Game of Thrones: Shot Through the Heart

Chapter 14 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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Chapter 14

Bran smiled widely; it was Christmas Day, he was with his family; having just enjoyed opening the presents with them and having breakfast; they were waiting, knowing their first guests would be arriving soon. Sure enough there was a knock at the door. Being the closest to the door, Bran went to answer it. He smiled in greeting as Sansa's closest friend, Jeyne Poole entered with her father.

"Hi Bran." She greeted, cheerful as usual.

Bran nodded and let them in. "Hey Jeyne, Hi Mr. Poole."

They headed through to the living room where the rest of the family were. They all exchanged greetings and gifts happily. There was another knock, about half an hour later. Bran again went to answer. He smiled widely.

"Hey Bran." Meera greeted.

"Hi Meera." He replied at once; turning to the rest of her family and greeting them too.

Once everybody was inside Bran and Meera kissed and Meera then pulled out a gift-wrapped package.

"Merry Christmas Bran, this is something I got especially for you." She said happily.

Bran smiled and produced his own gift-wrapped package. "Thanks Meera, I got something for you too."

They took their respective gifts and opened them together.

"Wow, Meera, I love it." He gasped as he beheld the brand new training gauntlet for archery practice she had got him.

Meera laughed and kissed him again. "I'm glad you do. Oh Bran, it's lovely, thank you."

She held up the elegant silver pendant, shaped like a bow. Bran grinned and embraced her before helping her put it on.

They returned to the living room as Robb called them in. They soon joined with the rest of the family, exchanging stories and such. They ate lunch together and soon greeted some guests that could only stay for a short time. It wasn't much later that there was another knock at the door. Arya leapt up, looking out the window, she smiled when she saw the familiar 4x4.

"It's Gendry." She announced before going to answer the door.

Sure enough she returned to the living room with her boyfriend.

Gendry smiled widely. "Merry Christmas everybody."

"Merry Christmas Gendry." They all replied.

Gendry grinned and kissed Arya as he joined the others. It wasn't much later that Podrick arrived and joined them. He sat with Sansa, her head resting on his shoulder. The others were all seated with their loved ones too. Bran glanced over at Robb, who was sitting alone, looking out the window almost constantly.

"So, any news yet about Robb's girlfriend?" Meera asked him in a whisper.

He shook his head. "No, he's kept it quiet I must say."

Meera nodded slowly; her curiosity piqued. "Wonder who it is, he's clearly waiting for her."

Bran also nodded; it was clear they weren't the only ones who noticed. The whole family and their guests had noticed too. They were still talking and such, but where also watching and waiting, wondering who this mysterious girl was.

They soon got their answer as there was then a knock at the door. Robb was on his feet instantly.

"I'll get it." He announced quickly; before heading out.

They all shared a look and then waited and watched as they heard the muffled voices of Robb and the girl talking. Sansa was pretty sure she'd heard that voice before somewhere. Robb and his girlfriend then came through. There were some startled gasps as they saw the girl. Sansa then blurted out the girls name as she recognized her at once.

"Myrcella?!"

The blonde girl smiled and nodded. "Hi Sansa, been a while."

Finally Catelyn recovered from her shock. "So, Robb, you and Myrcella, when did…?"

They both smiled and explained the details of their relationship, which had only recently started. It turned out they had met when Myrcella had gone to Robb's college, with the view of going there when she graduated. When they met she had recalled her crush on him, Robb had been surprised by how much she had grown and found himself attracted to her. They had spoken to each other and one thing just led to another, before they knew it, they were dating.

It wasn't much later that they soon began enjoying their Christmas dinner; everything was going perfectly; Bran couldn't help but smile, sitting with Meera next to him. This was the best Christmas he'd ever had; he couldn't help but enjoy the moment. He reached under the table and took Meera's hand. Meera smiled and squeezed his hand in return.

"This has been amazing." He said to her softly. "I can't imagine things being any better."

Meera nodded slowly. "Me neither; oh, there's something I want to talk to you about later."

He nodded and they continued to enjoy the meal.

Later on, everybody was sitting, relaxed as they broke off into small couples or groups, all talking together. Bran sat with Meera, the two of them lost in their own personal bubble. They held each other in their arms, their foreheads touching. Finally Meera spoke up.

"Bran, I…I've been thinking, we've been dating for a while." She said quietly. "I was wondering, are you…ready to…"

Bran tensed, wondering if she was really asking what he thought. "Are you, wanting to take things to the next level?"

She nodded and Bran smiled, kissing her. "I'd love to. We better start planning; we want to be ready when the night comes."

She smiled. "Yeah, okay, let's get started."

Bran agreed and they began talking in hushed voices, planning for their most important date yet.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.