Chapter 14
"The hell was that." Bellamy growled marching towards the smoking drop ship, Octavia and Miller right behind him.
Monty, Finn and Raven ran out of the drop ship among the smoke. coughing viciously as the smoke filled their lungs.
"What happened." Octavia asked, looking over her friends.
"We've been trying to hook up the old ark wires, something happened and a wire got crossed." Monty explained chocking.
Bellamy's eyes drifted to Finn, but Raven stepped into the line of sight.
"I know your pissed because Clarke's gone and you're looking for any reason to throw Finn out. But you can't go around camp with the murder expression on your face. She gone and yeah the camp needs her and we miss her but she's gone. We can't do anything about it, we are all trying to let you do your thing and morn but.."
"Raven." Octavia said stepping in, seeing the pain on her brothers face.
"I'm sorry." Raven said softly to Bellamy. Not sorry for what she said but sorry that Clarke is gone.
"OK we should all turn in for the night. It's late and we need it." Miller instructed.
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Bellamy moved slowly to his tent, when he got inside all he could think of was Clarke, how she'd been with him on his bed this morning. Sitting on the edge of the bed Bellamy ran his hands rough through his hair, pulling slightly. The vision of her riding away and her "Take care of them for me." How could he do this alone! She was the level headed leader not him! She kept people together kept him together! Now she was gone, dead or worst!
Bellamy's jaw clenched "God Princess."
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I wonder what Bellamy's doing right now. Clarke thought silently to herself. She'd been given a nice tent to sleep in and was left alone hours ago. She still couldn't sleep her thoughts were on her "condition" as Anya called it. She was just over 18 and she was pregnant, Bellamy was in his early 20's maybe 23? Clarke wasn't sure but she knew he was older than the rest of them. Clarke knew Bellamy loved Octavia, but she was just old enough now that we didn't have to take after her. Even though he does. But now he was going to have the responsibility of a baby.
They never talked about having a family, they were together but they also broke up somewhere in between Finn leaving and coming back. They weren't even really back together when she'd left, though they really didn't need words for what they were.
Clarke drifted off while thinking, not waking until the women who'd saved her came in with some water and a lot of food.
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"Jasper, how are the radios coming?" Octavia asked walking into the drop ship.
It still had the lasting smell of smoke but it wasn't nearly as bad as the night before.
"Slow but we'll crack it.. How's Bellamy?"
Octavia sighed shaking her head sadly "He really loved Clarke, more than I've seen him love anyone before, not that he had a past experiences other than my mother and me. I don't know if he'll ever be able to forget her and move on."
"I don't think this camp will be able to forget about her. She's a big part in why we survived as long as we did." Jasper chuckled. "Remember Bellamy's "Whatever the hell we want" speech?"
"haahaha yea, Clarke squashed that idea pretty fast. I know he didn't exactly like her right away but I knew he always had something for her. It just grew into this big uncontrollable feeling that surprised them both."
"Do you think they tortured her?"
"From what Nate told Clarke, they probably still are." Octavia's tone was sad.
"Looks like your brothers up." Jaspers eyes fell over the girls shoulder.
"To be honest I don't think he slept at all last night." Octavia sighed, turning away from her brother and back to the electronics on the table.
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Clarke got excited when they crossed the river, she was almost home. Anya's warrior Kayo was in front of her on the horse while she held onto his waist not wanting to fall off again. They decided he'd drop her off a few minutes away from camp. They didn't want more deaths between the 2 people.
"Thank you." Clarke said as he helped her down from the tall animal.
"Anya will be in touch soon." Kayo said, getting back on his horse and riding away.
Clarke smiled, walking quickly over the ridge of rocks and dirty she knew when she got to the top the gate would be just a few steps away.
The sound of the camp filled her ears and she smiled, climbing faster and faster until she saw it. She saw Miller standing on the patrol platform, he was scanning the woods to the east of her.
"Miller!" Clarke called out, her excitement and nerves not containable.
Miller's eyes flew across the trees until they landed on her, His eyes showed surprise but a smile quickly spread over his face.
"It's Clarke!" he yelled jumping down, behind the wall.
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Bellamy had been in his camp with a couple kids from the hunting party when he heard Miller shouting.
"IT'S Clarke!"
