A/N Yay finally an update I know I'm sorry for making everyone wait. This one I struggled with just a little bit. It has a little bit of everything in it of course leading it back up to both stories meeting again. I needed to clear the air on a few parts so that game night is going to hit both stories. Let me know what you think and thanks for the support. xoxoxo
Clarke stood in the bathroom looking at herself as she pulled her hair up after taking a shower. She could still feel the disgust from the night before. She couldn't believe how the night ended. She was shocked at everything Echo had said and she was even more shocked on how her friends reacted to it. She had never seen that much hate come off of Raven before. It was like she was a different person. Thinking of Lexa she wasn't sure to think about the obvious jealousy that came off the girl when Echo was talking about Raven being attractive it made her stomach roll to the point of wanting to be sick. She also knew Lexa was curious about the Finn thing regarding Raven now. She didn't mention it before because it was something they had all agreed to keep in the past but yet Raven was more than willing to point fingers the night before. She wasn't even sure what time Lexa had got back in the middle of the night from bringing Octavia home. When she woke up the brunette was still passed out in the bed next to her. They were wrapped up together even after the night's events. She needed to shower she felt like it would be the only way to wash off the filth. Walking out of the bathroom she seen Lexa still sprawled out in her bed it made her smile. Climbing back on the bed she laid her head on the side of the girls back feeling her breath.
"You're wet." Lexa felt the water drip down her back making her shiver.
"We need to talk." Clarke bit her lip trying ignore the fact that it was the last thing she wanted to do.
"I know." Lexa felt the blonde take a deep breath against her.
"Last night was a world of hell." Clarke didn't turn she just laid there knowing she had to get up and get ready soon. Unfortunately today was the first day of class for her and at least she only had two she needed to show up for.
"Where do you want to start?" Lexa decided it was time for them just to hash it out.
"How did you know?" Clarke decided to go with Lexa's conversation first.
"I got told to let you tell your story first." Lexa rolled over propping up so that the blondes head dropped back on the bed.
"Who told you that?" Clarke peered up seeing Lexa's green eyes staring at her.
"Octavia." Lexa left it short.
"Okay fine I'll go first. The story I told you about Finn leaving me due to not being able to handle my situation. This happened before all of that. I met Finn at a party one night and I was new to the area and Octavia was out having a good time and it just wasn't my scene and then Finn approached me. We hit it off quick everything was amazing. It started with simple dates to longer dates to me falling for him the second he kissed me. I started to push a little for a label because I really wanted to be able to call him my boyfriend. Doesn't sound like me right. Well one day we were out shopping and I had stopped into a store to grab a few things leaving him outside. " Clarke knew the hard part was coming so she took a breathe.
"And" Lexa felt herself push it out trying to figure out what exactly happened.
"Well I walked back out of the store to see Raven jump on Finn and wrap her legs around him planting the biggest kiss you could ever imagine on him. I wasn't even sure I was seeing it right and the fact that he put her down and spun her around ruined everything I was seeing even more. I approached both of them and snapped off on Finn of course and I may have smacked Raven.
"You what?" Lexa's jaw dropped hearing what Clarke said.
"Yeah that happened. Well once we were all arguing Raven busted it out that her and Finn had been dating for almost two years and she wanted to know who the hell I was. I of course had only been dating Finn for about six months at that time so then it turned both of us on Finn. He stated that I knew the whole time about his relationship with Raven when really I didn't know. It pitted me and Raven against each other for awhile but shockingly I didn't break up with Finn. Raven did but I was too wrapped up in his game I stuck it out. Octavia bitched me out and told me I was making a mistake because he was already a liar and a cheater but I fought with her too over it. Once my dad died for some reason I reached out to both of them including Raven and she was there for me. It kind of all glued us together. You know the rest of the story as Finn leaving me and Octavia punching him in the mouth." Clarke closed her eyes thinking it over and why Raven had even taken it that far last night.
"You and Octavia have a reputation for swinging before thinking." Lexa bit her lip thinking about how she never wanted to get hit by either girl.
"That isn't the point Lexa." Clarke lightly punched her in the stomach.
