Author's note: Hello everyone. I know it's been a while since I posted a chapter. I've been incredibly busy with barely any moments to work on this chapter. On top of that I was having issues trying to get this chapter a way I liked. With help from Clonedanceparty, I was able to find a version I thought worked for this story and I have to say I really like this version. I think you guys will too. It really shows off just how much Lexa cares for Clarke. To make up for the lack of updates, and well I just got lost in writing Clarke and Lexa, this chapter is a whopping 6,253 words.

Oh and if you haven't heard the song: "Legendary Lovers by Katy Perry," I suggest checking it out. It reminds me of Clarke and Lexa a lot. In the sense of them being legendary. Another good one you guys should check out is: "Fight Song/Amazing Grace by The Piano Guys." It's a beautiful score song that just works for us as a whole. Clexakru keeping Lexa alive in our worlds now that she's not in the show.

The last almost 2,000 words haven't been proofread as I got a little carried away finishing off the chapter and don't have time to proofread if I want to post it today.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Please leave me a review.

Chapter 26

About two days later, Clarke was more coherent and was able to say a proper goodbye to her new friends. "Do you guys really need to go back so soon?" She asked looking at Warrick, Aleksy and Clyde.

Aleksy nodded, "Yes, unfortunately as much as we would love to stay and continue training with you, we have an obligation to our clan."

"Besides Clarke, once you are up and running again, you have the commander to train you. Sure, there are things we could train you on but she is one that most would dream to train with," Clyde pointed out knowing so many warriors that had the opportunity to learn from Lexa.

"That is a good point," Clarke nodded remembering back to when she was just learning how to fight. Lexa had been a pretty excellent teacher.

"Just promise us something," Warrick spoke up behind Aleksy and Clyde. "When you get better, you better visit us at some point." He moved past the other two to put out his arm to her.

Clarke reached out with her right hand to grab onto Warrick's right arm, "You have a deal."

Clyde smiled in excitement, "Then I guess we will see you around then Clarke."

"Yes you will," Clarke smiled.

"Clarke, before we walk out that door, I just have to say that it has been an honor training with you. I think I can say that for the three of us," Aleksy looked at Clyde and Warrick and watched them nod before looking back to Clarke.

Clarke nodded, "It goes both ways, I learned a lot from the three of you."

Warrick could feel the emotions in the air changing to mushy and he was not okay with it, "Well, I am going to get out of here before the hugging begins. You get better Clarke, I will see you again." With that he walked out of the room.

"What was that?" Clarke asked to no one in particular.

Clyde answered, "Warrick likes to seem tough. He does not like emotional moments." He chuckled. "I second what he said though. Get better, okay? Please do not push yourself, if you do, you will pay for it. Trust me, I know."

Aleksy chuckled at that, "Oh yeah, that time you fell from the tree. You tried to just walk it off, that did not work out well."

"Wait, you fell out of a tree?" Clarke asked Clyde not feeling so bad now that she herself had fallen from many trees while training.

Aleksy butted in before Clyde could answer half laughing, half speaking, "Yeah, it was… so funny." Paused and spoke in a serious tone, "He fell far, so I am glad he's okay," back to laughing, "but it was so funny. All I remember is him going up into a tree to get some kind of fruit and he misjudged how much weight a branch could hold. Needless to say, it broke and he came crashing down. The branches he came in contact with slowed his approach so when he hit the ground it was not as bad as it could have been."

Clyde looked to Aleksy, "Really? You couldn't have even tried to make that seem more badass? There is a beautiful woman in front of us right now."

Clarke looked at them curious about the statement, "You guys do know I'm taken right?"

Aleksy elbowed Clyde before Clyde answered, "Yes, but hey if that does not work out, you know I am available…" He insinuated smiling as he put out his hands weighing the options.

"Alright Clyde, if Lexa and I ever break up, I'll look you up." Clarke chuckled as she responded.

"Yes," he pulled his fist down in triumph!

"Even though that's highly unlikely," Clarke pointed out making sure he's aware that that moment may never come.

He shrugged his shoulders, "Oh well, it was worth a shot. Anyways, Warrick is probably wondering what happened to us. You get better okay? Don't do what I did. Trying to walk off an injury after falling out of a tree was not my smartest idea."

