Chapter 5

The 100 – solstice

Thank you for all the attention people have paid my fic it was really gratifying to see. Sorry it took a little longer to get this chapter out after everything that happened with the show I needed to do some soul searching, JRoth is a real piece of work. I'm back now though, I've heard it said and I think it's true we the fans are the 100 and we can remember the show for what is was not what it became and for me at least that means righting fics.

All that to one side though, there is going to be some reveals around the mysteries I've been building up in this chapter so I hope this chapter is worth to wait for all of you. As always please leave your thought but definitely please do this time I'd really like to know what you think of the reveals.

Clarke

Walking into class the day after her kiss with Bellamy Clarke found herself still going over it in spite of her attempts to put it out of her mind, the fact she was walking in to her first cast bio class didn't help either. Why had she just let him kiss her she thought for what felt like the thousandth time finding a seat in the large lecture hall and sitting down, why had she wanted to kiss Bellamy Blake?

Because he's an Alpha her inner Omega said trying to answer this question a certain way and one who's better than most, one who could be your Alpha. Clarke just rolled her eyes at this annoying thought as she started to get the things she was going to need out of her bag, sometimes the different aspects of her psyche really just seemed impossible to deal with. There had to be more to what had gone on last night than it just being a matter of her Omega instinct to try and impress an admittedly impressive Alpha getting the better of her.

Her thoughts on this matter were cut short however because as Clarke continued to dig through her bag a cheerful familiar sounding voice suddenly asked if it was OK if they sat together. Looking up shocked Clarke saw Harper standing in front of her smiling a hopeful smile 'sure,' she nodded not sure what else to really say.

'Thanks Clarke,' Harper nodded sitting down next to her and pulling a few things out of her own bag.

'Its fine,' Clarke smiled back feeling rather unsure of herself in this moment. Harper wasn't quite showing off as much skin as she had been last night but while Clarke was wearing loose airy clothing that kept her cool but also kept her covered, Harper had on a lightly coloured vest top and a pair of blue torn genes. Just looking at her was all it took to tell what cast Harper was, she was an Omega and it was clear she had no interest in hiding that fact. Clarke had met other Omega's before but most of them if not all lived the way she had been razed to live and all exstoed the virtues of presenting as a Beta so being this close to an out and proud Omega was a rather new thing for Clarke.

'So,' she began feeling like she should try to talk about something with Harper trying to ignore the light vanilla sent she was smelling now 'do you do things like last night much?'

This question got Harper to send Clarke a rather pointed look and she immediately regretted asking the question which she realised now, had really been a rather poor choice of words. 'Depends what you mean Clarke,' Harper began speaking slowly after a minutes silence still looking at Clarke rather pointedly 'if you mean go to parties sure, but if you mean anything else.'

'That's what I meant,' Clarke said quickly cutting Harper off before she could get any further with that sentence 'it's just that was the first time I've ever been to a party like that so I was just wondering how it was for you.'

'O,' Harper nodded her features relaxing now 'ok, I understand,' she paused here but then continued 'I'm sorry I didn't mean to jump to any conclusions it's just people have certain ideas about Omegas in their heads.'

'No, I'm sorry Harper,' Clarke responded immediately 'it was a poor choice of words,' Clarke knew all too well how many people saw Omegas, she knew what kind of stereotypes were out there so she didn't blame Harper for being defensive.

'How about we start over Clarke,' Harper smiled settling down in her seat next to Clarke.

'Yeah let's,' Clarke nodded thankful Harper was choosing to go this route.

'Alright then,' Harper said nodding herself 'so what exactly was going on with you and Bellamy last night.'

This question immediately got a lump to form in Clarke's throat stopping her from saying anything and her face to heat; she really wasn't ready to talk about whatever was going on there with anyone least of all a girl she had just met yesterday. Unfortunately though at least some of this must have shown on Clarke's face because Harper's face which had been one of curiosity immediately turned in to a rather knowing smile, 'I've been there with guys Clarke,' she began still smiling but then she stopped a look of concern spreading across her face.

'What,' Clarke asked taken aback by the sudden pause, some light teasing about this sort of thing was to be expected but that looked like real concern on Harpers face, what was there to be concerned about.

