Archer knew that was his chance, he had no other option. He leaned in and started to kiss Juniper. Juniper completely froze, the only person she had ever kissed was Bellamy, the only person she had ever had feelings for was Bellamy. It was like Bellamy and her were just it, end game.

But, Juniper could feel herself wanting to kiss Archer, needing to kiss Archer. As she could not lie to herself, she did find him physically attractive, honest and their was something pure about him. So, she kissed him back. Three seconds in, she pulled away and all she could think about was how Bellamy was going to react.

Juniper needed to not think like that, was Bellamy really thinking about that when he got into bed with Raven. But, Juniper does not need to stoop down to Bellamy's level, she was better than that. She was just feeling a whirlwind of emotions. Archer went to go speak but Juniper held her hand up.

"I should go." Juniper whispered before she started to leave the tent. Juniper was just annoyed that Archer knew her situation and still did that. Still tried to mess with her head. She was annoyed that she was going to have to tell Bellamy. She was annoyed that she liked the kiss, liked the kiss a lot.

"Are you okay? You look really pale." Bellamy asked as he watched Juniper stand outside of the tent. Her palms were sweating, her face was pale and her eyes were tear-stained. Juniper jumped at the sound of Bellamy's voice. 

"Just away to speak to my Dad." Juniper answered, but she was not nervous about that. She was nervous about Bellamy and what happened with Archer. She felt sick, she just wanted out.

"Clarke said to get you, but go speak to your Dad." Bellamy replied and Juniper looked at him worried. With everything that happened with Finn, Clarke needed her.

"Are you sure?"

"Juni, you need to speak to him." Bellamy whispered as he took Juniper in for a hug and planted a light kiss on her forehead. Juniper went to hold his hand but felt a key in his left hand.

"What's this key for?" Juniper asked showing him the key. Why would Bellamy have a key? It was a key to a flat in The Ark. 

"You." Bellamy smiled. 

"Key to what?"

"Our room." Bellamy answered and Juniper took a step back. This was all moving too fast, especially after what happened with Archer only minutes before.

"Our?" Juniper asked as her voice croaked. She was just trying to get her bearings.

"Come on, we practically shared a tent in camp." Bellamy chuckled as he watched Juniper turned the key around her fingers. She grinned at Bellamy's thoughtfulness, he was just being perfect. 

"Sorry, I was just thrown off guard." Juniper giggled as she placed the key in her pocket. 

"Do you want to talk about it later?" Bellamy asked worried as he held onto Juniper's waist. 

"I think it's just what's happening with my Dad and all." Juniper lied. Bellamy nodded his head sympathetically. 

"It will all work." Bellamy promised. 

"Thanks." Juniper whispered before she kissed Bellamy's knuckles, that she had brought up to her face. "Oh hey, can you do me a favor?" Juniper asked before she forgot. Despite what happened, she wasn't going to let Archer and his family down, he though she was annoyed with Archer. 

"Anything."

"Do you think you could try get Archer and his family a room?" Juniper asked and Bellamy nodded his head.

"How is he coping?" Bellamy pondered and Juniper quickly let go of Bellamy's hand. 

"We need to keep him and his family away from Finn." Juniper warned and Bellamy raised an eyebrow.

"Are they a danger to Finn?" Bellamy wondered and Juniper shook her head. 

"Finn's a danger to them." Juniper stated obviously and Bellamy sighed. He placed his hands on his hip, Bellamy style.

"You don't mean that?" Bellamy asked.

"He killed so many people to get to Clarke, you said it yourself." Juniper stated back, louder than usual. Gaining a view eyes wandering over to them.

"But, he's still Finn." Bellamy whispered and Juniper took a step forward.

"I know, but it was children." Juniper whispered as her voice croaked. He killed innocent people just to get to Clarke. "Just promise me, you'll never do that." Juniper instructed, Bellamy could just have easily have done what Finn did. We all know what Bellamy's like, but thank god he didn't.

"I know that if I did something like that to find you, there would be no point because you would never forgive me." Bellamy explained and Juniper nodded her head in return.

