CHAPTER 1

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"He cares Clarke." Octavia defender her boyfriend Lincoln.

"A little too much it seems." Clarke joked grabbing her friends phone.

Clarke and Octavia have been friends for the past two years. Octavia's older brother Bellamy left to train in the Navy with the Navy for the last three, he was finally coming home for a security gig one of his Navy buddies got him.

Since her brother wasn't around Octavia ended up staying with her uncle Kane, which is how she ended up meeting Clarke. Clarke and her mother Abby lived next-door to Kane, The girls had met on one of their morning runs, in attempt to look better in their bikinis.

Octavia is a year younger than Clarke but that didn't stop them from hitting it off. They found out each others Family lives were equally as tragic for different reasons, and that they'd both gone to the same elementary school.

Now Clarke was 18 fresh out of high school, feel the pressure of life as a Med student, her mothers influence. Octavia on the other hand was only 17 and still had a her senior year of high school to get through. But with her brother coming back, things seemed to be looking up.

With Bellamy's job came an apartment, him and his Navy buddy Nathan Miller plan to live their together their first year out; from the stories Octavia has heard it seems like they grew close over the past three years.

"It's just three Missed text and one missed call. Thats better than when you dated Finn, what was his record?" Clarke cringed, those couple months she was dating Finn were a couple months too many.

"40 Missed texts and 18 missed call." Octavia smirked, snatching her phone back.

"Exactly. So what are we going to do this fine day? I was thinking some ice cream followed- No way!"

The girls each carried a box, containing contents from their emptied out lockers. One second she was standing next to Clarke box and hand, the next the box was dropped onto the grass while Octavia ran toward her hows screaming.

A tan guy wearing a dark green shirt and dark jeans smiled as he opened his arms. Octavia jumped, her arms flying around her brother.

Clarke had only seen him in photos and skype calls, but she knew it was him, and she immediately felt her heartbeat increase.

Clarke wasn't one to focus on the physical, she cared about what was on a guys mind, but she couldn't just ignore the fact that all the Naval training did Bellamy's body good.

Grabbing Octavia's box, Clarke walked over to the siblings. Both her smiling as they looked at each other.

"I cant believe you got back earlier."

"I've spent enough time away from you, i mean look at you." Bellamy sounded like a father who hadn't seem his daughter in years.

Clarke knew that Bellamy spent most of his days looking out for his sister, even though Kane was fully capable, Bellamy liked to be the one to do it.

"This is what happens when you leave me for three years big brother, I change I grow." Clarke couldn't help but smile at the two.

"Hey I can help you with those." Clarke hadn't noticed Kane had come outside hearing all the commotion.

"No it's okay, I'm going to throw this stuff in my trunk and head over to my place." She point behind him to her house.

"But Clarke-" Octavia started, remember that her friend was still here.

"Enjoy the reunion, I have to go pack for tonight anyway." Clarke winked at her.

While she was walking away Bellamy must have asked who she was because Clarke hear Octavia's comment of, "Do you ever listen to me? That's Clarke, I've told you about her."

The blonde just shook her head and carried on with her task. Tonight was going to be awesome!

Every year the Juniors put together a party by the lake for the seniors. And every year someone ended up barfing in the bushes, while people laughed. A group always goes skinny dipping, what? It was a tradition.

"Clarke how was your last day?"

Why was her mother home? Her mom was never home, and when she was she usually... oh god Jaha was here.

"Fine, I'm going on a run."

Anything to get out of the house, hopefully her mom and Jaha would be gone by the time she got back.

Changing into running shorts and a bright yellow summer camp Tee, clarke grabbed her shoes and walked out the door.

The Blake siblings were still outside, there attention going to the blonde as she closed her front door a little too hard.

"C is everything okay?" Octavia asked, starting toward her friend.

Clarke tied her shoes and quickly took a deep breath, what's one more fake smile today?

"I'm fine O, just need a little space."

"Wait, I'll come with you." Clarke was already shaking her head.

"Go hang out with your brother, he gets you now and I get you tonight."

Octavia crossed her arms, "You'll tell me about whatever it is tonight?"

Clarke nodded but she knew it was a lie, Octavia was always there for her but Clarke didn't tell her everything; at least not this one thing.

The running trail wad pretty clear, Clarke ran right down the middle music blasting and her headphones. After about an hour Clarke decided to make her way back, it was time to get ready for her night plans.

