Lexa watches with interested how excited Adria is now that Halloween is coming up, although she bets the little girl is mostly in it for the candy. Anya had called her to ask if she wanted to come over because Luna is working and her cousin is going to a store with Adria to shop for a costume.
"I wonder if I can convince Ontari again this year to go trick or treating with Adria," Anya says as she grabs her purse and her keys.
Lexa still struggles to imagine Ontari trick or treating with Adria and if it wasn't for the pictures from last year she would have never believed it. "If she says no I wouldn't mind volunteering," she offers. It's not like she'll have much else to do and she's been trying to have more contact with her family again.
"Tris is going with me this year," Adria announces happily. "Her older brother, Aden, is going to come with us too."
"That sounds nice," Lexa replies, holding her hand out so Adria can take it. "Are you all set?"
"Yes," Adria answers, zipping her coat shut.
"Wait, sweetie," Anya says to her daughter. "Don't forget your scarf. It's cold outside."
"What do you want to dress up as?" Lexa asks Adria. "A princess, a fairy?"
"No, silly," Adria answers, laughing. "I want to look scary, not cute."
"Scary cute maybe," Lexa teases, smiling when Adria pouts.
"Having fun picking on someone half your size?" Anya asks Lexa, crossing her arms over her chest, though there's no trace of disapproval on her face.
"I think she gets her cuteness from you," Lexa answers, tapping her chin in thought. "Yes, definitely from you."
"It's a good thing you jog a lot," Anya replies, getting into a running position.
"There is no way I am going to run in my suit," Lexa says, shaking her head. "This suit is new, mind you."
"I would join you to jog, but you get up incredibly early," Anya says.
Lexa knows that her cousin can't possibly join her to jog because she has Luna and Adria. That's okay with her though, since she prefers to run alone anyway. During the week it's somewhat lonely sometimes, especially when she goes to the coffee shop by herself, but in the weekends she sees Clarke. Seeing the girl warms her heart a little, knowing that she managed to inspire someone to follow their passion.
She'd been distraught when Clarke told her about the negative phone call she had with her mother. It's such a shame that the girl's mother isn't being supportive and she knows firsthand what that's like, having experienced something very similar with her father when it came to teaching. Clarke is such a brave girl for holding her head up high and standing her ground.
"Earth to Lexa," Anya says, snapping her fingers in front of her face. "We've arrived at the store."
The store is big and crowded, divided into two large sections. One section is almost all black and full of scary costumes while the other section is mostly pink and purple. The latter seems to be crowded by little children while the former has more teenagers wandering around.
"Hands down, I'm going as batgirl," Raven says, pulling a custom out of the rack.
"Same as you did last year then," Ontari mumbles to Raven. "I'm not surprised."
"You'll look hot," Octavia says to Raven. "I think I'll go as a voodoo doll."
Clarke isn't sure if she's hearing right, but it sounds as if Raven whispered that she wouldn't mind Octavia possessing her. She could be wrong because there's a lot of noise around them.
