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Hot , Adorable And Deadly
*Clarke*
Clarke sighed deeply as a frustrated nyx slumped in her lap and proceeded to shove her face under her arm. She needed reassurance from her human as she was stressed out, an animal such as nyx should never be caged as it was against there very nature. Clarke winced slightly as the cat weighed down on her legs, she still seemed to think she was small, not the huge cat she actually was.
"Come here you.." clarke said as she manoeuvred the cat into a more comfy position for the two of them. Nyx purred as clarke rubbed behind her ears, clarke had found it did the trick to calm her companion down.
Since being taken she had learned bits and pieces of the azgeda's plans as they did little to withhold them from her , to be fair they probably didn't bother concealing any information as her chances of escape where near to impossible.
She knew the ice queen had something to do with the mountain, the grenades didn't hop into there hands by chance. What worried clarke the most was the fact that the azgeda used the grenades themselves. Never before has she witnessed a grounder use there weapons, it was else did the queen have that she wasn't aware of?
Clarke sighed as she ran her hands through nyx's fun in a steady rhythm as her mind worked had so many questions that she wanted answers for but she knew she had to stay calm and not let her temper get the best of her if she wanted the answers she sought.
Clarke watched as Amos, one of the azgeda warriors entertained his Conrad's with stories of the queens man was attractive and unfortunately he knew it, his ego was huge and clarke was convinced he spent hours looking at his reflection telling himself how gorgeous he was. He spent hours attempting to get attention from Vienna who was the only female warrior apart from dismissed all of his advances and seemed to find his tactics amusing as did the rest of the group.
"..then the floukru goufa rammed his trident at the Challenger in a last desperate attempt to live but the little shit got lucky and it actually hit. Everyone was shocked, even him. i lost ten gold pieces in that fight." said amos as he plonked down on his bed roll.
"I was there too ,but that is not the best fight i have seen amos." said vienna who sat smirking at amos as she was about to destroy his attempt at bragging.
"Remember the queens pet..?" she asked as she took a swig out of her canteen then wiping her mouth on the back of her hand" ..The small on who always wore the helmet." Some of the guards mumbled knowing of who she spoke of.
"I saw her take down a yujleda(Broadleaf crew)warrior who was far larger than greig as soon as the horn sounded. She threw her dagger at the man and it landed in between his eyes. " she said grinning knowing she had won once again.
"I remember that one vienna, the crowd where very displeased as they didn't get to see the fight they where promised ." said ezrah who sat next to vienna, he was obviously her seken as he followed her around like a lost puppy.
Clarke had learnt most of there names as she had been around the same group for some helped as she knew who would be on patrol with who as some azgeda where more unfriendly than others. She vowed to herself that if amos winked at her any more she would make sure his fight was over once she got out of her cage.
"Yes and the queen had seven more warriors and a bear sent into the arena." vienna said as she laughed at the memory..
Clarked eyes bulged, did she say seven more men and a bear?!
" yu laik spichen!(your lying!)" growled amos as he glared at the woman who just laughed at his remark dismissing it instantly.
"Lets hope we capture some decent fighters to entertain out queen" vienna said as she threw more wood on the fire "Unless you want to volunteer amos?" she said with a smirk. He frowned and made himself busy to avoid replying.
Clarke sank further into nyx as she processed what she had heard. She knew the queen would throw her in the arena but she did not want nyx to get ripped apart by azgeda warriors or other beasts.
Her head swam as her imagination ran wild, all she could think of is how this was so similar to the being taken and ripped from there loved ones by someone with a higher power for there own mountain men where cruel, draining blood from grounders and drilling bone marrow from her own people to save there own men from didn't need to leave mount weather, they could have easily survived like the sky people did on the ark but they chose to risk everything and hurt thousands just for a chance to see the sun.
But the queen was different, she had her prisoners and volunteers kill each other for entertainment just to keep her happy. Clarke had over heard bits and pieces about how the mountain was used as a disguise allowing the queens men to take people under the assumption that they where captured by the mountain men, but she no longer had that option and she didn't seem to care either.
