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27. "For some odd reason, I'm attracted to you."
CONTAINS SPOILERS OF SEASON 4 EPISODE 1 OF THE 100!!!
Song: Flawless Remix - Beyoncé; Nicki Minaj
Podakru - Lake People
Yujleda - Broadleaf Clan
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I looked around at the Thirteen Clans, my glaze lingering on Podakru, my home clan. Finally my glaze landed the Skaikru, I made my decision.
"I'm honoring Heda Lexa's Coalition." I announced, loud and clear knowing I'd hear arguments about it. "Skaikru will continue as the Thirteenth Clan." Then the chamber broke into chaos. I get up from Lexa's old throne- my throne.
"Enough!" I yelled, silencing the chamber.
"You're just as weak as Lexa." Uzac kom Yujleda said, stepping up to the middle of the room.
I stepped down the throne steps, coming face to face with Uzac. "If wanting a united clan is weakness, than I guess am I weak." I spit staring him down. "Don't think your siding with Queen Nia wasn't noticed by me either, I won't hesitate to kill you like Lexa did the Queen." I stepped back to speak to all Clans. "And if you have a problem with how I run things, or dare think I am weak, remember I am the last living Nightblood, and you can't do a damn thing about it. And if you want you can challenge my position, but you of course need a Nightblood to do that." I go back to the throne and sit down.
"My decision is final, Skaikru will continue as the Thirteenth Clan. Any attack against them, is an attack against all of us. You are dismissed."
As they were all exiting, Clark turned around, facing me.
"Thank you, this means a lot to me." I nodded.
"Lexa trusted you, I'm sure she had your word, but now I need your word. I need you to promise me that I won't regret this decision I've made." She nodded.
"You have my word and because of that, now that you have the flame, you should know, if you already don't." She paused, as if she was debating if she should really tell what she was about to tell me or not. "We have 6 months to live, the old nuclear plants are melting down. King Roan knows about this, this is why he kept me alive and honored the Coalition. Very few people know about this and we've been careful about who we tell because we knew that if word got out, it would disrupt peace, and bring chaos." Clark finally said.
"Have you found a way to stop it?" I asked, worried.
"Not yet, but we've been working on it. We really don't know if we will be able to stop it."
"Okay, thank you for telling me this. Head back to Arkadia, you're wasting time talking to me here." She nodded.
"Thank you again."
"You're welcome." Then she's gone.
I walked over to the window over looking Polis. I didn't want this life, I was living a normal grounder life, then I got into a fight and my blood got spilt, and the Ambassador of Podakru was quick to react. He seen it as a way for the Lake People to rise again, expand ourselves.
I was forced into this and now I have the burden of knowing that we have 6 months to live.
The doors burst open, I quickly turned around, hand on my sword, to find guards dragging in a pretty beat up male.
"Heda, we found Skaikru stealing from a bender." A guard said, pushing the male down to the floor.
"I don't steal anything," He spat back at the guards then turned to me. "I'm not lying, I didn't steal anything."
"Leave." I said to the guards, wanting to talk to the Skaikru alone.
"Heda-"
"I said leave." The guards reluctantly left, slamming the doors once they were out.
"What were you doing then, if you weren't stealing?" I asked, squatting down to his level so I could meet his eyes, which where a dark blue that reminded me of home.
"I was just looking at this little wooden craving of a horse, I promise." I get up and held out my hand. He looked at it for the longest time, then finally took it, excepting my help.
"I believe you," I said, still looking into his blue eyes, I let go of his hand, even though I didn't want to.
"A lot of people don't do that, are you sure about that?"
"Yeah," I said.
"Why do you believe me anyways?"
"A lot of grounders are angry with my decision to keep Skaikru as a Thirteenth Clan, I wouldn't put it above them to try to sabotage Skaikru to get rid of you." I said, sitting back in the throne.
"And why did you decide to keep Lexa's Coalition?" He asked, looking up at me through his brown hair.
"Because you may have fell from the sky, but you also originated from the ground, you just have different ways than us, but that doesn't mean we can't live in peace and side-by-side."
"What about the Mountain People, don't you think we are like them?" He took a tentative step closer.
"No, you simply didn't know that we existed here on Earth, the Mountain Men did, and attacked us because we were able to walk outside and they weren't. They used us as lab rats, but you haven't. Yes, you landed close to a village, but you didn't have the intentions nor did you know. I can't blame you for your lack of knowledge, and they shouldn't either." I get up again and laid my hand on his cheek, cupping his face. "And for some odd reason, I'm attracted to you."
He smirked at that, "Well maybe we can work something out."
"Maybe," I whispered, wanting to see him more. "You're free by the way."
"Why thank you," He grabbed my hand that was cupping his face, and kissed it. "I'm looking forward to your rule."
"Well, you sure are the charmer." I smiled.
"One would say that, but sadly I have to go." My mood dropped a little.
"Will I see you again?" I asked, hope blooming in my chest.
"I hope so, maybe cause a little ruckus to have a reason to see you again." He looked back at me, a devilish smile on his face.
"Don't cause too much trouble, I'd really like to not kill you. . . I'm sorry what's your name?"
"Murphy, John Murphy." He then walked out of the throne room.
"John Murphy." I said, testing his name on my lips.
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A/N: I got all my translations and information on other Clans and the Coalition for The 100 Wikia.
