The One Who's Fallen

Chapter 84

Raven's POV

Bellamy takes over with the boys, dragging the unconscious Tweedledee to the dropship with a pale Tweedledum trailing behind him. He looks back wistfully at my workshop and I wave goodbye cheerfully. They're going to get hell from him. I can't wait to hear what he's going to put them through.

I work on the radios for Clarke until I realize that it's getting late. I straighten my jacket self-consciously and try to ignore the bundle of nerves in my stomach. I walk out of my tent to go find Luna and Anya. I don't hear any movement from their tent so I decide to walk around the town.

It takes longer than I expect to find them; they're talking to Lexa in her tent. I'm outside the tent and can hear their voices, and try to respect their privacy and not listen to what they're saying. Who am I kidding? I'm totally eavesdropping.

"Why not just talk to her?" Lexa asks. I lean casually against the wall outside, trying to seem inconspicuous.

"We are going to." Anya says. "Soon, in fact. We should get going soon."

My eyes widen. They have to be talking about me. I really should flee and pretend I heard nothing but (curse my curious nature) I stay where I am.

"Anya, it is almost time." Luna says before anyone else can say anything. "We should start preparing everything and then pick up Raven."

I stand up straight and start heading back to my tent so hopefully they won't see me as they leave. Sadly my leather jacket is simultaneously awesome and really obvious in a crowd. I blend in as best I can and let out a relieved breath when they walk past me.

"Hey Reyes." Murphy says.

I just scowl at him. Of course the place I decided to hide is with him. His smirk and cockiness always has unsettled me for some reason.

I make my way back to my tent and fall face first on my makeshift bed with a groan. My leg is acting up again. I definitely need Clarke to take a look at it. I hate to admit it, but this isn't something I can do on my own. I take off my brace and tinker with it. It's not exactly a thing of beauty, but it does it's job. Most of the time, at least.

I'm in the middle of putting my brace back on when Luna and Anya come in. Unlike some of the idiots here, they don't stare at my leg or give me a pitying look. They just seem happy to see me, which is such a weird concept. Usually when people are happy to see me it's because I can do things for them, like build them something. I'm letting myself feel hope that they're happy to see me not because they want something, but because they like me.

I smile up at them and notice they're in their warrior clothes. Which isn't uncommon for them, they wear that mainly when they want to intimidate or fight someone, or when they're going outside the walls.

"Where are we going?" I ask curiously, standing up and trying to subtly test my leg to make sure it'll hold my weight. It seems like I'll be okay for now.

"You will see," Luna answers cryptically with a wink.

Anya holds the flaps to my tent open and lets Luna and I walk out first. "I never would've guessed that you're a gentlewoman." I tease Anya, enjoying how I can see a light blush coloring her cheeks.

"I am not gentle. Have you seen me fight?" Anya protests.

"That's not what I meant, but I'm pretty sure everyone has gentleness, even you and the Heda."

"You would know if you spent the night in a tent near them." Anya grumbles.

I snort before bursting out laughing. "What? The Commander's a bottom?" I stop laughing and think about it. "Float me, that actually makes sense. No wonder I saw so many hickies on her neck!"

I have to spend the next few minutes of them leading me to some unknown place teaching them about gentlewomen, hickies, and what a top and bottom are. I'm delighted by how much I can make them blush.

"We are here." Anya says soon after I've finished explaining everything.

I take a moment to look around. We must be near the stream where Octavia got attacked by a giant water snake. I trust Anya and Luna not to let me get eaten. By anyone other than them, I mean. But that's a topic for a later conversation.

Anyway, we're at a pool of water that's not too big, but looks just large enough for us to fit in comfortably. It's then that I notice that a few feet from the edge of the water, there's a woven blanket with a basket of food on it.

"You planned out a picnic?" I ask.

"Yes. It is late and we know you have probably not eaten since lunch..." Luna trails off.

They did all of this for me. It's so sweet and unexpected that I have to blink tears out of my eyes. Unable to form the right words, I take their hands and squeeze gently in thanks. I gather myself for a moment before pulling them towards the food.

"I'm starving!" I say, ignoring how my voice sounds rougher than usual with emotions. "Let's eat first and then we can swim."

I stuff my face, making appreciative noises. "You guys are going to have to tech me the Grounder language sometime; it sounds awesome when you speak it."

"Trigedasleng." Luna provides. "It is not too different from your own language. Anya would be better to teach it to you, however. She helped Clarke learn it."

"That's great! Did she ever mess up embarrassingly?"

"Many times." Anya smirks. "In the beginning, I was teaching her to say ai laik, which means I am. But she would say 'I like Clarke' instead. Another time..."

Next chapter, more bonding and Raven will most likely reveal how she hurt her leg and why she got sent down with the 100! Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!