"Kane it's not going to work." Abbey mutters from next to Niylah as Kane fiddles with an old radio. For six years he's been trying to fix that thing. Niylah was sat on the other side the makeshift bar sipping her drink watching the two older members of Wonkru talk.
During their time in the bunker Abbey had grown closer to Niylah due to the fact that both woman were scared and worried about Clarke to the point where Abbey will admit that she and Niylah are as close as she was to Raven if not closer. It wasn't quite the same bond as the one she had with her daughter but it was as close as it could possibly be.
The two of them had spent countless nights swapping stories about Clarke. Others like Miller and Kane would throw in their own stories about the young leader. This led to the legend of Wanheda to spread among the survivors in the bunker. Of course, they shared other stories as well learning more and more about each other's culture like Clarke had been trying to do before everything went to hell.
"It's going to work." Kane huffs out fiddling with the wiring for the thousandth time.
"You've been saying that for years now." Niylah supress a laugh listening to the couple bicker. A bittersweet pain filled her as her thoughts drift back to a time when she and Clarke would bicker about the small things as everything slowly fell apart around not matter how hard Clarke and the others worked to keep everyone alive and safe.
Before Niylah could interject into the conversation the radio comes to life as everyone in the hall stop what they're doing watching the radio flicker with life.
A disgruntled noise comes the from machine but there are some words buried under all the static noise. "Spread Out." Is one phase that could be made out. "Report." Is another. Kane awe struck at the radio actually picking something up seems to spring to life messing around with the wires clearing up the signal until the radio is clear for everyone to hear.
"She's just one person." An angry female voce shouts down the radio. "How hard is she to kill."
After hearing the voice Niylah felt her hopes raise that maybe the people on the other side of the radio were Clarke Bellamy and their little group who all went to save Raven before the death wave hit. However, the voice is from a woman Niylah has never meet before and sneaking a look towards Abbey it's clear the healer hasn't heard this voice before either.
Kane tries to talk to the people on the surface but if they can hear Kane then they are ignoring him but it's most likely that they can't hear Kane through the one way signal. Time seems to past slowly as everyone just listens to the arguments happening within the group on the surface. Whoever they are they seem to be chasing after someone.
"You know when we find you I'll make sure you suffer for everything you've done to us. Your death will be slow and painful." The same female voice sounds from before. It's clear that's she's the leader of the whole operation from the way her people answer to her.
"Yeah I've heard that a thousand times right about now and you know I'm still here and they're not." A different voice responds sounding slightly amused. A voice that causes Niylah's body to freeze but to cause her heart to speeds up. No it can't be. She thinks feeling that hope slowly start to rise. It can't be Clarke. Could it. After so long Niylah had tried to keep up the hope that Clarke and them made it safely into space away from the death wave but without knowing for sure that hope had slowly started to fade with time leaving only the heart breaking truth that it was most likely that the members of the hundred had perished in pramifaya.
"Well, you've never faced me before." The previous woman started oozing confidence in her ability to catch and kill Clarke... the realisation hits Niylah hard. This woman is hunting Clarke. If Clarke is alive after all this time then she is in danger. After all this time she could have come so close to be reunited with her lover only to have to hear her die.
There is no doubt in Niylah's mind that the woman speaking is Clarke. Niylah had spent many days and night around Clarke listening to her speak. And has spent many days and nights inside the bunker dreaming about her voice from her to not know straight away that Clarke is talking. Clarke is alive. In that moment Niylah didn't care about anything else other than that truth. Clarke was still alive.
"Yes, I have. You lost and again and again. Hence this conversation." This time Niylah fails to suppress a laugh at Clarke's own confidence in her abilities. That was one of the things she admired most about Clarke. That even when everything was stacked against Clarke was always confident in her own abilities to do what was needed. No matter what it was and no matter what it cost her.
"You think you're smart but you're not as smart as you think you are." Just how long has been Clarke been back on earth Niylah wonders. And where are the others. The woman had said there is only one person but that isn't right. If they were back on earth where was Bellamy. Where was Raven. Monty. Murphy. Where was her friends at. Was she separated. Or is she just alone. Hundred's of questions flood her head. But the main one being has Clarke found the bunker yet. And if so why has she signalled us to open the doors since the surface seems safe enough for them now.
"And you're not as threatening as you think you are." During her life Clarke as faced worse thing than a woman with a gun. She's spent many nights watching as Clarke's demons haunt her dreams ranging from the death of her nontu death all the way to shutting the doors in the bunker in order to save her people. Every horrible act Clarke has been forced to commit and burden haunt her.
