#clexafanfics

"No one is too old for candy," Lexa corrected with a pout.

"No way, Ma," Madi said.

Aden attempted to be the mediator and said, "I actually don't mind -,"

"Shut it, Forrest," Lexa snapped at Aden, cutting him off. 

He clenched his jaw and played with his hands nervously. Lexa never would admit that she got a little thrill out of scaring the boy. She absolutely adored him, and thought he was perfect for her daughter, but loved that he found her intimidating when no one else in her household did.

Madi rolled her eyes. "I'm seventeen. I'm over that stuff."

Lexa gaped at her daughter as she waved her off. Madi turned back to the television, and Aden gave an awkward smile to Lexa. She stuck her tongue out at him in response.

***

"What does she mean 'too old'?" Lexa asked, pacing the bedroom. "We - she - she used to do it all the time!"

"Babe," Clarke spoke softly from the bed, not to startle her frazzled wife. "Baby, come here."

"Clarke, she can't be too old. She's my kid." Lexa's voice cracked slightly, and Clarke opened her arms to welcome Lexa into her embrace.

"Maybe we start a new tradition. What else can we do other than treats?"

They sat quietly for a moment while Lexa pondered how to keep Madi involved in the spirit of Halloween.

"I got it," she laughed, giving her wife a copy smile. "Instead of treat… we can trick."

***

"Listen up, Madi Griffin-Woods. We are hereby commencing Project Trick Or Treat." 

Madi stared up at her mothers. Both were wearing face paint and camouflage.

"O...Kay?"

Clarke cleared her throat. "Henceforward, we will no longer be looting the town for candy, but having our own prank wars. Winner gets a hundred dollars."

"Oh, you are so on!" Madi cheered. "Mama needs a new skateboard."

"What?" Lexa asked, breaking character. "I don't need a skateboard."

Madi huffed. "No it's -,"

"It's just an expression, honey," Clarke explained. "Okay, Madi, to make it fair, we're only doing human pranks, so Aden and I can help. Nothing dangerous, and nothing permanent. The team to successfully pull off the most pranks by the end of this month wins."

Madi and her mom's shook on it. When she shook Lexa's hand; however, Madi yelped and leaped back, rubbing the palm of her hand.

Lexa smirked and waved her hand at her daughter. In her palm was a tiny little hand buzzer. 

"Looks like we're up one," she smirked.

Madi narrowed her eyes and cracked her knuckles. "You're going to pay."

***

Aden fell off the back of his bike at the sound of the foghorn from the car driving by.

He looked up and saw his girlfriend's mama laughing at him.

***

"Lex, can you come in here?" 

Madi hid behind the mattress of her mothers' room, giggling at her boyfriend as he tried desperately to clear his throat. Madi had cast a spell to make him sound like Clarke. She knew it was cheating, but she couldn’t think of a reason to get her mama to come upstairs without tipping her off.

"Coming!"

The floorboards creaked as Lexa approached the bedroom. Aden and Madi had to hold their hand over the other's mouth to get the giggles to quieten.

"Babe?" Lexa called, opening the door.

There was a loud SPLASH, the squeak of Lexa’s shocked yelp, and then the loud thud of her falling to the floor.

Madi and Aden's giggles turned into full bellied laughs as they stood up from behind the mattress to find Lexa lying on her butt, soaked from the bucket of water that was balancing on the edge of the door.

"Trick or treat!" Madi yelled, but her expression faltered when Lexa grimaced on the ground. "Ma? You okay?" She asked.

Lexa groaned and winced again. "Help me," she said. "I think I hit my head."

Madi and Aden both rushed to her side, extending an arm to help her from the floor. But, instead of standing, Lexa pulled them both down, soaking their clothes in the puddle underneath.

"Trick," Lexa answered with a laugh. She stood and ran out of the room before the teenagers could react.

"Ugh!" Madi yelled, splashing the water in Aden's face as she slammed her hand down in frustration.

***

Just as Aden rounded the corner, Lexa pressed down on the trigger of the foghorn.

He screamed and fell into the wall, clutching his heart.

***

Lexa could barely contain herself as she placed clear tape over the toilet seat. She knew that this one was mean, but she also knew that her daughter deserved it after soaking her through.

