Jaqen
It had been weeks since he had actually talked to Arya. He had watched her and seen her around, but he had not said three words to her in that time. He had decided to talk to her in the art class. When he had walked into the art room, he did not see her and he felt a little sad. He figured that she would be at the trial with her sister. He knew that there was no reason for him to go but he walked out of the class and the school and walked to his car to drive to the courthouse.
Jaqen walked over the duty officer and asked what courtroom the Lannister trial was taking place in and was directed to courtroom three on the second floor. He took the stairs two at a time. He was eager to see Arya. She was standing outside of the courtroom talking to Sandor and her sister Sansa. He stood there a few feet away from her and gathered his wits. He cleared his throat and watched as Arya turned in his direction.
She smiled at him and excused herself from her sister. His stomach still got butterflies in it when she smiled at him. He had to fight the strong urge to wrap her in his arms and smother her with kisses.
"Jaqen what are you doing here?" She asked when she reached him.
"I knew that you would probably be here to support your sister and I wanted you to know that you have support as well." He shrugged trying to sound like he had not run out of school and tracked her down just so he could have a chat with her.
"Oh wow Jaqen. You are such a good friend." She smiled at him and touched his arm.
"I would do anything for you Arya." He lifted his hand to sweep the hair in her eyes off her face. Then he noticed the look on her face and his hand hovered in the air above her face. He dropped his hand and just looked her in the eyes.
"So are you going to watch the trial today? Or did you just come to see if I was doing okay?" Arya asked into the tension.
"I wanted to see what that puke has to say happened that night that he attacked your sister. And like I said I wanted to support you as well." He shrugged, not wanting her to know that he was dropping everything to just talk with her.
"Alright. You can sit with me and my family in the gallery. Gendry was bringing Myrcella and Aegon here too. They should be here any moment." Arya looked around Jaqen to the stairs behind him.
Jaqen had a smile plastered to his face but on the inside at the mention of Gendry's name, he felt his rage bubble. He clenched his fist at his side and took a deep breath. It would not be good if he showed outward signs of his hate for Gendry if he wanted to continue talking with Arya.
"I would like sitting in with you. Lead the way." Jaqen bade a sweeping gesture with his arm. Arya walked back over to Sansa and Sandor.
"Sansa this is my friend Jaqen. He was in the area and he wanted to show his support for you." Arya was saying to her sister. Jaqen was looking at The Hound. Sandor had always been one person who saw through Jaqen's pretended act of normalcy. Jaqen had always figured it was because The Hound did his own amount of pretending.
"Thank you Jaqen. It is so kind of you to be here." Sansa's sweet soft voice drifted up to him as he continued to watch the Hound watch him. He flicked his eyes back to Sansa and he smiled widely.
"You are welcome beautiful girl. Your sister is a good friend and I know from her experiences of this ordeal it was traumatic. I can only imagine what it has been like for you." He reached out, took Sansa's hand, and rubbed soothing circles on the back of it. Sansa and Arya were smiling over at him and he knew that they were falling for his act. The Hound was not. He saw the angry look on his ruined face. Jaqen felt a desire to sculpt that face so he smiled at Sandor again.
"We better get in the courtroom Sansa. Come on, let's get out seats." Arya took her sisters hand and Sansa took a deep breath.
"Okay. Let's go." Sansa looked over at Sandor. "Are you coming?"
"I will be right in. I want to have a word with Jaqen here." Sandor kissed Sansa's head and Sansa and Arya walked into the courtroom hand in hand.
"What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?" Jaqen let his simple happy just friends mask slide away now that the girls were not there to watch him.
"I do not trust you. Sansa is the best thing in my life and her sister is important to her. If you do anything, and I mean anything to hurt Arya, I will hurt you. Not for hurting Arya but for the pain that you will cause Sansa. Do you get me?" Sandor was standing in Jaqen's space. Jaqen just looked Sandor the Hound up and down. He shook his head and smiled at him.
