Hope you like the last chapter and hoping you like this one too :D Let me know what you think.
After bumping into Bellamy... Again, I went into the living room to start picking out music. The lads weren't as quiet as they thought they were being in the kitchen.
"You let me believe Clarke was a lad." Bellamy hissed, Jasper and Monty's laughter just increased. Then there was a thud and I just knew Jasper had fallen off his chair. Monty's laughter just became louder.
"Yeah...and... it was... hilar...ious" Jasper managed to get the words out in between gasps.
"Yeah well, I've met her earlier today and from what I can tell she's a stuck up brat." I roll my eyes, how could he possibly have an opinion about me, we've only known each other for five minutes. I move my attention back to the CD's: All Time Low, You Me at Six, Kaiser Chiefs...
"Dude you don't even know her." Jaspers voice grew serious, the laughter from the kitchen had stopped and it all seemed quiet. I couldn't help but smile at the fact that they were sticking up for me. "Look, you don't know her and you don't know some of the things she's been through or has done for me, Monty and even Raven. So don't go start slagging her off because we know who we stand by and I think Raven will tell you the same."
"Look, im sorry okay? I didn't mean to upset anyone."
"Hey Mont!" I yelled holding the Album I found in my hands. "I found Imagine Dragons!" I stuck the disk in the CD player, turned the volume up as the first song 'Shots' came blaring through the speakers. Next thing I know Monty is walking through the living room and started dancing (which is pretty terrible), I laugh before joining in. We were still dancing by time Raven and Octavia got back.
After the Album had finished Monty and I still carried on dancing to our own signing while everyone else helped Raven in the kitchen. Bellamy hadn't said another word since Jasper had ago, I wasn't complaining but his brooding was a downer. It was nine O'clock when people started to show up and now it was eleven the house was packed with people and the music was blasting, I desperately needed a drink.
"I'm just gonna get a drink, d'you want one?" I was just nearing the living room door, pushing past groups of drunk teens when he shouted 'beer' at me. I made my way into the kitchen where Octavia was talking to Bellamy in the corner and Raven was moving her hips while sorting out the food.
"Hey there pretty momma." Raven did her best Elvis impression and grinned at me, I chuckled at her.
"Looks like someone's a tad tipsy." She feigns hurt but then laughs, I take the bobble out of her hair and start tying my long blonde waves up into a ponytail. She looks at me and I grin. "You look better with your hair down." I smile.
"This is true." She shakes her head so that her brown lushes hair shimmers and falls to frame her face for emphasis. "I hear you and Bellamy didn't get off to a good start then"
"I know he's a good friend of yours Ray but, I just don't see us two ever getting on."
"Well I knew it was going to be a love or hate relationship, I guess I was just hoping for the first option."
"Sorry to disappoint." I just shrug and she shoulder bumps me.
"Its okay." She sighs. "I still love you, like whiskey bottles and vodka shots."
"Oh wow, that's a lot of love." I grab two beers from the fridge and make my way back to the living room to look for Monty. Found him. He's sitting on the settee making out with a girl from our class, I'm not interrupting that so I go back into the kitchen and sit at the table opposite Jasper and place a beer in front of him. He looks up at me and grins. "Hey, I heard what you said to Bellamy, cheers for sticking up for me."
"Don't mention it Clarke, the state me and Monty were in when you found us. We're grateful. I know we don't say it too often but we are."
"I know Jasp." We sit there and drink our beers, talking about stupid things like how Jenna from college is such a slut. How the footballers can't handle their drink. How we need to go out more etc. Me and Jasper are still in the kitchen trying to bounce pennies into a cup when we hear yelling from outside, I get up and instantly make my way out the front door (which has been open all this time because of the heat). Murphy's there and he's holding on to a girls wrist. She's trying to pull away but he wont let go. Murphy looks wasted and dangerous. A couple lads try and calm him down but he just brings out a knife, Bellamy comes barging out past me and tries to talk him down and convince him to drop the knife but he just screams and waves it about.
"Come on man, she hasn't done anything to you." Bellamy stands opposite the lunatic that is John Murphy.
"Who the hell are you?" Was the response Bellamy got. I started to feel my blood boil.
"Just let her go."
"Nah, I'm gonna have some fun." Murphy pulls the girl closer to him and you can see the fear in the girls eyes. That was it. I marched up to Murphy, Bellamy tried to grab my arm and stop me from getting any closer but I batted his hand away. Once I was close enough I drew back my arm and threw my fist towards Murphy's face. The crunch I heard when it connected to his cheek was satisfying but I wasn't done yet. He stumbled back and fell to the floor. Moaning.
