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Chapter 5: It's Only a Spar
Naruto arrived in the feast hall, dressed in a maroon leather jerkin with golden jewels draped along his neck and some even coming off of his shoulders. The way he dressed apparently wasn't enough to draw Sansa's gaze from Joffrey. The boy frowned and turned to look at the various people running amok, drinking from their tankards with reckless-abandon. Men cheered and men feasted, showing a rather animalistic side to their appetites. Naruto smiled softly at the scene, it was peaceful almost like a dream. The music calmed him slightly and best of all; the food.
He looked down to his full plate, stomach already rumbling. Roasted boar, salted beef, potatoes on the side with a few slices of barley bread. The boy could feel his saliva build at the corners of his mouth. He couldn't stand staring no longer and dug his utensils into the waiting meal. With each bite, the meal got better and better, tasting the starch of the potatoes and the heat from the various spices the Northerners used in their meat. Naruto couldn't stop eating and ravaged through his plate until there was nothing left. Once he was done, he wiped his face with little composure.
All eyes of the table were on him with raised brows and dropped jaws. Naruto froze and realized that he was around strangers. For a moment he had enough dignity to look away with a blush of embarrassment on his face. But that dignity quickly fled once the laughter escaped his table-mates mouths. The boy turned his head ready to say something but Arya dug her spoon into her food and catapulted the blob at her sister, taking the initiative in the situation. With utmost accuracy, the food hit Sansa's right eye, bringing a cry of despair from the redheaded girl.
Once more, the laughter exploded, but at least it wasn't pointed at him. Sansa looked embarrassed, her face growing almost as red as her hair. Naruto felt a small laugh leave him, but quickly stopped himself. He was trying to get the girl look at him, not disdain him. Lady Catelyn gave Robb a knowing look and the boy stopped his hysterical laughter and quickly shuffled over, grabbing Arya from her seat. It wasn't long before they disappeared through the crowed. Sansa's friend had just finished wiping the food slop from her face.
With no one in his way, he leaned over and tapped Sansa on her shoulder, with a small grin on his face. He was a bit shaky and was trying to find the right words to start off with. When she turned to face him, he immediately lost what he was going to go with. He gulped and let out a meek hello. For some strange reason, he couldn't find the strength to talk with her like a normal person. Sadly, or rather, luckily, Naruto distinctly heard his mother calling to the redheaded girl, calling her little bird. Naruto frowned a bit but quickly receded to his own chair, resting his forearms against the table.
"You know, Prince Naruto, you can get a second plate if you're hungry." Sansa's friend said suddenly.
"Oh?" Naruto asked. "Who might you be?"
"Oh, my name is Jeyne Poole, my father is the Steward of Winterfell." The girl replied with a small nod. "My Prince."
"Well, thank you for telling me!" Naruto piped.
"My Prince, if I may ask you something?" Jeyne said, stopping Naruto from leaving the table.
"Of course, anything." Naruto smiled.
"I wanted to know if you were besotted with my lady, Sansa?" Jeyne asked. She was met with sudden silence though and quickly regretted asking. "If I have offended, I'm sorry, my prince."
"No, no, no. No offence was taken." Naruto responded quickly enough to stop her from groveling. "I truthfully don't know, my lady."
Naruto stood from his seat once their conversation was over. As he left to get more food, Sansa had just returned to her seat, making Naruto groan in despair. The boy shrugged though, finding the incessant growling of his stomach to be a more pressing matter. He walked through the crowd, dodging and weaving in between the people as they moved with a drunken sway in their steps. Naruto arrived at the table holding the food and nearly felt his saliva trickle from his mouth once more. His hands were shaky and he hesitated from taking any more, seeing as there was practically no one else here taking food. Well that was to be understood seeing as everyone was drinking like madmen.
"Be careful Naruto, I heard that roasted pork is a vile creature that'll eat you balls to brain." Robb said from behind.
"I don't know which to take first, Robb." Naruto said with an exasperated sigh. "It all just looks so delicious."
"Then why don't you take all of it?" Robb asked, giving Naruto a look that seemed like it was common knowledge. "You're the prince, so who's going to stop you?"