"I would never do anything to hurt Arya. She is a perfect person. Why would I hurt her?"
"You watch her like a killer watched it's pray. I do not trust you. I have warned you. The next time we talk about this I will not be alone and you will be talking to someone who gives a whole hell of a lot more for Arya then I do." Sandor growled.
"You mean the charming oh so perfect Mr. Waters? You really think that he means anything to me? I can leave him squashed and splattered on the side of the road like the bug that he is. He is not good enough for her. She will see that in the end and when she does realize this I will be here waiting for her." Jaqen brushed past Sandor and entered the courtroom to sit in the gallery beside Arya. She smiled at him as he slid into the seat next to her.
"What did Sandor want to talk to you about?" Arya whispered.
"He was just asking me about a project that I am working on." He said. He slid his arm onto the back of the wooden bench so that it rested behind Arias back. He was pleased that she did not move away from him.
Arya
She had been surprised when Jaqen had showed up outside the courtroom that morning. She was pleased to see him. He had been acting weird with her since she had started seeing Gendry. She hoped that him coming and showing his support for her family and Sansa was a sign that they could remain friends and that they could get back to talking about art and working together.
They sat in the gallery waiting for the court to called to order. She was beside Sansa and Jaqen was on her other side. She didn't have the heart to tell him that once Gendry got there he would have to move away. Then his arm slid behind her back. She had stiffened and had wanted to move away, but she did not want to be a bitch and move away. She had been there first. He should be the one to move, not her.
Three minutes of talking to Jaqen about his move to the east to college had been nice and easy. Then he had stiffened and his face altered. Arya looked behind her and Gendry had entered the courtroom. She smiled and stood to greet him with a hug.
"Hey there lover." She murmured into his chest when they embraced.
"Hey there back." He kissed the top of his head.
They slid their way back down the bench. Arya watched Gendry's eyes grow wide and hostile as he saw Jaqen sitting on the wooden bench. Arya slid her hand into his. She was a little frazzled at how Gendry had reacted to Jaqen being there. She thought that they liked one another.
They took their seats just as Joffery was lead into the courtroom. Arya glanced over at Myrcella and her best friend looked like she was going to either be sick or break down and cry. Then she heard Sansa make a small sob as she saw Joffery as well. Arya was torn. Who should she comfort and who would need it more. But she shouldn't have worried. Both of them had strong men to stand beside them when things got tough. She was pleased that things had worked out the way that they were with their relationships.
Judge Mormont walked into the room and court was called into session. Arya held onto Gendry's hand and waited for Joffrey to get to the stand to testify in his defense. She knew that anything that came out of that little shitty worm was going to be a lie and she hoped that the jury would see that as well.
"The defense calls Joffrey Lannister to the stand." The old dried out attorney announced.
Joffrey stood up and walked over to the stand. He was dressed in a very expensive suit and looked very respectable and innocent. Arya wanted to gag. He was sworn in and the questions started.
"Mr. Lannister can you tell the court your recollection about the night in question?" Mr. Pycelle's dry sand paper voice called across the room.
"Yes sir. I took Miss Stark on a romantic dinner to a nice restaurant. We went to High Gardens on the coast. We had what I thought was a lovely evening. We had good conversation and I enjoyed being with her that evening. She was making me want to be a better person. Since New Year's I had not had a drop of alcohol. But I slipped that night. I was in such a good mood I figured why not have some wine to accent our perfect meal. I had not meant to drink an entire bottle of wine. And I was unaware that it would react with the medication that I was taking the way that it did. When the meal was over, we left and were driving home. I was asking Miss Stark why we had not been intimate since we had started dating. I guess I took the conversation in a different way then what Miss Stark was intending. I thought that after the perfect evening that she and I had had with one another she would be a little amorous. I did not realize that she was not interested in what I was thinking. I did not realize it until she bit my, um, my penis and ran out of the car into the rain filled night."
