It became no new news to Gendry, that Arya of the House of Stark was engaged to be wed. He wasn't surprised, it was bound to happen anyways no matter how much she denied ever become another man's woman. It was meant to be, she was a beautiful girl…woman now, of a high born family. And he was nothing but a butcher's boy, a blacksmith, a fucking bastard with no title. He was right in letting her go, no matter how much it pained him to watch her leave his side. A selfish part of him never wanted to let her go, he wanted to listen to her and let her stay with him to the end of their days. But that would never happen; her family would never accept him for who he was.

He didn't have anything to offer Arya. Gendry couldn't offer her another castle or anything that a highborn lady desires. He only had his love for her, but it wasn't enough for her family to just love her. He didn't mind letting Arya go, as long as it meant that she would be happy. But he just couldn't let her go, Arya was his. He decided to join the brotherhood, and take his father's title so that he would be a man worthy of Arya Stark.

Soon many moons went by, as Arya stood in the court room near her future husband to be discussing . And by now she was sure that everyone in Westeros has heard of their engagement. Her father was among a group of men as they discussed pressing matters of war. And while she was anxious to leave the room she couldn't, her arm was trapped in that of her future husband's. Cedric held her arm tightly to him, as though she were going to leave him. And he was right to think that way…Arya scoffed. He knew she was impulsive, and was bound to make her own exit any time soon.

Normally, these matters of war interested Arya. But she didn't want to hear any of it if she was forced to be close to Cedric. She tried to twist her arm out of Cedric's but he wouldn't budge through. Instead, he held her arm even more tightly to him.

"Gentle men of the jury, please welcome my army's leader and primary advisor for the war…." And in that moment everyone's heads looked up as the two large golden brass doors swung open and a familiar face came into Arya's line of vision. Her heart felt as though it stopped beating, it couldn't be, it was impossible. Her father had to know how much it hurt her to see the one that she loved again. It was Gendry. Her brown eyes stared at him wide eyed as he made his way across the room with his helmet tugged underneath one of arms. His empty eyes flickered briefly to her, only to darken as he noticed the man next to her. He couldn't know…of their engagement.

A knot lodged in her throat making it difficult to swallow, as Arya reluctantly stared at Gendry as he made his way to the group of men in front of him. He stepped towards the king, and bowed deeply. "Its an honor to be here my king."

Eddard Stark shook his hands with Gendry.

"Gentlemen, Ser Gendry Waters."

As the meeting drowned own, it had almost never occurred to Arya that Gendry was now a knight. He was no longer held the title of a bastard son, but how could that be? He went off with the brotherhood moons ago with the Red Woman. And now he stood in front of her as a different man.

Lost in her thoughts, Arya failed to realize that the war meeting was over and soon the room full of men were slowly beginning to depart. Gendry didn't spare her a glance at all when she couldn't keep her eyes off of him. She tried to get herself out of her fiance's grip yet again, when Gendry was going to leave the room with the other soldiers. "And just where do you plan on going to my lady?" Cedric hummed casually as her father looked over his shoulder at the pair.

"I just need to speak to someone." Arya admitted.

"Then we should go together, come." Cedric said as he forcibly dragged her out of the room by his side until they reached him. Arya's heart started beating erratically, as fear swam through her veins. Only one thought ran through her mind as they stood behind Gendry Waters. He knew. Her fiancé was aware of the affections that she had for the soldier.

"Ser Waters." Gendry froze in mid step and slowly turned around, but he was still refusing to gaze at Arya.

"My lady wishes to have a word with you, it appears that the too of you have been good friends for sometime." Ceric flashed the pair a smile. It was now Gendry's time to speak…

"Congratulations on the wedding my lady." Those words hurt more than a knife slicing through her skin.

"Now if you'd excuse me my lord I have business matters of war to attend to."

Cedric nodded.

"Cedric my son, come, we must talk." At first, Cedric appeared to be unwilling to converse with his father but because he had no other choice to he let Arya go. She waited until they left her alone in the hall, and once their footsteps could no longer be heard the girl took off running to find Gendry. She took off running as fast as her small legs could carry her. Her heart began to beat a vigorous rhythm in her eyes, like the sound of drums, as she ran past corridors, bumped into the house's servants but she could not find him.

Her breath came out in silky clouds as the bitter chill pressed against her skin.

