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Clarke grabbed her camera and made her way to the rally. Lexa had called her and asked her to be there to record the dare from her phone.
Lexa had become obsessed with Nerve. Clarke couldn't understand her addiction to it, but Lexa had become one of her best friends, and she just didn't have the heart to tell her no.
As Clarke made her way to the field, she heard someone call out to her.
"Clarke!" She turned to see Finn jogging in her direction.
"Hey Finn. Did Lex call you too?"
Finn nodded and they made their way to fence so they were in a good position to see the cheerleaders. Clarke felt a small twinge of envy. Lexa was the girl everyone wanted to be. She was gorgeous, fun, Captain of the squad and guys loved her.
She and Clarke had been friends since they met when she had moved to New York when she was ten. Where Lexa was outgoing and a risk taker, Clarke was the more logical and quiet friend. She had always done well in school and tried not to bring much attention to herself. When Clarkes dad had died in her sophomore year, two years prior, she thought she would shut down completely. But Lexa, Raven, Monty, Jasper, and Finn had all been there to help her through it.
Her mom was another story. Clarke knew that her mom loved her, but she was never around. Being the head surgeon at a hospital tended to take up a lot of time, and after her dad had died, her mother threw herself into her work. If it hadn't been for her friends, Clarke wouldn't have ever left the house again.
"Hey! Guys, over here!" Raven shouted from their right waving them over.
As they approached Raven flashed Lexa's phone. "She already gave me this so how about I record and you get some shots with the camera." She suggested before giving Finn a quick kiss.
Clarke nodded and raised her camera as the cheerleaders took the field. Lexa at the lead. Clarke waited anxiously to see what Lexa's dare was going to be. She wouldn't divulge any clues because she wanted it to be a surprise.
Just as the music ended and the squad took their final positions, Lexa suddenly turned around and lifted her skirt, flashing her bare ass to the entire student body. Clarke's jaw dropped in shock, while cheers and whistles erupted from the crowd.
They all met up at a diner nearby. It was the spot to be after the rally's.
"Money, money, money!" Lexa cried happily. "I have so many watchers now. But who's in first?"
Raven leaned over the booth to show Lexa the screen on her phone. "Apparently, it's this guy named Ryan right now. He put some peanut butter on his junk and let his dog lick it off."
"Well I could do that." Lexa contemplated.
Jasper, Monty, and Raven laughed. "You don't have a dog. "
"Or junk." Jasper pointed out. Jasper was the comedian and Monty was his trusty side kick and someone Clarke could always count on. Jasper was just as obsessed with "watching" as Lex was with "playing."
Finn made a disgusted face as he and Clarke sat down, having heard what was said.
"I need them to give me a good one. I need more watchers." Lexa whined.
"That's weird, how do they know you're afraid of heights?" Raven was always a little suspicious of things she didn't understand.
"That's just what they do. When you sign up for the game, they transfer all the information from you profile to your Nerve profile." Jasper explained like that was a completely normal and obvious thing.
Clarke raised her eyebrow at Lexa in shock. "You just got suspended. I thought you would be done with Nerve now."
"Hell no! The girl who won in Seattle got a ton of followers and she's insta-famous!"
"Who cares?!" Clarke huffed in exasperation.
"I care C. I don't expect you to understand. I'm an adrenaline junkie." Clarke rolled her eyes at that.
"You like to stay in your comfort zone," Lexa continued, "and that's fine."
"That's not true!" Clarke said loudly, before lowering her voice and leaning closer like it was a world ending secret. "What about that pole dancing class we took?"
Their friends all looked at each other with wide eyes.
Lexa gave Clarke a look before chuckling softly. "You mean the one where you sat in the corner for an hour?"
"I'm visual learner!" Clarke groaned becoming more frustrated.
"Why are you attacking her?" Monty scolded.
"I'm not attacking her! You just need to learn to take risks every once in a-while."
Clarke rolled her eyes, lifting her hands in exasperation. "I do take risks!"
