Karaoke night
Part I
Arya's POV
"Why did we have to come to this stupid Karaoke Bar?" Asked Arya, while she checked the place with her eyes. It was filled with drunk and happy people singing old songs out of tune.
"Because the boys invited us! Because Gendry invited you… plus, it was either this or watching Star Trek with Bran and Rickon" Said Sansa, looking equally disgusted by both plans.
"What's up Sis? Are you scared of a little singing?" Asked Jon teasing Arya
"Of course I'm not scared you idiot! I just think this is stupid…" Said Arya, crossing her arms
"Then you should have said no to Gendry… "Said Jon looking at Arya with a grin in his face " Hahaha, that's what I thought! Now, stop complaining, shut up and enjoy the night. It will be fun!" Arya raised her eyebrows at Jon, but said nothing. Jon knew he had won the argument, then smiling he said "Awesome! Plus! The drinks are on me… come on!"
"Fine! I'll have fun, but only because I'm gonna start drinking right now!" Said Arya, challenging her brother
"Arya focus!" Said Sansa "Look, the guys are over there… let's go to their table. We don't want to keep them waiting"
Sandor,Theon, Hot Pie, Robb, Daenerys, Margery, Melissandre and Gendry were sitting in the largest table in the place. It was in the middle of the Bar and it was obvious that they were the life and soul of the bar. Drinks, food, laughter, and screams came from the table.
"Arry! You came!" Said Gendry with a smile on his face "I thought you hated Karaoke"
"I do" But I love you… SHUT UP BRAIN "but I said I would come, didn't I? And I'm Ned Stark's daughter… honor is in my veins"
Gendry just looked at her and chuckled. "Well, I invited you here… it's my duty to make you have a good time, so! What do you wanna drink? Drinks are on Jon" Said happily the blue eyed boy.
"Ha! I know! I think two shots of tequila will be enough for now "She said smirking
"TEQUILAAA!" Screamed the whole table at the same time. And then Robb said "Sorry sis, we have a rule… every time someone orders Tequila, we all have to drink and scream TEQUILAAA! As you can see… it's been 4 rounds already"
Then Margery, who was sitting next to Robb stood up and said "Ok, so It's our turn on stage… Come on Dany, Sansa, Mel, Arya! Let's rock it!" Said Margery while grabbing Dany's hand and pulling her away from Jon.
Sansa and Melissandre stood up. Arya remained in her sit
"NO fucking way" Said Arya
"Oh come on little wolf! It will be fun! We are singing Love is a Battlefield" Said Dany with a smug look on her face
"There's NO WAY in hell that's happening" Said Arya, crossing her arms once again
"Don't waste your breaths ladies… when the wolf bitch says no…it means no. She's probably too scared to get onstage and sing, that must be why she's so reluctant" Said Sandor with a grin in his face. He loved teasing Arya as well.
"I'M NOT SCARED" Screamed Arya angrily
The girls didn't even hear Arya's answer because they were already on the platform. They began singing while the discussion at the table kept going
We are strong!
No one can tell us we're wrong…
"Oh really? You are not scared?" Asked Theon "So I guess you wouldn't mind singing the next one… would you?" He knew he had Arya in his hands… she was a terrible loser
"FINE! I'm singing the next one. Happy?" Said Arya while taking a shot of Tequila
"Oh but under one condition… you're gonna sing ALONE" Said Hot Pie with a smile on his face
"WHAT? Well this is not fair… but WHATEVER, I'll sing alone. BUT under one condition" She said while a big grin appeared on her face
"What is it?" Asked Sandor
We are young!
Heartaque to heartaque we stand!
"Gendry has to sing after me… ALONE." Said Arya. She needed some kind of revenge
"Hey! What did I do to you?" Gendry was in shock. He didn't expect Arya to turn on him
"You INVITED ME HERE… now DEAL WITH IT!" Said Arya looking straight into his eyes
"DEAL!" Screamed Jon, before Gendry could say anything. They all began to laugh and started to pay attention to the girls.
"Arya what the fuck!?" Asked Gendry angrily
"Sorry Waters… you invited me to this place, now you deal with your decision" Arya said triumphal
"You know… for a girl who claims to be a rebel, you are very easy to manipulate" Said Gendry raising an eyebrow
"Excuse me? First you invite me here… and now you're insulting me?
