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When Raven woke up for the second time she could feel the heavy pressure on her right side. It was a different feeling compared to the throbbing pain in her left side. The bullet wound in her chest ached more as her senses heightened.

Opening her eyes she was met with Octavia lying against her fast asleep. She smiled weakly and looked around. There was a dull hum as the last remaining few grounders were discharged or visiting the remaining few. Most had opted to recover back at the camp that had taken up outside the entrance to mount weather yesterday. She looked at the clock and noticed it was mid-afternoon.

Clarke noticed she was awake and moved over from the bed she was at, "Hey"

Raven smiled and shifted into a sitting position careful not to wake Octavia, "Hey"

She sat down on Raven's left side, "How are you feeling?"

She shrugged, "I'm okay I guess. I've been better though"

Clarke nodded and smiled weakly, "I'm glad you're alive Raven"

"You too Griffin"

They shared a smile and Raven sighed, "How's Lexa?"

She looked down to her fingers that were twisting the bedsheets, "No change. My mum said the drug has left her system but because of the high dose she received it's damaged her nerve endings… She's got this nervous way about her now. She's still tough but she's always moving now and sometimes I can see the fear there"

"She's haunted by it… We all are"

Clarke sighed, "I know but she's trained for this"

"She's still human though Clarke. Lexa was going to reach breaking point sometime"

"Cage won"

It was so quiet that Raven almost missed it, "I'm sorry?"

"Cage won" Clarke repeated and met Raven's eyes, "He's dead and we took the mountain but really he won. Lexa won't ever be the same again, my mum said she'll always have moments like that, moments when the memories hit her and nightmares tear her from sleep. All of us are changed because of what he did"

"Cage didn't win Clarke and if you live the rest of your life acting like he has then you're just letting him win"

Clarke didn't reply so Raven continued, "Cage is dead. The marrow treatment was never complete, Lexa's still alive, I'm still alive, you're still here. Cage lost Clarke and now we have to learn how to move on and you need to learn how to forgive yourself for the things you've done"

"I can't do that"

Raven rolled her eyes, "You expect Lexa to recover and move on? You want her to forgive herself?"

"Of course" she looked affronted.

"It's the same for you Clarke"

She was about to reply when Octavia shifted. They both looked as the younger Blake moved into an upright position. She smiled when she saw that Raven was awake but frowned the moment she spotted Clarke.

Feeling the awkwardness Clarke mumbled a goodbye to Raven and left.

Octavia moved closer to Raven and went to hold her hand but she pulled it away. Octavia gave her a questioning look.

"You need to forgive Clarke"

"No I don't" snapped Octavia.

Raven glared down at her, "The decisions she made whilst she was at war can't be held against her Octavia. She needs to forgive herself and for that to happen then you need to forgive her too… We all have battle scars Octavia"

She nodded and went to hold Raven's hand again, this time she didn't pull away, "Thank you"

Raven raised an eyebrow, "For what?"

"Not dying"

"Well you're welcome" she laughed slightly.

Octavia shook her head, "I'm serious. I couldn't handle losing you too… I care about you Reyes"

Raven's face turned serious and she squeezed Octavia's hand, "I care about you too Blake"

They smiled slightly for a moment. Neither was going to admit the stronger attraction; not today anyway. Too many people had died and there was too much blood on their hands. Raven was right though maybe once they had learnt to forgive themselves then they could finally move on.

Octavia scrunched her nose slightly in thought and Raven laughed, "What?"

She looked at Raven, "You're just a bullet magnet aren't you?"

Raven laughed and grinned at her causing Octavia to smile back, "Maybe I am"

XoXoXoX

Echo was scrubbing the dirt and blood from Lexa's clothes when Bellamy entered the tent.

They had retrieved her items when they had discovered the room Lexa had been kept in. They had also found Cage's notes on the treatment she had undergone in those few short hours. Abbey had seen then so she knew how best to treat her, Echo had read them but not understood any of it and Clarke didn't even know they existed. Abbey was convinced that Clarke couldn't handle the information on top of everything else.

