6. Lost Days, Uncertain Future

I would love to say that it has become easier for me to handle Clarke's rejection, but then again I would only be lying in order to fool myself rather than anyone else. It hurts, especially when she never tells me the reason, but I have come to respect her decision for whatever reason it may be. Although it helps to think that I'm not the only one who feels the heartache. You wonder how I know?

Well, I can see it in her eyes. Her face may be able to hide her true feelings, but her eyes are a different story. Like the saying goes, the eyes are windows to the soul and I can see that every time she rejects me that her soul is crying in pain for doing so. I want to hold her, comfort her, but I can't…

Okay, enough of this touchy-feeling stuff. The best way to mend a broken heart is to throw a few punches, right? Probably not, but it is a lot more fun.

The next morning Bellamy was the first one to wake up and as usual he started his morning by going outside to exercise before breakfast. Albeit he was still feeling hurt and angry for what happened last night, he channeled his bottled-up emotions by fighting furiously with an invisible enemy. He threw punches in the air and was so caught up in what he was doing that he didn't notice someone sneaking up on him from behind before he felt a foot coming close to his face. Thanks to his quick reflexes he managed to catch the foot with his hand, stopping the attack from doing any damage to him. It was then he realized who exactly tried to sneak attack him, which brought a smirk on his face. "Nice try, Princess. But you have to try harder than that if you want to attack me unnoticed from behind."

Clarke tilted her head in an innocent manner yet there was nothing innocent about her demeanor, especially when she smirked back at him and answered teasingly, "I knew you could block me easily, but you told me that whenever I'm engaged in a fight I should do very means necessary in order to win. I was only taking your advice to the heart."

And just like that all hurt and anger vanished like a blink of an eye. He wanted to stay angry at her, hurt her like she did him so many times before, but he could never stay angry at her for long. She was too important to him, just like he was to her, which is why he laughed sincerely from the bottom of his heart before he decided to continue their sparing match by suddenly striking her. Clarke anticipated the move and smoothly dodged it before she threw out her left hand and casted a knock-back spell to make him lose his balance. This is exactly what I need I good sparing match. We both have strengths and weakness that will work perfectly in case we ever get into a situation that require us to fight. Clarke may be physically weaker than me, but she can hold her own against me with her magic.

The two of them continued their sparring session without any further thought or concern about their troubles, both regarding their relationship and the troubles that was ahead of them.


Everything was going according to the plan.

She didn't think that it was possible for things to go as smoothly, but they did and now it was only a matter of time before she and the others would finally get what they had worked so hard to achieve. However there is still that little Griffin witch to deal with. By placing the blame on her, the young witch is bound get curious and will start looking for answers to prove her innocence, which will be very troublesome if she decides to meddle and stick her nose in their business.

Of course, she already had an idea on how to get rid of the problem. After all she and the others had carefully selected the girl as their patsy. Knowing her reputation amongst the supernatural crowd, they took they time studying and learning as much as they could about her and that's how they figured out how she managed to keep herself hidden and off the ground these last few years and where she was hiding.

She smirked with malice as she stood just a few feet away from the wards keeping the little witch safe inside. "Hope you like my pets, little witch, cause they will be the ones to put an end to you."


For the first time in a long time, Jasper woke up feeling warmth and safety. It was a strange yet not an unwelcoming feeling, especially since both he and Monty had struggled surviving and keeping them out of the hunters' grasp. Although we clearly wasn't successful on that last part since we got caught by them, but the good thing that came out of it was that we were given a safe place, even if it is just for one night.

He sat up in his bed and turned to see his best friend and partner-in-crime wake up in the bed across the room from him. "Morning Monty. How was your sleep?"

"Wonderful. At least until the noise coming from the outside woke me up that is," Monty replied in his usual sarcastic manner. "Speaking of which, I wonder what the hell is going on out there?"

"Oh, that's just Mom and Dad fighting before breakfast." Raven said with drowsy voice as she entered their room, rubbing her eyes from sleep. "Calm down. That's normal around here and at least they are physically fighting each other. I mean you should hear how loud they normally are when they are arguing. A storm can seem like a small gust of air compared to their shouting matches."