Harper didn't have chance to answer this question though because right then there was a loud banging sound at the front of the room drawing her attention away from Harper's strange reaction. Turning in her seat Clarke saw a slim long dark haired woman standing at the front of the room behind the desk that was there holding a large book which must have been what she used to draw people's attention.

'Thank you,' the woman who must be the professor teaching this class said in a firm but soft voice putting down her book and walking out from behind her desk 'now for those of you who don't know I'm professor Callie Cartwig and this is cast biological studies.' She paused here while there was a general murmuring of acknowledgment but then Callie kept talking 'now, I imagine many of you think this is going to be an easy class, that you already know everything about the casts but I'm here to tell you, you don't.'

'There's a lot more to cast biology than just being an Alpha, Beta or Omega,' Callie continued 'there is complex science behind mating, the mysteries of the psychology of the different casts and the eternal question of why we evolved this way.' This sparked a chorus of intrigued and curious whispers which intern Clarke noticed got Callie to smile clearly pleased by this reaction 'destiny is a powerful force and it has brought you all here to learn I believe but before we can do that I need to get some idea of what you all know so for this lesson I just want to ask you all some basic questions.'

What followed after that was essentially an hour long verbal quiz where Callie directed at least three questions to every single person in the lecture hall. It was a little unnerving because she bounced around the hall rather quickly asking different people questions at an impressive speed but besides that Clarke handled it all rather well. She'd known the answers to two of the questions she'd been asked and the third which had been on an evolutionary theory around how the casts had evolved had been highly specialised so it made sense she had messed that one up. After she was done Callie didn't actually say much or reference what she thought about how the class had done, all she did was say that was enough and that they could all go.

'Well,' Harper began drawing out the word as she spoke 'I hadn't exactly expected that but she does have a bit of a reputation so I guess I should have expected something a bit out there.'

'Reputation,' Clarke inquired looking from Callie who was now having conversations with several students at the front of the hall to Harper who was packing her stuff back away in to her bag.

'O yeah,' Harper nodded smiling at Clarke as she began packing her things away as well 'she's known for being unconventional but she's supposed to be really good at teaching cast bio so no one really minds, I just didn't think it would quite be like this.'

'OK,' Clarke nodded finishing moving her things in to her bag and then standing up, she didn't move though deciding to wait for Harper to finish. Things hadn't started that well between her and Harper plus the fact they were part of the same cast still made her uneasy but she did seem like a nice girl so it would probably be a good idea to walk out with her and chat about things. Harper seemed to be trying to connect with her and Clarke did want to make friends at college so why not try to make friends with Harper, besides she wanted to have a word with Callie before she left anyway.

'Ready to go,' Harper asked once she was done moving her stuff into her bag standing up and smiling at Clarke, acting like they had already agreed to walk out together.

'Lead the way,' Clarke said smiling back gesturing for her to move forward 'but I want to have a word with the professor first.'

'Great,' Harper smiled moving forward 'but word of advice Clarke call her Callie; I hear she doesn't like being called professor for some reason.'

'Thanks for the tip,' Clarke nodded moving to walk alongside Harper.

Reaching the front of the lecture hall Clarke moved to wait behind two people Callie was talking to at the same time about one of her books from the sound of it. They didn't take long though so once they were finished she was able to step forward, 'yes,' Callie said seeing her standing there smiling a reassuring smile.

'I wanted to ask in regards to the reading list for this class, where would,' Clarke began but as she spoke she noticed that the light blouse Callie was wearing revealed a lot of neck and the large scar that was clearly visible there. It wasn't the first time Clarke had seen a mates mark but all of those times it had been a very big thing, she had never met an Omega that was so casual about it, it had always been treated as something private something to be covered.

Being on her own away from her mum was already proving to be an exposure to a lot of different things. Her mum was overprotective Clarke had always known that, she just worried about things like Solstice or the idea of Octavia possibly being a bad influence that was all. Finding out about her cast and then her sub cast condition had changed things a lot for them both when she was a kid and ever since then she had been sheltered so stuff like this was really shocking to Clarke.

'Well when it comes to the reading list,' Callie began seemingly oblivious to Clarke's internal state of shock 'if you're wondering where to start it doesn't really matter but it's useful to get the shorter texts out of the way first so you can build up a working knowledge, is that what you're asking?'

'Yes,' Clarke nodded not really trusting herself not to mess up saying anything else in this moment.

