A/N: Hey guys, so I got a chapter out today which I'm really happy about. I actually hate not updating so much, you have no idea how miserable I am on the days when it's out of my control.

Anyway, so my mouth is no better and I've got another week to wait for the dentist but at the very least, painkillers seem to be having an affect at last. Sometimes they just don't help me at all but I seem to be doing all right right now. It's just waiting around now which is annoying.

Also, this chapter is dedicated to every member of my kru on facebook, you guys are absolutely brilliant, I love you all. I keep saying that a lot but it's true. Even when I'm not sending much on their, I'm still bobbing in and out cause you guys make me laugh and I love you for that.

So yeah, please review, especially now whilst I'm finding it so hard to focus ideas are greatly appreciated because it makes it easier for me to get chapters out. xxx

"No, that's not how it goes, you have to turn the dial to the right." Raven growled as she tried to snatch the radio back from Octavia, who was holding it tightly against her chest.

"I'm not an idiot Raven, I understand how it works." She argued back, dancing backwards out of Raven's reach.

Ontari, Lincoln and Luna just stood to the side out of range of the two of them. After Octavia and Luna had left Lexa's room and fetched them they had gone downstairs to wait for the two leaders, and that was when Octavia and Raven had decided to try and contact Arcadia to see how things were going with Kane and Abby in Polis. Raven had handed off the handset to Octavia, saying she needed the practice switching between channels and adjusting the frequencies. And that was the point were everything fell apart.

Lexa touched Lincoln's shoulder lightly as she and Clarke rounded the corner and saw the two of them arguing back and forth and nearly coming to blows as they each tried to take the radio from the other, "What is happening?"

Lincoln just nodded towards the two of them helplessly, "Raven is frustrated by Octavia's inability to contact Arcadia."

"And Octavia's adamant that she's not at fault." Ontari supplied helpfully.

Shaking her head, Clarke crossed over to the two of them and caught Raven's wrist, who was the one currently holding it. Pulling it out of her grasp, Clarke tossed it over her shoulder to Lexa, who caught it easily.

Once Octavia and Raven turned to look at Lexa, Clarke quickly mimed turning the dial on the top and pressing a button on the side.

Blindly trusting Clarke's instructions, Lexa copied the motions exactly and the radio crackled to life in her hands before she tossed it straight back over their heads to Clarke, who turned it off before handing it to a guard on the door and instructing him to deliver it to Raven's workshop which Lexa had ordered set up for her underneath the tower.

"So now that that's over, can we get a move on please?" She asked, grinning at the disgruntled look Octavia shot Lexa as they started walking down into the main town.

As they entered the market area, they ran straight into Kane and Abby, who were making polite conversation with a shop owner. Or rather, Kane was whilst Abby pretended she knew what they were talking about, with the whole conversation taking place in trigedasleng.

Abby gave Clarke a look of relief as she gladly turned to her, "Clarke! Where are you all heading off to?"

"The forest, there's a waterfall about a mile away that we're going to spend the day by, Octavia's even made lunch." Clarke smiled at her.

Ontari, Raven and Lexa all looked at her worriedly for a moment before Octavia rolled her eyes and linked her arm with Lincoln's, "Thanks guys, but don't worry, Lincoln was the one who made it."

"Mochof Lincoln," Lexa smiled gratefully, "I will not be the first Heda to die by bad cooking."

Sharing a quick look with the rest of the group, Clarke turned back to her mom, "Do you want to join us? It's a bit of a walk but it's not too bad.

"We'd love to." Abby smiled, tugging on Kane's arm as he finished his discussion with the show keeper.

"Good." Lexa answered, stepping round to the other side of Clarke so she could walk next to Kane, "You're knowledge of my people's language and customs is getting better all the time Markus."

"Mochof Heda." He smiled proudly at her as she grinned and shook her head.

"My name Markus, how many times must I remind you of this?"

Octavia rested her arm on Lexa's shoulder casually as she wormed her way between the Commander and Kane, "Only about another thousand until it really had chance to sink in."

Pushing Octavia's arm off her, Lexa took her wife's hand. "When your mother returns to Arcadia the two of us will go on a trip for a few days." She murmured quietly, so only Clarke could hear.

"Where?" Clarke asked with interest.

