Hey, guys! I just wanted to warn you that this chapter contains more angst and violence than usual but nothing too crazy.
Love, Lady Jeyne Deadpoole :)
Day 10: The Red Birthday
Sansa
Sansa was sitting in front of her vanity and brushing her auburn hair.
She could feel the butterflies in her stomach and she couldn't help but be excited for her party.
Her dress was gorgeous and she didn't think she had ever looked so elegant, sophisticated and sexy at the same time.
"Oh Sansa" her mother said when she entered her bedroom and saw her oldest daughter "you look absolutely beautiful!"
Cat approached her daughter and gave her a long hug.
"Happy Birthday, sweetheart" she said and she kissed her on both cheeks.
"Thanks, mom" Sansa said with a huge smile on her face.
There were tears in her mother's eyes which she quickly wiped away.
"You're growing up so fast" Catelyn said.
"Oh my Gods, mom, stop it!" Sansa said laughing.
Catelyn laughed too while she pulled up a chair and sat down behind Sansa so she could braid her hair.
"By the way have you seen Arya?" her mother asked her.
"I don't think so" Sansa said frowning while she tried to remember when she had seen her little sister last "but she's probably at a friend's house"
"I know" Catelyn said sighing while she put Sansa's hair up after braiding it "but I still worry about her"
"Me too" she said while she moved her head so she could admire her hairdo from different angles.
It suited her look very well and Sansa couldn't believe that things were finally going like she had planned.
Today was going to be her big day and no one was going to spoil it for her.
"As you know your father and I have decided that we're going to buy you a car for your birthday" Catelyn said while a huge smile appeared on Sansa's face "but I wanted to give you something else too"
Her mother handed her a box wrapped in silver paper.
Sansa unwrapped her present and saw that there was a beautiful necklace inside of the box.
"Oh My Gods, mom, isn't that...?" Sansa started while she recognized the present.
"Yes, that's the necklace I wore at my wedding" Cat said with an almost sad smile "my house words are engraved in it"
The necklace was silver with a large blue gem.
Sansa turned the gem around and saw the words: family, duty, honour.
"I know you're not a Tully but..." Cat started but Sansa interrupted her by hugging her.
"It's beautiful, mom, thank you so much"
The doorbell rang and her mother got up from her seat.
"Sounds like your friends have arrived" Catelyn said not being able to keep her disdain from her voice "I'll get the door"
It didn't take long before Joffrey followed by Cersei and Margaery entered her bedroom.
"Happy Birthday, my love" Joffrey said and he pressed a kiss on her hand.
"Thank you" she said and a blush spread across her face.
All three of them looked impeccable.
Cersei was wearing a green cocktail dress with an a-line skirt, a sweetheart neckline and a sparkly belt, Margaery was wearing a tight, blue cocktail dress with sheer sleeves adorned with shimmering rhinestones and Joffrey was wearing a black suite, a dark red shirt and a golden tie.
"Cersei, I just wanted to thank you again for the beautiful dress" Sansa said "it's a perfect present"
"You deserve it, little dove" Cersei said smiling.
"Talking about presents" Margaery said holding up another box wrapped in green paper "I got you a little something"
She handed it to Sansa and she quickly unwrapped it.
She noticed that "the little something" was actually an expensive looking silver hair pin decorated with amethysts.
"It's beautiful!" Sansa said "Thank you so much"
"You're welcome, dear" Margaery said.
They heard that the DJ had started playing music which meant that the first guests had arrived.
"Oh My Gods, I'm so excited!" Sansa said clapping her hands.
"Me too!" Margaery said doing the same and Sansa thought she saw Cersei roll her eyes at them.
"Well let's go then" Cersei said "can't keep the people waiting, right?"
Sansa and her friends made their way downstairs and her excitement grew with every step.
Her mother and she had decorated the garden for the party.
They had put down wooden boards to create a dance floor and next to the dance floor there was a little stage with the silver DJ booth on top of it.
They had put down tables with white tablecloths, one was meant to put presents on and they others were filled with food and drinks.
Men and women in white tuxedos would pass out more drinks to the guests and they had decorated the trees with silver and white lanterns.
They had put an archway made out of white balloons at the end of the stairs that lead to the garden, since the porch was a bit higher, which meant Sansa and Joffrey could make a grand entrée.
Sansa and Joffrey walked into the kitchen which lead to the porch and she could feel her heart racing.
"I'm so nervous" she told him but he seemed to be barely listening.
"It'll be fine" he just said and he linked arms with her.
