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Chapter inspiration - Addicted To You - Avicii
A Green Eyed Lexa
~Lexa~
Lexa bolted through the trees, putting as much distance between herself and her companions as she could. She needed some time to herself to process what the trader girl niylah told her. Clarke was now a hunter.. her Clarke a night cat hunter? It did not seem right but it had to be clarke. There was too much evidence, the traders description was similar to clarke and if that was not enough she had Clarke's drawings.
Clarke never knew but lexa used to sneakily look at her drawings when she slept. She loved seeing the world through her eyes, it was beautiful and unique.
Lexa hurt knowing clarke was injured by the beast and she was not the one to help her, the trader was. She wanted to thank niylah for saving the life of her love , but then she wanted to stab the woman in the heart for touching clarke.
Clarke was hers , her Skai prisa , her love , she was not niylah's. She had no right to touch what belongs to heda.
Lexa stopped running and steadied herself against a tree capturing her breath. The bark was rough against her palm as she twisted to press her back against the trunk as she sighed heavily.
Niylah did have the right. It want the trader who left clarke at the mountain. Lexa knew it was her fault clarke moved on to niylah, she may aswell have handed her to the girl herself.
Lexa pressed her palms to her temples and let out a silent scream. She wanted to scream aloud to release the pain in her heart but being heda she had no luxuries and her companions would rush to her side.
She slid down the tree as she pulled her knees in to hug and then she sobbed. Tears trickled down her face splashing onto the dark leather of her trousers as she gripped her knees tighter.
As heda she could not be seen weak but here, alone in the forest lexa could let her emotions go. Her people say she is heda that never sheds tears, how wrong they had always been careful with her emotions, it has helped her survive so far as heda yet she always had to have an outlet. It was these moments that kept her sane, preventing her from breaking.
Lexa knew she had to get moving, she had to find prey to bring back to her companions to avoid questions. She dried the tears from her green eyes and did her best to wipe away there salty tracks on her face with the back of her sleeve.
Lexa had her moment to process , now it was time for heda to hunt.
She slowly moved to her feet when she saw a small doe behind a broken tree feeding on the foliage. She was small but was good enough to take back to camp, it would provide them meat for a few days without additional hunts.
She carefully removed her bow she had taken with her and proceeded to stalk her prey, she would make sure they all had there fill tonight.
...
Lexa sat at the base of an old oak tree meditating. They chose to have a stop before continuing there journey to have a proper meal that was not on horseback, even though she was heda she had a duty to her people even if it was a bunch of sulking hungry teenagers.
Lexa hid her emotions well after her short retreat to the woods. No one knew how crushed she was by the events at the traders. Only lexa herself knew of the traders revelation , relenting to share the information , even with her sister as for the first time in a very long time she looked genuinely happy. Raven and octavia had pulled her out of her shell with there odd skai kru games and Octavia's combat lessons.
Thesda was always a quiet and reserved girl even before the ice nation incident, And more so after. Lexa knew she was a lot like her in that way, Putting on a tougher front that they showed the world. As heda she could not seem like a weak woman who led her people, and her sister as her the generals daughter could not afford to do so either. But behind closed doors they could let the façade fall and become themselves even if it was for a few fleeting moments. Lexa had better control of her temper unlike her sister, even though a Part of her still wanted to ride back to the traders and shove her blade into the blonde's chest for touching her skai prisa.
But then the logical part of her mind reminded her that to the trader she wasn't Clarke of the sky people, she was red the hunter and because of that she had been left unscathed. Lexa had to remind herself of this everyday as she highly doubted that clake would forgive her if any harm came to the girl under her command.
Raven tipped her water skin into her mouth and drank the last few small droplets of liquid. " I miss plumbing and hot water" She sighed as examined her water skin shaking it in hopes it would magically refill.
"I only miss running water, TV and music. Apart from those i don't miss the ark at all" replied Octavia who was stretching her before target practice.
"I'm gonna go refill my water skin so i don't have to steal yours again " said raven who sat with thesda there backs resting on a tree. They had gotten closer in recent days and barely spent time apart, no one commented except octavia who was actually discreet about it.
