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It's lunchtime on Friday afternoon at Arkadia High, Friday of course being Lexa Woods' favourite day of the week, it's not that she doesn't like school, it's just that at 18 years old she's a bit bored of it now. She's due to graduate in ten weeks; ten weeks and she can finally shrug herself of this uniform, and join the real world. It can't come soon enough.
The best thing about school, is of course her friends; she has the best group of friends, hands down. She smirks as she watches them all head over to the table where she's already sitting. Octavia Blake, Lexa's best friend, and her twin brother Bellamy; Finn Collins, Lincoln Grounds and last but definitely not least, Anya Terra who is actually more like a sister to Lexa, they've known each other forever.
The five of them reach the table and plonk themselves down, all feeling fairly jaded at the end of a long week, but excited for the weekend at the same time.
Bellamy is first to speak. "So, are we all down for Trikru later?"
Lexa smirks. Trikru is Arkadia's premier nightclub; and two days ago, the twins turned 18, and are both itching for their first legal drink and night out.
"I can't believe I'm the only underage one of us left." Finn interupts. "You guys are all so old."
Octavia and Anya both throw their napkins at the last 17-year-old seated at their table. "Shouldn't there be some sort of rule about having kids at our table?" Octavia smirks as she speaks and Finn feigns hurt.
Lexa decides that Lincoln needs including into this little banter session. "So Linc, has it taken the edge off your sex life, now that you're not breaking the law anymore." Lexa wiggles her eyebrows.
Lincoln almost chokes on his juice, Octavia finds it hilarious, she and Lexa share the same questionable sense of humour. "That's hilarious Lex." He replies dead pan.
Lexa chuckles, Lincoln and Octavia have been together since the 8th grade, and she knows for a fact that Lincoln asked for Octavia's parents' permission before they slept together, because she teased him about it for like 12 months afterwards. But that's just the kind of guy he is; noble and loyal, and she couldn't be happier that Octavia found him.
Finn carries on the current line of conversation, however directs his line of enquiry squarely at Lexa and Anya. "So, ladies, you've only got a couple of weeks left to take your chance and have an illicit affair with a 17-year-old, then I'll be old boring and legal like the rest of you."
Lexa and Anya's response is identical and instantaneous.
Anya rolls her eyes. "Gross."
Lexa also rolls her eyes. "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little."
Octavia spies two of their newer teachers enter the dining hall. "You've got no chance with either of those two, and I think the reasons why just walked in."
The whole table follows Octavia's line of sight. Miss Griffin and Miss Reyes. They both started as teachers at Arkadia High this year, both newly qualified and in their first jobs as teachers, and both smoking hot. Miss Griffin is the new Art teacher, but she's also been roped into teaching Social Sciences, which is how Lexa has been able to get to know her so well, and develop a hugely inappropriate and highly obvious crush on the gorgeous blond. Miss Reyes teaches computer science and engineering, which is totally Anya's bag; and although she'll never admit it, the rest of the friends are pretty sure that she has the massive hots for the young teacher.
Lexa smiles at Miss Griffin as she catches her eye, the older woman sheepishly smiles back. The five other youngsters turn and grin at their friend. Who has turned a lovely shade of crimson. Lexa just sighs.
"Ten weeks Lex. Then you can finally ask her out." Octavia teases.
Lexa actually snorts. "Yeah right. As if she'd be remotely interested in me. She's like a goddess."
The other five youngsters giggle amongst themselves.
"Guys, seriously. Trikru tonight or not." Bellamy is exasperated at the way the subject changed so much.
"Count me in." Lexa answers wistfully.
Octavia places a hand on her best friend's arm. "Maybe it's about time you had some fun with someone your own age. Might help you get over your crush."
Lexa shrugs. "Maybe."
"Right guys, we need to up the mood, we've got birthdays to celebrate and women to find." Finn tries to lift the mood a little before he throws his bag over his shoulder and heads to his next class. "Count me in bitches." He throws back over to the table as he disappears out of view.
The rest of the group disbands to their various classes, knowing that the details will be worked out later. Lexa has one last look over at Miss Griffin, before heading out to her English class.
Raven laughs at Clarke as she watches Lexa Woods head out of the dining room. "Wow Clarke, Woods has it so bad for you."
Clarke tuts. "She does not Raven."
Raven shakes her head in disbelief. "She does too. You just don't want to admit it, because she's exactly your type."
