A/N SO sorry I've been SO LATE. I'll be adding 2 other chapters either tonight or tomorrow night because even though I haven't had internet to update doesn't mean that I haven't been writing away :)
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Chapter 10: Why I Hate Winter
Eleven: S.O.S HELP! Winter Ball in ONE MONTH and I don't have it all figured out yet!
Cutie Pie: One-please. She's freaking out! And two, whoever changed my name to sweetie pie, please change it back!
Blonde Beauty: But it's cute!
Cutie Pie: Clarke? Did you make my name cutie pie?
Blonde Beauty: No. but I know who did!
Cutie Pie: Let me guess…
Sword Maniac: It was me…
Cutie Pie: O, please change it back to my name!
*Warrior Princess changed Cutie Pie's name to Monty*
Cutie Pie: Thank you Lexa!
Sword Maniac: Fuck you, Lexa.
Eleven: GUYS!
Monty: She needs help. I'm no help.
Blonde Beauty: I'm at my Internship, sorry guys.
Sword Maniac: I'm at work.
Big Teddy Bear: …why is my name Big Teddy Bear? Octavia?
Sword Manic: LMAO wasn't me this time!
Blonde Beauty: Sorry, Link, I had to
Big Teddy Bear: Lfine
*Sword Maniac added Ice King to the group chat*
Ice King: What the fuck did you just add me to, Sky Girl?
Sword Maniac: LMAO it's called a GROUP CHAT, Roan…
Ice King: I know what a group chat is, sky girl. But who the fuck is in this group chat? I know Monty, but who is Eleven, Blonde Beauty—I'm guessing Klark?—Princess Warrior—Lexa?—Big Teddy Bear, Wrench Monkey, Fucking Werewolf, Coffee Hog, and Bob the Builder?
Bob the Builder: WHO THE FUCK CHANGED MY NAME TO BOB THE BUILDER?!
Sword Warrior: LMFAO! TO WHOEVER DID THAT: I FUCKING LOVE YOU!
Eleven: Everyone besides Clarke, Monty and Octavia—what the hell are you doing? Who can HELP ME?!
Bob the Builder: I'm with…fucking werewolf and coffee hog. And btw, they don't appreciate the name changes guys. But we're all busy.
Princess Warrior: I'm free, but I'm not leaving my apartment.
Eleven: WHY?
Princess Warrior: There's fucking THREE FEET OF SNOW OUTSIDE!
Sword Maniac: Remember, I told you that Lexa HATES winter!
Blonde Beauty: Don't kill my girlfriend. I love her too much for her to freeze. And I really need her tonight after this really long, grueling day of internship. Having my mom as my boss royally SUCKS
*Sword Maniac changed Princess Warrior's name to Sexy Lexi*
Sexy Lexi: FUCK. YOU.
*Sexy Lexi changed her name to Lexa*
*Sword Maniac changed Lexa's name to Alexandria*
*Alexandria changed her name to FUCK YOU OCTAVIA*
*Sword Maniac changed FUCK YOU OCTAVIA's name to Clarke's Babe*
*Blonde Beauty changed Sword Maniac's name to Thing One and Clarke's Babe's name to Thing Two*
Blonde Beauty: Sorry babe
Thing Two: You're fine, Klark. You can make it up to me tonight ;)
Thing One: FUCK YOU BOTH
*Thing Two changed her name to Princess Warrior*
*Thing One changed her name to Sword Maniac*
Eleven: LEXA GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!
Princess Warrior: FINE
Ice King: What do you need help with…Eleven…
Eleven: This is Harper, and I need help planning my winter ball!
Wrench Monkey: Wow. I missed a lot. I'm out of work today, so I'll join Lex and the king to help you, H!
Eleven: I love you, Raven! See you all soon!
Princess Warrior: If I die of frostbite, Clarke, just know that I love you /33
Blonde Beauty: Don't die, ai hodnes
Blonde Beauty: FUCK. My mom is coming my way and she DOESN'T LOOK HAPPY. SOS! I THINK I'M GONNA DIE TODAY!
I laughed at Clarke's last message. I still hate Abby. I probably always will. She lives with a giant stick up her ass.
With a heavy sigh, I started layering up and headed to the elevator to bring me outdoors. I groaned loudly when I looked out the lobby doors. I wasn't joking when I said there was three feet of snow to the group!
"This is why I hate winter," I growled to myself. I began the long trek through the snow. "Ugh, I hate New York!"
"Don't knock this place!"
I squeaked, spinning around. I lost my footing and fell backwards into a snow bank. I screamed as the icy snow went into my boots and down my back.
Laughing, Raven towered over me. She held a hand out and hauled me to my feet. She then whipped out her phone, typing violently. My phone dinged. "Raven, you didn't!"
She smiled at me sweetly and I groaned.
*Wrench Monkey sent a photo*
Wrench Monkey: LEXA FELL INTO A SWOWDRIFT.
