Hello Fanfic Friends!
This point is where the plot thickens so I've put in little details inside the chapter of the general plot. I love how you guys guess and some of you get it right. This one is all Arya filled with drama that ends with a bang.
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ARYA POV:
There was a knock on the door.
"Can I come in?"- Silence...
"Aren't you going to practice today?"- She just shrugged him off. "Don't you like fencing anymore?"- Again silence. Gray eyes never lie; thought Eddard while looking at his precious little girl huddled up in bed with red eyes filled with tears.
"I hurt myself" She says in her little voice. "I hurt myself and Mom told me I wouldn't go to practice anymore. That fencing wasn't something for girls. She called Syrio and said I was no longer on the team" This time she couldn't stop the tears from falling and ended up in her father's arms wincing a bit when he engulfed her in her arms.
"C'mon. Let me see!"- She hesitated but showed him no less. It was a nasty gash on her ribs that drew out blood. My baby always ahead of herself; thought Eddard.
"And are you going to tell me how you hurt yourself?"-
"I told Mycah to pull out the protective tip from the sabre"
"Arya..."-
"National tryouts are in two months, I can make the team I know I can, but they won't let me fight without the tip because of my age. I'm better than them father I know it!" She said with so much conviction that you almost agreed with her if it wasn't for her wound.
"If that's the case then Mycah is pretty good too if he managed to strike you."-
"I got distracted that was all. Dad I can do it, I can make the national team Dad, I can go to the Olympics. I can make you proud!"
"You don't need to do anything to make me proud! Arya I love you no matter what, you playing with your safety is not something I appreciate"-
"I just want to make you proud" She said.
"Darling..."- Eddard said holding her in his arms careful of not harming her wound. "You already have enough extracurricular activities for the whole student body. You don't have to prove me anything!"-
"I want to... I want this" She said with resolve. Eddard never stood a chance.
"One more injury and you are out Missy!"-
"Thank you, thank you, thank you soooooooo much Daddy. You won't regret it I promise you!"
"I mean it, as much as a scratch and you're out. Now go and get dressed, I'll talk to Syrio to see what we can do with your practice"-
"Is Gendry still downstairs? He was going to take me to practice"
"Of course he is. He's waiting for you to wake up"-
"What do you mean he's waiting for me to wake up?" Quickly her room morphed and she was no longer inside the walls of Winterfell Manor. These walls were thick and dirty, mostly deteriorated but heavily guarded with halls that reeked of death. She was in Harrenhal with her father.
"Daddy I'll get you out, I promise" She said. Biting, scratching, and hitting the men that were taking him away down the hall. All this while she faintly heard Robert's voice yelling her name.
"You are strong my Little Wolf, you are loved. Always remember that!"- Eddard's voice was far, far away.
"Daddy I'll fight for you, I promise!"
"He will always follow you... Remember; the lone wolf dies but the pack survives"-
"Arya?... Hey..."- Blue eyes filled with worry greeted her on the other side of her nightmare. His hands wiped away the tears she didn't even know were there.
Arya woke up in Gendry's arms, it was already daylight. The top of the hill represented a safe haven for them where bad news were left at the bottom. Only Gendry's caresses made it to the top. His arm served as a pillow as half his body was over her, no wonder she didn't feel cold, the man was like a human blanket. He was looking at her with concern as he tenderly stroked her face.
"Bad dream?"- He asked. She could only nod her head. Emotions still livid from seeing her father even if it was in a dream.
"Wanna talk about it?"- Her reluctance to speak as she buried her head in his chest was enough confirmation for him so he stopped talking but remained hugging her in reassurance of whatever was going through her mind.
"Oh my God your lips are so swollen, you're like the male Angelina Jolie!" Arya said after a while. Gendry spent the entire night worshiping Arya and it was magnificent, the man had serious skills. All their kisses had been rushed or dare she say too passionate but last night Gendry took his time savoring her mouth, kissing everything he could find as his hands caressed her surface enjoying the fact the no one was going to interrupt them. He never once tried to go further as if to have sex but she was ok with it, at least for last night. When something stuck in Gendry's mind it was hard to get it out, so if he was going to abstain from sleeping with her to 'protect her virtue' he had another thing coming. It was her body, she wanted him bad, period.
"You can't show your face like that, what would people think?"
"They would think that I was making out with my girlfriend. I don't see what the problem is"- He said as a matter of fact.
"That has a nice ring to it don't you think? Girlfriend?" Her head was a war-zone. Light talk with Gendry would make it clear, steer it away from the pain of not knowing anything about her father.
"Well it's the truth and it feels damn good to say it"- He said with his megawatt smile in his face. His hair was a mess and his stubble was no longer a stubble but more like a small beard, he needed a shave.
"I agree, now quit talking and kiss me you dolt!" Gendry laughed at her eagerness but kissed her without protest.
God she could do this all day! Arya could feel that her lips were also swollen but it was totally worth it, kissing Gendry should be mandatory; only for her that is. She loved to feel his breath on her skin and the way his hands covered all of her body in a quick sweep. Her hands found their way under his shirt and relished in the sensations of his hard muscles.
"Take off your shirt Gendry"
"What?"- He laughed at her command as if she asked him to do the chicken dance on the spot.
"You heard me! I'm your girlfriend; I'm entitled to see, shirt off Waters" He was still laughing but obeyed her. Clearly proud as Arya ogled at his chest.