Clarke nods in agreement. "It's a damn shame she's not a couple of years older."
"Clarke really, her age is not the problem, she's 18, you're 23. The fact that she's your student is the issue you need to be focusing on."
"Only for the next 10 weeks." Clarke leers.
"Hmmm. You just be careful Clarke. I don't want you to ruin your career before it's started."
"Come on Reyes, I'm not being serious." Clarke concentrates on her drink; the truth is that she has become quite taken with her student this year. Every time she sees the younger woman, she doesn't know how she feels, or what she wants. But she knows for damn sure that no matter what, absolutely nothing can happen until Lexa graduates.
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The six school friends had met at Anya's and pre-drunk to an acceptable limit; they didn't want to be too smashed when they arrived at the club to draw attention to themselves, especially given that Finn is still underage. But they had arrived about an hour ago, and are all suitably buzzed, and dancing in a circle at the centre of the dance floor, gaining more than a few appreciative glances. Expect of course Lincoln and Octavia who have been lost in one another, those too really do only have eyes for each other.
Clarke huffs into Trikru, she hadn't wanted to come out tonight, but Raven had been insistent. Something about Clarke getting over her little crush, and finding a real woman, or a man for that matter.
She steps over the threshold and glances around the room. She stops dead when she spots six of her students in the middle of the floor, including the one she's been thinking about a little too much recently. She stops so abruptly that Raven actually walks straight into her back.
"Clarke what the hell..." it's at this point she locks eyes on the centre of the dance floor, she can't help the smirk that forms on her face.
"Maybe this isn't such a good idea." Clarke is genuinely worried.
Raven tuts. "Wow Clarke, have you got it that bad for Woods that you don't trust yourself in the same room as her."
"Not with this much alcohol, no." Clarke mumbles under her breath.
"What?" Clarke's really glad that Raven didn't hear her and just shakes her head.
Raven grabs her hand and pulls her towards the dance floor. "Let's go say hi."
"Excuse me?" Clarke starts to protest.
"We may as well hit this issue head on, otherwise it's going to be the elephant in the room for the rest of the night; I need your head in the game Clarke."
So, they stride over, as soon as Lexa sees them both her heart rises into her mouth, what the hell are they doing in here; and why the hell are they coming over?
To be fair to them, Octavia, who had just come up for air from Lincoln, Anya and even Bellamy notice the change in Lexa's demeanour almost immediately, and as soon as they see who's striding over, they all know why.
"Well well well, I didn't realise we were having an impromptu lesson here in the middle of the nightclub." Raven starts. "I'm not entirely convinced that you're all 18." She eyes them all suspiciously.
The teenagers panic, eyes darting around from one to another, before settling on Finn who of course being the only 17-year-old has more reason to panic than the rest.
Raven loses it. "Relax guys, I know the majority of you are fine; were not here to check up on you, just to have a good time, and say hi."
Anya relaxes. "Well how about we go and get some drinks in Miss Reyes." Lexa assumes that she must be a little drunker than she thought, for her to be that forward with her teacher.
"Wow well you just made me feel a hundred years old. New rule, you can call me Raven when we're outside of school."
"Sounds good to me." With that Anya and Raven head to the bar, leaving Clarke and Lexa nervously loitering. Lincoln and Octavia get back to dancing, and Bellamy and Finn head out into the club, most probably looking for their next victim; leaving the teacher and pupil alone.
"So, what should I call you?" Lexa nervously continues Anya and Ravens previous chat.
"Clarke." Wow she feels so nervous in this environment with Lexa, she is so beautiful. "My name is Clarke."
"Cool." Lexa smiles, and before she has a chance to start anymore nervous chatter she's tapped on the shoulder by a girl, probably closer to Clarke's age than her own, she'd noticed her checking her out earlier, and she's actually really attractive, had Clarke not just shown up, she would have had no issues following her into the abyss of the dance floor.
"Want to dance?" It's clear from the older woman's stance; she looks like a tiger about to pounce; that she wants to do more than just dance. But Lexa really couldn't be less interested. Clarke has to swallow the jealously that she feels, she's praying internally that Lexa doesn't take the woman up on her offer.
"No thank you." She's as polite as she can be. "I don't want to leave my friend by herself."
