While spending the night keeping an eye on Jasper, with Monty. I'd given him water, and kept his temperature down. I also listened to Monty talk about their lives on the Ark, while he worked. Octavia ended up joining us, bringing us some food and water in the middle of the night.
Now I sat against a wall watching Jasper, listening to him groan in pain, and breath terribly. He had kept me, and from what I've heard, the rest of the group awake.
"You'll be alright, Jasper" I whispered, resting a hand on his arm. Noticing his pulse was going quick, it was off, "We need Clarke! Now!" I yelled. Someone below must've heard me and gotten her, as she was climbing up the latter and next to me a few moments later, "His pulse isn't normal" I informed her.
She took a seat next to me, taking a hold of Jaspers wrist as she looked at her watch, the one from her father, "His pulse is 380" She whispered. Jasper then let out a loud moan, causing people in the lower deck to yell, for him to shut up. As they were trying to sleep, "Don't listen to them, you're going to make it through this okay?" She then looked to me, "I'm going to go get some clean water, keep an eye on him" She left without an objection.
I focused my gaze on Jasper, "Moan all you want, they have no idea how tough you are" I said, to him, "doubt they would be able to be as strong as you are right now.
Come morning I decided to take a break, as Clarke, Wells, Finn and Monty were watching over Jasper. Walking off the dropship just as Octavia walked in she stopped to look at me.
"What's wrong?" she questioned, I gave her a small smile.
He's not in good shape. "Nothing, I just need a break, been up all night. Just want to stretch, get some water and a break" I informed her, then walked past her, walking around the camp, looking at everyone, going over the names that went with the sleeping faces I saw. Once away from everyone, I decided to go for a run, towards the water that we had crossed to get Jasper and back. I nodded at the idea, When I'm there I can take a dip in the water, clean myself and get a drink.
As I ran in the direction, the ground blurred below me as I felt the surge of adrenaline, as the warmth of moving, seeped into my muscles. The steady thumping of my boots hitting the ground echoed in my ears, the snapping of twigs, the crushing sound of leaves, and nettles. Having to jump over some obstetrical, a few stumps and logs, as well as the irregularity of the ground. It was far different from the Ark, were I'd be stuck running around my room, this was more fun. While I ran I'd have to keep an eye where I went. Or I'd be stopped. The smell of the trees was intoxicating. The air then changed once I was closer to the fresh water that came from the small pool of river water. Coming to a slow stop, I whipped the sweat from my forehead, panting slightly, never had I ever ran so far, so freely, without walls limiting my distance.
Taking a last drink from the water, as my hair was drying from the small bathe I had taken, the water was so much better then what was on the Ark. The Ark's water maybe cleaner, being filtered constantly, but something about this water, the water down here, was nicer, cleaner. Though I doubt it was actually clean, I was just in it, and used it to clean myself as well as my clothes. Surely, the grounders, and other animals had used the water to bathe as well. Getting up, from the water, I prepared myself to run back where I came, only to stop, feeling something off, like I was being watched. What's here? I pulled my knife out of my pocket, as I slowly started walking forward, trying to act normal, hopefully whatever was watching me would show itself. I snapped back around, when I heard something fall, something large. Only to see nothing, but a branch, that wasn't there before. It was just standing straight out of the ground. This must be a scar tacit, from Grounders. As my nerve prickled, as I did my best to remain physically unafraid. This scare tacit however was working, I could feel myself start to panic. If they wanted to hit me, to attack me they would've. Finn had stated, they threw a spear from nearly 300 feet perfectly, hitting Jasper in the chest. Why hadn't they lunged out yet? Were they testing me? I heard Without much thought I turned back around, hearing something else fall, in front of me was another branch. I was being played with, like a mouse. I sure as hell wasn't going to stick around here to wait for these cat to get bored, with me and attack me. Quickly, I bolted forward, feeling the air stab me in the face, not looking back, just focusing on where I was going.
Making it back to camp, I looked behind me, seeing nothing, looking all around me, as I was entering the camp. I was still on edge, when someone walked up to me, I jumped back, pulling my knife out and getting into a proper stance to defend and slash. Only to realize it was just Octavia, whom was looking at me all freaked out, I then dropped the stance, and leaned forward panting.
"Sorry, you scared me" I panted, laying my hands on my knee caps, feeling tired and out of breath. Running for your life was a bit more difficult then I had thought, the run back was harder then when I ran to the river.
She nodded, "Yeah, sorry, didn't realize how jumpy you are, come on Clarke needs you" She then walked away.
I stood back up, following a after her. Walking into the drop ship, it felt warm, and sticky down on the first floor, likely due to the amount of people that had slept in here. As when I climbed up the latter, to where Jasper was, it was decent warm. I walked towards Clarke, whom was bent over Jasper. Finn, and Wells were there as well as Monty whom had been working on getting communications up.
