Clarke's perspective

I'm not sure exactly how much time had passed but as strange as it is to say it given the circumstances, I was bored. I was bored, tired and frankly pissed off. Did that mean that I wasn't afraid of what they'd do to me if I wasn't careful? No way.

Of course I was afraid of what they could do to me and even what they might have planned for me. Seeing as I had very little that I could do, my mind continually worked through any number of grisly scenarios and outcomes with how this all might end.

I'd earned a few bruises for my troubles and had spat blood out of my mouth more than once for trying to engage my captors in some sort of conversation. The silence or at least my own silence was driving me insane.

As for escape? Well don't think I hadn't thought about that either, but between my lack of any kind of arsenal or weaponry and the number of guns pointed at me at any given time, one wrong intake of breath it seemed and they wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger.

So that left me with the painstaking option of waiting for Lexa to come and get me. She was capable of finding me and pulling me out of this predicament but I was angry at myself for being caught. Plus, I was angry at the fact that I always seemed to be such a damsel in distress and Lexa needed to keep saving my ass all the time.

I know that she probably doesn't mind coming to my rescue all the time, but I know that strength & weakness are big things amongst her people and seeing as I wasn't exactly their favourite person already I hated that I was seemingly undermining her position.

Also it kinda hurt my own pride and ego just a little that I hadn't been able to look after myself more capably.

The day had passed much in the same fashion as those before it, with the rest of what remained of the Mountain Men looking after themselves. Patrols changed, banter was exchanged, glares were sent my way, and well you get the picture.

The day had progressed into the afternoon when things started to get really interesting. Ever since first coming to live with Lexa, I'd gradually become more attuned to the forest, the sights, the sounds, the smells; those sorts of things.

It was in this moment that any noise which had been coming from the forest surrounding this camp had dropped off. The usual calls of animals, rustling of bushes all muted and that was my clue that Lexa might not be far.

A small smile crept onto my face; surely she had a plan maybe to surround and ambush them, or at least to pick them off whilst remaining hidden. Not that I'd ever doubted her ability and willingness to come get me but hope blossomed once more in full force in my chest, plucking at my heartstrings.

I envisioned her bursting through the trees, clad in her armour, warpaint freshly smeared on her face and weapon at the ready. She'd be flanked by any number of her people who would order the surrender and return of the prisoner.

My bindings would then be cut and I'd throw myself into her arms. We'd share a look, no words needed to verbalise how joyous we are at being reunited again and after a brief kiss, we'd walk hand in hand away from the inevitable slaughter that would ensue, off into the sunset of our long future together.

I was right about the way that she stormed through the nearby bushes, the guards watching that side of the camp, quickly falling to the ground now dead. I was quickly dragged to my feet and could feel the cold barrel of a gun pressed against my temple.

"Unhand her now and I may make your death a quick one!" Lexa commanded of the soldier who was manhandling me.

I was about to say something to Lexa when I first noticed who was standing next to her, gun in hand,

"Mom?"

Now I had seen it all as I never thought I'd see the day when Lexa and my mom would be working together given past events. Maybe what my mom had said was true, that she had wanted to patch up our strained relationship even if that meant making nice with Lexa. I couldn't think of any other reason why she'd agree to work with Lexa.

I was more surprised at Lexa allowing my mom to join her on this rescue mission. Not because she had any concerns for her safety but because she didn't exactly need her. Hell, she'd even threatened my mom the last time the two of them had been anywhere near each other.

"Commander! Chancellor! I'm glad you finally made it so we could all work something out," came the voice of the President and he was not alone as he was accompanied by Emerson.

This situation was about to get explosive, I could feel it in the air and I was right in the middle of it. Who said life on the ground wasn't exciting?

Lexa's perspective

Now that we were hot on the trail of Clarke & her captors I pressed on setting a quick pace. I'd rest when she was in my bed, lying in my arms preferably naked. Now there was an image that could distract me and get my pulse racing.

"Who do you think took her, Commander?" Came the voice of her mother Abigail, breaking me from my thoughts.

I'd managed to put up with her thus far but even my patience had its limits. I thoroughly detested this woman for what she had put her own flesh and blood through. I wasn't just referring to her daughter either. Clarke had told me what she had done to her own husband and even though I begrudgingly respected her for making such a tough decision, it wasn't enough to erase what she had ended up doing to Clarke.

The sorrow that it had caused my Clarke was heart wrenching even for me. So I worked with this woman out of necessity and the fact that at least where her daughter was concerned she was honest in her actions. She wanted to keep her daughter safe and knowing that she'd do anything to save her was powerful motivation and could prove useful to me in any number of ways.

I turned my head slightly to the side so she knew that I was addressing her without looking directly at her as she stood behind me,

"I haven't the faintest idea, but it is irrelevant to me, because if they have harmed her in any way they will pay for doing so quite dearly."

