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Lexa slept the whole night for the first time since Clarke had disappeared. No nightmares awoke her and she had a dreamless sleep. Clarke, on the other hand, turned around in bed and woke up, biting the inside of her cheek to muffle her painful grunt.
Lexa opened her eyes alerted by the sound, and quickly sat up, checking that Clarke was still by her side. She then saw in clear light the bruises and cuts she'd noticed the previous night. The entire left side of Clarke's torso was covered by a dark purple bruise that didn't look like it was going to disappear any time soon, and her belly showed several others that had already turned green or yellow. Lexa took a deep, ragged breath at the sight
"I'm going to kill them all" she said through gritted teeth
Clarke looked at her sadly and sat as well, holding Lexa's hand
"Please, don't"
Lexa furrowed her brow, not understanding
"They took you, they did this to you..."
Clarke shook her head
"I don't care if you kill them all. But don't let yourself hate them, don't change or you'll become like them"
Lexa squeezed her hand and kissed her forehead
"What can I do to cure your wounds?"
Clarke smiled remembering her healer skills and looked around the room, her eyes spotting a bowl full of berries, which Lexa quickly fetched and brought to their bed. Clarke went through them and found the one she was looking for.
She started chewing them and gave a bunch of them to Lexa, warning her beforehand
"They taste awfully. And they're pretty poisonous, be careful"
Lexa almost spit them out in shock but kept on mimicking Clarke. Once the berries had turned to a dense liquid, Clarke spit it all in a piece of cloth and handed it over to Lexa so that she could do the same, then used it to cover her bruised ribs. She sighed in relief once the swelling was better and handed over a few leaves to Lexa, while lying down on her back.
"You've got to put those on the open wounds, they're antibiotic" she said while clenching her teeth. Lexa did as she was told without noticing this until she heard Clarke's muffled cry.
"Shit, I'm so sorry"
Clarke's breath evened a few seconds later
"It's okay, it needed to be done"
Lexa put a strand of Clarke's hair behind her ear and ran her hand through blond curls. She then laid by her side and softly kissed her cheek. She rested her head on Clarke's shoulder and took a long look at her face. The scar she'd noticed the previous night was the biggest change, but other than that, Clarke looked the exact same way she did months ago. The blonde leaned in to kiss Lexa, and their tender kisses quickly heated up. Lexa got on top of Clarke, her hands caressing her sides until Clarke's expression turned into a painful one, making Lexa instantly move.
"Don't" Clarke groaned
"I'm hurting you"
"I don't care" Clarke kissed Lexa again, only to grit her teeth in pain once again
"Clarke. Clarke." Lexa softly pushed her away "Believe me, I want this as much as you, but I don't mind waiting."
Clarke sighed and silently sobbed, a tear fell from her eyes while Lexa spoke
"Do you want to talk about it?"
Clarke shook her head, her breathing became more ragged and difficult, causing her to hold her ribs in pain every now and then.
"Hey, hey, it's okay, it'll be okay" Lexa said while hesitantly hugging Clarke, who strongly held on to her.
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Indra would never acknowledge it, but she hadn't slept properly either since Clarke had disappeared. She loved the girl as if she was her own child, having known her since she barely could lift her sword. She'd never expected the girl to survive, nor to become the amazing woman and healer she was. Much to her disappointment, she hadn't been able to spare her the suffering of being in love with Lexa, and the sacrifices it entailed.
Of course she had always known they would end together, and she had nothing against their relationship, she just wanted to protect them both from what she feared the most, and all that time she thought Clarke was dead, she'd blamed herself for it. For not being able to separate them. Or to protect Clarke. Or to hide their love from everyone. But this had to be for good, it had to make their relationship stronger. It had to.
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Octavia hummed while repeatedly throwing her knife to a target hanging on their wall, only missing when Raven hugged her from behind, startling her.
"I thought you were good with knives" she said mockingly
Octavia rolled her eyes and tried to loose herself from Raven's embrace
"Well, maybe I'm getting worse because of you bothering me?" she smiled
"You're what?" Raven kissed her while Octavia tried to answer, both of them smiling
"What was that? I don't understand what you're saying"
Octavia rolled her eyes again
"Shut up and kiss me"
Raven didn't need to be told so twice and began to passionately kiss Octavia, who turned around, her hands on the other girls' hips. They only stopped when they were running out of air, their foreheads resting on each others.
"O... We need to talk."