Lexa pumped her fist in the air as she caught another sheep. The crowd cheered, and the sound filled her heart with more excitement. The wind and the speed alone captivated the feeling of freedom. She would never get enough of it. She held tightly onto Aris as she sped up. Next, she saw the Blake siblings bickering on their two-headed dragon.
"O' we need to step up our game, we're losing."
"Well, maybe if you paid less attention to Echo and more attention to the game, we wouldn't be!" Octavia snapped, and her brother feigned ignorance.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." He squealed back. In the meantime, another sheep was released, and the commentators were presenting the rankings as they were at that moment. Lexa was in second place. She narrowed her eyes and was determined to make the next point, but soon enough Echo captured the sheep and Lexa cursed under her breath. She quickly pursued her, but Octavia had gotten there first.
"Bellamy what are you doing?! Focus!" She screeched at her brother, but Bellamy had a shy smile carved on his face. "Bellamy! Motherf-" She was cut off by Murphy trying to steal the sheep. "Oh no you don't Murphy, I'll be damned if you get this next point."
"This is great isn't?" Abby asked her husband as they watched the competition from their seats. Jake nodded. "Darling?"
"Yes, it is. If only Clarke were here. This is the second race she's missed." Jake muttered. As chief, he wanted his daughter to participate. It looked bad for his daughter not to, and on top of everything else, she was excellent at it, so it felt like wasted potential.
"Lexa will win it for the both of them," Abby smiled, and Jake laughed. He pointed his finger at her as he watched her stand up on her dragon and dive through the air, to capture the sheep from the bickering Blake siblings. He laughed. "Get them Lexa."
The crowd cheered again as Lexa made a point and Jake jumped from his seat, "That's my girl. That is my future daughter in law!" Abby giggled and clapped her hands. When Jake sat back down, he wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulders.
"See?" Abby murmured in his ear. "Doesn't that make up for it?" Jake grinned at his wife.
"Yes, kind of. Her girlfriend not being here to see it is what is bothering me." He said, but his tone was full of amusement.
"You scared her away this morning. All that talk of being the heir and her responsibility," Abby laughed, but Jake pouted. He only wanted to show his daughter how much faith he had in her. Sure, she wasn't ecstatic to become chief, but it was an honor and her birthright.
"She is probably working on that damn map again."
"She has a wild soul." Another cheer erupted from the crowd as Echo made a point.
Lexa narrowed her eyes at Echo. "Come on Aris!" She shouted as Aris picked up her speed.
"Ah, I see you've joined the competition." Echo sassed.
"Joined? Darling, I'm on your tail, prepare to lose." Echo arched an eyebrow.
"In your dreams, Woods." She flew away, and Lexa had to admit she was a sight for sore eyes. Her dragon had a golden shine, which mirrored the sun. It was both beauty and advantage, as the reflection of the sun made it hard to locate Echo on its back. She grinned feeling amused. She patted the black skin of her dragon and encouraged her more.
"We'll show her."
Lexa ended up winning that competition and made a point to gloat in front of Echo. Echo had only beaten her twice and in pairs, Lexa had been unbeatable, if Clarke was her partner that was. She frowned a little and decided to look for her girlfriend before Clarke's father had a nervous breakdown.
"I'll find her." She grinned at Jake, and he hugged her tightly.
"You always do."
She flew as far as she could, she knew Clarke was probably trying to expand her map again, which she usually did if she was stressed. She was a traveler, which is something she loved about her. Finally, she spotted a golden shine on the eastern edge, a shine that could only belong to Clarke. She landed, but the blonde looked to be so deep in thought, that she had not noticed Lexa.
Lexa leaned against a tree and watched her. She shook her head at her endearing girlfriend and said, "You know, one more missed race and your dad is going to have a mental breakdown." She joked, and Clarke nearly jumped up, startled as she was. She laughed and looked over her shoulder.
"He'll live." She grinned, then got up and walked over to Lexa. The brunette hummed. "Besides, he has you." Clarke teased, and Lexa arched an eyebrow.
"I'm not the heir." Normally Lexa was quite reserved but around Clarke, she could never contain her smile.
"You could be." Clarke purred and started backing Lexa further against the tree trunk. Lexa snorted at her as she ran her hands up Clarke's arms.
"If this is your way of proposing, it sucks." Lexa flirted as her back hit the tree mercilessly. Clarke giggled.
"He already calls you his future daughter in law. We might as well make it official." Clarke sounded cocky, and Lexa shook her head.
"You think I'm that easy?" Lexa arched both of her eyebrows which made Clarke chuckle.
"A girl can try can't she?" She leaned in and captured Lexa's lips. She moved across the plump lips and applied a little more pressure, which allowed excitement to simmer in her stomach. Lexa's hands got lost in Clarke's intricate braids as the kiss became heated. Right before Clarke could break the kiss assault Lexa's neck, the brunette pushed her girlfriend away, gently. She rested her head against Clarke's, all the while getting lost into her blue orbs.
"I love you," Clarke whispered.
"I love you too." Lexa beamed. "You want to tell me why you're out here?" Clarke shrugged, and her smile fell.
"Just my dad talking about 'heir' stuff." She shrugged, and Lexa nodded. It was a conflict that both of them knew would be coming at some point.
Clarke did not want to be chief. Lexa swiftly changed the subject and said, "Show me what you found." Clarke grinned, and the blonde entwined their fingers.
"Come on. It's not far from here." She grinned and got onto her dragon. Lexa did the same although she kind of wanted to ride with Clarke, or have Clarke ride with her. Both of their dragons had become accustomed to the other. She did not want to leave Aris without a rider, though, and she imaged Clarke felt the same about Pol.
"Come on girl." She heard Clarke say to her dragon. Lexa always felt in awe when she saw Clarke riding her dragon. It was gray with blue markings, similar to Clarke's eyes. She would follow her everywhere. Especially if she got to fly behind her, because what a sight that was.
"You know you could always fly next to me!" She heard Clarke shout as if the blonde had read her mind. She looked behind her, and Lexa grinned.
"Why would I do that when the view is so nice here." Lexa bit her lip when she saw Clarke roll her eyes. Soon enough they reached their destinations, and it took Lexa's breath away. It was beautiful. The island was covered in dark pink flowers, as big as her dragon's paws. She had never seen such flowers. Clarke jumped off her dragon, not patient enough to wait for it to land. The island also had what seemed to be a hot spring, judging from the steam floating above the water.
"So what do you think?" Clarke asked, and Lexa looked around even more.
"It's beautiful Clarke. What will you name this one?" The blonde shrugged. She seemed to be considering the name for a few seconds until she grimaced.
"Polaris the 5th?" She stated, and Lexa snorted.
"You can't keep calling these islands Polaris."
"Why not? Besides, I only call the beautiful ones Polaris." She paused and then added, "Maybe I should call this one Alexandria, first of its name, as it is particularly beautiful." Clarke wiggled her eyebrows and winked at her girlfriend. This was unbelievable. Lexa groaned and fought the urge to roll her eyes.
"You did not just go there." Lexa deadpanned but soon enough Clarke was strolling towards Lexa.
"I cannot seem to please. You won't marry me. You won't let me name an island after you. What will it take to please you, woman?" Clarke feigned aggravation and Lexa crossed her arms. Then she arched an eyebrow and took Clarke by surprise by jumping on her and pushing her onto the ground. Then she shouted at the dragons to explore the island.
"I'm sure you can find a way." She teased and entwined their fingers before pushing Clarke's hands above her head. She grinned and started leaving open kisses on Clarke's neck.
"Spirits have mercy on me." Clarke murmured.