"Jon, please wait," you shouted, wanting the two men on horseback to pause.

They did as you wanted, the younger of the two men offering his senior an apologetic smile before dismounting his horse and making his way over to you.

"What are you doing here?" Jon asked.

"I needed to speak with you before you left," you said with a pained expression. "I needed to see you again."

"I need to go Y/N," he apologised.

The two of you had met a while ago and a beautiful friendship had blossomed between you. You got along well and spent most of your free time together but once you couldn't imagine spending a day without him in your life, he told you that he was leaving to join the Nights Watch. Only with the fear of losing Jon did you realise that you had fallen in love with him. You thought that you were going to be friends for a long while but your heart had gotten in the way.

"Please, if you can stay here in Winterfell, please stay," you begged.

"I can't," he stated. "I made a promise and I need to honour it."

Your heart sunk. You never believed that he would just drop his promise and stay behind for you, but part of you dreamed of it. Even if you didn't love him, you still didn't want to see the back of your best friend. Who knew if he would actually ever come back.

"Then please, I need to tell you something before you leave," you whispered, knowing you wouldn't be able to live your life if you didn't tell him the truth of your feelings.

"Be quick, I need to go," he said softly, feeling bad for the rush he was putting you through.

"You are my best friend Jon and since you told me you were leaving, I realised I felt far more than I should have about someone who I thought was just a friend. I think I fell in love with you. I never meant to fall in love with you, I just did."

It felt as though a weight left your shoulders but it didn't stop the pain in your heart.

"You're in love with me?" He asked.

You nodded your head.

"I wish things could have been different," he frowned. "I wish I could stay and tell you how I feel but I need to go."

You felt a lump come up into your throat as you saw him walk away. Maybe dreams couldn't come true.

~*~

Written by Charlotte.