Niylah's thoughts drift back to the first time she met Clarke. It was obvious that the woman entering her father's trade shop was the mighty Wanheda no matter how much she tried to change her appearance and hide who she was. Respecting her wish to remain unknown Niylah didn't say anything but offered help to the young woman who seemed to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders and was struggling to stand under all the weight. A weight which seemed to slowly disappear each time Clarke would enter the shop to trade her game. A weight which came back in full force not long after the two had reunited during the Allie reign.
How Clarke had managed to stay sane after everything she endured still amazes Niylah. Not many could have suffered through what she has and come out stronger and better for it.
"I'm going to enjoy killing you." A flash of panic causes Niylah to suck in a deep breathe at the very clear threat on Clarke. Whoever this woman she sounded enraged with Clarke and determined to catch and kill her.
What is happening on the surface. What has Clarke gotten into.
"I'm going to enjoy watching you try." Clarke replies as if the threat meant nothing to her. There was no hint of fear or nervousness in her voice. Nothing that showed Clarke considered the threat to be followed through.
The next few minutes are a blur to Niylah as everyone seems to jump to life running around spreading the word that Clarke Kom Skaikru is still alive on the surface and is been hunted by a new threat. But Niylah doesn't pay them any attention as one thought is constantly running around her head almost like a prayer.
"Ste klir ai hodnes" She mutters to herself finger clenching around her empty cup. Although she has never spoken the I love you to Clarke or she to her no one can deny that Niylah loves Clarke. Despite all her flaws and things, she's done in her life. Niylah can see past everything and just see who Clarke is. A woman who wants to protect her people. A noble leader who burdens the pain so her people can know peace despite her own never ending pain and suffering. That selfless is just one of the things she loves about Clarke. And there are so many many more parts of her that she loves.
She was just never sure how Clarke really felt about her.
Days seem to past and no word from anyone on the surface.
Abbey was thrilled at the news that Clarke was still alive as were many others but the following days of radio silence had everyone on edge. Speculation about what was happening on the surface raged amongst the members of the bunker. Some believed that the silence meant that Clarke was raging a war on the surface and bring the wrath on Wanheda down on her enemies. Other believed that she had been killed.
When Niylah heard these comments, she couldn't help but feel as if her heart was be broken in two. Clarke isn't dead. She kept repeating to herself in her head. She can't be dead.
As the days passed and the silence continued the idea of Clarke being murdered were invading her head more and more. It was during one of these moments where Niylah's fear slowly started to turn into anger.
Anger at the woman who is after Clarke. And she promised herself that if Clarke was dead then that woman who issued her death would suffer. Niylah didn't care that she was going against her own peaceful nature. If this woman had so much as touched Clarke, she would die there was no question about it.
This promise caused a conflict within herself. The last time she felt like this was the moment she found out that Bellamy had been a part of the group which had killed her father. Only then she had Clarke calm her down before she did something she would later regret.
"Oh Clarke..." The radio echoed once again silencing everyone in the room. Out of the corner of her eye she watched one member of Trikru run out of the room no doubt to get Octavia Abbey and Kane. The voice coming on of the radio has her tensing. It's her the woman who threatened Clarke that last time. Only this time she doesn't angry or bloodthirsty. She sounds amused like this is some kind of joke to her. "Yes I know your name now. I thought you were smarter than me."
"I am." Clarke instantly replies without delay. And to say she felt relieved to hear her voice would be an understatement. "It wasn't you who found out my name it was your lackey. Who's now dead." Hearing Clarke talk sends waves of calm over Niylah. She couldn't but smile as she thought about what Clarke does to her. How easily she can change her emotions. It used to be scary how easily Clarke affected her but then when she had to live without her that feeling turned into sorrow. She missed how easily Clarke could calm down my holding her close and whispering in her ear. Reassuring her that everything will be ok. Or when she was stressed, she seemed to know just what to do to help her to relax. Everything was easier with Clarke around.
"Where are you hiding now."
"Why would I tell you that." A few people snort at Clarke's perplexed tone. To Niylah something about this conversation didn't seem right. It was vastly different from the last conversation that took place between the two woman. One might call this a civil conversation. No something isn't right here she can't help but think. Looking around the room she's in it's obvious that everyone is enthralled by the conversation taking place from the radio. Nobody seems to sense that anything is off. Or if they do they aren't showing it.
