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Frag emo op - Kill them all
"Maybe life should be about more than just surviving" Clarke suggested, looking away from Lexa to the table. She wasn't sure of how Lexa would respond. "Don't we deserve better than that?"
Lexa hesitated before she said anything, she was gathering her courage to act on her feelings for the beautiful blonde, who had literally fallen out of the sky. "Maybe we do" she answered. Lexa decided to go for it before her nerves got the better of her. She brought her hand up to Clarke's jaw and leaned in to kiss her. Thankfully Clarke kissed back. It was soft and tender and it felt so…right.
When Lexa leaned in to kiss her, Clarke was caught off guard. But then when their lips met, Clarke didn't want to stop. She brought her hand up to Lexa's side, trying to ground herself against the racing thoughts inside her head. Thoughts of how she felt for Lexa, of what this kiss meant, but then thoughts of hurt and fear and sadness invaded her happy bubble. Clarke couldn't do this, not so soon after…everything. Clarke felt Lexa's nose brush hers and had to pull back before Lexa kissed her again, opening her eyes. Lexa dropped her hand and moved away as Clarke apologised, "I'm sorry…I'm not ready. To be with anyone…" Clarke knew she wanted to be with Lexa when she was ready, so she added, "not yet". Lexa didn't say anything, she just nodded her head in acceptance. Clarke could see Lexa was hurt by the rejection, but she was glad she understood. The moment was interrupted when they heard people from outside shouting about the signal.
They reached the main entrance to Mount Weather at the base of the mountain. Monroe used a strange contraption, that Lexa didn't understand what it was, to blow a hole and unseal the door. Four grounders and two ark guards hooked three grappling hooks on the big metal square door and pulled it open. As soon as the door was open, Clarke shouted, "Attack!"
"Frag emo op!" Lexa commanded her warriors. The grounders and arkers stormed the base, killing any and all guards they came across with swords, daggers, arrows and bullets. As they made their way through the mountain, Clarke and Lexa stayed together, fighting side by side. As they moved through the mountain, they met up with the grounders that had been captured and set free by Bellamy.
"We're with you Commander" Echo told her.
"No, you don't have weapons or proper clothes. Follow the bodies to the entrance we used. Live to fight another day" Lexa ordered. Echo nodded at Lexa and led the previously captured grounders out of the base. Lexa and Clarke led their people deeper into the base, taking down anyone in their way, until they reached the main floor. Clarke was shooting people on the left and Lexa was cutting down people on the right. Cage Wallace, the president of the Mountain Men, was in the dining room on the main floor. He had ten guards with him. It didn't take long for the grounders to kill his guards and Lexa didn't hesitate to slice his throat, killing him. Finally the mountain had fallen. "We won" Lexa mumbled to herself as soon as Cage's body had hit the floor.
"Lincoln go and find Bellamy, make sure he and my friends are safe" Clarke ordered. Lincoln nodded at Clarke, motioned for three people to follow him and left to find the people they were rescuing. With the battle over and casualties on both sides, the grounders helped the wounded and carried bodies out of the mountain. The wounded would need healing and the dead would be sent on their way. Clarke turned to Lexa in the middle of the dining room and pulled her in for a hug. "We did it! Thank you I wouldn't have been able to do it without you" Clarke thanked Lexa. Lexa just smiled and started out of the room. They made their way back out of the mountain, meeting Clarke's friends on the way. As soon as she saw them Clarke gave them a group hug. Bellamy hugged Clarke, then held his hand out to Lexa. She took his hand in a warriors grip and bowed her head to him, Bellamy bowed back.
"Maya wasn't the only one to help us. Her dad and some other people did too, along with Dante. They're in the quarantine chamber so they wouldn't get radiation poisoning" Bellamy told the two leaders.
"We'll make peace with them" Clarke told him, looking to Lexa to see what she had to say.
"We should kill them. They used my people for their blood" Lexa stated.
"They were just trying to survive like us" Clarke told her. Clarke and Lexa shared a look, and seemed to Bellamy, to be silently communicating.
"Fine, but they're still my enemies and if they do anything to my people I'll kill them" Lexa warned and walked towards the exit. By now Bellamy and Clarke were the last ones in the hallway.
"What's that about? She does what you say now?" Bellamy questioned. Clarke sighed and started towards the exit slowly. Bellamy walked with her.
"It's complicated. She's opened up to me recently. We're….I don't know what we are" Clarke tried to explain. Bellamy watched Clarke and thought about how the two leaders acted with each other.
"The Commander likes you" he stated. It wasn't an accusation and it wasn't a question either.