"You are right." Juniper grinned like a teacher to a young pupil who got something difficult right.

"I'll let you get to Damon." Bellamy answered and Juniper looked at Bellamy, laughing in shock. 

"Damon? Whatever happened to 'your dickhead of a dad'." Juniper asked loudly before she started to walk over to her Dad.

"I'm just being nice, does it suit me?" Bellamy shouted back smirking as he watched Juniper sit down at a table. Bellamy went over to see what was happening with Clarke.

"I got you this." Damon smiled as he passed Juniper a drink. Juniper tasted it and sighed.

"Non-alcoholic, love it." She laughed sarcastically before placing the metal cup back on the table.

"Where do you get alcohol?" Damon asked in shock and Juniper bit her tongue grinning, she looked just like her Mother.

"If I told you, I would have to kill you." Juniper laughed, but stopped joking around when Damon held Juniper's hand in his own. 

"I'm so sorry for everything I put you through, Juni. With your childhood, your cell, bringing you to Earth and now this with your Mom." Damon apologized sincerely, something that the Green family were not one for doing. Juniper decided to be the bigger person, yet again.

"I get why you lied." Juniper stated which gave Damon a sense of maturity about Juniper. Something he had not really seen. "You had no contact with Mom when she reached ground and presumed she was dead." Juniper explained and Damon looked up in shock.

"Wow." He whispered utterly speechless. Juniper crossed her arms confused.

"What?"

"You've matured, Juni." Damon answered honestly and Juniper scoffed a little.

"That's what happens when you are sent down to Earth to die, you have to grow up." Juniper whispered. Damon shook his head, he had to be honest with Juniper.

"The only reason you came down here with them is because I had faith in your Mom." Damon explained honestly and Juniper raised an eyebrow. She thought that she was going to die on her eighteenth birthday, she really thought that. Before, she was sent down to Earth. "You weren't expendable. You were going to be given another shot. I knew your Mom would have wanted to be with you, on Earth, it was her dream." Damon explained and Juniper exhaled deeply as she tried to stop herself from crying. If only, Juniper in the cells knew that, her mental health would not have suffered like it did. Juniper did have a fear of dying. 

"Well if you never sent me down to Earth, I probably would be here just now, hating Bellamy and distraught over Wells. So, you did the right thing. I got to say what I wanted to say to both." Juniper explained as she gave her Dad a faint smile. 

"I know we have never done the father-daughter thing, but can we try it because I realized I was wrong-" Damon began to say before Juniper cut him off.

"Really wrong." Juniper corrected as Damon stifled a laugh. "I want that too." Juniper admitted before standing up and hugging her Dad.

"Damon, sir, we need you for patrol." A young Guard said as he approached the table. He reminded Damon of a young Bellamy. He was ready to learn and protect, but had a mischievous side to him. Or, maybe, even an unruly side.

"That's your cue." Juniper smiled as Damon stood up. Damon nodded to Bellamy by the bar, clearly had finished speaking to Clarke.

"Tell Bellamy the next drink is on me." Damon smirked and Juniper just looked around in disbelief. 

"That's going to take some getting used to." Juniper laughed as she gave her dad a quick hug. Damon nodded his head before he walked off to do patrol. Juniper turned her head to see Bellamy still at the bar. How much she wanted to tell him what happened with Archer, but it would kill Bellamy. Juniper went through that pain and she wouldn't put it on anyone else.

"So. You two are...?" Bellamy began to ask but Juniper cut him off when she reached him at the bar.

"We are good." Juniper answered solemnly. Bellamy nodded his head as Juniper took the two cups from each of his hands."How about we go use that keycard?" Juniper asked smirking as she slipped it from Bellamy's pocket. Bellamy grinned but then sighed immediately. 

"Clarke-" 

"Is gone." Juniper stated as she slipped her hand into Bellamy's. She was not caring who could see her, she just wanted to be with Bellamy. She needed to prove that Bellamy was the one for her. "Show me the room." Juniper whispered in Bellamy's ear and he laughed to himself.