"You have a point…" Naruto said with a thoughtful expression. "I guess you're right."
Naruto, easily faster than any man has ever moved, whisked a piece of every article of food. Robb watched with wide eyes wondering what was wrong with the prince. He was clearly a strange one. Naruto though, now had a wooden plate teeming to the brim with all kinds of meat and vegetables, along with a few slices of kidney pie. Next to the plate though, were two tankards of wine. Naruto gave Robb a cheeky smile. Robb laughed and took one of the tankards before down the entire drink and handing Naruto the empty tankard with a cheeky grin.
"Oh, so a Stark can down wine better than me?" Naruto asked. "I'll have you know, my uncle is Tyrion Lannister, the god of tits and wine!"
Naruto slammed his plate down on the table and lifted his own tankard, downing the drink considerably faster than Robb had. Naruto gave the Stark a victorious smirk, clearly rubbing his meaningless victory in his face. Naruto poured wine into the two tankards filling them to the rim, clearly overfilling them. Naruto raised one to Robb and the Stark took it without hesitation, drinking the tankard dry in less than a second with Naruto already refilling his. At this point, Robb's ego took a hold of him and he snatched the wineskin from Naruto and filled his before downing another.
"Hey, Lord Robb and Prince Naruto are having a drinking game!" Someone shouted. "Stark versus Baratheon!"
"Come on, Robb!" Robb heard Theon's voice call out. "You can beat the prince!"
"Ned!" Robert called over the loud cheers and laughter. "Look at our sons! Acting like we did back in the day!"
"If I remember it, it was you who did all the drinking." Ned responded with a laugh of his own.
Naruto took two tankards at once, drowning his mouth with wine. The teen slammed the two tankards down in victory and bellowed for another, in a very 'Robert-esque' way. Robb glared and continued drinking his tankards, following after Naruto, letting his anger get the best of him. Robb yelled for three tankards of wine, very out of character for his normally icy cold personality. Naruto laughed and ordered four more. Soon enough their orders arrived and they downed each one with no complained and continued drinking, making the King rather proud, even Ned burst into laughter.
Naruto finished his fifteenth tankard and was starting to droop. Robb was finishing his fifteenth as well, already starting to sway. The two held on to the table for support, clearly losing their wits and their balance. Naruto slurred his speech and Robb finally dropped to his knees, drunk out of his mind. The Lannisters and Baratheons cheered with a thunderous roar as the Young Wolf fell first. Naruto flashed a small smile before collapsing as well, knocked out completely. Ned ordered some men to carry the two passed out boys to their rooms and the feast continued.
"That was quite a show." Catelyn smiled. "Wouldn't you agree, your Grace?"
"I would say that." Cersei frowned. "I never was able to control Naruto like Joffrey. Naruto took after his father more than what he'd like to admit."
"Oh, I'd agree." Catelyn sighed. "Robb did take after his namesake, finding a liking towards wine."
"Men and their preferences, it seems." Cersei frowned.
On the dais, an air of awkwardness followed between Lady Catelyn and the Queen. Cersei was clearly angry about something and her eyes never left the form of Robert. Cat followed the woman's gaze to the king and found the pudgy man feeling on another woman, clearly making plans to bed another behind his own wife's back. Catelyn took a deep breath and sighed softly. Things were quiet at the dais since Ned had left to speak with his brother in private. Her blue Tully eyes looked down, finding her empty plate to be an interesting creation.
Just hurry up and end.
The next morning came a lot later than most would have hoped. Naruto awoke to a great pounding in his head, clearly starting to dig into his brain. Naruto frowned and pushed his body from the bed, sweat forming on his brow. For some reason the world around him was doubled, but before he could complain, his vision reverted to normal. The boy took a deep breath and sled from his bed. Once his feet touched the floor, his legs gave out and it wasn't long before his face met the stone floor with a sloppy kiss. There was a moan that came from behind him though.