"So if that is the story why did Raven question you last night and how did Echo know about it." Lexa looked down at the blonde who closed her eyes again.
"I am not sure what Raven was thinking, a part of me thinks she wasn't thinking at all. Raven hasn't opened up to anyone since then. She does the date for a few months then no date and then date. She can do a relationship really well but the question always is are you getting the full Raven. I think Octavia has her caught up but little does she know Octavia is falling just as hard. They both are stubborn and have trust issues but they work great together. Something I never thought would happen." Clarke thought it over hoping she could fix the mess between her friends.
"So what you are saying is that some how some way Echo knows this story even though you three seem to keep a tight lip on it." Lexa thought it over thinking that the girl had to have an inside person to the friends.
"I guess. I mean Raven could have mentioned it but I don't see why she would, but then again I never pictured her hanging out with Echo all together." Clarke rolled over to look at the brunette.
"Now you know my history with Raven and why I was accused of cheating on my bf who was dating my friend." Clarke bit her lip thinking about how attractive that sounded.
"Hmmm I'll make sure to keep you away from all of my friends so I don't have to worry about that." Lexa huffed out air feeling Clarke punch her in the stomach again.
"That is not funny." Clarke bit back her laugh seeing Lexa roll over holding her stomach.
"Ughhhh." Lexa tried to fake it as much as she could watching the blondes face go from humor to scared.
"Lexa are you okay? I swear I didn't mean to hit you that hard." Clarke sat up climbing closer to the brunette grabbing her hands off of her stomach to look.
"Mmmm take care of me." Lexa cracked a smile seeing the blonde look up at her face.
"You asshole." Clarke took her hands off the girls stomach realizing Lexa was faking it the whole time.
"Come here." Lexa dragged Clarke over to straddle her as she leaned back on the headboard of her bed. She was hoping that the next part about to come out of her mouth went over just as well. Lexa couldn't hold anything against Clarke regarding the cheating because she really didn't cheat if she didn't know about it. If anything she got hurt more in the situation.
"Spit it out." Clarke watched Lexa think everything over in her head.
"Promise me one thing." Lexa looked up at her letting green meet blue.
"What is that?" Clarke sat back a little not sure exactly what was going to happen in the next few minutes.
"You will hear me out till the last word before you react." Lexa knew that wasn't going to happen but she wanted to try anyways
"Okay but I can't promise anything." Clarke felt like she needed to get off Lexa but she felt the brunette grip her hips harder.
"Yesterday with Raven I was informed of her having lunch with Echo a couple hours before I met you at the bar last night. I didn't know for long nor did I know every detail about it." Lexa watched the information sink in.
'Why didn't you tell me sooner rather then let me get blind sided just like Octavia?" Clarke shifted a little not sure she wanted to know.
"I didn't know everything. I don't why or who or when I just know basic facts and I didn't want to miss inform you." Lexa never looked away from Clarke's eyes.
"Lexa how did you know all of this in the first place." Clarke still wasn't putting together the pieces.
"I have someone following you." Lexa blurted it out watching Clarke take in the words and her eyes going wide.
"Hear me out Clarke please." Lexa grabbed her hips even harder feeling the blonde try to push up off her.
"Lexa you better let go of me now." Clarke shoved one more time feeling Lexa relax her grip so she could get up. She couldn't what she just heard and she wasn't even sure if she wanted to actually know it anymore.
"It wasn't meant to turn out like this." Lexa leaned forward on her knees trying to get Clarke to look at her.
"Lexa you just told me you had someone following me. Why? Do you think I am cheating on you or something is that why you got so pissed about Raven?" I don't get it." Clarke threw her hands in the air turning to the brunette.
"No no no that wasn't it at all I swear. I had Gustus following Echo to make sure she wasn't bother any of you guys and to find out what her plans were. Once he was following her he noticed an a unknown car that has been hanging around you guys as well and I had seen it one day leaving your house as well. Once the rose ended up on your door I made him watch you instead. I swear Clarke it was for your protection not for any other reason." reaching out she grabbed Clarke's hand to stop her from pacing.
"Do you not get it Lexa. It's not about you protecting me and it's not about the right thing to do. It's you kept it from me and invading my privacy by not telling me." Clarke jerked her hand from the brunette.
