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“Mommy! Mommy! Aunt Octavia and Aunt Raven are here! Let’s go!”
Clarke grinned from ear to ear when she heard her daughter’s tiny feet running to the door “I’m coming!”
She hastily stuffed her sketchbook into her duffle bag and headed for the door, feeling even more excited than her little daughter. Clarke decided that their vacation to Polis Island was necessary. It had been 6 months since her breakup with Finn, and even though he still came around for their daughter, Clarke knew the event had taken a toll on the little girl.
“Hurry up Griffin! That ship waits for nobody” Her best friend, Raven, yelled from the driveway. Clarke hauled her duffle bag and dragged along a suitcase then hurried to the car. She knew better than to piss off Raven “I can make it go boom” Reyes.
Raven and Clarke were inseparable ever since Raven defended Clarke when John Murphy made her cry on the playground when they were 5. Raven got a busted lip and bruised forehead after the fuss with Murphy, but she got an eternal best friend in return, which is a pretty cheap price to pay.
At the sight of Octavia, the little girl ran to her and O scooped her into her arms, peppering her puffy cheeks with kisses. It was no secret that O was her favorite, even Clarke was jealous of Octavia some times. Looking at Octavia and Raven playfully fighting over her daughter, Clarke felt a great appreciation for her friends. The couple had helped Clarke a lot after her breakup with Finn, from babysitting when her shift ran long at the hospital, to providing emotional support when it became too much. Clarke thought treating them for a 10-day vacation to one of the hottest spots would somewhat repay her friends for everything they had done for her
Clarke and her daughter slipped into the backseat of the car, Octavia got into the front seat, leaning over, giving Raven a peck on the cheek and Raven happily put the car into drive. Clarke had always admired their relationship. By a glance, anyone could clearly see that they belonged with one another. The way they looked at each other, the way they fight but then made up 5 minutes later because they couldn’t keep their hands off of each other. Clarke wanted that, and she couldn’t have it with Finn. She had that with someone before, but she was starting to doubt that she could ever experience that kind of love again. Putting unhappy thoughts in the back of her mind, Clarke brought her little daughter’s hand to her lips, feeling ecstatic for the getaway
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They arrived at the departure dock after an hour of driving. The Bitanic was one of the biggest and most luxurious cruise ships out there with endless entertainment and delicious feasts. Clarke took her little daughter’s hand and boarded the ship. They were greeted with a grand staircase as soon as they stepped on the ship. Raven couldn’t help but let out a whoa, admiring the view before them. Bellboys immediately came and took their suitcases out of their hands, after they gave their names and room numbers, the young boy with goggle and his friend immediately took off with their stuff, promised it would be in their room safely, Clarke could only assume they were racing each other.
“I can’t say how much I appreciate you Princess. This is a damn fine ship” Raven pulled Clarke into her arms and kissed her forehead
“Only thing I could do after everything you guys have done for me” Clarke leaning into the embrace and for the first time in 6 months, she truly felt relaxed.
Raven stepped away and stood opposite from Clarke, looking into her best friend’s eyes “Don’t mention it Griffin, you know I’d do anything--” She froze mid-sentence. Raven stared wide-eyed over Clarke’s shoulder, as if she saw a ghost. The girl behind Clarke was indeed, a ghost from their past.
“Hello Clarke”
That voice, soft but stern. The voice that Clarke loved so much, the voice that Clarke had willed herself to forget, the voice that haunted many of her dreams. The pain the girl caused had been locked in a box and buried deep for 10 years, and now Clarke felt like the box was cracking, just by the sound of her voice
Clarke felt like time stood still while she had a back to the girl. Her heart was beating 100mph and her palms got sweaty. She could feel the girl’s eyes trained at the back of her head. Clarke wanted so much to turn around to stare into forest green eyes, to look at brown curls and impeccable jawlines again. So she did.
“Lexa” Clarke said, barely louder than a whisper, only enough for Lexa to hear.
Clarke’s heart leaped to her throat at the sight of Lexa Woods. God Lexa was beautiful. Her green eyes bored right into Clarke’s blue and they were lost in their own little world. Clarke felt like she was on a trip back in time, when she was 15 and in love.
“Mommy, who is this lady?”
Both Clarke and Lexa snapped back into reality when they heard her little girl called out. Lexa looked shocked, she stared at the little girl then back at Clarke.
After a moment, she crouched down and extent her hand to the girl, shooting her a warm smile
“I am the Captain of this ship and I will keep you safe. What’s your name?”
