"What do you think you are doing?" Clarke roared as she grabbed Bellamy's shoulder and tugged. Of course, since he was nearly a foot taller than her it didn't so much as make him flinch.
"Get off me Clarke. This is between me and the Grounder." Bellamy growled, his face inches away from a passive Lincoln.
He pulled back a fist and slammed it into Lincoln's side. Then into his stomach. Lincoln just stared him in the eye, not even blinking. Bellamy hit him a handful more times, each looked harder than the last. Clarke tried to grab his fist but was shaken off each time. Finally, she waved a hand at Octavia for help and was surprised when Raven appeared at her side too. The girls pushed and pulled until they were between the guys.
"What are you doing?" Octavia asked, glaring at her brother.
"Why did he make you hide your 'relationship' from your brother?" Bellamy shot back.
"You're an idiot." Octavia rolled her eyes and turned to Lincoln. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. He tore my shirt a bit but that's it. Didn't land any of those punches well enough to do any damage." Lincoln smiled down at her, wrapping an arm around her waist.
Bellamy surged forward again, "are you calling me weak?"
"I'm saying you don't have very good form." Lincoln replied.
"Let's just take this outside. I'll show you form!" Bellamy yelled.
"Knock it off!" Clarke shoved at his chest until he took a couple of steps back. "You've never even bought into the rivalry Bell. Stop acting like this a forbidden romance thing."
"He made her hide it from us!" Bellamy pointed at Lincoln.
Raven shook her head, "We've known for months."
"Excuse me?" Bellamy turned his glare on her.
"She wasn't exactly subtle Bellamy." Clarke shrugged. When he's eyes hardened even more she shook her head, "She didn't even tell us. We guessed."
His jaw clenched at her admittance, "You didn't think to tell me?"
"It wasn't their place to tell." Octavia replied. "And he didn't make me hide anything. I knew how you would react so I didn't say anything."
"You knew how I'd react?" Bellamy growled her words back to her.
"Yes. I knew you'd have a problem with him. Not because he goes to Polis but because he's a guy who is sleeping with your little sister." Octavia said.
"If it helps, I love her." Lincoln offered calmly.
"It doesn't!" Bellamy tried to move around Clarke and Raven.
Lexa appeared next to Clarke while Anya popped up next to Raven. Lexa made sure she was slightly in front of Clarke before she spoke, "I think that's enough yelling and punching."
"I think you need to move." Bellamy retorted.
"Lincoln hasn't raised a hand to you yet because he loves your sister." Anya said. She glanced back at her brother, noting the anger in his normally soft eyes, "I don't think she's going to encourage him to keep his hands to himself if you hit him again."
"That's the problem! He hasn't kept his hands to himself!" Bellamy roared. He pulled something out of his pocket and tossed it into the other man's chest. Lincoln's reactions forced him to catch the item.
The group fell quiet, circling Octavia and Lincoln quickly. Luna, ever the ninja, appeared out of nowhere and started moving people away.
"Maybe you should take this upstairs?" Trina said when she materialized next to her wife.
"O?" Lincoln stared at the object in his hands.
Lexa shoved at her brother and shook her head, "No. We aren't doing this here. Upstairs."
"Please O, talk to us." Clarke knocked on the bathroom door in Lexa's apartment for the millionth time. Her friend had run straight there and locked the door behind her.
"Go away!" Octavia shouted back.
"Not until you tell us what's going on." Raven replied. "Just open the door. It's just me and Clarkey."
"No!"
Clarke sighed, "you know we aren't going away any time soon. You'll get hungry before we get bored."
Listening carefully, Clarke and Raven could hear her shuffling around the bathroom. After what seemed like hours, Octavia unlocked the door and spoke quietly, "bring me a sandwich."
Clarke nodded to Raven who opened the door and slipped inside. She turned and made her way back to the kitchen. She found Lexa there, standing over the sink, watching the water run. She approached her quietly, slipping her arms around her waist and hugging her.
"Is this okay?" Clarke asked, feeling the other girl tense for a moment before melting a little.
Lexa turned her head enough to meet her eyes, "the hug or the baby?"
"I was talking about the hug but the baby too."
"The hug is fine. I don't know about the baby." Lexa sighed.