It was too late, she realized with finality as she passed through the soldiers at the front of the castle. Many of them bowing to her, but none of them had the face that she longed to see. Giving up, the girl turned around and headed towards one of the winding hallways when something grabbed her and pulled her in a darkened room. A hoarse gasp flew past her lips and she was about to let out a scream when that same hand covered her mouth and silenced her.

It was Gendry.

Arya's eyes lit up in surprise and awe when his eyes gazed down at her after he lit a nearby torch. There was so much that she wanted to say to him, so many questions that she wanted to ask but she couldn't figure out where she ought to begin. And soon her emotions overwhelmed her and she flung her whole body flushed against him. Gendry let out a grunt of surprise but held her in his arms as if she were about to disappear again. Arya let out a few whimpers and cries as they held on to each other.

"How did you…when did you?" Arya tried to ask but she couldn't as Gendry held on to her and smothered her face with feather like kisses as he hushed her.

"There's not much time to explain." He said.

"I didn't want you to find out like this, he wasn't my choice…" Arya tried to say through her tears while Gendry chuckled.

"I'm aware of that." He said, sounding as though he wasn't quite convinced. Arya didn't care, he was here and that was all that mattered to her.

And as she began to calm down, Gendry led her to stack of hay where they both sat together side by side. Arya leaned on his shoulder while he kissed her hair.

"When I left for the brotherhood we derived a plan for the war." He said suddenly, Arya slowly lifted her head from Gendry's shoulder.

"You left me…you promised you wouldn't you stupid bull." Gendry smiled and played with her hair.

"I know, and I'm sorry but I couldn't just do it Arya. I'm a lowborn bastard, and you're a highborn lady, our titles is something that I just couldn't forget as easily. Your father would never accept me when I had nothing to offer you. I had to join the brotherhood, they not only offered me a position as their blacksmith but they knighted me."

Arya sniffed and punched him in the shoulder.

"Isn't loving each other enough? I don't care about the stupid titles, I just want you!" Arya mumbled.

"You say that now Arya, but what's going to happen when you get older and you realize that your duty is not just to your heart but also to your family. You'll eventually be married to some handsome lord and bear his children. You can't say you don't want that."

Arya tried to mask her pain but apparently she wasn't doing a good job of that because he brought her into his arms and held her face into his warm hands. A couple of gaurds passed by the hall, making the both of them freeze for a moment. And as soon as their footsteps faded away Arya let out a breath of relief that she didn't realize that she held.

"Are you trying to tell me that you want me to marry him?" Gendry's jaw clenched at the thought before he let his knuckles go over cheek bone.

"I wish I could, but I can't do it either." Arya's eyes lit up as he stared down at her with a look that made her stomach do strange flips like one of Sansa's old songs.

Gendry grabbed her face in his hands as he moved her so that she sat in his lap. Arya's eyes flew wide open and when she opened her mouth to ask him what he was doing his mouth plunged into hers in a fiery kiss. Her eyes were open and staring into his blue eyes as something touched her tongue that sent her into a wave of euphoria. She closed her eyes as her lips went from dry to moist in seconds, Gendry groaned as she moved against his lap and their mouths ate each other. Arya could feel Gendry's tongue moving around her tongue and massaging it. Arya had never felt this feeling before, and at the moment she couldn't care less on whether or not the guards caught them at all.

Arya was almost disappointed when his mouth parted from her only to bring her down onto the pile of hay. She made an embarrassing sound from her throat when she was caught off guard by his little attack.

"If this is a dream, I will kill the man who dares to wake me up." Gendry breathed against her lips. Arya's heart sped at his words and she reached up to caress his right cheek.

It was then when the door opened making Gendry think fast and get off of Arya unwillingly.

Arya stood up halfway from the pile of hay as Sansa Stark stood at the doorway.

"I-I'm so sorry." She stuttered before leaving the room and closing the door behind her.

Arya's face paled in embarrassment.

"I'm afraid I must go, the brotherhood might be looking for me." And before he left Arya stood up from the pile of hay and took a hold of his wrist.

Gendry looked at her with a sad smile, "we'll be together again Arya in this world or the next."

With that being said he left her alone and left the room. Followed by Sansa walking into the room.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't tell father about what I just saw." She said while crossing her arms over bust.

Oh gods, Arya thought.

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