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

Chapter 87

Clarke's POV

Lexa leads us upstairs, somehow managing not to give in and tell Octavia, Raven, and I what we're going to be doing. She pauses on the top step, right before a short hallway leading to a door. Lexa turns around and her eyes go to Raven.

"Do you have it?" She asks. Have what? Why is she being so mysterious? I mean, I don't mind but it's a bit weird.

"Yeah." Raven responds. "I don't know why you'd need or want this, though."

"Give it to Clarke, it is for her." Lexa responds, still waiting on that step.

I turn around to where Raven is a step below me and take what she hands me. I study it and can't conceal my surprise. It's a camera, and it looks like it might actually work. Though it's Raven, so of course it does. The only question is, will it blow up? It probably won't though. She's reckless but I know she wouldn't give it to me without making sure it was safe first.

"You had Raven build this?" I ask in surprise. It's a digital one, too so I don't have to develop the film in order to see the pictures.

"Yup." Raven responds for her. "I was surprised she even knew what a camera is. I know we've mentioned them a few times but I didn't think Lexa remembered it."

"Thank you both." I say, unable to keep the emotion from my voice.

This will be so handy on our travels. I might see something I want to paint while on my horse or somewhere I can't just stop and paint. I can snap a picture and paint it later. Lexa's so thoughtful.

"Heda's so getting laid." Octavia whispers in Raven's ear (but I think she's purposely failing to do the quiet part of whispering).

They high five and I can't help adding. "That's what I said earlier."

Octavia and Raven burst out into laughter and they take turns fist bumping me.

"What is going on?" A voice asks below us. It's Ryn.

"Just talking about how awesome Lexa is." Raven says, both her and Octavia still snickering.

I turn back to Lexa, smiling when I notice the blush coloring her cheeks. I take her hand and lead her towards the door. She holds it open for us to go through, which is so sweet but it forces me to let go of her hand. We all head out onto the roof. The sun is getting lower in the sky.

Lexa walks over to me and takes my hand again, lifting it to her lips for a kiss. I smile at her before taking in the roof. It's flat with a stony floor beneath our feet. Along the edges of it there are walls, probably so people don't accidentally fall off the edge. The walls look like stone as well but are low enough that I could lean on one (the walls are only tall enough to come to my waist) and look out at the town. The view of the town from here is beautiful and I look down to study the camera. Lexa lets go of my hand so I can do it easier. I miss her touch and she seems to miss mine too, because she wraps an arm around my waist.

I turn my head and kiss her softly before returning my attention to the camera. The others are moving around, with Lincoln starting a small fire beneath the grill and Octavia and Raven working on setting fire to the logs in the fire pit in the middle of the roof. It seems like it almost spontaneously combusts when Raven starts doing something with it, making both her and Octavia jump back in surprise.

"Rae!" Octavia complains.

"What? I don't know what happened!" Her eyes light up. "Do you think that was spontaneous combustion?" She starts excitedly explaining the theory behind it and even though I know Octavia only understands half of what Raven is saying, she looks fascinated.

I look at the buttons on the camera and grin victoriously when I see one on he too of it that faintly says "on/off". I turn it on and the lens thing extends. Man, this is so cool. I can't believe Raven fixed this up. Lexa kisses my cheek; she loves it when I get excited like this. It makes her happy to see me happy. It shows what's in front of me on the display screen and I aim it towards the rooftops, taking a picture. The camera clicks and doesn't catch on fire or explode, so I would call that a success.

"What did you take a picture of?" Lexa asks.

"The rooftops. Hang on, I'll try to pull it up."

I play around with the buttons until the picture shows up. It's pretty good, and something I can definitely use for painting. It's a good quality camera. I'll have to thank Raven later.

"Hey clexa, get your attractive butts over here and sit around the fire with us!" Octavia calls.

We sit on seats made of stone that are surprisingly comfortable. The one we choose has enough room for the both of us to sit on. Lexa moves her arm from around my waist to over my shoulders.

"Smooth, Heda." Raven drawls, winking.

We sit around the fire, enjoying each other's company. It's nice to have Ryn here. She tells us some stories about this place and asks about is sometimes. Raven launches into some stories about her, Octavia, Lexa, and I that sound like they're exaggerated but really aren't. Like how once she saved my life when I was choking on a bit of meat that had a small bone in it. Raven and Octavia seem to like telling Ryn about the times they've walked in on us or saw us doing something "disgustingly cute." Lexa and I respond by talking about how loud they are and how adorable they are together. Ryn loves the stories and we all laugh a lot.

Well. We still haven't really seen what they're up there for... Next chapter definitely. And I love how someone thought I was bringing them all up there for an orgy. That just made my day; I burst out laughing. Thank you all for reading and for your hilarious comments! Stay awesome!