I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to update this story. I have been feeling pretty crappy and been to the doctors for it. I know that's no excuse I guess I just didn't have the energy for it. I have also been doing a work experience for a month which has been taking up a lot of my time too.
I am also really sorry to the people who were affected by the last chapter, I have gone back and took that part out. I realise I made a very big mistake in putting that in and I know I should have put a warning in the chapter or the summary but I didn't even think about that until it was too late. I hope you will carry on reading the story and like it as much as you used to.
Btw the r**e still happened but it is not mentioned or described but it did still happen. I promise it does have a purpose in the story though.
To Tata22, I am sorry that you didn't like it. Maybe you will like this one more? I hope so.
To ChaseHunt0506, Technically I didn't do that to Clarke anymore so could i have my cookie now? :) haha. Lexa is pretty angry but she gets some of it out in this chapter.
To Arsenal (guest), Thanks and you will have to read and find out won't you.
To ceyaro, I know :(
To dragoncila, Lexa is going to pretty upset and angry but who can blame her right?
To sarah2314, Oh he gets what's coming to him don't worry.
To PugSocks, I know it was difficult to read but hopefully it will be a little easier to read now that the really bad stuff has been taken out. Thanks for all the compliments, though I don't think I as good as you are making me out to be haha.
To Eren23, I don't think anyone was expecting that to be honest.
To Foster-Callie-Stef-Lover, I love my cliffhangers haha everyone should know this by now. There will be a few reunions in the next few episodes.
To Maggie729, I know poor Clarke it's going to be hard for them to deal with.
To Xxwillow13xx, He will get what is coming to him.
To Guest, All the bad parts are taken out, it is safe to read again but if you don't want to keep reading then ok.
To Zed (guest) They are related so they are both going to have the same temperament they just handle it differently. I am glad you liked it, it seems that you were one of the only ones who did.
To Guest, I am glad you liked it enough to keep reading :) Clarke definitely is a born leader and I think that people call tell, they listen to her and they respect her. Don't worry it won'e be too dark for too long. Thanks for the spelling point out. I know I am not the best at spelling, or the English language in general (which says a lot considering English is the only language I speak) It's not that I don't have time to beta it's just I don't like having one. I like my writing to be all my own and for nobody to have seen them before it is posted. I will get advice and idea's from one of my friends but that's about it.
To broadwaybound2016, Thank you! Here is the next chapter, sorry it's a little late.
To Guest, No Clarke is not dead, I wouldn't be that cruel haha.
To xan-merrick, Thanks, here it is!
To soulterror, Yes she is in trouble and thanks!
To Holysheet, Thank you for compliment :)
To debsel, Here is my update.
To Guest, I know my heart broke too :( I was sitting there crying and staring at the screen for about 10 minutes after the show had ended. They are the perfect couple in my eyes and it was obvious that Lexa loved Clarke more than she was willing to admit, even to herself (not that she would admit it out loud)
Well thanks for reviewing people =, you know I love to haer from you guys and I love to hear what you liked/disliked about the chapter. Now on with the story.
By first light all the tents had been packed away and stored in a secret place ready to be picked back up when they could… if they could. Everybody had their weapons and protective clothing secured to their body. They all stood as a big group at the bottom of the hill waiting for the signal from Lexa to move forward.
"Ok everybody knows what they are doing. I wish you all luck and if we do not come back from this, know that we went down fighting, in honour. May we meet again" she said and they repeated the last line back to her.
"Move out" she shouted to the group so they could all hear her and all as one they climbed the hill and descended the other side towards their biggest enemy, the people who had taken Clarke right from under their noses. The Ice Nation. 10 minutes into walking, as they were approaching the gate, they heard horns and shouts. Then all hell broke loose. Arrows and spears were being thrown and shot towards them. People fighting and throwing themselves at them. The only way you could tell where each person belonged is because of the way they were dressed.
Lexa took out her sword and slashed her way through the crowd of warriors fighting for their lives. The fight had only been going on for 30 minutes and already there were many casualties on both sides. Men and women alike were strewn around on the icy ground like leaves on a forest floor. Limbs scattered around the bodies as they have fallen off or being carelessly thrown.
Bellamy, Raven, Octavia, Lincoln and Echo stuck together as they made their way around the city, watching each other's backs and taking out whoever came to attack them. Abby had gone with Lexa to find Clarke, that was the plan. Everybody else fight like hell and distract them while Lexa and Abby went to find their Blonde beauty. It had soon turned into a bloodbath, everywhere they turned there was either a limb or a body or some blood, the once shining city turned into a war zone in a matter of minutes. They made their way to the cells where they keep those waiting to be sentenced with to death or torture as that would be the most likely place that Clarke would be but when they got there she was nowhere to be found. There were two men and a child in the cells, but no Clarke.