"Like what you see Stark?"-
"You know there's a name for people like you..." She said tracing the lines of his abs.
"Olympian God?"- He smirked.
"No; health freak... but a hot health freak" She couldn't contain herself so she scooted closer and kissed his chest making him groan. "I like these...they're pretty hot!" She said touching to the delicious v lines that formed below his abs on to his pelvis.
"What is this; show and tell? Because if that's the case let me tell you Miss Stark that you have the most scrumptious tummy in the planet"- Gendry said lowering himself and running his hands over her stomach. Pushing up her shirt and giving her butterfly kisses on her bare skin.
"Scrumptious?" She couldn't help but giggle.
"Yup, scrumptious"- Gendry said in between kisses. "I could just eat you up"-
"I recall you already have... I quite enjoyed it" She wasn't giggling anymore. She was biting the inside of her cheeks preventing moans from leaving her mouth. Gendry's mouth was too good...
"Arya I'm trying to keep it PG-13 over here"- Gendry said with a pleading tone but sadly for him she wasn't going to make things easy. Arya batted her eyelashes and gave him the sweetest, most innocent smile she could muster.
"What? I only want you to keep kissing me..." She said bringing his head up to hers but as she was close to his lips she moved her face and nibbled his ear, whispering softly as possible " I love how your tongue feels on me".
As she licked him, she felt him shudder and was rewarded with another kiss. Gone were the soft ones from last night, forceful ones filled with lust came barging in again. She loved it! She loved that she made Gendry crazy and she loved even more how he made her feel. Moving a bit she positioned herself better underneath him as he was supporting himself with his arms not to crush her with his weight but she didn't mind it. She quite liked to feel Gendry's entire weight on her, she felt herself at ease in his arms so she didn't cut back as she began to run her hands on his chest scratching him like a cat. Gendry quickly sat up bringing her with him, sitting her on his lap.
"Don't do that..."- He said while kissing her neck "It makes me hard as fuck"-
"I know... I can feel it" She said as she grinded her hips against him never stopping, finding a quick rhythm that made Gendry growl. His eyes were black and for a moment he just let her move over him trying to find some kind of release. She saw a shift in his demeanor with a hint of mischief in his eyes.
"I think I owe you a favor Miss Stark"- He said while putting her down on the ground and kissing his way down to her shorts, slowly unbuttoning them.
"I need you to be very quiet, you think you can manage that?"- She nodded giddy with excitement. She couldn't even talk since her mouth went dry once she knew what Gendry was up to.
Off went her shorts followed quickly by her underwear, the cold crisp morning air hitting the wetness in her thighs as Gendry warm breath gave her delicious chills. With the first lick of his tongue she knew she was going to have a hard time not screaming. "Gendry..." his name left her mouth like a prayer as he began to tongue her with pleasure, his strong hands grabbing her by the hips as she began to buck against him wanting more and more by the second. His black hair moving with fury in between her legs, blue eyes piercing into her as one hand snaked under her shirt to grab her breast. "Fuck!" he smirked against her skin as he nibbled her lower lips. Her body was on fire and her breasts felt neglected as his hand left her chest but had a better job to perform as Gendry's mouth gave access to his hand and inserted one finger into her cunt.
"Aaaahhh"... fuck he was good and he was only using his fingers. Arya couldn't imagine what it would be like to have him inside her. She shamelessly started to grind into his hand, meeting him thrust for thrust panting like she was running, she felt like she was running, she was out of breath as she knew her orgasm was close. Arya nearly came as she saw Gendry looking at her with wonder and lust, licking his lips and lowering his head again to finish the job. By now her moans were out of control so Gendry had to put his hand over her mouth, Arya was so out of it that she took a bite at him, he hissed in pain but seemed oddly proud of it. More moans, more pants and after a garbled version of Gendry's name she came with a bang. He continued to lick her during her aftershocks threatening her with another quick orgasm so she pushed him over in fear of dying from pleasure. She tried to speak but her mind was in such a fog that she couldn't form a proper sentence making Gendry laugh.
"You are most welcomed"- He said laughing hovering over her, peppering kisses on her face.
"Fuck you!" she couldn't help but laugh as well.
"Maybe later... c'mon, I already ate my breakfast. Let's go and feed you yours"- He said while getting up; literally. Her mouth watered as she saw him adjust the bulge in his pants.
"Don't get any ideas Ar, do not look at me like that! Put your pants back on so we can go back to the inn and start our day"- Gendry said sadly putting back his shirt on.
"Your face is all red" She said as she admired Gendry's hard, toned body. "Like you had a reaction to wild-berries, people are going to talk you know" She said accepting his hand to stand up.
"We'll say that was what happened. I did have quite the mouthful for breakfast..."-
Arya's face was even redder.
...
"Was it this far when we walked last night?"
"Unless the hill moved overnight I am pretty sure that it's the same distance we walked besides..."- Gendry says nibbling at her ear "I think it was quite convenient since you were a bit loud a while ago"-
"Gendry! That wasn't gentlemanly at all."
"That because you are no lady, you keep saying it over and over"-
They couldn't help but laugh together walking hand in hand, cocooned in their own little bubble that busted the minute they could see the smoke coming from the chimney of the inn flying high over the trees.
"As much as I would love to stay in our little hill we need to face on our problems. Return to the family, the pack remember?"- Gendry says while giving her hand a reassuring squeeze, Arya didn't realize that she had stopped walking.
