Sorry for the long wait guys I have been looking after a family member and I have false nails on and cannot get used to them so I am sorry if there is mistakes. I have not really had time to write but I have written when I can. To all my reviewers and followers thank you for keeping up with this story.

To cindyvangingeren663, You ill have to see what the surprise, actually there i8s going to be a few surprises. The moment between Lexa and Clarke will come later on, when I am not sure but it will come. I have just seen the promo a few days ago and it looks really good. Thanks for following this story.

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I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as you enjoyed the rest.

Morning came far too fast for everyone in the sleeping quarters. Echo and Lincoln were the first to wake, very early in the morning. They sat in the chairs cautiously looking protectively at the door which held Lexa and Clarke, the occupants of the room and the door that ket to the rest of the Ark. Clarke and Lexa awoke next, being so used getting up early to train and do various jobs before the village waked for the day. Abby was up next going to check on some patients that were injured on the landing, nothing serious but they still had to stay in medical for the night to be on the safe side. Octavia ad Bellamy woke next rubbing their eyes and stretching while sliding out from underneath Raven who had sprawled out in the night. Kayla then woke up and quickly got dressed as if she was getting ready to go somewhere exiting.

30 minutes later everyone was dressed and ready for breakfast before the meeting… everyone but Raven who was still sprawled on the couch and snoring.

"Raven" Clarke said and getting no response. She tried again a little louder but still she got nothing. She tried a few more times and by the end she was shouting, shaking her and slapping her but still the sleeping girl did not wake. Octavia and Clarke shared a look before going round to the back of the couch. They braced their hands on the back and pushed. Raven fell face first onto the cold, hard ground. As soon as she hit the floor she rolled a few times before banging into the small table.

"Ughh" she moaned still lying face down on the floor.

"Come on Raven we have to get some food before the council meeting" Clarke said. Raven wasn't going to be in the meeting but Clarke still wanted to sit and eat with her friends. Raven grumbled again before glaring at the two girls and getting off the floor to change into some clean clothes. She came back out of the room with fresh clothes on and a scowl plastered on her face. Kayla ran up and hugged her legs.

"Don't be grumpy aunt Rae, you get to spend the day with all your family" she said smiling up at her. Raven just looked shocked at Clarke who just shrugged her shoulders. She picked the small girl up and hauled her onto her shoulders and Kayla shouted with happiness at being taller than her mothers.

They are their food while holding light conversation, most of it about how they thought the days meeting would go. Abby was trying to reassure Clarke that it would be fine and Clarke was slightly worried that it would not.

She saw the council members excluding her mother walking into the Ark one at a time. She looked to her mother then Lexa and found they were looking in the same direction she just had been. They finished the rest of their food before telling Kayla to stay with Lincoln Echo, Octavia and Raven. She let her mother walk in first then went next with Lexa following her. Two extra chairs had been pulled up to the table for Lexa and Clarke to sit in.

"First I would like to say welcome to the first council meeting in the ground" Jaha said which made everyone smile as they never thought they would get where they were.

"Second. Picking a Chancellor" he said looking round the table.

"I pick Clarke. I know she isn't officially a council member but she is one of us and she has been on the ground longer than we have. She knows what would be right for us and how to go about it. She has the grounders trust and from what I have seen today the 100 look up to her and they respect her. So do some of the other Arkers" Marcus said making all heads turn his way looking a little shocked.

"She is still a child, we cannot have a child leading us and as you said she is not a council member" he replied making both Clarke and Lexa frown.

"If I may Jaha. I am not a child. I am not the same girl that got sent down here two years ago. I have grown up faster than you can imagine. I may not be a council member but I know a hell of a lot more things about the ground than you do" Clarke said trying to explain that the wrong move could get them all killed.

"Than you can teach us" he said not bothering to entertain her idea.

