Gendry

It was the first night off from working with the band in almost a week. He was so tired of not being able to see Arya. He was about ready to murder Beric. Just because they were auditioning for a steady gig at a night club on the weekends didn't give Beric the right to act like a crazy person. He had planned a romantic date and dinner for Arya and himself. He found a secluded cliff overlooking the city and sunset all the way to the ocean. Aegon had told him about this spot years ago. He had never been there and had not known that it would be so amazing.

Even though it was a school night he had taken indicative and talked to both Ned and Catelyn Stark about keeping Arya out late on a Thursday night. The whole Stark family was in on the scam. He had not told Arya that he was coming to get her. He had called Jon and asked him what sort of foods Arya liked the best, what music did she like best and most importantly if their parents would be alright with the idea. Gendry suspected that Jon had a hand in sweet talking the Stark parents into saying yes to this plan. The best part was that he got Rickon in on getting Arya out of the house that night. He had told Rickon, who was his new best friend, to annoy his sister until she wanted to pull her hair out and run out of the house screaming.

It was four o'clock when he called Arya to see what she was up to.

"Gendry! Thank god. I am in desperate need of some rescuing. My brother is asking for me to murder him. He has not stopped talking at me since I walked into the door! Can you come get me so I do not commit sibling homicide?" She sounded so pitiful and angry and disgusted all at the same time.

"Oh that sounds horrible. I am so sorry. I was just calling you to see if there you wanted to go out tonight. I am off band duty tonight. Can I swing by and see you?" He asked pretending to sound concerned.

"I would welcome the distraction. I have some homework to do then want to go get a bite to eat?" Arya sounded sick and frustrated.

"I can be there in less then ten minutes." He chuckled.

"That is not fast enough. Can you be here now?" Arya whined.

Gendry hung up the phone and drove to the Stark house. When he pulled up to the house and got out of the car he walked casually up to the door and drolly knocked on the door.

Arya flung opened the door to the house and pulled him into the house looking up like he was the knight in shining armor.

"Oh thank god! You are here. Maybe you can get that little pest of a brother of mine to leave me alone!" Arya pulled Gendry along behind her so that he could get the kid off Aryas back now that this part of the plan was done.

"Gendry!" Rickon rocketed over to him coming out of the kitchen. "Have you come to play video games?"

"Sorry buddy not today." He looked down at the young kid and watched the performance of a life time play over the boy's face. He looked sad and pouty and ready to cry.

"That is not fair! All you want to do is see Arya. She is nothing but a smelly old girl. Come on and play video games with me." Rickon was pulling on his arm trying desperately to get him away from his sister, all part of the plan.

"Whoa there Rickon. Gendry is my boyfriend, not your new brother. Let's go Gendry. Can you help me with my math homework?" Arya detangled her brother from her boyfriend and walked upstairs to her room to do her homework.

"Sure I am a math god. Lead the way." Gendry looked behind him to Rickon and snuck a thumbs up. The boy smiled and ran back into the kitchen.

They got to her room and started in on the math homework. Arya was so helpless at it that he practically did the homework for her. It took less time to do it this way. It was getting close to sunset and he was getting nervous that they would not make it up to the spot in time. At five they finished the last question and smiled over at each other.

"I hate math. I really do not like this shit." Arya arched her back and threw her pencil across the room. "I am so hungry. Let's go see what Mrs. Clark is making for dinner. Do you want to stay?"

"I have a better idea. We are going out. I know this great place and they have great food. Why don't I go see Rickon for a little while so he stops sulking? He looked so pitiful every time he would look around the door frame, while you change. Dress in warm stuff. Not that skirt that you are in." He smiled tenderly at her and then let his eyes wander down her body. He let the lust he was feeling leak out onto his eyes and noticed how her breathing increased when she looked into his eyes.

"I can do that. Are you going to tell me where this place is or you going to be all mysterious about it?" Arya hated surprises and she was not afraid to let anyone know it.

"It is supposed to be a surprise." Gendry shot back as he walked out of the bedroom. He closed the door as he walked away from her room.

"How did I do?" Rickon chirped from under a small table in the hall. "Did I do good?"

"You did great! Good job buddy." He held up his hands to give the boy a high five.

Rickon just smiled up at him and ran off to pilfer some cookies or something from the kitchen before dinner. Gendry walked into the kitchen and Mrs. Clark smiled at him.

"Gendry I have that basket all ready for you two and your romantic dinner for Arya. All her favorite foods and some of yours as well. There is a blanket and some candles for you as well." Mrs. Clark's eyes crinkled with laughter and memories of past romances.