"Go inside." I order the girl, she watches me in disbelief. "Go!" I shout to her and she runs for the front door, I watch her go inside as Raven, Jasper and Monty come out. I see Murphy start to stand up so I turn my attention back to this poor excuse of a person.
"What the hell!" Rage burns in his eyes as I ready myself. "She was mine! We were gonna have some fun!"
"Does it look like I give a damn about what you want to do!"
"Fuck you Clarke!" He comes at me with clenched fists, I easily dodge his punch and throw one of my own into his gut. He wheezes but stands up straight, I pick up the knife he dropped after I first punched him. I notice his cheek has already started to bruise. He runs at me again but I flip and kick him under the chin, (8 years of forced gymnastics by my mother) and im sure his neck almost snaps from the impact. I land gracefully and with out giving him time to recover I charge at him and knock him to the floor. I pin his arms down with my knees and place my whole weight on his torso before bringing the knife to his neck. I dig the tip in slightly so that there's a small drop of blood. I breath heavily as I feel the adrenaline slowly start to fade. Murphy looks up at me, trying to stay as still as possible for fear of the knife at his throat, his eyes wild. I watch him.
"Clarke, don't do it!" Jasper yells.
"He's not worth it Clarke! Just let him go." Monty chimes in trying to calm me down. I close my eyes and take a deep breath before opening them again.
"Clarke?" Raven looks at me, her eyes pleading me not to do it, everyone is looking at me. Raven, Jasper and Monty look nervous as Bellamy and pretty much everyone else looks more shocked. I growl in frustration.
"If I ever catch you touching a girl like that again I swear to god-" I lean in close and lower my voice so that only he can hear me. "-I'll kill you." I lean back and look into his eyes to make sure he understands what I've just said. I get up and throw the knife into the nearest hedge and make my way back inside the house. Everyone stares at me but no one says a word. I walk into the kitchen to find Octavia sitting with the girl. "Did you see that?" Octavia nods at me.
"I watched through the window." Octavia whispers it, I just nod at her and kneel in front of the girl, I give her a reassuring smile before pulling her sleeve up. Around her wrist is a dark purple bruise from where Murphy had grabbed her.
"Th-thank you." I looked up, shocked to hear the girl speak. I smile up at her.
"It was nothing." I smile and pull her sleeve back down. "Did he hurt you any where else?" She just shakes her head in response. "Alright then, what's your name sweetie?" As I ask the question the others come in. Raven just nods at me as Jasper and Monty give me a proud knowing smile; Bellamy just stands in the doorway leaning against one side staring at me.
"Harper." The girl replies.
"Okay Harper," I smile at her, "give me your phone." Harper gives me a quizzical look but pulls the phone out of her pocket and hands it over to me.
"Why do you want my phone?" I start to go through it and pull up her contacts before adding my own mobile number.
"I'm putting in my phone number." I take a quick picture to add it into the display pic. "If Murphy or anyone else bothers you, or scares you, or hurts you, then you ring me okay?" She looks surprised but nods at me, I give back her phone and stand up to pull my own phone out, scrolling through my contact list before tapping on the one I want. I look at Raven and she watches me knowing what im about to do.
"What she doing now?" I hear Bellamy ask but before I can answer the phone stops ringing.
"What d'you need Clarke?" Kanes voice comes through clearly. "It's one in the morning, you know im not as young as I used to be." I chuckle slightly, he's definitely not young.
"I need Adam to keep an eye on a friend of mine for the night." I pace the floor waiting for a response.
"Okay then, give me the name."
"Harper. We're at Raven's so make sure he comes round to pick her up."
"Alright then I'll call him, it'll take about twenty minutes... Oh and Clarke? About Dax"
"He was dealt with. Make sure Adam hurries up." I hung up and turn my attention back to Harper. "I'm assuming you already know who I am."
"Clarke Griffin." Harper watches my expression, but she doesn't look worried. "Your in one of my classes."
"Yeah, that's right." I smile at her. "I'm going to ask you to trust me okay? Do you trust me?"
"I'm pretty sure I'd be worse off if it wasn't for you so its safe to say I trust you." I laugh and smile at her.
