Chapter 1

First chapter ever! Hope you enjoy :)

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Clarke's POV

I was pulling another box out of the truck which was only half emptied when my two best friends finally came back with pizza.

"We're back bitches!" Octavia shouted.

"No need to be so loud O," said Bellamy who was helping us getting settled in our new dorms.

Octavia pouted jokingly as if her brother's remark had affected her.

"Well no pizza for you, party pooper!" Raven told him while pulling Octavia in for a side hug.

"Come on guys, let's just take a break here," I huffed pulling Bell towards the entry of our building.

We got into the elevator and went up to the 3rd floor which held the dorm room i shared with Raven and the one Octavia shared with a still unknown girl. We settled on our beds with the pizza cardboard boxes.

After taking a few bites of our pizza, Raven broke the silence

"I can't wait to start my classes tomorrow! I have this teacher, his name is Jaha, he's a real genius in the mechanical engineering world! He's done so many researches and- "

"Rae, can't you be a normal 19 years old right now and be excited for parties? You really can't wait to be in... class?" Octavia joked.

"Actually O, our beloved nerd right here isn't the only one glad to start college for something other than boys and parties. I'll finally enjoy my classes now that I'm in pre-med."

"Keep telling you that Princess!" Bellamy commented, "I thought that too when I came in last year, and boy did I regret being excited for homework, essays and projects." We all sighted thinking about how much work we'd have to do in the next few weeks before the end of the semester.

Washington DC University was renown in the scientific field, but was also great in the social sciences field as well as law and politics. It was a great school and we all got the chance to get in and stay together. Bellamy had already been in TonDC for a year studying Political science. Raven had gotten a scholarship for the engineering program because she's an absolute genius. Octavia got into the Anthropology program while I chose to follow my mother's steps and got into Pre-med. Overall, we were glad to be here in our chosen programs, but most of all, we were thankful to be together with our other friends whose dorm rooms were in the building next to ours.

Once we finished eating I cheered against my own will, "Okay, come on guys let's get these last boxes up here!"

It was a really hot day, not a good one to move in. Especially since we decided to use the stairs instead of the elevator which was used by way too many students right now. I went back to the truck with Bell to get the last few boxes while Octavia was helping Raven get her things in her drawer. I walked back to the staircase thanking god this was the last trip up to the dorm rooms when someone violently bumped into me making me drop the two boxes I was carrying.

"Can't you be careful and watch where you're going?" I growled bending down to pick up the stuff that fell on the ground.

Hearing no apology, I thought to myself, "what kind of person runs into someone and just goes away without helping them or at least excusing themselves?".

When I got back up, my eyes caught the bright green ones of a brunette standing right in front of me in her tight black yoga pants and a grey and red Reebok tank top. She had her hair up in a nice messy bun with a few strands of hair out of it framing her face perfectly. She was slightly sweaty probably because she had been moving in some stuff just like us. She wasn't smiling but she was nonetheless stunning. And she was... staring. Not a word coming out of her mouth, when all I wanted right now, was to hear her voice to see if it was as beautiful as I'd imagine. That's when I remembered she had just ran into me and did nothing about it.

Lexa's POV

I ran down the stairs to get my backpack I had forgotten in Anya's car before she left for work. My music blasting in my headphones, I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings since I had already taken these steps about a hundred times today. I was already exhausted and that's probably why I smashed into someone right then. The girl I ran into dropped her boxes on the impact and as I was about to apologize, I found myself frozen in place. Not able to move or talk because... for the first time in forever, I was overwhelmed by a girl. Yes, that girl was probably the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. She stood there looking slightly annoyed in her black jeans and white t-shirt. A light blue flannel shirt tied around her waist was making her eyes, blue as ocean, stand out. Her mouth was moving but I didn't hear what she said still too engrossed by her natural beauty. I cleared my voice before saying

"Sorry, what were you saying?"

The blond then huffed, and that probably became right then and there my favorite sound.

"Are you joking? You just bumped into me, making me drop all my things, and you don't even apologize?"

I registered that while she looked rather pissed at me, she was probably more annoyed than mad. "I'm sorry," I said, "I wasn't looking where I was going and should've been more careful."

The blonde's expression softened immediately.

"It's okay. Sorry I snapped at you, I'm just exhausted and I can't stand this heat anymore."

