Love Me Harder

New Beginning

3 MONTHS AFTER MOUNT WEATHER

Since the Commander's talk with Bellamy a lot of things changed. The SkyPeople and the Grounders were in a mutual agreement to find Clarke. This had Abbey and Kane visiting Polis more often than most Grounders, and SkyPeople, liked. For now the leaders of Arkadia were willing to overlook the Mount Weather incident. Ever since Bellamy mentioned it to the brunette it was never brought up again. What they didn't know was Lexa went to a bounty hunter convinced would find the newly titled Wanheda. After all he needed something from Lexa so it was no surprise when word got to the Heda that he had found her.

The brunette was in her chambers pacing knowing he was on his way back to the city with Clarke. It had been 3 months since she last saw the blonde. That moment has haunted her since she left. The pain in the Wanheda's eyes tore at the Commander in ways she hasn't felt in a very long time. Knowing shortly they would be face to face had her feeling a roller coaster of emotions. Happiness, scared, pained, and warmth. She had no idea which one was dominant because they all swirled around inside her equally. Lexa was not going to show this in front of her people. Love was a weakness and she swore to never fall in love again. Since Costia she has turned off all feelings keeping everything strictly to strategies and battles. There was something captivating about the blonde; her innocence, strength, knowledge that drew the Heda in. She didn't plan to get close to the SkyCrew Leader but the circumstances around her made it so.

Memories of the two preparing for the battle at the Mountain replayed in her mind. It was in that moment something changed in her. Maybe it was the way she had no fear of threatening the Heda. Clarke stood her ground letting her know if she went after her friend, Octavia that she would tell everyone about the missile. The Commander couldn't help but be intrigued. It wasn't the first time she showed no fear of the leader of the 12 clans. There were many incidents the blonde showed that, however this reason in particular stood out because of the kiss. Lexa remembered it like it was yesterday how she was having an inner argument with herself, her mind and heart at its own battle. The one part of her screaming to grab the woman in front of her and kiss her overwhelmed the brunette. The more logical side, the side she had shown for so long, told her it was a foolish thing to do and not to try. It was in an instant that her heart won and she kissed Clarke. Even though the SkyCrew Leader did return the kiss she let the Commander know she needed time. Something that Lexa never gave her since shortly after that her mind was back in control. It was then she picked her people over the blonde.

Heda ripped open her door and walked past the guards stationed outside it. They immediately followed their leader into the main chamber. Lexa said nothing as she walked right to her throne sitting down with her perfect posture. Indra was on her left and Titus on her right. She sat still not even moving a facial muscle as she waited for the inevitable. A few moments later it was announced that Roan was there with the Wanheda. Lexa could feel the thud of her heart but would not let anyone see the affect the blonde was already having on her. She could hardly accept it herself. She saw Roan come in with who she knew was Clarke but her face was currently covered. The Grounder Leader watched as the bag was lifted off of the Wanheda. She watched as Clarke was trying to focus. Lexa could no longer sit still and sat up as she saw the cuts on the face of the woman before her. A twinge of anger burned through her as she approached them. "My orders were clear that she was not supposed to be harmed!" She spat the words at Roan. He glanced at the girl on her knees next to him before he faced the Commander again, "She didn't come easy." He wasn't going to be intimated by the Heda. He was sure if he had a one on one combat with her it would be him in that throne. Lexa gained control of her emotions, "I'd imagine not." Roan asked for the deal the two had made prior to his capture of the blonde.

Lexa was finally able to tear her eyes off of the beauty before her. "We had a deal until the Ice Nation started to make a move against my orders, against me." It was true, she did unite the 12 clans, but the Ice Nation was the one clan that turned out to be the most difficult. The one clan she always had her eye on knowing Nia wanted to overthrow Lexa. To do so she needed a NightBlood this let the Commander know she had one. For Nia to be as bold as to make a move against her meant someone must be close to her that can be the new leader.