Hello All! My first fanfic so please review and critique at your own risk. I apologize for grammar mistakes. Please :)
Intro: So basically the Ark came 18 years ago and Clarke is used as an exchange, and kinda AUish in a way. But all characters are the same, Lincoln may be slightly OOC. But anyways EVERYONE from the ark came to earth 18 years earlier so Clarke grows up with the grounders and this is her journey as she finds her self, and of course some romance ;)
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18 years ago
Day 93: Abby
They are trying to deal with the unruly grounders. They talk of war and not of peace, I don't want this child to come into this world like this. The ark thinks they can come down here and control all those who don't bow down to them. They are wrong; the grounders are coming and won't hesitate to attack. Aurora says that they are not all monsters; she believes in them, she sleeps with them. While we have winter to worry about, and the grounders, which laugh behind our backs, and wait until we die a cold death. I need her to be safe and sound; I don't want her to grow without warmth. The grounders came for me and offered me an exchange and I'm seriously considering their offer. It can save both my child and the our people. It's worth the risk, the grounders haven't had one in ages and they believe she will be of great use. I'm going to do the exchange, of course I told Jaha. Jaha said to forgive him but he thought the sacrifice i would have to make is really risky but necessary for the survival of our people. I didn't dare tell Jake he would hold me down and keep her away from me. I would meet them at first light tomorrow ready for the trade. Peace for my blood.
Present:
Day 6,535: Clarke
Its eyes were watching me, although it didn't know what I was it stared into my soul knowing what would come next. Anya said they were stupid animals just walking food with legs. This one knew and she planned to outrun me. I stepped forward, it stopped and ran. The chase was the best part of the hunt. The deer's agile legs carried her far, but of course not enough to save her life. She lightly jumped into the river and crossed it. On the other side she dried herself and looked back and me with a mischievous glint in her eyes. Damn animal! She knew I couldn't cross the river that was the space walkers territory. Mama told me they were rude people with no manners and no respect for the elders and tribes of the realm, so far I hadn't met any spacewalkers yet. The kept to themselves and so did we, well some of us. There was gossip around the village that some men, warriors to be exact, would fall in love and bed the women from the space walker territory. That was just gossip, I quickly headed back to the village it was almost sundown and Anya would be expecting me to help her prepare for dinner.
"Hey, Blue!" someone shouts. I roll my eyes that nickname has been with me since I was born, when they first discovered that I was the only one born with blue eyes in the tribe. I see that Lincoln is calling me over he is skinning the kill he got today, preparing it for dinner. I walk over to him.
"Hey" I say. He smiles and laughs.
"Why are you always so moody Clarke?"
"Why are you never serious?" I reply. He just smirks, and laughs.
"Because life is short, hey I'm taking people to go gather wood and supplies later, want to come?" He asked with a wink. I sighed, I knew Lincoln was going to go see the spacewalkers, they had no idea. But the Grounders always look forward to see the spacewalkers, or the better word spy on them. I shook my head.
"One day Anya is going to catch you and she won't be happy!" I replied. He shook his head and looked me in the eyes. "Why do you always do what she tells you? You need to learn to let go Clarke!" He said seriously for once. I sighed, it wasn't that simple Anya was my older sister, and I was the daughter of a high warrior and huntress, I couldn't just fool around like the other teens in the village. I can't afford to lose favor in the village; I was the only known healer. Anya was disgusted that I would chose something that could shame our exterior facade, that we were strong and emotionless beings that only knew how to destroy, maim, and kill.
"Maybe next time Linc" I replied with sad eyes, I did long to see the space walkers. Anya and Mama never let me get too close to them. Papa didn't like me, therefore he didn't really care what I did he never saw me as his daughter. But he respected the gift that I had to heal people our people, so I was somewhat important to him. Lincoln just shrugged, and walked away, but not without "spilling" the entrails and blood next to my feet. I glared at him, he just giggled like a little girl.
"Jerk!" I yelled. He just laughed hysterically while walking away. Lincoln is always getting into mischief, and Anya continues to question his loyalty to our tribe, supposedly, he hid a girl in his cave, she is a spacewalker. Well its just rumors, Lincoln isn't that stupid. Although I do wonder why he is always the one to plan these "gathering supplies" trips, just to take a peek at the space walkers. I start to go home, our humble little hut, which by the way isn't as shabby as the others, considering my father and mother were the leaders of this tribe.
