AUTHOR'S NOTES: Because of the increasing popularity of one of my first fics in the Brittana Fandom, I decided to rewrite it again for the Clexa Fandom.

So yeah, here it is...

This story is based on the popular asian anime and series (Meteor Garden, Boys Over Flowers, Hana Yori Dango)

and also based on my previous Brittana fic (The Flower Four)

With that said, I will give this story a touch of Clexa so I might be changing some scenes, but for now, enjoy and meet my new F4 or now I call them, "The Grounders"

THE GROUNDERS

CHAPTER 1

MEET THE GROUNDERS

I don't want to be here, I don't want to be in this goddamn school for rich kids. First, I'm not rich. I just got in here because my father borrowed a large sum of money from his boss just to finance my tuition in this school. I know the fucking reason why he did that. He wants me to be involved with the rich kids, no erase that, he wants me to MARRY an heiress. Yes, that's right. An heiress.

Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Clarke Griffin, and I'm gay. I'm attracted to girls, but honestly, I never had a girlfriend. I just know that I'm attracted to them. Anyway, I'm just so glad that my parents are supportive of me. But they have rules though, and sometimes I hate them for setting those rules.

"Mom, I'm gay. I'm not attracted with your boss' son so stop pushing me to like him coz I'm just NOT interested." I told them once, eventually outing myself to them.

Their response shocked me a bit because they weren't even shocked. At all.

My father said, "Oh. I'm sorry Clarke, why you didn't say so? Well, we can change our plans right honey?" he glanced to my mom and I freaked out a little.

My mom looked at me with that smile on her face, "We have plan B."

"What is plan B?" I glared at them.

"Well, your father borrowed a large sum of money from his boss to enroll you in a perfect school." she said.

I widen my eyes in shock. "What? Why will I transfer school? I'm graduating next school year mom! I don't need to transfer school! That's crazy!"

"Don't be hard-headed Clarkey… We want you to transfer in Polis Academy. An exclusive school for rich, gorgeous, and multi-millionaire girls." my mom jumped in excitement.

I know right, my parents are a bit crazy sometimes, well actually they are crazy. They want me to find myself a girlfriend, a rich girlfriend, that's why they decided to switch my school from public to private.

As I was making my way to my locker, a girl bumped me right into my shoulder.

"Oh sorry" she said, adjusting her eyeglasses.

I smiled. "It's okay."

"Your new here? Coz I think this is the first time I saw your face." she said.

"Yeah. The newcomer. That's me."I laughed bitterly.

She extended her hand. "Oh, I'm Echo. You are?"

"Clarke."

"Nice to meet you, Clarke." she said.

"Nice to meet…" but then I was interrupted by the sound of students running at the corridor. "What was that?"

I noticed Echo smiled shyly. "The Grounders are coming."

"Grounders?" I asked, clearly curious.

"Grounders. It's forgivable that you don't know them because you're a new student. But the rules in this school are: one, get to know them. Second, stay out of their way. They rule the school, and if they don't like you, they can kicked you out." Echo explained.

"How?" I asked.

She didn't answer me; she tugged my hand and pulled me to join the crowd.

That's the moment when I saw them. The Grounders. Three sports cars parked in the middle of the school premises. Tires screeching very loudly and it looks like they were racing with each other.

As the first car door opened, a pretty girl comes out with long dark hair. She smiled widely into the crowd, waving her hand to the students watching including us.

Echo whispered next to me, "That's Octavia Blake. Her family is one of the richest families here in the States. She's the nicest of the Grounders but she likes college women more. Older, hot women to be exact."

I snorted. She's pretty but definitely not my type.

Then the second car, the black one, opens and a tall blonde girl comes out. The corner of her lips smiled as she looked at the screaming crowd.

Echo whispered again to me, "That's Anya Forrest. She's definitely the biggest player in the group. There's this saying that if Anya looks at you directly into your eyes, you can get pregnant." My eyes wide in shock as I turned to Echo, she giggled. "Not literally, silly. I mean she can get your virginity in an instant. So don't lock eyes with her." I snorted. Definitely not my type either.

