Fated

As soon as Lexa screams out ‘I’m in love with you,’ Clarke’s mouth drops to the floor.

“I am in love with you.” Lexa takes a step closer to a visibly shaken Clarke.

“I love you and I’m so sorry it took so long to figure it out. I always felt like something was missing when I wasn’t around you but I just didn't know what. My mind would always wander back to you. I never knew why.. but you knew. You knew all along. You cracked the code. You figured it out. I don’t know how I was so blind.”

Clarke is looking at the ground with tears in her eyes. Lexa bravely moves closer and closer until their breaths are mingling. She cups the younger girl’s cheeks so that she can see those piercing blue eyes when she professes her love and begs for forgiveness.

“Please forgive me. Please tell me I’m not too late. That you haven’t moved on. That I still have a chance to be with the only person who will ever make me feel this way. The only person whose smile makes my heart jump in my chest. The only person whose eyes catch my breath. The only person I love with everything I am and ever will be.”

Lexa ends her speech and waits for Clarke’s response. Lexa feels immense anxiety and fear of rejection creeping up on her but she decides to push that away for the time being. Clarke is so quiet. She’s never quiet. She must be thinking long and hard.

Clarke’s heart is thrashing in her chest so much her head is spinning.

“I don’t know what to say.” Clarke mumbles and Lexa’s inner wolf almost cries.

“You don’t have to say anything. I’ll wait for you. You’ve been waiting for me long enough.” Lexa whispers, eye’s widen as water begins to collect in her shiny emerald pools.

Clarke undoubtedly loves Lexa. She loves her with her mind, body, and soul. She loves her and now Lexa loves her back. Lexa Woods fucking is in love with her! It’s a tough proclamation to process after convincing herself for months that Lexa will NEVER love her. And now she does. But what does she do about it? What does this mean? Where do they go from here?

“I don’t want that.” Clarke whispers.

A shiver goes up Lexa’s spine. She was too late. It’s all over. Lexa tries to take a few steps back but Clarke won’t let her. The blonde gently tugs at Lexa’s wrist so she turns back around to face her. Lexa is near tears and so is Clarke.

“I don’t want to wait anymore.”

Clarke grabs at Lexa’s neck and cups on of her cheeks as she passionately crashes her lips into Lexa’s. That’s when it happens. An explosion in both of their bodies. Their wolves howl louder than they ever have and arousal pools in their stomach. They are true mates. It’s unmistakable. Clarke and Lexa cry into the kiss as they move their mouths against one another’s.

Neither can believe this is happening. Not only have they finally kissed but they are true mates too! Lexa didn’t even think about the fact that Clarke could potentially be her true mate. They met when they were so young. It makes sense that neither girl knew what their first touch and the following aftershocks meant.

Clarke licks at her bottom lip and Lexa eagerly opens her mouth. Lexa can feel her wolf taking over as she becomes more and more aroused merely from kissing the blonde. Lexa pushes Clarke against a nearby tree, never losing contact with the omega’s lips. Clarke gasps when Lexa pushes her knee in between Clarke’s legs. Clarke moans at the sensation and grinds down on her leg. Lexa puts her hands in Clarke’s hair as they passionately kiss. They are going mad from the aroused pheromones the other is giving off.

“Well fucking finally!” Anya shouts out, sufficiently pulling both girls out of their trance. With pink swollen lips and messy hair, Lexa and Clarke reluctantly part from one another. Lexa still grips onto Clarke’s waist protectively and snarls a little as the other alpha approaches. Lexa’s eyes are completely black and brimming with arousal.

Anya looks over at the pair in shock. She knows that Lexa loves Clarke and Clarke loves Lexa but this is very affectionate. Lexa’s wolf is almost completely in control right now and she can tell Clarke isn’t fairing much better. Judging by their scents and how touchy and overprotective Lexa is being, Anya deduces that they must be true mates. Holy shit! They are actually true mates! It looks like they were about to mate right here if I didn’t interrupt them.

“Lex it’s okay. It’s just Anya.” Clarke huskily breathes out as she tries to get her omega under control. She’s never felt like this before. Her omega is out of control. All she wants to do is tilt her neck in submission and wear Lexa’s bite. She wants Lexa to take her here and now against this tree.

Their bond won’t be complete until they mate. Their wolves are primal and yearn for the other now. It’s a dangerous thing not to complete the mating bond once the pair kisses. That is why true mates are such a serious concept and rarely meet before they are in their late 20’s. Actually it’s rare that people meet their true mates at all. Only about 30% of the population does. Fate usually plays a hand to be sure that the couple is emotionally and physically ready when they met. But Lexa and Clarke met when they were babies. That’s so rare that there aren’t any publications written about it. You’ll only hear the occasional rumours or gossip about a pair of true mates who met so young.

“Hey you guys. Maybe you should break apart and get out of the scary as fuck deserted woods before some bear comes and things get ugly.” Anya claps to get their attention. Lexa reluctantly releases her grip and steps out of the omega’s intoxicating blinding scent.