"I really thought she would be here" Lexa said her voice braking at the end as she lowered her sword to the floor and rested her hand on the end of it. She stood still for a moment and wonder where else Clarke could be. The sound of fighting and pained cries could be heard in the background and Abby flinched every time someone cried out or swords scraping along something could be heard thinking about how painful it must be for them and how many people would be lost that day.
"I saw a big castle on the way here if that is any help" Abby said mostly to get rid of the silence that had coated the air. Lexa's face lit up and she quickly picked her sword up and ran out of the room leaving Abby stood there in confusion.
"Clarke is the queen's most valuable prize of course she would keep her as close as possible. Hoe could I not see it before" Lexa said as she walked back into the room and gave Abby a little shove to get her moving in the right direction. As they expected there was guards standing at the entrance to the grounds and the entrance to the castle. They were easily taken out as Lexa slowed through them as if they were not even there.
As they got into the castle they both stopped and had to take in the beauty before them. Everything was made of Ice. The staircase, the chairs, all the furnishings, even the doorways. They soon remembered where they were and set off o Find Clarke. The castle was bigger tan they expected and was like a maze of endless corridors. Every door they tried either led to a bedroom or a lounge room but no sign of Clarke. They came to a large archway which held a very large room which hosted two young people.
One sat on the carefully sculpted couch and the other sat on his lap with her arms around his neck and her lips locked with his. They stopped the second they heard footprints and turned to look at the intruders, but once they saw who it was the resumed like nothing had happened.
Lexa stormed up to them and drew her sword, she pointed it at the pair with a murderous expression on her face.
"Where is Clarke" she said, hissing the words from between her teeth. The pain broke apart and sighed.
"And why should I tell you little sister?" he asked with a smile on his face.
"Because if you don't you will get slaughtered like the ret of the city" she said holding her head high. She wasn't afraid of killing her brother, he had killed her along with the rest of the family years ago when he left them all.
"As if you could kill me" he said standing up and puffing out his chest and holding his head high.
"And as if I would let you" the Queen said as she stood up beside him obviously protecting him.
"You won't get much of a choice" she said. Things were silent for a few moments where everyone just stared at each other trying to anticipate the others move. Finally Lexa saw Jonas's pointer finger twitch, something he always unconsciously did before reaching for anything. Lexa moved before he even had time to think and smacked him over the head with her sword knocking him to the ground where he landed in a heap. She looks to the Queen who has a look of shock and anger in her eyes.
Abby was creeping up behind the Queen trying to strike her from behind, but she knew that she would be unsuccessful. The Ice Queen whirled around and came face to face with a smiling Abby. While she was distracted Lexa swung her sword towards her enemy but she caught it with her own. The two women fought hard for around 10 minutes with their swords whizzing through the air to attack the other. They were both starting to get weaker as the fight went on then Lexa remembered something Bellamy had taught her before they left, the oldest trick in the book. Lexa stuck her foot out behind the Ice Queen as she was stepping back sending her flying towards the ground . She put her arm down to strop her shoulder from crashing into the cold, hard surface. Before she knew it, Lexa's sword was pointed at her throat and her sword was pointed at her stomach.
The Ice Queen hadn't even noticed that it had gone, never mind where it had ended up. She did the sane thing as she had with Jonas and she knocked him out with the handle of her sword and proceeded to tie them up with a rope from The Ark. Abby and Lexa dragged them along behind them as they continued in the search for Clarke. They walked down endless corridors and up/down countless staircases before they came to a metal door that was hidden underneath the floor of the castle which was ajar. Lexa dropped her hostage had pulled the door open, what she saw made her want to throw up, cry and kill a lot of people all at the same time.
Clarke was in the corner of the room curled into the smallest ball possible while her shoes were flung across at the other side, they were teared and had blood on them but she paid them no mind as she rushed over to her love. She carefully crouched down next to her and laid a had on her shoulder. All of a sudden Clarke bolted up from her spot on the floor and screamed while backing herself into the wall, as far as she could get. It took her a few minutes of staring and deep breaths for her to finally realise who it was.
Clarke tore herself off the wall and flung herself into Lexa's arms, finally breaking down. Clarke clung onto Lexa so tightly she thought she m right break a rib but all that mattered was that she was there.