"You cannot teach respect. To me and my Kru she is the Skai Commander, the leader of your people. To the other clans she is also known as the Skai Commander. She is known and respected, the leaders of the other clans will not look to anyone but Clarke when wanting to talk to the Sky People. She has proven herself as Commander of her people. She is strong and brave and she is everything a Commander needs to be. She may be young but she is not a fool" Lexa piped up from next to Clarke, defending her and supporting her at the same time. Jaha looked around the table and saw that over half of them were looking at Clarke with wonder and pride. He knew he was not going to win this battle but he was not going to give up so easily.

"You are the Commander of your people, yes? So tell them that the Sky People have a new leader" he said still trying to convince them that this was a bad idea.

"It is not that simple. A new leader is only found once the old one is dead. That is out belief and that is how it will stay. Our leaders are not chosen like yours are. The Commander's spirit chooses a new host when the current one is no longer living" Lexa said, she was on the edge of getting into the mans face and ordering him to make her the official leader, but he was not Trikru and she had no power over these people.

"Me becoming Chancellor would also be beneficial for the alliance that has been set between us and the Trikru" Clarke said dressing everyone. She was guessing that they did not know about the alliance, well they did now.

"What alliance, I never authorised this so who did?" Jaha asked becoming angry that something had been done behind his and the council's back.

"I did, when I got down here. I told the Commander that I was from the Sky so she gave you a name. The Sky People. Since I was the only one on the ground, that made me the leader and I made an alliance with them so that if you ever did come down we would have peace instead of a war. Then the 100 came down and I explained it to them, they were happy following me because it meant safety for them. Not just that but they look up to me, they respect me. Even if one of you becomes chancellor, they will not follow you so don't expect them to" Clarke finished with a satisfied smile and leaned back in her chair, she smirked across the table at Jaha. He knew she was right but he did not want to admit it. Being outsmarted by a, in his eyes, a child. He just sat there and looked around the table. All of their faces showed no emotion but their eyes did, they showed pleading and hope. They were pleading for him to say yes and hoping that they could have peace.

"We shall put it to a vote" he finally said leaning forward and clasping his hands together atop the table.

"All in favour of Clarke Griffin becoming the new Chancellor say I" he said finally giving in. He knew of the outcome before he even started but this was the only way to do it officially, they had to have a vote. All the voices of the table spoke I, some a little weary and some very confident.

"The vote is unanimous. Clarke Griffin do you accept the roll of Chancellor, will you wear this badge proudly and do everything you can to protect this camp and your people?" Jaha said standing up and walking to the back of Clarke's chair.

"Yes" she answered he chin held high and determination in her voice for all to hear. He clipped the pin to her jacket and then shook her hand and returned to his seat.

"So you talked about an alliance?" he asked Clarke, curious to what this alliance entailed.

"Yes it is a treaty between us and the Trikru. We are the 13th clan in the alliance. This alliance gives us the protection, the second biggest army in the lands. We shall trade stock and information. They can train you and help you learn how to survive especially in the winter. The winters here are very harsh and I know for a fact that without the Trikru a lot of you would not survive, especially the young children" Clarke said putting things into perspective for them.

"Like I said, the 100 are already part of this treaty, now it is just a question of will you willingly follow. I know I can now Command them to follow but I want them and you to follow willingly and I do not want people to start rebeling" she said really hoping that they said yes.

"We will stand with you Clarke" her mother said from the side of her and she saw Marcus nod in agreement.

"You have the council's full support with this Clarke" Jaha said from the table.

"If we have nothing else to talk about, then this meeting is over" Clarke said with a happy smile. She led Lexa back outside where she saw Bellamy swinging their daughter round in the air by her legs, she was screaming and laughing. As soon as she saw them she waved with a huge grin on her face.

"It looks like you are having fun" Clarke said as soon as she reached them. Bellamy stopped swinging her and dropped her down to the ground which she landed gracefully on her feet in a low crouch before standing up and walking over to her mothers.

