Summer child~Brandon Stark x Reader

Chapter 5- Horseback Riding

I awaken to the sound of my door opening. "My lady." A kind old woman says. Old Nan. "Hello." I mumble tiredly. "The lord wants me to let you know breakfast is soon dear." I smiled at her old Groggy voice and i scramble out of bed. She closes the door and I set to getting ready. I choose a silver dress thick for the oncoming winter. The sleeves are hooded at the end. I think it's pretty but the sleeves get annoying. I brush out my hair and braid my side bangs back into a crown with two more to follow making 3. Once im satisfied I leave my room and look around. No one is around. I run up the stairs and down the hall, my shoes making loud patting noises. It's fun to run through the castle. Bran and I used to do it all the time. And then I remembered my dream. I smiled. I always used to watch Bran climb to the top of the castle and run and jump around like it was nothing. It's a miracle he never fell. I reach the dining hall and my parents are seated along with Sansa, Rickon, and Lady Stark. I sit down in the middle and Arya joins in and sits on my left. Eventually everyone else comes in. Robb sits on my right and Bran, across from me. Bran's cloak is around his shoulders. He looks good. I smile and look down giggling to myself. Arya looks over at me and smiles. "Why do you have such a big crush on my brother?" She whispers. For once I don't deny it. "Why not? Look at him.. He's tough. He's fun. He's .." I blush realizing I didn't want to tell her I thought he was hot. She snickers and the food is served. A boiled egg with a loaf of bread topped off with butter, honey, and blackberry preserves. There was bacon and mint tea too along with a wedge of cheese. Everyone eats quietly with little conversation. Once breakfast is over, everyone departs and my parents Hug me. I probably won't see them for a while. "Behave. I don't want to hear from Catelyn that you and Bran and causing too much trouble." I laugh. "No promises Mother." She scowls and leaves. Bran calls for Hodor who picks him up and carries him out of the castle, me following. we reach the stable house and Bran is placed against the wall. I sit with him as a white horse is saddled and Dancer is equipped with Bran's special saddle. Bran grabs my arm. I gasp and his eyes are closed. He opens them and slowly lets go. "Sorry.." "Hodor." Hodor lifts Bran onto his horse Dancer and we hear a light growl. Summer comes in and restlessly dances around, circling Bran. I mount the white horse and Bran speaks to Dancer, who learned voice commands. We leave and Hodor walks behind. He trails behind but we will find him later. "I heard your mother warn you." He laughs. "Yah" I laugh. "She knows me well enough. You and I haven't really been good children like Sansa." He smirks. "She's such a goody goody. But I'll admit she can be a brat! She's rude to Arya. And me." "Well Sansa has her corset too tight. She can't breathe. Her head gets all woozy. She acts stupid. Any lady with her corset too tight is pretty air headed." He laughs. I smile. "Come on Dancer." Dancer speeds up and I follow suit. We end up racing in the Wolfswood until Bran has his horse make a sharp turn. I halt and look around. Oh gods where did he go. All of the sudden Summer jumps out of no where snarling and I jump, falling off of my horse. "Ugh.." I look up. "Bran is on his horse above me laughing like an idiot." "You stupid idiot!!" I yell. He only laughs harder. "You should've seen your face!" I growl. "Warging only make you meaner." I mumble. He snickers. "Id help you up..but I cannot reach you." He looks down at me apologetically. I stand up and brush off my dress. It rose up to about midthigh. I lift my dress and brush off the dirt on my legs. I catch Bran staring at my legs. I drop my dress and blush. He scans me. I clear my throat. "Ah-heh-hem.." I glare. "Oh! Sorry.." He blushes. "Come here." I do as told. He pulls some leaves and twigs out of my hair. I shudder feeling him slightly pull my hair. He flicks my head and I turn around and he is off again. I mount my horse and chase after him. Summer races ahead of me trying to make it to Bran. Once I reach him he is staring at something in the distance. I look. "What is it?" "Shh.." She whispers and motions me over. I come up next to him. "AHGG!" He screams in my ear and I scream on the top of my lungs. He's laughing his head off and I push him. "You fucker!" "Ooh oo! Someone's fiesty!!" I blush and narrow my eyes at him. I slap him and he laughs again. "Meanie.." He smirks. "Come on. I won't scare you I promise...for a little while anyway." I sigh and purse my lips but follow him. "Where are we going?" "I dunno. Let's get lost." "Ha. Like you could get lost in your own home." "True." He falters. He looks up into one of the trees. It has many strong branches and ledges. Easy to climb. He frowns. I don't blame him. "Come on Bran..let's keep going." I urge him on. He sighs and follows. Once were about 5 miles into the woods he stops again. I look around the Quiet, peaceful area and dismount my horse. I lean against Bran's horse and rest an arm on his leg. He looks down at me. "When is my family even coming back?" "When you have your wedding." "But I may not have it." He perks up. "What? What are you talking about?" "Im going to talk to your father. My dad suggested it even as a joke he still did and your mother too. Robb doesn't want me I don't want him..I don't see the point." He nods. "As great as that sounds, your father will want you to wed anyway. And my father will want Robb to wed." "Well Robb can marry that girl he's in love