On Thin Ice

The one where THINGS HAPPEN

            In the morning, Lexa woke to find Clarke Griffin snuggled up beside her, their limbs entwined. Somehow, in the night, Clarke had moved impossibly close to Lexa and was now spooning her. Lexa's heart was beating so hard and fast, she was afraid Clarke would wake up. So she breathed deeply and tried to ignore the beautiful girl whose arms were wrapped around her waist. Clarke's legs were wrapped around Lexa and the brunette couldn't move. Lexa felt bad for what happened last night, so she had the intention to make her best friend breakfast. If she could escape from the blonde girl's tight embrace. When Lexa wiggled to test Clarke's grip, her arms tightened around Lexa's waist. Clarke murmured words of protest against Lexa's neck. She sighed against Lexa's collarbone and her breath was hot against Lexa's ear. Lexa shut her eyes and tried, she really did, to not be affected by what Clarke was doing to her. She was sleeping for goodness sakes. Lexa didn't have the heart to wake Clarke, so she pretended to be asleep. When Clarke woke up a little later, they talked about the events of the previous nights.

"I'm sorry Lex. I don't know why, but it really bothered me that you were talking to her." Clarke and Lexa looked at each other, blue eyes locked with green ones. "You weren't talking to me, and I missed you."

"Clarke, if you missed me, then why didn't you come over? I thought you were too busy draping all over that dumb jock that you didn't need me anymore."

"I know, and I'm sorry. I kind of just ditched you. I guess I thought you were going to join me."

"And have to interact with those ignorant cows? Come on, Clarke. Who do you think I am?" Lexa smiled, and Clarke smiled at her right back.

Clarke wanted to ask her best friends about Allison, but she could sense that the brunette would just close her off. So she hid her curiosity- her feelings and enjoyed the day as usual.

* * * *

A month later, the Arkers were to play in the 'February Freeze' Tournament. It was one of the most highly anticipated tournaments of the year. The team had won a smaller, more local tournament around Christmas, and were hot on a winning streak coming into the week of the tournament. Their practices were good, and all the girls were prepared to play their hearts out. On Monday, everyone tried to explain how Freeze worked to Lexa.

"So, it's actually two tournaments. The winner of the first tournament is guaranteed a spot in the actual finals. The second tournament is played normally and the winner of that plays the first winner." Octavia turned to Lexa, who was staring intently at the meatloaf on her plate.

"That's- okay." Lexa muttered.

"I wouldn't eat that if I were you." Raven advised as she sat down, pushing Octavia aside who gave a noise of protest. Raven rolled her eyes and stole one of Octavia's fries.

"Hey! Get your own, little bird." Octavia stole a blueberry and the whole table laughed when she had to spit it back out because it was so sour.

"That's what you get, O."

"Hey freaks." Jasper pulled up a chair. "Are you guys going to hit up John Murphy's party tonight?"

"Hell yeah!"

"Oh course!"

"Wouldn't miss it for the world."

"I thought about it in passing." Everyone turned to Lexa who had decided that the meatloaf was not to be trusted. "What is it?"

"No, Lex, I didn't make you go to Murphy's last party, but I'm serious. You're coming to this one." Clarke said. Lexa raised a brow.