Thesda was more than happy to hand raven her water skin to drink from as she dug it from her pack and handed it the older girl.
"Thanks" raven said as she sipped the cool water before passing it back to its owner with a trade mark raven reyes smile. "Anyone want a refill?" she asked as stood carefully not to antagonise her bad leg.
Octavia was launching throwing daggers at a target thesda had made for her. Her target was a tree that had circles carved into its bark. Lexa informed her how hard it was to learn how to use shards and how some people could never get on with the small projectile weapon, but octavia was more than happy for thesda and hyatt to teach her how to throw daggers as it was a skill indra had not taught her when she was her second.
Everyone avoided being close by when octavia was training, since she missed the target by miles sending her dagger flying at hyatt. It missed him by inches taking his half eaten apple clean out of his hand. She proclaimed that she aimed for it on purpose but everyone knew better. No one stood anywhere near the tree and chose to sit behind the girl.
"I will" shouted octavia who stood the opposite side of the fire as she threw a dagger at the tree not to far from her target.
"Nice try strik gona.." said hyatt who was more than happy to help her practice while thesda sharpened her hoped that with more training she wouldn't miss.
"I am not a little warrior, do i look like a kid to you?!" she frowned as he threw a dagger that landed in the middle of the target.
"No you do not , but you look the same size as a goufa to me" he said shrugging his shoulders as it was a matter of fact.
"Rae, tell him i am not the same height as a child!" octavia pleaded looking to her friend for support. Raven was not much help as she couldn't resist laughing at her younger friends anxiety on the situation.
"Thesda, heda?" octavia asked desperately in hopes of support.
"You are still young , you might grow more" said thesda with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Arnt we like the same age?" octavia scowled " Plus your only a few inches taller than me!" she cried as she ran to stand next to thesda to see how small she was, thesda raised her eyebrow in response.
"You are all small to me" Said lexa who's eyes where still closed listening to the girls and octavia both snorted at the remark.
"We are not small, you guys are just too tall" said octavia who crossed her arms in defence.
"I second that " said thesda who moved to grab her water skin.
"As lovely as this all is, I'm going to get water before I dehydrate and have skin like that dried meat over there " raven said as pointed to the meat that was drying near hyatt.
"Don't worry you would be even more delicious" octavia said with a wink causing hyatt to burst into laughter. Thesda on the other hand looked horrified at the statement.
"We can all tell you haven't had your special time with Lincoln" raven smirked as she received a frown in return
Octavia rummaged through her pack and launched her water skin at ravens head who luckily caught it before it made contact with her face.
"If only you could throw your dagger like that hey o?" said raven as she took Hyatt's water skin off of him as he thanked her.
"Oh shush up bitch you know you love me!" octavia replied before sticking her tongue out.
"Your lucky i do you little shit" smirked raven as octavia who winked as she went back to throwing her dagger at the tree.
"Hyatt, go with raven as I do not wish anyone to travel alone with the Azgeda close by." said lexa as she handed her water skin to the sky girl.
"Its ok lexy I will go with raven , I wanted to let her ride jett anyway" thesda said as she grabbed the water skins off the older girl who suddenly looked petrified at the concept of having to ride horse that was not helios. She had only just gotten used to helios, Octavia's horse and now she had to ride another.
"Fine .." lexa sighed as she moved back to where she was sat "Do not stray far thesda" Lexa frowned at her own words, She sounded like her mother..
"I wont you have my word " she said as she grabbed raven with her free hand pulling her towards her horse.
"Have fun!" octavia shouted with a quick smirk that only raven saw making her slightly flushed. They had both spoken about the girl when the others went to patrol the area, octavia told her thesda was obviously into her but raven was still unsure. Octavia spent the rest of the time complaining about Lincoln and how she was unsure of there relationship. Raven told her it was love hate and she should do what she thought was best for herself but it didn't help the younger warrior much.
Thesda let go of ravens arm as she stuffed the supplies in the saddle bag and untied jett from a branch.
"Hope you are ok with riding jett , he is a friendly steed.. My mother truly did get me the best." said thesda as she patted the horses neck.