Lexa chuckled, "Anywhere quiet."

It had taken them just over half an hour to make the walk, but every minute had been worth it when they saw the waterfall, it's sparkling crystal blue water cascading down to gather in a deep pool at the base of the cliff face, before a stream carried it away deeper into the forest.

"Why don't we come here more often?" Raven asked wonderingly, as she walked over to the edge and carefully took off her boots and leg brace so she could dangle her legs into the water.

Abby and Kane quickly found a large smooth rock that had been warmed by the sun, and contented themselves with sitting on the top of it and watching the others as they stripped off their outer layers of clothing.

Whilst technically it may have been winter, the weather was the same as one of the warmest days they might have in the summer.

Octavia stared at the deepest and widest part of the pool at the base of the waterfall critically, before eyeing the shore on either side. "Ontari!" She called out, "Bet I can make it across that and you can't."

Clarke rolled her eyes and looked over at Lincoln, "So what's it been? A week since she last made a stupid bet with someone."

"Three days." He said simply, busying himself with sorting through the food they had brought.

"How is this a stupid bet?" Octavia asked Clarke, sounding hurt.

Staring at her, Clarke was silent for a moment before she sighed and looked at Lexa to see if it was just her who saw the massive issue with what Octavia was proposing, "You're about to jump from one wet and slippy rock to another, probably with a running start as well. You're going to break your neck."

"I'm in." Ontari said suddenly, as she nodded her head decisively, evidently deciding that she was confident enough in her ability to beat Octavia.

Clarke gave up any hope of talking them out of it, and instead sat down next to Raven to watch.

Octavia decided to go first, backing up nearly ten meters before letting out a yell and darting towards the edge and flinging herself into the air. She came down hard on the other side as her foot slipped, but she was across and soon bounced back up relatively uninjured, save for a few scratches and grazes on her knees, elbows and the palms of her hands.

After seeing Octavia clear it, Ontari measured the distance herself, backing up a few meters before taking a run of her own, as she got to the edge, some loose rocks shifted underneath her feet and so she didn't get the height that she had decided she needed to clear the distance cleanly.

As such she barely landed her feet on the nearest rock on the opposite shore. They all watched as she teetered on the edge for a moment, before gravity won out and she slipped backwards, crashing into the water as Octavia started howling with laughter.

Ontari dragged herself out of the water in annoyance, cursing the loose footing that she had fallen victim too.

Once Octavia and Ontari had sat back down, Luna gently nudged Lexa's arm and pointed up at the cliffs, grinning at her expectantly.

It took a moment for it to click, but once it did, Lexa grinned right back at her, kissing Clarke's cheek sweetly before jumping to her feet and breaking into a run towards the base of the cliff, Luna hot on her heels.

The others all watched as the two of them started grasping for footholds and handholds as they made their way up the cliff face, the climb quickly turning into a race as their competitive natures too over. It was at least thirty meter up and it took them a good five minutes to make the climb, luckily without any incidents or unfortunate slips. Which would have been all to easy with the speed they were moving and the treacherous way the rock would sometimes crumbles as they felt for purchase with it.

Getting to the top, the two of them leaned out over the edge, shouting down questions as to the winner.

Abby and Kane watched in amusement as Clarke fixed everyone with a stern look before craning her neck back to see the two of them, "We're not telling you until you come down, it's time to eat!" She called up.

It was that amusement which caused their eyes to stay focused on Clarke rather than back up at the top of the cliff.

Which is why all they saw was the horrified look on Clarke's face as she let out a scream and suddenly dashed towards the edge of the pool.

There was an enormous splash as Lexa crashed into the water, pushed from the top by Luna who jumped down herself straight after.

As Lexa pulled herself out onto the shore, coughing slightly because she hadn't been prepared for Luna to so suddenly shove her, Clarke ran towards her, hugging her tightly before leaning back and glaring fiercely, "You can't do that to me!"

Lexa just looked back at her with a bemused expression, "I didn't push myself off a cliff Clarke."

"Right." Clarke said slowly, before she gathered herself together and turned on Luna. "You are a terrible person and you're no longer welcome in our room."

Luna just laughed and looked at Lexa as though she would overrule Clarke, but instead she just shrugged at her, before following Clarke as she pulled her towards where Lincoln had set up the food.