Just like a fairytale Chapter 2: And he lived not happily ever after, an a song of ice and fire fanfic

Chapter 1-And he lived not happily ever after

9 years later

He was standing in the dark, leaning against a wall, his head leaned back at it, eyes closed. Gendry, Gendry, Gendry. He heard them chanting his name, and then his artist name, they where clapping and shouting, it got louder and louder, they demanded him, and had all rights to do so, since he was already thirty minutes late. Blood, filled with adrenalin rushed, through his vanes, they calling him, they wanting him, the loving him, the feeling was addicting. But it wasn't nearly enough to fill the void inside him, only at least for the short three hours he will be with them it had to be. But then a memory of HER flashed trough his mind. "Fuck", he thought, grabbed the Jack from the table beside him and took a large gulp. The liquor run sharply down his throat, adding physical pain to the always present immaterial one. But as always HER image won't fade away, just the pain lessened a bit. "Lets get this over with", he mumbled taking a nother large gulp from the bottle, put it back on the table, picking up his guitar instead, pushed himself away from the wall and ran for the stage. The chant's got louder. He past several staff members who looked all but relieved that he finally showed up, and ignored them finally reaching the stage. Everything was covered in darkness, fitting him. Lights explodes around him and the crowed as well exploded in cheers and claps, it was deafening, overwhelming and it finally filled the void in him again. Not for long though, he knows that, but he greedily takes what he gets it will be only this, the love of thousands of people who only see the Rockstar "Gutter Rat" (his artist name), he will ever get. And it will never be enough, enough to fill the void SHE left.
The crowed still cheered when he shouted in his mic: "HELLO NEW YORK I'M BACK." Thousands answered. The Madison Squier Garden was packed to the very last seat.
"I got to say my world tour was the best one yet, but nothing tops you folks, you are the BEST, it's good to be home again." Again the crowd bursted out into cheers.
Gendry glanced to its left where is band was. He was a one-man show, but he prefered real musicians at his concerts to some mixed up digital stuff, so he had a band with him.
"What do you say guys lets give these amazing people the best show ever?" Lem, Tom, Anguy and Thoros all gave him grins and thumps up and started to play the first accord of the song that got him his first golden record. It was his routine. Every time he started a world tour or a tour in general it would start in New York and end there. As well as all his concerts starts with the same song called "Who are you". The crowed cheered and start to sing along. From that the show rolled on, Gendry sung a couple of his old classics and a lot of his new songs, a few covers wich the crowd loved, a duet from his new album and proved that he was a skilled dancer as well as a singer. Almost three hours of sweet oblivion but as always when his concerts ended, he played the song that got him his first platinum record, and reality hit. He found himself siting alone on a bar stool in a cone of light on the otherwise dark and empty stage, his eyes were closed and everybody around him was silent. Images of HER floated through his mind. Gendry opened his eyes and started playing the acoustic guitar he always played this song with.

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For your sake, I live as if I'm a shadow
For your sake, I live swallowing all my tears
But in my Heart, The light of love continues to burn
For your sake, For your sake

Life has brought with it the chronicle of days past
Incomparable memories surround me
Asking the same question a thousand times and never got an answer
I desired with all my heard but in return all I received was pain

For your sake, I live as if I'm a shadow
For your sake, I live swallowing all my tears
But in my Heart, The light of love continues to burn
For your sake, For your sake

But in my Heart, The light of love continues to burn
For you only you

What can I say the World has shown such ill-will to me
How ignorant of them to say I'm just a stranger to you
I'm condemn to live a life with out you
But my love for you still burns hot and strong in my chest.

