Old songs stay 'til the end
Sad songs remind me of friends
And the way it is, I could leave it all
And I ask myself, would you care at all

-Cody by Mogwai

"Dude stop it!" Bellamy playfully punched Atom in the arm as he took back the remote. All Bellamy wanted to do was watch a nice game of soccer, but apparently Atom had other plans. Annoying other plans.

"Come on, let me watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!" Atom pretended to whine back at Bellamy, mischief glinting in his eye. Bellamy reached across Atom, stretching to get the television remote back from Atom's outreached arm. Before he knew it, Bellamy slipped and was suddenly laying in Atom's lap.

"Hey guys have you seen-" Octavia stopped short at the sight before her before laughing loudly. "Am interrupting anything?" Octavia teased.

"Er.." Atom squeaked. Bellamy and Atom hurriedly scrambled up back into sitting positions as far apart as possible on the couch.

Octavia sighed. "Boys, with their fragile masculinities." She muttered to herself, before taking a seat between the two boys. "So.." Octavia leaned forward slightly. "Any word from Clarke yet?" she asked Bellamy.

However, before he could answer, Atom interrupted. "Clarke? Who's Clarke?"

Bellamy looked to the side nervously before Octavia answered for him.

"Blond hair, super smart, kinda weird.." She trailed off.

"OH!" Atom interjected. "Geeky Clarke!"

"Dude." Bellamy half hit Atom with his hand. "Don't call her that."

Atom was confused. "Wait, why do you even care. You weren't friends with Geeky Clarke."

"Yes I was! She was one of my best friends!" Bellamy shouted angrily, storming out of the room, leaving Octavia and Atom to sit together awkwardly.

"Well He's sure got a flair for dramatics." Octavia muttered to herself, surprised when Atom gave a small laugh.

"Tell me about it."

Clarke cautiously approached the large house that stood before her, alight with music and laughter. As she made one shaky step after another, she tightly clutched a faded strip of paper. The words on it were barely legible but Clarke knew the three words by heart. "481 Oak Street."

"You can do this, Clarke." She whispered to herself. "It's just a party."

"Just a party?!" Clarke jumped up ten feet into the air at the loud voice behind her, before somehow landing in the shrubbery that lined the driveway. She had been so nervous about the party that she hadn't remembered to check if she was alone! Clarke turned her head to meet her fate, only to be relieved at the sight of Finn, carrying several bags of ice.

"Just a party Clarke?" He continued sarcastically. "You wound me." Finn clutched his heart dramatically, feigning death, before "falling" into the bush to sit beside Clarke, setting aside the bags of ice.

Clarke gave an embarrassed smile and thanked the dark night sky for hiding her slight blush.

"So, any reason you're afraid of my party? I mean, the food isn't that bad." Finn asked with a smile.

Clarke fiddled with a stick in her hand, thinking. It wasn't that she was really afraid of the party, it was more the party guests she was afraid of. Clarke was used to being the girl who left birthday celebrations early because she was scared, or too nervous to make friends. The only reason she was even friends with Octavia was because they'd been forced together from birth. And now she had to start over and make new friends. She gave a frustrated sigh and leaned against the bush.

"I don't know. It's just...well you know… people."

"Ah yes, people, the scariest beasts on Earth." Finn said with genuinely wide eyes.

"Shut up." Clarke grumbled, hitting him lightly with the back of her hand.

"Look, Clarke." Finn began to stand up. "It's okay to be afraid. The trick is not fighting it." Finn held out his hand to Clarke, who took it graciously, pulling herself up back to her feet and brushing the leaves and dirt off of her jeans.

"Er… You got a little… " Finn trailed off, now it was his turn to be embarrassed. He motioned to the general area of Clarke's behind, letting her brush it off.

"Um.. Thanks." Clarke gave a gentle laugh. She looked at the house again with apprehension, and turned back too Finn. She widened her eyes at Finn who had picked up the bags of ice back of the ground and was holding out the crook of his other arm.

"Shall we?"

"We shall."

"You never answered my question."

Bellamy looked up from his laptop at Octavia, who was leaning casually against the door frame.

"No Octavia. I have not talked to Clarke since a month before she left. Happy?" Bellamy turned away from Octavia in a huff.

"No, I'm not happy!" Octavia walked forward and sat on the edge of Bellamy's bed, forcing him to look at her. "Nothing is ever going to change if you don't do something, Bellamy. Clarke misses you. She doesen't say anything, but I can tell." Octavia held out Bellamy's cell phone. "Call her." With that, she walked out of the room, leaving Bellamy to fight with himself.

Should he call Clarke? It wasn't like he had even been ignoring her.. He was just giving her space like she wanted. Bellamy ran his tired hands through his hair. Why couldn't he have fallen for a normal girl?. He was past denying his attraction to Clarke. He kissed her for God's sake! And he was sure that she kissed him back. But there was no point. They were two years apart, she lived in California, he lived in Virginia, and they hardly got along even when they were in the same town. Bellamy tossed the phone to the side. There was no use trying. Clarke would always be the one that got away.

AN- Sorry Bell's so angsty lol.

IN OTHER NEWS: MY BETA HAS GONE MISSING :( Not really, but I do need a new beta! Anyone willing?

Requirements:

*Have a gmail so we can use google drives

*Be somewhat active

*Be willing to edit A LOT

(I need a beta who will do more than just look over my writing, I need you to tear it apart. :)

Anyone who is willing just tell me in your review and I'll get back to you!

I have most of my next chapter written, so if someone volunteers, the next chapter could be up as soon as TOMORROW!

Also, the songs at the top are some of my favorite songs that remind me of the chapter, so I totally recommend you check some of them out! Mogwai is just an awesome band in general (Listen to the song Portugal)

PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!