Chapter 2
Enjoy. Also, No Alie in this story.
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With Clarke
Clarke is out on her balcony looking over Polis. She misses home, but Polis is a beautiful place to be in. Clarke doesn't have to worry about getting killed, but she worries for her people, her mom, Raven, Octavia, Lincoln, & everyone else. The blonde drinks her tea Jaki made for her. Jaki makes the best tea in Polis, and Clarke has to agree.
"Clarke." Maki calls the blonde. Clarke turns around to see the woman standing there.
"Oh, hi Maki." Clarke walks back inside her room.
Maki bows to her. "How are you, and the baby?" Maki asked standing back up.
Clarke smiles. "We're okay. Jaki's tea is amazing." Clarke said.
"I agree. The best tea in all of Polis." Maki told the blonde.
"Agreed. Are you okay?" Clarke asked Maki. Maki looks at Clarke with her pretty hazel eyes, and nods.
Maki smiles. Yeah, Heda needs you." Maki said to her.
Clarke nods and finishes her tea. "Is everything okay?" Clarke said putting her shoes on.
Maki sighs. She's not supposed to tell Clarke anything until she's seated in the throne room, but she likes Clarke as a friend. "Well, Roan's mother is here. She needs you there. I have a bad feeling some shit is about to down." Maki said to Clarke.
"I have that feeling everyday." Clarke said as she stands up.
Maki goes to open the door for Clarke. Clarke and Maki both walk to the throne room where all the other ambassadors are seated. Clarke takes a seat in her chair. Clarke looks over at Roan, and sees his face. She knows he probably pissed and sad at the same time.
Lexa speaks. "Ambassadors of the Coalition, today we honor our covenant. The clan that stands against one of us stands against us all." Lexa said to everyone in the room.
Titus raises his arm towards the door and says "Lid fingadon in. (Bring in the accused)" He said. The doors open and two guards with a blonde that has scars on her face. Clarke's eyes follow the woman as they make eye contact for the first time. Clarke doesn't know what's going through this woman's head. The guards roughly put Nia on her knees as she and Lexa make eye contact. Clarke knows they can't stand each other.
Titus speaks again. "Queen Nia of Azgeda has confessed to the destruction of Mt. Weather, resulting in the death of 49 members of Skaikru. Wanheda, what say you?" Titus asked Clarke.
Clarke speaks up. "Skaikru demands justice." Clarke said calmly, but sternly. 49 of her people dead. Hell yeah she wants some damn justice.
Nia turns at Clarke and says. "Azgeda nou badan disha gada op nowe. (Ice Nation does not answer to this girl)" Nia said in anger.
Titus gets angry. "Shof yu op! (Silence) The punishment for your crime is death. Do you have anything to say in your defense?" He asked Nia.
Nia regains her confidence. "I need no defense. She does. Today is judgement day. I call for a vote of no confidence." The queen states. Lexa tenses up a bit, but Nia smirks towards her direction.
Titus points towards the double doors and says. "Take this queen to meet her fate." Titus told the guards. The guards do what they're told until one Ambassador speaks up.
"Slou yu rou daun (Not so fast). Nou Heda noumou. (Commander no longer)" He said angry. All of the other Ambassadors do the same thing.
"Nou Heda noumou. (Commander no longer) They all chant together.
Titus is outraged. "Take them away too!" He told the guards. They started to take away everyone until Heda speaks up.
"Hod op. (Wait)" Lexa said, and everyone looks at her.
Titus whispers to her. "Lexa, please, execute these traitors-…" Titus trails off.
Lexa holds her hand up to hush him. "Let her make her move." Lexa stated. Some of the ambassadors still mumbles, but Clarke speaks up.
"Commander what is this?" She asked Lexa wanting to know what the hell is going on?
"This is a coup." She told Clarke.
Nia stands up looking at Clarke. "This is the law, her law. A unanimous vote of the ambassadors or death are all that can remove a commander from power." Nia said looking back at Lexa.
Lexa looks at the woman who's working her nerves.
Clarke gets pissed. "It's not unanimous." The blonde stated looking at the taller woman.
Nia turns back to Clarke. "We don't recognize the legitimacy of Skaikru." Nia said angrily.
Titus is furious and steps down to meet Nia. "We do. Yesterday, Skaikru took the brand. They are the 13th clan. This vote of no confidence fails. All these coup plotters will suffer the exact same fate as the Ice Queen." Titus stand looking at Nia. He really wants this woman gone.
Nia speaks. "She won't take our heads because she knows our armies will retaliate. None of us here want war." She told everyone in the room.
