Game of Thrones: Crossroads

Chapter 17 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

Reviews

Veridissima: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it; yeah, well, things are getting pretty drastic now.
HarryPotterNut94: Good to have you back. Okay, I think you're being kinda unfair to her; she has her reasons after all; think about what she's trying to do. As for Sansa, get a grip of what; she's suffering because of this but is too embarrassed to explain what happened? Still glad you liked Rickon and Shireen :)
Marina Ka-Fai: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, it was pretty fun to write :)
Boris Yeltsin: Thanks, I sure will.
Wolfgirl2013: Thanks.
Guest: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)
rubini25: Thanks, glad you are enjoying it, yeah, things have changed rapidly. Yeah, in truth Arya is doing what she feels is right; she's basically putting Sansa's needs before her own. As for Sansa's reasons, well I've only actually hinted at them, not revealed outright what's going on. Anyway, here you go, hope you enjoy it :)

Now onto the story.

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

Chapter 17

This was the moment Gendry was dreading; going back to school. After what happened with him and Arya on Saturday night, he was afraid the rest of the group would find out, leading to awkward questions. Worse than that he figured, would be if the populars found out, they would not let him forget this in a hurry, nor would Arya escape that unscathed. Most of all however his thoughts were still on Arya and how she had shut down his hopes the morning after they had made love.

'I just don't understand; I thought, after what happened, we'd be able to work things out.' He found himself thinking. 'I mean; it felt special to me I was hoping maybe, I don't know…But she dismisses what we did as just sex and carries on as normal. Okay before this, I was angry, I was worried, but now…Now I'm just confused; what is Arya trying to do and why can't she tell anyone?'

The more he thought about it, the less he understood, none of it made any sense. All he managed to do was give himself a headache, so in the end he was forced to abandon that train of thought and instead focus on trying to make it through the day, without anyone finding out what he and Arya had done. Edric had agreed to keep his mouth shut, but he was still worried someone else might have seen them.

He arrived to find the group sitting at their usual table and talking away as if nothing was wrong. That relieved him somewhat; he couldn't help but smile as he noticed everybody was discreetly trying not to look at Trystane and Myrcella as they made out; once again as he sat down he noticed Dany on her phone, speaking Dothraki again. That still perplexed many of them.

'The only Dothraki we know is coach Drogo, he has to be the one teaching her.' Gendry had to admit, it made sense, especially as he realized. 'His grasp of our language is getting better, maybe she's teaching him too…But why and, how are they finding the time to do this.'

Gendry shook his head; whatever the reason, it was none of his business. Besides in a way it was a good thing, it certainly made Drogo's lessons go a lot smoother. When Gendry sat down Edric Dayne turned to him.

"So, did you stay at the club long after we left?" He asked casually.

Gendry knew he was wanting to know what had happened afterwards, if their plans were having any effect yet.

Gendry shook his head. "I only stayed for about another five minutes, after that I left and before you ask Arya had already left by that point so no, nothing yet."

The others all nodded and began making preparations for their next attempt. After hanging up Dany sighed; the others noticed her pensive expression.

Myrcella was the first to ask the question on everyone's mind. "What's wrong?"

Dany shook her head. "It's nothing really, I just thought he had more sense, than to hang out with people like Joffrey and Margaery and those others."

"Who?"

"My nephew, Aegon."

That took them by surprise, they had heard about Aegon, but now he was part of the populars, this would definitely change things.

Arya remained quiet as she followed Sansa to their table with the rest of the populars. Apparently they had another new member in their group. But frankly Arya wasn't paying attention to Sansa talking about him. Her mind was buzzing with concern as she wondered if anyone knew about her and Gendry; Saturday night had been a strange experience yet not, she had to admit, unpleasant. But if the others found out it would ruin her plans, she needed to stay inside the group until she could carry them out and finally help Sansa. She knew there was a simpler way, to simply reveal what she knew, either to her parents or to her friends, but she felt that would do more harm than good. It would also betray Sansa's trust; no, the revelation would have to come from Sansa, but it was up to her to try and help her sister and, if necessary, push her into revealing it. She sat down at the table with the rest of them and noticed the new guy. He was about a year older than her, she noticed the silver hair and purple eyes which marked him as a Targaryen. She was sure Sansa had mentioned his name but she hadn't been paying attention. All the same she forced a smile and greeted him, before turning her attention to listening in, just in case someone mentioned something about her and Gendry.

In the end she was able to relax; all the gossip was the same as usual. Nobody looked at her strangely or spoke to her about her actions. She glanced over at the table and saw them all whispering again. She bit her lip as she spotted Gendry; just seeing him triggered memories, admittedly hazy memories, of that night. She hadn't been lying when she said it was good; in truth she wished she could've stayed, wished they could've made something more of it. But right now that wasn't an option, not until Sansa was safe.

'I'm sorry Gendry.' She thought, forlorn and, she admitted, lost. 'Maybe someday, if you could ever forgive me, maybe then we could…But not now. I can't just now.'

She was pulled out of her thoughts by a sudden comment from Margaery.

"Say Aegon; you obviously know Daenerys well, is there something going on with her?"

Aegon, Arya realized, was the new guy and obviously related to Daenerys.

He shrugged. "I couldn't really say, why?"

Margaery glanced over at her cousins who were smirking; however it was Ros who replied. "We've heard a rumour that she's apparently been dating the school coach…Is that true?"

Arya was stunned by that; she was always amazed at how blatantly they could just blurt out things like that. Although, she had to admit; hearing this and hearing Dany talk in Dothraki several times; at one point even cursing at Bella in Dothraki, did make her wonder.

"If she is; she's doing a damn good job hiding it." Aegon replied with a shrug. "I've never seen anything that might suggest that."

There was something about the cool nonchalance with how he handled the others questioning him about someone in his family. Arya couldn't help but admire it; she had to admit, if someone had asked her that way about Sansa, she would undoubtedly lose her temper.

Still, as the day wore on, nothing changed, just as Arya predicted, everything carried on exactly as before. But with one difference, Arya and Gendry now shared a secret, one which, if it got out, would undoubtedly change things for them.

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