yeee Chapter 8! Sorry it took so long. Hope you guys enjoy! Please review!
April 13th. It's a Friday. Friday the 13th. Of course. National Signing Day. Today Lexa and Octavia find out where they will spend the next four years of their life. And also where Raven and Wick's bouncing baby boy will move after the girls' freshman year. Whether Clarke will follow is undecided. Although they know exactly where they will go Lexa and Octavia are not telling anyone what college they have decided on. But the school is having a huge pep rally for the two seniors.
"Now please give a big Bulldogs welcome to our very own Octavia Blake and Lexa Woods!" The school's principal, Mr. Kane announces through the microphone. The students in the bleachers jump up and down for their two favorite basketball players as they approach center court.
Lexa scans the crowd for a certain blonde and spots her with the rest of team. Lexa's nerves are immediately eased at the sight of her blue-eyed beauty.
At center court there are two tables. One for Lexa. One for Octavia. On each table there are four snapbacks. Each with the logo of a college that has been recruiting them. On Octavia's table the schools represented are the University of Notre Dame, University of Tennessee, University of Connecticut, and Baylor University. The schools represented on Lexa's table are University of Tennessee, Michigan State University, University of Connecticut, and Ohio State University. On the table, behind the hats, is a stack of papers. Each piece of paper is a commitment to one of the four schools, they are to sign one of the pieces of paper and commit to the chosen school.
Lexa sits down at her table and Octavia hers. The cheers subside and Mr. Kane says "Ladies it is now time to make your decision." The two girls briefly make eye contact and look to the side to look at each of the representatives from each of the colleges. In just a few moments they are each going to shake hands with a member of those lined along the wall.
Lexa and Octavia return their gazes to each other and without breaking eye contact they both reach for the hat with the same logo: The University of Connecticut. They put their hats on and go to each other before they shake hands with anyone. They embrace as the UConn representative approaches. The tall dark man shakes both girls hands and says "Welcome to Uconn, ladies. Our program is lucky to have you both. I am Thelonious Jaha. I will be your coach." He is flashing a bright smile at them but before they can respond students are rushing the floor and swarming the two players.
Clarke pushes and shoves until she gets to her girlfriend. Lexa lights up when she sees Clarke and sweeps her up into her arms.
"So what do you say? Wanna move to Connecticut?" Lexa shouts over the noise.
Clarke can't help but nod and bury her face in her girlfriend's chest. "I'd follow you to China if that's where you wanted to go." She says only loud enough for Lexa to hear.
Clarke waits by Lexa's truck while the brunette finishes up with Coach Jaha. As she sits in the hood of the truck none other than Jasper Jordan and Monty Green approach. The three had grown close since the school year started and the two young men had even joined the basketball team's study group. And let's face it, the two joining the group was the best thing to ever happen to all their grades.
Jasper appeared to be jumping up and down excitedly ranting about something, so Monty took over. "Hey, Griff. So it looks like you guys are be stuck with us a little longer."
At first she was very confused but then remembered what it was that Monty was talking about and probably what Jasper was going on about.
"Oh my god. I completely forgot. You guys got academic scholarships to Uconn. I guess in the commotion of the day I just… wow. It's been a long day." She runs her hand through her hair but smiles knowing she will have her friends there when she makes the big move.
"It's okay we'll let slide this time." Jasper says after finally ceasing his rambling. "But we should move together, like all at once. We could pile all our shit into some U-Haul trailers and just make a big road trip out of it."
"That sounds like so much fun. We could stop at Myrtle Beach. There is so much cool stuff we can do on the way there." Monty exclaims.
"On the way to where?" Lexa asks from behind Monty, Octavia, Lincoln, Raven and Wick also approaching. Lexa goes to the bed of the truck and climbs in. Everyone else follows and soon all eight friends are sitting in the bed of Serenity talking about their futures together.
"We could stop in Washington D.C. or New York City!" Octavia exclaims.
"Or Philadelphia!" Wick adds.
"And if we take a slight detour we could go to the Hershey factory in Pennsylvania." Lincoln says.
"And we could go to Baltimore and see the Walters Art Museum." Clarke nearly shouts with excitement.
After a few more minutes of rattling off ideas the teens settle into a comfortable silence. But Lexa chooses to break it.
"I'm going to miss you so much next year, Rae." Lexa says not with sadness in her eyes but optimism.
Raven and Wick decided to stay in Marbury until Raven and their newborn son were ready to move. Raven's due date is in August and the stress of moving her entire life to another state would've been too much for Raven. So the two soon-to-be parents decided to just travel with their friends on their first journey to Connecticut and then come back after they were settled.
"Yeah, I'm going to miss you too." Raven says but quickly perks up. "Well, in other news we decided on a name for our bouncing baby boy."
Raven beams and says "His name will be Alexander Sage Wick." Raven looks at Lexa "You've been absolutely amazing, in fact you're better than Wick on most days. When I first found out I was pregnant my mind went places and came up with scenarios that I look at now and think 'why would I even consider that?'. But you helped me make the decision to keep my son. And he deserves to have an amazing godmother just like I've had an amazing friend." Raven managed to maintain a smile and hold back her tears but Lexa (strong and stoic) on the other hand is crying mess.
Clarke is rubbing soothing circles into her girlfriend's back when she realizes something. "Where did 'Sage' come from?"
Everyone looks at Clarke like she just said the dumbest thing. But then they all realize that Lexa never told her.
Lexa manages some form of a laugh and says "It's my middle name, Clarke. My middle name is Sage."
"I can't believe I didn't know your middle name. How could you not tell me that?"
"It didn't seem important. And you never asked."
"Point taken." Clarke concedes but Lexa knows she will hear about it later.
Soon after the group decides to retire for the evening but agree to meet up for dinner and movie the following night.
Lexa drives home and pulls up between the two houses. "Do you want to stay at my house tonight? You know my parents won't mind." Clarke asks.
"Actually I was thinking we stay at my house. My parents left for their vacation in the Bahamas this morning."
Clarke was bothered by the fact that Lexa's parents knowingly missed their daughter's signing day but didn't let Lexa know it. Clarke knew why Lexa wanted to stay at her house, but she didn't want to give her girlfriend the satisfaction of knowing how sexually frustrated she had been the past two weeks.
Lexa unlocks her front door and drops her and Clarke's stuff off in the kitchen while the blonde makes her way up to her girlfriend's bedroom. Clarke waits on the brunette's bed patiently, but soon the day begins to weigh on her and she quickly loses her strength.
Lexa appears in the doorway of her own bedroom to find the blonde sound asleep on her bed. She leans in the doorway for a moment and watches the woman loves peacefully asleep, no cares in the world. She knows that tomorrow they have much to discuss as far as life after high school. But right now Lexa just wants to enjoy this moment. So she crawls in behind her girlfriend and pulls her in close.
It was a short chapter, I know. But I didn't want you guys to wait any longer. Don't worry I promise this is far from over. We still have the big move and eventually four years of college. So what do you guys think of Raven's plan and the baby's name? I put a lot of thought into it and took your suggestions into consideration. I hope you guys like the chapter! Please Review!