She knew the grounders called her wanheda and what the meaning of the name was but she did not know the legend of wanheda. Not until one of the guards told the story to ezrah with Clarke in hearing distance. He spoke of an old legend that if you kill wanheda you take the power that they have for yourself becoming more powerful. The young second asked how it made you more powerful and the older warrior told him that the power came from all of the warriors wanheda had slain.
She was quite surprised when no one made an attempt on her life while she was trapped in her cage, yet she realised they wouldn't as she was declared the queens property by thought of being property infuriated her , no one was property she didn't own any of her people , everyone was there own person.
More clarke let her mind wonder the more she sounded like lexa, only talking about her death as she knew her end would come in the form of the ice queen. Clarke knew she didn't have a commander soul like lexa claims to have,her people believed death was it, the end. Unless she went to heaven or hell like old believers said happened after death. Thinking about the amount of people she had killed she knew heaven was very unlikely an option.
Clarke was to deep into her thoughts she didn't notice eska standing in front of her cage until nyx alerted her. She was the only one that she nor nyx could hear approach, it was girl stood in front of the cage as she held a leg of freshly caught venison in one hand as she motioned clarke to move nyx to the back of the cage with the other.
"Tell your cat to stay at the back, if she attacks me through the bars they will not let me feed her again and she will starve before we get to azgeda" the girl said as she waited to approach the cage. Nyx had caught a few passing guards with her claws and the girl did not want her clothing ruined.
Clarke eyes the girl carefully" How do i know you have not poisoned the meat?" She said as the girl had never offered such a large amount to clarke, making her suspicious of the girls intentions.
The girl stared at her blankly before taking out her knife and slicing off a piece of the raw meat. She sighed and rolled her eyes before popping the morsel into her mouth chewing slowly. The girl looked disgusted as she ate the raw meat but proceeded anyway to prove her point to the stubborn sky girl.
"Do you trust that i have not poisoned it now wanheda?" she said calmly as she kept her eyes connected with Clarke's.
Clarke knew she wouldn't eat it if i was poisoned and was thankful the girl proved he point.
Clarke nodded in acceptance and reached through the bars so eska could hand her the meat. Clarke warily took the meat , pulling it back into the cage. Nyx patiently sat at the back of the cage looking at clarke to be fed. Clarke motioned her to come forwards , handing her the meat which the cat placed at her feet as she checked clarke was going to be fed before digging in.
"I bought you sanch(lunch)as well as your cat " she said as she motioned clarke to take the wrapped food she offered.
"mochof (thank you )" clarke said as she grabbed the couldn't bring herself to be cruel to the girl, she seemed to be as much as a prisoner as herself. She was different to the other guards as she made sure both clarke and nyx where fed.
"Pro (you are welcome)" eska said as she laid out her furs near the cage before settling down on them.
Clarke knew roan must be dealing with important matters as he resided in the only tent, leaving eska to help guard clarke as the others shared stories around the trio sat in silence as the two prisoners ate there meals. The only noises where mutters of the others and the sound of nyx gnawing at the venison leg. The silence was quickly broken by the young azgeda's curiosity.
"Did you really fall from the sky?" said the girl as she sat cross legged across from clarke's cage looking up at the imprisoned decided to give in and moved forward so she could talk to the girl.
"Yes, i came down in a drop ship from arkadia" clarke said as she shoved a chunk of cooked venison into her mouth, chewing it slowly savouring the taste of the rich meat. She watched the girl pulled out a sharpening stone from her pocket and drew her blade.
In a way she was happy for the girls company ,she loved nyx but she couldn't hold a seemed to care more than roan and his men who paid minimal attention to her well didn't care as long as she reached azgeda breathing. The girl however was different, she was the tiny bit of good amongst the bad.
Clarke was curious about eska so she decided to ask a few questions of her own.
"Did those hurt? " she asked pointing to eska's tribal scars on her face before chewing on more venison.
