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Clarke jolted awake and rubbed her eyes as she adjusted to the early morning light that was starting to peak through the curtains.
"Good morning sleepy head. I thought you were never going to wake up." A familiar voice said brightly. Clarke groaned and looked over and saw Octavia perched comfortably on the couch that sat in front of the window. She rolled onto her back and found a stack of pillows acting as a barrier by her side. She lifted her head and found Raven, still sleeping soundly, cuddled into the furs and snoring softly next to her.
"What the hell you guys...? Where is my wife?" Clarke groaned, annoyed at her two friends. She quickly pulled the covers up to her chin, realizing she was still naked from last nights escapades with Lexa.
"Ok first of all, I have no idea how Raven got in bed with you. And secondly, I have something excellent to show you so hurry and get dressed!" Octavia smiled widely and clapped her hands in excitement.
Clarke groaned and threw a pillow hard across the bed. Raven jumped and sat up fully alert, looking around the confused. Her eyes focused on Clarke knowingly and then at Octavia.
"What are you doing here?" Raven said as she looked at Octavia in wonder.
"Me? I should ask you the same question You're the one I found asleep in bed with the commander's wife." Octavia snapped back. "What will Lexa think?" She tisked and smirked at the wide eyed Raven.
"Lexa told me to come stay with Clarke after she found me... In the hall." Raven said hesitantly. Clarke and Octavia eyed her suspiciously but let it slide for now.
"Ok whatever, do you know where she was going?" Clarke replied anxiously. As much as Lexa hovered over her lately, she still didn't like being away from her for more than a few minutes. She had become accustom to spending all of her time with Lexa. She wouldn't want it any other way.
"Oh I know exactly where she is." Octavia grinned as she stood and walked towards the door. "That's what I have been trying to tell you, now hurry and get dressed!" She said with a wink as she walked out the door.
Clarke and Raven looked at each other hesitantly. "Um I should probably let you get dressed..." Raven said awkwardly as she rubbed her neck. Clarke nodded and snickered as Raven scrambled out of her bed quickly.
"Your bed is super comfy by the way." Raven smiled and laughed as she exited Clarke and Lexa's room. Clarke shook her head and chuckled at her two friends. With long sigh, she rolled out of bed and got dressed quickly. For some reason she was nervously anxious to see what Lexa was up to as she recalled Octavia's excitement. Octavia rarely got excited and when she did, it was never really a good thing.
"Where are we going Octavia?" Clarke said tiredly as the three women entered the elevator. Clarke leaned against the wall and rested her hands over her protruding belly and sighed.
"You'll see. Are you ok by the way? You look... Tired." Octavia said pointedly and Raven smack her lightly.
"What Octavia meant to say was, You look beautiful Clarke." Raven replied with a smile and Octavia and Clarke both rolled their eyes.
"Whatever. I am tired, I'm pregnant. Someone just tell me where we are going because I am starving." Clarke replied before the elevator lurched in its downward descent.
"Wow pregnancy makes you edgy!" Octavia stepped away and grimaced at her. Raven elbowed her in the ribs again and shook her head disapprovingly at the younger girl.
"You literally have no filter do you?" Raven whispered harshly and Clarke laughed. Clarke looked at Octavia skeptically when they reached the second to last floor in the tower.
"The training level? This is where she came last night." Clarke starting to put two and two together. "I should have known."
They walked with haste down the hall and to the grand doors that led to the gym. Octavia stopped and turned to face them, smiling from ear to ear. Clarke yawned and Raven folded her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes, annoyed. Octavia held her fingers to her lips gesturing for them to be quiet as she swung open the doors.
Clarke's hand flew to her mouth to stifle laughter when she caught sight of her wife. Sprawled on her stomach snoring softly with Talia flung across her back and Mara sprawled in the opposite direction, leaving their legs a tangled mess. It was still very early in the morning but Clarke knew Lexa would wake any minute. She quietly tip toed over to Mara's end and lifted the bottle of gin and shook her head with a grin.
Waving Raven and Octavia over, the three of them walked over and sat next to the commander's head. They all had their hands over their mouths trying to stifle their laughter. Octavia seemed to be failing as loud bursts of air came out her mouth and nose continuously. Clarke shushed them once more with her finger.
She leaned down, close to Lexa's head, as much as her body would allow, "Lexa!" She said loudly making her wife jumped up so quick and fast, sending Talia flying off her back. She struck a defensive pose but greened ever so slightly a she took in her surroundings.
The three women howled with laughter as Lexa shielded her eyes, held her forehead and groaned in pain as she sank back down to the floor. Talia and Mara matched their little sister's groaning but didn't open their eyes. Clarke and the other girls continued to laugh and wiped at their eyes.
