In this story, sooner or later I'm going to have some of the same situations from the show, because I think that that's one of the best ways to establish the characters relationships.
Plus I totally ship Harper and Monty. I don't know what their ship name is. Is it Monper, Harpty, Monter, Harnty, Marper, Morper, Harty. What? Please let me know!
Okie Dokie! Let's get this show on the road!
Chapter 3
Clarke
According to Clarke having to go to the principles office on the first day of school is not fun; especially when you have three kids sitting next to you who are bleeding from various places.
"Please, Mr. Jaha, if we could just listen to their side of the story it might shine some light the situation." Clarke tried to plead with the principle.
"I don't think that that's a very good idea, Ms. Griffin." Jaha leans back in his chair folding his arms over his chest.
"Well, you know what Mr. Jaha? I can't help you come up with an agreeable punishment if I don't know what they did. So if you won't mind shutting up; I'd like to let my kid and her friends explain," Clarke states, turning to Octavia, Jasper, and Monty before continuing. "Now who wants to explain first?"
"They were trying to bully our friend Clarke!" Octavia says. Jasper and Monty just nod their heads waiting to talk.
"And which friend was that?" She asks them.
"Harper," Octavia tells her.
"And why were they bullying Harper?"
"Do you remember how in third grade we found out that Monty had cancer?" Jasper asks.
"Yes I remember, Octavia wouldn't leave me alone until I went in and donated bone marrow." She says, gesturing for him to continue.
"Well, in the children's ward I was roomed with a girl named Harper. She had leukemia too. She was the only friend that I had in that hell-hole. The place was like a prison, but we helped each other through it. She was cured a little while after I was." Monty says trying to make his point clear through a busted lip.
"Okay, but sweetie, I don't understand what this has to do with you three getting into a fight." She tells him gently.
"Well, Clarke," Octavia starts, "Harper still has some health problems, because she was sick for so long, she still has a pretty weak immune system. So her parents still make her take medication."
"And at lunch today that one kid, Murphy and his posse took her medication, and when she tried to get it back they dumped her lunch on her head. Octavia straight up punched him." Jasper was saying. Upon hearing this Clarke discreetly fist-bumps Octavia under the desk with a whispered "what!", and Octavia does her best to refrain from smiling.
"Then his girlfriend Roma punched her and Jasper punched Murphy, and I got one of his friends. Then Harper hit Roma, and it all was just one big mess! We really didn't want to hurt anyone, but they've been treating her this way since seventh grade, and she used to fight back but she just gave up, and I-" Monty rattles on, and on, until Clarke cut him off.
"Monty you're rambling," Monty shuts up and allows Clarke to address their principle.
"Mr. Jaha, have Harpers parents come to pick her up yet?" She asks him.
"No, her parents are out of town, she's on her own for the next week and a half." He tells her. She stays quiet for a minute before she can figure out what she can say, he continues. "And no, she doesn't have any extended family."
"So she's still out there?" Clarke asks him, he nods and she walks over to the door and out into the main office. "Harper?" she calls out to the room as a whole.
"Yes?" Clarke turns to see a pretty girl covered in what looked like ranch, applesauce, and blood.
"Would you come in here for a minute?" Clarke tries to give her a reassuring nod as she stands up and walks past her into the office.
"Ms. Griffin, what do you think you're doing?" Jaha asks her, leaning forward in his chair. He tenses when he realizes that Clarke is choosing to ignore him.
"And where are Jasper and Monty's parents?" She asks him, taking a seat next to Harper and laying a hand on her arm when she sees that she's shaking.
"They couldn't leave work, as you know, they are very busy people." He tells her stiffly.
"And what will their punishments be?" She inquires, watching as the principle gets a weird glint in his eyes.
"They will each receive a week of suspension, and when they come back another weeks worth of detentions." He sits up straight as if he's proud of his punishment. And when the kids burst out in protest, the glint in his eyes gets even brighter. Clarke motions for the kids to be quiet, and turns to glare at the principle. She tries to hide her smug smirk when she sees him flinch.
"Well. Mr. Jaha, I personally think that that's a little extreme, don't you? Especially for the first day of school?" Clarke asks him, her tone carrying a little heat to it. All it does is cause the principle to explode.
"I will not tolerate any kind of rule breaking in my school, Ms. Griffin! And these kids will take whatever punishment I deem worthy! Do you understand me?" He yells at her. She stands up when the kids shrink back.
"No. I don't understand you. And I think that the punishments that I have in mind are a little more agreeable." She calmly tells him, placing her hands on his desk and leaning forward a little.
"Oh, yeah? And what's that?" He asks her, still trying to act smug.