"I was just wondering as I'm walking around your camp." She found her camp. That's not good. Where is Clarke hiding now. Is she far enough away or is she still in the area. Is she in danger. Who am I kidding it's Clarke. She always seems to be in danger. "I never thought you would be an artist. She is very pretty. The woman you kept drawing. I take it she was your girlfriend... I take it she's dead. You know I never thought you would be into girls. But you are, aren't you. Interesting." So much was wrong with that. First why does this other woman find it interesting that Clarke is into girls. What is she planning. Second. Was it Lexa that Clarke kept drawing. It would make sense as Clarke loved her. Even when we were together, I knew that she still felt something for the commander. We both knew it and I never tried to compete with her feelings for Lexa. Clarke always told me she appreciated that.
Niylah wasn't going to lie to herself that a small part of her had hoped that Clarke had drawn her. Like she said she wasn't going to lie to herself as she knew the chances of that being true were slim. She and Clarke never really talked about what they were to each other. She knew that Clarke cared about her but it was always the question of did she care about me in the same away.
"Why not set a trap for me. Why let me know you in my camp." So she wasn't the only one who found this conversation strange. If Clarke thought it was weird then it was weird
"Because trapping is your thing and chasing is mine. I enjoy our game. I enjoy us talking. Especially the flirting." Flirting. This woman honestly believes that Clarke is flirting with her. She can't help but feel slightly sick at the idea of Clarke and this woman. No Clarke would never flirt with her. Or would she.
"You're insane. And that's coming from me." Niylah let out a breath she didn't realise she was holding. She was right Clarke would never be with this person.
"Tell your daughter I say hello. I'll find the two of you soon enough." Wait daughter. Clarke has a daughter. How... When... How...
"I hate chatting with you."
"Then why do you respond. My name's Charmaine Diyoza by the way. Until next time Clarke. Sleep well."
Just like last time the conversation cuts off leaving her with more questions than answers. Clarke has a daughter. Out of everything this Diyoza could have said that wasn't something she would have ever expected. Also what is going on between Diyoza and Clarke. So many questions.
Niylah jumped slightly as Abbey pulled her into a hug. She was too lost in thought to realise that Abbey and Kane had been trying to talk to her after the radio call ended. Abbey whisper's promises of Clarke going to be alright. Just like Clarke did when she was upset. Like mother like daughter. As comforting as it was to have Abbey supporting her it only made her miss Clarke that much more.
And now she might end up losing her to this Diyoza woman.
She quickly wiped away the tears that threatened to escape her eyes.
"You're running out of places to hide Clarke. The cave was a nice hideout. I think it will be a great outpost for me and my men." Diyoza's voice smoothly sang out from the radio. Ever since it had first started working it had been placed on Niylah's makeshift bar since it was where most people gathered and there would always be someone there to hear what was going on and report it to the others.
Niylah herself has been spending more and more time around the bar rather than in the library area as she was terrified about missing something.
Nobody said anything as they waited for Clarke to reply but the seconds dragged on and yet there was no word from the blonde leader.
"What's wrong Clarke not in a talkative mood today." Diyoza asks sounding more disappointed them annoyed.
"Your Charmaine Diyoza... As in." For the first time I could hear some aspect of fear in Clarkes voice. No that can't be right. Clarke doesn't get scared. Well she does but she never lets her enemies how her fear. Her weakness. Who is this woman. Niylah's eyes meet Abbey and then Kanes and the three of them ask the same question.
"The most wanted terrorist in the world before the nukes. Why yes I am. I never knew you were a fan." Terrorist. Diyoza was the worlds most wanted terrorist No wonder Clarke sounded a little bit put out. It's one thing have someone trying to kill you it's another have one who is well known for killing and other unspeakable acts hunting you down as if you're their prey.
"I wouldn't say that. But I did read about you. How are you even alive." Clarke read about her. She most have done this on the Ark as I don't remember any books with her in. Or reading any books likes that while I stayed at Arkadia.
Wait if she was alive before the first Praimfaya how is she still alive.
"Oh... a girl can't reveal all of her secrets now can she." Well, she sounds smug. Her dislike for Diyoza's grows with every conversation.
"Is there a reason for this call or are you just trying to annoy me."
"You know we're a lot alike Clarke. I could always use a person like you on my team." Your nothing alike. She doesn't need to know Diyoza's history to know that. Clarke please don't believe in this and let your own demons control you like before again.
"Tempting but I'm going to have to decline." Good. Again, the mere thought of having Clarke and Diyoza team made Niylah feel uncomfortable.
