Catch me, I'm falling. (Lexa/you)

Chapter 15

Lexa's POV

There was something about lazy mornings, when the sun had barely crept over the horizon, the air was cool and misty, and not even the chattiest birds were awake to sing their songs. The peace and quiet allowed for those bundled under warm duvets in their beds to rest longer without interruption, dreaming blissfully...

"WAKE UP EVERYONE IT'S CHRISTMAS FIRST!"

He grinned as a crash sounded from Anya's room, and she stumbled out, metal baseball bat in hand. Upon blearily noticing that there were no intruders, and the noise was merely coming from an over-excited, santa-hat wearing Aden, she unleashed a string of profanities in trigedasleng under her breath.

Lexa, likewise, stumbled out of her room, rubbing tiredly at her eyes before shooting a glare in Aden's direction, though the exuberant boy paid no mind.

"Aden," Lexa groaned, "it is four o'clock in the morning on a Tuesday, why did you feel the need to wake us up?"

"So we can watch Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever before school starts, duh." He said it as though the answer was the most simple thing in the world, and quickly dropped to the floor as the metal baseball bat flew over his head.

"So that's a no?" he teased, and Lexa looked skyward.

"I'm so moving to the guest house," she grumbled, and Aden rolled his eyes.

"So that's a no on the movie then?"

The matching groans that reached his ears were answer enough, and Aden shrugged, making sure his santa hat was still properly situated on his head, before trekking in the direction of the in-home theatre to watch it himself.

Lexa and Anya were no fun.

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Your POV.

You had always been a fan of being prepared for things so, as a byproduct of that, you always did your Christmas shopping ridiculously early.

It also helped to avoid large crowds, which were often unsettling for you, and just generally relieved a lot of stress from your life, as well as the people you managed to drag to the mall with you, which this year consisted of Raven, Bellamy, and Octavia.

"Oh my god, (Y/n), you made a list?"

It was Raven's first time accompanying the others, as she usually slept through the times you designated for Christmas shopping, and didn't know how things went down, and you rolled your eyes at the other girl.

"Of course I made a list, Rae," you sighed, "I've been planning your presents weeks in advance, because I want to make sure I get you all something that you actually appreciate. How else does someone go Christmas shopping?"

"I was just gonna wing it," Raven admitted with a shrug, and Bellamy laughed.

"Of course you were."

"What's that supposed to mean, Bell?"

You and Octavia shared a knowing look as the duo began to tease each other back and forth. Their dynamic had shifted visibly since the party at Lexa's and the almost kiss . Though you hadn't really been focusing on it at the time, you hadn't forgotten the way Bellamy had charged into the room after Raven and Anya, hadn't been blind to the marks covering the trio's necks afterwards. You weren't going to ask them about it, though, because it appeared as though they were figuring it out on their own, but you knew it was more than just casual sex.

"Alright, we can go together to get stuff for Murphy, Monty, and Jasper, because they aren't here, and then we'll have to split up to buy each other's presents, okay?"