"Thank you Mrs. Clark. You are an angle." Gendry winked at her as he picked up the basket and hurried to put the whole thing into the car before Arya saw what he was doing.

"Looks like you have everything." Ned remarked as Gendry came back into the house. Catelyn stood beside her husband, her head on his shoulder. They both smiled at him in that way that parents do when they are pleased.

"Yes sir. Thank you so much for allowing me to do this with Arya. I just want to make your daughter feel special and happy." He fidgeted under the scrutiny that he felt coming off Catelyn Stark. He knew that Ned liked him, but he knew that Catelyn still was not so sure of him.

Arya walked down the stairs and looked between her parents and her boyfriend. Smiles sprang up on all their faces as soon as they saw her.

"You look great darling." Her mother told her daughter walking over to give her a hug. She whispered something in Aryas ear and they gave each other a knowing look as they both gave a small giggle.

Arya walked over to her father and gave him a hug before walking over to Gendry.

"I won't keep her out to late. It is a school night after all." Gendry looked Ned in the eye as he walked out the door holding Aryas hand.

"Why do I feel like this was a set up?" Arya asked when she slid into the car and scooted along the bench seat in the car until she was in the middle of the seat so she could be next to Gendry when he finally slid into his side.

"Because it was. I talked to your parents, house keeper and your brothers to plan all this. I have a romantic night planned and I knew that you would not like it if I came out and just said lets do something romantic. So I had to trick you into coming out with me. I know that you would rather go to the car show that is in town, and we will really, but I wanted a little romance damn it." He glanced at her and was happy to see that she was smiling over at him.

"Romance huh? Gods you sound more and more like a girl every day." She gave him a small punch in the arm then flung it around her shoulders as they drove to the spot. "Where are we going?"

"That is a surprise." He winked at her as he continued to drive.

Sansa

She had been thinking of the right way to break up with Joffery all week. The only way that she had figured it would be okay and easy was to say that she was just getting to busy with school and after school commitments and hated not seeing him. But he was making it so difficult! He had been so sweet to her, almost loving and attentive, since he broke her arm.

She wasn't going to lie. She was swamped with school work and extra activities as well. She was doing cheer leading, gymnastics, astronomy club, cinema club, and a book club. She also volunteered with a food bank and an animal shelter. She knew that she was an over achiever, but this was half of what she had been doing at Winterfell.

She was trying to make colleges like her. She was working on her applications for all the Ivy League schools that she had always wanted to go to. She just didn't know what she wanted to do. She heard a commotion out of her door and figured that it would be Rickon bugging Arya. She had heard her parents talking about Gendry taking Arya somewhere on a romantic dinner. Joffery had been asking her to go to Highgarden with him Saturday since she wasn't available to go the first time he asked. It would be their anniversary as well. Not of them being a couple but of the first time that they met.

It was sweet, but to mushy for her taste. She was writing her essay about that it would mean to her to get into Harvard when her phone chimed for a text.

Ready for Titanic and chemistry? –Sandor

Sansa sat bolt upright in her desk chair and smiled. If she was going to see Sandor she had to do something to clean her room. She had to talk to her parents and she had to change her clothes.

Yeah I am. Want to come to my house? –Sansa

Why don't you come over to my place, if you can? –Sandor

Hot and cold washed threw her. Go to his house? That would be interesting. She knew that he didn't ever have any parental supervision. Things could get interesting. She ran out of her room and down the stairs to her fathers study.

"Daddy can I go do some chem homework with Sandor? He and I are going to be studying for a big test over the last three chapters. We would be at the library working." She lied convincingly to herself and her father.

"Chem homework? I have no problem with that. Be home by ten. Will you eat out or grab something here?" Ned kept his eyes on his papers while he talked to her.

"Um something out. Thanks daddy. You are the best." She turned and skipped away.

"Tell your mother before you go." Ned called after her.

Sansa went across the hall to tell her mother her plans. Catelyn was on the phone talking in hushed tones to someone. She watched her mother chat to whoever she was talking with. She was getting more and more agitated with who she was talking with. Sansa knocked on the door frame of the room. Catelyn pulled the phone away from her ear and looked over to Sansa.

"Yes dear?" Catelyn asked.

"I am going to go study for a chem test. Dad wanted me to let you know. I'm eating out." Sansa told her mother.

"Alright. Just be home at curfew." Catelyn went back to talking on the phone.

Sansa ran to her room and grabbed the phone from her desk.

