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Previously on This Union:
I got up one more time to turn off all the candles leaving only the light of the moon to shine in through the window.
Once done I got into bed and snuggle close to Bellamy. He placed a kiss on my hair and whispered "sleep princess" his voice already sounding drowsy. I closed my eyes and almost instantly I was in a deep slumber.
Clarke's POV:
When I woke up, Bellamy of course was gone. It no longer surprised me to not see him, he was always busy with things to do. I quickly got up and picked up a few of the clothes we had left on the floor from the night before. I didn't want the girls to see them laying around like that.
I quickly showered and changed before going down to eat breakfast with Octavia and Lincoln. I decided that Octavia was right, I needed to be more social.
As I was making my way down I me Raven on the way. She seemed a little distracted and didn't even seem to see me.
"Hey Raven, are you okay?" I asked while studying her face.
She looked up to meet my gaze and said "What? Oh yeah I'm fine."
"I'm getting breakfast with Octavia; do you want to come?" I asked while motioning for the canteen where we all ate.
"Hmm yeah sure" she responded but her mind still seemed to be on something else.
We silently walked together, I didn't really want to ask her what was going. I'm sure she'll tell me when she's ready.
As we walked inside the canteen there were a few people there, but not too many. Octavia and Lincoln were already there at a table at the back. I grabbed some coffee and bread and made my way towards them.
"Good morning" I said with a smile on my face.
"For breakfast, too?" asked Octavia with a mocking look.
"I'm taking your advice into consideration" I responded with a grin on my face before sitting down.
That's when I realized the small line of freshly tattoos on her shoulder, she was wearing a shirt which exposed her shoulders.
"So that's your new tattoo? I like it" I said while admiring them.
"do you?" she asked while looking at her shoulder.
I smiled and nodded in response.
By this point Raven had taken a seat next to me, but she was still quiet.
"Hello Earth to Raven" said Lincoln while waving a hand in her face to get her attention.
She looked up and said "What?"
"Nothing, you just seem really out of it" said Lincoln with a concern look on his face.
"I'm just trying to figure out how to make visual contact with Arkadia instead of using the radios" she said trying to explain herself.
"I'm sure you'll find a way, don't stress too much over it." I said with putting a hand on her shoulder.
I stood up after that and said, "I should go, Niko and I are trying to come up with a new healing medicine for infection."
"See you later" called out Octavia as the others waved their hands. I took my tray of dirty dishes and placed it on a table at the door before exciting.
Our medical place was a small building that was close to the main entrance of Polis. It is where I spent most of my time here. I've learned quite a bit from all the medical herbs they use. In return, I think they've learned a few things from me as well.
As I walked inside the building, it seemed to be empty no patients. It was also quiet. I made my way to the back of the room where to my surprise was Lexa sitting on a bed. Niko was beside her and he seemed to be drawing flood from her arm.
Her eyes were closed but I knew she was awake. "Are you okay?" I asked once I reached them.
Her eyes opened meeting my gaze. "I'm fine" was all she said.
Niko gave me a look that said don't question anything. I decided to keep quiet and instead handed Niko more vials. I really wanted to ask why he was drawing blood from her, but I knew enough to stay quiet.
After four vials, he took out the needle and put a bandage over the opening on her arm.
"That is all Heda" said Niko while bowing to her. She stood up from the bed and walked out the room without another word to either of us. This was strange.
"Why was Lexa here?" I asked once she was gone.
Niko moved around the room clearing up the things he used. After a few moments of silence, he finally answered and said, "She's required to get her blood tested every so often to make sure she is fine."
"Why?" I asked.
"It's just something that's done when you're Commander" he responded quietly and left to put the vials away. It seems like every day I discover something new about this culture.
I felt a bit bad for Lexa having to come in all the time to get her blood tested. Another interesting thing is that her blood was almost black instead of the deep red it usually is.
"How come her blood is so dark, is there something wrong with her?" I asked curiously to Niko.
Niko looked up from what he was doing and said, "She's a night blood, that's why her blood is like that."
"What's a night blood?" I asked curiously again, this is the first time I'm hearing this term.
"It means your blood is dark like Lexa's and that you can be commander and carry the past commanders spirit." He said thinking deeply on how to explain this the best.
"Was she born like this, or did she have to become like this?" I asked as a last question.
"Yes, night bloods are born like this and there's not many" Niko said and added the last part as an afterthought.
I kept quiet for the remainder time with Niko. Bellamy had never mention any of this, I wonder if he's also a night blood. I put Lexa's blood through various test and the result was that everything was fine.
"Should I go tell her that there's nothing wrong with her?" I asked Niko at the end of the day.
