Three days. Three days it had been since Kacey was given anything to eat or drink. She had managed to ration the last drops of water she had been given by the previous guard until the night before, but now it was all gone. Her throat felt like sandpaper, and her stomach ached so bad she felt as if she was dying. She knew she wouldn't of course, this wasn't the first time they had tried to starve her out. Some of the guards were kind to her, felt bad that she was there, but most of them hated her. They thought she should have been floated. She turned her head to the side and looked at the marks she had scratched against the wall. There were 1460 scratches carved by her own bloody nails, give or take. Four years in the same four walls. She didn't miss much outside of the room, almost everything she cared about had already gone. Her mother had been killed when she was twelve. Well, more like butchered. She had seen it, the first person. It seemed right in a way, she supposed. She had ran over to her mother, as she gurgled on her last breaths. She had been screaming so loudly she almost lost her mother's last words. Kill them. It was a clear order in her mind, and her mother had always told her to never disobey an order. She was a guard on the Ark, she had been defending the food rations when they came. It was a planned attack that was clear enough. There was a trial, but they never arrested anyone, stating that Kacey claiming that the three most respected people on the Ark killed her mother, was no evidence. She supposed she shouldn't have been surprised that accusing the Vice Chancellor of murder wasn't taken seriously. But she knew it was true, she had seen them running away. She did what her mother asked her. It was easier than she expected, they certainly weren't expecting it. She didn't bother trying to deny it when they came for her, she just didn't care anymore. That's how she found herself in solitary for four years. There was nothing in the room, no bed, no basin, not even a toilet. They were allowed out of their cells for ten minutes every day to relieve themselves and wash. There was to be absolutely no talking between the prisoners, so they talked while in their cells. There were air vents that carried their voices to each other. It was how they kept each other sane. There had been twelve people through solitary in the time she was there, most of them much older than her. Dennis, was the last person, but he had been floated over a month ago. She was waiting for something else to commit a violent crime, she knew it was wrong, but she hated being alone. Of course violent criminals didn't make the best of friends, but it was good to talk to someone who understood what you were going through. What a wonderful way to celebrate her 16th birthday, she sighed.
"Prisoner 208M, face the wall" A voice boomed suddenly, as Kacey reluctantly did so.
She heard a briefcase open and turned to see a strange looking wristband. This was wrong, she thought to herself. This wasn't for food, or wash time…this must be it. They were going to kill her. She always expected this day would come, they wouldn't be able to feed all the prisoners anymore, and the ones in solitary would be the first to go.
"You can't do this! I've just turned 16, you can't float me yet" Kacey insisted.
"Put this on" The guard told her, handing her the wristband.
"I think it's more your colour" Kacey retorted, before hitting the guard over the head with it, and grabbing his electric baton.
No way was she going to die today, she thought to herself, as the guard groaned, falling to the ground. She rushed out of her cell, closing the door behind her, so the guard couldn't get out. There were five more guards at the end of corridor, making Kacey sigh.
"Oh, I have been waiting for this fight" She heard one of the guards call over to her, as they approached.
"The feelings mutual" She hissed, raising her baton.
The first two guards ran at her, as she ducked their blows, twisting around and coming up behind them. She hit the first guard in the neck, pushing him to the ground. She then kicked the other guard in the crotch, as another guard grabbed her arm. She used her head to hit the guard in the face, pushing him off of her. Meanwhile, another guard had crept up on her and had thrown her into a nearby wall. He then rushed forward and used his baton to hit her in the stomach, while another guard grabbed the baton from her hand. She then took a hard blow to the face, which pushed her to the ground. She lost consciousness as she felt continuous blows to her stomach, as everything faded to black.
She felt someone shaking her shoulder, and slowly started to open her eyes. She was shocked to find a familiar face to the side of her.
"Wells!" She cried.
"It's so good to see you" He admitted, with a smile.
"Wait…am I dead? I'm pretty sure I'm dead" Kacey mumbled.
"No, you're alive. We're going to Earth!" He blurted out.
"Yeah, I am definitely dead" Katerina replied.
"Look at where we are. This is a drop ship. They're sending us to Earth" Wells explained.
"Us?" Kacey inquired.
"Prisoners" Well stated.
"You got arrested?" Kacey asked.
"Today. I heard you were coming and well her…" Wells trailed off, ushering to a blonde on the over side of him.
"Is that Clarke?" Kacey queried, remembering Wells' crush from so long ago.
Wells nodded at her, as Kacey zoned out. Clarke had always seemed nice enough, but Kacey had never been interested in making friendships. They had only shared a handful of conversations.
"Hey, are you still with me?" Wells questioned, waving a hand in front of her face.
"Oh yeah, sorry. What were you saying?" Kacey inquired, shaking her head.
"They're sending 100 of us to Earth to find out whether it's liveable" Wells explained.
"But why us?" Kacey frowned.
"We're expandable" Wells shrugged, as Clarke started waking up, as Wells attention was drawn away from her.
