All the people settled around the campfire that Lexa made when the evening hit. Clarke wasn't able to move so Lexa build the campfire close to her. A guy sat down next to Clarke. It was the same, she was holding hands with before. He was a guy with black long hair, musclar build. He looked a bit suspicious at Lexa, but tried to focus on Clarke.
''How are you feeling?'' he asked Clarke.
''I'm okay. Finn'' Clarke said a bit annoyed, like she was trying to get rid of him.
''But Princess, you look like shit'' he said with a grin, before trying to pull Clarke closer. But she shoved him aside. ''Don't touch me'' she said angry.
''Back off'' Lexa said interrupting the two of them. ''Leave her alone'' Lexa said.
''Or else? Wanna fight me?'' Finn said with a grin.
Lexa looked down at her leg, and knew she would never win a fight in her condition so she shook her head ''no. None of us in the condition to fight right now'' she said, walking towards Finn.
''Fine'' Finn said, before he turned around and sat down at the other side of the camp fire.
Lexa had been able to get some food from the plane. She had cooked some chunk of meat for Clarke and Gilly. Clarke was in bad shape, but Lexa didn't want Gilly to worry.
When the food was done, she walked to Clarke and handed the food over to her.
''Here. It's atleast something'' Lexa said with a smile.
''Thank you'' Clarke mumbled. After that she put the food down on the sand. ''Lexa?'' she asked.
''Yeah?'' Lexa asked worried.
''My leg is hurting pretty bad..I didn't want to say it earlier because of Gilly but she is with Finn as you can see so. Could you take a look at it?'' Clarke asked, with the pain hearable in her voice.
''I'm no doctor'' Lexa said a bit ashamed. Clarke nodded ''I know. But you have some medical knowledge. It's better than nothing'' She explained.
''Alright. Let's get you away from here for a second'' Lexa sat before standing up.
Lexa kneeled down and picked up Clarke in her arms and carried her towards the treeline of the beach, to get some privacy.
Lexa put Clarke down against a palmtree. ''Okay, let's take a look'' she said with a smile whilst leaning down next to Clarke.
Clarke nodded and rolled up her jeans, that was partly ripped and burned to her skin because of the crash. She flinched at the pain, but tried to hold herself together.
Lexa looked worried at Clarke ''Take it easy'' she said.
''I'm trying'' Clarke mumbled.
The burned skin on Clarkes leg revealed a deep flesh wound, bleeding a lot. Lexa didn't hesitate for a second and took off her jacket, and ripped of a part of her sleeve with the piece of sharp metal she had kept. She cut a piece of clothing that fit around Clarkes leg, to bandage the wound.
''Give me a moment'' Lexa said to Clarke before standing up and walking to Finn who was sitting at the campfire. He was drinking away a tiny bottle of Vodka, but Lexa grabbed it away from him before he could swallow it down. ''Thank you'' Lexa said with a grin, before walking back to Clarke.
Lexa kneeled down to Clarke again, she wipped the edge of the bottle clean with her shirt and spread the vodka over the wound.
''AAAUCH'' Clarke screamed from the burning pain.
Gilly heard her sister scream and ran towards her ''What is wrong?'' she asked worried.
Clarke shook her head ''nothing. Go to Finn'' she said with a smile.
''Alright'' Gilly nodded and walked back to Finn.
''I'm sorry'' Lexa said, feeling guilty about causing Clarkes pain.
''Don't be'' Clarke mumbled.
Lexa nodded before focusing on Clarkes leg again. The alchohol cleaned the wound enough for now. So Lexa bandaged the leg with the piece of clothing from her jacket and bound it tightly so she wouldn't lose to much blood.
''I still need to get you a splint'' Lexa said to Clarke.
''Why?'' Clarke asked confused.
''For your leg. It's broken on multiple places. You need to be able to move. Staying on the beach for to long is dangerous for all us'' Lexa said with a serious tone in her voice before standing up and leaving Clarke behind.
''Where are you going?'' Clarke asked.
''Into the forest. Getting you a splint'' Lexa said with a smile, before dissapearing into the darkness.
Lexa gathered branches and pieces of wood all night long until she had enough to make a splint for Clarke. She arrived back at the beach the next morning. Everybody was asleep, to her surprise.
Lexa sneeked towards Clarke. She poked Clarke ''Wake up'' Lexa said softly.
Clarke opened her eyes to see Lexa sitting next to her. Lexa looked dirty and tired. But somehow still fierce. ''It's morning. You've been gone all night'' Clarke stated.
Lexa nodded ''Yes. But I've gathered enough wood and branches to make another campfire tonight, and I can make you a splint''.
''You really can do anything'' Clarke said teasingly.
''Well I'd like to think that'' Lexa said smiling at Clarke.
Lexa grabbed her jacket and cut a few straight bandages from it. She grabbed three thick branches and put them around Clarkes leg. One at the back of her leg, and one on each side. After that, she grabbed the first piece of clothing and wrapped it tightly around the leg. She did that as well with the rest of the pieces until Clarke leg was covered.
''All done for now'' Lexa said with a smile. ''A primitive splint gets the job done, but your broken limb will never feel the same'' Lexa said honest. She had experienced the same back in Afghanistan, when a grenate had tossed her through the air. Causing her to hit a rock, breaking her upper leg.
