Chapter 6

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Clarke's POV

Pre-med was killing me and my social life. All my teachers had given us assignments or labs to complete for Monday which resulted in most of us living on behalf of coffee, energy drinks and ramen noodles. Thankfully, Raven had quite a supply of these awful drinks and food, so I didn't have to get out of the dorm except to go to my classes. She also made sure I wasn't only in my books 24/7 by asking Octavia and Bell to come by for a few minutes every day. It was now Wednesday, and she had invited Anya and Lexa to hang out in our room "to prevent Clarke from losing her ability to speak," she said. And I must admit I was quite grateful she had done so because I hadn't seen Lexa since the football game, only texting her once in a while. Thinking about it, our relationship had grown much faster than I had expected in the last days. I didn't know what she would've thought of our goodbye the night before, so I was glad to notice a text from Lex when I woke up Monday. We crossed each other a few times in the hall, and nothing seemed to have changed except for the slight blush we were both wearing when we first waited for the elevator together Monday after class.

"Clarke, you really should take a shower"

"Rae, I don't have time for that! I'm almost done," I answered a bit annoyed by her interventions while I was working. Suddenly, a mirror appeared between my head and my computer screen.

"Did you really unhook the mirror from the wall, Rae? "

"Yes, look at you." I obliged so she would let go and let me finish my assignment.

"OMG I look homeless to not say zombielike. Why didn't you tell me? " I practically shouted saving my document on my USB key and jumping off my seat towards the bathroom.

I must admit I needed that shower. I felt great once I blow-dried my hair and put on fresh clothes that weren't sweatpants and an old oversized t-shirt.

"Princess is back! " my best friend joked, hugging me as if it hadn't been me who had spent the last days sitting at my desk in the corner of the small room.

"I really must finish that assignment though. I only have a paragraph left to write for this one! "

"Do, Princess. You better have finished when Lex and An arrive, you need some social. "

I huffed and rolled my eyes as I sat back on my chair and got back to writing. Ten minutes later I was officially done. I sighted when I closed my laptop and threw myself on my best friend's bed. We lied there laughing at the pictures Raven had taken of me during the last three days. Honestly, I really had neglected my hygiene as well as my nutrition. We then heard a knock on the door and Raven practically ran to the door.

"Hi, how are you? "she asked smiling at the two girls, but mainly Anya obviously.

"Fine! " the blonde answered.

"Hey, I didn't ask you how you look…" she said smirking.

"And another pickup line! " Lexa huffed jokingly annoyed as she passed by them to get inside.

She was absolutely beautiful. She looked relaxed and happy with her small smile and her green eyes brighter than usual. She sat on my bed next to me and gave me a side hug, which surprised me at first.

"I actually missed you, you know? We didn't have a chance to have lunch together this week."

Her smile made my heart flutter. She admitted she'd miss me, but I knew she understood why I couldn't make it happen in the last days.

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that… I did miss us hanging out too. I just have so mush work to do for next week, I barely have time to eat and sleep!"

"And shower, Clarkey! I have proof! " Raven laughed, showing her cellphone to everyone.

"I want to see that! " Anya shouted grabbing Raven's phone.

The two girls were laughing while scrolling through the phone as Lexa and I made small talk about our classes. While she was talking about yesterday's soccer practice, her invitation to her first game came back to me.

"Hey! The big game is tomorrow, right? Are you guys ready, I want to see you crush them!" I said.

Her eyes snapped up to look into mine and she sadly smiled before saying, "Clarke, I know you have a lot to do. I wasn't expecting you to come anymore and I understand that you don't have time-"

"True, I don't have time to go watch your game, but you know what they say… You make time for those you care about," I smiled reassuringly, nudging her elbow.

The two other girls were too occupied by Raven's cellphone to hear the conversation Lexa and I were having so I threw a pillow at them.

"Hey, you two still coming to Lexa's game tomorrow?" I asked them.

"Of course, we are!" they answered in sync.

Raven knew I was working my ass off in the last days so I could afford to go to Lexa's game. I knew the opening game was really important for her and I wanted to be there for her win or loss. That's why she was wearing a knowing look and a smugly smile before she started, "Lex, you know Cla-"

"Who wants to go eat something? " I interrupted before she could tell Lexa how miserable I was during the last days always complaining I wasn't seeing the brunette.

"I'm in! " Anya cheered, jumping up from my best friend's bed and offering her hand to her.