"Yea me and uncle Bell had lots of fun. He took me to meet some of the people here, they are all really nice and how long are we staying here for?" she asked all in one big sentence. Her eyes were wide and wild and she was practically bouncing.

"We can stay probably until tomorrow then we have to go back to TonDC. Bellamy what has she had?" Clarke answered her daughter then asked her almost brother.

"Just some candy we found on the ship" he said like it was no big deal, like she wasn't having a major sugar rush.

"Ok then you can take care of her until she tires herself out and crashes" Clarke said with a chuckle at Bellamy's horrified face thinking that Kayla would go with them straight away, he didn't think he would have to deal with a hyped up 5 year old.

"What has happened to her?" Lexa asked concerned wondering why Clarke was not concerned too.

"Its just a sugar rush Lex. She will be hyper for a little while then she will get really tired and go to sleep for a while. When she wakes up she will be herself again" Clarke explained a sugar dish to Lexa who has never experienced such a thing.

"When we go back can we take Uncle Bell, Aunt Rae, Aunt Tavia and Grandma with us?" Kayla asked with pleading eyes.

"I don't know we will have to see if there are enough horses" Lexa replied and that seemed to be enough as she launched herself back at Bellamy who easily caught her and twirled her around then threw her up in the air like she weighed nothing. Lexa shot Clarke a slightly panicked look and she just laughed and shook her head.

"I trust Bellamy with my life and I trust him with Kayla" she said grabbing her lover's hand and walking away from the new found family members. They went to the front of the Ark with the rest of the council members and stood a little in front of them. Every Arker that could see them shut up and nudged the people around them to shut up as well.

"As you all know Jaha stepped down from being Chancellor a few days ago. Well just now we voted on who would be the next Chancellor. We have decided on Clarke Griffin, my daughter. She may be young but she is far from a child and she knows more about this world than we ever could" Abby said dressing the people in front of her. Most people looked happy and glad but a small amount of people looked nervous or angry. The 100 burst out into cheers, saying go Clarke or Yeah we have a great leader! Some shouted their opinions however vulgar and hurtful they may be but why were ignored as hugs and handshakes were given out in gratitude and congratulations.

"We also have a alliance with the grounders. They will be allowed into camp and to the drop ship as they please and we will be allowed into their villages and their capital as we please. We will be under their protection and if a war or a conflict ever occurs, which it might, we will work together. We will give our knowledge of technology and healing methods and they will provide us with hunting techniques to help us catch our food and how to survive the winter. They will also share their information they have on these lands. Which land belongs to which tribe and who the leader is of that tribe" Clarke said taking over from he mother to talk to her her people. It didn't seem like a big deal or that much of responsibility when it was just her or even when the 100 came down, but now she was stood in front of everybody she had ever known and even some people she didn't know it was slightly daunting but satisfying. She knew there would be people who didn't support her, who wouldn't like her being in charge but there was nothing she could do about it so she choose to ignore it and get on with leading.

After the announcement everyone dispersed and went to do their own things that they were doing before. Clarke was sat going over some papers that stated the rules and responsibilities of the Chancellor. Suddenly from the back of Clarke a shot rang out across the camp and she felt something cut the skin on her side and another past her ear, it lodged itself in a nearby tree. She quickly spun around with her sword held high which knocked the gun out of the shooters hand and sent it clattering to the ground. He looked at her with fear in his eyes and started backing away. Lexa came running over and was in front of the man with her sword to his neck in seconds.

"You dare try and kill your leader?" she said baring her teeth at him which made him cower back but she had a hold on the back of his neck. He wasn't going anywhere any time soon.

"She shouldn't be in charge, she is too young. She doesn't know anything about leading. I understand that she had been down here longer than we have and that is one of the reasons she shouldn't lead us, she doesn't know what we want, what we need. She isn't even one of us anymore" he said getting angrier and angrier with every word. Lexa dug her sword into the man's neck a little harder, just enough to draw a slight bead of blood.

