Hey Princess

The Secret Softy

Clarke POV

She slides closer to me, teasing smirk prominent on her face. Her hair flows down her back, cascading waves drowning her exposed shoulders. The tattoo on her arm looks extremely traceable on her muscular bicep, flexing slightly from the undeniable tension we both feel. Her bright green eyes pop against the darkness that surrounds us, drawing my eyes to linger in their depth before observing more of her features. I notice her bite her lip and the urge to lean in and capture those lips for my own selfish purposes creeps over me. Before I can lean in, however, she begins slowly removing her shirt from over her head. The two seconds where I can't see her face leave me deeply unsatisfied until I notice the view of her toned abs and her defined curves. I stare until I glance up again and see her looking at me. She still has a sports bra on, but even that seems like too much clothing at the moment. She reaches out and grabs my shoulder, shaking it gently. It increases, while she begins to call my name.

"Clarke. Claaaarke. CLARKE. CLAAAAAAAARKE."

My eyes snap open and realize it was all a dream. I feel a weight on my chest and I finally notice the person leaning above me. Raven is sitting on my chest, shaking me violently and yelling at me to wake up.

"Your mom will kill me if you sleep in, so you need to get out of bed," she yells when she sees my open eyes. I sigh groggily and slowly stagger out of bed. I slide my shirt off and begin rummaging around for the perfect outfit today. Raven and I have been friends since we were little, so changing in front of each other is literally no big deal. We don't blatantly stare at each other, but we don't have to leave the room either. I throw on a faded gray t-shirt and some ripped blue jeans. I'm trying to look good but also trying to look like I'm not trying to look good. After I change in a silence, Raven grabs my attention.

"So today's the day," she starts.

"Yep," I reply calmly, although that's the opposite of how I actually feel.

"And we're really going to..."

"Yep."

She nods and slides on her red jacket. We head out for breakfast. My mom puts down two different plates of pancakes for me and Raven.

"Clarke, I reheated the pancakes that I made you yesterday. I don't like to waste food, you should know that. Raven, however, can have the fresh pancakes that I just made because she's like a human vacuum. Eat up, girls."

I smile, thinking about how I had turned my nose up at the breakfast food yesterday. Today I happily dig in, drowning the sweet stacks in syrup. Raven does the same, just at double the rate. We shovel the good into our mouths quickly, hurrying while also trying to savor the delicious dish. After cleaning off our sticky fingers, we hop into my mom's car. We drive to school in silence, Raven and I texting rather than talking to keep my mom out of our conversation. We walk in and see the Blakes are already here. I see Finn is also hanging around them, which is a bit of a sore spot. I used to go out with Finn until he got really clingy. He's still overprotective and convinced we're just on a "break" so I've been avoiding him as much as possible. I head over and hear the two boys deep in an argument.

"I could totally ask her-"

"It's my party."

"She picked me over you, bro."

"She also dumped your sorry ass."

"Let her decide, she's not an object you can call dibs on-"

"Guys, you're so stupid. Shut up, she's walking over," hisses Octavia. I get the general gist of what they're talking about. I guess this is about to get way more complicated than I thought. Thankfully, I have first period with Lexa so I can uncomplicate one of the knots in my life.

"Hey, Clarke I wanted to talk to you about something," Bellamy starts while Finn shoots him a death glare. Neither of them gets the chance to say anything though, as another voice shuts both of them down.

"Hey Clarke," Lexa's low rasp sounds from behind me. I whip around quickly and almost run in to her due to how close she is. She's smirking down at me and I feel a blush creep up my neck to redden my face.

"Oh. Hey, Lexa," Bellamy mutters angrily. Finn glares, seeming just as angry as Bellamy. Octavia raises an eyebrow at their behavior.

"Hey, Lexa! Good to see you again. Heard that was a nasty fall you took. Barely shows, though. Still as flawless as usual, or at least that's what Clarke thinks," Raven says, trying to break the tension and tease me at the same time. I very swiftly elbow her but she grins through the pain. Lexa smirks and chuckles. Finn seems to not be able to bite his tongue any longer.

"Can we help you?" he spits out.

"You definitely cannot. I'm here to actually speak with Clarke," she says lightly, keeping up the friendly facade. I can see past it though. There's a storm brewing that's starting to darken her eyes. I need to diffuse the situation.

"I don't think that's necessary," Finn says, acting unnecessarily protective again. He steps in front of me and I'm surprised when Bellamy even takes a step towards Lexa with his fist clenched.

Stupid boys.

"I don't need protection," I sigh. I step around the two of them and head over to Lexa. Lexa smirks at them, but there's a hint of anger and protectiveness in her body language too. I grab her arm gently and lead her away from there.

"Sorry to take you away from your wardens," she growls, clearly still pissed.

"Ugh I'm sorry, Finn's a piece of work. He and I used to go out, hasn't really gotten over it. Bellamy had a crush on me for a year or two, I keep trying to give him subtle signals but it doesn't appear to be working," I say exasperatedly. She nods.

"Well I guess I should just be glad I beat out all of the other suitors," she laughs. She still doesn't look totally calm, so I try to change the subject.

"I wanted to ask you something," I say.

"What?"

"Bellamy's throwing a party on Friday. And I know you don't like him and all, but Raven is making me go. I know it'll suck because everyone's going to come with dates and the two single people will probably be the guys you saw. It'll be really uncomfortable and awkward if I don't have someone to come with so I was wondering if like, well I mean you don't have to, but if you're free and feel up to it would you want come to the thingy with me," I ramble, sort of blacking out temporarily.

"Clarke, calm down, you sound like you're going to pass out. I'll go with you if it keeps you conscious."

"Really?"

"Yeah, why not. I'm free and if I'm going to show up at the party I might as well show up with the prettiest girl in the school," she replies.

"That was... was that a genuine compliment? Lexa, are you a secret softy?" I tease. She does it so often, I'm glad I finally have a chance to reciprocate.

"No. Shut up. Repeat that to no one," she says defensively.

"Sureee," I respond, grinning evilly. She growls at me.

"Fine, let's go to history," I laugh, grin still on my face. I walk away and she quickly falls into step with me. We walk past the Ark kids and there's various responses. Octavia looks confused, Raven flashes me a grin and thumbs up, Bellamy and Finn wear matching scowls, and Murphy seems to have randomly appeared just to darken my day as well. But I don't care about them, because the gorgeous girl at my side merely glances at them before turning her full attention back to me.