Chapter 51

Sansa Stark POV

I can't believe Dany invited Jon and his friends out camping for spring break. I mean, I'm grateful because otherwish I wouldn't have been able to go, but it's still weird to me. I had a good time camping when we went 2 summers ago, so I think it'll be fun.

I haven't purged since Valentine's Day, which is a good thing. I'm back to my diet, I really fell off the wagon there for a while. I can't let that happen again.

Jon is driving us to school in awkward silence when he suddenly says, "Oh, Sam changed his mind about camping. He decided he wants to stay in town."

"Oh okay," I respond. "But you still want to go, right?"

"Yes, Sansa," Jon responds, sounding irritated with me. "I know you only want me there so you can go, but I'm not going for you. I'm going because I could really use some time with my friends and I think it'll be fun."

He didn't have to be such an asshole about it. "Alright," I say quietly. "Glad I know where you stand." He just stays silent, probably so he can avoid yelling at me. If I tell mom, she'll get on to him.

…

Once we get to school, I go to find Ramsay. He usually likes to make out or something before school. We're behind the school where no one is at this hour, luckily today he seems to not mind talking.

"Are you excited for camping?" He asks me.

"I am," I respond. "But I was only allowed to go if Jon came."

"Oh, I didn't know Jon was coming. Didn't he and Reek used to be friends?"

"Theon?" I ask. That's such a rude nickname. "Yeah they were close in middle school, I'm not really sure what happened." I can tell he's irritated that I called Theon by his name and not some asshole nickname, but I don't care. I'm starting to think Ramsay isn't such a great guy after all.

"Jon apparently wasn't a good friend to him," Ramsay says. "He said he was manipulative."

I have no response to that, because it doesn't make any sense. My brother is a lot of things, bur manipulative isn't one of them. I think Theon just wanted to be popular and Jon had no interest in that, and now he doesn't know how to get out of it. I want to feel bad for Theon, but he ditched one of his oldest friends for popularity. I may want to be popular, but that isn't something I'd ever do.

Daenerys Targaryen POV

I officially broke up with Daario over the phone tonight. It was mostly sex, I wasn't looking for anything serious, but I think he was. I felt kind of bad doing it over the phone, but like I said it wasn't serious. I just know he was looking forward to maybe going camping with us over spring break. I want to talk to Cersei about the breakup, but I know she has enough to deal with right now. Instead I pick up the phone and call Margaery.

"Hello?" She says after picking up.

"Hey, Marg," I say. "I just broke up with Daario."

"Oh, I'm sorry. How did he take it?"

"Not great. I was really just looking for something casual, but I think he wanted something more serious."

"Sorry about that," she replies. "Can I ask you something?"

"Of course," I say. "What's up?"

"Why did you invite Jon Snow to come camping with us?"

"I thought it would be a nice gesture. And I knew it would increase the chances of Sansa coming, especially if we were bringing the guys."

"It has nothing to do with the fact that Jon broke up with his girlfriend?"

"Margaery, why would that matter?"

"I'm just asking."

"No, Margaery. It has nothing to do with that."

"Okay… well I'm sorry about Daario. I'm sure the camping trip will help take your mind off of it."

"Thanks. I'm going to bed, but I just needed to vent for a minute."

"Goodnight, Dany."

"Goodnight, Marg." I am excited for the camping trip, but I probably shouldn't be dating right now. I need to focus on graduating and preparing for my dad to move back in. That's another reason I wanted to break up with Daario, I have too much going on right now.

…

It's Thursday, and tomorrow is the last day of school before spring break. Luckily we'll also have a break from cheer, so we can kinda go wild on the camping trip. We leave for camping on Sunday, and we come back Wednesday night. We're all sitting at lunch, talking about our plans for the break.

"Oh by the way," Sansa says. "Sam decided not to come camping, so he's out."

"Oh that's fine," I respond. "Ask him if he can bring that guy Podrick."

"Why?" Sansa asks.

"Because we need to know how he got those girls to have a foursome with him for his first time," Jaime chimes in. "Dude's a legend." Cersei glares at him.

"I'll ask him to ask Podrick tonight," Sansa responds. "It's a little short notice, but maybe he can come."

I'm really excited for this trip, I know it'll be a lot of fun. I don't know how Cersei will hide her pregnancy while we're camping or after that, but I'm scared to ask her. I know it's really stressful and scary for her, and I don't want her to blow up at me. It's also between her and Jaime, I know Euron isn't the father (despite what she told me). I need to focus on graduating, having fun with my friends and helping my dad, not Cersei's drama. I'll always be there for her, but this is definitely something she needs to work through with Jaime and her dad.

Jon Snow Stark POV

I got a text from Sansa today asking me to invite Podrick to the camping trip. I'm not sure why anyone in the popular group would want him specifically, but I did hear about what went down at the Lannister's new year's party, so maybe that has something to do with it.

I find Podrick talking to a couple girls as I'm leaving school. He's been getting a lot more attention since New Year's, but I'm honestly not even sure what the true story is because I've heard so many versions. "Hey, Pod," I say, walking up to him. "I want to talk to you about something."

"Yeah, sure," he responds. "I'll see you girls around." They walk off after he says that.

"I know it's short notice, but do you want to go on a camping trip with me and some friends? We leave Sunday and come back Wednesday. You're probably busy, but Daenerys Targaryen wanted me to invite you."

"For real?" He looks shocked.

"Yeah, she asked Sansa if I'd ask you."

"Definitely," he says without missing a beat. "I'll be there."

"Okay, awesome," I say, surprised at his eagerness. "You can stay over at my house with Gendry if you want."

"That sounds great," he replies. He looks over and I see two other girls walking towards us. "I have to go, see you Saturday."

"Bye, man." As I'm walking to my car, I see Ygritte and we make eye contact. She's clearly not happy to see me, but something in me still is happy to see her despite everything. She breaks eye contact with me and continues walking. I hope one day we can go back to being friends, I miss just hanging out with her.