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JON
He hates to flying , no matter how many times he has flown it never gets easier . They are bumpy , crowded , noisy and makes him queasy . He takes out his headphones plugging in to itunes , playing his favourite list in the hopes of distracting himself but to no avail .
He is too restless and excited to relax .
He is going home to winterfell and will be seeing his family after a whole fucking year . He just can't wait to see the look on their faces when he surprises them , only robb whom he had texted earlier to pick him up at the airport knew he was coming .
Christmas time was always the best time of the year at stark residence , the house would overflowing as all the stark children would be home and it would be bustling with activity and laughter . But this year it would be extra special as robb had asked Margaery to marry him , which she said yes to .
He adjusts his seat trying to be comfortable , rests his head back , thoughts shifting to the day he first came to the starks residence ,his face turning into a sad smile .
He was 10 or 11 years old and uncle ned had brought him home to live with them after his mother and father passed away in a car accident . Oh ,he was was so nervous , shy and apprehensive of what type of reception he would receive . His mother had run away from home to marry his father whom she fell in love with and grandfather didn't approve of because of he was poor . So , he had never met his mother side of family ,though he got to know later that uncle ned had kept in touch with her all those years .
He doesn't remember much but the things he does remember about his life with his parents only consists of fond memories . They might not had much in the way of worldly goods but what he never lacked was love ,they loved him and each other a lot .
As both his parents were working , without any family support time they couldn't spare as much time as they would have wanted . He often felt lonely without any siblings or friends of his age to play with . He was a quiet , reserved and a shy guy ,but all that changed when he came to live with the starks.
His heart was in his throat ,hands getting sweaty , stomach doing
somersaults , eyes downcast afraid of all the little people staring at him when his uncle introduced him to his cousins .
Suddenly he could see a small thing in the perfery of his eyes tucking at his pants trying to get his attention ,he slowly raises his head and his eyes connected with a cutest little girl he had ever seen . She was looking up him with such intense eyes he didn't know what to do ," Hi , I am arya . I always wanted a big brother , from now on you are going to be my favourite brother ok . "
" Hey , who am i then ? " boy whom uncle had said was robb shouted .
Arya just rolled her eyes ," well you are always buzy with your school friends so this is going to be my best brother who will play with me ." and started hugging my leggings. Everyone started laughing and even i smiled . " Hello Arya ,its nice to meet you ."
Robb came forward holding out a hand ," Welcome to the family ,its good to have someone closer to my age ." winking at me . After shaking my hand he looked back ," Sansa come ."
Looking behind a girl with red hair coming towards me shyly had a plate of cookies in her hand which she brought in front of me ," Welcome jon , I made these for you shyly . "
" Thank you Sansa ,its nice to meet you ," taking a cookie i was about to put it in my mouth when Arya again started to tug at my shirt ,i looked at her ," i want one too , i want one too , she never made these for me ." making everyone laugh and robb ruffled arya's hair .
" Don't mind her she has always been like this ." making me smile and since then he has been part of the pack as Arya loved to call them .
It was not easy being part of the pack while growing up as everyone had different personalities and it took him time to grow into himself . Robb the eldest son was handsome , confident , outgoing and funny . Making friends where ever he went , life of the party and
girls falling over themselves to get his attention . But he only had eyes for Margaery tyrell, his high school sweetheart and now his fiancee .
Sansa was like a lady prim and proper always dreaming about her prince charming who would come on a white horse to sweep her off her feet to his castle where they would live happily ever after with their many children .
He shakes his head in amusement ,she denies such fantasies now but deep down shes still the same .
Then there is Arya ,youngest one , his favourite sister from whom he cannot hide anything and are thick as thieves .
Just thinking about her brings a wide smile to his face . She the mischievoust of the lot always getting into trouble for something or the other . She is like a tomboy , doesn't like girly things and making fun of Sansa . When both girls get together they cannot stop teasing or fighting with one another for even one minute .
Living with them made him confident and to be happy his own skin . Ned and Cat where always patient with him giving him time and space to adjust and unconditional love which helped him to be a man that he is today who he hopes his parents would be proud of .
They are the most important people in his life and ofcourse Dany , his little dragon and he Robb was correct , she was back home too from Essos . So this was going to be the best Christmas ever where he would be with all the people he loved after so long . He couldn't wait to reach winterfell .
The accouncement over the intercom of plane going to land bringing him back to the present . Excitement making it harder to sit still , he couldn't wait to be home .
