13. Refuse To Choose

In his honest opinion, Bellamy really didn't care much about Finn Collins a.k.a Spacewalker. They were as opposite as day and night; with only one thing they shared in common. They hated each other with a great passion and neither of them was afraid to show it whenever they were around each other. However that didn't mean when he found out that Finn had been attacked by a grounder, more specifically the grounder they tortured and Clarke's friend, he didn't have any concerns what this exactly meant for the rest of the kids. According to Clarke, the real threat wasn't the grounders, but how was they all supposed to believe that wasn't true after what they had just done to Finn?

When they got out to see what had happened, a couple of the kids were supporting Finn and slowly dragging him towards the drop ship. He was literally frozen by the sight of a bloodied Finn, who was pretty much of it. The others had similar reaction to this as him, except for Clarke who reacted immediately ordering the others to help him to the medical bay. The sound of her strong voice woke him up from his frozen state, but unfortunately once he got out of his frozen state it was instantly replaced anger. So the moment Clarke, Finn and some of the kids were inside the drop ship, he gave the rest of the kids that was standing there orders to find the grounder and bring him back to the camp. Like he promised Clarke, they needed rules and balance in the camp. More importantly people needed face the consequences for their action, which is what he had planned in store for the grounder.

"Listen, everyone. A grounder has harmed one of our own," Bellamy said. "This is something we can't overlook, which is why we are going to find him and make him receive punishments for his actions."

The crowd shouted a war cry before he began divided the group in smaller sections in order for them to cover more ground. Murphy was more determined about this than the rest, but Bellamy shrugged his observation. He convinced himself that the man who was his right hand man wanted the same thing as he did and was willing to do anything to make it happen. However the only one who didn't share the rest of the camp's determination and spirit, was his sister Octavia, who stood there a few feet away with a mean glare on her face. Bellamy sighed tiredly. He didn't have to guess to know that they were about to have yet another argument about his way of ruling, but he also knew that he couldn't avoid her forever, So might as well her words before he was off to find the grounder.

"You are seriously going to do this!" Octavia exclaimed. "Haven't you done enough with that poor grounder? What are you going to do once you capture him?"

"I'll do what I agreed with Clarke. I will make sure a proper punishment is given for his action for harming one of our own," Bellamy replied smoothly. "Besides my first priority is to protect you and the rest of the kids."
Octavia groaned. She took a few steps away and turned her gaze away. Then brushed her hands annoyed through her hair before she turned to look at him again, however the look she was giving him was somewhere exasperated and close to wanting to strangle him.

"I don't think that was what she meant, when she told you about rules and facing consequences," Octavia threw her arms out. "Argh, why can't you just let Clarke deal with this? She would be able to talk to him without anyone trying to kill him the moment they see him."

Bellamy understood that the most logical way to bring in the grounder was to use Clarke, since the grounder wouldn't see her as a threat, but he also knew that if he did exactly that then either she would help him escape from their grasps or simply take the blame and the punishment for herself in order to spare her friend. Neither of those two options would satisfy Bellamy or the other kids the slightest. She was already paying her punishment by being forced to stay at the camp, so he wasn't about to let her be selfless more than what she already was. Besides she had other things to worry about at the moment than what was going to happen with the grounder.

"I'm not going to take the chance, especially when I know that Clarke and the grounder have intimate relationship with each other," Bellamy said strongly. "What's done is done, and now he needs to face the consequences."

She glared at him with disgust, probably remembering the sight of how he had tortured the grounder for information. He knew far to well that his sister didn't like what he was becoming, and probably hoped that Clarke's influence would help him return back to the way he was before they came down here, but after everything he has done there was no hope or salvation for him left. So he was to be damned for the rest of his life and afterlife, then so be it. As long as it meant survival and safety for his sister and the other hundred kids who had been sent down here.

"But…" She tried to continue the argument, but he had already decided. So before she had the chance to voice another word about this discussion, he left her standing there and caught up to Miller. Then he and his group ventured into the forest with hope and determination that they would find the grounder and execute the proper punishment for his crimes.

This was bad, Clarke thought as she tried to stop the bleeding from Finn's abdomen. She couldn't stitch him up before she had stopped the bleeding and no matter what she tried it didn't seem to work in the long run. And that wasn't the worst part, it seems like there was something else causing Finn's shortness of breath as well as the terrible pain. Based on what she had been told from the others on how he had sustained the injury, Finn had been in the forest, canvassing the area when he had come up and personal with Lincoln. It didn't make any sense for Lincoln to attack someone, even though he was a warrior like the rest of his tribe, but he was first and mostly a caring person. However due to his upbringing he did things that was necessary to survive and keep the ones he cared about safe. So why would he attack Finn?

"Why isn't the bleeding stopping?" Raven, Finn's girlfriend from what she had learned, exclaimed. She didn't know Finn or Raven very well, but she had a generally good relationship with both of them, though she was a lot closer to Finn than to Raven. However she had learned quickly that they both had been arrested for illegal spacewalking, resulting in waste of air supply. She had also learned that Finn was a peaceful person with great earth skills while Raven was a tough mechanic. Odd how these two managed to stay together as couple due to their different personalities, but then again they do say that opposites attract each other. "He is supposed to stop bleeding once you put pressure on the wound and stitched him up. Why isn't that happening?"