"Pity." Diyoza really does sound disappointed. "Having the commander of death on my side would have been beneficial for both of us." How could she have possibly known that Clarke is known as Wanheda the Commander of death. It's unlikely that Clarke brought it up in a previous conversation we missed as the radio couldn't pick them up.
If that is the case then how long have the two women been in contact for.
"You read my diary." Comes Clarke's emotionless reply. To many it would seem emotionless and cold but Niylah recognises it and knows the truth. It's the same tone Clarke takes when she's trying to let her feeling show how upset she truly is. She has a habit of burying her emotions to make sure the job is done until her emotions break her down. The only time Clarke would allow herself to feel was when she was alone with Niylah where she wouldn't face judgement or be called weak as she tries to stop herself from drowning under all the pressure and responsibilities thrusted on to her.
Diyoza's having and reading her diary... her private thoughts is an extreme breach of boundaries.
All the more reason to hate her.
"You left it here for me to find Clarke. Would you like me to read out to you..." She wouldn't dare. "Growing up children believe that monster are real. These monsters live under their bed or in the closet hiding away in the dark waiting from their chance to strike. Most children grow out of fear when the creature they think is real isn't. Soon that fear leaves them." She would.
"Stop." Clarke's anger can be clearly heard in her voice.
"Adults believe in monsters. Not the same monsters with sharp teeth or claws like children do but real monsters. The monsters that look and talk like us but commit horrific acts in their spare time. History is filled with monsters like this. The thing that makes them so much scarier is the fact that anyone could be a monster. Your friend that stranger you saw one time maybe even a family member. Maybe you will grow up to be the monster you should have been afraid of." From the writing Niylah would guess that this was written after the mountain. Maybe when she was in Polis. Or maybe it was much more recent.
"Diyloza". Clarke plea's.
"I did." Clarke had told Niylah many times that sometimes she felt like a monster with every choice she had to make. Despite Niylah's best efforts to make Clarke see herself in a better light. No one is as stubborn as Clarke.
"Ok I get it." Clarke tries once again to have Diyoza stop reading her private thoughts but to no luck as the woman still doesn't shut up.
"I became a monster. A killer. A torture. A person who commits genocide and burns people alive in the name of protecting my people. I did it to save them and they can't even bare to look at me after my horrific acts." Yeah it was after the mountain this was first written.
"I hate you." Clarke's voice out meekly no doubt she's struggling enough trying to fight her own demons without having them shoved back into her face yet again.
"I don't blame them I can barely look at myself either... I have wondered what you look like."
"Pray you never find out." This time Clarke sounds more threatening and dangerous. She really doesn't do well when she pushed. A large part of Niylah would be glad to hear that Clarke had tracked this woman down and killed her slowly and painfully. It's no less then she deserves.
"If I had the choice would I do the same thing again. " She keeps reading.
"Yes. I would." this time both Clarkes and Diyoza's voice can be heard as they both recite the end of Clarke's writing. "And that's what makes me the monster."
"Did you enjoy reading my inner thoughts."
"Actually yes. It helps me to understand you." What is Diyoza's tactic here. Is she trying to anger Clarke enough to force her to attack her or she trying to throw her off and make her sloppy in her hiding so she will be easier to find and kill.
"You want to understand me. I thought you wanted to kill me slowly."
"Can't I do both."
"Your blood is black." Diyoza's shocked voice floods the room as the people gathered in the bar to relax after working their shifts in their different sections halt their action ready to listen to the conversation taking place above them. This conversation came much sooner than everyone expected as there are normally days apart this one is the day after the least one.
"Your heart is black." She snarks back earning herself a few laughs and cheers from the gathered crowd.
"No, I mean your blood is black as in black blood. What the fuck are you." The news of Clarke having black blood seems to shock quite a few of the grounders trapped inside of the bunker. There were rumours going around that Clarke made herself in to a natblida but only a select few knew the truth for sure. It wouldn't be long before more whispers about the legend of Wanheda would surface.
"I'm the commander of death." Clarke dryly responds bring a smile to Niylah's face.
"Where did I hit you. I mean there's a lot of blood here so I definitely hit you." When Niylah first her Diyoza talking about Clarkes blood she didn't put much thought into but now the realisation of what the two women are actually talking about sets in. Hit. Clarke was hit. She shot Clarke. Somewhere above her Clarke is bleeding after being shot.