"Your wish is my command." Bellamy chuckled before they started to walk together. "I was able to get Archer and his family a flat." Bellamy stated making conversation and Juniper rolled her eyes internally at the mention of Archer. She needed to forget about him.

"Thanks." Juniper smiled up at Bellamy.

"He's not that bad, you know." Bellamy stated and Juniper hated to hear Bellamy say that. She would rather Bellamy hated Archer, it was selfish of Juniper.

"Yeah, he's great." Juniper whispered quietly before Bellamy stopped at a door. Juniper recognized this section, she used to sneak into this section, back in space, to see Bellamy. "This is your flat." Juniper whispered as she touched the door. She had not been in there in over a year. It was her second home, before she lost everything.

"Yes." Bellamy whispered as he used the key card to open the sealed door. Juniper walked in first and looked around. Just like she had last saw it, but darker.

"What about Octavia?" Juniper asked as she took off her jacket and sat on the bed. She felt weird being in that small room, it made her relationship with Bellamy feel finalized.

"She doesn't want to see the-" Bellamy began to say before he got quiet. Juniper walked over to him and held onto him.

"It's okay, I get it." Juniper whispered into his ear before she caressed his face. But something else caught her attention, it was something she never thought she would see again. "That's-" Juniper said in awe as she walked over to it.

"Your piano, yeah. Damon told me to bring it." Bellamy smiled as he watched Juniper sit on the stool and run her fingers across the keys. "You're dad took the parts together and rebuilt it with my help. Took us a whole day." Bellamy explained as he sat down beside Juniper. Bellamy could be ruthless, self-serving and down-right cold, but when he was with Juniper, he was nothing like that.

"The nice thing suits you." Juniper smiled before she kissed Bellamy on the lips. "Is this going to be our home?" Juniper asked as Bellamy slipped straggly hair behind Juniper's ear softly. 

"I have no idea." Bellamy answered as he stood up and took off his jacket, gun and other weapons. "I just know that we are going to get our people out of Mount Weather. Your Mom is going to come home." Bellamy explained as Juniper walked over to him. She helped him take off his grey top.

"She better." Juniper whispered as she placed her bare hands on Bellamy's chiseled stomach.

"I'll do whatever I can." Bellamy smiled as he lifted up Juniper's head via her chin. Juniper smiled as she brought her hands closer to Bellamy's face, snaking them around his neck.

"I know you will." Juniper agreed as she traced her nails over his upper back. Bellamy laughed to himself as he placed his hands on Juniper's hips. "Got any other surprises for me?" Juniper whispered as she moved her arms back and Bellamy slipped off her vest top.

"Just this." Bellamy smirked before he gently brought his hands up to Juniper's face, tracing his fingers up Juniper's toned stomach. Juniper exhaled grinning as Bellamy kissed her neck. She giggled to herself as they walked back onto the bed behind them. In that moment she knew, it was Bellamy.

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Juniper was trekking through the terrain outside of the Ark with Octavia, Abby, Bellamy, Clarke, Finn, Archer, Raven and Aria, with a few guards. They were going to Mount Weather to test the frequency. 

"I can't believe they let Finn come." Octavia groaned from the far. Juniper looked behind her to see Archer staring at her. Juniper had made up her mind, it was Bellamy. But, Archer was still there. Still with his thoughtful looks, his protective nature and with those kissable lips.

"Don't forget to look up, the grounders use the trees that's how we lost John Mbege." Juniper heard Bellamy call from the front and decided to join him, she needed to distract herself from Archer.

"Hey." Juniper smiled as she came up from behind Bellamy. Bellamy smiled when he saw Juniper, he was also smiling about last night too. Safe to say, Bellamy Blake had never been this happy with Juniper before.

"What's up with you and Archer?" Bellamy asked and Juniper began to turn bright-red. So much so, she had to pretend she was getting something out of her pack but in reality Juniper was hiding her face.

"What do you mean?" Juniper asked as she rummaged through her bag.

