Finally finished this chapter! This is a long one. Sorry for the wait. Just FYI I have moved some scenes around a bit for this story to work how I want, so some are not in the same order as the episodes. (Ex. Emerson happens before Clarke goes to Arkadia and is handcuffed). And I have decide that Clarke has been in Polis for a month maybe two instead of like a week. Oh and no City of Light bullshit. Maybe mention of it or Jaha don't know yet.
*Disclaimers* I do not own the 100 or it's characters. The dialogue (Except for some parts during Clarke and Bellamy's argument are the same as the show) and plot are my own. One sentence in italics are Trigsladeng btw.
Trigsladeng Translation:
Sha- Yes
Sha Heda- Yes Commander
Hod op- hold up/stop
Jok- Fuck
*Day 2*
The next morning Clarke is woken up by soft pressure against her lips. Slowly Clarke comes out of her sleep as flashes of yesterday pass through her mind and she smiles into the kiss. She slides her hand up into Lexa's curls and pulls her in for a deep kiss before pulling back and opening her eyes, to see bright green staring right back sparkling with affection.
"Hi." Lexa whispers and pecks Clarke's lips before brushing her blonde strands out of her eyes and tucks them behind her ear.
"Hi."Clarke grins and pulls Lexa into another kiss that is quickly heated when Clarke bites down gently on Lexa's bottom lip. Lexa lets out a sound similar to a growl and rolls on top of Clarke before swiping her tongue across Clarke's lip asking for entrance. Clarke grants her entrance and they both battle for dominance which after a few minutes Lexa wins, though Clarke doesn't mind as she lets her hands wander down Lexa's muscular back.
She reaches the hem of Lexa's night shirt and dips her fingers under it and pushes up before digging her nails in firmly. She rakes them down when Lexa releases her lips to catch her breath and starts sucking on Clarke's neck. Her nails dig in harder when Lexa bites down on her shoulder making her gasp and Lexa groans at the sensation of Clarke's nails on her lower back. Lexa lets her hand wander down and over Clarke's bare thigh caressing it a few times before firmly grabbing it and pulling to her hip. Clarke moans and quickly reattaches their lips into a slightly messy but needy kiss. Lexa kisses back eagerly and without warning is on her back with Clarke straddling her hips. Lexa lets out a gasp in surprise and Clarke grins in mischief before recapturing Lexa's swollen lips. Lexa's hands move to Clarke's hips and grip tightly before moving down to rest on the blonde's soft thighs. Clarke shivers when Lexa's hands move closer to her center and kisses the brunette harder.
Both the girls can feel the sparks grow and ignite as they continue. Lexa sits up and wraps her strong arms around Clarke who has started her descent down Lexa's neck. Clarke quickly adjusts to the new position and wraps her legs around Lexa's hips, sitting in the brunette's lap before wrapping her arms around her neck. Both of them breathing hard they realize how far they took that kiss and finally look each other in the eyes. Clarke can see the lust that consumed Lexa start to fade from her eyes but not completely as anxiety takes over.
"Clarke I'm so sorry I did not mean for it to go that far. I apologize I didn't want to push you. It won't happen again until you decide." Lexa starts to retract her hands but Clarke grabs them and keeps them in place on her hips. Clarke stares into the bright green eyes she has come to love before speaking.
"Lexa. You did nothing wrong alright? I loved it and I definitely wanted it to happen. I pretty much initiated it. I wasn't uncomfortable and you in no way pressured me. I meant what I said yesterday Lexa. I want you in every way. But we might want to wait to go further until I come back from dealing with Arkadia." Lexa swallows nodding in relief and lets her body relax into Clarke's soft embrace. She places her head against Clarke's chest listening to the pounding of her heart ensuring this is not all a dream. Clarke smiles softly and runs her fingers through Lexa's hair gently, scratching her scalp every so often helping to sooth Lexa's worries. After a few minutes Clarke makes a realization that has her pulling back in surprise. Lexa pulls her head back in concern and looks at Clarke's face.
"What's wrong Clarke?" Clarke shakes her head and returns her focus on Lexa before breaking into a big grin. Lexa's breath catches at the sight just before Clarke closes the gap between them. Her lips are soft and the kiss is filled with emotion that Lexa can't quite determine. Clarke pulls back and rests her forehead against Lexa's and gazes into Lexa's green eyes.
"I didn't have a nightmare." Clarke whispers and it finally dawns on Lexa what the kiss was filled with. It was full of gratitude. Lexa's eyes soften at the amazement and relief that fills Clarke's blue eyes and she lets a small smile appear.
"Sha." Lexa says and Clarke hugs her tightly. Both of them taking in the comfort the other gives as they hold onto each other tightly. Clarke sighs and pulls back resting her head against Lexa's shoulder. "I don't want to go." Clarke breathes into Lexa's neck making goosebumps appear.
"You don't have to Clarke. My offer still stands." Clarke shakes her head and smiles sadly before lifting her head up. "I know but it needs to be done. As much as I want to stay cuddled up with you here we can't. Our people come first." Lexa deflates and nods her agreement even though she wished it wasn't true. Lexa stares into Clarke's eyes memorizing the colour and the adoring look in them before squeezing Clarke's hips.
"It's almost time for you to leave." Lexa whispers and can't help but feel sad and anxious as she thinks of Clarke's departure. Wanting to be at Clarke's side to make sure she is protected but knows it's not possible. Clarke watches Lexa fight an inner battle with her emotions and smiles sadly when she recognizes the look in her eyes because she is feeling it as well.
"I know. Don't get into too much trouble while I'm gone alright?" Clarke jokes and Lexa grins before rolling her eyes at Clarke's playful look. Lexa schools her face so it's blank before answering.
