So there it is, the last chapter ...woohoo.
Enjoy this last bit because it took me over three months =O to actually finish this and write these 2k worlds... :D

Abby was watching how around 30 of her people was taken to a makeshift stage and how grounders tied them one by one to poles. She saw Clarke and commander next to the stage waiting and talking about something.

Everyone from camp Jaha was there waiting to see what will happen to the former chancellor.

After few minutes when everything was ready Clarke and Lexa moved on the stage as well.

Lexa raised her hand to get everyone's attention. "These people…" She motioned with her hand to tied people. "…attacked my spouse while she was here negotiating peace. By that they proved that they want war." She paused for a moment. "People who were just blindly following their leaders will die quickly. As for their leaders…" She looked at Bellamy, Echo and Keith in the middle and then turned back to crowd. "For thousands of dead thousand cuts." She unsheathed her sword and nodded to Clarke who did the same.

Each of them moved on opposite sides of a stage and while grounders were chanting 'Jus drain, jus daun' and Skaikru were holding their breath Clarke and Lexa started plunging their swords into sentenced.

Abby was watching the execution. She saw Clarke standing there perfectly calm and without any remorse. She was so focused on the scene in front of that she didn't hear Raven joining her. "They deserve it."

Abby turned to her surprised. "Why? They were just protecting their people."

"From what? Peace?" Raven shook her head. "Grounders didn't do anything, Abby. They weren't even thinking about a war until Jasper attacked Clarke and even after that they didn't attack."

It was Abby's time to shake her head. "But how can Clarke allow it? She just stands there and do nothing like she doesn't even care that people are dying. What happened to her?"

"You still don't understand it, do you? Last time she showed her happiness publicly her friend wanted to kill source of that happiness so she had to kill him to protect someone she loves and then you disowned her for it without listening to explanation. You still want to ask why?" Raven looked at Abby who just averted her eyes on ground in a shame. So she continued. "And even after all this she is still trying to protect you. Trust me when I say that without her Camp Jaha would be in flames by now." Abby raised her head and looked at Raven with wide eyes. "And there would be no more Skaikru."

There was silence for few seconds before Abby spoke again. "And how it was with Monroe?"

Raven sighed. "I heard that only from Clarke and she said it was an accident." She turned back to older women and looked her into eyes. "I trust her and her mother should try that too."

Before Abby managed to say something Raven turned around and disappeared into the crowd again.

Lexa and Clarke finished the first round of ceremony and moved to last three survivors while sheathing their swords.

Lexa leaned to Clarke and whispered. "You don't need to do this, you know that, right?"

Blonde girl nodded. "I know." She unsheathed her dagger and moved to Keith. "Jus drain jus daun." With that she raised his shirt and cut into his stomach.

Lexa nodded her understanding and move to next portion of cutting as well.

After this ceremony continued with other grounders continuing in what Clarke and Lexa started. After few cuts they could hear all three prisoners screaming in pain.

Lexa and Clarke left Anya in charge and went in the way of their tent to prepare for later parts of sentence.

They were almost in their tent when Abby stopped them. "Clarke I would like to talk to you."

Clarke looked at her with neutral almost bored expression. "About what councilor? Or is it chancellor again…?"

Abby sighed. "Marcus will be the chancellor." She shook her head. "But politics is not what I wanted to talk about. I want to apologize. I talked to Raven and…"

Clarke interrupted her. "And I don't want to hear it!"

Lexa looked between mother and daughter. "Clarke I think…"

Once again Clarke interrupted and raised her voice. "No!" she shook her head and calmed herself a little. "Just no." With that Clarke left.

Abby sighed while watching Clarke disappear into commander's tent. "I guess I deserve it."

Without sparing any glance to older woman Lexa talked. "You do." And left after her wife.

When Lexa came into the tent she found Clarke pacing around. She was watching her wife and slowly sat on the bed.

"What she thinks she's doing?" Lexa took a breath to talk but Clarke beat her to it. "She thinks that she will say hi to me and I will forget everything? Oh, hell no! She will have to try a little bit more than that."

Commander tried to reason with other girl. "Clarke I can feel your anger but she said she wants to apologize so maybe…"

But Clarke once again interrupted her. "Why I should listen to someone who thinks I'm a serial killer? I saw how she was looking at me today." She paused for a moment and then looked at Lexa. "Also do you remember that part about me not being her daughter anymore?"

Lexa sighed. "What she said was wrong." She saw Clarke taking a breath to talk again but she stopped her with move of her hand. "Please let me finish." After moment Clarke nodded so Lexa continued. "Thank you. Do you remember when Bellamy and others went to TonDC looking for you?" After another nod from Clarke she continued. "When they left my tent you said to me that everyone deserves a second chance…"

Clarke couldn't wait anymore and interrupted her. "It was different. Her second chance was after she let my father get killed."

"She is still your mother Clarke. You have the same blood."

Clarke sighed and sat next to her wife. "Grounders and blood…"

"She is your family. You can't change that. No matter how much you want in this moment." Lexa put hand on Clarke's shoulder. "At least listen to what she wants to say to you."

Blonde nodded and got up. "Fine."

Clarke made her way to Abby's quarters. Without any thinking she got in and saw older woman sitting at the desk. "Talk."

Surprised woman turned to her. "Huh?"

"You wanted to talk. I'm not saying that I will forgive you or that everything will be the same as before but….I'm here to listen to whatever you want to say."

Abby smiled a little and got up from her seat. "Well that is a good start."

Clarke just nodded and waited until older woman start.

Doctor took a deep breath and started. "I'm really sorry about what happened. I know I should listen to your part of the story before I said what I said." Clarke was silent which made Abby moved closer and quietly add. "I miss my daughter." She tried to touch Clarke's shoulder but younger girl moved away. Abby sighed and retreated her hand.

