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I decided to cut this chapter in two parts. This is part one and I will be posting part two next Friday.
I hope you like it…
GENDRY POV:
"That's not fair. You're not the only Stark!"—
"So? I'm the eldest; it's my title since birth"—
"Whatever, it really only suits Arya… You're awfully quiet by the way"—
"That's because I'm not playing this stupid game. Uncle Brynden gave us the radios so we could communicate IMPORTANT STUFF not discuss nicknames!"—
"CODEnames! Not Nicknames. We're ninjas remember?!"—
Ever since leaving Riverrun; Gendry was reminded what's it like to have a big family, the latest example? After Bran's suggestion that they shouldn't go by their names; they were all bickering about what their nicknames should be. The most sought out were anything that had something to do with Wolf.
"Don't be a dork Robb, we are not ninjas, we're fugitives and how on earth do you think that you're going to walk into a store and have Jeyne call you 'Wolf King'?"—Arya said.
"Darling I know our vows said that I would support 100 percent but I'm with your sister on this one. Because basically; I don't like the idea of being your bitch"—Replied Jeyne.
"Ohhhh snap! Shut down by the Old Wife"—Laughed on Theon through the radio.
"Yeah Robb what about the rest of us? I don't feel identified with a slimy old lizard and Gendry doesn't exactly scream 'Bambi'"—Meera said throwing her two cents in the discussion.
What does Bambi have to do with…? Oh, stags! Gendry preferred Bulls thank you very much.
"Why don't we just go with colors? Like that Tarantino Movie"—Said Jon talking for the first time since they left a broken Margaery behind. Gendry definitely felt for his friend.
"I go with Jon or else I'm going to be Squidward all day"—piped in Theon.
"Me too, me too! I'll do it; I am the best color coordinator of the group"—Squealed Sansa in a much better and carefree mood.
"I guess that pink's taken uh?"—Smirked Arya.
"Duh. Obliviously. Ok, so I'll be pink and Robb and Jeyne will be red and white; red for Robb's hair and white because Jeyne's a newly bride!"—
"Can I be yellow? It makes my eyes pop"—
"Of course Theon"-
"Meera and I can go with our house colors. Green 1 and Green 2"—Explained Jojen.
"You took the words right out of my mouth Jojen. Edric do you have any problem with purple?"—Asked Sansa.
"Not at all, historically purple has been the color of monarchs"— Edric replied
"So basically; I was screwed in being king yet again"—Sulked Robb.
"Robb you can be such a baby sometimes. Bran you'll be orange so that's settled. We can call us 'The rainbow guard!' how cute is that?"—Happily said Sansa. No one seemed to agree.
"I suppose you still suck at math since you forgot 3 whole persons"—Muttered Arya to her sister.
"You know, for someone so bright you can be such a dummy Ar… It's obvious; Jon is black, Gendry is blue and you're gray!"—
"Well that makes sense. Jon and Big G are famous for their blackish blue balls and Ar seems kinky, I've bet you're into that whole fifty shades stuff"—Smirked Theon. Gendry almost lost control of the SUV.
Get those images out of your head you pervert; He though. Gendry knew that he should be focused on the major issues (running from the police and his newly found parentage) but Arya and what he wanted to do to Arya still occupied 98 percent of his thoughts. She told him that she wasn't comfortable with showing her affections towards him but she was doing a pretty good job of convincing him otherwise. Since they left Riverrun she had been touching him nonstop and giving him sideway glances that didn't go unnoticed but Jon was in the backseat for God's sake! By the way; he needed to talk to Jon as soon as possible but Margaery's departure had made things a bit more difficult since Jon was an emotional mess. To come out and tell him that he was planning on dating his baby sister would pretty much drive Jon over the edge.
"Ok people I'm sure your arts teacher is very proud of you but we need to focus on our game plan. The garage is close; I think I should handle this one since it's more up my alley" Gendry said trying to steer them towards more important topics.
They had no cash; Brynden had given them some money but not enough to live on the run, with cancelled credit cards and (the most that worried Sansa) no spare clothes they decided that the most logical thing to do was to sell their cars. They were already wanted by the police so driving around with them would make them easier targets so Brynden had given them directions to a car shop that bought and sold cars. They were to sell all four cars, get some cash and buy at least two used cars so they could get on the road right away. Having worked at his Uncle Tobho mechanic shop since he was a kid made Gendry a grease head so he knew how to snag a good deal.
