Chapter 3
It has been two months since the classes began in college. Clarke and Lexa has been studying like crazies, so they barely had time to talk, even on weekends they'd be totally sunk into their books, today wouldn’t be different.
“Holy crap!” Clarke grumbled. “I hate math!”
Lexa chuckled as she kept reading her flashcards.
“What?” Clarke said glaring at the brunette.
The brunette just smiled and kept her eyes fixed on the flashcards. Clarke sighed and pushed her notebook away making them fall off the bed.
Lexa glanced at Clarke and let her flashcards on her bed, she took Clarke’s notebook from the floor and sat on edge of her bed. “This is not that bad.” She said solving the problems.
“Ok Euclid of Alexandria.”
The brunette smiled “Who?”
“You must know, he was a Greek mathemati… Ugh, forget about it.”
“No, I like to see how nerd you are.”
“I am not a nerd, I just like history.” Clarke said rolling her eyes.
“I see… I think things are different when it comes to math though.” Lexa said with a smirk.
“Yeah, pretty much.” Clarke said sighing.
“I think I may help you, I’m really good with numbers.”
“Really? That would be awesome!” The blonde said sitting next to Lexa.
“But you’ll have to help me with something either.”
“I’m listening.”
“You know that I’m not very good when it comes to social skills… I think you can help me.”
“Ok… but how would it be?”
“We can start with Harper.”
“What you mean?” Clarke said frowning in confusion.
“I want to ask her out, but I don’t know how to even start it.”
“The waitress?”
“Yes.” Lexa confirmed.
Clarke blinked several times in disbelief. No because Harper was a girl, Lexa has told her about Costia few days ago, and Clarke didn’t mind it. She was into boys and girls. However, she didn’t like this idea, at all. She didn’t know why.
“Clarke?”
The sound of Lexa’s voice made her come back to reality.
“Yes?”
“So, deal?”
“I guess so… deal.” Clarke said without enthusiasm.
*****
Clarke was sitting on the grass under a oak along with Raven and Octavia, she was drawing while Raven was playing a game on her phone and Octavia was texting Lincoln.
“Damn zombie!” Raven yelled at her phone.
“Shit Raven! What’s wrong with you?” Clarke said a bit startled.
“A fucking zombie killed me.”
Clarke rolled her eyes and took Raven’s phone away. “Problem solved.”
“Hey! Give it back!”
“No!” Clarke said laughing.
Raven just shrugged “This game was boring anyway.”
“So, what are you guys going to wear tomorrow?” Octavia asked to her friends.
“Tomorrow?” Clarke asked confused.
“Yes, Clarke, the costume party is tomorrow night. Did you forget?” Raven questioned her friend.
“I totally forgot. I have no idea what I’m going to wear.”
“Well, I’m going as Wonder Woman.”
“Lincoln and I are going as warriors.”
“I think I’ll figure something out until tomorrow.” Clarke said getting back to her drawing.
Clarke was concentrated on tracing lines on her drawing, she didn’t notice Raven staring at her with a mischievous gaze.
“Tell us Clarke, are you planning to invite someone to come with you?”
“What? No. Why?”
“I was just wondering if you wouldn’t want to ask Lexa to come with us.”
Clarke rolled her eyes realizing her friend's sudden interest on Lexa. “Don't…”
“What? What’s the big deal?”
Clarke stood up and walked away, rolling her eyes.
“Wait!” Raven yelled as Clarke started to walk away.
“You’ll be there tomorrow, right?”
“Yes.”
“AND BRING LEXA WITH YOU!”
Clarke just rolled her eyes and kept walking.
Clarke was distracted when she bumped into someone. “Sorry!” she said as the wind took her drawing away.
“You must be kidding me.” she said as she gone after the drawing, but at every attempt to get the drawing the wind blew it further away. When finally it landed on Lexa’s face.
“What the...” Lexa said grabbing the paper. She lowered the paper and was a bit surprised with what she saw. “That’s me.”