Mom? Dad? Don't tell me she's talking about Clarke and Bellamy? Sure, they are close and all that, disgustingly close I might add, but to call them mom and dad are simply just ridiculous. Jasper thought to himself as he and Monty followed Raven outside to watch this fight between Clarke and Bellamy. And it was fair to say that whatever he and Monty had expected to see it wasn't a sparring session where Clarke fought furiously against Bellamy, using wandless magic to get out of situations where Bellamy easily overpowered her with his super-strength and agility.

"That's incredible…" Jasper gasped with awe. He was completely shocked as well as astonished by how those two moved as one pair. "They are really good."

"I know. It still amaze and bewilder me how good they are together." Raven said. There was a smile clearly present on her face, which made both he and Monty smile as well. "But we have to stop them otherwise they will keep at it until noon."

Hence why she shouted out loud, while waving her hand up in the air like an idiot. "GUYS! It's breakfast time so let's get something to eat. And then you guys can explain to us what the hell is really going on."

That seemed to make them stop since they both stopped attacking each other and turned to look at them, but instead of looking shocked or confused by their presence they appeared dreadful. Most likely because what Raven said about explaining the real situation that ended with them all together like this, but nonetheless they approached them and they all ventured back in to the house.


The entire drive was made in complete silence something that frustrated Octavia to no end. It really shouldn't, considering the fact that most of the hunters' duties involved doing things in silence and in the dark. However growing up with her brother, someone who was her equal in both temper and will, silence didn't fall naturally to her unlike her introverted boyfriend. Sure, she tried to get him talk to her during drive, explain whatever was causing him to act this way, using every method she could think of to make him talk to her, but he continued to remain his usual quiet and stoic self and focused instead on the road ahead of them. God, what is it with boys being all cryptic and mysterious? Do they honestly think that they need to handle things on their own in order to protect their loved ones? Fools! I don't need to be protected like some damn damsel in distress; hell I don't need a knight in shining armor. And I seriously hope for Lincoln's sake that there is some reasonable explanation for all of this as well as keeping me in the dark for this long. If not, then we're going to be having a very long talk about this.

She huffed before she finally gave up and stared out the window the rest of the duration of the drive. The scenery changed from the warm forest landscape to town central and she quickly realized where they were going. Polis was more than just one small town, in fact it was part of a county that all shared the same name but had different sections that split the central town and the small town from one another. A ridiculous decision in her opinion, but no one seemed to dislike or disagree with the order of things, so who was she to cause trouble?

With that being said, once they finally reached their destination and got out of the car she had simply had enough silence and patience and could no longer keep her feelings in check. Hence why she literally exploded and said angrily, "Okay, that's enough! I had it. Tell me why we're here of all places?"

Lincoln's right eyebrow rose up in question before he turned to look at the scene in front of him. "Isn't it obvious? They would know about Ms. Griffin and her priors more than anyone, especially considering they were the ones who condemned her in the first place."

"But seriously, the Interracial Council? What can they tell you that Anya and the rest of the hunters can't?"

"A couple of things that has been bothering me since our encounter. Something is just not right with this picture." Lincoln answered, not really clearing the meaning behind his words.

Argh…can't you for once be open and blunt when you say things like that? Octavia threw her arms in the air. "I don't get this at all, Lincoln."

"I don't expect you to," Lincoln said before he laid his hands on her shoulders and met her gaze with fierce determination. "But in time you will understand, my love. Just trust me that I know what I'm doing for now."

She closed her eyes and sighed defeated before she nodded her head. "I trust you. There not anyone else in this entire world that I trust more than you." Then she leaned in and kissed him on the lips, which he reciprocated with a smile and kissed her back. They kissed for a short while and when they finally pulled away they knew that the problem between them had dissolved itself. So without saying anything else they both headed in the direction of where the council members were located, hoping to learn some answered to their unanswered question.


"This is crazy, complete madness," Raven said, shaking her head and with her arms crossed against her chest. "Why the hell would the hunters believe that you're a coldhearted killer?"

