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This Brave New World
Bellamy and Clarke were vaguely aware that the recording had stopped as they held on to each other for support. It was only when they heard a large sniffle that they snapped to the present moment. Clarke looked up at Bellamy, who was looking over her head and she turned following his gaze to see Jordon sitting at the console, tears streaming down his face sobbing. Clarke didn't know this young man, but her heart broke for him in that instant. Both her and Bellamy walked over to him, flanking him on either side in silent support and placed their hands on his shoulders as they shook in grieving heaves.
He turned in the chair to Clarke, burying his face in her side as she looked up with surprise to Bellamy who just smiled softly at them both. They stayed like that for a few minutes until his grip loosened on Clarke's waist and he wiped his face on his sleeve, looking up at them. "Sorry," He said softly, cheeks coloring with embarrassment. "I knew that this would come and I thought of it as soon as I woke, but to see them, and hear Dad say that Mom had past...I guess it just hit me all at once." He said furiously wiping away any last moisture left on his cheeks.
Clarke looked at him sympathetically and smiled softly, not taking her hand from his shoulder, "It's totally understandable Jordan. There's no need to apologize. They were your parents." The words sounding foreign as they came out of her mouth.
Bellamy cut in softly as he turned sitting on the edge of the console desk, "Do you need some time before we start waking people up?" His eyes flicked up to Clarke's quickly and she knew right away that he was anxious to get others awake.
Jordan looked up eyes widening at the thought, "Ummm," he said shifting in his seat slightly uncomfortable. "Wow, others, I, Um...this is so weird." He stuttered talking through his thought process. "If it wouldn't be to much trouble? I think I could use just a little bit of time? I would like to just watch through a few other entries that weren't addressed to you if that's okay?" His eyes were brimming with bright new tears as he looked back and forth between Clarke and Bellamy.
Bellamy stood and gently clapped him on the shoulder, letting his hand linger a little, "Absolutely. Clarke and I will give you some space." And he jerked his head towards the door as he locked eyes with Clarke and she nodded.
"Yeah, take your time Jordan. We will go get something to eat." She gently squeezed his shoulder and turned to leave with Bellamy.
They were both stopped short but Jordan saying, "Thanks, and, um..." causing them both to turn and look at him with the new planet glowing bright behind him. "Mom and Dad said you guys would be great. Sorry, I'm not really used to new people." He apologized softly.
""Don't worry about it Jordan." Bellamy said with a smile. Clarke nodded in agreement and a smile of her own and they slipped out closing the door to give him privacy.
Bellamy and Clarke walked down the hall in silence, both running over the last hour or so since waking in their minds, processing all the information. It was Clarke who finally broke the heavy silence as they entered the abandoned mess hall. "One hundred and twenty five years!" she breathed out trying to wrap her head around it.
Bellamy grabbed a few ration packs for them both as he shook his head in disbelief. "A new planet, we lost Harper and Monty, then find out they have a son? It's a lot to process." He agreed as they prepped a meal without saying anything, just knowing what each other liked and disliked as if no time had passed. It wasn't till they sat at a table did either one of them acknowledge what they did, and they shared a knowing look and smile.
The silence slowly became almost deafening again between them as they started to eat and Bellamy peaked up at Clarke every so often. "So, who should we wake first?" he said clearing his throat awkwardly realizing he was staring after a couple moments.
Clarke focused on her food thinking, "Raven and Shaw should be first, I think." She said peaking up to see his reaction. She found herself hoping that he wouldn't suggest Echo right off the bat, but she shoved that thought deep down inside for later so she could figure out why she was feeling that way. "Madi should be soon though so we can include her on decisions." She added trying not to sound anxious to wake her up.
Bellamy nodded his head in agreement at her assessment and added, "Indra too." He put his fork down and looked Clarke in the eyes. "Did you want to wake your mom now or later?" He asked knowing things had improved but were still strained between them after whatever had happened in the valley.
