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Kane walked into the prison room. He carefully approached the gate. In the cell, there were about 20 people, including Pike, Bellamy, Monty, Bryan, Hannah, and other farm station guards. He saw Bellamy give him a questioning glare, but walked over to where Pike was standing. He was still holding his weight as if he was still in charge, despite being locked up.
Pike glared at Kane before saying, "The grounders will betray you. They always will, it's just who they are." He sneers at Kane, "You will be the death of all our people."
Kane looked at him in disbelief. How was it that he could still be so delusional after all this time? "You almost were." He said, letting those few words sink in. Kane and most of Arkadia all agreed now that Pike was leading them down a road that only ends in war and death.
Pike just ignored him, "So what are you going to do? Hand us all over to the grounders? Let them decide the punishment?" He said with more sneer in his voice, "Let them rule over you?"
"No," Kane replied, "Actually we will decide the punishments. Well, for everyone except you. We're only going to hand over you."
Pike's tough exterior paled slightly. Grounders were not known to be in any way merciful.
Kane and Pike's chat was interrupted when a figure entered the room. Abby entered the prison room and walked over to Kane. He smiled when he saw her enter and walked over to meet her in the middle of the room.
"What are going to do with them?" she asked quietly, referring to Bellamy, Bryan and Miller sitting in one corner of the prison. "People won't want them punished. Most people just want them back."
"I agree," Kane assured her, "however we must consult with the commander. If she allows, then we will give them our own trial. As far as I can tell, Pike is the only one they require to pay for our crimes."
"Well then, I suppose we must find Lexa then."
Kane hesitated. She wasn't sure how Abby would react, "Actually Abby. Lexa is here in Arkadia."
Abby looked shocked, "What?! What is she doing here?" She couldn't think of anyway the made sense for the commander to be in Arkadia. Why would she risk such a thing? She knew the commander to be smart, and this certainly didn't seem to make sense.
"I think," Marcus paused carefully, "I think she was the one who saved Clarke,"
"Oh." Abby took a second to let it sink in. It made sense thinking about who would have the skill to aim a throwing star at Pike's wrist. "But why? Why would she risk so much to come here and save Clarke?"
"I don't know Abby but we should just be glad she came. We owe her Clarke's life."
Abby nodded, "Yeah, I suppose we do." She didn't like the idea of owing Lexa anything. She had never been Lexa's biggest fan, but she was grateful Lexa saved her daughter's life.
They walked out of the prison room back into a corridor.
"Is this really it? We hand Pike over and we have peace?" Abby was still unsure that Lexa and the grounders wouldn't want more punishment. Their people had massacred 300 of their warriors.
Kane didn't want to think about the idea of more conflict, more war. "I really hope so," he assured her, and her really did hope they finally had a chance for peace.
There was an awkward pause as they were walking, not knowing what to say next. Kane finally broke the silence, "So… About earlier?" he said with slight amusement in his voice, referring to their kiss shared only a few hours ago.
Abby blushed only slightly before not quite knowing what to say. She stopped and turned to him, pacing her hand on his arm. He filled the silence by leaning down and giving her a soft, quick kiss. They both smiled as they came out of it. Neither of them had to say anything, they both just knew that the feelings were mutual and that was enough.
"Time to find Clarke," Kane said. Abby gave him a small nod. She was sure she was safe; she just couldn't help but be worried about her daughter. Where was she?
Clarke quickly pulled Lexa in to the room and closed the door behind. Lexa began to open her mouth to speak, but Clarke immediately smashed her mouth onto hers, pushing Lexa up against the door. Lexa eased into the kiss, quickly matching Clarke's intensity. Clarke's hands trailed down Lexa's arms until they met her hands and they wrapped around each other. The two stood there, lips entwined, hands entwined, not leaving any distance between them.
Lexa was enjoying the kiss, but quickly came out of it with a look of concern. They both stood there, chests heaving, breathless, staring at each other. They could feel the weight of their emotions lying heavy in the air, but neither of them quite knew what to say.
"I didn't think you would come," Clarke finally whispered, her voice cutting the silence.
Lexa looked back at her and raised her hands to cup Clarke's face. "I didn't either," she responded in an equal whisper, pushing her forehead against Clarke's.