As soon as they part, Lexa’s eyes rake over Clarke. Her sundress is riding up and one of the straps has fallen off her shoulder. The blonde’s chest is falling and rising quickly as she tries to catch her breath. Lexa suddenly feels bad for letting her alpha take over. She doesn’t know what came over her. Well yes she does. Clarke is her true mate.

Yeah okay let’s go.” Lexa reaches out for Clarke’s hand and they walk back to the lake. Anya trails behind them smiling at the two in love idiots. They finally figured it out.

Lexa goes and gets them two waters and leaves Clarke with Anya. Anya smirks at the blonde.

“So true mates huh?”

“Yeah I - I can’t believe it either Anya.” Clarke beams while watching Lexa’s back as she walks away.

“You two were really going at it back there.” Anya teases and Clarke blushes.

“I don’t know where that came. There was just this explosion of sensations and tingly feeling.”

“Yeah there’s a word for that Clarke.” Anya smiles.

“It wasn’t that Anya.” Clarke laughs and shakes her head.

“What did it feel like then?” Anya was genuinely curious. It’s rare to meet your true mate and Anya knows very well she might never met her own.

“Your whole body just goes into overdrive. All you feel is the other person pressing against you. I’ve never felt so out of control and desperate for something. You’re just overcome with love and lust and wanton need. And you want to be as close as you can with your mate. Oh god! Lexa is my mate! I think I’m still in shock. Pinch me so I know this is real.” Clarke dreamily rants and Anya laughs.

“I would pinch you blondie but Lexa will kill me if I lay a finger on you.” Anya teasingly says but means it.

“That’s probably true.” Clarke laughs. Lexa comes from behind her and kisses her cheek.

“Hi.” Lexa whispers and grins.

“Hi back.” Clarke says and hysterically laughs as Lexa tickles her.

“I’m happy for you two and all but you two are turning into one of those disgustingly adorable couples! Have a fun night ladies, my work here is done.” Anya sticks her tongue out and walks off.

Lexa gulps. A couple? Does Clarke want that? Is it presumptuous that they would be a couple now? I mean sure, they are true mates but what does that mean for them? Can they make it work with the age difference? Can they make whatever this is work with Lexa in college, barely visiting once a year? Where do they go from here?

“Clarke we should talk.” Lexa a nervously mumbles. She doesn’t want to pop this honeymoon bubble but they need to talk.

“You’re right we do need to talk. Not here though. The people at this party have heard enough of our business. Let's go back to my house okay?” Clarke confidently says and Lexa suddenly becomes nervous even though Lexa is the one who brought up talking first. Lexa nevertheless nods.

They get back to Clarke’s and Clarke leads them up to her bedroom. She wipes off her makeup and then sits on the edge of her bed, gesturing for Lexa to sit as well.

“Soo…” Clarke starts out, giggling nervously.

“So we are true mates.” Lexa says, smiling like an idiot.

“It appears so yeah..” Clarke bits her lip and Lexa swears it’s the sexiest thing she’s even seen before. “What does this mean for us?”

“Well uh I - I mean I would like for you to be my girlfriend. That is if you want to be. You don’t have to be if you don’t want to though. I wouldn’t dream of pressuring you in-” Clarke interrupts Lexa’s nervous ramble with a chaste kiss. Lexa grins like a fool.

“I would love to be your girlfriend.” Clarke squeals and Lexa grins like a fool. Clarke kisses Lexa. In between kisses Lexa mumbles that they still have a lot more to talk about later and Clarke nods before diving back into the kiss.

Clarke pushes Lexa onto the bed and straddles her. Lexa gently traces the roof of Clarke’s mouth with her tongue, savoring each sensation she experiences. Clarke slowly kisses back, cupping Lexa’s cheeks. The kisses they’re exchanging are much softer than before in the woods. There wolves are begging for more but right now this is all they need. To finally feel intimately close to one another.

“My Klark.” Lexa nuzzles into the omega’s neck and inhales her scent. But she can still smell Raven’s scent and sees the other alpha’s dirty work on her omega’s neck! Lexa is not happy as jealousy suffocates her. Clarke can feel Lexa’s distress and sits up a little so they can talk. Something is wrong and Clarke needs to find out.

“What’s wrong Lex? Are you.. are you regretting this? Us?” Clarke swallows hard.

“Not in a million years Clarke. I love you.” Lexa says almost immediately but stutters a bit at the next sentence. “It’s just that I..well I can smell Raven on you. And then I opened my eyes and saw those hickeys again on your neck...it’s stupid. I just hate that she touched you. I know that’s hypocritical since I’ve been with others too. I just - I wish I could have been the first girl to kiss you, to touch you, to one day hopefully make love to you. And I wish you could be all those things for me too. Like I said, it’s stupid. Don’t listen to me. I’m sorry.” Lexa mumbles and pulls Clarke down into a hug. Clarke pumps out soothing pheromones as she lays on Lexa’s chest.

“Lex, it’s not dumb. You are wrong though. I did save myself for you. I may have kissed Raven..but I couldn’t go past a certain point with her. I only thought of you. Of your green eyes and brown curly hair. You will be the first and only person I’m ever with..one day.” Lexa’s eyes widen. She was sure Raven and Clarke had sex but now to hear that they haven’t, her alpha wolf swoons. She wouldn’t have cared either way. She loves Clarke. But to hear that Clarke saved herself for her...well that makes Lexa’s heart beat faster and palms get sweaty.

