"Lexa, where are you taking me?"
Lexa kept her eyes on the road as she drove, "I'm taking you to your house. Your mother must be worried, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you here."
Clarke shrugged, "It's okay, I got a chance to know you a little more better, so that's a plus. My mom isn't home... she won't be home till next week, but knowing her it'll be longer."
Lexa looked over at Clarke and gave her a small smile, "Well, since I still need to make sure you're stable… I'm staying over at your house till I'm sure you could handle being by yourself."
Clarke furrowed her eyebrows, "I am perfectly capable of being by myself. I don't need a babysitter and I certainly don't need you hovering over me like a lost puppy."
Lexa shook her head, "Clarke, you're taking all this the wrong way. You must understand that you're a newborn vampire and there's a lot of things you don't know yet, feelings and actions you can't really control right now. I was honestly surprised when you didn't attack the hunter when you first smelled him earlier…"
"See, my point taken. I'm fine, Lexa."
"I don't care what you say, I'm not leaving you till I'm sure."
Clarke sighed, "Fine, whatever."
A thought hits Lexa, "Dammit!" She mumbled, she quickly turned the car around.
Clarke was utterly confused, "What are you doing? I thought I was going home."
Lexa shook her head, "You were, but not anymore. I was all caught up about you and the war... I forgot all about Octavia."
Clarke tilted her head still confused, "Who's Octavia?"
Lexa sighed, "She's my sister, not by blood. Luna was like our mother, she treated Octavia like she was her own baby girl. After Lincoln and Indra left, I was given most of the responsibility, so I never really connected with Luna like Octavia did. Look, when she finds out about Luna's death, she'll be… I can't even find the right word to sum up her feel-" Lexa hit the brakes, her body became stiff as her eyes rolled back, her mouth was open wide.
Clarke's heart started to beat rapidly, she didn't know what to do. Clarke started to panic, "Oh my God, Lexa! Lexa! What the hell do I do?!"
Blood started seeping out of Lexa's eyes and nostrils. Clarke unbuckled her seatbelt and reached over to check Lexa's pulse, she couldn't find a pulse. Clarke shook her head and mentally slapped herself, "What am I doing? Vampires don't have a pulse… dammit!"
Clarke placed her hands on Lexa's shoulders and started to shake her, "Come on, Lex! Come back to me, please, I have so much to learn from you and as annoying as you are…" Clarke released her and rested her head on Lexa's chest as she started to cry blood out of her own eyes. Clarke continued, "You're irreplaceable, Lexa. I need you to come back to me, please! I'm not ready for you to go." Clarke tightly wrapped her arms around her as if her life depended on it, she tried not to cry.
Lexa's eyes rolled back as she gasped for air. Clarke quickly released Lexa and gave space between them, she opened her mouth, but nothing came out.
Lexa started panting, "She's… gone."
Clarke gave her a confusing look, "Who's gone?"
Lexa looked over at Clarke, "Luna. She's gone."
"We know that, Bellamy already told us."
"No, she was still alive. We had a chance to save her, but we didn't."
Clarke shook her head, "I'm so confused right now."
Lexa's eyes widened, "Octavia," she hit the gas pedal.
Clarke quickly put her seatbelt on, "What about Octavia?"
"She just found out that Luna's dead… she's not gonna take this well."
…
Octavia started wiping the blood off her face with a wet towel. She sat on her bed in silence, so many things are running through her head but she never knew someone was actually capable of killing an original vampire.
Blood started to stream down her cheeks as she cried, she remembered the last time she saw Luna.
"Octavia! Octavia, come here for a minute, please," Luna called out.
Octavia walked out of her room to find Luna sitting on the couch, "You called?"
Luna looked up at Octavia and gave her a small smile, she patted on the seat next to her, "Come sit."
Octavia brushed her hair behind her ear and sat down next to Luna, "What's up?"
Luna shifted to see Octavia better, "I got a call… from your brother."