I can come now. I have the movie and my books. Do you want me to drive myself or do you want to get me? –Sansa

I can come get you. Be there in ten. –Sandor

Alright. I will see you then. –Sansa

She grabbed the movie and the book bag from off the floor and walked out of her room to wait for Sandor. She stood by the front door waiting. Rickon came strolling through the entryway. He was munching on an apple and destroying his dinner.

"Hey Sans. What are you doing?" Rickon asked between crunches.

"What do you think I am doing? I am waiting for a friend." She smiled at her baby brother.

"Is your friend as cool as Gendry? Will this friend play video games with me too?" Rickon demanded.

"I don't know if he will. I can ask him." Sansa was looking out the window as she talked to her brother.

"Is he your boyfriend? Isn't Joffery Baratheon your boyfriend? Did you break up with him? Are you in love with this friend of yours?" Rickon badgered Sansa.

"God kid do you ever shut up? Sheesh are you now with the cops? Two can ask questions as well." Sansa ruffled Rickons hair. "Now get out of here. I see Sandor. See you later kiddo."

Sansa walked out the door. She looked behind her and saw her little brothers face pushed up against the window beside the door. Laughing she walked to Sandors car. He was standing beside it to open the door for her.

"What is so funny?" He asked making sure she was all the way in before shutting the door of the car.

"My brother. I think when he grows up he will be either a private investigator or a writer for a gossip magazine." Sansa strapped on the seat belt. "So are we off to your house now? Cause I haven't eaten and I am starving. Can we get something to eat first?"

"I can order pizza and have it at the house waiting for us when we get there." He put the car into drive and pulled out of the drive way. At the end of the drive way he pulled out his phone and punched in a number. "This is Sandor. I want my regular and a salad as well. One sec. What kind of dressing for the salad?"

"Um, ranch? I don't know. I usually get a vinaigrette type." Sansa said looking at him.

"Do you have any vinaigrette kinds? Raspberry? Yes one of those and one ranch as well. And two sparkling lemonades, one regular and one strawberry. Yes delivered to my house. Thank you." Sandor hung up the phone and pulled the car out into traffic.

She was happy that they were going to eat and that he had ordered a salad. She liked pizza as much as the next person, but salad was a healthy choice. Knowing what she did about Sandor the pizza would probably be piled high with meat and cheese. They drove in silence. Jazz was playing in the stereo. She would have never figured he was a jazz fan. She liked it. It was sad and sweet. They pulled up to his house and he was out and opening her door for her before she had even unbuckled her belt and grabbed her book bag.

He led the way into his house and she was amazed that it was so large, as large as her house in Kings Landing. It was obvious to her that it was decorated by a guy for a guy. She didn't think that it was Sandors doing, because it was all overly masculine.

"Wow. This place is large. And slightly dark." Sansa said looking around the place.

"My father redecorated after my mother's death. He was trying to erase her from everything." He looked around the entryway of his house.

Sansas face crumpled with pity. She felt pain for the young Sandor who had plainly missed his mother and a father who was trying to erase everything about the woman that Sandor needed most.

"Do not look at me like that. I do not want pity. Come on. We can watch the movie in the family media room." Sandor walked to the back of the house and Sansa followed. He led her down quite a few hallways till they got to a media room. Once she stepped into the room the idea of the media room went out her mind. It was more of a mini theater with couches and lounge chairs.

"This is some media room. We have one as well, but it just has a big TV in it, not a theater screen. This is going to be so amazing! I always wanted to watch Titanic on the big screen." She smiled over at him and he just shook his head and held out his hand for the video. She handed him the video and went to one of the couches and sat down folding her legs under her and pulling out her chem book.

There was a chime that filled the whole house and Sandor went to the door to get the food. Sansa stood and went to find the remote that worked the DVD player. There were over ten of them sitting on the shelf of the media equipment stand.

"Don't even try it Sansa. You push one wrong button and you would mess up the whole system." Sandor's voice boomed from behind her and she jumped and squealed from fright.

"How can a large guy like you, carrying a large box and a bag of food and not make a single sound?" Sansa demanded her hands on her hips.

"I have the stealth of a cat. Now come sit down and I will start this movie and we can eat and study." Sandor sat down the pizza box and walked to the entertainment equipment.

Sansa went to the couch and looked in the bag. She saw that there were plates, cups and silverware in the bag and pulled then out along with the salad and drinks. Then she opened the pizza and stopped. The pizza was not the meat filled one. It had chicken, spinach and onions with a white sauce. She looked up at Sandor fiddling with the remotes and just shook her head as she placed the pizza on plates and divided the salad.

