"Lexa! Slow down!" I huffed as I chased after her fluidly through the tree's we were both 11 when I had finally learned Trigedasleng. We were 8 when Lexa's mom decided it was time for us both to train as warriors of our clan. Now we are 13 and Lexa won't slow down!

"What's the matter Clarke? Too fast for you?" She said back laughing as she looked over her shoulder at me. "Shof op Leska!" I said angrily. She stopped suddenly and my eyes widened as I ran right into her.

"Oof!" I grunted as I fell on my butt. I'm not the most…coordinated semi-not warrior there ever was but…whatever.

Lexa looked down at me and laughed. I growled out as I got up from where I was laying on the ground and wiped my backside.

"Why'd you suddenly stop you Jerk face!" I said. She grinned mischievously and grabbed my arm as she pulled me closer to the clearing but covered my eyes. I sighed. Lexa always did this kind of stuff, surprising me with things out of the blue. It's like she was trying to keep me as her friend even though I wasn't going anywhere. I secretly enjoyed it.

I smiled as I huffed and put my hands on Lexa's sides as she moved both of us into the clearing.

"Alright…are you ready Sky girl?" she said teasingly.

I rolled my eyes and felt her hand twitch at my lashes tickling her palm.

"Yes Leska…you brainwada." I said.

She laughed and then let go of my face so I was looking into her smiling green eyes and her smile was turning into a toothy one. She was becoming extremely pretty for just being 13, and her face was just way too close for my comfort.

"Lexa…I don't know how I'm supposed to see what your showing me if your face is in the way." I put my palm on her forehead and pushed and she cracked up and relented moving out of my way. I gasped out loud and put my hand on my heart. There in the middle of the clearing was an apple orchard.

"No fucking way." I said out loud.

Lexa grinned next to me.

"I told you we would find it." She said smugly puffing out her chest.

"Lexa…we've been trying since we were 10! How in the hell did you find it!" I said unbelieving.

She shrugged trying to act mysterious and I rolled my eyes again.

"Do you like it?" she asked.

I couldn't keep the smile from creeping up on my face as I looked at her.

"I've been craving Apple Juice since that day we drank the rest of my little stash." I said quietly.

Lexa's hair gleamed in the sunlight as she gave me an impish smile. Her green eyes sparkled in amusement at that statement.

"After you Princess." She said.

I grabbed her hand and we raced into the trees grinning like idiots.

A little while later

I sighed in satisfaction as I held my stomach lying on the ground and Lexa lying next to me.

There were apple cores scattered around the grass and I couldn't help but snicker as Lexa attempted to roll over.

"Clarke…we should not have eaten so many…" she said. She looked a little green I couldn't help it, I smirked.

I rolled over towards her and pulled her arm so she was lying on my shoulder.

"Moshof Leska." I said into her ear. I felt her face warm up against my cheek and shoulder.

"You are welcome Clarke." She said softly. Her heart beat had escalated and I sighed closing my eyes.

I felt her arm go around my middle.

"You are family." She whispered into my shoulder.

I hugged her tighter.

"You are my best friend." I said.

"I am glad." I felt her sigh across my neck.

"We are so going to get in so much trouble when we get home for skipping training Lex." I whispered into her hair.

"I know…I've been feeling this dread since we left."

"Your mom is going to murder us." I said eyes widening.

"Probably." She said.

"You don't seem afraid." I said.

"What doesn't kill you-"

"Yeah yeah…makes you stronger." I finished.

Lexa snickered into my shoulder.

"LESKA! KLOK!" we both startled looking alarmed.

"SHIT!" we both said at the same time jumping up.

"I told you we shouldn't have eaten so many apples!" Lexa said as she started running as I followed.

"Oh now look who's running scared." I snickered.

"You have not seen my mom when she's angry just shut up and run." Lexa said.

I cracked up laughing as we ran faster away from the getting closer foot falls as we dodged around trees.

"Just remember this was your bright idea." I said nonchalantly as I ran next to my best friend.

"Ugh…I think I'm going to be sick…"

And she was right…she did not look good at all. I groaned.

I grabbed her hand and began running left.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"Just trust me." I said.

There were no other words spoken as we moved swiftly through the trees. We moved like ghosts never disturbing anything in our wake.

When I found the correct spot I pulled us to a stop and then leaned down.

