Game of Thrones: Facets of Love

Chapter 9 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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


Chapter 9: A Rival

It was another day at school. Shireen was walking to her class, her thoughts on Rickon and their date two nights ago. She smiled at the memory; however she was distracted and didn't see the person in front of her. Next thing she knew she was shoved against the nearby wall and found herself face to face with Lyanna Mormont, a girl her age, who was scowling at her.

"Watch where you're going!" She snapped.

Shireen sighed; Lyanna Mormont was from the same neighbourhood as Rickon, like many she had an aversion to Shireen, due to her Greyscale. However it seemed to Shireen that Lyanna was angry and not acting the way she usually did due to the disfigurement. Not too long ago she would've bowed her head, muttered an apology and took whatever was thrown at her. But now, thank to Rickon, she had more confidence in herself, this time she looked Lyanna in the eye.

"I'm sorry Lyanna." She said; her voice firm. "I was distracted; I'll pay more attention next time."

Lyanna's expression was a mixture of shock and revulsion. It was almost as if she forgot her anger and whatever she was planning on telling Shireen. Instead she stalked off, mumbling under her breath. Shireen sighed and continued to head for her class; wondering what was bothering the girl.

Rickon groaned as he entered the school.

'Why do I have to come here, it's so boring.' He complained in his thoughts.

"C'mon, let's go." Bran stated. "Unlike me, you guys don't have the luxury of taking your sweet time to get to class."

Arya frowned at that and playfully kicked the wheel of Bran's wheelchair.

"Hey."

Arya shrugged. "Yeah, and unlike you, Rickon and I find school boring, so yeah, don't think we're gonna hurry."

The three siblings laughed but then Rickon spotted Shireen up ahead and smiled.

'Maybe it won't be so bad after all.' He thought before turning to his siblings. "Well, I'll see you guys at lunch."

With that he headed off. He heard his siblings talking as he left.

"He's in a hurry all of a sudden." Bran stated.

Arya laughed. "Yeah, probably because he saw Shireen."

Rickon rolled his eyes and caught up with Shireen. She turned to face him and smiled widely.

"Hey Rickon." She greeted cheerfully.

He smiled back and replied. "Hi, so, how have you been? I've not seen you since our date."

She nodded. "Yeah, I had to be careful; my...my father decided I had to have...'the talk'." She explained, her face going red. "And we had to make sure my mother didn't overhear."

Rickon frowned. "I see...Well; it's good that things got sorted out I guess, must've been embarrassing."

Shireen nodded. "Yeah, tell me about it."

She paused before asking him. "Say, do you know Lyanna Mormont?"

Rickon shrugged. "Yeah, kinda, she's been at few of dad's fancy dinners, why?"

"I ran into her, she seemed kinda angry, I don't know why."

Rickon shrugged again; he had no idea either. Putting the thoughts to the back of their minds they headed to class.

The morning had passed quietly and it was now time for lunch. Shireen began to walk towards the cafeteria but then saw her path was blocked by Lyanna Mormont. The girl was glaring at her and Shireen guessed she had remember whatever her issue was this morning. Shireen did her best to stay calm and stopped in front of Lyanna.

"Something wrong?" She asked.

Lyanna's scowl deepened. "Yeah, you."

Shireen was about to reply when Lyanna continued; anger colouring her tone.

"Just what the hell do you think you're doing? Stay away from Rickon."

Shireen was taken aback by this. "But, he's my friend, no more than that, we..."

"Shut up, stop lying!" Lyanna snapped. "He doesn't love you, he doesn't even like you. He's only doing this because he feels sorry for you. Can't imagine why anyone thinks you're worth anything."

Shireen fought to stay calm but she could feel the tears pricking at her eyes.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She explained. "I just...Rickon is my friend, he doesn't care about my Greyscale, we went on a date two nights ago and..."

Shireen stopped as Lyanna slapped her. "Enough of your lies bitch. Listen, I don't care what you think, but Rickon is mine, got it. If you've not backed down and Rickon isn't mine by the school dance, I'll make sure you regret it."

With that she turned and stalked off leaving Shireen still fighting tears. Finally Shireen turned and fled, letting the tears fall.

Rickon groaned as he left his class. He had been daydreaming and the teacher had given him into trouble, surprisingly he hadn't been given detention, just a lecture.

'Then again, Mr. Lannister never gives anyone detention; I'm surprised he even gives people into trouble, he's that laid back.'

Rickon was torn out of his thoughts however when he heard what sounded like crying. He approached the sound of it cautiously and froze when he saw it was Shireen who was crying. He immediately hurried over to her.

"Shireen."

She jumped and turned to face him. "You...Rickon, I..."

"What happened?" He asked, concerned. Shireen noted his concern and sighed.

"It was...Lyanna Mormont, she..." Shireen gasped and choked back a sob; she told Rickon of what had happened during her encounter with Lyanna. "But...You're here, I knew she was lying."

Rickon felt his anger building; but now wasn't the time, now Shireen needed him. He pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Of course she was. You were right Shireen." He pulled back slightly and she looked up at him, confused, until he clarified. "I love you."

Then, without any hesitation, he kissed her, deeply, passionately. Shireen moaned into the kiss as she responded, when they finally parted they found they were not alone. Mr. Lannister stood smirking at them, raising an eyebrow.

"Do I need to remind you about the rules on PDA, Mr Stark?" He asked.

Rickon flushed crimson and shook his head. Mr. Lannister laughed and walked off. Rickon took Shireen's hand and they headed to the cafeteria together. Shireen was afraid; she could feel Lyanna Mormont's eyes on her. But luckily she was seated with Rickon and his siblings, so she felt safe enough for now.

Finally, with school over and done, Shireen prepared to go home. She was relieved that she wouldn't have to walk, or deal with possibly being threatened again. Rickon met her outside her class and together they headed outside. They entered Arya's car and she drove Shireen home. Rickon knew however he would have to do something about Lyanna soon, especially if Shireen was being threatened.


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