The girl actually looked guilty about that burst out and so I offered, "Do you need any help bringing those to your dorm?"

I was pleased by her look of surprise and then she smiled, a genuine smile, the most beautiful one I could wish for as she handed me a box.

"You don't want to know on which floor is my room before you offer your help?"

I smiled as I answered, "It's my way to apologize. You could live on the 7th floor and I'd still want to help you."

She smiled and checked me out trying to be subtle.

"By the way, my name is Lexa." I said as I offered my hand.

"I'm Clarke" she said as she shook mine.

Clarke's POV

"Clarke." She repeated softly as I shook her hand.

"By the way, my dorm is on the third floor, not the 7th" I said jokingly.

"Okay, let's go then" she added. As we climbed the stairs, I was itching to start conversation with the brunette but I found myself at a loss of words. I was glad to hear her voice as we reached the 2nd story,

"So, are you a freshman?" The brunette asked.

"I am," I answered, "My two best friends are freshman also. I'm with one of them in my dorm room and the other one is also on the 3rd floor. What about you?"

"I'm also a freshman, I'm staying with my cousin Anya, who's a sophomore, on the same floor as yours." I smiled, happy I'd probably get to see her occasionally. Soon enough we reached my dorm room and as I opened the door, we heard Raven shout

"Where did you hide my phone Octavia?! I swear to god if you don't give it back to me-" she stopped shouting as she saw me enter the room.

"Clarke please tell O to give me my phone back. Oh my...! Hello you gorgeous! " Raven said as she looked at Lexa standing behind me.

"Clarke, who's the hot brunette you've already managed to bring in our dorm?" she asked.

I slightly blushed but managed to hide it from my best friend who wouldn't have hesitated to point it out.

"Raven this is Lexa. I just met her a few minutes ago," I paused before adding, "She's also a freshman and her room is on the same floor as ours." Raven smirked as she looked at Lexa.

She obviously found her attractive and I couldn't blame her for that, but I still felt a bit of jealousy. I just couldn't feel that so fast so I rushed to Octavia to get my mind off the beautiful girl standing in Octavia's entry, and dropped the box next to my best friend who wasn't checking out my new cru- my newly met neighbour.

"Yeah, my cousin has been here for a year already. We share a room together, it's actually halfway down the hall," Lexa told us.

Octavia turned to me and with only one look, she knew. Octavia had a thing with reading people's thoughts without even trying. She could tell how people were feeling, their motives, anything. And right now, she knew probably even better than me, how much Lexa had affected me in those short few minutes passed together.

So, she stepped in the conversation, "Rae calm your gay down and leave that poor girl alone."

I squeezed O's hand giving her a thankful shy smile.

Lexa's POV

In minutes, I saw the bond between the three girls. The were knit tight and I felt relieved Clarke had friends like those because if I already had these feelings towards her, I don't know if I'd be able to control them, I don't know if at some point I'd freak out and hurt her. Not that I'd want to, but it's been a while since I opened up to someone: "Love is weakness". Would I be able to keep that mantra, that life guideline? Clarke was overwhelming and already testing my willpower. Sure, the brunette, Raven, who was talking to me was really pretty, but Clarke... She was breathtakingly beautiful. I couldn't get my eyes off her, and I saw her interaction with Octavia as the former intervened to stop Raven from flirting with me.

The door opened and a tall black haired guy came in. He was wearing grey sweat shorts, the black elastic band of his Calvin Klein boxers showing because he had taken his shirt off. "What a douche," I thought to myself. Plenty of guys who were moving in were topless today because of the heat, but I couldn't help but having a bitter feeling about him as he got in and immediately went to Clarke resting his hand in the small of her back.

As he dropped the boxes he said, "We are officially done! I parked the car in the parking lot and there is nothing left in it! We made it princess!" He said as he hugged Clarke.

"Hey we helped too Bell!" Whined Octavia.

"O, you got out about 3 boxes," Clarke teased.

"Well without us you wouldn't have gotten pizza for lunch," Raven retorted.

"We could've ordered it..." joked the black-haired guy as he turned to me. "Oh... Girls who is this beautiful girl right here?" He said as he looked me up.

Clarke stepped in "Omg can't all of my friends just stop hitting on her?"

"Don't worry, I can handle it. Plus, this one has no chance," I said as I pointed to the guy.

"You're underestimating my charm power beautiful," He smiled.

