I apologise for the jumping around this chapter but that's how I prefer to write for chapters like these when there's quite a bit happening – We're building up for some more intense chapters and this is the first hint of the finale so enjoy ;)

I hope you're all still enjoying this and I'm not completely boring you all haha

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"What did you say to Lexa?"

Abby was backed against the chair in her tent and she didn't think the word pissed was quite strong enough to describe Clarke's face. She spluttered out a reply but Clarke wasn't giving her a chance to speak.

"Why would you make her think that she has to go back there?"

"That's Lexa's choice" she defended.

Clarke let out a shrill laugh, "Oh really? Back to the mountain mum! Has that registered with you, she can't go back there, that won't help her! If anything that will make her feel worse"

"I don't think so" She wasn't going to relent on this, no matter what Clarke wanted.

"I don't care what you think" Clarke stepped closer so that she was right in Abby's face, "I don't want her to have to see what I saw when going through hat mountain. She needs closure not opening an old wound"

Clarke turned to leave but Abby stopped her, "Have you considered that maybe that's what she needs to get closure?"

She didn't reply but stormed out the way she came.

XoXoXoX

Raven threw the radio down in anger. Her and Wick had been at this for hours but they still couldn't hook it up to the Ark's mainframe to try and contact the other stations. Wick had given up about two hours ago and was currently attempting to balance his stool on one leg.

"Are you going to help me or continue to act like an idiot?"

His stool slammed back down, "Reyes we've been at this for hours and you still haven't got it – We'll get through the mainframe but it'll take time and whilst that's happening it wouldn't kill you to have some fun"

Raven glared, "Wick can you do me a favour?"

"Sure Zero-G"

"Shut up" she snapped causing him to fly back.

XoXoXoX

Clarke was heavily pacing. Her fingers were rubbing her temples gently and she turned as she reached the end of the tent again. Lexa had been giving her space after her freak out and her mum was also avoiding her. She just wanted to shout at her, shout at Lexa, god she wanted to shout at the pair of them. Why would Lexa want to go back there after everything they had done to move on?

The flap opened and she spun round expecting to see Lexa or her mum but instead it was Octavia who made her way into the tent, "Oh, is the commander here?"

"No" growled Clarke and returned to her pacing.

Octavia didn't move to leave but stayed there watching Clarke, "What's happened?"

"Why would you think something has happened?"

She snorted in amusement and raised an eyebrow, "Because you're burning a hole in the ground"

Clarke stopped pacing and faced her, "Oh… right"

"So…" Octavia moved to a spare chair, "What's happened?"

She sat down opposite Octavia and told her everything. Explained Lexa's trouble sleeping, the talk with her mum and now Lexa's confession. Octavia was nodding in understanding and she gave Clarke a reassuring smile.

"Maybe your mum's right"

"Oh not you too" She made to leave but Octavia grabbed her arm.

"I'm serious. Have you even considered why Lexa has suddenly decided to do this? It took her so long just to accept it and tell you… maybe she really does need to face this. Why don't you want her to go?"

"Lexa won-"

"We're not talking about Lexa, why don't you want her to go?"

Clarke bit her lip. Why didn't she want her to go to the mountain?

Octavia seemed to guess where her mind was going because she rubbed her arm reassuringly, "See… Your problem isn't with Lexa going. It's what she wants to do, this is about you and your problem with going"

She groaned and slapped her head, "I've been such a hypocrite haven't I?"

"Just a little" She grinned, "Talk to Lexa, like you wanted her to do with you"

"I don't even know where she is O"

Octavia looked to something over her shoulder, "I do"

"Clarke"

She turned her head to see Lexa standing at the entrance of the tent. Octavia coughed awkwardly, "Right, well I'll just leave you two"

Lexa waited until she left to approach Clarke. They stared at each other in silence for a moment.

"Lexa-"

"Clarke-"

Her eyes widened and she smiled a laugh to escape Clarke.

XoXoXoX

Bellamy stepped back from Echo and smiled lightly.

He had been teaching her how to shoot off and on recently and she was getting better. At least now she could hit the target. The grounders were much more open about guns now and he wondered if that had anything to do with the joining of the sky people or if Clarke really did have that much influence over them.

"Just aim and shoot"

Echo looked over at him and cocked her head, "Yes, I know"

He grinned and watched as she fired a round out. The majority hit the target and came really close to hitting the bull's eye. He didn't realise he was watching her until she drew him out of his trance.

"I believe that's called leering Mr. Blake?"

Bellamy opened his mouth to protest but faltered as she flashed him as smile. Instead he just pulled her close to him, "Can't I look?"

He lowered his lips down to hers but she avoided it. He gave her a questioning look but she merely winked at him, "You promised me lessons in how to shoot… try not to get distracted again"

She left him there staring after her dumbfounded.

XoXoXoX

"I haven't treated you fairly"

"Clarke-" She raised her hand and gave Lexa a loving look.

"No, I need to say this, I really haven't been. You were honest with me yesterday and I just threw that right back in your face despite everything that it took for you to tell me that"

"I understand Clarke" Lexa reassured but again Clarke cut her off.

"I don't" Clarke leant forward to look Lexa directly in the eyes, "I don't understand why on earth you would want to go back to that place Lexa… but I understand why you need to and that's because I do too. There are horrors there that I haven't faced and me not wanting you to go back is me projecting my own fears on to you" She paused, "And that isn't fair. So if it's okay with you then I want, no need, to go with you back to the mountain"

"Are you sure Clarke?" Lexa held her hands gently and scanned her face for any signs of doubt, "I would never ask you to do something like this that you didn't want to do"

Clarke raised her hand to Lexa's cheek, "You're not asking, I'm telling, we're going to do this together"

"All right" Lexa agreed, "Together"

They leaned in for a chaste kiss and then stood up with Lexa hugging Clarke tightly. After a while she pulled back and indicated to the tent flap.

"Shall we get some food?"

At Clarke's nod they left together, hand in hand, and made their way towards the fire.

XoXoXoX

When Octavia decided to visit Raven she had intended on surprising her with food and company but when she arrived she found Raven alone surrounded by pulled apart machines with her head in her hands.

Placing the food down on the side she moved to where Raven was sitting and wrapped her arms around her, leaning her head on the mechanic's shoulder, "How's the radio coming on?"

"Bad" Raven grumbled without looking up.

"Why?"

She let out a huff and lifted her head up, "We don't have the right components to connect all of this together… I don't know where to find them either. The mountain might have them but I don't want to go back there to check"

Octavia nodded into her shoulder and then remembered, "The dropship"

Raven turned to face her in her arms, "What?"

"The radio you built in the dropship, it would still be there wouldn't it?"

Her mouth dropped and she covered it with her hand in shock, "How the f- How did I forget that?!"

Octavia scoffed and rolled her eyes, "I don't know"

Raven slapped her chest as she turned back to the table, "Can you get Wick in here? I need you and him to go back to the dropship and get the radio"

"Sure" She kissed the top of her head and went to find Wick.

So yeah here's another one for today haha

I have mocks next week so I'm not sure how often I'll update next week but I'm trying to keep the pace going :)

We are nearing the end so prepare yourselves the mutli chapters are coming! (I doing those)