The appendicitis incident

Summary: How Catelyn found out and what the whole appendicitis incident was about.

Robb

It was going to be great, this weekend was going to be awesome! He just knew it! A weekend without adults, without supervision and no little brothers to take care of, it was freedom! Yes, Robb Stark couldn't be any happier.

Well, the only little one was Arya. She was just fifteen, but it was Arya and she could take care of herself! She was going with him, Jon and Gendry to Catasmere festival. A lot of alcohol, music, rock bands and food! And no adults!

Gendry was going to be around his sister, he had the big brother gene when he was with Arya, always followed her and helped her, takes care of her and that's why he decided it was ok for Arya to go with them. Gendry was the best chaperone ever! He was even teaching her to drive! Not even Robb himself was doing it because he was so busy with girls and football practice.

"I left the number you can find us in King's Landing! Baratheon Corps numbers, Robert's house phone number, Robert's cellphone, Renly's also and Stannis! You can call anyone if you can't reach us on our cellphones" – Robb was told for the 100th time today where to contact his parents, Catelyn was just in her over protective mother.

"I know mother, if I can't reach you, dad, Rickon or Bran, I will call all of the people you just mentioned! I save the numbers on my phone, Jon's got them too" – He said while raising his phone, seriously he didn't know how his mother could go on full paranoid mode.

"Now don't worry, we will take care, have fun. We won't let Theon get inside the house unsupervised. Arya will rest until we leave tomorrow morning and if she's not feeling well by then we will stay home with her. So now you can go on your way to the airport and you'll see we will be alive on Monday when you come back" – his good boy, well behaved boy face was on full mode by now.

"Auntie, seriously we'll be alright. Gendry will be with us the whole weekend and we'll take care of Arya while we're in Catasmere. She won't be alone, some of her school friends are going tol be there to. You can go to King's Landing in peace" – Jon was also playing the good kid card.

"Alright, take care of your sister. It's nice all of you are going to Catasmere for the weekend. Call Sansa to check on her while she's in Highgarden. Call me if anything happens, I even left Robert's ex-wife phone number in case you can't reach us" – Catelyn was beginning to go on full paranoid mode again, Robb needed to stop her.

"Mom, everything will be alright. Dad and my brothers are waiting for you in the cab. Go, now or you'll miss your flight" – Finally it worked, Robb saw her mom sight again and finally leave. He waited for the taxi to leave the front yard to star screaming things like "finally" and "freedom".

"YES! We're leaving at night!" – Robb screamed for everyone in the house to listen. The parents thought they'd go tomorrow, but hell no! The fun was starting tonight!

Jon went packing, Robb himself had already packed since yesterdat. They had to get to the festival tonight and star having fun. It was a three-day festival, the had tents ready, food, alcohol and everything on Gendry's SUV. Where was Gendry by the way? he arrived a while ago and haven't seen him since he told him Arya was feeling ill.

"Theon just called, he's already there claiming our location. He said he's fighting a war over there and we should hurry so we can have plenty of space" – Jon had just came back from the pool house with his back pack.

He had packed everything, Gendry had packed, Jon was packed. They had left the dogs enough food for the weekend and he had paid extra cash to the pool boy to check on them while they were gone. Everything was going perfect, according to plan. This was going to be an epic weekend, and he was going to meet a bunch of girls.

Now, where was Arya? Yesterday she was the most excited about the Rock Catasmere Festival. It was her first cool festival away from home! Robb went upstairs to check on his sister and to hurry her up. "Arya, are you ready. We're leaving soon! Hurry!" – he said while opening the door.

Why was Gendry on his sister's bed? That was the first thing he thought. The second thing he thought was, why did Gendry had such a worried face? Had something happened here? Where was Arya? Was the fourth thing that crossed his mind when he suddenly heard the toilet flushed and Arya appeared looking pale while coming from the bathroom.

"I feel sick" – that was obvious. Fuck, if Arya was sick they couldn't go. "Noooo!, Arya! You can't be sick! We had it all planned out!" – terror was coming from his voice.

"I knoooow" – he was starting to get worried, his sister had pouted all girly and that meant she really felt sick. Arya had climbed back to bed and Gendry was stroking her back looking concerned. "I really want to go! I don't care if I'm sick! I'm going! – Yes! That was his sister, she made him proud at that statement, she wasn't letting a simple cold? Cramps? Stomach virus? Get in the way of her fun!

