Octavia pov
I thought I had lost everything, but I wasn't alone after all. I look at Robby who is tending to Monroe's wound. I smile at him lovingly even though he isn't looking at me. Seeing his smile again, feeling his lips, and the familiar feeling of him holding me was the happiest moment of my life besides coming to the ground. I don't even care about the big bandage on his nose or the dried blood that covers a lot of his face. I had everything, but Lincoln made it all possible. I had grown to really like Lincoln. Not romantically in the slightest, but I saw him as an older brother kind of like how Robby saw him. He could never compare to Bellamy, but he was pretty similar. The lady in charge of the gang of grounders I was working with was named Indra. I had earned their respect with my fighting skills and she taught me how to braid my hair to look more like a grounder. She let me leave to find my people. She said she saw Robby and I training and saw Lincoln as a traitor until she actually met me. She said she wants to meet Robby and spar with him at some point, but that can wait. I had the love of my life and my brother back and I was going to savor the moment. It was odd seeing Bell and Robby as friends because they were always fighting or arguing at the dropship. One thing I loved about Robby was that he never tried to hold me back. He was reluctant to let me train, but I understood because he just wanted me to be safe. He didn't try to protect me and didn't go easy on me because he couldn't or he'd lose.
"All set," he says as he pats the bandage on Monroe's leg.
I take a glance at Finn who is furiously studying the map. I wonder what has gotten into him. He's certainly not the peacemaker anymore.
"Thank God you came when you did," Monroe says to me.
"How did you find us?" Robby asks.
"I was going back to camp when I heard shots," I answer.
"Nice foghorn. What happened to y'all's grounder pal?" Murphy asks.
My heart sinks for a second.
"Where is Lincoln, O?" Robby asks looking at me with an expression that shows he's dreading the answer.
"He's gone," I simply answer stone faced because I know if I let emotions into my head I won't be able to bottle them up.
Robby's face falls and his icy blue eyes lose their shine and turn into a sad ocean blue as he looks down in shock. I hug him tightly and he returns. No tears fall on either side, but we are both grief stricken.
"I'm sorry," I say to him.
"So am I. You were his favorite," he whispers.
"You were the better student," I say sadly.
He kisses my forehead and caresses my cheek.
"We will get through this. He'd want us to," he whispers with glassy eyes.
I nod solemnly.
I want to fall into Robby's arms and cry for Lincoln, but we don't have time for that. Warriors wait until the war is over to grieve.
"The grounders will be back so we need to go! Now," I announce to everyone.
"Yes we do," Finn says.
"Octavia says the arrow wasn't poisoned," Bell says
"I know," Finn says then hands Bellamy the map.
Finn plans to go alone to the grounders camp while the rest of us bring the factory station girl and Monroe back to camp. I know Robby wants to go with Finn, but my brother needs his help. Murphy decided to go with Finn because he knows that he'll get locked up again when he steps into camp, but going with Murphy is more dangerous than being alone.
"Parting, such a sweet sorrow right?" Murphy says to smugly to Bellamy shrugging.
"Where the hell do you think your going?" Bellamy asks accusingly.
Murphy only told me and Robby about going with Finn.
"Come on, you know if I go with y'all they're just gonna lock me up," Murphy argues.
The next thing Bellamy does astonishes me. He picks up a gun off the ground and tosses it to Murphy. Murphy catches it with a surprised expression.
"Really?" I questions
"Watch his back," Bellamy requests
It baffles me that Bellamy seems to trust Murphy more than Finn, but at the same time I completely understand it. Murphy smugly nods and takes off behind Finn.
"Good luck," Robby calls out and Murphy does a quick wave of acknowledgement.
"I can't get home without you," Bellamy says to me
"Of course you can't," I tease.
"Let's go," I finalize as we walk back in the direction of camp.
We spend the rest of the day walking back home. Once the sky begins to go darken we decide to stop and set up camp. I am relieved because I can finally rest easy for a while. I glance and Bell and Robby who are both starting intently at the fire deep in thought.
"I'm worried about him man," Robby says sullenly to Bellamy.
"Me to. I'm afraid of what the war's done to Finn," Bellamy responds.
They spend time talking while I take a look at Monroe's arrow wound. I change out the bandages before I turn and see Robby laying on his back staring at the stars deep in thought. I go over to him.
He looks over at me as I'm walking to him and his lip curls into a smile. I curl up and he wraps his arms around me.
"I missed you," I whisper as I lean my head on his chest.
"Same. I'm so glad your okay," he whispers before wrapping me a little tighter.
"Tell me about the new hair," he says in a lighthearted tone.
"Oh I worked with a few grounders because I believed that the could help me find Lincoln, their leader was named Indra. She was the shortest, but fiercest of them all by a long shot. She speaks in this tone that kinda forces you to respect and obey. Anyway, after I helped her and her little band she braided my hair like this so I could go back to camp and not have grounders automatically assume I was one of y'all," I finish my story.
"Wow that sounds amazing. I know I've fought grounders, but I never imagined having civil conversations, much less working with them. If anyone could charm them into working along side, it's you," Robby says then kisses my cheek.
I curl a bit closer.
"What's up?" He asks.
"Nothing, just hold me," I say.
He chuckles then obliges.
We sit like this for a long time until I'm slowly drifting off before he says something.
"O, I have to te— oh, I'm sorry if I woke you up," Robby says as he looks at my tired face.
I'm annoyed that he woke me up, but I want to her what he has to say.
"What do you want to tell me?" I ask.
This better be good.
"There are more of us down now-" he begins.
He precedes to tell me about all the people from the ark and how the exodus ship was stolen on that day. I'm grinning by the end because despite my resentment for Marcus Kane, I'm able to put it aside because of my love for Robert Kane and how happy he is that his father is alive and well.
"Look O, I know you don't like him and you have every reason to hate him, but he's changed somehow. I don't know what it is, but he's different. He's a new person almost, more lighthearted, more willing to have fun, and overall a better man. I get it if you still hate him, bu" Robby says.
I cut him off by kissing him.
"Shut up," I tease while smirking at him.
He smiles back and kisses me again.
He pulls away, but I'm not ready yet.
"No. Not yet," I say and deepen the kiss.
"Wait. Bellamy—" he starts before I interrupt him by kissing him.
"Is asleep," I say.
He smirks and kisses me again. I'm hoping to God that my brother doesn't wake up and see Robby and I making out, but I spent multiple days thinking the next time Id see Robby would be as a mangled corpse so I'm gonna savor the moment. Plus you never know how many of these moments you have before life snacks you in the face. I put my hand up his shirt and flinch a bit when I feel the stitches on his chest. As our kiss intensifies he stops me once again.
"Save it for when we get back to Camp Jaha," he says in a raspy voice.
"As much as I wanna relive those two nights in the bunker, now just isn't the right time. Things are worth waiting for," he says as he kisses my hand.
"Fine," I sigh, giving in.
I want to ask why in the hell they named the camp after the man that floated so many, but I'll worry about it tomorrow. I just cuddle with Robby as the Big Dipper glows brightly above us in the sky before I finally doze off.