''Thank you'' Clarke said with a smile. ''Could you try and help me up?'' she asked.
''Of course'' Lexa said.
She kneeled down and gave Clarke a hand to stand up straight. Clarke graciously took Lexas hand and crawled back up, slowly.
She leaned on Lexas shoulder but managed to stand up. She put some weight on her limb, causing a lot of pain, but she didn't care.
''You can let go'' Clarke said.
Lexa let Clarke go, but Clarke had underestimated the pain in her leg, causing her to almost fall down, but Lexa grabbed her just in time. ''I knew that would happen, so here I brought you this'' Lexa said pointing at a piece wood. ''You can use this to walk around. But don't walk to much, your wound needs time to heal'' Lexa said reassuring Clarke to listen to her.
''Alright'' Clarke nodded.
''You should get some rest for now'' Lexa said worried. ''I'm gonna go hunt for food tonight. I'll see you around'' Lexa said before heading back to the forest.
Lexa arrived about an half hour later, at a riverside she had found the night before. She noticed the fish streaming down the river. So she could get her and the rest atleast some food for today. The airplane food was already eaten by Finn and the others around the campfire.
The evening hit when Lexa arrived back at the crash side. Lexa noticed Clarke and Gilly sitting down by the campfire along with Finn and the rest of the survivors. Lexa had some speared fish in her hand and strumbled back to the campfire to handout some of the fish she caught.
She turned to Gilly first and gave Gilly some baked fish. ''Here. I know it's not really tasty, but it's food'' Lexa said smiling at Gilly.
''Thank you'' the little girl before accepting the food and swallowing it away without chewing.
''I guess you were hungry, huh?'' Clarke said jokingly.
Gilly nodded before eating another piece of fish. ''Yeah'' she said with her mouth full of fish.
Lexa sat down next to Clarke and Gilly. ''Here's some for you too'' she said, handing it to Clarke.
''Thanks'' Clarke said thankful.
After finishing diner, Lexa left the others behind and made herself comfortable near the treeline. Clarke noticed that Lexa was kind of a loner, but somehow knew exactly what to do. She had been wanting to talk to Lexa ever since she helped Clarke with her leg.
Clarke strumbled with her walking stick and her leg in the splint towards Lexa. Who had been watching her and Gilly all night long, making sure they were okay.
Clarke sat down next to Lexa, leaning with her back against the palmtree. ''Gilly is asleep'' Clarke said relieved.
Lexa nodded, but Clarke noticed that Lexa seemed distracted. ''How come, you know so much about everything?'' Clarke asked wondering about Lexa. She wanted to know more about her story.
''Sorry if that's to personal'' Clarke added.
Lexa didn't answer right away, but smiled at Clarke. ''No worries. It's personal, but I guess we crossed that line already with crashing down here'' she said jokingly.
''Yeah guess so'' Clarke said with a smile.
''You asked how I know so much about surviving, huh? Well, I'm a veteran'' Lexa said with a serious tone in her voice. She didn't like her past, but she knew it was the truth about what happened to her.
''Wow, thank you for serving our country'' Clarke said grateful. ''How long were you in the army?'' Clarke asked.
''I served 3 years in Afghanistan''.
''Wow. That must've been so though'' Clarke said, hoping that she didn't cross the line.
''Yeah. Some awful stuff happened back there that I just want to forget. I lost half of my division back there''.
''I'm so sorry'' Clarke said, before grabbing Lexas hand to comfort her.
''Thank you'' Lexa said.
''You can always tell me, anything if you want'' Clarke said with a smile.
''Thank you. It was my last mission when everything went to hell. It was around midnight when the enemies had crossed our lines and were preparing to attack us. My division was called to take them out, before they killed all our people. So my crew and I prepared before we went in. We were told that they were hiding in a bunker, about one mile away from us. So we went in, attacking with all we had. What they forgot to tell us is that guns weren't the only things they had. I shot about 4 people, when one man came from behind and grabbed me in a sneak attack. He managed to get me down, he shot me through my chest, aiming for my heart. But he missed. That was when one of my people came to my aid. She shot the man down, causing him to fall on me, bleeding to death.
But she was taken by surprise too, and got shot through her head. She died instantly. The man next to me, grabbed a granate from his side, and tossed it at my remaining crew that entered the building. I tried to warn them, but it was to late. The grenate went off, and they were blown up. Shattered into pieces. I had been able to craw a little to the back. Surviving the explosion, but because of the power I was tossed through the air, causing me to land on some rocks. That was when my leg got messed up. One other person from my division managed to get out alive, and came to help me. He put a splint around my leg and helped me back to camp. After that my time in the army came to its end. My leg recovered, but was never the same. The surgeons said that the pain would never go away, because of some damaged nerves. The gunshot in my chest, healed faster than my leg. And that pain faded quickly'' Lexa explained, trying to hold herself together.
''That is really rough. I'm so sorry that happened to you'' Clarke said, feeling sorry for Lexa.
''The person who saved you was important to you, wasn't she?'' Clarke asked.
Lexa nodded. Not being able to hold her tears back any longer ''She was my girlfriend. Her name was Costia''.
''She would've been so proud of you'' Clarke said with a smile.