"I will keep that in mind," Clarke nodded. "Before you guys leave, can you do something for me?"

They nodded as they moved in closer to hear what Clarke had to say. She whispered her idea to them and then waved to them goodbye. "I'll see you guys around."

"Bye Clarke," they exclaimed in unison. As they walked outside, the two of them wrapped their arms around Warrick in a big bear hug.

Warrick was startled at first and then moved his arms to shake them off, "What the hell are you two doing?"

"Clarke asked us to give you a hug from her," Aleksy answered while laughing.

"You two told her that I do not like mushy moments, didn't you?" Warrick asked already knowing the answer to his question.

They both nodded in unison.

"Of course," he shook his head. "Can we go now?"

They nodded again.

"Yeah, let's go. It's going to be a long trek." Clyde answered as he started making his way toward the horses they had brought out before going in to say their goodbyes.

As Aleksy made his way to the horses, "Where is Sierra? Is she not coming back with us?"

Clyde shook his head, "No, Sierra said she was going to stay until Clarke is better either that or she just wants an excuse to go to Polis with them." He answered as he pulled himself up onto his horse.

Warrick pulled himself onto his horse, "Of course she wants to go to Polis. It's probably been many years since she went to our capital. I can understand that need."

Aleksy agreed after his second attempt to get onto his horse. He always misjudged how much momentum was needed to gap the height difference from him to the horse to get up onto the saddle. It always took two to three tries. "Hey, we could make a detour and go to Polis before going home." He suggested.

Warrick looked at Aleksy confused as he pulled the reins directing the horse to the gates, "Why would we need to go to Polis?"

"Well Clarke is probably going to go there soon so we could meet her there," Aleksy tried to convince the other two.

"Aleksy, Clarke probably won't be going there for weeks. Besides, we have no use in going to Polis," Clyde pointed out the obvious. They all just saw Clarke. Her injuries were pretty bad.

"Ah, good point, guess home it is," Aleksy agreed as they led their horses out of the gates toward the forest line.

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Lexa walked into the infirmary moments later, "Clarke, how are you feeling?" She asked hoping for good news.

"The same, in pain, but my mom is keeping up with the drugs so I'm not too bad but any movement hurts like you would not believe," Clarke admitted with ease. Maybe it was the drugs making her more open or maybe she just felt comfortable talking to Lexa. Either way, there was no holding back.

Lexa nodded as she sat down on a stool that she had pulled closer to the left of Clarke's bed, not knowing how else to respond.

Clarke noticed Lexa quietness so she added, "I am getting bored of looking at these walls though."

Lexa smiled, "Clarke, you need to be in this infirmary. Your mom needs to monitor you and I know you will be safe in here." She reached out and wrapped her hands around Clarke's left hand.

"I know I need to be in this infirmary because of my injuries. Trust me, I would not want to get up, I feel enough pain from just readjusting on the bed, I could not imagine trying to walk. However, it would be nice to get out of this place, once I can get out of this bed." Clarke hinted toward going to Polis.

"Clarke, I am already making preparations to leave for Polis. Once your week is up, and your mom says that you can get up and walk, we will go to Polis. I have been putting off my duties for far too long." Lexa explained knowing that Clarke didn't like to sit still for too long. This was something both of them could agree on.

Clarke looked at Lexa a little surprised, "The challenge only occurred two days ago and you're already getting ready to leave."

"If I was in your shoes, I would not want to sit with injuries for too long. These last few weeks should have been proof enough. Against your wishes and the pain I endured, I took my cast off to help you train. I am not one to sit by and watch the world pass me by. I figured you felt the same." Lexa explained thinking this was how Clarke would feel.

"You are correct on that front. What preparations have you made so far?" Clarke asked curious to know what Lexa could have done in just two days.

"The object, I needed to ensure that it comes with me to Polis because if your people keep it, it could look like an act of war to my people. It's unknown to both sides but my people would not know that." Lexa pointed out knowing how her people react to things. "I have spoken to Abby and with some convincing I convinced her to allow Raven to come along too as she has become the most knowledgeable of this unknown object and has the best chance of figuring out what it is and what danger it poses."