We got to a little restaurant Lexa wanted us to try. We got in and I noticed they served salads, sandwiches, soups and healthy snacks all ready to go.

"You really need to eat something other than ramen noodles, Clarke." The brunette scolded, "And you shouldn't let her live on energy drinks and disgusting-add-water-fake-soup! " she pointed to Raven's chest.

Raven lifted her hands to claim she wasn't responsible of what I ate when I was in a studying spree.

We all ordered and sat down to eat. The food was quite good and I must admit I had missed eating vegies and fruits, so I bought a few salads and brought them back to the dorm. The evening went by fast, we relaxed and joked around just enjoying the time we spent together. Eventually, Lexa and Anya decided to leave so we could all have some much-needed sleep. Although, Raven wasn't tired a bit so she decided she'd go to Octavia's and come back later. She walked Anya back to her room, both not realizing Lexa had stayed behind.

"I'm glad we got to hang out tonight, Clarke." The way she said my name made me feel dizzy every single time. My name coming out from anyone's mouth just didn't seem right anymore, and it was so since the first time I heard her say it.

"I am also, Lexa. And I promise I'll be there tomorrow."

She smiled and extended her arms to give me a hug. Although, this time it wasn't short like the last times. We held onto each other for a while just enjoying the contact of our bodies pressed together, which seemed to fit perfectly. She turned her head a bit and pressed her lips shortly, just under my temple. I was surprised, shocked, and therefore I was unable to move. I felt her smile probably noticing the blush coming up my cheeks.

"Guess I'll see you tomorrow then. Good night, Clarke."

After a while, I came back to my senses and laughed at how the roles from last weekend were reversed. I went to bed straight away thinking about the beautiful brunette living a few steps away, knowing this would be a good night's sleep.

Lexa's POV

I woke up to a knock on my dorm room door. I quickly checked my cellphone to notice it was minutes before my alarm went off, and I wondered who would be knocking at my door this early. I got up and opened the door to a beautiful, but rather pissed blonde.

"We're going for a run. Now."

"Are you okay, Clarke? " I asked, a bit worried. She seemed pissed, but her eyes revealed she was hurt, sad and most of all, furious.

"I will be after we've run. Are you coming? " she said a bit harshly, although I didn't take it personal.

"Hum, yeah… Just let me put my clothes on," I said.

She snapped out of her thoughts at my words and her eyes roamed my body. I hadn't dressed before opening the door, so I was in my black panties with a white t-shirt barely long enough to hide them completely. I saw her cheeks redden just before she turned around mumbling something like an apology.

"Let's go!" I cheered, strapping my iPhone on my arm and plugging my earphones in.

We ran my usual 5miles, and surprisingly Clarke kept my pace. I wondered how she managed to do so since I didn't recall her telling me she work out. Although, I must admit that she had a great body, so obviously she did some kind of physical activity. I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard her ask me something over the sound of my music.

"Sorry, what was that? " I questioned.

"Want to grab coffee? " she repeated, pointing to the coffee shop we both usually went to. I nodded and we slowed our pace as we approached the Café. She walked a bit in front of me and I realized how sexy she looked right now. She was wearing tight black shorts that fit her perfectly and showed off her legs, with a black sports bra that showed under her raspberry tank top. Her hair was up in a ponytail and her neck was slightly sweaty from our run. She turned her head and caught me staring.

"You like what you're seeing?" she asked. I opened my mouth to answer, but had nothing to say about it so I simply smiled and shrugged. She laughed at my reaction. The sound made my heart skip a beat and I swore to god I would do anything to hear her laugh like that every day.

The Café was nearly empty so we ordered our coffees right away and waited for them in silence. Once we had our orders, Clarke headed to a table in the back of the Café. I followed her wondering why we didn't just head back to our dorms.

She looked at her hands, playing with the rim of her cup when she softly said, "Sorry for waking you up this morning… My mother called and we aren't exactly on good terms right now. I was pissed and needed to let the steam out…"

I smiled and assured her, "No problem, Clarke. I would've woken up minutes later anyway."

We both took a sip of our coffee, as I knew she wanted to talk about her mother but was gathering up her thoughts, or courage, to start. After a few minutes of silence, she did as I thought she'd do.

"My mother doesn't approve of most of my choices... She didn't accept my choice to minor in Art because she wanted me to focus on pre-med. She also doesn't approve of my choice of University because she thought I'd be better off at Harvard, just like her. It seems like since my father passed away all I can do is take bad decisions! She keeps calling me only to complain about my life, my decisions, even my activities! " she stopped to take her breath and looked at me waiting for my opinion.