"Clarke you idiot don't stop!" Lexa hissed as she looked behind us waiting for her mother to coming running out of the trees.

I rolled my eyes. For being such a big bad Trikru Lexa she was a scaredy cat.

I lifted up the hatch and Lexa's eyes widened.

"You're not the only one that finds secret places Lexa." I said smugly. I pushed her in and she squeaked as she semi-fell down the ladder.

"Clarke!" she hissed in a loud whisper.

I couldn't help the giggle that came out of my mouth as I shut the hatch.

I felt Lexa tug me by my pants and I squealed as I lost the grip I had on the ladder as I fumbled into her both of us laughing as we got sprawled out onto the darkened ground.

"You are not nice Clarke of the Sky people." Lexa wheezed as she tried to catch her breath from the running and fooling around. She pushed the hair out of her face as she looked at the only light source there was in the room they were in.

I spit the hair out that had gotten in my mouth and just lay out on top of Lexa.

"And who's fault was this in the first place." I said.

"Shof op Klok." Lexa said as her chest jumped up and down from her quiet laughter.

"You enjoy this mischief don't you?" I said accusingly.

"Yes…but only with you." Lexa said almost afraid to admit it.

They were both silent contemplating Lexa's words.

"So what is this place?" Lexa cut through the silence and I lifted my head to look at her through the dim lighting.

My smile grew as she looked at me.

"The art supply story of course." I said smugly.

"The what?"

I got up and went over to some candles I had found last time and lit them.

The room was a washed into a soft glow and Lexa realized it was covered in drawings. Her mouth fell open at all the detail of village life and the sky as well as memories past. She walked up to one and I knew the one she had found. It was a drawing of my father. From the memories I had of him. It was the only thing I had of him. Drawing supplies cluttered the desk as well as unfinished drawings were strewn across it.

Lexa turned around and looked at me with eyes of understanding. I had already explained everything to her of what happened to me and my mom before we came to earth it still upset me sometimes to wake up crying because I had dreamt of dad.

"So this is where you go when I cannot find you?" she wanted confirmation and I nodded. She walked back towards me and gripped my forearm and I gripped hers.

"Know that your pain is my pain." She said so quietly I could almost not understand her.

I nodded. "And yours is mine, if it comes to that." I said. I felt my chest ache as I looked at her determined green and then she let go as she moved closer and tapped foreheads with mine.

I closed my eyes as Lexa's warmth over took me, she put her hands on my elbows and I hers.

She smelled like home. She smelled of campfires and the flowers of spring that gives Lexa allergies, she smelled like everything I remembered from my childhood. She was home and nothing before that ever was.

"I almost welcome the punishment Nomon will have for us when we get back. You have finally shown me what it is that haunts you so." Lexa said quietly.

I nodded a little and then opened my eyes and realized Lexa hadn't closed hers. Not once since she put her forehead on mine.

"Do you wish to talk." she said gently.

I shook my head.

"It is the past." I said.

"This is true. You are beginning to understand our ways." Lexa was giving me a proud smile.

"And you are beginning to be compassionate." I said.

Lexa scoffed and let go as she took a step back to continue looking at all the drawings I saw the small smile on her face.

She stopped at one that was charcoaled to the wall. It was a picture of two Knights, one in white shining armor and then one that was in black.

"I still feel somewhat guilty for crying like that… and slapping you on your ass." I smirked.

Lexa glared at me from across the room.

"You are lucky you have not done it since then." She huffed.

"Yeah yeah…oh great Chiefs daughter." I said.

"Remember this." She said and I couldn't help but laugh.

She moved onto different drawings and then she found the one picture mom took of us with the old pilloried camera me and Lexa found when we were 9. It was a photo of my mom, me, Lexa and her mom. Lexa had her arm around my shoulders and was grinning as I laughed and my mom was smirking as Lexa's mom glared with her arms crossed. It made me realize how much our moms were close as me and Lexa were even though they both denied it.

"I heard your mom and my mom talking the other day." I began.

Lexa looked at me then. "Where was I?"

I shrugged.

"Probably training with Anya. We'll be seconds soon you know." I said while I crossed my arms and leaned against the bunk beds that lay across from all the drawings on the wall.

Lexa nodded as she sat down next to where I was leaning.

"I was helping mom with the boy that fell out of the tree." I began

Lexa watched me as I continued.

