The Power Of Love. 3 Part 1/2
Chapter Three:
Our Future, Our Legacy.
Part One.
It was late into the night.
The fire was dying down as was the storm outside and Lexa stared at Clarke in the orange glows coming from the dim fire.
"I hope you haven't been lonely." Lexa whispered, breaking the silence.
"It's been hard. I always think about you."
"You've been with someone." Lexa said, it wasn't a question, she could easily read her lover.
"Yes. Her name's Niylah." Clarke replied, she couldn't and wouldn't lie to Lexa. "But I don't love her, it's always been you I love." she urgently said.
"It's okay, Clarke, you thought I had died and you needed companionship. I'm glad you were looked after." Lexa replied, kissing Clarke's cheek.
"I've always wanted you. I think back to that day in your tent, our first kiss, I shouldn't have pushed you away."
Lexa shook her head. "You had to grieve for Finn. I understand that now."
"I wish I could turn back the clock, to have remained in your arms... Our life would be so different together..."
Lexa smiled. "We can't dwell on the past, Clarke, the future needs out attention now."
"Our future." Clarke's heart fluttered as did her stomach with butterflies.
"Yes." Lexa said, meeting Clarke half way for a kiss.
"Speaking of our future... there's something I have to give back to you. I would have given it to you before but your devious tongue distracted me."
"Back to me?" Lexa raised her eyebrow, watching as Clarke leant over the side of the bed, reaching for her jacket. The blanket fell from Clarke's body revealing that extraordinary behind.
Licking her lips, she moved down the bed, traced her fingers over one of the cheeks before replacing it with her mouth, biting gently.
Clarke moaned in response. She bought her upper part of her body back onto the bed. "See, you're doing it again, distracting me..." she grinned.
Looking up Lexa grinned until she saw what the blonde held and her eyes widened. "Is that..."
"The Flame." Clarke smiled. "I've been keeping it safe... you safe."
Lexa took the metal box, staring at it with awe.
"I guess now’s also a good time to tell you we bleed the same colour."
Lexa looked up at Clarke. It was a lot to process. "My lover, my night blood flame keeper." she softly said, staring in wonder into the blonde’s eyes.
"Who'd have thought it, right?"
"What these last few years have taught me is that anything is possible in this life, Clarke."
The blonde smiled. "However way we choose to see it, it's a miracle that you're alive and I will be forever grateful of that and of your Grandfather bringing you back to me."
"I only wish I could have gotten to you sooner." Lexa replied, capturing Clarke's lips.
The blonde moaned, wrapping a leg around her girlfriend. "We're together now."
Lexa simply smiled into the kiss, pouring all of what she felt into it as she accepted the full weight of Clarke's body atop hers.
It was absolutely blissful knowing that there would be many, many more nights spent like this.
~*~
Sun light cracked through the fur curtains of the small window causing Clarke's eyes to open. She rolled over and saw Lexa wasn't there. She didn't worry though because as she sat up she could hear her girlfriends voice from just outside the huts door.
It was only a couple seconds later when Lexa came back inside the warm hut looking absolutely radiating. "Good morning." she sleepily said.
"Good morning." Lexa replied, laying back in bed and kissing Clarke soundly. "I hope I didn't wake you?"
"Not at all." Clarke replied, pulling away and pushing the hair out of Lexa's eyes. "Have you been awake long?"
"A few minutes. There are some new arrivals in the Village." Lexa explained.
"Should I get up?" Clarke asked, stretching.
"Only if you want otherwise you can stay right here."
"Only if you'll be with me." Clarke replied, covering her mouth as she yawned before leaning back into her girlfriend.
The brunette kissed Clarke again and it was all the response that the blonde needed.
Grinning into Lexa's mouth Clarke pulled away, only slightly. "But I suppose we should breathe in some fresh air soon." she said, moaning as Lexa put her full weight onto her, their bodies pressed tightly. "We don't want people to start talking..."
Lexa chuckled as she kissed the blondes neck before nipping the earlobe nearby. "I think it's too late to be worrying about that. It's been two days, Clarke, and I've loved every minute. Nothing else matters except you and me. They can think what they like."
Clarke smiled, moaning as her girlfriend began teasing her clit. "I want every morning to be like this."