Naruto shot up to his feet and pressed his back against the stone walls. His eyes were wide with surprise, this voice scared him to sobriety. The woman turned in his bed, clearly still asleep. Naruto didn't recognize her, but she had a head of long brown hair and had a nice curvaceous body. The Baratheon rubbed his temples, clearly confused but decided to let the girl rest. But it was then that he realized he was naked and his cock hung loose. The boy's face ran hot with embarrassment. He rushed over to what seemed to be his clothes piled together on the far side of the room. Naruto rubbed his face in despair. He slept with a girl that he didn't know. He wasn't a virgin, far from it, but he was surprised that he'd done it so fast.
He raised his leather jerkin but the red was soiled by what seemed to be someone's dinner and it reeked of wine and other scents. It was repulsive and Naruto quickly dropped his jerkin in disgust and went to throw on a simple tunic and slipped into his breeches with utmost silence. Well at least at the best of his abilities. He quickly headed to the door and rested his hand on the handle ready to ditch as fast as possible, but there was a hint of guilt in his chest when he looked back to the girl resting in bliss. He took a deep breath though and high-tailed it from his room and shut the door behind him.
He took off through the castle halls, looking for someone he could talk to and ask what happened. He reeked of alcohol and Naruto was starting to get sick of the scent he must be giving off. The boy came to a shuddering halt, feeling as if he'd forgotten something important. His blue eyes trailed left and right, looking through the empty halls, wondering why no one was awake yet. But then there was a sudden cold breeze that wisped into the hall and tickled his toes. It was then that he realized he'd once again forgotten boots. The boy took a deep breath and sighed in exasperation. The boy ran his hand against his tired and still sleepy face.
He trudged through the stone halls and headed over towards Joffrey's room for a pair of his boots. The boy wasn't going to go back to his room until later today when the girl in there was surely going to be gone. Naruto's face frowned deeper as he headed to Joffrey's room. He took a deep breath once he came upon it and knocked softly, still timid about seeking his elder brother out. When Joffrey didn't answer, Naruto knocked again, this time considerably louder. Still, there was no answer. This time, Naruto started banging on the boy's door, rapping his fist against the door. But in a moment of despair, Naruto slid his hand against the doorknob and the door swung open.
"Wow." Naruto frowned. "Don't I feel stupid."
Naruto walked into the room to find Joffrey's bed undone and some of his clothes gone along with his sword. He smirked softly and walked through the room, digging around through Joffrey's belongings hoping to find an extra pair of boots. He sighed in relief when he found Joffrey's personal favorite. The pair was so perfect and fit to Naruto perfectly, better than it ever did with Joffrey. Naruto slipped his feet into the extra-soft and smooth leather before placing his feet against the soft sole within the boot. Whoever designed this boot must have been a genius.
The boy walked from the room and headed towards the Great Hall, expecting there to be breakfast awaiting the guests of the Stark Household. Naruto arrived at the Great Hall and released a sigh of instant relief. There was food waiting, freshly baked bread along with sizzling bacon and charred venison jerky. The boy sighed softly and headed into the Great Hall, nodding to the various men and women sitting about, enjoying their early morning feast. Thankfully, his mother and father were nowhere to be found. Naruto smirked when he found an untouched plate of bacon and mashed potatoes. He looked at it for a few seconds hoping no one was going to eat it. His hand reached forward and nearly touched the wooden plate.
"Hey, Naruto." A voice came from behind. Naruto shot his hand back and turned to face the new comer.
"Oh, nothing, nothing at all." Naruto said quickly.
"Oh…" Robb smirked and walked past him, sitting down and taking the untouched plate. "If you want food, just ask one of the servants."
"Oh, ok…" Naruto said and took the seat opposite to Robb. "I see you're feeling sober."
"Not really." Robb sighed. "I went too far last night. Well at least we're awake. Are you ready for the spar?"
"Oh…I almost forgot about that." Naruto sighed.
A plate was placed in front of Naruto by a pretty redheaded servant girl. She gave Naruto a small knowing look and headed off on her way. Naruto and Robb turned their heads following the girl as she walked off, swaying her hips slightly. Naruto turned to Robb and the two shared the same smile before continuing their breakfast. The boys ate in relative silence aside from the two of them sharing a few jokes and having small talk here and there. Once their plates were finished, the redheaded servant walked by and took their plates, giving Naruto a small wink before disappearing into the kitchens.