"Lets say it was not the most pleasant feeling i have experienced, but i have had far worse pains from my punishments" she said as she trailed her index finger over her where intricate unlike the simple patterns on some azgeda.
"Punishments?" clarke frowned as she didn't expect the girl to be punished physically seeing as she is royalty.
"If i do not behave adequately the queen punishes me as she sees fit. If my mother tries to get involved my punishment becomes more severe,she has to whiteness my punishments or punish me herself until the queen sees fit" the girl said sadly as she resumed sharpening her blade.
clarke was disgusted not only did queen nia have people killed for her personal entertainment , she had her granddaughter beaten by her parents hand or her own. What kind of animal hurts there grandchild and forces the mother to inflict it? She was appalled, she knew nia was evil but she now took the award for biggest ass hole on the ground.
What disturbed her the most was that eska spoke of it as it was a normal thing to occur.
"That is just so .."
"Cruel" eska finished as she looked clarke in the eyes. Clarke slowly nodded in agreement.
"Cant you just leave and take your mother with you?" clarke said after checking to make sure no one could hear there conversation.
"I cant.." the girl sighed deeply " If i escaped now my mother would be killed. clarke frowned.
"Is there no warriors that could help her escape?" clarke said as her mind raced, here she was discussing escape plans with her kidnapper...
"Do not think she is a frail woman wanheda..." eska glared at clarke as she took the comment as an insult, her mother did not need weak warriors as she was the most superior. "My mother is the most skilled fighter in azgeda"
"Why does she not just leave?" clarke asked curiously
"If she was to leave her family would be killed as they are held prisoner by the queen"
"Have you met this family of your mothers?"
"No"
"I understand" clarke said as her mind went into over drive, where her family still alive?. She decided to risk her next question "How did your men get the smoke grenades, they are from mount weather." clarke said as a matter of fact.
Before they could continue eska jumped off of her furs as her father marched towards her, it didn't take a genius to see that he was displeased.
"Eska what are you doing guarding wanheda, and why are your furs on the ground" he snarled at the young girl , ignoring clarke as if she did not exist. The girl scrambled of the floor to stand in front of the prince.
"Sorry if my being here had angered you father, i just thought as the guards where having there dinner that i would make myself useful and keep and eye on wanheda." She said as she stood as if she was rooted to the floor, she stared at her boots scared to meet his eyes. He grunted and took a glance at clarke giving her a distasteful look.
"I will not have my daughter sleep in the dirt like a commoner, you have royal blood you must have respect for it" he ground his teeth together. He didn't seem to care that she was with clarke acting as her guard, he was more angry at the fact she was going to sleep on the ground like the others.
His eyes wandered over her clothing and taking in her appearance. Clarke didn't notice her wardrobe change but her father did.
"Why are you wearing...those?" he motioned to her outfit , scrunching his nose up at her was dressed in cloths similar to the other guards, warm and didn't answer she just stared at the floor.
"Go and change out of those rags and have someone braid your hair, you look bedraggled. he said as he lifted a dark curl off her hair and dropping it like it was contaminated.
Clarke frowned, there was nothing wrong at all with her clothing choice and her dressed like any other grounder, practical and efficient.
"I am sorry...father i did not mean any disrespect. I will go and change" she said again looking up so there eyes could meet. He grunted in reply before turning away from her to speak with his men. Clarke watched as the girl practically sprinted to the tent , leaving the pelt behind in a hurry.
Clarke groaned , all she could think about was how messed up her life had become.
...
~Lexa~
Lexa let out a sigh of relief as the two girls rode into camp. Recently they have taken it upon themselves to collect water for the group daily, yet every time they leave they seem to take longer to return.
"Raven Reyes returning with water, mission successful once again commander!" raven shouted as she punched the air in triumph making. Lexa raised her eyebrows in response as the others laughed.
"You two where pushing it tonight the sun has already begun to set, you could have ran into trouble" octavia said as she sat near the campfire.
"Do not worry octavia , i would have kept us safe" thesda said as she dismounted jett.
" Chill dudes the freaky ass river monsters obviously didn't eat us, probably preferred the taste of O anyway" raven winked at octavia who scowled in response.
