25. Love Is Strength

Common sense would have told her that kissing Bellamy, after how he reacted when she had rejected him, was a terribly idea. Her mind was screaming, begging her to stop before she did something she was going to regret, but her heart said something else. For a long time she had always used her head in order to survive, only making the mistake listening to her heart that one time with Lexa, but now she wasn't thinking about surviving or keeping everyone safe. Now she simply allowed herself to be a young woman who was in love with this man, who was holding his arms around her in such a tender comfort and safety that gave her strength.

She placed her hand gently on his cheek and rubbed it carefully with her thumb, while she waited patiently for Bellamy to react and kiss her back. And for a moment he was too shocked to realize what was going on, and when he didn't react she was starting to grow worried if she had done another mistake and was to pull away, but then he kissed her back with the same passion and intensity. She could almost feel the smile on his face as the kiss grew more passionate and hungry. Their hands couldn't keep off each other and Bellamy leaned back and lied down on the ground with her hovering over him. They pulled away a minute to catch their breath, but their eyes never left one another.

"Not that I'm complaining, but are you sure about this?" Bellamy asked. His question could mean a lot of things, but somehow she knew that he was asking if she wanted to put her faith in him and try and be with him despite his poor judgment over her rejection the first time when he slept with all those girls back at the camp as a way to hurt her. She knew that the fact that he slept with those girls had hurt her a lot, a lot more than what she was willing to admit out loud, but she also knew that it was also her fault for driving him into taking such actions without truly explaining things to him and trusted him with her entire heart.

"We both handled things horribly, but I'm willing to forgive you if you are willing to forgive me," Clarke stated strongly. "If you absolutely have to redeem yourself from those actions then show me what you truly feels for me and time will heal those scars if you simply stop beating yourself up over it."

Bellamy looked unsure about the redemption part, but he didn't question it as he said that she was already forgiven and carefully pulled her down carefully to kiss her once again. Shortly after that he pulled away to answer with determination, "Your trust in me is admirable, but I do wish to prove to you that my feelings are genuine and that I will earn your complete trust after everything that happened back in the clearing."

Clarke smiled warmly at him and she could almost feel the tears that were building up in her eyes. He really felt bad about it and was willing to get to her good graces in order to lift the guilt for sleeping around with the girls from the camp, even though he didn't have to. It truly showed her how much he cared about her and that was more than enough for her. The feelings they had for each other would only grow from there.

"You are already on the right road," Clarke said sincerely. "I'm in love with you, Bellamy Blake. So please just let me show you just how much."

Then she leaned down to kiss him, no longer in the mood to talk. All she wanted to do was kiss this man senseless and show him how deep her feelings ran for him. She was tired of being afraid to love, and Bellamy had proved over and over that he shared her feelings and wouldn't want to purposely hurt her. He was a protector as well as a strong warrior like herself, totally different from Lexa. For Bellamy, love was strength, not a weakness. She was going to face her fears and finally allow herself to be happy.

They kissed for a long time, sweet and passionate until the kisses became hungry. They were unable to keep their hands off each other because each touch grew hotter and more electrifying. And before they knew it clothes was shrugged off and thrown in every direction, however they didn't care because it didn't matter anymore. All that mattered to them was being in each other's arms, consummating the love they shared for one another.

It was a wonderful sight that met him when he woke up to the dark night, where the only light source came from the moon. The sight of Clarke sleeping on his chest completely naked, yet never looked more innocent and beautiful in her appearance than what was right in front of him. He loved her; there was no doubt about it. She had finally revealed her true feelings for him and showed him the depth of her love for him. The princess was really something else, and he loved every part of her, even the scars she had tried so desperately to hide from him. His eyes turned to look at the burn mark on her back and the hatred towards the Mountain Men returned, but also the disgust towards the Commander who had left this wonderful young woman to die on that mountain just for sake of her own people especially after everything she had done for them. He began stroking her back gently back and forth with his right hand, while trying to bury the hatred he felt and simply allow himself just to feel the love he had for Clarke. However it didn't take long before she began to stir and her eyes opened up to look at him with this peaceful and happy expression on her face.

"Hey," Her voice was tired, but content. She smiled at him with warmth, which made his heart beat faster.

"Hey," Bellamy said in the same manner. "How are you feeling? I didn't hurt you, did I?"

Clarke shook her head and continued to smile, like it had been so natural for her to do so despite the fact that she had rarely genuinely smiled since he met her.

"I feel wonderful," Clarke said. "Besides you could never hurt me that way because I trust you completely that wouldn't do anything to hurt me."

"You set the bar quite high, Princess," Bellamy smirked. "Though I'm glad that you feel that way, I can't be certain that I would never hurt you."

"That isn't what I was saying," Clarke interrupted, her voice was slightly sharp but it still filled with warmth. "I know there will be times when we will hurt each other, but that shouldn't stop us from trusting and loving each other, right?"

