I'm baaaaaack! Casually watching Rubicon – oooooo dramatic
God I hate Emerson, his face is just, euuuuuggggghhhhhh
Anyway enjoy there's a bit of angst coming your way so enjoy the lightness whilst it lasts ;)
Clexafever: Haha worried? Oh don't worry, If I fail out of college it'll have nothing to do with the 100 :') I'm glad you're still enjoying it
castlewalls7: Bellamy was asking for the teasing :') As for Lexa that's going to be the main focus of the next few chapters
Disclaimer: if I did own this do you think I would still be at college?
"You and Bellamy then?"
Echo and Lexa hadn't talked much more than the brief conversation they had had before the hunt and Echo was quickly learning that Lexa enjoyed teasing her. A lot.
She didn't know whether it stemmed from their years of separation or this was Lexa letting down her walls but it was starting to grate on her last nerve.
"We've already discussed this Lexa"
"No you talked and I listened" Lexa protested.
Echo shook her head, "Yes and then you took him out on a hunt and beheaded a boar in front of him before dissecting it"
There was something normal about the new dynamic between them and Echo loved it. They were in a time of peace for the first time in their lifetimes and she felt slightly lost with all this new found freedom. One good thing this lifestyle brought was the new side of Lexa. Peace suited her and it meant that her hard exterior could fall around them. The teasing was just another part of this 'peace' Lexa.
Just when she thought Lexa might have given up Bellamy arrived.
He placed the gun down in front of Echo on the table. She paused mid mouthful and gave him a look, "What?"
He sat down opposite her and indicated to the gun, "Your people are learning to shoot, I owe you, so I'll teach you how to shoot"
Lexa snorted into her food and Bellamy ignored her, "Shall we?"
Echo shook her head in exasperation, "You're not going to drop this are you?"
"You said yourself that if I enjoyed dancing then I had to teach you something" Lexa snorted again and a moment later the table banged as she yelped and glared at Echo who was pointedly avoiding her gaze, "So here's my offer"
Lexa opened her mouth to say something but Echo pushed her face away with the palm of her hand and she smiled at him, "Okay, you can teach me how to shoot"
He grinned an rose from the table, "Great. Don't be late"
She winked at him as he walked over to where Octavia and Clarke were prepping food.
Echo spun and glared at Lexa, "You certainly pick your moments to act like a normal human being"
She said nothing but wiggled her eyebrows suggestively at her sister who groaned and slammed her head on the table.
Sometimes she really misses the mountain.
XoXoXoX
Raven's eyes fluttered open. The first thing she became aware of was the pain shooting down her side towards her leg causing a groan to escape her lips. At the sound of her groan a movement came from her right and she turned to see Octavia's eyes opening.
"Hey" she mumbled and Octavia's eyes widened.
She jumped forward and grabbed Raven's hand. Her eyes faded to anger and she growled at Raven, "How couldn't you tell me what you were doing?"
"Because you would stay" She croaked out but Octavia's eyes didn't waver.
"Of course I would stay! I can't lose you too Raven, I stayed at mount weather because you needed me and you needed me now"
Raven closed her eyes and swallowed, she was too tired for this, "That's why I couldn't tell you, I asked you to stay at the Dam and that wasn't fair Octavia. You could have gotten out, saved yourself, but I made you stay and you could have died"
Octavia shook her head and leaned closer, "You didn't make me stay Raven, I chose to, and I would do it all over again. I'm just glad you're okay"
"Why?" She croaked out.
"Because I love you" Octavia said simply.
Raven's eyes widened and she opened her mouth to reply but Octavia cut her off, "I don't need to hear it back, I just want you to know"
She smiled at her and pulled her into a quick kiss.
XoXoXoX
Abby held out her hand for Raven and smiled encouragingly, "Just take it easy with the first few steps"
Raven huffed and looked at her legs hanging over the bed, "I can't do it Abby. My muscles are just too weak for this right now"
Octavia was watching. They had expected Raven to be anxious to be out of bed the moment she woke up but it had been a week now and she was still trying to put off the inevitable.
