A/N: Hey guys, slightly shorter chapter, but as I post everyday I'm sure that you guys can find it in your hearts to forgive me :) I am so glad that you are all still following and enjoying this story! The update tomorrow will probably be earlier than normal, because I am at a mates and will probably end up having a drink which would make my writing...interesting haha. But yeah, so I'll get to writing first thing tomorrow so I don't miss the daily update :) Please review! I love you all xx
Clarke groaned as she opened her eyes, tentatively touching the spot on the side of head that was aching painfully.
"Good morning." She looked to the side to see Lexa who was practically buried under Clarke's body on the narrow medical bed.
"Hey," She smiled, "What happened, it's all a little bit fuzzy. My head is killing me."
Lexa chuckled and stroked her hair out of her face tenderly, "You were training with Lincoln and forgot to duck. The resulting knock to the head had you acting like quite the fool."
"How bad?" Clarke asked, shifting slightly she she was lying next to Lexa rather than on top of her.
Humming softly, Lexa leaned in and kissed her, "No more than usual Clarke."
"I resent that." Clarke laughed, sitting up slowly as the door opened to let in her mother who shot her a disapproving look.
"You shouldn't be moving until I've check you over Clarke." Abby said sternly as she crossed the room to check on Clarke's head, quickly running through a few quick, simple tests before nodding and stepping away from the bed to allow Clarke to stand up. With the weight fully removed, Lexa stretched gratefully before standing up herself. "I expect you to look after her today Lexa, if I let her out of the med bay I don't want her getting hit in the head again until at least next week, no matter how tempting it may be." Abby joked as Clarke rolled her eyes and pulled on the shoes that someone had removed for her at some point the previous night.
Lexa nodded with a grin, "Of course Abby, I'll make sure of it."
Clarke was happy to leave the med bay and they quickly headed back to their room so they could slip into fresh clothes before the two of them headed over to the mess hall to get some breakfast. They didn't even pause this time as they went in, heading straight for their table without hesitation and sliding into their usual seats with a quick greeting to everyone who was already there ahead of them.
"How's the head Clarke?" Raven asked, smirking, "According to Octavia, you were too busy staring at the Commander to pay attention to the stick Lincoln was swinging towards you."
"I am very distracting." Lexa grinned, nodding to Ontari who was just sliding into her seat.
Clarke pouted as they laughed at her expense. Then there was a loud war cry as a small body flung itself at Octavia who caught Cal out of midair, steadying herself against Lincoln and then looked at Ontari who just shrugged, digging in to her breakfast casually.
"Nice try." She laughed, as she placed the boy in between her and Ontari, ruffling his hair as Ontari pushed a plate towards him.
"Next time Cal." Ontari smiled, tapping the edge of his plate to get him to start eating.
They ate slowly, taking the time to just enjoy being in each others company, after all the plates were cleared Octavia looked at Clarke doubtfully, "We were going to be training gain today, but that will be out of the question now right?"
Lexa sighed, retying one of her braids that had come loose as she nodded at Octavia, "Abby said that she's not allowed to get knocked on the head again today so it probably isn't the best idea Octavia, but please, let's train anyway. I still haven't faced you myself."
Octavia paled slightly but nodded determinedly as Lexa grinned at her, waiting for her to answer, "You're on Lexa."
They all moved outside quickly, eager to watch the fight between the two of them. Cal clinging to Ontari's back like a baby pauna as they walked over to the training area. Clarke sat down in the same place Lexa had taken the day before happily, Raven and Ontari sitting next to her, with Cal curled up against Ontari's side.
As Lexa twirled her sword around and took a few warm up slashes and lunges, Lincoln rubbed Octavia's shoulder and whispered to her quietly before kissing her gently and going to sit with the others.
"Think your last minute advice will actually help her?" Raven grinned at him, laughing aloud when Lincoln shook his head.
"Octavia's brilliant, but no one fights like the Commander." He smiled as he watched his girlfriend draw her own sword and spin in round once before settling into a ready stance to watch Lexa warily.
Ontari's hand ghosted over the scar she had received during the tournament against Lexa, it may have been small, but it was the only scar she had on her face that hadn't been intentional. "You are right there, I wouldn't want to ever fight against her for real."
Clarke grinned smugly that they were talking about her Lexa, and then she leaned forward, resting her chin on her hands to watch the fight.
Lexa gripped her sword firmly and then nodded to Octavia to begin, staying put as the other girl launched herself across the field, swinging firmly towards Lexa's shoulder.
As their blades clashed, the people of Skaikru's attention was drawn to the two women and they all quickly came over when they realized exactly who was fighting, having never actually seen the Commander fight before.
