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Clarke, Octavia and Raven are currently crammed around Clarke's kitchen table, they always study at Clarke's place, her Mom is almost always working at the hospital. They have an English paper they have to work on. English however is not really Octavia's favourite subject; as a result, she is bored out of her mind already. She decides a study break is in order.

"So Clarke, how are things going with the Commander." Octavia smirks as she runs her pen across her lips and waits for her answer.

Clarke of course knows who her friend is referring to, but she sure has hell isn't going to give her the satisfaction of letting her know that. "The Commander?"

Octavia smiles. "Don't give me that look Griffin, you know exactly who I'm talking about."

Busted. Clarke can't help but reciprocate her friends smile. "Fine. But the Commander; really?"

"Hey, you saw her play Clarke, she's earned that nickname."

Raven needs to voice her thoughts. "After one training session?"

Octavia nods enthusiastically. "Seriously Rae, she's awesome."

Raven is impressed, if O thinks she's good, she must be pretty fantastic. "I guess I'll have to make it to the first match."

"That you will." Octavia turns her attention back to Clarke. "Now back to the subject at hand, how are things going?"

Clarke grimaces she was hoping that the conversation would turn permanently to soccer. "What 'things' are you referring to O?"

Octavia rolls her eyes; she can't believe Clarke is going to attempt to play this coy. "Oh come on Clarke, you totally have the hots for her."

"I don't know if you guys have noticed, but she's pretty fucking hot." Octavia squeals with delight at her friend's admission. Clarke ignores the excitement. "But that doesn't mean she's into me, or that there's anything going on."

For about the millionth time in the last 5 minutes, Octavia find her eyes rolling back into their sockets. But before she gets a chance to tell Clarke just how dense she's being, and that it's so blatantly obvious that Lexa is crushing just as hard on her, Raven drops a little bombshell of her own.

"Didn't you give her a ride home after soccer practice the other night?"

Octavia looks at Raven like she's just grown a second head before quickly turning back to Clarke with an expression of pure excitement. Clarke is confused, how on earth does Raven know that? She quickly tries to explain herself before Octavia actually bursts.

"She lost her ride home with Anya when she stayed for soccer practice. And actually she lives just down the street."

"Wait, Lexa and her super-hot brother live on your street, on this street?" Clarke's currently wondering if someone could actually die of excitement, because she's pretty sure Octavia might be the first.

"Yeah they live like 5 doors down."

"Holy shit, that is so convenient." Octavia looks out of Clarke's front window as if Lincoln might magically walk past right at that second.

Clarke ignores Octavia's over exuberance for a second she needs to question Raven further. "How the hell do you know that I gave her a ride home?"

Raven smirks. "Anya told me."

Octavia's head snaps back from the window to stare at her friend with such a force, that both Raven and Clarke are surprised she hasn't just given herself whiplash. She's pinning Raven with such a serious stare. "Are you turning gay too?"

Raven tuts at the ridiculousness. "No O I'm not a lesbian. Anya's cool, she does the after school engineering club with me. We got to talking I guess."

"So you're not a lesbian then? Cos you know I'd totally get it if you were, what with how Finn treated both of you." Octavia is still deadly serious.

Now it's Clarke turns to tut and smack Octavia on the arm. "Hey I'm not gay I'm bi, and I'm not Bi because Finns a dick either."

Raven decides to clarify further. "And I'm not into labels, but for the record I'm pretty sure Anya is straight."

"I guess that would be pretty weird, two sisters both being gay." Octavia muses out loud.

Clarke can't help but laugh. "It's not like they're blood relatives O."

"What do you mean?" Octavia's confusion is genuine.

"Lexa and Lincoln are both 16 and Anya is 17..." Clarke starts.

Raven adds a little more for Octavia to try and work it out for herself. "...and they're all clearly different races, so either their parents are hella kinky, or..."

Clarke takes finishes up. "...they're adopted O."