“I obviously won’t be your first.” Clarke continues and Lexa winces because she knows Clarke is talking about Luna. It must have been so painful for Clarke to walk in on that. Lexa doesn’t want to even think about what she would have done if the tables were turned and she was the one who walked in on Clarke and Raven. Suffice to say, it wouldn’t be pretty.

“I’m so sorr-” Lexa tries but Clarke cutely puts her hand on Lexa’s mouth to shut her up.
“Don’t you dare say you’re sorry. You have nothing to be sorry for. You didn’t know. It’s okay. Do I love thinking about you with Luna and god knows who else? Absolutely not. But I don’t care that I’m not your first. I - I just want to be your last.” Clarke whispers the last part nervously, unsure if Lexa sees herself with Clarke forever. She knows they are true mates but that doesn’t mean Lexa sees a long term future with her.

“I can promise you that Clarke. As soon as you left me those months ago and I realized how much how an obvlious fuck I have been, there has only been you. I haven’t been with anyone else and I don’t want to be. Only you. I’m yours.” Lexa says before pulling Clarke in for a chaste kiss.

“And I’m yours Lex. Always.” Clarke says as she rests her head back on Lexa’s legs and entangles their legs. The exhaustion of the day causes both girls to fall asleep in eachother’s arms shortly after.

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Lexa wakes up the next morning with Clarke’s weight pressing down on her. She loves the sensation of having the omega in her arms. Lexa tries to wiggle herself out from under the blonde but finds herself moaning at the contact of Clarke’s thigh wedged in between her legs. Lexa quickly looks down and realizes another part of her is much more awake than she is right now. Lexa feels feral, wild even. Her wolf feels more out of control than it did last night when they kissed. Fuck when they kissed. Between the starting of the true mate bond and the presence of her omega’s aroused pheromones, Lexa’s must have rut come a few weeks early. From what Lexa has read, it’s not uncommon for such things to happen when true mate bonds are started.

Lexa sleepily inhales Clarke’s scent to see what’s wrong with the omega and that’s when she smells it. Clarke is in heat. Oh fuck. The blonde is sweaty and tossing and turning in her sleep, clearly uncomfortable and painfully aroused. This isn’t good. Lexa is in a rut and Clarke is in heat. And the Griffins are still away on vacation. Like said before, Lexa’s visit from college couldn’t have had better timing (or worse, depending on who you’re talking to).

“Clarke. Clarke love, you have to get up.” Lexa pants out. She can feel Clarke’s breath on her neck and the soft warm skin of her thighs pressed against her own thighs. Since they fell asleep almost immediately after they got home, they are still in their clothes from the day before. Clarke’s sundress has completely ridden up, showcasing her sky blue lace panties. Lexa respectfully looks away, knowing her girlfriend is asleep and not consenting to anything right now. Lexa is barely keeping it together though. It was hard enough to stay away from Clarke last night, but with her rut and Clarke’s heat...it’s almost impossible. Her omega smells so fucking good and is calling out to her.

Lexa gently shakes the blonde from her slumber. Clarke mumbles a little and groggily opens up her eyes.

“Lex?” Clarke sleepily says as she yawns and stretches her arms. Her body is on fucking fire. She’s in heat, she can tell. Fuck Lexa must have unintentionally triggered it. Clarke sits up on Lexa’s thigh and takes in the sight of Lexa’s prominent bulge. Oh god how much she wants Lexa to take her and fill her up right now. Her omega is relentlessly screaming for it. Clarke must have been having a pretty vivid dream because when she moves a little, Lexa can feel the wetness seeping through Clarke’s panties onto her thigh.

“Clarke. You need to get up. You’re in heat, I don’t want to push you into doing something you’re not ready for.” Lexa groans out. All she can think about is mounting Clarke right now. She can’t stop the channel of dirty thoughts processing through her mind. She wonders what position would be Clarke’s favorite. She wonders what Clarke sounds like when she comes. What she looks like. Lexa can’t stop and she doesn’t want to. But Clarke is in heat. Clarke is a virgin. These are two very important things that need to be brought up right now because now consent is murky. She would never dream of pressuring Clarke. They may have discussed sex briefly last night and that Clarke is saving herself for Lexa. But that doesn’t mean Clarke wanted to have sex literally the next day. Lexa knows Clarke’s thoughts right now won’t be clear either.

“I don’t want to get up Lex. This feels too good.” Clarke whines and experimentally grinds down on Leda's thigh. The omega lets out a drawn out moan, feeling Lexa’s warm inviting skin rub against her. Clarke is usually under lock and key during her heats, by her own request. She didn’t want to break out and be taken by some random alpha. But this is Lexa. Lexa, her true mate, her best friend, the love of all her lives. She is ready to give herself over to her, heat or no heat. She’s been ready for a long time.

