Chapter 4 - Puce curses that are sounds not words.

Although Clarke is relieved and glad to have Raven back in college, her tiresome remarks and snarky comments, are starting to agitate her caffeine deprived mind. All Clarke wants is a nice, warm cup of coffee and for Raven to shut the hell up.

"Raven would you just stop" Clarke says as she massages her temples.

"Aww, is the princess grumpy?"

Clarke frowns "I stayed up all night studying for an exam, to find out that it has been cancelled. I think I have the right to be pissed off"

"Someone call Clarke a w'ambulance" Raven mocks in her best baby voice. A retort is on the tip of her tongue, when Octavia slams her tray onto the café table, grumbling obscenities. Clarke eyes the girl carefully as she slides into a seat. She looks sweaty and tired. Considering she just came out of a sports practice with Indra, the brunette seems to be in fine condition. And Clarke would have thought that Octavia was fine, if it was not for the aggressive and agitated stabbing of her food. Clarke glances at Raven and mouths- what's up with her? A sloppy shrug is all that she receives in reply.

"How was practice O?"

Octavia scowls. "Stupid Lexa". Raven gestures for her to elaborate. "I'm surprised she can still walk, with that stick so far up her ass". Clarke lets out a small gush of air in an attempt to conceal her laughter.

"What's she done this time?"

"She's such an ass, I don't think I can get through one more training session of her ordering me about without punching her"

"Look I know she's a bitch, but you can't punch her O, you could get kicked out" Clarke warns.

"Yeah, that and Lexa would totally kick her ass" Raven mumbles. Octavia's ears perk up as she turns to stare accusingly at Raven.

"Sorry, what was that?"

"Look, I know you're a good fighter and everything, but I have seen her abs"

"I have abs!" Octavia protests childishly.

"Yeah, but hers are just on like a whole new level" Raven sighs in awe.

"Oh my god! Raven you are such a perv!" Clarke says in distain.

"Oh Clarke… Clarkey, Clarkey. My painfully straight friend. That girl is HOT". Raven gestures wildly. "I would so bang her, but she won't say more than a few words to me"

"How do you even know she's into girls?"

"Trust me. She is, she literally brings a new girl to our room every week and didn't you walk in on her with a girl?"

"Yeah but-"

"Eww, where the hell do you go?" Octavia interrupts Clarke.

"Oh, I don't have to go anywhere, she usually just takes them into the bathroom. It's rather convenient for me actually"

"Oh my god, that is horrible." Clarke grimaces.

Raven shrugs "I wouldn't mind if it was me she was dragging in there, that whole bad girl thing she's got going on totally does it for me"

"Oh my god, Raven shut up, shut up"

"So I may have invited Lexa to go bowling with us…"

"WHAT? Raven, I'm actually going to kill you!"

The old, retro sign, hangs precariously above the entrance to the bowling alley. Clarke sighs and glances at her dad's watch. "When are Raven and Lexa gonna get here?"

"Quit whining Clarke, Raven just texted saying they will be here in a few minutes"

"This was her idea in the first place, why are they late?"

"Raven said Lexa had a meeting with coach Indra that ran over"

"I'm starting to see why you hate her so much" Octavia merely huffs a laugh in response and begins kicking stones across the parking lot. Moments later, Raven's beat up jeep veers into view.

"Fucking finally" Clarke mutters. Raven slowly hobbles out of the car and waves obnoxiously at Clarke. Lexa exits the car and makes her way towards the group, preoccupied with something on her phone.

"Prepare to get your asses whipped!" Octavia shrieks, while swinging the door open. This is going to be a long night…

As it turns out Clarke had underestimated; this night was fucking eternal. Now, alongside Raven's insanely inappropriate remarks and Octavia nearly breaking the floor with a blowing ball in frustration, she had to deal with Lexa and her arrogance. She was stoic and reserved in a : don't you fucking dare try to talk to me kind of way, but she was smug and sarcastic too. And although Clarke would never admit it, she was very good at bowling. Which only fuelled the brunette's arrogance.

"What the fuck!?" Octavia shouted. "That's not even possible, I swear"

Raven moved to select a ball from the ball return. "O keep it down"

"She just got five strikes in a row"

"Yeah and now guess who's about to get one" Raven says as she gestures to herself. Clarke ignores their squabbling and turns to glance at Lexa. A smirk paints her face and her eyes sparkle as she reads the scoreboard. Vain bastard. Clarke glances down her body, seeing the same leather jacket and combat boots that she noticed in the library mere days ago. Her hair remains in its usual braids. Everything about her is virtually the same, apart from the layer of dark eyeliner that has been carelessly applied. Careless in the way it seems like Lexa didn't really put that much effort in making it neat, but it turned out neat and anyway. Which doesn't even make sense, and honestly what is she even thinking right now. Nothing about this girl makes sense.

Clarke is startled out of her daze by a husky voice in her ear. "Would you like to take a picture Clarke, it will last longer" Clarke has no idea when Lexa had moved across the small space to sit next to her.

"I- um" Clarke stutters. " I- " Lexa just starts laughing lightly. " Fuck off Woods"

"Hey that's no way to speak to roommate's best friend's roommate"

"Seriously, go annoy someone else"

"You haven't even spoken to me before, what have I done to you?"

"I know all about what you did to Octavia in soccer practice". Clarke watches as Lexa's brow furrows in confusion, then rises in amusement.

"She was in the way"

"Doesn't mean you had to smack her in the face"

"I don't like people in my personal space"

"You didn't seem to mind being backed into a bathroom wall the other night"

Lexa doesn't even blush, as Clarke thought she would. Her eyes just glint and her mouth quirks like she is impressed with Clarke's comment. "Trust me it was the other way round after you left, I like to be in control" She gets up to take her turn and winks at Clarke. Clarke feels her face heat up in a blush.

Clarke watches as Octavia and Raven ferociously jab the puck at each other across the air hockey table. "You're going down Blake!"

"We'll see about that Reyes".

Sighing, Clarke glances down at her phone. She opens up Candy Crush and begins to tap furiously at the brightly colored candy on the screen. Come on come on. Just a few more points and she will overtake Bellamy.

"Having fun there Clarke?"

An involuntary jolt runs up her spine and flings her phone (and her potential high score) out of her grasp. Clarke takes several shuddering breaths.

"Motherfucking shitting-"Clarke breaths out. "Little-"She reaches down and picks up her phone, inspecting the screen for cracks. There are none. She spins around to find an amused Lexa. "Jesus Christ, you almost gave me a heart attack, you ass"

"I would apologize but this is too funny"

"I swear you get off on scaring me or something"

"Maybe I do" Clarke rolls her eyes.

Lexa swings her jacket over her shoulder. "Well, I shall bid you goodnight, Raven I'll see you at the dorm and Blake, a pleasure as always" Octavia simply glares in return to the girls sarcasm. Clarke watches as Lexa spins around and walks towards the exit. "Oh and Griffin, you got a little something on your face." Clarke opens the camera on her phone and finds a smear of chocolate. She blushes lightly, but covers it up with her attempts to wipe said chocolate off her face.

"So what was up with you and Woods tonight?"

"Raven what are you talking about?"

"The only person she really spoke to all night was you"

"Yeah only because she was being a dick and annoying me"

"But she spoke to you more tonight than I think she ever has with me"

"Whatever, I think she just hates me"

"Well, I can't argue with that, girl hates everyone"