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“Why can’t we just get ready at my place? Its closer and I need a shower” the blonde turned to the girl beside her and pleaded, she had spent the day traveling home from the other side of the city and really needed a break.
“Oh shush, we’ve been planning to go out to this new club for ages” Octavia didn’t look up from her phone.
“I changed my mind, I want to sleep” she moved to lean her head on the brunette’s shoulder and sighed.
“Then we’ll find you a girl tonight to wake you up” Octavia added quickly.
“What if I want a boy?” Clarke smiles into Octavia’s shoulder
“Then we’ll find you a boy” Octavia moved quickly from her seat to reach Clarke’s two duffle bags, leaving Clarke’s head to rest on nothing but air.
The now still very tired Clarke Griffin turned her head away from the brunette at her side to look out of the dirty tram window, there was no one but them on the tram. The trip to see her best friend started pretty good but when she mentioned going to see her boyfriend Lincoln. She knew it was going to take them hours to get to the club.
“Stop looking so grumpy, we’re only stopping at Lincoln’s to get changed and pre drinks, I’ve got a ton of dresses that’d look amazing on you.” Octavia elbowed her side to get her to look at her now smiling face that she couldn’t resist.
“You’ll be right” Octavia wrapped her arm around Clarke’s shoulders and pulled her uncomfortably against her front, Clarke couldn’t help but smile against the girl’s shirt. She’ll be right, going out tonight would be good for her, hopefully.
The tram slowed to a stop down the side of an outer city street as both girls exited into the crowd of people, Clarke felt a tug of giddiness as she looked at the busy street, she didn’t want to admit it but she missed the rush of the city; all she wanted to do was follow the crowds and be surrounded by the mounds of people. She loved the feeling of being with people.
As they walked through streets with their bags in tow, weaving their way through the people going about their business. They came to halt outside a small apartment block which was spacious but nothing amazing, Octavia rummaged through her bag for the keys while Clarke took this moment to take a seat on the ground and take in the setting sun on her face.
“Aha!” the girl retrieved her set of keys and finally let them into the building. As they got to the floor of her friend’s apartment, trudging their way up stairs. Clarke couldn’t help herself to catch a glimpse of a girl on the outside balcony of the hall; all she could see was a mop of brown hair and the smoke from a cigarette but she couldn’t help but stare at her for a moment.
“Come on, we only have like an hour and a half to get ready” Octavia’s voice brought her attention to the open door of her apartment where Clarke stepped in to be greeted by a huge smothering hug from an equally huge man.
“Hey Lincoln” she wriggled her arms that were constricted by his muscles to pat him on the back, he released her from the embrace to turn and kiss Octavia in greeting.
“It’s been so long since I’ve seen you” Lincoln turned back to look at the blonde as he lead the way with her bags to the small kitchen.
“It’s only been a month, I had to go see mum for a while” Clarke winded her way past Lincoln and into the kitchen to poor herself a cup of coffee so that the exhaustion would be prolonged for a while.
“Yeah that’s like ages” a smile danced on Octavia’s lips as she joked.
“So is it just us tonight or what?” she sipped more out of the mug she was holding as she looked at the two in front of her as they seemed too busy playing with each other’s hands.
“Earth to you guys” Clarke snapped her fingers to get their attention away from each other for two seconds.
“Oh yeah, Raven and Bellamy are meeting us there, I’m pretty sure Monty and Jasper are coming as well and..” she looked at Lincoln as she tried to think ”Ah!, yeah I remember, Linc invited his friend Lexa to come along too”
Clarke nodded along as she listed off the people and finished the rest of her coffee “sounds good, I should probably start getting ready, I’m borrowing your shower too” she smiled and moved down the hall so she could wash off the smell of shitty public transport.
The hot water on her skin was quite possibly the most marvellous feeling her aching body could experience but it was cut short as she had to get out and face the nightlife of the city, Sighing she left the shower, put underwear on and wrapped herself in a towel that unlike the ones in her own apartment were quite smaller and left to left to find a dress from Octavia.
“Did you find a dress I can borrow Octavia?” she rounded the corner to see not one or two people in the kitchen, but three.
Clarke felt the blood rush to her cheeks as she realised she was standing in front of the girl she saw on the balcony earlier in nothing but a towel.
“Clarke, meet Lexa, Lexa, meet Clarke” Lincoln’s voice intently introduced them as they both girls nodded at each other while smiling in embarrassment, Clarke couldn’t bring herself to look the girl in the eye.
“I’m sure you love meeting people in towel’s Octavia but I don’t, so a dress would be nice”
“At least it’s easy to take off in front of hot people” a giggling Octavia moved from her spot, leaning on the bench to guiding her back down the hall.
“Just get me some clothes for fucks sake, this is embarrassing” the girl just laughed more as she shut the bedroom door behind her.
Clarke sat on the bed and buried her head in her hands as she could feel the blood return to the rest of her face. Sighing she looked up at her smiling best friend, that girl could make any situation into a good one just by her smile.