Clarke nodded, "That makes sense to me. Your people didn't react too well to my ship landing so I would imagine they wouldn't react to well to knowing that we had something they didn't have or didn't know what it was either. Have you completed anything else?"

Lexa shook her head, "No, but Lincoln did speak to me. He indicated that while we were in the Marsh clan, my advisor in Polis, Titus, requested both mine and your presence in Polis."

"Me? Why would he want me to be in Polis?" Clarke asked flabbergasted that this person she had never met would want her to come to Polis.

"I have no idea what he would like with you but rest assured, I will be speaking to him either way. He should not be giving orders," Lexa spoke irritated that Titus would do such a thing.

Clarke pulled her hand from Lexa's grip and placed it on Lexa's casted arm, "I am sure everything will be fine."

"Lincoln requested that he come along so he and Octavia will be joining us as well," Lexa completed her train of thought before looking up into ocean blue eyes. She could see the sincerity in Clarke's words in her eyes.

"Come here," Clarke beckoned wanting to kiss the woman sitting in front of her.

Lexa wasted no time standing up from her chair and leaning in to kiss Clarke. She had realized quite quickly how much she had missed the feel of Clarke's lips on hers. Pulling back moments later, she couldn't help but run her fingers along the side of Clarke's face, noticing the very prominent black eye. "Does this hurt?" She asked tracing her right fingers over the edge of the black eye.

Clarke shook her head, "Not really. It just looks really bad. I must look like a monster with this black eye and cut lip." She chuckled and quite quickly regretted it when she felt pain in her left. "Ouch."

Lexa, who was now sitting on the edge of Clarke's bed shook her head, "No, you are beautiful."

"You're just saying that, I've seen a mirror, my face does not look good," Clarke pointed out knowing she was right on this front.

"Clarke, injuries are inevitable on the ground. What matters is what is in here?" She placed her left hand over Clarke's heart. "You may not look that great on the outside but you still find a way to joke about it."

"Ha! So I do look terrible, I knew it," Clarke added in confirming her suspicions.

Lexa couldn't help but to smile at Clarke's comment, "You know I love you right?" She asked already knowing the answer to her question.

Clarke nodded, "I love you too. Oh and by the way, if you and I don't work out, Clyde has given me a very good offer that I won't be able to turn down." She tried not to smile as she held in laughter so that she didn't feel pain in her side.

Lexa sported the biggest smile Clarke had ever seen, "Well, he is dreamy so I could understand."

"Right? He's definitely a close second," Clarke couldn't hold back her laughter now and pushed the pain down to enjoy this moment. It worked for a few seconds before she clutched at her left side needing to take in slow breaths.

"Clarke, are you okay?" Lexa switched gears from one of fun to concern within a second.

Clarke nodded, "Yes, laughter just causes my side to hurt is all."

"Then why do it?" Lexa asked concerned for Clarke's well-being.

Clarke shrugged, "I can't help what I do when I'm with you. It doesn't matter how much I shouldn't do something, I'll still do it if I think you might smile. You have a beautiful smile that doesn't come out very often."

Lexa felt her skin get warm and was sure she was blushing in this moment. Usually she was good at keeping her emotions in check but it was like all of her training went out the door when she was with Clarke. Lexa watched Clarke yawn. "Well Clarke, I'll leave you to get some rest."

Clarke nodded, "That is probably a good idea. Entertaining is very exhausting while injured."

Lexa leaned in to give Clarke one more peck, "I'll see you later, okay?"

"I'll be here," Clarke pointed out the obvious before closing her eyes and letting her body let the exhaustion take her over.

Lexa smiled once more before walking out of the infirmary. As she did she almost collided with Abby on her way out. However, her quick reflexes helped her to catch the couple of packs of gauze that Abby was carrying before they hit the ground.

"Woah, Lexa, I'm so sorry," Abby apologized as she almost dropped all of the supplies she was holding.

Lexa handed her the few packs of gauze, "Do not apologize; it was me who was not paying attention," Lexa admitted knowing that she wasn't thinking about what or who may be in front of her. She had been thinking about how lucky she was meeting Clarke.

"Thank you." Abby could sense that Lexa was holding back on something and she had a feeling it was about Clarke, "You are doing everything you can to protect her. I know that, she knows that, Clarke will pull through. She's strong." Abby insisted knowing how much Lexa wanted to protect Clarke at any given moment.

