Indra's Kryptonite
Lexa was roused the next morning by Raven's pained groans as the mechanic held her head in pain. The commander sighed before pulling away from Clarke and moving over to the couch. She grabbed a bucket from near the bed on the way and put it on the floor next to the couch.
"Good morning Raven." She grinned.
"Ung... Stop shouting." Raven winced. As Lexa opened her mouth to say something else, Raven' face paled and she rolled over onto her side and held the bucket in place as she emptied her stomach. Lexa shook her head and moved the girls dark braids out of the way, starting to braid them back so they wouldn't be in the mechanics face at all.
"You're a branweda, you know that?" Lexa chuckled once Raven had stopped.
"You learn something new everyday." Raven grumbled, not moving. Once she was sure her stomach had calmed, she slowly sat up.
"D-Did you braid my hair back into some cool ass grounder pattern?" Raven asked, feeling her hair in surprise.
"Maybe. It'll stay out of your face now in case you get sick again." Lexa shrugged, getting shy.
"That's cool bro." Raven grinned, gently punching Lexa's arm.
"Bro?" Lexa asked confused.
"It's the sky people word for brother, but it can also mean like a friend who's like a sibling. Like the step before significant other." Raven explained. Lexa nodded.
"Ok... Bro." She finally agreed, punching Raven back.
"See? You've got it. I can't wait to tell Octavia!" Raven laughed.
"So then Octavia is like my bro too right?" Lexa asked, still not entirely sure of the word.
"You could use it like that, but Octavia's more of a grounder at this point so I'm not sure." Raven shrugged. Lexa nodded again.
"This can just be an us thing." Raven suggested, deciding to try and keep it simple.
"That's a good idea. Bro's seems complicated..." Lexa agreed. Raven grinned again.
"You bounce back quickly from everything don't you?" Lexa asked, noting how well Raven was doing now compared to ten minutes prior.
"A hang overs nothing to me. I can get rid of a head ache and as soon as I'm done getting it out I'm good again. Clarkey and O on the other hand are not so good at that. If there's one thing I've learned it's that those two are horrible hung over." Raven shrugged, warning Lexa.
"Octavia is not my problem today. Indra will teach her that lesson. I've never had to deal with Clarke and alcohol in the same sentence before though..." Lexa began. Raven chuckled. Lexa was in for it today.
"If I threw up, Clarke's totally going to. But she'll probably sleep for a bit longer, I'd say at most an hour or two. When she does, she's not going to want to move around and bright light, like the sun is going to make her head ache worse and agitate her more. Other than like making sure she's hydrated and fed just take care of her. She's a terror hung over but at least she's easy to take care of." Raven sighed, looking over at where Clarke still slept. The mechanic pushed herself to her feet, swaying slightly before steadying herself again.
"Where are you going?" Lexa asked confused.
"I'm leaving Clarke to you. I'm going back to the drop ship to help Bell and the others. When Clarke's good again, bring her by. Everyone's worried about her." Raven called over her shoulder as she left, bringing the bucket with her. Lexa sighed and moved back to the bed. She set another bucket up near Clarke.
"Jynx!" Lexa called softly. The guard hurried inside the house.
"I need to check on some things around the village. Raven guessed that I should have about an hour before Clarke wakes up, but just in case will you sit with her until I return? I don't want her to wake up alone." Lexa asked. Jynx nodded and pulled a chair up by the bed. Content that Clarke was taken care of for now, Lexa prepaired herself and left the house. Lexa walked around the village, stopping to speak briefly to Indra before continuing on, occasionally getting stopped by people who sought to speak with her about one thing or another.
In each case Lexa listened closely and offered her words of advice or a promise to help fix whatever issue it may be. After taking one more lap to make sure she'd taken care of everyone who needed her, Lexa returned to the house and relieved Jynx, asking her to check in on Octavia and send Briat to get them something to eat and drink. She knew Clarke would appreciate it once she was done being sick. Once that was dealt with she picked up her sword and set about sharpening it while she waited. Clarke started to wake up by the time Lexa was content with the sharpness of the blade.
