AN: I'm sorry for the late publish. I just had stuff to do and didn't get time to write, and whenever I got time, I had to admit that I got writer's block. But here is chapter 3! Hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I don't owe The 100 or any of its characters, all rights to Jason Rothenberg and the CW.
Rae: Okay. But did you and Lexa talk?
Clarke: She said she was sorry for backing off when I tried to kiss her.
Octavia: You tried to kiss her?! Doesn't she have a girlfriend?
Clarke: I don't know. Does she?
Octavia: Lincoln told me that she was seeing some girl. But that was like, a long time ago. I'm sure it wasn't anything serious.
Clarke read and re-read the last text. She turned off her phone and started thinking. Lexa never mentioned that she was seeing someone. Thoughts started to flow.
Was that why she backed off when I tried to kiss her? Maybe that was what she was trying to tell me before I left the car. I shouldn't have interrupted her! Fuck! Maybe she is seeing someone. What if she has a girlfriend and they were just taking a break?
Clarke thought. She shook her head and turned on her phone. Texts from Raven and Octavia kept appearing on the screen from their group;
Octavia: Maybe he misunderstood
Rae: Yeah, maybe
Rae: Don't worry Clarke, I'm sure it was a long time ago
Octavia: Yeah, and they are probably over now
Rae: probably? They are over
Octavia: Clarke? Are you okay?
Rae: Clarke, I'm coming over
Octavia: Me too. Let's have a sleepover. Go and get Clarke and meet me outside your building in 20 minutes. We are going to buy some snacks.
Rae: YAY! Girls night!
Clarke just wanted to be alone, but was so happy to have friends that would be there for here when she needed it. It didn't take long before Raven knocked on the door and let herself in. Raven found Clarke laying on the couch with her face buried in it. She walked towards her and tried to shake her but she didn't respond.
"Wake up princess"
Clarke grunt at Raven's attempt to wake her up. She waved her hand in the air trying to scare Raven away. "I'm tired"
"Tired of what? The day hasn't begun yet. We just had breakfast"
Clarke leaned on her cheek and looked at Raven who bended to be on the same height as Clarke. "In twelve days, it's Christmas". Raven nodded at Clarkes words and waited for her to continue. "Will you please spend Christmas with me?" Clarkes forefinger drew circles on the couch.
"Clarke. Of course I want to spend Christmas with you!" Raven smiled. "But what about Abby and Kane?"
Clarke shrugged. "We haven't really talked since Niylah broke up with me and I sent her home"
Raven hugged her friend and comforted her. She knew that Clarke was still grieving after losing Niylah. They didn't talk much about it, but Raven knew how hurt Clarke was. She just wanted to stay strong and not show her pain to her friends. Clarke didn't like to share feelings, because she thought it made her seem weak. After the breakup with Niylah, she thought love was weakness.
After the silence grieving, Raven convinced her to get out of the couch and meet Octavia. Clarke grabbed her black purse and her black coat. Raven wore a red jacket. They got in the elevator. Clarke just stared at the elevator doors and brushed off the dust on the coat. Raven tried to figure out what to say to her friend, she wasn't good at sharing feelings either. But it was Clarke, her best friend, they could talk to each other about everything.
"Do you want to talk about Niylah?"
Clarke shook her head without looking at Raven.
"What about Lexa?"
Clarke let out a short laugh. "What about Lexa? there is nothing to talk about". Raven was feeling a little hurt by Clarkes words. She didn't want to talk to Raven about how she felt. She didn't want so share or show how devastated she was.
"You know, you don't have to be strong all the time. It's okay to cry" Clarke looked at Raven, but Raven just stared at the elevator doors. "You can talk to me about it, even if it's hard. And if you're not ready, I can wait. I will always be here for you"
The elevator doors opened and Raven walked out without saying another word, Clarke on the other hand, was speechless and touched by Raven's words, she didn't know what to say.
They sat down next to each other on a white bench outside the building. It had a view over the whole parking lot.
"Raven" Clarke started. "It's not that I feel uncomfortable talking to you"
Raven laid a hand on Clarke's shoulder and interrupted her. "I know Clarke, I just wanted you to know that you are not alone, I'm here for you, I will always be"
Clarkes eyes started to watering, she sniffed and pulled Raven to a good long hug. "I love you so much Rae"
"I love you too, blondie"
"And I will always be here for you too, Rae" Clarke smiled at her beautiful best friend.
"Damn right you will!" Raven laughed and nudged Clarke on the shoulder. They started talking about Bellamy's party this Friday. It was only Monday, but they were just so excited about his new apartment.
It looked pretty bad when it was burnt down. He accidently forgot the candle on the window frame when he was leaving for work. The fire fastened itself to the curtains and spread around the whole apartment. He was sad of course, but Clarke handled it. She hired people to fix the apartment. Bellamy was so grateful that she had offered to help him. Of course, it cost lot of money, but Clarke didn't worry about money. She was rich.