The drawing hadn’t a signature. She looked around to see if someone was looking for the drawing, but she didn’t see anyone who seemed to be drawing or looking for it, so she just put it in her pocket and kept walking, trying to figure out who would have drawn her.
Clarke didn’t see what happened to her drawing, she shrugged and gave up on her chase. “Great.” She said heading to her dorm.
“You’re late.” Lexa said sitting on her bed with reading glasses.
“For what?” Clarke said closing the door.
“We supposed to be studying today, remember? Math?”
“Oh, shit. I totally forgot about that.”
Clarke put her sketchbook on her desk and took her notebook, she sat beside Lexa; their arms brushed and Clarke’s arm tingled. She didn’t know why. Not quite.
They passed the whole afternoon studying. Clarke didn’t like math, but she loved spending time with Lexa.
“I can’t take it anymore, I need a break.” She said resting her head on the wall.
Lexa glanced at her and sighed. “Me too. What do you want to do now?”
Clarke turned her head so she was looking at Lexa “I’m hungry.”
“What about pizza?”
“Sounds good.”
“Ok, I’ll call and you pay.” Lexa said playfully as she took her phone on her desk.
“Ha-ha.” Clarke said smiling.
She looked at Lexa as she talked on the phone, she was staring without realizing, looking at beautiful full lips and green eyes. She looked away before the brunette see what she was doing. “What are you doing Clarke?” she told to herself mentally.
The brunette hung up on the phone and got back to the bed.
“We should watch something while we wait for the pizza.” Clarke broke the silence.
The brown-haired woman just nodded.
Clarke got up, took her laptop, and got back to Lexa’s side. “There’s a new TV show on Netflix, called Stranger Things.”
“I don’t like horror movies, neither horror TV shows.”
“If you are afraid I can let the lights on; if you want, so you won’t have to worry about the dark.” Clarke said giggling.
Lexa scoffed and narrowed her eyes “I’m not afraid if that’s what you think, I just don’t like these kind of stories.”
“It’s a sci-fi show, don’t worry.” Clarke said with a playful smile.
Lexa shrugged but smiled back, feeling kind of relived.
They were watching the first episode when the pizza guy arrived. Clarke wanted to pay it, but Lexa wouldn’t let her.
They ate the pizza as they watched the TV show.
“That TV show is really good.” Lexa said after they finished the fourth episode and then yawned. “We can keep watching it tomorrow.”
Clarke nodded as she put her laptop on her desk. “Oh, by the way, there’s a party tomorrow, a costume party actually, do you wanna come?”
“I don’t know… I am not a huge fan of parties. Just a bunch of people getting drunk and doing stupid things.”
“It’ll be fun, and you don’t need to do anything stupid.”
Lexa thought a little about this before sighing in defeat. “Ok then.” She said with a smile.
Clarke just smiled back and turned off the lights. As she laid on her bed, Lexa started talking again “What are you going to wear?”
“I think I’m going as cat woman.”
“Oh.”
“What about you, something in mind?”
“I guess, but it’ll be a surprise.” She said chuckling.
Clarke smiled at the sound.
“Good night.”
“Good night, Clarke.”
Clarke didn’t understand, but she loved the way Lexa spelled her name, especially the way she ‘dragged’ the ‘r’ and the 'k'.
*****
Clarke woke up late as usual on Saturday mornings and showered. “Shit, I forgot my clothes.” She got out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel to pick her clothes that she left on her bed.
The moment she was out of the bathroom, Lexa arrived.
“Hi.” Lexa said trying to look at anything except Clarke.
“Hey.” Clarke said as she picked her clothes.
Few minutes later she walked out of the bathroom. Lexa was on the doorway of the room waiting for her.
“What?” She said confused.
“Coffee shop, remember?”
“Oh! I totally forgot.”
She did not forget, but she also didn’t want to help Lexa, she didn’t want to see Lexa with Harper, she thought that she just didn’t like Harper, that wasn’t the truth, but she won’t admit. She snapped out of her thoughts and headed to the door; Lexa held the door open to let Clarke get out first and then closed it.