As suspected the shop was far from the main road and looked old and unkempt. Brynden said that it was known for dealing robbed cars and other shady business so they needed to be quick on their toes, know how to talk and get out.
Gendry got out of the truck while the others did the same, stretching their legs. Arya was looking at something intently but he didn't have time to ask her what it was. Inside the store was more like a storage dump for car parts with no one in sight. He had to ring the bell six times before someone came out.
"What do you want?"—Groaned a man coming out from the back door. He was extremely fat and had fierce black eyes, with a hook nose and a wide mouth full of yellow teeth.
"I need to see your cars. I have four myself. I hope we could come to some sort of arrangement" Gendry replied. He didn't bother in pleasantries since the man in front of him didn't seem the type that would be insulted if he didn't comment on the weather.
"Go on them. What do you have?"- The man urged, suddenly interested.
"I have a GMC Sierra equipped for hard labor, a Blue 1968 classic Chevrolet Camaro, a 4 by 4 Jeep Wrangler and a custom made Mercedes Benz" The man laughed and crossed his arms with a knowing smile. Fuck!
"I don't think so…"—
"What do you mean? They're good cars. Worth a lot of money! The camaro alone is worth more than all the cars I saw in the lot coming in"
"You're a good looking kid; not from these parts, that comes in trying to sell me 4 top of the range cars. I'm not an idiot boy. You have COPS written all over your face"—Said the man. He had a weird accent Gendry couldn't place.
"You can strip the cars down; I used to work as a mechanic so I can help you. I just need the cash man"
"Of course you do… not gonna cut it. Unless you want to sweeten the deal throwing in that redhead over there"—He said gesturing to Sansa through the window "I'm not buying! Go find another idiot that's willing to get into trouble"—
Gendry knew they were screwed. The guy had a point, anyone would immediately know they were running from someone and if the police were looking for the cars they were going to be held as evidence. He heard the door; he knew she was inside before she spoke.
"Gendry what's taking you so long?"—Arya asked in her bored tone. Gendry tried to block her from the man's view. He was in no mood to hear the man try to swap Arya for a car.
"Just trying to reach an agreement. Why don't you wait for me in the car Honey?" He said ushering her out but Arya refused to move. She was ready to throw something back at him; presumably because of the 'honey' part but she looked at the store owner instead.
"Ohhh this is just gold. Comedy gold!"—Arya exclaimed pushing Gendry aside and strutting over the counter, leaping over and sitting on it.
"We'll look at what the cat dragged in… literally"—smirked the old man. Gendry would tell you what they were talking about but he couldn't since they started to talk in another language.
"Uhm. Excuse me…" He said clearing his throat after a good fifteen minutes of being ignored.
The store owner just laughed and said something to Arya to which she responded with a glare and a menacing tone.
"I'm sorry Honey. We were just trying to reach an agreement. Why don't you wait for me in the car?"—Arya said winking at him, throwing his own words at him while dismissing him like a little child. What the hell just happened? As if reading his thoughts Arya replied.
"Fat fellah over here and I go way back…its ok Gen. Go over the car lot and pick the ones you want. I'll be outside in 10 minutes"— He was reluctant to leave but Arya somehow managed to get the deal for the cars so he went outside.
30 minutes later they were all waiting for Arya to come outside the office. If he didn't have a clear view of her talking with the fat man from the window Gendry would have lost it and barged in looking for her.
He decided on a 94 jeep Cherokee and a relatively new Honda civic; each car could hold in 5 passengers, was fast, dependable and where sure as hell less obvious than Edric's shinny merc. Arya came out of the store with the round man.
"So? How much for the bargain kind friend?"—Asked Robb. The man just rolled his eyes and continued to talk to Arya in a foreign language while signaling to the cars.
It's stupid really how humans get attached to things. A couple of days before Gendry would have been a crying mess over the possibility of losing his precious truck but after all that had happened the past days; he was happy to have Arya by his side. No truck would ever replace that. Theon on the other hand was actually crying and kissing his car goodbye.
"Just take the cars and get out of here. Don't tell anyone where you got them"—
"Wait but what about our money? Sir my car is worth more than your whole shop!"—Exclaimed Edric, appalled as well as Theon for parting ways with his vehicle.
"Yeah but your car is worth jack shit if the police comes over and confiscates it. I also can't sell its parts because your car specifically has serial numbers plastered all over that can be easily tracked down. So take it or leave it Marilyn"—
"Of course we'll take it!"—Arya replied handing the man the keys. Everyone was getting inside the cars but Gendry stood near Arya waiting for her to finish talking with the strange man. This time they were speaking in the common tongue.