"Well, unless your charm power can turn gays to straights... You've got no chance Romeo," I joked.

Octavia and Raven burst out laughing while the guy feigned he was hurting by grabbing his chest close to his heart. Clarke, though wasn't laughing, just staring at me and when she saw I caught her she immediately turned to her friends, a slight blush appearing on her cheeks.

"That is one of the best moments of my life, my big brother being turned down so easily!" Laughed Octavia.

Turning away from his sister he joined me engaging the conversation.

"I'm Bellamy," he said as he offered me his hand, "I'm O's brother, and Clarke's best friend. I also have great boxing skills, so if you hurt one of my girls I won't manage you just because you're a girl," He winked making his threat less serious.

Although, I did see he deeply cared for Clarke by the way he looked at her, and even more for his sister.

"I'm Lexa," I answered, "do you go to TonDC also?"

"Yes, I do. I'm a sophomore and studying Political science. What about you?"

He looked genuinely interested so I went on, "Just got in and studying law. I'd like to get a specialty in children rights."

"Wow! O, seems we're surrounded by geniuses here," He said loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Really? What program are you guys in?" I asked.

Everyone started talking about their own study fields and engaging in small talk. After a while, the conversation turned and I saw Clarke reaching into the boxes Bellamy had brought in.

"So, a med student?" I said as I reached Clarke.

"Yeah, I'd like to work in the ER eventually." She smiled.

"Wow, so you like to be put under pressure?"

"I work better when I am and I like to be in the center of the action. Maybe one day I'll become a surgeon like my mother, but I'd like to have a few years in the ER beforehand." Clarke said.

"I think that's a great idea," I smiled at her and my eyes were once more lost in hers.

"I should go back to my room and unpack a bit before my cousin comes back from work," I said although I didn't want to leave the blond at all.

"Can I walk there with you?" She asked.

I smiled and that's the only thing she needed as confirmation.

"Bye guys, I gotta go unpack my stuff. Hope to see you around!" I said as I walked out with Clarke.

Clarke's POV

We walked the few steps to Lexa's door talking about tomorrow's classes. I was completely lost in the sound of her soft voice until we reached her room. She took her keys and unlocked her door without turning the knob.

"We should grab lunch together one day," She said shyly.

I tried to refrain the huge smile that was about to show itself without very much success.

"I'd like that," I answered. And gathering a bit of courage I added, "maybe we should exchange numbers so we can schedule lunch sometime this week?"

It was her turn to smile as she handed me her phone. I entered my number in her contacts and as I did I could feel her eyes on me. I felt heat rise to my cheeks for what seemed to be the hundredth time today.

"Here you go," I said as I handed her phone back, "just text me so I can get your number in my contacts, I left my phone in my room."

"Okay," she said.

"Okay," I repeated getting lost once more in her forest green eyes.

"See you soon, Clarke." Is what I heard last as she opened the door to her room and entered it.

"I hope so," I murmured hoping she hadn't heard me as she closed her door.

How could I feel this way so soon after everything that happened? Sure, I had fun this summer and benefited of my single status in the last year, but it was always no strings attached. I wasn't ready to care again, not this way. I started slightly freaking out as I realized how much this girl affected me. That's when I saw Bellamy coming out of the room.

"Hey Princess, I'm going back to my dorm to unpack a few things. If you need anything call me okay? I'm just one floor above so don't hesitate," He told me.

"Thanks Bell," I said as I hugged him.

He was like a brother to me and it really was almost the case, because 10 years ago, when Octavia, Bellamy and I were already friends for almost 3years, both their parents died in a car crash. Their uncle Marcus Kane had taken them in and kept their parents house which was on the same street as mine. We spent all our time together either at their house or mine. Eventually, Kane and my mother started dating. Although I didn't take it at first, I saw how much Kane made my mother happy. Also, I was reassured that he wasn't taking my father's place. We ended up by almost living together 24/7 since we also went to the same school. Bellamy was a big brother to both of us, protecting us, giving us advice and supporting us. Even if he made a few questionable choices through the years, he always found a way back to get on the right path which shaped him into the great young man he is today. A bit cocky and bossy, but good nonetheless.

"You're still coming over tomorrow for movie night, right?" I asked.

"Sure, I am. Maybe I'll bring my roommate if that doesn't bother you?"

"No problem," I said, "as long as he's a nice guy."