The brunette smiled. "And it will." she replied, pushing her fingers into Clarke's already wet centre. She watched in delight as the blonde's mouth opened silently as her legendary Mountain Slayer rocked in rhythm with each new thrust. It was an glorious sight.
~*~
Once they had gotten dressed Lexa had wasted no time.
It was time for Clarke to help put the Flame back into her so she could fully become the Commander once more. She groaned in slight pain as it pierced her skin, burrowing into the back of her neck, and all at once everything came flooding back to her, and she could hear the previous Commanders once more.
Smiling widely Lexa stood and turned into Clarke's arms. "Clarke." she whispered, pulling the blonde impossibly closer. "Thank you, for keeping me safe." she said, as a fresh round of tears welled in her eyes.
"It was my pleasure, Commander." Clarke responded, closing the small gap between them, kissing Lexa passionately. She was so thankful that everything was back to normal just like it always should have been.
~*~
"This place is amazing."
Lexa smiled, watching as kids ran around them. "We have accomplished lots in the span of a few weeks."
"It's incredible." Clarke replied, still in awe as she took in the Village as early she had been too occupied on finding Lexa. Now as she looked around she took in all the patches of the beautiful patches of green that she has ever seen. "How is this possible..."
"We aren't sure." Lexa responded. "But we are very fortunate."
"Your Grandfather didn't cast some spell to bring all this beauty back to life?" Clarke questioned, and was surprised when Lexa shook her head. "Wow."
"I agree, but it isn't home." Lexa replied, stopping and looking into the blonde’s eyes. "I think it's time we go back."
"To Polis? Is that still standing?" Clarke's eyes widened. "We watched it get burnt out."
Lexa shrugged. "I don't know what it looks like, if it's even livable, but we have to at least see."
Clarke nodded. "Then we go back and whatever state it is in we will live together like it should have always been."
Lexa smiled at those words and both women ached to close the small gap between them, to kiss passionately, but they had lots of eyes on them.
"First we have people to welcome into the village. They will be living here from now on. We have lots of space that is waiting to be used." The Commander responded, her duties came first.
"Great."
"I have heard about who one of them is, and Clarke I want you to-"
"What the hell is he doing here?" Clarke cut into Lexa's words, eyes landing on someone she never wanted to see again. The person she regularly killed in her dreams; Titus. The one who ripped Lexa away from her.
Rage like she has never felt before came boiling out of Clarke as she ran towards Titus, fists clenching, and she was ready to pounce when she heard Lexa's voice.
"Stop her!" Lexa yelled in Trigedesleng.
Grounders that had been standing around them grabbed Clarke just as she had been about to launch at Titus. "You bastard! You shot Lexa! You don't deserve to be here, I'll kill you!" She screamed, the Grounders dragging her away from the man who stared at her emotionless. "I hate you and I will kill you!"
Once outside, the tent in which Titus remained inside Clarke began angrily pacing. "Please don't tell me you knew he was here."
"I did, and that's what I had been about to tell you. He wanted to see me, but I refused without you by my side." Lexa calmly responded.
Clarke stopped pacing, turning to face her girlfriend. Her anger disappeared and it was replaced by sadness. "Here I am acting this way when you must be feeling so much worse." She said, feeling that familiar gaze on them and turned to see Titus standing in the door way to the tent. She gritted her teeth, her stomach churning at the sight, she detested him.
"As much as it pains me Titus will no longer be allowed through the gates of Polis." Lexa replied, her body full of so many different feelings right now. She wanted to scream at Titus too, but she was the Commander, and she had to control her emotions.
"Pained?" Clarke couldn't believe her ears. She stared at Lexa. "He shot you! You died for however many minutes because of him and he took you away from me! Banishment is weak. He should be floated for what he did to you, to his Commander!"
"Clarke." Lexa firmly said, reaching out to take the blondes hand. "Look at me." Her girlfriend did with so much fury in her eyes. "I understand your anger. Trust me, I feel exactly the same however Titus was like a Father to me. I know I told you sometimes I must kill people whether I like it or not, but I can't... I can't do that to Titus."
Clarke opened her mouth but Lexa continued speaking.
"You don't have to support my decision, but if you could please accept it and understand where I'm coming from. This is so much harder for me." She loathed Titus even more than Clarke did, but she still had love for him. It was complicated.
Clarke took a few calming breaths, nodded and squeezed Lexa's hand. "I'm sorry for my outburst, for making a scene."