"Clarke listen to me. This person who they are it's not just a game. They know exactly where you and Raven and Octavia live and they seem to be anywhere Echo has been as well. We can't tell if they are working together or not and I just couldn't risk losing you Clarke. I can't lose you." Lexa sat back on her knees seeing that Clarke had stopped pacing and was just not standing but still not looking at her
"Lexa we both have trust issues look at our past. I refuse to be in a situation again where I don't know anything till it smacks me in the face. If you knew about this car and you knew about this person then you should have told me. You should have told us. Instead you had ideas and clues and you laid in my bed with me and never said a word." Clarke finally turned to her.
"I didn't know about Echo till yesterday." Lexa started to feel like an asshole.
"Lexa I don't care about Echo. All I care about is you, and you just proved to me that you don't trust me with information or protecting myself but you proved that means you don't trust me all together." Clarke stepped closer to the brunette looking her straight in the eyes.
"Clarke that isn't the truth. This is the first time it's been real for me and I just got scared seeing that note on the door with a rose. Neither of us knew what was going on and Gustus had told me about the car and I wasn't staying here every night and I made a poor decision without talking to you first. I'm sorry." Lexa reached out again grabbing the blondes hands pulling her close. Lexa was just happy she didn't jerk away this time.
"You do realize this is a step back for us right?" Clarke turned her head biting her lip trying to understand why Lexa wouldn't say anything to her if it was for her own safety.
"Octavia told me I would be dead." Lexa watched Clarke turn to look at her.
"You should be. I've been through a lot Lexa and I have been in a dark place and crawled back out I don't need you to protect me. I need you to stand by my side, to be with me as I go through whatever it might be. I don't want a guardian I want a partner I want someone who is going to grab my hand and walk through the door with my at the same time. Someone who is willing to pick me back up when I am down and make me smile again even when I'm happy." Clarke said it all wondering why she hadn't just kicked Lexa out rather then making a confession to her.
"I want to be that for you Clarke. I don't want you to feel like I am trying to hide things from you or protect you. I know you are strong and you are an independent woman. I made a mistake and I won't deny that. It was a bad judgement out of worry and you being hurt. I promise it won't happen again and that we will always be on the same page." Lexa could see Clarke think it over and she was dying for any kind of positive reaction
"I don't even know why you are still sitting in my bedroom right now. I should make you leave Lexa but I haven't and I don't know why but if it happens again and it better not then you will be gone. It might hurt me and I might not ever want it but I need to be able to trust in you and I want you to trust me." Clarke looked Lexa straight in the eyes seeing the slight amount of hope shine through.
"I understand. If I ever have someone tail you again I will let you know." Lexa cracked a smile seeing Clarke roll her eyes.
"No one needs to be following me." Clarke said sternly
"Unless it's me right?" Lexa raised and eyebrow.
"Not even you." Clarke poked Lexa's eyebrow to make her stop.
"I can't help myself." Lexa pulled the blonde forward to wrap her arms around her stomach.
"No sorry you don't get make up sex." Clarke stuck her hands on Lexa's shoulders to keep them from touching.
"Clllarrkkeee then what do I get." Lexa pouted trying to get the girl to smile again. She knew she was lucky that Clarke hadn't just thrown her to the curb for not being straight forward with her.
"You get to get in the shower and get ready if you plan on taking me to class or I can ask someone else to take me." Clarke put her finger to Lexa's lips so she wouldn't protest turning to walk towards her closet.
Lexa watched Clarke walk away now noticing the girl was only wearing a t-shirt that pretty much show every inch of the girls legs making Lexa's hand itch to touch her.
"Stop staring it isn't going to happen." Clarke could feel Lexa checking her out and it made it even more obvious because she didn't hear the bed move.
"Teach me to listen." Lexa said whispering in Clarke's ear feeling her jump as she slid her hands up under the front of the blondes shirt.
"Lexxxxaaaaa." Clarke stopped Lexa's hands feeling her body shiver at the immediate contact. Feeling Lexa's lips kiss her up her neck pushing the shit and Clakre's hands up higher. Clarke bit her lip knowing she had about five seconds to say no to Lexa or she was going to give in.