"Is Lincoln okay?" Clarke nestled her head into Lexa's neck. Her lips resting on the skin there.
"I don't know. Anya is talking to him. Bellamy left a half an hour ago. He said he wasn't going to hang around while everyone just made up excuses." Lexa replied. She turned in Clarke's arms, lopping her own around Clarke's waist, "did you know?"
"About Octavia and Lincoln or the baby?"
"The baby."
"No."
Lexa sighed again. She leaned in until her forehead was resting against Clarke's. "This has been an interesting night. I never thought I'd find out I could potentially be an aunt at…" She glanced up at the clock on the wall, "12:15 on a Sunday morning in a pub."
"It's a lot to take in."
"At least Lincoln's almost done with school. He'll be prepared if he needs to be." Lexa said.
"Speaking of, potential baby-mama wants a sandwich before she'll talk to me and Rae."
"Coming right up." Lexa laughed. "PB and J sound good?"
With a shrug, Clarke watched the brunette make her way around the kitchen, gathering supplies as she went. "She didn't specify but I'm sure it'll work."
It took another two hours of talking to get Octavia out of the bathroom. Raven and Clarke used every trick and joke and plea in their arsenal to get her out of there and into the living room so she could talk to Lincoln. She admitted she'd suspected she was pregnant for a week or so. She'd taken a dozen pregnancy tests earlier that day. They all came out positive. Finally, once they had the whole story, they decided to head home for the night, leaving Octavia to sort things out with Lincoln.
"Call us if you need us?" Clarke asked when she wrapped Octavia in a hug.
"Of course." Octavia replied. "Maybe see if you can find Bellamy and calm him down?"
"In the morning." Raven yawned.
"I'm sorry you had to find out like this." Octavia whispered.
Clarke shook her head. "No, this isn't your fault. Bellamy had no right to do what he did."
"I'm just happy you're okay." Raven said.
"And we're happy to be aunties too!" Clarke added.
Raven's nods were a little too enthusiastic, "It's going to be so much fun!"
"Now go talk to Lincoln. You guys have a lot to sort out." Clarke turned Octavia toward her boyfriend and gave her a little shove. "Tell him we're sorry he found out like that."
As soon as Octavia moved to sit down next to her boyfriend he pulled her onto his lap. She buried her face in his neck and grabbed his shirt in her fists. That was all Raven and Clarke needed to see to know she'd be alright.
Raven sighed and moved toward the door, "I'll be downstairs by my car. Try to make this quick?"
"Make what quick?" Clarke asked but Raven was gone before her question was out of her mouth.
"I guess she was talking about me." Lexa said.
"Oh." Clarke whirled back around. "Hello."
"Hey," Lexa smiled. "I'll walk you down."
Clarke nodded and walked through the door Raven had left open.
"I'm sorry about tonight." Lexa said quietly.
"You don't have to apologize for anything." Clarke reassured her as they headed down the stairs.
"Really? Because my reaction to your friend Niylah wasn't really anything I'm proud of," Lexa replied. She chanced a glance at Clarke before continuing, "I don't like jealousy, especially when I've only known a girl for a couple of weeks."
"Right. A little jealousy is okay. Too much is not." Clarke said. She bumped Lexa's shoulder with her own. "But we'll chalk it up to the drinks and the emotional roller coaster that is Anya and Raven. Sound good?"
"Clean slate then?"
"For now." Clarke nodded.
Lexa smiled and opened the back door. "Thanks. I'll try to avoid those reactions in the future."
"Me too." Clarke promised. "No promises though."
"So…" Lexa smiled shyly. "I was wondering if I could maybe have your number?"
Clarke didn't bother replying she just pulled out her phone and unlocked it for Lexa. She watched Lexa's tongue poke out the side of her mouth while she tried to think of a cute contact name. When she finished, Lexa sent herself a text.
"I was wondering when you'd ask me for my number." Clarke grinned.
"It honestly never even occurred to me. You're always around when I need to talk."
"So why ask now?"
"I figure it'd be easier to arrange a date if I had your number." Lexa shrugged.
"Did you just…" Clarke stared at her. "Was that you asking me on a date?"
"You're doing your owl impression again." Lexa teased.
"You didn't answer my question."