Octavia still looks confused. "How do you know that? For all you know it could be the kinky parents thing."

Clarke gets a little shyer at this point. "Erm Lexa told me when I dropped her off."

The evil glint returns to Octavia's eyes, and the matching grin plays on her lips. "She shared something that big with you on the first day she meets you, and you're not sure if she likes you. Uh yeah okay Clarke. Tell me, did you get a good night kiss too?"

"Hey come on O, it was fairly obvious they weren't actually related, it's not like they look alike at all." She looks at Raven. "Come on Rae back me up here."

"Sorry buddy I'm with O, I think the Commander has it real bad for you."

"You suck." Clarke sticks her tongue out. "I think you are gay for Anya." Clarke can't help her petulance.

Raven laughs heartily. "Clarke I thought it would be considered good news that we think Lexa has the hots for you, the feeling is clearly mutual."

Clarke sinks back into her chair. "But what if you're wrong guys?"

"There's only one way to find out Clarke." Octavia teases. "Ask her out."

"Oh yeah I'll get right on that." Clarke starts doodling on the edge of her English notes, something she always does when she's nervous; and the thought of asking Lexa out, makes her really nervous.

"Dude I've never seen you like this before." Raven is genuinely concerned about her usually confident friend. "Is it because you've never really dated a girl before? Are you scared about what your mum might say?"

Clarke lets out a bitter snort. "I doubt my mum would even notice." Raven and Octavia share concerned glances. "And it's not even like it's because she's a girl. It's because she's so insanely hot."

The worried looks from a moment ago melt away instantly at Clarke's words. Clarke doesn't appear to have noticed the range of emotions from her friends. "I just don't think I can get a girl as hot as she is."

Octavia is the first to burst out laughing. "Seriously Clarke, I bet Lexa is going through the exact same torment." An evil idea springs into her head.

"In fact, let's go put my theory to the test."

Octavia jumps up from the table and heads towards Clarke's front door. "O, what the hell are you doing?"

"No time like the present Clarkey. She lives 5 doors down right?" Octavia continues on her journey towards the door.

"Octavia, what the hell are you doing." It appears to be the only sentence Clarke can formulate at the moment.

"We are going to ask the Wood's siblings on dates." A proud smile erupts into her face. "The fair Friday night, I know we were going to go as the 3 coolest single bitches from Polis High, but now,

Clarke you can ask Lexa, I am going to ask Lincoln." She smirks over at Raven. "Hell you can even ask Anya."

She opens the front door and disappears through it. The other two rapidly jump up and follow her, mainly for fear of what she'll do in their absence if they don't follow her. This girl will be the death of the both of them.

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The three girls arrive at the Woods front door rather hastily, and Octavia knocks immediately giving Clarke no time whatsoever to get her brain in gear. They don't have too long to dwell on it before the door swings open, and the three of them are confronted by a middle aged woman, who they guess must be Anya, Lincoln and Lexa's Mom.

Indra smiles at the three young women before her, she thinks she could probably take a stab at which is which, given that Lincoln has done nothing but talk about Octavia, Lexa has done nothing but talk about Clarke, and Anya has even mentioned a girl called Raven, which really isn't like Anya at all, she might just be the most private person Indra has ever had the good fortune of knowing.

"Hello ladies can I help you?" Indra smiles sweetly.

"Mom who's at the door?" Lincoln had been slightly worried at the knock at the door and even more worried when his Mom didn't return straight away. But he's delighted when he sees Octavia standing at his front door, and the smile on her face confirms that the feeling is mutual.

"Hi guys. Mom this is Octavia, Clarke and Raven."

Indra smirks, she was right. It seems that these three girls like her children as much as her Children like them, which is good she supposes.

"Nice to meet you girls, although I feel like I know you all already."

Lincoln gives his mom a death stare, which conveys in no uncertain terms 'do not embarrass me' Indra decides better than to mess with her only son. "Come on in guys."