"So what you are saying is that you were unaware that what you were doing was not something that Miss Stark was wanting?" The attorney asked.
"No sir. I think it was a mix of the bad reaction to the medication and the frustration of the lack of physical attention from Miss Stark."
"Thank you Mr. Lannister. No further questions." Mr. Pycelle walked back to his table on the defense side of the room.
ADA Willas Tyrell stood up and Arya noticed for the first time that he had a slight limp. When they had learned that Margaery's oldest brother was going to be the ADA prosecuting Joffery, Arya had called her and asked her if he was one of the goons on the pay roll of the Lannister's. Margaery had been pissed and outraged to say the least at the accusation. She was fully on a side in the dispute and assured Arya that her brother would do everything to get justice for Sansa.
Wallis's voice was soft and his tone was as smooth as honey. Arya hoped that this was a sign that he was going to grill Joffrey to a char.
"So Mr. Lannister, you stated that you had a lovely evening with the victim?"
"Yes sir."
"And also that you were on a new medication? What was the medication for?" ADA Tyrell asked.
"They are for my anger issues. I was put on them when I had an altercation with my sister's boyfriend in school a few months ago. I also am taking them for my anxiety." Joffrey's voice was not as strong as it had been when he had retold about his date with Sansa.
"So you admit that you have an anger issue. Would you say that you have violent tendencies?"
"I am afraid to admit that I do. But…"
"So your attack on Miss Stark was not outside of character for you?"
"It was out of character. I would not have hurt Sansa. I was falling in love with her and thought that she was in love with me as well. The medication that I was on was showing a great improvement on my mood and my attitude." Joffrey's voice was starting to show anger and there were small pink spots on his cheeks.
"So you are blaming this whole attack on a malfunction of your medication? You had no realization that you were acting against her will?" ADA Tyrell asked.
"I know that the medication and drinking with it was the cause. I would not have continued if I had known she was so opposed to it." Joffrey was getting more and more angry.
"But Miss Stark testified that she had told you that she was not ready for sex with you. That also includes oral as well, does it not?" ADA Tyrell asked.
"We had been having that conversation and I guess that it would include oral as well. But I was just so frustrated and not in the right mind set at the time. I honestly do not know what came over me that night." He looked down, pretending to be sorry.
"What about hitting her? You have admitted and I have statements from the police officers that state you have been violent with others on many occasions."
"I regret hitting her. And I do admit that in the past I have hit others as well when things did not go my way. I snapped. It was almost an out of body experience." Joffrey had regained his composure and was trying to look contrite.
"Are we to believe that you did not hear Sansa Stark saying no? That you could not feel her resisting you as you forced your member into her mouth and down her throat?" Wallis demanded with anger that surprised Arya.
"I didn't know that what I was doing was wrong. I thought that she was willing." Joffrey snapped.
"And this was the first time that you have done this to a young woman before?" His change of direction was masterful. Joffery looked confused with the question.
"The first time that I received oral sex? No, it was not. But if you are asking if this was the first time I forced a woman before then yes it is. Or it is to my knowledge. I have never had a complaint before." Joffery sat back in his chair with a smug look on his face.
"Would it be a shock to you to learn that there have been three other girls that have come forward to put on record that they have been forced to perform sexual acts on you?" Wallis walked over to his table, picked up a large stack of papers, and waved them around in the air.
"Objection Your Honor. These so called other victims are not here and they are not bringing charges forward. This evidence that the prosecution is bringing up is inadmissible and they should not be allowed to be seen in this court." Mr. Pycelle said as he jumped to his feet.
"I will look over these reports and make a decision to the validity of the reports. We will take a thirty-minute recess. Mr. Tyrell please hand me the reports." Judge Mormont asked beckoning to the assistant district attorney.
