Lexa was warming up with her teammates before the game. She just released the basketball when-"Twenty-five sucks!" She heard her sister's voice yell out. She turned to see Raven smirking with Octavia and Clarke in tow. She sent out a glare as walked towards them.
"You're lucky you brought her with you, otherwise I would be kicking your ass right now." She said to Raven then turned her attention to the blonde. "Hey." She stated softly and went to lean in for a kiss but stopped short, not knowing where Clarke stood on the whole PDA thing. The blonde saw the hesitation and smiled at how thoughtful Lexa was.
"It's okay." She stated as she grabbed Lexa's jersey, pulling her closer. "I don't care who knows I have a hot girlfriend." She saw the relieved smile reach all the way to the brunette's eyes at the statement as she closed the space between them.
"Aww! You guys are so cute!" Octavia exclaimed, since this was the first time witnessing the two as a couple. The two broke a part with both of them rolling their eyes.
"I hope it's not going to be like this every time one of them sees us kiss." Clarke stated, remembering just a few days ago Raven doing the same thing.
"Hey!" Octavia defended. "Be nice. It's just nice seeing you two together after fighting it for so long."
"Yeah." Raven added. "Plus, now we can actually call all those times we hung out what they really were. Double dates." She smiled. Before anyone could contribute one of Lexa's teammates tossed a basketball at her back.
"Coach wants us in the locker room." She stated and looked at the other three. "Hey guys."
"Hi Echo." They said in almost perfect unison.
"You'd better go." Clarke commented.
"Do I get a good luck kiss?" She questioned with a smirk and Clarke rolled her eyes.
"Fine." Lexa smiled as her girlfriend kissed her softly. "Good luck." She stated quietly before giving her a smile and a slight push towards Echo. The two teammates headed towards the locker room in a slight jog.
"That's new." Echo commented, she was about the closest friend besides Clarke the brunette had.
"Yep." Lexa's smile still hadn't faded. "And Awesome."
Clarke, O, and Raven grabbed their seats just behind the Lawrence bench about ten minutes before the game started. They sat on the front row of the bleachers, having a good view of the court. "I'm excited to see Lexa play." Clarke said.
"Me too. She was intense in softball, so I can't wait to see what she's like in a more contact sport." Octavia added. A few minutes later Lawrence came back out and Clarke smiled as she locked eyes with her girlfriend. Octavia noticed and nudged her best friend once the two broke eye contact. "I'm happy for you two figured your shit out."
"Me too." Raven added then looked over Octavia to the blonde. "Lexa drove me crazy for two months. Seriously, she would mope around for days after you guys hung out. Then after I got her to admit she liked you, she wouldn't shut up about you."
Clarke smiled shyly, feeling a little guilty for not sorting out her feelings sooner. "I didn't mean for her to mope, but I was kind of the same way. I knew that I liked her but I just couldn't admit to myself."
"As long as you're sure that you're crazy about me now." Lexa interrupted from the sidelines, having heard some of the conversation. "And I didn't mope." She informed them, sending a glare to her sister. She grabbed the railing that separated the court and the bleachers and pulled herself up. Clarke stood and went to greet her girlfriend.
"It's okay if you did, I think it's cute." Lexa then narrowed her eyes at the blonde.
"I'm not cute."
"I don't know, I think you're pretty cute in that jersey." Clarke said, tugging on said jersey.
"Mendoza, get down here!" The coach yelled, making Lexa turn her head. She turned back to her girlfriend.
"We'll talk about this later." She said then quickly giving the blonde a peck on the lips. She hopped down to join the huddle.
"Good luck!"
"Are you kidding me!? She got all ball, ref!" Clarke yelled from the stands as Lexa just committed her third foul. "Are you blind!?"
"And you were calling Lexa intense." Raven commented as she and O shrunk in their seats. Clarke sat down with a huff.
"I can't believe that guy." It was the fourth quarter and it had been a pretty tight game. The lead for either team hadn't been more than four points. There was a minute and forty-five seconds left and Lawrence was up by two. Lexa had committed the foul to keep the other team from getting an easy layup. Of course Clarke knew enough about basketball to know Lexa committed the foul on purpose but she was getting into the game. The girl that Lexa fouled made one of the free throws, missing the first but making the second. The Lawrence crowd began to cheer as they made it to their side of the court and tried to run down the clock.
Clarke knew her girlfriend was naturally athletic but she didn't know how good Lexa actually was at the sport. Her stats so far…eighteen points, nine rebounds, four assists, and two steals. About a minute had passed and the Greenwood coach gave the go ahead to foul, so their team could get the ball back. The girl that currently dribbled the ball heard and quickly passed to Lexa, their best free throw shooter. Lexa caught the pass and tried to dribble away to waste a few more seconds before getting fouled. Lexa walked to the foul line since they were in the bonus (meaning they get a free shot if they're fouled.) She tucked in the front of her jersey that the girl pulled out when she fouled her. God she looks so hot. Clarke thought as she watched the concentration on her girlfriend's face. She was slightly sweaty, her face was flush, and her some of her hair had escaped her ponytail.
"Come on Lex, sink this!" Clarke shouted and saw a little grin on Lexa's face, knowing the brunette had heard her. Lexa drained the first shot with no problem and the Lawrence crowd cheered. She took a deep breath once she received the ball for the second free throw. She dribbled three times before shooting the ball again. She made the shot once again, putting the lead back to three.
