Gendry

Gendry's grip around the steering wheel was tight as he thought back to their argument earlier on. He didn't like fighting with her. No, not at all. He also hated the fact that she was now giving him the silent treatment. When they had stopped to eat lunch a couple of hours earlier, she wouldn't say one word to him. Not one. He thought that perhaps he shouldn't have been so blunt with her. But he didn't know how to be anything but. She didn't like the things he said to her though. And she wasn't afraid to tell him so either. Perhaps she really didn't mind him sleeping next to her. And then she mentioned something about him walking around naked? What was that all about? Does she seriously think he'd do that? Whatever, it didn't matter. That argument was over, and it was time for both of them to move on.

"We are running short on food," he began.

No reply.

"I was thinking we stop and buy something in the next town we pass. Or maybe we'll be able to buy something sufficient enough at the next gas station. Actually, now that I think of it, we could use some gas."

She wasn't even looking at him!

"Arry, did you hear what I said?" he asked. "Arry? ARRY!" he said a lot louder this time.

Still nothing.

"OH GODS ARRY, ANSWER ME!"

"I heard you the first time," she said looking at him, her eyes piercing into his.

"Okay," he began, composing himself. "Thank you for replying."

They drove for another hour before Gendry decided to stop at a gas station right off of the King's Road. He was going to tell Arry to stay inside the truck to prevent her from being seen, but before he even opened his mouth to speak she was already out of the car and halfway to the gas station store. He decided to let it slide this time as he put the pump into his truck.

A couple of minutes later Gendry joined Arry in the store, studying what she had picked out. She was smart enough not to pick too much perishable food, not that you would find that sort of thing at a gas station. He also noticed her put in a pack of six lemon cakes into the basket. That made Gendry smile.

They made their way towards the counter and unloaded everything that was in their basket.

"This, and whatever the total was for the gas in number one," Gendry said pointing to his truck.

"Okay, lad" said the man at the cash register, punching in numbers. "That will be three Stags and a Groat, please."

Arry then threw three silver coins and one copper one onto the counter.

"Arry," he began.

"Save it, Gendry," she snapped.

"Younger brother, huh?" asked the man, pointing at Arry. He thought they were related? Well, okay, that worked.

"Yes," answered Gendry.

"Where are ya two off to?"

"Riverrun," jumped in Arry. "My brother's taking me fishing before school starts up again."

"Ahh! Now, I can personally say that the fishing up there's good. Hope you two have a fine time."

"Thank you," said Gendry as he picked up the bags and started making his way towards the store's exit.

He was nearly at the door when he turned around and saw Arry still standing by the counter, her feet glued to the floor. She was staring up at the television, as was the cashier. Making his way over to her, what was on the television caught his eye, and the man behind the counter turned up the volume.

"Eddard Stark, previously charged with fraud against Stag-O-Metal, has been shot during his transfer from the King's Landing prison to an outside facility. From what we gather the shot was fatal, killing Eddard Stark instantaneously. The shooter has not been found, nor identified. At this time, we ask anyone who may have any information on this matter to contact KLPD as soon as possible."

Gendry turned to Arry. Her face was emotionless as she made her way out of the gas station and inside his truck.

Arya

Her father was dead. He was shot and now he was dead. Dead. Dead. Dead.

Arya kept repeating those words over and over in her head. She just couldn't fathom the fact that it was real. How could it be? Just two days ago everything was fine. Her father may have been arrested, but he was alive. Alive and well. And now he was dead. Her father was dead.

For the first few hours that they drove, Arya wasn't there. She may have been in the car, but her mind was someplace else. She was looking out of the window, watching the scenery, but not really paying any attention to it at all. She could hear Gendry saying something to her, but she wasn't listening. During those hours she was nothing but dead weight. She couldn't talk, move, or think. All she knew was that her father was now dead.

A couple of more hours passed, and Gendry's truck came to a stop at yet another forest clearing. Arya didn't even notice him drive off of the main road. Gendry didn't say anything to her as he got out of the truck and started setting up their camp for the night. Arya continued sitting inside the car. Some more time passed and Gendry now had the fire going, and was fidgeting around with some of the food that they bought at the gas station.

He came towards the car, knocking on the window first, and then opening the door.

"Arry, you should come eat. I know you don't want to, but it's important that you do."

She didn't say anything, but just got out of the car and made her way towards where he had the food set up. She didn't want to eat, but she knew she had to. She also didn't want to talk to Gendry. Not for the reasons that she didn't want to talk to him prior to when they were at the gas station. Gods, that was so stupid now that she thought back to it, so childish of her too. No, she simply couldn't talk to him. She couldn't talk to anyone.

The two of them sat by the fire, eating in silence. Arya could hear the water flowing from somewhere nearby. Looking around she noticed a small stream running not far from where they were sitting. Standing up, and then making her way over to the stream, Arya did the only thing that she knew would bring her back to her senses. She submerged her head into the stream, letting the cold water wash over her face.

She didn't know how long she stayed like that, but before long she felt two hands grab her by her shoulders and pull her out of the water. Turning around she saw Gendry's concerned eyes watching her. Suddenly very aware of the cold, Arya started to shiver. Gendry immediately took his own sweater off and put it over Arya's shoulders.

With one of his arms under her knees and the other by her back, he picked her up without any effort. Carrying her over towards the tent, Arya let her head rest upon Gendry's chest. She didn't realize this until they were both inside the tent and Gendry was laying her down on the mattress, but she had a firm grip on his shirt. Gendry seemed to notice it too, looking down from where her hand was, and up at her face. As she looked into his deep blue eyes, Arya let her desires win her over and pulled Gendry closer to her before she pressed her own lips to his.

She's never kissed anybody before, but once her lips met his they seemed to know what to do. At first Gendry was hesitant to kiss her back, but that didn't last long. Before Arya knew what was what, he was kissing her back with such hunger and passion that Arya knew could only mean that he wanted her, needed her, just as much as she wanted and needed him. Their kiss was deepening with every passing moment, Arya's hands now lingering in Gendry's hair. She felt his body tense before he pulled away.

Their gazes met once again, and not knowing what else to say or do, Arya moved farther down the mattress as a cue for Gendry to lie down next to her.

"Stay with me tonight," was all she said before she felt Gendry's arms wrap around her. Arya put her head down in the crook of Gendry's neck inhaling his scent, before her closed eyes and she fell asleep.

A/N: AHH! Big chapter! Ned Stark dies, and Arya and Gendry kiss for the first time! Also, I just wanted to thank everybody who has taken the time to review the story, it means A LOT! Thank you for reading!