Arya looked at her sister and saw how pale she looked. She was glad for the recess to be able to talk to her now. The Stark girls and their supporters stood and walked out of the courtroom to wait out the judge's opinion.
Sandor
Sandor was slightly shocked by the bombshell that three girls had come forward to accuse Joffrey of sexual misconduct. He was surprised that the girls fear was no longer holding them back. He knew that there were more out there that he abused and paid off. He felt glad that they were standing up to Joffrey finally.
"I wonder if the judge will let these new victims be added in as evidence." Arya asked once they were out of the room.
"There are many disgruntled girls out there that would love to stick it to Joffrey. The words take your pick jumps to mind." Sandor said with disgust.
"The attorney will say that they were not violated because they took so long to come forward and that they received compensation so they were not real victims." Myrcella said from her spot beside them.
"What do you mean that they received compensation?" Gendry asked.
"My mother and Joffrey paid the girls off. He did it to you Sansa. When he got you that jewelry. He was paying you off the having sex with that whore from the other school. He just wanted you to stick around because you were popular and made him look good." Myrcella said. Sandor did not want Sansa to know this small fact about Joffrey and how cruel he was.
"I knew that the jewelry was a payoff. I just didn't want to believe it." Sansa's voice was soft as she wrapped her arms around herself. Sandor put his arms around her and she snuggled into him.
Sandor looked around at the friends that had gathered around her today. The only person that was not one of them was Jaqen. He wanted to tell Arya to stay away from the guy. There was something off with him. A deadly feeling that radiated off him when he was not with the girl. He had been serious when he had warned Jaqen off Arya. He really was starting to like Sansa's sister and would do something to someone for hurting the sister of the woman that he loved, because Sansa would be hurting too. It was a strange bond that the Stark girls had. When Sansa was attacked, Arya had been there to support her and was with her the entire time. But they could not be more different. He was confused about their relationship, but they were close and that was all that mattered.
So as they stood there in the hall and he saw the way that Jaqen was watching Arya and Gendry stand together touching each other unconsciously as they talked. He saw a murderous sheen in Jaqen's eye that he made Sandor uncomfortable. Sandor had a sinking feeling in his stomach. Something bad was going to happen to one of his friends and it would be by the hand of Jaqen. Sandor had made the mistake of not telling Sansa what kind of a person Joffrey was and they were in court today. He would not make the same mistake of keeping quiet and not getting involved. This time he would tell Gendry to watch out for Jaqen.
"Sandor what are you thinking about?" Sansa asked looking up at him.
"I do not like that guy Jaqen. He is not trust worthy and I just don't like him. I want to know what he really is doing here." He answered candidly.
"He still has feeling for Arya. That is all." Sansa shrugged her shoulders.
"Then Arya should make it clear that she is not interested in him." Sandor glared at Jaqen's back.
"She did. She even took Jon with her. I don't think that he got the hint." Sansa turned her head and looked over at the person in question. "Maybe someone should have a talk with him."
"I sort of already did. But maybe Gendry should have a talk with him. You know mark his territory in a sense."
"Don't let Arya hear you say that. She would kill you." Sansa giggled thinking of her small petite sister trying to kill her tall hulking boyfriend.
"She could never do anything to hurt me." Sandor laughed along with her.
"Who could never hurt you?" Myrcella asked walking over to the two.
"Arya. She is going to try to kill Sandor when she hears that he suggested Gendry to mark his territory on her with Jaqen." Sansa explained.
"That guy creeps me out. I thought he was cool the first time I met him. But now he is always in the background and watching your sister." Aegon gave a shudder as he said this.
"You know, you're right. He is always watching her." Myrcella shot a frightened look at Jaqen as he stood by a wall and pretended to play on his phone as he watched Arya. "He really is creepy."
"We have one creep in our life, we don't need another one." Aegon remarked.
"Agreed." Sandor said watching Jaqen watch his friends some more.