Panic and terror quickly shove all other feelings away. Images of Clarke bleeding out. Of being tracked and caught by her blood trail being Diyoza's prisoner so she can inflict whatever hellish fantasy she wanted to on to Clarke settle into her mind.
"Luckly shot. I'll return the favour soon enough." If Niylah wasn't so distraught at the mere idea of Clarke being hurt and killed she would have found her confidence even in this situation charming. Stubborn to a fault.
"I love our little chats Clarke. They are the most fun I've had since we landed back on earth." Her life must be extremely dull. But that doesn't surprise Niylah that this is the height of her excitement as she seems obsessed with hunting down Clarke.
"Yet you want to kill me."
"All fairs in love and war. You declared war on me." Niylah doesn't like the word love being brought into this conversation. She doesn't care that it's a common skaikru saying the way Diyoza's says it makes it sound like it means much more than just a threat.
"What are you talking about you shot first." She does seem to be the type of person to attack first and ask questions later.
"No, you did." That's a little childish.
"Ok we're not doing this."
"Farwell Clarke we're meet soon enough I promise you that." Unlike the last few times Diyoza's has made that threat this is the first time believes it might be true.
"She's a smart kid. Madi I mean. Your girl. A fighter too. I bet she gets that from you." Niylah feels her heart stop at this. Diyoza's has Clarke's daughter. Her stomach turns with turmoil as she knows what this means. Clarkes protective and self sacrificing nature dictates what will happen next and Niylah almost can't bare to listen to what comes next.
"Clarke." A much younger sounding voice sounds in the background of Diyoza gloating. So, this is Madi. She sounds slightly older than a six year old.
"Madi." Clarkes desperately shouts into the radio before turning much more menacing. "Let her go."
"Now why would I do that Clarke." Smug is all that can be said about Diyoza's voice. She knows that she's won the war now. She knows that Clarke is hers.
"She's a child." Clarke tries but the argument sounds weak even to her. She just trying to buy time so she can think of another plan to save her daughter without having the both of them end up dead.
"A child who killed three of my people. Now she really does take after you." Niyah can't help but feel some respect for the young girl Clarke's raised.
Did Clarke raise her on her own. Surely if she was with the others then Madi would have been protected or they could figure out a plan to get her back. But it seems like it's just been the two of them ever since Kane got the radio nearly three weeks ago. What happened to everyone else.
"What do you want." Clarke asks in a defeated tone. Everyone knows what comes next.
"A trade. You for her." There it is.
"Clarke don't do it." Madi begs in the background. Niylah can't help but let out a weak quiet chuckle to herself. She's definitely Clarkes daughter. No doubt about that.
"Where are we meeting."
"Follow the smoke. On and just a simple warning. Try anything and the girl dies."
"See you in an hour."
"Can't wait." Niylah can picture diyoza's smirking into the radio as if all she just won the biggest prize.
Unable to stand being in the bar Niylah makes a swift exit back to her bunk. After everything that's happened and after coming so close to being reunited with Clarke she now has to listen to the love of her life die. Because that what Clarke is it Niylah. It all becomes too much for her and she can't control the tears that escape from her eyes.
In another part of the bunker Abbey suffers just the same knowing that her only daughter just agreed to sign her own death. If only they could get the damn door open they could help but ever since they know the ground was safe, they had been trying the door but to no luck, it wouldn't budge meaning they are trapped down here unless someone opens it from the other side.
About four days had passed since Clarke had agreed to hand herself over leaving the radio silent. Niylah couldn't bare to look at the device that gave her hope and then violently torn it away from her again but nobody dared to move it just in case something happened.
And to their disbelief it did.
"Who are you lot." Dyioza's enraged voice comes through the radio one night. Her rage was the same as it was the first time everyone heard her speak to Clarke. After hearing the voice Niylah was torn between feeling anger at the woman who killed Clarke or just drowning in her grief.
….
"Not feeling very talkative I take it. It's a shame Clarkes not with you." That does catch Niylah's attention. Could Clarke still be alive. Who is Diyoza talking to. Bellamy and the rest of Clarkes friends. Or more new people.
"You have Clarke." A familiar male voice asks earning a gasp from Kane and Octavia as the name Bellamy is muttered. After all this time he finally says something. But where was he when Clarke was in danger.
