Maddening, Clarke couldn't take it anymore. If she had to watch Lauren Jauregui try to flirt with the new girl for one more millisecond, she was going to spontaneously combust. It looked to be pretty obvious that Lauren wasn't not doing anything in helping the girl relax on her first day. The girl needed someone who could loosen her up and make her feel welcomed. Clarke thought that maybe she could be that person for her. Leaving Raven and Octavia without a word, Clarke strides towards the lockers the two girls were leaning on making sure they knew she was coming. Most students who noticed what was happening, stopped what they were doing and watched as Clarke Griffin went to talk to Lauren Jauregui.
"Hey, I'm Clarke." Introducing herself immediately, Clarke smiled at the new girl and looked sideways at Lauren and extended the courtesy as well. Lauren's smile, however, was more of a smirk than anything else.
"Clarke, this is Lexa. Lexa, this is Clarke." Lauren announced loud enough for the surrounding people to hear. She knew her cousin's integration to the school would be the talk of the town. She wouldn't be able to stop that from happening. That didn't mean she wasn't going to try her hardest to make sure Lexa was embraced by the school in the right way. Seeing as Clarke Griffin had taken an interest, she was going to use to this to make this easier for Lexa.
"Nice to meet you, Clarke. I'm Lauren's cousin." Lexa said politely and noticed just who she was talking to. Blonde hair and blue eyes were her Kryptonite. She could never really resist them. "It's kind of a relief meeting a friend who's a girl. Lauren always hangs out with the guys that sometimes I think she's lying about being gay." Lexa jokingly added. Lauren didn't say anything in return, but her suddenly crossed arms and slight pout were enough of an answer.
"Cousins?"
"Yeah, Griffin. Why?"
"Nothing. I just didn't know."
"Whatever. Clarke, can you take Lexa to her first class?"
"What? Lauren, no. Clarke, really, I'm okay. I'll find it perfectly fine by myself."
"It's either her or one of the guys. Your choice."
"I can take you. What's your first class?"
The two cousins looked at Clarke. Both were grateful though one was annoyed with the other. Before Lexa could continue arguing with Lauren, the bell rang. Lauren started walking the opposite direction with no more than a wave for a goodbye. She knew she could trust Clarke. She's heard about her from everyone and knew her mother as well. Clarke Griffin was the daughter of the doctor that saved Lexa's life. Lexa was in good hands.
"You really didn't have to walk me to class. Lauren's just paranoid that I'll get lost and never be found again." Lexa said as they walked down the hall to her first period. Coincidently enough, Clarke's class was right across from Lexa's so there was really no harm in what Lauren asked Clarke of.
"My class is literally right across from yours. Even if I said no, I would still be walking with you to class." Clarke replied with a smile.
"Yo, Griff! Stop flirting with the new girl. Kane's gonna get pissed if we're late on the first day." Having said that, Raven only took a tenth of a second to make things awkward between Clarke and Lexa. She smiled and left the two blushing girls in the hallway to enter her class.
"I'll see you later, Lexa." Clarke abruptly said and followed after Raven clearly irritated but much more annoyed. Lexa wasn't able to say anything in reply as the next thing she saw was Clarke's back walking inside her classroom.
As soon as she walked in, Lexa knew that every person in that room was either looking at her or talking about her. With a sigh, she tried to look for a seat. It didn't take long since a bubbly face with a bright smile was waving her to sit on the chair beside them. Lexa didn't know what else to do but to go and sit with the girl though she had no idea who the girl was. Lexa was grateful though. This random girl just saved her the torment of having to find and choose a seat among the sea of other people.
"You don't know me but everyone basically already knows you, Lexa Woods."
"Should I be worried?" Lexa asked firmly which surprised the girl.
"Nope. I'm Octavia by the way. I'm a friend of Clarke's." When Octavia mentioned Clarke's name, Lexa visibly relaxed and Octavia noticed this. However, the wall around Lexa was pretty obvious to anyone who started a conversation with the girl. Before either girl could say more, Pike, their Biology teacher walked in. This was officially the start of Lexa's first day at Arkadia High School.
A/N: This chapter is way longer than the other two. I think double the word count. I'll probably write this way from now on which means more content per chapter though it does mean a less frequent chapter updates. Also, sadly, I'm not very good at keeping a consistent time in updating. This means I could update once a week to once a month. I do promise, however, not to go beyond a month without updating. If I do, you guys can call me out! Thanks for reading!