Clarke's distraction
Clarke handed Lexa one off the cups she was holding as she just poured some hot chocolate in them, at the moment they where chilling in her kitchen ready to discuss what they started to talk about in the car. Clarke was about to take her first sip when she realized it would probably burn her tongue and put it on the table instead to let it cool off.
”I am honestly not surprised but..I am more curious what you think about it?” Lexa hadn’t touch her cup either, she had been moody ever since she mentioned her argument with Bellamy.
”I feel like it’s a shit situation, I don’t want to lose him but I am scared this will…affect our friendship” Clarke hid her face in her hands and tried to comfort her anxiety.
”How did it make you feel?” Lexa fixed her ponytail and she studied the blonde with serious eyes.
”Confused I guess”
”Did it make you re-think your relationship?” Lexa placed her shoulder on the table and let her head rest in her hand as she kept her gaze on Clarke.
”It made me think about it - but not in that way…more to understand where this is coming from. I have known him for years and I just thought it was out off the picture”
”Now that it isn’t - ”
”Hey” Clarke cut her off and stood up, she went around the table to put her arms around Lexa.
”Clarke” Lexa rolled her name out as she breathed out, she was annoyed and the blonde noticed.
”Whatever is going on in your mind right now, stop. I do not have feelings for Bellamy, let me repeat - I do not have feelings for him.”
”Fine…” Lexa let her hand caress Clarke’s arm in a way to hug her back sitting down.
”He asked about us” Clarke sighed. ”I think he knows”
”How?” Lexa wondered, they had been discreet around their friends who didn’t know yet.
”Apparently you look at me in a way” Clarke smiled, that part was actually cute even if she couldn’t admit it with Bellamy.
”Eyes don’t lie I guess” Lexa smiled as well, somehow she liked the idea off him knowing.
”I think I need to tell him though but I wanted to talk to you about it first”
”Why though” Lexa wined.
”Because he has feelings for me and I need to let him know I have feelings for someone else…plus I felt terrible lying to him, I never lie to Bell”
”If it puts an end too it, I guess it’s fine…but you do realize a lot off people knows about us now” Lexa told her.
”I wish I could tell the world” Clarke placed a soft kiss on Lexa’s cheek. ”I want people to know your mine”
”I am yours” Lexa tilted her head so that she could steal an actual kiss.
”We just have to keep up with our secrets for a little longer” Clarke sighed.
”Apparently we aren’t to good at hiding babe” Lexa chuckled.
”Good thing we don’t have to hide here…” Clarke smirked and Lexa could read her mind and immediately stood up before she was dragged into Clarke’s bedroom.
***
Lexa finished her little speech she had prepared for the Friday game, she had honestly forgotten about it before Ashley reminded her this morning when she got to school. It was Thursday and they where suppose to practice whatever was going on.
She rushed it honestly but to be fair this was not a part off her campaign and she was just doing it to get some extra credits and hopefully votes. People was gonna be there to enjoy the game so she was gonna make it cheerful and quick.
”So I’m gonna go to they gym real quick but did you want to hang out after?” Lexa mumbled to Clarke as they where hanging in the library but the blonde didn’t react. ”Clarke?” She looked at her now and raised her voice to get her attention.
”What?” She looked clueless and looked at her confused.
”What’s going on, you have been off all day?”
”Sorry…” Clarke sighed as she was tapping her pen up and down on the table like she was stressed. ”It’s just…I can’t stop thinking about Bellamy”
”Oh, exactly what I wanted to hear” Lexa rolled her eyes.
”You know what I mean” Clarke glared at her. ”He’s still avoiding me and it’s killing me”
”I get that it’s hard Clarke but obviously he needs some space” Lexa wasn’t in the mood to have this conversation…again. Her girlfriend had been going on about this all week.
”I just can’t believe he won’t just talk to me so we can sort this out” Clarke crossed her arms, this was really bugging her.
”He will come around when he’s ready, so I will repeat myself. Did you want to hang out later or not?” Lexa was getting annoyed but even more so when she figured Clarke wasn’t listening again.
”Huh?” Clarke breathed as she reached for her phone.
