Chapter 4
Clean, sterile, it was a scent that stung Bellamy's nose as he slowly drifted to waking from the drug induced sleep his doctor had put him in before she left last night. Slowly he blinked his eyes opened, prepared for the harsh light of the hospital to greet his retinas.
"Geeze, your nurse dimmed the lights at the request of the doctor, telling him how it would be to harsh for when you and your roommate woke," Octavia's familiar voice drifted to his ears, forcing his eye lids to lift completely so he could take in her features that weren't grainy from a Skype call.
"O?" his voice was hoarse, and he attempted to clear it before she shot from the chair she had been seated in to fill him a glass of water.
"In the flesh Big Bro. Next time you decide to come home, make sure it isn't when you're half dead. I was so scared, Bell when the hospital called, telling me you were here. Than I was so mad. You aren't allowed to almost die! You promised me you would stay alive! You promised me you would keep yourself safe! You're my family Bellamy, my only family! I can't lose you!" she shouted, slapping his chest a few times as tears silently slid down her cheeks.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm alright O. A little banged up, but I'm alive. I'm alright," Bellamy reached for her, pulling her head to his chest and carding his fingers through her long chestnut strands as he soothed his sister just like he did when she was younger and she had a bad dream.
"Don't scare me like this again Big Brother," she whispered. Bellamy only sighed, knowing he wouldn't be able to promise that to his sister.
"Jesus Blake, I see that temper and mood swings run in your family," Murphy snarky voice commented, reminding the siblings they weren't alone.
"Fuck off Murphy," Bellamy grumbled, easing back against his pillows as Octavia straightened, turning her glare to the smaller man.
"Some teammate you are. You let him take most of the abuse," O started, unaware of Clarke and Raven who were standing in the door way.
"I'd watch my tone if I were you Miss Blake, considering you weren't told the full story," Clarke's voice was icy, and forced both Blakes to straighten their spines at the sound of it.
"Murphy took just as much of the beatings as Blake did," Raven commented quietly, her head bowed and Bellamy knew it was because she felt as if she should have done more.
"Miss Reyes wanted to stretch her legs and come check in with you two as well as Mister Miller and Mister Woods," Clarke explained, her ice blue eyes dancing between Bellamy and Murphy as she helped their female teammate into the room.
"The docs here actually fixed your legs?" Murphy wasn't one to be sensitive, and both Clarke and Raven were used to his blunt nature.
"Not docs, and not entirely. Although Doctor Griffin here went above and beyond for me. She was able to save my right leg and most of my left. Below the knee, I can't feel anything. She says my hip will give me some trouble in the future too from how I have to walk from now on," Raven explained as she used her crutches to pull herself to the chair beside Murphy's bed.
"You'll only need a brace," Clarke stated easily, moving from the door way to check her brother's chart, to ensure Finn had done his rounds like he claimed he had.
"Can you do something about the food Clarke? I'm going to starve before you can spring me from this joint," Murphy grumbled, as he sat up, fully prepared for his sister to act like a doctor. Clarke only rolled her eyes, moving to check his vitals as Raven, Octavia, and Bellamy watched her move with a practiced ease.
"I'll see about Zeke or Wells bringing you something from the Dropship, maybe Monty will disregard hospital regulations and do it," Clarke answered, never taking her eyes from the monitor as she checked his heart beat.
"I think Zeke is the only one who would risk the wrath of your nurses to bring me food," Murphy taunted, knowing how his sister hated when he referred to anyone in the hospital as hers.
"Keep it up Little Brother. I'll call him and tell him to bring you the healthiest thing on the menu," Clarke warned, moving her fingers to press lightly on his ribs, watching his reactions carefully.
"Wait, wait, wait. You mean to tell me you're Murphy's sister? His older sister?" Raven questioned, her eyes widening slightly at the information that was just presented to her.
"My parents adopted him when he was seven. I'm only six months older, but it's a fact I enjoy reminding him of. It was especially fun to do when we were teenagers and he tried to pull the big brother act to scare away anyone who was interested in me," Clarke answered easily, her brows furrowing in concentration as she moved from his ribs to his right ankle.
"This is great," Raven chuckled, her amber gaze moving from the petite blonde to the grumpy man laying on the bed.
"Shut it Reyes," Murphy practically growling, rolling his eyes when he heard Clarke's familiar ring tone going off.
"Griffin," she answered easily, writing a few notes down in his file before glancing around the room.
"Yeah, you can bring her. I'm sure she'll do good for his grumpy ass. Hey, before you bring her by, can you stop off at the Dropship? Yeah, he's tired of the hospital food already. The usual is find. Yeah, just let me ask what they want," Clarke moved her mouth from the speaker, focusing her gaze on Raven before asking her a question only Murphy knew was coming.
"What did you want to eat?" Raven's brows furrowed in confusion as she shook her head.