Lexa leaned back with a disbelieving look on her face. "Okay, okay, say you sign up for Nerve. What would be a good dare?" Lexa asked, challenge clear in her tone.
Raven leaned over and whispered conspiratorially "make out with Miller."
"What?" Clarkes heart froze and plummeted to her stomach.
"Baby steps, baby, steps!" Jasper came to her aid. "Just talk to Miller."
Clarke glanced back to where Miller was sitting. He was one of the star players of the football team, and she had been crushing on him hard for years.
"Then," Lexa explained, "all the watchers vote yes, or no. If yes, then you have been dared. Do you accept?"
Clarke opened her mouth but her words were stuck in her throat.
"Say yes! Say yes!" Rave whispered excitedly.
"Guys, leave her alone." Monty defended. Clarke shot him a thankful look before looking back to Lexa.
"Oh come on C. He probably likes you too. But you'll never know if you don't try." Lexa encouraged.
"What's the point guys, we're graduating!" Clarke huffed.
"All you have to do is say hi." Lexa pushed again.
"I don't want to!" Clarke stated firmly.
"Fine." Lexa conceded. "I love you C, but you're a watcher." She paused before adding "So watch me do it for you." Before sliding out of the booth and making her way towards Miller.
"No!" Clarke gasped. "Lex, don't!"
Lexa stopped at Miller's table and Dax, one of the other players laughed. "Hey Lex, why don't you show us the front next time?"
Lexa let it roll right off her and without missing a beat sarcastically added, "Aw, you first Dax. I heard it's really big." Lexa held up her hands and showing just how "big" she thought he was, causing those nearby to laugh.
She then turned her attention to Miller. "So Miller, are you dating anyone right now?"
Miller hesitated, not sure where she was going with her question. "Oh," she explained, "It's not for me, it's for a friend." Then glanced back towards Clarke.
Miller followed her gave making eye contact with Clarke before looking back to Lexa. "Um. No, she's not my type." People began to laugh and Clarke felt her throat close-up. She needed to get out of there, and she was pissed at Lexa for putting her on the spot in front of all those people.
Lexa glared at him. "You're not nearly as hot as you think you are."
Clarke jumped from the booth before quickly making her way out to her bike, ignoring her friends as they called for her to stay.
As Clarke rode home she blasted her music and let her frustration out. Her phone pinged with a text from Lexa saying that she was sorry, followed by another from Monty trying to make her feel better, telling her that not everyone had to be a player.
She didn't bother responding to either, stomping into her room and sitting down in front of her computer. She paused, taking a deep breath before pulling up the Nerve site. She was given two options. Watcher or Player. Her mouse hovered over Watcher before she quickly moved her mouse and clicked Player.
She felt the knots form in her stomach as the introduction video began to play.
Hello, and welcome to Nerve. You have chosen Player. Nerve is a direct democracy. Watchers decide your dares. The two players with the most Watchers by the end of regulation will move on to the final round, where the winner takes all. Watchers can watch from anywhere, but they are encouraged to film live, so don't be alarmed. There are three rules. One, all dares must be filmed on the Player's phone. Two, there are only two ways to be eliminated. Fail, or Bail. Three, snitches get stitches. Thank you for keeping Nerve a secret. Good luck Player.
Clarkes phone pinged and she jumped slightly. She hadn't even started yet and she was nervous.
She hesitated before grabbing her phone. The message was from Nerve, asking her to enter her ID. Clarke pressed her thumb to the phone, logging herself in.
Are you ready for your first Dare?
It was her last chance to back out. Before she could over think it, she quickly hit the accept button.
Running down the stairs she pulled out her phone calling Finn.
"Hey Monty?"
"Hey, I'm pulling up outside. I was coming to see if you were okay."
"Yeah, I'm fine, but we have to get to the Diner." She rushed down the last flight of stairs trying not to lose her determination.
"What? Why?" Monty asked, confused.
"Because I signed up for Nerve, and that's where my first Dare is." She explained through the phone pushing the door open to see Monty already there waiting for her.