After waiting for Octavia some few short minutes, her car appeared on the parking lot. They got up as the car drove towards them. They brushed off the snow that had felt on them before they got in Octavia's car. Raven sat on the front seat and Clarke sat behind her.
"Hey girls"
Clarke mumbled a 'hi' and leaned on the window. Octavia frowned at Clarke and gave Raven a look that asked 'what's up with her?'. Raven just shook her head and let her know that now was not the time to ask.
Octavia parked her car outside the store. They walked together across the parking lot and entered the doors to the store. Raven was going to buy potato chips, Octavia candy and Clarke beer. The trio split and searched for their goods.
Raven went to the chips area and struggled with choosing between different flavors. Octavia picked different types of candy, like, Clarke and Raven's favorite chocolate bars, some sour candy and her favorite, skittles. Clarke was in the beer section looking for the beer she always used to buy.
"I recommend this" a brown-haired woman said and held a six-pack beer up. Clarke took a good look at the woman, she looked like she was a few years younger than Clarke, her hair was brown and a little wavy. She was beautiful. The woman handed Clarke the beer and Clarke accepted it.
"Oh, thanks. I've never tasted it before" Clarke smiled.
"I'm Costia" she reached her hand for Clarke to shake it. Clarke thought the name sounded familiar, maybe from a movie or something. She let that thought go and just kept smiling to the woman that was smiling to her. Costia let out a laugh.
"You don't have a name?"
"oh… oh! I'm Clarke" The blonde nervously said and pulled the six-packed beer up to her chest. It made Costia chuckle.
"Which occasion is it for?" Costia pointed with her head at the beer. Clarke looked at Costia and let out a short laugh.
"What?"
"I mean, what occasion is the beer for, just to have it in the fridge or to a party?-"
"Oh well, it's for me and my friends, we are planning on having a girl's night at my place" Clarke grabbed another six-packed beer.
Costia nodded at Clarke's words. Clarke saw Octavia and Raven was a few meters behind Costia and looked surprised at Clarke while they teased her. They raised their thumps up in the air and laughed at her. Clarke laughed too. As Costia looked back trying to see what Clarke was laughing about, Raven and Octavia just acted normally and pretended that they were talking. Clarke shook her head and rolled her eyes with a smile.
"I better go" Clarke smiled at Costia and started walking.
Costia turned around. "Bye Clarke, Nice to meet you"
Clarke turned around and faced Costia with a smile. "Nice to meet you too, maybe we can meet some other time?".
"Yeah, sure!" Costia handed Clarke her phone for her to type in her number. Clarke typed in her number and they said their goodbye's.
Clarke walked over to Raven and Octavia and was ready to be teased.
"Who was that hot lady you were talking with?"
Clarke bit her lip and looked at Costia from behind. "A lady that just got my number". Raven and Octavia gasped of surprise. "Damn girl! You still got it!" Raven high fived Clarke. They went to the checkout counter and paid.
The ride home was a lot funnier. They were singing, laughing and shouting out the window. They all sang to the song 'A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton' and laughed so hard when Raven rolled down the window and sang even louder "Making my way downtown, walking fast" then Clarke joined her. "Faces past and I'm homebound". Octavia laughed at her friends and pressed the button to roll down every single window in the car. She turned up the volume and joined them.
They entered the door with joy. Clarke put the beer on the kitchen table together with the chocolate bars, candy and four bags of potato chips. Octavia grabbed bowls to the potato chips and the candy, while Raven looked after a beer opener and Clarke looked for a movie for them to watch.
"Rae, can you pop some popcorn? There is one in the closet over the sink" Clarke pointed at the closet, still looking for a movie.
Raven popped some popcorn and Octavia poured out the chips and skittles in bowls and carried as many bowls as she could, and put it on the table in the living room. She went back to get the rest of the bowls. Raven brought all the beer to the living room with the beer opener. She opened three beers and everyone took a sip.
"Damn, this shit is good shit" Raven studied the beer, looking for its name. Clarke and Octavia nodded and totally agreed. Raven put down her beer and grabbed a bowl to the popcorn.
As the girls was done flying around, they could finally sit down with Clarke and help her choose a movie. They didn't agree on any movie one of them had suggested.
"Okay, what about a series?" Clarke looked at them both.
"Yeah! In that way, we can spend more time together" Raven pressed her hands together.
"And we can't watch it without each other!" Octavia began. "Everyone has to be here if we are going to watch it. Understood?"
Clarke and Raven nodded in full agreement. They scrolled down and decided to watch 'Orang Is The New Black' together.
They were enjoying the show, and really liked spending time with each other and the thought of them spending more time together. During the first episode, Octavia broke the silence.
"So, are Abby and Kane going to celebrate Christmas with you?"
Clarke shrugged. "Don't think so. But Raven and I are going to celebrate it together" she smiled at Raven.
