The One Who's Fallen

Chapter 33

This morning, for whatever reason, I wake up before Luna and Lexa so I cook breakfast for them. When I use some herbs I gathered yesterday along with the logs, the meat I'm cooking smells even better than usual.

Lexa begins moving around more in her furs, so she must be close to waking up. She stretches and her eyes flutter open, yawning. Sleepy Lexa is an adorable sight, but I don't want her to catch me looking at her, so I look away and refocus on preparing us all breakfast.

"What is that smell?" Luna asks quietly.

I jump, not realizing until now that she's not only awake, but right in front of me. I pride myself in the fact that I managed to not let out an undignified scared noise. Float me, she moves so quietly.

"Don't do that!" I gasp out, placing my hand over my racing heart to calm it.

Luna's smirking as she looks from where she was focused on the food to me. "You were busy drooling over my sister, it is not my fault you were not focused on where I am."

"I wasn't drooling," I protest.

"Not literally, no. Yet." She mumbles that last word and I pretend I didn't hear it. "Now what are you making?"

"Breakfast. It'll be done soon."

I hear feet padding over here but focus on making sure the meat isn't overdone.

"That smells amazing." Fuck, that's Lexa's voice. That's Lexa's sleepy 'I just woke up so my voice is husky and incredibly sexy' voice.

"Lexa." Luna says, and it sounds like a warning.

"Hmm?" Lexa hums and I can practically feel where she is, right next to me. It's taking all my willpower not to look.

"Lexa, you forgot something."

I glance over at Lexa to see exactly what she forgot and look away immediately, my face burning. Float me. Just... Float me. She forgot clothes. The universe is being so cruel. She has on underwear and nothing else. Not even a bra or a binding thing that Anya's been trying to get me to use. And if that's not bad enough, her body is perfect. Seriously. She has abs that look like they're tougher than steel. And I get to see her muscular arms and legs in all their glory. Torture, I tell you. Torture. I'm not even going to get started on her boobs that she unwittingly put on display because I don't want to spontaneously combust. I might just need to stand under the cold waterfall for a few hours.

By the time I come back to myself, Luna's watching me with an amused expression and Lexa's out of my eyesight, probably putting on clothes. That was simultaneously the best and worst surprise I've ever gotten.

"Clarke, I think the meat is done." Luna says, unable to keep from laughing. At least she has the decency to laugh quietly.

I sigh and take the meat, putting it on one plate and cutting it into three semi-even pieces. I make sure to give the smallest one to Luna. Little revenges can be so satisfying.

Lexa comes back over, blushing as hard as I'm sure I was when I caught a glimpse of her body. Her beautiful, magnificent... I'm cutting myself off there so I don't drool all over my breakfast.

"Moba (sorry), Clarke. I did not realize I did not have clothes on." Lexa apologizes.

"Don't worry about it, I know you didn't do it on purpose." I give her a smile that I hope is reassuring and then hand her breakfast.

She thanks me and we eat in relative silence. Luna keeps looking between Lexa and then me, looking like she knows something we don't.

Trying to ignore the awkwardness, we get ready to head back to TonDC. Despite Luna and Lexa's continued protesting, they both get onto the horses after the raft thing with the Pauna on it is attached to the horses. Making the journey back is longer and more boring than it was coming until we start getting close to TonDC.

A scout drops down from the trees and begins walking next to me. I'd be afraid if I didn't know the person, but I've met her before. Her dad needed surgery after getting a spear to the abdomen. Aside from getting shish-kabobed, he was actually pretty lucky so he's still alive today.

"Hey, Kira." I greet her. "How's your dad doing?"

"He is doing better, thank you for asking." She responds, grinning at me. "Excuse me, I have to go ahead and let everyone know you and the Heda are back. As well as a guest."

Kira eyes Luna wearily before going up into the trees again and rushing towards TonDC.

"We're getting close." I tell Lexa and Luna.

They both nod, and I make a mental note of how Lexa looks uncomfortable. I'll have to check on her later, it could be her bruises or something bothering her.

I let out a sigh of relief when the gate of TonDC comes into view. My legs are tired after so much walking. The gates open and Anya walks up, waiting at the entrance. Artigas is there too, but he hangs back. Luna and Lexa dismount, letting the guards lead the horses and the Pauna in. I smile at the impressed looks on their faces.

Luna, Lexa, and I walk toward Anya, I suppress the urge to shudder or gulp at the scowl on Anya's face. She strides confidently toward us and punches Lexa and I in the arm. I frown, rubbing my hand over where the bruise is definitely going to form.

"Fools. You were supposed to be back yesterday." Oh, she was worried. Her eyes fix on Luna, widening slightly. "Luna? Why are you here?"

"I will explain it later. I will meet you at your tent after dinner?" Luna asks, sounding hesitant.

Anya nods and then her stern expression softens slightly. "Welcome back, Heda and Clarke. It is good to see you did not die."

That was a fun but unexpected chapter to write... Thank you all for reading and your amazing comments! Stay awesome!