Lexa felt the urge to roll her eyes, but she doesn't. She speaks up. "We both know what you want, Nia." Lexa said as she stands up and walks down the steps. She looks Nia right into her eyes with no fear. "If you think me unfit to command, issue the challenge and let's get on it with." Lexa stated.
Nia nods. "Very well. You are challenged." She stated.
Lexa says. "And I accept your challenge." Lexa said giving Nia a hard look. Clarke is now getting worried about this challenge.
Titus speaks. "So be it. Soulou gonplei. Warrior against warrior to the death. Queen Nia of Azgeda, who do you choose to be your champion?" Titus asked Nia.
Nia speaks. "My son Roan, Prince of Azgeda." She says looking over at her son. Roan looks back at her with a what the fuck look. Nia smiles a little, and Clarke turns to look at him as well. Lexa is also looking at him.
"Heda, who will fight for you?" Titus asked her. Lexa turns around and sits on her throne.
She says. "Ai laik Heda. Non na throu daun gon ai. (I'm the commander. No one fights for me.)" She says to everyone. Titus is shocked at her answer. While Nia just smirks at her answer.
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With Clarke
Clarke is in her room pacing back & forth because she wants to know what is wrong with Lexa. Clarke stops and places her hand on her growing belly. She can't stress about this, it's not good for their child. The blonde doesn't know what to think, she really wants to go to Lexa's room, and slap the hell out of her telling her to wake the fuck up.
"Dammit Lexa." Clarke whispers to herself not wanting anything to happen to Lexa. Clarke is not going to stand for this. Clarke walks out of her room, and head back into the throne room. The doors open to Lexa's throne room.
She is sitting in her throne, surrounded by the Natblidas. Clarke enters and stands next to Titus. She hears Lexa talking to the little nightbloods.
"Chit bilaik thri bakon gon Heda? (What are the three pillars of being a commander)" Lexa asked the nightbloods.
One of them speak. "Noun. (Wisdom)" One stated.
"Fiyanes. (Compassion)" Another one said.
"En uf. (Strength)" The last one finishes.
Clarke leans over to talk to Titus. "Talk her out of it yet?" The blonde whispers.
"No, but maybe you can." Titus said with his hands behind his back.
Clarke is confused. "I don't understand. The queen's not fighting, why should she?" The blonde asked.
Titus speaks up. "The queen's strength is not in doubt. Thanks to you, Heda's is." Titus said looking at the blonde. Clarke looks back at him.
Lexa speaks. "Lev yo op meija en mema yo in: Yo gada yo rein in kom yo Sheidjus. (Train hard and remember: You are each worthy of your Nightblood)" Lexa stated.
Titus claps. "Natblida" Titus said. They all stand up together. "Mafta ai op! (Follow me)" Titus said walking out of the throne room. Aden was about to leave as well until Lexa calls him.
"Aden, stay." Lexa said walking down the steps to meet up with Clarke. "Clarke, this is Aden. Aden is the most promising of my novitiates. If I should die today, he will likely succeed me. Clarke worries about our people. Tell her what will happen to them when you become Heda, Aden." Lexa said introducing them.
Aden speaks. "If I become Heda, I pledge my loyalty to the 13th clan." He said looking at Clarke.
"Thank you. Now go join the others." Lexa told him. Aden bows and leaves to go catch up with the others. Clarke turns to looks at the young boy walking out with a frown on her face. Is Lexa crazy? Clarke asked herself.
Clarke turns back to look at Lexa like she's lost her damn mind. Lexa speaks with a smile. "See? Nothing to worry about." Lexa told the blonde.
Clarke speaks. "I'm sorry if I'm worried the fate of my people lies in the hands of a child." She told Lexa.
"Then you worry for nothing. I've sent Indra to raise an army from the villages near Arkadia. Your people are protected, as I vowed they would be." Lexa said walking back to her throne.
Clarke chases after her. "This is not just about my people. You don't stand a chance against Roan." Clarke said to Lexa. This upsets Lexa.
"You've never seen me fight." She said back to Clarke with a bit of anger.
Clarke agrees. "No. But I saw him kill three men in the time it took the first one to hit the ground." She told Lexa.
"If you're right, today's the day my spirit will choose it's successor and you need to accept that." Lexa stated to the blonde, and that angers Clarke.
"Like hell I do." She said angrily, and storms out of the throne room.
Lexa takes a seat on her throne watching the blonde walk away. Lexa sighs.
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Outside of Polis
Nia and Roan, both handcuffed, are led through the streets.
