Tondisi – Ton DC

Kru kom Tondisi, raun faya, osir wara kleen lou deste, kom fortain – People of Ton DC, in fire, we cleanse the pain of the past. (Some of this may be wrong. It was hard to hear what Lexa was saying in 2x09)

Yo gonplei ste odon – You're (plural) fight is over

Yu don uf ogeda Klark – You are strong with Clarke (I had to guess from other translations David J. Peterson made on his tumblr)

Mochof – Thank you

Heda – Commander

The next morning Clarke and Lexa led their people out of the war camp and towards Tondisi. The injured were helped by other people to walk and the bodies were pulled in two carts. Lexa and Clarke were at the front of the procession as the leaders of their people. It took them four hours to travel back to Tondisi. When they arrived, they set up several small camps around campfires to rest before they got to work. While the warriors and guards had been fighting at Mount Weather, the civilians of both grounders and arkers had saved as many survivors of the missile as they could.

Now it was time to rebuild and send the fallen on their way. Once they had rested, after walking non-stop for four hours, Lexa, Clarke and sixty other people got to work removing rubble from the crater. Gradually more and more people started helping until every able body was pitching in to rebuild Tondisi. Those who weren't able to help, stayed by the campfires. As the people removed the rubble from the crater, they were able to retrieve trapped bodies and put them in the carts with the others. It took most of the day but they eventually cleared out the crater.

"That's enough for today. Tomorrow we hold the funeral. Eat, rest, sleep" Lexa told her people. Tree people and sky people sat around camp fires, talking and sharing food and water. Lexa, Clarke, Bellamy, Raven, Octavia and Lincoln sat around a campfire together.

"Why do you wear war-paint?" Bellamy asked.

"It's a tradition that we do when we go to war. It's to make us more intimidating to our enemies" Lincoln answered.

"What about your tattoos?" Raven asked.

"We get the first one when we come of age at 14 then we get one after every war we fight in and win" Lexa answered.

"You have tattoos?" Clarke asked. "Show me"

"I can't" Lexa told her, while looking at the floor. She got up and left the group. Clarke sighed and ran her hand through her hair in annoyance. Bellamy watched the exchange and moved to take Lexa's seat next to Clarke.

"Go after her" Bellamy encouraged.

"What am I supposed to do?" Clarke questioned.

"Find out why she's pushing you away. Talk to her" Bellamy told her.

"We have talked" Clarke sighed.

"The commander is interested in you?" Lincoln asked.

"Yeah" Clarke answered.

"And you rejected her?" Lincoln questioned.

"Yeah…No…Sort of" Clarke replied.

"She's probably just embarrassed and she won't show you in front of us" Lincoln told her. Clarke sat there for a moment, wondering why she would need privacy to show her tattoos, then got up and walked in the direction Lexa had gone. Clarke found her at the edge of the village, looking out at the forest. Lexa had her back to her.

"Why can't you show me?" Clarke asked.

"It wouldn't be right, I'm the commander" Lexa said stiffly, searching the forest.

"Don't shut me out now, please" Clarke requested.

"What? Now that you've rejected me?" Lexa questioned angrily.

"I told you I'm not ready" Clarke reminded her, walking in front of Lexa and looking into her eyes. "I thought you understood that?" Lexa remained silent for a while before meeting Clarke's eyes and sighing.

"I do but…it's frustrating being near you but…not being with you" Lexa admitted.

"It's hard for me to. Believe me it is" Clarke replied. "Especially when you have your coat open". A confused expression crossed Lexa's features, she looked down at herself and realised that Clarke could see her cleavage. When she looked back up at Clarke, she was uncharacteristically shy and a small smile was curling her lips.

"I was hoping you would notice" She admitted.

"How could I not" Clarke replied blushing. "It's getting late, I'm going to head to bed" Clarke need a change of subject and to get some sleep.

"I'm going to finish patrol. I'll show you my tattoos another time. Goodnight Clarke" Lexa said, the last part soft. Clarke kissed Lexa on the cheek and walked to her tent. She said goodnight to her mom and friends on the way there. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep, once she had got into her sleeping bag.

The next day Clarke woke up late morning and when she exited her tent she found people were already working. Some people were breaking down the rubble into small pieces with pick axes, other people were filling the crater with the small pieces of concrete. Tree people and sky people were helping each other to fill it. Clarke found Lexa throwing some of it into the crater and joined her with a happy greeting. They all worked until lunch and then started again after. They got it filled a lot quicker than emptying it, when it was filled with concrete, they packed it all together with dirt and made sure the surface was flat.