Lexa smiled. "You never have to be sorry about your emotions, Clarke, they're what make you, you."
The blonde turned back to Titus, anger still boiling inside her. "You're lucky you have such a forgiving Commander." She said, fighting the urge to spit on his shoes. She pulled on Lexa's hand. "Come on, I feel sick just by looking at him."
Lexa looked solemnly to Titus before turning and walking away. Now that inevitable meeting was out of the way it was time to set their sights on their future in Polis. "Once we arrive home I'll send riders to collect your Mother." She said when the door closed behind them in the warmth of their hut.
"Thank you, Lexa." Clarke replied, feeling her body beginning to relax once more.
Nodding Lexa remained quiet as she was pulled into Clarke's embrace.
"You're the strongest person I've ever known." Clarke spoke, holding Lexa tight.
"Not really." Lexa replied, feeling her body go limp in Clarke's arms as she let all the emotion inside come flowing from her eyes. She didn't like crying, always felt weak when she did, but she knew she couldn't keep this in.
"Lexa." Clarke whispered, running her hands up and down the Commanders back. She knew how hard it was for Lexa to allow herself to show her emotions. "You can cry as much as you like. I'm right here. You know I'll never judge you."
At those words Lexa sobbed quietly, holding onto Clarke impossibly tighter, as they stayed standing there for an unknown number of minutes but not once did Clarke let the strength of their embrace loosen.
This showed Lexa just how much love Clarke had for her and it was extremely overwhelming. "Clarke." She whispered a little while later, lifting her head from Clarke's shoulder as her girlfriend wiped her tears away. "Take me home."
The blondes heart ached at how broken Lexa sounded.
"I hate knowing he's so close." Lexa added.
Clarke kissed Lexa, hugging her once more, feeling the same. "I'll get the horses ready."
As Clarke began to walk back out the door she was stopped by Lexa.
"I love you." Lexa said, kissing her fiercely.
Clarke kissed back. "I love you too." She whispered, stared into Lexa's eyes before regretfully turning away and went to find the horses.
~*~
Hours Later.
Standing hand in hand they stared out at Lexa's tower which was still standing tall.
"Wow." Clarke said in awe. "How is it still standing?"
Lexa smirked. "My legacy is a strong one. That tower will stand until the day I actually die."
"That's a somber thought, Lexa." Clarke replied, frowning. "After all we've been through the thought of that happening..." she sighed, shaking her head and looking into the distance. "You know I don't like to think of life without you now than we're together again."
"It's only the truth, Clarke." Lexa said, reaching out to take her girlfriends hand which she squeezed. "That won't be for a very long time. You're stuck with me until then."
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Clarke replied, turning to stare into Lexa's gorgeous eyes. "Let's go home."
"Home." Lexa asked, heart skipping a beat hearing Clarke calling Polis her home too. "I love it when you say that."
Clarke smiled brilliantly. "Our home." She turned back to Lexa's tower in Polis. She felt Lexa's hand on her cheek, turning her head towards Lexa again.
"I love you, Clarke. I will say it to you multiple times a day to make up for all the times I should have said it to you five years ago."
"Lexa, you don't have to make up for anything." Clarke replied, placing her hand over Lexa's. "Just having you back by my side is more than enough."
They shared a kiss under the setting sun. "Now what was that about taking me home?" Lexa smiled, waggling her eyebrows.
Clarke, still smiling widely, tugging on Lexa's hand, and began moving their horse’s closer to Polis.
~*~
Coming to a stop in Lexa's bedroom their eyes landed on the bed which was the same since they were last in there, blanket covered in Lexa's blood.
It was extremely confronting for them both.
"Um..." Lexa was the first to move forward, and began collecting the blanket with shaking hands.
"No, let me." Clarke replied, quickly moving forward and took the blanket. "You shouldn't have to do this."
"Neither should you." Lexa softly replied.
Clarke swallowed hard as they both stared at the stained blanket. "We'll both get rid of it."
"I didn't think it would be this hard coming back here." Lexa replied from where she stood, unmoving.
"I know." Clarke replied, looking up into Lexa's eyes. "But I can be strong for the both of us."
"I'm alright, Clarke." Lexa replied, continuing. "But thank you, you have no idea how much I appreciate you."
"I think I have a fair idea." Clarke replied, smirking.
