Part 2
"Where is dad?" Alyssa asks as they get off the subway.
"Dad had a thing in his work," Arya says as she takes one disposable phone; she always carried one. She turns it on and dials a number she knows by heart.
The thick bravoosi voice answers and Arya
"Valar Morghulis" Arya says and immediately she hears the answer
"Valar Dohaeris."
"I need a boat," she says in Bravoosi, "North, to the gift, I'm parting in three hours."
"You know were."
Arya hung the phone and throw it to the nearest trashcan; she had to take care of some things before going to the docks.
-.-.-.-.-.
"I miss dad," Aly mutters, burrowing her face into the pillow.
"I know, I miss him to," Arya whispers lying besides Alyssa, rubbing her back softly, "but he is going to be back soon." She promises, and for a second she hopes she is saying the truth.
-.-.-.-.
Ternesio just nods when he sees Arya getting into the boat. She is holding Alyssa's hand in one hand and Nymeria's leash on the other. Yorko runs to her to help her with the light luggage.
She had managed to get the most essential things from her place and Gendry's.
Alyssa had been silent during the whole ordeal, just holding Arya's hand tighter once in a while.
"Arya, where s Daddy?" Alyssa asks in a small voice as they set in a small sleeping compartment.
"He is going to stay here for a couple of days and then he is going to catch with us," reassures Arya, kneeling in front of her, "please trust me."
Alyssa nods eagerly and for the first time in hours she smiles, "Dad said that I should always trust you." Arya hugs her and kisses her hair.
-.-.-.-.
Jon runs to her the moment he spots her.
"Little wolf," he whispers against her hair as they hug.
"Gods Jon, I missed you…" she knows she has tears in her eyes but she tries to hide them as she turns to Alyssa, "Aly, this is my brother Jon, we are going to stay with him and his family for a while."
Alyssa waves shyly at him.
"Jon has a son slightly younger than you, his name is Ned."
Alyssa nods, still uneasy.
"He also has a dog, like Nymeria, called ghost."
Alyssa smiles slightly.
-.-.-.-.-.
The first night at Jon's is one of the worsts.
"Is he going to take long?" Alyssa asks Arya as they both get ready to bed. They are sitting on the bed of Jon's guest room, while Arya brushes Alyssa's hair.
"I don't know," she says softly, she can't bring herself to lie to her. "He promised it won't be long." She notices Alyssa's trembling shoulders and immediately leaves the brush and hugs her. "There, there," Arya says lamely; she has never good with crying. They both lie in bed, Alyssa hugging Arya with all her strength.
"What if he doesn't come back?"
"He will," Arya reassures her, "he will."
That night they fall asleep hugging, Arya whispering soft nothings to make her sleep.
Once Alyssa is asleep, Arya allows herself to cry.
-.-.-.-.
Arya can't thank enough for Ygritte.
Jon's wife is not only fun and a good spirit, she also is a natural making Alyssa smile.
She is in the first trimester of her second pregnancy and knows anything Arya would need to know about raising a kid.
She helps Arya setting the guest room for Alyssa and set one spare room they used as an office as a room for Arya.
She helps Arya feel like she is managing, like if is not the end of the world.
Is impossible for Arya not noticing why Jon loves her so much.
-.-.-.-.-
Is the first snow and Arya takes the chance to go to the park with the whole clan.
Alyssa is running from one side to another playing with Ned and the dogs.
Arya takes some snow and makes it a small snow, throwing it to the kids and missing on purpose. The kids laugh and start throwing snow at each other.
Alyssa runs to Arya hiding behind her.
"Are you having fun?"
"Yes! It's the first time I see snow!"
Arya wonders if Gendry ever saw snow.
-.-.-.-.
With Ygritte giving birth anytime soon, Arya and Jon were creating a plan for any possible scenario.
And Jon was forcing her to prepare the overnight bags.
"Is still so soon!" Ygritte laughed, "I mean this kid is staying inside for at least another month!"
Arya hears the doorbell and Jon goes to answer it, "is it the food?" Arya asks as she goes to the entrance.
When she sees who is standing there her hears stops.
"Gendry."
Thee he is, battered and tired, but there.
"Gendry!" she cries running to him, she jumps to his arms, surrounding his body with her legs.
"Arya," he hears him whisper before kissing him. She closes her eyes as they kiss, feeling every touch of his fingers every kiss on her lips, every tear on her cheeks.
Gods, she is crying.
"Arya," Gendry whispers the moment their lips parts, "Arya, I love you."
She opens her eyes just to notice he is also crying. Arya kisses him again, softly this time and she lets her legs drop.