"Just try ok? I really need to talk to him"—Said Arya. Who the hell was she talking about?
"I'll see what I can do. Nobody has seen him in a while so I won't make any promises"—Replied the man gazing at Gendry. He immediately stopped talking and resumed in a different language.
Finally they finished talking and surprisingly the man walked Arya to the car, he even opened the door for her.
"Stay away from the main roads and you need to be on the lookout. There's a party going on somewhere in the woods. There are always watchers in case someone unwanted is around. It's tricky since you need to avoid being seen but you should try to go and see if you can make some money. You don't know when this is all going to end"—Warned the man. They all looked at each other since the man was addressing only Arya; she had told him the truth.
"Valor Morghulis Fatso…"—Arya said while waving goodbye. That phrase… why do he know it?
"Valar dohaeris Blind Girl"—The man replied. This time looking straight at Gendry.
….
"I'm sorry to state the obvious but who the hell was that guy?"—Asked Theon.
He along with Sansa, Edric and Jon opted to ride with them in the Cherokee. Leaving Robb, Jeyne, Bran and the Reeds in the other car. They had been on the road a good fifteen minutes and no one had said anything about Arya's "friend". Of course Gendry wanted to know but he also didn't want to come across as being nosy. There was still a big part of Arya's life that he didn't know; he was waiting for her to tell him on her own terms other than hammering her with questions.
"Just an old friend… more of a friend of a friend kind of thing."—Casually said Arya looking outside the window.
"The man is easily over 40 years old and runs an illegal business. You are going to have to give us more than that Arya."—thank God for Jon and his big brother possessive ways. He was asking exactly what Gendry was thinking.
"Look… the guy owed me a favor and we were able to make the car swap. What's the big deal? I've meet a million different sorts of people since I left the North. I don't necessarily ask them out front what kind of business they do"—Arya wasn't going to say anything further. They all knew it. He owed her a favor? What the hell did Arya do for the guy?
"There's a convenience store up ahead. We should stack up with a few things before we go wherever it is we are going"—said Bran over the radio.
"Yeah…about that. We have a situation people"—Said Robb.
"For fuck's sake what now?" Gendry muttered. Was this how they were going to spend their days on the run? He was mentally exhausted.
"Your Uncle only gave us 150 dollars; that's hardly enough to keep us going for a week and that's not counting in gas money."—Said Meera.
"Well we need the basics; at least some kind of food and definitely water. We aren't doing anything if we don't maintain ourselves healthy"—Replied Jeyne.
"And I need some… uhm; lady products."—Sansa said. "It's not like anybody packed their suitcases this morning. We were supposed to pick up Dad at the police station and go back home"—
Sansa was right; you only had to look at Arya to realize that. She was dressed in some cut out denning shorts and a baggy sweater. Of course she looked absolutely breathtaking in them but it was hardly clothes for harsh winter climate no matter how much she said she loved the cold.
"Let's just go in the store and try to buy necessary things."—Said Jon getting out of the car. As did everybody else minus Gendry and Arya.
"We need to talk…"—Arya said when they were finally alone. "We are going to be driving together for a large amount of time. We have to communicate with each other so we don't end up yelling and cursing like we did when we left Winterfell"
"Arya I have hardly opened my mouth since we left the mechanic shop"
"I know that stupid! That why I'm telling you. There's obviously something you want to say"—
"Ok… who was that guy? What kind of favor did he owe you that he was willing to let us go without a question?"
"Gendry I told you… He's a friend of a friend"—Arya huffed but he wasn't going to stand for it.
"I'm not Jon Arya. Who was that man?"
"Look… I do business with all sorts of people back in the Free Cities. He happens to be one of them"—
"Are you telling me 'Stark Industries' does business with that kind of person? Arya with all these legal accusations does it have to do anything with the charg..."
"Stop it right there Baratheon! My branch of the company is clear as a whistle. I meet him through other ventures."-
"Do not call me Baratheon!" He spat. If someone knew how to deliver a low blow that was Arya.
"Then don't accuse me of dirty business with the company"—She snarled right back but composed herself in a matter of seconds; surprising him as she reached out for his hand. It was a truce sign but it also said that she wasn't going to say anything else on the matter.
I am never going to win a fight against this woman. Gendry immediately relaxed under Arya's touch.