"I don't have any cash on me to pay," Clarke snorted as she cut her off.
"You were literally held hostage for two weeks in a god awful country. You fought to protect our country and took a bullet to the spine for your efforts. I'm not going to let you pay for anything. Now, what were you in the mood for? If you don't pick something I'll just tell Zeke to order the entire menu," Raven glanced to Murphy who shrugged his shoulders.
"She's not lying Reyes. She'll do it if you don't pick something," Raven stumbled over her words as she glanced from Murphy to Clarke.
"A burger and some onion rings sound great," Clarke nodded, relaying to message to Zeke before turning her attention to Bellamy and Octavia..
"Same as Reyes," Bellamy answered quickly, knowing better than to argue.
"And a salad. He needs to eat more vegetables," Octavia added, watching Clarke nod before making her way out of the room.
"Just wait a minute. They're in the room next door. No, they wanted to rest. Plus Raven needed to stretch her legs. Oh shut up and wait a god damn minute. I swear you're more annoying than John ever was and I actually grew up with him, went through his annoying phase," they heard before the door shut.
"You're sister is something else Murphy," Raven commented as she slouched down in the chair she had picked, watching the fond smile that stretched across his lips.
"She's a force of nature. Jake always said if she didn't find a reason to stop, to slow down for a minute, she would burn herself out. He said she needed someone to center her, it was the main reason none of her previous relationships worked out. Clarke is a hurricane. And unless you plant your feet and weather her storm, she'll eat you alive," he explained lightly, shaking his head.
"Is that what you do?" Octavia was the one to question him, leaning forward slightly, curious at this glance in the mind of the parent who was raising her favorite student.
"No, I could never stand up to Clarke. She tempers her storm for those she cares for. Me, Madi, Zeke, Wells, Monty, Emori, we're all lucky to fall under that category, otherwise Clarke would sweep us away," he explained easily, knowing she would be back to finish her examination of him before she started on Bellamy. The door swung open a moment later, Clarke sauntering back in with a pleased smile on her lips.
"Who did you bully this time?" he questioned easily, watching her perfectly sculpted eyebrows raise in false innocence.
"I didn't bully anyone Johnny. Maya is just sweet enough to look the other way for all the food that's being smuggled in with the promise of Monty setting her up on a date with his best friend Jasper," Clarke explained easily as she made her way back towards his side.
"Using that poor girl's attraction to the twig, I can't believe you Clarkey," Murphy shook his head before wincing as she lightly flicked his temple before making her way to Bellamy's side. Her icy blue eyes never left the monitor as she pressed her stethoscope to his chest, carefully listening to his heart beat. Octavia sat back in her chair, folding her arms across her chest as her hazel colored eyes narrowed towards Clarke.
"Why are you checking his heart rate with both that thing and the monitor?" her tone was demanding and both Bellamy and Raven expected the doctor to take offense to the younger girl's question.
"The equipment is old in this hospital, it's been known to be slow or to stop working at any point. Clarke's one of the few doctor's who doesn't always trust the machines. She'll double check everything," Murphy explained lazily, watching as Clarke moved on to check Bellamy's blood pressure and temperature before writing down a few notes in his file as she carefully moved on to press lightly on his ribs.
"Smart choice," Bellamy commented lightly, fighting the wince from the slight pain he felt from the pressure she had applied. She hummed lightly before the door to the room was pushed open to allow the new guests entry. Bellamy watched the small smile that danced on his doctor's lips as a loud squeal of excitement filled the air.
"Hey, hey, hey Mads, we've talked about this. Don't go running off. You're mom will literally kill me in the most creative way she could think of," Zeke's voice followed Madi who had launched herself at her Uncle.
"I'd only kill you if anything bad happened to her Zeke. And I'm not sure I'm the one you would have to be afraid of considering her slightly psychotic Uncle just returned from active duty," Clarke commented easily as she moved to test Bellamy's left knee and ankle. Murphy grinned as Madi climbed on top of his bed and smiled widely at the sight of him.
"You're back!" she had exclaimed, ignoring her mother and other Uncle as Murphy nodded, relaxing against his pillows as he ignored the curious eyes that were watching him.
"Yeah, I''m back Hobbit. Now, where's my food? I'm freaking starving," Murphy grumbled, snatching the bag of greasy food out of his niece's hand. Clarke only shook her head as she stepped back.
"I'll let you eat before we finish the exam," she explained lightly, glancing over her shoulder to see Zeke's eyes trained on Raven who was watching Murphy with Madi as they fought over fries. Bellamy's amber irises followed his doctor as she left the room with a shake of her head before his sister swatted him.
"Focus on getting better first Bell before you even think about going after her," she whispered quietly, knowing better than to broadcast her brother's intentions. He only nodded before taking a rather large bite of his burger.
A/N: Chapter 4! As always, please feel free to let me know what you thought!