Walking up the front steps to Kane's house, Clarke flipped her hair around. Her jean shorts showed off her toned legs and her tank top flowed around her soft curves. She know Laughed to herself, Octavia was always one for the fashion, but with her brother here Clarke wondered what she would see when the door opened.

Bellamy opened the door and couldn't help the way his eyes raked over her body, she was a pretty girl with sexy womenly curves that any man would die to have in his hands.

"Hi-" He started to say, until his sister yelled over him from the top of the stairs.

"I was ready but Bellamy made me change, I'll be down in a second."

Clarke smiled watching Bellamy roll his eyes at his sister, she could only image what the younger Blake had been wearing.

"She's happy your back, you are all she's been able to talk about for weeks." Clarke told his quietly incase Octavia was listening.

"Not exactly the vibe I got while she stomped off to go change." Bellamy smiled like he missed it.

Clarke shrugged and took the moment to really get a good look at him, he'd changed into a pare of basket ball shorts and a baggy shirt, which still managed to show off his muscles that he'd obviously acquired from military training.

"Planning on going for a run?" Clarke questioned. "We have some nice trails but they're not exactly made for night time use."Clarke gestured to his outfit, after seeing the confused look on Bellamy's face.

"Oh right, no there is a Naval training facility in town, my roommate and I are going to do some sparring."

Clarke nodded, going back to looking at her freshly painted toenails. Clarke wasn't one to get all blinged up, like her best friend, but she always had some funky colors swirling on her toenails.

"Bell seriously? You didn't have to wait, I told you I would change my damn outfit and I did."

Octavia grumbled on her way down the stairs, she was now dressed in tight dark jeans and a tank top and cardigan. Clarke smirked, she knew that purple tank top barely had a back to it and as soon as they got in the car, that churchy cardigan would be coming off.

The elder Blake rolled his eyes, "Don't flatter yourself, Miller is picking me up."

"Oh." She nodded back, her eyes scanning over her friend. "And you wonder why Finn texts you like a freaking stalker, Clarke you look hot!"

She flushed, Clarke could feel Bellamy's eyes roam her taking the same path his sister did.

"You picked it out." Clarke tried to put the focus back on Octavia, but her friend was not allowing it.

"Yeah because sadly you wont be skinny dipping with the rest of the seniors. We have to show off your killer curves some how."

Bellamy attention seemed to zero in on the words "skinny dipping", his brain must have been moving faster than his mouth in that movement, because he realized his sister wasn't a senior, and therefore would not be taking part.

"I'd prefer my boobs to not be posted all over Instagram tomorrow, thank you very much."

Bellamy couldn't help but agree with the blonde. He didn't want her naked body all over the internet for anyone to ogle either.

"That's because you are the resident good girl." Octavia joked while slipping into a pair of flip flops.

Headlights flashed through the front windows of the house pulling a joyful squeal from Octavia. Their ride was here, both Monty and Jasper were 17 like Octavia and were also going to the bash. Hell they made the bash possible with their stronger than anything moonshine.

"Be safe!" Bellamy yelled after the girls.

Octavia ignored him and continued to pull Clarke quickly into the back seat of Jasper jeep. Let the night begin!

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"Clarke get your ass in the water!" Someone yelled from the lake.

High school students and recent grads were over populating the cozy lake side. Blankets, booze surrounded the bonfire that had somehow been light before Jaspers jeep pulled into the party.

Clarke waved her drink at one of her classmates, "I'm going to finish this first."

She had no plans at getting in the water, but most people used this night as an excuse to get piss drunk and wouldn't remember anything that was said 5 minutes after an interaction.

Octavia was busying herself trying to cook the perfect hot dog, which some boy tried hopelessly to flirt with her. Jasper and Monty were running around making sure everyone had a taste of their latest moonshine. Every party had a different concoction, each one strong and more deadly than the last. Clarke on the other hand had just come back from peeing in the bushes, one of the down sides to this party location, and started in on her third drink.

"Clarke!" Her best friend shouted over the loud music to get her attention. The song that had just started playing was one of their favourites to sing along to in the car. Octavia getting excited dropped her hot dog in the dirt, abandoning it to drag her friend to the "dance floor".

Thankfully for Octavia if Clarke wasn't going to become a Doctor or a Painter, she sure as hell should be a dancer. As soon as the blonde started swinging her hips people made their way over to dance too. Octavia wanted to hate Her friend for her god given form but she couldn't, besides it's a grass is greener thing. Clarke is always telling her, she wished she was more thin and muscle instead of "soft and round" as she liked to put it.