Lastly, the red Ferrari car in the middle, both driver's seat and passenger's seat door opened. I thought I was seeing double as I saw two pretty gorgeous women stepped out of the car. The one in the passenger side, have this straight blonde hair, she looks bored though. She glanced at the crowd and she didn't even look interested unlike the first two. She didn't even smile. She looked very bored.

And then my eyes flew to the other side, they looked exactly alike, but there's still something different. Her brunette hair has these large wavy curls and part of it is braided. She removed her aviator shades and put it on top of her head, she glanced at the crowd wearing an arrogant face. She smirked a little that made the girls at my back swoon.

"Those two are Lexa and Alicia Woods. The two gorgeous twins. They're family is one of the richest families in the whole world not only here. The one with the straight hair is Alicia. She's the quiet in the group, while the other is Lexa Woods. The leader of the Grounders. Commander, that's what we call her. Four words that you have to remember when it comes to her, 'don't mess with her'."

"Why?"

"See for yourself." Tina said.

I watched as the Grounders walked towards us, and the crowd split into half making way for them. One student at my side pushed another student directly just in front of Lexa Woods. The girl bumped into Lexa's shoulder.

"Sorry. I'm very sorry." she said, begging on her knees as Lexa touched her shoulder. The crowd went quiet. Everybody waits for Lexa to speak to the girl.

"Sorry? If Saying Sorry is legal, then why do we need cops for?" she said with that arrogant tone of hers.

"I'm so sorry…" the girl continued to begged.

"Stop saying sorry!" Lexa hissed. But the girl continued to apologize. "I said, shut the fuck up!" she screamed as she kicked the trash bin at the girl's side. The girl shivered at Lexa's wrath.

I want to go near the girl to stop her from crying, but then Echo held me in place. She whispered. "Don't mess with her."

So I just watched as the poor girl cry in front of this arrogant Lexa.

"I don't want to see girls crying. So stop it!" the girl stopped, still eyes on the floor. "Now get the hell out of my sight!" she said and the girl immediately stands up and ran towards the bathroom.

"Easy Lex." Anya said as she touched Lexa's shoulder.

"Do you know how expensive this dress is? And that girl just ruined it by leaning into me." Lexa countered.

"I know. I know. Just ignore her. Anyway, It's the first day of school, don't let her ruined your good mood." Anya said in a soothing voice.

"Yeah. Just ignore that girl. You probably scared the poor girl. I might as well comfort her later." Octavia said and gave Lexa a devious smile.

"Don't you have taste?" Lexa asked.

"Hmmm… I have. But…" Octavia smiled again.

"Stop it. Perv." Lexa smirked.

The three started to walk upstairs when the quiet one, Alicia Woods stopped and fixed the trash bin in place.

"Alicia! Come on!" Lexa called at her twin sister.

I watched as the whole incident happened right before my eyes. One thing for sure though, I'm not going to involve myself with 'THE Grounders'.

"Why are they doing that? It's like they own the school?" I hissed at Echo and she stared at me wide-eyed. I can tell that she was afraid that somebody would hear me.

She grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the crowd. "Don't ever say that. If somebody heard you, you will be in big trouble."

"Why?"

"You see. If you offended one of the Grounders, especially the Commander. Next thing you knew, you will receive a Grounder Red Tag."

"Red Tag?" I asked.

Echo was about to say anything when a girl started crying on the far end side of the locker. We both looked at her. Then somebody shouted, "She got a Red Tag!"

I looked at the girl who was staring at her locker, and then I saw the Grounder Red Tag Echo referred to. It says 'You are Dead. -Grounders'.

Next thing I knew, everyone slushed the girl. And someone dragged her hand away from her locker. I heard them saying, "This is for offending our goddesses."

"What was that?" I asked Echo.