Echo was too afraid to ask what the notes meant.

She had seen her sister in the following hours and it scared her to no end. The last time they had seen each other Lexa had been the commander for nearly a year. That was before Costia, before her death had hardened Lexa's soul and before Clarke had appeared ready to soften it again. Sometimes Echo couldn't help but wonder who was saving who in that relationship because that's what it was. A relationship. Whether the two were aware of it or not.

Now without the war and the threat of death maybe they would both find the strength to pull them up from this and admit their feelings.

Echo knew that she and Lexa had things to talk through but that could wait. She needed to recover and their people needed to mourn.

She didn't give him a chance to speak, "Usually we have people to do this for us"

He stood next to her and watched her work, "Then why are you?"

"I feel like it should be me"

He nodded in understanding and she remembered for a moment that he too had a younger sister. He opened his mouth to speak again, "If you're older then weren't you chosen as commander?"

She didn't look up but shrugged her shoulders, "Our commanders are chosen by spirit, not by age, the previous commander's spirit chose Lexa not me. It is our way"

"How old was she?"

She stopped the scrubbing for a moment and looked blankly ahead as her mind went back to the day she was chosen, "She was young… Nine winters past. Too young"

He raised a hand to her shoulder gently, "Did you go with her?"

Echo continued to clean, "No. It was not permitted and by the time I could have joined her I was already sent to war"

Bellamy stopped asking questions after that but silently picked her a piece of clothing to help her clean. She didn't stop him.

XoXoXoX

Clarke visited Lexa twice a day. It became habit and she fell into a pattern. Once in the morning, check the people in medical before lunch, after lunch check the people around camp and mount weather, visit Lexa until bed. She continued to do this for days to come and slowly but surely Lexa seemed to be making an improvement.

Her shaking had stopped but the nervous twitch in her left hand never quite seemed to go away. Also Clarke noticed a new habit she had of scanning her surroundings nervously before she allowed herself to relax slightly.

Her mum said it was all in reaction to the drug. Clarke wasn't so sure.

Only on the fifth day, when Raven and two grounders were the only ones left in the medical bay, did she finally discover the notes left by Cage.

At first she had been angry with her mum for not showing her the notes sooner but after reading them for the tenth time she understood her reasoning. Then her anger shifted, it shifted to a man that was dead, a man she could no longer take her anger out on. Her anger at Cage for Lexa mixed in with everything else. All the guilt mixed with the anger and she felt a burning passion against this man. But there was nobody left for her to hate because they were all dead. She had killed them.

He had drugged her, electrocuted her, beaten her and then drugged her again repeatedly for two and a half hours before moving her upstairs with her mother.

The gash under her eye had healed but left a thin scar that stretched underneath; Lexa said it reminded her of Indra and Clarke agreed. Her hands were raw from the treatment she had received and Clarke missed the softness she had once felt by their touch. The bullet wound was slowly healing and caused problems for Lexa when she tried to move. Clarke had yet to allow her to try and walk.

In some ways Lexa seemed to be reluctant. There were two sides of her these days and Clarke could never guarantee which one she would get; Lexa or the commander. The commander was adamant she would be walking soon and was determined to get back to her people soon and show them how strong she was. Lexa however was afraid. She feared the mountain and feared anything that lay outside of the room she was recovering in.

Lexa was the one bearing the burden. Bearing her battle scars. Clarke felt for her but it was also starting to grate on her nerves.

The change came a week after the fall of the mountain. She walked in after a particularly hard day to find Echo and Abbey standing beside Lexa was dangling from the side of her bed in an attempt to stand up. They all looked up as she entered.

"What's going on?"

Lexa grunted she pushed herself up and swatted away a helping hand from Echo, "I've had enough. I need to be out there with my people not in here hiding"

"You're not hiding you're recovering"

She moved forward to help but Lexa pushed her away too as she stood and both legs. For a moment she stood eyes closed and holding her side before opening them and hardening her features.

"I'll recover better out there"

Clarke nodded. Any other time she would have argued against it but it had been a week now and the Lexa before would have been doing this on the first day. If she was choosing now to start acting more like the commander then fine, Clarke would support that. As long as it didn't hinder her recovery.

