ShadowKurayami: Two in one Night~ Yeah~

Sacrifice or Selfishness

Bellarke

Chapter 5

At first light, the gates were called to open. One hand fisted in messy blonde hair, the other holding a gun to her back. Her hands were cuffed in front of her, shining in the light of the dawn.

Bellamy had only been back a couple hours, Bryan had taken his time bringing Clarke home. Her face bloody from trying to escape. When she had pulled away and ran, he slammed her face into a tree, scratches and blood covering her soft skin.

Bryan took to gripping her hair to keep control of her. People watched as Clarke was dragged into the camp, she was shoved to her knees in front of Pike.

Bellamy's eyes were wide as he saw her, a deep panic setting inside of her. The panic only grew when Pike pulled a gun, pressing the barrel of the gun to her forehead.

"The grounder loving princess. Glad to see you." Pike was sadistic and sarcastic.

"The fucking piece of shit called a chancellor. I can't say the same." Her blue eyes glaring at him. Her response was met with being smacked by the gun.

"Let her go! Clarke!" Abby was held back by Hannah Green, Monty's mother, and Miller.

Clarke didn't even look at Abby, her angry gaze focused on Pike. "What are you going to do Chancellor? Shoot me?" Her lips turned to a cocky smirk, it seemed Bellamy had rubbed off on her.

"I killed people for them, I sacrificed my happiness and my freedom to stand by Lexa for their protection." She moved to stand up, not even caring about the gun in her face. "And what did you do? You killed our allies. Because you are some fucking moron!" She was yelling. "I stopped a war, you started another one, and I fucking stopped that one too!"

People froze hearing her scream about war. Many people were afraid of Pike's actions against the grounders would cause war.

Pike's large fist grabbed her hair tightly. "Silence girl." Clarke responded by spitting blood in his face, just as she had with Lexa.

"You're not a leader. You're a coward." She laughed. "The big, bad chancellor can't even do his own dirty work. Nope. You need to send your guards to kill a child. Or maybe you need to kill people as they lay sleeping. Honor less, vengeful Fuc—!"

Pike struck the girl after releasing her hair, the strike enough to send her to the ground. Bellamy wasn't the first to her side, Monty was.

"What the hell are you doing!?" Monty yelled, pulling the fallen blonde towards him.

"Monty! Get away from her!" Hannah called to her son.

"No!" Monty didn't move. His dark eyes glared at Pike. "What you're doing is wrong Pike."

"He's right…" Harper stepped forward, her voice soft, she stood, gun in hand as she looked at Pike. Her dark blonde hair pulled back with a headband.

"Clarke came back for us on the Mountain… she didn't have to. She and Bellamy saved us… and I'm not turning my back on her." Harper offered Clarke a small smile, which the lighter blonde returned, albeit painfully.

"Miller, Hannah, Bellamy, toss them all in lock-up!" Pike was angry, wiping blood and saliva from his face.

Bellamy nearly tripped as he went to Clarke. Miller took Monty, and Hannah took Harper.

Bellamy was going slow, glancing as Miller whispered in his younger boyfriend's ear.

"How did they find you?" Bellamy kept his voice low.

This made Clarke breath out a breath in relief. "Good… I was so terrified that last night was a lie…" She whispered. "The boy… that brought me. He was at my camp after you left. Dragging me here."

"Bryan..." He growled softly, he calmed down a bit, turning dark worried eyes to her. "Are you okay? I'd get your mother, but… Pike doesn't want anyone getting medical attention… he took patients and locked them up first."

"I'll be fine. If I'm in there I can help. But… you need to find Octavia. My support for Lexa in her new Policy of Blood must not have Blood… It is the only thing keeping people from losing it. Because… I banished Emerson. Making her live with the lives he lost for the rest of his life." Her voice was quiet.

Bellamy was quiet, many people died because of the mountain men, including his girlfriend Gina. "I'm just glad you're okay." When the hall was empty he pressed a kiss to her head. "I will try to find O… if I don't get put in here first."

Clarke paused in her steps, "Find my mom. She… Well Kane showed her and Octavia a way out." She whispered.

Bellamy nodded, slowly guiding her to Lock-up. She stood behind the door, watching him as Miller closed the door.

Bellamy turned around to go find Abby.

"I'm sorry he put you in here Clarke." Monty spoke softly, moving to hug the small female.

"He didn't… If he wanted to… he would have last night." Her eyes scanned the area for anyone she didn't know or trust before finishing her sentence. "That guy… Bryan, I think is what Bellamy said his name was… brought me here."

Monty's gaze turned to Miller, the eighteen-year-old guard turning towards Clarke.

"Sorry about him… he's my ex." Miller mumbled.

"Can't help who your ex is. I mean… look at Finn for example. Had a girlfriend on the Ark while we were together, then went a bit…"

"Psycho?" Harper teased.

"Out of his mind after the Mountain men took us." Clarke finished.

Miller smiled weakly, Monty went to the bars, gently pressing his hand against the holes, his fingers brushing his boyfriend's cheek.

