Smiles

Gendry knocked at the door to the huge mansion of Winterfell. He was nervous and it was making him twitchy. He was waiting on Arya; he had to go to a family function and didn't want to deal with his half-brother Joffrey. So of course he had asked Arya to come with him. So now he was standing there waiting for someone to open the door. He heard footsteps and knew it was probably Rickon, it was loud running; yeah, had to be Rickon. He saw the door open and the young boy grin.

"Hey Gendry." The boy said as he looked up at Gendry. Gendry looked down at him and gave him a fist bump. "Arya is getting ready, she told me to tell you to wait in the living room." Gendry couldn't complain. He walked inside and saw Robb and Bran sitting on the couch he walked over, the nervous feeling leaving him. Robb got up to shake his hand. The two promptly shook and Gendry sat down on one of the many chairs in the large Stark room.

"So Gendry, how have you been lately?" Robb asked as he sat back down.

"Well.." Gendry started to talk before he heard some foot steps down the staircase and he turned around and saw her stand there. He couldn't take his eyes off her. His eyes were seized into her. He was now glued to her and he didn't want that to end. She was clad in a mid-thigh length solid silver dress. Her feet had black flats on. Around her throat was a small wolf head necklace. She walked down the stairs and saw Gendry sitting at the chair. She blushed and walking over she punched his shoulder as he stood up.

"Stop staring you bull." She said as she hugged him and told Robb they would be heading out. Gendry started to walk behind her and they quickly exited and feeling the chilling cold. Arya shivered and Gendry quickly removed his jacket and draped it over her shoulders, she smiled and continued to walk to his car. He walked around and opened her door and she got in the passenger seat and put her seatbelt on. Gendry walked around and got in the car and promptly started it. He backed up and started the drive from Winterfell to Storm's end. He turned the heat up in the car, Arya smiled as she started to talk. "So… what's actually happening at this dinner?" She said knowing this wasn't some random dinner event that he was obligated to go to. He sighed as he continued driving.

"Well.. Cersei has been going insane trying to keep up this ridiculous idea that Joffrey is going to marry some Tyrell girl. Margaery I think her name is?" Arya nodded. She knew who it was.

"Yeah she's some stupid preppy girl; Sansa uses to hang out with her but then some fight happened. It's stupid and she use to come to the house a lot. Gendry got the point and continued driving.

"Anyways, das always wants me and Mya and all of his other kids to come to these crazy dinners. It's stupid but it's not like I have a choice. Dad doesn't like Joffrey and he does it to piss Cersei off. We're big chess pieces and its annoying." He then groaned and continued driving. Arya just shook her head and playfully punched his shoulder.

"Hey don't fret you blunt, we'll show them." Arya said as she leaned over and kissed his cheek. She smiled. "Oh you should smile more. I like it when you do." The rest of the ride was in companionable silence. Once Gendry had pulled into the grand mansion of storms end he groaned and Arya grabbed and squeezed his hand. "Please don't worry. Just smile please for me." Arya said as she looked deep into his eyes. He walked out of the car and walked over to let her out. He grabbed her hand and helped her up.

"Of course m'lady" Gendry says as he helps Arya out and offers her his arm. His grin as wide as he can make it. Normally a remark like that would be punch worthy, but he was smiling. So she took his arm and rolled her eyes.

"Let's go eat you stupid bull."

Hope you all enjoyed todays one-shot I'm hoping to post at least one a week on either Thursday or Saturday, maybe even twice! Anyways have a wonderful day, remember to R&R

~Slowpoke