He got the movie playing and the opening music started to play. Sansa felt the tears well in her eyes like they did every time that she watched the opening of the movie.

"Are you going to cry the whole time?" Sandor asked looking at her.

"No, maybe, I don't know." Sansa snapped as she wiped the tears off her cheeks. "Just shut up and don't judge." She gave Sandor a playful shove and started eating.

Bran

He was in his room with his headphones on and was tapping away on his computer talking to Jojen and Meera. He had decided not to take theater this term because he just sucked at and he stopped taking psychology. The teacher made it so dry that he didn't learn a thing. So he no longer had any classes with the Reeds and only saw then before school and at lunch. Meera had a part in the schools production of The Crucible so she wasn't able to hang out much after school and Bran had to start running again to get ready for track so he was busy. He had no real idea what Jojen did, but Bran was betting it had to do with herbalism.

It was after dinner and he was munching on some brownies that Jojen had given to him for his headaches. The pills that the doc had given to him did nothing. He was talking to them about a vision that he had had that afternoon while he was on one of the paths that he had found for running around the school.

I was someone I don't really know who. But I was watching my sister Arya. I think I was in some bushes or something. And she was with Gendry and they were making out. The reason that I know it wasn't me was because instead of disgust at seeing my sister making out with her boyfriend I felt rage. A deep uncontrollable rage that left me shaking. I looked down at my hands and there was a gun in my hands and I just stood there looking at this gun. That was it. What do you think that it means? –Bran

That either your sister or Gendry has a stalker. And that said stalker is fucking crazy. –Jojen

You haven't had one of these come true in a while Bran. Who says that this one will come true? –Meera

I still keep getting the one with Arya driving on a stormy night to rescue Sansa from something. I have a feeling that that one will happen soon. Who says this one isn't going to be like that? –Bran

Well whatever happens we will be there for you Bran. –Meera

I know that you will. It means a lot to me. -Bran

Want to hear what I saw today? –Jojen.

Not if it was a vision. I have my own. –Bran

It was not a vision. It was something I saw in person. It was that Jaqen guy. He was posing in a speedo thing in the art room. It was really disgusting. –Jojen

That is messed up. And it was at school? Gross! –Bran

I know right? –Jojen

The only reason you two are saying that is because you are jealous of how hot he is. –Meera

You are totally wrong. That guy is crazy. –Jojen

There was a knock on Brand door and his mother called out to him.

Guys my mom is outside the door. I got to go. Talk to you later. –Bran

Alright. Later dude! –Jojen

Night Bran. –Meera

Bran exited out of the chat. His mother was not a fan of the Reeds since the incident. It was better for their relationship of she didn't know that he still was in contact with them.

"Come on in mom. I am just working on history." Bran called out hoping that he could hold himself together while his mom was in his room. The special brownies were starting to take effect.

Catelyn walked into his room with his laundry and put then on the floor by the dresser. Then she looked at him and wrung her hands. She looked as if she had been crying. Bran went cold. His mother was not one to cry for no reason. The last time he had seen her cry was when they were told that their grandfather was dying and had less then six months to live.

"What is wrong mom?" Bran took his headphones off from where they were around his neck so he could concentrate on what she had to say.

"I got a call from Petyr this afternoon. There was an abnormality in your blood test. He wants us to come in on Saturday to get the other tests done so he can have a clear idea with what is going on." Her lip trembled. "It might be nothing. But worst case, you may either have cancer or a brain tumor."

Catelyn broke into a sob. Bran just sat there in shock at what his mother had just told him. Was that why he was seeing things and having headaches? That would make sense. If there was a tumor in his head then that would be a plausible explanation. But if it was a tumor what was going on with Jojen? Why could he see things too? This was just to much. He might have a tumor and his mother was sobbing in his room. He sent a quick text to his dad to come get Catelyn and then went and gave her a hug.

"It is okay mom. We don't know anything yet really so let's not get to upset. Let's wait to do that when we know more."

"You are right I am acting foolish. When did you get to be so smart?" His mother squeezed him until he felt that he was going to choke to death.

"Catelyn Rickon needs some help on some homework. I have no idea what a Mesopotamian diorama is. Would you mind helping him?" Ned asked pocking his head in Brans room.

