❝ 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲
𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀? ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

We reach the tent once again and enter it as quickly as possible. Charlotte, Bellamy, Clarke, Finn and I all stand in the tent trying to figure out what to do.

We can't just kill her, she's a child. But we can't let her go without punishment, she did kill somebody.

"Bring out the girl, Bellamy!" I hear Murphy roar and I grab Charlotte.

"Why, Charlotte?" Bellamy asks her in an exasperated tone.

"I was just trying to slay my demons, like you told me" Charlotte replies and I shake my head, holding the girl at arms length.

"Charlotte, he didn't mean it like that" I tell the girl in frustration and she frowns, the fear swimming in her eyes makes me feel for her.

"What the hell is she talking about?!" Clarke hisses.

"She misunderstood me" Bellamy sighs.

"Bring the girl out now!" Murphy screams.

"Get your boy under control, Ava" Clarke snaps.

"He wouldn't be pissed if you had just kept your trap shut, blondie!" I snarl.

"Please don't let them hurt me" Charlotte cries.

"No one is going to hurt you" I assure her, holding her to my chest.

"If you guys have any bright ideas, speak up!" Bellamy tells Clarke and Finn.

"Really? Now is the time you stay quiet?!" I snap at the usually mouthy duo.

"Those are your boys out there" Finn snaps at Bellamy.

"This is not my fault. If she had listened to me, those idiots would still be building the wall" Bellamy argues.

"This is all your fault, blondie!" I fume angrily and she holds her head in her hands.

"You want to build a society, princess?! Let's build a society! Bring her out!" Murphy screams.

"No! Please, Bellamy!" Charlotte cries.

"Charlotte, hey, it's gonna be okay. Just, stay with them" Bellamy tells the girl, looking at Finn and Clarke.

Bellamy exits the tent and I follow behind him, hoping to calm Murphy down a little.

"Well, well, well. Look who decided to join us" Murphy taunts walking towards us.

"Dial it down and back off" Bellamy warns him.

"Or what? What are you gonna do about me? Hang me?" Murphy asks sarcastically and I frown at the angry boy in front of me.

"I was just giving the people what they wanted" Bellamy replies.

"Yeah. Yeah, that's a good idea. Why don't we do that right now?" Murphy nods, glancing at me before turning around to the crowd.

"So, who here wants to see the real murderer hung up?! All in favour?!" Murphy yells.

Only a few raise their hands and I let out a sigh.

"I see. So, it's okay to string me up for nothing, but when this little bitch confesses, you all let her walk?!" Murphy screams in rage.

"Cowards! All of you are cowards!" He screams.

"Murph!" I shout and he turns to me.

"Don't tell me you're on her side" He says, shaking his head.

"She's just a kid" I state and he clenches his jaw.

"She's a murderer!" He shouts.

"She made a mistake! We all make mistakes!" I retort looking him in the eyes.

"Don't turn this on me! I didn't kill anybody!" He exclaims, getting in my face.

"Murph, just calm down" I beg him.

"Calm down? They strung me up, Ava. I could of died!" He yells at me and my eyes water "Don't you care?!"

"Hey, Murphy! Murphy!" Bellamy roars and pulls me back.

"It's over" He declares and Murphy takes a step back, holding out his arms.

"Whatever you say, boss" Murphy says, letting his arms drop to his sides.

he's going to do something stupid, i can feel it in my bones

Bellamy turns his back to Murphy, walking towards me and Murphy swiftly grabs a small log, hitting it over Bellamy's head.

"Bellamy!" I gasp in disbelief, running and grabbing hold of him before he hits the ground.

I crumple to to the floor, holding Bellamy's head in my hands.

"Son of a bitch!" Octavia shouts in anger but she's held back by Jasper.

Murphy turns and punches Jasper in the face, sending the boy to the ground. Octavia grabs the boy, helping him.

"Stop it!" I demand in anger but he ignores me completely.

"Come on. Let's get the girl" Murphy says to his goons who follow him to the tent.

He pulls open the tent to reveal that it's empty and I cup Bellamy's face in my hand as Murphy turns to us in rage.

"CHARLOTTE!" He screams.

"Charlotte, I know you can hear me! And when I find you, you are gonna pay!" He roars.

Murphy and his crew run off to find Charlotte while I look down at Bellamy who lays unconscious on my lap.

"O! Help me get him to his tent!" I shout and she races over.

She hauls him up, putting her arms under his and I jump up, lifting his legs. We reach his tent and lay him down.

"Get me some cold water and a cloth" I say, tilting Bellamy's head back to make sure he's breathing.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Octavia asks curiously.

"I know enough" I reply assuringly and she nods, exiting the tent.

I tilt my head to see that Bellamy's chest is in fact moving which means he is breathing. Octavia rushes in and puts down the water next to me. I take the cloth from her hand and submerge it in the water. I wring it out and lay it over his head.

"How is he?" Octavia asks.

"He's breathing. He should be fine" I tell her and she grabs my hand.

"What now?" She then asks and I sigh.

"We wait" I answer her, looking down at Bellamy's unconscious body.

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A deep groan causes my eyes to snap open and I realise I'm laying on Bellamy's chest. I sit up straight and Bellamy's eyes open sleepily.

"Hey, Bell" I smile, wiping his head with the cloth in my hand.

"What happened?" He grumbles, trying to sit up.

"Lay down, you've been unconscious for the past couple hours" I tell him and he looks up at me in confusion.

"Unconscious?" He asks.

"Murphy hit you in the head" I reply.

"Son of a bitch" Bellamy mutters.

"What about Charlotte?" He asks, his eyes showing his worry for the young girl.

"With Clarke and Finn. I sent Octavia out to look for them but she couldn't find anyone" I answer him.

"We have to find her" He grunts, pulling himself up.

"You are in no state to be running around the forest at night alone!" I argue.

"That's why you're coming with me" He retorts, standing up fully.

"Bellamy" I protest.

"Ava" He states, looking down at me with his eyes shining in concern.

"Fine" I grumble.

He holds out his hand with a charming smile and I reluctantly grab it, pulling myself up.

"If you get hit again i'm leaving your dumb ass" I lie.

"You wouldn't" Bellamy smirks.

"Watch me" I smirk back.

We exit the tent and run into Octavia who immediately hugs her brother.

"You shouldn't be up! You need to lay down" Octavia fusses and Bellamy rolls his eyes.

"I've just been through this with Ava. I'm fine" He huffs.

Octavia looks at me and I shrug with a small smile.

"Boys will be boys" I comment and she snorts.

"Let's get going, prince charming" I joke, nudging Bellamy's arm and he rolls his eyes.

Octavia pats my back and I chase after Bellamy who is leaving camp in a rush. I catch up to him and let out a breath of air.

"Stop worrying so much. Charlotte is a survivor, and Finn won't let anything happen to her" I assure him.

"Whatever you say, sunshine" Bellamy replies, not taking his eyes off the distance.