When they got to the coffee shop they sat on the table next to the window, as usual. A server called Monroe approached the table “How can I help you?”
“Hi. Where’s Harper?” Lexa asked, she didn’t see Harper.
“Harper doesn’t work here anymore. Sorry.”
“What?”
“She moved away yesterday.”
“Well, I didn’t know she was moving…” The brunette said with disappointment in her voice.
“Yep, neither did I, she was private person, you know?”
“Yeah, I know…”
“So, what do you want to order?” The server asked grabbing her pen.
“Black coffe, please.”
“And you?” Monroe asked pointing the pen to Clarke.
“Chocolate Frappuccino, please.”
“Ok!” Monroe said leaving.
“I’m sorry.” Clarke was not sorry though, she was actually happy.
“Yeah, frustrated plans… but it’s ok.” She said with a smile. “There are other chicks out there.”
Clarke chuckled “I’m sure there are. Anyone else there you’re interested?”
“Not really.”
“I see.”
“What about you?”
“Me? Oh, no! I’m fine; I just want to focus on college.”
Lexa was about to say something but stopped when Monroe arrived bringing their orders.
“Here, black coffee and chocolate frappuccino.” She said with a polite smile “Enjoy it.”
“Thanks.” Lexa said smiling back.
Clarke found herself staring at Lexa. Into those beautiful green eyes that seemed to be melding into her soul.
Their eyes locked, green orbs staring back at her and remained that way, even when she caught Lexa’s eyebrow slowly raising from either confusion or curiosity.
Lexa stifled a smile and lowered her head looking now at the table.
Clarke smiled as she looked through the window and took a sip of her Frappuccino.
*****
Clarke was wearing her cat woman’s costume, she was looking at herself on the mirror when Raven hit on the door.
“Time to go princess!”
“On my way!”
She pressed her lips together to spread the red lipstick on her lips and headed to the door.
“Wow. You look hot!” Raven said looking at the blonde from head to toe.
Clarke was wearing black leather pants, black boots and jacket. Cat ears on top of her head completing her look. “Thanks, and you look great.”
“I know that.”
“Where’s O?” She said closing the door behind her and walking away with Raven that was dressed as wonder woman.
“She’s going with Lincoln, she must be already there. We are going with Bell.”
Clarke nodded and kept walking.
“Hey Bell.” Raven greeted her friend as they approached to his car.
“Hey Rae.” He said smiling at the brunette. “You look amazing.” He said widening his smile.
“Thanks Bell.” Raven said with a grin.
Clarke cleared her throat “We should get going.”
“Of course! You look good either Clarke.” He said as he moved to the drive’s seat door.
Clarke was staring at Raven with a quirked brow.
“What?” The brunette tilt her head pretending confusion.
Clarke just shook her head and opened the car's door and stepped inside.
*****
The music was playing loud, the house was filled with young people. Sorority students and neighbors that weren’t even invited. They were and drinking.
Lexa stepped inside the house immediately heading to the bar. She bumped into few people before getting there, luckily though no idiot spilled drink on her.
“Commander! It’s good to see you!” Monty said with a large smile on his face when he saw Lexa.
Raven was the one who came up with this nickname a couple of weeks ago.
“I told to not call me that.” Lexa warned, but not in a harsh tone. She smiled back at the boy dressed as werewolf.
“So, what do you have there?” She said pointing to the bottle that Monty was holding.
“Umm. Something new, something really special, actually.” He said grinning.
Lexa wasn’t the type who liked to drink a lot, she didn’t like to get wasted, but hanging out with Raven was kind of a not so good influence, besides she wanted to have fun tonight without worrying too much.
Monty gave Lexa a shot of the experimental booze. And she accepted it nodding a thank you. As she drank it the liquid seemed to be burning her throat.
“Holy shit.” She said coughing.