Catelyn gave a sniff, looked at Bran one more time then walked out of the room. Ned looked at Bran and Bran looked at his father. They both shrugged and went back to what they were doing before Catelyn walked in. Bran sat back down at the desk and put on his headphones. He went back to his computer and tried to do homework. So he was going to get the scans and find out what was going on. That was all he could do.

Sandor

The movie was not to bad. He found it more fascinating to watch Sansas then the romance between Kate and Leo as she called them. He watched her mouth along with the movie, she laughed at things that he didn't think was funny and she teared up at the strangest things.

They had eaten and done their homework and were now watching as the ship sank and the lovers were trapped in the belly of the ship behind a locked gate with water rushing in at them. They sat on the couch right next to each other their body heat mingling together. She sat there with her feet tucked under her and her back almost resting against his chest. It would be so easy to sling his arm around her and pull her to him. His hand was itching to do it. She sat forward in the seat when Rose started screaming and then fell back when the gate opened. She was leaning against his chest then.

"Oh I am sorry." She said looking him in the face and smiling at him.

"It is okay." He replied.

She stayed there resting on his chest for the rest of the movie. He watched as the ship broke up. He watched the frozen bodies bob in the water. He heard her whispering along with the movie when Jack made Rose promise him to live. Then he felt her body start to shake. She was sobbing. Sandor freaked out. He didn't know what to do. He did the only thing he could think of and pulled her to him and held onto her. Sansa burred her face in his neck and cried her heart out. He stroked small circles on her back to try to comfort her.

She finally calmed down and gave some sniffles.

"So sorry about that. I don't know what happened to me. I have seen this movie hundreds of times but I still cry every time." She wiped her eyes and pulled away from him.

"It is okay I don't mind. It is a girl thing. I get it. Kind of." Sandor said sheepishly.

"Do you have a tissue?" She asked.

He looked around and didn't see anything to wipe her tears with. So he did the only thing that he could think of. He leaned up and used his thumb to stroke the shining tears off her face. She sat there, her eyes huge and bright. His breathing was coming out in shallow pants. He placed his whole hand on her face. He felt a smile pull at her lips. She placed her small hand over his and scooted over to lean into him.

That was all the invitation that he needed. He leaned in and let his lips press against hers. It was a chaste kiss at first. Then Sansa wanted more. She pressed him back against the couch and tainted him by opening her mouth and running her tongue against his bottom lip. He gave a primitive growl and opened his mouth to let their tongues dance together. One hand was in her hair and the other was holding her to him. She slid from his side to straddle him. Her right hand was on his face, the scarred side and she kept it there, seemingly unaware that it was ruined. Then she moved her casted arm up to slink around his neck and ended bashing him on the head.

He pulled away in pain cursing.

"Oh god Sandor I am so sorry. Did I hurt you?" Sansa asked anxiously.

"No I'm not hurt." His voice was gruffer then he wanted it to be.

"I am still sorry." She looked down at her cast. "Oh shit, what time is it? I have a ten p.m. curfew on weekdays. If I am late I will be grounded." She squeaked. Sandor had noticed that when Sansa was agitated or nervous she tended to squeak when she talked.

"Its nine forty. We better get you home."

Sansa slid off her lap and Sandor was sure that she felt his erection pulsating through his jeans. She smiled at him as she sat back on her side of the couch and got her things together. He gave a cough to clear his throat and went to get her DVD out of the player while she got her school things in order. He walked back to her after adjusting himself while his back was to Sansa. He held out the movie and she took it from him, letting her fingers linger on his.

He wanted so badly to go back to kissing her. But he knew that if she kept her out to long she would get into trouble and then he would never see her. Then he realized that she was not his to be seeing. She was still dating Joffery. The pit of his stomach felt like it had been loaded with stoned when he remembered the worm. Sandor had done many things that he was not proud of, but he had never been someone to cheat on another person with. Guilt washed over him as he looked at Sansa stand and sling her bag on her shoulder. He walked out of the room knowing that she would follow.

They got into his car and he drove her home. They didn't say a word to each other until they were in her drive way.

"Thanks for watching the movie with me and for studying with me and feeding me. I had a good time, even when we were doing the stupid chem stuff." Her eyes sparkled.

"You are welcome. The movie was not half bad. But I think that I missed the last bit." Sandor watched as Sansa blushed all the way to the roots of her red hair.

"Well we will just have to watch it again. Or maybe you can pick the next movie that we can watch while we study. Maybe for calculus next week?" She sounded so hopeful and optimistic. He could not let her down. So he said the only thing that he could.

"Sure. I pick the Godfather. Have you ever seen it?" She shook her hear. "Good. You will like it. Just like I liked Titanic." He smiled at his joke.