Clarke's breath hitched slightly, before prodding further, "Then why did you?"
Lexa moved slightly to allow more distance between them, while their hands remained together. "I-, " was all she was able to say at first. She felt her emotions swelling in her chest, threatening to bubble over and that scared her. She cleared her throat, and gained composure, "I knew Arkadia needed my help."
Clarke gave a small huff. Lexa was always being stubborn about having feelings. All she wanted was Lexa to be honest. "Is that all?" she said softly, trying to move closer.
"And," Lexa began to say, "And I didn't want to lose you." She said with much more honesty.
Clarke nodded faintly and said lightly, "And you didn't. Look at me, I'm fine."
Lexa tried not to get angry but she still couldn't quite control her feelings which she could feel now rising stronger in her chest. When she was alone with Clarke, nothing could stop her from feeling everything. "You can't do that to me again, Clarke" she said shakily. She hated being so vulnerable. "When I heard they were going to kill you I-," Lexa sucked in her breath and tried to hold back tears. She couldn't look at Clarke…
"Look at me Lexa. I'm right here," she replied with warmth. Clarke grabbed Lexa's hand and placed it over her heart, connecting the two. "Feel that? My heart is beating. I am alive." Lexa still looked scared so Clarke repeated herself pressing Lexa's hand firmer against her heart, "I'm alive."
Lexa raised her hand from Clarke's chest and lifted it to her neck before pulling her in slowly. Their lips met softly, much more soft than their earlier kiss. Clarke returned the gentle kiss but felt a small splash on her cheek, and broke away to look at Lexa. She was crying and looked more vulnerable than ever.
It pained her to see Lexa this way. She was only just beginning to see the Lexa underneath the commander, and was surprised to see her filled with so much emotion. She felt so honoured to be able to see her this way, as she knew no one else would ever get to.
She didn't feel like kissing anymore, so she wrapped her arms around her. Lexa was surprised to find Clarke hugging her. She couldn't remember the last time someone had held her in a such a way. Usually she would hate herself for showing so much weakness but right now all she could care about was the girl in front of her. She was alive, she wasn't dead. She was right here.
After tensing up at first, Lexa relaxed and just allowed herself to be comforted by Clarke's arms. The girls stood in that embrace for a while, soaking in each other's warmth and presence. Clarke softly muttered against Lexa's shoulder, "Thank you. Thank you for saving my life."
Lexa replied in an even softer voice, "Thank you for saving mine."
Clarke released from the embrace just enough to see Lexa's face, and questioned her with a look.
Lexa explained, "You have saved my life by showing me there is more than just being commander, more than just surviving."
Clarke grinned at the memory. Lexa returned the grin. Both girls were now thinking about the last time Clarke said it and before they knew it their lips found each other again. Everything about the kiss felt so right. Clarke never wanted to leave this moment. She wished her and Lexa could be alone forever. But that would never be the case for them. Clarke broke away from the tender kiss after several minutes.
Lexa could sense Clarke's mind thinking about something. "What do you want to do now?" she asked.
Clarke wasn't sure of what was going on outside, what was happing with Pike, or any of her people. It didn't even bother her though. All she was sure of was what was right in front of her, the woman in front of her.
"I want to go home, Lexa," she breathed looking right into her eyes.
Lexa's mouth twitched into a grin which made Clarke's heart flutter. It was so rare to see her smile. "So Polis is home now, Clarke?" she questioned light-heartedly.
Clarke let a little laugh and returned Lexa's smile. She laid a soft kiss on Lexa's lips before pulling away and answering. "You are my home," she whispered as she returned her lips to Lexa's. This was her home now.
It's so nice having our girls back together! So did you guys want more drama/angst/plot stuff or more fluffy clexa scenes? Or both? Let me know this is just as much your story as it is mine! I love writing Clexa, but this is also a canon fix-it so I know it should still have tension and problems.
Also, I'm considering starting a time travel au -ish type fic where post 307 Clarke 'wakes up' at the moment before she meets Lexa for the first time, so essentially retelling season 2 with Clarke in love with Lexa and not willing to lose her ever again. What do you guys think?
