Game of Thrones: An Uneasy Return

Chapter 2 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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

Chapter 2

Catelyn bit her lip, worried. It had been a week since they had received the joyous news that Arya had been found. It was dampened by the discovery that the House of Black and White had blinded Arya while holding her captive. Yet that wasn't all that was causing her to worry.

The way Arya had acted during that week had been shocking and worried her, worried them all, greatly. Seeing her distraction, Ned spoke.

"Cat, are you…?"

She shook her head. "I'm worried about Arya, Ned."

He sighed; knowing all too well what his wife meant.

"She won't speak to any of us. Not only that, she's so angry, she...she snapped at Robb earlier, Gendry too." Cat remarked sadly, recalling those moments.

Ned bowed his head. "This is…Not only that, I heard her yelling at Jon too, she never argues with Jon."

Cat gasped at that; knowing this was true. She couldn't understand how things could have got so bad that Arya would turn on them all like that. She thought that, despite everything, Arya would be happy to be reunited with her family after being kidnapped.

It was then Ned revealed a possible reason. "She said, we didn't try hard enough to find her."

That shocked Cat more than anything; that Arya would even imagine that.

"Why would she think that?" She gasped.

She was so dismayed; to think that; after so long, her daughter was still so far away from her, despite being home again.

There was a brief silence before Ned finally sighed.

He gently hugged his wife and spoke softly. "Look at it from her point of view Cat, she was held captive by them for two years, who know what they told her, what she started to believe."

Cat let out a shaky breath. "If they've brainwashed her, we need to make her see the truth.

"We can't force the issue Cat, that will do more harm than good." Ned replied carefully; adding. "I don't think she's been brainwashed, if she was, she would think we never wanted her, or that we aren't happy to have her back."

They lapsed into silence after this before Ned finally added.

"No, it's more, she feels we gave up on her."

Cat bowed her head; that made sense, the only problem now however, was figuring out how to convince Arya that it wasn't true, without making things worse.

They entered the living room to find Bran, in his wheelchair, looking concerned. They soon saw why, Rickon was sitting next to him, rubbing his hand, which looked somewhat red.

"Rickon..." Bran's voice was barely above a whisper.

Rickon bit his lip. "It was Arya."

"What?!"

Realizing their audience, Bran looked worried. Rickon just shook his head.

"I tired to help her get up the stairs and she lashed out." He explained. "Told me to leave her alone, slapped my hand."

Bran shook his head. "Gods."

Catelyn bit her lip, this wasn't getting any easier; if only there was a way through to Arya.

Meanwhile, up in her room, Arya glowered. She was much neater than she had been, having finally been able to clean herself, now wearing proper clothes; she no longer looked sickly, however her blindness remained.

She clutched at the cane she had been provided with to aid her with walking and finding her way around. She glowered as she thought about her family, about what they had been doing.

'Urgh, they, they pity me, treat me like I'm some kind of fragile doll.' She thought angrily. 'Just because I can't see, they think I must be helpless. Honestly, I do need their support, but, not this, this isn't...This is too much.'

Snarling she tightened her grip on the cane, wanting so badly to hit someone or something with it. However at that moment she was distracted by a knock on the door.

"What?" She called out, her tone was clipped and short.

"It's just me." A familiar voice said.

It was a voice which, during those two years she tried desperately to hold on to, praying that she would one day hear it again.

"Oh...Gendry."

She heard the door open and close and Gendry's footsteps before sitting down. She guessed he was seated at her desk, while she was sitting on her bed.

There was a pause as they sat in silence; she had no doubt that Gendry had heard from her family how she had been acted. She had to admit, she was angry at him too, after all, they had all abandoned her.

"What do you want?" She asked at last.

Gendry replied at once. "I just want to talk, that's all."

She raised an eyebrow. "Oh, talk about what?"

"Arya, I know things aren't exactly...right, I want to help you out."

She couldn't hardly believe it, of all people to treat her like this, Gendry. The one person who, when her whole family wanted her to change, accepted her for being her.

"Urgh, you too!?" She snapped.

"Arry-"

"Stop pitying me!" She yelled. "I'm sick fed up with it, all of you, smothering me, just because I'm blind doesn't mean I'm fragile or weak!"

Gendry was quiet for a moment before he replied. "Arry, what do you want me to do then?"

"What does it matter?" She snapped.

"I...Arry, I didn't give up on you, if that's what you're thinking." He replied, suddenly realizing.

Arya scoffed, as if she would believe that.

"Oh please, you all gave up on me, you left me to rot with those...bastards!"

"I. Did. Not!" Gendry replied, sounding suddenly furious.

Arya couldn't believe he had the gall to react that way, to lie to her face like that.

She shook her head and sighed.

"Gendry, just give it up, I'm not..."

"Arry!" He suddenly yelled, startling her. "I never gave up on you, at least three girls tried to get me to go out with them but I said no. Do you know why, because I still love you and I never believed you were gone, I always wanted to find you. I never wanted to think that you were...I could hardly sleep for worrying. We tried to find you, but couldn't, we never gave up, never!

She froze, shocked by this sudden outburst.

"You...really had no idea where I was?" She asked in disbelief.

"No, nothing, it scared the hell out of us."

She bit her lip as she considered a startling revelation he made. 'He refused to date, he stayed loyal to me, for two years, two whole years…?'

"This is true?" She asked desperately, wanting to believe it.

"Of course."

She sighed and shook her head, running a hand through her hair. "Gods...I..."

"Arry?" Gendry said softly, sounding concerned.

She managed a small smile at last. "Thank you."

She heard him sigh before asking. "What about your family?"

"Just..." She sighed; she wanted to, but she couldn't forgive, not just yet. "It doesn't matter."

"Arry."

"Nothing." She replied quickly, cutting him off.

Gendry wisely left the subject, he just hoped that, given time, things would hopefully get better. After all, he still cared greatly for her, blind or not, nothing would change that.

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