I continued my marched forward as did my trusted few I brought along as well as Abigail's phalanx of troops. It was a lie though, what I just told her that is. I had a pretty clear idea of who exactly took Clarke. It was the one group of people that we hadn't fully exterminated on the first attempt and who had threatened her life on multiple occasions.

The Mountain Men.

No one of my people would be foolish enough to try such a thing and there wouldn't be any need for any of this if Abigail herself had taken Clarke so after eliminating those options it seemed clear to me who the culprit was.

As we got closer towards the possible destination, it became apparent that we were on the right path so to speak. Evidence of human activity was becoming more and more apparent, with footprints more prevalent and even some discarded food was littered around.

I motioned for a scout of mine to climb a nearby tree to survey the area. After a few minutes, she returned and spoke to me about what she'd seen. Everything from the Mountain Men's camp to seeing Clarke bound were the highlights.

Normally I would have spent longer on reconnaissance but now that I knew Clarke was just up ahead, I wanted this ordeal over with as quickly as possible. I spoke to Abigail first,

"Have your people surround the camp and on my mark, we move in to secure Clarke first and then we dispose of these Mountain Men once and for all afterwards. Is that clear?"

She nodded and went off to spread the word quickly and quietly. I was filled now with a nervous sort of energy as I needed this to go smoothly. I needed her.

Positions were taken up and then signal was sent around to mark the beginning of the plan. I stepped through the forest as a flurry of arrows and bullets sprayed from behind me. I watched with vindictive pleasure as nearby Mountain Men dropped to the ground, now nothing but corpses.

I yelled at the Mountain Man who dared to lay his hands on my Clarke. His death regardless of my words would be one I'd savour.

"Commander! Chancellor! I'm glad you finally made it so we could all work something out," came the voice of the leader of the Mountain Men and he was not alone as he was accompanied by that vile man named Emerson.

I held my blade up as I gestured at him forcefully,

"The only thing we need to work out is how slowly you're going to die. Hand over Clarke now!"

He had the audacity to make noises at me as though he was chastising an ill behaved child as he paced slowly forward,

"I think you've got the slow death part right but as for the rest of it…not so much. You see Commander I think you have gone quite soft since you took up with this one," he said as he pointed to Clarke, "you really need to stop being so trusting or make such rash decisions."

As if to punctuate his point, I felt a gun jammed into my back and it could only come from one person,

"You let me come because you thought that doing everything and anything to get my daughter back would be valuable to you Lexa. I know how your mind works because you use people and I wasn't going to let you take my daughter down with you, so the President and I came to an understanding. Drop your weapon."

My weapon dropped uselessly to the ground as I watched the events unfold in front of me. Clarke was quickly unbound and she ran straight to me throwing her arms around me in the tightest embrace I've received yet.

"Let go of her Clarke. The Mountain Men need her if you're to go free," her own mother said to her.

These words however didn't make Clarke loosen her grip, if anything it got tighter. I always knew I'd met my end some day but I didn't expect it to happen whilst being torn from the arms of someone I loved and who loved me with equal or greater strength.

In the time that I'd known Clarke, she'd been my rays of sunlight, lighting up my dark and dull world. She'd been my angel who had shown me nothing but kindness, compassion and love. She'd shown me all those things when many had persecuted me, all of which were her own people.

She made me feel like I deserved those things. I pulled back so I could look into her eyes, her hands now cupping my face,

"If it means you get to survive this world then I shall march to my own death," I said as a tear slowly rolled down my face.

"No!" She yelled, "We're never going to be apart again Lexa," I caught a glimpse of her withering glare that was directed at her mother, "I have no mom. I want you to know that before I'm executed with the one person I truly love in this world."

I pulled out the necklace I'd found and placed it around her neck once more as I saw two of her mother's soldiers come up behind her,

"I'll watch over you always Clarke, my princess from the sky."

My final words drowned out in the anguish that poured out of her mouth as she was gripped from behind. I watched as she struggled frantically against the rough hands which pulled her further away from the Mountain Men and away from me.

If this was truly going to be how I met my maker, then I was glad they pulled Clarke away. She didn't need to see this and be haunted even more so by my death than she already likely was. I had turned my head up towards the sky as if I were having a silent word with the creator and after a moment's pause, looked down the barrel of a gun with my heart full of love and not fear.

Make no mistake; I didn't want to accept this. But even I knew when I was outgunned and outflanked.

"Any last words Commander?"

As if I would indulge my enemy in seeing me brought to my knees figuratively by engaging in such a futile endeavour. I shook my head side to side and kept my expression clear, lest my emotions betray me. I watched as he pulled the trigger and heard nothing but a click. He kept squeezing the trigger and no bullets came out.

He looked puzzled at his gun for a moment,

"This is where you meet your end Mr President," Came the voice of Abigail from behind me.

