Corvus | Raven Reyes

XII

Finally with the cure Athena awoke to find an anxious Raven watching over her. She looked tired, sweat on her temples.

"Hello you" She smiled. Raven worried about her and that mede her stomach fill with fireworks.

"Finn's awake but you weren't waking up so I worried" Raven explained flustered. "Clarke is talking to the council now and uh- Bellamy captured a grounder." She looked down embarrassed.

"He what?"

"He tortured him too, to get the cure to the poison that was on the blade" She said, she sounded and looked guilty but Athena didn't ask she could see it in her face. She tortured him too.

"Good lord" She cursed. A grounder? There are certainly better ways but Athena sympathies with Bellamy, she was angry at him but still sympathized.

"Are you better?" Raven asked still looking quite worried.

"Yeah, definitely"

Raven sat next to her and offered the cup of water she held in her hand. Athena couldn't refuse and drank quickly. Raven stared blushing slightly at the sight of the purple-eyed. Athena noticed and perked up. They stared for a good minute until Raven spoke.

"I gotta go check on Finn but I'll see you around" Athena saddened but didn't let her see this.

"See ya" Athena smiled. Raven left the tent with a goofy smile.

"'See ya'" Monty mocked her entering the tent. He heard everything and did not hesitate in bothering Athena with her little crush.

"Shut it" She laughed and sat up.

"So, you dating already?"

"She has a boyfriend!" She exclaimed.

"You still flirt with her"

"I don't flirt, that's being... Nice" She blushed. She did not know how to flirt so that wasn't flirting, right?

"Whatever you say. Nut?" He offered.

"Gladly" She stole all the ones he had on his hand. He rolled his eyes and stood up.

"Stupid" Monty left flipping her off.

Clarke was tense after the talk with her mom. She left with Bellamy to check out something that could help them a lot with winter. After eating the nuts Athena felt quite dizzy and more sensible than usual. She exited the tent to bump into Raven.

"Didn't I just saw you?" She stumbled on her feet and Raven looked at her with disappointment.

"Nina, that was hours ago. You're high too" She grabbed her arms and stabilised her.

"I am not, hey you're pretty- oh" She almost fainted and her leg started to bleed a little.

"Im taking care of you now" She put Athena's hand around her shoulder and walked her towards the tent.

"Yey" Athena said while they entered her tent.

"You know Finn likes Clarke right?" She asked curious now sitting on her made up bed.

"I do" Raven looked at the floor.

"You seem sad, don't be."

"Ha! If it was that easy... Look I'm just hoping it's just like not a permanent thing and-" Raven explained but Athena interrupted.

"You're waiting for it to go back to normal? Love, that ain't happening, he loves her." Raven blushed at the nicknamed and thought about what she said.

"I know it's just- fuck!" She hit the ground clearly frustrated.

"I would say I'm sorry but I'm not. You should leave his ass, he wouldn't have fallen for other if he really loves you."

"He ignored me for something he barely knows, how crazy is that?" She whispered.

"Pretty crazy"

"And the worst thing is... It's happening to me too" Raven chuckled and Athena stared confused.

"Huh?"

"I I'm falling for another person, and I don't know how to feel about it, Nina." She stuttered a bit, weird for Raven but she can't help it when talking with Athena.

"Well, they are lucky"

"They sure are"

Their eyes lock, Athena smiles and Raven bites her lip. Raven is fighting the urge to kiss her right now. But no, she can't, she loves Finn and Athena is high. But that moment was perfect so she leaned in when...

"Here you are, Jasper said there's a grounder outside" Monty chuckled entering the tent.

"What?!" She ran out of the tent.

Athena fell asleep thinking about Raven and forgetting everything that just happened. Raven however will never forget it.