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Octavia knows she should have called her brother to give him some kind of a warning, but it had been a really last minute deal. A couple of her friends offered her a ride since they were headed to the college anyways, and really she hates to miss anytime she can surprise her big brother, Bellamy. Which is why she’s currently searching for the spare key under a plant, very discrete, and letting herself in. There’s no way Bell would be up at nine on a Saturday anyways.
As she makes her way into the apartment, she notices she’s right since there are no sounds of him yet. She glances through his cabinets hoping to at least find some dry cereal to snack on. They didn’t want to stop for breakfast earlier, much to O’s disappointment.
Octavia has just settled into the bar stool at the counter to eat some Captain Crunch, her and Bellamy’s favorite as kids, when she hears his door open. She pops her head up with a smile, but instead of being met with her disheveled brother, she instead sees a brunette haired beauty, tugging on her leather jacket and carrying some boots. They make eye contact for a second before Octavia finds her voice,
“Oh,”
“Hi. Um, who are you?” the girl shifts from foot to foot nervously and it draws Octavia’s eye to the brace on her leg.
“Octavia. I’m Bellamy’s little sister. Are you, like, his girlfriend?” O’s eyebrows furrow as she tries to think back to their recent conversation about Bell’s college life.
“Ha! No. I’m just dumb and a little hungover and I was just gonna sneak out,” the woman laughs and shakes her head with a point to the door.
“Oh. You’re a one-night stand. Don’t worry I’m a senior in high school, I can handle the idea of my brother having sex,” O brushes off the look of concern on Bell’s guest’s face.
“I’m Raven, by the way, and I’m sorry if I made your visit extremely awkward,” Raven introduces herself.
“No! You’re fine. Do you want some breakfast? I know Bell doesn’t have much here, but I can probably scrounge up something. And there’s coffee,” Octavia jumps up and starts bustling around the kitchen.
“Captain Crunch, huh?” Raven laughs and grabs the bowl. She sits down at Octavia’s previously occupied bar stool and starts crunching on the cereal. Octavia blushes at her childish pick, but shrugs with a small grin.
“Reminds me of simpler times.” Raven nods as she listens to the younger girl speak. She also takes in her appearance, noting how she’s like Bellamy and how she’s so not.
“I guess I would like some coffee,” Raven notes as soon as she smells the brew.
“How do you like it?” Octavia pours out two mugs of the dark liquid.
“Just sugar, no cream,” Raven lets her know while leaning onto her elbows and resting her chin on her fists. Octavia fixes their coffees and then sits down opposite Raven.
“So what year are you?”
“Sophomore, same as your brother. Are you looking to go here next year?” Raven asks casually.
“Yes! I actually already got in and I’ve been working on building up my scholarships,” Octavia beams. Raven smiles at the bright-eyed enthusiasm, finding it extremely cute.
“That’s great. I do a work-study program, mechanic and mechanical engineer,” Raven waves her hand with a chuckle. The two women sit around the counter for about thirty minutes, chatting, sipping coffee, and sharing the bowl of cereal. They both quickly feel completely comfortable with each other and the awkward silences begin to fill with laughter and teasing. Eventually, their conversation awakens the sleeping man in the next room and he stumbles into the living area looking both tired and confused.
“Oh, hey there Bellamy. Turns out I hooked up with the wrong Blake,” Raven turns around with a smirk. Octavia jumps up and hurries around the counter to hug her older brother.
“Tavia? What are you doing here?” Bell squeezes her back and plants a kiss to the side of her head. The two Blake siblings had always been very close and Bellamy going off to college was rough for them both.
“Surprise! Got here an hour ago,” Octavia steps back with a smile.
“Alright, well I don’t want to intrude on family time. It was really nice to meet you, Octavia. I hope to see you later,” Raven gets up and begins dismissing herself. She backs toward the door, but Octavia doesn’t hesitate to stride over and pull the older girl into a hug.
“You definitely will. Bye, Raven,” Octavia smiles and Bellamy waves from behind her. As Raven walks down the street back to her own apartment, she smiles at the morning she just had.