Chapter Four
resinswhy: WHAT IS WITH YOU AND ANGST? It's like the moment I decide to have regular sappy romance you want guns blazing and one-sided love you want angst! You're killing me! XD
Anyways, I've been neglecting this story and War Games in favor of Unwritten Rules. I'm still working out some kinks in War Games, so I thought I would update this story! It deserves some love. I'll have some other stories that will be needing TLC soon as well!
Clarke giggled, watching Hawal stumble around on stubby legs. The pup that had been present during her and Lexa's first kiss had apparently decided that her mommies needed dote on her for the rest of the week. Together, her and Lexa had paid a bit more attention to the little pup while Octavia and Lincoln cared for the rest of the litter and the bigger, singular Pit's that called Bully Crew their home. Clarke had gotten to name the pup, only after being convinced by Lexa that it was fine and no little kid would be said that they couldn't name her if their parents decided to adopt. So Clarke had grabbed a dictionary full of words in Lexa's native language, Trigedasleng, and poured through its pages. Eventually, Clarke found Hawal, or 'Howl' and decided that it fit the noisy, rambunctious pup perfectly. It definitely fit the pup at three AM when she decided to howl at the moon last night - the one night that Clarke was too lazy to go home.
But Hawal had somehow brought her and Lexa closer over the past week, and Clarke couldn't be happier. They spent almost every second of each day that week together, and the two were planning on having a movie marathon over the weekend at Clarke's place. It would be perfect. Hawal, Keyron and Warden would probably end up snuggled between them, but Clarke wouldn't have it any other way. It was hard to stay mad at the furry bundles that had invaded her life not two months ago, and she was loving every second.
Bellamy and Raven had finally come home after the construction project in Canada, and both were animatedly speaking to Lexa about the beauty of the wilds of Canada, and how they would love to move their if they had the money. Apparently, they had scouted out an area where they could all move and build their own houses, claiming that the area was perfect and that they could fill it with furry friends that everyone knew Raven would end up being forced to feed at six in the morning. The girl was up early every day, and the rest of the group used her to feed the dogs early so they could sleep in. Raven didn't complain, but did demand breakfast.
"Commando, seriously, the place is amazing!" Raven half-shouted, excited as she pulled up photos on her custom made laptop. A large, beautiful lake popped up on the screen. "This area of land isn't owned, and whoever buys it has to monitor a giant animal reserve that protects the native species from hunters, but still! The place is amazing! Think about it Lexa, we could have a little wild community!"
Lexa simply stared at Raven with unconcealed awe. Awe that Clarke thought to be positive until Lexa finally responded, "How many joints did you smoke before you came home?"
Bellamy threw his head back, laughter ringing throughout the first floor of Bully Crew's as he coddled the smallest puppy in Hawal's litter. Octavia had organized the adoption for him and even put a little red bow around the pup's neck for when she gifted her to Bellamy. He promptly named the little puppy Octo, having originally wanted to name her Octavia. Death threats tend to change your actions quite a lot.
"Seriously though Lexa," Bellamy started, a pearly white, hopeful smile on his face, "This could be really cool. We've all got enough money to where, if we all pitch in, we could buy a part of a Canada!"
Lexa sighed, rubbing at the bridge of her nose as she pondered the idea. It would be beautiful. We wouldn't be far from usual civilization - we could craft our own civilization, we're smart enough. We could take all of the dogs and have a garden or a farm... It would be like back home with the other Trigeda's. But things have just started with me and Clarke, what if we end quickly? Then we are stuck in an isolated area and the awkwardness would infest the forests. No, I am confident we will be fine.
"Hmm," Lexa pretended to continue to think, stroking her chin in an exaggerated manner. When Raven began to adopt an 'I'm straight pissed off' look, she spoke up, "I'm not sure this will be a good thing right now. While I know we have enough money between us, I'm not sure we are all stable enough to drop everything and head over to Canada to take care of a reserve. But in the future? It would be amazing."
"Yes!" Raven hissed, throwing her hands in the air in victory. Her and Bellamy shared a high five before she continued, "Lexa is on our side! Clarke, what about you?"
Clarke sighed, snuggling up with Hawal on her plush office chair as she kicked her legs out, resting her calves on Lexa's lap. She groaned gently as the other woman began to massage her calves absentmindedly, they had been aching from the long run she had taken that morning. "I'm not sure. I have so many questions. How far would we be from civilization? What would we eat? How would we get food? Would we need staff for the reserve? What permits are necessary? Are we even ready to be Canadian Mountain People?"
Lexa chuckled lowly at Clarke's last question, pressing a kiss to the top of Keyron's head as she pounced on the blonde's jean-clad calf with a powerful yip. "We would have to build homes, no doubt. And we would probably have a garden or a small farm, maybe? Or we could always import, though that would be expensive."
"Horses!" Octavia shouted, walking into the room with her own pup in her arms. The little pup was darker than midnight with a bright white chest, giving her the perfect tuxedo look. "Lexa can build us a stable and she knows how to care for them like me."
Bellamy gasped, face morphed into a look of mock hurt. "Hey! I'm the construction worker here! Hello? Handyman!"
Octavia rolled her eyes, plopping into a chair beside Clarke. "Oh please, bro, I know you just weld shit and goof off with Raven. The only reason you two even have that job is 'cuz Lexa and Lincoln own the construction business! Lexa is a craftswoman if I've ever seen one. She's also the one who redid my bathroom after someone nearly broke my water pipe."
Bellamy blushed, scratching the back of his head, "Heh, yeah..."
"Yeah," Octavia snapped, before turning to Lexa, "You and me could care for the horses, and we could make Bellamy shovel shit."