"Clarke..." Lexa called softly once the blonde was more awake. Clarke didn't answer, almost instantly rolling onto her side as Raven had and retching into the bucket. Lexa hurried to sit next to her and braid her hair back, murmuring soft words of comfort. When the braids were done, Lexa settled for rubbing Clarke's back until Clarke was quiet.
"Are you ok?" Lexa asked gently. Clarke shook her head and shook as she began retching again, her stomach apparently not as easily settled as Raven's. Lexa waited patiently until she quieted once more.
"Wh-Why did I think drinking anything with alcohol was a good idea?" Clarke rasped.
"Raven and Octavia." Lexa replied with a small smile. Clarke groaned and closed her eyes.
"I-I think it's settled enough to move..." Clarke mumbled after a few minutes, slowly starting to roll back onto her back. She sighed happily once she was on her back again and looked groggily over to Lexa.
"Where are the two trouble makers?" Clarke asked softly.
"Raven started off like you but then said she was fine and went back to the drop ship camp. We're 'bro's' apparently. She said it's an us thing. Lincoln picked up Octavia last night like a bag of vegetables and took her back to their home, Indra is going to teach her the lesson Anya taught me about alcohol as a seken." Lexa answered.
"Raven's a lucky shit who bounces back horribly quick from hang overs. She just pukes and she's fine. We don't know how she does it. O's gonna be pissed she lost that bet with Lincoln." Clarke smirked.
"You knew of it too?" Lexa wondered confused. Clarke nodded.
"Heda, breakfast." Briat called from the door way.
"Enter. Put it on the table." Lexa told him. Briat did as he was told.
"Are you alright Clarke?" He asked concerned. He'd waited outside when he'd heard her being sick.
"Not really, but I'm getting better by the minute." Clarke told him softly. Briat gave her a small smirk and nodded, leaving the building again. Lexa was glad to see he and Jynx had had the foresight to put mostly soft foods that were easy on one's stomach on the plates.
"Do you think you want to try eating something?" Lexa asked gently, watching Clarke.
"Maybe just a little bit to see." Clarke nodded, eyeing to plates. Lexa rose and moved to the table, deciding on some slices of bread toasted by the fire and got an idea when she saw some of the berries on the plates. Clarke watched as Lexa suddenly moved away from the table and began looking around the room for something.
After rummaging through some drawers and a trunk, Lexa pulled out a mortar and pestle and came back to the table. She put some of the berries and a small amount of sugar and honey in the bowl and easily ground the ingredients together into s sweet paste, making a mental note to thank Jynx. This was too specific for it to be anyone other than Anya's sister. When she was happy with the consistency, Lexa used a knife to scoop some up and spread it on a few of the slices of toast before bringing it back to Clarke and sitting on the bed with her.
"What did you make?" Clarke asked curiously.
"Something Anya taught me to make a long long time ago. Jynx must've been behind the plating." Lexa smiled at the memory, handing a corner of one of the bread and jam slices to Clarke. Clarke nibbled on it hesitantly, not wanting to upset her stomach further. When she was sure it was safe she quickly ate the rest of the piece and waited for Lexa to hand her another.
"It's good sha?" Lexa asked. Clarke nodded and attacked another piece with fervor.
"Anya and Jynx's Nontu was taken by the mountain and never seen again, but their Nomon stepped back from the warrior life and became a healer. She worked with plants and berries and even Bee's. She taught Anya and Jynx her recipes for jams and syrup so that her legacy wouldn't die. Jynx has been living here and tending to her nomons plant's and honey bee's." Lexa explained softly.
"Who'll take care of it when she's gone? She won't be able to stay if she's my guard right?" Clarke asked.
