"Lexa," Clarke whispered. "Are you asleep?"
"Yes, go to sleep." The brunette heard Clarke sigh and turn over several times. A few minutes later-
"I can't." Lexa lie on her stomach, groaned into her pillow.
"This isn't some slumber party where we stay up night talking, Clarke."
"I know, but I'm nervous." The tone in her voice caused Lexa to turn her head towards the blonde.
"Me too," Lexa admitted. "But you're a badass softball player with a killer rise ball. You're gonna be fine, until you play us then you're going down." The brunette smiled.
"Is that so?" Clarke smiled back. "I'm not sure that's how I remember our last meeting went."
"That was our the first time I saw you pitch, I've got you figured out now."
"MMhmm." Clarke rolled onto her side facing Lexa and rested her head on a propped elbow. Lexa mirrored the position. "Do you know what scouts are here to watch?"
"I saw the UCLA scout but I heard some of the girls talking at dinner. A few of them said they thought they saw scouts from Arizona, Mizzou, Georgia, and even Florida."
"Awesome, some SEC teams."
"I think that's one of the schools I want to go to." Lexa admitted and Clarke smiled.
"Me too, they're definitely the top softball conference now."
"What school were you hoping for, if you got to choose?" Lexa asked and Clarke rolled back onto her stomach to think about it.
"I think Alabama, I really like their coaching staff but I don't know none of them have contacted me yet. Only some smaller schools. What about you?"
"Bama's good, I want Georgia since my dad went there. That's if I got to choose, but I would be happy if any team offered me a scholarship."
"You'll get tons of offers." Clarke told her. "You are an awesome player Lex." She said making Lexa smile. "What?"
"You finally said I'm awesome." The brunette teased and Clarke scoffed.
"We were having moment, jerk."
Lexa laughed. "I'm sorry, but you know I can't be serious with you for too long at one time."
"Yeah, yeah." The blonde stated but then got serious again. "Thanks though, for making me feel better. You've become a really good friend." She reached over, tugging on Lexa's shirt, smiling at her friend. Lexa's heart sped up at the admission and at the smile. Ignoring it, she smiled back not wanting to ruin their moment again by doing something stupid, she replied.
"You have too Clarke. I'm really glad I met you."
"Me too...ok now I can sleep." She smiled and Lexa chuckled as she watched the blonde get comfortable.
"Glad to be of service. Goodnight Princess."
"Goodnight Asshole."
The next morning Lexa woke to a knocking at the door, she looked over to her blonde bedmate, who happened to somehow end up on her shoulder with their legs intertwined, then looked at the clock. "Shit!" She sat up quickly, pushing on Clarke's shoulder. "Clarke, wake up!" She got out of bed quickly and gathered her things, even though the coach wouldn't know it the difference. The knocking persisted and Lexa heard the voice of the coach on the other door.
"Griffin! Blake! Time to wake up, open the door." Clarke only groaned and Lexa rolled her eyes at the blonde.
"Clarke, fucking wake up!" She yelled in a whisper.
"What?!" The blonde yelled grumpily.
"Shh!" Lexa covered Clarke's mouth with her hand. "Your coach is at the door." And about that time the door knocked again.
"Girls if you don't answer in 30 seconds I'm getting management to open this door!" Clarke's eyes widened, suddenly awake. A muffled shit was heard under Lexa's hand and the blonde removed her hand.
"Coming coach!" She yelled, luckily her voice was still full of sleep, selling that she'd just woken up. Lexa jumped off the bed, trying to scramble for a hiding place when Clarke suggested. "Just get in the shower." She said in a whisper. Lexa ran to the bedroom, turning the water on while Clarke answered the door. "Hi, coach!" She said a little too cheery to be real.
"What took so long to answer the door, Griffin?"
"Sorry coach, I'm a real heavy sleeper and O just got in the shower." She gestured to the bathroom and the coach heard the water going behind the door.
"Fine, but breakfast is in an hour. I expect you both there."
"Yes sir." She waited until he walked a few doors down before shutting her own and knocking on the bathroom door. "It's safe to come out now."
The door opened and Lexa smirked, "I'm already out but what about you?" She was only teasing but Clarke's heart stopped at the question. She locked eyes with Lexa, seeing the glint in her eyes. Then she released a breath, realizing that Lexa was kidding.
"It's too early for you're smart ass."
"That's not an answer." She snickered as Clarke flipped her off on the way back to bed.
"Call your room and tell Octavia to get her ass back here, breakfast is in an hour."
Breakfast was a disturbing event, Octavia and Raven were even more nauseating than normal, making eyes at each other from across the room. "Oh my God, can you two not do that right now. I'm trying to eat." Lexa told her sister. "I can't take the heart eyes this morning."
Raven pulled her gaze away from her girlfriend to glare at her sister. "Why are you so grumpy this morning?"
"I'm not grumpy." The older brunette mumbled, poking at her eggs. Raven studied her sister for a moment then it dawned on her.
"Ooh, this is about Clarke isn't it?" She asked and Lexa looked up with a glare. "What happened?" Lexa was silent for a moment before setting her fork down.
"Nothing really, we just kind of ending up cuddling in our sleep somehow." She hadn't really had a chance to think about considering how they were woken up but now that she had it was hard to get it out of her mind. She glanced over at the table where Clarke was seated and found the other girl staring. They only connected eyes for a couple of seconds before the blonde smiled shyly before looking away. Raven watched the exchange and she was sure Lexa wasn't the only one with feelings for a certain friend. But she would keep that information filed away for a later time. After their last conversation she knew Lexa wouldn't believe her, even if the truth was right before her eyes. "I just can't her out of my mind. She annoys the hell out of me. But she's smart, a talented artist, damn good softball player, and fucking gorgeous in just a baseball tee, jeans, and chucks. And she makes me laugh."
"Sounds like more than just a silly crush you got there, sis."
Lexa grumbled. "Tell me something I don't know."
A/N: Not a lot in this chapter, just them building their friendship and becoming closer. Let me know what you guys think of the story so far. Next chapter is finished so update will be soon…and you know what helps me update faster? Reviews ;) Good Day!