"That's the one I've been explaining you right from the very beginning. If you received a Grounder red tag. You're doomed. Everybody will bully you, physically and emotionally. Until you can't take it anymore that it's better to have you drop out of school." Echo explained.

That can't happen to me. My father borrowed a large sum of money just to get me to enter in this hell of a school. I can't waste that. And the tuition in this school is very much expensive especially this school uniform. I can't waste it either.

Which got me thinking, "Why are they not wearing uniform? The Grounders?" I asked.

Tina laughed at me. "As I've said, they rule the school. The Woods own the school. And they can dress whatever they want. It's their call. And it's better to see them like that. I loved their choice of clothes." Echo tried to hide her blush but I already noticed.

"You have a thing on them too? Ugh." I snorted. How can everybody like them if they're practically doing shit with other student?

Tina blushed profusely. "No. I don't."

"Come on. You can tell me." I encouraged her.

But then the bell rang. And I'm really thankful for it. All I'm going to do is stay out of The Grounder's way and graduate. That would be easy.

I have to say, the education in this school is excellent. No wonder the tuition was so expensive. And the school's cafeteria looked like a mall with different booths: Chinese foods, Japanese foods, Italian, Spanish, and lots of different choices that made my mouth watered just by looking at it.

But the sad thing was, I don't have money to buy all of my favorites so I settled for the cheaper one.

"You're only having that for lunch?" Echo asked beside me.

"I'm not that hungry at all. And these are so expensive." I whispered at her. I can't pretend to her that I'm rich coz I'm really not.

"Why didn't you say so? I'm going to buy your lunch right now." Echo said to me.

"No, you don't have to." I said shyly.

"No buts." she countered and she chose different kind of cuisine that made my mouth watered again. I can't wait to eat all of it.

We chose to sit near the entrance door of the cafeteria because that's the only one vacant at this time. I wanted to go on the second floor part but Echo said that place is for the Grounders exclusively. And as I've said, I don't want to be involved with them.

I enjoyed talking with Echo, she's so nice. Well, at least I have one friend here in this school. But still, I miss my best friend Raven. I wonder what she's doing right now. I have to meet her after class.

We were talking endlessly when Echo stands up, cup on her hand, "I'm going to get a refill." she said, I nodded.

But then the unexpected happened, as she stands up, the entrance door of the cafeteria opened and it bumped into Echo. The remaining juice in her cup spilled on her uniform, and she fell down on the floor in front of the Grounders, who just arrived at the scene. The room felt silent as the spilled juice on Echo's cup touched Lexa's high-heeled boots.

Oh my god! Fucking trouble. I immediately rushed at Echo's side, trying to stand her up but she just knelt down on her knees, eyes lowered down.

"I'm so sorry." she whispered.

I stared at her in wide shock. She doesn't have to say sorry to them. She was the one who fell down because Lexa opened the door ruthlessly.

"It's my fault. I'm so clumsy." she said again. I patted her shoulder, soothing her back as she began to cry.

"Stop saying sorry!" Lexa hissed. "I hate clumsy people!" she said in a loud voice making students shivered at the intensity of her voice. Ugh. I hate this she-devil right now! "Now, now. Do you know how expensive this boots are?"

"I know, Commander. I'll buy you a new one." Echo said that made Lexa laugh.

"I bought these in Paris. And they're one of a kind. They are the only ones in this world. How can you buy me a new one?" she asked again.

Echo didn't answer, and I took a glance at her so-called on of a kind boots. And I didn't notice any major spill. Only a tiny bit, and that made my blood boil. This Lexa is so fucking exaggerating!

"Lick it." she said to Echo. "Lick it and I'll forget this ever happened."

I stared at her in wide shock, which was the time Lexa's eyes met mine. I furrowed my eyebrows at her. She was staring back at me. I didn't felt scared. She was not that terrifying.