"I think she likes you." Robb smirked.
"I think so too." Naruto whispered. "Oh, how could I forget. What happened after I passed out?"
"Honestly, I don't remember a thing after the tenth tankard." Robb laughed. "I heard that you pushed servants away and said that you could handle yourself."
"Sounds like me." Naruto agreed.
"Oh?" Robb had a dangerous smirk. "Then I also heard that you were seen walking with a redhead towards your guest chamber. Does that sound like you too?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Naruto looked aghast. "I don't even know how that happened."
"Apparently not." Robb struggled not to laugh. "Now I wonder where Jon is."
"Good morning." Jon suddenly said and took a seat next to Robb, pulling his own plate in front of him. "What are you two talking about? I heard about your little drinking game."
"Oh?" Robb asked with a smirk. "Think you can do better?"
"I said no such thing." Jon quickly defended. "Well, I heard Naruto disappeared with a redhead and wasn't seen all night."
"Damn it." Naruto sighed. "I didn't think that I'd do something like that."
"You were apparently wrong." Robb replied.
"I guess so." Naruto frowned. "But I can't remember a thing. I woke up and nearly screamed."
"Was last night you first time?" Robb asked with an incredulous face.
"What?" Naruto's eyes widened. "N-No! Of course not! It's just that I wasn't expecting to sleep with anyone here."
"Well, that doesn't matter now." Jon sighed. "Everyone's talking about it."
"I heard your father talking with mine, laughing on and on about it." Robb shook his head. "If you don't mind me saying, your Lord Father is a bit of a strange one."
"I'm inclined to agree, Robb." Naruto shook his head and rested his fist against his cheek. "What I'd give to have a father like your lord father."
"Robb, Prince Naruto, Jon." Rodrik Cassel's voice echoed from behind. "The training circle is ready for the spar."
Naruto stood from the table first and followed after the two men of the Stark household. The two shared a few talks and laughs and they quickly turned to Naruto and included him, almost as if he was their own brother. The three talked about menial things and before long, they were on the training field. Naruto's good feeling immediately disappeared when he looked over next to the stable and found Joffrey talking with Sandor and a few Lannister men-at-arms. They were clearly saying something insulting about the Starks or the North. Knowing Joff though, Naruto knew that he was doing both.
"Alright, who'll go first?" Ser Rodrik asked the two.
Naruto and Robb quickly volunteered. The two shared a look and headed into the ring, drawing blunted training swords. Naruto rushed forward taking the first swing at Robb's unguarded neck. Robb made a quick dodge and Naruto's swing ended up going too far to the left. He made quick changes to his stance and dodged Robb's retaliation.
"You're fast." Robb praised.
He lunged forward, with a heavy quick-strike. Naruto though shot his sword back around, parrying Robb's attack. Without thinking, Naruto shot his foot forward and kicked Robb out of the sparring ring ending the fight before it could even begin.
Robb rolled in the dirt before shooting to his feet. His icy eyes were wide; never had he been beaten that fast. A smirk formed on Robb's face and nodded at the blond Prince. He shared a look with Jon and the Snow sighed, drawing his own training sword. Jon took a stance and waited for Rodrik to give the signal to begin. Rodrik gave his nod, but before Jon could strike Naruto, Joffrey made his presence known.
"You know, if you want to show your true fighting skill, why don't you use live steel?" Joffrey asked with a smug look.
"But your lordship might get-" Rodrik tried to reason.
"As your prince, I command that we use live steel." Joffrey smirked and drew his own sword.
"Joffrey, what are you doing?" Naruto asked with a disapproving glare. "Can't you see that we're having a simple duel?"
"Draw your steel, Stark." Joffrey said giving Robb a disapproving look. "And you too, bastard. You'll have to do since I don't see any other Starks to duel."
"Again." Naruto interrupted. "What in seven hells are you doing?"
"What?" Joffrey gave his brother a feigned look of hurt. "Two stags can't have a friendly duel with two wolves?"
