Game of Thrones: Crossroads

Chapter 6 of my Game of Thrones story.

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HarryPotterNut94: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, yeah, it's good, however things aren't going to remain so good.
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Boris Yeltsin: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)
Veridissima: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and well, here we go, time for the meeting.
Marina Ka-Fai: Yeah, it's good, will take some time, but just wait and see how helpful they are, best example of it would be when the truth finally comes out.
rubini25: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it all; yeah, Arya is up to something, but not telling anyone; glad you liked Gendry's family life and of course, their connection to their father; not just Cat, the whole family, yeah, Rickon is also hiding something. Yeah, it helps him great, he at least feels better now, well here you go; oh, no there's no connection to them both not being present, just pure coincidence.

Now onto the story.

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

Chapter 6

Gendry smiled as he joined the others; they had all managed to slip home and get changed into clothes more suitable for the club. They were all gathered outside; waiting for Daenerys to arrive, she was the only one not present. Gendry smiled; the group all did their best to look good for the club. He noted that everybody also seemed to be happier than they had been a couple of hours ago. They were clearly looking forward to losing themselves in the entertainment of the night; and the distractions it would provide them. Gendry turned to Shireen; relieved to note she was happier than she had been in recent days. Like the others she was dressed up, in her case a knee length black dress with black stockings and matching flats. Gendry knew Shireen was always demure, she had never showed leg above the knee if she could help it. She turned to face him and smiled too.

"I'm glad you decided to come up us tonight Gendry." She said. "I; I know you've been having trouble just now…about Arya."

Gendry nodded slowly. "Yeah; I'm hoping things will at least feel a bit better here, give me some time to relax."

Shireen nodded. "I know what you mean; I'm worried about her too; but I feel that there's something going on. There's something about Arya's actions that doesn't make sense."

Gendry agreed.

"I know what you mean, but unless we can work out what, there's nothing we can do."

Shireen sighed; knowing that Gendry was right.

Finally Daenerys arrived.

"Sorry I'm late." She cried out as she hurried up to them

They reassured her it was fine and headed inside; as predicted none of them had trouble entering. Shireen's burn scars meant the security didn't look at her closely, fearful of causing offence. As such none of them thought to check if she was underage or not. As they found a large enough booth for their group, they took their seats, Gendry got the drinks and soon they began to enjoy themselves as the night began. Some time had passed and already many of the group were enjoying themselves. Gendry was already starting to get well and truly drunk. However he was still coherent enough to be focused. The group were chatting amongst themselves about various random subjects. Gendry had joined in; he was speaking to Hot Pie. Hot Pie seemed even more cheerful than ever and soon his reason came out.

"Hey, you know that girl I told you about, the girl who worked in the coffee shop."

Gendry and Lommy nodded as Gendry replied. "Yeah, what was her name again?"

"Mellara." Hot Pie replied before then revealed. "Well, I asked her out just yesterday…she said yes."

They both smirked at that and clapped him on the back.

"Nice." Lommy laughed. "That's great; good for you, man."

Gendry smiled widely when suddenly he saw Shireen's eyes widen and, although he couldn't hear her, he realized she gasped. He turned and froze rigid as he saw Arya, Sansa and their group enter.

Arya fought hard not to show how uncomfortable she was; she wondered if letting Sansa talk her into wearing the short dress she currently had on, was going too far. But she endured it and remained with them as they got their drinks and sat down. She prepared herself, ready to join the party; she was ready to ensure that this would be her best acting performance ever. However something nearly jarred her out of her focus. She was sitting with the group, joining in with conversation when she was included. She felt eyes on her and turned her head. She froze when she saw all her old friends; sitting only three booths away. Gendry and Shireen amongst them, looking right at her.

'Shit, why are they here?' She thought desperately. 'Dammit, this is gonna make things even harder, I need to; great, this is the last thing I need.'

She turned away and squared her shoulders; biting her lip. She had to do things exactly right or suspicious would fall on her. She had no choice now; she would have to do her utmost to ignore her old friends.

She then heard her name and jerked her head around. "Wha?"

She saw Sansa smiling at her. "C'mon Arya, we're all going to join the dancing; let's go."

"I…okay, sure." She agreed finally.

She stood and joined the others; ready to begin her work.

Gendry could hear the hushed whispers of the others; yet he couldn't distinguish them. He was too focused on Arya; he couldn't believe what he was seeing. How could she have changed so much; she looked like; like she was part of that group? She even dressed in a similar manner to the other girls; certainly not the way he remembered her. Arya never wore dresses and definitely not one so revealing. She had even joined in the dancing; the Arya Gendry knew never agreed to dancing whenever she came to clubs with them.

His thoughts raced. 'This isn't right; what is she doing, this isn't the Arya I remember.'

He was so caught up in his thoughts he almost didn't realize Shireen had stood up until she almost passed him.

"Shireen?" He turned to her; surprised by her sudden actions.

She turned to him. "I can't let this go on Gendry; I have to talk to her." She stated softly. "We need her to come back, we need to talk to her, convince her that this is wrong. I can't stand seeing this. This isn't Arya"

Gendry sighed.

"I know you're right, but are you sure you…?"

Shireen nodded and turned back to Arya, she was sitting down at the booth of the Populars again. Before anyone else could say anything, Shireen walked quickly over towards Arya.

Gendry watched tensely as Shireen approached Arya; he could see them talking and he was suddenly fearful. Arya glared at Shireen but didn't say anything. Suddenly, his worst fears came true; the rest of the Popular crowd emerged from the crowd and began talking; he knew right away they were insulting Shireen. Shireen stepped back; her wounded expression told him instantly that was true. Joffrey in particular seemed to take glee in insulting Shireen; his own cousin. Finally, after a few sudden, sharp words from Arya, Shireen stumbled back before turning back to the group. Gendry was enraged to notice she was crying.

"Shireen?"

She sat down, trembling. "They…They, she's."

She couldn't finish and instead bowed her head. Gendry glared over at where the Populars were sitting, all looking smug, except Sansa who wasn't looking at them and Arya, who he noticed, had a blank expression on her face. Yet after locking eyes with Gendry, she immediately looked away and, despite his efforts, for the rest of the night Arya ignored them completely. The others simply laughed at them; yet the group closed ranks around Shireen and, by the end of the night, they left.

"I don't believe this." Devan remarked as he shook his head. "Can you believe them?"

Nobody answered they were all deep in thought, upset by what they saw; Shireen had calmed down but still upset. Gendry still angered by what he had seen, especially Arya. However he refused to give up; he would figure out what was going on and fix this, he swore that right now, he would fix this, no matter what it took.

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