Two years
Clarke's pov
When I wake up a warm body is flushed to my side. Wait. A body?!
I spin my head around and am greeted by an all too familiar face. Echo.
Slowly the memories from last night come back to me. „Fuck."
„You say that quite often, don't you?" I don't have to see to know that she's smirking. I want to wipe that smirk off her face just to remind her I'm superior to her. She gives me the perfect chance for that when she says her next words with a slight chuckle: „Do you even remember last night?"
I lean in so my front is flushed to her's and my lips almost touch her ear. „I think so." I whisper seductively. Her body shivers and shows me just how much my proximity influences her, making me smirk. „Was it something like-" I pause a bit for the effect and then start moaning into her ear. „Mmmm, fuuuck. Yessss. You fuck me so good, Echo. Mmmm. Jok, aah, jok ai."
Leaving a quick kiss on her cheek, I get out of the bed. Echo's face is completely red and I can't help but let out a small chuckle. „What? You didn't seem so flustered yesterday."
By now I'm walking through the room, picking up my clothes and putting them on. „I- I,uhh-"
I cut her stammering off. „When I remember correctly, you did say you wanted me to fuck you some other time when I'm 'not about to pass out', like you put it."
„I- I, uhh- I did say that, huh?" Her eyes are averted to the floor. It's kind of cute.
„Hmm, I'll come back to that later.But for now I have duties fulfill." I'm fully dressed by now and close the distance between us for the last time this morning. My lips find her's in a slow, promising kiss before I pull away and leave her room without looking back again.
*2 years later*
The with white snow coated trees are only a blur as I run past them. The sword in my hand feels light and I twirl it once before my feet carry me to a rock formation and I jump from it right on the back of my today’s bag. A majestic bear.
It tries to get me off it‘s blindspot but it‘s to late; I already plunged the knife I was gifted years ago into it‘s flesh to hold onto. With the hand that’s still holding my sword, I reach up and slice the brown fur on it‘s throat and thick blood immediately builds a red pool in the up to now white snow.
When the bear‘s movements stop and the body gives out under me, I retrieve my weapons and whisper to the lifeless beast: „Yu gonplei ste odon.“
I wipe the sweat off my forehead and let out a whistle. After a few moments my horse comes into view. It has white fur which makes it almost invisible to the naked eye when inside Azgeda territory. So always. My presence was required at home everyday since I came back from Polis to lay down my pledge and if I‘m honest I only miss one thing when thinking back to that magical city. Fierce green eyes flash through my mind as I recall one name. Lexa.
I push the thoughts away as fast as they appeared.
I can‘t keep thinking about her. It‘s stupid and I know it. I‘ve seen her three times in over five years and still I think of her when I lie in bed with Echo and have her naked body wrapped around mine. Echo knows it and is okay with it but I scold myself every time my mind wanders to certain green eyes. Technically I‘m not doing anything wrong with that since the thing between me and my best friend is purely platonic and only for the sake of physical pleasure and having someone to hold in cold nights. But it doesn‘t help with the emotional craving for someone to love.
I let out a sigh before I pull myself back to reality. My horse comes to a halt right by my side and I have to reach to the hight of my head to get the ropes out of the saddleback. A few weeks after officially ascending the throne I got the strongest and tallest horse. He‘s still not fully grown but I don‘t think he will grow until I can‘t reach up to pull myself onto his back. At least I hope he won’t or I will have a serious problem.
Once the ropes are tight around the bear‘s limbs and I secured them on my horse, I get on it‘s back and start the short journey back home.
As soon as I reach the gates I hear greetings of „haiplana“ but I only give a few nods to show my acknowledgement and ride to the stables with a short stop to let some warriors take the bear and get it prepared for the next meal.
The warmth of my palace engulfs me and I feel my body warming up. I don’t mind the cold weathers and stopped freezing a few years ago but it still feels nice to be flooded with warmth.
Just a few steps in Echo comes in my direction seemingly in a hurry.
„Ai haiplana.“ She bows her head hastily in front of me before continuing. „A messenger awaits you in the throne room. He‘s been send by the commander and it seems to be important. He didn’t want to wait until you came back from your hunt and wanted me to get you immediately.“
I give her a quick nod and rush past her, soon striding into my throne room.
„Azplana.“ The messenger indeed seems to be in a hurry. His voice is a bit out of breath, no doubt from coming here as fast as he could.
„Chich op. (Speak.)“
„Heda send ai gon deliver yu meija message. (The commander send me to deliver you an important message.)“ I gesture him to continue with my hand.
„Em requests yu immediate departure gon polis. Heda don dula nou biyo tona gon ai ba em gada gon gada in som gon dula kom won kom yu kru. (She requests your immediate departure to Polis. The commander did not say much to me but it seems to have something to do with one of your people.)“
„Hos of bakon en tel em op ai na bilaik der ona approximately won week. Ai gaf in get klin ething ste taken gifa in kom fou ai gon we. (Ride back and tell her I will be there in approximately one week. I have to make sure everything is taken care of before I leave.)“
I dismiss him and am left alone with my mind whirling restlessly.
What could be so important that I have to come to her so suddenly after two years?
I guess I will have to find out.