"You have a 38C degree fever, you are throwing up and your belly hurts, Arya. You can't go anywhere in that state" – Gendry said all serious and looking concerned, he was such an overprotective and boring brother Robb thought.

"What's going on?" – Jon appeared out of nowhere – "Arya, you look terrible! – the latter went onto hiding under the covers, Jon had a panic face now. He also knew their plans for the weekend were in danger now.

"I got it!" –

Yes! He got it! Robb Stark was a genius! He sometimes was amazed at his own wit – "Arya, you probably have a stomach flu, right? You'd been like this since yesterday. You are probably about to flush it out of your system anyhow by now" – Gendry was glaring at him, what was his problem? He had the solution to all of their problems!

"You can go tomorrow to Catasmere, I'll ask HotPie to come pick you up since they are going tomorrow anyhow and I'll ask Shireen to come and stay the night with you and you both go tomorrow!" – It was an all win win situation, Arya would go to the festival when she felt better, she wouldn't be alone and they get to go today!

"I don't know, Robb… It's not right leaving her here with Shireen, they're too young to be left alone" – Noooo, his stupid cousin-brother was ruining the plaaan! He needed support and Jon was bailing. Gendry, say something smart, he thought! Everytime Jon annoyed him, Robb found it pretty funny to diminish him from brother status to cousin status.

"I'll stay with her and I'll drive her tomorrow if she's feeling alright" – Gendry blurted out, looking at the covers that were Arya. Nooo, Gendry was driving them, he couldn't stay!

"But Geeeeen you wanted to go so much today. Go, I'll be fine" – Yes Arya, you'll d be fine, convince the bull to go, my plan is perfect –

"But you can't be left alone like this and my cousin is too young to take care of you. I'll stay, the guys can take my car and I'll drive us there tomorrow on Robb's car. We will be there, don't worry. Neither of us will miss the festival" – Yes, the bull was smart, he knew the bull was smart he had made a backup plan. Gendry had talked all calmed a kissed Arya's forehead when he finished, he was suck a great brother and playing the responsible part.

"Alright, we will go and set camp tonight. When Arya feels better tomorrow, you drive her down there. My car is in the garage, the engine is making weird noises, but you shouldn't worry about it, it should be fine. We'll see each other tomorrow morning" – Seriousness, was in Robb's voice as he gave instructions to Gendry. He knew he should sound totally confident in his statement to make Jon support it and for Gendry to go through.

Gendry was such a wingman, he was sacrificing his fun for one night, so he could still hook up tonight. Fuck, he loved Gendry. That's why he was his best friend. He would babysit so he could hook up at Catasmere, he was about to hug him. Robb loved Gendry Waters, he was his favorite

"The plan is set. Jon, let's go and we'll see each other tomorrow. You'll be cured by tomorrow wolfy and we'll show how to pass a great time with us! Now, let's go!" – Robb kissed his sister's forehead while saying goodbye, Jon looked concerned but left.

Yes, this was going best. Weekend, ever.

Gendry

Fucking ROBB! How could he leave his sister like that!

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! It was almost 10pm and Arya's fever wasn't diminishing. The guys had left around five and they forgot to give him the emergency numbers, just in case. He only had Robert's number and he wasn't going to call him, not in this lifetime.

"Are you feeling better?" – he asked when he felt Arya stir next to him. She had her eyes closed and looked pale. "No, my belly keeps hurting and I'm cold" – she sounded terrible.

"Shit, Arya we should go to the hospital" – he was starting to go into panic mode, he touched her and felt how her skin was burning.

"I don't like hospitals, Geeen!" – she whined, and he almost threw the idea of getting her there out of the window, but no! – "I already took medicine, I just hasn't kicked in yet, it will and we'll go tomorrow!" – she slurred her words, the meds probably made her sleepy, that and the fever. Fuck.

He really didn't know what to do. Gendry Waters felt desperate, little Arya was sick and he didn't know what to do. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN A GIRL IS SICK?! He had started to put wet clothes on her forehead, she didn't look any better. Fuck, Gendry thought. "Arya, nothing is working, I'm taking you to the hospital".

"Jon?" – a mumble was heard.

FUCK! He felt jealous and he shouldn't be, but Arya confused him with her brother, that annoyed him. Focus, Gendry! Focus! He tried to calm himself down.

