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My name is Arabelle Collins. I was born in space, like everyone else on the ark. But I had never walked through the corridors, never seen the moon or the stars. Not until that night.
Why? I am a second child. Something that is forbidden on the ark. The punishment is death, or the skybox for me (as I am under 18). I am not the only one. The woman that lived next door to my family, Aurora Blake, had 2 children. She, her son, her daughter and my brother's girlfriend Raven are the only people I knew outside of my own family.
My best friend is like me, a sister to a brother. Octavia Blake and I became friends as we often saw each other more than our own families. The floorboards, or rather underneath them, is where we met. It's where we slept. It's where we grew up. It's where we slayed our demons like Bellamy told us to. We needed each other to survive. But that night, I left her. I ran when she couldn't.
I thought that she would hate me.
And then there was my brother.
I had heard that my mother was floated, and since my father claimed to not know about me (my parents were divorced, but he knew about, saw me, had his hand in raising me ) he was let off the hook. My brother's situation was more complicated.
He tried to save me. They arrested him. And I ran.
Raven should hate me, but she helped me. She saw me and hid me and told me where to go, where was safe.
And then there's Bellamy. My hero. He always has been, but that's more complicated. He found me one night. He was on guard duty, so I guess I was lucky. He, like most people who knew me, should've hated me. But he never did. He dried my tears, he protected me, he gave me his green jacket so I stayed warm. He recognized me right away, where the other guards just think that I'm 'Belle'. Bellamy has always stood out from the crowd- that's why we're so alike. Only, I know how to blend in too.
He told me that they were going to do something to the prisoners-to Octavia and my brother. So, after about a week, I gave myself in. I know that I am safe for a while, I am 16. Nearly 17, but I don't think about it in that way.
So, anyway, that's my past. Just thought I'd let you know...
"Prisoner 2611, stand and face the wall" the guard says as they march into my cell. I start to panic. I'm not 18. I can't be floated, can I?
"What? I'm not 18! They don't review my case until I'm 18!" I stress. I do what they ask of me as I hope for answers. But nothing.
"Take the bracelet off" they order. On my right arm is the charm bracelet my brother made for me. He also made me a charm for every year I stayed under the floor boards. 15 charms, perfectly round and smooth, some with names on (Arabelle, Bellamy, Octavia and so one), some with stars on them, one with a teddy bear carefully etched into the silver band. No way in hell am I taking this off.
"No. It's the only thing I have left of my brother " I tell them.
"Take it off and keep it safe, before we take it off for you " he orders. I do it. They are not touching it. Ever.
I slip my bracelet in my jeans pocket and wait to see their next move. They grab my right arm and put a silver wristband on it. I wince as I feel a few needle like points cut through my skin. They then grab my wrists and force me out.
"Where are you taking me?" I ask them, struggling against their their harsh grip. They didn't answer, they never do. Talk about ignorance! My brother used to blank me if I did something bad, because I hated it so much. And then he stopped because I started to do to same to him.
They force me onto the corridor of the sky box and I see loads of other prisoners getting forced out of their cells. About 100 of us all together. Where are we all going? Are they going to float all of us? All 100 of us?
I look around, looking for my brother, or Octavia, or even Bellamy. Any of them could be here. The guards let go of me and I look around more. And I see her. Octavia.
"'Tavia!" I yell over the loud racket of the other prisoners. She turns, hearing me, but not in my direction. "'Tavia!" I yell once more, and then she sees me. Her face breaks out into a smile and she starts to weave through the crowd of people. I also tried to make my way to her. Once we get close to each other, we throw our arms over each other and cling onto each other. "'Tavia" I whisper.
"Hey Ari" she whispers back. I smile, feeling safe. And rebellious. It's impossible not to feel rebellious while I'm around Octavia. Time to be badass.
"What's going on?" I ask her as we pull apart. She shrugs, her brows knit in confusion.
"I dunno, I haven't seen Bellamy with the other guards, either. I've seen your brother" she tells me. The excitement must be easily seen in my eyes because she laughs. "He's already in the drop ship, come on" She says as she starts to drag me towards the big metal door. We push through the crowd with minimum fuss and get inside. There are many seats with restraints. Seat belts and locks that can restrain us while they kill us. They're going to kill us. I need to get to my brother. Now.
I start panicking when the guards grab me and Octavia and push us into our seats. I need to get to my brother. I need to get to my brother. "Relax, Ari" Octavia tells me, trying to calm me. I close my eyes and take deep, calming breaths. And then the doors close.