"But hes massive thesda.." raven said as she looked at the huge ebony horse,It had green eyes that stared into her soul much like the commander herself. She had gotten used to riding with octavia who helped her on and off helios as she couldn't because of her leg did thesda think she could mount the horse alone?
Thesda turned to raven and watched her look at jett, she was scared but was making a half attempt to hide it." I will help you get on and off of jett you know, i promise i will keep you safe" she said as she took ravens hand and guided her to the relaxed after the statement, she didn't want to look weak but her leg just wouldn't be able to handle getting on the horse alone.
"Would you like to be at the front of the saddle for a change, you wont have to worry about holding on as much" she said as she guided ravens hand to jetts neck letting her and the horse get used to one another.
"Okay.. just so you know, if you let me fall you have to stand there so i can kick your ass" raven stated. Thesda laughed as she rubbed the back of her neck.
"You have my word , even though i will not let you fall" she said with a smile as she pulled raven closer. It was a rare event to silence the mechanic but it had been happening often , especially when it involved the younger girl.
"Hold onto the saddle and il lift you up" thesda said as she boosted raven up towards the saddle supporting her under her backside making the mechanic yelp. She knew the warrior was strong but she was surprised how easily the younger girl pushed her up onto the tall horse. Jett was much larger than helios and even octavia struggled to push her up into the saddle. Raven didn't have much time to think about it before thesda vaulted onto the back of the horse.
"Your such a show off, what if the horse threw us off?" raven rambled on.
"He is used to is raven , do not worry." she said as she slid her arms under ravens to take the reins.
"Are you alright?" thesda asked raven as she nudged the horse into walking.
"yeah umm great fantastic" raven blushed as thesda pressed closer to her back.
"Lets go then" she said giving jett a quick kick and sending them off into a quick canter towards the river.
...
Raven sat on the bank as she removed her leg ached from the short journey, she would have preferred driving her rover but then she was happy to avoid walking. She watched the younger girl refill there water skins and securing the caps,She would have done it herself but the girl insisted that she rest her leg for thee journey back. Who was she to say no?
Thesda climbed back up the grass bank, dropping the now full water skins to the side and sat close to raven who was massaging her injured told her she had to do this multiple times a day to lessen the ache, she tried not to let her disability effect her life on the ground but it saddened her that she was not much use outside her workstation.
"What happened to your leg?" thesda asked as she observed raven massage her injured leg. Raven swallowed hard and sat to turn to thesda , she decided to tell her story in hopes thesda would share hers.
"Well the short version is that my leg is bust because some dick called murphy shot me as i was trying to help save bellamy from being killed by bullet hit my side and lodged into my spine. Because it pressed against my nerves it made my legs useless. Abby gave me the option for the operation but it would be without anaesthetic which numbs the area. It was risky and my chances of being able to walk where low but I chose the surgery. It hurt more than being shot in the first place, Finn held my hand throughout the whole thing. In the end I got sort of lucky, lucky enough to gain full movement in one leg and half in the other making it so i can shuffle around in a brace."
"Is this murphy dead?" thesda demanded sounding freakishly like lexa when she is on a rose to her feet looking down at raven.
"Nope" raven said with a sigh as she grabbed thesda's hand and pulled her back down to sit next to her.
"If i find him i will make his death far worse than a thousand cuts.." thesda growled as she paced on the spot. Raven broke into a small smile at the protectiveness of the girl.
"A thousands cuts is not the way i would like to go, i was five cuts in and i felt weak" raven stated as she watched a fish jump out of the river.
"You have been put on a tree?" thesda asked searching ravens eyes.
"Yeah thanks to your sister, she thought i was the one to poison her booze. She tied me to the tree and cut me here " she pointed at her arms " and here "
She then lifted her top to show the thick scar on her side."This lovely creation was done by the charming indra, and this one.." she pointed to the circular like scar "Is the bullet wound. I have a really bad ass looking one on my back from the operation and some nasty ones from the mountain men who stole my bone marrow" raven said as she showed thesda her scars.
"I do not like the fact my people scarred you for no reason" thesda frowned
"Its the ground, shit happens." raven said bumping into thesdas side playfully making the girl smile.