Cersei and Margaery had already gone into the garden to tell the DJ when he should play Sansa's entree music and they noticed that most guests had already arrived.
Joffrey opened the door for her and the right music started to play.
A huge smile appeared on her face as they descended the stairs together.
All eyes were on them... for just a few seconds until the loud roaring of a motorcycle drowned out her music.
"What the..." Sansa said almost cursing and she got up on her toes to see where the noise was coming from.
Ramsay Bolton parked his motorcycle next to their gate and he helped his girlfriend get off the vehicle in an elegant way.
"Did we interrupt something?" he asked laughing and Sansa noticed that some people were laughing with him which she didn't like one bit.
He linked arms with Jeyne who was wearing a gorgeous designer dress which she could have never paid for herself.
It was a black cocktail dress with an a-line skirt and the dress was completely covered with lace.
The dress had a sweetheart neckline and one sheer, diagonal strap and she wore a deep red ribbon belt to accentuate her narrow waist.
She was wearing teardrop ruby earrings and she had curled her hair.
Sansa could strangle her friend at that moment.
So much for nothing prettier than Sansa's dress, she thought bitterly.
Things got even worse when she noticed that Ramsay's tie was exactly the same colour as Jeyne's belt.
His suite and shirt were black though and for a second she thought he was wearing eyeliner.
Sansa and Joffrey descended the last few steps and she didn't even bother to smile since her grand entrée was ruined anyway.
It had seemed a fun idea to have a first dance when they were planning the party but she felt too nervous now.
Sansa couldn't help but be mad at Jeyne for stealing her spotlight even if it was just for a second.
She took a deep breath and exhaled her worries.
Sulking wasn't going to help her now and Joffrey was waiting for her to dance with him.
Sansa gave him her most beautiful smile and the DJ started the music.
Sansa had taken dance classes since she was old enough to stand so dancing was her second nature and Joffrey was very good at it too.
She forgot about Jeyne while they moved to the music and her smile became more genuine.
She heard someone whisper something which was followed by laughter.
She turned her head to see Jeyne and Ramsay trying to hold back their laugher and Sansa accidently stepped on Joffrey's foot.
"Ouch, watch where you're going , you stupid bitch!" Joffrey said and he immediately let go of her.
Sansa's face turned as red as her dress but luckily the DJ started playing some deafeningly loud pop music and all the guests went onto the dance floor without paying much attention to her apart from the few people who told her that they loved her dress.
"I'm sorry" she told Joffrey softly.
"You'd better be" he said "make yourself useful and get me a drink, will you"
She nodded quickly and pushed through the crowd of people until she reached the table with the drinks on it.
There were tears in her eyes and she leaned heavily on the table because she felt like she was going to pass out.
"Are you okay?" Robb asked who was standing behind the table so he could help guests get a drink.
"No" Sansa said wiping away her tears and praying to the Gods that her makeup wasn't running "everything is ruined"
"No, it's not" her brother said with his kind smile "do you know what high school children are like at a party?"
Sansa shook her head while tears were still running down her face.
"Believe me, they're going to drink and dance and tomorrow that's all they're going to remember if they remember anything at all" he said.
"Are you sure?" she asked him.
Robb laughed and he ran a hand through his curls.
"Theon sang at my party and people still loved it so, yeah, I'm pretty sure that no one will remember a few hiccups like this" he said smiling.
"You guys, we're so wasted last year" Sansa chuckled.
Robb smiled and handed her a glass of champagne.
"We were and now it's your time to party" he said and they clinked their glasses together.
Sansa turned around so she could see the dancing people but she couldn't find Joffrey.
She drank some from her champagne and shrugged.
The least she had to see him, the better especially after his outburst.
She noticed that Ramsay and Jeyne were dancing closely on the dance floor and she also noticed that she wasn't the only one who thought that was at least a little bit inappropriate.
Theon Greyjoy was standing next to a different table filled with drinks and she could almost hear him grind his teeth.
A girl walked up to Theon but he barely noticed her and he kept his eyes fixed on Jeyne.
She let out a sigh and couldn't believe what she was about to do, but if Theon really liked Jeyne that he deserved to know that she still had feelings for him too.
Jeyne might have crossed the line by showing up in a gorgeous designer dress but she was still Sansa's friend and there was something disturbing about seeing her dance with a guy wearing eyeliner.
Sansa finished her drink and pushed through the crowd to get to Theon Greyjoy.
"excuse me, sorry, coming through" she muttered until she came across a peculiar couple.
Joffrey recognized her voice and turned around with lipstick smudges on his face.