"Clarke I want you." Lexa whispered again.
"I don't have a lot of time." Clarke gave in turning around tossing her shirt pushing the brunette backwards towards the bed.
"It's okay I can be quick." Lexa smiled capturing Clarke's lips as they both fell onto the bed.
Two days later…
"Can we talk?" Clarke heard Raven call out to her as she made her way from Lexa's jeep to her first class.
"Why would we want to do that Raven?" Clarke bit her tongue she had tried to reach out to her friend for two days with no response. Just word that she had been seen at a few parties completely drunk.
"Clarke please just give me a chance to explain." Raven ran in front of her friend to stop her from walking.
"I've been trying to talk to you Raven but all you have been is drunk. Why should I just stop and listen now." Clarke was frustrated she had been dealing with Octavia throwing herself into soccer harder than ever and then crying afterwards. It was a hard emotional mess especially since Octavia never cried.
"One conversation that's it." Raven gestured to the park bench they all use to sit at.
"Fine but make it quick I don't have all the time in the world for you." Clarke knew it was an asshole comment but she couldn't help it.
"Okay where do I start." Raven was shocked that Clarke had sat down at the bench to listen to her.
"How about we start with Echo." Clarke felt the bitter taste in her mouth just saying her name.
"Okay Echo, that day we went to lunch was the first time I ever hung out with her. She pulled up outside of my apartment after Octavia left with her stuff. I was in a bad mood." Raven stopped hearing Clarke yell.
"So you just decided it was time to move on to the worst possible choice ever?" Clarke knocked the table for enthusiasm.
'No no no that wasn't it. I could never do that. It was strictly platonic and the fact that she knew where I lived made me curious so I got in the car for more information that was it." Raven tried to explain why she did it in the first place hoping Clarke would believe her.
"Then why did it come out the way it did at the bar. Why didn't you just say that instead you crushed Octavia you sat there and tore her down in front of everyone Raven." Clarke tried her hardest to keep her temper under control.
"I was hurt too Clarke." Raven raised her voice.
'Don't yell at me Raven I have no time for this shit nor do you deserve it right now." Clarke warned her friend who was obviously having issues with her emotions as well.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what happen to me that night. I turned into that person I was after I found out that Finn was cheating on me. The alcohol just infused it. I was pissed that Octavia couldn't just trust me. That she was comparing me to all the other men in her life and I am not one of them." Raven put her head in her hands.
"Raven you're wrong. I get that she hurt you with the doubt but you are doing it right back at her. You both are just too stubborn to see it. You both play the same game, you date someone but don't give all of yourself and little do you know Raven you've opened up to her. She's in your heart and because of that you ripped hers out just like you said she does but it was you doing the stomping that night. She might have yelled at you and she might have been wrong but she never once talked shit about you." Clarke was almost pleaded with her friend to understand it to see the truth in her words.
"She threw my so called player ways in my face Clarke. Do you know how much that hurts to think that is what she see's in me." Raven looked up at Clarke who was now looking down at the table.
"Raven if that is what hurt you then you are being oblivious to the truth. She only tossed that in your face the second you proved it to be true with Echo. You may have not slept with Echo but after spending a day fighting with someone who you say you care about and then look at how you lashed out. You ran to someone else even if it was with good intentions. You should have been thinking or talking or anything but with Octavia not Echo." Clarke seen Raven's eyes gloss over like she wanted to cry because she knew it was true.
"It wasn't like that Clarke I swear. Echo knows more than what we think and I just wanted to figure it out." Raven watched Clarke's eyes spark with curiosity for a second.
"How would you feel if you knew Octavia ran to Lincoln the second she left the bar that night." Clarke watched Raven's body go stiff.
"Are you fucking serious. Is that what she did?" Raven felt her blood start to boil smacking the table thinking about Octavia with someone else.
"No she didn't Raven she passed out on my couch crying. Then she woke up and had Lexa take her home in the middle of the night because all she wanted to do was be alone." Clarke watched Raven put her head in hands again shaking it.