How could she forget? Talk about kicking you when you were down... Sansa carrying Joffrey's child, her mother's tarnished reputation as a charity noblewoman, she needed to get a hold of Luwin, she needed to talk with her father, he must know what to do.
They walked in comfortable silence, Gendry's arm over her shoulder while they shared sweet kisses like the young couple they were. They were greeted by Beric who was outside of the inn tinkering with his car.
"Beric this his Arya Stark. Arya this is Beric Dondarrion"- Gendry said with the goofiest smile on his face, Arya knew it was because mentally he added 'my girlfriend' to the presentation.
"Nice to meet you... I actually know a lot about you. Your father never gets tired of your accomplishments and I actually worked with a college of yours a few months ago back in Volantis; Cat Canals was her name. Interesting character to say the least"- Beric said eyeing her up and down. Fuck, he knows!
"Gen... I'm starving Why don't you go inside and order us some breakfast? I'll be right there, I just need to freshen up a bit"
"Sure"- Said Gendry waking inside completely oblivious he was just dismissed. Arya was all for honesty but not when it involved anything that had to do with her life (s) in the Free Cities. She immediately went into defense mode.
"What do you know?"
"Nothing, not up until now when you sent the boy away so he couldn't hear anything"- Dondarrion... Dondarrion... Where do I now that name? Think Arya think; she thought. He isn't on the company payroll in the Free Cities.
"You work for Baratheon Corps, Not Stark Industries..." She said trying to connect the dots. Cat Canals was her pseudo name for her 'legal work' in the Free Cities. You see, the Free Cities were the total opposite of Westeros; here the name Targaryen was frowned upon, it was considered a disgrace, while over there; obviously being the place that kept the last three family members alive and cared for, they were practically the Royal Family. Starks, Baratheons, Lannisters, the whole lot where nothing but the big bad corrupt wolves that unseated the great house from its rightful place. She wasn't going to get good jobs being a Stark so for the public Arya created the very bubbly and carefree character of Cat Canals. In Westeros the Starks had a Free Cities division, over at the Free Cities Targaryen Inc was up and running again, the truth? Eddard Stark had banked the Targaryen's family business creating a joint venture. Why? Arya was still clueless about that one... Only a handful knew she was Eddard's Stark kid.
"Yes, I share no work with you but we do have shared a common contact; the Greyjoy's shipping company. There was a mix up with some cargo so I had to go, various representatives did so as well, so low and behold my surprise to see that not only were they alive; but the Targaryens had formed their own company in the Free Cities, taking up after Old Mad Aerys. That I had to see but what really blew my mind was when Aegon the Sixth came waltzing in hand in hand with Lyanna Stark..."- How in the world am I going to talk myself out of this one; Arya thought.
"But it was impossible, I went to her funeral myself but it's really hard to recreate the Stark look so I remembered Eddard saying that his little girl was studying abroad and working in the free cities branch but again, I asked around and there was no Stark Industries projects on the island; Targaryen Inc was plastered all over and who was in charge of the contracts? Cat Canals! The same Cat Canals that Aegon was whispering sweet things to her ears and the same Cat Canals that is standing before me."-
Arya remembered that specific trip to Volantis, it was that day... when it all changed between them.
Curiously enough it was all Theon's fault. It was the first big shipment Asha had given him to handle and he messed it up so everyone got called in to see where their cargo was headed. It was their two year anniversary, Aegon planed a whole romantic weekend in Volantis for them, no expenses spared. At the same time Arya shuddered at the idea of what could have happened if Aegon wasn't there with her...
"Ok... so you know all about the Targaryens, what's your point?" She said defiantly.
"My point is what the hell are you doing walking hand in hand with Gendry and spending the night outside"- Beric's tone was accusing.
"I beg your pardon?!"
"You heard me! Gendry; Robert's son? A Baratheon! Do you know your history Child? Do you remember the last time a Stark girl decided to play around with a Baratheon and a Targaryen?"-
"What? Why?..." She was fuming "Some nerve you have to speak to me like that, it's unbelievable. You have no right. Mind your own fucking business."
"It is my fucking business when all companies are connected! And don't get me started on Gendry, his face is already plastered in the news and now you want to add a Targaryen in the mix? You not only got the looks, you're crazy like your aunt as well"-
Living up to her reputation as everything BUT a lady; Arya punched (not slapped, not pushed; punched) Beric square in the eye. Her boxing classes coming handy as she knocked him to the ground with one solid hit. You would be surprised how menacing Arya was when she wanted, she had taken bigger men down.
"Well it's my fucking business and it's my personal life so other than clarifying the fact that you will not speak to me in that manner, you will shut the fuck up because just like you said the companies are connected and if we all want to get out of this we need to keep our mouths shut"- She said holding Beric by the neck of his jacket, ignoring the urged to punch him again. To his defense he didn't say anything, not that she gave him a chance... She was inside and up the stairs in matter of seconds, locking herself in the first room she saw empty.
The fuck was that all about? How dare he say those things about her? He doesn't know her, he doesn't know Gendry. Fuck! She yelled throwing the nearest thing she could find which was vase to the wall. Instantly regretting it; yeah, I don't have money to repay it.