"Come on Raven just a few steps"
She shook her head again and Octavia rolled her eyes, Okay enough is enough.
"Abby let me try" The doctor nodded and left the room for a moment to give them some privacy.
Raven glared at her, "What?"
It was time for Raven to realise she wasn't the only stubborn one in this relationship. Octavia knelt down in front of her but stared back at her with a stony expression.
"At first I found this whole 'patient reluctance' really cute" Raven gave her a look, "But now it's just starting to grate on me and I'm getting really sick of it"
"Well thanks for the concern" Raven snapped back causing Octavia to return her glare.
"I'm serious. I've had enough of this Raven, you're supposed to be a pain in my ass not stuck in bed all day, time to get up"
"I am up" Her refusal spurred Octavia up into a standing position and she grabbed her hands.
"I mean up up. Stand up!"
"No" Raven stared up at her in defiance.
Throwing her head back and letting out a low groan she pulled on her hands, "Up Raven. You don't have a choice in this"
It took a few more attempts but eventually Raven relented and finally Raven was leaning heavily against Octavia but standing none the less. Octavia guided Raven's legs and pulled into her first few steps.
Raven was beaming as her leg moved with Octavia's, "I'm doing it!"
"See" Octavia guided her into the next step, "I told you"
Just as she said that Raven slipped and fell back into Octavia's embrace. She winced slightly but when her eyes met the mechanics she was shocked to find the happiness still plastered across her face.
"I still did it"
"Yes" She lowered her lips down to her forehead, "Yes you did"
XoXoXoX
Clarke let out a long sigh as she entered the tent. The day had been long and tiring. A few of her people were still reluctant to make the joining of their people so she and Abby had spent most of the day being the mediator in arguments. Lexa would have helped but she had her own problems with a group of grounders on the outskirts of her border.
Clarke threw her gun down on the table and her eyes landed on Lexa who was sitting on her throne with her head in her hands looking exhausted.
"Rough day for you too?"
Lexa didn't respond and Clarke realised she was asleep. She winced and slipped over to her, she didn't want to wake her but the throne couldn't be a comfortable for her to sleep. She needn't have worried though because a second later Lexa jerked herself awake.
Her eyes were wide and panicked but the moment they spotted Clarke she attempted to hide it. Lexa coughed awkwardly and moved from the seat to undress, "How was your day?"
Clarke shook her head and moved to remove her clothes as well, "Tiring, yours?"
"It was" she paused to think for a moment, "Long"
She nodded and waited for Lexa to finish before walking over and putting her hands on the girls shoulders, "Lexa…"
"Clarke" Lexa eyed her warily.
"We need to talk Lexa"
Lexa swallowed and attempted to calm herself but Clarke had learned to read the other girl so the fear wasn't lost on her, "You can't spend the rest of your life avoiding sleep Lexa"
"I'm not" Clarke closed her eyes and stepped back.
"I'm not stupid Lexa so don't treat me like I am"
She frowned and opened her mouth to argue but Clarke cut her off, "Don't deny it. I know that you haven't slept properly in ages, I haven't missed the fact that you're always awake when I go to sleep and wake up, you finally fall asleep but it hardly lasts. You're avoiding it and you're avoiding talking to me"
Lexa pursed her lips and refused to speak. Clarke frowned and pointed to the bed, "You don't have to talk to me but at least try and sleep? I'll be right here. Just try it please, for me"
She looked like she wanted to do anything else but at Clarke's pleading eyes she couldn't say no.
They settled comfortably into the bed with Clarke on her back and Lexa's head on her chest. She held her with one arm and her other moved up to stroke her spine gently. She waited patiently and for a while Lexa still seemed to be refusing sleep but ever so slightly her breathing evened out and Clarke relaxed back into the covers.
She smiled lightly and looked down at the sleeping form. She wasn't relaxed but at least she was asleep.
Clarke was about to join her when Lexa tensed and her heart rate sped up. Clarke looked down as Lexa attempted to push her body away. She was still asleep so Clarke tried to wake her but that just seemed to panic her further. Her hands went to fight against the sleeping girl but she was strong and it was all Clarke could do to stop her from pushing herself off the bed.