Gendry
He was weirded out when he had walked into the courtroom. Jaqen H'ghar had been sitting next to his girlfriend with his arm pretty much around her. He had frozen in his tracks and when his eyes met with Jaqen's all he saw was a killer intent aimed at him. He flashed back on the strange man that he had met on his Valentines date with Arya. He had been warned that hehad not given up and it was becoming clear that Jaqen might be the he that the man Varys had refereed to.
But that all melted away when Arya had noticed him and had rushed to his side. He sat beside her while Joffrey was on the stand and felt her tense beside him while he had told of his account of the evening that Sansa was attacked. He knew that he felt helpless to make her anger dissolve. He had no idea how Sandor was dealing with this whole thing. He knew that he wanted to pound the punk and it was not his girlfriend that had been attacked. Sandor must be going crazy.
When they had called for reuses, he and Arya had separated themselves from the group to be able to talk and flirt a little to relieve the tension that they were feeling.
"God Gendry I need you so bad. It feels like a lifetime since we last had good nasty sex. I am going crazy. I want you to push me up against this pillar and fuck me senseless." Arya whispered to him with a small seductive smile on her red lips.
"God Arya sometimes you are so dirty that I can't stand you. But in a weird way, it's sweet. I like it when you talk dirty." Gendry leaned down and his lips hovered over hers.
"I am super sweet. Like Splenda, except I don't cause cancer." She smiled wickedly up at him.
"That is sweet." He placed a quick kiss on her lips, felt her tongue snake out, and slid over his.
"We can't do this here, now. We have to be here supporting Sansa." Gendry's need was pulsating in his pants as he stood inches away from the object of his desire.
"You're right. It is not the time or the place. Its Friday tomorrow. Want to have a date?" She wiggled her eyebrow at him in the way that he found sexy and frustrating because he could not do it.
"I can't. We have the Baratheon Family Dinner tomorrow. You can come if you want. I want you to come." Gendry held her hands in his as he looked at her face. He saw the disappointment flit across it as he spoke.
"I don't even like going to my own families family dinner night. But for you I guess I can make an exception and come with you." Her eyes twinkled in the mischievous way that he knew that she was planning something.
Before he could ask her what she was thinking of what she was going to do the bailiff called the trial back in session. Their group walked back into the room and took their seats in the gallery. Joffrey sat there looking smug, as if he did not have a care in the world. Then the judge walked in and court was called back into session.
"After reviewing the statement and the records and asking the detectives who took these statements I have decided to allow this information to be presented to the jury."
ADA Tyrell looked pleased and the defense looked angry. Joffrey was almost purple with outrage whispering with his attorney. Gendry looked over the girl's heads to share an evil smile with Sandor. He knew that the judge was going to allow the other victims into evidence. Sandor had told Gendry that Joffrey had forced himself on more then twenty girls in the last three years. Gendry was disgusted with Joffrey in a way that he had not thought was possible. He had not shared this information with Arya. He knew that if she knew he would go after his balls.
"Mr. Tyrell do you have any other questions for the defendant?" Judge Mormont asked.
"I do Your Honor."
"Then continue. Mr. Lannister please resume your seat on the stand."
Joffrey shot another harsh comment to his attorney before huffing over to the stand. He took his seat and glared at ADA Tyrell.
"I believe that my last question went something along these lines; is there any way that your attack on Miss Stark the first time that you have forced yourself on woman." ADA Tyrell asked again.
"It was the first time that I have been made aware that my partner was dissatisfied with the sexual act that she had performed on me." Joffrey's voice was tense and his words were forced.
"You mean that this was the first time that one of your victims went to the police before you were able to buy them off. The first time that one of them fought back and the first time that you were caught." ADA Tryells voice was angry and with every accusation, his volume rose until it filled the entire room.
"Objection. The persecution is badgering the witness." Mr. Pycelle shot to his feet.
"Sustained. Mr. Tryell can you let the defendant answer one accusation at a time?"
