I'm really sorry this update took a while but I've been really busy :( This chapter is longer to make up for it and I think this one is actually my favourite :)

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Chapter 6

Lexa collapsed not her bed, allowing the soft pillows to engulf her weary head. An outstretched arm fumbled for the book on her nightstand. Breathing in its comforting scent, she leafed though the pages until she found where she had last left off. She was trying to take in the information, really she was. Yet the words were becoming isolated and lost on their page. Lexa squinted and tried again. The fact the her book was entitled "The Workings of Orbital Mechanics" had nothing to do with the brunette's struggle; she had always loved space and anything and everything that came with it. The equations seem to hold no meaning however as Lexa resigned and shut the book, returning it to its original place.

It had been two long and painful days since the dinner. Nothing but awkward interactions and hushed giggles from Raven and Octavia. Clarke seemed to be avoiding Lexa, claiming she had to be somewhere else whenever she ended up in the brunette's presence. Lexa huffed as she swung her legs out of bed, there was now way she was getting to sleep anytime soon so she stood and stretched; forcing the tension to leave her muscles. It had been a tiring day to say the least yet Lexa still found the desire to search for her running shoes. Sleep would not come until Lexa had cleared her mind and it seemed only jogging could do a decent job of it. Lexa thought of Clarke briefly; her thoughts a haze of wild blue eyes and tumbling blonde locks.

Lexa yearned to talk to Clarke, her body inexplicably drawn to her. To be brutally honest with herself, Lexa knew barely anything about the blonde. The desire to understand Clarke was almost overwhelming, to discover her most personal details and figure out everything that is Clarke Griffin; everything up to the smallest of imperfections. Clarke was different. She made the brunette stumble over her words and want to spill every precious secret she held. That scared Lexa. A lot. It was almost as if she felt safe around Clarke, an unspoken void of trust encircling them.

Lexa stopped briefly to catch her breath, gazing up into the night sky. It never ceased to amaze Lexa; the universe's complexity so astounding and equally as baffling. The way in which you can trace the constellations of the northern hemisphere just as easily as the moles on your delicate skin. That's what Lexa loved most about the world around her and science itself; the way in which nature can forge perfection far beyond that capable by man. It's difficult to comprehend such intricacy when it appears to have been formed almost by chance. The universe really is just chaos wrapped in a deceptive blanket of order. At least that's what Lexa thought as she jogged the rest of the way home.

The brunette drew in a deep, final breath of cool, crisp air before opening the door to the apartment block. Once inside her room, Lexa walked a few paces before passing out on the soft sheets beneath her.

"Wakey wakey Sexy Lexy!" Shouted Raven as she fought to be heard over the pillow that Lexa had thrust over her exposed ear. The girl mumbled in protest as she tossed and turned in a vain attempt to return to her peaceful state of slumber. "I'm sorry to inform you Lexa...but you leave me no choice..." announced Raven in a hushed tone.

Lexa shot up in panic. "Okay I'm up Raven, I'm fucking up already!" She exclaimed in distress. "If you bundle on me one more time! I swear to God..."

"Works every time!" Raven cut Lexa off as she bounced on the balls of her feet in satisfaction. "So I've been thinking..."

"Oh God please no! That's dangerous!" Lexa feigned an expression of horror to complement her sarcasm. Raven shot her a look in reply, appearing mildly offended and yet she still continued.

"We need to come up with some sort of action plan...the awkwardness between you and Clarke has the entire cast feeling uncomfortable." Raven admitted; almost solemnly.

"I don't know what on earth you're talking about?" Lexa lied as she retrieved an "All About Space" magazine from the floor beside her bed. She pretended to look engaged in the bold text that littered the pages when really she was just leafing through it aimlessly. It was a poor attempt at trying to distract her mind with anything but the image of Clarke and this didn't go unmissed by Raven. The impatient brunette huffed in frustration above her; clearly very much unsatisfied by Lexa's remark.

"You two are impossible! Both as stubborn as each other! Geez." Raven clambered onto the matress next to Lexa, fiddling with cotton her hands rested upon. She looked up then, giving Lexa a serious look as she continued her rant. "Look if neither if you are going to do anything about this, then me and Octavia will be forced to action!" She said the last part in a comical voice which made Lexa smile. "In all seriousness though...we're going to have to stage an intervention." When Lexa didn't reply, Raven sighed in resignation and called out to Octavia through the bedroom door.

