Bellamy turned and shuffled restlessly in bed. He just gotten back from being with Murphy. No one even asked what he did to him. He's guessing that no one cares, or that they are just frightened. Luckily, they all know that Murphy is dead and gone for good. Clarke was the most pleased to hear it. Octavia told Bellamy to sleep upstairs, for Clarke to get some rest. Her right leg was in a cast, covering the scars and bruises. Sadly, the sickening memory, of Bellamy finding Clarke the way she was, is still super glued to his mind. Every time he sees the bite marks all up her neck, a painful shiver sprints down his spine. All he tries to do is look at her beautiful face, not her harmed body.
The emptiness is haunting him, not sharing a bed with Clarke. It taunts him and drains the life out of him. Loving Clarke was his passion as well as protecting him. He's already failed at it once and he is not planning to do it again. He believes that it's all his fault. When Clarke was beside him, Bellamy crooked his hand over her belly. Claiming her and making her feel safe and secure. Sometimes, Clarke would lean on his chest, his arm around her shoulder. Every night he would kiss her, love her dearly. But ever since the thing that happened with Murphy, Clarke's leg was broken and she had to sleep downstairs, annoyingly. He wipes the sweat from his forehead and his eyes are wide awake. Slowly, he sits up and walks to the kid's room. Where he sees, Bear in a deep sleep, like Romeo. Aria is snoring sweetly, she must have got that from Clarke, and Bellamy always loved her light snoring. The sound made him go to sleep peacefully. He smiles when he sees his children, he loves them all so much and was so grateful to have them in his life. Quietly, he shuts the door and tip toes down the stairs into the room that holds a sleeping beauty. The ground is freezing on his bare feet, so Bellamy rushes his pace. Until he reaches Clarke, once he does he sees that her eyes are shut and her breathing is at a normal pace, but no snoring. Meaning, that she wasn't really asleep. Bellamy's eyes drain from her face and turn to her bites marks and as soon as they make a connection the shiver runs. Before he fully enters, he wipes his eyes making sure that no tears were to be seen. Finally, he goes in.
"How do you feel princess?" Bellamy asks, sitting next to her, wrapping his fingers around hers.
She sniffles and blinks her eyes open, she tries to sit up but winces at the pain. Bellamy takes her down again.
"Clarke, you need to rest." He exclaims.
She looks at him with tears in eyes. "I can't walk Bell." She whispers.
He tries to smile back at her to make her feel better. "You'll be able to soon."
"What, in a few years?" She tries to joke. "Do you know how hard it is to sleep down here without you by my side? I haven't sleep a wink and I miss you so much."
Bellamy wraps his arms around her neck. "I miss you too." He presses his eyes tight, stopping water coming.
"Ow." She replies, then Bellamy realises that he was putting pressure on her bites, so he breaks his grip. "How are the kids?" Clarke asks.
"They're fine but they want to see you more often." He explains.
"I want to see them too, but I can't because of my stupid leg." She cries, sitting up and punching her leg several times in hate and anger. "Stupid, stupid leg!" She screams.
"Clarke! Clarke! Clarke!" Bellamy pulls her into a hug. "Screaming at it won't make anything better, in fact it'll make you worse." He releases the hug and is now face to face with Clarke. "Promise me, that you'll never do that again."
"Stop talking to me like a child Bellamy." She states, unlocking from his grip and lying down the other way.
"You're right." He replies, walking away and out the door.
Clarke sits up again and turns towards the door. Regretting what she said. "Bellamy."
His face pops back in.
"Stay with me." She persuades, she turns away again and is expecting Bellamy to come and lie down next to her. Obviously, he does and he clinks his arm around her belly just like he always does. As well as listening to her snoring, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Bear and Aria rush downstairs to find their dad talking to their mum, smiling happily.
"Mummy." Bear says, running to her and giving her a big hug.
"Oh, Bear." She replies, gripping him tightly.
"Let's go Bear." Aria states, rolling her eyes.
