A/N: Okay just want to say that we have finally arrived at the Sansa/Willas portion of the story here! And would like to thank all who waited ever so patiently...I'll admit it was a little hard to write at first but then I got the hang of it. Also want to apologize for not updating sooner but school is just a pain in the ass sometimes...that and life gets in the way. And now I'm ranting...okay rant over!
As always, I don't own these lovely characters. All characters belong to George R.R. Martin.
Enjoy pretty people! :)
Going the Distance
Part I
She was weeping-no she was wailing uncontrollably and Arya was not exactly a morning person.
"Oh seven hells! What's wrong with you, Sansa?!"
Sansa turns to look at her younger sister and immediately sees the hickeys on her neck and bursts out in sobs again. Arya follows her gaze and feels guilty when she realizes why Sansa is crying. She tries to cover them up but they are beyond hiding and settles next to Sansa on the bed.
Arya sighs, "You miss Willas, don't you?"
Her sister looks up at her with red eyes and pink cheeks. Her porcelain skin doesn't have its usual glow and her auburn hair looks almost lifeless. For once in her life, Sansa Stark was depressed.
Sansa nods at Arya's question but manages a small smile. "It's just that he's never been away for so long and I miss him so much. I understand that he has priorities and his job, but I wish it wasn't so hard!"
Arya meagerly smiled at her sister and gave her a fierce hug.
"I know what you mean." she responds thinking back to when Gendry left to see his family. She strokes her sister's face and brushes her hair behind her ear. "Hey, he'll come back. You have to trust that he will return, okay? Now go clean your face, breakfast should be ready soon."
Sansa laughed at the last part but did as she was told. After they got dressed and headed downstairs, Sansa stopped Arya before reaching the bottom step.
She embraced her and whispered in her ear. "Thank you. I love you, Arya." Sansa was surprised when her sister did not turn away from her but held her closer and kissed her forehead. "I love you too, Sansa."
As the two Stark girls enjoyed a rather rare and sisterly moment, they were interrupted by little Rickon's shouts of wanting a pile of pancakes stacked so high that they fell over. The girls laughed the entire way to the kitchen.
It had been months since Sansa last saw Willas Tyrell. She remembered crying her eyes out at the airport while his sister Margaery comforted her and him telling her how much he loved her. And as the months went by she started to miss her knight in shining armor.
Whenever she would leave the confines of her room and/or her house she often wandered to the family garden in the backyard, smiling at the fact that Willas himself helped her and her mother plant it. Sansa would smile and grin at herself for a moment until she would see them. Together, all the time.
Sometimes it varied on how she would find Gendry and Arya. Some days she would find them splashing around and playing in the pool or maybe chasing each other in the backyard. Other days she saw how they would stare at each other from across the room as if they were the only people that mattered or how they would hold hands and steal kisses when they walked Nymeria together. It made Sansa ache for her handsome and kind boyfriend who was in the Reach tending to the family business.
And then there were moments in which she found them, that almost brought her close to tears. How hard she heard Arya's laughter echo downstairs one afternoon while Gendry was tickling her. And that time that she saw them making love and made Arya confess to her the nature of their relationship.
"Arya, Gendry's not just your friend anymore is he?" Sansa inquired.
And for once Arya smiled at her and answered. "No, he's not. He's much more than that. I am his and he is mine."
But there was one particular moment that suck with Sansa that made her realize how much Willas really meant to her.
It happened a few days after she found out about Arya's new found relationship with Gendry and they were having movie night at Winterfell. Their parents were out with Bran and Rickon while Robb, Jon, and Theon were away at university.
Sansa and Willas were sitting in the black leather love seat while Arya and Gendry had the bigger couch to themselves.
"Gen...Gen...stop it!" Arya giggled as Gendry nibbled on her ear. They sat next to each other but so excited by his touch Arya moved to straddle her burly boyfriend and started kissing his neck.
"Arry what are you doing?" he teased. She pulled away and kissed him full on the lips answering his question. She squealed as he tickled her side and kissed her again. They made out for ten minutes straight as Sansa and Willas watched, or tried to watch the movie, before they resurfaced for air.
Arya laughed as she saw how swollen their lips were and hugged Gendry before kissing him again. This time they started to moan and gasp and then they suddenly left to his car. Sansa let out a big sigh of relief when the "happy couple" left.
"I honestly thought he was going to shag her right in front of us." Willas quipped. Sansa gasped in shock but laughed as he was probably right. She scooted closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder and continued to watch the film.
Half an hour later, Arya and Gendry came back and sat back down on the couch. Her neck was covered in hickeys and his had tiny little bite marks as well as a hickey or two. Both Sansa and Willas turn to see them curled up into each other and playfully sharing a candy. It was a long and colorful strip that was rolled up in some sort of ball and they both took turns unwinding the treat. The oldest Stark sister stared in amazement as the younger girl looked like she was having the time of her life. It was only then when Sansa realized how in love they were with each other. And how she much she wished for her love with Willas to blossom into that.
Tired of seeing her beautiful and outgoing sister so sullen, Arya decides to hatch a plan with Gendry to ensure her prolonged happiness. She's not sure how they'll pull it off but Arya is determined to see her sister happy and joyful again.
A/N: I know I said Sansa and Willas chapter but fret not! There is still more up ahead! Thoughts? Questions? Concerns? Let me know please...