“I know.” Monty said shaking his head proud. “It’s amazing, isn’t it?”
Lexa gave him a thumbs up but asked for a different drink.
Lincoln and Octavia approached the bar counter, both gasping for air.
“Where have you been?” Lexa asked them with a frown.
“We where dan...” Lincoln paused as he gathered air to finish his sentence “…dacing.”
“You won’t stay the whole night here, right?” Octavia asked Lexa “The party is amazing.”
“Don’t worry O. Lexa will have fun… as soon as Clarke get here.”
Lexa almost choked when she heard what her brother said “What?”
Lincoln and Octavia just laughed and Lexa rolled her eyes.
“Speaking of the devil…” Octavia said turning her head.
Clarke, Raven and Bellamy were walking towards them.
“Hi guys!” Bellamy greeted.
“Hey you!” Raven greeted high fiving everyone, she leaned on the bar counter and asked Monty to bring them drinks.
As soon as Lexa's eyes laid on Clarke, she froze. Mesmerized by the blonde. She got out of her stool and approached to her. “Hey…”
“Hey!” Clarke said smirking.
“You look beautiful.” She said before she could stop herself. Her jaw clenched as she tried to prevent the heat that filled the tips of her ears to reach her face. She swallowed hard and stared down into the white liquid filling her glass.
Clarke could feel her own blush filling her cheeks. “Um, thank you. You look great.” She said sheepishly.
Lexa was wearing a black outfit, a pauldron with a red sash on her left shoulder, and her hair with few braids made.
“Thank you…” Lexa said smiling.
Raven got closer to the two tilting her head “Aw, how cute. Why don’t you kiss already?”
“Raven!” Clarke looked at her making a face.
“What?” Raven said in a playful tone handing out a drink to the blonde.
Clarke rolled her eyes and took the glass.
“No need to get grumpy Clarke, I’m leaving you to alone.” She said wiking at Lexa.
Raven grabbed Bellamy’s arm bluntly making he almost drop his drink and walked away. Lexa huffed and watched as Raven walked away.
“So...” Clarke said shifting her weight from one foot to the other. “Who are you by the way?”
“Lexa Woods?”
Clarke laughed at the answer “I’m talking about your costume.”
“Oh! I’m the commander.” Lexa said smirking.
“Really?”
“Uh huh. Because of my power and greatness.”
“I see.” Clarke said with a quirked brow. “So what the great commander thinks of dacing with me?”
“I don’t think Batman would like it.” Lexa said with a playful tone.
“I won’t tell if you don’t tell.” Clarke said smiling.
“Ok then.” Lexa said taking Clarke’s hand “I don’t even know why you ask though, you know I can’t dance.”
“If you at least let me try to teach you.”
“That’s a hard task.”
“Well, I don’t easily give up.” She said looking at Lexa.
“Good. I wouldn’t like you to.”
Clarke and Lexa were dancing for several minutes. Their bodies were sweaty, and they were dangerously close to each other, feeling each others breath. Lexa barely moved, but she loved watching Clarke dancing. Dancing for her. Clarke turned around brushing her back to Lexa’s front. Lexa felt the blush make its way up her neck and filled her cheeks. She hoped it wasn’t bright enough for Clarke to notice. For anyone to notice. She was thankful to the dim light.She was breathing with certain difficulty feeling Clarke’s body against hers. She moved her hands down around Clarke’s waist and then hips. It was getting too hot.
Lexa glanced in Raven’s direction only to find the brunette and Bellamy staring back at them. They instantly looked up at the ceiling as if they’d been looking at it the entire time.
The music stopped and Clarke looked at the direction of Lexa’s gaze.
Clarke shook her head. “I’m sorry, they’re not very subtle.”
Lexa stifled a smile and turned back to Clarke. “Do you want to drink something?”
“Yes!” Clarke said gasping a little.
The two headed to the bar counter and asked Monty to bring drinks. They drank and talked for a couple of hours, talking about everything, they weren’t restrained as before, especially Lexa, this was the power of the alcohol over her.