"No, Arya. It's me Gendry. Jon left with Robb a while ago, remember? We stayed" – he got up and started to grab some clothes from her, outside rain was pooring and he needed to shield her from it. Pants, grabbed. Shoes, grabbed. Raincoat, yes. He tried to wake her up enough for her to get changed, but that was not happening. She was so tiny in his arms.

"Jon, I don't want you to leave for the NightWatch" – he heard her pout and cry, she was talking about random stuff. Fuck! She was hallucinating? Fever talking! This. Was. Bad.

"Nobody is leaving yet, Arya. Stay calm" – he carried her downstairs and left her on the couch while searching for Robb's car keys while trying to call Catelyn. This was fucking serious. Why didn't she answer the phone?! When he finally found the fucking keys he had already left voice messages to the whole family. How come the fucking keys were inside the barbecue grill, fucking Robb.

He came back to Arya and carried her bridal style to the garage, she was so light and tiny. Looking her like this hurted Gendry so much.

"Jon, I don't want Gendry to leave me" – that made him freeze in his spot. Those word hurt him like hell and made his heart swollen at the same time. "I'm never leaving you, M'lady. Never" – he kissed her forehead while resuming his way to the garage.

"I like when he calls me lady. Don't tell him that, Jon" – if Gendry weren't feeling so scared and worried, he could have laugh at what she said.

They got in Robb's fucking car. The engine was fucked up and Gendry prayed the gods for it to last until they arrived to the hospital. The sky was falling with so much rain and he probably was breaking every speed limit in town. He didn't care, he only cared to get to the hospital.

"Jon, I like Gendry" – she seemed to think Jon was there, fucking Jon. Jon was raving his ass off. Fucking Robb. Fucking Jon. Fucking Starks who were in King's Landing. Fucking Robert for calling them there. Everything was Robert's fault, it was always his fucking fault.

"I know; he likes you too" – he tried to calm her.

"No… he doesn't" – she was whining so hard, it made his heart flinch.

"Yes, he does. He has a soft spot for you" – the gas pump was about to trespass the carcass for how hard he was pushing it, the engine was about to give in, he knew it. FUCK! She was quite for a while and that bothered him and worried him and scared him. She was holding her stomach, her right side and pain was in her face. Fever was higher now; he was sure of it.

And the fucking car went dead with a boom, he could only have time to park it down the side of the road. What to do now?! It's raining, there are no cars visible! He didn't know how far or near they were to call an ambulance. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck.

He was going for it. He got out of the car and was struck for how freezing it was, the rain was pouring hard and it stinged for how cold it was. He wished he had thought of getting a jacket or a raincoat, he was in a simple short sleeved t-shirt and cargo shorts. It had been sunny on the afternoon, fucking Winterfell and it's freaking bipolar weathers.

He got to the other side of the car and took Arya out, got her on his back and started running.

HE RAN. Oh boy did he ran. He ran as if his life depended on it. He was freezing, he was pretty sure he was blue and cold. But he was near, he could see the hospital now. Arya was limp on his back.

"Arya? Talk to me!" – he was frantic, just a couple of blocks and she'll be alright. He heard a mumble in return, she was awake.

"Your back is confy" – he could almost laugh at that statement – "It's cold" – he ran faster, his legs felt like they were on fire, his chest also. He had started coughing a while ago.

"You'll be ok. Hang on" – he ran like Forrest.

When he was almost a block away he started screaming for help, Arya scolded and nobody from the fucking hospital seemed to hear him.

"I love you, Gendry" – he went numb. He almost fell down. He almost stopped running. He almost died. WHAT?! No, she was too feverish.

He finally arrived, the staff seem to notice how serious everything was. Suddenly she was yanked from his back and nurses were asking questions. Time flew, he felt confused and answered everything he could.

He was his friend, she was 15 and about to be 16 in a week. She was allergic to peanuts and to penicillin. She'd had pain since yesterday, fever since yesterday. She threw up twice. Contact numbers, he didn't had them. Fuck!He answered the nurses.

He called again every Stark on his phone number. FUCKING ROBB! FUCKING JON! Nothing, nobody answered. He called his uncle Renly, nothing. Fuck!

WHERE WAS EVERYBODY WHEN ARYA WAS ABOUT TO HAVE EMERGENCY SURGERY! The nurses told him she had acute appendicitis and it was about to explode.

