Chapter 10

Finn was trying to sneak out of the Camp Jaha unseen in the dark of the night. Trying because it seemed he had failed when he heard someone call out his name. He turned around to look at whom it was. He found Raven limping towards him.

"Finn wait! You can't go out there alone." Raven panted out as soon as she reached him. She was carrying a backpack with her.

"You don't understand Raven. Clarke needs us. She needsme." He said desperately.

'You don't know that. She specifically told you to not go after her.' Raven thought. However, she knew it was a lost cause trying to stop Finn from going. So she used another option and said, "Atleast take someone with you. You should not go alone."

"You heard everyone earlier. They think that Clarke has willingly gone with that grounder. You know what that grounder did last time we were with her. She tried to kill us as soon as we were no longer useful to her." Finn said with conviction.

Raven could not find anything to say against that since that grounder did try to kill them all. So as last resort she said, "Then I'll come with you then. You should not go alone Finn. Its dangerous." She tightened the grip on her backpack and looked resigned to go to the grounder village with Finn.

"As much as I hate saying it, you and I both know that you will slow us down. And I need to reach there as soon as possible. Who knows what those grounders are doing to her right now." Finn argued. He saw the flash of hurt pass through Raven's eyes and that made him guilty saying what he said to her. However, he needed to get to Clarke and he wouldn't let Raven slow him down. If it meant hurting Raven he could get to Clarke, then so be it.

"All right Finn. Just be safe. OK?" Raven did not know how else to convince him. And a part of her thought that he was right. "Oh and take this with you." Raven handed him a bundle of something wrapped up in a cloth that had been in her backpack.

Finn just gave a nod, placed a small kiss on Raven's forehead and left without looking back. If he had then he would have seen the hopelessness on Raven's face.

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Clarke was still reeling from the fact that Lexa remembered everything. It felt too good to be true. When Lexa had died, she had taken all the hopes, all the dreams of happy someday with her.

The blonde had never thought she would find hope again. Even after making the decision to travel back in time, she never thought life would be wonderful. She just wanted to save Lexa at any cost. If it meant Lexa would never love her then so be it. Atleast Clarke would have managed to save her. That was all that mattered.

Clarke gazed at Lexa. It seemed that new hopes had taken seed. A new happy someday had taken root. Clarke pleaded for it to be true. That it is not just a fragment of her imagination. She did not know what she would do if this was not true.

Lexa caught looking at her and asked, "Clarke?"

"Is this real or did I die after taking the chip?" Clarke muttered to herself. It seemed that she had not heard Lexa.

Lexa's eyes soften at that. But before she could say anything to Clarke, a voice interrupted her. She turned to look at the entrance of the tent and saw who had dared to call for her.

"Heda, preparations to travel to TonDC are done." A warrior spoke from outside the tent. At that Lexa remembered that she had ordered to march at the Skaikru camp and to take the first halt at Tondc at the request of Indra. She thought back to what she was thinking about earlier when she caught Clarke looking at her.

Lexa was processing everything that had happened from the memories of her death to what Clarke explained that had happened after her death. It was too much to take in. Especially sinking in the matter of what lengths the blonde had gone to travel back in time. She shook her head to stop thinking about the matters of the past. She would have time later on to ponder on that. She right now had to think about the present.

Lexa was then lost in thought about what had happened at this moment of time in the previous timeline. Earlier when she had received the news of the massacre at Tondc, she had decided to play as a servant to gain information from the skaikru that were captured. But this time arrival of Clarke and Anya had forced her to do that early. At this point of time, she had not yet received the news of massacre.

She quickly shook herself out of her musings and stated, "You said you managed to stopFinfrom going to TonDC." Lexa spat Finn's name out as though it were poison. She had still not yet forgiven that boy who killed 18 of her people. Not to mention, Clarke had loved the boy. Lexa looked at Clarke and thought, 'Maybe she still loves him.' That thought made her sad.

Finn was still alive and had not yet done any killings. Could it be that Clarke would wanthiminstead of her? Could it be that Clarke lovedhiminstead of her? Lexa was brought out of her ponderings when Clarke spoke.

"Yes. Anya and I found Finn and Murphy heading towards TonDC. I managed to stop them going there." Clarke was confused where this was heading. They were just discussing what had happened in the previous timeline. How did Finn came in between that?

"How sure are you that they would not go after you left?" Lexa questioned further.

It was then Clarke realized what Lexa was talking about, "Even if they went to TonDC, they would not be able to cause any harm as I took their weapons from them." Lexa still did not look convinced by her explanation. She did not want the massacre to happen again. She did not want her people to die needless again. And more importantly she did not wish to see Clarke kill her love again.

"I am going to TonDC to place some of my warriors there. From there we can go to your camp and discuss what to do next." Lexa stated frostily. She was going to stick to her plan to go to TonDC and place her warriors there.

Lexa did not mean to snap at Clarke. But the thought of Clarke leaving her for that ripa had her in knots. She left the tent without looking at Clarke. If she had then she would have caught the look of hurt and sadness on Clarke's face.

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Clarke did not know what was happening. One moment she was on the top of the world because Lexa remembered everything. And the next moment everything came crashing down because she knew Lexa was troubled about something.

Why else would Lexa snap at her like that?

Something was wrong. She could feel it. Somehow, she had upset Lexa. Could it be that Lexa felt Clarke was responsible for her death? Titus was aiming to kill her but accidentally shot Lexa. That bullet was meant for her and not Lexa. Clarke certainly felt responsible for her death. Nonetheless, Lexa feeling the same broke Clarke's heart.

She did not know how to sort this matter. Or even if this matter could be sorted. Clarke hoped that she was not too late to resolve this.

She silently left the tent to go after Lexa. Outside she found Lexa being crowded by Indra, Anya and Gustus. When Indra and Gustus saw her come out of the tent, they glared at her. If looks could kill, she'd be dead hundred times over.

Lexa paused her discussions to spare a glance at Clarke but then resumed as if nothing had happened.