At the corner of my eye, I saw Echo bent down to lick Lexa's boots. I stopped her. "Don't do that, Echo!" I said in a higher tone that matched Lexa's. I can feel students staring at my back. I don't fucking care anymore. I stand up, facing directly to Lexa. She was way taller than me, and her eyes are piercing to my soul but I didn't care. So I leaned closer to her, but not too close. "Listen, you she-devil!" I heard Octavia and Anya at the back started to chuckle as I purposely called Lexa in a different name. "Don't be such a baby exaggerating things. That was just a tiny little spill compared to what happened with Echo here. And it's all because of you, you pushed the door not minding everyone that you might bump someone upon entering!"

"Who the fuck is this girl?" she shouted then she turned to me, "Who do you think you are? Don't you know me? Don't you know my name?"

I laughed at her face, "Oh I know exactly your name is! You're Commander Lexa Woods. The Grounders leader! So what?" I spitted out.

She gave me that devilishly smirk as she touched my cheek, caressing it at first that I shivered at her smooth touch, then her hands went down on my neck, she roughly held my neck forcing me to face her. We were literally staring at each other, and she whispered, "You just saved your friend." Her green eyes pierced against mine that I fought the urge not to shiver at her voice. "Congratulations. Hope you won't regret it." With that she let go of me making me stumble, and then she went straight to the second floor lounge together with the other three.

"Why did you do that?" Echo hissed behind me.

"What? I did that for you." I said, furrowing my eyebrows.

"You should have let me lick her boots!" she said, upset.

"There's no way I'm letting you do that!"

"You offended Lexa Woods!"

"So what?" I said, unafraid. Actually come to think of it, I just made myself involved with The Grounders. I'm doomed.

"We can't hang out anymore. I'm sorry." she ran away from me. I also noticed that the students were looking at me, shaking their head.

Oh god! Am I really in fucking trouble?

When I went back to my classroom. I noticed that my classmates weren't talking to me, even Echo and even my teacher. When I talked to them, they were just looking at me, not speaking a word. So, I felt like an outsider.

After class, I went straight to my locker and as I opened it, I saw the Grounders Red Tag hanging inside my locker. I'm literally doomed. I felt students crowding my back so I prepared myself. I know what they're planning to do. And so, I closed my locker very slowly and then without turning at my back, I ran as fast as I can.

I'm so exhausted when I arrived at my house. I was running endlessly. I can't believe the students were very serious to get me slushed. My mom and dad were in the kitchen discussing financial matters. And so I tiptoed so they can't hear me.

"Oh Clarke, you're here. How's school? Did you met someone rich and beautiful?" my mom asked.

"Seriously mom? That's the first thing you're going to ask me?" I said, irritated.

"Of course honey. That is the reason why we enrolled you in that expensive private school." my dad said.

Oh god, why do I have these kind of parents. I went straight to my room and shut the door.

Next morning, I ate full breakfast to prepare my body for this day. I'm not going to let the Commander wins. I'm going to survive the day and I'm not going to drop out of school just because of them.

When I opened my locker, I saw the Grounder red tag still hanging there. I ignored it. I went straight to my classroom, and just like yesterday, they practically ignored me like I didn't even exist. Even in the cafeteria, they refused to give me food. Good thing, I'm really not that hungry.

As I went out of the cafeteria, three girls slushed me and they laughed at my face. "That's for offending the Commander." they said and I ran straight into the restroom but it was locked. I cursed under my breath. So, with my face and hair covered with slushy, I ran into the fire exit door, and went straight into the rooftop.

I screamed at the top of my voice. "Grounders! You fucking idiots! I'm not going to let you win! I'm Clarke Griffin and I'm going to survive every single day of it! I'm not going to back down at all of you! You started war and I'm going to end it! THIS IS WAR!"

I panted heavily after I screamed. Well, that made me relaxed a little bit.

"You just disturbed my sleep."