"Throw your hands in the ayer! Oh hot damn, this is my jam, keep on partyin till the am!" The crowd sang along drunkly to the music, laughing and stumbling into their friends as they jumped around.

Clarke felt hands slide around her waist, she tensed then stepping further into the dancing crowd to get away from Finn.

He locked eyes with her and tilted his head back, he wanted to talk with her and she did not want to go with him. People already thought they were dating, Clarke had managed not to get into too much drama in high school, she didn't want to wreak her streak on the last night.

Finn rolled his eyes, reaching out he grabbed her hand before she could snatch it away. Moving swiftly Finn lead Clarke toward the coolers where there was very few people around to easdrop on their conversation.

"I'm not drunk enough for this Finn." Clarke sighed, grabbing a lime cooler.

"You don't even know what I am going to say yet."

"No but I can only guess, you can tell me while you get this damn top off my bottle."

Finn chuckled at her clumsy hands, taking the bottle from her he opened it but didn't give it back.

"Are you going to be around this summer?"

"Why?"

Finn sighed, "I know things got a little crazy this year with Raven-"

"You mean when you used me to chest on your girlfriend, who turned around and gave me a black eye?"

"I didn't cheat on her!"

Clarke shh'd him, taking her drink back.

"You know I didn't cheat, we were broken up."

"She didn't seem to think so."

His hands slid into his pockets. "We were on again off again so many times, I guess she didn't believe me when I broke it off, but I did. We hadn't seen each other for over two weeks."

"I know the story Finn, sadly I was part of it."

"I'm sorry for that."

She nodded, "Listen I came to have fun with my friend, maybe we'll talk over the summer, okay?"

The smiled that broke over Finns face looked like the cat from Alice In Wonder Land, "Okay."

They were both called by their friends then, scurrying away to enjoy their night.

By the time the sun came up, half the students were passed out on the lawn, while some had gone home. Clarke, Octavia, Monty and Jasper on the other hand were all smushed in the jeep. Their limbs entangled as they tried to get a couple hours of sleep before returning to their homes.

"I can't sleep like this." Octavia whined, trying to streach.

Clarke flinched as the younger girl's shoe almost entered her mouth, "Carful O."

"Quiet back there." Monty mumbled.

Jasper chimed in, "Yeah or you'll find your asses out on the grass."

"Monty move your visor over, the suns right in my eyes."

Octavia tried turning away from the harsh sunrise, which resulted with her kneeing Clarke in the spleen.

"Get your own." Monty fought back.

Jasper groaned loudly, sitting up the whole vehicle moving with him.

"I'm sober enough let's get out of here."

The car started catching Clarke's full attention, "You can't drive yet!"

"I'm fine, I stopped drinking way before you remember? You kept stealing my shots."

The blonde smiled, "I wanted you to be coherent enough to drive me home before noon."

"Wish granted."

The girl were the first to be dropped off, Jasper and Monty were sadly on their way into work for the day.

"I bet your brother is sitting in the living room window waiting for you to come home." Jasper joked as he pulled to the side walk between both girls driveways.

"He is not." She paused, "Okay fine he probably is."

They all laughed at that, having heard all the stories Octavia had told them about her and her brothers relationship over the years.

"Is your mom going to be home?" Octavia waited to ask once the boys drove away.

"I hope not." Clarke held up her hands with all fingers crossed.

Pulling her into a hug the girls made promises that they would hit up the beach later and get working on their tan. Clarke more than Octavia, she was naturally darker.

"Hello? Mom I'm home." Clarke called as she opened the door.

If her mom happened to be home, Clarke hoped she'd left Jaha somewhere else. She couldn't stand that man, always trying to act like he knows what's up with their family.

No getting a response Clarke moved toward the kitchen for some water, her throat was dry from all the yelling and alcohol she's consumed last night.

"Eww." Clarke groaned, wishing she's kept her shoes on.

She's just stepped into a pile of hummus that had been dumped on the floor and not cleaned, her mother was too OCD to just leave this mess. Looking around the kitchen Clarke noticed a row of crackers and sliced cheese warming on the counter.

"Mom?" Clarke moved to go upstairs when she noticed something out of place in the living room.

One of the blankets from the back of the couch was thrown on the floor in a messy pile. Clarke really hopped she wasn't finding what had been the start to her mom and Jaha's night. When she came fully into the room Clarke realized that wasn't the case.

"Moo-oom?