"Well okay then. I had best get inside. See you tomorrow?" She asked her hand on the handle of the car. He was not going to get it for her this time. He did not think it all that safe to get out of the car at the moment.

"Yes you will. I will be the tall guy in most of your classes."

They shared a small chuckle and she slid out of the car and walked to the door. He did not pull away until he knew that she was inside then drove home. The entire drive all he could think about were how soft her lips were and how feisty she was. He had been right to call her a vixen.

Arya

When Gendry had abducted her, as she liked to think of what he was doing to take her on the romantic getaway she had been slightly annoyed and angry. Not because he wanted to spend time with her or went to so much trouble to make an elaborate scheme to get her away, but that her entire family knew about it before she did. Even Jon knew and he was back up North at school.

She sat beside him, her hand on his thigh and tried to get information out of him as she massaged his thigh, moving her hand further up his leg with each question. But it did not work. He would not day one word, not even when her hand was directly on his manly bits and she started to rub her hand on him. She finally gave up and sat beside him quietly, sulking.

They drove up out of the city and into the hills. She knew that he wanted out of the city, she was always complaining about it to him. Gendry knew that she missed nature and wilderness. So that is where she figured he was taking her. It was not what she was used to but it was the best he could do.

They went along an old dirt road that had deep ruts in the road and she smiled as his hand landed on her breast in a pretense to make sure that she didn't bounce forward and smack her head on the dash. Then he started to massage and torcher her for what she had done to him earlier.

"We are almost there. What would you say if I asked you to close your eyes?" He asked as he teased her nipple to a point.

"What, oh they already are. But I would tell you to fuck off."

He gave a deep chuckle and continued to work on her, making her more aroused as the seconds went by. Arya had not been joking when she said her eyes were closed. There was something magical about the way that Gendry worked her breast. Even with his hand on top of her bra and shirt she felt everything he did and it coursed through her entire body.

"Alright we are here." Gendrys voice broke into her lust filled daze. His mouth was inches from her ear and she felt his hot sweet breath on her neck. She shivered and reached for him and pulled him to her in a hungry kiss that was more of a battle then a kiss. Gendry finally broke away and looked over at her.

"Do you know how much I want you right now? You are like a drug, or a new video game. I just want you more and more."

"I don't know if I should be flattered or angry." She said giving him a small shove. Arya turned away from him and finally saw where they were.

The sun was setting and they had a view all the way to the ocean. The sky went from yellow, to peach to red to blue. The lights of the city below them were starting to turn on and the stars were starting to shine as well. She scooted to the front of the seat to get a better view.

"Oh Gendry this is beautiful."

"It is. I didn't know if you would like it here. Aegon said that this place was magical and now I understand why. It is almost as beautiful as you are Arya Stark."

She blushed and turned away from the view to give him a soft loving kiss before turning back to watch the day melt into night. Gendry got out of the car and held his hand out to Arya to take to get out of the car. He walked over to the trunk and pulled out two baskets. One appeared to have a blanket and pillows the other was food. He set them out and she started to take the food out. He was back at his trunk pulling out wood for a fire. When she got to the bottom of the food basket she saw that there were marshmallows in it. She smiled. She loved roasting marshmallows.

She set the food out for the as he lit the fire and the candles that were in with the blanket and pillows. She knew that Mrs. Clark had made the dinner for them. There was lasagna and garlic bread with a salad for the dinner and stuff to make smores for after. They had sparkling cranberry apple cider to drink and hot chocolate to go with desert. It was a perfect date.

When they were done eating they sat before the fire and made out. They both agreed that it was to cold to do what they wanted, but they had agreed for some private time Saturday during the day before Gendry and the guys had their first show at the new club.

"Arya I have something for you. It is not much. But I want you to have it." Gendry shifted her off his chest and dug around in his pocket. He pulled out a small jewelry case and handed it to her.

Arya opened the box. Inside was a necklace and on the end of it was a small silver skeleton key. She looked over at him slightly confused.

"Gendry it is lovely, I just don't understand what it represents."

Gendry reached into the box and draped the necklace around her neck, giving it a soft kiss before he let her hair fall back.

"It was either this key or one for my car, or a small socket. This key belongs to the lock of my childhood treasure box. I wanted to get you something that means something to me. I used to hide all my secret stuff in that box. All my hearts secrets and my dreams. Then I met you and I didn't need that box anymore. You seem to be everything that I have ever wanted rolled up into one small perfect package." He has started kissing her face with that last sentence. "And I wanted you to have this key as a reminder of how much I care for you."