"Lexa" She continued to push and shake her head, "Lexa!"
Her eyes whipped open and she was breathing heavily. Lexa scanned the tent and looked around her dazed but she was still breathing heavily and panicking slightly.
"Lexa it's me, it's okay"
She finally noticed Clarke but that didn't seem to reassure her and a new form of panic seemed to settle in. An incoherent noise came from her mouth as she scrambled from the bed and hurried to put her clothes on.
"Lexa talk to me"
Clarke attempted to turn her around but instead she pulled on the last of her clothes and darted from the tent without looking at Clarke.
She ran a tired hand through her hair and tried to hold back the worried tears that were at the edge of her vision.
XoXoXoX
Clarke hadn't slept by the time she arrived at the Ark. She made her way to the medical bay where Abby was seeing to a young girl that had come down with an illness.
She looked up at Clarke's entrance and gave her a smile before looking back at the girl, "Okay just rest here and I'll come back to check on you in a minute"
The young girl nodded and Abby stroked her head reassuringly before standing up and walking over to Clarke, "You look exhausted"
She snorted and crossed her arms, "Not as bad as Lexa"
Abby's eyes widened, "What happened?"
They sat down at the desk and Clarke leaned on her hands suddenly feeling the full extent of her exhaustion, "It was going so well. I got her to sleep and I thought she might actually be okay but then she suddenly started to panic… god she must have been having a nightmare! She woke up and just ran from the tent; didn't even look me in the eye before going"
Abby nodded and rubbed her hand across Clarke's back reassuringly, "I think I have an idea what it might be, let me speak to her?"
Clarke raised her head to reveal watery eyes, "You think it will help?"
"I do"
She nodded and smiled, "Then please do"
XoXoXoX
Lexa was tending to the horses. She found it calming and soothing as she stroked down the mane gently and allowed her thoughts to clear.
Footsteps approached from the right and she recognised the familiar heavy foot as the sky peoples way. Turning her head gently she was surprised to find Abby approaching not the younger Griffin.
"Commander"
Lexa smiled and nodded a welcome, "It's Lexa, Chancellor, and you saved my life in the mountain"
Abby walked up to the horse and admired it for a moment, "I think we both know why I'm here commander"
"Clarke" She didn't need to ask to know the answer, "Clarke spoke to you"
"She's worried about you" Abby turned to face her, "And frankly Commander, so am I"
"I am fine"
"That's a lie" It wasn't a question and Lexa was feeling too tired to argue with her. She argued with Clarke because she didn't want her to worry but there was a level of respect that she had for the doctor, "You and I both know what happened in that mountain. Clarke knows what happened to you in there Lexa you can talk to her… but I don't think that's the problem here"
Lexa's movements faltered, "I am… afraid of what sleep brings"
Abby nodded, "I think you need some closure on what happened to you"
"It's not just the mountain" she admitted, "I see every death from this war and I feel the guilt from each man and woman"
They stood in silence for a moment as Abby waited for Lexa to speak again.
"I think I know what I have to do"
XoXoXoX
Raven was balancing precariously on a stool when Wick entered. He shot her a smug grin and waved his hand.
She smiled back and he made his way over to his work station, "Somebody is up and about"
"Kind of" she mumbled as she struggled to balance, "So what's our latest project?"
"Well I was thinking since the Dam was such a roaring success we could blow up the Ark next" He grinned at the glare he was given, "Seriously though we have nothing to do around here Raven"
Raven huffed slightly and picked up a radio in front of her, "What's happening with the radios?"
Wick shrugged, "Nothing, we don't need them, use them if you like but there's nothing to use them for"
She looked at them for a moment and lifted her head to look at the dead radio against the wall…
"Hey aren't the other Ark stations still out there somewhere?"
"I suppose" He didn't seem to be listening.
"What if we use the radios to try and contact the other stations… Now the wars over we could try and search for survivors?"
Wick paused and frowned at her, "You're serious?"
"Yes!"
He smiled slightly and she could feel her excitement growing. She had to tell Clarke.
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