Lincoln steps aside and lets the three of them in. Raven immediately sees Anya and strides over. "Hey."

"Hey." Anya is a little taken aback that Raven is in her house, but she swallows it. "What's going on?"

Raven takes a seat next to her new friend. "Well apparently, Octavia and Clarke are here to ask your siblings out on a date."

Now Anya is interested, this could be hilarious. "Oh really?"

"Yeah just to the fair on Friday night, most of the school will be there, so should be good fun."

"Huh." Anya has an idea where this is going.

"These two have kind of ditched me, so I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go with me? Strictly a mate date of course."

"Of course." Anya smiles and nods. "Sounds like fun."

"Cool." Now that's over with Raven grabs the book that Anya was just reading out of her hand to take a look at, she's mightily impressed when she sees that it's an engineering manual. The two of them easily relax into comfortable bantering.

Lincoln had grabbed Octavia's hand and pulled her out into the back yard to show her the impressive decking, that and he knew his mom would never let him take her to his room, so the back yard was the best chance of some privacy. Leaving Clarke with Indra.

"Lexa is upstairs unpacking."

"Still?" Clarke is surprised.

Indra shakes her head. "Don't get me started." Clarke grins; Indra continues. "I assume I can trust you to behave yourself up there?"

Clarke dies a little bit inside, is her crush that obvious? "Yes Ma'am."

Indra lets out a gentle laugh. "Please call me Indra. Lexa's room is right at the top of the house, up both flights of stairs."

"Thanks Indra." Clarke nervously makes her way up the stairs, she still can't believe that Octavia is making her do this.

She reaches the door to the attic room and takes a deep breath before gently knocking on the door. "Here goes nothing." She whispers under her breath.

She hears Lexa before she sees her. "Mom I told you I'm doing it..." the door swings open, and Lexa's words stop dead on her lips.

Lips that are fast becoming one of Clarke's favourite things to stare at. Lexa can't help the smile that forms every time she sees Clarke Griffin.

"Clarke. You are the last person I was expecting to see." She quickly counters. "Not that it's a bad thing of course."

"Clearly. I take it your Mom has you doing unwanted chores."

Lexa steps aside and lets Clarke into the chaos of her room, there's still boxes everywhere. "Wow, Lexa. You're kind of a slob."

Lexa is mortified. "I'm really not, I promise. It's just we moved really quickly; I literally had to pack all this stuff up one day to have to unpack it all the next. I'm lacking the motivation I guess." She shrugs her shoulders. "Once it's unpacked, it will be very tidy."

"Hmmm what to believe, you're either a slob or OCD."

"I'm definitely closer to the latter. You'll have to come and have another look once I'm finished."

Clarke smirks. "I bet this is a ploy you use to get all the girls into your bedroom."

Lexa grins back, and sits down on the edge of her bed, the only thing in the room that isn't covered in boxes. She looks up at Clarke expectantly, and the blonde decides that she probably should explain what the hell she's doing here.

She timidly sits down next to Lexa, all the while the stunning brunette is watching her like a hawk. "So there's this funfair Friday night, just at the local park, it's usually good fun, and most of the school goes..."

Lexa smiles as Clarke rambles on, she's so cute when she nervous. Lexa decides to let her get it out, and not interrupt.

"...and I was wondering if you'd like to go, with me." Clarke can't bring herself to look at Lexa. "If you don't want to that's fine..."

Lexa finally takes pity on the girl, and reaches across and grabs Clarke's hands which are currently resting in her lap playing with the hem of her shirt. Clarke's eyes meet hers and she immediately sees the hint of amusement.

"Clarke are you asking me on a date?"

Clarke's hoping Lexa isn't expecting an answer to that, because she can't currently speak. Lexa grins, she is absolutely delighted, she can't bear to watch Clarke squirm any longer.

"I'd love to."

"Great" Clarke can feel the relief pour out of her, she's almost certain Lexa can see it too.