For your sake, I live as if I'm a shadow
For your sake, I live swallowing all my tears
But in my Heart, The light of love continues to burn
For your sake, For your sake

The last accord finished and the uproar was again deafening. He got of the bar stool waved one last time and shouted.
"GOOD NIGHT NEW YORK"
A chorus of good nights followed him as he jogged of the stage. Gendry made his way to the backstage room where, his band, manager and of course a bunch of eager Vip fans already waited for him.
"Good show man.", his manager Beric clapped him on the back and handed him a glass.
"Thanks," he took a gulp from the glass and almost spit it out again. It was just water. For its lack of color he had thought it was vodka. Beric eyed him sharply and Gendry sighed and took another sip from the glass. Beric smiled and introduced him to the fans. He played met and greet for about haf an hour before he couldn't take it anymore. Flashes of HER showed up in his mind he needed to escape, he needed a drink or better several drinks. Gendry excused himself with false sadness, it was not that he didn't love his fans but he couldn't bear them when thoughts of HER where invading his mind. Plus they had such a great time with his band the wouldn't miss him. Gendry snatched a bottle of Johnny this time and practically run for his limo, bodyguard at his heels.

When he finally reached his apartment in one of the richest areas of New York. He had already finished the whisky along with three-quarter of the limos minibar. Sadly he was not even haf as drunk us he should have been by all rights. People where gathering outside of the building, hoping for a glimpse of him. The started to scream hysterically when the decoy limo stopped at the main entrance. The perks of being a Rockstar. He couldn't even get into his own apartment without fans and paparazzi lingering around. Gendry used the distraction to slip through the back entrance, he just couldn't handle them right now. Gendry got into his apartment without further difficulties, luckily the elevator got right into the penthouse so he wasn't spotted by anybody.
His apartment was dark, it suited his mood, he didn't bother to turn on the lights it would have only put attention to the fact that he was inside, and then the crowd down there would never lieve. Well to be honest they never really did, a few paparazzi and fans would always linger around. Gendry helped himself with another glass of whiskey and moved to the window, New York at night, he loved the view it was the only positive reason he bought especially this penthouse apartment.
Today was a special day an anniversary to be exact, it was the day SHE and him should have started their new life together it was also the day his heart had been shattered into a thousand pieces, and because of that he always celebrate it with a concert and make it memorial in this way. Merely thinking about it increased the pain. He still hadn't enough alcohol in his system to dull it.
"To what should have been.", he thought like every year and drank the whole contents of the glass in one gulp, before he helped himself to another one. In that moment the light turned on and an awfully familiar voice said: "You should tone that down you know."
Gendry sight "Father what are doing here?" Robert Baratheon sat in an armchair under the light he just turned on. He was a massive man with dark unruly hair and an equally unruly beard if it hadn't been neatly trimmed every few days. He had ocean blue eyes just like Gendry's. That and the black hair where the only things the two shared regarding appearance.
"What kind of unpleasant greeting is that son? You have been away for an eight month world tour and you are seriously asking me what am I doing here you need to work on your manners."
Gendry sight again and took a sip of his glass: "You didn't come to the concert." It wasn't a question just a statement Robert never came to one of his concerts, not even his first one after he made him a famous Rockstar. Robert wasn't just his father but also owned the record company Gendry was under contract with, as well as his producer.
Robert didn't react to his comment "You know this won't help you." He pointed at the glass Gendry had finished in the meanwhile and had poured himself another one. "Or bring HER back belive me I'm speaking out of experience."
"Maybe for you it didn't. But this works just fine for me. It dulls the pain." Robert sight, Gendry had already finished the bottle and opened a new one. "You should try to get over Ar..", Gendry gave him a pointed look. "HER already. Get married, have kids, have a life for gods sake. You can't mourn one lost love for the rest of your live my son."
"Did you ever got over HER?" Robert looked at him pointedly "The women therefore you are so broken", he clarified.
"No. But you are not me and I always hoped you would become a better man then I was."
"I'm not. At least not in this point. I'm your son after all." Father and son two broken man over the same reason: women, they where definitely family not trough blood though, but trough this.
Robert sight and changed the topic. "Don't forget you are on "Jeyne Heddle" tomorrow noon and your annual "after a tour visit" at the orphanage you grew up. You have a full day maybe you should go to bed early." Robert stud up and tried to take the glass away from him.
"Seriously dad have I ever missed an appointment or PR stuff?" Gendry glared at him.
"No", Robert sight again. "But..."
"No buts. I haven't so leave me alone already so I can finally have a bit of peace and quiet."
"Alright I will see you then at Wednesday for dinner, don't forget."
"Dad have you become my manager? Beric will not be happy if you steal his Job." Gendry tried to tease and Robert smiled at the attempt. Gendry hugged him and let him to the elevator. "Don't worry dad. You worry way to much, you will get gray hair if this keeps on." The laughed in unison. "Good night son."
"Night dad."