The woman looks past Lexa at Clarke, she has no qualms about looking her up and down to the point that Clarke actually feels uncomfortable. She glances back to Lexa and shrugs her shoulders. "Your loss."
Wow rude, is Lexa's main thought, she turns back to Clarke. "Sorry about that."
"Don't be, I'm sure that happens a lot."
Lexa raises her eyebrows, and lets a hint of a smile play on her lips, Clarke's nerves kick in. "Erm I'm mean, because you're very attractive Lexa...wait I mean, I don't mean that..." flustered is the best way to describe Clarke right now.
Lexa places a hand on Clarke's shoulder, and it burns through the older woman. "Relax."
Lexa is astounded and delighted in equal measure, could it actually be that Miss Griffin likes her back? Clarke on the other hand, needs to escape, the air feels thick and she's struggling to breath. She leans into the younger woman.
"I need some air." Oh my god Lexa smells divine. "I'm going for a smoke."
Lexa mulls that over, the first unattractive trait that she's discovered about her teacher, but she's willing to let it slide. "I'll come with you."
Lexa follows Clarke to the side of the building and out through the fire exit into the alley by the side of the club.
"You could have danced with her you know. I would have been fine on my own, while Raven got back from the bar." Clarke needs to know if Lexa was actually interested.
The teenager smirks. "I'm sure you would have been fine, but I didn't want to dance with her."
Clarke is relieved. She pulls out her cigarettes, and offers the pack to Lexa. "Trying to get me to indulge in unsavoury pastimes Miss Griffin." Lexa can't help but flirt.
"Yeah I guess underage drinking is quite enough vices for one evening. Please don't call me Miss Griffin."
"I'm 18, Clarke." Lexa clarifies.
"I know you are, but what about all of your friends?" She pins Lexa with a stare.
"Aw come on Clarke, Octavia and Bellamy literally just had their birthday, so it's only Finn who's still only 17, and it's his birthday in a couple of weeks."
"I guess that's not so bad." Clarke's lights her cigarette.
"So how come you and Miss Reyes are in here tonight? I've never seen you guys in here before."
"You a regular are you Lexa?" She smirks.
"I may be a frequent visitor; the bouncers are the most lapse in the city." She winks which causes Clarke to laugh out loud.
She quickly regains her composure, and looks Lexa straight into those amazing green eyes, her first mistake of the evening. She swallows, her throat feels a litter dryer than it did previously.
But she needs to see Lexa's reaction to her next sentence. "Raven thinks it's about time I met someone, so here we are."
Lexa can't help her reaction, she tries, but she can't mask the jealously that she feels, it makes her feel physically sick, the thought of her watching Clarke leave the club tonight with someone else, it simply won't do.
Clarke knows that it shouldn't, but Lexa's reaction delights her.
Lexa decides that she needs to take drastic action. Clarke's brow furrows in confusion as the younger woman, takes the cigarette out of her hand and throws it on the floor. Clarke watches Lexa but she doesn't speak. Here goes nothing, Lexa leans in, her only thought, to capture Clarke's lips with her own.
Clarke knows she should stop this from happening, in fact her brain is screaming at her to do something, turn her head, step away, anything. But she doesn't, she meets Lexa's lips with her own, and engages in the most wonderful kiss she thinks she's ever had.
Lexa nervous at first gets completely lost in the kiss when she realises that Clarke is reciprocating. Oh my is she reciprocating, Lexa's tongue is itching to gain entrance into the older woman's mouth and Clarke doesn't disappoint.
It's only when Lexa thinks she hears her name being called that she even thinks about pulling away. She definitely heard it that time. She pulls away from her teacher and pokes her head around the corner to see Octavia sprinting towards her. The best word Lexa can use to describe her best friend is frantic.
"Lexa." The fear is apparent in Octavia's eyes as she catches up to the two women. "Quick get inside."
Octavia turns and starts to sprint back towards the entrance. "Wait Octavia, what's going on?"
Octavia turns back momentarily at the sound of Lexa's voice. "It's Finn, he's been stabbed."
Lexa's world stops for a moment, that can't be true, can it? The fear that was evident in Octavia moments ago, consumes her, and her legs start moving as fast as they will carry her in Octavia's direction. Clarke takes it all in, and quickly follows the two younger women back inside the club.