Sword Maniac: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Princess Warrior: AND YOU WONDER WHY I HATE WINTER
Wrench Monkey: CLARKE! Your girlfriend just PUNCHED ME.
Blonde Beauty: You deserve it!
Wrench Monkey: SHE TRIED TO PUSH ME INTO FUCKING NYC TRAFFIC
Princess Warrior: HARPEEERRRRR I CAN'T! THE SNOW IS MELTING. I REPEAT, THE SNOW IS MELTING. I'M SOAKED IN MELTING SNOW. I'M GONNA DIE OF HYPOTHERMIA OR SOMETHING!
Blonde Beauty: FUCK IT. I'm gonna meet you guys at the hall.
Eleven: What about the internship?!
Blonde Beauty: ERM, I'D RATHER MY MOM HATE ME THAN LET LEXA DIE OF HYPOTHERMIA WHICH IS A VERY REAL THING!
"See? I told you it's possible!" my teeth were already chattering.
"Yeah, okay. It'll take a while to kill you though. So start walking—in front of me so don't have an opportunity to try to shove me into the street!"
I huffed, walking in front of her. "I'm freezing, Reyes."
"Faster you walk, faster we get to the hall, Woods."
I nodded. It took a good fifteen minutes to arrive at the hall and I was feeling half dead by the time we arrived.
"Ooh, you look cold," Monty said, walking over to us. Ha handed me a wool blanket. "Clarke's orders." I nodded him my thanks, pulling the blanket around me.
"Raven, we missed you last week."
"I heard from Miller about the hell of a time you had on Halloween. I so wish I could've been there. But you know Finn—always traveling"
"He only travels when we have a group event," I pointed out.
She stepped away from us. "Yeeaahh."
"Why?" Monty asked.
"Well, during the memorial thing when we all came to this new world, Clarke punched him and broke his nose."
"I was so proud."
She elbowed me harshly in the ribs and I glared at her, fighting the urge to hit her. She glanced at me, and her brown eyes widened when she realized what I was thinking and she quickly scuttled away.
"Wait—Clarke punched him?" Harper and Monty's eyes were wide as saucers and I couldn't help but laugh.
My phone buzzed with a text from Clarke. I got you clean, warm clothes ai hodnes. On the way to the ball. Be there on 5.
I typed a quick message back. Thank you! Drive safely, please. 3
Always do! 33
I smiled at my phone and Raven leaned over my shoulder, her breath ticking my neck. I squirmed. "Aw!" she poked my side and I huffed. "You two are too cute!"
Five minutes later, Clarke walked through the door holding a thermos and a backpack with what I assume are my clothes in it. She strode over to me, gently taking my elbow and leading towards the restroom with a "we'll be right back" over her shoulder.
"You okay?" she asked.
I nodded. "I'm not as cold."
"That's not always a good sign," she mumbled.
She began pulling clothes from the bag. I stripped my damp clothes and pulled on the dry ones. She handed me a thermos and I sniffed the liquid—hot chocolate. She knows me so well. I took a small sip of the sweet liquid and sighed happily. Clarke smiled slightly, wrapping an arm around me and hugging me tenderly. Oh how I love this girl. But I still hate winter.
Chapter 11: Making Plans
Harper's been driving us insane for the past three hours. Lexa wasn't thrilled. At all. I have never met anyone who hates winter as much as this girl! She's lucky I love her.
"So. Tables. Square? Circles?"
"Really?" Raven asked exasperated. "Circles for sure!"
I nodded my agreement. Lexa just shrugged. "C'mon, Lex. I need your opinion."
"Circles look nicer. Plus, no corners for anyone to bump into. Hips hitting table corners are never fun."
We all chuckled. "How many times have you hurt yourself on table corners?" I asked her.
She shrugged. "Too many times to count."
"Oh Lexa," I laughed. This girl, I swear!
"Lighting?" Harper asked.
"Dim. But not too dim," Lexa was the first to speak up. You want it light enough for all the couples to be able to stare in each other's eyes in the Christmas spirit, but not bright enough that when it comes time for midnight that people are squinting and getting migraines. Plus, we know there'll be slightly drunken people, so bright light doesn't agree with them."
"Well, then," Raven laughed. We all joined her.
"Okay…food?"
"O's got it. Questioning her is lethal," Lexa pointed out.
"True."
"Drinks?"
"Leave that to O, too. Besides the punch. Non-alcoholic punch. I'm thinking a non-traditional flavor, so no fruit punch or tropical punch. Something…soft and not tangy of that makes sense. And a big punch bowl with ladle. And those cheap plastic cups that look like the real deal kinda thing. And hot chocolate. That's the classic winter drink. And don't let Octavia touch it. She'd caffeine it up!"
We all laughed again. Lexa was on a roll today!
"Okay…tablecloths?"
"Red and green. But not the bright red—that's too tacky," Lexa answered.
"For someone who doesn't like winter, you sure have a hell of a lot of ideas for this ball," I pointed out.
Lexa had a look on her face that I couldn't identify. "It has to be perfect. It just has to."