"Focus, Roan. You're here to practice. Remember, anticipate her reflexes. When you feel overconfident, you forget that your enemy has strengths too." Nia told her son. She wants him to kill Lexa for Ice Nation.
"I don't need your help." Roan said to his mother.
"You're upset that I chose you." Nia said to her son. Nia thought Roan would be happy about this.
"I'm not surprised." Roan stated to his mother.
"When you kill Lexa, your banishment will be over. In the wake of your victory, our people will be more powerful than ever. That will be your legacy and your legend." Nia explains to him. Nia just wants to talk over Lexa and Polis.
Roan turns to her
"Don't pretend you do anything for me, Mother" He said with venom in his voice.
"You're right. Everything I do is for Azgeda. What's good for Azgeda is good for you. My sword." Nia said.
A guard steps forward and puts the sheath in her hands while another undoes Roan's handcuffs. She turns and offers the sword to Roan.
"If you won't fight for your mother, or your queen, fight for your clan." Nia said to Roan.
Roan takes the sword out of the sheath.
"I want her head." Nia spits taking the sheath and steps away from her son.
Roan does some real over the top knife tricks. He wheels around and holds the knife to a figure with her hood up.
"Is that death I hear stalking me?" Roan asked with anger.
Clarke lowers her hood.
"Or just the Commander of Death?" He questions looking at Clarke.
"We need to talk." Clarke stated looking at the man who's about to fight the mother of her child.
Roan puts down his sword
"We have nothing to talk about. I need to prepare." Roan said turning away from Clarke.
"I know you had nothing to do with Mt. Weather. That's why I didn't tell Lexa you gave me the knife. This is what your mother wanted all along." Clarke says.
"What do you want? Spit it out!" He said wanting her to get her point across.
"I want you to become the king. I know you've thought of it. She was willing to let you die, willing to let you be banished. I know you just want to go home." Clarke said to him.
"When I win today, I will." Roan said to the blonde.
"For how long? How long until your mother finds another reason to cast you out, to sacrifice you? No one can cast a king out of his kingdom." Clarke said trying to get inside of his head.
"I can't do it. My people would never take me back." Roan stated.
Clarke turns to leave.
"But I can help you do it." Roan said with a little smirk.
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In Nia's chambers.
She's eating, with Ontari serving. A door opens and Clarke enters.
"Clarke of Skaikru. My Queen." The guard said to Nia.
Clarke goes to stand at the end of the table and Ontari leaves to stand along the wall.
"To what do I owe the pleasure?" Nia asked the blonde.
"What if I changed my vote?" Clarke asked the older woman. Nia seems surprised at the blonde's question.
"Now you're thinking like a leader of your people." Nia said looking at Clarke. That's what a leader is supposed to think.
Clarke walks around the table towards Nia.
"I would need some assurances first." Clarke demanded. She needs to make sure she can trust this bitch.
"Skaikru will be safe." Nia said. To be honest Nia plans on killing skaikru.
"And me?" The blonde questions the older woman.
"My quarrel is with Lexa." Nia said stating her point. She slams a knife she was eating with down into the table. "Not you. Once she's gone, I won't need the power of Wanheda." Nia stated.
"Okay." Clarke said like it was no big deal.
"Okay? You don't want vengeance for the dead at Mt. Weather?" Nia questions the blonde.
"My priority is with the living, not the dead." Clarke told her.
She steps forward and pulls the knife from the table.
"(Oso tai choda op kom jus) We bind ourselves in blood." Clarke said cuts herself in the middle of her palm.
"I see you've learned our oath." Nia said being impressed with the blonde, she never expected Clarke to do this.
Clarke wipes the blade twice, once on each side, on the sleeve of her shirt, then stabs it back into the table.
"Do you accept?" Clarke asked hoping her plan goes well.
Nia stands and pulls the knife from the table.
"(Oso tai choda op kom jus) We bind ourselves in blood." Nia holds the knife to her hand about to cut her palm.
"(Hod op) Wait!" Ontari said stopping her Queen.
Nia freezes and Ontari slams Clarke against the table, then sniffs the spot on her sleeve where she'd wiped the blade.
"(Feisbona) Poison." Ontari said to her Queen.
"Could've been allies, Clarke. Instead, I declare you and your people enemies of Azgeda." Nia said bitterly at the blonde as she wipes the blade off on a napkin.
"Ontari, hold out your hand." Nia said.
Ontari does so and Nia cuts the blade into Ontari's palm.