"Why are you rolling your eyes missy?" Bellamy asks her, his right eyebrow arching.
"Because it's a secret!" She explains, taking Bear by the collar and pulling him out the door.
"Ow, ow, ow!" Bear exclaims.
"Aria stop!" Clarke shouts.
"Sorry mother." She replies, running outside with her brother. They can hear the laughter of their parents once they leave.
"If we want to set things up, we need to start now!" Aria tells her brother.
"Fine, how do we start?" He asks.
"Well Dad wants a big celebration whilst mummy only wants a family thing. So we should do a small wedding but invite their best friends."
"Jasper, Monty, Aunty Octavia, Lincoln, Raven." Bear continues.
"And Hunter." Aria adds.
"What?" Bear eyes her menacingly.
"And Winter." She smiles hopefully.
"Dad despises Hunter!" Bear tells his annoying sister.
"He despises you too but he still accepts you." She states.
"Hey!" Bear shouts quietly.
"Come on let's get to work!"
So that's what they both do, Aria makes a small area for the celebration. Using all her might to make it look beautiful. Bear gets the people that are invited to help. Octavia has the job to distract Clarke and Bellamy with tons and tons of baby questions. Winter and Raven have to pick out flowers. Jasper is given the job as the priest, Monty his best man. Finn isn't invited mainly because Raven isn't speaking to him and Bellamy hates him. So it wouldn't work that well. Lincoln is in charge of clearing the area, to make sure that all the uninvited people don't get in the way. Aria has also set out some things for people to bang just like drums. Everything is going to plan.
"So how are you going to get Hunter to come?" Bear asks Aria.
"He'll come, I know he will." Aria tries to reassure herself.
"Is everything ready?" Octavia comes out and asks.
"Yep." Bear and Aria reply.
"What is that noise?" Bellamy asks Clarke, outside they can hear the sound of drums.
"I have no idea." Clarke replies.
"I'll go and see." Bellamy kisses the top of her head.
"If you're not back in 5 minutes, I'm coming somehow!" She explains, laughing a bit afterwards.
Clarke waits, and waits and waits and waits. She doesn't know if it's been five minutes or not and Bellamy isn't back yet. She tries to move her leg over the table but she lets out a groan of pain. Bravely, she ignores it and pushes herself to walk. As she walks outside of the cottage she's aghast at what she sees. Which is flowers, lots and lots of flowers. White, red, purple, pink and even blue. A huge smile spreads across her face. Clarke follows the flowers which lead to all her friends and family sitting and turning towards her. There seems to be a long isle leading to where Bellamy stands. A white rose plucked into his shirt and warming smile across his face. Octavia suddenly appears beside her and Clarke takes her arm. She sees Aria, Bear and Romeo sitting in the front row and their smiles so beautiful.
"What is this?" Clarke whispers to Octavia.
"Your wedding." She replies. "Would you like me to walk up the isle with you?"
Clarke looks down the isle, then at her broken leg then at her boyfriend. She knows that it's going to hurt like hell but she was willing to go through that pain to get to her love. "No." She unwraps Octavia's arm and makes her way up the isle. She keeps telling herself that she can do it. It's just walking, how hard is it? She tries to smile and walk steadily but ends up tripping a bit. She sees Bellamy flinch but Clarke stops him, she wants to do it by herself. Eventually, she makes it to Bellamy.
"You made it." Bellamy smiles.
"Because I had something worth walking for." She replies.
Bellamy eyes return to her neck bites, his face turning red and his breaths slowing down. Clarke takes her hand on his chin and makes him face her.
"Don't look at the past, look at the future." She tells him.
Bellamy's smile returns to his face. "The future." He repeats.
"Are you guys ready?" Jasper asks.
"We're ready." They both say together.
"Bellamy Blake say your vows." Jasper tells him.
"Erm, vows?" He asks confused.