Clarke didn't answer as she continued to put pressure on the wound with clean cloths before they were completely soaked with blood. She examined the body once more, thinking of a reasonable explanation as to why no matter what she tried the bleeding would stop, because it was only a matter of time before he would die from blood loss alone. It was possible that Lincoln had used a poisoned blade at the moment of the attack, but if that was the case there was no way for her to figure out what kind of poison it was, especially considering the short time limit she was dealing with.

But there was no way she was going to tell his agitated girlfriend that. It was times like this she sincerely wished she had paid closer attention at her medical apprenticeship back at the Ark. She might have the most medical knowledge of all the kids in camp, but it was still not enough since she was still not fully learned yet. However even if she had her limits that didn't mean she was going to give up and let him die, not as long as there was still a chance to save his life. As she came to that conclusion, the door to the medical bay opened and Octavia entered the room in angry strides.

"We have a problem," Octavia stated angrily. She noticed all the red cloths on the table and then removed them and found another set of clean cloths from the medical cabinet.

"Bigger than this?" Clarke gestured to Finn's injury. "No way of stopping the bleeding as well as the possibility of poison inside his blood stream that prevents me from stitching him up and heal him. What could be a bigger problem?"

"How about the fact that my brother and the rest of the camp is out in the forest, looking for your friend to make his face his crime and receive a harsh punishment for his actions," Octavia replied with the same angry tone. Hearing those words made Clarke drop the grip on the cloth she had used to put pressure on and turned around to look at her brunette friend with shocked expression.

"What?" Clarke asked, almost uncertain she had heard correctly. But one look at Octavia told her that she had not heard wrong.

"No kidding," Octavia said simply, yet her tone still had that certain edge that made a grown man cry if he got on the wrong foot with her. "Apparently, he is listening to your advice and want to make sure everyone knows it."

Clarke couldn't help but groan over hearing that. Out all the times he ignored her words, he choses now to actually listen to her. There is definitely something wrong with him, but she was just as certain that there was something wrong with her as well if she managed to convince him shortly after their talk.

"I have to do something," Clarke murmured to herself, not loud enough for anyone else but those close to her could hear, but loud enough to make Raven react.

"What are you talking about?" Raven said exasperated. "You are supposed to help Finn, not the grounder that hurt him!"

The accusation hit her hard. She wasn't going to choose one life over another, but if there was a chance she could save both then she was going to do it. If she got the chance to talk to Lincoln then she might be able to convince him to give up the antidote to save Finn, even help saving Lincoln, but that also meant she was going to butt-heads with Bellamy and the rest of the kids in order to do it.

"I'm not going to chose between Finn and someone I consider my older brother," Clarke reprimanded. "I may not be as tough as you, Raven. But in order so save Finn, I need my grounder friend's help whether you like it or not."

Raven was taken back by her rebuke, but Clarke didn't wait for a further discussion because she turned to Octavia and asked her to bring her to Bellamy. However before she left she ordered some of the other kids to keep pressure on the wound in the mean time and the two girls left the medical bay to stop the madness Bellamy and the others were doing.

Bellamy's group had searched for a few hours, but they didn't have much luck in locating the grounder. And once they returned back to the camp Bellamy learned that the other groups hadn't had any luck as well, which annoyed him tremendously especially considering how Finn managed to find him and get hurt that easily.
"Bellamy!" an angry, yet strong and lovely voice shouted from the crowd. Bellamy turned in the direction of the voice, even though he recognized it right away, and saw Clarke walking towards him with Octavia not far behind her. The crowd made way for them as they approached closer and closer towards him, they didn't want to get in the middle of whatever was going to happen and they was sort of frightened by Clarke's anger, especially when they normally heard it being directed to him.

"What is it now?" Bellamy said tired, yet with a nagging tone. "Aren't you supposed to be in the medical bay, healing the Spacewalker?"

"Don't dare try and change the subject," Clarke glared at him. "Heard from Octavia what you are planning to do. And I'm not going to let you drag him into camp and punish him."

The crowd was shocked by her words, Bellamy on the other hand had a feeling she would react like this once she found about.

"Are you telling me that he is not going to face the consequences for his actions?" Bellamy asked dangerously.

"No, but you can't go punishing people without knowing the full story," Clarke said sternly. "We don't know the entire story about what had happened. And until we do know more there is no use to punish him for anything. However I need to be allowed outside to find him in order for me to save Finn and clear up the situation."

"No way, not going to happen," His voice was strong and determined, wasn't going to get swayed by her stubborn request. "You are not go out there, especially by yourself. If you are so desperate then I and a couple others will come with you."

"It doesn't matter what you think or want because I need to go," Clarke said. "And my friend obviously don't trust you and wouldn't appear as long as you and the others are looking for him with ill intent. However I can talk to him and ask for his help but he wouldn't help you otherwise."

Bellamy didn't like the option she was giving him, but he was sure that if he didn't agree to her proposition then she would go against his back with his sister's help for sure.

He sighed deeply. He touched the bridge of his nose like he had a headache, which was most likely going to happen soon with the way his sister and Clarke kept pushing his buttons.

"I can't let you go by yourself," Bellamy said wearily.

"I wouldn't go by myself," Clarke stared at him with strong eyes. "Octavia is coming along with me."

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