Lexa nodded in agreement, "I know she's strong. I have seen it."

"Then you have nothing to worry about. She will get better and you can show her Polis." Abby looked upon Lexa trying to instill confidence into the shorter commander. When she was sure Lexa had taken what she had said to heart, she moved into the infirmary saying, "Now if you would excuse me, I have some work to get done."

"Yes, I would not want to keep you. I have work of my own that I need to attend too," Lexa stated as she turned to leave the infirmary leaving Abby to put her supplies away.

Abby watched the commander leave for a few moments wondering if she would ever forgive herself for getting Clarke into this situation. It was clear from the moment it happened, that Lexa felt that the challenge was her fault. She didn't make Cyrus do it but it was still her tradition being pushed onto Clarke. It was over, Clarke won but it didn't make this any less hard. Abby just hoped that Lexa would move forward eventually.

Lexa walked out of the ark and could feel the warm sun beating down on her, it was still relatively warm out with the seasons changing. It wasn't immensely hot, by no means, but it could be a lot colder with snow on the ground. Lexa was going to take advantage of this nice weather and go meditate somewhere within the gate walls to stay close to Clarke but challenge herself on blocking out unwanted noise.

She had found a perfect spot to sit on the grass, she knew that here there would be no fear of being trampled on but could also provide optimum ability to test her abilities.

Just as she was about to close her eyes, Sierra came walking up to Lexa, "Why are you sitting on the ground?" She asked confused.

"What can I do for you Sierra?" Lexa skipped her question to get Sierra to leave as quick as possible.

"Right to it I see, well, I heard you were going back to Polis soon." Sierra put out there hoping that she wouldn't have to explain the whole thing.

Lexa looked at Sierra confused, "Yes, I have to go back and resume my duties at some point. Why?"

Sierra sighed in frustration realizing she'd have to explain, "Well, I haven't been there in years, I wondered if I could come along."

"Is that why you didn't go back with Aleksy, Warrick and Clyde?" Lexa asked wanting Sierra to be the one to admit that she had ulterior motives for staying in Camp Jaha.

"Yes it is. So can I come or what?" Sierra asked this time instead of suggesting the idea.

Lexa shook her head in annoyance, "You can do what you want Sierra, it is not up to me what you do with your time. It is not like Polis is a place you need to be invited to. If you want to come, come, if not stay here or go home." She pointed out the obvious. This was not news to Sierra so it confused Lexa as to why she needed to say any of this to begin with.

"Alright then, I'll be coming with the two of you." Sierra jumped up in excitement.

"Okay, now can you leave me so that I can meditate," Lexa waved her hand in a motion to get Sierra to take a hint and leave.

"Alright, I got it, I'll leave you. Bye Lexa," With that Sierra left Lexa to meditate.

Finally Lexa was comfy on the grass once again, her legs crossed and her arms resting comfortably in her lap, with that she closed her eyes.

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About a week later, Clarke was seen walking out of the ark, the bright sunlight throwing her off for a moment. Unconsciously, she lifted her left hand to block the sunlight forgetting about the healing wound in her left side until she felt immense pain from the movement. "Ohhh… that was not a good idea," she mumbled in pain as she stood tall clutching her side.

"Clarke, are you alright?" Lexa asked walking out of the ark after Clarke.

Clarke nodded holding in a breath so she didn't have to deal with the pain associated with letting out a breath until she couldn't hold it in anymore and let the breath out. She groaned out in pain. "Maybe I got out of bed too early," Clarke admitted actually missing the nice feeling of no pain on the bed.

"No way, I am not taking you back to the infirmary after we spent all of that time convincing your mom, you were ready for this. Not only will I have gone back on my word but you will definitely be stuck in there for weeks, is that something you want?" Lexa asked knowing she was right about this one. She just spent the last week of Clarke complaining about sitting still for so long.

Clarke made an annoyed face, "No, I suppose I do not want to go back to staring at those boring walls."

"Exactly, besides, if we leave for Polis, you can lay in my bed all you want," Lexa admitted without thinking first. Once her mind caught up to what her mouth had said she turned back to Clarke with her mouth gaping open at what she had admitted so easily.

