A/N: Just because I watch House doesn't mean I know anything about medicine. If someone gets shot, you aren't supposed to pour water over it? Idk. Sorry for any errors, have some spanish speaking Raven. I don't own aliens or the 100.
-(Ark)-
It hasn't been the best year for Raven, it never is with her luck, but this year has been extra bad. When the hot older woman you've been pestering shows up to your doorstep with that look on her face, well Raven knew she was going to step into a mud hole. Everyone was restless lately, and angry. The ark was a bomb, and Raven didn't know when it was going to blow except that it would be soon.
"Abby!" Raven leaned against the doorway, her crop top riding up, and Abby rolled her eyes, "finally decided on fulfilling my doctor fantasy? Or the you called for a mechanic fantasy?"
Abby sighed the long pained sigh of not falling into sinful temptation, " Raven, I'm old enough to be your mother."
"It's a good thing I don't have a mommy kink. Que puedo haser para ti, mi corazon? Is this about Finn? Is he okay?" Raven asked getting serious and letting Abby into her workshop.
"He's fine. His heart spiked when they hit the atmosphere, but the readings show he's stable now."
"That's good. What about Jaha and Clarke?"
"Both alive. There's something bad happening to the boy John Murphy and that's got Kane acting like there's a stick up his-" Abby breathed out her nose. "Murmurs of rebellion are going around, and air is running low."
"Yeah I've noticed."
Abby frowned, analyzing Raven's breathing, "you okay honey?" She asked, reaching to Raven's throat and gauge her breathing.
"M'hmmm I'm good. The air is just notably thinner. You have lovely hands, have I told you that recently?"
Abby laughed, "yeah, you might have mentioned it once or twice."
Raven nodded with a devilish smirk on her face, "once or twice. How are you?"
"Stressed," Abby rolled her stiff shoulders. Things have been too exciting.
Raven leaned in closer, a suggestive gleam in her brown eyes, "I can help with that," she whispered.
Abby caressed Raven cheek affectionally, chuckling a bit, " I bet you could. I got to get back to work though, and I wanted to check on you. Stay safe Raven, and away from the guards with bullets. Things are hectic right now," she squeezed Raven's hand and went to the door.
"No good bye kiss? Abby wait!" Raven called out to her, her face sad yet hopeful, "we should talk...really talk, about us."
Half way out the door, Abby paused and gave Raven a small smile that contained sweet promises, " We will, but you have to talk to Finn first, and you will when once we get to the ground. We'll talk once the dust settles. I'll keep you posted okay?"
"Yeah, okay."
Raven bit her bottom lip feeling, not pleased. She and Finn weren't dating when the whole space walk happened, they used to date, then they were friends with benefits, but then Raven met Abby in the infirmary. Raven had been pushed by a kid running, ended up slipping with a sharp tool in her hand and got a nasty gash on her arm. Her breath was knocked out when she went to get her arm fixed and laid eyes on widowed Abigail Griffin. Finn had been carrying her so he had witnessed her blunder in being suave.
"What happened?" The closer the doctor got the less Raven's brain functioned.
"Uhh...uhm. I-I...wow, just wow," Raven stumbled to find words to say how blown away she was by the beautiful, stunning woman.
"I'm sorry she's usually a quick talker. I'm afraid their isn't enough blood going to her brain," Finn spoke for her. The bleeding wasn't that bad, and Raven was a tough cookie, he didn't understand why she was acting like this now. Shock of seeing herself bleed? Its not like it's the first time, Raven was a walking, magnet for disasters.
"Set her up there please," the doctor asked.
When the doctor turned to point to the table thing, Raven mumbled to herself, "I was not prepared to be facing a hot doctor today. Keep it cool Raven."
Finn shook his head at his girl friend as he placed her on the table, "Raven you're bleeding. Doctor Griffin she got cut with a rusty object," Finn told Abigail.
"You can go wait outside, I'm in good hands with Abby," Raven waved him off, smiling at the hot doctor inspecting her arm. The doctor didn't say anything when Raven called her Abby.
"Are you family?" Abby asked Finn.
"Yes, I'm her fiancé," Raven whipped her head at Finn, wide-eyed.
"NOOOOOO!" Raven drawled, giving Abby a panicky face.