"She is the perfect person to lead the Skaikru, she knows exactly what you all need. As for being one of you, she may have been down here for a few years but she is still part of the Skaikru as she is part of the Trikru" she spoke slowly and deadly calm as she got closer to the man's face. He seemed to have lost all his courage and he looked at the floor. Kane and some other guards including Bellamy pulled the guy to the ground and tied his hands behind his back.

"What will happen to him?" Lexa asked wondering how they dealt with criminals there.

"We will lock him up in our cells" Kane answered yanking the man off of the ground.

"That is all, no punishment?" she said still angry at what he had done but now angry that he would be getting no punishment.

"No, is that what you would do?" he asked back curious to see how she would handle it.

"I cannot say but since she is Trikru too, Clarke should decide what happens to him. Weather it is our customs or yours. Our customs are more hands on and violent than yours. In this instance his life would be spared but he would bleed" Lexa spoke true and saw the slight horror but understanding on Abby's eyes. Everybody looked to Clarke for her to decide to do with him. He needed to be properly punished and the people from the Ark needed to be educated in some grounder customs sometime, why not start now.

"Put him on a tree" Clarke said with a normal voice. She had done this before so she knew exactly what to do, she wasn't happy about it, she never was and she didn't like doing it but he had to be taught a lesson and hopefully this would be a lesson to other people as well.

Lincoln and Echo led the man away and tied him to one of the only trees inside the camp. It was thin so that was better for trying people to it.

"This man had made an attempt on my life therefore he will be punished. This is the first chance you get to see Trikru customs. Many will not like it and they will find it barbaric but it is how things are done within the Trikru. He shall stay out here all night with no food or water after the little I give him now and come morning he shall bleed at my hands. Normally it is one cut each life he attempts but since I am a leader I cut twice. Because he used his hands to shoot the cuts shall be on his arms going down to his palms. The Commander will also make two cuts but along his ribs because I am of both tribes. Know that we take no joy, no pleasure and no thrill in this, we are only doing what must be done" Clarke spoke and the whole camp was filled with silence except the fires crackling around them.

Clarke gave him a small sip of water before closing the lid and walking away from with Lexa, Lincoln and Echo following. They all went to Clarke's room and Raven, Bellamy, Octavia and Abby soon joined them. They were all sat round in the sitting room. Some in the chairs and couch and some on the floor.

"Are you really going to do that?" Raven asked wondering if it was all a trick.

"Yes I am. I have to, if I let him get off with it, within the Trikru I would be seen as weak and unworthy of being a Commander. I know its a little more violent then you are used to but it is something I have to do. I am not seeking understanding or forgiveness just accept that it is what it is and cannot be changed" Clarke said staring forward wondering how easily this became her life.

"I understand that this is how you have lived for the past two years and you have become comfortable here. I might not understand the customs yet but I know that this is important to you and the Trikru. Plus it will be pretty badass to see you in full grounder mode. Clarke offered a small smile at Raven's comment and looked towards her mother. She didn't say anything she just pulled her in for a hug that said everything she didn't need to.

Soon after they all went to sleep in the same places they did the night before, all wondering how the next day was going to go.

Both Clarke and Lexa woke up the next morning well rested but not looking forward to the day ahead where they would most likely receive horrible looks from the Sky People and respectful looks from the grounders and those who knew the grounder ways. They quickly got dressed, as did everybody else, and walked out of the Ark towards the tree that held the man who had tried to take Clarke's life. All the grounders and Arker's alike gathered around the tree but a little back so they could give Clarke and Lexa some space. Clarke stood forward and addressed the man.

"You have been placed here for attempting to take my life. You will not be killed because no life was taken but you must be punished for what you have done. if you try again after this then your life will be taken. Do you understand?" she asked making it clear that she was not going to kill him but if he tried to do it again then he would be killed.

"I understand" he said lifting his head up and looking at her then scanning the crowd.

