Game of Thrones: Finding Yourself

Chapter 10, the final chapter, of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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SweetImaginations15: Glad you enjoyed it; well; actually this chapter takes place some time later, but hope you enjoy it :)

Now onto the story.

Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.

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Arya smiled as she woke up; it had been a month since she came home. In that time she had remembered her family member's names. Word had spread quickly and soon the media were all over it; the return of Mayor Stark's daughter; after five years and today a party was being held by the family and their friends to celebrate her return. However her father protected her from the hordes of journalists while she reunited and learned what happened in those five years with her siblings. She through on everything she had learned so far from them; Robb was now married, to a very kind and friendly young woman named Jeyne Westerling. Sansa had broken up with her boyfriend from then, Joffrey Baratheon, son of President Robert Baratheon. It turned out Sansa's relationship with Joffrey was one of the main reasons she and Sansa argued frequently. Sansa was now dating Willas Tyrell; older brother of her close friend Margaery. Rickon hadn't changed much in five years; still wild and rambunctious. Bran explains that his accident had been caused by a car accident, Robert's brother in law Jaime had ran over him, driving drunk. He had been arrested but would likely get out soon, due to his connections. Bran also had a girlfriend now; like Arya and Gendry, there was a bit of an age gap. He was dating Meera Reed; daughter of father's good friend Howland Reed and older sister of Bran's best friend Jojen.

Arya decided to join the rest of the family and headed downstairs; as she was on her way she heard a knock at the door. When she reached the bottom of the stairs Rickon had answered it.

"It's Gendry." He called out as he ran back to the kitchen; Gendry stepped in as Arya walked up to him.

He closed the door and smiled, before they kissed. Gendry and his mother were now living in the north. Her father had provided the money for them to move, despite Gendry's protestations, but Ned assured him that he wouldn't owe him anything. It was so he could be with Arya, without either of them being a risk, like the risks they faced in Flea Bottom. They now lived in a nice apartment, just twenty minutes away, and Gendry worked at Mikken's garage as a mechanic. They had settled in well; even adapting to the normally cold weather; although today was rather warm, warm enough for the party and barbecue planned. They headed through to the kitchen where the rest of the family were. They were all having breakfast; Ned, Catelyn and Robb were dressed, but everyone else was in their pyjamas. Sansa blushed at the fact a boy was seeing her with her 'just woke up' look.

Gendry smiled and greeted them all.

"So, anything you want me to do to help?" He asked.

They accepted his offer gratefully and while everybody else went to get dressed he headed out to the garden with Ned and Robb to set everything up. Once everyone else was ready Bran and Sansa got to work helping Catelyn, Rickon did his best to stay out of trouble. Arya walked outside; looking excited. Gendry walked over to her.

"What's going on?" He asked.

Arya smiled. "Jon's coming; I called him and he said he'd be here."

Gendry smiled; he had finally found out about Jon. He was Arya's cousin; the only child of her deceased Aunt Lyanna. He and Catelyn did not get out, mostly due to Cat's guilt; the last time she had spoken to Lyanna the two of them had a bad argument and Jon served as a reminder of that to Catelyn. He had left to join the army the day after he turned eighteen. The day before he turned eighteen had been the day Arya was kidnapped. Irrational with grief Catelyn had blamed Jon for what happened as he was supposed to be watching her; even saying it should have been him. Despite everything Jon felt like everyone was blaming him and so he had left for the army. Yet from Arya's recollections he sounded like a great guy, Gendry couldn't wait to meet him; Arya was also looking forward to meeting him and also her older brother's wife and Bran's girlfriend Meera.

Soon people began arriving for the party; the first one to arrive was Jeyne Westerling. When she greeted Arya she noted Jeyne wasn't like others she had spoken to, outside Gendry and the family. She didn't seem cloying or overly sensitive; she treated Arya like a person, something Arya was grateful for. The Reed's arrived next and it wasn't long before they made themselves comfortable, Meera sitting quite contently in Bran's lap, much to amusement of the others. Several other people arrived and eventually, to Arya's great joy, Jon arrives. She runs to him immediately and hugs him, along with the rest of the family, even Sansa, who never really spoke to Jon much and Catelyn, who was profusely apologetic. Eventually Jon and Arya head upstairs to talk privately.

"It's so good to see you again." Arya said; her voice reflecting her excitement.

Jon smiled. "I thought I'd never see you again, little sister." He replied, ruffling her hair, like he did when she was younger.

She laughed; and then Jon asked.

"Who was the boy I saw downstairs with you?" He asked curiously, noting how the boy had his arm around her.

She smiled wider. "That's Gendry, my boyfriend. He helped take care of me while I remembered who I was and everything; we just…grew together and things just happened."

They sat in silence for a while, reminiscing on old times.

She then pulled out her necklace and showed it to him. "This was the only thing I was able to keep from before. I know it was you gave it to me; it's the only thing I can't really remember."

Jon nodded. "It was a secret between us; I used to call you needle because you're so skinny and you took Needle around with you everywhere?"

"What is Needle?"

Jon smiled and showed her; Needle turned out to be a small, light and beautiful pocketknife. On it was a sticker proudly displaying the name Needle, on it was also an inscription; 'to my little sister, love Jon'. Arya smiled and Jon handed Needle to her; she put it in her dresser drawer and followed Jon back downstairs. She smiled as she looked around; the party was beginning. She could see her family; Rickon running wild through the garden; her parents talking with the guests; Bran and Meera engaged in a game of 'suck my face' oblivious to their surroundings. Sansa fighting with Robb, trying to get her phone back, which he was holding above his head while Jeyne, Margaery and Willas watched, laughing. This was her place, she knew it; surrounded by the love of her family and boyfriend. With their help, she knew she would finally be able to get past the dark chapter of her past and look towards the future.

The party had being going on for hours and was now winding down. Most of the guests were leaving; eventually Arya found time to get close to Gendry.

"Hey, come with me." She whispered and they headed upstairs.

Gendry was surprised when they ended up in her room.

"Arya?" He was confused at her bringing him here.

That was until she kissed him and then, suddenly began unbuttoning his shirt.

"Wh-what are…?"

She smiled. "Gendry, we've been together long enough, I'm ready…are you?"

Gendry smiled and nodded. "Yes." He replied honestly.

So he began undressing her as she did the same to him. Once finished they continued kissing again and fell back onto the bed, ready as they took the next step in their relationship.

End of chapter and of story, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.