The next morning, Lexa had insisted that they all sit and eat together, and everyone but Ontari and Octavia were present as the Trikru warrior limped into the room, glaring at Lexa who wasn't even attempting to suppress her gleeful smirk.
Lexa had ordered that her people should bring in a round table for them all to sit at so everyone could be seen. She was next to Clarke, with Aden to her right. Next to Aden was Lincoln, with a seat left for Octavia beside him. Kane had the next seat with Abby next to him. And then it was Raven and Cal, with Ontari's seat waiting next to Clarke.
"You seated me as far away from the door as possible." Octavia huffed as she cross the room, "I'm going to find myself a new best friend."
Shaking her head, Lexa just chuckled, "No you're not, no one else would put up with you."
"You've got that completely backwards, you're the one who has no respect for boundaries." She shot back as she sat down next to Lincoln, who wrapped his arm round her shoulders and pressed his lips to the top of her head.
Lexa leaned forwards, resting her arms on the table as she eyed Octavia, "I am the Commander and this is my tower, which makes the room you're staying in, mine. You have had every opportunity to find somewhere to live out in the actual city."
"You could make more of an effort to knock though before you just barge in." Octavia muttered.
The laughter around the table was interrupted as the doors swung open again to admit Ontari who stood purposefully blocking the view out of the door. "We're going to need another seat at the table." She smiled, as the others just looked at her questioningly.
Stepping aside, she revealed Luna, who she had run into in the lower town.
"Lexa!" The Floukru leader beamed as she bounded across the room, straight into Lexa's open arms who had hurrriedly jumped up from the table to greet her friend.
"Luna! What are you doing back in the capitol, I thought you were still needed for another month at least in Floukru lands." Lexa smiled, breaking the embrace and tugging on her hand, ushering her into the seat Aden had quickly dragged over to place between his and Lexa's.
Before she answered Lexa's question, Luna quickly greeted Clarke, and ruffled Aden's hair for good measure, "I was, but I've been training a second to take control of the clan in the event of my death. She is currently leading until my return."
"How long are you here?" Octavia asked curiously, eager at the opportunity to hear more stories of Lexa's youth.
Luna grinned, "Until you tire of me or I am called back to my clan. With the fall of the Mountain, Floukru has been a lot easier to lead. Your peace with the other clans has also helped." She nodded at Lexa as people started carrying in plates of food.
Abby and Kane both watched as greetings went back and forth around the table, before Luna's gaze eventually fell on them. "I apologize," She smiled easily, "I am Luna kom Floukru. It's a pleasure to meet you."
They both nodded to her across the table, "So have you and the Commander know each other long? I haven't seen her greet any of her people so warmly before." Abby asked curiously, finding the familiarity they showed a little confusing with how Lexa had always appeared to act with other grounders.
Luna shot a quick look at Lexa, but she just nodded slightly to indicate that it was ok for her to answer the question.
"Myself and Lexa trained together as children, we grew up together." She explained with a smile.
Lexa nodded, "Luna is the keeper of many of my secrets. And if she knows what's good for her then she won't be giving them to Octavia during her stay here."
Octavia pouted at Lexa, before smiling sweetly at Luna, "Lexa loves you, there's no way that she would do anything bad to you so you'll tell me anyway right?"
"Not a chance." Clarke cut in, "We are going to have a lovely, peaceful week whilst mom and Kane are here, so if you two want to wind up Lexa you can do it next week."
"Peaceful?" Raven laughed, "Clarke if there's one certainty about this week it's that it won't end up being peaceful. Octavia already injured."
"That was completely her own fault." Lexa answered calmly, picking apart a bread roll as she ignored the affronted look Octavia was sending her way.
Chuckling, Luna waved her hand towards Octavia, "How was it your own fault?"
Lincoln smirked as Octavia blushed red.
Surprisingly enough it was Cal who answered, his little voice casual as he smiled at Luna brightly, "She likes watching Lincoln fight. Sometimes she forgets that she's fighting too."
Grinning, Ontari wrapped her arms round Cal proudly as Aden grinned and jumped up from his seat to go and high five his little partner in crime.
With Octavia speechlessly shaking her head as Luna laughed, they all started eating properly, relaxing into the casual dinner that they were having. The conversations ranging from everything to native foods to each clan and music from before the bombs.
Eventually they wrapped up, heading off to their rooms tiredly.
Getting back to theirs, Lexa let herself fall back onto their bed gratefully.
"Again?" Clarke asked with a grin as she followed Lexa to the bed. "Will you just take your own damn boots off woman?"
Lexa chuckled and shook her head, "If it means that much to you then you do it, but I'm to tired to move right now."
"All you did was beat up Octavia and then go to dinner with our family and friends, it's not as though you fought a war today." Clarke said softly as she quickly shed her clothes before slipping into an oversized shirt that she had bought in the market the week before. Lexa hadn't understood why she had wanted such a large shirt but Clarke had just rolled her eyes and told her she would understand when she saw Clarke wearing it.
Sighing, Lexa pulled herself to a sitting position and unlaced her boots just enough to kick them off, before crawling under the covers as Clarke did the same on the other side of the bed.
"Happy?" She asked, as Clarke smiled and opened her arms, inviting Lexa to cuddle up to her.
"Very. Now get some sleep, with Luna here I'm sure there's going to be a lot of excitement coming up."
Lexa grinned, curling into Clarke's side so their bodies were wrapped around one another. "Good night Clarke."
"Goodnight Lex, love you."
"And I love you." Came the soft reply, and then moments later their breathing evened out as they both fell asleep.