"Well you aren't speaking to him." Bellamy answered laughing as if it was obvious. Which it was, Juniper and Archer were really close to everybody who saw them, but now they could not look at one another.

"Nothing to talk about I guess." Juniper lied as she brought her face back up to Bellamy's eye line. "He's with his sister as well." Juniper shrugged as Bellamy looked to see Archer and Aria. He gave them a little nod. "How's Finn?" Juniper asked changing the subject quickly.

"I don't know." Bellamy answered. "Clarke?" Juniper just sighed as she watched Clarke charge on with her Mom.

"We haven't spoke. I think she's too concentrated on Mount Weather." Juniper answered as Bellamy held onto his gun tighter. "But I don't think she is coping well with this." Juniper added, she just wanted to give Clarke a hug, tell her it will get better. But, will it? Finn had massacred a village to find Clarke, he had to pay for his crimes.

"She'll come around." Bellamy smiled honestly.

"Do you remember the plan?" Juniper asked as she gave Bellamy worried eyes, they were going to do something dangerous. Find a way into Mount Weather.

"You've only went over it a thousand times." Bellamy laughed, but kept his voice done so nobody would hear. Octavia looked at Bellamy and started to hang back a little so they could sneak off.

"Stay safe, okay?" Juniper whispered before she squeezed Bellamy's hand, giving him her necklace in the process. 

"Always." Bellamy whispered before he walked back to meet Octavia. The pair of them had sneaked off. Juniper coughed so Clarke, Raven, Archer and Aria knew. It was their signal. 

"Can we speak?" Archer asked as Juniper walked right beside him. She didn't mean too, Archer and Aria just came closer to close the gap that Bellamy and Octavia filled.

"Now is not the best time, Archer." Juniper groaned, not even looking at him. It hurt too much to look at him.

"Look, I'm sorry. I just felt-"

"Never apologize for your emotions. You feel how you feel." Juniper caught off Archer. She did not want him to change his mind, it was not her business to change his emotions. It was Archer's responsibility to treat them fair. 

"Okay, so hypothetically what if that person doesn't feel anything back, then should I still feel my emotions?" Archer asked smirking a little and Juniper just sighed. This was too much for her, it all was. Why could her life just not be simple?

"I'm confused, okay?" Juniper whispered before she marched off in front, leaving Archer to lag behind. Once she reached the front, she saw Raven looking through binoculars.

"There I see it." Raven said as she looked at Mount Weather through the binoculars. Clarke looked through the binoculars as well, Juniper was just praying that Octavia and Bellamy were going to be okay.

"It'll be dark soon, we'll never spot the traps. We should set up camp here, leave at first light." Clarke explained as they got a good view of Mount Weather. Abby looked concerned as she did a head count, they had been caught.

"We're missing two. Where the hell are they?" Abby asked frustrated as she looked at Clarke and Juniper, who were standing side by side. The Guards were calling for Bellamy and Octavia. "Clarke we're in enemy territory and their lives are my responsibility." Abby hissed.

"They went to find a way in." Clarke replied calmly and that just ticked Abby off even more.

"A way in, that's not what this mission is about." Abby stated frazzled with everything.

"It is for them." Juniper whispered as she looked into Mount Weather's direction. How much she wanted to burn that Mountain for what they did, but she knew that was wrong. They needed fair justice.

"Find them, bring them back!" Abby demanded loudly and the Guards ran off. Clarke and Raven tried to stop Finn as Juniper just hoped from Bellamy and Octavia's safety. As well as, avoiding any eye contact with Archer. It was bad enough that Bellamy had sensed something, he could not know that Archer kissed Juniper. She had to lie, for everybody's safety.

"What do you think I'm gonna do?" Finn asked angrily before he stormed off. Clarke sighed before she followed after him. Juniper decided it was now her duty to take charge, Clarke was gone and Juniper was practically Clarke's second in Grounder terms. Not that she minded, she liked being the sidekick, less stressful.

"Let's just get back to what we were doing." Juniper stated trying to calm down the ground. Raven glared in Juniper's direction 

"Easy for you to say." Raven sneered before she stormed off, just as a fog horn bellowed acres and acres.