"Babe, I love you, time to wake up." Clarke cooed into Lexa's ear.
Lexa groaned, "my head."
Clarke grinned at her wife sympathetically and rubbed her back softly. "I know it hurts. You need some food and water babe. Come on."'
Clarke, Raven and Octavia had finally managed to drag the three sisters into the cafeteria area. They all sat down on a long banquet table full of fruit and succulent meats and the three sisters held their heads in their hands and squinted away from the light. Lincoln entered and waved at them before coming to join their little group.
"What happened to them?" He asked pointing from one end of the three green faces to the other. Lexa and her sisters looked like death as they sipped lemon tea quietly, barely able to keep their heads up.
"Looks like they had a little too much fun with some gin I assume they snagged from Monty or Jasper." Octavia chuckled before shaking her head at the three drunkards. Lincoln nodded and tried to hide the smile that was sneaking its way onto his face.
"How can you still look so damn good after getting hammered last night?" Clarke eyed Lexa annoyingly before swallowing her mouthful of food. "It's really not fair to the rest of us." Clarke winked. Lexa smirked and leaned in for a kiss. She watched Clarke scarf down her food loudly and smiled. She wondered how her wife's terrible table manners had become one of her favorite things about her.
"What?" Clarke's voice was muffled by the bread she had just taken a bite of. She looked at Lexa curiously as she smiled at her. Lexa shrugged and kissed her wife again.
"You are adorable Clarke Kom Skairkru."
Lexa said evenly making Clarke smile.
"Ugh. Ok I was starting to feel better but if I keep watching you guys be all mushy I just might get sick." Mara said as she took one last bite of her apple and stood.
"Jolie has a point. I'm out." Octavia followed and dragged Lincoln with her. Mara rolled her eyes at the young warrior but did not comment on her new nickname. It was growing on her.
Raven and Talia eyed each other and smiled brightly. Clarke looked between them in confusion and Lexa smirked and shook her head.
"Gotta go. See you guys later!" Raven said quickly and left. Talia downed her cup of orange juice and smiled sheepishly at her sister. Without a word she waved to the couple and followed Raven out the door.
"Was that... Weird?" Clarke watched the two women leave in suspicion. Lexa chuckled once and shrugged.
"They are seeing each other." She popped a grape into her mouth and stared after the new couple. Clarke's mouth came open in surprise and Lexa laughed.
"Chit yu gaf tu dula op deyon?" Lexa said, asking what she would like to do today in her native tongue, as she handed Clarke a juicy red apple, her favorite. Clarke stared at her for a moment as she translated the phrase in her mind. Lexa was impressed at how quickly Clarke had come to know and understand Trigedasleng.
When she figured it out, Clarke smiled mischievously at her wife and Lexa knew that she was up to no good.
"Clarke you are the most stubborn person I have ever met. I am not doing this." Lexa crossed her arms in defiance.
"Come on! You wouldn't want to leave your pregnant wife defenseless would you? I need to practice." Clarke threw Lexa a wooden practice sword, which she caught with ease. Lexa gazed at her with her most haunting emotionless expression and Clarke laughed.
"You don't scare me, you know? That look doesn't work on me." Clarke grinned and wrapped her arms around Lexa's neck. "Come on, please?" She pecked her lips and Lexa sighed. Clarke laughed knowing she was about to get what she wanted.
"This is not a good idea. You have three weeks left til you deliver. What if you go into labor?" Lexa questioned as Clarke got into position.
"Then I hope you know how to deliver a baby." Clarke chuckled when she saw her wife rolled her eyes. Lexa got into position and looked Clarke up and down.
"Clarke. You have a gun. Why can't you defend yourself with that?" Lexa pointed out but Clarke just shook her head.
"Come on, Lex you know I don't want to use Skaikru weapons anymore. Let's just do this." Clarke lunged for her wife, striking her blade as Lexa blocked her oncoming blow easily.
Lexa and Clarke sparred for 5 seconds before Lexa had her disarmed.
"Ok new rule. Everytime either of us gets disarmed, the disarmer has to give the disarmee a kiss." Clarke said with a dazzling smile.
"I hardly think that's fair but whatever you say, ai hodnes." Lexa said. She places her hand on Clarke's cheek and kissed her softly but passionately.
Fifty kisses later and both of them out of breath, Clarke and Lexa walked hand in hand towards the elevator.
"That's was fun. Let's do it again." Clarke breathed as they stepped into the metal box.
Lexa laughed and kissed her wife once more. "Fun is hardly how I would describe that. Although getting to kiss you 50 times was nice."
"49 times! I got you once." Clarke smiled and wrapped her arms around her wife's neck.
