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It's the first day of school in Arkadia University. Clarke Griffin, the popular art student, along with her friends Octavia Blake and Raven Reyes are going into their junior year of college. The new girl Alexandria Woods will also be joining them, while her older cousins Anya and Lincoln are going into their senior year.
Clarke had just finished getting ready for school when she got a text from Raven saying that she and Octavia are waiting for her outside their house. Clarke took a peek out her window and saw her two friends on their motorcycles. She then grabbed her bag and walked out of her room and then down the stairs.
"I'm leaving!" Clarke shouted loud enough for her mom in the kitchen to hear.
"You sure you don't want me to drive you to school?" Abby asked while whisking a bowl of pancake mix.
She was preparing breakfast for the two of them, but now it looks like she's the only one who's going to eat.
"Mom, I'm in college already, I don't need you driving me around anymore. Plus, I'm riding with Raven on her motorcycle."
"Do you even have-" Abby was just about to ask if they have helmets when Clarke cut her off.
"Yes mom, we have helmets. We're gonna be fine, don't worry." Clarke groaned, cutting her mom off.
"You haven't even eaten breakfast yet." Abby said, showing Clarke the bowl of pancake mix she was whisking.
"I don't have time to eat, mom. We have to leave or we're gonna be late." Clarke replied, running her fingers through her hair to calm herself down, trying not to get annoyed at her mom.
"Hey Griffin!" Raven had shouted from outside.
They have been waiting outside for a couple minutes now and she was growing impatient. Not a minute later and Clarke finally showed up, walking towards her two friends.
"You're gonna make us late." Raven said, handing Clarke her helmet.
Clarke immediately put it on then hopped on Raven's motorcycle. She then told them about her mom worrying about them and everything else her mom blabbed about.
10 minutes later and they finally arrive. The school's already packed with students roaming around and gossiping with their friends. Raven and Octavia parked on their respective motorcycle parking spots then started walking into the building. They got a few stares from here and there since they're with the popular girl.
"Do you guys wanna go to the cafeteria first? We surprisingly have like 15 minutes to spare." Raven suggested after looking at the time on her phone.
Clarke and Octavia agreed so the three of them walked to the school's cafeteria. It's also packed with students having their breakfast but thankfully, their table's empty. Students know where Clarke and her friends sit so they never take that table.
"You guys go ahead and eat, I'll just go get my schedule from the dean." Clarke said, getting up from the table.
"You haven't gotten yours yet? We got ours like 3 days ago." Raven asked, showing Clarke her and Octavia's schedule.
"We have the same classes." Octavia added.
"Okay lemme just get mine." Clarke said before leaving.
She exited the cafeteria then walked up the stairs to the second floor, where the dean's office is located. She carefully knocked on the door first before entering.
She couldn't help but have a bit of a small talk with their dean since he's a close friend of their family. His son, Wells, is Clarke's childhood best friend who also happens to study in the university. After finally getting her schedule, Clarke thanked their dean and walked out of his office. She was looking at the piece of paper on her hand, walking back to the cafeteria, when someone bumped into her.
She was about to scold whoever the person is for not looking at where they're going, when the person looked up at her and their eyes met. Clarke's blue eyes sparkled while her cheeks turned pink upon seeing the girl's gorgeous green eyes. She also couldn't help but notice the way the other girl's pupils dilated upon meeting her eyes. She didn't want to be all cheesy but it honestly felt like love at first sight to her.
"I- I'm sorry, I wasn't looking at where I'm going." The green eyed girl apologized to the blonde who was very obviously checking her out.
"No, it's okay. I wasn't looking either." Clarke managed to reply after taking an awful lot of time looking into the girl's eyes and checking her out.
She wanted to talk to the girl more and get her name, but before she could say anything else, she remembered that Raven and Octavia were waiting for her at the cafeteria.
"Uhm I gotta go." Clarke said before awkwardly walking away.
The girl just smiled to herself, the thought of this blue eyed girl bumping into her never leaving her mind. Maybe she's in love with her too.
"What took you so long?" Raven asked Clarke who finally got back.
"I- uh I bumped into someone." Clarke explained, sitting down next to Raven.
"Are you aware that you're blushing like really hard right now?" Octavia asked, noticing the pink shade covering Clarke's pale cheeks.
"Ohhh was he cute?" Raven asked, nudging Clarke with her elbow.
