It's noon, the sun is shining and a nice gentle breeze is blowing, all in all the weather was perfect. And Raven was enjoying it for more than one reason.
Octavia was taking a nap while Raven was on a verge of a hysterical laugh.
Octavia was snoring, loudly. Raven looked at the side and rear mirror on the car. Deciding there was no danger in fooling around a little bit, she kept one hand on the steering wheel and with the other she reached for her phone.
She successfully recorded Octavia's orchestra of noises. She hit save and then sent the recording as a message to Clarke. „Check it out my own symphony by Octavia Blake." She hit send.
She immediately got a reply from Clarke. „Don't text and drive genius."
Raven smiled but sobered up and focused on the road while putting her phone away.
Soon Octavia woke up. The car was silent because Raven was trying to be quiet so that Octavia could nap.
„Hey mini Blake, you had a good nap?" Raven had a grin on her face.
Octavia snorted. „You do get I'm still taller than you right." She moaned as she stretched her hands above her head and heard satisfying pops of her sleep stiff limbs.
„Also Raven, every time you open your mouth, you seem to get even more annoying. Does it take effort to do that?" Octavia loved their shared banter.
Raven was smiling „Remember that time when I asked for your option?"
„No."
„Yeah, neither do I"
They both laughed.
The drive continued. They were both enjoying the music on the radio. After a few hours, a few pit stops and a three hour singing competition, they were both a bit tired and ready to call it a day, but Raven wanted to keep on driving a little bit more.
In a few moments Raven put her hand on Octavia's knee. Octavia stopped singing and turned to face her companion.
„Look at the horizon O."
It was another sunset. She watched with an unwavering gaze, as the Sun and light slowly sank beneath the horizon, and threads of light lingered in the sky, mingling with the rolling clouds, dyeing the heavens first orange, then red, a kaleidoscope of warm calming colors. She took Raven hand in her own and squeezed it tight.
Her eyes are steady to the horizon, face aglow with the last orange rays before twilight beckons the stars. „It's beautiful Raven."
Raven just gazed at Octavia. „Yeah, it sure is."
Soon the last rays of light were gone, and the twinkle of the stars took its place and without the pollution of the cities the open road skies were full of stars.
Octavia opened the window and put her head trough the window to see the skies better.
In moments like these, Raven wished she had a convertible.
„OK Blake, Imma need you to get back in the car, because Bellamy will have my skin if you fall out." Raven said after seeing Octavia managed to get her whole torso out the window of her car.
„Buzkill." Octavia muttered as she pulled herself back in. She glanced at Raven.
„Dude your nose is bleeding." She stated.
Raven frowned and brought her hand to her nose, it came away covered in blood.
„Shit not again." Raven mumbled as she pulled the car over.
2 years ago Raven was in a car accident, some drunk idiot rammed into her side of the car. Thankfully she bounced back pretty fast. Unfortunately she has a small limp with one leg and chronic nosebleeds from head trauma.
When they pulled over and got out of the car Raven was using some tissues from her pocket to wipe the blood away while Octavia went around to stand by Ravens side.
„Hey, hey I got you OK. Relax." Octavia gently spoke as she pinched Raven's nose with one hand and used the other to tilt Raven's head slightly forward.
„You don't have to hold my nose." Raven spoke and moved her hand to replace Octavia's, but Octavia wouldn't budge.
They spent a moment in silence the only noise being Raven breathing through her mouth and feeling the blood pooling in her nose. „I'm tired." Raven mumbled.
Octavia's hand was still on Raven's neck and she gently cradled Raven's head to her chest, Raven leaned into her as Octavia started to tenderly rock Raven side to side. „Shh, I got you Rey."
„You're soft." Raven murmured as she snuggled her head to her chest. „Mhm." Octavia hummed.
After a few more minutes Octavia slowly pulled back and let Raven's nose go.
All of the pooled blood to spill out, thankfully Raven was leaning forward and Octavia stepped back before any of it got on her. Raven used a tissue to wipe the remains of the blood.
They were sitting on roof of the car stargazing.
„Remember how we met?" Octavia asks and breaks the silence.
„I fucked your brother." Raven said with a bit of disdain.
„Yeah, I don't mean that time you ran out the door after seeing me and thinking I was his girlfriend, I meant remember how we met at school, the day after."
Raven laughed. Thinking back she never thought she would see Bellamy or the pretty girl ever again, but fate played a funny game. The next day at school some guy was teasing Raven and just wouldn't let up, until the pretty girl came around and broke his nose with her fist. Raven thought she was just getting him out of the way so she could beat her up for sleeping with her boyfriend. Octavia smiled kindly and introduced herself to Raven.
On the same day Octavia introduced Raven to Bellamy and Raven introduced them both to Clarke. The four of them got along like a house on fire. And since that day they all remained close friends.
„What about it? You regret not punching me?" Raven smirked and looked to Octavia.
„No, just thought you wanna remember something nice after the nosebleed. I know you get lost in thought and you usually end up in one bad place or another." Octavia's tone was serious as she gazed at Raven.
„You are not the bad things that happened to you, yes they are a part of you but they don't necessarily define you, you are not the mistakes you've made, and above all other things you are not alone. You have Clarke to give you good advice, you have Bellamy when you need a shoulder to lean on and you have me to beat the shit out of anyone who says you are anything less than perfect, because trust me Ray, you are.
Raven placed her head in her hands. „Aw shit Blake you made me blush."
„I mean it." Octavia's tone was heartfelt.
„Thank you." Ravens words were whispered but genuine.