At "Jeyne Heddle" around 10 in the morning

"So Gendry you know there are a lot of rumors going on about you. It seems you've got a new girlfriend every day. At least that is the impression of you, when ever one opens one of the tabloid magazines."
"Yeah I know. I only wish people would be more interested in my music than my love life, I'm a musician after all, that's what I do."
"And you make great music." The audience cheered that comment and interrupted Jeyne for a while. Gendry smiled and waved at them.
"But between us, isn't there any woman, or man (no judgement here) in your life?
I mean a handsome and succesful man like you, come on I can't belive you are alone for so long."
Gendry sight and closed his eyes, he was going to kill this woman. Even so he had a huge hangover this morning he came to this show, ( a large part was to credit to Hot Pie his cock with a mean hangover recipe) and dutiful played the nice Rockstar, answered all the question, signed everything that was shoved under his nose, played his new song and tried to avoid all personal questions. For gods sake every interviewer in the whole world new he never answered any question regarding this subject, so why had she to bring this up again.
"Sorry if I'm disappointing you, but there is no secret girlfriend somewhere. It's not that I'm not interested in women, I am, sorry guys girls exclusive, but I try to concentrate on my music and my career now."
"Come on for eight years? Ever since you became famous there has been nothing from you on this topic. What happened."
"What can I say Jeyne it takes time to build a solid carrier."
The interviewer looked annoyed now. "Ok I think I heard every women's heart just broke."
"Including yours." Gendry thought the tall, obviously died, blond interviewer looked extremely provoking today with her extra short dress and flirtatious behavior. It annoyed him to no end that every attractive women seemed to think they had to hit on him just because he was single. It was like he had "I'm not interested! Please try you're luck and chase me" tattooed on his forehead. And everybody gave it a try.
"I can only repeat sorry to disappoint."
"Well looks like we don't get anything out of you today, and sadly or time is up so thank you very much for coming "Gutter Rat" Mr. Gendry Baratheon."
The music, signalizing the end of his time, played in, the crowed stood up and clapped. Gendry and Jeyne stood up as well and hugged each other goodbye. He felt her slipping a note inside of his Jacket and mouthed "Call me" to him before Gendry left the stage. As soon as he could he threw the number away, good was this women persistent a simple NO didn't seemed to be sufficient to get her of his back.
"Goods I need a drink." Gendry was looking forward to his minibar at the limo.