"That was only once raven!" she whined as she didn't want the commander to think she almost got eaten by a goldfish on steroids.
"Do not fret strik gona (little warrior) many brave warriors have been taken by the river creature and only few have lived" said hyatt who felt slight sympathy for the embarrassed girl.
Octavia gave him a nod of her head in thanks. They bickered for days over the nick name until coming to an agreement that only he could call her little warrior and no one else, because he was a giant of a man and no matter what she would always be small in comparison. Lexa found the matter highly amusing keeping her entertained as they travelled. It was an odd bunch to venture on a mission with but they where most defiantly entertaining.
Lexa looked on as thesda took the reins from raven and tying jett next to the other horses , before turning to help the sky girl down from the horse.
"I swear to god if you drop me ..." raven muttered as thesda held her waist waiting for her to let go of the saddle.
"If i haven't dropped you i doubt thesda would" octavia said giving raven a knowing look as she bit into a apple hyatt handed her.
"You have been on out horses many times and neither of us have let you fall" thesda said as she tapped her boot on the ground waiting for raven to move. She was fine getting on the horse but disliked getting off.
"Fine" raven said as she allowed thesda to lift her. Thesda made it look easy showing off her upper body strength as she lifted the older brunette off the horse gracefully. Octavia rolled her eyes at warriors obvious display of strength for her she helped raven down it was less graceful and more clumsy but she still managed.
They both stood there in each others arms for a long moment smiling at each other unaware that everyone was watching still. Octavia sighed heavily as she rolled her eyes
"Ahemm" octavia coughed causing the two to spring apart are proceeding with there tasks.
The moment did not escape lexa's attention as she moved her eyes back and forth from raven to her sister, she had had her suspicions but let it slide as they treated octavia the same way ,but this was different. She watched curiously as Thesda dug the water skins out of her saddle bag and handed three to raven before the sky girl went to sit with octavia and hyatt who where bickering about something called heart eyes, which lexa assumed was a skaikru food. Raven punched octavia in the shoulder playfully as the younger girl proceeded to torment her.
Thesa walked over to the tree where lexa was sat, Lexa always preferred her own space and no one questioned her about it. She knew she would be welcome to sit with the others but rarely did.
"Are you alright lex?" thesda asked as she slumped down next to lexa leaning her back on the tree handing her her water skin.
Lexa was silent as she pondered her words. Should she just ask her about raven? Or would that make things worse if she was wrong? She just continued to stare at thesda and then to raven. The act did not go unnoticed by the commanders sister.
"I'm sorry if you are disappointed in me" thesda said as she stared at the ground, she knew lexa had noticed there moment but hoped she would let it go. " I did not want any one knowing about us, especially with the azgeda lurking in the trees. They could use raven like they could clarke."
The thought of clarke being held by the azgeda made her skin crawl, she had to hope that she was fine and still hiding from the world.
"You two are lovers?"
"Sha she is my girlfriend" thesda confirmed as blushed heavily.
"I wish you had told me" lexa sighed "She is much older than you thesda.." thesda frowned cutting the commander off before she even got started.
"Raven is two winters older than me lex"
" But you are only seventeen winters old thesda, you are too young" lexa growled as she felt her temper rise, thesda was her baby sister and no man or woman would ever be good enough for her.
"You where my age when you became nirons(lovers) with costia who was more winters older than you lex, and clarke is younger than you is she not?" she said with a smirk cutting right through lexa's temper like a hot knife.
"That is not the same thesda " lexa groaned and the younger warrior slumped herself on her lap like she did as a child and as always lexa let her.
"It is exactly the same lex, just because you are heda does not change this." she said as she pulled her blue cape out of the dirt. "I know i have had attention from men and women back in polis.."
Lexa growled at the she returned home she would find out who those people are so she could make sure they where removed from polis, if not she would make sure there fight was over. It had been done many times before, a high amount of people she had personally removed from polis for there special interest in her sister. Her mother approved of the removal of her daughters admirers , especially when she was very young.