“You and I both know you’ve done much worse in front of people” she attempted to sympathise with her.
“I was smashed nine times out of ten for those things” she quickly stated.
“You have to admit it was a good first impression” Octavia wasn’t looking at her while she was sorting through her wardrobe for a dress that would fit Clarke. “Maybe you’ll get lucky with her tonight, she’s cute” Octavia turned to hand her a strapless dress with a deep V in the middle.
“You really want me to get lucky tonight don’t you?” Clarke stated as she took in the dress, she wasn’t complaining since she wouldn’t mind getting some action tonight either, it would be a ‘welcome home’ present for her.
“I only want the best for you” Octavia came to pat her cheek “put some makeup and heels on and you’re ready to go make someone’s night”
“Thanks ‘tavia” Clarke smiled at her but she had already turned away to find herself a dress so she took that as a cue to put on hers and steal some shoes from her too.
“Well don’t you look fetching” Octavia’s mockery made Clarke laugh “now go talk to Lexa while I ‘speak’ to Lincoln” she made air quotes and proceeded to nudge her out the door
“Please don’t leave me alone with her while you two fuck” Clarke pleaded with the girl “I can’t handle that much awkwardness without a drink”
“There’s alcohol in the fridge, go get her tiger” Octavia lightly shoved her out the door like a basketball coach might to one of their players on the court and giggled as she closed the door, Clarke sighed and accepted the awkwardness that she was about to experience.
Fully dressed this time, she found the girl and Lincoln sitting on the couch in front of the television and as she turned to look at Clarke she finally had a moment to realise what Lexa looked like. Her green eyes were emphasised by the winged eyeliner she wore as they locked with her blue ones, she could see the fullness of her lips as she smiled at her in greeting and how long and shiny her dark hair looked in the rays of the setting sun streaming in through the window. She mentally cursed Lincoln for having such attractive friends, snapping out of her day dream she walked over to the girl to save her any further embarrassment of staring.
“Hey, sorry about before, I usually have clothes on when I meet people” at least Octavia was right when she said It made a good impression, Lexa laughed helping Clarke relax “Lexa right?” she added.
Lexa nodded in conformation “It’s nice to meet you Clarke.. for the second time around” this time Clarke smiled as she came to sit next to Lincoln on the couch.
“I’m going to check on Octavia, have fun you two” Lincoln smiled at them both as he promptly exited the room leaving the two newly acquainted girls alone, side by side on the couch where they stayed in eerie silence for a gruelling few minutes.
“They’re going to go have sex aren’t they?” Lexa slumped again the back of the couch
“Yup” Clarke replied “Want a drink?” she turned to the girl.
“Yeah, the only way to cure this awkwardness is alcohol I think”
“You think right my friend” Clarke mentally cursed herself at saying ‘my friend’, it was such a stupid thing to say, no one even says that any more.
Both girls stood to head to the fridge where their ‘cures’ waited, their heels clacking on the floor.
“We have a choice of cruisers, strongbows and Fosters, ew” Clarke gave a grimace as she raised her voice so that Lincoln could here over their failing-to-be-quiet sex “Lincoln it’s bad enough you have cruisers in your fridge, what possessed you to get fosters!?”
The girls smiled at laughed with each other as Lexa added “yeah that’s pretty low Lincoln!” even without the drinks, with the help of each other hey managed to make an award situation into a funny one.
“Here” Clarke handed Lexa the bottle of cider as she hopped up to sit on the bench while she joined her. They clinked glasses and drank to the most ridiculous way they have met someone.
Octavia and Lincoln got even worse at trying to be quiet and Clarke groaned. “Are you trying to imitate them?” even though Lexa was joking it have the blonde an idea.
“Why don’t we? In a funny way I mean”
“I think I need something stronger in order to make fun of our friends having sex” at that Clarke hopped off the bench and looked in the pantry hoping to find anything stronger than cider, thankfully she eyed a half empty bottle of vodka on the bottom shelf. She took off the lid and took a large swig and made a grimace at the taste of it, Vodka was only ever her desperation drink. Hopping back on the bench, she handed the bottle over to the girl.
“How do you not make a face at the taste of it?”
“Pure willpower” Lexa seemed like a pretty laid back girl at first glance, Clarke couldn’t help but feel the need to get to know her better to see what was behind her exterior. Maybe she wouldn’t follow Octavia’s advice and get lucky with Lexa tonight, even though she was extremely attractive. At that moment both girls after taking more sips from the bottle began to make various grunts and moans in between laughing, mimicking what they could hear from the other room in exaggerated tones. The girls were laughing so much they couldn’t continue and they could tell the other two were going to be laughing with them or quite annoyed by now.
No matter how exhausted or grumpy Clarke was an hour ago, the brunette beside her had effectively lifted her mood in the most obscure of ways.
“You seem alright Lexa” Clarke complimented the girl trying to avoid staring at her vibrant eyes and her perfect lips, and almost succeeding.
“So do you Clarke” Lexa replied, biting her lip.