Notes: Bc why update the stories that people seem to love when you can update the one with like 1/16 of the interest?
(Sorry to the people waiting for the fluff fics. They will be coming. Inspiration only happens so often).
"Raven, you're moving! Stop the moving!" Indra yells at the girl squatting behind home plate.
Raven groans, crouching once more, making sure her knees aren't moving. Brown eyes connect with green, a smirk and a lip bite telling her what's coming.
Neither girl feel the blue eyes watching them from the stands. Neither care as a perfect spiral, just inside the left the box comes towards Raven.
"Nice one Woods, I wouldn't have swung at that," Raven says, easily throwing the ball back.
"That's the point Reyes," Lexa winks, catching the ball perfectly.
Raven lets out a chuckles as she easily sinks back down, aware of her body's want to move, and she expertly ignores it.
"Alright, who's first to bat?" Indra questions.
"Coach, can I?" the girl in the stands questions, making green and brown eyes turn to her.
"Griffin, you know better than to interrupt during practice," Indra growls, but the small smirk on her face gives her away, "just for that you're going to catch for Reyes. Rave, get your butt moving, you're up first?"
Clarke bites her bottom lip, pretending to be embarrassed at the tongue lashing she got, but failing when a grin crosses her face, knowing that she'll be able to sub in for Lexa when she bats.
"Warm her up Woods," Indra says, watching Clarke carefully.
Green eyes connect with blue, both cold in the heat of the game. Lexa throws a perfect pitch, right down the middle and into Clarke's glove. Clarke smirks at the tingle in her hand, loving it.
"You don't have to go easy on me Woods," Clarke smirks, throwing the ball bag.
"I'm just warming you up," Lexa smirks, throwing one just outside and over the box to the right.
Clarke snags it, her body doing a complete three sixty as she keeps her momentum going, throwing the ball back into Lexa's glove.
"Hot damn Griff," Raven states from off to the side.
"You girls ready?" Indra questions, ignoring the comment from Raven.
"Yes," Lexa answers, the smirk still on her face.
Lexa and Clarke work really well together, something Raven whines about.
"Coach, how am I supposed to hit it when they're ganging up on me? I'm being double teamed by my own team!"
Indra tells them to calm down a little, let Raven have a chance, as it is practice time for her, not for them. With a slight roll of the eyes, Lexa starts throwing the balls down the middle, every once in awhile slightly to the outside or inside, but mainly keeping it in play. Raven hits a few good ones, but they all go right to O in center field, like always.
"She's running!" Indra shouts.
Brown eyes meet green, a twinkle in green before they lock with blue.
"Awh shit," Raven mumbles under her breath, causing Clarke to chuckle.
It's a perfect pitch, right down the middle. Raven is super surprised at the easy hit and goes for it, hitting it with all her might. Everybody can hear the crack of the bat, and Raven is on her way, knowing it was a perfect line drive. Raven runs all the way to first when she looks for the ball. She doesn't see anybody moving, so she stops.
"Where did it go?" O yells from outfield.
Lexa turns around, the ball in her hand with a small smirk, "who's next?" she questions.
"Marry me," Clarke whispers, having seen how fast the ball was and how easily Lexa caught it, her glove waiting for it before it was hit.
Lexa coughs, having heard the blonde and they both turn red.
"Well fuck Woods," Raven says.
"Raven! Five laps!" Indra orders, much closer to the brunette and knowing she can't let it slide again.
"Fuck me," Raven groans, taking off.
"Make that ten!"
After her ten laps, Raven gets back behind the plate and Clarke goes back to the bleachers. Raven and Lexa work together really well, a few slips here and there, but it's a great match up, and the few errors will work themselves out with time.
The other players have really good hits, but every time Indra yells out that they're running, there's a sparkle in Lexa's eyes as she throws the pitch. Somehow Lexa is always there to snag it. For Fox she takes two steps to the right and it's in her glove, which is held at chest level for some reason, but it's perfect. For Octavia she takes a step back and it drops into the glove held above her head. For Emori she jumps and snags it in air, which stops Emori in her tracks after one step.