Greenwood (the other team) inbound the ball to their point guard who quickly dribbled it down the court, looking to at least get within one point. She drove down the lane, missing a layup. Unfortunately for Lawrence, Greenwood grabbed the offensive board and the player passed it out to shooting guard beyond the three point line, whom then shot it, making the three, and tying up the game. Lawrence quickly called a time out, both teams benches and crowds were going wild. There was twenty three seconds left in the game, time for one final play and a chance for Lawrence to win it. By this time Clarke, Raven, and Octavia were all on their feet cheering. This was the first game of the double elimination tournament and every team definitely wanted to be in the winner's bracket.
Clarke watched as Lexa and her team intently listened to the coach setting up the play on her whiteboard as the Lawrence cheerleaders took half court, trying to get the home crowd into it. The scorekeeper blew the buzzer, letting them know they had ten seconds left. The players all nodded at whatever the coach said and put their hands in the huddle then yelled out 'Team' as they broke. Everyone was yelling their own cheers and applauding as Lexa inbound the ball to the point guard and jogged down the court, setting up for the play.
Echo got past half court waiting for the clock to wind down ensuring they got the last play of the game. Once the clock hit ten seconds she started driving towards the basket when Lexa set up a screen for her then rolled away from her, confusing the defense. Echo quickly passed her the ball the second she was open just a few feet away from the basket. One of the defenders saw what an easy basket it was came over just as she got ready to put up the board shot, trying to block the ball. She missed the sot but the whistle blew just as the buzzer when off, and Clarke let out a cheer as Lexa was fouled. "That's right baby!" The brunette looked up surprised at blonde, hearing her above all others. They connected eyes and Lexa smiled brightly, liking the fact that her girlfriend supported her so much. Her teammates rallied around her, pumping her up. The referee came and told her to get to the free throw line. She was given two shots, she just needed to make one to win and avoid overtime.
"She's got this." Raven stated. "She's the best free throw shooter on the team. When she practices at home she shoots them with her eyes closed." They watched as Lexa was handed the ball. She was the only one around the foul line, everyone else waiting behind the half court line. She went through her routine. She took a deep breath, dribbled three times, and released the ball. Her form perfect, her right arm hung in the air, wrist flicked as everyone watched the ball catch nothing but net.
Her teammates surrounded her, pushing her, slapping her ass as they congratulated her. They then lined up and exchanged a good game with the other team before making their way to the respective locker rooms. Just before Lexa disappeared she turned around, pointing over to her girlfriend with a smile.
Raven, Octavia, and Clarke were still on the bleachers talking as they waited for Lexa to exit the locker room. Clarke spotted the brunette and immediately smiled as Lexa locked eyes with her. She was on the way over to them when a redhead approached her, wearing a smile. Clarke frowned, she didn't recognize the girl as one of Lexa's friends but something seemed familiar about her. Her curiosity disappeared when said redhead, reached out and touched the brunette's arm. Octavia nudged her and nodded towards them.
"Isn't that the redhead that hit on Lexa at State?" Her friend asked. That's where I recognize her from! Clarke frowned and headed towards the pair.
"This will be fun." Raven stated as she watched the blonde leave.
"Hi Lexa." The redhead approached her. "I don't know if you remember me, we met at the state championships a few months back."
"Uhh," Lexa started, trying to place the girl.
"Nikki. I played for Greenwood."
"Oh, right. Sorry." The brunette replied, it finally donning on her.
"It's okay." Nikki reached out, touching her arm. "I just wanted to say you played a really good game, even if you did end up beating us." She giggled.
"Thanks." Lexa stated, she really didn't want to talk to this girl but hated to be rude.
"So how have you been?"
"Um, good. You?"
"I've been good. I was kind of hoping to run into you tonight." She smiled.
"You were?"
"Yeah, I was wondering if-" She didn't get to finish her statement as she saw a flash of blonde cut in front of her, grabbing the brunette's face, and pulling her in for a kiss. It happened so fast, Lexa's eyes widened before she realized it was Clarke that was kissing her. After she realized it, she closed her eyes, dropped her bag on the ground, and sunk into her girlfriend. A few moments later Clarke pulled back leaving Lexa dazed and confused.
"Hi!" She greeted, cheerfully…almost a bit too cheerfully.
"H-hi." The redhead replied, trying to recover.
"I think we've met before. I'm Clarke." She held out her hand, reintroducing herself. The other took it, a bit reluctantly, but shook her hand nonetheless.
"Nikki. And yeah we've met before, it's good to see you again."
"You too." She barely resisted rolling her eyes. Clarke then turned her attention to the brunette beside her. "You played great."
"Maybe because I had a hot blonde cheering me on." Lexa smirked, causing Clarke to blush.
"Anyway, it was good seeing you both again." Nikki interrupted, wanting to get out of there asap once she realized the hot brunette was taken. "I just wanted to say hi and tell you good game."
"Thanks." Lexa replied and waited for the redhead to get out of sight before turning back to Clarke with a knowing smile.
"What? She was hitting on you."
"She wasn't."
"Well, she was getting ready to." Clarke stated causing Lexa's smile to broaden.
"You're cute when you're jealous." The blonde rolled her eyes, playfully pushing Lexa away.
"Come on." She said and started to walk away. "You need to shower." Lexa frowned but followed her girlfriend nonetheless.
"Why do I need to shower?"
"You stink." She simply stated. "O and I are going to your house to watch a movie. And if you're going to cuddle with me then you need a shower."
"Oh, okay. I'll totally take a shower." The brunette stated quickly, totally looking forward to cuddling with her girlfriend.
A/N: Jealous Clarke making an appearance since we all love her so. Tell me what you think! And if you have any suggestions of what you want to see between our two couples.