'Good,' Callie nodded smiling, with that there were no more students to talk to so she gathered up her own stuff gave Harper a quick nod and then walked out the room.

'Isn't she amazing,' Harper said moving closer to Clarke 'I mean you're a Beta so it's different for you but believe me it's really something seeing an Omega doing the things she's doing.'

'O I can imagine,' Clarke replied turning to face Harper smiling weakly 'I'm still a woman after all.'

'Fair point,' Harper nodded excepting this explanation of Clarkes beginning to move forward out of the room as she spoke.

'Where are you off too now,' Clarke asked moving to walk besides Harper, thinking about her decision to try and be friends with the girl.

'I've got a class over in the Wallace building now,' Harper said as they both moved through the doors of the lecture hall and started walking down the corridor 'so I'm heading over there, what about you?'

'I'm heading the same place actually,' Clarke smiled 'are you taking introductory sketching as well?'

'No,' Harper frowned shaking her head as they moved through another set of doors and out into the slightly cool mid-day air 'but I expect we will be close to each other, I'm doing photography classes there.' Harper paused a minute here but then kept talking 'I imagine they will be doing some interesting stuff today over there, I hear they change things up a bit each quarter to be in line with seasonal stuff and get new students really in to things when there just starting off.'

'Cool,' Clarke smiled at hearing this 'something to look forward to.' There were traditions that split the calendar into four parts roughly aligned with the seasons using the solstice and the equinoxes as markers, it was called the solstice calendar and was a part of many traditions around the casts. The solstice calendar might not have wide spread use anymore but it had once been very popular so as a result remnants of it could still be seen throughout society like with how Polaris college split their yearly time table in to quarters, it was why she and the other new students were starting now.

'So are you into art and stuff then Harper,' Clarke asked trying to continue their conversation as they walked along a path that cut through a patch of woodland area.

'Of course,' Harper nodded smiling 'I've always loved taking pictures of things and displaying them.'

'You'll have to show me some of your stuff some time,' Clarke smiled, it seemed like the right thing to say but she was genuinely curious to see what Harpers photos were like. Photography had never really been her thing but it was still art and she would like to think that was her thing so she still enjoyed admiring good quality photographs.

'Yeah,' Harper nodded still smiling 'and you'll have to show me some of your art.' Harper paused here as they left the wooded area looking momentarily concerned about something but before Clarke really registered it she continued talking 'it's the end of solstice tonight, do you think you will be coming along to the celebrations again?'

'I'm not sure,' Clarke began genuinely unsure about that, last night had not ended up going well but she didn't want to try and connect with people. 'Probably not though,' she said after a minutes thought, she'd probably have work she needed to do tonight so it would be best to get started on that instead of braving all of what she had seen last night again.

'You know I think maybe that's best,' Harper nodded jumping on this for some reason 'things aren't that good usually, the whole thing around solstice ending tends to get people off.'

Clarke felt like there was something going on with Harper here but before she could figure out how to approach the subject they reached the Wallace building and she ended up deciding to let the subject drop, it was probably nothing anyway. 'Here we are then,' she smiled opening a door for Harper to step through into the main lobby of the building, again trying to be friendly.

'Thanks Clarke,' Harper said smiling back walking in through the door and then turning to face Clarke as she followed herself through it. 'This is where we separate I think,' she continued 'but I just wanted to say Clarke you seem like a nice girl and I look forward to getting to know you better.'

'I feel the same way,' Clarke smiled nodding really pleased to hear that 'I feel like you and I could really hit it off.'

'I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,' Harper said theatrically, laughing as she spoke which got Clarke laughing as well. The laughing continued for a few minutes but then the moment ended and without either of them saying another word they both separated each of them walking in the direction of their respective classes.

As Clarke moved in the direction of her sketching class she felt a warm fuzzy feeling flood through her as both of her inner self's praised her actions which was rare, both her inner Omega and inner Alpha apparently liked the idea of her being friends with Harper so pleased instinctive thoughts filled her head. Harper was clearly the kind of Omega that didn't hold back as much as she did as evident by what she had been wearing last night but judging from what Clarke had just seen of Harper she wasn't actually like the Omega's her mum would rail against. Harper was a nice seemingly intelligent girl who had liked the idea of a member of their cast being a professor so just because Harper didn't choose to live exactly like Clarke did why should that stop them being friends. Clarke doubted her mum would be happy about this she had always been rather selective when it came to who she allowed her to spend time with but as far as Clarke was concerned she was making friends with Harper and that was that.

