After another scolding from Clarke, Raven decided to finally crack open what she now called Textbook Tower. She stared at the pages until her eyes blurred and Clarke left, apparently having to meet with her study group for the umpteenth time that weekend.

Raven sighed again before closing the textbook and tossing it back with the others. She just couldn't concentrate. She didn't care about school at that moment. She just wanted to live life and let loose lately. No rules, no boundaries, no pressure.

Raven's thoughts broke at the sound of her cell phone ringing. The display read: Mom. Raven quickly picked up. It was rare one of her moms called.

"Mom?"

"Hey, Raven. Mama and I are free tomorrow night. Would you and Clarke like to come to the house for dinner?"

Raven beamed. She missed her moms and was still upset from screwing things up last time. "Absolutely! We'll be there."

"That's great, honey. We'll see you at six o'clock, okay?"

"Great. See you then. Love you, Mom."

"Love you too, Raven."

Raven sent a text to Clarke letting her know of the arrangement before heading for the bathroom to take a shower.

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Raven arrived at the tracks with time to spare. She pulled her thick red jacket tighter around her as the wind picked up and blew a cluster of leaves along the graveled surface. She looked to the ashen clouds above and shivered as the scent of moisture hung thick in the air.

She wondered what crazy thing Anya had planned for them that day and whether they'd be indoors where it was warm. Butterflies rose in Raven's stomach as she anxiously awaited Anya's arrival.

It wasn't long before the booming roar of the grounder's motorcycle sounded in the distance. Raven's heart soared as her most favorite person in the world at the moment came racing around the corner like a pro. She smiled when Anya came to a full stop just in front of her.

"Hey!" Raven called as she approached the bike.

Anya removed her helmet, sporting a grin of her own. "Hey, beautiful. Are you wearing your swimsuit?"

Raven stopped. "What? You didn't tell me to. And we're swimming? In this weather?"

"Whoops, guess I forgot to tell you that," Anya laughed. "It's fine, Raven. You can just wear your bra and underwear."

Raven let out a breath and approached Anya with a raised brow. "And what makes you so sure I'm wearing a bra? Or underwear?"

Anya's eyes nearly bulged out of her head. "Are you!?"

"Well, yes. But that's not the point! What if I wasn't?"

"Then I'd give you mine."

To say Raven was touched by that sentiment would be an understatement.

Bike still running, Anya reached behind herself to flip the seat up and retrieve the second helmet, handing it to Raven. The brunette pulled it on without hesitation now, fastened the straps on the first try, and received a thumbs up from Anya as she did.

Grinning, Raven climbed onto the back and hugged Anya tighter than usual. Instead of taking off right away as they usually did, Anya took a moment to rub Raven's arms. Those gloved hands stroked Raven lovingly until they found her fingers and intertwined, squeezing them tight before letting go again to retake the bike handles.

The ride was a long one. Longer than all the previous ones. Wherever Anya was taking Raven was far. They drove into the highlands where the scenery improved dramatically. The woods grew thicker, the mountains rose higher, and the ocean stretched out as far as the eye could see. Its waves crashing impressively at the bottom of the mountainous terrain.

Raven grew more excited by the second. She'd never spent much time near the ocean despite it just being on the outskirts of town. It wasn't something her parents found worthy of their time. Raven fully planned on asking Anya to take her later.

They passed a gorgeous beach full of the smoothest sand Raven had ever seen. It was nearly abandoned except for a few pedestrians… wearing grounder jackets? They must have been getting close to where they were going.

The few grounder gang members hung out by a jeep with its hatchback open full of equipment of some sort. Some of them laying towels in various places all around the beach while another laid wood for a fire.

Anya drove pass them; she kept driving up the rising hill, headed to the highest point of somewhere. As they got closer, Raven could make out a cliff overlooking the ocean. Hordes of grounders gathered at the top.

The road rose higher and higher above the water, eventually turning into a dead end where Anya's gang was gathered. The grounders were all dressed in swimwear, but unique in design. All of them wearing the same shorts, black with dark green trim and the grounder's logo in the corner.

Anya shut the bike off and removed her helmet before turning toward Raven and started stripping her clothes away. Raven took off her own helmet and watched Anya, mesmerized by her beauty. Anya's suit was only slightly different, black with blue trim. Raven realized their suit colors were based on their bandanas.

Raven hopped off the bike and leaned back against it as she watched Anya who moved between the brunette's legs.

"What do you think? You like?"

Raven grinned. "I do… but I think I prefer your last choice in swimwear."

Anya laughed. Both of them certainly thinking back to that day at the potholes and Anya choosing to skinny dip.

"I prefer that too," Anya admitted. "But just with you."

Raven laughed before glancing around at the others. The grounders were rowdy as always. Members roughhoused with one another and cheered for who they wanted to win. The musicians of the group stood off to the side playing their drums and guitars while others danced.

Raven always felt like she was at a festival of some sort when she was among them. A party that never ended. Each visit was becoming more comfortable. These people somehow beginning to feel like home. Even if there were a few who didn't like her.

As the wind picked up again, Raven pulled her coat tighter and shivered. How was no one else freezing? And why were they all wearing swimsuits?

"Cold again?" Anya asked.

Raven nodded. "Freezing."

"I promise to warm you up later. Right now, you need to take off your clothes."

Raven's eyes widened. "Anyaaa. You know I don't have a suit. And it's just too cold. What are we doing here anyway?"

With a mischievous smile, Anya put her hand on the small of Raven's back and guided her through the crowd to the edge of the mountain overlooking the ocean.

"Look down," Anya whispered as she held Raven closely around the waist.

Confused, Raven looked over the edge to the water crashing at the bottom. Suddenly, Lincoln came toward them at full speed, running past the girls and shooting off the ledge into a diving forward flip toward the bottom, screaming in glee all the way.

Raven's eyes nearly shot out of her head as she turned back to Anya. "Cliff diving? Are you serious?"