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The six of them, the 3 Woods siblings, Clarke, Octavia and Raven spend the rest of the evening laughing and joking, and just generally getting to know each other better, the 6 of them, in spite of the at least two potential couples, really feel like they could be great friends.

Anya has just left with Octavia and Raven, she offered to drop them off at home; leaving Lexa and Clarke in the Woods' front room, Lexa slips her jacket on, and shouts through to the kitchen. "Mom I'm just going to walk Clarke home, won't be long."

"You know I think I can probably make it safely a whole 5 doors down the street, without getting myself into too much mischief."

"Well better to be safe than sorry." Lexa gives Clarke a cheeky smirk, before opening the front door and gesturing for her to step through.

Clarke shakes her head. She's clearly not going to change Lexa's mind. The walk takes about 30 seconds, and they complete it in an comfortable silence, until they arrive at Clarke's front door.

The blonde can't help her sarcasm. "Gee thanks Lexa, I'm not sure I could have made the journey without you."

Lexa smiles. Clarke really is something else.

"Do you want to come in?" Clarke starts to unlock the door.

"It's pretty late, won't your parents mind?"

Clarke face is overcome by a much more sombre mood. "There's no one home." She shrugs her shoulders pushes the front door open, and glides in, she's happy when Lexa follows her. Lexa couldn't not follow her, she's a little scared at how worried she actually is about this girl that she hasn't even known for a week yet.

Clarke strides into the kitchen, and again Lexa follows.

"Do you want a drink?" Clarke turns and awaits an answer, Lexa just stares at her; they stare each other out for what feels like an eternity, before Lexa resolves that Clarke isn't going to offer any further insight into her home life, so she is just going to have to ask.

"Where are your parents?" Obviously Lexa wasn't going to let this go, Clarke decides to just be truthful, anything else she decides would just be too exhausting.

"My Dad died last year."

Lexa closes her eyes. "I'm sorry, I had no idea. I didn't mean to pry."

"No it's okay, I don't mind." She decides to tell Lexa the full extent of her family situation. "My Mom is a big deal surgeon at the local hospital. She'll be working 'til late."

"How late?"

"Late enough that I won't see her before I go to bed tonight; and she'll still be asleep when I go to school in the morning. She threw herself into work when Dad died, I get it you know."

Lexa tries her best to smile at the brave face that Clarke is trying to put on. "But who looks after you?" Lexa realises how childish her question sounds.

"I guess I look after myself." Clarke just shrugs, yeah it sucks, but it is what it is. "It's not so bad, Raven and Octavia are around here a lot." She tries to make light of the situation. But Lexa's face remains stoic.

"Now you have me too."

Clarke can't help the smile. "I do."

"I mean it Clarke, if you ever need anything, you know where to find me."

"In amongst all of your boxes."

Lexa finally breaks into a grin. "Correct. Right, well I better go. See you at school tomorrow."

"Yes you will. Text me when you get home."

Lexa rolls her eyes as she's leaves, and mimics Clarke. "I'm sure I can survive my walk home, it's only 5 doors down after all."

Clarke's laughs as she closes the door behind this girl who has come to mean so much to her I'm such a short space of time.

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Anya dropped Octavia off first, she doesn't live too far away from the neighbourhood that her family and Clarke live in, Raven on the other hand lives on the other side of town. Anya noticed her surroundings getting a little bleaker about five minutes ago, in fact when she had to stop at a red light about two minutes ago, she auto locked the doors. After she'd done it she felt a little weird, she's hopes Raven didn't take it too personally.

"It's just over here on the right."

Anya pulls over as instructed, and casts her eyes over the array of buildings they have just parked outside, they all seem to be shops. She's confused.

"Where?"

Raven chuckles and looks up. "Above the store over there; my Mom and I live in an apartment up there."

"Oh right. It looks nice." Anya lies, it looks awful, and it makes her wonder about Ravens circumstances.

