Chapter 34-The Intruder
It was still dark outside, and it had barely been 3 hours since Billy and Raven went to bed when there was pounding on their door. Raven groans. "It's still dark. I'm killing whoever this is," Raven says as Billy gets out of bed.
"What if it's the commander?" Billy asks.
"I'll be mad," Raven says as Billy opens the door. Lexa stood on the other side. "What the hell, Lexa?" Raven asks. Lexa looks past Billy and over at Raven with an amused grin.
"What is it?" Billy asks.
"We have a problem. I would have waited till morning, but this is urgent. You should both follow me," Lexa says. Billy and Raven look at each other. They put on their shoes and follow Lexa out. They walk past Clarke's room.
"Shouldn't we get Clarke?" Raven asks.
"No," Lexa says as they get to the elevator. It goes down to the first floor, where Gustus, Anya, and Roan were. Lexa walks past them till they get to a cell. Lexa stops by the door and motions her head inside. Billy and Raven walk inside and stop when they see the teen that was in shackles.
"Finn?"Raven says. Finn looks at them. His eye was black. Lexa walked in.
"We found him outside the walls. He followed Anya and Roan back," Lexa says.
"You followed them to the meeting?" Billy asks.
"I was trying to get here," Finn says.
"Why? Finn, what were you thinking?" Billy asks.
"Clarke is here," Finn says. Lexa looks at them.
"Clarke is safe," Roan says. Finn glares at him.
"I need to see her," Finn says.
"Finn, you stupid son of a bitch," Raven says.
"Let me see Clarke," Finn says as he pulls on the chains. Lexa looks at Billy.
"He is one of yours," Lexa says.
"Leave him," Billy says as he walks out. Raven follows. They get outside, and Billy pulls out his radio. "Murphy," Billy says into the radio.
"Not Murphy. It's Jasper," Jasper says from the other side.
"Where's Muphy?" Billy asks.
"Looking for Finn," Jasper says.
"Get Murphy, Jasper," Raven says.
"Okay," Jasper says as he leaves the radio. A few moments he hears Murphy.
"You saw the dropship?" Murphy asks.
"Yes, I know what happened. Jasper said, you are looking for Finn," Billy says.
"Yeah, I can't find him," Murphy says.
"You won't find him. He's not there," Billy says.
"Is he there?" Murphy asks.
"Yes, he followed you to the meeting and then followed Anya and Roan back," Billy says.
"Damn it," Murphy says.
"We'll deal with it. Murphy watches the others. This can't happen again," Billy says.
"I will," Murphy says. Billy turns off the radio. He looks at Lexa.
"Did anybody see him being brought in?" Billy asks.
"Just the guards. Everybody else is sleeping. The guards know that if they speak of it. They will lose their tounges," Lexa says.
"Would people be able to hear him down here?" Billy asks.
"If he yelled loud enough," Anya says.
"Then we need to move him. What about the throne room floor?" Billy asks.
"Nobody would hear him. Besides my ambassadors when they are up there. But they won't talk. The rooms are pretty good at keeping in sound," Lexa says.
"Then we'll move him up there," Billy says.
"We'll deal with it. You go tell Clarke. Is he her boyfriend?" Anya asks.
"No, god, no. Finn loves Clarke, but she doesn't feel that way. But he is here for her," Raven says. Nobody saw it, but Lexa's shoulders untensed, and she relaxed.
"Like Lexa said. He is one of mine. Lexa, go tell Clarke. We'll move Finn," Billy says. Lexa looks at him but nods as she walks away.
"We need something to stop him from yelling," Raven says. Roan smiles as he goes into the room. Finn looks at him. Roan punches Finn in the face with all of his strength. Finn falls to the ground, knocked out.
"There," Roan says. Billy nods as Gustus unlocked the chains and picks Finn up like he was a feather. They walk through the halls and to the elevator.
Lexa knocks on the door for a few minutes when Clarke opens the door. "Lexa, I thought we agreed to wait till morning," Clarke says. Lexa nods.
"Yes, we did agree on that. This is about something else," Lexa says.
"Come in," Clarke says. Lexa walks into the room and stands as Clarke sits back down. "Does this have to do with why you left earlier?" Clarke asks. Lexa nods.
"I was informed that they had found something outside the wall trying to get in. I didn't know who it was," Lexa says. "The person was one of the hundred. He is the one you call Finn," Lexa says.
"Finn is here. He's in Polis?" Clarke asks. Lexa nods.
"He followed Murphy and his group and then followed Anya and Roan," Lexa says.
"Did he tell you why?" Clarke asks. Lexa nods as she stays silent. "Lexa, why did he follow them?" Clarke repeats.
"He followed them so he could see you," Lexa says slowly. Clarke sighs.
"I didn't know he would do something this extreme," Clarke says. "I knew he had feelings for me. I didn't think they were so deep," Clarke says.
"May I say something?" Lexa asks. Clarke nods. "Finn is obsessed with you, Clarke. He loves you. That love he has for you is dangerous, not just for our truce and my people but for him too. He has done something stupid that if found out about by Nia, she could find out about you, Raven and Billy. If he thought you were in trouble. He could kill people, and I would have a choice but to deal with it," Lexa says.