"I'm sorry Arya… I have a big mouth and sometimes I let my anger get the best of me"
"Sometimes?"—She smirked. Arya was looking at him the same way she had been looking at him all morning. Like she was going to pounce on him at any second. Gendry was already tugging her by her arm when Edric and Jon decided to return. Maybe if Arya was such good friends with the fat man she would have scored a third car and then he would have some privacy with his little girlfriend. His? Girlfriend? Well someone is making plans ahead of himself. What are we actually? Am I her friend with benefits?; Gendry thought as they got back on the road.
…..
"Robb just give it up; we're running around in circles while we waste gas. We need a new plan" Gendry said over the radio.
The last three hours where spent driving around abandoned roads figuring out where they could go without making themselves be seen. They had spotted a couple of police cars around and weren't about to take any changes. They were all starting to get hungry and couldn't take the luxury of spending the whole 50 bucks they had left after buying a couple of things in the convenience store plus gas.
"Gendry is right Robb. I think we should stop and regroup"—Arya replied agreeing with him. Gendry had been nothing but a ray of sunshine towards Arya the whole trip staying true to his word that they would communicate more. Not that it was difficult; if Arya asked him to jump of a bridge he would do it. All she had to do was to give him one of her brilliant smiles and her wish was his command. 100% whipped.
"Ok; the batmovile is parking over the side. We will be joining you inside the tumbler in a sec. Over and out"—Said Robb enjoying far too much the radio communication.
"Bran you're squashing me"—Whined Sansa while Bran got inside the truck. Meera and Jojen got in the back trunk.
"I need to be in the middle so I can hear everything"-
"What about us? We can't just stay outside"—Said Robb gesturing to Jeyne and himself.
"Get in the front seat!"—Said Arya jumping over Gendry and sitting on his lap. I will not get a hard on! I will not get a hard on! I will not get a hard on! Nobody seemed to notice Gendry's constant prayers. Robb got inside with Jeyne on his lap as well. At least they're married; Gendry thought.
"Ok, so what are we going to do? We have fifty dollars, no food. No clothes and no place to sleep."—Said Robb.
"I think the logical thing to do is keep going. We can't stay in the same place; we'll get caught if we do that"—Said Edric. Arya started to play with Gendry's jacket zipper while she "attentively" listened to the conversation.
"Yeah but we can't just wonder around. Gendry is right; we'll only waste gas and will probably look suspicious."—Replied Jon. By now Arya decided to unzip Gendry's jacket entirely and decided to run her hands over his chest. His eyes popped out but no one seemed to notice. Jeyne and Robb were leaning over to their sides and you couldn't see anything from the back seat. At least he hoped so…
"I have an idea!"—Piped in Sansa but was quickly ignored.
"I think we should head back over to the mechanic shop; Arya's friend? Maybe he can let us crash there tonight. It is going to get dark pretty soon"—Exclaimed Theon.
"Cant. I already used my get out of jail card with him. If I go back he'll probably demand my first born as payback"—Arya said.
"NOT AN OPTION!" Gendry didn't mean to shout but Arya's hands where going further and further down his chest and surprised him when she brushed his crotch. He mouthed her a quick 'what are you doing?' to what she just rolled her eyes at him and continued to touch him as if nothing.
"Well if we can't go back then we have to go farther from the North. It's the only other option we have."—Said Bran.
"Yes but the thing is that we don't have enough money to venture to the unknown."—Said Meera.
"I have an idea!"—Sansa said again but was ignored just the same. Gendry could only hear snippets of the conversation since his ears where filled with his own heartbeat. Arya was playing with another zipper... the zipper for his jeans to be exact! He had stopped her gripping her hands but Arya just smirked and caught him off guard yet again. She scooted a little so her ass was right above his crotch and started to grind into him. Fuck that's worse, well; not really… it's fucking brilliant!
"That's good…" The words came out of his mouth before he could register them. Gendry opened his eyes (which he didn't even know were closed) and had to recover quickly. "Sans… Sansa! She has an idea! That's…" FUCK! "That's good! What is it Sansa?" They all looked at him funny but paid him no attention. Edric's eyes however lingered on him over the rearview mirror. Gendry was tempted to flip him off.
"We'll I think we should go back to Castemere."—Said Sansa in a small voice, a little unsure of herself while she got a flyer from out of her pocket.