My eyes are shut. I can't even hear myself think. Everyone is so loud! I don't like loud sounds. I think that it's because I was brought up in a very quiet environment. I can't cope with it! It stresses me out. "Ari?" Octavia. Somehow, she's adapted to the 'outside' more than me. It's crazy really, since I've been on the outside more than her. I've been under pressure more than 'Tavia, so why am I like this? Don't you hate it when no matter how much you try, you can't be your best friend? I listen over the noise for my brother. "You're the traitor who's been in solitary for a year" I hear him say to someone.
"You're the idiot who wasted a month of oxygen taking an illegal spacewalk" someone replies. And then BANG BANG BANG. Finn.
"Finn!" I cry out.
"Ari?" I hear him. "Ari, open your eyes" He grabs my arm rest, steadying himself. I slowly open my eyes to see my brother.
"Finn" I choke out "Finn, what are you doing out of your seat?" He smirks at me, but it doesn't reach his eyes like it normally does.
"I'm spacewalking, princess" He whispers. BANG BANG BANG Finn grips tighter. I close my eyes. Screaming and yelling. And then... nothing, not even the buzz of the engine. I open my eyes again and Finn's feet are on the floor. I look over at Octavia to see her smiling. I take my seat belt off and my brother helps me out of my seat. Octavia grips my hand and we head downstairs. Everyone is talking about... earth?
"Did you hear the chancellor?" Octavia asks me. I shake my head. "He said that he was sending us to earth to see if it's survivable". Oh. That makes sense. I let Octavia go down before me and Finn goes down before her. "Bell?" O says, in the middle of climbing down the ladder. She jumps down and I follow her. Once I get on the ground, I am dragged through the crowd by Octavia. She stops and I look up to see Bellamy.
My face breaks into an enormous grin. Bellamy is here. Everything will be alright. Bellamy is here.
After O and Bell hug, he turns to me with a smile on his face. "Told you something was going to happen, didn't I Princess?" He says, hugging me. I instantly relax in Bellamy's arms.
"Come on!" Someone yells.
"Do you mind? I haven't seen my brother in over a year!" O yells back.
"Yeah, me neither" I support my best friend. We both smirk, everything back to normal.
"No one has a brother!" Someone else yells from the middle of the crowd. Finn puts his hand on my shoulder.
"You two are the girls they found under the floorboards!" Someone near the front yells, their tone tainted with mocking laughter.
I'll show them a joke! Or not... you see, I would, I really would love to, only Finn's intentions are now clear and he's trying to hold me back before I start a fight. Bellamy takes Octavia and I by the hand as he glares at the crowd.
"How about we give them something else to remember you by?" he whispers.
"Like what?" I ask him.
"Like being the first people to walk on earth in over 97 years" Bellamy answered with a smirk. Octavia and I turn to each other, smirk and nod. Bellamy goes to open the door, but someone stops him.
"Wait! If you open that door, the radiation could kill us all!" Someone yells out. I turn to glare at the person who said it, but stop when I realise that it's Abby's daughter. Abby was good to me, I should repay the favour. The least I can do is be nice to her daughter.
"If there is radiation-" Octavia starts, cutting herself off because she knows I am going to say the end of her sentence anyway.
"-We're all dead anyway. Why wait?" I finish. Me and O turn to Bellamy and he smirks at us.
"Ready?" We both nod. He smirks again and pulls the lever. The doors start to open and the light creeps into the dropship. I can smell the fresh air, hear the birds. And, by the way, the fresh air smells a lot better than the recycled air on the ark. Just saying.
Bellamy and Finn push people behind us as they try to get onto the ground. I grab Octavia's hand and she grips mine like a life line. For all we know, it could be the last thing we do. I look back at my brother and he nods, encouraging us to move forward. I take a deep breath and we start to move forward, taking large steps. We walk together, as one. One, two, three, we are standing at the end of the dropship door. Just one more little tiny step and we will be on the ground. I let out my last breath and take another one in. The air is so intoxicating. Hopefully, it's not toxic. O and I do a small, tiny jump onto the ground. We are on the ground. I can't help but break into a huge grin. My arms are forced into the air by Octavia (Well, one is, the other just follows) and I have this sudden urge to scream. So I, we, do.
"WE'RE BACK B***!"
HEY! So, my first the 100 fic. I love this idea and i've been working on this for a while. Yep, this is the first proper chapter. I won't be doing it as one chapter per episode, maybe two or three chapters per episode. I dunno yet.
Before any of you flame me for having Bellamy a guard, even after Octavia was found, don't go there! I needed it to be like that! Trust me, it'll all make sense!
And, by the way, I'm also gonna be writing a story on Wattpad where Ari comes in a lot later (Start of S3).
Also, Ari's relationship with everyone is confusing, but I think after I explain it, it will all be simple. The most confusing relationship is Bellabelle (Ari's and Bellamy's ship name).
Sorry Bellarke shippers! I ship Bellarke too, but I loved this idea!
Love you lots!
DramioneDreamer xoxo