Unity: A Clexa Fan fiction

Chapter 4

Clarkes POV
The man with the gun aimed at me, he squeezed the trigger, I moved out the way. He pressed the trigger again. He missed again, luckily he had bad aim or I would be dead. Thats when i heard it, the gasp. The bullet that had missed me had found its victim. Lexa. I rushed to her side and watched hopelessly as she bled out on her blanket.

I woke up, tears streaming down my face, covered in sweat being shaken by Lexa. Brilliant beautiful Lexa who wasn't dead. It wasn't the first time i had that dream and I doubted that it would be the last. "Nightmare." I murmured, the tears uncontrollable falling down my cheeks. She put an arm around me and pulled me close, from her touch a thousand butterflies in my stomach started to fly around aimlessly, "Do you want to talk about it?" she asked I said, "no, I'm fine."
"Clarke..." she said softly,
Thats when I gave in, I had to tell her. "You died, Lexa, there was a man in here and he shot you. Dead" The tears came again, streaming down my face quicker. Lexa tightened her grip on me, wiping my tears with one hand and holding me in the other, "Im not dead yet," Yet. What if Lexa died and i never got to tell her how i really feel. Lexa laid back down, still holding me, "Sleep now, Clarke," she said and I did.

Lexas POV

when I woke, Clarke was still asleep in my arms. she had been so distraught at the thought of my death it made me have hope... what if she felt the same way I did. No. Why not? Was i not allowed to love my wife. No, we had not married out of love but for peace. Anyway, I had made sure that Clarke would never love me. I was stupid. Part of me wanted her, the other more rational part of me told me that love is a weakness, one that i couldn't afford to have.

Clarkes eyes fluttered open, at first she looked confused. "Morning," I murmured.

"Morning..." She said back, I quickly removed my arms from around her and shuffled away. Love is a weakness.
"Im going to Trikru village for a night, do you want to come?" I asked Clarke, maybe a change of scenery would do her good. I was doing this for Clarke, it totally wasn't because I wanted to be with her or because I didn't want her with Tristan. 'Keep telling yourself that', I thought.
Clarke spoke, interrupting my thoughts, "Yes, when do we leave?"

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It had been a boring day, meetings with various warriors and attending ceremonies Trikru had prepared in my honor. After a while Clarke, probably bored, had slipped away. Now that I had free time, I walked into the woods, looking for Clarke. It didn't take me long to find her, she had a preference for small clearings and i knew this area well. She sat behind a boulder drawing, careful not to scare her i called out, "Clarke," She spun around and smiled, "Oh hey," I sat next to her. "How did it go after i left?" She asked, an apologetic look on her face, I laughed at the question, "More of the same." I shivered, "We have another day of this," Every good commander visited the clans, it was just courtesy, every clan would try and impress the commander in a long and boring process. "Well..." Clarke struggled to find a positive, "at least its a change in scenery" the corners of my mouth were tugged into a grin, "Yes a lovely change of scenery"

"Pauna!" somebody shouted from far away, in an instant i grabbed Clarkes hand and pulled her up, "Run," i whispered. As We set off through the woods, Clarke looked at me, "You know Lexa, the thought of running away from a giant gorilla hadn't occurred to me. Th-" she was cut off by a high pitched scream. It was getting closer. I started to run faster, then it happened. I was picked up by Pauna. It squeezed me. This is how i was going to die. Clarke was never going to know how i felt. "NO!" Clarke charged Pauna, causing it to drop me, she stuck her sword into its leg but not without being hit on the head. Blood streamed down her face, she ran to me, helped me up and we rushed into small cave. It was safer than being outside.

Clarke sat me down in the cave, "Where does it hurt?" She gently asked. i gestured to my arm, she ripped off my shirt and looked at it. Relief crossed her face. "Its not broken, just badly bruised. You will be okay." Her head was still bleeding, "Will you, Clarke?" i picked up the ripped part of my shirt and pressed it to her cut, she winced, "Im fine Lexa." I started to tie a bandage around Clarkes head, this was difficult with only one arm so she moved closer. Our faces were inches apart. I don't know how it happened. It just did, the impulsive side of me took over and i leaned in and kissed her. Then the most magical thing happened, she kissed back. Jolts of electricity ran through my lips as Clarke pressed herself on to me, pushing down on my arm, without meaning too i winced. Clarke broke away, "Lexa..."

There was a roar. Pauna was back, "Later, Clarke." I promised.
"So how do we kill this thing?" Clarke asked, I had no idea. Pauna had been haunting this area for decades.
"You have already wounded it, maybe We can out run it..."
Clarke shook her head,"Its too powerful and we're too injured. Unless..." She paused for a second, then her eyes lit up, "Unless... We scare it."
"But how would we scare it?" I asked.
"Fire."

Clarke looked around until she found what she was looking for, a long stick. I reached into my pocket and got out my flint and steel, "How do you know this will work?" I asked,
"I don't" she said, nervously, "I just have a feeling" I trusted Clarke, this plan would work f she thought that it would. I sharpened the stick on one end, so it was like a spear and lit it on fire then I walked out of the cave, Sure enough Pauna was there, waiting for us. I held up the flaming stick and Pauna touched the stick, getting burnt. Pauna growled, obviously not liking the fire. It backed away as did Clarke and I. Then I threw the stick, It hit Pauna in the stomach, burning him in the process and I ran.

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I sat in my tent, thinking. Clarke was having her head looked at, luckily my arm was just bruised, from my chest to my hand the skin was purple and painful; the muscle was sore and sometimes when i moved it would hurt. I thought about today, Pauna, Trikru, Clarke...Clarke.
I still couldn't believe that I had kissed Clarke, I got butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it when I heard a noise outside and Clarke entered the tent, she looked awful, her entire face was bruised and she had a long gash on her forehead. She sat on the bed next to me, leaned in and cupped my face in her hands, a tingly sensation filled my body, "I almost lost you." She pulled me close and gently pressed her lips against mine, conscious of my arm this time. As time went on the kiss got more deep, more rough, passionate. I wanted Clarke in everyway. I wanted to be hers and for her to be mine.

We were interrupted by a voice outside the tent, "Will you be joining us for dinner tonight, Heda?"
"No, bring food here, both Clarke and I are tired."
"Of course Heda," I heard running and i laughed.
"Way to ruin a moment," Clarke murmured, annoyed. I looked at her, i wanted her know how i felt. "Clarke..." I looked at my hands, "On our wedding day I said that I couldn't be involved with you romantically... That was the biggest mistake of my life. I love you Clarke, I have been in love with you since I first met you. Today when i thought i was going to die I realized how idiotic i have been and-"
She cut me short, "Lexa... I love you too. You don't have to explain yourself." I looked into her eyes, "Really?"
"yes. really." She kissed me again.
I couldn't believe it. Clarke loved me.