Octavia scoffed, "What does he want?"
"He told me he spotted a very dangerous creature in the woods today. That specific creature hasn't been on this planet for centuries, and it can kill anything that gets into its way."
"That's his problem. How do you know he's not just playing games with you? You shouldn't believe anything he says," she crossed her arms.
"Everyone knows how he is, but this time is different. I've been having these dreams recently and I don't have dreams unless there's something seriously wrong, so I know something is up."
"Just curious to know… What's the whole point of this conversation?"
Luna sighed and started fidgeting with her fingers, "He has asked me to go help him check it out."
"If they're so dangerous, then why are you going? This could be his stupid plan just to suck all of the blood out of you, don't do it."
Luna caressed her shoulder, "You worry too much. I'm an original… remember? I'm a lot more powerful than you think I am. You don't know these creatures like I do, every time they show up they get stronger and smarter. I had to destroy the last one and I nearly died trying, so I know what I must do."
Octavia nodded still not convinced, "So what do they call these creatures?"
"Revenants."
"They sound evil."
"Trust me, they are…" Luna kissed Octavia's temple, "I have to go, if I don't come back, then-"
"You'll come back."
"Octavia, if I don't come back,-"
"Please… don't say it, you'll come back."
"Octavia…" Luna said sternly, "If I don't come back, then I want you to know that I love you so much. You're a wonderful daughter and I'm glad I was able to be your mother. You must stay strong and if I pass away… revenge me."
Blood started trickling down her cheeks, "I can't. I don't want you to die."
Luna grabbed her hands looked deep into her eyes, "Promise me, Octavia." She looked back at Luna and closed her eyes, she sighed, "Fine. I promise."
"Octavia! O, you in here?" Someone shouted out for her, she couldn't help but smile as she walked out of her room.
"Where else would I be?" She smirked, the person turned around, "Hey, Indra."
Indra gave her a pity smile and embraced her for a hug, "Hey sis, how are you holding up?"
"I'm fine, really."
Indra took a step back releasing Octavia, "You're lying. I'm so sorry, I know how much of a mother she was to you… I remember that feeling."
"No, I had a feeling this was going to happen, so I prepared myself for the worse. Where's Lincoln?"
"Hm, I could've sworn he was right next to me… oh well," Indra shrugged.
"Boo!" A low voice shouted behind Octavia, her fangs became visible as she jumped in fear. Octavia turned around to find Lincoln laughing, she hit him on his biceps, "Ow!" He cried out, still laughing.
"I should have known you were going to do that."
"I'm sorry, but you'd have to admit that was pretty funny," he laughed.
Octavia turned around to face Indra, "You knew he was going to do this, didn't you?" She gestured to Lincoln.
Indra tried to hold in her laughter, she couldn't say a word without a laughing, so she shrugged.
Octavia scoffed, "You all are asses."
"Octavia!" She heard someone call her name.
Lexa ran into the living room with Clarke right behind her, "Oh, good you're fine then," Lexa said.
"Hey, Lex, how's my little sis doing these days?" Indra asked with a warm smile.
"Fine." Lexa coldly responded, she got to the point, "Since you're all here, we need to discuss something very important."
"We know, Luna's dead," Lincoln said.
"I know that, we all do. Bellamy came to see me today and he said that the revenants are back. It's not just one of them, there's three. We know how to kill it, but… it's going to be one heck of a challenge," Lexa informed everyone.
"What are revenants?" Octavia asked.
"How do we destroy them?" Indra sternly asked.
"They're the ones who killed Luna?" Lincoln was concerned.
"Look, we don't have much time, but I might as well tell you what we're going to be getting ourselves into."
"Wait, we don't even know if it was the revenants who killed her, it could've been Bellamy for all we know," Clarke assured them.
Lexa turned around to face Clarke, "Trust me, we all know it wasn't Bellamy, Clarke. We don't like this as much as you do, but we have to face the fact that… we're going into war and there's no turning back."