Kacey shut her eyes as they started to plummet down, the lights flickering on and off. She heard different voices around her, but refused to open her eyes, trying to stop an inevitable panic attack. She held the seat tightly under her hands, and bit her lip, trying to stay calm. Suddenly there were shouts from all around her, as she looked up to see a few boys had been thrown around the ship, seeming to have stupidly taken their belts off. There were sparks coming from everywhere, as smoke started to engulf them. A moment later, everything went dark as they seemed to stop. Kacey let out a loud breath that she hadn't realised she had been holding, and tried to get her breathing under control.
"Are you okay?" Wells asked her, as she nodded.
Everyone quickly took their seatbelts off, apart from Kacey and Wells, who were still in shock. She glanced behind her and saw two bodies on the floor, guessing they were dead. Down to 98 already, she thought to herself. Kacey had started to walk down the ladder when she heard people shouting from down below, she recognised one of them as Clarke's voice. Her eyes widened as she saw another familiar face, stopping mid-climb.
"Octavia?" She exclaimed, as the girl's face lit up.
Kacey ran down the corridors of the Ark, panting as she did so. She was so desperate not to be caught again by Wells while playing Hide and Seek that she didn't think when she opened the door to someone's room and barged in. She closed the door behind her with a giggle, thinking that Wells would never find her now. She heard a small gasp from behind her, and turned around, seeing a girl who was a probably a little older than her cowering away.
"Oh…I…I'm sorry, I didn't think anyone was in here…I'll go…" Kacey trailed off, seeing that the girl was scared.
"You won't tell anyone I'm here?" The girl asked.
"Are you not supposed to be?" Kacey inquired, as the girl shook her head.
Kacey approached her cautiously and found that she was half way into a hole in the floor and frowned.
"Are you playing hide and seek too?" Kacey queried.
"What's that?" Octavia questioned.
"It's where you hide somewhere and another person has to try to find you. Its really fun…as long as you don't get caught" Kacey explained, as the girl suddenly became upset, looking like she was about to cry.
"Are you okay?" Kacey asked her.
"I…I'm not supposed to be here. I have to hide in here when they come looking for me" Octavia admitted.
"The guards? Why aren't you supposed to be here?" Kacey frowned.
"People aren't supposed to have more than one child" Octavia told her.
"I won't tell anyone" Kacey told her.
"Do you promise?" Octavia insisted.
"Promise" Kacey nodded, spitting on her hand and holding it out to Octavia.
"Ew, why did you do that?" Octavia laughed.
"I see the boys doing it all the time. C'mon, you do it!" Kacey exclaimed, as Octavia did so.
Kacey then pressed their hands together, shaking firmly.
"I've never talked to anyone before who isn't my mother or brother" Octavia admitted, pulling away with a smile.
"Really?" Kacey inquired, her eyes going wide, as Octavia nodded.
"Maybe we could be friends?" Kacey suggested, seeing how lonely the girl was.
"Yes, please! I'm Octavia" She smiled, jumping up and down.
"I'm Kacey" She grinned back.
After that Kacey had gone to Octavia's room twice a week, whenever her mother or brother was out. They decided that she couldn't stay for longer than half an hour, but both girls enjoyed their time together immensely. It was fun having their own little secret that no one else knew about.
"Kacey?!" Octavia cried, a grin spreading over her face.
Kacey quickly rushed down the ladder, so happy to see a friendly face. She couldn't help but tense up a little when Octavia hugged her. She had been touched so intimately in four years. She had to push down the urge to push Octavia away, knowing she couldn't have known any better.
"I can't believe you're here" Octavia smiled.
"Neither can I" Kacey replied.
"Where's your wristband" Clarke suddenly interjected, behind them.
"Do you mind? I haven't seen my brother in a year" Octavia informed her.
Kacey looked behind them and saw Bellamy Blake, her crush from when she was younger. He had grown up a lot since the last time she saw him. He was staring at her intently, seemingly confused by what was going on between her and his sister.
"No one has a brother" A voice shouted from behind them.
"That's Octavia Blake, the girl they found hidden in the floor" Another announced, as Octavia lunged towards the voice, ready for a fight.
"Octavia, Octavia, no. Let's give them something else to remember you by" Bellamy insisted, grabbing her and pulling her back.
"Yeah? Like what?" Octavia questioned.
"Like being the first person on the ground in a hundred years" Bellamy grinned at her.
Bellamy then pulled the lever to open the ship door, as sunlight blinded them momentarily. When Kacey's eyes readjusted she could hardly believe what was in front of her. Trees, grass, the sky, none of it seemed real. Octavia took a cautious step forward, breathing in the air. Kacey could feel the wind flying through her hair, something that she had never expected to feel. She held her breath, as Octavia jumped down onto the ground below, as if expecting the earth to swallow her up.
"We're back, bitches!" Octavia suddenly shouted, throwing her arms back, as they all grinned.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! If you guys have any questions about this story, please leave a review:)