"The answer is pretty obvious, isn't it? Whoever is doing the real killing is trying get out unscathed and undetected and using her as a scapegoat in order to throw the hunters and the rest of the supernatural community of his or her trail." Monty answered with a small hint of sarcasm in his voice.

The truth behind her and Bellamy's abduction had been revealed almost immediately after they all finished eating their breakfast and so far it wasn't going that smoothly as Clarke had hoped it would. As soon as she was finished with the explanation as well as showing them the file she had stolen from the hunters regarding the case, everyone had started discussing and arguing about the questions surrounding the issue like 'why this was happening or what are we going to do' and it didn't seem like the heat was going to die out any time soon, but then again this was nothing compared to Bellamy's initial reaction and that was including his formerly deceased sister into the mix. Still I wish that things weren't as complicated as they are. I mean we just met Jasper and Monty and now they are suddenly caught in the middle of a situation that has absolutely nothing to do with them.

"Nevertheless guys, I wanted to inform you so that you can decide for yourselves whether you want to get involved or not." Clarke said determined, despite the fact that she was feeling more or less defeated by the thought to deal with some unknown enemy that was doing everything in their power to bring her down. "Because I'm not about to let anyone else pay for something that has absolutely nothing to do with you. I made that mistake once and I'll be damned if I let it happen again."

Bellamy turned his gaze on her and gave her disapproving look, knowing fully well the meaning behind her words and wasn't going to let her guilt herself into resolving this on her own. But after what happened with Wells and how his death lead me on the path that ruined my life to the point where I have to hide in the shadows in order to survive, I can't ask anyone else to do the same. Not even Bellamy. "Listen, Princess, I'm in and if anyone else want to back out then that's their choice, but I wouldn't let you go through this alone."

"I'm in too." Raven said. "You are my friend, Clarke. And I would never abandoning my friends when they are in trouble."

Clarke turned her gaze between Bellamy and Raven, murmuring a quiet thank you before she turned her head towards the two newcomers whom she had a friendly relationship with but still weren't close enough to be truly call them her friends. Jasper and Monty communicated silently between one another, truly reflecting the strong brotherhood and friendship the two shared, before Jasper eventually answered, "We're with you too. I know we don't know each other that well, but we trust you and believe that you aren't what the hunters claim you to be. And besides, if this adventure leads us to our end then at least it would be for something important rather than something stupid like stealing and using our powers we are entitled to."

Clarke didn't know what to say. These people were willing to help her get into the bottom of this mystery that is bound to lead into danger, possibly death, at every corner. She didn't deserve it, not really regardless of what Bellamy and everyone else said, but she was still thankful that at least she didn't have to feel entirely alone carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.

However the relief was short lived as Bellamy began acting strangely, turning his head all over the place like he heard voices that weren't there and was desperately searching to locate them.

"What is it? What do you hear?" Clarke asked. Everyone else was focused on the older man and waited anxiously for his reply, realizing that something was going on, something very bad.

"Cracking. Almost like glass about to break, but the thing is that it's not coming from the inside." Bellamy answered before his gaze settled on the large window that held a view to the front gate. They all turned to look out the window and just like that she felt the wards protecting the property disappear and saw dark creatures heading their way.

.

.

.

Thank you so much for the reviews, favourite and followings. I'm incredibly glad that so many of you got and are still interested in my story.

If any one of you are interested I have uploaded a new the 100 story called Our Little Secret, which is an Ark AU. Initially I wrote this thinking that it would be a short-long length story consisting around six to eight chapters, but I'm conflicted whether I should do so since this story is hard enough for me to write since it takes a lot of my time and creativity to make it workable (seriously it seems that whenever I write something in this genre I use more effort than I normally would).

Nevertheless I hope you guys read it, like it and tell me about it through reviews and etc. maybe then I will reach a conclusion whether to pursue this story as initially planned or not. But rest assured I wouldn't stop working on this regardless of the outcome.

Clearly I don't own either the series, they belong to their respective owners. For future reference, I will use quotes from various films, tv shows and etc. So I want to disclaim it.

Please continue to review, favorite and/or follow.

Yours,

xXrebelgirl07Xx