Game of Thrones: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
Chapter 22 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Chapter 22
It wasn't that late at night, but it was already starting to get dark, winter was settling in, it wouldn't be long now before it came in full force. Yet, undeterred by this; a long figure stood within the shadows of an alleyway; preparing themselves for something.
The figure practically blended into the shadows, wearing all black, black jeans, a black pullover, black jacket, black gloves and black boots. They also wore a black balaclava, hiding their face from view. The figure watched as their target exited the store she was in and they sneered.
'Bitch, she will pay for this.' They thought before considering the store she exited and shaking their head in disgust. 'Honestly, look at her, trying to make herself seem pretty, like some slutty clothes can do that…Fucking slut, she'll get what's coming to her.'
They knew now was the time to act and so, they got ready and began to wait for their target to pass the alleyway. They briefly noted the unflattering clothes the girl was wearing, which in their mind, merely added to her ugliness.
Even so, said clothes were suitable for the weather, a pair of dark jeans, a grey T-shirt, just visible under the V-neck of her grey pullover. Over that she wore a black duffle coat, unzipped, she also wore simple white socks, white baskets and grey gloves. It was time, the figure began to move.
Arya Stark was blushing as she emerged from, of all places, the lingerie shop. She was blushing even harder as she had actually purchased an item from the shop.
'I can't believe I actually decided to do this; Gods, this is…unreal.' She thought to herself. 'I've actually bought a…a thong…I know Gendry loves me and all but; this date, I just want it to be…extra special.'
She smiled softly at that and became lost in thought as she considered her upcoming date with her boyfriend.
She shook her head. 'Normally I wouldn't care for something like this but, for Gendry I feel like, making an effort…'
She was smiling from that but the smile vanished and her thoughts were cut off when suddenly, she received a painful blow to her side with a baseball bat.
"Urgh, what!?" She gasped as she stumbled.
Another blow struck, this one to her back; causing her to fall to the ground. Normally Arya was a fighter and such an attack would have been retaliated against; but taken by surprise as she was, Arya couldn't get her body to react the way it normally did.
As such she suffered another blow, and another as well as a few kicks. The pain was intense but she finally managed to pull herself together and managed to dodge the next attack, half-rising. She blocked another strike from the bat and got to her feet before striking. The attacker stumbled, taking her punch in the stomach, grunting.
She finally got a good look at the attacker and growled when she saw the figure was all in black; nothing to identify them, except that the grunt had confirmed they were male. Arya attempted to strike back again; but the assailant was clearly enraged and struck out; using the bat. Arya cried out as the bat struck her head and she fell to the ground.
The assailant took advantage of this and immediately began beating her as she lay helpless.
Meanwhile, Amerei Frey grinned to herself as she walked to the nearby bus stop; planning on catching the bus back home. She had just returned from visiting her boyfriend Lancel and properly meeting his parents for the first time.
She remembered how it went and smiled. 'I'm glad it went so well; they, they seem to accept me. They must have been worried when he told them about me, due to my…past. But it's over now; I have him and he's all I need.'
She smiled wider; enjoying the warm feeling she felt as she walked; thinking about Lancel and his immediate family.
'They were brilliant, his mother is so nice and his dad. The twins were really polite too, aww, and little Janei was just so cute.' She recalled happily.
Just then she stopped; she heard something, something which sounded like a scuffle. Then the sound of her footsteps brought it to a stop and then more footsteps; someone running off. She bit her lip, worried and turned the next corner cautiously. She froze, eyes wide with horror when she saw Arya Stark, lying on the ground, badly beat up.
Amerei immediately rushed to her side.
"What the…Gods, Arya!" She cried out. "Arya, Arya, speak to me, are you alright?"
Arya managed to crack one eye open and saw her. "Not…really…"
Amerei gasped; horrified; it was worse than she thought, she immediately pulled out her phone and called for an ambulance.
It was some time later; Amerei stood outside the hospital room Arya was in. She bit her lip anxiously; she then heard the sounds and looked up, the Starks had arrived and were approaching, all of them looked frantic.
"Gods…" Sansa gasped. "Amerei…"
Catelyn then spoke; her panic clear in her voice. "What's happened?"
Amerei shook her head, replying truthfully. "I don't know, I came across her lying in the street, she…"
Before Amerei could finish the door to the ward opened and a nurse stepped out.
"Ah, you must be, family." The nurse said upon seeing them.
"Yes." Eddard replied. "I am Arya's father."
The nurse nodded. "Good; well, it seems your daughter was beaten, going by the severity of her injuries, it was an attempt on her life."
They all tensed; Catelyn and Sansa gasped in horror.
"She's lucky Miss Frey was around." The nurse continued. "Your daughter, she is…unconscious; she has many bruises, some broken ribs and a possibly slight concussion."
The family were all shocked by this and right away, they began to enter the ward. As they did so, Ned turned to Cat.
"Cat, call Gendry, we'll watch over Arya." He said softly. "He needs to know."
Catelyn nodded. "Yes, of course."
With that she headed outside and pulled out her phone.
It wasn't much later that Gendry arrived, in a panic. He rushed through the hospital, reaching the ward, finding Catelyn standing just outside, looking around worriedly.
"Mrs. Stark." He gasped, breathless.
She turned, relief flooding he features. "Gendry, there you are."
He caught his breath and straightened up. "What's happened?"
All she had been able to tell him was that Arya was in hospital.
"Arya was attacked, we don't know who by." Catelyn explained. "She's in a bad way, she's unconscious…so many injuries."
"Gods…"
Catelyn nodded slowly before indicating for Gendry to follow her. She opened the door and they entered the ward, Arya lay in the bed, still out cold. Her family were seated all around her, Catelyn and Gendry quickly joined them, all of them waiting and praying that she would wake up soon.
End of chapter, another drastic incident has occurred, but who is responsible, will Arya recover? Read and review please.