They had a brief rest before gathering logs and building a large pyre. Some people went out to cut down trees, some people carried them back to Tondisi and some people helped to put them together. Once the pyre was built, they wrapped the bodies, cutting off braids from each tree person and put them on the pyre. When that was done, everyone gathered around the pyre for the funeral. Lexa started it.

She got a torch and lit it, standing at the head of the pyre with Clarke. "Kru kom Tondisi, raun faya, osir wara kleen lou deste, kom fortain" Lexa spoke loud enough for everyone in the village to hear.

"In peace, may you leave the shore. In love, may you find the next. Safe passage on your travels, until our final journey to the ground. May we meet again." Clarke said farewell to the dead.

"Yo gonplei ste odon" With that Lexa lowered the torch and lit the pyre, sending their people on their way. The people stood and watched as the pyre burned, until there was nothing but ash. By then night had fallen and people were physically and emotionally worn out from the day's events. Clarke said goodnight to her friends and family and hugged each one of them. Then she got to Lexa, they stared at each other for a moment, temporarily unsure of what to do. Then Clarke pulled Lexa in for a tight hug for several long moments. When they finally pulled apart, they said goodnight and went to their separate tents.

The next morning Clarke woke up with the sunrise, ate breakfast around a campfire and got to work. She helped the tree people rebuild the huts that had fallen in the explosion along with the sky people. As they were working, using the metal that they were able to salvage and repair, hunters returned from the forest. One man had a boar over his shoulder. A woman carried a deer, several hunters had hares and pheasants slung over shoulders. The last woman to enter had tied a rope around the neck of a horse and led her into the village square. The horse was white, some of her main and tail was burnt but otherwise she was unharmed.

Lexa noticed the horse and recognised her as her own. She walked over to comfort her. "It's ok Stormfire. It's ok girl" Lexa murmured to her, stroking her nose and hugging her neck. Lexa comforted her horse to calm her. Clarke walked over to them. "This is Stormfire" Lexa introduced. Clarke said hello to the horse and stroked her nose, brushing Lexa's hand as she did.

Lexa took the horse to the still intact stables and led her into a stall, next to the horse she had given Clarke. She brushed Stormfire's main, coat and tail and fed her some carrots. Clarke watched from a distance until she was brought out of her staring by a hand in front of her face.

"So you're into the commander?" Raven asked, already knowing the answer.

"Yeah, but Finn…" Clarke answered.

"It's ok to move on" Raven interrupted. "At least that's what Wick keeps telling me"

"Are you?" Clarke questioned.

"I'm trying to, but it's hard" Raven admitted, shrugging her shoulders. Clarke and Raven walked together to get some food. After lunch everyone finished rebuilding the huts. When that was done, several hours later, the grounders who lived in other villages left Tondisi and went home, with the war over they were to be celebrated in their villages. The villagers and warriors of Tondisi prepared for the celebration that was to be held later that evening. The town square was cleared out and long wooden tables were arranged around the square. Lexa's throne was placed at the centre of the head table and chairs lined that table and the two tables to the sides. Drums were placed opposite the head table for the music. The cooks prepared the food and alcohol. Jasper made his infamous moonshine for the feast.

Once the village square was set up, everyone washed up and put on their traditional, celebration clothes. The cooks lay out the food on the tables and everyone took their seats at the tables. Lexa sat in her throne, with Clarke to her left and Indra to her right. Abby, Kane, Bellamy, Raven and Wick sat to Clarke's left. Octavia, Lincoln, Nyko, Echo and Tristan sat to Indra's right. Other warriors and villagers, including sky people sat around the other two long tables and smaller tables around the edges. Everyone dug in as soon as Lexa had. The 44 and Clarke, who had tasted the food at Mount Weather, thought this food was even better. Everyone was enjoying themselves and talking with each other. Clarke looked over the people closest to her and was glad they seemed happy. She looked at the people at other tables and was pleased the tree people and sky people were getting along.

"Are you ok?" Lexa asked, seeing the tear rolling down Clarke's cheek.

"Yeah, I'm just thankful this war is over and that my people are safe" Clarke answered.

"The alliance is strong" Lexa replied. They fell silent again after that enjoying the festivities with Lexa's commander mask firmly in place. Once everyone had finished eating, the drummers started playing music which got some people up and dancing in the middle.

"Come with me" Abby told Clarke before walking towards her tent. Clarke got up and followed her. When she got there, she noticed someone in her mom's tent.

"Who's in there?" Clarke asked.

"Kane, he needs his wounds checked. He'll be leaving after" Abby answered, crossing her arms. "Is there something I should know?"

