A/N: Hey guys, sorry for another short chapter, but I'm back in college on Monday and I have lots of stuff that I need to do in preparation. On that note, I am sorry to inform you that I am taking tomorrow night off writing so there will be no update tomorrow. Don't worry though, because a new issue is going to arise in the next chapter so there will be plenty for you to read and enjoy Monday night :) I love you all so much, I know I say it every chapter but that is because it's true, you have all helped me more than you will ever realize by supporting me and sending me reviews and just being here. Sometimes as I am reading through the review page I almost feel like I am on a group chat with really good friends. Anyway, I just wanted to try and express how much you all mean to me haha, theres some stuff this chapter I think you guys are gonna like. Let me know what you think! Enjoy guys xx
Lexa was pleasantly surprised when it took her just a little over an hour to shift through all the reports and tweak a few of Aden's orders before she could put down the papers, satisfied that her city was in fine working order.
Noticing that Lexa had finished, Clarke walked over and wrapped her arms round Lexa's waist from behind, planting a gentle kiss on her shoulder, "Come on Lexa, we should go and eat."
Lexa nodded, leaning her weight back against Clarke's chest, "Will it be just us or...?" She trailed off.
"We're not that lucky." Clarke grinned, "Octavia already sent a messenger whilst you were working, to tell us that we have no choice but to join them for our evening meal."
Rolling her eyes, Lexa closed her eyes as Clarke leaned her head on her shoulder, "The Commander does not obey your General, Clarke."
"No." Clarke agreed with a smirk, "But Lexa probably should or she'll get an earful from her very close friend Octavia."
Lexa chuckled, "My very close friend?"
"Want me to tell her you don't consider her a close friend?"
Lexa twisted round so that she was standing face to face with Clarke, "Let's go to a meal with our friends then, but no more Skaikru are to be added to our small group ever, understood? You are all annoying."
Clarke ignored the insult to her people and grinned widely, "Octavia's Trikru now, making her your problem not mine."
"Don't remind me." Lexa muttered with a slight smile as they headed down a floor to where the Commander usually hosted meals for visiting ambassadors, and that the guards had informed them that Octavia kom Trikru had commandeered saying she had orders from Wanheda.
"Of course she did." Clarke laughed, as they walked in to find that everyone was already present around the table, including Roan and Aden who nodded respectfully in greeting before being surprised by the youngest arrival in the capitol flinging himself from his seat and into Lexa's arms, babbling happily about Polis.
Lexa chuckled and set Cal down on the floor once she had regained her footing, "I am glad you are enjoying being in the capitol Cal, you can tell me about everything you've seen whilst we eat."
Once they were seated Ontari grinned at Lexa, "So how did they do running the city?"
Smirking Lexa eyed Roan and Aden, "Well I have spent my afternoon fixing all their errors."
The two of them looked at each other guiltily as the others laughed.
"Relax guys, it only took her an hour, and most of that was just double checking things, you did fine." Clarke assured them giving Lexa a, be nice, look.
Raven laughed at Clarke's gentle disarming of Lexa's teasing, leaning across to whisper into Ontari's ear who's mouth practically melted into a sickly sweet smile.
Octavia and Lincoln eyed each other before shaking their heads at the two of them. Clarke caught hold of Cal quickly before he jumped up to try and kick Octavia again as she made fake retching sounds.
Roan stared at the other Azgeda warrior slack jawed, as for the first time in her life he saw a completely new side of Ontari, she was happy. They all were, each of the three couples, who were also sitting practically on top of their partners, as they conversed between the wider groups.
Aden felt odd watching Cal with Ontari and Raven, looking back towards Clarke and Lexa he realized for the first time how he really felt about Lexa, and by extension Clarke.
He may have lost his parents as a child, before he even had a chance to commit their faces to memory, but he had gained a mother in Lexa in a way no other night blood had. Perhaps it was his connection to Costia that had drew her in, but there was no denying that the bond they shared was real and stood independently as a powerful force in its own right.
Always attuned to the moods and emotions of those closest to her, Lexa stared straight back at Aden, watching it all click in his mind. Wordlessly she just stood up and walked around the table, drawing the attention of everyone else as they turned to watch her curiously.
Lexa stood in front of Aden for a moment, that dragged into a minute, not breaking eye contact even for a second. Then suddenly, and without warning, she seized his wrist and yanked him up into her arms. Holding him close she whispered in his ear so quietly that even Roan, who was sat right next to them, couldn't hear.
Eventually she released him and they both sat down as if nothing had happened, Clarke slinging an arm around Lexa's shoulder and kissing her cheek, "You gonna cry Commander?" She teased, as Lexa just mock glared at her, even as her face broke into a loving smile.
The serious mood was broken and everyone laughed, with Roan still staring at them as though he had been yanked into an alternate universe, "You've only been gone a week and a half." He said, mainly to himself, as everyone else broke into fresh peals of laughter.