"And your mom walked in looking urgent and as soon as my mom saw your mom she shooed me out and told me to take the boy home but I didn't. I made him walk his own damn ass home." I said smirking and Lexa laughed a little at that as I got up from where I was leaning and sat down next to Lexa. I then faced her looking grim.

"They said they will be looking for the Commanders successor, starting with the 13 year olds since they died 13 years ago and are now ready to be found again. There is great unrest in the other villages. " I didn't look at her then as I turned my head and stared at a drawing of me and Lexa pushing each other into the water near the village.

We didn't say anything knowing if Lexa was called then she would have to leave for Polis.

"Clarke…" she said.

I refused to look at her.

She touched my face and turned my head to face her.

Tears were swimming in my eyes as I continued to refuse to look at her eyes.

"Look at me." I felt her move closer.

I felt my face begin to heat up from being upset and I finally looked at Lexa and blinked feeling the tears trek down my face and hit her hand and the other trail down to my chin. Her green eyes were swimming too but not with tears. Lexa never cried. It was all emotion and it was burning me just looking at her.

"I am not going anywhere Sky Girl." She said determinedly. She wiped my tears. "Do not show weakness Clarke, be strong." I felt her breath ghost over my cheek as she moved her hand to the back of my neck. I nodded and she wiped my tears as I leaned my forehead on hers. "We will not part even if I am called to lead." I gripped her forearm and she gripped mine and I grabbed her shoulder.

"Don't leave." I whispered.

"Never." Lexa said with so much strength I believed her.

We stayed like that until I calmed and then I looked at her again and she was staring at me with concern.

"Lexa…I know we're not supposed to say this…" I sighed. I couldn't do that to her right?

"I…" I shook my head. I couldn't say it. I didn't want to jinx her.

Lexa moved away and I looked up and she was giving me that look. I knew that look.

"Do not say it." she said.

I nodded and then she got up and moved towards the ladder.

"We do not need to say it to know it Clarke." She said.

I got up as well and blew out the candle that was on the desk and then moved towards her. I knew she was right. I wanted to tell her to come back to me but that too is almost jinxing her not to.

"We will stay together. I will make sure of it." she touched my shoulder and squeezed and I nodded even though she couldn't see me in the darkness.

We climbed out of the hatch and I closed it with a finality that was almost eerie. I watched Lexa turn and I couldn't stop myself from grabbing her hand. She looked back at me and I shook my head and walked next to her squeezing her hand.

"Just till we see the village." I said.

She nodded and gripped my hand firmly.

When we made it back I let go of Lexa's hand and we walked guiltily towards the Chiefs tent. Already knowing what was going to happen when we walked inside.

When we got there, there was a silence that we were even worried about. Everyone was looking at Lexa and I couldn't help the chill that was coming up my spine. The guards at the door moved aside and we walked in.

There sitting on her throne was Lexa's mom and she was furious. We could both see it in her eyes as she looked at us but neither of us let our fear show. My mom was standing a little ways away along with Anya and there was a formidable woman standing next to the Chiefs throne. She had a tattoo on her face and multiple scars. I had never seen such black skin before and I waited silently. Lexa straightened her spine as did I and we stood there stone faced.

"Leska." Her mother said. Then she looked at me and I gulped.

"Klok." She said. I stood up straighter.

"You both have skipped training." She said so venomously in their language. She was so angry she wasn't even speaking English. I couldn't help the tremble in my hands.

"It was my fault." Lexa stated.

The chief slammed her hands down on her throne and both of us jumped.

I had never seen her so angry before and I realized what Lexa meant now.

"Do you have any idea how that makes me look?!" She roared.

"To know that my DAUGHTER must disobey everything I say and insult our traditions in such a way just to please some outsider!"

I stiffened.

My mom and I had been here for 6 years and her saying that made me see loud and clear what we were here.

"They are not outsiders Mother!" Lexa screamed back. She was outraged at what her mom was saying.

I set my jaw and stood straight looking at Lexa's mom.

I then looked at my mom and she looked confused at what was happening.

The Chief stopped realizing what she had said and looked at my mom as well.

Her shoulders dropped and sighed loudly.

"Lexa…you are going to take the Commander test to see if the spirit is within you." She said and then looked at me.

"Clarke." She said.

I grimaced.