"Yes Your Honor. Redirect?"
The judge nodded his head and the attorney walked back to his table to take a sip of water and collect himself.
"You never on any occasion recall paying off a partner for being to rough or continuing the sex act with her once she had shown that she was no longer interested?" ADA Tyrell asked once more in a calm voice.
"I have given presents to every one of my sexual partners. It was not a bribe, but a gift. And I cannot recall a single instance when one of my partners objected to the act that we were performing." Joffrey answered in just as controlled a tone as the attorney had asked.
"I would like to offer into evidence the reports and statements that Detectives Bronn and Yoren uncovered in the course of their investigation." ADA Tyrell picked up the report once again and waved it around. He handed a copy to the defense and one to the jury. They were silent for a few moments while they looked over the pages.
"As I asked before Mr. Lannister, was Miss Stark the only victim that ever stood up to you and told you no? Is that why you struck her in the face?" Willas Tyrells voice was so soft that Gendry had to strain to hear what he was asking.
Joffery was shaking with barely controlled rage. He was on the verge of exploding. Gendry looked over to the left of the aisle and noted that Cersei Lannister was clutching the arm of her twin until her knuckles were white. She looked a furious as her son and Gendry was afraid for the ADA.
"She was not attacked. I already told you I did not realize at the time that what I was doing at the time was wrong. The mixture of medications and wine made me act the way that I acted. I have already explained this to you." Joffrey all but yelled.
ADA Tyrell smiled at Joffrey's outburst. He had gotten the response that he had wanted. Gendry was pleased to see Joffrey's pleasant facade falter and his true colors were shown to the jury.
"So you are not accountable for your actions that evening?" The question was said with a shrug.
"No I was not. I was not in my right mind. If I had been that little bitch would never have gotten out of the car and gone to the cops. If I had been in my right mind we wouldn't be here." Joffrey shot back.
"No further questions."
Joffrey stood to get off the stand.
"You do not stand until I tell you you can leave the stand Mr. Lannister. Now please be seated until I allow you to leave." Judge Mormont's voice stopped Joffrey in his tracks. He sat back down in his seat. His jaw was clenched. "You may step down."
Joffery stood once more, walked over to the defense table, and sat down. His lawyer was whispering to him as he looked at the report of the other women who had complained against him. Rage flashed across his face and he reached for a legal pad and wrote a note on it. He handed the note to his mother. Her calm face went from red to white to red again.
"Does the defense have any more witnesses to call to the stand?"
"No Your Honor." said.
"Do you wish to call any rebuttal witnesses to the stand Mr. Tyrell?"
"No Your Honor. We are now ready to issue out closing statement."
"Then proceed."
Sansa
She was sitting on the edge of her seat as the two lawyers prepared to issue their closing statements. She knew that she was squeezing Sandor and Arya's hands to tightly. It was almost time for the jury to decide who they believed more, her or Joffrey.
ADA Wallis Tyrell walked to stand in front of the jury box. His hands were in his pockets and he gave the picture of being the boy next door. He had a charm and an ease that oozed off him that made people like him.
"Ladies and gentlemen you have heard during the cores of the trial evidence that this young man violated a young woman on a night that should have been nothing but a good time. You have been shown that he has had violent tendencies in the past and that he has, also in the past, violated the trust and comfort of other sexual partners. However, the only reason that we know about this attack is because Sansa Stark had the courage to stand up for herself and say "no I will not be made a victim." She is an inspiration for many victims out there who have not been brave enough to come forward. It is because of her that we now know of three other young women that the defendant has also victimized. I implore you all to do the right thing and find the defendant guilty of the charges that are being brought against him. Because he knew, knew without a doubt, what he was doing that evening. He was not confused or under the influence of liquor and medication. He was under the influence of the mindset that he could violate a young woman and not suffer any consequences. He knew full well what he was doing and that it was wrong, but he did it anyway. It is because of these reasons, these facts that you should find the defendant guilty." ADA Tyrell walked back to the persecution table and sat down again.
