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Your face feels warm so you open your eyes slowly trying to take everything in. Your room is still unfamiliar and the bright sun that shines heavily on your window helps you remember how you are no longer living in New York. You stretch your arms as far as you can and then scratch your head before yawning, covering your mouth with one hand as you turn around to check your alarm clock. As you do so, the clock starts blaring and you press snooze as soon as it happens. You sigh heavily, as you know exactly what day it is today. You stand up and pat your head, trying to tame your pillow hair while you walk across the room without even checking the day you know is marked with an 'x' on the calendar. Today is going to be your first day of your senior year at Jaha's, or whatever Octavia called it.
You enter the bathroom and the cold tiles make you wince, thinking how you should have taken out your flip flops already from the box that is still pilled up on the far end of your bedroom's corner. You know you should, but the memories that box bears are too overwhelming. A sigh escapes your lips as you turn the shower on, testing the water until it is not too warm nor cold and start taking your clothes off, piling them on the sink. You know it's a bad habit since they always end up wet, but you can't help not caring. As you rinse your hair and wash the soap off your body, your mind wanders towards what the girl-next-door is doing right now. Is she nervous? Or maybe excited? Has she thought of you as much as you have?
You shake your head getting all those thoughts out of it. You turn the shower off and grab the folded towel you left on the toilet seat. You dry yourself off as you walk around the room thinking of all the scenarios that could happen today. Minutes later, you find yourself sitting on you bed after putting on the outfit you had decided on yesterday.
Dark blue jeans accompanied by white converse and a white pullover. Not really much but it was all you could come up with. As you lace your shoes you raise your gaze and meet with the one object that made you lose sleep the past few days. The Chicago Bulls snap back is atop your backpack and you sigh as you make your way towards it, taking it between your hands and playing with it for a few seconds.
"Clarke! You are going to be late for school if you don't head out now!" you hear your mother shouting downstairs and you sigh once again
"I know mom, I'm leaving in a few!" You answer back as you place the snap back back down and take your backpack, placing it securely on your shoulders. You make a move towards the door but a voice inside your head makes you stop dead in your tracks. Against your will, you realize maybe it's time for you to give the snap back back to its owner. So, you take it begrudgingly, deciding it to be a good idea to put it on. Looking yourself in the mirror, you wonder if Lexa would like the look, but you quickly shake the thoughts out of your head and head downstairs.
"About time, Clarke! I thought I would have to go upstairs to get you out of your room." your mother exclaims loudly without turning around and you puff, making her turn around and you almost wince at the playful expression that appears on her face when she takes in your outfit
"My my, will you look at that? Where exactly did you get that hat from?" She asks with a smirk worthy of the cheshire cat and you blush profusely
"First of all, it's not a hat, mom. You really are getting old. And in second place, it's not of your business." You reply trying to be smooth and cool but end up blurting it all out nervously
"Whatever you say Clarke. I bet it is Lexa's, isn't it? You sure like her a lot to wear a hat from a team you despise." She says matter-of-factly, emphasizing on the word on purpose
Instead of saying anything, you leave without saying a word other that 'goodbye'. You stomp your way out of the house while thinking how moving to California has really changed famous Doctor Abby Griffin not only on her constant good humor, but also on her newly found love for teasing you.
As you walk down the sidewalk, the blinding sun makes you curse at the world for its existence. Your bad mood makes you fail to realize there's a certain brunette following you.
"Stupid Abby Griffin and her way to ruin my mood. Stupid and ridiculous Californian sun and it's stupid rays. Stupid hat!" you mutter angrily to yourself as you continue stomping down the street
"Wow, someone's certainly not in a good mood today. What's the occasion? Bed bugs? A bad breakfast? Or was it maybe that you missed me so?"
To say you are surprised is not enough to describe what you are feeling now. Butterflies replace the angry rhinos stomping in your stomach as you recognize the voice.
"You wish I'd missed you Lexa. It's only been three days, you know? You are not that special." You say with the trace of a smile on your lips as the girl you have actually been thinking of for the past days makes her way to walk beside you
"Well, I would think the opposite since seemingly you missed me so much you are wearing my stupid hat right now." the smirk is evident in your voice and you don't even have to turn around to know it's there
With a blush, you try to come up with an excuse as to why you are wearing her snap back, but fail as you end up thinking of blaming to weather or the sun on it.
"But hey, no need to come up with an excuse since I missed you too." there's a hint or nervousness on her voice as she says it and the thought makes you smile
The mood quickly changes as she clears her throat. She starts going off about how the sun is to blame to everything that happens in California. You turn around just in time to see the blush on her face disappearing and you smile at the sight.
"But aren't Californians supposed to love the sun and all? Besides, shouldn't you be used to the weather by now?" you inquire playfully, teasing her just slightly
"Well yeah, I'm used to it but that doesn't mean I like it, you know? A cloudy day doesn't seem like a bad idea to me."
Her answer makes you laugh and that earns you a lopsided grin.
"Anyways, ready for your first day?"
"I don't think I'm ready, but apparently we are already here." your reply is soft and nervous, and as Lexa realizes that she takes your hand in a reassuring gesture that makes all the doubts disappear
"You'll do just fine, Clarke. I promise. If not, you can always tell me and I'll have anyone beaten up for you." she says smugly and you let out a laugh
"Sure you will, Commander. I trust you can do whatever you please to do here."
Before Lexa can say anything, you hear people shouting your names behind you. You turn around to meet eyes with Raven and Octavia, who are seemingly mad at Lexa for leaving them behind.
"So nice of you, Lex. Did you actually forget us at home or what?" Octavia says in between ragged breaths
Raven looks better than her, and she just looks at Lexa as if waiting for the answer.
"Whatever, it doesn't matter. Let's get inside already, this sun is killing me!" Octavia cuts Lexa off, again, as she starts dragging both of you into the school, with Raven on tow.
You look to your side to find Lexa shaking her head. As she realizes you are looking at her, she mouths her apologies. 'I'm sorry they are this crazy'. You shrug it off and mouth with a smile 'No biggie, at least I'm here with you'. The silent conversation makes you feel giddy and you realize that today will be one of the best days of your life.