The One Who's Fallen

Chapter 81

Lexa and I leave soon after all of that madness, leaving those boys in the hands of Bellamy and Raven (who's smirking like she has a plan, which worries me).

Artigas, Anya, and Luna decide to stay the night with the hundred to make sure everything goes well. They promised Lexa and I that they would keep a guard on the boys who attacked me at all times. Lexa's more concerned about them than I am. I just hope Raven doesn't blow them up or something.

The time apart from Lexa, even if we are just on separate horses, feels like torture. I haven't had much time to be around her today. I've missed her. As soon as we get off our horses, I take Lexa's hand in mine. We both relax instantly and head in silence back to Lexa's tent.

It seems like last night and this morning was so long ago, as though it happened days ago instead of hours. We strip our clothing and cuddle in the center of the bed, not even bothering to go under the furs. Our bodies warm each other up enough so that we don't have to hide from the hint of cold in the breeze.

Lexa gently explores every part of my body, and I don't mean sexually. It feels like she's making sure I'm still here, that I'm safe. She kisses the small bruises on my arms that I got from blocking a few punches from the first guy. We spend about an hour drawing comfort from how close we are until we're both calm enough start talking again.

"You are not injured." Lexa murmurs, breaking the silence. "I know you told me so, but..." She trails off and gives me a shy smile that makes me melt.

"It's okay. I get it. You just had to see for yourself."

I kiss her lips softly, hoping it'll reassure her that I know where she's coming from until we get lost in the moment for a while. We're both breathing heavily when we part and I have a feeling I know how our night is going to go.

"I know from experience that mental pain and scars are not visible on the skin. Are you okay in that way as well? You know you can talk to me about anything." Lexa says, squeezing my hands gently.

"I'm good. I promise. I was a bit surprised that they decided to fight me when I was trying to break up the fights." I admit. "But I was ready for it, luckily. You and Anya trained me well."

Lexa grins. "We had a good student."

I kiss Lexa's cheek and rest my head on her chest. She plays with my hair absentmindedly, slowly removing my braids. I hum contently and fight the urge to close my eyes.

"It seems as though every time we relax, something new happens. What do you think will happen next?" Lexa questions.

"We'll have to try to contact the Ark soon." I respond, sighing. "I just hope that for once they have some sense and don't mess all of this up."

"What do you mean?" Lexa asks, curious.

"Well, you know how strict the laws are up there. I just don't want them to refuse to acknowledge you as Heda. I may not like all or even most of them, but I don't want them to die because of their stupidity and pride."

"I will give them a chance. I do not like them much either, but I recognize that things must have been different in the sky."

"Hang on, that's it!" My head jolts up as I cut her off in my excitement. Lexa looks just as surprised by my sudden movement as she is my outburst.

"That is what?"

"We call the hundred the Sky People! I was trying to think of something else to call them instead and that's perfect!" I exclaim.

"The Skaikru." Lexa murmurs, then nods. "That does seem to fit. Would we call the Ark people that as well?"

I frown. "I'm not sure that the hundred would want to be associated with them. Especially after how they were treated like they're disposable. We might as well just keep calling them the Ark People, or the ArkKru. Is that good?"

"It is." Lexa kisses the top of my head, pride in her eyes as she looks at me.

"Sorry, you were talking before this. Want to continue?" I apologize.

Lexa just hums in response and then starts talking again. "I was talking about how I will treat the ArkKru as fairly as I would treat any clan, even though they are not under my rule."

"They will be. I'll make sure of it. If they go rogue, they'll be signing their own death sentences and I don't want that." I say quietly. "Along with Bellamy, Raven, and Octavia I think we might be able to knock some sense into them."

"Good. Will you try to contact them tomorrow?" Lexa asks.

"Nah." I shake my head. "I'll tell Raven my idea and give her time to fix up the radio so it can reach them."

I yawn after I finish talking and Lexa chuckles. "Ready for bed?"

"Oh my god, we got distracted by talking!" Suddenly I'm wide awake and I bat Lexa's arm with wide eyes. She looks both confused and amused by my reaction. "We were making out and started talking! Raven is right, we're such nerds." I groan.

Lexa just laughs and gives me a quick kiss. "It is better to talk it out than to bottle it up inside, Clarke."

I snort at that. "You're the human equivalent of a fortune cookie. I know, Lex. I'm just saying, we could be having sex right now and instead we decided to talk."

"We do not have to do anything that you do not want to. Are you still sore?" Lexa's eyes take over my body and it's much less innocent this time.

"Only a little. It was more noticeable this morning. If you're up for it, I can see how sore I can make you."

Lexa's eyes sparkle as she leans in and kisses me deeply. Yeah. It's going to be a long night, but I'm going to love every second of it.

Nice, right? They got to talk about things! And now there are officially names for the hundred and the Ark people! So now I have a question for you lovely humans... Are you interested in seeing how Raven asks out Luna and Anya? If so, I can write a one-shot or the next chapter can be from Raven's point of view! It probably won't be all asking out, I do have plans for Raven to do next chapter anyway... Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!