"Okay. Clarke, move to the right a little. Okay, a little back to your left."
Bellamy rolled his eyes. This was stupid. He honestly couldn't care less that it's Clarke's first day of middle school. Why did he even have to be in the pictures? He could see Atom and Diggs at the bus stop waiting for him.
"Mom, can I go be with my friends? You know, the ones who are actually my age?"
Aurora lowered the camera from her face. "Bellamy, this is a very important day for Clarke. I think you can manage to stand still for two more minutes."
"Why do you want to go?" Clarke taunted. "Embarrassed of me? I'm sure it would ruin your reputation to be seen with a lowly sixth grader."
Bellamy groaned in frustration. "You see, Mom? She doesn't even want me here!"
"Be that as it may, I promised Abby that you would make sure Clarke makes it safely to the bus, so you need to help her."
"Whatever." With a roll of his eyes, Bellamy began to walk towards the bus stop, forcing Clarke to run to keep up.
"Why don't you like me?" Clarke questioned, a little out of breath.
"I don't know." Bellamy answered, surprised at Clarke's unusually quiet voice . "You're annoying."
Clarke was silent at this.
"Sorry. I guess our personalities just don't really go well together. I don't really know, okay?" Bellamy amended.
"Okay."
Bellamy stopped walking and turned to face Clarke. "Look, my mom will kill me if I leave you upset or whatever, so what's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just.. um.. I'm going to a school with no one I know, except you, and you hate me."
Bellamy gave an exasperated sigh at Clarke's stupid 'problems'. "That's not true and you know it. You know Stirling, Harper, and a bunch of other kids from elementary school. And I don't hate you, we just don't always get along."
Clarke smiled. "You mean it?"
"'Course I do! Now cheer up! You're not a teenager yet, you aren't allowed to be emotional and angsty."
"Thanks, Bell." Clarke said, before running up and tightly hugging Bellamy's slightly larger frame.
"No problem..." Bellamy looked around to see if any of his friends were watching, then hesitantly patted Clarke's back.
Just then, a loud metal creaking noise emitted from a bus turning the corner. With the sudden realization of their tardiness, both Clarke and Bellamy tore apart and began to sprint towards the sidewalk end, as if their lives depended on it.
From further back, Aurora watched as Bellamy grabbed Clarke's hand and pulled her forward. Smiling, she walked back to her house. What was with those two?
AN- Most of the fics I write are relatively short, I can't really help it, but don't worry that means the chapters will be finished quicker. I'm still deciding how fast I should move along until I get to the actual 'Bellarke' stuff. Also notice the reason why I didn't mention Raven, Finn, Jasper, or Monty, is because their introduction is later. Reviews are appreciated and necessary for motivation. Constructive criticism is also very appreciated, thank you so much!
song title from the song 'When We Were Younger' by You Me At Six