"I'm not insulting you, I'm just saying… it's really easy to manipulate you into doing something you don't want to do" He said with a very honest voice. "People only have to challenge you… and you have to say yes. Always"
"That's not true!"
"It is… somehow the wolf in you get's tamed every time somebody bets against you"
Love is a battlefield
Love is a battlefield
The guys started cheering and clapping for the girls after they finished their song. Arya was pissed. How dare he!? How dare he said that she was controllable? …at that moment, she knew she HAD to sing. To prove HIM something. She couldn't care less about the bet. This was about her. She took advantage of the diversion the girls were creating, so "quiet as shadow" she went quietly and slowly to the singing platform.
Gendry's POV
All the lights went down as someone got up on stage. The people in the bar started to low their voices, with the expectation of the new singer hanging in the air. Nobody was able to see the person standing there, and then the song started to play. Somebody turned a spotlight on the singer. And then he saw her. It was Arya.
For those who don't know me
I can get a bit crazy
Have to get my way up
Twenty four hours a day
'Cause I'm hot like that
Her table started to cheer and scream for her. She was finally singing! She spotted Gendry, he was sitting in his chair next to Melissandre. She was touching his arms while they both looked at Arya.
Every guy, everywhere
Just gives me mad attention
Like I'm under inspection
I always get a ten
'Cause I'm built like that
Arya's POV
Arya was getting angrier by the minute. The song was perfect and the stupid bull was sitting next to Melissandre and flirting with her. She was furious, so she kept singing.
I go through guys like
Money flying out the hands
They try to change me
But they realize they can't
And every tomorrow is a day I never plan
If you're gonna be my man understand
Gendry's POV
She was straight up singing to Gendry. He knew it. He was angry too. She took the mic and started walking through the other tables of the bar
I can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be blamed
I can't can't
I can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't be tamed
Arya's POV
Melissandre was sitting so close to Gendry. Arya saw her whispering in his ears. She was so pissed of right now. He INVITED HER here. She decided to play the same game. She spotted Jaqen H'agar in a nearby table, so she went there. She kept singing.
If there is a question about my intentions
I'll tell ya
I'm not here to sell ya
Or tell you to go to hell
I'm not a brat like that
She started to dance and sing to Jaqen. He looked very happy about it, but Gendry was in shock. Arya was so angry and so focused on trying to make Gendry mad, that she didn't even noticed him separating himself from Melissandre. He could only pay attention to Arya now.
I'm like a puzzle
But all of my pieces are jagged
If you can understand this
We can make some magic
I'm wrong like that
Gendry's POV
She moved towards their table. She was looking at Robb, Jon and Sansa. Gendry realized the song was about herself.
I wanna fly
I wanna drive
I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don't know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby, by now you should know
She got up in the table and kept singing. Everybody started to lose their shit at that point. Margery and Dany were jumping and singing along. Sansa tried to take Arya off the table. The guys were all laughing and clapping, except for Jon… he was smiling back at her, looking proud.
I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't can't
I can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't be tamed
Then she decided to look down on Gendry. She was staring at him intensively. She was singing this part of the song directly to him.
Well I'm not a trick you play
I'm wired a different way
I'm not a mistake
I'm not a fake
It's set in my DNA
She bent down and touched his with her right hand. Gendry froze on the spot. He was breathless. Arya could be a professional singer. He wanted to kiss her right there, but he was frozen.
Don't change me
Don't change me
Don't change me
Don't change me
(I can't be tamed)
Arya got off from the table and went back to the stage. The whole bar was singing along by that moment, especially the girls.
I wanna fly
I wanna drive
I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don't know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby, by now you should know
Arya's POV
She was about to finish the song, and the party was lit now. Everybody was jumping, singing and clapping for Arya. So she took advantage of her adrenaline boost, and kept going strong. She was going to prove her point no matter what.
I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't can't
I can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't be tamed
Gendry's POV
She finished the song and the whole bar gave her a standing ovation. How could they not? She smiled at them and said thank you. Then she took the mic, still looking at Gendry and said:
"Nobody tells me what to do, got it?" Arya said with her strong grey eyes fixed upon himself.
Yeap, he got it. She had decided to say something through her song, so he decided to do the same. He just hoped Arya wouldn't hate him forever afterwards.