"I'm letting you live for now to send a message to Lexa." Nia said as she holds Ontari's hand above Clarke's face and squeezes it, dribbling Ontari's black blood down onto Clarke's forehead.
"I have my own Natblida, and she will be the next commander." Nia stated at the blonde.
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Back in the throne room
Clarke stands in front of Titus, face covered in Ontari's now dried black blood. Titus reaches out and touches it while Lexa looks on. Titus steps away towards Lexa.
"A Commander from the Ice Nation. Now all of Nia's provocations make sense, and we played right into it. She knew you would accept her challenge." Titus said to Lexa. Lexa just looks at him.
Clarke walks up on them.
"I've never seen blood that color before." Clarke told the Lexa & Titus.
"Goes back to the first Commander. When a Nightblood child is found, they're brought here to be trained, or supposed to be." Lexa stated not understanding on how Ontari was never trained here at the capital.
"Your legacy is no longer secure. There is still time to choose a champion." Titus whispers. He doesn't want Lexa getting herself killed.
"You know I can't do that." Lexa told him as she walks past him.
"Heda…" Titus tries to explain to her.
"Leave us." Lexa demanded as she wanted to be left alone with the blonde.
Titus leaves.
"Titus is right. You're giving her exactly what she wants" Clarke says as she steps closer to Lexa and Lexa turns on her heels.
"Only if I lose. I know you're just trying to help Clarke, but there's nothing you can do here." Lexa says as she turns and walks further away.
"I can't just let Roan kill you." Clarke said trying to talk some sense into Lexa.
"If that is to be my fate, you must. You're driven to fix everything for everyone, but you can't fix this. I have to do this on my own and you have to let me." Lexa said to the blonde.
"I won't just sit there and watch you die." Clare said sternly, and they call her stubborn.
The doors open and Titus steps back in.
"Heda." Titus Calls for her. Lexa looks up at him.
Clarke turns around to look at him.
"Taim dom kom op. (It's time)" Titus said to Lexa. He doesn't want her to fight, but she must.
"Then this is goodbye…for now." Lexa steps past Clarke and out the door with Titus.
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A crowd has gathered to watch Lexa and Roan's fight. There's shouting and music. Roan and Lexa stand facing a stage where Titus stands and Nia sits. Titus holds up his hands and silence falls.
"Hashta soulou gonplei, bilaik won hedon noumou: du souda wan op deyon! (In single combat there is but one rule. Someone must die today. You may begin." Titus said as he sits down.
Aden, presumably with the other Natblidas in the audience. Roan pulls a sword from a sheath and looks to Nia who nods. Clarke pushes her way through the crowd, hood up, to come face to face with Lexa. She drops her hood. Lexa is shocked to see her there.
"I'm glad you came." Lexa said with some happiness into her voice, to be honest she thought Clarke wasn't going to show up.
"Me too." Clarke said nodding at her. Clarke is scared right now, but she's also confident that Lexa will win, because it's in her spirit too.
Lexa pulls her sword from its sheath with a flourish and looks to Clarke. But Roan is advancing on Lexa from behind and Lexa, seeing Clarke's expression, turns and catches his sword with hers, then cuts him along his back as he passes. Lexa strikes three times and Roan catches each of them until their swords meet with Roan's on top and Lexa pushing up from the bottom. His strength forces her to her knees.
"You're done." Roan said.
She reaches out with her left hand and grabs the blade and forces it up, catching Roan in the chin with the hilt of her sword. Roan strikes and Lexa meets it, she ducks the second swing, but he catches her and knees her in the back, knocking her to the ground. She swings up at him on her hands and knees but he smacks the sword out of her hand and then kicks it away. She slams her fists into his knee, bringing him down, and then quickly stands to knee him in the chin and snatches his sword. She runs and grabs the other one, and twirls them like the Heda she is. Roan looks around, panicked, before he socks a guard standing nearby and takes his spear. Not to be out extra'd, he twirls the spear too in an even more impressive display. They advance on each other and Roan swings the sword at her head but Lexa ducks it. She swings and him, spinning and attacking with both swords and succeeds in backing him up be catches every blow with the spear. Suddenly, he catches his spear between both of her blades and her jerks one out of her hand. She goes to swing the other but he knocks that one out of her hand too. Titus rises, frantic. He kicks her square in the chest and she flies before landing flat on her back. Titus sits back down, hilariously defeated. Clarke looks like she's going to piss herself. Roan advances as Lexa lays flat on her back. Roan puts the spear to her neck before he pulls back and jabs down for Lexa's throat, but Lexa rolls out of the way and the spear just hits the concrete. Lexa swings her legs around and catches him in the knee, flipping him onto his back. They both scramble to their feet, Lexa complete with a little cartwheel, and Roan swings at Lexa as she ducks. He stabs forward and she catches it under her arm, and smacks his arm so he let's go. She turns the spear on him and catches him in the leg with the blade, bringing him to his knees, and then hits his face with the butt of the spear. She smacks him under the chin with the butt of the spear, throwing him onto his back. She advances and holds the spear to his neck. Nia stands.