I turned to see Alicia sitting on the floor staring at me. I just know that it's Alicia and not Lexa because even though they looked exactly alike, Alicia looked calm than Lexa's arrogant expression.

"I'm sorry." I said. "For disturbing your sleep."

"It's okay." she stands up and walked closer to me, "Don't worry I'm not going to tell my sister what you screamed just now." she smiled at me, and I have to admit, she's really pretty.

She took out her handkerchief. "You're cute. You shouldn't let yourself be slushed next time." she said and my heart skipped a beat. She is so nice. She is different from her evil twin sister.

"Err. Thanks." I said as I took her handkerchief from her.

"Wait." She didn't give it to me at first, "Let me."

So while she wiped my face, I had the chance to study her face, she's really pretty and her face looks innocent unlike her sister. They have the same plump lips, and gorgeous green eyes but there's something about her that made my heart beats faster.

"It's rude to stare, you know." she whispered that made me blushed.

"Oh… Uhm… I'm not…"

She handed me her handkerchief, "Here, wipe the remaining off your cute face. I have to go now." she said as she walked away.

I watched her and then I said in a higher tone for her to hear me, "Thanks. I'm sorry for disturbing your sleep."

She didn't say anything as she opened the exit door.

I have to calm my beating heart after that encounter.

At the end of the day, I was already fed up with the bullying I received. I can't concentrate with my studies anymore and so I made up my mind. I'm going to get this over with. So I went straight to the Grounders classroom. They have an exclusive classroom, and the room is extraordinary. It looks like a hotel room than a classroom to be exact.

I didn't knock as I opened the room, I saw Octavia sitting at the far end of the room, talking dirty to someone, as I've heard.

She said something like, "Yeah baby. I'm going to make you come at my mouth and we can…"

I snorted in disgust.

Anya takes a picture at herself, making different seductive poses on her iPhone.

Alicia is sleeping on the couch, with her right hand above her head.

And Lexa, the one I was looking for, is sitting beside her sister with a magazine in her hand.

"Hey Lexa!"

I know my voice went louder than it should because Alicia lazily sits up while she rubbed her eyes. For the second time around, I disturbed again her sleep.

I noticed that Octavia stopped talking on her phone, and Anya stopped taking pictures of herself.

"What are you doing here?" Lexa glared at me, she stands up. "Don't you know that you're not allowed to enter here? Who do you think you are?!" she snapped at me.

"Stop your childishness She-Devil! And fight me face to face!" I hissed.

I can see that she is fuming in anger. Well I don't care!

She grabbed my arm so tightly that I winced in pain. But I'm a flexible person and I'm also a badass in my previous school. I knew how to fight. So I grabbed her arm that held mine, twisted it, to make her let go of me. I stepped back, position myself at her, I jumped a little, spin and kick her right in the side of her neck. She fell down. I laughed at her. She stared at me with wide eyes. She didn't stand up. She just stared at me with wide eyes that I laughed at her. "Oh don't be such a baby, Commander. Don't cry." I mocked at her. I noticed Octavia and Anya widened their eyes in shock. They were speechless too, I can tell. Alicia smiled at me and I felt my heart sank. "If you ever stand up there and fight me face to face, I'm just waiting for you outside!"

Then I left the room with a victory smile on my face.

The fourth day of school, nothing's changed but no one dared to bully or slushed me again. I went straight to my locker room, ready to see again the red tag, but when I opened it, the tag was gone. I furrowed my eyebrows. And then Echo approached me and started talking to me again. "Hey. Your Grounder tag was gone. Congratulations. You're the first girl who survived."

"I don't understand."

"The Grounders removed your tag, so it just means, you can live a normal life again in this school. I'm so sorry for not talking to you. I really felt bad but I can't…" she said, lowering her head.

"Don't worry Echo. I'm not mad at you." I said and patted her shoulder.

