The One Who's Fallen

Chapter 47

"Are you sure that is wise, Heda?" Titus asks.

Lexa's jaw goes from side to side in the way I've noticed she does when she's stressed or holding back.

"I trust her." She states.

Titus' frowns gets deeper and he looks at me. "This is her?"

I can see Lexa tense, so I put my hand comfortingly on the small of her back as I step forward. I extend my hand, hoping my smile doesn't seem too fake. "Yes, hi. I'm Clarke Griffin."

He stares disdainfully down at my hand. Right, down here they don't shake hands, they grasp forearms. Since that's a sign of respect, he's not even trying to hide his dislike for me. Trying not to seem fazed, I put down my hand.

"Titus." Lexa says warningly. "She is under my protection. Do not try anything."

He seems even more displeased but bows his head to Lexa. "Yes, Heda." He clears his throat. "The other clan leaders will arrive later today and tomorrow morning. I see Luna has finally graced us with her presence."

"Yes, I have. I was curious about the girl who fell from the sky and ran into Clarke and Lexa when I was kidnapped by a Pauna." Luna deadpans. Well when she puts it like that, it sounds fake.

Titus looks unimpressed still. "You saved Luna from a Pauna? That is reckless, Heda, even for you."

"Enough." Lexa says, her voice deeper. If it were aimed at me, it's be more terrifying but right now it's just kind of hot. "Titus, I am no child. I am the Heda of the Twelve Clans and I make my own decisions."

"Of course." Titus' head is still bowed, but he manages to glare up at me like this is all my fault. "I only have your best interests at heart."

"No, you keep only your interests in mind. You will treat me with the respect that I deserve, Titus." With that, Lexa turns and marches out. "Come with me and I will show you to your rooms."

Indra, Anya, Luna, and I follow her. The doors close behind us as Lexa opens another door and walks up the stairs. I fell behind when I didn't expecting her to storm out. She seems to get calmer with every step, slowing down enough for me to catch up with her.

I reach out and let her initiate the hand holding. "Are you alright?" I ask, noticing that her hand is trembling slightly.

"Yes." She murmurs back. "I have just never talked to Titus like that. I feel like it is not be the end of this."

"We'll get through it." I say, almost stumbling when Lexa gives me a thankful smile.

She leads us to a room and opens the door. "This is Luna and Anya's room."

"There is only one bed." Luna points out as she looks in. "Are you assuming that we'll sleep together? Let alone in the same room?"

"Am I wrong?" Lexa asks, her grin telling that she knows she's right.

"No, you are not." Anya winks at Lexa. "I am sleeping with your sister."

Lexa wrinkles her nose as I fail to hold back laughter. "In the literal sense or the sky person sense?"

Yeah, after I laughed at something that wasn't meant as a joke a few days ago I had to explain that "sleeping" with someone is euphemism for sex.

Anya smirks. "Both."

She drags a smug looking Luna in their room and shuts the door as Lexa lets out a disgusted groan.

"You asked!" Luna yells through the door and then there's a noise like someone being pushed up against something. And then the kissing noises with exaggerated moans start. At least, I think it's kissing.

Lexa, Indra, and I walk away quickly, and I try not to giggle at Lexa's expression. We follow Lexa to an opened door.

"This is your room, Indra." Lexa says, smiling at her.

Indra smiles back, and it isn't even a scary smile, it's a genuine one. She grasps Lexa's forearm. "I am proud of you, Lexa. Standing up to Titus is not easy."

"Mochof. Reshop, Indra (Thank you. Goodnight, Indra)." Lexa nods to her and Indra closes the door.

"Why did you say goodnight?" I ask when Lexa starts leading us somewhere else. "Isn't it the afternoon?"

"Yes, it is. But Indra likes to stay in her room the night before the meeting. We will not be seeing her at dinner tonight."

I pale. "There's going to be a dinner with everyone there tonight?"

"No, no. Just us, Anya and Luna. Assuming they manage to get out of their room." Lexa says, leading me up a few flights of stairs. "They will meet us up here in our bedroom."

"Our bedroom?" I question. I'm liking the sound of that.

"Yes, as long as you are okay sleeping next to me in an actual bed. It is up to you. The room we are going to is reserved for the Heda, so it is my personal bedroom when I am here."

"And you're letting me sleep in the Heda's room? Your room?" I ask incredulously.

"Yes."

We walk in silence for a few seconds before I remember she's still waiting for a response. "Oh, right. Yeah, I'd love to sleep with you."

"In the literal sense it the sky people sense?" Lexa questions.

Oh man, she sounds serious. How do I answer that? I mean, I love her but it's too early to say that let alone make love... Especially since it'll be my first time. I'm not sure how far she's gone with Costia, but I know she wants to make this special. I refocus on Lexa and see the corner of her mouth twitch.

I gasp, batting her arm. "That was a joke! Lexa!"

With that, she breaks out into a beautiful smile that makes my heart melt. I lean in and kiss her, not caring if anyone's around to see us.

Hopefully this chapter was good, I'm running on four hours of sleep here... I'll explain that fantastic story but first, Titus. So a lot of you (and I mean a lot) hate him like I do. In the stories I've read, he's either a homophobic asshat or this gentle soul. With my stories, I try to keep the characters at least sort of like they are in the show. So he's going to be a complete dick! Not sure if I'll kill him, but you guys will be first to know!

Now, onto the reasoning for my lack of sleep. This morning I woke up at three thirty. AM. Yeah, that was my four hours of actual sleep. And it was so early and I was so confused as to why I was up until I heard flapping. And it wasn't a figment of my imagination because sometimes it got close and I could literally feel the air from the wing movement on my face. So I just kind of laid there for a couple minutes, hoping it'd go away or something. But it didn't so I fled the room to sleep on a nearby tiny couch. By that time, I was pretty sure it was a bat. When I was about to finally sleep, I heard flapping again. That time, I heard it screech so I knew it was a bat. I tried to go to bed for a while then gave up and went upstairs. It was about five thirty then and I started petting my grandparents (who I'm staying with) dog named Gizzy. She's old and sweet. And then ANOTHER BAT. And this time, I could see it because it was starting to get light outside. It kept hitting the window trying to get outside so I opened the door and let it out. That all happened before seven AM. And then at around nine, my brother casually mentioned that there was a bat in the basement where I slept hanging from a vent. So we got a net and took him outside. He ended up being this little cute brown bat. Anyway, that was my morning.

Thank you for reading and stay awesome!