"I fucked up Clarke." Raven finally admitted it.
"No Raven you both did you just took it one step too far." Clarke reached out grabbing her hand to make her listen.
"You need to talk to her." Clarke squeeze her friends hands watching her almost cry. It was weird seeing both of her friends on that edge.
"Hey Raven it was good seeing you again last night." Clarke clenched her jaw hearing Echo walk by proving a serious point in the conversation she just had with Raven.
"Figure that out before you even come near Octavia again Raven or it will be me punching you next time." Clarke tapped her friends hand shaking her head as she got up and walked away.
One week later…
"Are you sure you have to go." Clarke walked Lexa down the stairs from her apartment.
"Unfortunately yes I have a meeting with my father who has yet to mention our fight and I have class today." Lexa lifted her the blondes hand to kiss it.
"Hmmpfff." Clarke shrugged her shoulders being cranky about it.
"You have class as well and maybe we can figure something out for tonight." Lexa opened up her jeep door before pulling Clarke into her arms.
"Finnneee but you owe me." Clarke smiled seeing the confusion on Lexa's face.
"What for?" Lexa was confused.
"Ohhh I don't know because I said so." Clarke laughed quickly kissing Lexa on the lips before stepping back.
"Really so how do I pay up to this owing?" Lexa smirked seeing Clarke roll her eyes.
"I'll make the plans for the night and you just come over." Clarke winked at Lexa knowing she was totally setting the girl up.
"Deal, I could never turn you down." Lexa jumped in her jeep smiling as she pulled away from the parking lot.
Clarke stood and watched her leave. Turning around she watched a car drive by really slow. She wasn't sure why it caught her eye but it didn't seem normal. Walking slowly she seen another car pull up on the side of her apartment but this time she knew exactly who it was. She marched towards it swinging open the door and plopped down next to Gustus.
"Hey buddy." Clarke watched his slightly shocked face.
"Clarke." Gustus wasn't sure what to say but he never expected the blonde to just hop in his car.
"Care to explain what you are doing here?" Clarke asked knowing Lexa told her he wouldn't be following her anymore so she wanted to know who was lying to her.
"I'm doing business." Gustus kept it simple.
"By following me?" Clarke turned towards him to try and get some kind of emotion out of his face.
"No Alexandra told me to not follow you anymore." Clarke wasn't use to hearing Lexa's full name but she at least knew the girl had not lied.
"Then what are you doing here?" Clarke watched his eyes searching the area.
"I'm following that car." Gustus pointed to the same car Clarke had spotted earlier before spotting Gustus.
"I just seen that car." Clarke watched the red creep back by her apartments.
"I know this is why I am here.." Gustus smirked a little hearing Clarke catch on.
"Why don't you just ram his the car to stop it or do some magical ninja Gustus move." Clarke watched as he let the car drive past again. She couldn't see through the tint so she knew he couldn't either.
"I am not a ninja, but I have not stopped the car because I will catch the person behind the wheel but I will not know there plan." Gustus knew the plan was more important than the catch. He needed to know who the person was actually following and so far it seemed to be Clarke.
"Who is he following Gustus." Clarke got serious hearing Gustus go quiet.
"You I believe but lately I have seen him around Raven as well." Gustus looked at Clarke as she registered it. He only seen a second of fear before she bounced back.
"What is your plan?" Clarke stiffened a little wondering why someone would be stalking her.
"Who do you think it is?" Gustus decided to ask her.
"I don't know. I can't think of anyone who would want to hurt me." Clarke shrugged.
"I don't think it is about hurt Clarke. It is about love or caring or an infatuation.' Gustus laid in all on the table.
"You think this is the person who left the note and rose and then the coffee." Clarke started to connecting the dots.
"Coffee?" Gustus asked not knowing about this part.
"Shit yeah someone ordered me coffee last week with the same xoxo message on it." Clarke bit her lip thinking about how it slipped by her mind with everything going on.
"Why does Alexandra not know about this?" this time it was Gustus who spoke with a stern voice.
"I forgot. I am sure you know this friends bullshit fighting mess with Echo." Clarke spit the girls name out she couldn't stand her.