"What was it about this morning?" I asked.

"She called to tell me she got me an internship at her hospital for this summer. She doesn't understand I want to do this on my own, not depend on her, and make my own path. I don't want to be known as Dr Griffin Junior! "

I took her hand and her eyes locked with mine, "I understand, Clarke. But maybe you should take some time to talk about it with her. You two seem like you need to sort things out."

"Yeah, probably," she sighted.

"Let's go back to the dorms, we need to shower before class."

We walked back and I felt she was peaceful. She needed to have this talk and I was glad she had chosen to talk about it with me and not with Raven even though she probably already knew everything about her mother-daughter relationship struggle.

As we reached our floor, she took my wrist to hold me back, "Thank you, Lex. For you know…"

"It's okay, Clarke. Anytime, really." I smiled.

She returned my smile and before leaving she added, "See you at the game. Good luck! "

"Sure. Get ready to be overwhelmed by my multiple talents! " I winked and laughed when I saw the blush on her cheeks. We both said one last good bye before getting in our respective dorm rooms.

I was beyond nervous. The game would start in a few minutes only and I knew all my friends were out there to watch the game. Plus, we were facing a really good team and I feared we weren't ready enough just yet. Although, I didn't let my teammates see at what point I was stressing out, and I certainly wouldn't let the other team see it neither. Coach Indra then barged in the locker room.

"Girls, tonight is an important game, the first of the season. Many coaches from other Universities are here to make a first impression of our team and Boston U's. Tonight's plan: we play fair, but rough enough to disturb them. We stay focused and we destroy them. I want our team to be feared and known by every single University by tomorrow morning. Is that clear? " she roared.

"Yes, Coach! " we responded all together.

"I have observed you during practice and your attitude in the locker room as well as outside of training hours. I, with the help of my assistants, have chosen a Captain and an Assistant-captain who will both represent our team. We chose two girls who deeply love the game, who put efforts in practice without complaining, and most important of all, who have sportsmanship, team spirit and who are natural leaders. You Assistant-captain for this year, Luna, and your Captain, Lexa! "

Our teammates cheered and congratulated us while Indra handed us our arm bands which would differentiate us from our teammates. Indra left the room sending us one of her rare smiles to let us do our first motivational speech.

The whole team was pumped as we walked together to the soccer field. We could hear the crowd from inside and when we reached the exterior doors Coach Indra was waiting for us. "They'll announce our team and our captain. Once they have done so, you run through that huge paper over there and the ones on the starting line get to your respective position while the others head to the bench. Understood?"

"Yes, Coach!"

And exactly at that moment we heard the voice of the announcer, "Ladies and Gentlemen, for their first game of the season, please welcome TonDC U's Grounders and their new Captain, Lexa Woods!" The crowd's cheers erupted as we ran through the giant paper sign hiding us. I went to the center of the field where the referee and the other team's Captain were waiting for me. I shook both their hands before the official flipped the coin making us start with the ball. Running to get to my position, I caught a glimpse of bright blonde in the crowd and my eyes connected with the ocean blue ones I adored so much. She was standing next to our friends, cheering. I flashed her a smile and focused back on the game. The referee blew the whistle and the ball was sent to me in the matter of seconds.

It was nearly half-time and we were tied 1-1. Our game was a bit sloppy, and that was unacceptable; surely, I would knock sense in their heads at half-time. I intercepted a pass from the other team and sprinted along the side line. I had almost reached the penalty box when I noticed none of the forwards were in position to receive a pass. I cut to the middle of the field dodging a few defenders effortlessly and kicked the ball right in the top left corner of the goal. Cheers erupted from the crowd, but my friends were much louder than anyone. I smiled as I looked at them and as my teammates came to congratulate me. We ran back to the center circle as the game would keep going for a few more minutes.

The game ended 5-2 and I was glad of our 2nd half. The team had found it's beat and we had reached my expectations. I took a quick shower and headed out of the locker room with Echo and Luna. Bellamy, Lincoln, Octavia, Raven and Clarke were waiting on the soccer field shooting a soccer ball at Anya who was seemingly the goalkeeper. Lincoln saw me coming and took the ball from Octavia. He kicked it to me shouting, "Bet you can't score from there, Commander! "

"Watch me!" I shouted back, a grin on my face knowing I'd get it in easily even though I was nearly 70 yards away. I tossed my bag to the ground and kicked. Anya tried to stop the ball from getting in without much success. My teammates cheered and high-fived me as Lincoln was jokingly pouting.

