"Guys" They heard Clarke suddenly shout.
They followed her voice into an open space, and gasped when they saw Jasper tied up to a tree, blood all over him.
"Jasper. Oh, my God" Clarke gasped, as she started to walk forward.
"Clarke, be careful" Finn warned her.
Kacey heeded this advice and started to tread very carefully. This all seemed far too easy.
"What the hell is this?" Bellamy asked.
A moment later, Clarke fell through the ground, only to be caught just in time by Bellamy. The ground beneath Clarke was full of wooden spikes, which would kill her instantly if she were to fall. Kacey expected him to pull her up immediately, but he seemed to hesitate, as both their eyes fell on Clarke's wristband.
They all rushed forward, pulling Bellamy up, as Kacey grabbed onto Clarke's arm, making sure she didn't fall.
"You okay?" Kacey queried.
"Yeah…We need to get him down" Clarke panted.
"I'll climb up there and cut the vines" Finn offered.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm with you" Wells added, but Finn shook his head.
"No. Stay with Clarke. And watch him. You. Let's go" Finn told Murphy.
Kacey decided to stay with them too, hoping that they wouldn't try to kill each other.
"There's a poultice on his wound" Clarke realised.
"Medicine? Why would they save his life just to string him up as live bait?" Wells asked.
"Maybe what they're trying to catch likes its dinner to be breathing" Bellamy suggested.
"Maybe what they're trying to catch is us" Clarke warned them, as Kacey gulped, thinking that Clarke was probably right.
"Be careful" Clarke insisted, as they began cutting him down.
"They must have some pretty advance medicine to keep him alive for this long after taking a spear to the chest" Kacey stated to Clarke.
"They certainly seem to have some sort of intelligence" Clarke replied.
A moment later, they heard a rustling from the bushes, making everyone alert.
"What the hell was that?" Murphy asked.
"Grounders?" Bellamy suggested.
"It sounded too big" Kacey told him.
Kacey's eyes widened when she saw some sort of black puma enter the clearing, her heart beating faster. It quickly started to rush at them, as Kacey looked around for a weapon to defend herself.
"Bellamy, gun!" Clarke cried.
Bellamy reached for his side, but frowned when he couldn't feel the gun. A loud gunshot rang off nearby them, as they saw that somehow Wells had got the gun and started to shoot at the Puma. This scared the animal into the undergrowth, as it tried to sneak up on them. Suddenly the animal jumped out of the bushes, heading straight for Bellamy. Kacey jumped forward, shoving him to the ground, as she toppled over with him. A second later, Wells shot the animal, as it fell where Bellamy was just before, meaning it most likely would have crushed him. Breathing heavily, Kacey glanced down at Bellamy's face, as he looked up at her with gratitude and something else. She quickly rolled off him, as he went to stand up, holding a hand out to her. She gratefully took it, as he pulled her up, giving her a nod of thanks. He seemed to forget he was still holding her hand for a minute, as Wells frowned, looking at how close the pair were. Bellamy recognized this, dropping her hand, quickly.
"Now she sees you" Bellamy told Wells.
Kacey agreed, Wells had been brave, a little stupid, but he had handled the situation. Clarke must have been impressed.
That night, Kacey had offered to watch over Jasper. She felt sorry for him, and the fact that he hadn't even been on the ground for 48 hours and had almost died. She was surprised when Bellamy came in soon after Clarke left. He held out some of the meat from the puma, which she gratefully took.
"Thanks" She stated, with a small smile.
"I thought you should get first dibs. You saved my life today" Bellamy exclaimed.
"No problem" She shrugged, taking a bite into the meat.
Bellamy began to walk away, but Kacey had to ask him a question first.
"Were you really going to drop Clarke today?" Kacey inquired.
"No" He shook his head, after thinking for a minute.
"Because you knew it was wrong or because it would be tactically wrong?" Kacey went on, as Bellamy shook his head, a small smile on his face at her persistent nature.
"A bit of both" He admitted, walking away.
"That damn kid, is messing with my head" Murphy sighed, as he messed up his aim, throwing a knife at the tree.
The knife barely made it near the tree, flopping down pathetically a moment later. With a roll of his eyes, Murphy went to retrieve his knife, and went to stand next to Bellamy.
"He's not gonna last much longer. Better think of a new excuse" Bellamy told him, as he was about to throw his axe.
Before he did, Murphy's knife was suddenly grabbed from his hand and thrown at the tree, meeting its target. The boys turned around to see Kacey smirking at them.
"That's how it's done" Kacey said, proudly to Murphy.
She saw Bellamy give her an impressed look as she went to get Murphy's knife, and felt a little giddy. She usually didn't like to show off, but seeing Murphy miss his target every time was starting to irritate her. She zoned out of their conversation as she took the knife from the tree, rolling the small blade in between her fingers.
"Let's go kill something" Murphy announced.
"You're not going. I need you to stay here. If the Grounders are circling, we can't leave this place unprotected" Bellamy explained.
"Fine. Somebody better tell goggle boy to keep it shut" Murphy warned, as Kacey gave him his knife back.
He angrily threw it back towards the tree, missing once again, which made Kacey laugh.
"Ooo, you were almost there that time" She mocked, as he glared at her.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Could I please get some reviews, as I haven't had any for a while?:)