I watched dumbstruck as she moved forward with her own weapon pointed at him, I no longer the target of her crosshairs. I looked around and saw the rest of Abigail's people pointing there weapons at the Mountain Men.

"Surrender now and we'll make it a quick death for you all," she continued her expression stone cold.

The 'President' took a few steps forward gesturing at Abigail with the gun,

"You double crossing bitch. Go to hell!" He managed to get out before the loud sound of a gunshot echoed as everyone else watched his body slump to the ground. Abigail's arm was still straightened in his direction, not the least bit affected by the recoil,

"And so ends what little resistance remains of the Mountain Men," she added for good measure, as the rest of the small contingent of Mountain Men dropped their weapons and raised their hands into the air.

This was certainly not how I expected anything to turn out on this strange day. For all I knew, she was going to turn around and shoot me next. I watched as she turned around, but her eyes were not for me and her gun was pointed at the ground,

"Release my daughter!"

I warily turned around to see Clarke approaching me as fast as she could. I grabbed her in an embrace; spinning her around until she told me to stop otherwise she'd get dizzy. I only had eyes for her, everyone else be damned but she asked the question that was on my mind,

"Why did you do it mom? I really thought you were going to hand Lexa over."

Abigail walked over and hugged her daughter quickly,

"I was never going to do it Clarke. I'm sorry I had to put you through that but the only way it would have worked was if you weren't in on the plan and if they believed as Lexa did; that I'd do anything to keep you safe."

Abigail turned her attentions to me now,

"I'm sorry we've had such a chequered past up until and including now Lexa," she looked at Clarke and then back to me, "I can see that you're an important part of Clarke's life and wherever you go is where she'll be also, so the two of you have my blessing whether you want it or not. I'm tired of fighting with my daughter and I want to genuinely be a part of her life and if that means you're in it, so be it. Welcome to the family Lexa."

I felt her embrace me and I stood there stiff for a moment completely shocked. I was still unsure about Clarke's mother but her features and tone gave me no sense of an ulterior motive. I was impressed though with the way she managed to get the Mountain Men into the open so we could eliminate them to the mutual benefit of both our people.

"Wait…what about the murdered child?" Clarke asked as she looked into my eyes with those gorgeous eyes of hers, full of concern.

"Um I can answer that one," Raven said as she attempted to move forward but was quickly pulled back to Starletta's side. Those two made an interesting pairing.

"There never was a murdered child. I mean yes I know what you're going to say Clarke, that there was a body and everything but that kid died from an animal attack."

I was struggling to put this all together and I'm guessing that I was not the only one. Raven must have gotten the hint however as she ploughed on with her explanation,

"It was all part of Abby's plan. The kid was from the Ark and as part of Abby's plan with the Mountain Men to 'lure' y'all out, Starletta found a childless couple to play the part of grieving parents. There was enough suspicion to make it look Mountain Men related and the rest is history."

I looked across at Abigail now,

"I don't know whether I should be thanking you or whether I should hit you after what you've put Clarke and me through. But I cannot argue with the results. Let's get back to Ton DC and put this all behind us."

When we arrived back in Ton DC, my people were eager to know the outcome of what had happened. After much explaining and some carefully acquired proof, they were overjoyed at learning about the extinguishing of the Mountain Men once and for all.

Truthfully I was relieved as well, but right there and then I wanted nothing more than to spend some quality alone time with Clarke. We hastily made our way back to our home and no sooner had the door closed behind us that Clarke was pushing me up against a wall.

Her breasts were pushed up against mine, and her hands were grabbing fistfuls of my hair as she hungrily kissed me. This kind of passion was heating me up all over my body but especially between my legs. Before I realised it, we were both naked as the day we were born and her head was suggestively placed between my legs.

My hands were gripping my own breasts as I talked in a lustful manner as she pleasured me orally. As the minutes passed, she brought me closer and closer to release in the slow and skilful way which she perfected since we'd been together. My hips bucked and I cried out in ecstasy when she finally allowed me to orgasm.

I laid there looking up at the ceiling, my whole body tingling as she snuggled up beside me,

"Do you think that that's all we'll have to worry about from here on out? How much we're enjoying life?" She asked me between pressing her lips to my neck.

If she wasn't careful, she'd get me demanding more satisfaction from her. I stroked her cheek as I gazed deep into her eyes, the only thing that mattered in that moment was her,

"I certainly hope so my sky princess. I hope we can live the rest of our long lives free of fear and enjoying each and every moment that we have together," I linked hands with her,

"If I've learnt anything from everything we've been through, it is that each moment I have with you is a blessing and not to be wasted. So I plan on making the most of every chance I get with you my love."

I rolled her onto her back, pinning her hands above her head as I slowly kissed my way down her body. For now, I'd make do with making love to the girl I loved and the rest would have to wait.

A/N:

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