Arya just stared at him and held the small key in her hand. What he had just done was the most romantic thing anyone had ever done for her. There was a knot in her throat when he had finished telling her what the key represented to him.

She threw her arms around her neck and pulled him down onto her. Her hand groped on the ground beside them and she flung a down throw blanket on the top of them. They were getting warmed under the blanket and she started to take some of her layers off until she was in nothing but her bra. As they kissed and got into varies stages of undress Gendrys hands had always been on her skin.

They were both naked from the waist up and were touching and stroking each other but that was not enough for her. She wanted more and she knew that he did as well. She managed to wiggle out of her jeans one leg at a time. Gendry got the message and slid out of his pants as well. When they were both in nothing but their under were they knew that there was no turning back now.

Aryas hands tugged at the elastic of Gendrys boxers and she slid them off his body. She felt his freed erection press into her stomach as they kissed. His hand trailed down from her breasts where they had been playing with her nipples into small ripe buttons for his mouth to capture and his tongue to tease into throbbing pieces of her body down to her most intimate parts. He burred his hand in the curls between her legs and started to stroke her. She arched her back as he inserted a finger into her tight moist opening. Arya sucked on her tongue as he made her dance beneath him with each thrust of his strong finger. First it was one, then two and then three.

She was panting and whimpering wanting more of him, wanting all of him. She whispered his name and grabbed his stiff member in her hand and stroked him, getting him ready for her. It did not take much to get him to the point when he was ready to enter her. She started rubbing the tip of him on the entrance of her womanhood. He was shuddering over her at the feel of her on his tip. He was completely still worried that if he moved he would move to fast and he would hurt her. She knew that is what he was doing, but she gave a frustrated growled and nudged him with her leg locked on his hip.

That was all the encouragement that he needed. He slowly pushed himself into her. She felt a stinging pain and sucked in her breath. Then he started to move slowly within her and the pain disappeared, replaced by pleasure. One of his arms was supporting his weight while the other was between her legs rubbing small circles on her clit as he pumped inside her in a steady rhythm. Her legs were locked around his waist, pulling him in deeper with every thrust. They kept their mouths active as well. His mouth worked her breast and he sucked on her nipples till they were pointy pink berries. Her mouth trailed on his neck and her tongue found his ear and with every flick of her tongue his pumping grew more sporadic and less careful.

"Let go Gendry, just let go. I want you. I want more of you right now," she demanded into his ear.

He was looking her right in the eyes and her name was floating off his lips with every thrust that made within her. She was so close to pure pleasure. She scratched her nails down his back and he shuddered and pumped more franticly. Soon she threw her head back and let out a gasp and a cry as wave upon wave of pleasure racked her body and she danced under him. Then he was grunting and tensing as she clenched around him. He found his release as he called out her name.

He collapsed on top of her while they struggled to get their breathing under control. She ran her finger tips over his back and in his hair. He leaned up and gave her a small kiss before pulling out of her and sliding to spoon her from behind. She lay beside him shivering and completely happy and content.

"This was the best date ever. I can't wait to do it again." She said wiggling closer to him.

He gave a soft laugh and kissed her neck.

"Are you hurt?"

"Just a little sore. But I knew that I would be. And you don't have to worry about not using a condom." He muttered shit and she pulled him closer to her when he had started to pull away. "I started the birth control shots about a month ago. So we are good." She closed her eyes and started to doze off.

"Arya you can't go to sleep here. I know that you want to, but we can't. I am literally freezing my ass off here. You are a bit of a blanket hog."

She grumbled and sat up to start getting dressed, pulling the blanket up with her.

"Brat."

"Oh shut up. The sooner we get dressed the sooner we can get into the car with a heater."

They both skipped around pulling on their discarded clothes. Gendry put the fire out and she gathered up the blankets and pillows and threw them into the trunk of the car. Once the cleanup was finished they got into the car. Gendry turned it on and the heater up to full blast. They snuggled together until it was warm in the car then started home. They held hands the whole time. When they got to her driveway she leaned up and kissed him.

"I love you." She said in a small voice.

"I love you too." He said back.

She rubbed her nose on his then slid out of the car and into her house. She waved when he got to the door and he drove away. She stood with her back against the front door and Sansa came walking out of the kitchen. They had not spoken much since the party at Blackwater. They looked at each other. Arya desperately wanted to tell her sister about what had just happened and she knew that Sansa was dying to say something to her. But she couldn't bring herself to talk to her while Sansa was being an idiot and still dating Joffery.