"Gyon op! Taim yu wan op, taim yu nou na wan op kom hainofa! Yu wan op kom bushhada.(Get up! If you die, you don't die a prince, you die a coward!)" Nia yells angrily at her son.
"Get it over with." Roan said looking at Lexa as he waits for her to decide his fate.
"Jus drein jus daun. (Blood must have blood)." Lexa said to him.
She turns and hurls the spear at Nia, pinning her to her throne. There is an instant uproar. Everyone is shocked at what Heda just did especially Clarke, that's something she wasn't expecting to happen.
"The queen is dead. Long live the king." Lexa said said to everyone.
The crowd cheers.
"Heda! Heda! Heda! Heda!" the crowd chants on the battlefield.
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Later on that night after the fight
Clarke stands, looking out her bedroom window. There's a knock at the door and Clarke answers it to see Lexa.
"Is this "I told you so"?" Clarke asked looking at Lexa.
Lexa looks at the blonde. "No, this is thank you." Lexa told the blonde.
"Come in." Clarke said stepping aside so Lexa can come in.
Lexa steps over the threshold and Clarke takes Lexa's bandaged hand.
"Sit down. Let me change that for you." Clarke said to Lexa. She needs to change the bandage.
Clarke closes the door as Lexa sits on her bed. Clarke comes and sits beside her with a towel.
"That girl that was with Nia, Ontari, what will happen to her?" The blonde asked as she waits for Lexa to answer her. She starts to unwind Lexa's bandage.
"She won't be back until the conclave after my death." Lexa said in a serious tone.
"Do you ever talk about anything other than your death?" Clarke questions with a small smile.
Lexa smiles. Clarke tears off a new bandage and begins to rewrap Lexa's hand.
"Thank you for backing me." Lexa said as she watching the blonde aid her.
"I was just doing what was right for my people. Your Ambassadors betrayed you. How do you move forward?" Clarke asked.
"They were doing what they believed was right for their people, too." Lexa said calmly.
Clarke stands. The blonde struggles to tell Lexa that she's pregnant.
"Reshop, Heda. (Goodnight, Commander)." Clarke said looking down at Lexa.
Lexa stands up. "Goodnight, Ambassador." Lexa said walking to the door. As soon as Lexa opens the door the blonde speaks.
"Lexa wait." The blonde said stopping the brunette. Lexa turns to look at Clarke.
"Yes, Clarke?" Lexa said closing the door. Clarke stays silent for a second.
Clarke sighs. "I have something to show you." Clarke said.
Lexa walks up to the blonde. "What is it?" Lexa asked gently. Clarke unties her robe and opens it.
Lexa looks down, and sees a baby bump on Clarke. Lexa looks up at the blonde.
"I'm 4 months now." Clarke said looking at Lexa. Lexa just stands there not saying anything.
"You're…." Lexa gets on her knees at puts her forehead on Clarke's bump. Clarke feels her tears forming, she didn't expect Lexa to do this.
"Yeah, we're having a baby." Clarke said placing her hand on the back on Lexa's neck.
Lexa smiles as tears falls from her eyes. "Thank you." Lexa said to Clarke as she kisses the blonde's belly, and hugs her.
Clarke is crying as well. "You're welcome." Clarke said. Lexa stands up, and wipes her tears, and then Clarke's.
"We have a lot to talk about, so let's get some rest." Lexa said kissing the blonde's forehead. Lexa was about to leave, but Clarke stops her.
"Stay. I don't want to be alone." Clarke said pulling Lexa over to her bed. Clarke gets under the covers, and Lexa does the same.
"I'm happy Clarke. You made me happy." Lexa said wrapping her arm around Clarke's belly.
"You make me happy Lexa." Clarke said falling asleep with Lexa.
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End of this chapter. I hope you guys like it. Sorry it took so long. Clarke & Lexa will have their talk next chapter. Also, Octavia will finally show up. Things will get ugly when Lexa finds out about her people. Till next time.
P.S. Just a heads up I will be deleting half of my stories, and I will be starting all over on them. I am working on The Redemption of Santana Lopez. So that will be uploaded soon.