Our People (the Third Book of the Her Weakness series)

Chapter 48

Clarke's POV

After an... eventful morning in bed with Lexa, we finally leave the room a few hours into the afternoon. When we get to the dining room, Octavia and Raven are already there.

"Hey, lovebirds. We decided to wait up for you guys here when we heard you stop." Octavia leans back in her chair, her arm resting 'casually' behind Raven.

"We weren't that loud," I protest.

"Yeah you were. We were on the floor beneath you and even with the ceiling separating us, we could hear you clear as day."

I squint suspiciously at them. "Why were you a floor beneath us?"

"Practicing. You guys were working out too, by the sound of it."

I groan and sit across from them, Lexa sitting beside me. She reaches out and entwines our hands, rubbing her thumb across the back of my hand. A guard walks in and sets food down in front of us before leaving silently.

"Finally," Octavia groans, immediately digging into her plate.

For once, Lexa doesn't make a witty remark and I glance over to see her eating less 'properly' than usual. Octavia, Raven, and I continue eating but we're all unsubtly watching her. She notices quickly and doesn't seem to mind much.

"Hungry, Heda?" I tease.

Raven bursts out laughing and we look at her funny until she can stop long enough to explain. "It just reminded me of that old game everyone hated to play as a kid but it was one of the few game boards that survived. On the ground I guess we could call it 'hungry hungry Heda'."

I have to admit, I'm impressed she thought of that so quickly. Octavia and Raven high five.

"What's got you so hungry?" Octavia asks Lexa, her smirk telling me she knows exactly what's been keeping her away from food.

"Yeah, usually we're the ravenous ones." Raven adds, grinning and nudging Octavia's side with her elbow. "Eh? Raven-ous?"

"How do you even come up with these?" Octavia says, shaking her head with a smile on her face.

"I'm a woman of many talents."

Lexa looks relieved they stopped questioning her about her hunger. And I know is mostly my fault we didn't get out of bed sooner, though Lexa did drag me back into bed almost as many times I pulled her back in.

"So when is our dancing contest?" Octavia questions as she turns back to face Lexa and I instead of Raven. "I mean, I know you and Clarke have to announce the start of the festival."

"Yes, and we can do it any time," Lexa says, nodding. "You may find your limbs to be looser after a glass of alcohol."

"Are you trying to tell me that getting drunk will help our chances of winning? Sabotage." Octavia hisses, the sparkle in her eyes letting me know she's kidding.

"That is not what I meant," Lexa says, frowning. "The drinking before the contest was merely a suggestion. Though perhaps not a good one considering Skaikru is not used to drinking much."

"Chill, O. We'll drink the Commander under the table after we win the dancing contest."

"Drink me under the..." Lexa murmurs, trailing off in confusion.

"It means they think they can hold alcohol better than you. I think," I explain.

Lexa laughs, the sound making Octavia and Raven look away from each other (they've been really heavy on the heart eyes lately. More so than normal). "Do they not recall the ride back from the war?"

"That was one instance." Raven objects.

"There's many, many more I can think of." I point out, grinning as Octavia and Raven blanch. "Remember the first time you tried drinking and Raven kept talking about being a broom and then you two started singing some old Britney Spears songs. Badly."

"We'd do that anyways if we were sober." Octavia states, which is a good point.

"Except neither of you were wearing a shirt, you were both singing and dancing in pants and a bra. And one time you guys made out because Murphy dared you too."

"What?" Octavia squeaks out, both her and Raven paling.

"Just kidding, that last one wasn't true. But the fact you believed me..." I stop there, letting their imagination finish my sentence.

"Oh float you, Griffin." Raven huffs, leaning back in her chair and resting her head against Octavia's arm (how she's managed to keep it there and still devour everything on her plate, I have no idea). "You gave me a heart attack for a second."

"Aww, do you want your first time kissing each other to be special instead of a drunken thing neither of you remember?" Octavia and Raven look away from each other, blushing. "You two need to figure this out." I warn, seriously considering locking them in a room together to help things along like Lexa and I discussed earlier.

"Figure what out?" Octavia asks innocently.

I just sigh and get up, gathering the dishes and stacking them so the cleaning people have an easier time.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about, O. You do too, Raven. You can't avoid talking forever." With that, I drag Lexa with me as I leave the room, the door shutting behind us. "Do we have much we have to do before the celebration starts?"

"Not much, no. The main thing we need to do is to get dressed." Lexa says, giving me a soft smile.

"Alright. No distractions this time."

Lexa chuckles, pulling on my hand to get us moving toward our room. "I will not distract you, Clarke. If anything, you will distract me."

I grin and don't deny it. We both know she's right. When we walk into our room, I blink, confused as to why my armor and shoulder guard are on the bed.

"I had them sent to the blacksmith last night, it should be all repaired." Lexa says shyly, smiling when I kiss her cheek in thanks.

I drop her hand as I stride over to the bed, Lexa following behind me. "It looks like it's new."

"Only the best for you, hodnes."

I kiss her quickly, not wanting to get lost in her lips right now. There'll be time for that later.

Well... I thought we'd get to the contest this chapter, but I guess not. Next chapter, I promise! Also, holy crap,  we hit 50k views! Thank you all for reading and stay awesome!