A/N: Hey guys, new chapter, and I am so proud of myself for getting this one up. You know last chapter I said I was unwell? Yeah, times that by a hundred and you may be close to what I am feeling today. I slept until five in the afternoon because just moving was a major problem :( But anyway, this is my happy place so I wrote this for you guys and I hope you like it! Please let me know what you think, and don't forget, any ideas are more than welcome! xxx

"And then if we connect all these components up I think I can put together a halfway decent generator." Raven was babbling excitedly to Ontari, who was doing her best to nod along as though she understood as Raven danced around the room lifting pieces and pointing to strange drawings that she had hung on a board in the center of the space.

"So," Raven said breathlessly as she looked at Ontari, "What do you think?"

"I, erm..." Ontari trailed off helplessly as she looked around at what Raven was trying to show her, "I'm sorry but I don't see what you do." And it was true, she didn't. It was clear to Ontari that Raven was seeing all the pieces connect like a puzzle in front of her eyes, but to Ontari, they were just chunks of metal, no use to anyone.

Raven smiled as she walked over and placed her hands on Ontari's legs as she sat on top of an old flight case, "You haven't understood anything I've said for the last hour have you?"

Reluctantly Ontari shook her head, "I'm sorry, I want to understand, but I just don't see the world in the same way you do."

Sighing, Raven gently tugged on a strand of Ontari's hair, "Why didn't you just tell me?"

"Because I can see how much this means to you, and it seemed to help for you just to have someone to talk to, I figured even if I didn't follow what you were saying it was better that you talking to an empty room all day." Ontari said quietly, as Raven grinned at her.

"It is ridiculous how sweet you are, how could anyone be afraid of you?" She laughed teasingly, as Ontari rolled her eyes.

"I am a warrior, I am not sweet." Ontari said defensively, crossing her arms.

Raven raised an eyebrow at her, "Really? Because did you or did you not just sit here for an hour and get lectured on things that you have no clue about to make your girlfriend happy?"

"That isn't the point here Raven." Ontari huffed, although she was unable to stop the small smile pulling at the corner of her mouth.

Raven grinned, "Of course it isn't. Either way, I think I've done enough work on this for today, so I'm all yours. Call it a reward for putting up with me babbling about circuits. So, what do you want to do?"

Ontari smiled, as she leaned in to press their lips together, "Oh, I think I have an idea."

"I thought we were going to do something fun." Raven groaned, as she stood in front of a target with a bow in her hands.

Ontari laughed as she held her own loosely, "This is fun Raven, just wait until you're good enough to hunt on horseback, we can disappear into the woods for weeks at a time."

"We have a son remember?" Raven smiled, "As much as Aden loves him, getting him to babysit Cal for a week would be unfair to the poor kid."

"We could always take him with us." Ontari shrugged, as she walked over to Raven and tapped her stomach, "Come on, stand straight."

Sighing Raven did as she was told, lifting the bow clumsily as Ontari laughed and took hold of her shoulders to gently turn her to the side, "Come on, I promise that you can do this."

Raven watched carefully as Ontari nocked an arrow and raised her bow in a smooth motion, pulling back on the bow string as she did before letting the arrow fly. She smirked as her arrow sank into the center of the target, "See?"

"Show off." Raven muttered, as she tried to copy what Ontari had done, but ended up dropping the arrow in the floor when she tried to raise her bow. "I can't do this."

Gently, Ontari placed her hands over Raven's, "You won't master this in a day ai hodnes, you need to move in steps ok? Turn your bow sideways like a table, flat on it's side."

Patiently she waited for Raven to follow her instructions before passing her the arrow that had fell to the floor, "Ok now lay it on top of the bow, here, you see where it's mean to rest?"

Raven nodded as she carefully placed it where Ontari was pointing, "Now what?" She asked quietly.

"Ok, see here on the string? These two points, the arrow goes in between them. The end of it had a notch in it and the string settles in that v." Ontari explained patiently, nodding when Raven placed the arrow to the string correctly.

"So now I pull it back?" Raven asked.

"Almost." Ontari said, "You don't touch the arrow now, the first two fingers of your hand? Place one on either side of the end of the arrow. Ok, now tilt the bow back up for me?"

Raven did as she was told, relieved that the arrow didn't fall of again, "So now I pull back the string?"