Lexa spun and ducked under one of Octavia's sweeping cuts, getting in close and bringing her forearm up sharply to bash against the underside of Octavia's chin and throw her backwards. To her credit, the younger warrior recovered quickly and parried Lexa's next attack to her side, moving forward kick Lexa firmly in the stomach which sent the Commander to the floor in a similar move to what Roan had done in her single combat match against him.
Ontari and Clarke both smiled as they recognized what Lexa was doing, as she waited for Octavia's downward stroke before rolling to the side and surging to her feet, catching Octavia firmly in the stomach with her shoulder so that it was Octavia who ended up flat on her back with the Commander bearing down on her.
The people watching that had been drawn over at the start of the match were engrossed in the action, finding their breath catching in their throats as a sword would skim over one of the combatants skin before they danced away.
After squirming out from underneath Lexa, Octavia had managed to bounce back to her feet, launching a heavy series of hits that Lexa blocked as if they were nothing. Not allowing herself to get frustrated she kept it up, aiming to keep Lexa's occupied until she made a mistake and opened herself up to an attack.
But that didn't happen and instead the Commander danced backwards at the last moment, causing Octavia's strike to go wide, leaving her side exposed as Lexa swung fiercely. Her sword connected with the flat of the blade, knocking all the air from Octavia's lungs as she dropped to her knees, gasping for breath.
Lexa didn't hesitate, diving on the other girl to take advantage of the momentary weakness, twisting Octavia's sword from her grasp and throwing it aside as she layed her own against her neck. "I win." She said calmly, her breath still perfectly even as Octavia panted tiredly.
Octavia nodded, taking the hand Lexa offered to pull herself up.
The audience they had gathered were staring in awe at the speed and ferocity of the battle they had witnessed, being unused to such displays of strength because of their reliance on guns. In particular the remains of the Farm Station people who hadn't been present to watch the Trikru warriors fight before the assault on Mount Weather during the first alliance with Commander Lexa.
Lexa looked over the crowd impassively before waving her arm behind her, "If anyone else wishes to train against me, come forward now, I would be more than happy to oblige." A small smile played across her lips as they hurriedly dispersed.
Clarke grinned as Lexa leaned down to kiss her gently, thrusting her sword into the ground so that it stood upright, "Have I told you how attractive you are when you're fighting?"
Octavia rolled her eyes at them as she sat in front of Clarke, Lincoln moving down to sit beside her, "You two can make heart eyes at each other later, Clarke your girlfriend cut me and I require medical attention."
Clarke shushed Octavia before pulling Lexa in for another lingering kiss, "Clarke, whilst I am enjoying this immensely, perhaps you should treat Octavia, I would hate to lose such a promising warrior before she even joins my clan and that wound is clearly life threatening." Lexa teased.
Octavia grinned happily at the proud tone to Lexa's words even underneath the friendly mocking, even as Clarke sighed and stood up reluctantly, beckoning for Octavia to follow her to the med bay, "Your promising warrior seems to need patching up a lot." She threw back over her shoulder, as Octavia acted offended and knocked into her playfully, Lincoln trailing after them despairingly at the childishness of his girlfriend.
Lexa smiled at Cal as she took Clarke's seat, who was staring at her with an amazed look in his eyes, "How did you do that?" He asked, his high pitched little voice full of awe.
She laughed at his expression, "Because I have been training for a long time, if you wanted to and put in the work then you could fight like that one day."
Cal stared at her sword doubtfully, "But it's sharp, what if I got cut."
Ontari chuckled and tickled at his ribs lightly, "Little warriors start with wooden swords first before we move up to real swords."
It was then her turn to get stared at, "You can do that too?"
Ontari nodded, smiling at him fondly, "Yes I can, but I'm not as good as Lexa is yet."
Raven grinned at the two warriors, who were probably the first adults to speak to him with respect in a long time, "Do you know how you're going to win this bet with Octavia yet?" She asked curiously.
Both Ontari and Lexa looked at her with a grin, "Seriously?" Raven asked, "Isn't it cheating for the judge to team up with one of the competitors."
Lexa shrugged, "Ai laik Heda, Octavia is one of my warriors, I set the rules and she has to follow them."
Raven laughed, "Ok then, what's this brilliant plan?"
Ontari grinned, "The failed attempt this morning was deliberate. And there is going to be many more, she'll get used to how to defend herself and then she won't see the actual attack coming."
"What's the actual attack going to look like?" Raven pressed, curious about what they were planning.
Lexa shook her head, "You will have to wait and see that for yourself."
"Sorry," Ontari smiled, "But there is no way we are risking you telling Octavia, I do not want to end up carrying her up all those stairs."
Raven chuckled as they started standing up, dusting themselves off before they headed over to get some lunch.
"I will just have to look forward to seeing it then."