"Oh, I thought about inviting you guys to spend the night at my place so we could all wake up together on Christmas and then celebrate it with Lincoln, Bellamy and my mom" Octavia took a sip of her beer.
Clarke and Raven laughed. "Of course we want to spend Christmas with you, fool" Raven messed with Octavia's hair. "Can't wait to spend Christmas with you idiots" Clarke gently pushed Octavia's shoulder.
A text appeared on Clarkes phone that caught her attention. "oh my god!" Clarke bounced off the couch and practically jumped. "Lexa sent me a friend request on Facebook!" She pulled the phone to her chest and screamed inside with her eyes closed.
"Accept it!" Raven got up and looked at Clarke's phone. Octavia found it very interesting and got up too. All of them jumped with excitement when Clarke accepted the friend request.
"Should I send her message?". Raven and Octavia nodded and pulled her down on the couch.
Clarke Griffin: Hello, Lexa
Lexa Woods: Hello!
Blondie: What's up?
Blondie: Oh, you changed my name, I'm gonna change yours too
Brunette: Don't laugh. But I'm hanging out with Luna and we decided to make a big ass snowman on the snowman contest! She wanted to do something fun together on my day off
Blondie: Oh! I've heard about that, sounds fun!
Brunette: Well, we could use some help. If you want, you can bring Octavia and Raven to help us?
Clarke looked up at Octavia and Raven to ask if they wanted to join, but they obviously got the whole conversation with them, since they peeked on Clarkes phone a few times.
"Type yes!" Raven nudged Clarke on the shoulder. Octavia nodded with excitement. Clarke looked down at her phone and started typing.
Blondie: We really want to come! I know the address, but what time does it start?
Brunette: 3 pm, but we must be there like, 10 minutes before because we have to sign up like a team
Blondie: Okay. It's like 5 minutes from my building, no stress.
Brunette: Remember, warm jacket, gloves, scarf and a warm hat ;)
Blondie: Okay, mom xD
Brunette: Well, see you in 2 hours c:
Blondie: Can't wait :D
Clarke exhaled with a smile. She was so happy. First, she was depressed because she saw Niylah, then she was happy because she gave her number to Costia, then she was suddenly going to build a snowman with Lexa!
Octavia and Raven smiled to each other.
"Do you like her?" Raven teased.
"No" Clarke scoffed. "I may have feelings…" she nervously played with her fingers. Octavia and Raven gaped with a big smile and eyes widened.
"No big deal…" Clarke shrugged and took a sip of the beer.
"No big deal? You realize this is the first time ever you had 'feelings' for someone after Niylah?" Raven laid a hand on Clarkes shoulder. She thought the words would hit her with sadness, but Clarke just smiled more.
"Yeah"
"I'm so happy for you!" Octavia shook Clarkes shoulders with happiness.
Clarke put her beer down. "We better not drink more, don't wanna let my crush see me drunk. We have to take a cab tho"
Raven and Octavia could only smile to each other, it had been so long since they had seen their best friend this happy. Lexa must be special.
Lexa couldn't stop smiling. She was really looking forward to meet Clarke.
"What's up with you? Why are you smiling" Luna sat down on the chair next to the couch Lexa was laying in.
"I'm not allowed to smile?" Lexa turned her head faced Luna. Still smiling.
"Of course" Luna played with Lexa's hair that was hanging down from the end of the couch.
"Clarke are going to help us build the snowman on the contest, and she is bringing her friends, Octavia and Raven" Lexa smiled.
"This Clarke. Is this the girl you felt something for on Lincoln's engagement party?"
Lexa happily smiled to herself. "Yes"
"I'm happy for you, Lexa. But what about Costia?" Luna started massaging Lexa's head. She was a real calm person, she wasn't stressing over anything.
"Costia and I are friends and I know she sees me just as a friend too" Lexa closed her eyes and tried to relax.
"I know you two had a thing going on but it clearly ended. And now you have this thing for the blonde. Is she cute?"
"Yes. And she has a pretty friend, Raven. Can't tell if she is gay, but you can try"
Luna chuckled and looked forward to meet the girls. Especially Raven.
Lexa's phone turned itself on, letting her know that she got a message. She locked up her phone and read Clarke's text.
Blondie: Hi! I'm sorry if we are going to be late, but we have been drinking so we can't drive, but we are planning on taking a cab. The problem is just that there's not a single cab here, but we can call for one.
Brunette: Oh! Taking the cab is not necessary! I will be happy to come and pick you up
Blondie: Really?
Brunette: It would be a pleasure!
Blondie: Thanks! Hey, if you want, you and Luna can come over?
Blondie: You know, just hang out in my apartment before we leave
Brunette: Sounds fun! We will be there in 20 ;)
What do you think? Costia was in the picture. And no one knows what she looks like, but I picked the look "Sofia Carson", you can google her and look at her pictures, I will be using her look as Costia's.
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