Clarke tilted her head smirking, "Really? I'm staying with you am I? I don't have a choice in this matter?" The pain in her side subsided as she watched Lexa scramble to find a response.

Lexa's mouth opened and shut a few times before she responded with, "Well, I mean…. You do not have to stay with me… You could… You could have your own room… I just… I just, I thought since you and I are…"

"Lexa relax," Clarke chuckled as she watched Lexa sweat over something so small. "I'm only kidding. I would love to stay with you. I wouldn't have it any other way. I got used to staying with you at the Marsh Clan. That is definitely something I miss about being stuck in the infirmary, is seeing you every time I wake up." Clarke smiled trying to get Lexa to relax. "Any idea when we might leave?"

"Everything is ready to go, Clarke. If you want to leave today, tomorrow, five days from now, now, we can go whenever you are ready to go. I had some of my warriors get the object onto a cart so it's ready to go whenever you are," Lexa advised knowing that there was a good chance that Clarke would want to leave as soon as possible.

"We could leave right now?" Clarke asked thinking this had to be a dream.

"Yes you can," Abby answered walking out of the ark just as Clarke had asked the question. "When Lexa informed me that Sierra would be going with the two of you, it became a no brainer. Plus I'm sure the almighty commander has to have her own healers if anything were to happen to you. I trust that Lexa will keep you safe Clarke, not that you can't take care of yourself," Abby added the last part in as she was incredibly impressed by the fact that Clarke was able to win in the challenge.

"Your mom is right, Clarke, I do have many healers, if something were to go wrong, you will be well taken care of," Lexa admitted even though she knew it wouldn't come to that. Even Clarke's eye wasn't that black anymore. She was definitely on the road to healing.

"What about my side, I'm not sure I could ride a horse with the bouncing and all," Clarke admitted not wanting to feel weak but feeling weak in that moment knowing that simple things like riding a horse would be hard.

"You can always ride in the cart. I can have Raven re-setup some kind of chair for you, if you would like," Lexa couldn't contain her smile knowing that it would be so satisfying to watch Clarke ride in the cart just like Clarke had made her do it leaving the Marsh clan.

Clarke chuckled, "As much as I would like to say no to that idea, I think it would be a better idea than riding on a horse. However, she doesn't need to set up a chair, just throw a bunch of pillows and padding on it that should be fine." She suggested wanting anything but to sit on that chair like Lexa did.

"Alright then, I will find Raven and get her on it right away," Lexa advised before turning and walking away to find Raven.

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About two hours and lots of frustration later, Raven completed the new comfy area for Clarke to sit on during the trip to Polis.

Raven stood back to admire her work of art as Clarke walked over to see if it was complete.

"Ugh, what did you do?" Clarke asked looking at the mess of stuffing and pillows all jammed into the front half of the cart. "I don't think I need that much padding." She pointed out the excessive amount of padding.

"Clarke, I am going to ride with you, that way I can monitor the object. I figured I might as well add some for me too." Raven explained as she looked at her work. "Now, where is Lexa, are we going now?"

Clarke nodded, "Yes, we're going." She took a few steps to the left side of the cart so she could see past the cart to the front of the line, "Lexa, we're good to go." Clarke yelled hoping Lexa heard her. When she saw Lexa's head pop out from the front, she had known her message was heard. With some help from Raven and Abby, Clarke got up onto the cart and sat down in the very comfy padding.

"Clarke, do not push yourself, do you hear me? I do not want to hear that you were ripping out your stitches from doing activities that were too strenuous. Do you understand me?" Abby asked standing next to the cart.

Clarke nodded, "Yes mom, I will make sure to take it easy."

"Okay, also, I thought you might like these." Abby handed Clarke a book of white blank pages and a set of pencil crayons. "Be safe, I love you," Abby reached out and placed a hand on Clarke's shoulder.

Clarke took a look at the book and pencils Abby gave her, "Wow, mom, thank you. I love you too, I'll be back at some point," Clarke advised not knowing when she might leave Polis. It was Lexa's home and she didn't want to leave Lexa so chances were she'd be in Polis a while. She didn't want to give her mom a time just in case it was a longer than expected.