"They kick you out if you aren't family," Finn explained his reason for lying. "Fine I'm her boyfriend. Can I stay?"
Both Finn and Raven looked at Abby with eyes that pleaded for him to be either kicked out or left in. Abby opened her mouth hesitantly, "you aren't going to faint Raven?" Raven shook her head. "I promise to take care of her Finn. I need space to move so how about you stay outside the door? I'll call you in if she needs you," Abby tried.
Finn's shoulders dropped and Raven would have felt bad, except he made her chances of getting very friendly with Abby drop with his fiancé comment. Raven needed to be completely focused on her flirting game, and couldn't have her ex breathing down her neck to do that.
"You're Raven Reyes, right?" Abby asked when Finn left.
"Yeah, you've heard of me?"
"Sinclair brags about you all the time. You have an impressive resume Raven," Abby told her, and yes, Raven did swell with happiness. So she's impressed both Abby and Sinclair, nice.
"I've never seen you before," Raven struck for conversation. She's broken her arm once, got burns on her legs, hit her head with a pipe, she wasn't clumsy just unfortunate. Its like the second she was born, some higher being rolled dice and she landed with unlucky numbers. This was the first time she had seen Abby Griffin.
"I'm not the only medic on the ark, Raven. Sometimes I leave my apprentices too. I usually do the more complicated procedures, decided to go easy for today," Abby explained while cleaning the wound.
Raven was distracted when Abby disinfected her cut, Abby had been leaning down and Raven was able to purchase some nice cleavage. Curves, authoritative aura, pretty face, steady hands, fit body, and lovely boobs, yup Raven was a goner.
"I think you're going to need a few stitches where its really deep," Abby told Raven, perplexed over the dazed, blushing, Latina ogling at her.
"That's fine, you're doing great as replacement for anesthesia," they both blinked at Raven's thoughtless remark. Raven bite the inside of her cheek.
"Your boyfriend wasn't kidding about the lack of oxygen going to your brain," Abby laughed it off and Raven flinched.
"I have a better mouth filter than this and he's not my boyfriend. I'm not kidding though, keep smiling and I probably won't feel a thing. Wow, has anybody told you your smiles can cure people? It's like looking at Buddha or Mary," Raven wiggled closer to Abby, almost falling at the edge of the table, and Abby stood her ground, her face showed her amusement of Raven's attempts.
"No, not really. I'll keep that in mind and smile more to my patients if it's such a great replacement for medicine," Abby got the stitches. " Don't bite your tongue."
"Yeah, that would be a shame," Raven winked and then winced in pain when the needle went through flesh. "Hijo de la gran puta!" Raven hissed.
"You okay there sweet heart?" Abby asked without a hint of malice.
"Yeah just wasn't expecting that. Give a girl a little warning," and the slight twitch on the corner of Abby's pretty pink lips made Raven forget all about the pain.
Abby was efficient in her work and soon the stitches were done. "There," Abby patted Raven's thigh, staying on safe territory, "Want a lollipop for being a good patient?" Abby chuckled. "We're all done. You okay?" Abby asked, removing her latex gloves.
"I'm better than okay," Raven responded, slowly dragging her tongue over her lips. She noted the quick way Abby looked down at her lips before she was staring directly into Raven's eyes with an interested, challenging, gaze that made Raven want to rub her thighs.
Abby cleared her throat, "don't go running with scissors. Doctor orders."
"I wasn't the one running," Raven denied.
Raven didn't get her number, but she did befriend the male nurse that was in the office and was responsible for schedules. She knew when her favorite was in and made excuses to see her, or let herself get minor injuries more easily. She ignored Finn's pleading for her to wear long, heavy clothing, if she did everything Finn wanted he would roll her in bubble wrap. Soon Raven didn't even have to visit Abby as much, the doctor seeing how accident prone Raven was, made house calls, checking up on her four times a week
Presently Raven regretted many things. She regretted going on that space walk, she regretted letting Finn take the fall, and she regretted how she wasn't fair to Finn and dragged their relationship on when she was falling for the doctor. Abby was right not to let Raven take the next step until she cleared the air with Finn. She just hoped they would soon be departing to earth so she could see Finn and know that he really was okay. She really wanted to kiss Abby and make them official.