"I will try my best Clarke. But I make no promises. Without someone to question everything I do I might get into a bit of trouble. Or maybe I'll wait until you return so we can cause mischief together." Clarke raises her eyebrows at Lexa's response but can tell she's trying to not smile by the slight twitch of her lips. Clarke nods in mock seriousness.
"That might be best. I don't want to miss the fun. Especially if Titus is in the room. So no kicking anyone off of the tower while I'm gone. Yes I know about that. I heard the servants talking about it." Clarke smirks at Lexa's smug grin when she mentions the man she kicked off the tower.
"He deserved it." Clarke laughs and shakes her head. "I'm sure he did Lex." Lexa's grin widens at the nickname and how natural it sounded coming from Clarke's lips.
"He did Clarke. He questioned me." Clarke laughs even harder when Lexa pouts and kisses the older girl on the lips before shaking her head in mock disappointment.
"What am I going to do with you?" Clarke sighs and Lexa shrugs before looking at her with a sly grin. "Hopefully you're going to do a lot of things to me when you return in a couple of days." Clarke's jaw drops in shock before Lexa and herself start laughing. Once they catch their breath Lexa leans in and presses a gentle kiss to Clarke's lips before she wraps her arms around Clarke tightly and swings her legs over the side of the bed still holding Clarke to her. She stands with Clarke wrapped around her before gently setting her down on her feet. Clarke smiles and kisses Lexa one last time before pulling away and grabbing her clothes and walking into the bathroom. Once she is bathed and changed she exits the bathroom to find Lexa sitting patiently on the bed waiting for her.
"I just need to go to my room and change into a new pair of clothing." Lexa nods and stands walking over to Clarke's side leading her to the door. Lexa opens the door just as Titus was going to knock making each of them step back in surprise.
"Heda." Titus nods to Lexa before turning to Clarke. "Wanheda." He says though with clear disdain making Clarke smirk and raise her eyebrows. Lexa notices Clarke's look and smirks before schooling her expression and turning to Titus questioningly. "Is there something you needed Titus?" Lexa asked annoyed to be interrupted during her small amount of time she has left with Clarke.
"Sha Heda. Octavia Kom Skaikru is requesting entrance into the tower. I told her you were not to be disturbed but she is stubborn and insisted she was allowed in. I had the guards escort her out-" Lexa holds up her hand halting Titus from finishing his sentence. "You did what? Octavia is welcome in this tower as I said yesterday. Why did you not listen when I told you she was to stay as a guest? She is to be Clarke's new guard as they are traveling back to their people today. Go retrieve her and bring her to Clarke's room." Titus looks flustered and angered but nods his head glaring in Clarke's direction as he leaves.
"Hod op. One more thing. There will be no more hostility towards Clarke. Am I making myself clear Titus? She does not deserve your glares and bad mouthing so do not talk down to her or about her if you value your position and life. Understand?" Titus looks absolutely furious and is about to object when Lexa glares at him dangerously making him gulp and nod.
"I apologize Wanheda." Clarke nods barely concealing her smirk as Titus quickly leaves to get Octavia. Once he is gone Clarke laughs and shakes her head.
"He was so pissed! God that was priceless." Lexa looks at Clarke in amusement before taking Clarke's hand and pulling her along towards the blonde's room and opening the door. Clarke let's go and goes to her wardrobe to pull out her clothes and walking into her bathroom to get dressed. When she exits she can hear loud yells out in the hall and smirks at Lexa knowing Octavia is annoying Titus to know end. Lexa smiles and shakes her head before turning towards the door expectantly. Clarke stands next to her and crosses her arms waiting for Octavia's entrance.
"I told you but you didn't listen. Maybe next time you shouldn't question me and you won't have to be scolded by Heda like a child." Clarke's eyes widen and she looks at Lexa who seems to find this amusing and just shrugs at Clarke who smiles and shake her head. Clarke quickly walks to the door and opens it just as Octavia starts speaking again.
"Have you ever though of getting a wig or some hair growth product? Because you are really creepy with no hair. I mean serious-" Clarke sees Titus getting ready to hit Octavia as they stop in front of the open door so she quickly grabs the back of Octavia's jacket and yanks her backwards into her room causing her to yelp and stumble past Clarke. Clarke quickly shuts the door in Titus's face, spinning around and presses her back against it just in case he tries to come in. Clarke looks up just in time to see Octavia move.
"Clarke!" Octavia quickly rushes her and wraps her in a tight hug. Clarke chuckles and returns the hug before pulling back and taking a step away from the door warily. She walks backwards slowly making Octavia and Lexa to stare in confusion.
"Clarke what are you doing?" Clarke looks at Lexa and notices both brunettes looking at her in confusion and amusement.
"I'm making sure Titus doesn't barge in and try to kill Octavia for insulting him and me for slamming the door in his face. Like Octavia said he's scary and besides it wouldn't be the first time he was in my room unannounced." Lexa stiffens and her face contorts in anger. Clarke realizes her slip and closes her eyes in defeat.
"When was he in here Clarke?" Clarke can tell she is furious but is trying to remain calm. "After you told everyone about blood must not have blood and Emerson's arrival. He tried to convince me to kill Emerson and get you to change the order back to blood must have blood. He basically wants a war. But I couldn't do that because that meant Arkadia would be wiped out." Lexa's face was a mask of calm but Clarke knew she was anything but. Her eyes were nearly black with fury and Clarke didn't want their last moments to be in anger.
"Can you be angry after I leave please? We only have half an hour left together before I leave." Lexa's eyes soften and her face relaxes as she nods. "Of course Clarke. You're right. I have had a handmaiden pack your things that you will need for your trip and your horse is already saddled and waiting." Clarke grins and walks up to Lexa. Clarke looks over at Octavia quickly and notices the girl had walked out onto the balcony to give them privacy.