"We kissed" Clarke admitted, looking at Bellamy. "But it doesn't matter, I'm not ready to be with anyone".
"You will be" Bellamy assured his best friend. "And when you are she'll still be there".
"She might not" Clarke muttered. Lexa was a beautiful woman and Clarke had seen the way a lot of young grounders looked at their commander.
"Are you kidding? She's crazy about you. You're the only one she listens to. You're the only one who can get her to smile. She fell for you a long time ago, I saw the way she looked at you before I went into Mount Weather." Bellamy informed her. Clarke thought back to certain instances where those words were proven true. She couldn't believe it had taken so long to realise Lexa's feelings for her.
"Thanks Bel" Clarke gave him a quick hug. They reached the entrance to Mount Weather that they had used to get in and found Lexa waiting for them. As Clarke reached Lexa, she kissed her on the cheek and walked towards camp. Lexa stood there, stunned and blushing. She looked at Bellamy to see him smirking at her and quickly composed herself.
"Wait for her, she's worth it" Bellamy advised Lexa. He walked off after Clarke and let Lexa have some time with her thoughts. Lexa was initially surprised, she thought Bellamy would have told her to back off, that he liked Clarke. Then her confidence grew as she realised that maybe someday, she and Clarke could be together. Lexa couldn't stop the grin that spread across her face, and made her way to her camp.
Clarke was inside Lexa's tent with Raven. Monty had taken down the signal jammer, so now she could talk to Dante. Clarke got on the radio and used it to talk to the president. "I was told you helped my friends, when your son took over. I am willing to talk peace with you" Clarke started.
"I would like that yes" Dante replied.
"I will come to Mount Weather tomorrow to discuss the terms of our peace" Clarke told him and turned off the radio. Just then she heard grounders cheering, heda! Heda! Heda! Clarke exited the tent, followed by Raven and watched as the grounders cheered for their Commander. It was clear the people loved Lexa and respected her. Lexa got to the top of the hill where her tent was located and addressed her people.
"The mountain has fallen! The dead have been avenged! We've saved our people! Victory is ours!" Lexa announced and her people started cheering as well as the arkers. As the cheering died down, Abby, Nyko, Jackson and several other healers walked through the crowd, letting their presence be known. Clarke walked to Abby and hugged her.
"I'm glad you're alive" Abby told her.
"I am thanks to Lexa. Their lieutenant had grabbed me and held a gun to my head. Lexa threw her dagger into his head and saved me. I wouldn't be alive without her" Clarke recalled. Abby looked up at Lexa and found her watching them. She bowed her head at Lexa and Lexa did the same.
"I'm glad she did. Maybe she's not as bad as I thought" Abby conceded.
"The injured are this way" Clarke told her mom and the other healers, then led them to the tent they used as a makeshift hospital. Abby, Nyko, Jackson and the other healers went to work tending to the injured. Clarke helped them when she could, bandaging wounds and administering medicine. They helped the wounded soldiers, the grounders that had been captured and the 44 sky people that they had saved. Once the wounds had been seen to, several hours later, they set about finding any spare clothes for the grounders, so they wouldn't freeze during the night. Once that was done, Clarke headed to Lexa's tent for the night, after saying goodnight to her mom.
Clarke entered the tent and noticed that Lexa was already there. Clarke leaned against the table that she had backed Lexa against the day before and watched as Lexa took off her weapons and armour. She started by unstrapping her sword from her back, untied the dagger at her waist, took off her leather vambraces and unclipped her pauldron from her shoulder, putting each item on a nearby table. As she took off her armour, she told Clarke, "You were a great leader in that battle, Clarke. You should be proud". As soon as the last piece of armour was on the table, Clarke walked over to Lexa and kissed her chastely. It lasted a few seconds before Clarke pulled back and moved away from Lexa. Lexa stood there, dumbfounded. "You're a very confusing woman Clarke" Lexa said, once she had recovered.
"I'm sorry…I shouldn't have done that…not when…" Clarke apologised, running her hand through her hair. She couldn't bring herself to look at Lexa.
"It's ok" Lexa replied. They finished getting ready for bed and lay down on opposite sides of the pile of furs, facing away from each other. It didn't take long for Lexa to fall asleep, but Clarke lay there for a long time after, listening to Lexa's breathing.
"Wait for me" Clarke asked the sleeping form of the Commander. "Please wait until I'm ready…I don't want to lose you". Clarke cried herself to sleep, filled with sadness and confusion and a tiny bit of hope pulling at her heart strings.