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Jon was standing outside the airport all checked out luguage in hand and has been waiting for Robb , who was running 20 mins late . He was tired , grumpy and had half a mind to hail to taxi when a loud horn alerted him . He wipped his head and saw some one coming out of the car which had just come to a stop in front of him ,and crashed into him so hard that he almost landed on the floor on his bum .
Dropping everything he returned the hug ," Arya , what ..... how .... ??? Oh sis , i misses you soo much . "
Arya sniffed ," Missed you too jon , I am so glad you are home . "
Letting go she turned her head to the side wiping at her tears . She didn't show this side often but deep down she was a softy and seeing her like this melted his heart and filled his heart with love .
" Hey , bro a hug for me too . " Robb came into view , enveloping me in a tight hug . " Happy to have you back ." and patted me on the back .
" Its good to be home brother . And if i remember correctly i asked you to keep my home coming a secret i wanted it to be a surprise ." jon stated narrowing his eyes at him .
He backed away putting his hands in front of him ," Dude , you know her nothing can be kept hidden from her . i didn't tell her i swear she was already sitting in the car when i came out . " he looks sheepishly at him .
Arya punches Robb ,who groans , "Ow Aaaaaarya "
," Oh Robb i have my sourses and don't worry I haven't forgiven you for keeping it a secret from me . " giving him a mean look and making jon laugh who tries to hide it with a hand covering his mouth .
" Yeah ,yeah . " he replies rolling his eyes . " Its just mom won't allow it else she would already had been recruited by the MIB ot James bond himself .
Jon who has been trying to control himself till now starts laughing loudly ,trying to wipe the tears from his eyes .
Arya shifts her attention to him , oh this is not good he thinks , trying to keep a straight face and failing . She punches him in the back making him stutter ," Whaaa..... What did i do ? " he looks at her astonished .
" Just get in the car both of you ." she gives them both a mean look and goes to sit in the car .
The brother exchange a pathetic look knowing full well they were in deep trouble .
Drive back to the house was a silent one , him contemplating ways to make it to pacify Arya , before she did something . He makes a weak sound in his throat full of dread thinking about the last time she had been upset with him and Robb for not taking her along to a party .
The next day he had gotten up to take a shower which instead of water had jolly ranchers in it and when he tried to dry himself he got lint towel and it took him one week and numerous showeres to get rid of the stickiness and sweet smell out from his body .
Just thinking about it makes him body shudder .
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He takes a deep breath closing his eyes and , stretching his legs . He had missed this feeling of peace and tranquility being so far away from home.
He hears a sound of door opening , out comes Sansa shouting followed by Cat who is trying to shush her .
" Jooooooon , you are home . " shes practically shouting in his ear . " It's going to be the best Christmas ever , we are all going to go shopping and have so much fun ."
From the corner of my eye i see Arya , rolling her eyes upward and Robb is snickering .
Before he can respond Aunt Cat comes forward trying calm Sansa ," Wait sweety , let the child atleast come inside and relax before you plan on waltzing him around town . "
She kisses him on the cheek ," How are you dear ? how was your flight and why didn't you tell me he was coming home ? " the last question was directed towards Robb and Arya .
" Aunt cat ,its not there fault i just wanted it to be a surprise ." jon replies trying to save his siblings from getting scolded .
" Oh child that's sweet , but you should have told me i could have prepared your favourite dinner or something ..Its been just that you have come from after such a long time . Anyway come inside now and relax , Robb , bring his bags . " we all walk inside .
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Uncle Ned came back some from office some time ago .
He face lifting in a huge grin seeing him ," Jon , you are back . I am not letting you go or be away from home again for such a long time everyone missed for dearly ."
Jon hugs him and can feel wetness behind his eyes thanking God to have given him such a loving family . " yes uncle Ned , I would be staying in winterfell now that ive finished my studies . "
This seemed to make him happy .
Dinner that night was a lively affair , catching up with everyone Sansa is in last year of her college , whereas Arya going to start her first year this fall . Robb then tell them about his engagement to Margaery making Cat and Sansa squeal , Arya making fun of him while me and Ned congratulated him .
At last he was alone in his bedroom , his bed . He was bone tired , " oh i forgot to ask about Dany in all this excitement." he muses . But the morning would be soon enough as right now he cannot even keep his eyes open . The last thought on his mind before he starts snoring is how would Dany react to his surprise after one year of absence .
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