When I step inside I instantly regret it. I can see Octavia talking to Atom and she's twirling her hair around her finger. That's never a good sign. But, at least I know where she is and it's not the worst thing I see. Right in the middle of the living room which has been made into a dance floor is Clarke. She's dancing to the beat perfectly. She looks beautiful except for the leech on her arm. I have never wanted to kill anyone until this moment.
Seeing Finn holding her hips and dancing makes something in me snap. A hand smack into my back and without thinking I grab the arm and twist. I hear a yelp of pain and it pulls me out of the rage. I drop the hand and turn around to see Atom.
"Hey, man. I just wanted to see how you're doing? But, I guess I know." He says rubbing his wrist. He laughs. "Gosh, this makes me wonder; why am I the enforcer?"
"Yeah, sorry about that. I was just," I don't finish my sentence.
"You were just staring at the new girl dancing with Finn. Murphy told me about your little conversation earlier. I didn't believe him, but it's true isn't it?" He looks at me not as my friend but as my partner. He will bring the answer back to Nyko. I can't let him know about her.
"Seriously? You actually think I've fallen for a chick. You do know me right? No, it's more like she's Octavia's friend and I don't want Murphy messing with her. It would bother O." I laugh off his question.
"Good, because Nyko would not like it." He lets out a sigh of relief. "Man, I really thought that I was going to have to enforce it."
I don't let him see the relief I feel that I made the right choice. "Never. All a girl is good for is a couple of hours. But, if anyone touches my sister or her friend they will be answering to me." I look Atom in the face to make sure that he understands the severity of my threat.
"Got it. I'll pass the word around. And you need to loosen up. I think Raven could help out with that." He points to the girl who is glaring at Finn. Atom might be right, but not in the way that he thinks. She's the one person in here that knows exactly how I'm feeling. As much as I hate Finn I know that she loves him.
"Hey, Rav, can we talk?" I yell into her ear to be heard over the music.
"Sure, sugar." She grabs my hand and leads me upstairs. When we get to the hallway there are five doors, but only one is open. We push our way through the crowded hallway to the last room on the left.
"What is it Blake?" The smile drops from her face as she slams the door.
"How are you?" I ask trying to figure out what I actually want to say to her.
"I didn't come up here to exchange small talk. Spit it out, Blake." She taps her fingers on her hip as she stares at me, waiting for me to speak.
"Well, I just wanted to know how it's going with you and the spacewalker?" I finally say.
"You mean, Finn, yeah he's fine. I'm fine." She says in a tight voice.
"Oh. Well, never mind. I've got to go." I try to grab the doorknob but Raven smacks my hand.
"No, we can't leave just yet. Or would you like both of our reputations to be ruined."
Then it hits me. Everyone obviously thinks that we came in here to hook up like I normally would do. Even if I can't fathom the idea of being with Raven this will help get people off my back about Clarke. "Well then I guess we'll be in here a while."
"Looks like it. So, what did you really want to talk about?" She asks after taking a seat on the bed next to me.
"Nothing really, just something stupid." I wave off her question. "Is it hard for you to see him out there with other girls?"
"Of course it is. It kills me, but it's better than both of us ending up dead so we live with it. I mean we lived with it." She gives me a sad look. It's a rare moment when Raven shows emotion.
"What do you mean?" I place my hand on hers for comfort.
"He called it quits. It was too much for him I guess. And really it's not like it was fair of me to ask him to give so much up for a relationship that no one could know about."
"He dumped you because you wouldn't make it public?" I ask in shock.
"Yeah, but it's not his fault. He just doesn't get it. He's not a part of this world."
"Do you want me to teach him a lesson about our world?" I ask and feel better when I see her smile.
"No, I'll be fine. So, you and Clarke, then?"
"No. I don't even know her. Plus, she's better than this."
"I'd watch my back if I were you. Someone's out to get you and if they even get a whiff of a crush then you'll be done. Don't worry, though. You're secret's safe with me just like mine is with you." She wipes her eyes and voids her face of emotion. Then she sashays out of the room.
"See you later, baby!" She calls back to me as I exit the room. I look down the hallway to see Clarke staring at me. When I take a step towards her she shakes her head and walks back down the stairs.