Raven laughs, but Anya notes that it's not her usual laugh it's bitter. "It's not nice trust me." She sighs, she likes the Woods family, Anya in particular, so she doesn't mind telling her the truth. "My Moms an alcoholic."

She feels a wave of self-consciousness drift over her, Anya's sharp intake of breath doesn't help; but it doesn't stop her. "She drinks all the rent money, so I work a crappy job to keep us going, but I can't afford a palace."

She shrugs her shoulders, and chances a look up at Anya, and is surprised when she doesn't see the pity she's expecting. She can't quite put her finger on exactly what emotion Anya is portraying, but it certainly isn't pity. She doesn't get too long to dwell on it, Anya quickly replaces whatever it was with a smile.

"My Mom was too." She quickly explains. "My Birth Mom was an alcoholic too, that's how I ended up becoming a Woods."

Raven smiles, she can't quite believe, but at the same time she isn't surprised one bit.

"Will you be okay?" Anya glances up to the dingy apartment and grimaces. Wanting nothing more than to take Raven back to her home.

"I'll survive." Now it's her turn to plaster on a brave face for Anya's sake.

"If you ever need a place to stay." Anya doesn't need to finish the sentence.

"I know." She shrugs again. "Don't worry about me too much An. I spend a lot of my time at Clarke's."

"Well if you ever need somewhere else to go." Raven can see the sincerity on her face.

"Thank you." Raven unfastens her seatbelt and starts to make her way out of the car.

"Anytime." Anya watches her go, all the way into the sordid looking apartment, the thought of Raven having to live there makes her skin crawl.

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Anya and Lexa end up arriving back at the Woods house at the same time. Both are pre-occupied with thoughts of their new friends. They absentmindedly follow one another into the house, and then again into the kitchen, where Indra and Gustus are seated; they had been chatting and joking along whilst enjoying their hot tea, that was until their daughters trudged in, both looking exceptionally gloomy. Indra and Gustus stop their conversation, whilst the two young women unceremoniously drop into two vacant chairs at the oak table.

Neither of them moves to speak, Indra and Gustus share a sideways glance, it's Mr Woods who breaks the silence.

"Is everything okay ladies?"

They both look up at their father, its Lexa that speaks first. "Can I invite Clarke over for dinner?"

Indra and Gustus were expecting a little more from their youngest daughter, given the turmoil that she was just clearly going through. Indra speaks. "Of course you can sweetie, anytime, you know that."

Lexa smiles. "As much as I want?"

The question surprises Indra, its obvious to her that there is clearly more to this, she decides she needs to try to dig a little deeper. "Well we don't want to be stealing her away from her own family too much Lex." She laughs a little to show there's no harshness to her comment.

Lexa frowns. "There's not much chance of that Mom, her Dad died last year and her Mom doesn't seem to care a great deal about Clarke anymore."

Indra understands; the compassion her daughter shows to others is huge, Lexa makes her very proud every single day. "Then I guess we'll be seeing Clarke around a little more."

Lexa beams, and Anya does too. Gustus picks up on the smile from his oldest daughter. "What are you smiling about An.?"

"Well if Clarke's allowed over, that means Raven is too right?" She's immediately met with three sets of inquisitive eyes, and she knows that she is going to have to offer a further explanation.

"Ravens one of us." She realises she's not doing a very good job. "Her Moms an alcoholic, she's basically living the life that I would have been living if it wasn't for you guys."

Anya is surprised at how hard it hits her to say those words out loud. Lexa and her parents see the emotion, her sister reaches out and grabs her hand, she had no idea that Raven was going through that.

Indra looks at Gustus, and he knows he stands no chance against the three Woods women. "I guess we'll be having two regular extra guests at dinner then."

Indra laughs. "Better make it three, I'm sure once Lincoln gets wind of what's going on he'll be demanding Octavia is allowed over out of fairness."

They all smile, the two young Woods siblings feeling a whole lot better than they did a few minutes ago.

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