Thinking about it her mother had the same effect on others but she was not as polite about it as thesda and was more than happy to beat them herself if they persisted.
"..but my spirit did not connect with anyone until i saved raven"
"She makes you happy?" lexa said as she pulled thesda in closer resting her head on hers like they did as was the only person she would let be this close to her... until she met clarke.
"Sha" thesda said smiling.
"I do not know what nomon will think, both of her children in love with skaigadas(sky girls)"
Thesda laughed at lexas remark "I'm not sure either but i think we might put indra in an early grave"
"I do not think that woman can be killed so easily" lexa said as she considered it carefully " I do not look forward to titus and his lectures i will receive." lexa stated as she frowned into the distance.
"And the way he looks at nomon, it makes me feel sick" thesda groaned
" Sha I do believe it leaves her feeling unwell too " Lexa said grimacing over the thought of titus being her new father.. " she has asked me many times if she can fight him but i have to refuse as he is the only fleimkepa"
Thesda just laughed at the statement as she knew the commanders words where true.
"Would you like me to braid your hair, i do not want it getting in your way if we are attacked" lexa stated, of course she had to give a reason to do it as she would never admit that she enjoyed playing with thesda's hair and creating new braids.
"If you are ok to do it" thesda replied as she shuffled so lexa had access to her hair that flowed over her back.
"I am content to do so" lexa said as she divided the girls brunette hair into sections as she weaved the strands in a delicate pattern.
She smiled as she noticed her sisters lack of words and how her shoulders relaxed, lexa knew it would not be long before sleep called her.
...
Raven, octavia and hyatt sat near the camp fire on there bed rolls, they had spend days travelling after clarke and there where still no sign of the sky girl.
"Who would think the commander is so caring?" octavia said as she watched thesda start to drift to sleep as lexa did her hair.
"That is the whole point" hyatt stated rolling his eyes as if it was obvious.
"She is so hot even when she's falling asleep" raven said as she admired her girlfriend.
"Hot and adorable" octavia said as she winked to raven who chuckled at the comment.
"Hot , adorable and deadly" hyatt said as he jumped into there conversation.
All of them studied the girl, knowing all three comments where true.
"She is so much like heda, she is hot when she sleeps too" octavia said as she quickly glanced at lexa who was finishing of thesda's hair as the girl slept in her lap.
"She's hot even when she's awake" raven whispered to octavia any hyatt just groaned
"Imagine if clarke and heda could have babies, they would be super cute" octavia grinned at raven
"We would be the cool aunts, id show the squidglets how to make cool shit and you could show them how to ride my little pony over there" raven gestured to the horses.
"Like they would let you do that, heda doesn't like thes being out of her sight never mind her own child. And clarke... Clarke's literally a mother to everyone anyway, did you see how she freaked out when i cut my leg in training?"
Raven laughed as she remembered perfectly, clarke having her carried into the med bay to get stitches "I thought she was going to confine you to the med bay and take away your toys"
"I know right?!"
"Probably because your the baby of the group o"
"I am not a baby, I'm nearly the same age as clarke!" octavia growled
"Squidglet"
"Fuck off rae" octavia frowned at raven
"But your so cute when your angry" raven teased leaning over to prod octavia in the side
"What is a squidglet?" hyatt asked cautiously as he interrupted there dispute
"She means baby" octavia said as she still sat sulking "Its because there squidgy and look a bit like a piglet"
"Skai kru are strange" he declared as he left to go to relieve his bladder.
"Do you think thes has told the commander about me?"
"Defiantly" octavia said grinning "You made it more obvious with your heart eyes today, I'm surprised you didn't top it off with a kiss" octavia said as she made kissing noises.
"Oh my god she is going to fucking kill me" raven whined as she sprawled out on her bed roll.
"I didn't kill you when you had sexy times with my brother" octavia said as she pretended to gag
"Lets not go there o , it wasn't one of my best moments"
"Agreed"
" So ... are you looking forward to Christmas?" octavia asked smirking
"Why wouldn't i?" raven asked confused
"Oh you know, you will more likely be spending it with the in laws, Anya will be your new momma in law and heda will be your new sister..."