Just as they were about to leave the room there was a knock at the open door.
"Sorry for the intrusion, Heda, but I thought this shouldn't wait until morning." One of the men from the Village spoke.
"How did you go collecting the Sky People?" Lexa asked.
"The storm tore down a tree. It landed right over the door to their bunker."
"It will take days to cut it away from the door." The other Grounder said.
"My mom’s trapped?" Clarke worriedly asked.
"We will get them out of there, Clarke, no matter what it takes." Lexa firmly said. "We'll leave first thing tomorrow."
The Grounders at the door nodded. They would do whatever their Commander asked and Clarke did her best to remain calm, but this was extremely difficult knowing that their supplies and rations were dwindling at a fast rate down there and soon it would be difficult to feed two mouths let alone three.
"Thank you for letting us know." Lexa said to the men in front of her. They gave her a nod and bid them goodnight. "Your mother will be okay. She won't be trapped for long. I'm sure the tree branch is not as bad as it sounds." she said, trying to reassure and keep her lover calm.
Clarke nodded, hoping and praying her girlfriend was right.
~*~
Their first morning back in Polis and Lexa woke with a wide smile. She rolled over from having been sleeping on her back and she saw Clarke still asleep next to her. Or so she thought.
"It's rude to stare, you know." Clarke mumbled sleepily, smiling, feeling Lexa's eyes on her.
The brunette smiled, reaching out and touching Clarke's face, trailing her fingers down her girlfriend’s cheek. "I can't help myself..."
Clarke opened her eyes, looking into Lexa's. "Good morning."
"Os sonop." Lexa smiled, moving closer to her lover.
Clarke's heart fluttered as she watched Lexa leaning forward to kiss her. She reciprocated with a heated passion. She moaned as she felt Lexa going straight between her legs with that talented hand. "Not wasting any time this morning..." she chuckled, watching as Lexa's cheeks flushed.
"I told you, I can't help myself."
"No complaints from me." Clarke replied, sighing in pleasure as Lexa went inside her. "Ohhh, yes..."
Lexa bit her lip, wetness pooling between her own legs. "Would you like my tongue too?" she asked.
"That sounded so hot." Clarke replied, her eyes fluttering shut from the sensations Lexa was making her feel. "Please... ohhh god, yes."
"There's no god here."
"Shof op!" Clarke replied, poking Lexa, grinning.
Lexa laughed heartily.
"My Lexa, you're the only one here and I am so fortunate of this." Clarke replied, holding her grip more tightly around her girlfriend. "However as much as I want us to stay in bed all day we need to get to the bunker."
Lexa nodded in understanding. "We'll make this quick, and then we'll leave straight away." she responded, moving down Clarke's body. "I'll have a breakfast packed to have along the way."
Clarke stared in wonder at the Commander. "I love you so much."
Smiling, their eyes still connected, Lexa leaned down and swiped her tongue through Clarke's folds. "I love you more." she replied, before getting straight into business, knowing how urgent Clarke was to get to the island.
~*~
It turns out the tree branch was worse than Lexa had hoped. The tree stump was huge and without chainsaws it was going to take them weeks.
"I hate knowing I can't get a note to her." Clarke said, sighing as she stopped for a break, sweat trickling down the back of her neck. They had tried yelling but it was no use, their voices wouldn't be heard through the thick metal of the door.
"She will know soon enough." Lexa responded, continuing to hack away at one of the branches.
"You don't have to be doing this. You have other Commander duties you should be doing."
"Nonsense, Clarke." Lexa replied, stopping to look at the blonde. "I want to do this." There was nothing else she needed to be doing when there was little people in the city. "If I were home I would be wasting time when I could be helping our people. Your people are my people, I vowed to you on that, and I will always keep my word."
"Thank you." Clarke said, leaning forward to steal a sneaky kiss from the brunette as no one was around. She had sent everyone off for a well-deserved break. "You're amazing."
Lexa laughed softly. "I try." She said, continuing her work. "Once we get them out of here we will send riders to the other bunker and we can all unite together once again."
"The 13th Clan."
"Yes." Lexa replied, smiling at Clarke. "That has never changed. Unless you think it has with your people?"
"No, we both want the same thing; peace."
"And together we will bring that."
"I love you."
"And I you." Lexa responded, body buzzing with bliss.
~*~
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