At the "Red Keep" orphanage in the afternoon

"Why don't you have a girlfriend Gendry?" The boy about six years old asked.
"Gods not this again has one of these bloodsucking parasites called journalists played the kid to ask me this question? Why couldn't the just leave me alone already."
Gendry was at the orphanage Red Keep where he grew up. He often came back and visited the only home he knew, and spent time with the kids. The where all great children so he tried to give them as much attention as he could. He knew exactly what it felt like to be ignored and left alone in the system when he was a kid so he could connect with them and the kids loved him for it. Today however he was not here, trying to be the good guy he wasn't ever since SHE had left him, but for PR reasons. The orphanage was crawling with sponsors and press filming everything while Gendry sung, danced and played with the kids. Now however was question time. He and the kids sat on the ground in a circle and Gendry found himself in this situation again where the whole world seemed dying to know why the most successful Rockstar of the 21 first century was alone. Gendry sight.
"Why do you want to know?
"Well you are like a modern-day prince and every prince needs a princess, why you don't have one?"
Gendry laughed: "Come here boy." gestured to his lap for the boy to sit down and the kid happily obliged. "Dillon was it right?" Dillon nodded. "So Dillon I will tell you a story, lets see if you find the answer out yourself then ok?"
"Ok."
"So once upon a time there was a boy everybody called just bull."
"Why bull?
"Because he was tall, big and strong just like a bull. He was stubborn too."
The kids chuckled.
"One day the bull meet a girl, she was beautiful and fierce and clever. Our bull felt instantly in love with her and she with him.
"What was her name?
Gendry had the attention of everybody in the room now, the press was dying to hear the name of the mystery girl.
"Her name is not important, the girl had rich parents and succesful siblings, she was living like..., he smiled, "like a princess or a lady, she just never behaved like one. But our bull loved teasing her so he called her my lady. My lady and bull where happy together. But they knew her family would never approve of their love, so the came up with the plan to run away together and live happily ever after. Time passed and everything was prepared for them to leave. The day came but not the women. The bull searched desperately for her, but he never found her."
Gendry took a deep breath the memory's overwhelming him.
"Wait that was it? That's the ending?" Dillon asked him and the kids protesting strongly shaking Gendry out of his thoughts.
"No that's not the ending."
"Good."
"The bull is still searching for her and never gave up. Do you know why?" Dillon thought for a moment then looked at Gendry unsure.
"Because he still loved her?"
"Yes and...?"
"When you love somebody you can't just stop doing so?"
"Very good. When you lost you're heard to somebody you can't just give it to someone else because it doesn't belong to you any longer, and that's the moral of this story."
Gendry tried to lift Dillon from his lap, but the boy struggle.
"Wait is that the end then? The bull never found his lady? That's a crap ending!"
Gendry sight and nodded. "Yes it is, but the story is still in progress, so we don't know if he ever found his lady again or not, so stay put and keep your fingers crossed for our bull. I will tell you as soon something changes." The kids cheered.
"And how did you became famous?" Another kid asked. Gendry laughed.
"That's a story for another day, palls." The kids groaned but Gendry stood up hugged ever one of them, shook a few hands before he took his leave.

Gendry sat in his limo already draining the minibar again, lost in thoughts. It had been a mistake telling that story to the kids. The journalists weren't dumb it wasn't hard for them to relate the story to him. He could already see the headlines that would plaster the papers tomorrow. But he just couldn't help himself hope getting the better of him. If SHE knew he was still desperately waiting for her maybe she would come back to him. Hope was all he had left, little tricky hope. Gendry had no desire to go back to his apartment have to deal with his father and manager Beric about his latest faux pas instead he told the driver the address of a bar.

Gendry and his bodyguard sat in one of the shadier bars of New York, Gendry getting wasted as always and his bodyguard Davos watching the facility's like a hawk. Nobody recognised him, dressed like a street thug however helped a lot in that matter. Gendry had always a bunch of ratty looking spare clothe in the trunk of his cars in case he needed them for such expeditions. The bar had an open-mike night and Gendry was going to try his luck, he also was drunk enough to do something so stupid that maybe exposed him. Davos having no power over him once he reached this state just hoped for the best. Gendry stood on the stage, his faithful guitar in his hands and started playing a song he had written for HER. To be honest he wrote or dedicated ever song to HER.

She's my sweetheart who came to me like a sweet dream
Even the red sun would blush at seeing her features
I'm at loss of words to describe her beauty
I want my sweetheart now
Shes no more with me
I feel the pain aching at my heart

She's mingled with me in the heart
She munched me gradually
Her every word shines like gold
What's more to say?
She vanished from earth

The band had picked up the melody of the song and was accompanying Gendry now. The crowed was amazed and clapped their hands. Even more than haf drunk and unrecognised he was still able to sway over a crowed for him.
Gendry surprised everybody when he jumped of the stage danced trough the crowed, but the band played along as he started singing again while dancing.