Naruto gave an exasperated sigh, but reached over and drew his own sword. Jon and Robb did the same. The three of them gave nervous looks to Ser Rodrik, but the knight permitted the fight. Naruto glared at Robb while Joffrey glared at Jon. Ser Rodrik called out the signal and the four shot ahead.
Naruto clashed his blade with Robb's, steel against steel. The two brought their blades together in a cross before pushing off. Naruto jumped back while swinging out to block Robb's incoming quick-lunges. If there was anything that Naruto could applaud about Robb's offense; he was exceptionally good at lunging at his enemies. Naruto twice felt the tip of the blade press against his tunic. The boy looked over to Joffrey though to see him already begging for mercy against Jon.
"Oh, fuck me." Naruto growled.
Joffrey back out the fight, nursing a small cut on his index finger. Robb and Jon tried their best from laughing and concentrated their efforts on the last stag in the fight. Jon shot ahead, his lunges wilder and less refined like Robb's.
Naruto took advantage of his weakness and clashed his blade with Jon's breaking his hold on it for a moment. He shot his foot forward and pushed Jon back, but it wasn't as strong as it was with Robb. Naruto brought his leg back when Robb took advantage of his outstretched limb, ready to remove it. He spun around the ring, following the border, all the while trying his best to get behind the Stark. Jon picked up on what Naruto was doing though and shot his sword behind Robb, clashing his blade with Naruto's, bringing sparks to life.
"I've got you now!" Robb boldly exclaimed, getting the attention of the smallfolk in the castle.
As the two fought, people began to build up around them, watching them battle it out. From the roost above the training ground stood Robert and Ned, both watching with a calculating eye. Even Robb's uncle, Benjen Stark of the Nights Watch was watching with curiosity. Among them, Jaime and Tyrion stood in awe of their battle. Ladies watched from the castle walkway, admiring their fighting moves.
Robb swung down on Naruto, but he dug his body into the dirt below, rolling around, trying his best to avoid their blades. As he rolled in the dirt, he had a flash of dream and reality. For some reason, his brown beeches had turned into a dark orange color of loose fitting pants and his boots disappeared to reveal black sandals. Shaking his head trying to remove the image from his head, Naruto continued the fight, despite the strange sight.
He let go of his sword and swung his legs around, bringing Robb to the dirt below and raised his sword quick enough, feeling his power building in his arms. Jon clashed his blade with Naruto's bringing sparks in all directions. Jon was clearly stronger than he let on and Naruto was beginning to struggle against his power. His eyes widened in fear when Robb rose to his feet, his blade ready.
"Fuck it!" Naruto cried.
He placed his hand on his blade and forced his body over, shooting Jon's blade from his own and managed to dodge Robb's strike at the cost of his palm. Jon's guard was broken and Naruto shot forward, head-butting him back. With Jon hunching over, gripping his aching gut, Naruto turned to face Robb, immediately swinging for the Stark's neck.
Robb smirked and continued to block Naruto's attacks, each one coming close to striking him. Naruto changed strategy and went back on the defensive and kicked Jon in the leg, bringing him to the dirt below, gripping his knee. Robb's eyes narrowed, bringing his arm back for an overhead swing.
That is the easiest to block. Naruto thought. Shit. My power is starting to build again. I need to release!
Time began to slow as Naruto's blue eyes darkened in color. He shot his arm forward, a near invisible blue mist flowing off of his arm as he shot his blade forward. He could tell that Jon was already back on his feet, ready to strike, but Naruto had other plans. Robb's sword was closing in and Jon's was too. He had to move fast.
Clang!
The entire courtyard was silent. Joffrey's jaw dropped in complete surprise. Those in the roost were completely silent with disbelief in their eyes. Ned's jaw was lax and Robert's face had never been so filled with utter shock. Jaime's eyes were as wide as plates and Tyrion couldn't help but keep smiling at the sight. Men were shut quiet, women gasped and children felt their jaws hit the ground. Lannister men-at-arms and Stark Levies were awestruck.
Naruto stood between Robb and Jon, his sword pointed at Jon's gut while Robb's sword was split in half. Naruto's hair was wild and loose, covering his eyes from view. Jon was froze in place and Robb couldn't help but feel the same. Naruto was breathing hard, but kept his stance. These two had lost and he was going to stay this way until someone called the fight. He gritted his teeth as no one was going to say anything.