Lexa wraps her arms around Clarke's waist and pulls her closer while Clarke wraps her arms around Lexa's neck and pulls her down for a kiss. Lexa melts into the kiss and allows Clarke to control it. After a couple of minutes the pair break apart and rest their foreheads together. Clarke sighs and runs her thumb up and down the back of Lexa's neck as she stares into emerald eyes. She really doesn't want to part with her, having an uneasy feeling in her gut since this morning. Lexa can see the worry etched in Clarke's expression and tightens her hold on the blonde, and closes the gap between them completely. She kisses Clarke hard and desperately knowing they only have a few minutes left. The blonde follows and tightens her hold on Lexa and lets one hand come down to cup Lexa's face lightly. Coming up for air Clarke can see unshed tears in Lexa's eyes and know hers are reflecting the same.
"It'll be okay. I'll be home before you know it and we can continue this without interruptions." Lexa smiles at Clarke's description of Polis and nods trying to believe Clarke's words.
"Please be careful Clarke. I don't trust the Skaikru in charge. I can't lose you." Clarke smiles sadly and nods before kissing Lexa softly.
"All I'm doing is sneaking in to try and get through to Bellamy and then get out. If something goes wrong I will send Octavia back for help and I know you will be coming to get me the second you hear something is wrong. Just don't bring a whole army, pick a few to sneak in. There are some of your people in lock up who were healing and they need to be taken out. Lincoln is in there as well so he can help. Just promise me one thing." Lexa nods her agreement and waits for Clarke's request.
"Only hurt the people who resist and not the people who are loyal to Kane and are only following Pike to survive." Lexa gives her a small smile and leans in to kiss Clarke.
"I promise Clarke that the ones who resist will be the only ones to be harmed." Clarke lets out a sigh of relief and sags into Lexa. "Thank you." Clarke whispers and Lexa tightens her hold on Clarke. "Of course Clarke. I will do anything for you. But please promise me you will be careful. If it gets out of hand at least promise you will stay strong until I get to you." Clarke pulls back and looks into green eyes as she promises.
"I will do my best to be careful. I won't give up if something goes wrong, I'll fight until you can get to me." Lexa gives her a sharp nod and leans in for a deep kiss, that Clarke reciprocates eagerly. When they pull back Lexa rests her forehead on Clarke's.
"May we meet again Clarke." Clarke smiles and pecks Lexa's lips once more. "May we meet again Lexa." After a tight hug the two break apart and Clarke walks over to Octavia. "Time to go O." Octavia turns around and nods before walking back inside.
"Do you think I could come back to Polis with you? Once everything is fixed? I don't want to stay at Arkadia any longer." Clarke smiles and looks towards Lexa silently asking if she could tell her. Lexa smiles and nods giving Clarke permission to deliver the news. "Didn't you hear? You are now one of my personal guards. So that means you go where I go." Octavia's jaw drops in disbelief and Clarke grins wide at how for the first time ever the girl is speechless.
"Cat got your tongue?" Clarke smirks when Octavia snaps her jaw shut and glares playfully at the blonde. "How? I'm not even Indra's second anymore." Clarke gives her a sympathetic look before answering. "Well Lexa and I discussed it and I requested you and Lincoln to be my guards along with Ryder and Calum. That is if you agree. You do not have to be a second and will continue training when we arrive back here." Octavia breaks out in to a wide grin and nods her head. "I accept." Clarke grins and nods before motion for them to leaving.
"Great. Now we really need to go." Lexa and Octavia follow Clarke down to the market and to the stables where two stallions are tacked and ready to leave. Clarke walks over to the midnight black horse and pets his neck lovingly.
"Hey boy. How are you this morning? Are you ready to go for a run?" Clarke whispers in his ear causing him to snort and nudge his nose into her stomach. "I'll take that as a yes." Lexa walks over with an adoring look on her face and cautiously puts her hand out hovering above the horse's nose. He nudges it and she takes that as an okay to pet him. "Seems like he's getting used to you." Clarke says with a smile and pats the horse on the neck. Lexa nods her agreement and continues to pet the horse's nose.
"Why isn't he used to you?" Octavia questions and Clarke turns towards the girl to explain. "After my first week here I escaped into the woods for some peace and stumbled upon some warriors trying to wrangle him in. He was a wild horse that had ended up in Trikru territory. He was malnourished and skittish. I told the warriors to stop trying to take him by force and once they backed away I slowly approached him. He just stared at me as I walked closer and I reached into my bag for an apple I had grabbed for my walk. I held it out for him, standing still and waited patiently for him to take it. He eventually did and when I moved away he followed me. I walked in random directions and he kept following me. Once I stopped he walked up to me and nudged my bag sniffing it looking for more apples. The bugger was using me for food." Clarke says fondly and kisses the horse on the nose. Lexa and Octavia grin when the horse snorts and dips his head in agreement.
"He followed me home and I got him settled in a stable with a bunch of hay and apples for him but once I started to leave he whined and kicked the door. So long story short I ended up staying in the stables for a week until he was comfortable to be left alone. Only myself and Aden are able to go near and tack him without him causing a fit. But he's getting better with people as we just saw with Lexa." Octavia chuckles at the image of Clarke sleeping in the stable to comfort a horse. She turns and raises her eyebrows in question at Lexa who just nods with a grin.
"It's true. I had to drag her away so she would bathe and interact with humans again other than Aden." Clarke rolls her eyes and crosses her arms. "I'll have you know Aden is lovely company, better than most humans I have come to know." Lexa shakes her head with a grin. "Of course Clarke. That's why you encouraged him to sneak out at night to sleep in the stables with you so you weren't lonely. Titus always complained that he smelled of manure and straw everyday." Clarke chuckles.
