Everything's Changed

45

Clarke woke up early- well, early for her. It was eight and she felt pretty good, sore, but good. It was Christmas Day and she had forgotten that her mother was visiting. She got up and put on her clothes from the night before, trying to not wake Lexa. 

"Good morning." Lexa rasped. 

"Morning." Clarke smiled. "My mom is visiting today and I kinda need to be in my dorm when she gets here." 

"Okay, I've got to call my parents and I'll be there when I finish." 

Clarke nodded and left Lexa's dorm. Her mother was probably already at her dorm, waiting for when she got back. Luckily Lexa's dorm wasn't too far from her own. 

Then she realized that Raven and Octavia might be arguing at this time of the morning. They were at some pretty bad odds last night and Raven was flirting with Anya and Murphy, none being Octavia. 

She got to her dorm and, luckily, her mother was not waiting for her. She unlocked the door and closed it behind her after she entered. There was a figure sleeping on the couch and she couldn't tell if it were Octavia or Raven. 

The figure stirred and woke up. "Clarke?" The voice asked as if it were scared. 

Yep, definitely Raven. She was the only who owned a bird blanket. Clarke had wondered why Raven was on the couch. Was there another argument? The only way Clarke could figure this out was to sit down and talk with Raven. And she did. Clarke sat down at the end of the couch.

"Yes, it's me," Clarke said softly. "Why're you on the couch?" 

"It's better to not tell," Raven said. 

"I'm not giving you a choice same as you did with me." Clarke chuckled, remembering when Octavia and Raven had found out about Cage. 

"Fine." She pouted. "Can you keep up though?" 

"I'm sure." Clarke nodded. 

Raven hesitated for a second. Was she really going to tell Clarke? She had never really opened up to anyone but Octavia and Finn. And to her, at this moment, they were both assholes. Clarke didn't seem like an asshole though. She had minded her own business and she seemed to have such a caring heart, one that if it broke, she'd break. That's what Raven saw. 

"No one really noticed but after Thanksgiving, we had an argument because we hadn't told our parent yet that we were dating. Uhm....well, that didn't turn out well and since we told them during dinner they didn't take it well, well Octavia's parents didn't." Raven explained. "They told her that they wanted a child and not from me. They wanted her to have a father." 

"Did anyone bother?" 

"No." Raven shook her head. "But it makes more sense if I told you about our history." 

Clarke nodded her head. If it made Raven better, she would listen. If it wouldn't, she'd just help her. 

"I was dating Finn and Octavia and I were best friends. I mean we did everything together and told each other everything. She told me about Lincoln, who moved out to San Francisco. I told her about Finn and when he started becoming a bit distant, becoming a gang member. I guess one night we went to a party, got drunk, slept together, and it just clicked. I don't think either of us considered feelings because it kept happening." 

Raven stopped at the knock on the door. She sighed and Clarke got up to answer. She opened the door and there stood her mother, Abigail Griffin, and Marcus and his son, Malik. 

"Hey mom, you're earlier than I expected." Clarke smiled. 

"Well, Malik was asleep the entire drive here," Abby said. "Now give me a hug." 

Clarke gave her mother a quick hug and then Marcus a hug. Then she kneeled down to give Malik a hug. "Come in." 

Raven still was on the couch, trying to get herself off the couch. When she did, she gave Abby a hug. "I'm in need of a parent figure that isn't my parents." She said to Abby and Abby nodded. 

"Hey Clarke, do you have an Xbox?" Malik quietly asked. 

"Yeah, Rae," Clarke said and Raven looked to Clarke. "Can you play a few games with him?" 

"Of course." Raven nodded and booted the Xbox up. "Have you ever played Grand Theft Auto Five?" 

"No." Malik shook his head. 

"You are not letting him play that." Clarke scolded. 

Raven nodded and opened Rocket League. Clarke chuckled and took a seat at the table with Marcus and Abby. 

"Lexa should be here in a bit," Clarke said. 

"I liked her." Abby smiled. "She's the responsible one." 

"Eh, doubt it," Raven said as she started the game. 

Just as Raven finished her sentence, Octavia walked into the room, not noticing anyone there. "Can you please the the fuck up? I'm trying to sleep." 

"Ocatvia, language." Raven hissed.

Octavia looked at the child and then Clarke's mother and her boyfriend. She shook her head and went on with her day. 

"She's in a bad mood." Raven sighed.