"So whats your story , how come the commander watches you like your about to vanish" raven said as she waited for the girls response.
Thesda looked off into the distance as she ran her right hand through thick blades of grass feeling them tickle her palm. Raven watched the girl as she pondered her words. She had been close to the girl before and always knew she was good looking with her toned body and high cheekbones. But being this close to her, she couldn't help but notice for the first time how her dark hair flowed over her shoulders in luxurious cascades. Ravens eyes drifted to her full lips that pouted as she was deep in thought her gaze lowered to take in her perfect body. Thesda took a deep breath before she spoke.
"Have you heard of the azkwin or how you people say ice queen?" thesda asked raven who had her full attention.
"Psycho queen of the snowmen right?" thesda nodded.
"She wanted to prove to the other clans that lexa was unfit to lead as commander" she swallowed again as her throat felt thick with words.
"I was thirteen winters old at the time and nomon and lexa where in meetings for the coalition for hours on end. I was too young to accompany them so costia who was lexa's niron (lover)came to stay with me. The next day she took me to my tree swing just outside the training ground, No one noticed our guards had been replaced by azgeda and they told us heda requested our presence. The next thing i now I'm waking up , tied in a cage with costia" raven said nothing as she reached out and rested her hand on the distressed girls thigh.
"They took us to the ice queen.. who was ecstatic that she got me as well as costia. She tortured us for weeks for information , costia refused to tell out of love and loyalty and i was too young to know... anything or understand why we where being hurt." Thesda wiped her eyes in attempt to keep her tears at bay.
" Days later she bought a girl in who looked similar to me and copied my tattoo I got for becoming my mothers seken " She twisted to show the older girl her ink. Which raven brushed thesda's baby hair out of the way to look at the delicate tribal design.
" Once they had finished, the guards beat her face severely before chopping her head off along with costia's." tears finally fell from thesda's amber eyes as she told raven things she had never shared before. Ravens presence kept her calm, it was a relief to finally tell raven about her life and not to have to hide.
"Nia told me that i was hers as she found something in me that was intriguing. She had me broken and then bent to serve her. Nia's methods where...barbaric and vile." thesda wiped her tears with her free hand.
" I was created into her champion, she likes to call her pet. I was trained in harsh circumstances for what seemed like a lifetime, winning fights in the arena to survive in hopes of escaping"
"Fucking hell what a crazy twisted bitch!" raven growled as thesda squeezed her hand she didn't even notice she held.
"How did you escape?" Raven asked as she subconsciously smoothed circles over the girls knuckles.
"I took a hit in the face that cut through my helmet. once my helmet was off the healer recognised me and told one of lexa's spies echo who rescued me"
Ravens head reeled with information, she had a good idea something bad had happened to the girl but she never realised to what extent. It was obvious she still hid some things from back then, she couldn't blame her though they had only known each other for a few weeks. It was Probably to save her from horrific images she did not want her to see.
Raven decided to try and relax the girl who barely kept it together. "I'm glad echo rescued you , I wish she never had to rescue you from there in the first place but I'm glad we are both here , now." raven said with a smile as she wiped a tear from Thesda's face.
"You only want me so I can save you heroically" thesda joked as she regained her breathing
"You do seem to make grand entrances, id say even the commander gets jealous of your style." raven said as thesda hid her blush by turning away. She couldn't help but be captivated once again by the girl, she loved it when she pouted when deep in thought.
"Hey don't do that" raven said tugging on thesda's arm
"What am i doing?" thesda asked curiously as she peeked at raven.
"Trying to hide your face, your beautiful you know .." she said as she took the girls hand again and brushed circles over the backs of her knuckles in a comforting motion. If it was anyone else she would have punched them in the shoulder, told them to man up and stop sulking but with thesda it was different, she cared for her in a way she had never experienced before. She wanted to protect her from everything, even though the girl was a real life ninja, she still wanted to keep her safe and happy.
Thesda looked at the hand that held her own. "You think I am beautiful?" she said in a quiet voice as she watched raven sooth her hand.
Raven placed her free hand gently under thesda's chin and slowly guided her face upwards so there eyes could connect.
