Unity: A Clexa Fan fiction

Chapter 3

Clarkes POV

I sat in Polis, in my room, watching the sunset. It had been a year since my marriage to Lexa, since i had seen my friends and since the ark had fallen from the sky. I didn't like to think about my friends. It only hurt me. The truce was simple. I married Lexa and the sky people and grounders didnt fight. I had changed so much from the girl i was. Once in Polis, I learnt the ways of the grounders, Lexa had taught me how to fight and I studied medicine here. I looked at the watch on my wrist. Mom. I didn't know if she was alive. I wondered what she would think of the woman i have become. A tear fell from my eye.

"Clarke," Lexa was behind me, "Are you okay?" i looked at her, as Lexa had promised on our wedding day that we could not be romantically together and true to her word, nothing romantic had happened, we had become close friends but I knew that I loved her, i was hopelessly in love with her. I shook away the feeling, "Just thinking of my parents." Lexa put a comforting hand on my shoulder, she didn't say anything. She didn't need to. I knew she was there if i needed her. In the past year Lexa hadn't changed much, Apart from a few scars she still looked the same; I however could hardly say the same for myself. Now I had many more scars, including a long thin one on my face which went from my forehead down to my chin in a diagonal line; In addition to the scars i also had gotten tattoos, one that signified my unity to Lexa (she had a matching one) and another, a secret one. Id drawn a pattern randomly once, when I was on the ark, during lessons i would doodle it, then when i reached the ground i found myself drawing it in the dirt thats when decided to have it tattooed on me. To anyone else the pattern was meaningless enough but to me it symbolized the fact that change happens and you never know what is around the corner. 

I turned to face Lexa, "Do you have anything on tonight?" I wanted to spend time with Lexa tonight, It was our wedding anniversary and i was pretty sure that she had forgotten about it. 

Lexa shook her head, "No, i-" 

I cut her off, "Perfect." I grinned, "Lets do something special then," 

She raised an eyebrow at me, "Clarke, why would we do something special? " 

"to celebrate our anniversary" 

Lexa frowned, "But that's not until next week..." I froze, it was today... right? I was certain that it was today, I had even gone as far as to postpone all meetings Lexa had tonight, I had plans. Lexas face was emotionless, a mask to what she was thinking.  "Um...I thought" I was cut off by her laughter. "You should of seen your face." Lexa laughed at me, I blushed, and punched her in the arm lightly. "You are mean."

 She shoved me slightly, still laughing, "It was worth it too see your face. I hadn't forgotten our anniversary Clarke," God. I loved her laugh. 

Lexa circled me in the training arena, I know its an odd way to spend your One year wedding anniversary but I had been practicing and i wanted to show off my fighting skills. I charged, slashing at her with my sword. I caught her off guard, "Someone has been practicing..." She laughed, "But who with? Maybe they will be a worthy opponent for me," I parried a well aimed strike from her and grinned, "Tristan." Tristan was a very good swordsman, he was also very handsome, tall and charming. Everyone liked Tristan and nearly everyone had a thing for him. I probably had imagined it but i thought i saw a flicker of jealousy cross Lexas face. I lunged forward. In my year in Polis i had fought Lexa most weeks, and almost every time I had lost. The first time i had beaten her was sheer luck, some brilliant bird had pooped and it had landed on Lexas head, leaving her shocked. After an hour of sparring I put down my sword in surrender, "Lets eat." There was no beating her tonight. 

Lexas POV

I sat opposite Clarke, over a candle lit dinner in our room. It had been a year since i told her that i couldn't been romantically involved with her and i had regretted those words almost instantly. Now Clarke was training with Tristan, the man who practically every woman (and some men) were head over heals in love with. Personally I didn't see what was so amazing about him but I couldn't help feel jealous. Clarke had decided to train with him instead of me, petty, right? 
"How come you trained with Tristan?" casual, Lexa, casual. I was going to try and make it sound like small talk but i think i had failed. Great. 
Clarke looked at me, "I thought I would surprise you with my amazing swordsman ship when i beat you."
 I nodded, "Well you didn't" I smirked at her. Clarke had been amazing this past year. She was my best adviser and everyday she surprised me. 
Clarke faked a hurt look, "Feelings" 
"So...is there something you want to do?" I asked.
She looked at me, "I was thinking a night hike."  I smiled, yes, that seemed nice. 
"That would be perfect" I held my cup up, "To our one year anniversary of our sort of marriage," Clarke held up her cup and laughed,"When i was told that the only way to end the conflict was a unity i thought my life was over. It turns out that it had only just beginning." She looked at me, blue eyes piercing my green ones, "Thank you..." 

The cold night air pierced my skin, I didn't care though. I looked sideways at Clarke, we hadn't gone to far away from Polis on our hike, we could still see the city from where we sat yet we were far away enough to be perfectly alone. I often wondered why she didn't ask to go back and visit them, her friends, in her first month with me she had asked daily but after that, once she had settled she no longer asked. 
"Do you miss them?" I asked, under my breath. I wasn't sure Clarke had heard me, she had been silent for so long, when she said, "I used to. When I first got here, they were all I could think about but as time went on I guess I got used to life here. I've become less Skaikru and more Trikru," she stopped herself then sighed, "and I think now that I've got you, Anya, Tristan, Eva and the others..." she didn't finish, she didn't need to. I knew what she had meant, whilst her new friends could never replace her old ones they filled the hole that loosing her Skaikru Friends had left in her heart. But since when was Tristan in with her closest friends?
I looked at the moon and smiled, "I'm glad that you came here, Clarke."