"Yes, you're left arm needs to be straight out, but don't tense it up ok? And then pull back with your right, keeping your elbow up. You want your hand to rest against your cheek so you can look down the arrow to where you are aiming." Ontari said quietly, carefully, moving Raven's body to stand side on and then maneuvering her arms into a better position. "Now, Raven."

Taking a deep breath, Raven pulled back and carefully looked at the target before releasing the string, confident that she had followed Ontari's instructions to the letter. Which is why she was incredibly annoyed when her shot went wide and wasn't even close to hitting the target Ontari had set up for her.

"This is ridiculous." She shouted, going to throw the bow down, stopped by Ontari who laughed as she caught hold of Raven's wrist.

"I told you that this wasn't a skill you could master immediately, you did far better than many would have Raven. Some warriors when they begin training with a bow don't even manage to get the arrow with twenty meters of the target. You were less than three away."

Laughing along with her, Raven dropped her arm down and leaned into Ontari, "I guess I'm just less patient than you."

"Most are." Ontari smiled, "But I wouldn't worry, if this has shown me anything it is that I was right. You will be a great archer one day."

"You think so?" Raven smiled as she ran her fingers over Ontari's arm.

Ontari pulled her close and wrapped her arms around Raven's shoulders, "I don't think, I know it."

Octavia had insisted that they eat together, saying that they were family and eating meals together was a requirement for families. Not that anyone minded, they found themselves all agreeing with the sentiment wholeheartedly and looking forward to the times when the impulsive Trikru girl would send a message to each of them, demanding their presence for their evening meal.

"Lexa! Clarke!" Octavia cried out excitedly as they walked in, "So how's your day been?"

"Peaceful until your message dragged us away from what we were doing." Lexa grumbled.

Octavia looked between each of them suspiciously, "Are you talking about sex?"

Clarke laughed as she smacked Octavia in the stomach, consciously avoiding her head because Octavia was still reporting headaches after the attack on the city, "Surprisingly, not everyones relationships are based on sex Octavia."

"Hey I resent that!" Octavia grinned, as Clarke shook her head.

"Lexa was reading and I was drawing, nothing special, but it was just quiet. I always forget how much I love the quiet."

Lexa nodded as they walked over to take their seats at the table, where Aden and Lincoln where already waiting, talking quietly about when the hundred had first come to the ground and Lincoln's view of everything.

"Who else did you invite?" Lincoln asked Octavia as she sat down, placing a kiss on the top of her head as she fist bumped Aden, a habit that Lexa was fast becoming tired off now it was spreading through the other night bloods as well.

"Ontari and Raven, and Cal of course. I also asked Luna, I hope that's ok Lexa?" Octavia asked, quickly answered by a genuine smile from Lexa.

"It is more than alright Octavia, any opportunity to spend time with my oldest friend is a gift."

The answering voice rang out from the door as Luna walked in, with Cal clinging to her back, "I'm glad to here that, I wouldn't want to feel as though I am intruding."

"Of course you aren't." Clarke smiled, looking at Cal questioningly, "Where's Ontari and Raven."

"Here!" Raven said breathlessly as they practically fell through the door, she went straight to her seat, glad to be able to finally sit down. Ontari walked to Luna and carefully prised the boy of the boat leaders back, throwing him in the air and laughing as he squealed. "Ontari, come sit down, you know that makes me nervous."

Ontari grinned as she threw him up one more time, "You should have faith Raven, I would never drop our child on his head, you must be thinking of Octavia." They all laughed at Octavia's expense, who scowled down the table at them. None of them batted an eye at Ontari referring to him as hers and Raven's, they had had a long discussion with their friends before talking to Cal himself and now there was no doubt in anyones minds that he was truly their son.

Raven smiled, even as she reached up and yanked Ontari into the chair beside her, taking Cal from her arms and placing him into his own chair, "Regardless, I believe everyone would appreciate being able to eat sooner rather than later."

They all tucked in eagerly, complimenting Octavia and Lincoln who had decided to start preparing meals themselves. Although everyone knew that it was Lincoln who did the majority of the cooking whilst Octavia ran around and did her best not to set the building on fire.

Luna met Lexa's eyes from across the table as she was leaned in close speaking to Clarke, and smiled at her.

All those years ago, when she had imagined coming home to Polis, this had not been what she was expecting.