I was roaming like a wild horse
She made me change like night to day
Can't sleep, my dreams kill me
Her smile haunts me

Something mingled us and tied us together
We wanted to always stay together
But suddenly she vanished from my side
I'm searching blindly for her

He leaned against a man in the audience looked at him like wanted to talk and started singing again

Where did she go alone?
Where did she go alone?
Where did she go alone?

He dragged a few members of the audience on the stage and showed them a few simple dance moves then he gestured to them to repeat them with him. The danced behind him like background dancers when he started playing his guitar and singing again.

Life is like a rollercoaster
Daily it rotates wonderfully
It shows ups and downs
Ha
First I was on top, then I fell down
I twisted like a fish on the dry ground
Somebody will accompany you, Somebody will leave midway
These things are not in our hands
A girl gave me light, She herself standing in the dark now
Picked up the travel excellently
Where did she go alone?
Where did she go alone?
Where did she go alone?

He jumped of the stage again and got a few more people to dance with him.
He was dancing in front of the stage now with the two groups of dancers behind him.

She's my sweetheart who came to me like a sweet dream
Even the red sun would blush at seeing her futures
I'm at loss of words to describe her beauty
I want my sweetheart now
Shes no more with me
I feel the pain aching at my heart

She's mingled with me in the heart
She munched me gradually
Her every word shines like gold
What's more to say?
She vanished from earth

He had the whole crowed on their feet now, dancing with him, clapping their hands even singing the lyrics of the refrain. Gendry was smiling the void inside of him closing only just a bit, when he spotted a young couple swaying to the song looking at each other lovingly.
Gendry couldn't take it and looked away.

Tanda, Tanda Nane Ada Tandane Tandane Nane
Tanda, Tanda Nane Ada Tandane Tandane Nane
Tanda, Tanda Nane Ada Tandane Tandane Nane
Tanda, Tanda Nane Ada Tandane Tandane Nane

Gendry looked at the direction of the young couple again, the guy was whispering something in the girls ear now and she giggled. And for a moment he didn't saw the young couple but himself and HER when they had been happy together laughing and having fun at a random place like this. Gendry jerked his head to the side again. He couldn't bear to look at them it pained to much. Unconsciously he lashed out hitting a guy who was dancing beside him, sending him and a couple of other people to the floor. The guy was one his feet the next moment and hit back. Sending Gendry into a mass of people taking them with him to the floor. Gendry smiled got back on his feet again and attacked the guy again. Soon other people tried to intervene and the fight extended involving most of the crowed.

Gendry didn't know how or when, but he along with Davos ended up in jail for the night. He was to drunk to really care or realise it though. He was sitting on the floor while Davos was laying on the bed and playing in best old wild west style a harmonica.

"You look like shit son. Reminds me of the first time we spoke to each other."
Robert Baratheon stood outside of his cell, a disproving look on his face. Gendry hadn't heard him coming. He stood up as one of the guards opened the door. Robert guested to Davos to leave. "You can go home Davos I'll take care of my son." As he tried to past him Robert stopped him at the arm though. "Don't worry about the incident, you did a good job by informing me and concealing his identity." Davos nodded. He knew he wasn't in trouble, Gendry got into fights on regular basis. Nobody could hinder him when he was set on one. Davos only job at those times was to keep him out of the worst and make sure nobody recognised him.
"Come on now then Bailish will take care of the rest." Robert guested to Gendry to follow him. They left the station trough a side door and entered a waiting car.
"Do you even remember it?" Robert asked into the silence.
Gendry knitted his eyebrows, looking irritated. "The day we spoked to each other for the first time.", Robert specified.
"Of corse I remember."
Gendry remembered it as if it had been yesterday.