Bellamy

Sighing Bellamy stood outside his sisters and Clarke's building looking up at it as people moved around him no doubt going back to their rooms now that today's lessons were over. Bellamy really didn't like how things had ended up going last night and now he had got his head on straight he really wanted to set a few things right when it came to Clarke, he had just met this girl and he didn't want her to think he was an Alpha with no self-control. Sure he might disagree with her choice to hide the fact she was an Omega but that didn't excuse the way Bellamy had acted last night and more than that it really didn't excuse what Bree had egged him into.

Giving a frustrated sigh Bellamy moved forward, walking inside the building passing by several people coming and going as he did so. As he entered the stairwell and started climbing the stairs to the correct floor Bellamy noticed that there were all kinds of posters and such thing plastered to the walls promoting all kinds of things. That was an element of college he wasn't going to miss, Bellamy was in his last year now so soon he would be able to say goodbye to walls plastered with posters that no one paid any attention to anyway and hopefully these kind of situations he thought reaching the correct floor.

Reaching Octavia and Clarke's room Bellamy made for the key Octavia had given him but then stopped, just walking in there like he didn't need to ask to come in was a real Alpha move and he wanted to apologise for doing something similar so that wasn't a good idea. Giving another frustrated sigh he knocked on the door three times and then stepped back trying his best to twist his facial features in to an apologetic look; however this proved unnecessary because when the door opened it was Octavia on the other side of it.

'She's not here,' Octavia scowled guessing correctly why he was here moving the door open wide so Bellamy could see it was just her in there. She gave him a proper glare while she did this leaving Bellamy in no doubt that his sister was not happy with him right now.

In truth Bellamy could hardly blame her so his words ended up catching in his mouth and he ended up just staring at Octavia and Clarke's room, now that they were both more or less moved in he could get a real sense of the two girls just by looking at their respective sides of the room. He knew his sister so which side was which was obvious, Octavia was kind of a disordered person so her side of the room was obviously the side of the room that had all kinds of stuff from clothes to text books thrown across it. Clarke's side of the room on the other had was ordered, everything was laid at neatly on her side of the room and nothing was out of place from what he could see this was a sign that he and Clarke at least had this in common because he was a fan of order as well.

'You know she has a boyfriend,' Octavia said snapping Bellamy's attention back to her 'so your little bet isn't just wrong it's also stupid.'

'I know,' Bellamy frowned shaking his head and letting out a frustrated breath as he spoke 'believe me I know O.' Clarke was more than just a good girl or a virgin even she was a real princess, she was one of those girls who held them self's to a more or less impossible ideal and whatever he might think about that it was wrong of him to try and nock her down.

'Then why,' Octavia began but when Bellamy shot her a meaningful look she stopped realising what had sparked all this trouble. 'Bellamy,' she sighed 'I knew you were in a rut last night but you can normally manage, did you take a drink or something.'

'No,' Bellamy said defensively 'I never drink during a rut Octavia, you know that, alcohol is to close to the stuff they put in enhancers.'

'Then why were you so out of control,' Octavia asked looking at him pointedly.

'I don't know,' Bellamy sighed embarrassed 'I just was for some reason.' He knew exactly why things had been more difficult last night but as much as he might like to tell his sister he couldn't, he had promised Clarke he wouldn't tell anyone that she was an Omega and he wasn't about to break his word. Normally he'd be fine being around Omegas even when he was in a rut he could manage it, but during a rut his desire to give orders and to have them followed was way more intense so to be around an Omega who wasn't going to do that was a sure fire way to get him riled up. Plus the culture Clarke seemed to have been razed in had really got his inner Alpha shouting way in his mind so there was that as well, none of these things were excuses Bellamy understood that but he did know why he had gotten out of control.

Octavia didn't say anything in response to this but she did give a slight sigh and that was enough for Bellamy to be able to tell what she was thinking, she was thinking he should be taking pills like Clarke was doing. 'That's not happening,' he said his voice getting hard now 'just because I lost a bit of control last night doesn't mean we need to go there Octavia.' He might respect that people had the right to take meds even if Clarke was taking it to far but in his mind it was still denying who you were and that was not something he was about to start doing.