"Deal with it how?" Clarke asks.
"Death by a thousand cuts. If he was to kill any of my people. He would have to die," Lexa says. Clarke stands up.
"You couldn't stop it?" Clarke asks.
"No, Clarke, my people believe that blood must have blood," Clarke says. Clarke paces the room. "You need to talk to him," Lexa tells Clarke, who nods. "My people come first, Clarke," Lexa says. Clarke nods, understanding the woman.
"Do you know where he is?" Clarke asks.
"They moved him up here," Lexa says. "We'll find them," Lexa says. Clarke nods as they leave the room. They walk through the hall until they see Gustus and Anya standing outside a door. "Roan is in there with him. Billy and Raven went to grab some food," Anya says. They nod as they walk in. Finn looks up.
"Clarke," Finn says as he tries to move. Roan holds his sword up to his neck.
"It's okay, Roan. I'll be okay. Can you guys wait outside?" Clarke asks them. Lexa lays her hand on Clarke's shoulder.
"Just call if you need anything," Lexa says. Finn watches them as Lexa and Roan leave the room. Finn moves to Clarke, who punches him in the face.
"You stupid idiot," Clarke says to him.
"I wanted to see you," Finn says as he stands up straight.
"Finn, your lucky Lexa didn't have you killed," Clarke says.
"Lexa?" Finn asks.
"She is the commander. Finn, they have different ways than us. She could have you killed, and nobody would say a word. I was safe you coming here could get me, Billy and Raven killed," Clarke says.
"I'll go back if you come," Finn says.
"Finn, I can't leave, and I don't want to," Clarke says.
"Why? Is it because of her?" Finn asks.
"No, maybe a little, but these people are amazing. I have learned so much, and I'm happy," Clarke says.
"We need you," Finn says.
"No, you don't. You have Nyko. He has been taking care of people for a lot longer than me," Clarke says.
"I won't leave," Finn says.
"You won't leave this room then," Clarke says. Finn glares at her.
"Clarke, you can stay in here with me," Finn says as he grabs her hand. Clarke pulls it out of his hand and walks to the door. "Clarke, don't walk out," Finn says. Clarke looks at him before she opens the door and walks out. They look at her. Clarke shakes her head.
"I want two guards on this door at all times. If he tries to leave. Take care of him," Lexa says. Gustus nods as he walks away to find two guards. Billy and Raven come back. "We have dealt with the problem for now. You two should head back to bed. We'll deal with this problem in the morning," Lexa tells Billy and Raven, who nods. Gustus comes back with two guards. "All of you go to bed if he causes too many problems. Come find me," Lexa tells the two guards, who nod. Lexa walks with Clarke back to her room. Clarke stops as she opens her door.
"Would you like to talk now? It seems like we have our hands full in the morning," Clarke says to Lexa, who nods. Lexa walks into the room. Clarke sits down and pats the spot beside her. Lexa sits down beside the blond.
"Clarke, I need you to understand something. I am the commander, which means I will always put my people before myself, my feelings, or even you. There may come a day where I have to choose, and I would choose the choice that would save my people," Lexa says. Clarke nods.
"I understand that. I would do the same," Clarke says.
"There is also the fact that if people were to find out. You would be in danger. My enemies would hunt you. Like Nia did, Costia. You wouldn't be safe," Lexa says.
"There has got to be a way to fix that," Clarke says.
"If you could prove yourself and gain my people's respect, yes, your right. Most might be okay with it. But you could still be killed," Lexa says.
"Lexa, I haven't been safe since I landed on the ground," Clarke says. "What if we hid it?" Clarke asks.
"Hid us like being partners?" Lexa asks the blond, who nods.
"You said that I need to earn your people's respect, but that may take some time, and I don't think either of us wants to wait," Clarke says.
"You would be okay with that?" Lexa asks.
"Yeah, you're an amazing person Lexa. If hiding what we have is a way to keep us both safe but happy. I'll do it," Clarke says. Lexa smiles.
"We could tell the people we trust. Billy, Raven, Anya, Gustus, Roan," Lexa says. Clarke nods. "This will not be easy, Clarke," Lexa says.
"I know. But life is too short," Clarke says. "So what do you say, commander?" Clarke asks with a smirk. Lexa chuckles as she leans in and kisses the blond.
"Okay, Clarke. We'll try," Lexa says as she leans her forehead against the blonds. Clarke smiles. Lexa stands up. "I guess that makes me your girlfriend," Lexa says. Clarke nods as Lexa walks to the door. "Goodnight, Clarke," Lexa says.
"Goodnight, Lexa," Clarke says as Lexa leaves the room. Billy sits by Raven, who was deep in thought.
"What is it?" Billy asks.
"It wasn't him," Raven says. Billy looks at her, confused. "I was the one who went on the spacewalk. I wasted the oxygen, not Finn. He took the blame so I wouldn't be floated," Raven says to him. "I didn't recognize the man in that room," Raven says. Billy brings her into a hug.
"Hey, we'll figure it out. Let's get some sleep," Billy says. Raven nods as they climb into bed and head to sleep.
This is the chapter. Next chapter, we will start the episode. Who guessed Finn and this will be fun. Clexa has finally started. There isn't much else. As always, suggestions and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.