"I did no such thing. He came of his own free will and if he just so happened to learn how to draw during that time then so be it. Which was in no way a brib for him to stay. I would never be such a bad influence Lexa. Especially when Titus gave me a speech specifically telling me I was not to play with the Nightbloods or interfere with their learning." Octavia and Lexa snort at that. Lexa is about to respond when the pounding of small feet can be heard and Clarke turns around just in time to catch the blonde headed boy in her arms. Aden clings to Clarke, his arms wrapped around her waist tightly and his head resting against her chest just under her chin. Clarke chuckles and kisses the top of Aden's head and squeezes him tightly. Octavia looks shocked at the scene before her expression softens into an awed expression at the young boy cradled in Clarke's arms. Aden finally breaks the hug but stays standing close in front of Clarke allowing her to reach up and swipe the hair off his forehead.
"Aden what are you doing up? You know you are not allowed out here without permission." Aden ducks his head at Clarke gentle reprimanding and nods as he scuffs the toe of his boot in the dirt. Clark lifts the boys head gently and raises her eyebrows patiently waiting for his answer.
"I know and I apologize Clarke. Heda. I just didn't want you to leave without saying goodbye. I'm going to miss you and Nova." Aden says softly and all three women melt at his confession. Clarke gives in and hugs the boy tight to her chest before pulling back and cupping his face with both hands, ducking her head so they are eye to eye. "Oh Aden that's really sweet of you. I'm going to miss you too and I know Nova will as well. But I'll be back in a couple of days and we will hangout after your training and get caught up. We still have to finish our sparring tournament." Aden relaxes and grins which Clarke reciprocates.
"But this is the last time you sneak out okay? I really don't want Titus breathing down my neck and lecturing me on being a bad influence for the twentieth time. That man is a pain in my ass. But how about you draw me a picture for when I return and I will draw you one as well?" Aden chuckles and nods quickly.
"We have to leave now but first let me introduce you to my close friend and new personal guard Octavia. You'll be seeing a lot of her and I think you'll get long great." Aden smiles and looks over at Octavia who grins and waves.
"Hello Octavia I have heard a lot about you." The brunette turns to Clarke with a surprised look and the blonde just shrugs and smiles. "Hello young man named Aden that I just learned about a few minutes ago." Aden smiles and nods while Lexa chuckles and moves forward slightly so she can clasp Aden on the shoulder. Aden looks up at her apologetically but she just smiles and shakes her head telling him she's not mad.
"Okay it's time for you two to take off for Arkadia." Clarke nods and hugs Aden once more running her hands through his soft and messy hair before kissing the top of his head. "See you in a couple of days Aden. Remember to not get caught by Titus when you're drawing." Aden nods his understanding. "I'll remember Clarke. Have safe travels and I will see you in a few days." Clarke smiles and nods before walking over to Lexa and pulling her in for a sweet but fierce kiss not caring about the two present at the moment. The two separate slightly out of breath before hugging tightly. "Be safe Klark."
"Stay safe Leksa." The two break apart and turn just in time for Octavia to give Aden the warriors handshake and nodding seriously to what the young boy is telling her. Clarke clears her throat and the two break apart, Aden moving over to pet Nova and hug his neck whispering something in his ear that the three women can't hear. Once he backs away Clarke pulls herself into the saddle gracefully and looks down smiling at her two favourite Trikru.
"Don't have too much fun without me." Clarke smiles and winks at the pair making them roll their eyes. "We make no promises Klark." Lexa says and Aden nods his agreement. Clarke shakes her head smiling before nodding to the duo and clucking her tongue getting Nova to start walking. Octavia follows suit and they both turn to wave before they take off into the dark forest. They ride for about twenty minutes before Octavia breaks the silence.
"So you got a kid, huh Griffin?" Clarke laughs and shakes her head. "Yeah something like that. He will most likely be Lexa's successor when she passes. I met him my first week here. Lexa had brought him in and he vowed to honour the alliance with the Skaikru and offer his protection if he became Heda. This was right before Lexa's fight to the death with Roan. So I wasn't really happy that day and didn't make a great impression. But after Lexa won and we started working on the alliance I started going to to see the Nightbloods train and listened in on their lessons with Lexa and I guess I kind of got attached. One day Aden came up to me and asked if I wanted to spar with him. By then Lexa had been training me in secret for a couple weeks so I felt confident enough to be able to hold my own. I actually managed to take him down a few times so we made up a tournament for the two of us. We keep score of who knocks the other down more and tally it at the end of each week. Whoever wins gets to order the other around for the week. Whether it's telling them to get food for the other person, tacking the other person's horse and cleaning the stall or we even do dares. Titus doesn't like it at all. He gets so pissed off but it's so damn entertaining to watch his face go so red and the vein in his forehead pulse madly that we keep doing it. It's not like it interferes with his training. We do it once he's done with his lessons and he has his free time to do whatever. Titus just needs to take the stick out of his ass." Octavia laughs and looks at the smug grin on the blonde's face as she talks about pissing Titus off for fun.
"That guy hates your guts. But I see where you're coming from. Bellamy makes it so easy to mess with him." Clarke laughs and nods her head. "So true. And don't even get me started on my mother. She's so uptight she can't take a joke." Octavia snorts at the thought of Abby finding anything remotely funny.
After their laughter dies down Clarke looks over at Octavia with a mischievous grin. Octavia raises her eyebrows at the blonde and Clarke smirks. "Race ya!" Clarke takes off at a sprint leaving a stunned Octavia behind before she finally takes off with her own horse following Clarke closely. "You're a cheater Griffin!" Clarke's laughter makes Octavia grin as she comes up beside Clarke.
