Chapter 12
Author's note: thanks for all the favorites and follows. Warning total filler chapter.
She sat anxiously by as Clarke fed Jasper the tea from seaweed roots. The blonde looked up at Octavia in sympathy, "I'm really sorry. About Atom." Octavia glanced up but didn't meet Clarke's intuitive eyes. "I guess we'll just have to get used to people dying down here." The slightly younger brunette turned to Jasper, "But not you. You're not allowed to die." She was gently dabbing his sweaty chest with a tag as she said it, making Ari's heart warm at the care between the two.
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Ari sat by Octavia as they passed around the bottle of hooch. Monty took a gulp, "Smooth." He coughed as he passed her the bottle which she quickly gave to Octavia. Finn raised his eyebrows curiously at her causing her to shrug casually. "I don't drink."
Octavia took a drink, "Disgusting. I love it." She made to pass it to Finn when a new voice spoke up. "Could I uh get a hit of that?" Jasper was lifting his he's up to look at them as he asked the question in a frail voice. "Jasper!" It seemed to be a collective gasp as they rushed to him.
"Soft stuff," Finn said as he gave him a drink of weaker alcohol, "welcome back buddy." Jasper reached out a hand and Monty slapped his to it instantaneously in relief, a big grin breaking over their faces. "Was that a dream or did I get speared?" They all laughed together at his feeble joke.
Clarke reappeared then, "You'll have a very impressive scar to prove it." She smiled as she stopped next to him. "My savior," he crooned comically. Clarke laughed lightly, "Thank you for not dying. Don't think I could have taken that today." "I'll try not to die tomorrow if that's cool," Jasper joked weakly.
Octavia touched his thigh shyly causing him to perk up some, "Oh. Hello there." He promptly fell back to sleep as his pain had drained his energy.
They all took a breath of relief for the first time in awhile, certain their friend would be okay.