There was a slight murmurer in the gallery. Sansa was close to tears from that speech. She felt that ADA Wallis Tyrell had done a fantastic job with the case. If things went wrong, she would not fault the assistant district attorney for not presenting the case properly.
It was the defenses turn to give their closing statements. She was nervous. She had a feeling that they would try to paint her as a heartless gold digger or something just as nasty. Sansa sat up straighter on the wooden bench. She was ready for the worst the Lannister's kept lawyer had up his sleeve.
"We are here today to decide the future for a very bright, promising young man who sits there in that chair." He pointed at Joffrey. "He is accused of committing some very serious and horrible crimes against Miss Stark. But the simple fact is is that he was unaware of what he was doing. We have shown you that he was not himself that evening. We also know that he and the so-called victim were having a conversation pertaining to sex at the time of the alleged attack. The simple fact of the matter was that this whole sorry affair was a sad mistake. My client is not guilty of anything but being stupid and young. Now that you know the facts you cannot in good conscience find my client guilty." Pycelle took his seat at the table beside his client.
Sansa relaxed slightly. That had not been as bad as she had expected. They had not made her out to be some kind of prick tease who was asking for it. They had not made her out to be a gold digger. But they did try to make Joffrey out to be a dumb kid who had made a mistake. Well he had all right. He had finally been caught. The judge dismissed the jury to deliberate. Now all that they had to do was wait.
Sansa refused to leave the courtroom until the jury was back and they gave their verdict. She hoped that they would find Joffrey guilty. She knew that the most that Joffrey could receive of jail time was seven years, and the least could be one year. But some time was better then none. He also would have to register himself on the sex offender's registry. That was well worth it to her. That way whoever he got involved with next would know what he had done.
Sandor and Arya sat with her as they waited. Gendry went to get them all coffee or tea. They were coming up on two hours of waiting when the judge reappeared into the courtroom. There was a hush that settled on the gallery. He sat down behind the bench and the bailiff called the gallery into order. The jury filed in and sat down.
"Has the jury reached a decision?" Judge Mormont asked.
"We have Your Honor."
"What is your verdict?"
"We find the defendant guilty of rape and of oral copulation." The foreman announced.
Sansa felt light headed and faint. She had won. Joffrey was guilty and the whole world knew just what kind of an animal he was. She couldn't stop smiling and she was crying tears of joy. The gallery erupted into cheers of joy at the verdict.
"This court is still in session. You all in the gallery will be kind enough to remember that." The judge banged his gavel and the gallery was silent once more. "You will be sentenced in one weeks' time Mr. Lannister." Judge Mormont looked over at Joffrey.
Sansa let her eyes flick over to him and she could not stop smiling. Cersei was openly weeping and clutching Joffery to her. When the court officer came to escort Joffrey to the jail in the courthouse, she screamed and grabbed for him.
"My baby. I won't let you take my baby." She wailed.
Sansa tensed as she watched the grown woman react so violently. She looked over to Myrcella and she was crying into Aegon chest. Sansa's happy mood was slightly dampened at the reaction of her friend. Then she watched them slap the cuffs on Joffery and he was led away from the courtroom and her mood lightened again.
Arya hugged her and started to jump up and down chanting "Guilty, guilty, guilty." Sansa smiled at the reaction her sister was showing. She found herself joining in with her sister's glee. They stopped their celebration. She turned to her other side and Sandor was standing beside her with a large grin on his face. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him with everything she was worth. In that, moment she decided that she was going to have sex with Sandor. He had been patient and loving and there for her the entire time of her ordeal.
"It is all over Sansa. You won." Sandor smiled down at her.
"I love you Sandor."
"I love you too."
She kissed him one last time. The walked out of the courtroom hand in hand. This was the best day of Sansa's life and nothing could bring her down today.
