Lexa's perspective

We'd been riding together away from the camp of the Sky people for some time now and I was getting restless. The plan that Octavia & I had concocted in order to free Clarke had largely gone off without a hitch.

I was getting restless because of how close I was to Clarke and yet still unable to do anything. She'd cut our kiss short insisting we depart quickly which made sense but I still felt a bit put off. It had been weeks since we'd seen one another and I wanted, no I needed more than just a quick kiss.

I had my hands wrapped around her waist as we rode on horseback towards Ton DC but it was as if they had a mind of their own. Every so often they'd roam down to her thighs and even high enough up so that they almost came into contact with her breasts. I just couldn't take it anymore which is why I came up with a 'planned' stop for us.

I called out in my own language a command for the horse to come to a stop and I quickly dismounted. I offered my hand to a confused Clarke and helped her down.

"Why are we stopping Lexa?" She asked me as she verbalised her body language.

I recognised the terrain and knew of a small stream nearby where the horse could get a drink and even graze for a little while.

"I figured we could give the horse a moment to rest and recharge and in the process you and I could spend some time…catching up."

A look of realisation crossed her face as she crossed her arms and widened her stance slightly,

"I see what's going on here. You could have just come out and said it you know," she was quite amused as she walked over and put her arms around me, drawing my face down to hers.

My own hands had slid down to her waist making sure she was close to me as I said,

"I couldn't wait any longer I needed to hold you like this. I don't think I've ever been so distracted or been prone to shirking my duties than when I'm around you."

The horse was long forgotten as it huffed and ignored us, walking over to the stream nearby as Clarke and I resumed our kiss once more. This time however there was more urgency, more need in the way her lips met mine. I felt her tongue probing inside my mouth and I relished her desire and her boldness. We were moving backwards completely unaware of our surroundings when my foot hit an exposed tree root and I fell backwards, bringing her with me.

She landed on top of me as the breath rushed out of my lungs. I watched as her face transformed with concern now marking her features.

"Are you okay?" She asked as she stroked my cheek so gently, my eyes closing at her touch.

I reopened them and looked up at her face mere inches from mine. I was well aware of her body pressed against mine in all the right places.

"I'm more than fine with you on top of me," I replied, shocked at the words that had just tumbled out of my mouth.

I was surprised because I was never usually this expressive or quite frankly flirtatious. I was glad I did say what I did when I watched as her face lit up with a smile.

"Why Lexa, are you trying to get me to take my clothes off?" The playfulness evident in the way she spoke.

"That depends Clarke…is it working?" I said as I leaned in, my lips mere centimetres from hers.

I slipped my hands under her top, my fingers now lightly grazing her back. Her skin was like the softest fabric and it only encouraged my imagination further. I knew that my touch was affecting her as much as hers affected me, she lent down further and I felt as she placed soft kisses along my neck.

I saw her pull back so that she could look me in the eye, the lust apparent in her glazed over look. I knew this was going to happen, or so I thought.

"Gosh I want this so bad Lexa, but I want our first time to be in a bed. Our bed."

Those last two words out of her mouth excited me to no end. She really was going all in. She really did want there to be an 'us' and she really did want to stay with me. Only the creator knows how much I wanted this moment to last forever and result in the removal of clothing but I couldn't say no to her and I wasn't about to start now. I couldn't speak at this moment as I wanted to imprint everything into my long term memory so I merely nodded.

I watched as she slowly rose to her feet and without conscious thought, my eyes roamed her figure from head to toe of their own accord. I had to be the luckiest Commander in the history of those who have led my people.

"Are you going to lie there all day and imagine sleeping with me? Or are you going to join me on the horse so we can get back to Ton DC and you can do it for real?" She teased as she took a step towards the horse that was still by the stream.

I heard a shot ring out and I watched as Clarke stumbled forward, crimson blossoming on her left side, just above her heart. I quickly scrambled to my feet and pulled her down as another shot went off, slamming into the bark of a nearby tree.

"I should have listened to you Clarke. We should have kept going."

Whilst there was nothing good that could come out of my inner turmoil now over feeling responsible for her getting shot, I focused on what I could do now and that was to get her out of here.

I led her over to the startled horse and helped her up quickly, before I myself got on and with a sharp slap of his rump, our horse shot away carrying us towards Ton DC and eventual safety.

Clarke's perspective

I swear that everything seemed that much more alive outside now that I was getting to experience it all once again. Colours seemed brighter, smells were sharper, the light was harsh, the air fresher. My eyes couldn't settle on just one sight in front of me but I suppose being locked up and deprived of all of this would do that to a person.

