So I realize that I already posted a chapter 12 but I hated it. I don`t feel like it fit the characters correctly so I decided to scratch it and start over. Hopefully there isn`t any confusion or irritation about it. Hopefully you all enjoy this chapter. Let me know what you think.

Chapter 12

Gendry woke before Arya, she was still wrapped in his arms pressed up against him as close as she could be. He could have punched himself for sleeping next to her again. He had told himself that night at the inn while they were laying together this wouldn`t happen again, it couldn`t happen again. He detangled himself from her and got up as quietly as he could. The morning was cold so he laid his cloak over Arya`s small body before he busied himself with finding nearby bush to piss on.

"Idiot, what were you thinking?" He was whispering to himself, he shook himself dry and stuffed himself back into his breaches.

Gendry shook his head running his hands through his hair. He had been trying to get the last two nights off his mind but he couldn`t. The memory of Arya with him at the inn was all that he could think about, how soft her skin was, how bright her eyes were and the way her lips felt against his. He needed to try and clear his mind. Gendry checked to be sure Arya was still sleeping before he headed off into the trees, in an attempt to find some food.

The morning was silent the air hung heavy with dew, every step he took sounded as though it was echoing through the whole forest. He had been gone for almost an hour to no prevail of finding any food. With an empty stomach and an irritated attitude he made his way back to camp. He could see the horses in the distance, but he couldn`t see Arya. His heart dropped and his stomach turned to a bundle of knots. He was hurdling through the trees his legs numb but carrying him anyway.

"Arya! Arya!" Gendry scanned the opening for any sign of her but she was nowhere.

"Gendry!" Her voice came from somewhere in the direction they had come from the night before.

"Gendry go get out of here." He could see her now. The red woman had found them, one her men had his arms around Arya holding her arms to her sides her feet were dangling off the ground as she flailed, and tossed her head back smashing the man in the face with the back of her head. Gendry never slowed down, he ran straight toward the man not noticing anything around him.

"Gendry no! Stop go!"

Gendry was only feet away from the man now. Arya still kicking and screaming as he tried to drag her backward. When something hard struck Gendry in the middle of the back. He fell forward his face hitting the ground so hard he wasn`t sure what had made the cracking noise until he felt the blood running down into his mouth and the throbbing pain throughout his entire head. He could still hear Arya screaming his name, he could hear one of the men yelling at her to shut up, before the sound of someone`s fist or foot making contact with her and she fell silent.

Gendry pushed himself up off the ground only to feel the cold metal from a blade on the back of his neck.

"You`re lucky Lady Melisandra needs you boy, last man who tried to touch my horse got his arms chopped off." The man put a foot into Gendry`s side and rolled him over putting the blade of his sword to Gendry`s throat. Everything was blurry and his head was throbbing so badly it felt as though it would split in two, but somehow he managed to spit the blood from his mouth and call out to her.

"Arry! Arry!"

The man kicked Gendry in the side of the head instantly silencing him as more pain erupted. The man leaned down and spoke quietly into Gendry`s ear.

"We have her now, we might not be able to touch you but no one is gonna stop us from touching that little bitch of yours. Have you fucked her yet or do I get to be the one that breaks her in?"

Gendry`s body went numb he couldn`t breathe he wanted to kill this man he wanted to rip him limb from limb. All he could see was blurry shapes and colors of the things around him. But he spat in what he assumed was the man`s face and shoved him backward. Gendry rolled over again and was shakily getting to his feet when he hear Melisandra`s voice.

"Deric enough! You lay another hand on him and you will be the next volunteer sacrifice to burn. Help your brother with the girl we have wasted enough time as it is."

He was still on his hands and knees when he felt the soft fingers under his chin lifting his face to hers. Gendry`s face was covered in blood and his vision was still a little blurred but he could see her face, looking at him her eyes wide her hair tangling around her face.

"You shouldn`t have run boy." She let go of him and ordered one of the men to help him up.

A sack was put over Gendry`s head and his hands were tied together. He couldn`t hear Arya`s voice anymore and that terrified him.

"Arya!" His voice was muffled as he tried screaming for her there was no point in using her fake name now.

"Shut up you!" He was shoved forward the rope around his wrists pulled making him move forward.

"I`m fine Gendry!" Gendry felt his heart feel a little lighter. Until he heard skin strike skin and she was silent again.

Gendry knew he had to find a way to get to her but he was going to have to wait until he had a good chance at getting them both to safety and as of right now the chances of that were slim to none.