"Nyko tends to the special herbs she grows when she's elsewhere, and Lincoln takes his turn looking after them as well as does Indra. She likes the Bee's. Honey is Indra's weakness. Many of the sekens are tasked with taking care of the gardens too. It's a good learning place for young healers and a peaceful place for the young warriors as well. It will be well taken care of if anything were ever to happen to Jynx." Lexa promised. Clarke nodded, seemingly satisfied with that answer. Lexa was surprised and touched at Clarke's concern for her guard.
"Can we go there before we leave TonDc?" Clarke begged once they were through eating.
"Sha. We can go today if you are feeling well enough for it. Raven said that sunlight would make you more agitated today though." Lexa hesitated. Though they didn't leave the house that day, the following one Lexa and Clarke went to the gardens with their guards. Jynx was more than happy to show them around, answering the many questions Clarke had. Occasionally any one of their guards would stop and tell a fond story about things Lexa had been found doing in the gardens before she became Heda. Clarke decided that Lexa's pout face was adorable causing everyone to laugh harder. Lexa in retaliation would do the same, reminding their guards of every embarrassing moment of theirs that she could think of.
Clarke's favorite part of the day was their accidental happening upon Indra as she sat between the two large bee hives, reading to them and paying no mind to any bee's that landed on her.
"Indra just really likes honey which in extension means, she also really likes the bees. She says it makes the honey sweeter if the bees are happy and that they like it when you read to them. The bees also just really like Indra. She's never been stung once." Jynx explained quietly, not wanting to disturb the woman.
"It's true. She calls them the 'Stengonakru.'" 'Buzzing Warriors'. Lexa agreed softly.
"We all just leave her alone when she's with her bee's. Gustus once told me she set the bees on him the one time he made the mistake of interrupting her while she was tending to the hives." Briat added.
"That's not a myth I've seen it! She set them on Anya once when Anya was still her seken!" Britt piped up. Trei nodded seriously.
"You'll see it again if you jokas don't be quiet." Indra growled, not looking up from her book. The party hurried away and missed the chuckle Indra gave at their retreating shadows.
"Branweda's." She shook her head and resumed reading.
"Do you think she could teach someone at the drop ship camp how to maintain a hive if we were able to get on there?" Clarke asked at diner.
"You could ask. She's very picky about who deal's with her bees, but it could be possible." Jynx mused. Lexa nodded her agreement and approval.
"If the soil is agreeable we could also take some cuts from some of the plants of the garden and for another smaller one there as well. I'm sure Lincoln could be persuaded to help with that and teach some how to take care of the garden, if he and Octavia don't end up there entirely." Briat suggested, looking at Jynx and Lexa for permission. Both women nodded. His idea was both good and doable.
"You'll have to talk to Raven and Bellamy about that as well, but I'm sure they'd be all for it." Clarke reminded with a grin. That night Lexa sent spoke to Lincoln and Indra before sending a rider to the drop ship camp with the idea's.
Bellamy and Raven sent back that they'd talk to the others and figure out who would be willing to learn and do what. They arrived in TonDc two days later with handful of the others in tow. Part of the group disappeared with Indra to the hives, while a few more followed Lincoln and Nyko into the gardens. The remaining stragglers wandered off to take care of whatever else they'd come to do. Bellamy headed back to the drop ship with the stragglers at the end of the day leaving Raven with the one's there to learn.
It took almost a week but Indra decided that Miller was the best man for the job with the bee's. She taught him as much as she could to start which he picked up easily, reacting well with TonDc's bee's. Lexa could tell she was happy with him. Monty also did well enough with the bees that Indra agreed to allow him to look after them when the need arose. Harper, Monroe, Fox, and Jasper learned as much as they could from Lincoln and Nyko and were tasked as the guardians of the drops ships garden by Jynx. Lincoln, Indra, Nyko, and Jynx rode back with Raven and the others to the drop ship to help set things up.
'This is the beginning of our peace.' Lexa thought to herself as she walked around TonDc, dealing with any problems in Indra's absence. For now things were going well.