The calm
A loud thud broke the silence in the little hut, followed by a sharp intake of breath and a series of curse words that wouldn't be envied by the fiercest pirates. A body moved and a sleepy, raspy voice answered
"What is it?" Words were almost inaudible as they were slurred by the girl who'd just woken up
"Your arm. Ouch" the other voice tried to fake anger, but she couldn't do it for too long since she melted as soon as the other girl hugged her
"Sorry, Raven" Octavia smiled and kissed her cheek
Raven rolled her eyes and tried to turn around to get some more sleep but gave up when O lifted the furs that were covering them
"How can you wake up so quickly?" She growled, her face against the pillow. Octavia quickly got dressed and gathered her weapons "We have stuff to do, Rae, get up"
Raven rolled to the other side of the bed, away from the sunlight that was getting more intense with every passing minute. Octavia smiled and jumped back onto bed, sitting by Raven's side. "Don't make me do it, Rae."
Raven got into a fetal position, her eyes closing as she attempted to drift off to sleep. Then Octavia stood up. At first the bed barely moved, but as she went on jumping, Raven couldn't ignore the constant bouncing of the mattress, so she turned and grabbed O by the ankle, causing her to fall by her side as both of them burst in laughter. Their foreheads rested on each other's, barely any distance separating their faces.
"I've missed the way you laugh" Octavia said between ragged breaths.
They remained silently in that position as the atmosphere became heavier.
"O..."
Octavia shushed her and got even closer, not even a quarter inch between their lips.
Raven ran her thumb through Octavia's cheek "This will only...just think...Lincoln..." Her eyes mirrored her heart, a mix of emotions, desire and guilt at the same time showed in them
"I left him, Rae. I love him, but not the way I love you. And I know I was a fool and I should've done it before but..."
Raven smiled widely "Say it again"
"Say what?" Octavia looked confused
"Say you love me" Raven whispered
Their breaths hitched for a while that seemed like an eternity until Octavia repeated it "Of course I do."
And only then did Raven dare kiss her.
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Indra paced slowly through her chambers. She'd asked to not be bothered. Not that day. Not the day she'd lost everything. She hated that day. She kept plotting strategies, trying to figure out who had betrayed them and who hadn't. It was impossible that a number of clans big enough that could spare sending an army to destroy a village had betrayed them.
And then she realised what had happened. She quickly went through the corridors and hallways headed to the Great Hall, hoping that she'd get there on time.