Lexa can feel her resolve dwindling as Clarke slowly moves against her thigh. She can feel the omega’s wetness spread against her leg. Her member twitches and jumps out, desperate for contact. Lexa is a whimpering mess.

“Clarke if you don’t stop right now, I won’t be able to stop. I need to know if you really want this.” Lexa grabs Clarke’s waist successfully stopping the blonde’s movements. Clarke pouts but listens to Lexa’s words. She doesn’t want to stop.

“I don’t want to stop. I’ve wanted you for a long time. This heat is not clouding my judgement I promise. Do you want this? Cause if you don’t I get i-” Lexa pulls her down into a wet kiss.

“I’ve never wanted anything more. My rut doesn’t change anything for me either. But you’re sure right? We can wait Clarke. We can wait for however long you want.” Lexa says as she cups Clarke’s face.

“I told you last night that I didn’t want to wait anymore. I meant that.” Clarke leans in for a kiss and begins her grind against Lexa. Lexa’s hips buck, looking for some sort of friction. Her erection is so hard it hurts. She needs release but she doesn’t want to rush this. As much as her alpha is screaming out to take Clarke and rut into her, she won’t. Lexa wants to make this special, even if there is a haze of wolf pheromones surrounding them with primal need.

After a few more minutes of kissing and grinding, Lexa can’t take it anymore. She needs all of Clarke and Clarke needs all of her. Clarke sits up and throws off her sundress, leaving her in her soaked panties and a matching blue lace bra. With Clarke distracted, Lexa leans up and grabs Clarke hips, switching positions so that she’s on top. Lexa hungirly scans every inch of Clarke’s naked body. Her voluptuous curves make her mouth water. Her breasts are all but spilling out of their lacey cage. Lexa doesn’t know where to start. She sucks on the top of Clarke’s breasts as Clarke tugs at her crop top.

“Lex too much clothes.” Clarke husks out.

Lexa stops sucking on the blonde’s now reddish pink blemished skin and rips her shirt off. Lexa actually tears her own crop top off. Clarke is so turned on at the action. Lexa throws off her shorts while she’s at it and hurriedly goes back to kissing every expanse of Clarke’s skin.

“Lexa I need you now. I can’t take it any longer.” Clarke is squirming under her. Lexa slowly pulls off her panties and kisses down her stomach. She presses a light kiss to Clarke’s mound before sucking hard bruises into Clarke’s upper thighs, avoiding the exact place Clarke needs her most.

“Please Lex.” Clarke whimpers out. Lexa drinks in the sight of Clarke. The alpha presses light kisses to Clarke’s center as she becomes acquainted with Clarke’s wet pink folds. Clarke gasps and grips at the sheets of the bed. Lexa explores further with her tongue, occasionally licking Clarke’s sensitive throbbing bud. She wants to build Clarke up so that her first orgasm ever is amazing. Clarke’s hips buck and Lexa firmly holds her waist down to keep Clarke from grinding too much against her face.

“Oh god Lex! Lexa! Fuck that feels really good. Please keep doing that.” Clarke screams out as Lexa begins sucking on her clit. “Mm Clarke.” Lexa’s muffled voice can be heard as she tastes the tangy flavor of her mate. The vibrations send jolts through Clarke’s body. Clarke tenses up and Lexa can tell she’s close to coming. The alpha replaces her tongue with her finger, roughly rubbing Clarke left to right. Clarke is moaning and gasping out her name like a prayer as Lexa plunges her tongue in Clarke’s tight tight entrance.

“FUCK. Yes! Holy shit! Oh my-” Clarke screams so loud in pleasure that the alpha is sure the neighbors can hear them at this point. Clarke’s body is tightly wound as her back arches off the bed and whines of ecstasy and heavy breaths emanate from the blonde’s mouth. Lexa drinks in all of Clarke and lazily presses soft kisses as Clarke comes down from her high.
Clarke is breathing heavy with her eyes closed and a smile on her face. Her wolf will not be satisfied though until she’s taken Lexa’s knot. She pulls Lexa up into a hot kiss and tugs and Lexa’s boxers. Lexa pulls off her boxers, needing release as well. Lexa may have had other partners before Clarke, but all of this feels new and different. She’s never felt so turned on in her life.

Lexa guides her cock through Clarke’s fold gathering up wetness. The idea of protection vaguely passes through Lexa’s mind. She doesn’t want to pull away though. If it were up to her alpha, she would sink her knot into Clarke’s walls and fill her up with her seed.

“Clarke. I don’t have any condoms with me.” Lexa moans out as she continues to move her dick through Clarke’s wet folds. Clarke is whimpering at the sensation.

“You don’t need them. I want your knot Lex.” Clarke gasps out as the head of Lexa’s dick teases at her entrance.

“Are you sure?” Lexa needs to be sure before she does this. There is a high likelihood of Clarke carrying her pups if she takes the alpha’s knot while she’s in heat and Lexa’s in rut. With the foggy haze of their heat and rut though, they can’t look past right now.

“Yes! Yes I’m sure.” Clarke screams out as Lexa starts to slowly push herself into the panting omega.