"Jus drain jus daun" Lexa and Clarke spoke at the same time and the grounders copied, startling the Arkers with their sudden shouting.

Clarke unsheathed her dagger from her belt and walked towards him. She raised her dagger and dug it in his skin near the elbow androgen it downward and stopped in the middle of his palm, she made sure to miss the veins that way he wouldn't bleed out. She copied her movements on the other arm before stepping back and accepting the cloth that was handed to her to wipe the sword of the blood that it had collected. Lexa stepped forward then and took out her dagger as Clarke did. She raised the dagger and pressed it to the skin oh his chest and dragged it down to the top of his pants then repeated it on the other side. She took the bloody cloth from Clarke to wipe the blood off her own weapon before putting it back into its holster. Both Clarke and Lexa turned to face the crowd while Echo and Lincoln cut him off the tree and took follow Abby to medical to clean up his wounds.

Her friends looked at her with a look of shock, understanding and acceptance while the Arkers looked shocked and slightly nervous but nobody looked disgusted, this was a good sign. Clarke felt the emotions bubbling up in her chest so she walked towards the Ark and disappeared inside with Lexa following. Raven, Octavia and Bellamy shared concerned looks before they followed both the found Clarke sat on the couch with her head tilted back and Lexa quietly sat next to her, hands clasped tightly clasped together.

"That was some show out there" Raven said quietly when she has sat on one of the chairs that stood next to the couch.

"Yea I did what I had to do and I hate it. I know it had to be done and I know I had no choice but I tortured a man, cut him like it was nothing all for respect. I know out there I seem like it doesn't matter to me, like it doesn't bother me but it does. All of it does. It all just came crashing down on me today. The weight of responsibility. I don't know if I can do it" Clarke said getting up and pacing up and down the room while the others watched her, their heads going backwards and forwards as if they were watching a tennis match. Her voice got louder as she went on but she stopped and turned to them. Her voice in a whisper as she said the last part, she wasn't one for giving up but she felt mentally and physically drained.

"Yes you can. You can do this. You are strong and your brave. I know it is a lot of responsibility for someone our age but I know you can do this, you were born for this. Like we have always said, everything happens for a reason and the reason for this is so you can lead us all into peace. Help us to survive because we all know we wouldn't be able to do it on our own. We are all here for you and we are not going to leave, you may try and push us away and you might get angry at us but we are not going away. I would be more concerned if all this didn't bother you, even thoe you are a fierce Commander, you are still human and its ok to feel, its good to feel. You don't have to do this alone, we are here to help in any way we can, please don't shut us out" Octavia said standing in front of Clarke and cupping both of her cheeks so the blonde could not escape even if she wanted to, which she didn't. Clarke sighed and finally let a tear slip down her face. It was not very often now that Clarke cried. She did when Kayla's family died and she did when she had to torture and kill her first person. But she had never broken down like this before, not since she arrived on the ground.

"Please don't leave" Clarke whispered as more tears cascaded down her face despite her attempts to stop them. Octavia shook her head then pulled Clarke in for a tight familiar hug, the hug of a sister, a saviour and a protector. Her cried soon dimmed to sniffles and hiccups. She pulled back from Octavia and smiled at her before looking round at the other occupants of the room, including Abby who had just arrived.

"Don't worry, we're not going anywhere princess" Bellamy said wrapping one arm around Clarke's shoulders and the other round Octavia's. Octavia grabbed ahold of Raven and pulled her into the hug who in turn grabbed Abby's wrist and pulled her in to join. Lexa grabbed hold of Lincoln and Echo and pushed them into the group before snaking her arms round her lovers waist and resting her chin on Clarke's shoulder. Lincoln and Echo's arms were wrapped around Bellamy, Clarke and Abby. They all stayed there for a while just holding each other as if they were all one big happy family who had no problems and no worries, but they had to face the real world sometime. Just not now.

Please review and tell me what you think and one again I am sorry if there more mistakes than usual it is these stupid false nails haha.