Octavia made to argue this point but seeing his expression she backed down, 'fine Bellamy,' she sighed after a few minutes 'but just to make this clear again I don't put any stock in destiny, were all in control of our own fate.'

Bellamy wanted to respond to that but he also didn't want to get in to another philological argument with his sister so he let the point drop, 'do you know were Clarke is O,' he asked 'I'm just looking to set thing straight with her that's all.'

'You know her mum didn't like me,' Octavia said glossing over his question her posture relaxing now as she began to lean on the door frame just chatting now 'I think she's worried I'll be a bad influence on Clarke.'

'Really,' Bellamy chuckled, knowing what he knew he could understand why. He didn't spend too much time on this thought though choosing again to ask for his sisters help in finding Clarke, how frustrating that girl might be he owed her an apology and he intended to give her that.

Clarke

Sitting in the coffee shop Octavia had told her about yesterday Clarke quite happily went about seeing to what college work she did have to see too, the place was more or less empty so there was quite a nice atmosphere in the shop and that meant she was able to really get into her work. It was the end of solstice tonight so no doubt most people were off doing stuff to celebrate that fact, Clarke had considered doing that herself but after the kiss she didn't want to risk seeing Bellamy just yet. Her inner Omega was whispering in her mind she should go find him though, however thankfully that instinctive desire only strengthened her resolve to stay here and do what work she had that needed doing.

She had briefly considered doing something with Finn actually; however when Clarke had called him earlier to ask about him driving over so they could do something as well as talk about the mean words they had exchanged yesterday things hadn't turned out that way. He had accepted her apology but apparently he had work of his own to do and he had also encouraged her to do the same so that had decided things for her. Clarke had thought about telling Finn about the kiss but had decided against it, she didn't want to lie to him but she didn't really understand what had happened so she didn't really know what to say. It wasn't like it was going to happen again, she wasn't that kind of girl it had been some kind of crazy mistake so she hadn't told him and the more Clarke thought about it the more she felt that was for the best.

Turning a few pages of one of the books Clarke had laid out in front of her she began to read about the anatomy of the different types of mateing organs. Clarke had always had a lot of books, she liked reading so things had just shaped out that way but all the books she had needed to buy for college was a lot even for her, the art classes required books as well but it was the medical ones that had really blown things up. It was said to truly understand the biology of the casts on just a basic level required years of study and judging from the texts she had only just begun to see too Clarke could understand why people said that.

As Clarke read about the various internal differences between the casts she couldn't help but think about Callie and what Harper and said in relation to the woman being an Omega, it really was something seeing an Omega having the kind of position she had. Omegas weren't exactly discriminated against at least not in the west but it wasn't exactly like they weren't either, there was a reason she did all that she did to come across as a Beta and not just live as an Omega. People still had a lot of backwards views when it came to Omegas so it was definitely hard for members of her cast to find the kind of success that Callie had so it really was inspiring seeing her today.

As Clarke mulled these things over in her mind she began to smell a strong sent in the air, before there had only been the light wood and lavender smell of the Betas that were on the other side of the shop but now there was a unmistakable Alpha sent floating on the air. It was a really strong musk and wood smell with an added element of fermented fruit which really distracted her away from her work, it was the kind of sent that almost made it hard for Clarke to breathe.

Frowning she looked up thinking some ass hole enhancer using Alpha had probably just walked in to the shop however the sight of the Alpha she now saw standing to the side of her made her question that thought. Bellamy for some reason was standing there wearing a darkly coloured denim jacket looking down at her with a concerned and embarrassed expression on his face and not a cocky one, like he had always had every time she had so far laid eyes on him.

'What do you want,' she sighed, hoping his concerned expression wasn't hiding anything Clarke didn't know if she felt up to dealing with any of Bellamy's craziness right now. She certainly didn't want to talk about the kiss either, she didn't really want to talk to Bellamy about anything, there was something different about him Clarke could feel it, something that set something off within her and she didn't want to explore that too much. He was there though standing in front of her and Clarke couldn't just tell him to get lost however much she might want too, she had been raised to never be rood plus there was also the fact her inner Omega wouldn't let her do that.

'Well I'm just going to get out with it,' Bellamy said sighing himself sitting down next to her, it annoyed Clarke he hadn't asked to sit down and instead just done it but he was an Alpha so she over looked that, at this point she wanted to hear what he was going to say more anyway. 'I treated you in a way I shouldn't have,' he continued 'and that was wrong of me, there might have been stuff going on with me but that's no excuse I shouldn't have kissed you the way I did and I'm sorry for that Clarke.'