”You know it would be nice” Lexa raised her voice a little. ”If my girlfriend could at least listen to me when she asks for advice or I don’t know, answer me? Listen to me?” Lexa stood up and started packing her stuff she had used to write the speech, it wasn’t much so it didn’t take long.
”Hey…where are you going? I am sorry babe?” Clarke looked at her now and Lexa just shook her head.
”I don’t think you need me here right now and I gotta run, like I told you but I guess you didn’t hear that” Lexa put her bag on her shoulder, hoping Clarke would snap out off her daydreaming but it seemed hopeless.
”I’m sorry Lexa” Clarke sighed. ”I am a little distracted I know”
”Not just a little” Lexa complained before she turned her heel and left the library, she didn’t like being ignored.
Lexa walked over to the gym where loud music was playing, she opened the huge doors and smiled as she saw all the cheerleaders jumping around - or dancing? She wasn’t sure but this was a great distraction to forget about Clarke for a while.
”LEXA” Ashley spotted her and smiled big.
”Looking great girls” Lexa complimented them.
”You too” Ashley realized her slip-out but Lexa smiled and thanked her, at least she got attention from someone today. Perhaps it wasn’t ideal but she couldn’t help it right now.
”So what’s the plan?” She changed the subject.
”So we will do our number and once we are done we will introduce you and you will enter the stage, we where thinking that we could add some cool entrance for you” Ashley started rambling. ”Me and the girls will be standing back to back on a line and you will start from the back, we will take a step backwards each and make space for you to walk between us until you reach the front where the mic will be standing”
”Hold on…” Lexa tried to get the idea in her head. ”I think I got it…okay sounds cool”
”So we can practice the last scene and add that in?” Ashley suggested.
”Okay” Lexa nodded.
”Perfect!” Ashley smiled again. ”Okay girls, get in your spots and I will count too three”
***
Friday came sooner than expected and Lexa was already having lunch with her friends, today she was joined by her sister, Raven and Clarke.
”What do you say?” Raven was chewing with her mouth opened and looked over at Clarke.
”Yeah” Clarke was lost in her mind today as well.
”I asked if we should go their place after the game or if we should join the party?” Raven was confused by the answer she got.
”Oh…I’m not sure Bellamy wants me at the party” Clarke frowned.
”He might not talk to you but he won’t force you to leave” Raven shook her head.
”Have he said anything to you?” Clarke sat up straighter, apparently the only thing she cared about right now was Bellamy.
”No…I think he’s avoiding all off us right now”
”So what do you say? We could have a chill evening at our house?” Lexa looked at Clarke.
”But wasn’t Octavia supposed to talk to him?” Clarke wasn’t done with her conversation with Raven.
”Alright I don’t exist, got it” Lexa said ironically and rolled her eyes.
”I would tell you if I knew anything but I don’t” Raven assured her.
”Fine, I know I know…” Clarke gave up. ”Sorry babe, what did you say?” She looked over at Lexa who wasn’t to pleased about the situation.
”Never mind”
”The party or our place?” Anya repeated the question.
”It doesn’t matter honestly” Clarke told them. ”What do you guys feel like?”
”I wouldn’t mind to stay home” Lexa shrugged.
”Yeah” Raven agreed.
”But maybe I will run into Bell at the party and he has to talk to me” Clarke said like it was the best idea ever.
”God make up your mind woman” Raven chuckled but Lexa didn’t find it that amusing.
”You’re obsessed with this…” She shook her head. ”I don’t feel like going to a party where you run after Bell, I can barely get you to look at me now” That caught the blondes attention.
”Hey” Clarke was about to reach for her hand but remembered they where in the cafeteria and sadly moved it back again. ”Fuck I am doing it again…a night in with you will be amazing” She tried a smile but Lexa wasn’t convinced.
”You won’t shut up about this until the two off you talk”
”I just want to make sure he’s alright” Clarke sighed. ”And if we go…we can make sure to make the rumors about us stop”
”You know I don’t care about that anymore” Lexa shook her head.
”No, actually I didn’t know that?” Clarke questioned her.
”Ouch…” Anya added and Raven pushed her gently to make her shut up, this was not the time.