"Oh hello. I thought that would get your attention. Say hi Clarke." Diyoza taunts before a hight pitched scream can be heard. As much as Niylah hates it but that moment Clarke screamed was the beautiful sound she heard in days. Because it means that Clarke is still alive and there is hope once again that Clarke will be rescued. "I have to admit when we finally caught her, I was thrilled and a bit disappointed that our game was over. I should have known she would never submit. Now I can do whatever I want to her. This is even more fun than when I was chasing after her. To hear her screams whenever I want. And even still she refuses to submit to bow down. It's such a shame that isn't willing to join us." Pride fills Niylah after hearing that Clarke is still fighting. No matter what Clarke will always fight. For the first time in days Niylah lets herself smile.
"Let her go." Bellamy demands earning a laugh from Diyoza's in return.
"Or what. What will you do... I'm sorry where are my manners I'm Diyoza. To Who am I talking to." In the background Clarke mutters it's to whom. Before she over taken by another scream. What are they doing to you Clarke for you to scream out like that. Dread fills Niylah as all the horrible methods of torture she knows flood her mind. They've had her for days. "You deserved that." Diyoza's to Clarke who this time doesn't reply.
"Bellamy." we already know that but it's still nice to be sure.
"Oh, you're one of the people who left Clarke here to die after you promised you wouldn't let anything happen to her. Shame on you..." What does Diyoza mean he left Clarke here. The realisation hits her fully. Clarke never made it to space. For the past six years Clarke has been living by herself on the surface. Her being a natlida meant in theory that she could survive praimfaya. Clarke's been alone with Madi all this time. Why was she left alone. what happened. How did Clarke survive. "Anyways my people are coming for you. You can't hide from us. Clarke tried now she's here with me. And we're having so much fun together." what is that sick bitch doing to her.
"I am going to kill you." Clarke's voice poured through clear as day. As did her promise.
"Sweetie. You don't need to talk dirty to me. I'm already hooked." Sickness fills Niylah at this as thoughts of Diyoza doing unspeakable things to Clarke pour into her mind. She prays that's she wrong about what That woman could be doing to Clarke.
Clarke doesn't deserve to suffer like that. No does but especially not to Clarke to her.
"Clarke... Clarke... Diyoza... answer me..." Bellamy shouts down the radio trying to get someone to answer but nobody does and once again the radio falls silent.
The following day there is much unrest among the people living in the bunker. Almost everyone wants to kill Diyoza from everything's she's done and her claiming the land. That hate and restlessness has led to more and more people being thrown in to the pits for Octavia to strike down in order to keep order.
War is coming. Everyone knows it. If they ever get out of here then there will be war.
Only Bellamy now knows where we are hidden away. Only he can let us out. But nobody knows how long that will take or if it will ever happen if Diyoza hunts him like he did Clarke.
After the sixth person of the day is killed Octavia screams at everyone to basically fall in line.
A sprinkle of dust falls next to her from the ceiling. Followed by another and another.
Next part of the roof collapse with Octavia getting out of the way barely. The entire celling then appears to spilt up and collapse down on itself revealing the blazing sunlight of the sky. They can see the sky for the first time in 6 years.
The sudden sunlight blinds everyone as they move to cover their eyes. Two thick ropes land on the floor and Niylah regains her vision in time to see a figure descending from the hole. She was too far away from the figure to see who it is but Octavia wasn't as she looks on stunned at the person standing before her.
"Bellamy." She says with awe rushing forward to embrace her brother. Niylah Kane and Abbey manage to shove their way over to the sky siblings.
"How did you get in here." Kane asks as he and Bellamy share a hug.
Bellamy looks sheepish and guilty. "We had some help." To the best of Niylah's knowledge, there was only one other group on the surface. But no. He couldn't have gotten them to help save everyone in the bunker.
All her thoughts were cut off another figure descends from the hole. "Trust me. They aren't doing it out of the goodness of their own heart." Niylah feels her heart stop at seeing Clarke standing only a few feet in front of her. She's alive. Looking closer Niylah is disgusted to see the left side of Clarkes face beaten show casing different colours of bruises a black eye and black blooded swollen lip. That isn't even all of Clarkes injured. Her entire neck is bruised and is coloured which would explain why Clarke's voice sounded rougher than normal. She holding her stomach as if it is constant pain and leaning heavily on her right leg.
Niylah's visions blurs sightly after taking Clarke fully in. She can barely suppress her gasp at seeing the woman she loved after all these years. Apart from the clear injures she looks good. Older more mature. More at peace with her life despite the hell she's had to face. Once again it seems she's taken full use of her own blend of red dye as the tips of her hair are stained red.