A shadow passed over Clarke's face and she frowned into her food. "Not yet, there's no point now until we have more things figured out." She knew the first thought her mom would have would be to go straight to Kane, and it wouldn't help anyone if her focus was split. "If we run into anything we can wake Jackson."
They both heard steps coming down the hall, halting their conversation and looked to see Jordan enter the mess, eyes swollen and red from crying but his shoulders were set as he grabbed some rations and a tray heading to where Clarke and Bellamy were sitting.
"So, what's our next move?" he said tearing open his ration pack and starting to eat. Bellamy and Clarke looked at each other forks in mid-air, grins slowly spreading on their faces. Jordan looked up at them both with his mouth full of food. He swallowed slowly, "Oh, Um, sorry. I'm still not used to talking with people other than my parents." And he mumbled to himself something about listening to what his mom told him and stared intently back at his food.
Bellamy huffed out a snort, and then immediately covered his mouth as Jordan's head shot up looking at him as Clarke gave him a death stare telling him he was being inappropriate. It only made him chuckle further, "I'm sorry, man." he set his fork down smiling at Jordan, "I was just picturing Harper giving you crap like a mom would."
There was a moment of silence that lingered before Jordan broke out in a chuckle, "Yeah, she was a hard ass." He said obviously thinking of a specific memory or two. His comment took a second but caused both Clarke and Bellamy to chuckle along with him.
"I got more than one lecture of hers when we were on the ring. I can only imagine how she was with you." Bellamy said starting to eat again shaking his head a little at his own memories.
Jordan smiled and continued eating as Clarke watched the two. She had missed so much time with them when they went up to the ring that her heart ached a little with the thought of it. "Well," she said smiling at Jordan, "We figured we should wake - " She started but Jordan cut her off quickly.
"Raven and Shaw?" His face was bright with excitement, "at least that's what I had always thought you guys would do." And he realized he was jumping in to quick again.
Clarke just smiled lightly again. Jordan was going to take some getting used to. Madi had been alone with Clarke for 6 years, but had had the benefit of being socialized with others for a good portion of her young life before Primfya. "You're right. We were just talking about them. How about after we are done eating you get them a change of clothes and Belamyl and I will wake them?" Clarke said trying to be inclusive without saying she wanted to ease her friends into the news of Monty and Harper having a son and being gone.
Jordan seemed to accept the job with excitement. Bellamy gave Clarke an imperceptible nod of approval and finished the last of his food. He got up and Clarke handed him her tray again without a word shared. Jordan eyed them carefully as she grabbed Bellamy's cup and hers and they cleaned up together.
"You guys remind me of my parents." He said off handily around his last mouthful of food. Clarke and Bellamy froze in place and just slowly turned around to look at him, both with a shocked and confused look on their faces. Jordan looked up chewing and coughed awkwardly in realization that he may have said something he shouldn't. "Oh, um, well. I mean you guys just work well together. Mom and Dad used to clean up the same way."
Bellamy and Clare just looked at each other not sure how to take his bluntness. Bellamy cleared his throat, "Ahhh, okay. Well, I am going to head down to the cryo bay. Clarke, you want to come with me?" Jordan's face fell a little. "Jordan, how about you meet us there? You can grab some clothes for them?" He added with a nod of encouragement.
Jordan's face lit up a bit and he shoveled the last of his food in his mouth nodding as Clarke piped up not thinking, "Slow down Jordan, last thing we need is you choking on your food." This time it was Bellamy and Jordan's turn to look at Clarke who had made the comment in such a parental dead-pan, they were both taken aback.
Clarke looked up at them in the silence realizing what she did and felt her cheeks get immediately hot with embarrassment and both Jordan and Bellamy started laughing at her. "I'm sorry!" Clarke said defensively starting to laugh with them, "Madi used to do that all the time too!" And the laughter seemed to break the ice as Bellamy and Clarke left the mess, leaving Jordan to finish his meal at a more acceptable speed.
Bellamy was still soundlessly laughing as they walked down the hall. "You really are a Momma bear." He teased her as they entered the airlock. Clarke shoved him lightly smiling at their light conversation. They both knew they would have some very hard news to break very soon.