“Clarke! Fuck baby you feel so good.” Lexa moans loudly. Clarke is so tight and wet. She knows she won’t last long.

Lexa is so big that Clarke worries she won’t be able to take all of her, let alone her knot. She screams out from a mixture of pain and pleasure. When Lexa is finally fully sheathed inside her, she asks Clarke if she can start to move. Clarke furiously nods yes in response.

Lexa looks down at Clarke as the omega’s breasts bounce slightly each time the alpha plunges in and almost all the way out of her. Lexa’s rhythmic movements are getting faster and more desperate with each jerk of her hips. Lexa’s knot is pushing against Clarke, eager to be enveloped by the omega’s tight pussy.

“This might hurt a little baby. I’ll go slow.” Lexa says as she gradually thrusts her knot inside past Clarke’s entrance. “You’re stretching so good for me.” Lexa mewls as Clarke clutches onto her back, leaving red angry scratch marks.

Lexa’s movements are now limited but every small motion makes both girls moan out in pleasure. Lexa puts one arm above Clarke to lean on as she slowly moves inside her omega, using her other hand to press feather light taps to Clarke’s throbbing clit.

“Fuck Clarke! I’m… oh god yes.. I’m not going to last much longer.” Lexa whimpers and whines, letting out a series of expletives.

“I’m soso close too Lex. You can let go.” Clarke moans out. She can feel Lexa’s teeth grazing her pulse point.

“Mine” Lexa mumbles into Clarke’s skin, her teeth grazing the blonde’s pulse point. Clarke feels like she’s on fire. Lexa’s teeth are on her, ready to mark her. God, this is everything she ever wanted and now needs. “Yours.” Clarke mumbles as she tilts her head in submission.

“Can I?” Lexa whispers. Clarke knows what she means.

“Yes. Can I?” Clarke asks. Lexa nods. Both girls position themselves so that they can bite down into the other’s neck, marking the other as their one and only mate. As soon as their teeth sinks into the other’s warm flesh, the pair of mates feel the explosion of sensations that stems from completing the true mate bond combined with their mutually wild orgasms. Lexa releases into Clarke’s warm walls, which are massaging out every last drop of her essence from her throbbing cock.

As both girls come down from the highest they’ve ever been, they wear dreamy smiles. They have found their place in the world and the person they wish to share it with. The couple is silent except for their heavy panting as they catch their breaths. Lexa is still deep in Clarke and will remain just as so until her knot deflates in about an hour.

Lexa maneuvers and positions herself so that they are on their sides, facing each other. Clarke’s face is flushed. Lexa smiles and kisses the blonde’s sweaty forehead. Their heat and rut satiated momentarily.

“I didn’t hurt you, did I?” Lexa worriedly whispers as she tucks a strand of the omega’s hair behind her eye.

“I’m okay Lex. You were perfect I promise.” Clarke kisses Lexa’s scrunched nose and closes her eyes. “Mm ‘m sleepy.” Clarke mumbles and Lexa lightly laughs. Sleepy Clarke has to be one of her favorite Clarke’s.

“Sleep then baby.” With her eyes still shut, Clarke nods and soon enough drifts off into a dreamy sleep. Lexa caresses the younger girl’s cheeks and watches her sleep for quite some time until her own tiredness takes over as well. When the girls wake up in the middle of the night, Lexa’s knot is long gone and their primal desire has come back in full force. Moans and loud gasps of pleasure permeate throughout the air as the two make love for the next two days until their rut and heat pass.

Their heat and rut have just ended the night prior. Lexa and Clarke wake up in each other's arms, naked as the day they were born, to a door slamming downstairs and footsteps. Lexa is the first to wake up as she’s a light sleeper.

“Clarke baby wake up!” Lexa loudly whispers. Shit! The Griffins are home. Oh god. Oh god. What are they going to say when they see I’ve mated their only omega daughter!? Shit Clarke is only 16. I’m 20. Fuck Jake is going to go all alpha on me and pummel my ass

“No Lex.” Clarke mumbles and pulls Lexa closer, pressing light kisses to Lexa’s neck before drifting off into whatever dream she is having.

“Yes Clarke. Your parents are home!”

“So?” Clarke yawns and stirs a little, tell tale signs of her partially waking up.

“So?! Clarke we are naked and your room reeks of sex.” Lexa says a little louder this time to be sure Clarke is listening.

Clarke’s eyes flutter open and if it wasn’t for the serious situation right now Lexa would take the time to appreciate how adorable Clarke looks with her bedhead and tiny little yawn. The blonde changes from disoriented to freaking out in a split second.

“Fuck Lexa! My parents are home!”

“I know!”

“Okay okay it’s fine. It’s fine. My parents were 16 when they mated. They can’t be mad.” Clarke tries to calm both her and Lexa down with reason.

“Ok but Clarke, I’m 20! Your parents are going to flip.” Lexa gets up and hurriedly throws on one of Clarke’s baggy sweatshirts and a pair of comfy pajama shorts. Clarke throws on a baggy band t shirt and sweats.

“Clarke, we’re home! Come downstairs.” Abby calls out from the bottom of the stairs.