"It's what you say to the person you're about to marry, just a few words to say how much you love them." Clarke explains. "I'll go first." She smiles sweetly. "Bellamy Blake, you were such an ass when I first met you." Bellamy laughs. "Seriously, I can't believe that we now are in love. But being with you, it's like being on top of the world. You make me so happy, every time I'm with you, I'm just so grateful that i met you. Starting a family with you was like a dream come true. I fell for you because how couldn't I? You're everything I've ever wanted in a guy. You're strong, brave, and smart and I know you hate to admit it but you are caring, loving and loyal. I mean look at what you helped me to create. Three lovely children. As well as the fact you're so hot." She giggles flirtatiously. "That's why I fell in love with you."
"Well, thanks Clarke. You really made it hard for me to follow after that amazing speech." Bellamy jokes. Everyone laughs. "Clarke, you're so beautiful, I never get tired of seeing your face. To be honest, I never thought you would ever go out with me, I mean why would you. I was a jack-ass. But you did start to like me and I actually thought my prayers were answered. As I love you, I can't not be with you because it makes me feel sick. Not being with you makes me cold and every night without you I'm restless. But being with you, being with you is like being by fire, I'm so warm and cosy. I love feeling your soft skin against mine. I love you, loving you is all I can do. Because if any part if my body is not doing so, I'm worried I'm going to lose you and I wouldn't be able to survive that." He sniffles a bit. "I love you Clarke Griffin, you have no idea how you make me feel. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and our family. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me and I love you even more for it."
"I love you too." Clarke wraps her arms around Bellamy, breathing in his scent, she was so lucky to be with him and she couldn't love anyone as much as she loves him.
"I guess this means, I pronounce you husband and wife!" Jasper continues.
Bellamy breaks from the hug and locks his lips with Clarkes. Both their mouths open and their eyes close. This was the moment they were planning for eleven years, this was the moment they couldn't agree on. This was the moment that their kids organized. This was the moment they could declare their love for each other. This was perfect.
***
Aria looks around and Hunter is still a no show, a sad frown appears on her face.
"I'm sorry sis." Bear comforts Aria.
"Don't be." She smiles because she can see Hunter in the trees, smiling and clapping his hands. Aria smiles and runs to him and gives him a big hug. Embracing everything about him.
"I didn't think you were going to show." She states.
"I made you a promise and I'm keeping it." He replies.
Bellamy and Clarke make their way over to Aria and Hunter.
"Hunter is it?" Bellamy pulls out his hand.
"Yeah." Hunter shakes Bellamy's hand and smiles.
"I'm sorry I didn't realise what you were really like and thank you for heling me find Clarke." He tells him.
"Don't thank me." Hunter replies.
Bellamy and Clarke stroll away again.
"I can't believe that my dad likes you now!" She laughs.
"Yep, pretty cool huh?" He jokes back to her. "Aria, would you like to dance?"
"Of course." She takes his hand and as the music starts playing they start dancing. Aria's always loved dancing and she feels like she really likes Hunter, so she knows that they'll work well together.
"Bear, would you like to dance?" Winter comes to ask him.
"I'm not a very good dancer." He admits.
"Neither am I." Winter giggles.
Bear takes her hand, once they reach the dance floor. Bear tries doing some solo dancing but Winter interrupts him when she places her hands around his neck.
"Clarke Blake? I could get used to saying that." Bellamy laughs. His hands are around Clarke's waist and his head is buried in her neck. The scent of her hair draws out the tears when he sees the bite marks.
"Me too." She replies, her arms wrapped around his neck, her breaths touch Bellamy's neck like bubbles.
"Your speech was amazing, it seems like you're been practicing." He jokes.
"Well, being alone in a room with a broken leg doesn't really give you anything else to do." Clarke kisses Bellamy's neck. "This is perfect."
"It is perfect, even if you are standing on my toes because you can't walk." Bellamy tells her sweetly.
"We could stop if you want too." Clarke suggests, taking her head from his neck.
"No. I want to be like this forever." He places her head back down and closes his eyes. Knowing that he never wants to wake.