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They say that miracles do happen if you just believe, but in my case I didn't think that miracles came in the form of being cleared for my charges and being sent down to the ground. But who am I to question it when there's other things that desperately needs my attention like for example the other ninety-nine criminals with me, including my ex-best friend Wells.

Clarke couldn't believe it when her mother told her she was going down to the ground. To be able to fulfill that long hidden dream of hers since she was a little girl was simply unbelievable, but her euphoria was put on hold the moment she woke up in the drop ship. Not only because she saw Wells again and met the 'stupid spacewalker' Finn, but because the whole trip down was a frightening and unpleasant experience to the point where she and everyone else in there were wondering if this were really the way they all were going to die or not. Fortunately, they survived the impact of the fall. Well, almost, with the exception of two that followed Finn's spectacular example and was unseated when they hit the ground. Clearly, stupidity is as stupidity does.

But nonetheless as soon as they were on soft ground she unseated herself and began following the others towards the only exit door in the ship that was maybe two-tree floor bellow and was listening to the conversations around her without really focusing on one in particular when she heard a familiar voice that made her body both freeze and burn at the same time. No. It can't be…it's not possible for him to be here. But it must be him unless he has a secret twin that sounds exactly like him.

She had to find out, to see if he was really here or she was just taunting herself into believing that he was like she had done several times back in her solidary prison cell. So she pushed through the crowds of teenagers and climbed down the ladder, listening to his voice becoming stronger and stronger the closer she got. She stopped mid-way when she saw his pulled-back dark hair and telling everyone to take a step back so he could open the door. Is he crazy? The air could be toxic, and he wants to expose all of us without taking the necessary precautions? Clarke thought to herself, feeling her rational mind taking over her emotional heart when she suddenly shouted out, "Stop!"

Everyone, including Bellamy, turned to look at her and made way as she walked passed them and went straight up to him. "The air could be toxic." Really? That's the first thing you say after seeing him for the first time in months? You couldn't be yell or be romantic and make some grand gesture to show how you missed and loved him.

"If the air is toxic then we're just as good as dead anyway." Bellamy answered, sounding both stunned and surprisingly distant. She frowned and was about to continue interrogating him, getting him to confess to why he disappeared so suddenly and why he was being very weird right now, when a young brunette said his name, followed shortly a big reunion hug that made her heart ache. Was I not imagining that he left me after all? Did he replace me with her?


His heart felt conflicted. It was joyful over the fact that he was once again reunited with his sister and his lover, who was actually alive and was so close he could touch her, but his heart also ached in pain when he saw the pain and confusion reflecting in Clarke's eyes staring at him and Octavia's reunion. Oh, that's great, now she thinks Octavia is my new lover and not my younger sister. That's far worse than I don't know disappearing and abandoning her. No, that's wrong. All three counts are bad, so bad that she has absolutely no reason to ever trust or forgive me again. And who can blame her?

Luckily and unluckily, someone in the crowd exposed the truth about Octavia before he even had the chance to break the news, which made Octavia upset enough that she wanted to punch that someone to a pulp, but he managed to intervene and told her that instead of being remembered for that she should be remembered for being the first person to ever take a step on the ground in ninety-seven years. And she did it with such dignity and joy, especially when she cried out, "We're back bitches!"

He couldn't help but grin and chuckle as everyone ran out of the skip to feel the fresh air and the hard ground beneath their feet, including his dearest Clarke who took few tentative steps before she smiled biggest smile he had ever seen.

It was then he actually managed to gather up his courage and approach her, without having his mind completely focused on his sister for a change, and said gently, "Happy, Princess?"

"Well, maybe. That depends…" Clarke replied, closing the gap between them and stared into his eyes with love and hope that made his buried guilt and shame come back up again. "On whether you still feel the same way for me as I do for you."

What? Is she wondering if my love for her still remains, now after she learned that my life consisted in keeping my little sister hidden and safe? "Look, Clarke, I didn't mean to disappear on you like that, but I screwed up when my sister got discovered and everything pretty much fell apart for me. But never once did I regret or feel different any about you. I just wished that I could have saved you too, and if I knew a way to save you I would've, but I..."

"But you needed to think about you sister, I get that." She tilted her head and smiled somewhat sadly but also happy. "I wouldn't lie to you and say it wasn't hard with you suddenly gone, but I understand now. That is why I promised myself that should I ever get the chance to see you again then I would tell you the one thing that I never got the chance to tell you before."

"What is it? You can tell me." Bellamy said, with an encouraging smile.

Clarke sighed heavily before she said loving and earnestly, "I love you."

She loves me? Not in past tense? Bellamy just stared at her for moment, just shocked over her declaration, but quickly snapped out of it and responded with the brightest smile he has made in months. "I love you too, Princess."

Then they closed the gap between them when their lips met. The kiss was gentle yet fully expressing the earnest love between them. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he proceeded with lifting her up in the air, with her now leaning down in order to kiss him back.


Their display of affections didn't go unnoticed by any of the teens as they kept mumbling quietly between themselves, some even when as far as clapping and whistling, but the couple didn't notice or care what was going on around them at the moment. Right now their minds were completely overtaken by love and happiness. And even though they both knew that their troubles was still out there, impatiently waiting for them to handle, but they would save this lovely and peaceful moment together before they took on the roles as leaders for a bunch of kids, in a place where they had no clue on what kind of dangers was out there.

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That's it, people, the last chapter. I really hope that you guys liked it cause honestly I wasn't that proud of the ending, but it was the best I could come up with without having to prolong it or leave room for a non-existent sequel. The general idea is that from this point on that it follows the canon, only with Bellarke as a main factor. But nevertheless I hope you guys liked my story, as far as I can tell right now many of you have, and I hope that you will continue to support my work.

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