Clarke couldn't breathe, her lungs refused to expand at the sight before her. There was so much blood, how could all this blood have come out of one body, Clarke just realized blood was mixing with the hummus that was still between her toes.

Abby Griffin laid face down in a pool of blood, her arm was bend unnaturally by her side and her shoes were falling off her feet.

Clarke couldn't help but stumble forward her knees hitting wood, causing blood to splatter up her thighs and arms. It wasn't till the blood covered her hands that Clarke was able to snap out of whatever trance she was in. Sliding as she got to her feet, Clarke raced out of her house and running next door.

It was almost 7am which means Octavia is probably sleeping but there was a chance that Kane would be awake. Clarke's hands marked their front door with blood as she pounded on it furiously, screaming for someone to please open the door.

"What the hell is-"

Before Clarke could even register who had opened the door she ran into them, hands hitting bare skin as she trying to keep her grip on reality.

"Is that blood? Kane!"

The blonde was shaking, her arms were now being held by Bellamy who was trying to talk with her, but all Clarke could hear was blood rushing in her ears.

"Clarke?" Kane asked, jogging down stairs.

As soon as Kane reached them Bellamy handed Clarke off and made his way out of the house.

"Clarke what happened? Is someone hurt?"

"I've been up all night, what is with all this yelling? I don't look this pretty by- Is that blood?"

Blood, Blood, Blood that's all she could think about, her mother bleeding, her mom is dead, someone killed her mother.

"Octavia go back to our room."

The older man instructed seeing the youngest Blake making her way down the stairs.

"But Kane-"

"Now! Call 911 and send them to our address."

Without another word Octavia ran back to her room to make the call, the operator kept asking her for information but she could only saidwhat she knew.

"There was a big commotion, I came out of my room to find my friend covered in blood in my lobby. Please send someone."

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Bellamy held his breath as he ran into the Griffin house, following Clarke's bloody foot prints he found the crime scene. Double checking he placed his fingers to Abby's neck, praying to feel a pulse.

Pulling out his phone he took a couple photos before making a call he didn't think he'd have to make so soon.

"Jake? Hey, it's Bellamy. I've got some bad news."

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"I got home, she was just laying there."

Eight words, those eight words were all Clarke was able to say, her brain still in shock, the blood on her skin and clothes drying to a dark brown.

"Your mother?"

Clarke nodded, sobs filled her ears. It took a moment to realized the cried came from her own lips.

Octavia disappeared at the top of the stairs, "I called 911. They are sending cops and an ambulance." Kane nodded at her but kept his eyes on the blonde.

"Can you go pick out something clean Clarke could put on?"

Again Octavia disappeared into her bedroom in time for her brother to come back into the house.

"I had your sister call 911, they're sending some people over."

Bellamy nodded, "You should call them back tell them to bring the corner."

Kane sighed, shifting to put the blonde back in Bellamy's arms.

"Clarke look at me." She didn't, Bellamy tried again. "Can you tell me what happened?"

Her eyes flickered to his then, "I have hummus between my toes."

"What?"

"I want to take a shower, I have hummus on my feet."

That wasn't the only thing this girl had all over her feet, but Bellamy wasn't about to point that out.

"The police are going to want to take your picture first, the medics will look you over and then if you don't have to go to the hospital, you can shower."

Clarke shook her head, "It's not mine."

This time she was talking about the blood that had since dried on her skin.

"I know." His voice rough as the sleep mixed with the thick worry feeling in the back of his throat.

Bellamy kept waiting for the phone to ring in his pocket, he just needed Jake to tell him what steps to take next.

The sound of sirens filled the quite street, everyone would be waking now, and soon everyone would know of the horror that happened while they'd been sleeping a couple houses down.

Kane went out the meet the cops and medics on the front lawn, Clarke cold only listen as they talked quickly to each other.

"The medical examiner will be here soon, until then we can't move the body."

Clarke paled then, pulling herself from Bellamy she ran into the kitchen, barely making it to the sink before she threw up the large quantity of alcohol and hotdogs she'd consumed the night before.

After a couple minutes she felt someone moving her hair, Clarke had expected Bellamy but it was the other Blake that was rubbing her back softly.

"Give her a second." Octavia spoke to someone Clarke couldn't see, but from the heavy boot sounds Clarke assumed it was the medics.

"We'll be in the living room when she's ready."

What do you guys think of this story idea, do you like it? I promise as the story gets going there will be a lot more Bellarke, and I am not a fan of the slow burn so It won't take them forever to get together. :)