When Octavia appeared in the doorway Raven's face lit up. "Come on O, we've got some serious meddling to plan.

Lexa groaned once the pair had exited, knowing full well that any complaints would only spur them on. Raven was right however, first time for everything, her and Clarke could not continue this way. She was mildly grateful for her friends' concern however she knew that whatever they had planned was sure to play out terribly.

The following hours presented little fault or problem, much to Lexa's content. For once the group were not going partying tonight and she was looking forward to some quality Netflix and chill with her friends. The lazy day the brunette was currently experiencing was helping revitalize her; the recent events having drained her energy.

"Hey Lexa, we are going to put a film on soon...do you need to do anything before we start." Raven asked, chancing a glance at Octavia; mischief in her eyes. Lexa had just returned from yet another run and was in desperate need to rid herself of the sweat that was currently plaguing her skin.

"Okay great, I'm just going to get in the shower if that's okay?" Lexa scanned the room, deflating when she noticed Clarke's absence.

"Yeah that's fine Lexa, you hop right on in, we can wait a few minutes right guys?" Something was off, Ocatavia was never usually this chirpy. Lexa ignored the nagging feeling however as the rest of the people in the room nodded their heads in agreement.

"Okay, cool...thanks?" Lexa could sense there was something suspicious going on but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Then again, Lexa could just be overthinking things. "Where's Clarke?"

"Oh she's at a meeting with the board of directors. She said we could start our movie marathon without her as she promised she would be back before we begin our second film." Octavia replied, glancing over her should as she gave her answer. Lexa managed to conceal her disappointment as she walked a few steps to her room and closed the door gently behind her.

The brunette got undressed and wrapped her towel around her securely. She made her way out into the living area in the direction of the bathroom.

"Oh wait Lexa I forgot, you will need a new bath mat as we put it in the wash earlier." Stated Raven, stopping Lexa in her tracks as the fellow brunette disappeared into her bedroom. Lexa thought that too was slightly odd, she hadn't been informed of there being such a wash. She had tonnes of heavy laundry she needed washed, surely someone would have told her. Then again, as lovely as they were, her friends weren't the most thoughtful and organised people.

Raven interrupted Lexa's thoughts as she thrust a clean bath mat into the startled brunette's hands. The girl turned around without consideration, proceeding to open the door to her destination. Before she could register what was happening, Lexa was shoved from behind and the door slammed shut behind her; the lock clicking in place as her captor sealed the door from the outside.

What the fuck.

"It's time you two sort your shit out! Us lot our going to the movies to allow you guys some privacy. Just no sex in the tub...we all use that thing to WASH in!" Raven called out in disgust before she slammed the front door to the apartment shut.

Before she could allow Raven's words to sink in, she heard a small splash and a gasp from behind her. She turned and was met with a very much dishevelled blonde concealed by only a sheet of delicate bubbles. Her mouth was agape as she searched for something, anything, she could use to cover herself up with should the problem arise.

"Lexa." Clarke breathed, gathering as many bubbles around her as she could. "What exactly are you doing in here?" The blonde cocked her head to one side out of confusion.

"Oh hey Clarke..." Lexa scratched her neck before clearing her throat; her mouth suddenly dry. "It's a funny story actually. See Raven pushed me in here to force me to talk to you. Of course I was completely unaware that you were bathing in here..." The brunette trailed off, quite clearly embarrassed and uncomfortable in the current situation.

"And you're still in here because..." Clarke didn't mean to sound rude but she was frustrated with Raven and felt incredibly exposed. She had been avoiding Lexa ever since they shared that kiss as it had stirred feelings in Clarke she hadn't felt for a long time. Clarke was scared shitless and she was most certainly not ready to face Lexa yet.

"Because there is the slightest possibility that they locked the door from the outside and then left the apartment so that we were forced to confront each other." Lexa was nervous to say the least, she felt unwanted and almost guilty despite the fact that the situation was not her fault. It didn't help that she only wearing small towel which left her feeling incredibly vulnerable. It didn't leave a lot to the imagination either, much to Clarke's satisfaction.

