Chapter 12

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"Everyone stay alert," Bellamy commanded, falling right back into his old role. "Just because Anya hasn't made an attack on the village, doesn't mean she doesn't have people waiting in the trees."

The group were on their second day of searching after having to drag Bellamy back home

Octavia did a small run moving her forwards to stand beside her brother, she looked at his locked jaw and wide eyes taking in everything.

"We'll find her Bell." Octavia said softly, she knew her brother and she knew first hand that he'd do anything so the ones he loved, he's circle the forest for days if it meant getting closer to finding Clarke.

Bellamy only answered in a nod before putting all his focus back on trying to find any sign on Clarke.

"HEY BELLAMY!" Raven yelled. "I found her!"

Bellamy's heart slammed in his chest as he quickly took off in the direction Raven's voice had come from, pushing away ferns and branches to get to her. Bellamy didn't know what he expected to see when we came around the last tree separating them but he didn't expect what he saw.

"What?" Octavia gasped, as she caught up with her brother and saw the blonde sprawled out on the forest floor.

Bellamy bent down beside Clarke's still body reaching 2 fingers out towards her neck like he's seen Clarke do a millions times. As soon as his fingers made contact with her skin Clarke shot up into a sitting possession, her mouth opening wide to gulp at the air.

Bellamy felt the pressure that had been weighing on his chest ever since Clarke went missing almost a week ago finally lift.

"What's happening?" Clarke said to herself, holding her head in pain.

"It's okay," Bellamy reached his hands towards Clarke.

"We were the only ones who survived?"Clarke asked looking around at the small group of people standing in front of her.

Bellamy dropped his out stretched arms but took a couple steps closer to Clarke.

"Maybe whoever took her brain washed her." Jasper muttered to Monty.

"Survived what Princess?" Bellamy asked.

Clarke rolled her eyes at the guy who'd called her Princess, she hated when people judged her because of the rank she was born into "The fall to earth, there were 100 of us on the ship right? Were we ejected from the ship on the way down?"

"She's whacked." Raven said not lowering her voice like Jasper had.

Bellamy shot a glare behind him before focusing back on Clarke. Who ever took her clearly had let her go but what the hell did they do before that?

"Clarke, We landed over 5 months ago," Bellamy explained softly watching the emotions on Clarke's face.

"That's not possible, was I in a coma?"

Bellamy shook his head, she didn't remember anything. Their rocky start, the people they lots, Anya and the new grounder village they lived in.

Octavia moved around her brother "No you went missing, we've been looking for you for a week. Most of the people who'd come down with us are alive with a few exceptions. You and my brother have been leading us, keeping us safe."

Clarke shook her head as if to shake her memories back into place but instead she closed her eyes, her face the poster of pain.

"What's happening?" Bellamy didn't care in that moment if she remembered him or not, he took hold of her elbow and brought her over to sit on a fallen tree.

"My head," Clarke hissed. "It feels like someone's drilling into it."

"ok," Bellamy spoke to her then turned to the others "It'll be dark soon, we'll go stay in that underground bunker a few miles back. We'll leave back for camp mid day tomorrow."

Everyone nodded and started to walk back the way they came, Bellamy followed behind having to take a few seconds to convince Clarke what he'd start explaining what his sister had been talking about.

Clarke looked all around her as she walked, if these people were serious and they'd really been on earth for months then Why the hell didn't she remember any of it?

"That girl said I was missing for a week."

Bellamy looked down at Clarke, waiting for a question to follow her statement but she just looked back up at him waiting.

"Yes you were, we found you just now as you woke up."

"Why are we the leaders down here?"

"The short version?"

"For now."

"I wanted more of a care free but everyone needs to listen to me but, you weren't having it. You called me on my crap and I called you on yours when you were being a little to logical.-"

Raven cut in "Together you balanced each other out."

"Yeah," Monty laughed. "We were even calling you guy mom and dad near the end there."

Clarke's wide eyes landed on Bellamy silently asking him if that was true, Bellamy smiled. He'd heard the campers muttering such things when they thought their leaders weren't listening, and Clarke reacted now exactly how he thought she would have. Bellamy often forgot that Clarke was 18, she always acted so mature compared to everyone else. It was rare moments when she was vulnerable and afraid like now, or the rare moments they'd spent being childish at the unity day party that reminded him of her youth.

"Behind their backs!" Jasper flicked Monty in the shoulder.

"And you guys followed what we said?" Clarke was surprised, she didn't think anyone would listen to the "Princess", but The guy who led beside her must be a really leader.

"Pretty much." they all continued to walk in silence after that.

Clarke could tell from the way Bellamy walked and was watching over everyone that he really was a leader, and they all seemed to follow his order without question. Clarke continued to walk along until they'd made it to the "Bunker".

Once inside everyone started lighting the candles placed around the room and took seats on the couch and fold out chairs stored there.

Clarke let Bellamy lead her to the couch where they both sat and looked around at the others who looked back at her smiling.

"So I guess it's time for a little break down of the last 5 months Princess." Bellamy said.

Everyone spoke filling in parts where others couldn't and being gentle when they broke the news about wells death and her mothers betrayal. Finn had said how he found and brought her to the bunker but kept out the sex part, and when the stories were all done everyone went to their claimed rooms for the night leaving Clarke on the pull out couch and Bellamy on the floor in a blanket bed beside her.

And he happily slept there watching over Clarke, making sure she wasn't snatched out from under his nose again.

Hello everyone, as I've said before I'm starting my second year of college in the fall. Because my classes and schedule will be different after this I've decided to just write when I can and post chapters when they are finished. So keep and eye out for new chapters, there will be 1 a month at the minimum but I hope there will be more.