"You are safe now I promise. I am not going to let anything else hurt you" she whispered into the blonde's ear while rubbing soothing circles into her neck while Clarke clung to the skin of her back, managing to get her hands under all the armour and clothing. Lexa's eyes started to water and tears of relief slowly cascaded down her cheeks as she breathed in Clarke's scent. Lexa reluctantly pulled away from the embrace and wiped he tears off her face.
"Thee is someone else here to see you" she said looking towards Abby who was already silently crying while watching her daughter interact with her lover. Clarke lat go of Lexa and ran to her mother who instantly wrapped her daughter in a huge hug not wanting to let go for fear that shed might be gone if she did. They held each other for a long time content to just be there and reassure themselves that the other was there and Clarke was not alone anymore while Lexa picked up the torn pants and helped Clarke into them as she continued to hug her mother.
When Clarke finally composed herself enough to let go she took in a deep breath and held her head high while walking out of the room and not looking back. Abby and Lexa shared a look before shrugging and following her out of he door and towards to entrance to the castle. As they neared the outside they thought they would have heard the sound of fighting and screams but everything was silent. The light of day greeted them as they walked out of the doors and onto the frosty ground. They walked further into the town and still nothing could be heard but the leaves and ground crunching under their feet.
They turned a corner and all they could see were bodies and blood and weapons. Ice Nation and other warriors alike littered the ground, unmoving and staring off into the sky with emotionless eyes. Lexa and Abby knew that there was going to be casualties on both sides but she did not anticipate to be as much as she was seeing. They carried on walking and saw some of her men leaned against a wall and she saw some of the other walk out from a building. They exchange looks with Lexa then they look at the Ice Queen and Jonas still being dragged behind them. They take the hostages from Lexa and Abby so they can focus all their attention on Clarke who seemed to have closed herself off to all emotion. As they walked round they found a few children and infants either crying to trying to wake their parents. They cowered when they saw the big people with weapons but the young ones calmed when they realised they were not going to be hurt.
"Do not worry little ones you will be safe now. I promise" Lexa said and the kids were all picked up and carried by some the warriors. Some would go to Polis, some to TonDC and some to the other clans, they would all get good homes. Two hours passed and all the survivors were gathered at the main gates. There was considerably less than they went into battle with but that was to be expected.
They had started off with 3112 warriors on their side and at the end of it all they had 2064 left. The Ice Nation may have had more fighters but they were not as skilled, thinking they were in the largest city there was they they had no need to be great fighters because they would never need to fight, that nobody would dare invade them, that thought cost them their lives.
Octavia, Bellamy, Echo, Raven and Lincoln joined them, Octavia ran up to hug Clarke but she quickly stopped in her tracks when the blonde flinched away and curled herself into her mother who gave them an apologetic look. At first they looked shocked, then hurt then understanding and horrified when they got a good look at her with the injuries and the torn clothing and her limp.
They collected all the bodies into a pile and found some dry wood to surround them. They set the wood alight and stepped back to watch and pay their respects.
"This is a sad day for all of us, we have lost people we care about, people that meant a lot to us. They will be remembered for their duty, their honour and most of all their actions. They died in combat, they died defeating one of the greatest enemies we have faced. This day will never be forgotten, it will be a day of pain and loss but also of pride and accomplishment. May they rest in peace and may we meet again" Clarke stood in front of the large group and spoke the words that she knew everybody needed to hear.
"Yu gonplei ste odon" she turned around and said those words to the burning corpses that had fallen that day and all of the people behind her, even the Sky People copied her words, it filled her with great pride that the people from the Ark and the people from earth were getting along and learning how the other lived.
They would travel to the River People and rest while they treated their wounds and ate ready for the long journey back to their people. Not all of them would be going home but they died on the battlefield and there is no better way to go than that. They set off to get the horses which they had hidden out of the cold, there were quite a lot of spare horses which was just a big reminder to everyone how many people they had lost.
After what seemed like forever the finally reached the sea where the River People lived and set down their stuff while lying back on the soft grass. Lexa left Clarke with Abby where she knew she would be safe and went to talk to Luna, the leader of the River people. The Ice Queen and Jonas were placed in cells until the had to be took to TonDC to be punished in front of the Trikru.
"I am sorry but a few of your men didn't make it" she said sympathy lacing her voice. She knew that Luna cared deeply for all members of her clan.
"I expected there would be deaths, I did not expect them all to return" she said with a smile trying to be happy that they died in honor. Lexa tipped her head forward and bid Luna goodbye to go in search of Clarke once again. She found her blonde lover and Abby at the edge of the water with their feet buried in the sand just under the water. Lexa walked up to Clarke and slipped her hand in the others while looking forward where all she could see was water.