She exited the bathroom and ran straight into her wife.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Clarke asked.

"Don't use that one," Lexa replied.

Clarke rolled her eyes. "Fine, but you gotta clean up any mess."

The day carried on as normal, until Madi walked to the bathroom before dinner. Lexa and Clarke both laughed at the sound of her screams.

"We're awful parents," Lexa said around a laugh.

"The worst," Clarke agreed.

They high fived.

***

Early mornings were always tough for Clarke. She worked the most ridiculous hours at the hospital when she was in her residency and had a hard time adjusting to a nine to five when she moved to her own practice.

So, she wasn't prepared to walk into a wall of clear tape as she exited her bedroom.

"Madi!" She screamed, desperately trying to dislodge herself from the sticky material without ripping out her hair. 

Madi laughed, snapped a picture on her phone to send to Aden, and left her mother (partly out of fear of retaliation).

***

Lexa felt bad for almost a full second before squeezing down on the foghorn. 

Aden startled so violently that he fell right off the couch and curled into a fetal position. "Please don't tell Madi," he begged.

Lexa just winked.

***

Madi screamed when she unrolled the toilet paper to see a spider. She poofed herself into Aden's waiting arms outside of the bathroom.

"What's wrong, love?" Clarke asked, a mischievous smile to her lips.

"Spider!" Madi yelled.

Clarke unrolled the toilet paper to show the detailed painting if the spider she put on the roll. "Gotcha!"

***

Aden swung the door open to Madi's room and screamed as the door handle hit the foghorn stuck to the wall.

"Mrs. Griffin-Woods is trying to kill me," he said to no one in particular.

***

Lexa was in a rush to get ready, her alarm clock not going off in the morning (thanks to Madi unplugging it).

She scrambled out of the shower and immediately went to dry her hair. Except, it wouldn't start. She turned it on and off a few times to no avail. She unplugged it and plugged it back in, flipped the switch and a puff of baby powder exploded from the end of the hair dryer, coating her face in a thick layer.

Lexa grumbled and swung open the bathroom door, ready to snap Madi into another period of time when she walked right into the lanky figure of Aden.

"M-M-Mrs. Griffin-Woods!" He greeted. "You look -,"

Lexa snapped her fingers and removed his mouth from his face, and Aden's eyes widened in fright.

Suddenly, Aden's mouth was restored and Madi's laughter sounded from the end of the hall. "You okay, Ma? You look white as a ghost!" She said, pointing at her mom before vanishing with a wiggle of her nose.

Lexa laughed and chased after her.

***

Lexa kissed her wife, snuggling into her arm on their mattress. She felt the warm pull of sleep overcome her and she sighed, happy to fall asleep with the love of her life for another night.

The sounds of birds chirping and the glow of sunrise helped wake Lexa in the morning. She yawned and stretched her arms above her head, enjoying the cracks and pops of her muscles.

When she opened her eyes, she nearly screamed.

She and Clarke were floating in the middle of the local lake. 

Clarke woke shortly after, shooting up at Lexa's shocked expression. She took in their surroundings and let out a hard bark of laughter.

"Our daughter is an evil genius."

***

One month of pranks later, and the Griffin-Woods gang collapsed onto the couch together.

"Alright, alright, that was fun," Lexa said to her daughter.

"Fun? That was awesome!" Madi countered. She reached across her boyfriend to give her mama a big hug.

"Who won?" Aden asked.

Lexa tapped her chin. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a hundred dollar bill, holding it out for her daughter to take. "I think you deserve this."

Madi, eyes wide, reached for the money, but stopped. "No, mama, I think you guys won this year. You deserve it."

"No, I insist," Lexa said.

"No, I insist," Madi replied.

"No, you," Lexa said.

"No, you."

"Oh, Jesus," Clarke groaned.

"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, Mads," Aden said, reaching over to take the money.

"Aden, wait --,"

With a poof, Aden was transformed into a black kitten the size of Lexa's hand.

"Oh my God, he's so cute!" Madi gasped.

"I actually don't mind him like this," Lexa teased.

Aden purred in Lexa's embrace, crawling up her shoulder and nuzzling under her chin.

"Suck up," Lexa scolded, a small smile on her lips as she played with kitten-Aden.