"You signed up as a player?" Shock colored his toned and Clarke just nodded.
"What? Is that so hard to believe?"
Monty just looked at her like she was crazy, followed by the universal sign for mind blown. Clarke laughed before looking down at the timer.
"Come on, we have to hurry. Fifteen minutes." Clarke jumped in and Monty pulled away from the building and headed towards the Diner.
"You know," Monty glanced over to Clarke, "apparently, some kid died last year playing in Seattle."
Clarke scoffed. "Oh, I don't buy that. If kids were dying, the game would be shut down."
"No, no," Monty shook his head "they can't shut it down, it's not coming from a single server."
"Meaning?" Clarke asked not understanding his tech speak.
"Every time a new person signs up, their computer basically becomes another server, making it impossible to shut down." He explained.
"How do you even know that?"
"I spend a lot of time on the dark web." Clarke looked at him like he was nuts.
"The dark web?"
"Yes, but that's not the point. Why are you even doing this? It's dangerous C."
Clarke sighed. "Look, I just want to do something different, okay? Can we drop it?"
Monty didn't say anything more and held up his hands in defeat.
Monty followed Clarke into the diner. "What now?" he asked.
Almost immediately after, Clarkes phone pinged and she look to see her first dare.
Kiss a stranger for 5 seconds. $100
"Come on C, I'll just give you $100."
Clarke looked back at him shaking her head hitting accept. "I'm doing this."
As they made their way through the diner, Clarke tried to pick a good target. Unfortunately, everyone looked either way to old, or way to greasy.
They had reached the back room of the diner and the only two people she saw left were an old, large, hairy man, and an older woman.
"Um," she swallowed thickly, "I guess it's gonna be him." Though just as she was about to make her way over, he got up to leave, revealing another man behind him. Or at least slightly revealed. His face was hidden behind a book. All she could see was that he had muscles under his leather jacket, and curly brown hair.
"No, him." Clarke corrected. "at least he reads."
She handed Monty her phone and he sat at a booth on the end of the row where he could get a good view. She made her way over and noticed he was reading one of her favorite books. Black Ice.
She hesitated, nerves rattling around her belly, before just jumping right into a conversation. "So, Black Ice. That's a really good book."
The man lowered the book to look at her and Clarke's breath hitched. He was gorgeous and his smirk almost melted her where she stood.
"Oh yeah?" He asked, his voice deep. Just his voice alone made her feel warmer.
"Um, yeah. It's great. The perfect amount of thrill and suspense, with a little romance thrown in and…" Clarke trailed off when she realized she was starting to ramble.
"I'm sorry. I'm totally geeking out." She laughed nervously before glancing back to Monty, who held up five fingers telling her to hurry up.
He chuckled softly. "It's okay, I asked."
Clarke turned back to him and he locked eyes with her. "Fuck it." She mumbled before quickly sliding in and pressing her lips to his. He froze for a moment before he relaxed into his kiss.
"Done!" Monty called out. Clarke waited one more second before pulling away and flushing bright red.
"Okay." The man's eyes were wide with surprise, but his smirk was still glued to his face.
"Um. Okay. Bye!" Clarke quickly jumped up and made her way to where Monty was sitting.
"I can't believe I just did that!" Clarke placed her face in her hands and she could feel the heat of embarrassment. Taking a deep breath, she turned back around, only to find that the man she had kissed was gone.
"Where did he go?"
"I have no idea." Monty was looking at her, seeming almost as shocked as she felt.
Clarkes phone pinged again.
Dare complete. $100 has been wired to your account.
Just as Clarke was about to check, the music in the diner changed and someone began to sing. Looking around she saw it was the man she had kissed.
Every time I look into your lovely eyes
I feel love that money just can't buy
He continued to sing as he danced is way around the diner, jumping onto one of the tables and making his way towards Clarke.
One look, from you, I drift away
"Is he singing to me?" Clarke looked to Monty confused. Monty looked behind him and saw a woman videoing and it immediately clicked into place.