"It's not my fault you have slow reflexes Blake!" Octavia tries to look offended but ends up laughing along with Clarke. They race for about an hour before they start to slow down almost at the end of their ride, before they have to dismount and walk on foot. They reach a clearing and stop the horses, climbing off to tie them to a tree. Clarke grabs her bag and walks around Nova so she can look him in the eye. "I'll be back soon Nova. But if not be a good boy for Octavia. She may need your help to get back quickly. Can you do that?" Nova dips his head and lets out a huff making Clarke grin.
"Nova. You name him that?" Octavia asks as she slides up beside Clarke. Clarke looks over and nods. "Yeah it means new beginning. But it's also short for Supernova. I though it was fitting. Since we fell from space and all." Octavia snorts in amusement and nods her head. "So really his name has two meanings I guess. New beginning and a star that increases in brightness. Which are both fitting because he and I have found a new start and he has brought brightness to my life." Octavia nods and rounds Clarke so she is standing in front of Nova.
Slowly she raises her hand and lets it hover just like Lexa did. After a minute he nudges her hand and Clarke smiles when Octavia pets him softly. "Wow two in one day. That's a record. He must know how much you guys mean to me." Clarke kisses his head and gives him one more pat before stepping back with Octavia.
"See you later boy." Clarke and Octavia walk for almost two hours and reach the Ark just as the sky starts to lighten. They hurry towards the secret entrance and Octavia quickly removes the sheet of metal and climbs in with Clarke right behind her. Clarke grabs the metal and pulls it back in place before they climb through the small shute. Octavia climbs out and helps Clarke down just as Kane and Abby enter the room. Abby rushes to Clarke and pulls her into a hug. "Clarke what are you doing here?" Clarke pulls back and looks between Kane and her mother as she speaks.
"Pike's massacre of Lexa's army and the attack on the village were acts of war. I managed to get Lexa to not act on the massacre but they attacked the village after she declared peace and people are demanding blood. If we don't hand over Pike and the people responsible the armies of the twelve clans will form a blockade five miles away surrounding the Ark on all sides until we do. Anyone who attempts to cross will be killed." Kane and Abby look shocked and Clarke looks to Octavia warily.
"Clarke we can't just hand over our people. This is insane. How are we going to get food or water with this blockade." A flash of annoyance crosses Clarke's face at hearing her mothers words. "Simple. Hand them over. They are the reason my efforts have failed at making peace. This is the best that Lexa can do to protect us without causing an all out war. Once the grounders have the people responsible the blockade will be lifted and the chancellorship will be given to Kane. If you want everyone to survive you will do this or the Twelve Clans will march on Arkadia and wipe everyone out." Abby looks like she's going to argue but Kane places a hand on her shoulder. Abby looks up at him in shock and he nods his head.
"Abby Clarke's right. We need to hand over the people who are responsible for the attacks so the rest can live. If we don't none of us will survive. You know this." Abby clenches her jaw and looks away before nodding her head. "Fine what do we do?" Clarke sighs in relief and nods her thanks to Marcus.
"Well I have to talk with Bellamy. So you guys start planning a coupe of some sort to be able to get Pike to the grounders." Abby shakes her head as soon as Clarke begins. "No Clarke. Bellamy is on Pike's side it's too dangerous." Clarke sighs and looks at Octavia in exasperation before looking back at her mother.
"I know mom. But if I can get through to him he can get information on Pike and help us get ride of him."
"And if he doesn't? What happens when you are arrested for treason and being a traitor?"
"Then Octavia will sneak out and get Lexa so she can come with a small group to rescue me and kill Pike." Abby looks incredulous after hearing Clarke's plan and how nonchalant she was as she spoke.
"How do you know Lexa will come? She betrayed us once. She will do it again. I don't understand how you can trust her so blindly after what she made you do." Clarke's lips thinned in anger and she clenches her jaw, she would have smiled after hearing Octavia's whispered 'oh shit' if this wasn't such a serious discussion.
"Mom I know Lexa will come because I asked her to. She has proven herself to me in the past few months and her actions at the mountain have been forgiven by me. I forgave her because I understand her position. It's exactly what I did to save our people. Whatever it takes. She just managed to save all her people without bloodshed. And if I was offered that deal I would have taken it. The difference is Lexa's men were the bulk of our army. So I trust her because I understand her and I know she won't repeat history because she doesn't want another war. If you don't trust Lexa then trust me when I tell you Lexa will not betray us again." Clarke finishes her speech and watches her mother's face go from anger to annoyance and end with defeat. Abby sighs and nods her head. "Fine but I do not trust her. I am putting my faith in you Clarke and I hope you are right about this." Octavia is the one to speak next, surprising all of them.
"Clarke is telling the truth. Heda will come for Clarke if she is in danger. She cares about Clarke and would never hurt her or Skaikru because that would indirectly hurt Clarke. She is trying to protect us the best she can because Clarke asked her to go against tradition and order blood must not have blood. Even though she knew her people would be angry and demand blood, putting her own life at risk." Abby looks at Octavia with clear disbelief and shock written on her face before turning her gaze on Clarke forcing her to stop glaring at Octavia for telling her mother all of that. Octavia smirks at Clarke who narrows her eyes in response before focussing back on her mother.
"Is this true Clarke?" Clarke sighs in defeat and grudgingly answers with the truth. "Yes it's true." Clarke is pretty sure she saw Marcus smile but when she turns to look at him his face is blank but his eyes have a spark of amusement in them. Before her mother can start another conversation, Clarke quickly speaks and backs up towards the door.
"Okay so now that that's settled Octavia and I need to go and find Bellamy. If something happens Octavia will leave and go back to Polis to inform Lexa. And I don't want you two try and interfere before then. Come up with a plan to get Pike to the Grounders before the blockade which is happening in two days at dawn. If you can't deliver him in time drop him at the blockade. Do not try to break me out if I am arrested, we need everyone available to make this work." Abby and Kane look at each other, silently communicating before turning to Clarke and nodding.