He cursed with his only option left. He cursed when he heard the dialing sound, but he felt relieved when someone answered.

"Son!" – he flinched.

"Robert" –

Catelyn:

She knew it! She shouldn't have left! Something in her gut told her and now she was frantic as she went inside the hospital. When Robert received a call in the middle of a business dinner she didn't pay any attention, but when he screamed that it was Gendry, something inside her made her all worried. The boy never called his father, they had a difficult relationship, all on Robert's fault, but she knew! She knew something had happened.

When Robert told her that Gendry had took Arya to the hospital, she was booking the next flight when Robert told her to use his private plane. Two and a half hours later, she was at Winterfell's hospital asking for her daughter with Ed by her side.

The nurse behind the desk told her to call down, her daughter was in surgery for appendicitis and that it was a procedure surgery. The doctor would come out any minute so they had to wait.

Then she was asked if she was related to the boy. "What boy?" – she asked the nurse. "The boy who brought your daughter, lady. He's on the emergency room now. The boy collapsed a while after he arrived with your daughter, after running kilometers on this rain. He was burning in fever when he arrived! – Catelyn ran to the emergency room, where she heard Gendry's voice. When he was agitated he was just like his father.

"IS she ok?! I'm fine! Let me go to her! Where is she?!" – Catelyn arrived to Gendry's side trying to calm him down, three male doctors where trying to pin him to the bed. "Gendry, she's on surgery now! Calm down, we'll know more in a while. Calm down, shhh" – she really tried her best to calm him down, but the boy was like a bull crazy and almost immediately started to cry after looking at her.

"Mrs. Stark! I'm sorry! I tried to make her feel better, I tried to get here faster but Robb's car broke on the way! I'm sorry! Arya was sick, I knew I should've brought here here sooner" – the sight made Catelyn's heart hurt. Sometime she forgets that Gendry, besides his height was just a boy and he had just had the scare of his life.

"Gendry, calm down. She'll be fine because of you" – she was worried as hell for her kid, but she needed to calm the boy down so he could be attended. The boy in front of her sobbed harder and Catelyn looked at him more closely, he was drenched, soaking wet and his feet were full of mud. His skin, was red with fever.

The doctor acted, they needed to dope Gendry because of his altered state, he was having a nervous breakdown in front of her. When he finally calmed down because of what was injected on him, the doctors told her the kid had caught pneumonia for running in the rain carrying her daughter. She managed to get the boy one of the nicest rooms in the whole building and then went back to her daughter. Ed was walking from side to side nervous.

In the end, Arya got out of the operation room fine, she was in post op now and she went to check on Gendry, again, leaving Ed with Arya.

She was furious as of how her sons left her girl alone and how another boy, one that felt like her own, took her to the hospital. For crying out loud! The boy even ran for miles to get her there. She loved that kid even more now!

"Mrs. Stark?" – she heard a sleepy voice. "Gendry, Arya is fine, don't worry. Rest. She's ok" – she said to him quietly, stroking the boy's head. He was already dressed in a hospital gown with an IV attached to his arm. He was all groggy because of the muscle relaxant he was put on.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Stark. I'm Sorry" – he calmed down, his voice sounded terrible. He coughed and the fever was still high. The doctors said he was already on meds and he had a thousand blankets to warm him up, she tugged him in.

"Sleep Gendry, sleep. When you wake up, you'll see Arya, ok?" – she could sense the boy was already drifting, he was high as a kite with whatever the doctors had injected him with.

She kissed his forehead before leaving to check on her daughter again, not before whispering a soft – "Thank you, Gendry. Thank you for bringing her here" – some tears rolled down her face and then she heard it, something she already suspected.

"I love you to, Arya" – That boy fell asleep after muttering those words.

Gendry Waters Baratheon was meant for her daughter and in that moment, in that hospital room she decided that she'd do anything in her power for them to be together. He was the bests catch in this whole world, and she could already imagine how gorgeous her grandsons would turn out.

Now, she would call the Motts to inform them of Gendry's sick status and then she would call Robert to drag his drunk ass to the hospital to see his son and start mending their relationship. She didn't want feuds in her family.

And finally, she would tell Ed about everything so he could punish Jon and Robb. Robb would have to work to earn his car back and Jon was going to work to. Those two were punished for life. Stupid boys.

Author's note:

So yeah, I decided to made chapters of many incidents that marked this relationship and how everyone finds out.

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