Chapter Two

Clarke was stopped dead in her tracks by the words she just heard from the Commander. A foot away from her escape but the words are playing on repeat. Then anger set in. She flung around to face Lexa once more. Moving towards her with such anger that it caused Lexa to stand quickly from her seating in fear of the look on Clarkes face.

"I'm right! I'm right! …. I know I'm right Lexa! So why do you keep me trapped here? Why did you have me hunted and brought to you?"

"I did it to protect you and keep you safe. I knew I needed to." Lexa paused waiting for a reaction from Clarke. When she didn't get one, she took the opportunity to continue. Lexa started to walk towards Clarke.

"Clarke. Walking away from you that night and leaving you defenseless has tormented me since. Every night, I see your face in my dreams. I can't escape it. I know I could of done more. But in my world, love is weakness. I can't let my people see me show weakness. To them, not taking the deal would have shown weakness. I am not saying this to make what I did right because it wasn't. I was a coward. I am the Commander and instead of trying to lead my people to a new way of living, I was afraid of what they would think of me. And that is something that has been drilled in to my head since I was born. But then, you showed up in my tent. You have been the one to make me question everything that I know." Neither Clarke nor Lexa knew at what point that Lexa was now standing right in front of Clarke. But they were so close that they could feel each others breaths every time they took a breath.

"Clarke, I can't promise that I won't have to make tough, hurtful decisions as Commander. But what I can promise you is that I want to protect you and keep you safe. And if protecting you and keeping you safe means I have to protect Sakikru and keep them safe than that's what I need to do. If you agree to join my coalition and become the 13th clan then you and your people become my people. We end up in another war, there is no separation. And that choice alone will make it so I don't have to decide between my feelings and my duties. War is all we know but I want more. I want my people to live without fear." Lexa stepped forward and grabbed Clarkes hands holding them up between them. "I truly believe that this is something we can accomplish in time, together."

Clarke was so taken back everything the Commander was saying, she wasn't sure what to think or what to do.

Clarke removed her hands from Lexa's grasp and step aside, crossing her arms in front of her.

"But how can I trust you? You say want to do this together. As what though? Your world as a Commander can't have feelings. Can't have love. It wasn't just the fact that you broke my trust that night. You broke my heart Lexa. Hours before you walked away from, you kissed me." Clarke turned around, anger coming back. "YOU KISSED ME!" Clarke was back standing toe to toe with Lexa. "What makes you think that being around that much wouldn't be painful for me? You did that knowing damn well that we could never be. I was perfectly fine, accepting that my feelings could never surface and then you had to do that." Clarke backed down, hurt now replacing anger.

"You're right, I shouldn't have done that. It was a moment of weakness on my part as a Commander. But as Lexa, I would it all over again. If we can the way our people live and actually give them a chance to live. And there was possibility for us be together, would you be with me?" Lexa asked this looking at Clarke, waiting hesitantly for an answer. Clarke turned to look at Lexa, looking for any reason to not trust what she was saying. Clarke stood there staring Lexa in the eye for minutes. "Yes."

That simple word. Lexa looked at Clarke, looking for sincerity. She found it. She could see that Clarke was speaking from her heart with that simple word.

"Give me time. That's all I ask. Join my coalition and let's make our world safe for our people to live."

Clarke stood there contemplating. Ultimately, she already knew her answer. She knew that it would take the two of them to make this work. All she could do, was hope that this woman that has captured her heart was telling the truth.

"Ok." Was all Clarke said looking at Lexa.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Let me know what you think!

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or the plot of the storyline. Just my adaptation had Lexa not been killed.