"I think you are the most beautiful girl in the world." She said with pure honesty. Her eyes darted between the warriors amber eyes and lips ,asking for permission.
Thesda gulped as she searched ravens eyes unsure what to do, she was all talk and no bite. She had never been kissed before even though she was seventeen, never feeling comfortable before meeting raven. she and hated anyone who invaded her personal space , but that didn't apply to the sky girl. She had been attracted to raven since rescuing her from the Azgeda, she was infatuated with her but never thought raven liked her in the same way.
Her thoughts where cut short as raven moved closer,She was close enough for thesda to feel her body heat melt with her own. Her heart beat fast in her chest, more quicker than it ever has before it was like a rush of helplessness yet she was not afraid, not with the sky girl.
Raven closed in capturing thesda's soft lips with her own in a slow ,gentle kiss as she caressed her cheek with her free hand , brushing away her remaining tears with her thumb.
Thesda felt a wave of warmth cover her entire body as there lips made contact. She was nervous but just being with raven calmed her. She placed her remaining hand on ravens waist drawing her closer into the kiss as her other hand stayed entwined. She melted into the older girl releasing a small moan which she hoped the she didn't hear.
Raven didn't miss a beat ,she heard it clearly and smiled into the kiss as she slid her hand under the girls hair massaging the nape of her neck. The warrior forgot her moment of embarrassment and hummed in approval as her body relaxed into ravens as the kiss deepened.
After a few moments raven withdrew from the girls soft lips and planted slow kisses over the scarred side of her face before pulling away.
Both girls blushed as raven pulled thesda close for a half hug wrapping her arm around her waist. Thesda shuffled closer snuggling into raven and resting her head against her shoulder.
"That was an amazing kiss" raven whispered as she kissed the top of thesda's head.
"I have never kissed anyone before." she confessed as ravens eyebrows shot up to her hair line.
"I'm your first kiss?" asked raven who rested her head on top of thesda's as she continued to run circles over the girls hand.
"Yes" said thesda as she pressed closer. She was embarrassed and didn't want raven to see her.
"You have a promising future" raven giggled as thesda planted a quick kiss on the back of her hand.
"Is your sister going to kill me?" raven asked as she thought of lexa having her strapped to another tree for a thousand cuts...again.
Thesda laughed and pulled away , resting her arms on ravens shoulders to look at her. "She could try, but im the better fighter" she said confidently. Raven still looked nervous as it was the commander she was speaking about. She groaned at the thought of her finding out she took her little sisters first kiss.
"Do not worry i will keep you safe, i made a promise to you remember?" thesda said as she handed raven her brace.
"I will remember that if you sister ties me to a tree" raven said as she buckled her leg back in it metal prison securing all the straps with speed.
"Come on ,we best get going before lexa and octavia goes all liam neeson on us"
"Leeeam neeeson?" she said frowning, many of the things raven said to her made no sense but she went with it.
"He's a bad ass actor from a film who goes to find his missing daughter and kills a load of bad guys"
Thesda looked at her with a blank expression. " But your not Octavia's goufa.."
Raven sighed forgetting for a moment that grounders don't have that kind of technology but she would have to take her to the ark one day and fix the movie projector. Raven shook her head and took the hand thesda offered her to help her off the grass.
"Lets go warrior princess, we have people to hydrate!" she said as she pulled on thesda's hand and made her way back over to jett who was tied to a tree.
"Does this mean we are niron's or as you say girlfriends now?" thesda asked raven as she hugged her from behind.
"Id say so warrior princess " raven grinned as thesda squeezed her tighter. "never would I have had you down for a human koala but I love it"
"Im not sure what a koala is but I hope its good" thesda said as she kissed the side of ravens jaw.
"Your too cute"
So there we go raven and thesda are now a thing!
Octavia cant throw knives if her life depended on it.
Hyatt is still stuck with a bunch of women ( not sure if that's good or bad)
And last of all lexa realised she is an idiot ( Don't lie I know you are thinking the same.)
Those of you who reviewed thank you for helping make my decision easier! Next chapter will be back to clarke and nyx !
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