Game of Thrones: Fading Scars
Chapter 10 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
Reviews
Boris Yeltsin: Thanks :)
Guest: What happened is that this is a completely separate story so has nothing to do with that.
Marina Ka-Fai: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)
wazzup11: Thanks :)
Wolfgirl2013: Thanks :)
Veridissima: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it; glad you liked all that :)
ptl4ever419: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)
CadeTheSlowpoke1: Thanks :)
Now onto the story.
Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Chapter 10
Catelyn let out a sigh; it had been a long day at work; yet she was hopeful that this evening would be a good one. It was her birthday after all; she pondered on what might happen that evening, perhaps a romantic dinner with Ned. Smiling to herself she parked the car and got out. She then locked the car and headed up to the door. She unlocked it and stepped inside, she paused, noting that the curtains in the living room had been drawn, not only that, the lights were off.
Curious she went to investigate; the instant she opened the door the lights flicked on and there were loud shouts of 'SURPRISE' and 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'. Catelyn gasped; joy almost overwhelming her as she saw her husband, her children and their loved ones, all present and all having prepared a surprise birthday party for her.
"Gods I…All of you…" She remarked breathlessly. "Thank you…"
They all laughed and Ned approached her and kissed her gently.
"I thought you'd like the surprise Cat." He remarked softly.
She laughed too. "Oh, Ned, this is perfect."
It was then Robb spoke up. "We're glad you're happy mum, by the way, there's going to be more guests, we invited your dad and the rest of your family to come along too."
Catelyn grinned; overjoyed and, after briefly talking to the others, she headed upstairs to get changed.
Later Cat, clad in a white blouse with brown trousers, black heels and a small golden necklace, was seated with her family, smiling warmly as she accepted gratefully her gifts from them. They were all dressed up extremely well too. Ned in black trousers with a similar coloured shoes and tie and a white shirt; Robb wore camel coloured trousers, a white shirt and black shoes. Talisa was wearing a light purple dress with white flats, Sansa's dress was blue and her heels matched the dress in colour.
Podrick wore dark green trousers with a white shirt and brown shoes. Bran and Rickon were clad in blue trousers with a light blue shirt and white baskets, and grey jeans, a grey T-shirt with black building patterns and black baskets respectively. Meera was clad in a light green tunic with greyish skinny jeans and black flats, while Shireen wore an elegant red dress with a pair of red heels.
Even Arya and Gendry were dressed up well, Arya in a green top with black jeans and green baskets and Gendry in denim jeans, a white button up shirt and black baskets.
"This is wonderful, I cannot thank you all enough for this." Catelyn said with a warm smile.
The rest of the family all grinned.
Shireen then spoke. "I'm glad you're enjoying yourself Mrs. Stark."
Catelyn nodded and then, the doorbell rang. Ned smiled and went to answer it, returning later with the rest of their guests, Catelyn's family.
Her family all greeted her cheerfully; Catelyn was pleased to see her father had worn something other than his old suit. He was wearing a new black tuxedo with polished black shoes instead. Edmure grinned and hugged her happily, taking care not to wrinkle his greyish trousers, red shirt and blue tie, black shoes finished the outfit. The remaining three guests were her uncle, Brynden, clad in black trousers and black shirt with black shoes, along with her sister and nephew. Her sister, Lysa was clad in a long white dress with white heels.
Her nephew, Lysa's son, fifteen year old Robin Arryn stood near his mother, blushing in embarrassment. This embarrassment was due to his outfit which consisted of a pair of brown short trousers, ending 2 and a half inches above the knee with a white shirt, a greyish jacket, a matching bow tie; grey ankle socks and polished shoes.
'I look like an idiot.' He thought sadly, unable to believe his mother had made him wear this outfit.
Brynden grinned as he turned to Robin and gently teased him.
"Well, well Robin, looking cute boy."
Robin blushed even harder, especially when his mother spoke up.
She grinned. "Oh of course he is, looking so good, aren't you Robin?"
He bit back a groan. "Yes mum."
He couldn't believe this. 'I look so childish; showing my legs like this, wearing such a…childlike outfit…urgh.'
Catelyn smiled gently at him however and he was relieved to note that none of his cousins seemed to be teasing him, which helped him feel better.
Everybody was getting ready for dinner when Catelyn decided now was the time to talk. She walked over to her oldest daughter.
"Sansa, can I talk to you for a minute." She said calmly.
Sansa bit her lip and nodded. "Sure mum."
They left the others and stepped out into the hall. There was silence for a long while, as Catelyn pondered what to say.
Finally she spoke from the heart. "Sansa; I understand you're feeling…worried, upset about what happened."
Sansa bowed her head, but Catelyn smiled.
"Listen, while we were angry, don't doubt it ever changes how we feel about you. We still care about you." She told her. "You haven't…disappointed us, let us down. We were just worried about you, do you understand."
Sansa brightened and nodded. "Yes mum, I do…thank you."
Catelyn smiled and they hugged, happy to finally have resolved that matter before they returned to the dining room with the others. As they were having dinner together, Catelyn smiled, this was more enjoyable than anything she had ever imagined. It was then she decided to admit something else. She turned to Arya, who was seated on her left.
"Arya."
Arya turned to her. "Yes mum?"
Catelyn smiled before admitting. "I am glad you and Gendry are happy together; everything…everything is fine now."
Arya knew what this meant and grinned.
Later, while the party was continuing, Arya and Gendry temporarily stepped out of the room. She had announced she had something to tell him and he was curious.
"Arry, what's going on?"
She grinned. "Mum just told me, she no longer has a problem with us, she's happy with us, they all are now. No more problems."
Gendry grinned too and laughed. "That's great."
Arya nodded and they kissed, overjoyed; after so many issues in their pasts, their futures were bright.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.