"Sansa, I..." he started but she interrupted him.
"It's fine" she said smiling at Margaery and Joffrey.
She didn't know if it had to do with the alcohol, which she had never drunk before, but she honestly didn't care who Joffrey was kissing.
It even made her glad that she didn't have to pretend to be his date anymore.
A waiter walked past them and Sansa took two glasses of champagne of his tray.
"Enjoy" she said while she handed one to Margaery and one to Joffrey "don't worry about me, I'll get over it"
She laughed while she walked away from the couple who were still staring at her with a confused expression on their faces.
Sansa told herself that she would have to tell Margaery what kind of boy Joffrey really was but she was going to postpone that for a little while.
Margaery did just steal her boyfriend after all she thought laughing.
Theon was still leaning against the table with all the drinks on it while he was drinking his fourth or fifth beer.
Sansa was just about to talk to him about Jeyne but then all hell broke loose.
Jeyne
Ramsay helped Jeyne off the motorcycle and she noticed that everyone was staring at them including Sansa and according to her friend's face they had arrived on the perfect moment... not.
Jeyne cursed under her breath.
Her plan was to arrive a little bit later than everyone else so she and Ramsay could blend into the crowd of people without anyone noticing them, but of course Sansa had want to arrive "fabulously late" at her own party so she could make a grand entrée.
"Did we interrupt something?" Ramsay asked laughing and some guests laughed with him.
Sansa was looking really angry now and Jeyne was trying to repress the urge to runaway and go home.
Ramsay linked arms with her and they walked to the other guests who were standing at the edge of the dance floor.
Sansa and Joffrey were going to have the first dance and Jeyne thought that was a really romantic idea.
Joffrey and Sansa moved very elegantly while Sansa's dressed swirled around her.
"Is it just me or has Joffrey really perfected the art of looking constipated?" Ramsay whispered in her ear.
Jeyne couldn't help but laugh and Sansa immediately turned her head.
"Ouch, watch where you're going, you stupid bitch!" Joffrey shouted when Sansa accidently stepped on his foot.
Jeyne gasped and covered her mouth while she saw Sansa's face turn as red as her beautiful dress.
The DJ immediately started playing loud pop music and the guests all went onto the dance floor.
Jeyne tried to find Sansa but she had disappeared into the crowd.
"Let's dance" Ramsay said with a cheeky smile.
She didn't feel like it really but she was afraid to deny him anything after what had happened yesterday when he had pinned her up against the wall.
She put her arms around his neck while he placed his hands on her ass and pulled her closer.
Jeyne didn't think that protesting would get her anywhere after their first time together.
She hadn't told him that it was her first time after he had given her the earrings but he knew it was and she had even bled.
"Smile" he said softly when he noticed the expression on her face "it's a party, remember?"
She forced herself to smile at him and he pressed a kiss on her lips.
"Good girl" he said smiling and he rested his forehead against hers.
She smiled back at him but she couldn't enjoy the moment.
Jeyne just felt like something bad was about to happen.
"Oh I almost forgot" she said all of the sudden "I have to talk to Robb about my present"
"Don't keep me waiting, okay?" Ramsay said before he let go of her.
She smiled at him again and pushed through the crowd until she reached Robb's table.
"If you're looking for Sansa, you've just missed her" he said.
"Actually I wanted to check on the present" Jeyne said.
Robb retrieved the scrapbook which he had hidden underneath the table.
"Here it is" he said handing her the book wrapped in silver paper.
Jeyne had made a scrapbook for Sansa which was filled with pictures from the day they met until their last summer vacation together.
She had put a lot of work into it and Robb had helped her finish it by adding a few pictures of Sansa she didn't have herself.
"Thank you so much" she said smiling.
"That's okay" Robb said "I hope Sansa and you will patch things up soon"
Jeyne bit her lip.
"Me too" she said "and I hope you and Theon will do the same"
Robb was about to answer when all hell broke loose.
A noise that sounded just like a chainsaw appeared from the woods just behind Winterfell and all the guests turned around to see what was going on.
A large group of teens wearing hockey masks came running out of the woods and one of them was indeed holding a chainsaw.
"What the fuck is going on here?!" Robb shouted at the fastest one of them who was the closest to the party guests.
The boy didn't answer but immediately planted his fist in-between Robb's eyes.
Everyone started shouting and before Jeyne knew it the guests were fighting with the masked teens.
Everywhere she looked she saw people getting hit and blood streaming down faces.
Jeyne could feel tears burn into her eyes as the fighting people kept bumping into her.