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Once inside the club, it's pure chaos. Lexa and Clarke follow Octavia straight to Finn, who's sprawled out on the floor. Lexa really can't comprehend what's happened here, but she removes her shirt immediately, she feels a slight chill, as she strips down to her vest; and drops to her knees by her stricken friend. She uses her shirt to stem the bleeding from Finns stomach, he really isn't in a good way.
Clarke follows suit by removing her jacket and using it to apply pressure to another wound on Finns back. Someone has had a real go at the youngster.
Lexa is struck by the amount of blood, it can't be a good thing that this amount of blood is on the outside of his body. "Come on Finn, fight." It's all she can't think of to say, he doesn't respond.
Before Lexa has a chance to comprehend what's going on, she has been swept aside by paramedics, and they busy themselves with trying to save her friends life. She steps back, it's almost as if she's encased in a bubble. She's covered in blood. It's only when she feels someone tug on her arm that she is able to pull her stare away from her stricken friend, and attempt to lift the haze that has descended on her.
It's Octavia, her eyes are bloodshot, red, with tears still streaming. "They're taking him to Arkadia General."
Lexa just nods, she has lost the ability to form words. Clarke is worried about the younger girl, and all of her other students to be fair. No one should ever have to witness what they just have. "Come on, Raven and I will make sure you all get to the hospital."
Raven nods, and the 7 of them head outside to hail a taxi. All 7 having the same thoughts. Please god let him be okay.
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The hospital waiting room is not a great place in any circumstances really. Finn had been rushed into surgery as soon as he'd arrived. Lexa who was looked at by her friends as the leader of their group had been tasked with calling Finns parents. It was the worst phone call of her life, one she was still recovering from.
She's currently holding Anya's hand but leaning against Clarke in her chair, she and Raven had insisted on waiting with them at the hospital. Lexa and Clarke are still covered in blood, they have been told by the police that their clothes are evidence and will be needed down at the station as soon as they had any word on Finns condition that's where they were headed next.
Octavia and Lincoln were comforting each other, whilst Bellamy just has his head between his legs. Raven has a comforting hand placed on his back.
Mr and Mrs Collins run into the waiting room, panicked. Lexa rises to her feet, knowing again that it will fall on her to explain the situation. She's not sure where she finds the strength to speak and keep the tears at bay at the same time.
"He's in surgery."
Mrs Collins throws her arms around Lexa and pulls her into a hug. When she pulls back, she has only one question for the young woman. "Lexa, what the hell happened?"
It takes Lexa by surprise. "I don't know. I wasn't there." It hits her like a tonne of bricks, she wasn't there, when Finn needed her the most, she wasn't there; and it's too much. The breakdown that she's managed to keep at bay, crashes through, and she starts to sob, to the point that she can't breathe. Mrs Collins pulls her back into the hug, Mr Collins wraps his arm around them both, and it's not long until, Octavia, Lincoln, Bellamy, and Anya all pile on too.
Clarke's looks over to Raven, she feels like she's intruding somehow, they both have tears in the eyes at the sight before them.
The hug is broken, when a Doctor enters the room. "I'm looking for Mr and Mrs Collins."
Everyone holds their breath as Finns parents confirms who they are. "Can we go somewhere a little more private?"
Mrs Collins speaks. "Anything you have to say, you can say in front of all of us, these five are his brothers and sisters."
The doctor nods, he swallows hard, Lexa notes the action, this can't be good. "We tried everything we could, but I'm afraid that he lost too much blood." The doctor takes a deep breath and looks first Mr Collins and then Mrs Collins square in the eye, he holds her stare. "He passed away about 15 minutes ago."
Mrs Collins collapses to the floor. Lexa sees it happen but she can't take it in, she takes a step back in shock, and watches helplessly as Mr Collins reaches down to prize his wife from the floor, aided by Lincoln and Bellamy. Octavia and Anya both look as shocked as Lexa feels, but they are both in floods of tears. Lexa doesn't feel like crying, she feels like being sick. It's all too much, she needs some air, but she can't move, she now gasping for breath and starting to panic.
Clarke sees it, and she is immediately on her feet to comfort her student, she gently rubs her back, and whispers in her ear, level and calmly, soothing her, telling her to take deep breaths and generally just telling her to calm down. Slowly but surely it starts to work, and Lexa couldn't be more grateful for Clarkes assistance.
Clarke looks over to Raven, who looks just as lost as she feels. What started out as a fun night out has turned into a living nightmare.
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