"I let you win that last time, babe." Lexa said, taking a step closer to Clarke leaving no space in between them.
"I know you did." Clarke whispered and pulled Lexa down into a deep kiss.
A week had passed and Lexa paced back and forth in the throne room while Abby watched her carefully.
"Lexa I have to go. The people of Arcadia need me." Abby said softly. The attacks on polis had ceased almost completely but Arcadia was now taking the blow. They had gotten word this morning that 20 Arcadians had been killed and many more were wounded in the night attack.
"I know Abby but what if Clarke needs you more? She could deliver anyday now!" Lexa shouted at the older woman fiercely but Abby looked at her with concern.
"I know you are scared. But Lexa you can do this. I have explained the procedure to you all morning. I know you can do this." Abby tried to comfort her daughter in law. Lexa sat down on the throne, rubbed her temples and sighed.
"Heda, we will also be here when you need us. Clarke is in good hands." Becca, Prime Heda, said softly as she stood by her side.
"Yes we are here. Do you remember when I delivered that child in the ice nation in the terrible ice cold cave during the rebellion?" Anya smiled as she recalled the memory. "I remember shouting at you for help as you cowered in the corner." She laughed and, in turn, Lexa laughed as well.
"You kicked my ass afterwards as well if I do recall?" Lexa snickered and Anya looked at her in confusion. "Sorry, Skaikru words are hard to forget. Ass as in, your behind." Lexa explained and Anya shook her head with a grin.
"Lexa Kom Trikru, I have never fully understood your mind. But yes, that is true." She replied with a chuckle.
"You can do this Heda." Becca said with a soft smile. And just like that, they were gone.
"Ok Abby, I will grant your proposal to leave immediately. But you must promise that you will return with haste as soon as you can." Lexa held her arm out to her mother in law. Instead of grabbing her arm, Abby pulled Lexa into a warm hug.
"You will be ok. Take care of my girl." Abby whispered as she patted her daughter-in-law's back. Lexa hugged her tightly and prayed that she would make it back before her child decided to enter this crazy world.
"Just the couple I was looking for! We have a surprise for both of you!" Raven said excitedly as Clarke and Lexa walked out of the cafeteria.
"Is the surprise a walk outside? Because if it's not I am not interested." Clarke snapped and glared at Lexa annoyed that she still had not allowed her to go outside. Lexa rolled her eyes at her wife.
"Clarke. It's for your-not even just your- protection. Do you have a death wish or something? Everyone is trying to kill you AND our baby. You cannot go outside end of discussion. " Lexa explained but Clarke wasn't having it.
"Lex it wouldn't hurt me to step out the back door for like five minutes and you know it. " Clarke argued back and Raven cleared her throat loudly.
"Ok you guys can argue later. Come with me now." Raven said with finality. She grabbed both of them by the hand and pulled them along behind her.
When they reached the outside side of their bedroom door, Lexa and Clarke were hostile with their brown eyed friend.
"Raven why would you take us here...? I think we know where our room is." Clarke spat out. Raven and Lexa shared a surprised look but didn't comment on Clarke's rather moody behavior.
"Just come on." Raven said as she pulled their bedroom door open.
When both of them stepped through the door everyone in the room shouted, "Surprise!"
Lexa and Clarke held hands and looked around their room in amazement. A mahogany crib sat next to their bed with an elegant white fur blanket inside. Attached to the crib was a hand-made wooden Mobil with little hand carved galloping horses attached to it. A wooden rocking horse, an elegantly crafted wooden sparring sword, furs of every color and pelt, a white rocking chair, a night light that spun around giving off blue light and different shapes, and all kinds of baby accessories filled their room.
Talia, Raven, Octavia, Lincoln, Mara, Mikko and Indra all stood at the back of their room smiling in anticipation waiting to see what the expecting parents thought of their new additions.
Clarke put her hand to her mouth as tears streamed down her face. Everyone watched her with concern and worry as Lexa pull her into a tight embrace.
"Chit yu gaf, ai hodnes?" Lexa whispered softly into her ear as Clarke sobbed into her neck.
" Nothing is wrong. It's just so beautiful! Thank you so much you guys!" Clarke sobbed and everyone in the room relaxed and laughed at the emotional woman.
Lexa smiled brightly and turned to the people in the room. For the first time in a long time she finally felt like she was amongst trusted family and friends.
" Mochof seingeda." Lexa said with a small smile and so sincerely that everyone in the room went silent. To be referred to as family by Heda, Commander of the blood, is a great honor and everyone in the room felt that.
"Pro Heda." Indra said softly with a smile and knelt before her commander. Soon everyone in the room followed her lead until they all knelt before the Commander of the blood, the Commander of death and the miraculous child that they all already loved dearly and could not wait to meet.