It had been the day after Robb Stark and three of his goons had decided to use him as a punching back. Shortly after New Year everything had gone south. Gendry had lost every contact to Arya. Enraged and worried he had barged into the apartment house of the Starks demanding to see her only to be kicked out by the guards and treated by Ned Stark himself. " You are not to see my daughter ever again so stay away or I'll have you looked up." Ned Stark had said. But Gendry was never one to give up so easily so he had played in front of the Starks apartment for two weeks in a row with the police occasionally chasing him away, but never for long and never far. He even slept on the bench outside of the building (he was lucky it was a mild winter or he could have easily frozen to death), just for the slight chance to see Arya and not to miss her or giving them the chance to slip her by him. Gendry was convinced she was still in the city. Maybe when his chance came, he could talk to her and take her away from her overbearing family. His attempts had attracted quite an audience everyday, giving him money for his performance. Gendry never took it though he played here for Arya and not to enrich himself. So he normally gave all the money he earned to some homeless guys. There was one guy's money however, Gendry never gave away. He was a tall man in expensive suites who always gave him at least hundred bucks. That was way to much money so he intended to give it back. But he never got the chance corse the man only ever listened for a short time before he vanished into the crowd and Gendry had the chance to talk to him.
On this particular day however Gendry couldn't barely move his body. Thankfully even Robb Stark wasn't so cruel to break his fingers. He tried but still, wasn't able to sing or play. Instead nursing his wounds.
"You look like shit boy what happened?" The tall, broad, black-haired, expensive dressed man stood in front of him. Gendry ignored the question, grabbed in his pocket and took the money out.
"Here your money. I can't take it." The man furrowed his brows and sit beside him.
"Why. You earned it, you play here every day."
"I don't play for money I have other reasons."
"What reasons?". The man ignored the money and Gendry, just put it on the bench between them, prefered to not answerer this question as well and tried to get up to start his daily performance for Arya. But before he could even start the man took his guitar away.
"Come on boy you need a good cup of coffee that will help fix what ever happened to you. At least a bit. My tread."
Gendry tried to protest, but the man cut him of "Take it as my appreciation for your music since you won't take my money."
Gendry nodded and the man took him to a café-shop nearby where he could still have an eye on the apartment building, he wasn't taking any chances. The coffee actually did help him a bit, he felt less sour and more awake.
"So tell me boy who banged you up so nicely."
Gendry didn't even think in his dreams of ever telling this stranger about his problems. But before he even knew it, here he was spilling the whole story. The man didn't interrupted him once.
"Oh wow, this calls for something stronger than coffee." He waived for the waitress. "A glass Jack for my boy here."
Gendry looked at the man annoyed now. He was eighteen. Hardly a boy. But on the other hand a truly grown up man wouldn't have made the huge mistake and fall for a girl who had been way out of his laugh.
"That has nothing to do with it boy, the heart wants what the heart wants. You should always remember that."
Oh he must have muttered his thoughts out loud.
"Anyway I can relate to you boy, I once hade the same problem." The man smiled lost in thoughts. "How ever I think I can help you."
"How so?" He sips a bit from the glass, the alcohol run sharply down his throat. Who would've thought that, the burning sensation actually helped better than the coffee.
"You are quite talented you know. With the right connections you could become one of the big shots in the business in only a short time."
"So you are what offering me to make me a rockstar?" The man nodded.
"Once you are rich and famous your sweethearts family will take you into their family with a hand kiss."
"Sounds amazing. Whats in it for you?"
"You mean besides the money you will earn me?" Gendry lifted an eyebrow. "Alright I need you to do something for me in return."
"I knew there was a loophole somewhere." Gendry mumbled
"I need an heir."
"Excuse me?"
"You see I have a situation. I recently found out my wife cheated on me. I divorced her now. Non of our children are mine though, and that leaves me with no heir. I have brothers though, they could take over my business but I don't feel comfortable to leave my company in their hands. After all it's all what will be remembered of me. So its simple I make you a rockstar and you take over my business when the time comes."
That over sounded definitely to good to be true.
"So that's basically all or is there something else? Do I have to sign the pact with my blood or give you my soul as bonus?"
The man chuckled
"No but you have to take on my name. I will adopt you... Gendry Baratheon doesn't sound so bad does it?
"Adopt me? I'm eighteen why would you want to do that I'm not a child anymore why is that necessary?"
"The business must be always ruled by a Baratheon. Besides you look similar enough to me that anybody would belive you are a true Baratheon."
"You don't say..." It was true though. Gendry and the man shared the same unruly coal-black hair, deep blue eyes and broad shoulders as well as sun-kissed skin. But where the man was way overweighted and had a beard, Gendry was lean,ripped and shaved, well kind of he prefered it though, just hadn't the chance to do so in the last two weeks.
"Why me?"
"I like you boy your story intrigued me and you remind me of myself when I was in your age. Beside that, I always root for a happy ending, I never got mine after all. So think about it I can give you the money, fame and name you need to win over your girl's family all you need to do in return is take on my name and, when the time comes, the business. What do you say? Have we struck a deal?"
"Gendry Baratheon", Gendry mumbled "Wait Baratheon as in Robert Baratheon the famous music producer? I'm sorry sir I didn't mean to be so rude to you"
Robert laughed that booming laugh of his. "Dont you "sir" me when we have already shared a drink, well you drank it but I was present. Took you long enough to made the connection though. I guess Arya's nickname for you wasn't to far of now was it?"
"He.", but Gendry couldn't help himself and laugh with him good naturally he hadn't laughed in a long time it felt strange.
"That's really not fair father, I mean who in his right mind would think that a famous music producer would make such an offer so easily to somebody on the street.
"Succesful don't forget succesful... father that means you agree to the terms of our deal?"
"Yes I'll take the name and the responsibility and you'll give me in return what I need to get Arya Stark back."
Five month later he had accomplished everything he needed. But it had all been in vain. He had still not been good enough for her. And this time her favorite brother and first son of the family Jon Stark was the one who had given him the message. Thank god it hadn't been Robb. If it had been anybody else Gendry wouldn't have believed that person, but Arya trusted Jon only in her family, so it must have been the truth Arya didn't want him any longer. So he tried, tried really hard to get on with his live, but he couldn't. He had lost himself in her. Forever.