He nodded and said, "Yes go let her know, I think that's all for the day see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow" I responded and waved goodbye.
I slowly walked towards the tall building where most of us stayed at. I knew it was still too early for Bellamy to be done with whatever he does. He might even be with Lexa right now since they're always working together.
I was now standing in front of Lexa's room her two guards at the door.
"Is Heda inside?" I asked them.
Their faces always stern never cracking a smile, one responded and said "Yes."
Neither said come in but they also didn't say to leave. That's the best go ahead I'll get from them, so I went ahead and knocked lightly on the door before going inside.
At first sight it seemed like Lexa wasn't in there but at a second glance I realized she was laying down on her bed her hands crossed lightly over her stomach. Seeing her sleeping like this she seemed more peaceful than I've ever seen her. The worry lines she usually had were gone and in this moment, she finally looked like the girl she was, a nineteen-year-old girl.
It seemed like she felt my presence in the room because her eyes flickered open and slowly she sat up looking my way. Our eyes met and for a moment I didn't know to do.
After a deep breath I said, "I'm sorry to wake you up I didn't know you were sleeping."
Her expression blank as ever not giving anything away as she said, "What brings you here?"
It made me wonder if she was mad, something told me she wasn't.
"I just came to let you know that we didn't find anything in your blood, you're as healthy as ever" I responded a bit awkwardly. I was still standing a few feet away from her bed not knowing what to do.
As if realizing this she motioned for me to take a seat at the edge of the bed, to which I complied.
"I'm assuming you have questions" she said while looking at me curiously.
"You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want" I said quietly.
"It's fine, you should know these things too" she responded while motioning me to continue.
"Why can only night bloods be commanders?" I asked, it was something I didn't get to ask Niko.
"Because only our blood can carry the spirit of the past commanders, anyone with regular blood will die trying" she responded all the while meeting my gaze.
In that moment I wished I had a paper to write all the information down. Of course, I would never ask Lexa for that, but it would be nice.
"How come only a few people are night bloods and others aren't?" I asked again.
"Same as why you have blond hair and blue eyes while most people have dark hair and dark eyes. Its genes carried down by our parents." She responded with an obvious tone. Of course, she was right they must carry a gene that makes their blood like that.
"That's why I chose you to marry Bellamy" she said quietly with a smirk on her face.
"Because of my hair and eyes?" I asked incredulously while touching my hair unconsciously.
She laughed at my face and said "At first yes, I don't know if you've realize this but there's not many people who look like you. I knew Bellamy would be curious about that, he's like that you see."
"And then?" I asked wanting her to continue.
"Then when I met you on the meetings and saw how passionate you were about your people I knew you'd be a good match for him. I knew he would have a difficult time keeping up with you, but in the end, that's what would make him fall for you."
I simply stared at her not knowing what to say. That she would know this much about both Bellamy and I, because she wasn't wrong.
"Why did you want him to fall for me?" I asked quietly not really meeting her gaze.
"Bellamy has sacrificed a lot for me, I wanted to give him some happiness that I knew he would never look for on his own." She said and then in almost a whisper which I'm not even sure she said I heard "At least one of us deserved it.
I placed one of my hands on her leg and said. "Thank you for giving Bellamy to me" while meeting her gaze.
I could see her eyes glint a little a hint of a smile, but there was also some sadness in them.
"Don't forget, not matter what happens Bellamy is always on your side even if it doesn't seem that way at first" she said with a deep stare into my eyes with almost an urgency to her words.
"What does that mean?" I asked almost worried, is something going to happen?
"We are never all one hundred percent safe, so I just need you to remember that" she said trying to not sound too stern.
Before I could ask more there was a light knock on the door before it opened slightly.
"Heda it's time to meet with the elders" said Bellamy quietly as the door opened.
He stopped mid-sentence at seeing me there sitting with Lexa. I couldn't really read the expression on his face, why were they all so good at hiding their expressions.
"Clarke thank you for coming" said Lexa as she got up from her bed and made her way towards Bellamy. She whispered something to him that I couldn't her before nodding at me and exiting the room.
I was still sitting on her bed as Bellamy made his way towards me, "So?" I asked awkwardly.
"So, I must leave for this meeting, but let's talk later" he responded while standing right in front of me his gaze never leaving mine. I didn't have time to ask if everything was okay because he was gone before I even had the chance to get up. Strangely I felt like he was a bit upset.
Raven's POV:
For the remainder of the day I tried to avoid everyone. I usually ate with the other guys, but I didn't really want to today. Most of all I didn't really want to see Finn. I didn't really feel weird about what happen I just don't have the energy to discuss anything with him now.