"Sansa are you crazy? Have you forgotten that Castamere was the thing that put us in all this trouble since the beginning?"—Said Jon a little bit more forceful than intended but he had a point. That fatidic night years ago was when Robb was forced to marry Roslyn Frey, that Ramsey Snow had gotten a pretty good beating but not before he got a few good punches in for his cause and yeah… the night Gendry caught Arya making out with Edric. It seems Edric was thinking the same thing since he smirked at Gendry trough the mirror. This made Gendry grab Arya's hips and grind her body to him making her throw a small yelp. That's right fucker, you won't get to touch her anymore!
"I know, I'm aware of that but look; I think that we could go and I don't know. Maybe try and make some money or we could at least find a place to sleep for the night"— Explained Sansa.
"Let me see"—Said Arya grabbing the flyer. She turned around so her breasts where right in front of Gendry's face and he literally had to bite his tongue. His mouth was a watery mess thinking how just hours ago he was attached to her nipples.
"Sansa anything near the Frey's is stupid"—Said Robb quickly shooting Sansa down not only because of the Frey's but of the possibility that Roslyn would meet Jeyne. It's not like they were in love but Robb still hadn't explained how was that Roslyn took the news of his marriage. Jeyne seemed to sense that as well and lowered her head.
"Actually I think we can pull it off"—Said Arya completely ignoring Gendry's hard on she had deliberately caused. "The flyer says it's a renaissance fair so if we can score costumes we can pass incognito. There's also a bunch of stalls with independent vendors; books, clothing, handcrafts, we can sell what little we have left"—
"Well I have my watch; it's worth something"—Offered Edric.
"And I have my pearl earrings. Don't worry; Joffrey gave them to me. Better sell them and try to earn us some money than throwing them out of the window"— muttered Sansa.
"You're right on that one Sis, I have an ankle bracelet. Considering its origin I assume those are real diamonds so we can get a good price"— Said Arya scrunching down and taking the ankle bracelet off. Gendry noticed it yesterday when he undressed her. The little stones made her skin glow.
"Those are real diamonds! Arya are you sure you want to sell it? It is exquisite."—Gushed Sansa but Arya just shrugged it off.
"I never was a jewelry fan. I actually forgot to take it off. I'm not attached to it and I preferred if we had money to eat"—Robb shot Gendry a look from the Guy Code book. Only fathers and boyfriends gave jewelry; especially diamonds. Arya would never part ways with something that came out of Eddard's hand so there was only one other option. Motorcycles and diamonds. Great, her ex's is loaded; Gendry thought.
"So let's make this clear; we are going back to Castamere? In Frey land?"—Asked Theon.
"Do you have another option? We just have to lay low and make it quick"—Replied Arya.
"I don't like this just one bit Arya"—Said Jon.
"Arya has got it all mapped out in her head. We'll be alright; we should go and leave now."—Said Jojen getting out of the car.
"Robb give me the keys. I need to talk to Jeyne real quick. Sans? Come with?"— Said Arya. Robb gave her a questioning look. He was protective of Jeyne and Arya wasn't known for her kindness. "Just girl talk. Meera's riding with us as well"— Arya explained.
"So I guess I'm staying here them…"—Said Jojen but was dragged away by Meera who suddenly looked odd.
"Actually I need to talk to you. I'm sure you won't mind riding with us girls won't you little brother?"—It wasn't a request. The curly haired girl dragged her brother out of the car.
"Gen I need to talk to the girls… and Jojen for a second. I'll lead the way. You will see the car's behind at all times"—Arya smirked. Gendry vowed right then and there that he was going to have his way with her behind. Soon. Arya's wasn't going to be able to walk once he was finished with her.
"Hey you're a free woman. You don't have to give me any explanations" Gendry tried to sound detached, not the lost puppy he felt when Arya wasn't around.
"Really? So why are your hands attached to my hips?"—Dammit! Gendry couldn't help it. His body had an Arya magnet that refused to let go of her. He opened the door to get out and walk her to the other car but she stopped him holding him down by his shoulders.
"The chivalry acts can start at the renaissance fair, for now I think it's best if you stay seated and behind the wheel Waters"—She said gesturing to the tent inside his pants. Real fast she got out of the car pressing her body flush against his and whispering in his ear, taking a quick bite of his lobe.
"I can't wait to finish what we started back at your apartment" and with that she left him. Sansa made a good decision calling him Blue. It wasn't for his eyes, it was as Theon said; because of his blue balls.
Jon was referring to the movie Reservoir Dogs directed by Quentin Tarantino. Mr. Blonde was a fav of mine!
The whole Castamere situation is explained in the prequel. Chapters 11 and 12 (The Rave of Castamere)
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