"No" Clarke denied.

"I've seen the way you two act around each other. There's something going on with you and Lexa" Abby informed Clarke.

"No there isn't, not anything serious." Clarke insisted, letting out a sigh.

"You seem to be doing that a lot recently" Abby pointed out.

"What?" Clarke questioned.

"Sighing, like there's something weighing you down" Abby told her, her tone of voice becoming more gentle and she uncrossed her arms. "Whatever it is you can talk to me"

Clarke sat down with her back to the tent, realising Kane could probably hear them. Abby sat next to her. "The day before we attacked Mount Weather, Lexa was being an ass. She wanted Octavia dead because she didn't trust her to keep quiet and was worried her people would suffer for it. I stopped it, obviously and confronted her. I called her out on her feelings that she keeps denying she had and backed her into a table" Clarke recounted to her mother chuckling at the memory of that day and how obvious Lexa's feelings for her should have been.

"Lexa growled at me to get out of her tent, and I realise now that, that was her last try at pushing me away. I reminded her about the 250 people who died in the missile and how she let them die and she told me she couldn't let me die. That was a surprise, I hadn't even realised at the time. I realised Lexa cares for me, a lot. I asked her to trust me but she couldn't so I left. She sent for me later the same day and told me she wouldn't have Octavia killed because she does trust me and I was thankful she could finally trust someone. It was even better that it was me. Lexa told me what they do ensures the survival of the tree people and I told her life should be about more than that. She then surprised me by kissing me. I didn't think she would but when she did…it was the best kiss I've ever had and it felt right. But I lost Finn not too long ago and I'm not ready for a relationship. I told her that but I'm afraid she won't wait for me. I want to be with her, I know in my heart I do, but I can't help but feel guilty because of Finn. Should I move on so soon after his death?" Clarke opened up to her mom. Clarke hadn't done that in a long time and it felt good to get it off her chest.

"Honey, its ok to move on and it's ok to take the time you need to heal. Finn would want you to be happy and if Lexa cares about you as much as she seems to, than she'll wait however long you need. I can't say I understand her or the ways of her people, because I don't, but I know love. Love works in mysterious ways and it can come unexpectedly. Don't be afraid to let it in when it arrives." Abby told her. Clarke hugged her mom thankful for the advice. Clarke took comfort in her mom's arms.

"Clarke?" Kane called from inside the tent.

"Yeah?" Clarke raised her voice enough so he could hear her clearly.

"I know it's probably not my place but, you can't let the pain of the past stop you from living your life. Lexa cares about you, she trusts you and has always listened to you. If you like her too, it won't hurt to give it a chance" Kane told her.

When Clarke walked off to follow her mom, Octavia sat in Clarke's chair facing Lexa. "You should ask Clarke to dance" Octavia told her.

"The commander doesn't dance" Lexa informed her.

Octavia rolled her eyes. "The heda should show her people she is still human. Everyone is celebrating tonight and are happy. You should be happy too. Indra agrees with me" Octavia replied. Lexa turned questioning eyes to her general.

Indra nodded at Lexa before telling her, "Yu don uf ogeda Klark".

"Mochof" Lexa thanked before leaving the table and going to find Clarke.

Lexa found Clarke sitting outside a tent with Abby, they were silent. Lexa walked up to Clarke and held out her hand. "Come with me" she requested. Clarke looked at her confused for a moment, before taking her hand and following Lexa, still joined by their hands. They walked to the area where people where dancing. The drummers started playing a slow song and Lexa noticed Octavia was now standing next to them. Lexa gently pulled Clarke closer and placed her hands on her hips and started swaying stiffly.

Clarke chuckled softly, barely making a sound, before wrapping her arms around Lexa's neck, pressing her body into Lexa's and whispering in her ear, "relax commander". Lexa took a deep breath and let herself relax into Clarke's embrace, embarrassed. They looked into each other's eyes as they danced together, losing themselves in the other, until the music stopped. Lexa quickly looked at the people around her and realised to one was paying them any attention and refocused on Clarke.

"Sorry, I just…I haven't let myself…not since Costia" Lexa admitted.

"It's ok to let your self be happy" Clarke replied, causing Lexa to smile at her words. This time Clarke returned it.

"Are you happy?" Lexa asked.

"Right now, here with you, I am" Clarke answered, nodding her head. "Are you?"

"So happy" Lexa told her. They moved even closer, resting their heads on the other's shoulder and closing their eyes, enjoying their closeness. Eventually the village square cleared out and Clarke and Lexa were the only ones left, but all they cared about was being with the other.