What is love?

Chapter four

"What was that Lauren?" Lexa huffed, watching the other alpha spar with a young beta boy.

The boy ducked and coward every time Lauren's stick would strike his.

"You're not even fucking trying! How do you expect to become a warrior if you can't even fight?" Lauren growled at the boy that was clearly out of breath and in a lot of pain.

Lexa stepped in between them, nodding at the boy to leave and Lauren huffed in frustration, throwing her stick on the floor.

Lauren glanced back at Lexa and the older alpha stared back, waiting for an explanation. The green eyed girl sighed, falling onto the floor, bringing her head in between her knees.

Lexa sat down next to her, patiently waiting for her friend to speak. "Her eyes. They're the same colour as Angel's." Lauren revealed, looking down at the dirt. Lexa studied Lauren carefully, watching the young alpha swallow harshly in attempt to keep back her tears.

"I... she - you know what never mind. I only acted out because she's a rich spoilt brat, that doesn't have to work a day in her life while we have to bend over backwards to stay in the pack." Lauren bitterly laughed, shaking her head.

"She must stay back in her little fortress with her daddy and stay away from us." Lauren angrily expressed. She then looked at Lexa when the other girl didn't comment and rolled her eyes at the look Lexa was giving her.

"What? You wanna associate yourself with people that put us where we are today?" She asked Lexa in disbelief.

"She didn't do that to us, Lauren. They're not all the same. You also didn't seem to mind her when you were trying to get into her pants." Lexa pointed out, causing Lauren's blood to boil.

The alpha got up, telling Lexa to leave her alone to cool off before leaving Lexa sitting by herself.

Lexa watched Lauren storm off, knowing that the other alpha was still hurting badly from the incident and not knowing how to deal with it.

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"Is she always like this? I don't know how you guys are able to handle her." Camila shook her head, Raven glanced at Clarke who was also staring back at her, both not knowing what to say to explain Lauren's behaviour.

"Look I know how Lauren has acted towards you is pretty shitty, but don't judge her before you know her." Octavia spoke up, wanting to defend Lauren at any cost, because the alpha had always been there for her.

"I have to agree with Camila on this one, she has been really rude and Lauren behaviour towards her is unacceptable, O." Raven told Octavia and the omega opened her mouth, ready to fire back in Lauren's defence.

"Hey, where is she?" Clarke got up when she saw her mate walk through the door.

"She's, dealing with her issues in her own way." Lexa rubbed her temple, frustrated with everything going. Clarke wrapped her arms around her mate, giving her a loving kiss on the cheek.

"It's okay babe, I know you tried to talk to her and you're always there for her. She'll figure things out." Clarke assured Lexa

Camila had a small smile on her face as she watched the pair interact, hoping one day she'll have love like that. Octavia casted her eyes away from the couple, feeling like an intruder for watching them.

All eyes snapped away from the couple to the person entering the house. Lauren chest heaved as if she had been running for miles and her skin glistened from the sweat covering her body.

"Oh, you're still here." Lauren grumbled, eyeing the omega situated on the couch.

Clarke frowned at Lauren's continuous rude behaviour while Lexa watched her with disappointed eyes.

"And you're still a bitch." Camila fired back.

"Well I'm heading out, you'll never see me here again as long as she's here." Lauren announces, turning back around and marched out the cabin.

The silence between the group was uncomfortable.

"Well I should be heading to the medical tent, my mom probably needs some more hands. Octavia are you coming too?" Clarke broke the silence.

The group all left Clarke's cabin, all of them going out to do there work.

Lexa managed to pull Camila aside while waiting for everyone to leave, wanting to speak to the omega.

"Look I'm sorry for how Lauren has treated you." Lexa apologised to the shorter girl. Camila smiled appreciatively at the other alpha that genuinely seemed to be a nice person.

"You don't have to apologise, you did nothing wrong. Lauren's the one that needs to say sorry." Camila crossed her arms, getting angry at the thought of the other alpha.

"I know Lauren seems like a major asshole, but this isn't how she really is." Lexa ended off the conversation, leaving Camila to her own thoughts.

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Lauren punched the handmade dummy skilfully. Her hands were starting to ache, but she needed the release after today.

"Damn if you punch that thing any harder it might break." Octavia approached her.

"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be helping Clarke?" Lauren asked, her chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath.

Octavia nodded, explaining that she wanted to check if Lauren was doing okay.

"I'm good, you have nothing to worry about." Lauren tried to convince the omega, but Octavia knew better and she wasn't going to leave Lauren alone until she got to the bottom of it.

"I know something is going on Laur."

The alpha sighed, knowing that Octavia wasn't going to let it go. "I've just been thinking about the past and it kinda upset me, but I'm totally fine now, okay. Don't worry about me." Lauren assured and opened her arms for a hug.

"Hell no, you're sweating." Octavia scrunched her nose in disgust. Lauren smirked, walking closer to the omega.

"Lauren no, I swear if you- ahh." Octavia screeched as she ran away from a sweaty Lauren.

"Come on Tavia, you love my hugs!" Lauren laughed while chasing that omega.

A/N

Sorry for the long delay on the update guys x