"No, she's gorgeous." Clarke replied before she zoned out, daydreaming.
"So you finally found a girl huh?" Raven teased, raising her left brow and smirking.
Raven and Octavia bombarded Clarke with questions, asking what the girl's name is, what she looks like, etc. Clarke replayed that moment in her mind, smiling at the thought of the green eyed brunette. She told them how the girl had half of her wavy brunette hair braided and the other half dangling on her shoulders. She described how green the girl's eyes are, how she saw her pupils dilate the moment they locked eyes, how she herself felt like she got lost deep into the forest while looking at the girl's eyes.
The two were quite disappointed that Clarke didn't get to know the girl's name, though knowing Clarke, she will most likely find a way to find out who the girl is.
"Sounds like Clarkey found the girl of her dreams." It was now Octavia's turn to tease her.
"She's just so fucking perfect, she's absolutely stunning. Fuck I wish I can see her again." Clarke sighed, leaning her head on Raven's shoulder.
"The university's not that big, Clarke. You might have a chance to accidentally bump into her again." Octavia said enthusiastically, trying to cheer her friend up.
"OR MAYBE-" It was like a light bulb lit up inside Octavia's brain.
Clarke and Raven gave her quizzing looks, trying to figure out what's going on inside her head.
"Maybe she'll be in one of your classes, or mine and Raven's." Octavia stated her thought, making Clarke smile.
The three of them then talked about Clarke moving on from her ex boyfriend Finn, who also happens to be Raven's ex. Finn dated both girls at the same time, obviously without the other knowing. This happened a year before Clarke and Raven met. Finn was Clarke's first boyfriend and also her first heartbreak, so it's kind of hard to move on from him and start trusting people again. She doesn't want to rush things the next time she finds someone she's interested in, she wants to truly get to know the person more before giving her all. She just doesn't want to get hurt again.
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After spending the rest of their spare time in the cafeteria talking about the brunette, Clarke moving on from Finn, and their class schedules, the trio headed to their first class together as soon as the bell rang. They looked for seats as soon as they got to their room, but something- or someone, caught Clarke's eyes which made her stop what she was doing.
"Hey guys, she's here." Clarke told Raven and Octavia, admiring the green eyed girl.
"Where?" Raven asked, looking around their room.
"Third row, second seat from the right." Clarke replied, not taking her eyes off the brunette.
"Yeah, she is pretty." Octavia teased, nudging Clarke with her elbow repeatedly.
"So, since you're in the same class, I wonder if you guys would be paired up for a project or something." Raven mentioned before looking over at Clarke who's madly in love with the green eyed girl.
They never thought they'd see Clarke behaving like that because of a woman. Yes she is bisexual, but she's never been that head over heels over a woman before. Raven just chuckled at her thought of Clarke being so whipped already while they don't even know the girl yet.
A couple minutes have passed and their professor finally arrived. He introduced himself before explaining what his students will be doing in order to introduce themselves. He randomly paired two students up then told them that they should ask each other questions, get to know each other, something like that. The students will then present whatever they learned about their partner after the given time is up.
"Clarke Griffin, you'll be paired with Alexandria Woods." Their professor, Charles Pike announced.
The two girls stood up after their names were called. Clarke turned around to see who the person is, only to be surprised by the girl she's madly in love with.
"Alexandria. Her name's Alexandria." Clarke whispered while staring at Alexandria.
She just couldn't take her eyes off of the brunette. I think it's safe to say that their feelings are mutual though, since the brunette couldn't take her eyes off of the blonde too, trying to take a good look at the blue eyed girl she bumped into earlier.
Raven and Octavia turned around to have a look at the girl and they were just as surprised as Clarke.
"Oh shit it's her." Octavia gasped as if it wasn't obvious enough already.
"Yeah, no shit, O." Clarke replied, chuckling.
"Call me Raven 'the matchmaker' Reyes. I told you you two would be paired up." Raven said confidently.
Clarke finally walked away from her seat and started walking towards Lexa. She still can't take her eyes off the girl though.
"Hi uhm- I'm Clarke." Clarke introduced herself.
She was so nervous she didn't know what else to say. Their professor did tell them to introduce themselves though, so what Clarke said was just right.
"I'm Alexandria, but just call me Lexa." Lexa introduced herself, smiling at Clarke shyly.
"Your eyes are stunning." Clarke told her absentmindedly, not realizing she said her thought out loud.