"Oh fuck" raven groaned
"That's if you survive the commander" octavia grinned "And anya"
"I'm so screwed" raven slapped her hands over her face as she thought of her demise..
"Don't worry rae, i doubt she will kill you with thesda there, her heart eyes will protect you" octavia said as she poked the fire with a stick.
"Thanks for your mind blowing optimism"
"Oh shush , you love it bitch" Octavia grinned as raven continued to hide under her nudged raven with her boot as she saw the commander approaching
"Ahhhem" octavia coughed " Heda incoming, i repeat heda incoming" she whispered. Ravens whole body tensed as she stayed flat on her bed roll as if she was playing dead.
"Raven, may i speak with you?" lexa said Raven peeked thorough her fingers to see the commander stood above her in her heda stance, clasping her hands behind her back.
Raven took a deep breath as she removed her hands from her face to sit up. "Okay" she said but what she didn't expect was for the commander to offer to help her off the ground.
"Thanks"
"Pro (your welcome), come with me" she said showing there direction
Octavia's eyes bulged out of her head as she looked at a terrified raven and then back to lexa "hold on a sec i don't think-"
"Do not worry octavia i am not going to harm her nor would i, if i did i would face the wrath of clarke and my sister and my fight would most certainly be over"
octavia nodded to heda wearily before turning to raven "If you need me scream" she said hugging her friend in support.
"Thanks .. O"
Lexa led them towards the other side of the camp away from prying motioned for raven to take a seat on a fallen tree. Raven obeyed and awaited her fate.
"Thesda has informed me on your relationship with her, at first i must say i was displeased that i was not informed sooner but the reason for that was admirable and understandable on both parts". lexa said as she took a seat next to raven who had a death grip on the tree.
"I want to know your intentions towards my sister raven kom skaikru, do you truly care for her?" lexa said simply wanting to know the answer.
"I more than care" raven said as she looked lexa in the eyes, she knew she had to prove herself to the commander and she wasnt going to be a coward about it. She was raven reyes, bad ass zero-G mechanic who makes shit go boom. No one could compare to her awesomeness and she hoped she could get the commander to agree, even if she had to spill her emotions. She braced herself before she gave it her all.
"I haven't told her yet but love her already , i know that sounds insane" She said as she ran her fingers through her hair "We've already shared painful things about our lives and i know she has been through so much shit already, i just want to make her happy and take the pain away." raven swallowed the lump that started to form in her throat as she prayed for her tears to stay in her body.
lexa hummed in agreement "How does she make you feel?" lexa asked curiously.
"I feel whole again"" raven said simply with a small smile
"She is special" lexa said as she looked up at the night sky. They sky always reminded her of clarke and where she came from.
"Shes a fighter but shes squishy on the inside" raven said which confused lexa but she thinks she got the idea of what the strange sky girl meant.
"I do not want her to become like me, i want her to be happy and to be able to love without repercussion" lexa said. "I would warn you to protect her but i think its more likely she will protect you" ravens eyebrows shot up in the air, had the commander forgot her many skills?
"If i find out you have broken her heart or hurt her in any way raven kom skaikru i will destroy you, you will think a thousand cuts is a blessing compared to what i am capable of" Ravens eyes bulged as the threat.
"I get the idea boss"
"Also i would like to apologise for having you tied to the tree"
"I'm over it, i have some impressive scars after that shit." raven said with a shrug " I'm sorry for blowing the bridge up with anya on it , helping kill three hundred of your warriors and -" lexa held her hand up for raven to stop before the girl dug herself a pit she could not escape.
"We have both done terrible things raven, it is how we survive." raven nodded slowly taking lexa's words in.
"I would like this to be a fresh start between us especially for thesda and clarkes sake"
" A fresh start sounds good to me"
So clarke got some more information about the evil elsa and her snowmen! Will clarke make it to Azgeda or not? What do you think?!
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