"That was amazing!" Sansa called suddenly screamed.
Naruto's eyes widened with pride. Naruto straightened up and carelessly removed his sword from Jon's gut. Robb roared a command and Jon tacked Naruto to the ground and rolled him over onto the dirt. Jon punched Naruto in the chest, breaking his guard. Jon tossed Robb his sword and stepped out of the ring to sit the rest of the fight out. People were roaring and cheering for the two boys with a thunderous applause. Robb paced around Naruto with a victorious smirk on his face.
"Come on, Naruto." Robb said with a smile. "The fight's not over yet. I'll get you back for doing that to my sword."
"Oh, please do." Naruto chided. "I'm waiting to see what the Young Wolf has to offer."
Robb shot forward and swung down on Naruto. Naruto laughed and sped over, dodging Robb's charging form and wrapped his feet around Robb's left foot breaking his balance, bringing him down to the ground as well. Robb crashed through the dirt and slid close to the border line, nearly crossing over. He growled and kicked Naruto away as Naruto readied to go in for an overhead strike. Naruto stumbled and tried to regain his balance. In the attack, Naruto lost his grip on his sword while Robb rushed him. Naruto looked down to his sword and back to Robb as time began to slow down once more.
"Alright! Let's see how well you do with all sorts of weapons!" Naruto roared.
People began to scream out cheering, almost as if this was some sort of tourney. Naruto shot his hand down and drew out his dagger just in time to dodge Robb's sword by just a hair. The blond brought his dagger up and slid his blade against Robb's drawing bright sparks in its wake. People cringed at the sound, but Robb was undeterred. Once the dagger was resting against the cross-guard, Naruto shot his fist around, punching Robb in his gut.
The Stark pulled back realizing that using a sword against him was probably not going to be a good idea. He tossed Jon's broadsword back to the boy.
"Give him hell." Jon smirked.
"I plan to." Robb drew out his own dagger, and get down into a stance. "I'll have you know that I'm better with a dagger than a sword."
"I'll be the judge of that, Robb." Naruto lunged forward, clearly matching the speed Robb had.
The Stark caught Naruto's attack at the right moment and danced his blade around Naruto's dagger, before punching Naruto with his free hand. Naruto backed away, ducking under a quick swing from Robb. Naruto aimed for Robb's knee, but he jumped back in time, ready to lunge down on the crouching Baratheon. Robb shot down, ready to force Naruto into submission, but the blond was as evasive as ever and rolled through the snow, bringing Robb to dig his blade into the dirt.
The two were so evenly matched, the entire castle was gripped with an awestricken admiration. Naruto aimed to dig his blade into Robb's neck while Robb intended to do the same. Neither were going to give up, but Ser Rodrik had enough and was beginning to worry about the two. He called the match, stating it to be a tie, but the two were moving too fast to stop now.
Sansa's hands shot to her face as a gasp escaped her lips. Jaime nearly jumped off the roost to help his nephew, but sighed in desperate relief at what he saw.
Naruto pressed his dagger against Robb's throat while Robb's left hand held the blade back and Robb's blade was at Naruto's left kidney, but just like Robb, Naruto's left hand was holding Robb back. Naruto's smirk was definite and Robb's look of victory was no different. They pulled back from one another and sheathed their weapons.
All around, they finally took notice of the crowd they'd gathered. Everyone was cheering, screaming their names. Naruto looked up and nearly fainted. His father, the man who'd showed very little care in his life, was actually smiling and giving him a look of approval. Naruto smiled brightly, causing a louder squeal from the ladies watching from the walk way. Robb wrapped his arm around Naruto and waved at the people as they continued to chant their names. Naruto did the same and joined in, reveling in the fame. Naruto though, trailed his eyes over to the walkway and saw Sansa smiling at him, all the while clapping her hands.
"I see that you've caught the eye of my sister." Robb whispered.
"I'd be more pressed to believe it the other way around." Naruto replied with a smirk.
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