"Just don't aggravate your wounds"

"I've been through this with her Clarke" her mother reassured her and she noticed the open notes on the bed.

She looked back to Lexa and saw for the first time a fiery determination there, "You've read them?"

She nodded, "I did. I needed too"

So that's why she was up. Maybe fully understanding the process of what brought you to this point helped you find some closure. Maybe before Lexa could recover she needed the closure on what she had been through. So she could understand and move on.

Clarke smiled. They were going to be okay.

XoXoXoX

Raven wasn't one for patience Octavia discovered and having her side ripped over changed nothing. Part of her was happy about that, that what she had been through hadn't fully changed her, but a part of her wished Raven would just sit still.

Clarke had warned her about getting up and moving around too quickly and irritating her wounds. So far Raven had managed to ignore every word of that.

"Raven would you please sit down?"

The mechanic continued to ignore her and limped towards her bag. She picked it up and tossed the things on her bed inside it.

"Raven please"

"I'm bored Octavia" She rolled her eyes, "I need to be out there helping our people not in here staring at the same four walls day in day out"

Octavia scoffed as Bellamy and Echo entered. Raven was the only patient left in medical now besides Lexa. The only difference was Lexa was permitted to leave.

"What's wrong with her?"

"She's bored" All three of them watched as Raven threw the last of her things into the bag.

"Clarke's going to ape shit when she sees you walking around" Bellamy watched her in amusement.

Raven looked up at him, "Well I wasn't planning on telling her, were you?"

Bellamy opened his mouth to speak but a voice overcut his, "Tell who what?"

All of them looked round to see Clarke walking towards them followed by Lexa.

Raven groaned, "I'm checking myself out of here princess"

Octavia smirked, "She thinks she's invisible. Got a cure from pig-headedness?"

Bellamy grinned whilst Echo and Lexa shared a bemused expression. Raven glared at them, "I'm not being pig-headed I'm just tired of waiting around and seeing the same things every day. Besides this mountain make me sick"

Clarke crossed her arms, "Did my mum give you the all clear?"

Raven shoved her way passed and towards the door, "I didn't ask"

She ignored their calls and left the medical bay. Octavia shook her head and made to follow, "I'll get her back here"

"Good luck with that" Bellamy mumbled and then turned to Clarke and Lexa, "What happens to our people now?"

Lexa was dressed in her full black attire without the commander's sash or war paint. Though Bellamy supposed she didn't need to wear it anymore. They weren't at war after all.

"Clarke and I have agreed that it would be best if our people keep the alliance and go back to camp Jaha. My people will set their camp outside of the fence and our people can work together… Some of your people wish to join and learn from mine. This is an opportunity for us all to work together"

Clarke nodded, "Lexa and I are heading to Polis after everyone has settled down. The twelve clans have decided to call a meeting"

He frowned, "What does that mean"

Lexa sighed, "I am not sure but all of the other commanders will be there. I think it is best Clarke came as a representative of the sky people… You are protected under your alliance to me but it would be more practical if I could get you to sign under the alliance of the twelve clans"

Bellamy looked to Echo who was listening quietly to his right, "Can I come?"

She indicated to Clarke, "The decision is Clarke's as to who she choses to accompany her"

Lexa and Echo left shortly after and Bellamy couldn't help but ask, "Am I coming?"

"I'm not sure" She frowned at his pointed look, "I need someone here who can lead the remaining 100. My mother is chancellor and I have no interest in taking that away but we both know the 100 stopped listening to them a long time ago"

He sighed and nodded, "Alright I'll stay and keep them in check but at least take Monroe with you?"

"I'll be fine, I'm with Lexa, besides Octavia is her personal guard so she'll be there too" She agreed anyway though, she had planned on taking Monroe from the beginning.

He seemed slightly more relaxed at her agreement then realised what she said and became tense again, "Wait personal guard? When did that happen?"

Clarke just laughed and shook her head.

I think people have some stuff to work through?

What do you all make of Echo?

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