"I love you too…" Arya then takes his hand and guides hi to the back of the house.
"Arya, what…?"
"Daddy!" Alyssa's voice fill the whole house as she spots them, running towards Gendry at a speed Arya couldn't believe she possessed. She jumps at his arms and Gendry lifts her easily. "Daddy," Arya notices the fresh tears in Gendry's eyes as he hugs his daughter, "Daddy, I missed you!"
"and I missed you too."
-.-.-.-.-.
That night Arya sleeps peacefully for the first time in a ery long time. She was hugging Aly and Gendry was hugging both of them.
-.-.-.-.-.
Arya is sitting on the small bed, hugging Alyssa who is already asleep. The moving of the boat is lulling, but she can't close her eyes.
Not while she knows Gendry is sill in King's Landing.
-.-.-.-.-.
Arya wakes and she tries not to move from her bed. Today it's Gendry birthday; it's been already three months since she last saw him. Someone knocks on her door and she sits on the bed.
"Yes?" the door opens and Alyssa's head peeks in. Arya gestures her to come with her and the girls climbs it, setting besides Arya. "Good morning Aly."
"Good morning Arya" she hides her face and Arya pats her hair. She mumbles something against Arya's side.
"What was that?" Arya asks, poking Aly on the sides trying to make her laugh.
"Can we bake a cake?" she asks and Arya feels her heat sink. Gendry had explained her about their little Birthday tradition of baking a cake together.
"Sure honey, what kind of cake would you like?"
"Chocolate? It's daddy's favourite."
"Perfect; I'll just call your school."
-.-.-.-.-.
Arya gives a long growl as Gendry find the spot between her neck and shoulder.
"Gods Gendry," Arya pulls him until their lips meet again, she starts pulling his shirt and he whispers against her lips.
"Stop, Arya," Gendry reaches fro both her hands and kisses them.
"What's wrong?" Gendry lets a long breath out as he sits on the bed.
"Arya…" Gendry avoids looking at her as he starts removing his shirt.
Arya stops breathing for a second as she sees Gendry's chest full of scars.
"Gen," she hates how her voice sounds; he is the one hurt but she is the one who is about to cry. "Gendry," she kneels in the bed and gently pushes Gendry so he lays on the bed.
"C'me here," Gendry breathes and as he pulls Arya to lay on top of him, "It's all gonna be alright." He takes her hand and rubs the metal band on her finger.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-
The wedding is soon, very soon.
Especially soon since it was not going to be a big event, Arya is still kinda hiding and Gendry still has ties with a criminal organization.
"Are you absolutely sure you don't want more guests?" Gendry asks casually.
"You are one to talk, there are literally 2 people coming for you."
"I have literally only two friends, and no family."
"That is so sad." Arya laughs as she sits on Gendry's lap. "Most of my friends are not exactly the people that go to social events."
"Daaaaddyyyyy!" Aly calls, rushing to the couple, smile on her face, "It's time! It's time" she says excitedly. Today they were supposed to go to Jon's to visit them and the baby.
Arya likes this, the four of them; Gendry, Alyssa, Nymeria and herself, together and an actual family.
"Who would think that?"
They arrive to Jon and Ygritte lets them in.
"They are outside in the backyard" she says, while giving the baby to Gendry, we all should go there."
Arya finds it weird, while it's not freezing it is hardly 'outside weather', but Ygritte is so insitant that they all go without complaint. On the backyard the the dogs were playing with and Ned, and Jon was watching them.
And there is a giant there.
"What the fuck!?"
"That's a dirty word." Aly giggles covering her mouth with both hands.
"Never say that word," Gendy comments casually, he knows that around Ygritte and Arya there is no way Aly is not learning more colourful words.
"Arya!?" a female voice behind the giant calls and Arya spots a red hair. She is out of breath for a second as Sansa runs to her, arms open and tears in her eyes, "Arya."
"Sansa! Oh Gods, Sansa!" Arya knows he is crying like a little girl but she doesn't mind. Sansa is in front of her, hugging her, and alive and well. "I didn't know if I would ever see you again."
"I wouldn't miss you wedding for anything on the world."
"…..you what now?" Arya turns her head to look at Gendry, never letting Sansa go, "you did this?"
Gendry nods to the freaking giant, "Sandor here is friend of a friend of a friend."
"Associate," the giant, probably named Sandor, growls, "it was mostly dumb luck, of the Bull."
Arya finally lets Sansa go, only to look at her face better, "and how exactly do you know Sandor?"
"Oh, how silly you are. He is my husband."
Well that was unexpected.