As Bellamy finished off his apology putting deliberate emphasis on her name Clarke's mouth fell open out of shock, admitably she hadn't known Bellamy long but he hadn't struck her as someone who would easily apologise for anything and besides he was an Alpha and that wasn't exactly something his cast was known for. Clarke didn't really know how to react, the Bellamy she was talking to right now was very different from the one she had so far experienced so she ended up jumping on the first thing that popped in to her head. 'What was going on with you,' she asked not really caring what the answer was she just wanted to say something in response to Bellamy's apology.

Hearing this Bellamy sighed again and an even more embarrassed look spread across his face 'do you know what a sub cast condition is,' he asked frowning.

The moment she heard the words sub cast condition Clarke felt like cold water had just been poured down her back, he couldn't know she thought fear building within her rapidly, he couldn't possibly know. 'Yes' she said cautiously after a few minutes of scared thought, if he really did know about her sub cast condition somehow she was going to need to know.

'Well I have one,' Bellamy said keeping his voice low now seemingly oblivious to Clarke's internal concerns 'I'm what's called a Prime Alpha, which means unlike most Alphas I have what's called a rut that happens a couple of times a year.'

'A rut,' Clarke asked breathlessly, she did know what one was but she couldn't think of anything else to say.

'Well,' Bellamy began still whispering 'a rut is similar to when an Omega goes in to heat however where an Omega going into heat is all about wanting to be claimed, wanting to be mated a rut is about wanting to claim, wanting to mate.' Bellamy gave Clarke an unreadable look here one she couldn't read but then continued 'most Alpha's don't have this issue but for those of us that do things can be hard for us, it can be difficult to control our self's when were in a rut.'

As Bellamy explained these details that she already knew, all kinds of thoughts swirled around Clarke's head she might have only ever had one heat but Clarke remembered what it had been like so she could imagine how hard things probably were for Bellamy. Her inner selves, those internal aspects of her mind were difficult enough to manage at the best of times but during a heat or in Bellamy's case a rut it was a lot harder, her mum had always made that clear and what Clarke had seen last night had confirmed it in her mind. The other Omegas she had seen were clearly in heat that tangy sweaty smell was proof of that and there was no doubt in Clarke's mind they weren't holding their inner selves at bay, if Bellamy had lost control she could understand that.

As Clarke thought about all these thing she suddenly realised Bellamy had finished speaking and was now looking right at her expectantly also with a slightly hopeful look in his eyes as well, he wants me to forgive him she thought. She opened her mouth to do just that which her inner Omega was very much in favour of but then her inner Alpha made her realise something that stopped her in her tracks. 'Wait,' Clarke began thinking about all the pills and other thing she used 'couldn't you just use some of the stuff I take?'

Bellamy gave a frustrated sigh in response to this rolling his eyes as he did 'yes,' he said clearly not liking admitting this 'there are sedatives I could take that would make managing a rut a lot easier, but please understand Clarke I was razed to believe that doing that would be wrong.' Clarke opened her mouth to defend her position but Bellamy razed a hand stopping her 'look,' he continued 'I do believe that, I do also believe you have the right to choose though,' Bellamy added quickly when he saw her frown in response to this 'it's just I believe a man should be able to control himself whatever his circumstances.'

Clarke couldn't help but purse her lips in response to this she didn't know much about Bellamy's cultural background but from what she had seen so far and what he had just said she had an idea of what his upbringing must have been like. However she didn't want to go around insulting any ones culture so she let the matter drop, sighing a frustrated sigh she forced herself to smile 'OK,' she said 'apology excepted Bellamy, we can forget that kiss ever happened if you like.' Bellamy did smile back at her in response to this like Clarke had expected it seemed to her the kiss had probably confused him a lot as well, but then he frowned looking embarrassed again 'what,' she asked rather taken aback now.

'Well Clarke,' Bellamy began slowly 'look there's something else, I should tell you something else; I want to tell you something.'

'Go on then,' Clarke urged trying to cut through Bellamy's skirting of the issue getting kind of curious now.

'OK,' Bellamy said breathing in a deep breath 'after you left the group Bree called me out for failing to get you to kiss and after that things got kind of out of hand and a bet ended up getting made.'