"Where is the coffee shop?" Gustus did know about the friends fight but that was important at the moment.
"The one down the street before the university. It's the only one I go too." Clarke figured that wasn't smart and that is probably how the person knew her drink. It was also the exact place she had met Lexa.
"I must go." Gustus reached over opening the door for Clarke to get out.
"Ohhh okay well for now on I want you to report to me as well." Clarke stepped out trying to demand him to listen but instead she watched him smirk identical to Lexa's.
"Clarke." Gustus wanted to laugh at the blonde trying to scare him.
"Gustus." Clarke didn't back down.
"Nice right hook." Gustus watched the blonde smile as he reached over again shutting the door on her before pulling away.
Lexa pulled up to the front of the university. It had been a long day in class and the same boring paperwork over and over and over again. Seeing her father after class just made her day even longer. He still hasn't mentioned Clarke going off on him it's almost like it didn't happen to him. She knew she told Clarke she would show up later at her apartment but she already missed the blonde. Watching people file out of the different rooms made Lexa smile. She wanted to be in a university like this no more private law school. She planned on eventually taking a few classes here. She wanted to pursue architecture. It's like Clarke had said she needed to follow her heart and what makes her happy but without a loss changing her mind. Grabbing the roses from her passenger seat she jumped out to leave on the edge of her jeep. She knew Clarke would head this way because grabbing coffee on her way home was just her thing to do.
Clarke walked out of her first full art class. She was excited it was her first time enjoying a class and not having to stress on what people thought of her. It was her first time being in a class where people didn't see her as the daughter of Dr. Abby Griffin the famous doctor.
"You are seriously amazing at drawing." Clarke listened to a girl named Harper who she met in class.
"Thanks I've never like put my personal art out in front of everyone, so that was a little different for me." Clarke bit her lip thinking about how her professor made her stand up and draw something on the board like the rest of the class. It was there first project to introduce themselves with art.
"It's okay with this class you will get use to it. Plus your submission art had to have been amazing if you got into Jaha's class as a first time art student." Clarke thought about the drawing of her dad that she submitted. It was his reason she was here so she decided it would be his choice if she made it in or not.
"Looks like someone has an admirer." Clarke looked at Harper trying to figure it out what she meant.
"Look up." Harper smiled and pointed seeing Clarke's eyes light up.
"I'll catch you later." Clarke smiled heading towards Lexa who was currently standing in front of her jeep with a set of blue and white roses.
"Clarke." Lexa smirked seeing Clarke stop in front of her eyeballing the roses.
"Lexa." Clarke bit her lip thinking about how cute the brunette was.
"Hmmm I've been trying to find this blonde girl who likes to swear a lot and totally has boxing skills. Have you seen her?" Lexa watched Clarke roll her eyes.
"Shut up." Clarke stepped forward leaning into Lexa and the jeep placing a small kiss on the girls lips.
"Did you have a good first day in art class." Lexa handed Clarke the roses watched the blonde smell then and close her eyes.
"Where do you get these from?" Clarke was curious because she has never seen them anywhere before. .
"I have my ways." Lexa hid her smile as the blonde stared her down.
"I talk to Gustus today." Clarke figured she would share her news.
"Did you now?" Lexa opened the jeep door for Clarke to get in.
"Yup I was going to yell at him for following me still but he showed and told me a few things I didn't know." Clarke hopped in waiting for Lexa to get in the driver seat.
"What was that?" Lexa started her jeep and headed towards Clarke's apartment.
"Go somewhere else. I don't want to go home." Clarke thought about the car and it made her shiver.
"What did you find out." Lexa saw the concern cross Clarke's face for a second.
"That this car has been following me. Gustus thinks it's following me personally. I also told him about the coffee shop incident." Clarke waited for the question.
"Coffee shop?" Lexa wasn't sure what happened that she didn't know about.
"The morning after our date. I met Octavia and Raven at the coffee shop but when I got there I was alone and the hostess brought me coffee that I didn't order. I told there lady it wasn't mine and she said someone ordered it at the front for me." Clarke watched Lexa's face seeing anger slide over it.
"Is that all that happened?" Lexa wasn't sure what to think about the new information.