She daringly stepped up and took Lexa’s with her little hand and gave her a shake
“My name is Alexandria, Alexandria Griffin”
“Alexandria? That’s…” She looked up at Clarke, who was now trying to avoid her eyes. Clarke felt her face was getting red and her tongue was tied. What do you say to your ex-girlfriend who broke your heart that after 10 years she still haunts your thoughts and you never truly let go?
“What a coincidence, my name is Alexandria too, people call me Lexa. But Alexandria really fits a beautiful princess like you” Lexa beamed at the girl who was now giggling.
“Hey Lexa, it’s been a while” Raven said, trying to ease the tension in the air “This is my girlfriend, Octavia”
“Pleasure to meet you Octavia, and it’s great seeing you again, Raven. I must after all the death threats, I’m a little bit scared of you now” Lexa said, giving the black-haired girl her infamous smirk.
“And I meant every single one of them. I’ve missed your obnoxious smirk Woods” Raven sassed back, she really did miss the girl. Except for abruptly dumping her best friend, leaving the girl completely and utterly heartbroken, Lexa was a great friend to her. Despite everything that happened, Raven still believed that Lexa had her reason for breaking up with Clarke, most of all, she still believed that they were made for each other. Wanting to leave Clarke and Lexa a moment for themselves, she scooped Alexandria up into her arms "What do you say we go explore the deck little princess? I'll maybe even let you have some ice cream." She turned to Lexa "I guess I'll see you around, Captain" and with that, Raven, O and Alexandria disappeared into the crowd
Clarke was still staring at Lexa, unable to say a word.
“She has your eyes” Lexa was smiling at her. God, her heart was beating even faster. Clarke wondered if her heart could break out of her ribcage and jump out of her body, because it certainly felt like it could.
“Um yeah, my eyes. People said she mostly looked like me, except for her dad’s brown hair” Clarke was still flustered. For the past 10 years she had been practicing the moment when she would see Lexa again and would give the girl a piece of her mind. But then theory and execution were far from each other. Lexa was there, looking at her with those green eyes that Clarke loved so much.
“Is her dad um… here? I would love to meet him” Lexa said as she looked around
“He’s not here. We actually broke up 6 months ago and I’m taking Alexandria on this trip as a reward for being such a tough girl through all this mess.”
“I see, I’m sorry to hear that” Lexa said, giving her a polite nod. Clarke could swear she saw a hint of smile at the corner of the brunette’s lips, but she decided she was just imagining things.
Now that Clarke had calm down, she noticed what Lexa was wearing. A pair of white slacks that compliments her curves, a white shirt and navy tie underneath a navy blazer. Her curly hair was in small braids and the captain’s hat of her head. Clarke knew that Lexa looked good in everything, but damn that girl can pull off a uniform. Clarke snapped out of her daze when she heard the brunette chuckle. The blonde’s face got red and she could feel her ears melt off of her head. Lexa had caught her staring, hard.
“Woods, we need you, we’re about to pull up the anchor” A woman wearing the same thing as Lexa came up behind her. She was beautiful, with her amazing cheek bones and exotic features
“Anya, this is Clarke Griffin. Clarke, this is Anya, my co-captain”
Anya’s eyes widen. “This is THE Clarke? Holy shit nice to meet you. Woods here talk about you all the time” Lexa elbowed her friend in the stomach, telling her to shut up
“Not sure if Lexa had another Clarke but I would like to assume I am THE Clarke. Nice to meet you, Anya” Clarke shook Anya’s hand, who was now clutching at her stomach for not keeping her mouth shut
“Please forgive her, she has no boundaries. Now if you excuse me Clarke, I have a ship to take care of. I’ll see you around” Lexa smiled at her and walked away. She only took a few steps before turning back “You look great Clarke. I’ve missed you”
Clarke’s heart is picking up the pace again. Lexa talked about the blonde to her friends, all the time, after all these years. Out of nowhere, Lexa broke up with her 10 years ago after their high school graduation. They were together all throughout high school, and those were the best years of Clarke’s life. She loved Lexa so much and even though they were young, Clarke never had a doubt in her mind that she was going to marry Lexa one day.
All along she thought that Lexa fell for another, or Lexa had stopped loving her. But Lexa still talked about her? Clarke was overwhelmed with this new information. Did the memories of Clarke haunt her nights like Lexa’s did to the blonde? Baffled, Clarke was starting to get dizzy. She decided she wasn’t going to let this go. She had to talk to Lexa, she needed an explanation. Maybe fate was giving them another chance to reconcile or at least get to an understanding of one another and get closure. After spending a few minutes to gather herself, she set off to find her daughter and friends. This vacation is going to be more interesting than Clarke thought it would be.