Game of Thrones: Wars and Hearts
Chapter 10 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Chapter 10
Arya glared, it was yet another day at school. She was stalking through the corridors in a black mood; she found that, no matter what she did, nobody seemed to believe her that Joffrey was abusing Sansa. Yet Sansa refused to admit the truth; Arya wasn't going to stand for this; she knew what she was going to do now. She planned to find Joffrey and deal with him herself. Yet when she found him, it was to find him abusing Sansa again. She knew now enough was enough and hurried over to them, nobody else was around, typical.
"Hey!" She cried as she approached.
Joffrey turned to face her, still gripping Sansa's wrists tightly, tight enough to leave bruises. He glared at her. "What do you want!?" He snapped.
Arya returned the glare with equal ferocity, if not more. "I think it's obvious, you're hurting my sister…again."
Joffrey snarled.
"Excuse me, are you accusing me of…" Arya nodded and Joffrey snarled again. "How dare you bitch, you have no right."
"Arya, leave it." Sansa cried. "It's fine, it's not what you thi…"
"Stop lying Sansa!" Arya yelled.
Sansa shook her head. "I swear everything's…"
"I told you to shut up!" Joffrey yelled at her, pushing her up against the wall, hard.
That was enough for Arya who promptly launched herself at Joffrey and, without really caring what she was doing, attacked him. Suddenly; they were forced apart by the faculty and Arya found herself being taken to the principal's office and she knew right away she was in trouble.
Arya stood in front of the Principal's desk; she had been forced to wait outside while he had spoken to Joffrey and then called his mother. Cersei had glared at her when she passed; there had been more talking, raised voices and Cersei and Joffrey left before Arya was called in. The Principal looked at her seriously.
"Miss Stark, explain yourself, you know we have a zero tolerance on bullying and violence."
Arya glared. "I was defending my sister; Joffrey's been abusing her and I was trying to stop him."
The Principal sighed. "Do you have any proof of this?"
"I've seen the bruises; I've seen him attacking her."
"I'm afraid I can't just take your word for it, Miss Stark." He stated. "We better get your sister in here."
Arya fought to keep herself calm; her only hope was Sansa actually told the truth. Almost immediately the look on Sansa's face was enough to convince Arya that that wouldn't be the case.
'Dammit Sansa; why can't you just tell the truth already.' She thought desperately. 'Now I'm going to be blamed for attacking Joffrey for no reason.'
Sure enough; when asked, Sansa sat silent for a moment and then shook her head.
"Nothing; nothing's wrong with me and Joffrey, he's not…"
"You lair!" Arya screamed as she leapt up.
The Principal glared. "That's enough Miss Stark, sit down. Now, it's clear to me that your excuse is just that; if your sister can offer no corroboration, I see no proof. We will have to deal with your punishment soon, in the meantime, both of you will wait while I call your mother."
The Principal picked up the phone and made the call; Arya glared at Sansa, she had never hated her sister more than now.
Catelyn was working when her phone rang.
"Hello?" She said as she picked it up.
She was surprised when the caller turned out to be the Principal of Royal Rivers Academy; she was immediately worried, which one of her children was the reason for this call.
"Mrs. Stark; I need you to come down, I'm afraid your younger daughter is in serious trouble."
"I…of course, I'll be right there; thank you." She replied and then hung up. 'Oh Gods, what's Arya done now.'
She spoke to her boss and then headed out to her car and drove to the school. She headed to the Principal's office; her daughters were there, Sansa looked down while Arya was glaring at her for some reason.
The Principal stood and shook her hand before they sat down. "Thank you for coming, Mrs. Stark."
"Of course, what's happened?" She asked; worried.
"We caught your younger daughter assaulting Joffrey Baratheon." He explained; Catelyn was horrified by this revelation. "As you know, we have a zero tolerance on bullying."
Catelyn cleared her throat, she had to try and control the damage. "I'm sure Arya is sorry…"
"I'm not!" Arya yelled. "He was hurting Sansa, abusing her, that's why she's here."
Catelyn fought hard not to groan. 'This again, honestly Arya, this jealousy is getting out of control, it's no excuse to assault the boy.'
The Principal shook his head. "I'm afraid this 'claim' is unsubstantiated and your other daughter claims that no such event took place. Mr. Baratheon claimed the same thing and it seems he is telling the truth."
Catelyn sighed; she couldn't believe it had come to this.
She shook her head and continued.
"I'm truly sorry; she…I'm sure Arya just lost control; she's jealous of their relationship and…"
"I'm not!" Arya screamed indignantly.
Catelyn continued however. "…They're kids; things…get out of control."
The Principal shook his head. "I'm afraid that's not good enough. We shall be giving her detention for a month…I would suggest you consider a punishment for her at home, also, the boy's mother is pressing charges of assault on her, so be warned, the police will be around some time tonight."
Catelyn nodded and finally left with Arya and Sansa. The whole ride back they were quiet, Arya sullen. Catelyn couldn't believe it; how could her daughter be so spiteful and cold, not even showing remorse for her actions. When they arrived at home Sansa headed for her room; Arya was about to go upstairs but Catelyn stopped her.
"Mum."
Catelyn shook her head. "I can't believe you Arya; you have no right to just attack Joffrey for no reason."
Arya growled. "It was Joffrey…"
"Enough Arya!" Catelyn was losing her temper now. "I'm sick of you trying to blame your sister, at least take responsibility for your actions."
Catelyn knew she would have to decide an appropriate punishment and inform Ned of what happened.
Arya couldn't believe it; her mother wouldn't believe her. She was only trying to protect her sister but nobody believed her; just because they always fought everybody assumed she was jealous and acting out.
Catelyn shook her head. "Your behaviour has been deplorable these past couple of months; this can't go on. In response to this however, until you understand what you did was wrong, you're banned from Fencing."
"What, mum…?!"
"That's final, now, go to your room."
Arya headed upstairs; still unable to believe it.
'This is so unfair…There's gotta be some way I can convince them, but…they've just…ugh.'
Her thoughts quickly changed from upset to angry; she threw herself on the bed and scowled; her anger festering. She remained that way until she heard a knock at the front door. She slipped out of her room and hid just at the top of the stairs as her mother answered the door. Her fears were justified when she saw it was the police.
"Mrs. Stark, I believe you were informed about our arrival." Her mother nodded and the officer continued. "She's being charged for assault; this matter will have to be resolved in court…I would advise getting her a good lawyer."
Her mother nodded. "I understand, thank you officer, we'll take care of it."
The officer nodded and after some more words he left. After that Arya went back to her room, locking the door. She hated that her mum didn't believe her; she knew Jon would, dad normally would but mom could always convince him she was right. She refused to talk to her mother and Sansa at dinner and barely spoke to her father as he sided with her mother, she returned to her room afterwards, in an even blacker mood than ever. She hated everything right now.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it. In case you're wondering about how the Principal just listened to Sansa's denial and believed it, remember Sansa is the most popular and well liked student in school, so most people are biased in her favour, even when she's lying. Anyway, read and review please :)