"Come with me Clarke, you need your wounds looking at and I think you would appreciate a warm bath" she tugged slightly on the blonde's hand and Clarke followed behind her as she started to walk towards one of the big wood cabins. Abby was walking behind them both after figuring she could look at thew wounds and treat them with what was available before they got back to camp.
Abby would stay in one side of the cabin after assessing the injuries to get everything ready and Clarke was with Lexa in the other side getting cleaned.
Elsewhere in the village
Lincoln walked hand in hand with Octavia through the shallow waters calmly lapping at the sand under their feet. Octavia had been left with multiple bruises and cuts with a few pulled muscles from the fight and Lincoln made it out with a dislocated shoulder and a gash across his face but other than that was fine.
"I could get used to this" Octavia smiled while sitting down with her toes in the water and ass in the sand. Lincoln just looked at her wondering what she meant.
"Not the killing and the war part but the peace and the beauty of it all. Since we have been here we haven't really had much time to look around and take it all in and actually be happy that we are finally here. On the ground where we belong" she said smiling and putting her head on his shoulder.
"It is a very beautiful place. I will show you it all sometime. I am planning on taking you to Polis as soon as the Commander goes back and I am sure Echo will take Bellamy too" Octavia's eyes lit up when he mentioned taking her to see the capital. He laughed at her expression and put an arm around her shoulders to pull he into his side while they watched the water sparkle in the light of the sun.
Somewhere else in the village
Bellamy was stretched out on the grass with the sun beating down on his bare chest. He had took his protecting gear, jacket and shirt off and played them next to him while he sunbathed. He opened his eyes to see Echo looking at him, rather his body with a small smile on her face. As soon as she noticed he was watching her she looked away and blushed bright red but the smile did not fade from her face. He laughed at her embarrassment and she just shoved him playfully but he caught her arm and pulled her towards him.
She fell onto the ground and landed with her upper body crossing his. She looking into his eyes and taking a chance she leaned down the rest of the way and placed her lips on his and her hands on the side of his face. He responded to the kiss immediately placing his hands on her hips. They stayed like that for a while before she slipped her hands into his hair and his arms circled her waist. When air became necessary they broke and looking at each other before bursting out into random laughter and laying next to each other looking into the sky. Watching the clouds float past above their heads.
Back in the cabin.
Lexa had helped get Clarke washed and dressed into comfortable clothing before escorting her to the other room where her mother was waiting to patch up her injuries. She had started with the big gashes that needed stitches then she disinfected the shallower ones and applied some paste to the bruises. After about an hour Clarke was free to leave the cabin but was on strict orders to keep all the wounds dry for at least 24 hours. 48 if possible and the bandages had to be changed every 6 hours for the big ones and twice a day for the small ones.
Clarke thanked her mother then wandered out of the cabin and walked around the village by the water. She spied Raven sat on the grass eating some kind of meat from a stick so she went to join her. Raven didn't even realise Clarke had sat down until she turned to face her and almost gave her a heart attack. She gasped and flung her arms around the blonde only to have her stiffen up and try to push Raven away. The mechanic quickly put her arms back to her side and swore at herself for touching Clarke after she had got told not to by Abby.
"I am so sorry I totally forgot" she apologised over and over wanting to wipe the haunted look from Clarke's face, angry at herself as she was the one who put it there. Clarke relaxed slightly after seeing Raven in front of her instead of her attacker but she was still looking round for any and all escape routes.
"Don't worry it's fine. I'm sorry I flinched I just can't stand being touched anymore by anyone who isn't my mother or Lexa" Clarke explained feeling bad about flinching away from her best friend but it was now a natural reaction.
"I understand. Nobody expects you to be fine after what you went through, I know I wouldn't be. We all know it is going to take time to heal and we are all going to be here to help you in any way we can" Raven said wanting her friend to know that her and the rest of their friends would stay by Clarke's side no matter what. Clarke smiled and embraced Raven in a small but tight hug that only lasted a few seconds before she pulled away feeling slightly better not that she knew she was not alone. She never expected to be.
Clarke and Raven soon got tired of sitting in the grass eating whatever it was that was on the stick and decided to go and walk around the market. They found a few shells and some pieces of clothing that caught their eye.
"Oh Clarke look at this" Raven said waving her over to one of the stalls. What she had found was a blue crystal that shone and sparkled in the light hanging from a leather chain. Clarke picked it up gently in her hands to take a closer look. She could see it had different shades in the centre and tiny specs of green and white. It was beautiful.