"Have a good time on your date?" Sansa finally asked.

"Yes, it was great. How was your night?" Arya asked just to be polite.

"It was good. I studied for a chem test with Sandor."

"Oh that is nice. I am tired. I'm going to bed. Night." Arya walked to the stairs and up to her room. Sansa looked as if she wanted to talk longer, maybe ask her something, but Arya was tired and sore. All she wanted was a shower and then sleep.

"Oh okay. Good night." Sansa called after her.

She didn't even look back. She just walked right up to her room and shut the door. She was smiling as she got her jammies ready. Not even her thick headed sister could spoil the good mood that she was in.

Myrcella

She and Aegon were at the kitchen table playing Monopoly with Tommen when Joffery swaggered into the room. Myrcella could tell that he had been at the gym because he was all sweaty and in his workout clothes. He grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and walked over to the table and sat down. He had been acting strange lately. But if Myrcella really thought about it everyone in her family was acting oddly.

Her mother had started drinking all the time, her father wasn't and Joffery was being nice to her and Tommen. It was if the members of her family had been replaced with doppelgangers and no one had told her.

"Monopoly! I love this game." Joffery said as he took a swig of his water.

"It's part of my math homework." Tommen piped up from Jofferys right.

"That is really cool kid. I wish that I could play a board game for homework. Enjoy this while you can buddy. As soon as you get into middle school cool stuff like this won't happen ever." Joffery smiled and ruffled Tommen's hair.

Myrcella and Aegon sat there looking at Joffery then looked at each other. They were stunned and confused about what was going on. Joffery usually avoided Aegon since the punch in the face two months before.

"Aegon I wanted to apologize for being such a dick to you. I can see that you make my sister happy and that is all that really matters." Everyone at the table sat there in disbelief. Joffery had never apologized to anyone in his entire life.

"No problem. It's in the past. All we can do is move on, right?" Aegon finally stuttered after getting over the shock.

"Right. And I want to apologize to you two as well. I have been a shitty brother and I want to change that starting now." Joffery said looking from Myrcella to Tommen.

"Okay. I think you not being a jerk is a cool idea." Tommen said beaming at Joffery. Myrcella held her breath. In the past a comment like that would have set Joffery off. But all Joffery did was smile at the younger boy.

Mystified as to what could be happening to Joffery all Myrcella could do was say thank you and rolled the dice for the game. The four of them sat at the table and played the game, Joffery helping Tommen and they had a good time. Tommen won the game, or that is what the others told him and he raced off to tell his dad.

"Joff what has brought on this new change of heart?" Myrcella asked.

Joffery stopped cleaning up the game and looked Myrcella in the eye.

"Two things. Dad and Sansa." He said. Myrcella and Aegon waited for him to continue. Joffery rubbed his eyes and went on with his explanation. "Since dad has been working with Eddard Stark he has not been the ass that he usually is. He is caring for us for the first time in our lives." Myrcella nodded her head that she understood. "He has been talking to me and made me realize that if I keep acting the way that I was I was going to end up worse off then he was. I finally realized that mom had always kept us apart, making me believe that dad didn't care about us. I was angry, jealous of you and Tommen because dad seemed to like you better. But now that dads stopped drinking and is doing good I can see that he was never pushing me away, mom was holding me away from him. He has been telling me about the company and I think that it is really cool. I am going to take it over from him one day I figure I should learn about it now. And I really like to spend time with dad."

Myrcella had never heard her brother talk about her father or the company like that before. Joffery looked almost like a child again. She felt tears sting in her eyes and grabbed Aegons hand for emotional support.

"And Sansa? How is she making you better?" Aegon asked.

Joffery smiled and looked over Myrcellas head as if seeing Sansa standing behind her.

"She is the best person in the world. She is so nice and kind. She sees the good in people. She saw good in me. If there wasn't good in me then she would not be dating me right? Sansa gave me hope that I could change."

"Oh Joff I am happy that you are changing." Myrcella said taking her brothers hand across the table and giving it a small squeeze.

He smiled at her and stood up. "I have homework to do. See you two later. And I really am sorry. Myrcella I know you deserve more then words, but at the moment they are all that I have." Joffery rushed out of the room.

The tears escaped her eyes and she wiped them away.

"I think that he is drugged." Aegons voice whispered in her ear. She felt his arms lock around her holding her close.

"I hope not. It would be great to finally have a brother." She kissed Aegon and they continued to put the game away.