Bellamy just looked at Clarke guiltily now not going any further but he didn't need too judging from how he was acting, what she had seen from Bree last night and how Harper had been earlier she could guess what the bet was. That bitch, Clarke's inner Alpha said giving voice to her new feelings of anger, she was pissed with a lot of people in this moment but more so with Bree which was where her inner Alpha and inner Omega were directing her. What kind of person actually made a bet around if a guy could sleep with a girl; it was crazy as well as being a really evil thing to do.

'Look,' Bellamy began after a few minutes of silence where Clarke didn't say anything 'like I said I'm sorry, things got out of hand and I want you to know I'm going to tell people the bets off.'

'No,' Clarke said loudly without really thinking about what she was saying acting on instincts pushed forward by her inner Alpha.

'Excuse me princess,' Bellamy said clearly taken aback by her response but there was also a slight smile on his lips which for some reason spurred Clarke on.

'I'm not letting that bitch think she's won anything,' Clarke said defiantly 'if you say the bets off she'll think you failed and that will mean she'll tell people I'm an ice queen or something.'

Bellamy gave a slight snigger in response to this but he didn't say anything else and Clarke was kind of surprised at herself for saying what she had just said so she didn't speak either. This meant there was an awkward silence between them now that neither of them were in a hurry to break, for Clarke's part she was just trying to understand why she had just said what she had, she really wasn't someone to use confrontational words like that. After a few minutes though Bellamy broke the silence distracting her 'OK,' he nodded 'I won't tell anyone anything either way unless you want, you and I'll know the bets off but that will be it for now.'

'Thank you,' Clarke said, she didn't say anything more though, she didn't quite trust herself at the present moment.

'No, thank you Clarke,' Bellamy countered 'I really appreciate you being so understanding so this is the least I can do for you.' Bellamy paused here something clearly occurring to him but then continued 'I hope you will keep this between us as well Clarke,' he said gesturing at the two of them with a hand 'my sub cast condition is something I like to keep private.'

'Of course,' Clarke nodded if any one could understand Bellamy's desire to keep this sort of thing a secret it was her.

'Thank you, Clarke,' he smiled standing now 'I think I'll let you get back to your work now,' with that he made to leave and Clarke found herself watching him begin to move away from her. Bellamy really was a typical Alpha with his dark handsome features plus the dark denim jacket and other darkly coloured clothes he was wearing that were typical of his cast. For some reason it was hard for her to break her eyes away from him there was just something about him that pulled Clarke in, as she watched him move away something she hadn't thought of occurred to Clarke and she quickly shouted at him to wait.

'Yes,' Bellamy said stopping and turning back around to face her a curious expression on his face now.

Clarke had wanted to tell him about her own sub cast condition, tell him that she was an apex Omega but now she was having second thoughts. She had never told anyone about her sub cast condition, the only people who knew were her mum and her doctors so telling Bellamy would be a big thing. She did feel like she could trust him for some reason and he had just shared after all so there was every reason to believe he would keep it between them but it was just such a big thing and explaining she was an Omega but one with Alpha traits would be difficult so she decided against it in the end.

'Never mind,' Clarke said shaking her head sighing as she spoke trying to ignore her inner Omega which was shouting at her not to be dishonest 'it doesn't matter, but I will say Bellamy how about we start over you and I, let's start here.'

'OK, Deal,' Bellamy nodded, Clarke could tell he was curious about what she had been planning to say but thankfully he let the matter drop. 'So last night didn't happen then,' he continued smiling now as he spoke 'and in that case I guess I'll see you around.'

'See you around,' Clarke smiled back as Bellamy turned around and walked away from her rather annoyed at how her heart fluttered at seeing Bellamy pleased. 'You have a boyfriend,' she said under her breath trying to distract herself with her work 'Finn would never kiss another girl like you did last night and besides were forgetting that happened.' It didn't help though, her heart continued the flutter and there was a large part of her that was looking forward to seeing Bellamy again. Clarke would like to say the talk of seeing her around had just been that talk but she just knew that they were definitely going to see each other again before too long.

Well there we are again sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out but I hope it was a good chapter. I imagine people have a lot of thoughts about the reveals in this chapter so please comment I'd really like to hear peoples thoughts.

Also Jroth sucks.