"How much for this?" she asked the old woman sat behind the stall working on some more products.
"It is free for you Skai Heda" the woman smiled and stood from her seat to come to the front of the stall.
"Oh no I couldn't just take it without giving anything in return" she said trying to think of something she could give them in return since she had no money.
"It is no problem it is a gift" the woman persisted not wanting to take anything from the blonde.
"I will find something to repay you will one day. Thank you" Clarke said as she took the necklace and smiled gratefully at the woman before walking in the direction of the water. with Raven following at her heels. The village was small and quiet and peaceful, the type of place you could spend days stretched out under the sun or lay in the sand with not a care in the world. It was very relaxing but they knew it would not last forever and they would have to go home soon. After 10 minutes of walking round in the sand and having to take their shoes and socks off to prevent the sand from infiltrating their boots and getting stuck in places it would never come out of the finally found Lincoln and Octavia still sat down in the sand staring off into the distance just enjoying each others company.
"Mind if we join you?" Raven said while sitting down next to them not really giving them a choice.
"Of course not we would love some company" Lincoln said despite seeing Octavia's pouty face. Raven sat beside Octavia and Clarke sat beside Lincoln and just sat in silence for a few minutes.
"How are you doing?" Octavia asked finally deciding that she was bored of the silence.
"I don't know. I don't think I have even started processing it but when I do I'm not sure what is going to happen" she said looking out in front of her where she could see the water slowly bobbing up and down and shimmering under the sun.
"We will figure it out and we won't let you go through this on your own" Octavia reached over and squeezed Clarke's hand briefly before letting go and putting her hand back to her side.
"Hey guys what's going on?" everyone looked around and saw Bellamy and Echo waking towards them hand in hand.
"Nothing were just talking come and join us" Clarke said and patted the space next to her. She gave Echo a smile as if to say everything is fine after she shot a concerned glance at her sister's lover. The sky was starting to darken as she sun slowly began to descend and pink, orange and red filled the sky.
"So when are we leaving?" Bellamy asked as nobody had told him.
"Tomorrow morning. I sort of don't want to leave. As much as I miss everything this place is so peaceful and it has a big lake and sand and it's just really pretty" Clarke said not taking her eyes off the horizon.
"I know what you mean but we can come back here anytime" Lincoln said as he did not want to leave either. after a while the group had come to sit in a circle as they talked and anything and nothing. A lot of people had either gone to sleep or gone to their cabins to relax with their families so she got curious when she saw two shadows sneaking around the village. They pretended not to notice as they carried on talking lowly. They finally made she shadows out to be Luna (the leader of the River People) and Abby.
"What is she doing sneaking around?" Clarke asked the group in front of her. They all shrugged and shook their heads to indicate they did not know. They followed them with their eyes until they went out of sight. Into Luna's cabin. It would have been normal if they were walking normally but they were acting suspicious constantly looking around to see if anybody was watching.
"Oh well I'm sure it's fine" Raven said turning back to face the people in front of her. They talked for another 15 minutes before they were interrupted by a very loud gasp coming from Luna's cabin. They stopped talking for a second and when they heard nothing else they carried on only to be interrupted again by a low moan and a loud YES. Horrified Clarke blushed and covered her face with her hands.
"I guess we know now why they were sneaking around" Raven laughed by Clarke muttered Oh My God.
"Bu really there is no point sneaking around if they are going to be that loud" Octavia said also chuckling at the situation. From there the noises just got louder and more obscene so they all decided to get as far away from the cabin as they could and try and get some sleep. Echo and Lincoln went with Clarke as they were still her guars and while they didn't think anything was going to happen to her here they could never be too carful. Raven, Bellamy and Echo went to another cabin to sleep for the night before they left early morning.
Clarke walked up to the cabin she had used earlier that day and opened the door that led into a small but cosy room that only held a wooden chest in the corner. She walked through the entranceway to find Lexa already asleep on the big that was in the middle of the floor. Clarke smiled and placed her boots and socks next to the bed before slipping off her jacket and placing it with her boots and sliding under the furs. She cuddled close to Lexa who turned around in her sleep and placed her arms around Clarke's waist and smiled.
Lincoln and Echo got some spare furs and laid down in the other room so anybody that wanted to get to the young leaders would have to go through them first.
The next morning everyone would be heading back to their own villages and have to leave the beautiful place behind but everybody knew that it would not be their last time in paradise.
Well that is another chapter over and done with. Hope you enjoyed it more than the last chapter even though a lot of you quite liked the last one. Don't forget to tell me what you think of this chapter.
Thanks Manda.