Bellamy didn't say anything, but she had a point. There was no way neither of them could promise that they wouldn't hurt each other in the near future or late future, but as long as they continued to trust and love each other they would always find their way back to each other and deal with the hardships that followed along.

"You're right like always," Bellamy finally said with pride in his tone. "What would I do without you, Princess?"

Clarke chuckled and leaned in closer to his chest before she said jokingly, "Oh, I don't know. Let the camp burn to the ground or drive your sister mad."

Bellamy couldn't help but laugh out loud by her reply, but realized that this might be one of the few times since he came to the ground that he has finally been so relaxed and happy enough to laugh from the bottom of his heart.

Once the laugher stopped they just laid there in content silence, staring up on the stars and the full moon shinning down upon them, while thinking that they didn't want this moment to end. But unfortunately they needed to return to the camp and run things before it really did end up being burned to the ground.

"We need to get dressed and get back to the camp," Clarke said seriously, though you could almost hear the sadness that was hidden behind her words. Bellamy nodded and held her tighter for a moment before he let her out of his arms in order to retrieve the clothes that had been disregarded earlier. The two of them got dressed, but their backs were turned against each other so the other one wouldn't look. Although they had just been completely nude and seen everything that didn't mean they were comfortable enough to get dressed in front of each other.

Once they were completely dressed and looked at least a little decent they began heading in the direction of the camp. As they walked their hands were entwined in each other, which worked as an empowerment and security to be near each other.

"What are we going to do with the Grounders and their offer to join the war?" Bellamy asked, interrupting the lovely moment and reality kicked in.

Clarke sighed tiredly. She didn't know what to do, but the one thing she knew was that she really didn't want Bellamy or the other kids involved in this war with the Mountain Men. A war that would only lead to pain, guilt or death, and that was definitely not something she wanted them to suffer through. It was enough that she had suffered through the war; her people didn't have to share the same fate just for the sake of a peace treaty.

"I don't know," Clarke replied simply. "All I know is that I don't want anyone to suffer and go through what I been through by being involved in that war, but then again I don't want the people, who are trapped and suffering at Mount Weather to die either."

Bellamy nodded quietly. He understood her concern about worrying about the wellbeing of the other delinquents, but he personally found the worry about the captured Grounders pointless, however he didn't tell her that because he knew how she would react. She was a caring person, so it was no wonder she placed her worry towards both her people and the Grounders, but he knew that her loyalty lied with him and the 100. Which is why he didn't start a fight with her about the subject.

"We don't have to figure this out right now," Bellamy reassured her. "Anya didn't give us a time limit, so lets take the time to think this thoroughly before we make a decision."

Clarke turned to look at him with this questionable expression on her face, even her eyebrow rose slightly over what he had just said and he didn't really understand why.

"What?" Bellamy asked sort of guarded. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No-no, you didn't say anything wrong," Clarke replied. "It's just weird you being the one thinking things through, that's normally my job. You normally act before you think, so I guess it is sort of refreshing to see I have some influence on you."

He wasn't sure how to react to her answer, but her response made him oddly enough smile and leaned in to kiss her on the cheek before they continued to walk back to the camp in comfortable silence. And as they walked back all he could think about that for the first time since he came down on the ground things were finally starting to look up. Sure, they needed to survive and deal with different issues including the Grounders and the Mountain Men, but he believed he and the others could get through it now that they had Clarke by their side.

What could be taking them so long? Octavia thought as she paced back and forth by the fire, worried about her brother and her friend who were still not back from their talk. It was already pitch dark and most of the kids were asleep, the only people who were still awake were those kids who had the night shift to guard the fence and herself. Lincoln was sitting by the fire with his face resting against his left hand, sleeping soundly while she was freaking out. Why wasn't he worried about Clarke?

He had tried to explain to earlier that Clarke could take care of herself and besides she had her brother with him, so he believed the two of them were perfectly safe. She believed that as well at first, but they were taking too long so it was no wonder she was worried. However as she paced back in the direction to the gates she stopped when saw two familiar figures approaching and entering the camp. Almost immediately she leaped towards them, ready giving them the reprimanding of a lifetime when she saw Bellamy and Clarke holding hands. Confused, her eyes moved between the two of them while trying to figure out what was going on with them. It only took her a few moments before she finally realized what was going on, and based on the stupid grins the two co-leaders had on their faces her assumption was more than likely correct. So she smirked, glad that these two had finally gotten it together, and said, "About to time you guys figured it out."

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Thank you for the amazing response, I hope you guys like it. So Bellarke is finally together and before you guys question me about how Clarke could forgive that easily, think about the trust in their partnership. Despite their differences, their trust is enough that they are willing to look past it all and work together. Which is why I also wanted to point out that they were both at fault regarding the incident back at the clearing, so if they both are willing to forgive and forget then why hold the grudge?

And besides they are still going to deal with hardships later on, proving that for a relationship to work you need to work hard and communicate with one another.

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