Surprisingly enough most of the day I stayed by myself, I guess everyone else was busy with their own things. I had almost forgotten everything because things were so quiet but of course nothing can ever go my way because in that moment in came Finn with a determined look on his face.
I knew there was no more avoiding doing so I put down my tools and faced him.
"Hey" he said with almost a grimace I could tell he felt awkward.
"Hi" I responded with a small smile trying to make him feel better.
"So about last night?" he said but didn't really add anything else.
Like always I knew it was me who had the talking to do.
"Last night was just a spur of the moment thing, don't worry it won't happen again and you don't have to feel weird about it" I said while placing a hand on his shoulder.
"I just want us to keep being friends and I hope last night didn't ruin that" said Finn worriedly.
"Don't worry Finn everything is fine. I'm not holding anything against you" I said with a smile.
He seemed to realize I was okay because he finally smiled and said, "Okay I'm glad, I guess I'll see you later?" It was almost like he was asking me.
"Sure, see you later" I responded.
He left, and I continued to work quietly. I knew I was very close to getting visual contact with Arkadia. I'm not sure how long I stayed working but at some point, it got dark and that's when Octavia came to see me.
I didn't mind Octavia she was someone who spoke her mind and was a fearless person. I understood why Lincoln fell for her. I was happy for him and her too.
"What are you up to?" she asked happily as she sat across from me.
"Just trying to get this thing going to get visual contact with Arkadia" I responded in a monotone.
"Well I say you put that thing down and we go to get drinks" she said with a mischievous look on her face.
"Drinks?" I asked skeptically.
"Yes drinks" she said with a grin almost bouncing off her seat.
"Why don't you go with Lincoln?" I asked while putting my screwdriver down.
"He has to work tonight so you're the next best thing" she said with a sly smile.
"Thanks, I guess, but I should really finish this" I said while pointing at the mess on my table.
She shook her head and said, "I don't think that's urgent, besides you've been working all day."
I would be lying if I said her plan wasn't tempting because I could really use a drink right now. I was thinking hard of whether it was a good idea to go with her or not.
Before I could say another excuse, she said, "Come on you can always finish this tomorrow."
I could finish this tomorrow, "Fine let's go" I said a while after.
"Yes" she yelled while jumping on her feet.
"I should go change first" I said while looking down at myself.
She looked at me also and said, "Okay but don't take too long, I'll meet you at the entrance in one hour."
"Okay one hour" I said while also getting up.
She nodded and walked with a grin on her face. Something told me she was up to something.
After putting everything away I made my way back to my room to shower and change. I didn't really have a whole wardrobe here, but I managed to get a few pieces of clothing's from the grounders.
I decided to wear the black ripped pants I had with my regular boots and a dark red tank top I put my leather jacket on top of that and I was ready. Surprisingly it did take me an hour to get ready once by the entrance I spotted Octavia in a somewhat similar outfit. She of course looked like the powerful warrior she was specially, with her braided hairstyle.
"So where are we going?" I asked curiously.
"It's this cool place not many people know about" she said with a grin, in almost an afterthought she added "Make sure you don't tell Clarke, I don't want my brother finding out I go there."
It still surprised me how much she thought of her brother in different things she did. In front of him she acted like she didn't care about what he told her to do, but when it was just us she does.
"Sure" I said nervously while following her. We walked for about ten minutes before reaching a building that was dark on the outside, it wasn't too big, but it was a good size. There were two guards outside watching everything. They nodded at Octavia in acknowledgement and let us right in.
Once inside there was along dark hall before reaching some huge curtains it was hard to see with the dim lighting. Octavia withdrew the curtain back and revealed a room filled with lots of grounders all drinking. Some looked our way and others ignored us completely.
"Come on" said Octavia leading me to what seemed like a bar where a few other people were sitting. There were two seats available in between a girl with long dark hair like Octavia's and a guy with a very stern look on his face.
I took a seat next to the girl who glanced my way but quickly looked away. Octavia sat and yelled out "Hakan" to the guy in the middle while putting up two fingers and pointing at us. He nodded and went to grab two cups.
I was observing the room watching all the different people. Some were laughing while drinking, others were obviously flirting with one another, and very few were drinking on their own. As I looked around the room I came to see a similar figure in a dark corner. Our eyes met and once again I couldn't manage to look away, those piercing blue eyes held mine making me unable to move. Roan stood up with that smirk of his and seemed to be coming our way. Oh great what did I get myself into.
AN: First i want to apologize for taking so long to update but i had writer's block and i really couldn't get myself to write. I have found new motivation to write so i will keep on updating regularly probably every month, hopefully sooner. Like always please leave a review and let me know what you thing of this chapter.