We walked the short distance to them and they all felicitated us for our big win and my new title as Captain of the team as well as Luna's. We started to walk back to dorms making small talk.

The brunette mechanic gave me a light punch on the shoulder, "Damn, Commander! I didn't expect you to be so good; three goals! "

"Yeah, that really was impressive, Lex! You two played really well too, that defensive play was on point, and you made the two other goals, right? " Bellamy added, pointing to Echo and then Luna.

"That's right! Wasn't I great, Clarke? Better than Lexa, yeah? " Luna grinned, facing the blonde.

The blonde rolled her eyes and tried to refrain a smile before shrugging and saying, "You two were good enough, I suppose."

Luna feigned shock and answered, "That's all I get? Come on, Princess! " She went to Clarke's side and put an arm around her shoulders, "I know you didn't take your eyes off me!"

I tried to keep calm seeing her get close to Clarke, and thankfully, Anya took Luna's shoulder which pulled her away from Clarke.

"Stop being so cocky, Luna. You can't get every single girl that way," my cousin joked.

"Maybe not, but I hear it works pretty well to get you," she responded.

Everyone laughed knowing she was referring to Raven, and Anya shot me a glare, understanding I had told Luna about her and Raven's flirting. The rest of the walk back home was pleasant due to the cool air and the good company. We joked around until we reached the dorms and went our separate ways. As was now usual, Clarke and I lingered a bit in the hallway to talk for a while.

"I'm really proud of you Lex, you're the team Captain!" she said sincerely.

"Thanks, Clarke. I'm proud Indra chose me also," I admitted with a shy smile.

"And you really are talented. I can't believe you're so good at all of these things! Piano, signing, school, soccer… You have everything! " she gushed as she pulled a finger at every added skill to the enumeration.

My smile faded, I didn't have everything. I didn't have the thing I wanted most, more that anything. I didn't have her. And why was that? Because I was scared, because I wanted to protect myself, because I didn't want to get hurt. But every time I saw her, I felt happy; every time she laughed, my heart skipped a beat; every time her wonderful blue eyes looked into mine, I was melting; every time I saw her, I only had eyes for her; every time she was there, I felt at home. What did I have to lose? Anya and Luna's words were real. I liked her, and I couldn't let her slip away. I wanted her and right now, was the right moment.

"Clarke, I…" I froze for a moment not knowing what to say. She looked at me a bit confused by the change of tone of our conversation. "I have to tell you… Hum, I am.. You know I-" I rambled before she interrupted.

"Lex, what is it?" she asked, concerned.

"Fuck, it! " I said, as I pulled her in for a kiss. Her pink lips were as soft as I had imagined, but I panicked when she stayed completely still. I opened my eyes to lost blue ones and I started to pull away ready to apologize. She let out a breath and grabbed my shirt pulling me back to her. The kiss was perfect; not too shy and just needy enough. She put her hands around my neck pulling me closer as I squeezed lightly her hips bringing her flush to mine. She smiled in the kiss and her breath hitched as I brought my hands under her shirt at the small of her back. Her tongue brushed my bottom lip asking for entrance, which I gladly granted. The moment our tongues touched, I shivered. I knew I would be craving this feeling as soon as it would end, and so, we parted only when the need for air was getting pressing. We caught our breaths, our foreheads resting against the others. She let out a small laugh before breaking the silence, "I thought this moment would never come…"

"Sorry it took me so long," I said before kissing her forehead softly.

"If I would've known I only had to compliment you to get you to kiss me I would've done it sooner!" we both laughed.

"Actually, you just reminded me I didn't have the one thing I wanted; you." I admitted, lifting her chin up so her eyes would meet mine. We kissed once more, slowly and softly.

"We better go now," she said keeping her beautiful eyes closed as she pulled back a bit, but not enough to get out of my arms.

"Yeah, we should, but I don't want to."

She hugged me tightly before I said, "I want to bring you out on a proper date."

Her eyes lit up, "Really? When?"

I thought about it for a few seconds, "Would next Monday be okay? You would've handed in your assignments and I don't have practice."

She placed a chaste kiss to my lips, "Monday's perfect! Good night, Lex."

"Good night, Clarke."

I hoped Anya wasn't already asleep, because I was definitely going to stay wide awake for a few more hours with a big bright smile plastered to my face.