"What the hell is that noise?" Abby asked confused and Juniper looked at them all worried.

"Acid fog." Juniper whispered and everybody began to take out their packs. Juniper sighed as she held her head down. "I don't have my pack, I gave it to Bell." Juniper groaned as she looked for who to go with. 

"Get in my tent, now!" Archer shouted and Juniper cursed before she crawled into the tent.   "Aria, are you okay?" Archer asked in the direction of his sisters as he finished sealing the tent door. Aria was in her own tent, next to them.

"I'm fine." Aria shouted back.

"She's strong." Juniper said as she went to the opposite side of the tent to Archer. She wanted nothing to do with Archer, she had picked Bellamy.

"That's what happens when you brother is up for being commander." Archer said making conversation.

"Why weren't you picked?" Juniper asked curiously and Archer looked away, he couldn't bear to tell Juniper the truth.

"It's not my time." Archer whispered and Juniper leaned back. She wanted to sit in silence and wait for the fog to pass. She just wanted Bellamy. "Juniper, we haven't spoken in over ten minutes. This is a record for you." Archer stated after about fifteen minutes or so.

"Stop." Juniper shouted angrily as she stood up. When Archer comes out with things like that, it makes Juniper's decision sway in his direction. Something she did not want. 

"Stop what?" Archer asked confused.

"This, stop knowing me."' Juniper stated as she pointed to the pair of them. Archer crawled forward a little before he sat down in front of Juniper.

"Why?" Archer whispered as he picked up Juniper's hand and placed it in his.

"Because it hurts." Juniper admitted honestly before she snatched her hand back, out of his grasp.

"I don't want to hurt you." Archer whispered honestly and Juniper smiled as she nodded her head.

"Then be my friend. Just my friend." Juniper said, it would be easier for everyone that way. They didn't need complicated in a time like this.

"You are the one who told me not to let go of my feelings." Archer argued in his defense and Juniper sighed.

"What do you want me to do, leave Bellamy, the man that I love, and jump into your arms, a stranger effectively?" Juniper asked sarcastically, but Archer thought she was being serious.

"Yes." Archer answered as if it was obvious. Then it all clicked for Juniper.

"Oh, I get it now." Juniper chuckled to herself as she moved her loose hair from her face. Her plait had slowly began to fall out. 

"Get what?" Archer asked confused. He really wanted to be with her, he was slowly falling in love with her. 

"It's a reasonable thing. Humans do it all the time." Juniper whispered as she slapped her head barely. She felt so stupid that she never figured it out. "You fall in love with someone because they saved you. You think you owe them or something. I guess you have a lot of gratitude for what I did and you are transferring those feelings onto-" Juniper dragged on and Archer shut her up by kissing her. 

Juniper quickly pushed him off but then looked into his eyes. Seeing something that she had never seen before. He looked at her like nothing she had ever seen. Unable to explain how she was feeling, Juniper just grabbed Archer's face and kissed him back, harder. It was like no kiss she had ever felt before.

They slowly pulled out. Juniper hated how Archer was smirking, like he had won a prize or something. She had just went through something sensational and he was feeling proud with himself.

 "Shut up." Juniper growled, mainly annoyed with herself. She had gone back on everything she had ever spouted. She was acting worse than Bellamy did with Raven. Juniper's actions were hurting her more then Bellamy, if he was to find out.

Archer just leaned back and smirked over at Juniper. He was happy because he knew what that kiss was, it was something special, they couldn't deny it.

Juniper could not deny that she liked the kiss, a lot. She could also not deny that she kissed Archer back.

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what's happening with our little juni? is she coping okay? 

archer or bellamy? who has her heart? or do they both in different ways?

basically I just binged season three in a whole day and i'm so ready for book three for this series. like you guys have no idea what is coming. you see another side to Juniper, a survival side. it's going to be insane and I can't wait !!!

also this was meant to come out last night, but for some reason it would not let me upload so, sorry x 

have fun reading and stay safe !

mrs n o'brien x