"I want you to go with Anya to the training field. You will do extra training for you and Lexa do you here me."

I clenched my jaw and Lexa tried to protest but her mom silenced her with her next words.

"YOU WILL NOT DISOBEY ME AGAIN!" she said.

We both nodded.

"Lexa this is Indra. She was the Commanders second before and she will be watching you as you take the test."

I was motioned out by Anya and my mother and I looked back to see how Lexa's back trembled with held in anger.

I turned back around and my mother looked at me with apologetic eyes.

"She's more mad that you both ran from her when she tracked you down to take you back so that Lexa could take the test." She quietly said.

I didn't say anything.

"You both made her look bad in front of the Commanders second." Anya said.

I nodded.

"I will take my punishment." I said stoically. I saw the smile on Anya's lips and my mother patted my hair before walking back to the tent full of waiting patients.

We walked silently to the training grounds.

"Anya." I said.

I kept my eyes in front of me until I heard a hum come from her.

"I want to become strong." My face frowned determinedly. "So that I can protect Lexa and not seem weak."

I looked up at Anya who nodded contemplating my words.

"You will have to work hard." she said.

I nodded.

"You have many years to make up for not training as a warrior but I believe you have the heart of one."

We arrived at the training grounds and she turned to me. "You have not been training as hard as Lexa because you are being trained by your mother to be a healer." I grimaced at her words thinking she wasn't going to help me.

"But it is good that you have been learning to be a healer as well as wanting to become a great warrior. I believe you may just do this."

She stopped as she picked up a sword, a real one.

"The Chief did not just give you this order as a punishment Clarke of the Sky People. She gave this to you as a mission. We have already begun believing that Lexa has the spirit of the Commander with in her. Even at a young age and the test today will prove this to be true or not…if she comes out of that tent victorious she will be the Commander. Are you ready to give your loyalty to that being?" Anya said quietly.

She threw the sword at me and I caught it and then she grabbed one of her own.

"She won't be your friend Lexa for very much longer Clarke. That is the hard truth. She will be trained by me as well as Indra to become the fiercest leader we have ever known. Are you ready to face that?"

I gripped the sword in my hand feeling my heart ache painfully.

"I believe Lexa is going to still be there…but yes…I would do anything for her." I said confidently.

Anya nodded and then attacked. I tried to block but she was too fast and hit me hard in the abdomen knocking the air out of me and I let out a cough as I hit the ground.

"Shit."

I rolled as she tried to stomp on me and then got to my feet ready as she swung again and I blocked it with my own weapon and dodged another kick, she wacked me over the head.

I put my hand up in pain over my head.

"You have to watch all of your surroundings Clarke." Anya said.

I sighed rolling my eyes. This was going to be a long training session and we had just started.

Inside the Chief's tent

Indra watched Lexa as she stared at all the things in front of her on the table.

"Choose." She said.

Lexa looked up and glared at her.

"How many." Lexa asked.

"You will know." Indra said mysteriously and Lexa rolled her eyes.

Something caught her attention as she looked back down at the table and there in the middle surrounded by other weapons was a lone dagger. Its hilt was wood with gold embroidery. It didn't look any different than the rest of the daggers next to it but it was calling to me.

I picked it up looking at it and then twirled it in my hand.

Indra hmmed as I handed it to her and she took it.

I looked back at the table and a cloth stuck out as well. I went up to it and pulled it out from under all the other ones and it was soft to the touch as well as being blood red. I looked up at Indra and was shocked to see the smile that was crossing her face. I held the cloth in my hand again and walked up to the weird kohl stuff. I looked around it and sighed and then noticed something gold gleaming and I picked it up and it was tiny. Just barely fit on my index fingers print.

"She is the one." Indra said and I looked up at her and then at my mom who couldn't believe it either.

"What?" I said.

"You are the Commander." She said.

Lexa's eyes widened.

Well fuck.

How was she going to explain this to Clarke.

And there's the second chapter! Ooooooo Lexa just became Commander! Shit's going to go down guys! Lolololol poor Clarke though D: in a world where she doesn't belong but is trying her best because she cares about Lexa and Lexa didn't want to get picked because she cares for Clarke! SNAP CRACKLE POP BRO'S!

Anyway xp thank you for all the wonderful reviews and fav's and follows! I fucking love you all!

Artemis out :)