Her competition was also keeping her on edge; Abby had really good looking friends her age. Raven couldn't help but tense up whenever she saw her with her long time friend Callie, and mostly enemy Kane. Callie didn't take Raven seriously as a possible partner for Abby and Kane had some stretched sexual tension going on with Abby. Raven was sure Callie discouraged Abby in waiting for Raven to be ready, and Abby swore she had no idea what Raven was talking about when she brought up Abby's dynamic with Kane. Jaha was no ally either, the guy was shady, telling Raven to her face that he didn't want her to sully Abby's reputation. Raven politely told him to go fuck himself. She didn't feel bad that when she heard that he got shot, more upset by the fact of how busy Abby was going to be.
Now Raven was stuck, unable to help her soon to be girlfriend, or help her ex-boyfriend. Abby already said she couldn't tape Diana Sydney or Kane and leave them in a closet. Raven could see that Diana, and Kane were being a major pain in ass for Abby, yet Abby was firm in not letting Raven help. It was maddening, Raven hated being still. The least she could do is not worry Abby, keep her head low, and ears open to what was happening in the poorer sections.
-(Back on earth)-
Charlotte was in the back of the herd and first to notice a few missing teens. She jogged up to Bellamy and his gang, trying to control her breathing, her short legs weren't much help. Mills blocked her when she tried to squirm through the pack.
"Guy's move! I have to talk to Bellamy," she tried to sound braver than she felt with Mills looming over her.
"Beat it, pipsqueak," Mills pushed her back.
"Bellamy!" Charlotte jumped trying to gain his attention but he was flirting with some girl. Seeing no other way Charlotte went to Clarke.
She was leading the herd of delinquents, clearly ignoring Wells and talking to Monty about how they were going to communicate with the ark. Finn and Jasper were attempting to flirt with Octavia who flirted back half heartily, her attention mostly focused on nature. Charlotte didn't want to talk to Clarke when Wells was nearby, but people were missing. She gulped and scampered up to where Clarke lead.
Not knowing how to start Charlotte faked a really loud cough. She was hitting puberty, awkward is all she got. Clarke turned her head back and tried to find the person who was trying to get her attention. Charlotte blushed, "uh, down here," she said, raising her arm. Clarke blushed too, realizing she had just skimmed past Charlotte.
"Yes?" Clarke prompted, turning her body completely around so she could face Charlotte.
"I don't mean to alarm you...but we're missing like four kids. I can't find the kids that used to go to middle school with me," Charlotte shifted, glancing at her feet. The sun was getting lower and the woods shadows grew stronger.
Clarke frowned, "young kids... what district are they from," Clarke asked, motioning for Monty, Jasper, and Finn to come.
Charlotte informed the teens the kids names, districts, and faces.
Finn eyebrows furrowed, "I know two of them. They're not trouble makers, they were just in the wrong place at a really bad time. They wouldn't just leave like Murphy had. Should I go look for them?" Finn was already walking down.
Charlotte squirmed, "it's getting dark," she pointed out.
"Not yet, we have some time," Finn argued.
Clarke sighed, looking torn, "… they know where we're heading. If life has survived on earth than we don't know what kind of animals live here. We can head out in morning if they're still not here by then. Mount weather is a military base. We need the supplies if we're going to survive."
Finn glared at her, "they're just kids Clarke! We can't just abandon them!"
"We're not abandoning them," Clarke shot back, "we're being smart. We're not prepared to face what's out here. We'll find them when we aren't sitting ducks."
"Didn't take you for a coward," Finn sneered.
"Think Finn! What if you disappear too?"
Finn made fists, "Raven..." He mumbled, and relaxed, not looking happy with the outcome.
"What's going on here?" Bellamy marched up to them with his gang.
Charlotte held back the giggle when she saw Clarke's half way eye roll. Clarke seeing that she got caught, gave Charlotte an easy smile, mentally preparing herself to face Bellamy.
"There are kids missing?" Clarke told him.
Bellamy spine went taut, " you're kidding me? We should go search for them."
"Sure, go into the dark creepy woods, be my guest," they all faced the woods and its vastness sent chills down their spines.