Kneeling down next to Clarke I saw the wound, it was getting red. It's infected, becoming inflamed. Clarke looked up at me, "Let me use your knife, it's the smallest and probably less likely to leave another infection, then scrap metal" She ordered, I nodded handing over the little black knife.
I looked to the two boys up here, not Monty, "Hold him down, she's going to cut away the infection." I ordered, positioning at Jaspers head, holding his shoulders and chest down. While Wells grabbed Jaspers legs and Finn was in the middle, holding him down. While Clarke had finished putting the blade into the small fire that was up here.
"I'm not going to like this, am I?" Monty questioned, eyes wide. I answered his question shaking my head.
While Clarke then leaned forward and she started cutting away the inflammation. Causing Jasper to let out a terrible scream, he rolled his eyes back and seemed to be on the verge of loosing consciousness. Clarke then put two fingers to his neck feeling for a heartbeat
That was when Octavia had climbed up, screaming "Stop it! you're killing him!", she walked over to try and stop Clarke.
"Wrong, she's trying to save his life." Finn stated.
"We don't have anything to safely put him under, so we can work Octavia, for now we need to do this the primitive way." I informed her, looking to Clarke, catching her eyes, "We're saving him, otherwise he'll die"
"She can't" Bellamy stated, joining us in the room. I looked up at him, he might be right, not that I would admit it. We were on the ground now, every life matters, down here. Wells had gotten up getting in the way of Bellamy, before he could get closer to Clarke.
"Back off" Wells stated simply.
Clarke then chimed in, "We didn't drag him all the way back to let him die"
"The kids a goner. If you can't see that, then you're deluded. He's making people go crazy" Bellamy stated.
"Well maybe they would like to trade places, they can have an infected hole in their chest then they can bitch and be respected for it" I snapped harshly.
"Sorry, if Jasper is an inconveniece to you" Clarke said as calmly ask she could, obviously she wanted to snap on him also, "But this isn't the Ark. Every life down here matters. " she then looked at Jaspers face, "I watched my mother heal people all my life, there's still hope-"
Bellamy then intrupted her, "This isn't about hope, this is about guts. You don't have the guts to make the hard choices, I do" He looked between Clarke, Wells and I, then added "He's been like this for three days"
I rolled my eyes, standing up, "You've made the easy choices, letting people do whatever they hell they want, that that's weak leadership. Hell that isn't leadership at all. A real leader makes rules, give their people order, controlling the chaos, not let chaos consume everything." I walked closer as I went on, "A person with common sense would realize, we need every life while we're down here. We need people ready for whatever is out there. We need everyone. " I then studied his hard face, as I added in a cool tone, "A real leader, a decent human being would save lives that can be saved. A weak leader would let them die. You're as weak as they come." I added on a bit of random information, mostly in a whisper, "Plus he can make moonshine, I bet." I pointed at my wristband.
He then looked at my band, back at me then past me at Clarke, "If he isn't better by tomorrow, I will kill him, myself" Bellamy added, "Octavia, lets go" He ordered.
"I'm staying here" Octavia informed him, refusing to leave. Bellamy, then left, with his metaphorical tail between his legs, Once he was gone, I walked to Octavia and Clarke, placing a hand on their shoulders, squeezing light to assure them.
"Power-hungry, self-serving, jackass." Monty cursed, finally speaking up, "He doesn't care about anyone but himself" I looked at him with a raised eyebrow, he then looked to Octaiva, "No offense"
"Not entirely wrong though" I stated, knelling down, feeling everyone looking at me.
Finn then chirped in, "Both of you are right, Bellamy is" He then looked to Clarke, "we need to prove him wrong however"
Clarke had then left, to think of a solution, Finn following her. Wells after.
I looked to Octavia, "you stay here, guard him, I'm going to join a hunting part" I ordered, Looking at Jasper, as I added, "Maybe there are some plants or herbs that I can find to help." I then looked at him before recalling plants that could help, or that I've read about "some aloe for the burning sensation, chamomile would help him relax and help with irritation, mint to act as an anesthetic, encase we need to cut anything infected off. Maybe find some Echinacea to get his immune system up."
"Go, that sounds more helpful then any other plan we have currently" Monty whispered from behind, I looked over at him as he added, "Please, someone needs to get him something that helps
I then looked at Octavia, " make sure he stays safe, and keep the water filled, might need to liquify whatever I find" With that I climbed down to the first floor.
Walking out of the drop ship, I went towards Bellamy, whom had spears, along with others. I ran over catching up, as they started to leave camp. I grabbed Bellamys arm, stopping him.
"Hey, I'm tagging along" I informed him, joining his group, not waiting for him to argue with me.