"Good. Someone is going to come round here and pick you up. They're going to take you home and then they're going to stay parked outside your house for the night just to be on the safe side." She nods as she takes the information in. "His name is Adam and you can trust him. You've got my number and you can call me whenever you like."
"Alright. Thanks Clarke." I smile at her and leave the kitchen and sit in the now empty living room slouched on the settee. Apparently, after all that with Murphy no felt like partying anymore. After a couple of seconds Octavia strolls in (which surprises me seeing as its usually Raven who comes to check on me), she hands me a beer and drops herself on the seat next to me.
"You did a really good thing for her Clarke. Who knows what he might have done." She clinks her bottle against mine before we both take a drink. Octavia sighs. "Would you really have killed him if the others hadn't have stopped you?"
"I don't think you're going to like the answer to that question." She nods and stays silent for minute.
"Even if you did, I'd still visit you in prison. I'll bring a 'special' cake" She wiggles her eyebrows at me and I couldn't help the laughter that erupted from my lips. We sit on the settee crying with laughter when I hear a car horn and Raven comes in and gestures to me that Adam's here. I move to get up and make my way outside with my beer in hand.
Bellamy POV:
Clarke strolls outside with her beer as Octavia comes in and stands next to Harper, I make my way outside the kitchen and stand by the front door with the other three. I see Clarke standing next to a guy who looks like he's two maybe three years older than her, so my age, and he's leaning against his car while she speaks to him and the only thought that's running through my head is: 'Who is this girl?'
"Is that Adam?" I ask it to nobody in particular but Raven answers.
"Yeah, he always does these kinds of jobs. He has kind of a soothing presence about him. You just feel safe." I look at Raven as she speaks and see the other two nodding in agreement.
"Speaking from experience?" I look back at Clarke and this Adam.
"We've-" Raven gestures to all of them "-all been in a bad situation that Clarke's helped us through and she always choses Adam to keep an eye on us if she can't do it herself." I look at all three of them wondering what 'bad situation' meant but none of them look like they want to clarify on the topic. Clarke looks over to us and nods at Raven who then gets Harper and walks her over to Clarke and this guy. Raven and Adam hug as Clarke talks to Harper, after a couple of seconds Harper hugs Clarke and gets into the passenger seat, Clarke closing the door behind her. As Raven makes her way back over to the house Clarke stays with Adam for a couple more seconds before she hugs him and watches him get into the drivers seat, she waits there and watches them drive off before coming back to the house. She doesn't say anything to me and instead she squeezes past me through the front door and heads back into the living room. Jasper follows and sits with her as I go back into the kitchen.
"D'you wanna stay here for the night? Clarke, Monty and Jasp are, you two are more than welcome to join us?" I look at O and see her silently asking me to say yes, I roll my eyes.
"Sure but I've got work tomorrow."
"Yeah alright then." She smiles at me.
"I'm going to take Clarke a slice of pizza." Monty weaves his way past me and disappears out the door. I might not know who Clarke is but after tonight she cant be all bad, dangerous but not a bad person... Not that I'd tell her that.
Clarke POV:
Monty sat on the floor in front of me and Jasper, as we took the only seats on the settee, and handed me a pizza slice.
"Cheers Monty."
"Hey dude where's my pizza?"
"You know where the kitchen is." Monty grinned. "Hey by the way we're all stopping here tonight, Raven says." I smile and shake my head, if Raven says you're doing something then you're doing it. You don't get a choice.
"Oh hey Monty who was that girl you were making out with earlier?" I ask, curiosity finally getting the better of me. Jasper slapped a hand over his mouth.
"My little Monty, do tell." Jasper waggled his eyebrows at his friend, making the goggles on top of his head move. Monty just threw an empty can at him which bounced of his head, Jasper returned fire with a cushion from behind him. Next thing I know all three of use are throwing things at one another, whether it be empty cans or even a shoe in Jasper's case. Who leaves a shoe? Our battle spills out of the living room and into every other room including the kitchen. Raven threw a bunch of peanuts at Bellamy, Octavia threw a slice of pizza which Monty disapproved of as Jasper shook a bottle of coke and used it as a soda cannon.
None of us actually went to sleep that night, we all just stayed up talking about nothing at all. Bellamy and I talked to everyone but each other. I think it's safe say we cant stand one another. So much for Raven and Octavia's theory of us being perfect for on another.
Hope you liked this chapter, not sure weather to do POV's for the other characters so let me know what you think. Next chapter will be set a couple of weeks after this :)