with." I sit down and lean against a tree. "Okay but what about you?" I glance at him then look away blushing. "I don't know. Maybe my dad will be okay with me waiting." "Well he'll want you to have a plan. His little daughter has to be betrothed to somebody." "Yah." I murmur. "And he will want to keep ties strong with your family. Maybe he'll have me marry someone else." Bran wasn't stupid. I blush. Jon Snow is a bastard. So that's out. Rickon is too young. That leaves Bran. Bran blushes brightly and looks at his lap. "Who though.." I blush. "I dunno." I answer pathetically. I feel his eyes on me and he doesn't look away. I play with my dress and brush off some more dirt and he finally looks away. "We should've brought something to eat." I laugh. "We just ate breakfast." "Barely!" He exclaims. You can tell he wants off the horse and to walk around. He's anxious. I press my lips together and watch him fidget about. He holds onto the tree and grips it like he wants to hold himself there. Poor Bran. I crack my neck and stand up. "Let's go a bit farther and have these horses drink some water." I mount my horse and we ride until we reach a spring. The horses drink. I don't bother dismounting because Bran can't. We end up finding an abandoned nest later and start throwing rocks at it to see who can knock it down first. Eventually he wins. "Ha!" I giggle. I jump onto his horse and grab his shoulders. "What are you doing?" He attempts to look at me and I poke him until he is practically whining for me to stop. I lean my head on his back and scratch a twig against his cloak. He drums his fingers on his leg and out of the no where he makes Dancer start trotting. I grab onto Bran. "Hey! Make him stop!!" I squeal. He laughs and I wrap my arms around him. He turns us back around to get my horse and we end up setting back. "Let's do something bad." He looks up. I laugh. "Like what?" He thinks for a moment. "Some kind of prank definitely." I smile. "I like where this is going. Talk." "Ok well I can't escape as well as I used to. But let's do it anyway." I wait for him to start. "Okay so we go back to Winterfell. You need to get me 3 things. Okay?" I nod. "Get me an arrow and a bow, and get me some white cheese." I laugh. "What are we doing?" "Bothering sansa. Make sure the cheese isn't hard. I want it to impact with a surface and end up splattering." I smirk, knowing what she'd think it is. "I hope I've taught you well because I can't climb that well. First you will climb and make it so it's pretty much falling onto her. She won't think of it more than a bird. Then we both do it. By then she will be pissed and will know someone's doing it and then we escape. If she thinks it's Arya it'll be even funnier." "How can we make it seem like Arya?" "Just laugh or something when you're hiding-try to sound like her? I don't know! Haha" "okay plan set. How do we get out?" "I'll have Hodor ready and he can get me and then you run!" "Perfect!" We ride back enough to find Hodor. He's pacing and mumbling "Hodor..Hodor Hodor.." We bring him back through the gates of Winterfell and to the stables. Once the horses are all set and away Hodor and Bran go to the den where sansa is. Look natural like they've been there the whole time. I grab a bow and leave it outside of the kitchens. I ask for some cheese almost completely melted. "White too!" I add. They look at me skeptically but give me about 10 pieces. I sneak up next to Bran who is camping out in a corner. I give him 5 pieces and I climb up to a beam. I hover over it and get ready to aim. Arya at that moment comes in and sits behind Sansa. Perfect! I shoot the first cube and it hits her square on her left shoulder, splattering into a white mess. She screeches and turns around "ARYA YOU LITTLE BRAT!!" "I DIDNT DO ANYTHING!" Arya shouts back. Sansa turns to the window and I shoot another. "UGHHH! ARYA!!" "STOP BLAMING ME!" "WHO ELSE?!" Another. I giggle and I hear Bran quietly laughing his ass off. Sansa frantically looks around. "What in the seven hells is going on." Another. "Oh my god!" She screams. "Ew!" Arya yells. "This is so disgusting!" She cries. Bran and I begin shooting her with everything we have left and end up hitting Rickon on his face. I almost fall from laughing so hard. Rickon licks his lips. "Ew Rickon don't eat that!!" Sansa screams. "It's cheese! Man you guys are so stupid!" My eyes widen and I look at Bran. He slowly pulls himself backward. Hodor walks forward and Sanda screams. "HODOR!" "H-hodor!!" "WHERES BRAN HODOR??" Hodor freaks out and paces around the room. Bran is pulling himself out of the room best he can until Arya starts laughing and Sansa sees him. I take the arrow and shoot it a foot in front of her. Darn it's in the sofa. I panic and jump down running to Bran and picking him up by his arms and dragging him backwards out of the room. He waves to them and I smile shrugging. Arya is cackling up and I smile and Sansa runs after us. Osha comes up behind me and grabs Bran. Jon Snow laughs and picks me up and they bring us to another room hiding until Sansa passes the room. "You two are idiots you know." Jon Snow smirks. I giggle up at jon. Bran is laughing and Osha is shaking her head smirking. "Devilish children the two." She remarks. "Hey Osha!" "Hey child." She laughs. "Partners in crime." Jon laughs. Bran and I laugh and they place us down. "Lay low for a while little lord. You too y/n. You'll get into trouble if you don't." We nod and she leaves. Jon Snow follows smiling. Once they leave Bran and I stark cackling up and I punch him. "That...did not..go...as planned!" I laugh. I lean on his shoulder laughing.