“Uh just a minute.” Clarke croaks out, trying to fix herself up more.

Lexa winces when she looks at Clarke’s neck. The blonde’s neck and chest where covered in love bites and bruises, not to mention the unmistakable mating mark. Oh Jake is so going to kill me.

“Why are you looking at me like that? What’s wrong?”

“Your neck looks ravaged.” Lexa nervously says as Clarke stares at her bruised neck in the mirror.

“Shit.”

“Clarke. What’s taking you so long? Me and your father mis-” Abby stops mid sentence and gasps as soon as she enters her daughter’s room. Clarke’s bedroom reeks of sex and alpha pheromones. Abby slowly takes in the room. Clothes strewn across the floor, sheets rumpled, and her daughter and Lexa wide eyed in fear in the center of it all. Abby doesn’t want to look at Clarke and Lexa’s necks but she knows she has to to be sure. When she looks, she sees two fresh mating marks and scattered hickeys on both the alpha and omega’s neck.

“Abby I can explain.” Lexa tries to talk to the omega mother but Abby silences her with the wave of her hand. Lexa gulps as Abby tightly shuts her eyes.

“You two need to come downstairs right now so we can talk about this.” Abby’s voice is more stern than Lexa has ever heard in her life. Abby was always soft spoken and sweet with her but now she’s a protective mama bear and Lexa couldn’t be more scared.

Abby is almost out the door when she turns around again.

“Oh and Lexa, I’m calling both your parents. This is a discussion we need to all have.”

Well fuck.

Abby walks out of the room and a few minutes later you can hear Jake Griffin’s outraged roar. It seems Abby must have told him that Lexa and Clarke mated while they were away. And he definitely doesn’t seem happy about it.

Clarke grabs Lexa’s palm and places a soft kiss to reassure her that everything will be okay. The omega starts pumping out calming pheromones to relax her tense alpha. She can tell Lexa is freaking out.

“Lex breathe. It’s going to be okay.”

“Did you hear Jake?! He’s the calmest alpha I’ve ever seen and that was the fiercest roar I’ve ever heard!”

“Lex I’m his only omega daughter. He’s just protective but he loves you. Just give him time.” Clarke softly says.

Clarke softly tugs Lexa downstairs as her alpha mutters nervously to herself about Jake killing her for touching his precious pure omega.

When the pair gets downstairs, Abby is pumping out calming pheromones while sitting next to a much more docile Jake. Presumably, Abby’s pheromones have calmed Clarke’s father down considerably.

“Sit.” Abby sternly says. The newly mated pair sits across from Abby and Jake in silence until Callie and Marcus arrive. Callie and Marcus let themselves into the Griffin household like they always do and see an interesting sight in front of them. When Abby called Callie and told them to come over right away, she knew something was wrong. She didn’t realize the ‘something wrong’ was that her daughter has mated with Clarke Griffin. She thought Lexa was staying over at Anya’s the past few days. But no. Lexa has been busy...very busy it seems.

“Oh my god Lexa.” Callie whispers as she approaches Clarke and her daughter.

“Mrs. Woods, we can explain.” Clarke says nervously.

Callie and Marcus look in shock. They always knew the girls had a strong bond, but this? They would have never saw this coming. The Woods take a seat on the couch near Abby and Jake.

“Care to explain how to took advantage of my daughter?” Jake growls out.

“I - uh Jake.. I lo-” Lexa’s ramble is cut off by her mother’s growl.

“Jake Griffin! You’ve known Lexa since she was a newborn. You know the kind of alpha she is. She would never force herself on Clarke!” Callie growled out.

“Jake sweetie, Callie is right.” Abby murmurs, reaching out for Jake’s hand. Jake huffs because he knows they’re right. He loves Lexa like a second daughter and he knows the kind of woman she is. She wouldn’t pressure Clarke into anything she didn’t want.

“Fine fine. Then you” Jake points at Clarke as he grits his teeth. “Explain how this happened.”

“Take your time honey we just want to understand.” Abby softly says while elbowing Jake to turn it down a notch.

“Well I’ve been in love with Lexa for a long time.” Clarke nervously looks at the floor while she talks. Lexa, sensing her nervousness, holds her hand and shoots her a gentle encouraging smile. All else fades away until the parents clear their throats.

“So you two have been seeing eachother for quite some time then?” Marcus asks.

“No. It took me a little longer to figure out that I am in love Clarke. A few nights ago we were at a party and I confessed my feelings and we kissed. It was then that we realized we are true mates.”

“Wait a second..you two are true mates?!” Callie calls out and the girls both shyly nods. Everyone is shocked into silence after that. True mates are a very powerful thing. Abby and Jake are true mates but it’s rare. Callie and Marcus aren’t even each other’s true mates. It’s very rare to find your true companion, your soulmate. Everything is starting to piece together. Once you discover that bond, it’s very hard to fight it. No wonder the girls mated so quickly.

“Yes. We came back here to talk” Clarke says, granting a few sideway glances. None of the parents believe that they came back here to just ‘talk.’

“Just talking I swear! I was willing to wait forever for Clarke. Neither of us had any plans to mate.” Lexa defensively blurts out.

