Game of Thrones: From the Outside
Chapter 7 of my Game of Thrones story, this one for some reason was rather tricky for me, I just couldn't finish it, luckily I asked Marina Ka-Fai to help and she very generously provided me with the very stuff I needed to properly form this chapter, so a big thank you to her and hope you all enjoy it.
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Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Chapter 7: Edric Dayne
Edric Dayne grinned to himself as he waited by the school cafeteria. He was waiting for his friend and crush, Arya Stark to arrive for lunch.
'This is it, today is the day I tell the truth.' He thought to himself.
He grinned; eager to finally admit his feelings to Arya. She had rejected practically anybody who tried to ask her out, some of them quite harshly too. But it made sense to Edric, of all those even remotely interested in her, he was the only one who hadn't asked her out yet, she had to be saving herself for him. His grin widened as he saw her.
"Arya, hey!"
She turned and smiled lightly when she saw him. "Oh, hi Edric, what's up?"
He paused and decided to try and find some way to build up to it. "Um, you up to anything after school?"
"Yeah, going out with Gendry."
He paused at that, confused. "Gendry?"
"Yeah, my boyfriend." She revealed.
He froze, shocked; that couldn't be right, Arya was saving herself for him, why would she claim to have a boyfriend. But she wasn't lying, he could see that clear as day.
Devastated, Edric found himself hanging around outside the school, hoping to catch a glimpse of Arya. He needed to see this so called boyfriend for himself, figure out why Arya had pretty much unknowingly threw a wrench into his plans, see what made this guy so special.
He spotted her and smiled wistfully, until he then saw her smile brighten as she approached a car, the driver was outside, leaning against it and Edric was horrified by what he saw. The guy had to be twice Arya's size, way too rough, too old for her too.
'What is she thinking, that's...he's not even...' Edric's mind whirled and he glared. 'He's nowhere near good enough for her...'
He swore he'd make sure this Gendry learned that Arya was already spoken for, that he had no business coming into her world, something he didn't deserve to be part of. As they left, he decided to make sure he could find some way to talk to Gendry, in private. He later found Gendry, when the man was just finishing work.
Edric glowered. 'A mechanic, and he thinks he can date a girl like Arya, must be after her money.'
It made sense, he knew the man lived in Flea Bottom after all.
He approached, glaring.
"Hey, you!"
Gendry turned. "I'm sorry?"
Shaking his head Edric growled. "You can be, who do you think you are anyway, trying to steal Arya from me?"
Gendry narrowed his eyes at that. "Excuse me, who do you think you are?"
"Edric Dayne, Arya is the girl I love and she refused all those guys in school...except me, she was clearly..."
Gendry shook his head. "She refused them because she was dating me...I'm sorry but you don't understand Arya at all, the things she's..."
But Edric decided enough was enough.
He needed to make this Gendry see his errors.
He pointed out the obvious. "You're not fit for her. You're seem an alright guy, but she deserves better."
"So, she deserves a spoilt brat?"
Edric grew colder. A spoilt brat? Gendry knew him so little! Edric had serious feelings for her. Arya was wild, she was free, she was herself. He was shy, meek, she was everything he wasn't. Arya and him had been friends for a long time and he had slowly fallen for her. What could he know of something like that.
He tried again. "Our families know each other better than they know your mother!"
"Her father is my father's best friend." Gendry countered.
"You're too old!" Edric shot back in desperation.
"And you're a child. The debate isn't even fair to begin with. Tell me, do you love Arya for who she is?" Gendry replied, suddenly becoming as sharp as steel. "Or do you love the idea you have of her? You know her appearance, what do you know of the iron underneath? What do you know of the darkness she has faced, the nightmares that plague her day and night...nightmares she claims I saved her from."
Gendry's calmness and his words left him stunned, wondering. His comment about saving her also showed he himself did not believe that, but it still struck a chord with Edric.
Did he truly love Arya or was it just a crush? Gendry loved her, he knew. From head to toes, bad sides, good sides, everything. And, worst of all, while Arya clearly loved Gendry back, he had acted like a petulant child, as if Arya was something to possess. No, if he loved her like he stated, he would have been hurt, true, but mostly happy she had found her prince charming. He sighed.
He hoped Gendry would forgive him, that Arya would forgive him. His startled apology had been honest, but he was unsure as to Gendry's reaction. It wasn't until Arya lectured him over his actions in school the following day, while reassuring him that Gendry bore no grudge, that he understood they had forgiven him.
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