"As you very well know, Mr. Jaha, I have quite a few connections. You know our governor right? The youngest governor that Virginia has ever had?" She asks him, waiting for him to confirm that, yes, he knows her.
"Well, Lexa and I are very close friends, and I think that Harper and Octavia, should go spend the rest of their day with her. They'll run errands for her, and knowing Lexa, those errands won't be very easy, or entertaining. The boys can spend the day with another friend of mine, he's a cop. He can show them what'll happen to them if they continue on this dark path to becoming criminals. Now, I know that you think that these punishments are a little soft, I can tell by the look on your face. But as I'm sure you know, Lexa is a hard-ass, the girls will be miserable, I can assure you. And my cop friend usually deals with really scary guys, so the boys will be scared out of their minds. How does that sound?" Clarke asks him. When she finishes she looks at the kids, all of which are staring at her with horror-struck expressions.
"That sounds like an awful punishment. These kids need to really suffer, so that they know that breaking the rules is not an option. And I be-" He says, trying to over power Clarke in their little struggle for dominance when a new voice interrupts him.
"Sorry I'm late Clarke, traffic was awful." Wells Jaha says as he walks into the room. Clarke almost laughs when she sees the look on Jaha's face.
"Wells? What are you doing here?" he asks his son. Wells just smiles at the man he practically disowned a few years ago.
"Oh, I'm representing these kids." Wells tells him.
"Why? They're just kids!" He tries to reason with Wells.
"Exactly, they're just kids. And I'm here to make sure that these kids are treated fairly. I talked to Clarke earlier and the two of us came up with a fair punishment for these kids." His father blinks at him stunned.
"This is ridiculous, this is high school not court. They don't need a lawyer, especially not one of the best lawyers in Virginia."
"Hey! We resent that remark!" Jasper says.
"You know what Mr. Jaha? I believe that these kids deserve the best. So, I think that I'm going to take the kids and take them to their assigned punishments… lovely to see you as always Mr. Jaha. Wells? Let's go!" Clarke says, shuffling the kids out of the door.
"Clarke-"
"I don't want to hear it Jasper! I don't want to hear any of your excuses! Just be quiet, and head to the car." She tells the kids sternly, elbowing Wells in the side when he starts to snicker. "Shh! We're trying to keep up appearances here!" she whispers to him.
As soon as they get onto the grassy lawn outside, Octavia is tackling her to the ground in a hug. Wells stands there laughing as the other three kids stand there staring, still confused. Octavia gets off of Clarke and when she sees that Wells is still laughing, she tackles him to the ground in a hug. And Clarke watches as she tries to climb to her feet.
"Ms. Griffin?" Harper starts. "What's going on?"
"Clarke and Uncle Wells here just played our principle, Harper." Octavia tells her as she climbs off of Wells and leaves him laying there.
When the boys hear that, Clarke finds herself on the ground again, struggling under the weight of to super scrawny teenage boys.
"Guys! Get off! I have to get you to the police station!" She tells them and watches as they scramble off of her.
"You were serious about that?" They ask her. They both look like they want to cry, and when Octavia sees this she bursts out laughing.
"Oh, calm down! She's leaving you guys with Uncle Miller. Once he hears what you guys did he'll probably buy you donuts. He loves the whole police officers always eat donuts stereotype." She tells them.
"So are we still going to the governor's office?" Harper asks Octavia worriedly.
"Don't worry, Aunt Lexa is super chill, if you look past the hard exterior," she tells her, but all she does is succeed in making Harper even more confused.
"How many Aunt's and Uncles do you have?" She asks Octavia.
"Seven," she tells Harper. "They're not all related to Clarke though. They're all just really close friends, and they came around enough times when my sister and I were growing up that they all just became our Aunts and Uncles."
"So how did your mom get us out of that, exactly?" She asks.
"Well first," Monty starts, waiting for Jasper to finish.
"Clarke's a badass." He says.
"Not to mention, she has a habit of making very powerful friends." Wells tells her.
"I don't mean too!" Clarke exclaims, clearly offended.
"I'm just saying! It's a little ridiculous that you're friends with the mayor, the governor, the city's best mechanic and engineer, two cops, and the best lawyer in the state." He says causing Clarke to grumble.
"Well someone's full of themselves." She says, wiping off her pants as she walks to the car. "Get in." She tells the kids who were following her.
"Bye kiddo," Wells gives Octavia a hug before she jumps into the car. "I'll see you on Saturday Clarke."
"See you on Saturday," she tells him. "Y'all are lucky that Raven stopped by early to pick up Aurora and that my shift doesn't start for another hour."
