❝ 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

I hear Octavia groan and turn a corner to see Bellamy washing her wound she got from the river monster.

"What the hell was it?" Bellamy asks.

"I don't know. The others said it looked like a giant snake" Octavia tells him.

"You could've been killed" Bellamy states.

"She would've been if Ava didn't jump in to pull her out, getting hurt in the process" Clarke elaborates, coming up behind me and Bellamy looks at me.

His eyes travel my body looking for injuries and I feel awkward under his gaze.

"You guys leaving? I'm coming too" Octavia says trying to get up but her brother stops her.

"No, no. No way. Not again" Bellamy protests and Octavia looks at me.

"I gotta agree with Bellamy. I'm sorry, O. I just don't want you to get hurt even more" I tell the girl and she frowns.

"They're right. You're leg is just gonna slow us down anyways" Clarke states.

"I'm here for you" She says, turning to Bellamy.

"Clarke, what are you doing?" Wells asks in disbelief.

"I hear you have a gun" Clarke says and my brows raise.

Bellamy lifts his shirt slightly to show us the gun in his waistband and my eyes widen slightly.

"Good. Follow me" Clarke demands.

"And why would I do that?" Bellamy scoffs.

"Because you want them to follow you" Clarke says nodding at the delinquents in camp "And right now, they're thinking only one of us is scared"

A smirk pulls at my lips as Clarke and Wells walk away but I stay to say goodbye to Octavia.

"Murphy, come with me. Atom, my sister doesn't leave this camp. Is that clear?" Bellamy orders.

"I don't need a babysitter" Octavia argues.

"Anybody touches her, they answer to me" Bellamy says sternly and I gulp at the authority in his voice.

"I'll see you later, O" I tell her.

"See ya, A" She grumbles, putting on a smile.

I give her a quick hug and she sighs, wrapping her arms around me.

"Let's go" Bellamy says.

"Ava" He adds and I turn to face him.

"Yeah, sorry" I say sheepishly, running past him to catch up with Clarke and Wells.

I reach them and the blonde gives me a small smile as I walk in line with them.

"Hey, hold up!" I hear Bellamy yell.

"What's the rush? You don't survive a spear through the heart" Bellamy states and I frown.

"Put the gun away, Bellamy" Wells snaps and I look up to see Bellamy is indeed holding his gun.

"Well, why don't you do something about it, huh?" Murphy snarls at Wells, pushing him and I scoff making the scruffy dark haired boy look at me.

I glare at him and he averts his gaze back at Wells causing me to smile smugly.

I still got it

"Jasper screamed when they moved him. If the spear struck his heart, he'd have died instantly. It doesn't mean we have time to waste" Clarke explains.

"As soon as you take this wristband off, we can go" Bellamy says grabbing Clarke's wrist but she snatches it out his grasp.

"Leave her alone" I snap, pulling Clarke behind me protectively.

"The only way the Ark is gonna think I'm dead is if I'm dead, got it?" Clarke declares and I nod in agreement.

"Brave princess" Bellamy taunts her.

"Hey! Why don't you find your own nickname?" I hear Finn yell and I let out a relieved sigh.

"You call this a rescue party?" He asks, coming into sight.

"Got to split up, cover more ground. Clarke, come with me" He adds walking away.

I feel a small twinge of jealousy in my chest as I watch my best friend walk away from me leaving me with three guys, none of which I fully trust. We walk for a while, Clarke and Finn a bit away from us but we can still see them.

"Guess we got more in common than meets the eye, huh?" Bellamy says and I turn my head to see him talking to Wells who is staring at Clarke.

"We have nothing in common" Wells sighs, sick of Bellamy's shit.

"No? We both came down here to protect someone we love" Bellamy points out.

"Your secret's safe with me. Of course, for you it's worse. With Finn around, Clarke doesn't even see you. it's like you're not even here" Bellamy taunts Wells and I rush ahead sick of hearing them talk.

I walk up next to Murphy and try to pass him but he opens his stupid mouth.

"So how does it feel, gorgeous?" He asks and I know whatever he says is going to piss me off.

"How does what feel, Murphy?" I sigh.

"How does it feel knowing Finn has found someone better to hang around with? How does it feel to be left in the dust?" Murphy smirks and the twinge in my chest acts up again.

"Finn wouldn't do that to me" I state.

"Really? Because he was fine with leaving you with us while he ran off with Clarke" Murphy mentions and I look down at my feet as I walk.

"He's my best friend" I mumble and I feel tears gather in my eyes but I refuse to cry, especially in front of this asshole.

"Are you going to cry?" Murphy asks in surprise and I glare at him.

"No" I scoff, walking away from him.

"Ava!" Murphy yells as he catches up with my speed walking.

"What?" I snap, slowing down.

"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I'm sorry" Murphy says and I look at him in disbelief.

"You're sorry. Are you being serious?" I question in shock, not used to hearing him apologise.

"Yes, Ava. I mean it" He huffs and a smile tugs at my lips slightly.

"It's okay. You were right" I sigh and he gives me a questioning look.

"How so?" He wonders.

"Finn has been distant, spending a lot of time with Clarke, barely talking to me unless I talk to him first...but he's my best friend and I know he loves me. He's just found a new friend. I mean, I've found new friends too" I ramble and then scoff.

"Just ignore me. I'm a mess" I state, rolling my eyes at my own foolishness.

"Hey, I've known you since we were kids. You've always been a bit loopy" He jokes and I laugh, hitting his arm.

"Thanks, asshole" I tease him and he chuckles.

"If you two stop flirting and actually look then maybe we'll find Jasper sooner" I hear Bellamy snap and I turn to see him walk in between us.

Murphy puts his head down, falling back next to Wells and I look at him in confusion only to be ignored.

"Hey" I hear Bellamy's voice.

I look up at the tall gorgeous man beside me and my palms suddenly feel sweaty, my heart racing nervously.

"H-Hi" I stutter and Bellamy grins cheekily down at me.

"I just wanted to say thank you for saving my sister's life. I owe you big time" He tells me and I shrug.

"She's my friend. There's nothing I wouldn't do for my friends" I tell him truthfully and he chuckles.

"You're cute" Bellamy comments with a smile on his face.

"You think?" I reply in surprise, feeling a blush take over my cheeks.

He nods in amusement and I smile nervously at him.

"Thank you" I mumble shyly.

I get so distracted looking at Bellamy that I don't watch where i'm walking and the next thing I know, my foot catches on a tree root and I trip. I fall flat on my face and I hear all three boys laughing at me which makes my face heat up furiously.

I look at the floor hiding my face with my hair and don't make any move to get up. I hear footsteps walk away and wait a minute until they sound further away.

Louder footsteps walk towards me and my hair is pushed out my face. I look up through my eyelashes to see Bellamy crouching in front of me with a smile as he tucks my hair behind my ear.

"You're clumsy as well" He notices and I look away from him in embarrassment.

"It's adorable" He adds and I look at him in confusion.

He holds his hand out to me and I slip my small hand into his large calloused one. He pulls me to my feet and nods to where I see Murphy and Wells walking ahead of us.

pull yourself together, Ava

"Do you really think we'd be better off without help from the Ark?" I ask curiously as we walk to catch up with the guys who are now with Finn and Clarke.

"Yeah, I think we can make it on our own" He states confidently.

"What do you think?" He asks as we near the others.

"I don't know, i'm still trying to figure it out" I reply truthfully.

"You seem smart. I'm sure you'll make a good decision" He shrugs.