Chapter 4

Clarke didn't say anything as she embraced Raven, just rubbed her back comfortingly as the girl cried into her shoulder.

Eventually Raven stepped back and wiped away the tears with a sniff.

It broke Clarke's heart to see someone as strong as Raven so broken. She had just dealt with almost losing her leg and now her best friend was dead. And Clarke was the one who killed him. Despite having just hugged the girl, Clarke was still cautious when she said, "I am so so sorry Raven. I…"

With another sniff, Raven shook her head and cut Clarke off, "No. Octavia told me what Lincoln said about… about what the Grounders were going to do to him." Raven's voice broke off in a sob, and Wick took a step towards her until Raven threw him a warning glare. "You did what you had to do," she finished, echoing what Clarke had been telling herself.

The last sentence hung in the air as Raven waited for Clarke to confirm this. Inside Clarke felt like she was going to burst, the truth threatening to erupt from the tip of her tongue. She wanted to confess to Raven that she wasn't so sure she did do the right thing. Even though everyone so far had been mercifully forgiving for Clarke's actions, she still couldn't forgive herself.

Instead, she tried to change the subject. Turning to Wick, Clarke raised an eyebrow and asked, "I take it you're Raven's 'guard'?" She made air quotes around the word "guard" and Wick snorted to himself. He nodded before looking over at Raven with a challenging stare.

Raven returned his stare and the two didn't say anything for a minute, fighting some wordless battle.

Finally, Raven broke the silence by rolling her eyes and throwing her arms into the air. "Fine! I'm sorry for throwing the jar at you. Are you happy?"

Wick grinned, apparently satisfied, before leaning back against one of the tent's tall tables and crossing his arms. Despite having been angry at Raven's violent reaction, Clarke could still see that he was just as concerned about the girl as she was. He seemed to be waiting, watching her for another outburst, and Clarke felt better knowing that someone else was looking out for Raven.

It was just then that Clarke noticed someone else was in the room besides the three. She was sitting up on a similar table across from Wick, legs crossed and watching the events unfold before her with a bemused smirk. The girl's long dark hair was still back in the familiar Grounder braids.

When she noticed Clarke watching her, Octavia's smile dropped. For one terrible moment Clarke thought Octavia was mad at what she had done. But then she realized that Octavia was searching Clarke's face, looking for any sign that she was having as hard of a time as Raven over Finn's death. Clarke shook her head slightly, knowing that she needed to keep a composed appearance for her people. Looking relieved, Octavia's face broke out into a smile.

"How's Lincoln doing?" Clarke asked. Going over to Octavia, she hopped up on the table alongside her, letting her legs dangle over the edge.

Just as always when his name was mentioned, something in Octavia's eyes sparked. "He's doing great." However, after that she paused and sighed before continuing, "He still doesn't want to be unchained for long periods though." Octavia flared her nostrils in frustration and muttered, "He's sleeping right now."

Clarke gently took one of Octavia's hands into her own and said, "It's just going to take some time. But Octavia? All of that is great news. I'm really glad he's better."

Octavia placed her other hand on Clarke's and squeezed it affectionately. "Me too. I don't know what I would do without him." After realizing what she had said, Octavia froze. "I'm sorry Raven, I didn't mean…" she started to say, looking over to see the girl's reaction.

Raven was not paying attention though. She was sprawled out on the floor, struggling to adjust her leg brace. Wick was bent down to help her, and the two were bickering about whether she should keep it on or not. Wick straightened up and ran a hand through his messy brown hair in frustration.

Finally, Raven yanked the brace off with a grunt. When she had it in her hands, the girl just stared at it. Then, with a furious scream that had them all startled, she threw it across the tent. As if approaching a wounded animal, Wick knelt down beside Raven and wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

As Raven leaned onto Wick, Clarke realized something. Raven had known Wick from before, when they all were still living on the Ark. He was the closest connection Raven had to her previous life up there. The life that she'd had with Finn.

Clarke caught Wick's eye and he mouthed, "I've got this." Deciding that Raven was in good hands, Clarke slipped off the table and headed out to return to her own tent, presumably still guarded.

"I'll go back with you," Octavia said, following, and the two girls walked together across a mostly empty camp. The darkness was slowly fading into light as the sun began to peak over the horizon, and a few early morning workers were beginning to emerge from their bunks.

As they reached the front flap of the tent, Octavia giggled at the two guards still standing duty. When they spotted Clarke, their mouths opened just slightly. The one cursed under his breath. Neither guard looked very happy. "I'll keep quiet if you keep quiet," Clarke whispered conspiratorially. The guards glanced at Octavia who pretended to zip her lips and walked away without another word.

I realize these chapters are kind of short, but for now that's how I want to go about updating. It's easier for me to upload short vignettes rather than lengthy chapters that take days to write and go over. Hopefully that's okay with you all!

So now we know how several characters are doing. Raven, understandably, is taking Finn's death extremely hard. Don't worry, we will have our tough Raven back soon enough as she will be crying much less frequently in the coming chapters. About all of her tears are dried up for now. I'm not sure how much Octavia or Lincoln will play into this story, but I really like the two of them together so they will at least appear more at some point.

I can promise that Bellamy will be making an appearance shortly, if not in the very next chapter. He's been very busy since Finn's death.

I'm really happy to be bringing Wick into the story because he is one of my favorite secondary characters of the show. He always has great scenes with Raven and I want to bring him a little more into the spotlight! What do you all think of him?

Thank you so much for your favorites, reviews and follows!

Also, thanks to Miss Savvy xoxo for your opinion on the Abby vs. Abigail debate. After publishing the first 2 chapters I started questioning my decision to use Abigail. As soon as I get the chance I'm going to go back and change it.