Clear mind Arya, you can do it, Focus at one thing at a time... But which one? There wasn't one family member that wasn't in deep trouble and it all got worse by the minute. Now she had some stranger questioning her personal life? She was done with Aegon, and now she decided to move on with Gendry who by the way was the only guy she ever wanted. What's so difficult about that? Why even bring the Targs to the mix? They were far away, leave them there. This is not their fight especially when they practically went through the same thing.
'This is not the first time this has happened; know your history...' Dany said when she called her. Beric had said it as well.
If I could just clear my mind for five minutes or talk to Dad...
Opening the door to go God knows where Arya found herself face to face with Sansa who was too walking out of her room. She looked frail and tired, Minnie Joffrey was already sucking her life away.
"Well you look awful"- Sansa said with what Arya assumed was supposed to be a smile.
"I think we've both seen better days... How do you feel?" She could see her slightly wobbling to the sides.
"Better, Lady Smallwood gave me something for the morning sickness so I thought I'd go down and have breakfast with everybody else"-
"Hey... I was wondering where you went off you"- Said Gendry walking up the stairs.
"Hey, do you mind if you help Sansa with the stairs?" Gendry didn't need to be told twice so as they walked down the stairs Arya followed behind, she could see people's reactions when they saw Sansa, more specifically when they saw Sansa with Gendry. It was a really old, little inn, no matter how much they tried people were bound to talk about the pretty redhead that was puking her guts out. The news already said that she was fooling around with Gendry. The baby; Arya thought, more importantly the father.
Arya purposefully went and sat in another table while Gendry sat Sansa at their usual spot. Jon sat in the last spot available so she just brushed Gendry off when he called her.
"Mind some company?"-
"Shhhhhhhhh I'm thinking something!" Arya said yanking Edric by his arm at the chair beside her. "What's the latest on the press?" She asked Edric who was looking at her like she was crazy.
"Well, right now they are focused on your mother and Stannis Baratheon. Baelish? The Lannister's lawyer? Gave a pretty damaging press conference about Catelyn this morning and Stannis has finally lawyered up saying they are being framed. Nothing new about us"-
"Good..." She said looking at Gendry who ever so thoughtful was offering Sansa a glass of water. Her mind had finally cleared; at least for the benefit of someone in the family. Sansa was carrying Joffrey's child. Yes, no one was happy but it was a fact. Also a fact was that if the Lannisters valued something it was themselves; hell, they were so full of themselves that they fucked each other. Ew, not going there... Anyway, if people thought that Sansa was pregnant with Gendry's child it was actually a good thing. Arya had no doubt that if they found out she was pregnant with Joffshit's kid; they would hunt her down, tie her to a bed and go all Tom Cruise on her ass. If they were going to be on the run long enough for her to start showing she was safer that way.
They all finished breakfast and Arya might have suggested to Gendry that he'd take Sansa for a walk outside, some fresh air would do her good. In truth she just needed people to keep on seeing them together. A crappy move, yes. Mostly from her part considering Gendry already thought of her as his girlfriend and was ready to shout it from the rooftops but desperate times called for desperate needs.
Taking a much needed shower she decided to give it a go at this thinking thing since her mind was somewhat clear. Money; they needed money. They were fools if they thought they were going to get more than three days at the inn. They needed to move. Far too many people came and went as they pleased without any guaranty of their loyalty. Luckily for them the money problems had a quick fix.
Lady Smallwood had ushered Arya into the kitchen for a quick inspection of her wounds.
"Well you seem better. You'll be as good as new in a day or two"- The kitchen was a complete mess, apparently with the constant rain the food supply hadn't arrived on time leaving Lady Smallwood with no supplies.
"I know it's early but half the men out there are already drunk so they can't go get the food. I don't know what I'll do once they start getting hungry"-
"We can get it for you!" Arya said eagerly. Thankfully Lady Smallwood was quick to agree.
"You'd do that? Of course I'll pay you and I'll tell the supermarket you are on your way so you'll won't have to wait long... But Honey are you sure? I can wait another day, the police are looking for you everywhere"-
"It suits all of us perfectly. We are already staying here because of you and we need to the money. I'm sure we'll be back in no time"
...
'No time' ended up being 10 pm in the pitch black night. On their way to the supermarket they had a flat tire so Robb decided he was going to do his best Gendry impression and ended up changing the tire in a record two hours. After that, the food wasn't even packed and the icing on the cake? It had started to rain again so they had to be careful on the road.
"Robb stop eating the carrots, those are for the inn"- Scolded Jon while Robb kept eating everything he could get his hands on while driving. Arya sat in the back happy to enjoy some sibling bickering.
"Yeah Robby... Or is it that now that you're an old married man you're letting yourself go?" She said while poking his stomach.
"Hey don't mess with the driver... besides, Jeyne loves me for who I am, not what I look like"-
"Awwwwwwwwwww..." They all laughed and fooled around, making fun of each other till Robb noticed something on the rear-view mirror.
"Ok... I know I went through a geeky Jason Bourne face but I'm totally sure that car is following us"- Said Robb. The rain was heavy but you could see a black truck following them from not such a far distance. Any car was considered suspicious, more so under this conditions and the fact that they chose to drive in the abandoned roads that no one used anymore.
"Have they been following us since we got out of town?" Arya asked. They never even got out of the car.
"Don't know but I've been seeing them for a good 5 or 10 minutes. Should I park on the side and give them space to drive ahead?"-
"No. We don't know them so we don't want them close. Speed up a little. If they are lost it's not like there in a hurry. Not with this rain"- Said Jon looking back. Robb did as told but the truck picked up the pace as well. This was not looking good. It was a big truck, new SUV, all black with tinted windows.
