Chapter Six

Clarke grimaced as Gaia continued the elaborate tattoo on her back. The trials had been difficult, to say the least. Clarke had to catch a panther, kill it, skin it, and cook it to Lexa's satisfaction. Clarke had heard Gaia muttering to Lexa that she needed to complete the actual trials, not this joke of a trial. Then Gaia watched Clarke's trial took her all day, with Lexa's help at tracking. Gaia had laughed and said that was good enough. Clarke grimaced again as Gaia moved the needle further down her back. Lexa tightened her grip on their still tied hands, offering Clarke a small smile, remembering just how much her own almost matching tattoo had hurt. Clarke's tattoo only had one large circle towards the bottom instead of the seven circles of varying sizes at the end of Lexa's own. Gaia moved the needle down to the final part on Clarke's back, Clarke tightened her grip on Lexa's hand.

"Don't worry; she's almost done." Lexa leaned down and whispered in Clarke's ear. Clarke nodded in response to Lexa. Clarke choose to just focus on their joined hands taking more comfort then she expected in it, but then again Lexa was never what Clarke had expected, and now Lexa was Clarke's wife.

"All done," Gaia announced as she pulled the needle away for the final time, laying a cloth on Clarke's back to cover the tattoo. Clarke sighed in relief at the fact that Gaia was finally finished. Gaia motioned for Clarke to sit up and Lexa held the cloth on Clarke's back, while she grabbed bandages, wrapping them around Clarke's torso to hold the cloth in place. Lexa handed Clarke her shirt so she could put it back on. Clarke slipped the shirt over her head quickly. Gaia smiled and left the new couple alone. Lexa smiled at Clarke as she started to pull her out of the flamekeeper's chambers.

"Come we have another perk, as just being married," Lexa told as she led her onto the road where Gustus was waiting with Saffron. Clarke stiffened at the sight of the horse, and Lexa tightened her grip. "It's ok; it's just Saffron. You'll be riding with me again." Lexa told her gently, Clarke sighed and nodded. Lexa led Clarke over to Saffron, holding her steady as Clarke pulled herself up on Saffron. Lexa pulled herself up, settling herself behind Clarke. Lexa wrapped their joined hands around Clarke's waist, grabbing the reins with her other hand squeezing Saffron into a walk. Clarke leaned back into Lexa, trying to relax as the people of Polis waved at them. "You're okay, Clarke," Lexa whispered as she pressed a kiss to Clarke's cheek. Clarke squeezed Lexa's hand in response.

"Where are we going anyway?" Clarke asked her.

"You'll see," Lexa answered her.

Lexa pulled Saffron up as they came to a clearing, with a small cabin in the middle of it and a small shed out to the side of it.

"What's this?" Clarke asked Lexa. Lexa gave her another small smile.

"It's a cabin for the Heda and their spouse to enjoy whenever they need a break when we are out here the only reason we will be disturbed if war is imminent," Lexa told her as she rested her chin on Clarke's shoulder.

"How long do we get to stay?" Clarke asked her.

"A whole month," Lexa told as she pressed another kiss to Clarke's cheek. Clarke gave her a smile in response glad to have a whole month alone with Lexa, to get to know her better. Lexa slowly climbs down, holding her arms out Clarke. Clarke wrapped her arm around Lexa's neck and slowly lowered herself into Lexa's arms. Lexa cradled Clarke in her arms and carried her over the threshold of the cabin. Clarke giggled as Lexa kicked the door open, revealing a small kitchen with a large bed across from it with a small door in the back hiding the bathroom. Lexa gently laid Clarke down on the bed, Clarke's eyes met Lexa's as Lexa leaned over her. Clarke looped her free arm Lexa's neck and pulled Lexa down to her. Clarke slowly pulled Lexa down towards her and Lexa's breath hitched in her throat. Clarke slowly brought her lips to Lexa's. When the lips met it was like a force of nation and Clarke couldn't believe she had gone this long without kissing Lexa she thought as she pulled the other girl down on top of her. Clarke deepened the kiss and Lexa eagerly responded, planting a hand out to the side to hold herself over Clarke. Clarke turned to deepen the kiss again and bumped her nose against Lexa's, Clarke pulled away giggling, causing Lexa too as well.

"Are you sure this is ok?" Lexa whispered as she pushed Clarke's hair behind her ear. Clarke nodded and pulled Lexa back down to her. Their lips were meeting again, Clarke is running her tongue across Lexa's lips asking for entrance which Lexa granted, gripping their joined hands tighter. Clarke put her hand on Lexa's hip when they were interrupted by a knock. Clarke looked at Lexa curiously. "It's Zo; she has our stuff," Lexa told her giggling at the sight of Clarke's face. "Did you think I was going to make you run around naked for a whole month?" Lexa asked as she stood up, pulling Clarke with her. A deep red blush covered Clarke's face at Lexa's words, causing Lexa to blush as well. Lexa was still giggling as she opened the door to show Octavia and Zo standing there with a dead deer held between.

"Move you dorks," Zo said as she pushed past the newly married couple, dragging the deer with Octavia into the kitchen. "Were staying for dinner," Zo announced as she started skinning the deer on the kitchen floor.

"Reall, Zo?" Lexa asked as she just stared at her sister till she sighed and dragged the deer back out by herself, muttering under her breath. Lexa just rolled her eyes at Zo's antics. Clarke grabbed a rag, dragging Lexa into the kitchen kneeling down to clean the blood up, forcing Lexa to bend an awkward angle.

"So how do you like Polis?" Clarke asked Octavia, looking up at her with curiosity in her eyes. Lexa smiled inwardly at Clarke doing something as normal as starting a conversation even if it was with the girl Lexa had forced her into a wagon with for a week.

"Very much Princess," Octavia said nodding in respect to the pair of them.

"You don't need to be so formal, just call me Clarke," Clarke told Octavia as she scrubbed hard at a stubborn spot on the floor, causing Lexa to fall on the floor in a pool of blood. Clarke laughed at Lexa and Lexa glared at Clarke. Clarke just kept laughing at her as she pulled her up.

"I'll get it, Heda," Octavia said as she took the rag from Clarke.

"When we're in private, Octavia, you may call me Lexa," Lexa told Octavia as she steadied herself and Clarke. Octavia nodded to both of them in understanding. Octavia scrubbed the floor while Clarke grabbed another rag, wetting it in the basin she began to gently wipe Lexa's face looking deep into her eyes, giving her a knowing smile.

"Ok you two, I'm going outside with Zo while you too make heart eyes at each other," Octavia said as she went outside, causing both Clarke and Lexa to blush.

Clarke laughed as Zo told another funny story about her sister. Lexa just smiled as she watched the look on her wife's face, loving the sound of her laugh. Lexa couldn't remember being this happy since well since Costia, and the thought made her a little sad, but not as sad before. Lexa noticed Clarke trying to hide a yawn, so Lexa wrapped an arm around her gentling, pulling Clarke up to stand with her.

"We're going to bed," Lexa announced as she pulled Clarke away from the fire, ignoring Zo's catcalls as they went back inside the cabin. Lexa gently pulled Clarke into the bed, immediately wrapping her arms around Clarke's waist holding her to her chest. Clarke sighed in content as she relaxed into Lexa's embrace.

"Goodnight Lexa." Clarke breathed out as she closed her eyes.

"Goodnight Clarke." Lexa hummed out as she pressed a kiss to Clarke's forehead.