”What are we even hiding from?” Lexa scoffed. ”It’s not like we are in a homophobic school, it would blow up for a week and then it would be old like everything in high school.”
”We both agreed on this?” Clarke wasn’t following, this was coming from nowhere. ”So they focus on the - ”
”Campaign” Lexa cut her off. ”Yes I know, okay fine whatever” She gave up. ”Let’s keep hiding and I will do better trying to act single”
”Lexa…” Clarke looked at her. ”You know that’s not what I mean”
”No you’re right, Bellamy noticed so perhaps other people will. Let’s not take any chances”
”We can talk about this later” Clarke stated.
”Oh, I was hoping we could talk about Bellamy” Lexa was sarcastic.
”God…” It was Clarke’s turn to roll her eyes.
”You know what, I am out of here” Lexa hadn’t finished her lunch but she had lost her appetite.
”Don’t go Lex?” Anya tried but it was useless.
”Aren’t you gonna go after her?” Raven asked Clarke.
”She needs to cool down” Clarke shook her head. ”I know I have too at least”
***
After lunch Lexa was in a mood, why couldn’t Clarke understand where she was coming from? What if she was constantly talking about someone else that had feelings for her? It’s not really the topic you bring up at every conversation. She knew Clarke was upset about Bellamy and she did sympathize but now it was getting ridiculous. If Bell wanted some space why didn’t she just respect that?
She was happy to have the speech too occupy her mind with, she was a chilling with the squad at the moment because in a few minutes it was their turn to take the stage. Practice yesterday had actually been fun and they had all liked her speech.
”Girls, put your best smile on and forget all the drama you have in your life!” Ashley looked at them and they all cheered her on. ”We are gonna go out there and we are gonna make the audience feel great, they are gonna feel our happiness when we cheer”
”YES!” They clapped their hands and Lexa smiled at Ashley.
”You’re really good at this you know?”
”Thank you…see you soon” Ashley back and gave her a wink before the girls run out, Lexa could hear the crowd go wild at the sight off them.
She did as they prepared and was waiting at her planned spot, she had a great view off the performance over there and she couldn’t help but flush a little when they started cheering her on. The cheerleading really had her back and to her surprise the audience learned the word quick (by some guidance from Ashley) and started cheering her on.
As the song was starting to come to an end the girls was starting to line up in front off her, she was not visible to the crowd yet and step by step the girls made space for her until she reached the front and people started cheering loud when they saw her.
”CHEERLEADERS? GIVE THEM SOME LOVE” Lexa yelled in the mic and there was shouting and whistles filling the air. ”Thank you girls!” She looked back and smiled at them. ”I honestly just wanted to remind you that the voting has started” Lexa glanced over the audience and spotted Clarke sitting between Raven and Octavia, was she honestly on her phone right now?. ”If you want a caring, loving and supportive president she’s standing right here, any questions you have - I am here to answer them.” They stared applauding. ”I know you’re here for soccer so I won’t take long, just remember that if you want to vote for yourself - VOTE FOR LEXA!” She yelled the last part. ”GO ARKADIA!!” She finished and that made the crowd go wild again.
”Hooooold up” Ashley stole the mic from her and Lexa looked at her confused, they had not practiced this.
”Alright” Lexa had no clue and she looked back at Clarke again who was still on her phone, really?
”I know it’s early but I didn’t wanna lose my chance” Ashley shyly smiled. ”Girls will you help me out?” Music started playing and the girls started moving around and Lexa looked at them more confused than before, Ashley did mention a surprise. The girls started rolling out a big poster and confetti was showing up from somewhere, people started screaming loud and Clarke was finally looking at the chaos going on down here. The poster was saying ”WILL YOU GO TO PROM WITH ME?”
”So…” Ashley was nervous but still had a smile on her face.
”Wow” Lexa was indeed surprised, but her going with the cheerleaders captain would probably gain her some more votes…plus it would end all rumors about her and Clarke dating. That’s not what she wanted but she was upset with Clarke right now, she looked up and locked eyes with ocean blue who stared at her freaked out.
”YES” Lexa smiled into the mic as she kept looking at Clarke, she didn’t seem to like it at all.
Maybe she finally caught her attention.