"Again... I'm not Jason Bourne but that is just suspicious shit!"- Robb said clearly getting nervous. The police? Ok, jail time. Strange people? Not good, not good at all. He lowered the speed and so did the truck.
"Park over and put on the tail lights, let's see if they try and pass us"- Jon said. Arya had to admit she was nervous. The rain was pouring down heavy and it was nightfall. It was already going to take a miracle to get back to the inn since the way back was tricky, they couldn't afford to drive around and try to lose them. The truck stopped, this time closer to their car, closer enough to...
"Jon... Isn't that...? Isn't that the Night's Watch coat of arms?" Arya said. It was a tiny little thing. A simple black shield with the initials, also you could see that the licenses plate where from the North.
"What the?..."- Jon said in awe, smiling at the sight of his 'brothers'. He got out of the car but no one sure as hell was expecting the gunshot that missed him by meters.
"Holy shit!"- Screamed Robb while flooring his feet to the pedal after Arya yanked Jon back in. "What the hell is going on Jon?"-Robb screamed while trying to avoid trees.
"I don't know... I... I..."- Jon was in shock. Not believing that his own men would turn on him. Did Lannister gold run so deep?
"Shoot them back you idiot! Use your gun!" She screamed. 'Brothers' my ass! They were full on shooting at them. The speed had went up pretty quickly and they were over a 100 miles in the rain, over mud, surrounded by trees.
"I can't just shoot them back I... GET DOWN!"- They all screamed when a bullet hit the back window shattering it to pieces. Jon had jumped to the backseat to cover Arya. If he hadn't the bullet would have landed on her.
"JON!" She screamed as blood was falling from Jon's shoulder.
"Stay down!"- He commanded her while he went out the window and finally started shooting back.
"Aim right at them God dammit"- She screamed while somehow Robb managed to smack her in the head so she'd duck and take cover. Jon was aiming at the tires.
Shoots were being fired here and there, the car was moving everywhere. Jon screamed again as blood started pouring over his stomach and collapsed in the back seat. Was he dead? No, he was still breathing and you could see the pain on his face. Mother fuckers shot my brother!...
"ARYA WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"- Robb shouted. It's not like she did it on purpose, it was instinct. Someone hurt Jon, someone hurt another person from her family. She couldn't help Sansa, she couldn't help her father. Whoever shot Jon was behind them.
Arya grabbed Jon's gun and scrambled out the window, she wasn't going to aim at the tires. She knew she had a good aim.
Boom... one at the front seat.
Boom. Boom… two at the engine.
Boom, one at the fucker who was shooting. Don't worry, no vital organs, I want him alive.
The truck swirled and hit a tree the exact same time Robb hit the brakes as they were face to face with a blockage. Again, she didn't think. It was instinct... Arya got out of the car, ignoring Robb's pleas. With the gun in her hand she went straight to the crashed truck, opening the back door. She was quick enough to avoid being jumped by a flash of red hair that was screaming bloody murder.
"You fucking bitch!"- Screamed the woman while landing head first on the ground, her hand was destroyed by a gunshot so Arya knew she had her guy/girl. She punched her with the gun barrel and then let her little dainty hands do the damage. Boxing people, do it! Jaqen always told her to use her body the right way, she wasn't big or strong, but she was fast so she was punching the shit out of the redhead in a rapid succession with strategic blows. Bones are important, go for those! Eye socket, cheek bones, teeth are also good. She went on and on and on and on and kept going till Robb pulled her off the redhead who was no longer screaming. Arya was so lost in the moment that she actually punched Robb.
"Stop it Arya, you'll kill her!"- He screamed but she didn't feel the slightest stitch of regret. Arya just gathered her senses enough to go and check up on Jon.
"I told her to stop, this isn't protocol!"- Muttered a shaky voice from inside the truck.
"Grenn?"- Robb asked as Arya was hovering over Jon.
"Jon? Jon? Please open your eyes!" There was blood everyone and Jon was whiter than Ghost. He was still breathing but the amount of blood on the back seat didn't look good.
"Let me see I need to stop the bleeding!"- Said a chubby guy opening the door. Again... instinct. Arya raised the gun directly at his face.
"Arya... put the gun down. This is Sam, he's a friend"- Robb said as if talking to a madman. Was she? When was it considered crazy to defend your family? Why was Robb acting like this? She would do it for him in a heartbeat!
"Arya..."- Jon whispered "its ok Little Wolf"-
"Ohhh Jon"- At that point she noticed she was crying and shaking. As she got out of the car Robb took the gun away from her and this Sam person went to check on Jon. Her attention went back at the truck.
The redhead was out cold in the ground, Arya gave her a swift kick making her squirm, and sadly she was not dead. There was another guy inside who paled when he saw her and raised his hands in surrender as if she was going to shot him regardless that she was unarmed. The guy seemed harmless so she went to check the front seat. Arya knew she had good aim... there was a man with a gun shot on his face. No regret whatsoever came over her.
"What can we do?" She said returning to the car making both Sam and Robb jump at her presence.
"We need to get him to a hospital"- Said Sam.
"There isn't one near. Let's go back to the Inn, surely Jeyne can stop the bleeding"
"I don't know where we are! I just drove as fast as I could!"- Answered Robb
"FUCK!" She screamed. Think Arya, think. Jon is not going to die under your watch!