"Okay sweetheart. I don't like this but I know I won't be able to change your mind so please be careful." Clarke hugs her mother tightly before pulling back. "I promise I will do my best to be careful." Abby nods and Clarke moves over so she is standing in front of Kane. She holds out her arm and he clasps her forearm firmly nodding to her. "We will do our best to come up with a plan. Just focus on Bellamy. Be safe Clarke." Clarke smiles releasing her grip on his arm and steps back beside Octavia.
Octavia looks over at Clarke in question and Clarke nods telling her to take them to Bellamy. They walk down the halls quietly but quickly until they reach a storage room and enter making sure no one saw them.
"Okay I'll stay here and wait for you to bring Bellamy in. Then you'll leave while we talk and make sure to hide incase things go south." Octavia nods while watching Clarke pace with a concerned look. "Are you okay Clarke?" Clarke's head snaps up and she looks at Octavia. Octavia notices The blonde's right hand is continuously rubbing up and down her left arm nervously and her bottom lip is being chewed raw.
"I'm nervous Octavia. I left him. I left him to deal with everything. He's going to be angry and I'm not sure what he will do. He's different than before. And I hate it in here. I'm suffocating and I want to get out as soon as possible. I need to be outside and feel the sun on my face and be able to breathe fresh air. I want to go home." Clarke doesn't realize her slip until she hears Octavia's sharp intake of breath. She mentally goes over what she said and freezes. Clarke looks up shocked and Octavia's gaze softens when she notices the stricken look on Clarke's face.
"I didn't mean to say-," Clarke begins but Octavia holds up her hand. "I know what you meant Clarke. I feel the same way. Being in here brings back too many bad memories and I feel trapped. I need to be outside and I want to go home too. But I think what you really meant was you want to go back to Lexa. She is your home now. Home isn't a place, it's a person and I would know, Lincoln's mine." Clarke sighs in relief and quickly hugs the brunette tightly.
"Yes that's what I meant but I was just shocked that I said it out loud. I never really realized she was my home until we got here and were surrounded by these metal walls again. I hate it in here it's making me tense and jittery." Octavia smiles her understanding before she places her hand on Clarke's shoulder.
"I know but we have to do this. So how about we get it over with shall we? I'm going to find Bell. The quicker we find him the faster this will be over." Clarke sighs and watches Octavia walk out the room before she resumes her pacing. Ten minutes later the door opens and Octavia steps in followed by Bellamy. Bellamy freezes and Clarke stops her pacing and looks up at him.
"Now I'm done." Octavia says to Bellamy before giving one last look towards Clarke and leaves shutting the door behind her. Neither speak for a minute and they just stare a tech other. Bellamy is the one to break the silence. "Why are you here Clarke?" His voice is hard and full of anger and Clarke swallows hard when she hears it.
"I need you." Bellamy scoffs and shakes his head in disbelief. "You need me?" He sneers and Clarke swallows her anger opting to go for calm and in control when she answers. "Yes I need you. I need the guy who wouldn't let me pull that lever by myself. I need that guy who helped me lead a bunch of delinquents and cared for their safety."
"Why would I help you? You left!" Bellamy shouts and takes a threatening step forward. Clarke's calm starts to disappear and is replaced by annoyance.
"Oh I don't know maybe because you killed three hundred warriors in their sleep who were there to protect you from the Ice Nation. Or maybe because even after the Commander agreed to keep the peace you attacked a village for land. But the main reason I'm here is to tell you that the Ice Nation has paid a price. The Commander killed their queen. The problem was solved but you had to go and ruin it by killing innocents. We had peace but you just couldn't leave well alone. You need to fix your mistake!" Clarke was seething and Bellamy looked shocked before his anger came back full force.
"Right I'm the bad guy. They started this war and we are finishing it. You think you can come in here after four months and tell me what is wrong and what's not? No you aren't in charge here Clarke and that's a good thing because people die when you're in charge. You just left me! You left everyone! You turned your back on your own people and sided with the enemy after they betrayed us. The Commander left us and gave us no choice but to kill everyone in that mountain!" Clarke keeps her face passive even though his words are cutting into her like knives. Hearing everything she has done to ensure her people's safety being thrown back in her face like it didn't matter, by Bellamy the guy who was her best friend, hits a nerve and she can't hold back her anger any more.
"How dare you! You say people die when I'm in charge? Look around you Bellamy! Look what you have done to Arkadia because you are too fucking stupid to think for yourself anymore! You are letting Pike dictate our people and abuse his power by putting their lives at risk because of his vendetta against the ICE NATION. It was only the Ice Nation that killed the people from Farm Station not every single grounder out there. You're his fucking lapdog Bellamy and you don't even realize it. Monroe died because of you following Pike around, worshipping the very ground he walks on. Your sister was almost killed because of your decision. We had peace and we could have been fucking happy if you hadn't murdered three hundred people in cold blood because you are a fucking coward. I thought you were better than that but apparently you haven't changed since the first day on the ground. You will always be selfish and bully people to get your way. You need a babysitter every time you make a decision because you just make things worse. If you thought you couldn't live with yourself after Mount Weather I can't wait to see what happens when everyone dies because of your mistake, thinking what you are doing is saving everyone but in reality it's killing them off one by one because you don't have any rational thoughts." Clarke's chest is heaving and Bellamy looks stricken before his face morphs into fury.
