Chapter 8

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Smack! A hand was brought down onto her check causing her to wince and jolt awake. She couldn't see? There was something on her eyes and she could not move her hands because they were tied behind her "Who are you?" Clarke asked but regretted it when another fist was brought to her face. She felt her jaw pop out causing her to open her mouth wide popping it back in groaning in pain. That hurt, that really hurt. Suddenly she could see again her eyes took a few moments to catch up with the brightness of the tent she is in. Looking around she seen she was tied to a chair in the middle of the room. But she was startled when she was slapped again, looking in front of her she got a look of disgust on her face. "Katherine, what a surprise" Clarke said eyeing the women who was smiling at her. Clarke wouldn't allow her any satisfaction even if it was the death of her. "You look a little sore Clarke" Katherine spoke, smirking.
"You also look terrible" Clarke spoke back. Laughing she liked the fire she seen in Clarke. It only made her plan more perfect. "Anyway you might as well hurry up and kill me because you won't get anything from me" Clarke said challenging her. "I don't plan to kill you pretty" Katherine said walking to the bench in the room she started look at what Clarke thought to be vials of something. "I won't lie Clarke I was going to kill you, but that would be too easy" she paused turning and smiling wide at Clarke. "You should be proud, Lexa actually gave me this idea" Seeing Clarke confused "The herbs she used to follow through with her idiotic plan to lead you straight to me can be used to manipulate the mind when taken in lighter doses" she said. "What are you talking about you crazy bitch?" Clarke said getting even angrier trying to untie herself to jump at this stupid women. "You will be untied when I finish Clarke" she said. Manipulate the mind? What was she going to do, brainwash me? "How can you not hate her Clarke? She nearly got you killed and now she could have got you killed again" she laughed. "Don't you talk about her, you have no idea!" Clarke shouted "Anyway we should begin, we don't have much time before we are probably found" Katherine said. "You want to be found?" Clarke said "You will be killed?"
"Yes I have come to accept that Clarke, pity I won't be able to see how this ends for you but it will be satisfying enough to witness the beginning" she said turning back around and grabbing a vial before opening it. Walking to Clarke she pulled back Clarke's head until she could not move "Open your mouth!" She shouted, when Clarke didn't Katherine just used her fingers to squeeze Clarke's nose as she laughed at Clarke's lack of oxygen until Clarke couldn't stop herself and her mouth opened and Katherine poured down the liquid with the herbs in it. Closing her mouth shut to stop her spitting it out, she walked back in front of her and smiled "Now we wait" she smiled. Clarke glared, she couldn't wait to run her knife across her throat. Clarke was already feeling it, this was how she felt when she first was tricked into taking this, and she couldn't help the feeling of resentment aimed at Lexa shoot through her mind. But now she was not tired, she was dizzy and sensitive to the light. "Lexa is the reason you're here Clarke" Katherine said. Clarke's resentment only intensified, she tried to block it out but she couldn't help the feeling being there. Katherine knew this and she was going to exploit that feeling until it reached pure hatred she smiled at the thought of being able to make Clarke hate her.
"Remember when she betrayed you and left you at the mountain, and you had to kill all of those children and innocent people. What did you feel towards Lexa then?" Katherine asked "Shut up" Clarke said groggily her head leaning forward she didn't know if she spoke those words or not. "You hate her, she uses you Clarke she is always betraying you" Clarke was becoming angry at Lexa and couldn't help it, she fought the feeling, instead focusing on her love for the commander "Don't you dare talk about her" Katherine smiled and brushed back Clarke's hair, Clarke would be ready soon she hoped. This herb could open you, making your mind focus on one type of emotion more than all of them until that emotion drives them crazy making them act on it. She would have to dose Clarke every few hours to keep her from feeling all of her emotions and focus on the anger. But the only thing left was to talk and poke the resentment until it was hatred. Katherine got a shiver of excitement at the look on Lexa's face when she finds out Clarke hates her. Katherine laughed and smiled wickedly.

Not again Clarke thought when Katherine stepped back into the room. She had been doing this for 4 days, 5 days? Clarke lost count. The only thing she knows for sure is that whatever plan this psychotic women had was about making Clarke hate Lexa. Focusing on the blood dripping from her chin onto her chest she blocked out whatever Katherine was saying, she had beat her face until Clarke could barely see out of her swollen eyes. Her bottom lip was inflated like a balloon and she was certain she had rope burn on her wrists that would probably scar badly. She had been pulling at them for days loosening them up, they were still tight but she was at least making progress with them. That's all she could really focus on, and Lexa she couldn't let this women turn her love for her into hatred. She loved Lexa, but she couldn't deny she was feeling angry at her at times. Like when Katherine would say things reminding Clarke of Lexa's choices that ultimately led her here. It was incredibly emotionally draining one minute she wanted to make Lexa feel the pain she felt and the next she wanted to cry because how much she loved and missed her. And hatred at herself for feeling these things towards Lexa. She felt herself getting crazier with her emotions all over the place she was angry most of the time. In the beginning she was fighting to get back to Lexa, but not anymore she was fighting to slit the throat of Katherine. She wanted to watch the blood pour out of her throat and the life leave her eyes, and she wanted her head as a trophy. If she could at least do one thing it was to take her life. Katherine was getting impatient, Clarke was stubborn but she would break her. Going through the same motions of forcing the oxygen from Clarke to put the herbs down her throat, Clarke contemplated head butting the women but wouldn't waste that opportunity "Clarke you being stubborn is not helping me at all, so I had to slightly increase your dose" she grinned then brought her fist down onto Clarke's face. Clarke didn't even flinch, she was past the pain because it was all she felt. Katherine however just enjoyed making use of her hands, "Now Clarke, lets rehash what brought you to me shall we?" She said smiling.

Lexa woke to Octavia's footsteps, opening her eyes she seen the girl putting another piece of wood into the fire. Getting up she walked over and sat down beside the fire looking defeated. "It's been nearly three weeks" Lexa said looking up to Octavia "I do not know where else to look" She wanted to scream and punch something and cry at the same time, she hated this! Where the hell is Clarke? Clarke must be alive, otherwise why would the queen still be so hidden? She was losing hope at finding her, she could only hope that Clarke fights to escape.
"I know, but there must be somewhere we haven't looked" Octavia said scratching her head "We should head back to the waterfall, maybe we missed something" They were a few hours from the waterfall, they had searched most of the tree crew land and were heading closer to camp jaha. Lexa had not been to polis in almost three weeks, she could not handle the sky people glaring at her. "We did not" Indra was in her place at the moment, while Bellamy was in Clarke's, no one dared question if he was to remain in her place permanently.
"We will still need to look closer to camp jaha, that is the only place I can think of" Lexa said
"And no other clans have reported anything?" Octavia asked
"No" Lexa said, the other clans had been eager to find the ice queen but Lexa questioned if they even cared about Clarke. Probably not she sighed at the thought. Although she had made them report every day, Indra would have sent for her if there were any news.
"Wake Lincoln, we will head out" Lexa said standing.