Charlotte missed the tight space of the ark. They were on a fixed orbit around earth, not worrying about going of course and becoming trapped in eternal space. The horizon felt never ending too, and Charlotte was reminded just how microscopic and insignificant they all were.
"If horror movies have taught me anything its that deep woods is where you go to get murdered. Let's go where the nice safe walls are. Agreed?" Monty asked the group.
"Agreed," the royal side nodded, Bellamy's squad low key nodded too. They just got here, they didn't want to be murdered so soon.
"Bellamy, why don't you make your posse useful and tell the younger kids to get in the middle of the pack. The older kids make the outward circle, but keep the pack tight so we'll notice if anyone goes missing. One of your boys could be in the back, the others in the side?" Clarke kindly suggested.
Bellamy seemed to want to argue so he could look like he was in charge when Octavia intervened, "that sounds reasonable. We all have to look after each other right?" Bellamy worked his jaw.
"Miller you take the left, John right, and Atom takes the rear ," Bellamy sent them off.
"How old are you Charlotte?" Clarke asked her, and she almost jumped at being directed.
"I-I'm 12."
Clarke and Wells mouth fell open, astonished, "that's really young."
Charlotte shrugged, "my parents were being floated and I fought a guard," she explained, not looking at Wells. He resembled the chancellor that haunted her dreams. The man who permitted her parents death over a petty crime.
"Fought?" Jasper didn't believe it, this smurf fighting a trained guard?
"Pushed him," Charlotte clarified, "I still got sent into solitary."
"That sucks kiddo," Finn gaze was sympathetic and Charlotte bristled.
"Yeah, I'm an orphan, so are plenty of the others here. I don't need your sympathy," she glared at Wells when she said the last part. Being the chancellors kid, Wells understood that he was getting hate from all the delinquents.
"I get it," Clarke's face became troubled, clearing after reliving a memory. "Since you seem to be well acquainted with the kids your age can I ask that you lead them. Make sure the others don't wander out?"
Charlotte was stunned for a second, "ye-yeah I can do that."
"Thanks," Clarke smiled, turning around to resume walking upward.
Charlotte was like a dog and the kids were like sheep. They didn't listen to her until they saw Miller come to talk her. After that they followed her instruction, sometimes complaining that their feet hurt, or that they were thirsty, that they had to pee. They were all out of shape from being locked inside a small box for so long. They weren't used having to walk for miles with only short and few breaks. Charlotte mostly had to encourage them to keep walking and not give up. It seemed that for every break the kids grew more reluctant to get back up. It was a problem.
She was tired too, and she was trying not to dry heave like some off the less fit kids. She wished for those levitating seats like in Walle. It was scary, a group of kids without any weapons...they were so vulnerable. It's a gift that the lingering radiation hadn't killed them yet.
"You okay kid?" Charlotte jumped at Bellamy's heavy voice next to her. She hadn't realized he was there. "Lost in thought?"
Charlotte licked her dry lips," you aren't worried about every danger we don't know that lives on earth?"
Bellamy mulled that in his head, "we're here and so far mother nature has treated us with open arms. Don't worry too much about it, we'll be okay. We're home, and there's no place safer than home." Bellamy's expression softened and Charlotte loosened up.
Bellamy was right. This is where humanity originated from, she should feel at peace here. This was her natural habitat, and man was on top of the food pyramid, the top predator. Once they got to the fort, everything will be fine. They'll go search for her classmates tomorrow, the ark will eventually land, and humanity can start over. A new beginning, they wouldn't mess up this time.
"We're home," Charlotte tried out the words. Home used to be her parents...could she start over too? A glimmer of hope sparked in her.
"We're home," Bellamy put his arm over her shoulder and Charlotte felt safe.
A/N: LOL, my sweet bean Charlotte. The ark should have went sailing for a nicer planet like Pluto because earth is hella hostile, everything is trying to kill you, and it's very much the survival of the cruelest. A few things I should probably mention, Clarke does not know about Raven. It's been a long time since I've watched the 100 but my raven is going to be playful, and have a I will throw you some serious shit kind of personality. Anya is asexual because that's the way I depict her. Anya is like Goku, she prefers to train. I can't even remember if Raven and Anya ever met in the T.V show.