Lexa leaned back in her chair, laughing. She nodded at Octavia, "Definitely, I can teach you a bit on saddle repair, seeing as, according to Indra, you never do it."
Octavia blushed, muttering "She's a crazy instructor. She didn't even teach me anything on it! I don't want to stitch shit to the wrong stuff!"
Lexa snickered, shaking her head, "You, Octavia Blake, need to realize that Indra is a quick woman, she will not wait for you to catch up. I would know, the woman taught me how to fight when I was young. I was running around so much that by the time I was twelve I was the strongest kid in my village. Best arm wrestler around!"
Octavia giggled, "Sure, sure. Just teach me how to fix butt-pads."
Lexa groaned, face-palming, "Saddles. The one time I get drunk around you I end up getting teased about what I say. You're lucky I didn't reveal your major crush on-"
Octavia squealed, "NO! I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry. Just please, pretty please keep quiet!"
Raven smirked, fixing Octavia with an amused stare, "Ooooh, whose caught Octavia's eye?"
Octavia blushed, looking away from the mechanic, "No one."
Raven's smirk grew, "Sure, we'll see about that O, I'll find out eventually."
On the outside, Raven seemed like a curious friend, but on the inside, she was quite the opposite. She was desperate to know who had caught Octavia's eye, and hoped to god that for some miraculous reason that is was her who had. She didn't know what she had done to be cursed with a crush on the beautiful girl, it was made even worse because Octavia was such a good friend, and Raven couldn't lose the girl to something as trivial as a small crush. So once she found out, she would buckle down and accept it. She wouldn't shed any tears when Octavia mentioned the words 'me and my girlfriend' or 'me and my boyfriend' or god forbid, 'me and my fiancé'. She would be fine, she could handle a little heartbreak.
Lexa adopted a victorious smirk, but yelped when Clarke thumped her in her collarbone, "Don't pick on Octavia!"
The veteran pouted, "Fine" She huffed, crossing her arms as her expression darkened. Her act was destroyed however, when Keyron propped herself up against Lexa's abs, shown through her snug purple shirt so she could lick at Lexa's chin. Lexa's act was quickly demolished as she giggled, pressing a kiss to a wet, red nose. "C'mon Key, I was trying to be mad at Clarke!"
Keyron yipped before curling up on top of Clarke's calves, settling down for a nap.
"Ha! See, you cant stay mad at me, the puppies won't let you." Clarke's expression was far too smug for Lexa's liking, and the veteran blew a raspberry at her girlfriend.
"Child."
"You're a very cruel girlfriend, Clarke Griffin."
"You love it."
"Ah, I do, unfortunately."
Clarke smiled, shifting just enough to press a kiss to Lexa's cheek, "Sap" she teased gently.
Raven mimed gagging to Octavia, who giggled. "Eugh, you two are so sappy and lovesick that I'm about to be sick. Why can't you stop being the envy of all the singles in the room?"
Lexa winked at Octavia, "I have a feeling that not all of you will remain single for much longer. Octavia, Raven, I have faith." Lexa looked apologetically at Bellamy, "Bellamy, I am not so sure about you. We can find you a nice guy, though."
Bellamy glared at Lexa, "First of all, it was a dare. Second of all, nothing against my fellow man, but I am straight as a ruler, unlike my little queer sister."
Octavia gaped at her brother, and her foot shot out, slamming into his knee as she growled, "Watch it Bellamy, or I'll steal your woman if you ever get one."
Raven snorted, "Sorry O, but Lexa is the womanizer here, not you."
Clarke glared at Raven, growling playfully "Watch it Raven, Lexa is most definitely mine now, so if you need to spill some dirty little secrets, you better."
Clarke knew about Lexa's player-past, and she definitely didn't feel threatened by all of the veterans gorgeous conquests. Lexa had outright stated that Clarke was not a conquest, and that she was looking for commitment, but Clarke certainly didn't have to like the girls that had been conquests. It wasn't even a huge number. Thirteen wasn't a lot, was it? Well, fourteen, if Clarke counted Lexa's one and only other truly committed relationship with Costia. Everything else that earned Lexa such a reputation came from various flirtations that occurred wherever she went. Those, however, had ceased the moment her and Clarke had become official.
Lexa swallowed audibly before admitting with a sigh, "Yeah, Clarke's already got me pretty whipped. Didn't think it would happen so quickly though."
The gathered group laughed at Lexa's words, and Clarke gave the veteran another kiss on the cheek, one that quickly became a full lip-lock that broke apart when the others gathered let out a collective "Ew!"
Clarke rolled her eyes at their friends, and pressed one final kiss to Lexa's cheek before she settled back into her chair. Her smile was bright, full of pearly white teeth. She really loved these guys, and she couldn't ask for a better group of friends. Her phone buzzed, and she gritted her teeth. Of course Finn Collins would decide to bother her now, when she was amongst friends at her job. They had gone out on a single date in high school, and Clarke had never called him back. He didn't get the chance to talk to her because by then, Clarke had been in Art College, making expensive paintings in expensive oil paint to sell to old rich people and young hippies. He had found her a few months ago and seemed to think that time had simply gotten away from them, and had begun to hound her with requests for coffee dates and multiple questions about her life.
What Clarke didn't know? Finn was on his way to Bully Crew's.
There's a little smidgen of angst for you, resinswhy. Just a teeny tiny bit! It'll get juicy soon, I promise.
Hi guys! I'm trying choke out as many good chapters as possible tonight 'cuz I find myself realizing that I wont be able to update for a few days. Note! I can't update as much as I do on the weekends during the week. Maybe one chapter every two days? Eh, I'm not sure.
WILL OCTAVIA GET WITH RAVEN?! I HAVE NO IDEA I DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING.