They were in the middle of nowhere, no phones, no maps, no nothing. It was pouring rain and Jon needed medical attention. If it where her lying unconscious Jon would carry her if that's what it took. Fuck it!
"Get in the car!" She said hopping in the driver's seat.
"Wait what about Ygritte?"- Asks Sam signaling to the red lump on the road.
"That bitch is not getting anywhere near this car!" She yelled already starting the car up.
"Arya, they are Jon's friend we can't just leave them here"- Said Robb
"Friends? Friends don't fucking shoot other friends!"
"It was a mistake please, she needs help as well"- Sam pleaded with her. She knew that they weren't going to let her drive away so she relentlessly agreed and the other guy named Grenn carried the redhead inside the car.
It wasn't the most brilliant plan in the world but it was all she had. As she drove aimlessly Arya was using the car horn at its fullest. If the police heard them it didn't matter, they would still have to take Jon to the hospital. If someone from the Inn heard them better yet. Personally Arya was counting on her brilliant little brother to be the one to hear the honks.
Someone must have heard her prayers because after a while car lights were heading their way. Bran leading the first car.
"Morse code? You're always full of surprises. What the hell happened?"- Bran said while seeing the disaster area inside the car.
"We need to get back to the inn now!"
...
They made it back in no time. Jon and the redhead urged into a room as Jeyne tried to see who she should see to first.
"Your husband's brother would be your first choice. No one is going to miss the other one..." Arya said making everyone look at her with fear, Grenn and Sam wouldn't even look her in the eye. She didn't care, after everything that had happened to her family she was a firm believer of 'an eye for an eye'.
"Arya... what happened to your hands?"- Gendry said inspecting her bloody knuckles. Had he always been there? She hadn't noticed. She only had eyes for Jon's lifeless body spread on the bed. The bed-sheets were already covered with his blood.
"We were on our way back from the supermarket with the supplies when we noticed we were being followed. Before we knew it we were in a car chase and they were shooting at us!"- Robb finally lost his cool and was going to swing at Grenn but Theon stopped him.
"We already told you! It was a mistake! First of all Ygritte did all the shooting and only because Locke commanded her to"- Pleaded Sam.
"Back up Sam..."- Gendry seemed to know these people as well "Did you know you were firing at Jon, Robb and... Arya?"- More panic stares. Gendry was a big fella, hard to hold back.
"You have to understand that we've been looking for you for days. We have a capture warrant for Jon, we were going to bring him back for desertion charges"-
"Jon didn't desert. He asked for an extended leave. We all saw him draft the papers"- Piped in Edric. They were all there making the room impossibly crammed.
"The papers that he gave to Margaery..."- Said Sansa dropping the other shoe. It would be stupid that from now on to trust anyone outside the room.
"I still don't understand, you don't shoot someone for deserting and you already told us you knew it was us inside the car. What the hell happened Sam?"- Said Robb. Jeyne was walking everywhere doing God knows what to Jon. Arya only saw blood, so much blood as she remained silent.
"The order was to notify Locke once we found Jon as he is our acting commander. But instead of taking you into custody he ordered Ygritte to shoot at you. You have to understand that Ygritte is from another division, she was just following orders but I knew it was wrong. You can't do that, but Locke didn't listen to me, he just kept on driving trying to catch you"-
"Ok so where is this Locke guy and why did he give the order to begin with?"- This time it was Bran who spoke but no one answered. Robb, Sam and Grenn were looking at the floor.
"Guys what happened? Also, those are punches, what happened to this girl?"- Asked Jeyne.
"I shot him..." The room went quiet. Again, Arya was amazed at how she didn't regret it for a second.
"I shot him and I punched the redhead..." She said walking over to where Jon was laying. Running her hands over his curls, they were always so soft. "Is he going to be ok?"
"I managed to get to bullet out of his shoulder. The one from his stomach was a trough and trough but he lost a lot of blood. He's stable but I'll feel better in the morning, he needs to rest."- Said Jeyne; the only one besides Gendry who dared look at her in the eye.
She gave Jon a kiss and left the room. As always she could sense Gendry's presence but for once he didn't follow her. She needed to be alone. She hadn't closed the door when she heard Robb say that she was unrecognizable, like she had lost her mind.
"Is he going to be ok?"- Asked Beric. They were also huddled outside the room. Harwin, Lew, Thoros, Lady Smallwood.
"He's lost a lot of blood, Jeyne says he needs to rest. There doesn't seem like there was any internal damage"
"Thank the Lord..."- Arya was about to say what she thought about his Lord but Beric cut her before she had the chance "I received some news so I'm going to head out. I'll be back as soon as I can, I'll bring medical supplies for your brother"-
"Thank you" She said. Arya felt odd. Every action she had was robotic-like. It was like she was having an outer-body experience, her mind completely detached for her body but still able to command it and go to her room.
Quiet... everything was quiet. She heard the four shoots again...
1. The driver's seat.
2 and 3. The motor engine.
4. Passenger seat...
No regret, no feelings, no nothing.
She was dirty, covered in blood so she went in the shower. That's all we are; flesh, blood and bones; she thought as the blood ran over her body onto the bath floor, as she saw but never felt the ripped flesh on her knuckles. She remembered the sounds of broken bones when she hit the redhead. Would she have killed her as well if it weren't for Robb?
