Step one was to convince all their parents, and that hadn't been easy. Adults didn't see them, being seventeen years old, as mature people. All them had rolled their eyes at that. In the end, they had agreed if at least two adults came with them. And so Thelonius Jaha and Abigail Griffin had been chosen to go with them. Clarke was not happy about that. And she was even less when she found out that her mother's boyfriend went with them too. She hated Marcus Kane, with all her soul. He was egotistical, vain, rude and basically everything that Clarke hated. But he was good with her mother, and that was why she endured having to spend time with him.

Step two, finding a destiny and booking the plane tickets and hotel. Everyone wanted to go to a different place. Octavia dreamed of Paris, Lincoln of visiting Australia. Jasper and Finn wanted to visit Amsterdam, Monty wanted to go to Tokyo. Clarke was dying to visit New York, but Bellamy had convinced her to go on a road trip soon instead. Raven suggested to go to Hawaii, since it was cheaper and they would have more money to do other activities. The idea caught everyone's attention in their own way. Raven, Lincoln and Clarke agreed to go surfing, Monty and Jasper wanted to swim with sharks. Octavia asked Abigail to go scuba diving with her, since no one else wanted to. And they agreed to book sky diving classes for all them, including the adults.

"Abigail won't be happy about that." Marcus had said as Thelonius agreed to.

"Abigail has more guts than you think." Thelonius said, rolling his eyes. Clarke knew she owed him one that day.

"And I've actually always wanted to." the woman had said as she walked out of the kitchen. "So we have the destination?" she asked.

Monty and Raven, found the way to buy the cheapest tickets. The goal was to get there as early as possible without flying in a plane being made of tin. Bellamy and Jasper had been the ones to chose the resort, trying to meet everyone's demands. Octavia and Clarke made a basic plan of what to do. Mostly Octavia, since Clarke thought it was too soon to even think to plan anything. She knew nothing would be just as they had planned. And she was right, it was proved just a week later. A day before Raven bought the tickets, Lincoln called. He had to take his adoptive sister, Lexa, if he wanted to come with them. His parents rules, he had said. Clarke had had to roll her eyes at that.

If there was one person she would kill without even blinking, that was Lexa Grounder. It was such a stupid name in Clarke's opinion. She was their age, maybe a couple of months younger or older. The blonde didn't know, and she didn't care actually. The brightest color she wore was dark grey. Her eyeshadow was dark and smoky, her hair was always braided. She looked like some sort of modern, punk barbarian. That was what she was, a barbarian. Clarke knew it. They had met in high school, the first day of senior year. And with met, Clarke meant that she had been screwed over by the other. Lexa had parked her huge Harley Davidson right in front of her car, blocking her way.

"Hey!" the blonde had yelled. "You can't park there!"

"Suck it, princess."

That had been it. Three simple words that had started a rivalry and had left Clarke with a nickname she hated with all her heart. And she dares to call me princess... What an asshole.

Step three, arrange how would they share the rooms selected. There was a room for three, that Wells, Monty and Jasper claimed as theirs. They had become inseparable, unable to spend more than a day apart. Of course, they only claimed the room after checking that it had an amazing view of the resort's pool and the women that swam in it. Bellamy was the only one to

Finn and Raven would stay in another room, one with a double bed right next to the boys' one. The girl had wanted to share a room with Octavia and Clarke at first, but Finn had convinced her they'd have more fun alone. Bellamy was the only one who actually could stand John Murphy, so they'd have to share the third room. Thelonius had chosen a room in the other end of the hall, next to Marcus and Abigail's.

It was the sixth and seventh rooms the troubling ones. At first, Clarke had had no problem with having a room for herself. It had stung a bit though. She had thought that the girls would have a room together, after all she was the only single one. Then Bellamy had offered to share a room with her, but she had declined it. She knew he was head over heels for her, but she did not feel the same way. The other option was to share a room with her mother, and have Thelonius and Marcus share a room. She had refused to, saying her mother and the boyfriend deserved their privacy. She preferred to be alone than to share a room with her mother.

"Well, you could share a room with Lexa..."

Bellamy almost lost an eye that day.

"It's not my fault he invited his adopted cousin or whatever she is." Clarke complained, arms crossed on her chest as she stared at her best friend. She was not going to share a room, and even less a bed, with that girl Lexa. "And it is not my fault Jasper is a dick and doesn't know that a double bed is not the same as two single beds."

"It won't be that bad..."

"I hate her, Bellamy. You know that." she added, pointing out the obvious. Lexa worked in an antique shop and had a worrying taste for old knives and swords. She had moved to Lincoln's house almost a year ago, and did not seem to have any friends. "And now I gotta share a bed with that little..."

"I don't like it either, princess. But there is no need to insult." the dark haired girl spoke behind them, holding her suitcase in one hand and the key of the room in another. Clarke rolled her eyes. Even now that they were in an extremely warm country the girl wore dark clothes. "And don't worry, you can sleep in the floor if you want."

Thankfully they would not spend much time in the room that day. The whole group decided to go to the beach that morning, being right next to it. "Everyone here in ten minutes." Thelonius said, letting the teenagers walk into the elevators. Clarke and Lexa did not even look at each other, not as they waited in the elevator, not as they walked into the room. They both sighed when they saw the large double bed, but did not aknowledge its presence anymore. Clarke opened her suitcase and took out a towel and suscreen, taking off all her bracelets. On the other end of the room, Lexa took off her t-shirt. It wasn't a surprise to see the ink covering her arms, the girl was proud of them. The delicate outline of the drawings contrasted abruptly with the girl's rudeness.

"At least we have good views." Lexa spoke as she walked out to the balcony in her black bikini. Clarke couldn't help but stare at her. Even if she refused to admit it, Lexa had a body many girl would envy. Tanned, with an athletic and muscular body, she looked like a girl who spent hours in the gym. But according to Lincoln, she did not go to the town's sports centre. And she did not work out at home. Why the hell am I thinking so much about it anyway?! Clarke thought. "The sea looks so beautiful from here."

"You say it as if you had never seen it." Clarke spoke with a raised brow. After standing up she made her way to the balcony, enjoying the soft breeze.

"Because I never have."

"We live in Washington, Lexa."

"Even if it doesn't look like it, I've only lived there for a year. And I've been busy with studying."

"I've never seen you in class."

"I don't do good in classes. I prefer to study at home."

It made no sense to Clarke. She did not want to show any kind of kindness towards the other, and she wouldn't now. But she couldn't help but smile when she saw the sea. The endless mass of water was a shade of blue that looked almost surreal, impossible in the world they lived in. "It's beautiful." she agreed.

"There are many beautiful things in the world, you just need to take a good look at them." Lexa spoke. And with that, she turned and crossed the room, leaving it without speaking another word.