"No I looked at the coffee and it was my usual order but the side of the cup had xoxo written on it." Clarke slightly cursed herself for forgetting the moment. It just never clicked until her talk with Gustus.
"Hmmm." Lexa turned into a popular sporting goods store.
"Umm when I said go somewhere else but home I didn't mean this." Clarke scrunched her face thinking about even having to shoot an animal.
"We have a couple of things we need to buy from here." Lexa hopped out of the jeep opening the door for Clarke.
"What might that be?" Clarke grabbed Lexa's hand walking into the store.
"A cheerleading outfit." Lexa felt her hand get jerked as Clarke stopped walking.
"Excuse me?" Clarke raised and eyebrow at the brunette who had an extremely smug look on her face.
"I'm joking come on." Lexa held out her hand for Clarke to walk with her again.
"No not till you explain this store." Clarke laughed crossing her arms seeing Lexa roll her arms.
"I am going to buy you some mace and maybe an expandable baton or a taser. Anything to keep you safe when I am not around." Lexa shook her hand for Clarke to finally grab it again.
"You think I can't protect myself?" Clarke grabbed Lexa's hand seeing a few people point she was slightly confused.
"Ohhh no I have seen you throw a punch trust me I wouldn't doubt that." Lexa headed towards the area for self defense.
"Why are people staring at us?" Clarke looked around trying to tell if something was on her or Lexa.
"That." Lexa pointed up to the plaques on the wall showing her last name as a supporter of the store.
"Ohhh geez you would pick one of the stores that is known for you last name." Clarke rolled her eyes.
"I told you we needed a cheerleading outfit." Lexa laughed pulling Clarke into a hug kissing her for everyone to see.
"Mmmm." Clarke hummed into the kiss.
"There now the whole store knows." Lexa smiled seeing Clarke blush a little.
"I am not walking out of here with a cheerleading outfit just so you know." Clarke laughed watching Lexa pout.
Taking there time Lexa found a few things she figured were quick and easy an Clarke could use them with enough power to disable someone if needed. She got her some mace to hang from her keys and one in her purse. The expandable baton for on the side of her bed and a new chain and lock for her door for extra protection. She also picked up some more mace for Raven and Octavia just so they were all on the safe side. She was going to buy a taser for Clarke but she refused for the sake of not shocking the shit out of herself.
"Are you ready?" Lexa squeezed Clarke's hand knowing exactly what they were about to walk into.
"Umm what for?" Lexa watched as Clarke checked her phone not even looking up to see a couple of guys with cameras ready to snap their pictures.
"Five, four, three, two, one." Lexa pushed the door open hearing the first shutter.
"What the hell." Clarke looked up hearing the snaps seeing camera guys taking their pictures.
"Welcome to the limelight Clarke." Lexa waved and smiled at the guys as she pulled Clarke to her side.
"I am assuming you are use to this?" Clarke plastered on a smile hearing a few of the guys ask question but she didn't say a word.
"Yup eventually you ignore it." Lexa tossed the bag of stuff in her back seat before turning to the camera guys still taking photos of them. She tugged on Clarke's hand almost as if she was asking permission to give them a show.
Clarke mouthed no to Lexa at the tug but she couldn't help but smile seeing the shine of humor in the girls eyes knowing Lexa planned on kissing her anyways. Shaking her head she couldn't stop herself from smiling as she stepped forward sliding her hand up the side of Lexa face leaning in to capture the brunette's lips. She heard the snaps go crazy making her linger just a little longer before pulling away from the brunette who still had her eyes closed.
"No wonder why you wanted the cheerleading outfit." Clarke laughed as Lexa spun her around for everyone to see before she helped her hop up into the jeep as she made her way to the driver's seat.
"Now the whole world knows." Lexa winked at Clarke before driving away to Clarke's apartment.
A/N A few talks and a few warnings and then some cuteness and now were moving on to game night. Also everyone the mystery person is about to show there face. Get ready for that because the identity might be known but the plan hasn't happened yet. Let's see who all is involved which means we have a couple bumps in the road coming up. Please review and thank you for all your support it means sooo much to me. xoxoxo