“The next morning though, my heat and Lexa’s rut came early. It must have been because of all the pheromones and the incomplete true mating bonding that made them come early. It was hard enough to stay away from each other as it was but with our heat and rut, it was impossible.” Clarke mumbles, her cheeks tinged pink in embarrassment.

“Well, scientifically speaking, this is an amazing anomaly.” Abby’s inner doctor is coming out. The earliest reported discovery of a true mate connection was two 10 year olds. Obviously, they didn’t mate until years and year later. But the initial touch and shock of the true mate bond occurred when the two boys were on the playground during recess. Clarke and Lexa met for the first time when Lexa was 4 and Clarke was two days old. Old tradition says that the earlier the bond is discovered, the stronger the connection. Jake and Abby found each other and mated at 16, which is still by all means young. This shouldn’t be possible but clearly it is.

“An amazing anomaly? Really Abby? Our daughter is mated at 16!” Jake huffs and puffs. Abby just rolls her eyes. Jake’s alpha is super protective of Clarke but deep down is a softie.

“I’m not saying this is going to be easy on the girls by any means. The timing of this is poor. But do you remember how much harder it was for us Jake? Our parents kicked us out! They didn’t support us. For a while, I thought my parents hated me. I refuse to let our daughter or Lexa think that. ” Abby directs her attention to the girls now. “I know that once the bond is started with a kiss, it can’t be stopped. I know that but god you both are so young. You don’t realize the struggles you’re going to go through. How could the fates think this is perfect timing? Lexa, you live an hour away and barely come home. You are in that fancy dual degree program. Your mother is always calling me telling me how little free time you have. Clarke, you are always out and about. You’re either at the gallery, volunteering at the hospital, or doing homework. I’m not trying to be the bad guy here. I just want you two to realize that this is going to be rough on your relationship.”

Now that they are out of their heat and rut and the mating bond is complete, the pair is starting to realize how many obstacles there are against them. The age difference for starters. They are at different stages in their life. Lexa is in college and Clarke is still in high school. In a year, Lexa will be of drinking age. In a year, Clarke will finally get her provisional license and picking dresses for prom.

And if the age difference wasn’t enough, there is the issue of the distance. Polis University might not be too far, but Lexa barely comes home to visit and it’s not because of lack of effort. Lexa is top of her class and is in a competitive dual degree law program. She’s on scholarship for soccer too. She wakes up every morning at 5 a.m. for three hour soccer practices, goes off to classes until 1 p.m., studies for a few hours, works her shift as a bartender, sleeps for a couple hours, and then repeats. She barely has time to breathe. It’s one of the reasons why she never pursued a relationship (the other reason being that her heart already belonged to Clarke).

Clarke was busy as well. She works at a art gallery everyday after school. She takes pre med classes at the community college on weekends. She volunteers as an emt for the local hospital whenever she can as well. There just isn’t time for a new relationship. But their wolf brains couldn’t see that. Their inner wolves wanted to complete the bonding. To be as close as they can. To feel each other’s most intimate of places. To connect on the deepest of emotional and physical plains. To become one.

And now? Where do they go from here? Clarke and Lexa’s wolves will forever only crave each other. And in the early phases of the mating bond, they shouldn’t be away from one another for too long. They will get through this. They have to.

“I know we weren’t thinking when we mated. But both you and Jake know that it’s impossible to ignore a mating call. I love Clarke with every I am. I think I always have in one way or another. When we were babies, I felt this intense need to protect her and I still do. I once made a promise to protect her and I stand by that. I will never intentionally hurt her. We will make this work. I will do everything in my power to be sure of that.” Lexa tenderly kisses Clarke’s forehead and her omega melts in her embrace.

“What can we do? They’re young and in love. They’re true mates. Is it ideal that they are still kids? No. But we have to deal with the punches.” Callie reasons to Abby and Jake.

“We support both of you in this. Maybe I can drive Clarke up to see you every other weekend or something. You two will figure it out and we will be here to help you.” Callie reaches out for her daughter and Clarke’s hands. Her and Marcus will be there for them and she knows Abby and Jake will too.
Lexa tears up a bit and brings her mom into a hug, whispering a “thanks for understanding.” While Lexa is hugging her mother, Clarke looks over to her parents with watery eyes.

“Mom? Dad?” The blonde croaks out, desperate for acceptance from her parents.

Abby purses her lips before finally relenting. She can’t stand to see her daughter near tears.

“Oh baby girl come here.” Abby tightly hugs Clarke. “We will support you both as well. Whatever you choose to do we are here. Right Jake?” Abby and Clarke look at Jake expectantly. The sandy haired omega grunts and smiles slightly before enveloping his family in a hug. “I’ve always been here for you munchkin. I’m not going anywhere.”

After a few more teary eyed hugs, Jake and Marcus go out to pick up some Thai food from their favorite restaurant for a family dinner. Abby and Callie are in the kitchen talking in whispers as Clarke and Lexa cuddle on the couch watching TV.

Abby and Callie come out and block the TV from Lexa and Clarke’s view. Abby is wearing a glare and Callie is donning a nervous tight smile.