I killed a man today; Arya though but nothing came after. She wasn't having any kind of feelings, for better or worse. Nothing was just...nothing.
She finished her shower and stood naked in front of the mirror looking at her body. The only changes were the now faint bruises that Ramsay gave her. Other than that; death didn't change her, the water took the blood away. Again, she waited for feelings that never came...
Brushing her hair her mind turned to Aegon, he had killed, he had killed for her. He had killed for her just like she had killed for Jon. It was fast but strong, the first real reaction she got. She killed out of duty, out of love... Aegon felt that for her. She wondered if it had changed him? On the inside, on the way he saw the world? She wasn't feeling anything at all but then again she didn't know this Locke person, he wasn't her family.
The room was small. Two single beds, both pressed to the walls, a little table in between and that was it. Sansa's coconut scent lingered in the air. Her sister almost ran over Cersei and she had nightmares about it, she didn't even went through it and she was having a rough time about it. Why didn't she feel anything?.
Rain was still falling from the sky. She could see it through the window. Outside, she needed to go outside...
Arya left the room, all eyes on her as she walked through the halls and down the stairs. Should she check up on Jon? Would she feel him if he died? She took a life but she didn't feel anything then, could it be so different if it where her own brother?
She went outside anyway. The door opened and closed seconds later, she didn't have to turn around. She could always feel his presence, like a burning magnet that electrified her body... Gendry. He will always follow me; she thought. She felt something for the first time in hours, he always made her feel alive.
Arya kept on walking, the rain falling down on her, drenching her clothes. It wasn't raining as hard as earlier but she had been walking for a while. She found herself again on the top of the hill were she slept last night with Gendry.
"I wonder what would have happened if we wouldn't have left this morning. If I would have stayed in your arms..." She said with her eyes closed, letting the rain fall on her face. It was cold, refreshing. After no response she opened her eyes. Gendry was mere steps behind her, he could have easily waited under the tree but he chose the rain as well, blue eyes sparkled under the stars and looked at her with understanding, with love, but never judgement. He just looked at her as he walked over to where she was standing. Hunching over her to cover her from the rain but he never touched her.
"I killed a man today" She told him but he didn't talk. He just stared at her as if he could look into her soul. Could he feel what I'm feeling or what I lack of?... She brushed the hair out of his eyes, they were trying to tell her something. Gendry still didn't say a word but his silence was loaded with feelings, the void she felt was beginning to crumble. She didn't necessarily liked it.
"Gendry... did you hear me? I killed a man today!" Nothing, this time he held her in his arms and it pained her. Why didn't he say something? She was a murderer! She tried to get out of his arms but he only tightened them more.
"Let go of me! I fucking killed a man! Do you hear me? I killed him! I feel nothing, nothing!" She was screaming her lungs out punching him, scratching him, biting him but Gendry still wouldn't let her go. "I FEEL NOTHING! I FEEL NOTHING!" What was wrong with her? What kind of monster kills another human being and feels nothing? She would do it again, again and again. If the redhead didn't stop she would have finished the job, she protected Jon, she protected Robb and herself. By the time she finally stopped fighting with the voices in her head she was hoarse from all the screaming and the rain had stopped. She was still in Gendry's arms and they were laying on the ground over a blanket. Gendry must have brought it with him, he had fingernail scratches all over his face. He finally spoke.
"You killed a man today... you had to. No matter what; you are loved"-
"What?..." She mumbled, tears falling down her eyes. The dam finally broke.
"You killed a man today... you had to. No matter what; you are loved. You killed a man today... you had to. No matter what; you are loved. You killed a man today... you had to. No matter what; you are loved. You killed a man today... you had to. No matter what; you are loved"- Gendry was reciting the words like a mantra for her. For him? She didn't know but it made her good, it made her accept what she had done. She finally felt something: acceptance of her action. She killed a man because she had to, she still was loved. He loved her...
"Look me in the eyes... say that again"
"You killed a man today... you had to. No matter what; you are loved. I love you!"-
"Again..."
"You killed a man today... you had to. No matter what; you are loved. I love you"-
"Again..." She said lost in his blue eyes, that was what his eyes were trying to say to her. He loved her, no matter what he loved her.
"I love you"-
"I love you"-
"I love you!"-
Arya leaned in and kissed him. The final piece of the puzzle. She had acknowledged what she had done. The guilt was very much present but at least she felt something. Now she needed Gendry to take the pain away...
The kiss was soft, their lips barely touching. Sweet pecks to make amends as if he was bringing her back to life mouth to mouth as he pressed her into his chest. She deepened the kiss, Gendry was letting her set the pace. She wanted him, all of him. She wanted him to kiss her like he usually did knocking her off her feet. He could feel it too...
"Arya I'm trying here. God knows I am trying"- Gendry said with a pained expression obviously referring to going further with her.
"Gendry what's left? We have nothing to defend. The people that are after us want us dead. What if today had ended differently? What if the shots had hit their target..."
"Don't!"- He said with a strained voice "Don't play the 'what ifs'. You'll go mad if you do"-
"And that is why I'm not going to... I don't want to wonder what is going to happen tomorrow. I have you with me here, right now" She tenderly touched his cheek as she pressed her forehead to his "Do you really think you can change my mind?"
He chuckled "Does anybody ever?"-
And there they were; just Arya... just Gendry.