Clarke let them have their moment, Harper joining her to check on the others in the cage. Lincoln and Denae especially.

"Where is Octavia?" Lincoln looked at Clarke, anger still evident on his face as Clarke moved to help Denae.

"Same place she was when you both met for the first time." She spoke vaguely as more guards came to watch the cage.

After checking on Denae she had one of the others help her drink, wanting the woman to keep her energy up. Kane stood near the bars, looking at Clarke.

"I am glad you're safe Clarke." He spoke, frowning at her injured face, but she offered him a smile.

When the door opened, Clarke had a sinking feeling as she was soon dragged out. "Come on Princess. They're going to make an example of you." One of the men grunted, dragging her out in cuffs.

Bellamy had escaped with Abby's help. Guards were looking for him; he could hear them through the wall as he crawled out the back panel.

He ran towards Lincoln's old cave, only to be attacked once he was within Octavia's view. His head knocked painfully on the rocky floor.

When he finally came to, he was tied to a chair. Octavia was breathing heavily in anger.

"Where is Clarke?" He voice was angry, her eyes watching him dangerously.

"At Arkadia.—." He was cut off by a punch to the face.

Octavia had tears in her eyes as she attacked him. "You turned her in!?" One hit came after the next, as much as it hurt, Bellamy didn't fight it. When he was knocked to the ground, his face was covered in blood, mainly around his mouth.

Octavia's fists were covered in his blood as tears fell from her eyes.

"You turned her in… She trusted you… convinced me to trust you."

Bellamy didn't turn her in, but he might as well have. It was his fault she was caught, and he knew that. His selfishness got her caught. His anger over her sacrifice ruined everything they fought for.

"You're dead to me." Octavia's voice was so bitter and cold. His eyes went wide at her words.

"O…"

"NO! You don't get to call me that! You turned her in! How could you?" Tears were pouring from her eyes. "They're going to execute her!"

Bellamy froze. "W-what?"

"Miller called me over the Com. Pike dragged her out. They're going to publically execute her for attacking him and siding with Lexa. War will happen, but it won't be over the warriors you helped kill. It'll be because you and Pike killed Clarke."

"O… Octavia. I didn't turn her in. Bryan found her. I didn't… it was my fault if I didn't need her so damn bad."

Octavia froze, her eyes dropping to her hands. "You… didn't turn her in?"

"I might as well have. It's all my fault she's going to die." He struggled against the rope. "Octavia… let me go. Let me stop this!" It was the first time in a long time that Octavia had seen her brother cry.

Clarke had been tied up, people were watching as Pike and his guards decided how to kill her. She could barely hear the words "Hang" and "Shooting."

Her hands were tied to the leather straps. Her shirt ripped open. She had been punished for spitting in Pike's face. Ten lashes with the electric baton. The skin was raised and welted, possibly even trying to blister.

Her mother was being held back by David. Pike said anything that tried to help her would be executed alongside her. David was the only one keeping Abby from being executed alongside her daughter.

Her body ached, her face hurt, and her back was killing her.

"So Clarke. Would you like to hear how you will be executed?" Pike gripped her chin to only have her yank it away.

She glared at him, before yelling. Silently hoping her voice would reach far enough, "Ge smak daun, gyon op nodotaim gon Jus drein jus daun!" Get knocked down, get back up for blood must have blood!

Her time of sacrificing herself for sons of bitches like Pike were over. Lexa and her people could have her war. But she would need to allow anyone who wanted away from Pike a way away from him.

"Octavia be quiet. I'll let you hear what she is saying." Miller quietly hissed, taping the button down and left it in his pocket in place of his usual talkie.

"English bitch!" Pike smacked Clarke again.

"Ge smak daun, gyon op nodotaim gon Jus drein jus daun!" Clarke growled spitefully. "Lexa will call a war, and you will die! Anyone who wants an out from Pike better take it… or die."

"Lynch the bitch at night fall!"

"Got it?" Miller said, causing Abby and his father to look at him, only for his gaze to move at his side.

Abby nodded slowly in understanding.

Octavia looked shocked. "Clarke is calling off the new policy. I need… I need to go tell the warriors." They only have till night fall.

Bellamy nodded. "Octavia… stay safe."

"I will." She ran to where she had her horse, she had to hurry.

Bellamy ran towards Arkadia, as Octavia went to get her horse and go to Polis.

"This is a war everyone would be willing to fight. Clarke is the only one people would be willing to go for war over, on both sides." Bellamy ran faster, ignoring how he felt lightheaded. "I'm coming Princess, you better be alive when I get there."

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So I will say this warning now, the end is NOT near. There is a reason I haven't brought up much for ALIE and the City of Light. Because I find them important, but in my mind they are an entirely different war.

Also! Octavia has not forgiven Bellamy. But she understands that Clarke's safety was important. Lexa is Clarke's friend, and probably her only real friend. We also know they have gone to war for less. Blood may not have blood, but even if Clarke didn't demand blood, Lexa would likely go after her hearing of an execution.