When Lexa laughed, Clarke felt her stomach flutter.
“I think you’re insane.” Clarke said laughing.
“I’ll take that as a compliment.” The brunette said smiling, and Clarke found herself thinking how unfair it was for someone to be that beautiful. She smiled back.
Lexa didn’t even know what she was talking about, she was a bit dizzy. “You’re so beautiful.” She said stumbling over her words.
“What did you say?” Clarke said also drunk and babbling.
Lexa just burst in laughter causing the blonde to laugh too. She lost her balance almost falling off the stool.
Raven, Bellamy, Octavia and Lincoln were watching them from the other side of the room in amusement.
“We should take them back home.” Lincoln said looking at his sister.
“No, let them have their fun.” Raven said smiling at how silly the two were acting. “I think I gonna record them and use it as blackmail when I need them.”
They all laughed at Raven's comment.
“That’s a good idea, but I think Lexa would kill you before you could use it against them.” Lincoln said with a playful grin.
“You’re right.” Raven said sighing.
“I think I better get going, can you take Lexa back to the campus?” Lincoln asked Bellamy.
“Yeah, sure.” Bellamy said. “I just drank a glass of margarita. I got this.”
“All right then.” Lincoln wrapped his arm around Octavia’s shoulder and the two walked out of the house.
Clarke and Lexa got back to the dance floor and danced unrecognizable types of dance as the electronic songs played. They jumped and bumped into other people. They laughed of each other, both controlled by the amount of alcohol in their bloodstream.
A remix of “Smile” by Avril Lavigne started playing.
“I love this song!” Clarke yelled trying to be heard through the loud song.
“I’ve never heard it before.”
Clarke leaned closer to Lexa wrapping her arms over Lexa’s shoulders. Lexa smiled and wrapped her arms around Clarke’s hips, she lowered her hands down reaching Clarke’s butt.
The blonde pulled away and furrowing. “What are you doing Lexa?”
“Nothing!” The brunette said mischievously grinning.
Clarke laughed and started to dance again, however Lexa just stand there watching the blonde’s movements.
“Last night I blacked out, I think
What did you, what did you put in my drink?
I remember making out and then, oh, oh
I woke up with a new tattoo
Your name was on me and my name was on you
I would do it all over again
You said "hey, what's your name?"
It took one look and now I'm not the same
Yeah, you said "hey" and since that day
You stole my heart and you're the one to blame, yeah”
Lexa was listening to the music and narrowed her eyes.
“Hey!” She called out Clarke.
“What?” Clarke asked.
“I have had an idea.” Lexa said grabbing Clarke’s wrist and took her out of the house. Clarke didn’t know where she was going, but she was too drunk to mind.
Raven and Bellamy were looking for Lexa and Clarke.
“We looked everywhere, they are not here Raven.”
“They must be somewhere.”
“The only place we didn’t look yet was the bedroom.”
“Do you think they a–” Raven said with winded eyes.
“I, uh… I don’t know…”
Raven smiled mischievously “Let’s get back Bell.”
“You gonna leave them here?”
“I think they don’t want to be taken anywhere. Let’s go.”
*****
Lexa woke up with a headache. She sat up on her bed, still a little dizzy. She rubbed her eyes and tucked a strand of hair that was on her face behind her ear. She looked at Clarke who was still deeply asleep and she smiled at the sight. She took her phone and unlocked the screen. 11:00 am.
Lexa sighed and got up; she took off the pauldron on her shoulder and headed to the bathroom. She washed her face and looked at her reflection on the mirror. She tried to remember what happened last night, but all she remembered was flashes of what happened.
Her forearm was hurting a little; she lowered her head and spotted a plastic glued on her forearm. She narrowed her eyes in confusion and took it off.
She read the black words that were written over her skin “Clarke Griffin is My Commander" Lexa winded her eyes in disbelief.
“Holy. Shit.”