With that the cart was moving. Raven sitting next to Clarke, and Lexa, Octavia, Lincoln, Sierra and few other warriors were on horses.

A few others came out of the shadows to wave goodbye to Clarke, Raven and everyone else as they disappeared through the whole in the woods.

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Hours pass by and finally they pass by a sign that says "No weapons beyond this point" indicating that they would be arriving at Polis any moment now.

Clarke and Raven turned their bodies to face more forward so that they wouldn't miss a thing. As they approached the city, it was clear where Lexa lived when a very large tower with a flame at the top came in to view. Both of them were at a loss for words, from the numerous vendors selling different things, to all of the grounders just going about their day. There was no need to fight here, and it was clear that that was true.

Clarke could see now why Lexa had said that Polis would change her view on the grounders. This place looked so peaceful. She couldn't wait to go exploring and really take it all of it in. She was so focused on looking at all of the colors and different food the grounders were selling that she hadn't even noticed that the cart had stopped moving and that Lexa was speaking to her at the end of the cart.

"Clarke?" Lexa asked for the third time and finally it seemed like Clarke had actually heard her. "Do you just want to stay in the cart?"

Clarke shook her head as she scooted her way to the end of the cart past the object, "Sorry, this place is just so beautiful. I can see why you wanted to bring me here so bad." As Clarke neared the edge, Lexa put out her hands to help support some of the force Clarke would experience from jumping from getting off the cart. As Clarke slid off the cart, she still felt pain but not as much as she had thought she would with Lexa there holding her. "Thank you," Clarke smiled at Lexa and was very tempted to kiss her because of their close proximity until Raven spoke.

"So, where do I set up?" Raven asked jumping off the cart and then pulling a huge bag off with her.

Clarke looked over surprised, "Where were you keeping that?"

"It was under the padding. Why do you think I looked so comfortable the entire way?" Raven stated what she thought was the obvious but was actually only obvious to her.

Lexa, still holding onto Clarke, looked to Raven, "For now, we will leave it here. I will have a couple of my warriors move it into the building of your choice as I would prefer it not be in the tower. If it were to explode, at least it could destroy a building of the old age rather than the commander tower."

Raven looked at the two of them a little unsure, "I'm going to be honest here. If that thing were to explode, I don't it would just take out the building." When she saw Lexa's expression turn to one of worry, Raven quickly added, "But don't worry, if it were going to explode, it should have by now. I haven't found any indication that it is or ever will explode." Raven tried to sound reassuring even though it sounded more like she was trying to convince herself more than them. Before they could answer, Raven walked off in a random direction not sure where she was going but knew that she needed to escape that conversation.

Lexa tried to move toward where Raven was going before Clarke pulled her back, "Just leave her. I trust Raven, if she says it won't explode then it won't. Raven is very familiar with explosives." The thought of Raven creating that bomb from fuel for the bridge came to mind when she thought about Raven and explosives. "Besides, you need to show me where I will be staying." Clarke tried to redirect Lexa's attention.

Lexa knew she'd be looking for Raven at another time but for now, Clarke was right, "Alright, I will show you where you will be staying."

Clarke pumped her fist triumphantly, "Yes. Let me just grab my stuff and we'll be good to go." Clarke didn't bring much as she didn't have much so she basically just grabbed what Abby had given her but she had grabbed a few shirts from in the ark. She still hadn't found her blue jacket so she had been wearing the jacket Lexa had given her. "Wait, what about everyone else?"

"Titus will probably show them where to go, do not worry Clarke," Lexa assured Clarke wanting this reveal to be just them and not a bunch of other people.

Once Lexa was sure Clarke had all of her things, she lead Clarke toward the tower.

"So since I would assume, you being the commander you probably live at the top, how do you get all the way up there?" Clarke asked as they came into the tower that looked like it should have crumbled when the bombs went off but somehow was still standing.

Lexa lead Clarke toward what was the elevator doors and walked in on the platform with Clarke following her. Seconds later, the elevator began going up which startled Clarke. "Do not be afraid Clarke; this lift is being controlled by warriors in the lower levels turning a wheel."