Echo and I were together again in the cafeteria, when the Grounders arrived again in the scene. To my surprised, Octavia wrapped her arm on my shoulders and pulled me with her. "What the hell?" I hissed at her. I know I shouldn't be disrespectful to any member of the Grounders but I just can't help myself. I looked at Lexa, and she wasn't looking at me, she was staring at her well-manicured fingernails like they were the most important thing in the world.

"Hey miss feisty! I want you to come have lunch with us. And I don't take no for an answer." Octavia said to me behind my ear.

"Why?" I hissed. Am I in trouble again? I asked myself.

"If she doesn't want to, let her." Lexa said in a bored tone. "She's not that special."

Anya laughed and leaned into me closer, then whispered in my other ear, "That's her way of convincing you to come with us." She said that I gave her an unbelieving look.

They didn't give me time to answer as Anya and Octavia dragged me with them with Alicia following behind us.

When we were upstairs, I can't help but be amazed at the place there, it looks like an expensive coffee shop. Octavia motioned me to sit down on the comfortable couch but I insisted to stand up. "What do you want from me?" I said directly at Lexa. "You want to fight me here? Come on! Take a shot!" I gave her my right cheek, motioning her to punch me in my face. Well, I'm not going to let her win, actually I know how to counter that attack.

Lexa just looked at me and said nothing. She sits on the other couch, in front of me, cross-legged, and I can't help but notice her exposed long legs right in front of me that I literally swallowed. Well, I can't let her know that the sight of her affected me.

Thankfully, no one noticed my leering as Octavia pushed me gently on the couch and then sat beside me, "What's your name? I'm Octavia Blake. I'm usually attracted to older women, but I still find you very pretty."

Did she just compliment me? Hmmm. Maybe The Grounders aren't that bad after all, well except for one. And her name is Lexa Woods

"I'm Clarke Griffin." I answered, well if they're getting friendly at me, then I can be nice too. Except for one. As I have previously mentioned.

"Nice name." Anya sat beside me too. "I'm Anya Trikru."

I was about to turned to face Anya when Octavia stopped me, "Don't locked eyes with her. She might get you pregnant." she said and Anya laughed.

"Oh please. She's not even my type. She's blonde like me." Anya said smiling, "And besides she's not here for us. She's here for Lexa."

"Wait, what?" I said, my eyes widen in shock as I stared at Lexa who refused to look at me. They my eyes found Alicia who was now sitting on the couch beside the window. She looks so lonely though. I want to ask her why is she always lonely? But then I have matters to focus on to. "Why am I here for Lexa?"

Lexa stands up, "Oh please. Don't ever think that I like you." she said as she walked towards the window behind Alicia.

"I'm not thinking about that! And I don't even like you too!" I said in a higher tone that she stared back at me.

"How dare you to tell me that you don't like me? You're even lucky that I'm talking to you right now, right this moment!" she walked towards me and leaned closer to me, and I have to admit that her scent is intoxicating. "Do you know how many girls are practically begging for my attention? So, don't expect me to give you my attention!"

I laughed at her. "Oh! That's good! Because I'm not expecting anything!" I growled at her. "I don't even like your hair. I don't like your eyes. I don't like your dress. I don't like your long manicured fingernails. I don't like the WHOLE you!" I said screaming at her. How dare her? She's so fucking arrogant!

Lexa is about to say something when Anya interrupted her. "Oh please. Both of you. Can you just stop making out right now?"

I blushed at what Anya said, I noticed Lexa blushed too. I backed away from her, I didn't notice that we're standing so close with each other. We avoided each other's gaze afterwards.

"Eat." Alicia said behind me as she gave me the food tray in front of my face.

I turned to face her. "Thanks." I fought hard not to blush in front of her when she gave me the sweetest smile.

I heard Lexa mumbled something but I didn't understand any of it. I took a deep breath and start to eat the food Alicia gave to me.

My heart was beating erratically inside my chest as I watched Alicia at the corner of my eye.

As I previously mentioned, credits are from the popular asian series or anime and my brittana fanfic...

I hope you enjoy the fic!