His fist slams into Clarke's face whipping it to the side and splitting her lip. Clarke slowly raises her hand and wipes the blood off and looks at Bellamy with a calm expression. "You really have changed." And before Bellamy can blink Clarke kicks him hard in the chest knocking him to the ground wheezing for breath. Clarke is on him and punching his face repeatedly before he is able to flip her and return the favour. Clarke brings her knee up and hits him in groin before elbowing the side of Bellamy's head,stunning him long enough for her to get up escape from underneath him. Shoving him off, Clarke is on her feet and swiftly kicks him in the stomach before leaping over him but he grabs Clarke's leg and she comes crashing down with bruising force. Her head smacks the corner of the metal table and her vision blurs, dark spots dancing before her eyes. Bellamy grabs his shock stick and jabs it into Clarke's back, effectively immobilizing her. She clenches her jaw and quietly screams as the volts go through her body, making it feel like her organs are going to explode and her bones shatter as her muscles seize and spasm. While she is still on the ground he handcuffs her before dragging her to her feet.
"This is for your own good Clarke." Clarke can't respond as she is dragged through the halls barely conscious or able to stand without Bellamy holding almost all of her weight. They turn the corner and stop when a guard comes toward them to speak with Bellamy. Clarke ignores their conversation and looks up to see the airlock just down the hall. Clarke spots movement from the hallway to her right. She looks over and sees Octavia standing with her sword in hand and about to rush Bellamy.
Octavia had just rounded the corner when she sees Bellamy dragging a beaten and barely conscious Clarke with him. Her vision goes red and she grabs her sword, about to rush her brother and beat the living shit out of him for hurting Clarke. Her friend who has quickly become someone she looks up to and thinks of like a sister. Clarke doesn't deserve half the shit she has gone through and Octavia can't believe her brother has hurt Clarke. As she watches him talk with the guard she can tell his eyes are cold and dead, not as they once were when he was raising her.
He's not the same older brother she once looked up to and idolized. Clarke is that person now. So when she is about to move she looks at Clarke and notices blue eyes full of pain staring at her in desperation. She watches Clarke shake her head at her and mouth 'Get Lexa.' Octavia hesitates. She knows this was the plan but she can easily take out her brother and the guard and get Clarke to safety. But she runs out of time when Clarke looks forward and Octavia follows her eyesight and sees twenty armed guards rounding the corner so she deflates and nods to Clarke giving her a look telling her to be strong and that she will be back before she quickly retreats back to the escape door.
Octavia makes it to the escape shute in record timing, seeing Kane and Abby standing there waiting. They turn as she runs into the room at a sprint and rips the metal to the side. Climbing in she turns and manages to get out a couple of sentences to the two shocked and worried adults.
"Bellamy beat up Clarke and has arrested her and is now taking her to the airlock. I have to get to Lexa right now. Do what Clarke said make a plan and don't try to rescue her. I'll be back as soon as I can." Octavia is about to leave when Kane grabs her arm and places a radio in her hand. "Radio us when you are almost here. We will be here or have Miller and Harper waiting for you." Octavia nods and turns climbing as fast as she can to get out. Once she's out she quickly places the metal back in place and takes off at a sprint. She doesn't stop until she reaches the horses wheezing after running for two hours straight but knows she can't stop now. Clarke needs her and she will die before she fails Clarke again. Octavia approaches Nova knowing he's the faster of the two horses.
"Nova I need your help. Clarke is in trouble and I need to get to Polis as fast as I can. I need you to take me to Lexa." Nova stamps his feet and pulls at the rope tied to the tree while neighing. Octavia unties him and quickly swings up into the saddle.
"Thank you boy. Let's go get Lexa and save Clarke." And with that Nova takes off towards Polis sprinting the whole way. They reach Polis just before five in the afternoon and they don't stop until they are in front of the tower. Octavia jumps off Nova and sprints inside not caring that everyone is staring at her. She enters the elevator and waits impatiently for it to reach Lexa's floor. The door just starts to open and Octavia is sliding through the crack and running for Lexa's room.
The guards outside Lexa's room move to stop her. "No stop I need the Commander it's an emergency! Heda!" The door is wrenched open and Lexa is there breathing hard with a look of devastation on her face. "Clarke?" Lexa asks but she knows something happened and her question is redundant.
Octavia swallows and shakes her head holding her tears at bay. "Her talk didn't go well with Bellamy and he beat her up. He was dragging her to the cell when I found them. I was about to take out my brother and the guard he was talking to but Clarke shook her head and mouthed for me to get you. I didn't want to leave but twenty armed guards came around the corner so I nodded to Clarke and left. Kane and Abby know and they gave me a radio so we can contact them when we arrive. It will be either them or two of the surviving hundred waiting for us."
Lexa's face becomes enraged when she hears Clarke was harmed and quickly walks down the hall with Octavia flanking her. Lexa turns and orders her guards to get Indra, Nyko, Ryder and Calum. As well as to prepare six horses for them by the time she steps out of the tower. They nod and rush off to get things prepared. Octavia follows Lexa to the armoury and Lexa starts strapping swords and daggers onto her person, already dressed in her armour from the meeting she had in the morning. She hands Octavia three daggers and another sword with a double sword scabbard to attach to her back. She takes them wordlessly and finishes placing them on her person just as Indra enters the room.
"Indra we are leaving for Arkadia at once. Clarke has been taken captive by Pike and Bellamy. We are going to sneak in with Octavia to rescue her and our injured warriors then take Pike for ourselves. The sky people won't move against him themselves out of fear. We are only harming those who follow Pike of their own free will. The rest will be spared as they are following in fear. Do you understand?" Indra nods her head and Octavia swears she sees concern in her eyes.
"Sha Heda." Lexa nods and the three warriors exit the tower and walk over to mount their horses. Nyko, Ryder and Calum already sitting on top of their's ready to leave. Lexa nods to them and then they are off running at a steady pace so they can reach Arkadia before nightfall.
