lannister in three days time."

Juliana could feel the tears forming in her eyes, but she would not shed them in front of the man she was being forced to marry, nor would she allow any other person to see her cry. Running away from the three men that had stopped Theon from bothering her, she did not care where she went. All she knew was that she needed to get away and fast so that no one would dare follow her. Seeing Robb's horse already saddled to go with her father's, Juliana grabbed the reins and pulled him away from her father's horse. Getting into the saddle, she saw that Theon was walking her way. Urging her horse forward, Juliana rode out of the stables of Winterfell and out of the castle grounds without any of her brothers or and of the direwolves.

When Juliana came upon an area in the forest that was secluded, she demounted. Hanging onto the reins, she walked Robb's horse over to the stream so that he could drink. Sitting down with her back to the tree, Juliana sighed. She was confused about so many things. One thing was for sure, Sansa will be happy with her marriage arrangement, but she was not. How could she be? She was to be married into the Lannister family and not only that she was to wed the King Slayer of all the Lannisters.

Hearing hooves, Juliana froze. She didn't have any weapons on her nor did the horse. Then she heard something. It was a small howl.

With a smile upon her face, she knew it was Arrow. It didn't take him long to find her. What she didn't expect was to see her brother, Jon Snow with Ghost and a grim look upon his face.

"How stupid can you be Juliana?"

"Jon…"

"You left Winterfell as the sun is lowering. You didn't tell anyone where you were going and you didn't take Arrow or someone that could protect you. What if something happened to you? How do you think everyone would feel?"

"Jon, I-"

"No!" Jon said as he stood in front of her. "You know better!"

"I know!" Juliana said as she finally raised her voice to her brother before getting to her feet. "I know that I know better Jon, but I was too angry to think about what would happen to myself. I just had to get away from them. From all of them."

"What happened?" Jon asked, his hand going to her face in order to get her to look at him in the eyes. "Did Theon try something?"

"How do you know about what Theon has been doing?"

"You might be good at keeping secrets, but so am I. Now tell me. Was it him?" Jon questioned her.

"It was him and it father and it was the King Slayer. All of them!" Juliana shouted in aggregation.

Slipping his cloak from his shoulders, Jon placed it around his sister's so that she wouldn't be cold. "What are you speaking about?"

"Father has made two marriage arrangements. Sansa is to marry Prince Joffrey." She told him.

"That will make her very happy. Who else has he arranged a marriage for?"

"Me," Juliana said and she bent down and picked Arrow up and held him in her arms. "He has agreed to marry me to Ser Jaime Lannister. In three days. I just found out."

"This could not have been his idea," Jon said as he took her direwolf from her and placed him back on the ground before bringing her into his arms. "Father hates the Lannisters."

"It was the king's idea. He cannot tell him no. So I am to lose everything when I marry him."


A/N: Well there is the next chapter! I'm already working on the next one so let me know what you think!