Before Niylah could react Abbey sweeps Clarke into a hug crying happily that after all this time her daughter is still alive and once again with them. Once they break apart her eyes catch Clarkes and she saw nothing but relief joy and could it be love in Clarke's eyes as the two lover stare at each other. Niylah doesn't want to assume anything with Clarke as she said they never defined what they were to each other six years ago.
Spotting Niylah's reluctance to make the first move Clarke let out a wet laugh before pulling Niylah into her embrace burying her head int Niylahs shoulder with Niylah doing the same to Clarke. The two just soak in their time together. "Ai hod yu in." Clarkes whispers into Niylah's ear. Her heart for the first time in six years feel full and she squeezes Clarke tighter to her. She had dreamed about Clarke saying those words to her but never really thought it was possible. "I should have told you a long time but... but I let my own fear take control and I'm so sorry. I wouldn't hate you or be upset if you moved in all this time..,
As much as Niylah appreciates the sentiment's she can't listen to Clarke talk like this. She pulls back just enough so she can close the distance between them again bring their lips together in a long awaited kiss. She pulls back after a few seconds but keeps their forehead together. "Ai hod yu in seintaim" She tells her softly. "There could never be anyone else." She admits.
Clarke sates into her seeing her truth before clashing their lips together is a more passionate and longer kiss. Neither girl care about the audience around them. All they care about is the fact that after so long there are together once again.
A third person cut their reunion short. "Well, if it isn't the girlfriend." The third figure speaks as Clarke and Niylah move apart with Clarke pulling Niylah behind her slightly. If Niylah wasn't furious with the arrival of Diyoza she would have be thrilled that it was her that Clarke had been drawing during her years on the surface and not Lexa.
Diyoza herself was a woman about the same height as Niylah with light brown hair dressed in a guard outfit normally worn by Skaikru. Seeing that Clarke is trying to shield her from Diyoza's Niylah possessively wraps her arms around Clarke's stomach tugging her closer to her and further away from that woman. She narrows her eyes glaring daggers at the woman who has spent who knows how long tormenting her houmon. She vowed to herself in that moment to never let Diyoza touch her again.
The two leaders Diyoza and Octavia discussed how Diyoza's people were going to pull every member of wonkru out of the bunker. It doesn't escape Niylah's notice that Diyoza's eyes still linger on Clarke every now and then.
Hours passed before almost everyone is free of the bunker. Poils. The once great capital of the thirteen clans is now nothing but rubble and sand. Bellamy had filled Octavia Kane Abbey Indra and Niylah in on how he got them to help.
Apparently, Raven and Murphy are holding her people hostage and will them all in cryosleep in Diyoza does anything out of line. She won't let her people die. Bellamy explains before wandering back over to everyone I slowly being pulled out. The small group soon enough follow wanting to stay close. Apart for the few minutes of them being pulled out Niylah and Clarke have separated their selves from each other with having this hands loosely warped around each other as both needed to feel the other to know that they are safe and this isn't a dream.
Diyoza gets a message through her earpiece mutter a quite "ok good work" before smiling at everyone and moving back to getting everyone out of the ground. Seeing this smile Clarke hand tightens painfully around Niylah's.
Once Diyoza is out of hearing ranging Clarke turns to the others. "ge yo ogud." Clarke mutters quietly to Octavia making sure that neither Bellamy's or Diyoza's can hear her. At Octavia's and Indra's confused looks Clarke explains. "I've known that woman for a while. She sounded far too happy and smug just then. She only ever sounds like that or smiles like that when she's got the upper hand."
"But she can't move against us. We have her people hostage." Kane states and Clarke shake's her head.
"Not anymore we don't." She sounds so sure and their little groups tenses up at Clarke's honestly. If they've lost their leverage what do they do now.
Quietly Indra starts getting their warriors ready to attack. The tension slows build as the last few members of wonkru are pulled out from the ground.
"Now that's everyone out I need something from your people in return." Diyoza shouts gaining everyone attention. Bellamy Octavia and Indra move to stand with Clarke Niylah Kane and Abbey once again.
"That wasn't part of our deal." Bellamy shouts back but stops when Clarke put her hand on his shoulder. Clarke was right once again.
"The deals changed." Is her reply smirking all the while. "I'm in need of a doctor. And you happen to have three." Those three being Abbey Jackson and Clarke. "One of them has to come with me." Niylah tenses holding Clarke tighter to her. Too afraid to let go of her again.