Clarke looked on the ground. "You didn't even give me a chance to explain it to you. You just jumped to the conclusion that I'm a coldhearted killer." She shook her head to stop tears from forming in her eyes.

Abby's eyes started watering as well. "Clarke, honey, I'm so sorry." She wrapped arms around her daughter and hugged her. She didn't retreat even when Clarke tried to push her away from beginning. "You're not a killer. You did it to protect someone you love. I know that now."

Clarke stopped fighting Abby and hugged her back. She said quietly. "I missed you too."

Lexa was standing next to stage where grounders continued their cutting into Bellamy and Echo while the two of sentenced were screaming in agony. The last one, Keith, wasn't screaming anymore. His body was motionless and his chin was laying on his chest. Commander knew what that means. She already send Octavia to collect Clarke so they could continue with the ceremony.

Many Skaikru already left into their quarters no one wanted to watch, neither hear, their former leader dying.

Lexa was waiting few minutes before Octavia with Clarke appeared.

Octavia moved in front of commander and slightly bowed head.

"Get people off of the stage and prepare sentenced."

Octavia nodded her understanding with orders and with few guards moved to do what was said.

In meantime Lexa moved closer to Clarke so they could talk without anyone listening. "You're all right?"

Blonde nodded and gave commander a weak smile. "Thank you for making me go there."

Lexa weakly smiled back and nodded.

Clarke looked up at the stage and her eyes stopped at bloodied and motionless body. Her eyes hardened when she saw who it is. "It looks like one is dead already."

Commander followed Clarke's eyes and shook head. "He's weak but he is still breathing." After moment she looked back at the blonde. "You still want to end it?" After nod from Clarke she continued. "Also it will be dark soon so we should move to another stage." After another nod they both moved up to the stage where was already prepared wood around each of the sentenced.

Both leaders got torches from warriors same as Octavia who joined them. Clarke stopped in front of Keith, Lexa in front of Bellamy and Octavia in front of Echo. All three nodded at each other and lowered their torches and set the wood ablaze. The fire was far enough from sentenced to not kill them but close enough so they could feel the flames.

Three women once again nodded at each other and left the stage.

When they got down Octavia couldn't stop herself from looking at Bellamy. He could have made really bad decisions in last few years but she could not forget all that nice years on the Ark.

Before she could think more Lexa talked. "Now we wait. In the morning we will end their misery."

Both former Skaikru members nodded and continued watching the scene in front of them.

Lexa wrapped one arm around Clarke who snuggled closer to her. "We will have our peace tomorrow." Lexa kissed top of her head while Clarke hummed her approval.

In the morning the fires around sentenced started to slowly extinguish. So Lexa, Clarke and Octavia came back to the stage. They could see burnings on sentenced.

Big crowd already formed in front of the stage.

Octavia was the first going up as Echo was the furthest from stares. She positioned her sword on Echo's heart. "For Lincoln." Echo weakly raised her head right in the moment when Octavia plunged her sword into her. After that she left the stage.

Next one was Clarke. She once again moved to motionless body of former chancellor. She was looking at him for some time, watching his chest. She sighed when she realized it's not moving. "I'm disappointed that I wasn't here in the moment your life ended." She talked quietly only to herself and to dead body in front of her. "But at least I hope you suffered before that happened." She aimed her sword on man's no longer beating heart and did as tradition demanded. Then she left the stage and stood next to Octavia.

The last one on the stage was Lexa. She moved to last of the sentenced.

Bellamy was weak after all that torture but he manage to rise his head and saw commander in front of him. It wasn't the look he wished before he will die, so he turned his head to place where his sister and Clarke stood. "You're both crazy."

Lexa positioned her sword.

"They will kill y-" He was cut off by commander plunging her sword into him and hissing at him. "You're the only one who is crazy."

After this all grounders around cheered.

Lexa turned to them and raised her hand to silence them. "We have our justice. Now is time for peace."

THAT NIGHT

They were all seated, grounders as well as Sky people, around a huge table and many smaller around it at Camp Jaha's square. Lexa in the middle of a huge table with Clarke on her left side and Kane, as a new Chancellor at her right. She rose and raised her hand to get everyone's attention. "We welcome Skaikru as the thirteenth clan." She paused for a moment. "By letting Keith and other traitors meet their faith, rest of the Skaikru proved us that they want peace." When she saw that no one is objecting she continued while raising her cup. "Let's celebrate tonight this new find peace." Everyone did the same and cheered.

Clarke looked around and saw how Arkers and grounders celebrated alike. She was surprised to see that they actually get along. It wasn't like they were hugging each other and singing Kumbaya but they talked and that is a good start. She saw Kane talking to her mum and taking her to dance floor. After a moment Octavia did the same with Raven even through older girl's protests.

Blonde leaned to commander next to her and smiled at her. Older girl smiled back and pulled blonde closer. "I feel like this time our peace could last."

"It will." With that Lexa kissed her with all her love for her and Clarke did exactly the same.

I kind of took my own way with thousand cuts...and I'm a little bit sorry that we actually didn't see the thousand cuts in tv...I think Bellamy would be a good candidate. Well...I could at least enjoy it this way :D

I finally finished it...after more than a year...but damn! I actually finished something (I'm very, very surprised :D) *pats own back* good girl!
Anyway I hope you liked this story and enjoyed it as much as I did (even through sometimes it was ugh...so hard to write)
I thank all of you who followed it, left a commnet or done whatever magic you do on ff and ao3 :D

Well if you would want me to write something else (and have an idea...and preferably be even beta for it later :D) or just want to be on recieving end of one of my puns (because everyone loves puns! :D) feel free to write me on ff or on tumblr where you can find me as kabocz.

And now...I just wish you all nice and happy day ^_^