Lexa shrugged. She reached out and tugged on the hem of Clarke's shirt. "I got tired of waiting for you to ask me."
"If I'd known you wanted me to ask, I would have."
Slowly, Clarke pulled her shirt from Lexa's grasp. Lexa wasn't quite ready to surrender the closeness though so she hugged Clarke close. When she felt arms wrap around her neck she started rocking from side to side. After a few minutes Lexa relaxed her hold and stepped back.
"By the way. Tris and I talked. If the offer still stands, we'd like to take you up on that apartment."
"Of course!" Clarke nodded.
"Okay. Well if it's possible we'd like to get settled in tomorrow." Lexa said.
"Not a problem. I'm free all day so just let me know when you'll head over."
Lexa nodded, "thanks for this Clarke. Tris really appreciates it. She only had to go up those stairs once to decide she wasn't about that life. Seven stairs apparently sounds like heaven right now."
"No worries, really." Clarke smiled easily. "And thank you."
"For what?"
"For asking me on a date. Duh Lex." Clarke rolled her eyes.
"Oh. Right." Lexa winked, "I've got game."
"Clarke!" Raven yelled from beside her car. "Can we please go?"
"I'll text you later?" Lexa sounded unsure.
"I'll text you when we get home." Clarke replied. "I know you want to go to bed. Avoid the living room as much as possible."
"Sounds good!"
With one more hug Clarke practically skipped to Raven's car.
Raven unlocked the doors and climbed inside. Once the car was started and on the road for the short drive to the townhouse Raven glanced over at her, "why are you so happy?"
"Lexa asked me on a date!" Clarke squealed.
Raven just rolled her eyes, "you guys are gross."
Minutes later they were home. Clarke took the time to get ready for bed before she opened her text messages. When she saw the name Lexa had chosen for herself she burst out laughing.
Clarke: (2:51a)
Did you really make your
name 'Heda' in my phone?
Heda: (2:51a)
It was all I could think of!
Clarke: (2:52a)
What's my name in your
phone?
Heda: (2:53a)
I'm not telling you.
Clarke: (2:53a)
Rude!
Heda: (2:54a)
Not rude. Just playing my
cards right.
Clarke: (2:55a)
What does that mean?
Heda: (2:56a)
I'll tell you what it says
after our date.
Clarke: (2:56a)
And when are we going
on this date?
Heda: (2:57a)
Tomorrow night. After I get
Tris settled. I figured we
could get Raven to babysit?
Heda: (2:58a)
Don't tell Tris I phrased it
like that. She'll kill me.
Clarke: (3:00a)
Well I can't have that
happening can I?
Clarke: (3:00a)
I'm changing your name
in my phone by the way.
I'm not calling you Heda.
Heda: (3:01a)
What are you going to change
it to?
Heda: (3:02a)
And you aren't calling me
Heda *yet*!
Clarke: (3:02a)
I'll tell you when you tell
me.
Clarke smiled to herself as she opened Lexa's info and deleted 'Heda'. She thought for a few seconds before she typed in 'Lex' with a heart-eyes emoji before and after it.
Clarke: (3:04a)
I will tell you it's simple
and to the point.
Lex: (3:05a)
That isn't much of a hint.
Clarke: (3:05a)
You won't even give me a
hint. No complaining.
Lex: (3:07a)
Alright alright. Don't tell me.
Clarke: (3:08a)
No! You were supposed to
cave!
Lex: (309a)
I'm not a child Clarke Griffin.
Clarke: (3:10a)
Fine.
Lex: (3:11a)
Cheer up Meizen. You get to
see me bright and early today!
Clarke: (3:11a)
What do you mean bright
and early? And what does
meizen mean?
Lex: (3:12a)
I agreed to give Octavia a
ride home so I'll be there
with my things, and Tris's
too around 8.
Clarke: (3:13a)
I'll still be sleeping.
Lex: (3:13a)
You won't wake up for me?
Clarke: (3:14a)
Not without a good reason.
Lex: (3:14a)
I'm not reason enough?
Lex: (3:15a)
What if I promise to bring
coffee and donuts?
Clarke: (3:16a)
The deal is made if you agree
to bring me chocolate.
Lex: (3:17a)
I can probably do that. I'll
see you in the morning.
Clarke: (3:17a)
Good night Lex!