Abbey goes to move forward to protect her daughter and student but Clarke responds first. "You need a healer and we need raven and Murphy back." Bellamy looks startled at Clarke's words while Diyoza's people look at each other with unease. Diyoza herself doesn't even flinch at Clarke's words. They actually seem to cause her smile to grow more.
"You were always smart Clarke. It's one of your most appealing characteristics." She says smirking eye up Clarke knowing that Clarke would do anything to save her people. Another trade seems to be coming.
"You weren't the only one interested in understanding the other during our skirmishes." Clarkes send Diyoza her own smug smile as Octavia call her fighters forward guns at swords at the ready.
Diyoza's own people take aim. The three leaders share an intense stare down before Diyoza give in and orders her people back to her cars. Diyoza is the last one standing behind the car door. Her eyes flicking between Clarke and Octavia calculating who would be better. "Well it really has been a pleasure but it seems we've over stayed our welcome." All the engines start and She ducks to get into the car as most of Wonkru warriors relax at the retreating froms. "However." She pops back up. "I'll leave you with one final parting gift."
Before anyone could reraises their guns diyzoa pulls out her own gun aims at the opposite two leaders and pulls the trigger.
Three bangs follow in quick session.
Clarke being the only quick enough to react to the incoming bullets shoves Niylah away from any incoming harm while throwing herself in front of Octavia. The three bullets fire directly in to chest pushing her backwards off her feet and onto the ground.
Wonkru opens fire but their enemies are already driving away.
Throughout all it Niylah was frozen as she watched Clarke get hit three times and collapsing to the ground. She screams out her name before rushing over to her. Octavia Niylah Abbey and Bellamy all kneel's around Clarke as she gasps for breaths.
"You're going to be ok." Abbey states opening Clarkes jacket to see the damage.
Only she is greeted to the sight of three bulleted wedged into a bullet proof vest.
"I know." Clarke wheezes out." Still hurts." Octavia and Bellamy laugh out in relief at the same time Niylah kisses Clarke. As the two pull apart Clarke turned to Bellamy. "Told ya I would need it."
"Yeah. Yeah. You were right as always." He offers her his hand and helps pull her up to her feet. Once standing Clarke wraps her arms around Niylah's waist and rests her head on her shoulder taking comfort in the older woman. "Now what do we." He asks.
"Now we go to war." Octavia responds without hesitation and everyone around her starts cheering.
"I'll radio the others it's safe to return." Bellamy says as Clarke smiles.
"Don't tell Madi I was hot." Clarke pleas. "She's worried enough as it."
"Madi." Niylah can't help but ask.
"She's a child I found and injected with night blood." Clarke responds glancing towards Octavia and Gia who is now standing near us. "it's how we survived the death wave."
Everyone starts to do their own thing leaving the two woman alone." I love you." Clarke repeats before kissing Niylah again. "I missed you so much these past six years. I drew you so many times. I was scared I might forget your face. You were one of the only things that kept me going through all those years."
"I love you too Clarke. I've loved you since that first time we laid together." She takes a deep breath before continuing. "We managed to get a radio working not that long ago. We heard how Diyoza was hunting you. We heard when she shot you. When she caught Madi. When you offered yourself in a trade. We. ..We heard you scream as she taunting Bellamy." Niylah's voice comes out shaky as her emotions threats to take over. Having to relive all that fear a pian again. "We... I thought you were dead after we got you back."
Clarke clashes their lips together reassuring Niylah that she's alive "It's ok. I'm here I'm alive. I'm sorry you had to hear all that."
Niylah's hand gently strokes over the bruises on her lover's face. Looking into Clarke's blue eyes she says. "I won't let her touch you again. I promise you." Clarke smiles believing her. No matter what would come next the two girls promised each other they would protect each other. Everyone would be ok as long as they were together.
Translations
Nontu- Father
Ste klir ai hodnes- Stay safe my love.
Ai hod yu in- I love you
Ai hod yu in seintaim- I love you too
Houmon- significant other.
Ge yo ogud- Be ready.
I might do this from Clarke's POV or expand on season 5. I'm not sure yet. It was just a thought that entered my head at 2 am and I started writing. Wrote far more then I thought I would. Took me three days to write and check over. I'm happy with how it turned out as this was time doing my writing in third person. Not going to lie it was weird different and uncomfortable writing in third person but most writers use so I thought I would give it a try instead of using my normal first person. Hope it came out ok. And we really need more stories on these two as a couple. There is like nothing on them and this is my third one shot on the couple. Anyways thanks for reading stay safe and goodnight.