To say Clarke was pissed would be an understatement. She sat in the tub rinsing the suds off of her fingers before drying them on the towel beside her. She opened her book and settled her eyes upon the text. She seemed set upon ignoring Lexa's presence as the brunette paced the tiled floor. Lexa tried to brainstorm ways in which she could overcome the barrier between Clarke's ceaseless wrath and the safety of her room.

"Look, Lexa..." Clarke began, settling her book in its original position for the brunette was nothing but distracting. The way in which Lexa's brow creased whenever she was deep in thought or the way the brunette gripped the bridge of her nose whenever she was concerned. Clarke was infatuated by Lexa's every move. Watching her, observing her, drinking it in. Clarke cleared the fog in her mind before she continued. " I'm sorry if I have been a little distant as of late. It's just ever since...you know what happened...well I've been trying to figure everything out. It's just been difficult you know, it just escalated so quickly and my feelings took me by surprise." Clarke didn't understand why she was spilling out streams of honesty to Lexa, she had not planned to do so. It seemed her mouth did what it wanted when it came to Lexa. All action and no thought. Brilliant one Clarke.

Lexa had tuned out of Clarke's ramblings towards the end, having unintentionally lost herself in the delicious sight of water droplets cascading down the blonde's pale skin. She studied the slow rise and fall of Clarke's chest as the soapy water pooled around her curves. It suddenly felt incredibly hot. The brunette bit her lip to draw her attention away from the beautiful woman's frame. She nodded in understanding before settling on the cool surface beneath her feet; crossed legged beside the bath tub. She looked up into blue orbs before focusing in the patterns her fingers were tracing on the plastic her arm was now resting upon. "I'm sorry if I pushed you, I just..." Lexa stuttered, struggling to get her words out."I just got caught up in the moment. I totally agree with you. We don't really know much about each other and yet here I am pouncing on you like there's no tomorrow." Lexa's expression changed, casting a smirk in the blonde's direction. There was a short pause before Clarke decide upon a reply.

"Well, Lexa, I would very much like to change that." The brunette glanced upward, clearly taken back by the reply. She was trying desperately to conceal her glee; she had been sure the blonde would have rejected her once more and pushed her away. She wouldn't have complained though, because that was exactly what Lexa would have done and is probably yet to do amongst the following events that will unfurl. Raven and Octavia were right, the two of them together were pretty hopeless.

The two spent what seemed like forever talking about each other. They shared their hobbies and interests until eventually the bath water turned cold. Clarke felt so at ease around Lexa, even telling the brunette about her passion for art; an aspect of her personal life she usually kept to herself. The rules didn't apply to Lexa it seemed, as the brunette was so care-free that she felt like she could tell her anything. Lexa even let Clarke see some of her geeky side, occasionally bringing up her somewhat fragmented childhood. The topic pulled at Clarke's curiosity however she didn't press the matter for she wished nothing less than for the brunette to retreat back into her stoney, cold facade. Lexa explained to Clarke where her interest for astrophysics stemmed from and promised to take the blonde stargazing sometime.

"Perhaps we could lay down on that cliff again Lexa, and observe the beautiful night sky side by side!" Clarke joked, pretending as if she was in some kind of terrible romantic film. Lexa laughed, a rare sound that Clarke had already engrained into her memory.

The brunette agreed to turn around and face the wall so that the other girl could clamber out of the bitterly cold water and seek refuge in the warm depths of her towel. At least that was how Clarke envisaged the graceful action. In reality, the blonde struggled to maintain her balance, wobbling on the ball of one foot. She had gotten out in such a haste that her momentum was now propelling her forwards. Towards Lexa.

Clarke had no time to reach for a towel as she collided with the brunette's back. Lexa managed to catch the smaller woman before she fell, the two momentarily forgetting Clarke's nudity. Realisation flashed cross their faces as they stood there staring at each other. Lexa could feel the warm flesh beneath her grasp as she stood their helpless, engulfed by the heat radiating off of the blonde. Before she could react, Clarke crashed her lips against Lexa's and brought them into a searing kiss.

"Yo lovers we're home!" Raven called out. There was no reply. She turned to Octavia who just shrugged. They picked up the bags of groceries they had picked up on the way back and made their way over to the shower room door. They briefly considered knocking but quickly decided against it. Barging in through the door, they dropped the shopping bags to the floor.

"Well there's something you don't see every day!"

Shit.

Lexa couldn't even formulate an opinion about this place anymore.

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