"Thanks for helping us Ms. Griffin." Harper thanks her shyly.
"Oh, sweetie, don't worry about it, it was fun. And please, call me Clarke. I want all of you to know, that even though I don't advocate violence, I'm proud of you."
"Thanks Clarke." The boys chorus.
"You're welcome." She tells them. "And Harper, if you want to, you can stay with us until your parents get back. You don't have to decide now, but if you choose to stay, just tell Raven where you live so you can stop by and grab your stuff on the way over when she brings O home. Is that okay?"
"Yes, thank you Clarke, I'll think about it." She tells her.
"Anytime, sweetie, anytime. It's fun to act like a teenager again." She tells them as she pulls out of the school parking lot.
Bellamy
"Okay, yeah, we're still at the station." He hears Miller say. There's a little silence before he hears him talk again. "Hey, I'm not going to get into trouble. My dad's the sergeant, he's not gonna get mad at me. Plus, my partner and I are having a really slow day. They'll be fine… okay… see you soon."
"Who was that?" Bellamy asks him.
"That was a friend of mine. She's bringing two kids over to go on a ride along with us. It was this or suspension from school. They're friends of her kid, so she thought that this would be a nice option." Miller spins in his desk chair to face him.
"And you said yes?" Bellamy asks him incredulously.
"Um yeah, I did. She's a really good friend of mine." He tells Bellamy as though he's stupid.
"Whatever, I'm going to go get some coffee." Bellamy stands up and walks away. He stays in the little area for as long as he can before he heads back.
When he gets there he sees two kids tackling Miller in a hug. He recognizes the two of them. The one with goggles was with Octavia that morning which means that the other kid is that Asian kid.
"Jasper," he gestures to the kid with goggles, "Monty," he gestures to the Asian kid, "I'd like you to meet my partner, Officer Blake." Miller introduces them to him when he finally approaches.
"Hey! Our friends' last name is Blake! She's great, and her mom is really cool too. Bit of an unintentional badass, but oh well." The Japer kid tells him.
"Who's her mom?" Bellamy asks them.
"Well, her biological mom died when she was six. Her dick of a brother left when she was nine, and three months later her mom adopted her." Monty tells him, completely unaware of the fact that Bellamy flinched when he inadvertently called him a dick.
"And who's her mom now?" Bellamy asks them.
"You wouldn't know her, her name's Clarke Griffin though." Jasper tells him.
"Okay that's enough talking, let's get going." Miller herds the two boys towards the door and Bellamy follows trying his best not to throw up.
"Okay, man well I've gotta go, I'm picking up dinner for the kids tonight and their aunt just called and told me that they were bringing one more. So I'll see you tomorrow my friend." Miller's out the door before Bellamy even has a chance to respond.
Bellamy had remained silent throughout the tour, the whole time he was debating on whether or not he should approach Clarke and the girls tonight.
As he pulled up across from their building he decided that he was done hiding from them. He wanted to have his family back.
He slipped past the doorman after seeing which floor the Griffin apartment was on, and slipped into the stairwell, walking up to the sixth floor.
He got there in time to see Miller step off of the elevator with two boxes of pizza in his hands and walking over to an apartment door and knocking. When the door was opened he heard a chorus of "Uncle Milly's". And he watched as Octavia and his daughter flew out of the apartment to embrace his partner in a hug.
"And how are my little munchkins?" his partner asks them.
"O, got into a fight today!" he hears the little girl say.
"I know Rory, trust me, her friends got to spend a day at work with me for doing the same thing. What did you do with Lexa O?" He asks Bellamy's sister.
"Don't tell Clarke, but she took me and Harper out instead of having us be her little gophers." She tells Miller happily.
"You know, your mom probably already knows right?" He hears another voice ask from inside the apartment.
"Mama, knows everyfing, Aunt Raven." He hears the little girl, Rory say.
"I know sweetie, let's get inside and eat before the pizza gets cold." She ushers everyone inside and gives Miller a side hug before she closes the door.
Bellamy just stays there in the stairwell scared of what'll happen when he knocks on that door. He knows that he has to do it now, or he'll never do it, but he's terrified. And he's pissed. His own partner is taking his place in his family. With that thought anger consumes him and his fear leaves his body entirely.
He marches right up to the door and pounds on the metal.
When the door opens he can feel his heart leap into his throat.
It's his sister, laughing at something that she had just heard. And he's lost in her, standing in front of him. He stares at her and she stares back until they hear Ravens voice pierce the silence.
"What the fuck are you doing here?"
And that's Chapter Three! I hope you liked it! Please let me know what you think! The more reviews I get the quicker I'll update!
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