"Clarke!" Anya furiously yelled. I flinched. She came my way with her face paint smeared all over and her hair even more disheveled than it usually is. "Where have you been!?" She yelled at me. I just looked at her, with a look of disdain.
"Hunting for our dinner, smart one." I said while rolling my eyes. Although Anya was the best warrior she was a lousy shot, and couldn't hunt if her life depended on it. She crossed her arms and glared, she should be more thankful, our parents know nothing about her inability to hunt. They would shun her, and make her wed the nearest clan leader. A wife Anya was not, I shrugged my shoulders.
"I didn't get her today"
"Again" She said with a satisfied smirk on her face. I shrugged my shoulders, and started to head out the door. She quickly pulled my hair, and pain came instantly, she whispered the same words that always hurt me. She always ended with "Hurry back...Blue eyes" she bitterly said.. When Anya calls me that I always felt like I didn't belong, like she hates me, just like she hates the space walkers. She then lets go of my hair and I quickly grab my bow and arrows and my cloak with the black mask, and quickly get out of the house, and run to the animal traps we've set up.
Bellamy POV:
"Fuck you! Bellamy!" Octavia yelled at me. She's just a stupid kid, trying to go meet the grounders and I told her no, because of that guy I hear people talking about that she spends time with. He's a grounder for goodness sake. She walks away from me, I follow. She abruptly stops and turns to face me.
"Just because you joined the guard doesn't mean you have put even more stupid rules for me to follow" She pouts.
"Like hell it does, now it just means I have a gun I can freely use." I retort. She rolls her eyes and stomps her feet, and screams in frustration, she quickly walks towards the woods. I run up to catch up to her, grab her by the arm and drag her all the way to our room. Lock the door, I hear her pounding on the door. "Not funny Bellamy! come on let me out!" she shouts.
"Tomorrow! This is for your own good!" I reply. She once again screams in frustration, and starts yelling obscure words at me, that shouldn't be used by a lady. I shrug and check the time, and realize that its time for me to patrol the wall. Mom told me they built the wall after the second winter, the first was the worst she remembers people starved, and many died. The grounders didn't intervene at all they didn't help, and I don't blame them. The council is a pain in the ass, and declares regulations that make no sense, mom used to say that it is still the same as it was in the Ark the counsel trying to control what little resources we have and arresting the innocent. I shake my head, and try not to think about mom, she died a year ago. Octavia is the only person I actually care about, that's why I'm trying to keep her away from all the dangers of earth, it feels like we've arrived just yesterday, discovering new dangers every day. Losing people to little things like the cold, or a deep cut. It's crazy.
I suddenly see Murphy coming towards me to relieve me of my shift. I give a curt nod, and make my way to Octavia and I's quarters. I unlock the door and see that the room is vacant. Shit! How the hell did she get out. I quickly search the halls of the ark ship that we've been living in. I spot Shumway and asked him if he's seen my sister he nods and point in the way of the woods. I don't waste time and make my way to the woods gun in hand, it getting dark soon, and Octavia being who she is won't be able to make her way back in the darkness. She's all I have and she's twice as stubborn, right now my worry outweighs the anger that I feel.
"ARGHHHHHHH!" Someone screams. I quickly run in the direction the scream came from. I see Octavia; an animal trap has got her calf. Blood covering the grass around her. And then I see it. The grounder he dons a black mask and he's crouched next to her examining her leg, putting some weird green thing on her calf.
"Hey!" I shout, raising my gun pointed at his head. He quickly jumps back startled, and in a second he takes out his bow and arrow ready to attack also. Octavia is losing consciousness.
"No! Bell...he ...help" She quickly blacks out. I growl, and shout "Lower the damn bow" The grounder shakes his head and pulls back the string. I shoot his leg, he screams and falls to the ground. I quickly stand in front of him.
"Take off the damn mask, Grounder!" I spit out. He takes of his mask.
Her blue eyes stare back at me, like she stares death in the face.