"You get that?" Emori questions.
Lexa grins, the ball in her hand like a trophy. Everybody stares as Emori runs to the pitcher and gives her a huge slap on the ass.
"Welcome to the team Woods," she grins, leaving everybody speechless.
After everybody bats but Lexa, Raven doesn't move from her spot like she should. Indra rolls her eyes, but doesn't say anything as the blonde finds her way on to the field.
Clarke throws a few pitches as Lexa gathers her bat and takes a drink. Lexa watches the blonde, her eyes taking in everything.
Clarke is a good pitcher, Lexa can see that, but there are a few things that her trained eyes note. It's not so much in her throwing, but in the catching. Clarke's catches are rough, her hand never really closing the glove like it should, which means Clarke drops the balls that hit her right in the hand. Lexa notes nobody saying anything about the large amount of dropped balls, so she doesn't say anything as she takes her place in the box.
Blue eyes connect with green, and Lexa wonders how the girl was so good at catching a few minutes ago, but now can't hold onto a ball.
And one sails right down the middle without even a twitch from Lexa.
"Don't go easy on me Woods," Clarke smirks, adding a wink.
Lexa pretends not to notice how Raven is throwing understand to the blonde.
It's just to the inside, so Lexa takes a step to the left and nails it, sending it to outfield, right on the line.
"Fair ball!" Raven yells, giving Lexa's butt a tap with her glove.
One down the middle means a line drive to shortstop, which Emori has to dive for. Just outside means one to O in the outfield. Almost everybody gets a ball hit in their area, which is new for them.
"Woods, can you tell where you're going to hit it?" Indra questions after the last girl throws one in.
Lexa blushes, "uh yeah. Why?"
Indra grins, "of course you can," she mumbles.
Clarke laughs at the coach's happiness, giving the girl batting a huge grin.
And then one right down the middle. Lexa is distracted by the smile, the beauty mark above Clarke's lips, how did she not notice that before. Lexa sees the ball coming and her body acts before she processes it, her arms swinging the bat.
The only sound she hears is Clarke's yelp, and she's dropping her bat and rushing to the blonde.
"I'm so sorry, I wasn't thinking. I'm sorry," Lexa says, rushing to the girl who dropped like a sack of potatoes.
"I'm fine," Clarke groans, her hand rubbing a spot on her stomach.
"I'm sorry, I got distracted," Lexa says, helping Clarke to her feet.
"The hell is there to be distracted by Woods?" Raven questions.
Lexa shakes her head, her eyes on the hands pressing into Clarke's stomach.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Lexa questions, green eyes finding blue.
Clarke chuckles, lifting up her shirt to show her already forming bruise.
"I'm fine Lexa, just a bruise. Had worse," she smiles.
Lexa's eyes take in the exposed flesh, first looking at the purpling flesh, then noticing the lines, which Lexa assumes are surgical scars, that are trailing around her hip on the left side. Lexa nods, tearing her eyes away.
"Alright girl, I think that we can end it here, what do you think?" Indra questions.
Everybody yells or grunts a yes, as they run in. After a brief talk, Indra reminding them to take time to rest, they run the bases as a team once, then break apart.
"Do we have to go?" Raven whines to Clarke.
"Yes. I told Gustus you'd be there. Plus, I guess they have a kid that's our age, so we should broaden our horizons anyways," Clarke says with a chuckle, pulling into Raven's driveway.
"Hey kido's, was thinkin you might've ditched me," Gustus laughs, standing from where he was wiping his motorcycle.
"I promised we wouldn't," Clarke grins, getting out of the car and giving him a kiss on his bearded cheek.
"I should know by now to trust you, shouldn't I?" he smiles, giving her a bear hug.
"Eck, gag me with a spoon," Raven says, watching the PDA.
"And on that note," Gustus pulls back, "do you guys wanna follow me, or-"
"Follow," Raven interrupts, which earns her a laugh.
"Alright, let's go then," Gustus says, pulling out a helmet and walking the bike to the end of the drive.
"Ready?" he questions when the girls are in the car.
"Let's hit it!" Clarke yells, turning on the radio and rolling all the windows down as the bike roars to life.