"Oh, it's a dare." He hissed pointing to the woman behind him. "It's definitely a dare."
Clarke looked back to the man smiling slightly.
Anything you want, you got it
Anything you need, you got it
Anything at all, you got it
Clarke looked up at him as he stood on the table across from them trying not to flush even more red.
After belting out a long note, he jumped off the table, landing in front of her saying the last line directly to her. "You got it."
Applause erupted from the people in the diner and everyone had clearly enjoyed the show.
The woman who had been filming him handed him his phone and he thanked her before looking back to Clarke.
"Congratulations, you won your dare." She said, her mind blanking on anything else.
"You too." He said before sliding into the booth next to Monty. "I'm sorry, I didn't know I was coming here. I was just told to sit in a booth and read that book so, there I was…"
"Yeah, Black Ice. My favorite." She glanced down slightly embarrassed.
"Yeah, because it's on your profile C. They know everything about you, now." Monty huffed, giving her the I told you so look.
"You're names C?" The man asked confused.
"Oh, Yeah. Its short for Clarke." She stumbled through her words. His eyes were intense and she was getting lost in them.
"I like it." Clarke flushed again. She didn't know if her head was going to be able to take much more blood flow.
He reached across the table, holding out his hand. "Bellamy."
She took his hand and shook it, goosebumps rushing up her arms.
"Well," Bellamy slid from the booth, "I've got a game to play. Goodnight to you guys."
Just as he was starting to walk away his phone pinged, followed closely by Clarkes, both checking their phones.
Clarkes eyes became huge as she read her phone.
Clarke looked up only to find Bellamy staring back at her.
"What?" Monty asked, reaching for her phone.
Go to the City with him. $200
"Apparently, the Watchers like us together." Bellamy said, waiting to see what she said.
Monty was quick to tell him no for her. "You can't even go to the city, right?"
Clarke glared at him before reluctantly turning back to Bellamy. "But, um, yeah I can't go to the City. I'm not even playing really. I just wanted to do one dare."
Bellamy watched her intently. "Are you sure? It's $200 bucks."
Clarke opened her mouth to respond but was cut off by Monty. "She's pretty sure man."
Bellamy smirked at him. "He always tell you what to do Princess?"
Clarke bristled "No. No he doesn't."
Monty rolled his eyes avoiding Clarkes gaze.
"Well, I'll be outside if you change your mind." He looked to Clarke once more. "It was nice to meet you C."
Clarke watched him leave before looking at her phone again. "I could use two hundred bucks."
"What?" Monty asked in disbelief.
Clarke met his eyes before slowly sliding out of the booth. "I'm sorry."
Clarke quickly made her way out to the lot, and found Bellamy sitting on a motorcycle.
God. Could he be any hotter?!
He looked up as she walked closer. "I was hoping you'd come."
She stopped a few feet from him. "I'm just warning you. I don't think I'd make a very good partner. I'm not the dare devil type." She fidgeted with her hands and Bellamy gave her a slightly amused look.
"You should actually team up with my friend Lexa. She's obsessed with Nerve." She looked down not making eye contact with him. Waiting for the rejection she was used too.
"But," he paused until she looked back up to him, "the Watchers want me to team up with you." He held out a silver helmet to her.
Clarke took another deep breath before closing the distance between them. She looked to the helmet, then back to him.
"The second I feel uncomfortable, I'm out." She stated. No room for argument.
He nodded, like he expected that. "That's fair."
Clarke reached out, taking the helmet from him, and he smiled.
She gave him a small smile in return. "Okay then."
She climbed on the back of the bike, wrapping her arms around him and holding tightly. She could feel how muscular he was, the feeling of him between her legs, and it sent heat straight to her core.
Bellamy revved the bike. "Hold on Princess!" he called out before pulling out, and Clarke squeezed tighter. This time smiling slightly at the pet name. She was nervous about what would happen next, but she hoped it would be involving more of Bellamy.
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