Clarke stood back up tall, "Wait, they turn a wheel to make the elevator go up and down?" Lexa nodded. "Wow that must be very tiring." She couldn't even imagine how many times they'd need to go around to get this to the top. On top of that, depending on the amount of people would make it harder. "Note to self, do not bring friends in here. What if this stopped working, is there another way up?"

"There is a ladder in the shaft that can be used as an alternative but it is rare that it is used so do not worry, Clarke," Lexa explained knowing that Clarke's first thought of having to take a ladder with her injuries would not be ideal.

As they reached the top, the doors opened and Lexa put her arm out allowing Clarke to exit first, then she exited the elevator and took a right. Once at the doors, Lexa opened both of them as she entered looking back to see Clarke's profound reaction.

Clarke was stuck in awe she could hardly get her feet moving to walk into the room. From the art easel in the corner, to the couches and chairs, to all of the candles and of course the bed. As Clarke eventually got into the room, she took in the intricate golden work on Lexa's bed. It was breathtaking. She could tell that it wore down over the years but couldn't help but see how much Lexa had made this room her own. There was a part of her that wondered if Lexa had an artist side she didn't know about or if the easel was in there solely for the purpose of Clarke to use it. She hadn't really shown her drawing abilities except for her Mount Weather map so if it was for her, she was shocked.

Lexa stood off to the side to let Clarke walk around the room enough to take in each and every detail before she broke the silence, "What do you think?"

Clarke turned back to Lexa still holding onto her bag, "It's so beautiful. This is YOUR room," she put emphasis on 'your' because she couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Lexa nodded, "Yes, passed down from commander to commander."

"I hope you changed the furs when you took over," Clarke stated as she thought about other people sleeping in this bed doing activities she'd like to do with Lexa without being disgusted.

"Of course Clarke," Lexa stated the obvious. "As I said before we left, if you are feeling tired, you can hang out in here as long as you would like, whenever you would like. What is mine is yours." Lexa added at the last minute hoping Clarke would see the love behind the gesture.

Clarke placed her stuff on the nearby chair feeling the hunger she'd been pushing down for over a week, "What do you say to us maybe taking advantage of being alone right now?" She smirked having one thought on her mind as she leaned into Lexa.

Lexa's mouth dropped open at the temptation of getting to see Clarke's naked body on her bed, "Uh… I really have other things…"

"Come on Lexa," Clarke whispered into Lexa's left ear causing what she felt was a shiver from Lexa.

Lexa felt her body being pulled toward the bed and for a second she was sure she was going to give in to Clarke but she knew she had things to attend to today that she couldn't put off. "Clarke," Lexa finally got control over her body just as Clarke's legs clearly hit the right side of the bed. "If I stay here with you, I will not want to leave this room."

"Sounds good to me," Clarke licked her lips as she could feel them getting dry from the heat in this moment.

"You are making this very hard," Lexa admitted not wanting to leave Clarke here but knowing she had duties to deal with.

"Then don't make this hard. Stay here with me and then you can go do whatever you need to do," Clarke leaned into Lexa's exposed neck and began leaving light kisses.

Lexa melted; she felt all of her resolve disappearing as Clarke continued her way up Lexa's brown skin. She was so engulfed in the feeling that she hadn't even noticed Clarke unbuckling some of the belts around her waist. As Clarke got through all of the belts, she wasted no time opening up the jacket and wrapping her right hand around Lexa's waist connecting with skin as she did. This was it, Lexa's resolve was gone as she pulled off her jacket tossing it on the ground somewhere and connecting her lips to Clarke's. Accidently, Lexa leaned too much into Clarke to deepen the kiss that Clarke fell back onto the bed bringing Lexa with her. Lexa stared down into ocean blue eyes for a few seconds before she leaned back down in to kiss Clarke once again.

They were so lost in the moment, that they hadn't even noticed that one of the doors weren't completely shut. It wasn't even remotely on either of their minds either as they continued to explore each other's body. Lexa took extra care this time around to ensure that she didn't cause Clarke to open any stitches in the process. Clarke knew she'd won this round and knew she'd make a point of mentioning it to Lexa afterward but for now she just wanted to be here in Lexa's presence for she had missed being this close to the commander.

You never truly know what you have until you don't have it anymore and Clarke realized in this moment that she had missed Lexa tremendously.