It was only 5 more minutes until the last bell of the day was going to ring. It was at this time that the teacher always let Bran out so he could get to his locker before the stampede of people took over the halls. Within a minute of leaving the room he was at his locker. He could have easily just grabbed his books and left before the bell rang but this was one of the only parts of school he enjoyed.

The bell went off and not long after a boy with curly dirty blonde hair came running down the hall. Bran quickly turned around pretending he did not notice him too soon. He began to open his locker as he waited for the boy to make his way to him.

"Hey Bran." Jojen looked like he was trying to hide the fact that he was running in the hall. Bran turned his head away from Jojen to hide a smile.

"Hello Jojen. Long day wasn't it." Small talk was only thing he had the courage to mutter but it made him happy to even talk to him.

"Yeah it was. I'm just glad it's over."

Bran could have easily grabbed his book but sometimes he likes the attention he gets from Jojen. Jojen grabbed the book he needed from the top shelf of his locker. As he passed it to Bran, he purposely made their hands touch. It was cliche but worth it because his heart wouldn't stop beating so loud.

"Thanks, but I don't need as much help as you think I do. I'm not helpless."

"I know that. I help you because I want to. We're friends so you should lean on me more than you do." Those words meant a lot to Bran. They were prove of how much Jojen cared for him, even if he looked helpless, Jojen saw him as strong. The only thing that left him in disappointment was the word, friends. He knew that, that was all this relationship was ever going to be but Bran couldn't help but desire for it to be more.

It didn't take long for them to be done at their lockers and once done started to head out. When they both reached outside the building, their sisters were waiting for them. It was such a short time that the two got to spend with each other but those moments meant the world to him. The young Reed boy had no idea about the feelings overwhelming Bran.

The walk back home didn't take that long, it mostly just consisted of Arya going on about the people who got on her bad side. When Bran did get home he got pulled off to play video games with his older brothers, Rob and Jon. Like always they would beat him but Bran just wasn't into playing today. Rob saw that Bran was going to leave and pushed his breaks down.

"Okay so whats wrong? You're starting be as gloomy as Jon and it is getting creepy." Rob was starting to make a point to Bran. His feelings were showing on his face.

"Hey what is that suppose to mean." Jon sat on the couch with an irritated look on his face.

"You always look gloomy, deal with it another time. Whats wrong Bran?" Bran looked down at the floor giving off the feeling like he was not going to tell.

"You know I bet it's a girl." Jon and Rob began to laugh.

"This isn't about a girl. Can I go now?" All Bran wanted to do was leave.

"Come on now. You aren't fooling anyone."

The bullying for the two brothers was only getting worse for Bran. As soon as he got the opportunity he unlatched the breaks and made a get away. He was able to beat them to his room, where he locked himself in to get away from them.

He was finally alone where it was quite. Somewhere he was able to think. The only thing that ran through his mind was the words that Jon said. "You know, I bet it's a girl." What was his family going to think when they found out he liked a guy? What were they going to think when they found out it was Jojen? What was Jojen going to think? Bran couldn't just like him, they have been friends for years and the young Stark didn't want to jeopardize that.

Thoughts of Jojen filled his mind. His intelligence that has helped him through his hard time, his curly hair that somehow felt perfect between his fingers, his touch that sent electricity through his body. Bran loved everything about the green eyed boy, but that is what made it so hard for him. Life was not easy. This was going to be a long night for him.