Title: Fairground(ers)
Author: Chantal (saragabriel )
Genre: Modern day AU - The 100 fanfic
Rating: T/M - General, Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: Lexa/Clarke, and basically all the other characters from the show will drop in as well: Octavia, Indra, Anya, Bellamy, Raven etc.
Summary: Competing for customers at an already crowded funfair ground, will these two crews (kru's) get along. Will their leaders or will there be fireworks

Carnies slang explanations:
Funfair: carnival
Lot: the location where the carnival attractions are set up
Backyard: the site behind the lot where only the carnies are allowed there living space
Townies/Rubes/Gilly's: Town folks, carnival visitors
Eli/Wheel: ferris wheel
Mender: lawyer, helper that follows the carnival
Lay out man: person that assigns the locations to attractions.
Genny/Lightplant: 18 wheeler generator truck
Cookhouse: kitchen on the backyard
Juiceman: carnie electrician someone who knows how to cut into the local power
ride jock: set up, build up, manage and travel with ride person

Chapter 3

Several days had passed since the public blow up between the two childhood friends. During which Wells had steered clear of Clarke, keeping busy in different locations from the blonde leader, trying to give her the space she desired. Clarke for her part had done her best to avoid the young man as well, keeping busy with Finn and Bellamy, making sure all of their crew got settled in and everything was securely built, meticulously going over their safety checklists.

Finn had been a welcome distraction, even if he was a bit unpredictable and goofy at times. It had been his silly antics that had managed to sneak a tiny smile on Clarke's lips whenever she got too caught up inside of her thoughts. The ordeal of trying to get everything done and dusted before her mother and the others would arrive, in the coming weeks, was rather stressful for the young woman. While having the one person, whom she never wanted to see again, along for this first time running the show on her own, wasn't helping her emotions.

Now the total opposite twosome was standing near one of the Ferris wheel pods waiting for the final ok from the grounders own safety inspector. "Don't worry Clarke, we checked it all, three times even, there's not a single pin, wedge or R-key is out of place." Finn said as he softly jabbed his elbow against the woman beside him.

"Yeah, yeah I know but I'd like him to say that as well." Clarke said nodding towards the finicky man with the clipboard who was walking towards them.

"Looks like you're good to go here. Just keep an eye on those mains wires, and just tighten up pods 1 and 3." He said as he checked off two more items on his list before signing and handing Clarke a copy of the safety report. "For now have a good season and I'll see you when your other rides arrive." He said making his way to his next appointment.

An audible sigh accompanied the releasing tension within Clarke's tensed shoulders. "Pfew, well at least that's done." The relieved blonde uttered.

"Yeah time for a drink. Come on I'm buying." Finn joked with a big ass grin on his face. Putting a casual arm around Clarke's waist and pulling her towards the cookhouse.

Clarke only halfheartedly objected, knowing she still had enough other things to do but the contagiousness of Finn's happy go lucky attitude pushed her along. Neither of them noticed the young black man standing a couple of feet away. Wells had been listening in and was sadly smiling, glad for his old friend having passed this hurdle even if it had been without him.

For all their hard and dedicated work, the sky crew knew how to play hard as well. It hadn't taken the scoundrels Monty and Jasper long to hook up with the well connected Rubes and Carnies and there had been plenty of laughter and drunkenness in their off time exploring the grounds. Something Clarke and Finn were now happily partaking in.

Bellamy, Murphy and Octavia spend most of their time in the glowing forest, the well-lit arcade hall in the center of the fairground with its dazzling flickering rainbow colors lights. Practicing their skills at the slightly rigged fishing-, bal and ring toss- and shooting games. At some point wild child Octavia had been seduced away by a more interesting prospect, in the form of tall, dark and tattooed carnie builder Lincoln, and was spending most of her off time with him walking the beach, playing in the surf or holding up in his trailer. All to the chagrins of her older protective brother Bellamy.

Sitting at one of the tables filled with her people who were talking, having fun and drinking Clarke couldn't help but think. Her mind going to the other crews who seemed ok, most were a bit standoffish not knowing what to make of the addition of their Sky crew to the fairground, but all were amicable enough in their occasional interactions. Clarke really felt as if they had settled in nicely amongst them. Clarke was almost sure her mother would be confident in and proud of her when she and the others finally joined them. A feeling that, accompanied by whatever hooch it had been that Jasper had poured in her glass, caused the inebriated blonde a pleasant dream filled with horses and her dark stranger that night.

A happy untroubled feeling that didn't last as the following morning another tumultuous sky crew arrival, that no doubt would attract unwanted attention to them again, pulled the hung-over, sleepy blonde from bed and trailer. When with still smoking tires the red souped-up, old junker of a car belonging to Raven Reyes screeched its way up the parking lot Clarke could merely shake her head and regret it immediately because of her hangover. Their crews main electrician and all-round fixer Raven Reyes threw open the car door letting the sweet tunes of Porcelain Black's 'One Woman Army' spill from her stereo across the yard. Stepping out with a shit eating grin on her face, the latina girl exuded confidence and a hint of professional arrogance, bellowed to all the gathered bleary eyed members of Sky crew. "So which of you idiots messed up my Genny?"