“What’s wrong now?” Clarke groans out.

“Clarke, you need to drink this.” Abby hands her a cup of tea.

“What’s that?”

“It’ll prevent pregnancy after you’ve mated. But you have to take it now Clarke.” Abby looks anywhere but at Clarke and Lexa when she says the next part. “You took Lexa’s knot more than once I assume?” God, Abby doesn’t want to be talking about this at all.

Lexa’s eyes practically bulge out of her head and Clarke’s face turns beat red as she mumbles out a hurried ‘yes.’

“Okay and you two mated during your whole heat?” Callie cuts in saving Abby from the awkwardness of this encounter. Clarke nods, desperately wanting to disappear into Lexa’s arms and never come out.

“You really should have drank a cup of this every night of your heat. I made this dose strong so it should work. But uh... next time you two need to be prepared. Look I know between the your heat and rut, you weren’t thinking at all. You two were in a haze for days because of the true mating bond. Thankfully, now that the bond is complete, you two should think more clearly next time.” Abby finishes her spiel rather quickly and thrusts the cup of warm liquid in the blonde’s hand.

Clarke gulps the bitter drink up quickly. Lexa and Clarke know that having pups right now would be a recipe for disaster. One day, definitely. But not right now.

Clarke wordlessly hands the cup to Abby. “Okay now that that’s all done before your fathers get home, you two should go shower before dinner. You reek of your heat and rut still.”

Clarke and Lexa nod and run upstairs embarrassed as ever.

“Oh and shower separately please.” Callie calls out to them, half teasing half serious. The day couldn’t get more embarrassing if they tried.

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Summer goes by in a daze for the mated pair. Lexa and Clarke fall harder and harder for each other every day. They fall into a comfortable routine. They spend the days together. Sometimes they have lazy days, watching movies all day, making out, and other related activities. Other times Lexa plans cute dates everywhere and anywhere. Camping, the planetarium, amusement parks, hiking, glow in the dark bowling, mini golf, biking, concerts, beach days, you name it.

Clarke and Lexa quickly become ‘couple goals’ to all their friends. They are madly in love. Lexa calms down around Raven, realizing the girl is one of her mate’s best friends. It still makes her seethe that Raven has touched Clarke but she keeps it under control. Clarke and Lexa’s friend groups mesh together well. In fact, Anya and Raven start dating a month into summer.

Summer goes by in the blink of an eye. And then reality comes crashing down. Lexa defeatedly packs her bags to go back to Polis U and Clarke pouts the whole time. Clarke knows this is what’s best for Lexa, but she can’t help it that her omega whines and cries out whenever she thinks of her alpha leaving her. They promised they’d make it work though, and they will.

The plan is that every other weekend Callie is going to drive Clarke to see Lexa...even if that means just watching the girl study in her dorm room. Clarke doesn’t care. She just wants to see the love of her life in person. Lexa says that she could try and come back home for the weekend once a month but Clarke tells her no. The blonde doesn’t want Lexa to fall behind with her work. Lexa groans and says she won’t. The pair goes back and forth until one of them gets tired of talking and kissing the other into blissful hot hot silence.

It’s Lexa’s last day home and she’s packing all her bags in her car.

“So that’s all of it.” Marcus announces cheerily before he pecks his daughter on the cheek and says with goodbyes with Callie in tow, knowing very well that Lexa and Clarke will need a moment alone.

Clarke is sitting on the curb pouting. Lexa bits her lip to stop the smiling shining on her face. She just can’t help it her girlfriend is so cute when she pouts.

“Hey baby.” Lexa sits down next to the blonde and opens her arms for Clarke to nuzzle into. Clarke sighs into the warm embrace, pressing light kisses to her alpha’s collarbone.

“Lex ‘m gonna miss seeing you everyday.” Clarke whines and Lexa kisses her temple.

“I’m going to miss you so much Clarke. Being away from you is like being away from my heart. But it’s okay. We will facetime and text all the time and in two weeks you’ll come up for the weekend.” Lexa hums as she slips her hand under Clarke’s shirt and rubs her back.

“What if this is the beginning of the end Lex?” Clarke insecurely mumbles as tears gather in her eyes.

“Hey hey look at me Clarke Griffin” Lexa cups Clarke’s cheek so that piercing blue meets her green. “This isn’t the end by any means. I love you and you love me. As long as both of those things stay true, you will always have me. And before you say anything else, I will never stop loving you. Okay?” Lexa wipes away Clarke’s stray tears with her lips. The alpha moves her now salty wet lips to Clark’s trembling mouth. Lexa kisses Clarke with everything she has, only finally letting the omega go when the need for oxygen became too strong. Clarke’s eyes fluttered open lazily and she saw the tear falling from her favorite emerald green pools. The blonde smiles and wipes away her tears just as Lexa did for her.

They kiss once more before Lexa gets up and moves in the direction of her car. She gets in the car and rolls her window down. “I love you baby. Don’t worry this distance won’t break us.” And Lexa means it. She really truly does. And Clarke believes her with her whole heart. Only time will tell if they are actually fated.