As he thought back to that, something else crossed his mind.
"With the knowledge you poses now..." Gendry started
"Yes?"
"Would you have still made me the offer?"
"In all honesty?" Gendry nodded
"Even with knowing what I was getting myself into I would still make the same choice."
"Really? Why?"
"The same reason as back then."
Gendry nodded "You need an heir."
"No because we are similar you and I, as much as curse it now, we are and I also don't want it any other way."
"I'm a mess."
"Who isn't? Besides you are my son, not through blood, but the son I have chosen for myself, the son of my heard and a true father never gives up on his child."
"Your son is broken dad."
"As is his father." The really belong with each other.
The car reached the destination and Gendry got out.
"Son." Robert called out.
Gendry turned and tuck his head back into the car. "Yeah?"
"Try to sleep your jag out. You are in dire need of a good nights sleep."
Gendry smiled sadly "I know but I can't make promises dad."
Gendry had never lied to Robert their relationship based on brutal honesty, and he wouldn't start now with it just to make Robert feel better.
"Was worth a shot though." Robert smiled and gestured the driver they could go now. Gendry shut the door close and got back into his appartement. He opened a bottle of rum this time, not even bothering to take a glass. Why pretend when nobody was around? He looked out into the nightly city while leaning against the wall with his right shoulder.
This was his live now and he had no choice but to live it, though not deal with it.

So this was the first chapter, I hope I have surprised some of you :).

I know some of the stuff are a bit unbelievable but hey its a story, so don't be to hard on me.

I apologise for any mistakes regarding gramma or spelling, I'm not native english speaking so I've tried my best

also I'd like to say this my first fic on SoIaF so I hope everybody is not to OOC

last but not least I don't own anything, neither the characters, nor the song lyrics. But you guess if you want to where I've borrowed them from^^

I hoped you enjoy it, question, comments or helpful critic, just review or pm me ^^