Another amazing experience which I was now granted as part of my freedom was the touch of another person, specifically Lexa my…girlfriend? It seemed too light a word for how intense we were together, not to mention it felt and sounded a little strange to say it let alone think it.

Who could have predicted that we'd end up together after everything that our people had been through and what we'd been through just to get to this point? All the sacrifices we'd made, everything we'd lost and yet now that I was in her arms I wouldn't do it any differently.

Mainly because I'd still want to end up in this moment where I was in her arms. She was really scattering my thoughts by the way her hands moved over my body as we rode on to Ton DC. I don't think I've ever wanted to tear off someone's clothes anymore than I want to with hers right now.

In a way it was almost as if she'd heard my thoughts and was vibrating on the same wavelength as she brought the horse to a stop and before I knew it we'd fallen to the ground a hot mess.

There were no idle hands here from either of us as we struggled to rein in our feelings and emotions from translating from thoughts into actions. I welcomed her lips against mine but it was not enough as I pushed my tongue into her mouth and deepening our kiss. One of my hands snaked its way into her hair giving her no outlet of escape.

Her hands travelled up my back as high up as my bra and an image came to the forefront of my mind of her undressing me and lords knows how much I wanted to be exposed for her to see.

We pulled back so we could both catch our breaths and I bit down gently on her lower lip before pulling back so I could look into her eyes. Her gaze was so intense I think if she asked me to do anything for her right there and then I would have.

Even though I think that's what she wanted right there and then, I didn't want our first time to be out in the open where anyone could walk by and see, so that's what I told her. Call it clichéd but I wanted our first time to be wonderful and romantic and well in a bed for starters.

I wasn't opposed to the idea of taking our physical relationship elsewhere besides our private quarters but I wasn't about to let her know that just yet. After all, I still had to make her work for it. I didn't want her to think that I was easy or just how much I was under her spell already.

As I got up, I teased her about sleeping with me and I felt pain in my left shoulder as I fell forward but still managed to stay on my feet. The crack of gunfire echoed through the surrounding woodland and I felt Lexa pull me down as another bullet or two was fired.

She quickly grabbed the horse and helped me to cover. With her assistance I managed to get on the horse quickly followed by her and we took off, not knowing if we'd be pursued or how close our attackers were. Right now all that matter was putting some distance between us and our attackers.

Even though it still hurt quite a lot, the bullet was a slightly deeper than usual graze and I was fortunate it wasn't any lower for any number of reasons.

It seemed like an extraordinarily long time but eventually Ton DC came into view or at least what made up Ton DC now. I was glad to see that it wasn't a heap of smoking rubble as it had been when I'd last seen it. The Grounders how really done a good job in rebuilding over the last few weeks and even though it wasn't completed they'd restore it so that it was at least on par if not better than it was before.

As we came to a stop, plenty of people came out to meet us and with some barked instructions Lexa had them escorting the horse away and had my wound treated as best as we could get for the time being.

There was one person however who was less than pleased to see us or should I say less than pleased to see me. Gustus strolled across the clearing with quite a number of Grounders walking behind him as if following his lead. He came to a stop only a few feet away from us before he spoke,

"This is a direct challenge to your authority Lexa. You wouldn't listen when I told you to give up on the Sky girl; that there were those better suited to be your consort," He pointed a rather long blade in my direction but still addressed her, "with her death in a fight to the death with me you'll have nothing left and my supporters and I will take control. Or you and your not so secret shame can relinquish command to me now, leave and I'll let you both live."

Lexa took a step forward defiantly but I cut across her as she opened her mouth to speak interrupting her,

"You'll always be a number two Gustus and everyone here will forget about who you are and the disgrace you are to your people after I've beaten you," I said pridefully.

I didn't like his view that I was just some girl who'd captured the interest of someone he admired and even loved. I wasn't some weak girl who would stand to be pushed around. I was the leader or was at least of my people and I was Lexa's girlfriend. I'd make sure the rest of the Grounders would see exactly what I was made of and the kind of girl who'd be alongside their leader.

I unsheathed the machete that Lexa had given me recently and had only recently returned to me and waved him forward.

"You've got fire Sky girl I'll give you that," he said as he took a fighting stance and we begun to circle one another.

He spun his free hand around with his index finger pointed to the sky and the Grounders formed a ring around us permitting no escape and in the process cut off Lexa from me as I just entered a fight for my life.

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