He smiled and gave me a last short hug before leaving.

"By the way Clarke, that girl could be good for you. Don't push her away in fear of getting attached… I noticed how you looked at her."

And then he left, leaving me a bit stunned in front of my dorm room. Was I really that obvious? If so, I wouldn't hear the end of it as soon as I'd walk through this door.

As I got in my room, Octavia and Raven were both sitting on my bed because obviously, Raven's was covered in clothes, tools, note books, and other unknown stuff.

I felt they were staring at me, but not wanting to talk about my feelings that were bursting out way too fast, I avoided them and started putting my jackets on hangers in our shared wardrobe.

"Clarke, I'm sorry…." I heard Raven say.

"What for? " I answered a bit harshly.

"You aren't fooling anyone, Clarke, " Octavia pointed out. "we see that you already care about that girl."

"I'm sorry I didn't notice and tried to hit on her," Raven added.

"You don't have to be Rae. I just met her, I don't even know if we'll get along. Anyway, I'm not ready to be with anyone, not yet. "

Octavia stepped up, "It's been a year Clarke, Finn would want you to move on and be happy-"

"Well we don't know what he would want, do we? He's gone O, because of me! Raven lost him too and again, it's all my fault!" I shouted as I felt tears coming to my eyes.

"Clarke, you have to stop blaming yourself. He put himself in danger, nothing is your fault," Octavia hushed, "we all lost him, but you need to move on, you're ready. "

Raven came next to me and as she hugged me tightly, she whispered, "I don't blame you for what happened to Finn, Clarke, you know that. I love you. Never forget that."

As we both cried, Octavia joined the hug. We stayed like that for a while, just holding onto each other like we did all those times where one of us would break. We were family, and we loved each other more than anything.

We decided to leave the few boxes left be and settled on my bed to watch Riverdale on Netflix. We ordered Chinese for dinner and soon enough, Raven fell asleep and Octavia left to her dorm room.

"See you tomorrow Princess, have a good night, " my best friend said as she hugged me.

"Thank you for everything, " I said hugging her tighter.

She kissed the top of my head as she pulled back, and walked out, "Anytime Clarke."

I settled back in my bed cuddling into Raven, glad she'd spend the night with me.

Lexa's POV

I was unpacking the few boxes left dancing around the room as music was blasting in my headphones. Anya had texted me saying she'd be back a bit later than planned, but would bring something for dinner. I still had time to finish hanging up our stuff in the closet before she came back. I still didn't know if I'd tell her about Clarke. Since I came back to my dorm room, the blond has been in my mind, not able to think about something else. How could I already be so much into this girl? Sure, she was beautiful, but I didn't get why I couldn't get her out of my head, when I knew nothing about her other than school related stuff. I remembered I'd get to eat lunch with her sometime this week and I smiled to myself thinking I'd get to know Clarke a bit more then. I didn't hear Anya come in until I heard someone laugh behind me.

"Hey An! What are you laughing at? " I asked as I turned to her.

"Oh, just this snapchat video of you dancing around I just sent to Lincoln. "

"Come on An! Really? I huffed.

"Why don't you tell me what made you in such a good mood instead of pouting Lex? " she joked.

I hesitated… Would she understand how happy I am, but also how scared I feel? How I could get so easily into Clarke? Of course not, but I needed to let it out.

"Hum, well I… met someone…" I started slowly.

"No way! Lexa Woods already has a crush after a day in TonDC! " she gushed, "I told you girls here are better than at Trikru High! "

"I do have a crush on her, but I'm freaking out a bit. How could this happen so fast? I just can't get her out of my mind! She is beautiful, smart, funny, friendly- "

"Lex, relax. I get it, she's perfect. Just breath for a second. "

I paused and did as she told me to.

"Let's start by the beginning. What's her name and how did you meet her? " she asked.

As I recalled everything that had happened since she had left for work, I couldn't get the smile off my lips. Once I was finished, all she told me was, "so you have a lunch date? "

"Not a date An. We will just be meeting for lunch as friends, I guess? "

"I bet 50 bucks you'll be going out with her before the end of semester. "

"Why do you always have to turn things into bets? And I'm not engaging in that one. Clarke won't be part of a bet. "

She knew I wasn't joking, so all she said was, "Okay then, better go to bed, you have your first class at eight in the morning. Good night Commander "

"Good night An. "