They are almost to the halfway mark when an arrow flies past Octavia's head causing her to duck and swerve her horse to the left narrowly missing Indra who moves just in time to avoid colliding. More arrows fly and each rider ducks and weaves expertly avoiding them all. A wall of warriors stands in their way with arrows pointed at them head on. Lexa pulls up on her reins and stops her horse and the rest follow.
"Get off your horses and kneel on the ground now!" A man yells at them from the front of the group lined up across the trail. Lexa has a predatory gleam in her eye but does as they are told. She slowly gets off her horse which is Nova and whispers in his ear. Lexa steps forward until she is a few feet from the warrior and he yells at her to stop. She does but quickly pulls her dagger out of her hiding spot in her sleeve throwing it at the man and hitting him in the throat. Lexa doesn't give the others a chance to move before she has grabbed her sword and run it through three of the men. Nova sprints forward and runs into men before stomping on them killing any that try to harm Lexa when she is not looking. Indra and Octavia quickly follow suit taking out four each and Nyko fires his arrows into the trees where he knows the archers are sitting. Bodies fall from trees randomly and Calum fights back to back with Ryder taking out all the warriors who attack them. The fight lasts for about an hour when they all freeze at the roar that echoes through the forest. Lexa's group takes the distraction as a chance to kill the rest of the warriors before Lexa yells at them to mount up. Everyone is on their horses and racing to the Ark but the Pauna's roar gets closer to the group.
"Jok! Follow me! We are not safe. We will have to stop for the night." Lexa says and the five warriors follow her to a green moss coloured doorway. The same one where Bellamy and Octavia hid from the fog and found Lincoln as a reaper. Octavia swallows hard and tries to block out the bad memories and focus on the present Lincoln who she saw when Bellamy and Clarke were talking. Lucky for her Miller was on duty and let her in to have a few moments with him. They all enter and bring the horses in so the Pauna would not attack them as well.
"Hopefully the blood from those traitors will distract it for the night and we will be able to leave early." Lexa tells her companions and various 'sha Heda' can be heard. The warriors all roll out their furs and get settled, waiting for morning to come. Lexa's last though before she enters a restless sleep is of Clarke and how she hopes the blonde haired and blue eyed girl is holding strong.
Bellamy yanks her forward after he's done talking to the guard. They reach the airlock where they had kept Emerson all those months ago and he shoves her inside, Clarke falling to the ground painfully after her body fails to hold her up. Her elbow throbs painfully from where it smashed into the metal floor as she fell on her side. Her head hurts and spikes of white hot pain flares behind her eyes every time she moves her head. She wants to sleep but knows she can't when she knows she has a mild to severe concussion. As she assessed her injuries Bellamy had been grabbing chains and hooking them up to the ceiling here two metal loops were bolted into the roof. He threads them through and yanks making sure they hold before he grabs Clarke and drags her towards the center of the cell. He hooks her handcuffs to the chains then moves go the other side of the room and winds up the chains yanking Clarke up into the air by her wrists so she is dangling in the air about two feet off the ground. Clarke grunts in pain, her head snaps back sending sharp pain through her skull, her elbow over extends and pulses hotly telling her it's most likely dislocated and her wrists feel like they are about to be cut off, cuts already forming with blood slowly starting to drip down her arms. Bellamy looks at her with a crazed gleam in his eyes and nods to himself before leaving the airlock. Clarke looks up and ignores her pounding head to see how the chains are situated. Noticing two loops bolted to the ceiling Clarke grabs the chain with both hands and pulls up with all of her strength and yanks, biting her tongue to stop the cry of pain threatening to burst. She repeats this six times before she gives up and turns her attention to the door just in time for Pike and Bellamy to round the corner.
The men enter and Pike walks up to her slowly, almost predatory like but she doesn't feel any fear when she looks at him. All she sees is a coward hiding behind his guards and guns thinking he's a god because he has fire power.
"Well,well,well. If it isn't the mighty Wanheda. Not so tough now. You were pretty easy to contain from what I heard." Pike mocks trying to get a reaction out of her but Clarke keeps her face expressionless and her eyes focused on his showing she doesn't fear him. He grows annoyed when she doesn't speak and nods to Bellamy. Bellamy steps up and presses the shock stick into her stomach for a few seconds before letting go. Clarke clenches her jaw and breathes deep, not giving them the satisfaction of her screaming.
"She's tougher than she looks. That just means it will be more fun when she screams. Now Clarke tell us what we want to know and we will let you go without causing more pain, sound good?" Clarke glares at him defiantly and in complete hatred making his eyes widen at how dangerous she looks. Clarke smirks when she sees his reaction.
"What is the size of the Grounder's army?" Pike asks and Clarke stays silent. Bellamy walks behind her and presses the wand into her back but she keeps quiet as her muscles spams and her body twitches. "Tell me what the Commander is planning!" Clarke smirks and leans her face forward so it's inches from Pike's. "Never." And then Clarke spits in his face just like she had when she first saw Lexa after those three months. His face is full of disgust then changes into fury and he punches her hard across the face.
"Fine have it your way you traitorous bitch." Pike steps back and whips out his baton. He nods to Bellamy and the two of them hit her at the same time, Bellamy with the shock wand and pike smacks her hard on her left thigh. She bites her tongue until she tastes blood but she never lets her screams escape from her throat and doesn't let them get any louder than that as they continue to hit her over and over. She stops focusing on her pain and thinks of Lexa, her home. Her green eyes sparkling in the sunlight, her soft but calloused hands holding hers and sliding over her skin, how soft her brown curls are and the taste of her plump lips. The rare but beautiful smiles she gives only to Clarke and her strong arms wrapping around Clarke from behind as they sleep. After an hour Clarke falls unconscious from the pain to the image of Lexa laughing and happy as she and Clarke play around after they finished sparring.