He was the one that broke the moment kissing her just like she wanted, taking command, taking the lead. Her body was his to do as he pleased. His hand roamed her body with tenderness caressing her back, her arms, her legs, everything he could touch while his mouth refused to leave hers. Their tongues in a sensual dance exploring each other.
Very firm hands moved her down to the blanket. Gendry's mouth never left her as she looked up at the stars not quite sure if she had her eyes open gazing at the sky or that she was lost in the sensations of Gendry's kisses. He sat down on his knees to untie her shoes and take of her socks, his face screwed up in concentration. Her heart swelled with love as he looked so determined to be with her.
"Say it again..." She said as he was taking his own shoes off.
"I love you..."- God she loved his voice, his words, how he made her feel. She grabbed him by the neck and started to kiss him with urgency. She made quick work of getting his shirt off and as she was about to do the same with hers he stopped her. Go slow; his eyes said. Arya laid back while he slowly took off her jeans caressing her legs as he peeled the fabric down. Next came her shirt leaving her only in her bra and panties. He muttered a faint 'perfect' as he assaulted her neck making her arch her back. He took the opportunity to unhook her bra discarding it to the side and he kneaded her breast with his hands.
"Gendry..." She felt alive, she felt on fire. Pent up frustration from all these past days just waiting to be released. Lowering his head he began to suck on her breast as his hand moved her underwear to the side and started to slide his finger over her slit, she was completely drenched. He lowered himself even more but Arya protested, she didn't want his mouth, she wanted him.
"I need you wet baby, I don't want to hurt you"- He said in a deep voice as he took her underwear off and his head disappeared inside her thighs. At the first lick of his tongue Arya didn't think she was going to make it, Gendry seemed to think it as well as he thrust two fingers inside her without warning, moving her, stretching her for him. He had to pin her down with his other hand while he sat on his knees pleasuring her, looking at her with wonder, lust, love... Her skin looked eerily white under the stars, raindrops that still lingered on her skin made her glisten in the night.
Gendry let go of her so he could take off his pants and she never felt so wanton in her life, ignoring once again his pleading eyes asking her if she really wanted this... When he finally positioned himself on top of her, Arya though she was going to explode. Excruciatingly slowly Gendry entered her never taking his eyes off of her, their foreheads pressed together when she finally felt the pinch inside her, the loss of her virginity, although Gendry wasn't even fully inside her.
"I didn't mean to hurt you. I don't like to see you cry..."- Was she crying? Her eyes were closed when Gendry tried to move away but she kept him in place with her legs around his hips.
"Don't..." She just needed to adjust to him. Gendry was big all around and it didn't really hurt, it was just different, like a fullness she had never felt.
Still with her eyes closed Gendry whispered sweet words in her ears, taking the pain away. Beautiful, precious, cherished, loved were inserted in her brain as she was the one that began to move with slow thrusts as but she didn't know how to maintain a rhythm. She was cocooned underneath him, each of his arms on the side of her head while he kissed her eyes, her nose, her forehead, when he finally kissed her lips it was like a totally new sensation as if his tongue and his cock inside her was overloading her systems.
"Gendry..." She panted wanting to cum already. Her body was shaking but Gendry refused to speed up the rhythm. "Gendry please..." she pleaded but he still didn't speed up, what he did was push deeper inside her shedding himself completely in her and she finally came.
"Fuck you're tight"- He screamed clenching his teeth.
Arya couldn't tell you what happened as she thought she passed out from the pleasure. Gendry lasted only a few more strokes before he collapsed on top of her drenched in sweat. They stayed like that for a while when Gendry finally tried to get off her.
"No... I want to feel you for a while" She said while Gendry was still inside her. He did what he was told peppering kisses over her body, lulling her to sleep.
You are loved... were the last words she heard before sleep claimed her.
...
"Arry wake up..."- Gendry said softly in her ears but she was too tired, her body was spent. "Arya wake up... something is wrong."-
"What is it?" She was lying on the ground wrapped around in the blanket while Gendry was up putting on his clothes. It was still dark.
"Cars"- He said signaling down the hill. "There's too many of them. Somethings wrong"- He said handing her her clothes which she quickly put on.
Had they found them? Jon? Did something happen to Jon? Sansa and the baby?...
Hand in hand they walked as quickly as possible as they could. In front of the inn were many cars, some were leaving, some were staying. It was complete chaos. Inside it wasn't any better. The place was packed and people were distracted, crying, nervous.
"What's going on?" She asked but no one listened to her. Gendry managed to steer them through the crowd, most people were huddled up against the tv.
"Well it seems that the origin was a short circuit but we are still waiting for the official release from the fire department..."
"No..."
"Thank you Becky. We are broadcasting live from Harrenhal prison where a massive fire has spread wiping out an entire section of the penitentiary. Several casualties are being reported, hundreds of injured are being transported to hospitals..."
"No..."
"But the one name that stands out among the casualties is the one of Eddard Stark, former CEO of Stark Industries that was awaiting for his trial date..."
"NO!"
Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I hope you guys liked it!
Sorry beforehand, this death was planned from the beginning.
The 'nothing' quote? Hands down my favorite GoT after ''Fuck the kingsguard - Fuck the city - Fuck the king". Out of curiosity, which one is yours?
What did you think? As always your reviews are very important so feel free on writing what you thought.
Song: Begin the End by Placebo
Next title song: The Trick is to Keep Breathing by Garbage.