They go down the road, Gustus playing music as loud as the bike will allow and Clarke's jeep following behind, windows down with the same music blaring. They pull into the driveway of a nice house, one Clarke knows costs about triple where Raven lives, and half of where she lives. It's pretty and light blue, and the door opens as Gustus turns off his engine.
"Gustus Anthony, you're still driving around that old thing?" a middle aged women yells as she walks out of the house.
"Zanna Woods, you don't look like you aged a day," Gustus says, wrapping the woman into a hug.
"Wait, Woods?" Raven questions.
The woman turns, offering the girl a huge smile, "Raven, I'm guessing."
Raven nods, then the woman looks at the blonde, "and you are?"
"Oh right, sorry," Clarke fumbles, wiping her hand on her pants before offering it to the woman, "I'm Clarke, one of Raven's best friends. I'm just here for emotional support."
Raven rolls her eyes, pushing the blonde, "you make it sound like I have problems!"
"Girls, behave. Anyways Zanna, where are my beautiful nieces? All I've gotten in thirteen years are pictures and cards."
"They're both out back hiding from me. I just got into town yesterday, you know. Alexandria convinced me to move a month early so she could play softball," she says, walking into the house and the girls following.
"Alexandria, as in Lexa?" Raven questions, her eyes taking in the boxes piled up in the livingroom.
"Why yes, you girls already know her?" Zanna questions, opening the door to the back yard.
"Yeah, we're on softball together," Clarke answers as they walk out into the fenced in yard.
"Clarke? Raven?" Lexa questions, her eyebrows furrowing.
"Girls, this is your Uncle Gustus, and his adopted daughter and her friend," Zanna states.
"Hi," the blonde at Lexa's side is the first one to talk, "I'm Anya."
"You're both so big," Gustus gushes.
"Gag me with a spoon Gus," Raven says, playfully pushing him out of the way, "I'm Raven, Gus adopted me. And that's Clarke, half of my better half."
"Adopted hmm?" Anya smirks, letting her eyes travel the younger brunette.
"Okay, gross," Lexa rolls her eyes, seeing her mother and Gustus already deep in conversation, "long time no see Clarke."
"I've got a painful reminder of the last time we met," Clarke sighs dramatically.
Lexa chuckles, already at ease with the blonde, "oh whatever."
Clarke lifts up her shirt, showing off her toned stomach, which has a dark purple bruise covering about a forth of it, "I have proof!"
"Clarke! Put down your shirt!" Lexa orders, giggle escaping her.
"She's already ready for you Woods, you just gotta say it," Raven whispers in her ear, coming out of nowhere turning her red.
"Shut up Raven," Clarke orders, her face just as red.
"Girls, come on over here and make a plate," Zanna orders, which brings the fun to an end and starts the best part, stuffing their faces.
"Goodnight Gustus, come over anytime you want. You too girls, I hope to be seeing a lot of both of you," Zanna says, giving hugs to everybody.
"I'll call you Zanna," Gustus smiles, turning the key and starting his bike up.
"Goodnight Clarke, Raven," Lexa smiles from the doorway next to her mother.
"Hey, actually, I was wondering if you wanna come to our sleepover tomorrow night. It's just us and O, another person on the team, over at my house. We do it every Saturday night, if you wanna come and join us?" Clarke questions.
"That sounds wonderful, doesn't it Alexandria?" Zanna smiles.
Lexa grins, "I would love to."
"Great! Do you want me to pick you up? Or text you the address?"
"Just text it to me."
"Okay sounds great! See you tomorrow!"
The door closes behind them as they walk to the car.
"Already having sleepovers Griff. At this rate you'll be married by the end of this year," Raven jokes.
"Go fuck yourself Reyes," Clarke laughs, starting the car to drive Raven home.
Notes:
Oh and Lexa's intersex if you didn't know. It'll be hinted at in the next chapter, and Lexa will talk about it in the future. I may write that scene next tbh, so if I do it'll be on my tumblr until we get to that point in the fic.
And I have a lot of head cannons on my tumblr if you wanna take a look.
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