"Ramsay!" she shouted over and over again until she found him kicking a boy who was laying on his stomach and covering his bleeding nose with his hands.
She wanted to call him again and she wanted somebody to protect her but suddenly a boy grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him.
"Hello, pretty girl" he said through his mask.
"Get off me!" she shouted "Ramsay, help!"
The masked boy wouldn't let go off her but a fist seemed to have appeared out of nowhere when Theon knocked him out cold.
"Are you hurt?" he asked her loudly while everyone around them was screaming and cursing.
"No" she said crying "where's Sansa?"
"Inside, with the Lannisters and that Tyrell girl" he said "have you seen Robb?"
She shook her head while tears streamed down her face.
"Not after the fighting started"
"Just stick with me, okay?" he said with his usual smile "I'll keep you safe"
She smiled through her tears and allowed him to wrap an arm around her waist.
Jeyne was holding onto him while they made their way through the fighting people.
She buried her head in his chest and she could smell the familiar fragrant of his cologne.
"Thanks" she whispered but she didn't know if he had heard her.
Sometimes one of the masked teens, who by now she had figured out were probably the Frey kids Ramsay had been talking about, tried to punch Theon but he made sure that Jeyne and he were never in any danger.
She was still holding onto Theon until she heard a familiar voice.
"What the fuck, Greyjoy!" Ramsay shouted when he saw them together.
"It's not what it looks like!" Jeyne said quickly and she let go of Theon.
Ramsay threw a punch at Theon but he caught his fist in his hand.
"Just listen..." Theon started but Ramsay was beyond reason.
"I told you not to fuck with my things and now I see you messing around with my bitch!" Ramsay said.
"The fuck did you just call her?!" Theon shouted and he punched Ramsay in the face.
Both boys were ready to attack each other until they heard a loud *BANG*.
They turned around and Jeyne noticed that someone had knocked over one of the DJ's large amplifiers which had immediately caught fire.
Jeyne covered her mouth with her hand and she couldn't believe what was happening.
"Ramsay, let's go!" one of the masked boys shouted.
"I've got to finish this first" Ramsay said clenching his fists and looking at Theon.
"They're calling the cops, we have to go now!" the boy shouted again.
Ramsay seemed to think for a while and he grabbed Jeyne's wrist.
"This isn't finished, Greyjoy" Ramsay said and he spit at Theon's feet.
Ramsay dragged Jeyne through the crying, fighting and fleeing people and forced her to get on his motorcycle with him.
Jeyne couldn't help but cry.
She had never felt so lost before in her life.
Her beautiful fairytale had crumbled in front of her own eyes and Ramsay had shown his true colours.
She just hoped that they would be able to put the fire out in time and she hoped that Theon could forgive her.
She was the one who had dragged him into this after all.
Suddenly Ramsay pulled over and he got off his motorcycle.
She didn't recognize the part of town they were in and she wondered what they were doing there.
Jeyne got off the motorcycle too and noticed that the street they were in was completely deserted.
"Where are we?" she asked him.
"Shut up" he just said and he pushed her up against the wall again.
He pressed a sloppy kiss on her lips and moved his hand up her skirt.
"Stop!" she shouted and she pushed him off her "you won't get away with what you've done!"
He hit her all of the sudden and a large bruise appeared on her cheekbone.
"And who asked for your opinion?" he asked through his teeth "Gods, you really are more trouble than you're worth and you're not even half as pretty as that friend of yours Sansa"
Tears were streaming down her face while he shattered her heart into pieces.
Ramsay might be a monster but he was the only boy who ever loved her or at least made her feel like he did.
He lifted her chin and kissed her again while he bit her lip until it bled.
"Don't cry, love, I still like you" Ramsay said "I just can't trust you which is why I made sure that Theon will take the fall for all of this"
"What are you talking about?" she asked him while she feared his answer.
"See, all my masked friends were wearing KRAKEN t-shirts so it's not so hard for the guests to associate the attack with the heir to that company" he answered smiling while he stroked her hair "and on top of that everyone knows that Theon has already wrecked Robb's car so this would only be a logical next step for him, don't you think?"
Jeyne shook her head while she could feel her panic rise.
"You can't do that!" she said "I'll tell the cops!"
A knife flickered in Ramsay's hand and he pressed it against her cheek.
"If you do that then I'll kill you and your friend" he said drawing the knife across her cheek, barely cutting the skin "do you understand?"
Jeyne nodded while she fought back her tears.
"Good girl" Ramsay said again before he forced her to kiss him.