Bellamy's heart clenched and he bolted out of the tent, the gates were being pulled open and a crowd of people were gathered in front of it. Bellamy slowed immediately what state was she coming back to them in? It's been almost 2 days, the grounders wouldn't just have let her go.
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The gate opened revelling smiling, confused, surprised faces all looking at her. Miller got to her first, pulling her into a big hug.
"You have no idea how happy I am to see you! I knew you could escape, you and your bad ass self."
Clarke laughed shaking her head, Miller sometimes said things like that. Cracking her up.
"Oh my god, it's true." Jasper and Monty said attacking Clarke with hugs. "We thought Miller was seeing things."
Raven, Finn and Octavia all showed up pushing through the crowd to get to her. Octavia hugged her, before pulling back and looking her over.
"I don't get it you look fine. Did they let you go?" Octavia questioned.
"Yea that's what I need to tell you, but not right now I need to talk to-" The crowd parted as Bellamy walked through and stopped arms length from Clarke. -Him."
Bellamy just stared back at her, his eyes looking for any signed that she'd been hurt but there wasn't one.
"We should talk." Clarke said breaking the silence.
Bellamy stepped aside letting Clarke pass him, he followed her to his tent. But once inside he couldn't keep to himself, he spun Clarke around his lips taking hers. He killed her like crazy until he pulled away from breath, Bellamy's arms stayed locked around Clarke's waist keeping her close.
Clarke looked into his eyes, her arms going behind her back to unlock his, she watched Bellamy's face change. Keeping her hands in his Clarke moved back till she was sitting on the bed. Bellamy stayed standing in front of her.
"I see the camp hasn't caught fire since I've been gone." Clarke joked trying to break through the tense emotions filling the tent.
"You're not dead, you can't expect me to believe they let you go. Not without some kind of deal or back lash."
Clarke smiled softly "They did, Anya let me go. There is a little arrangement but once you hear it-"
"No, You're done making deals, whatever they want from you no!"
"Bellamy!" Clarke snapped getting his attention. "Anya let me go because babies are very important to their village and while they were tying me up a women stopped them. I was taken to Anya's tent where she told me, I'm pregnant."
"With a baby."
Clarke smiled at Bellamy, "Anya let me go on the condition that I will help out their healers when they need it, and they will protect us. There is more technical stuff I can explain to you later. Anya said this baby is the start of our alliance. We don't have to be scared of the grounders anymore."
"We're pregnant?" Bellamy asked, he sank to his knees in front of Clarke.
"Yea, I'm not sure how I feel about it either but- we are."
Bellamy slowly pulled Clarke to him for a kiss, she whimpered at how sweet the contact was. He raised up leaning over her, moving in so she had to lay down. Clarke's legs braced his hips as they kissed.
They were going to be parents, if everything went smoothly they'd have a baby in 9 months.
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Clarke and Bellamy kissed for a while before Clarke put a stop to it, she needed to get back out there and see what was happening in camp.
"Just one more minute." Bellamy whispered, holding Clarke's hand. stopping her from walking out of the tent.
"You were going to be taken away from me and I-"
"Stop, we don't need to talk about it. To tell you the truth I'm surprised Finn is still alive and breathing. You kept your promise to me, you didn't kick him out. We're good on that front."
"I don't want you-"
"I'm going to stop you right there. Finn and me are friends or at least we were and maybe will be again. I'm pregnant and I know you've got your hole protect what is mine mentality from growing up with O. But I can protect myself, and really there is nothing to protect me from, the grounders are not a threat any more. Also speaking of O, when do you want to tell her?"
"You're right, I'm going to protect what's mine." Bellamy laid a protective hand over Clarke's stomach. "Birth on the ark was hard enough with doctors and medical equipment, down here we don't have that. The smoother this pregnancy goes the better." Clarke rolled her eyes playfully, this was going to be an interesting 9 months, well 8 now. "And as far as telling O, people are going to want to know why are back here alive."
"Your right, we should tell her soon. Maybe tomorrow. Right now I need to get to the med bay." Clarke gave Bellamy a kiss.
YAY! Things are happy and at least they are going well, as of right now. Sorry this chapter took a while to post I have 2 weeks left of school and a crap ton of projects and paper to finish. I'm posting 2 chapters today so enjoy!