❝ 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵
𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘁
𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

I manage to slip out of Octavia's hold and race outside to see Raven has been tied to a pillar, flashes of Finn appear in my brain and my heart sinks hopelessly.

"I take no joy in this, Raven. But this time, justice will be done" Lexa says.

"I didn't do it. How is that justice?" Raven argues.

Lexa holds her knife up to Raven's arm and I lurch forward but I'm held back by Lincoln.

"We have to help her" I fight against his hold.

Lincoln spins me around and grabs my arms tight as he looks at me.

"You have to stop. Do you want to be killed too?" He snaps at me, shaking me as he speaks.

Raven lets out a scream and I spin around to see Lexa cutting her arm.

"Stop it!" I cry out.

Indra then takes a turn, pulling up Raven's shirt and cutting her side, making the girl scream in pain.

"Lincoln, talk to them. These are your people!" Octavia stresses.

"Not anymore" Lincoln replies, passing me to Bellamy and walking forward to Nyko.

"Clarke! We need to move! Now!" Abby shouts to Clarke who is still in the train station.

"Bellamy, we can't just let her die!" I whimper, looking from Raven to him.

"I don't know what to do" He groans.

Hot tears roll down my face and I screw my eyes shut trying not to listen to Raven's screams. Bellamy wraps his arms around me tightly and I grip his shirt in my clenched fist, trying to keep myself together.

"Clarke, stop! What are you doing? You'll get yourself killed!" Bellamy suddenly shouts and I look up to see Clarke storming towards Lexa.

"I need that bottle now!" She demands and I drag Bellamy towards her.

"Stop!" She shouts at Lexa.

"Let her pass!" Lexa orders and we all walk forward behind Clarke.

"One of your people tried to kill you, Lexa, not one of mine" Clarke announces.

"You should've run" Indra spits.

"I can prove it" Clarke adds.

She grabs the bottle of alcohol from Nyko and takes a large gulp of it. Nothing happens to the blonde girl and Lexa realises this.

"Explain" She demands.

"The poison wasn't in the bottle. It was in the cup" Clarke explains.

"A trick, Commander. Do not be fooled" Gustus tells her and his tone tells me everything I need to know.

"It was you" I gasp.

"Ava's right. He tested the cup. He searched Raven" Bellamy adds.

"Gustus would never harm me" Lexa argues.

"He wasn't trying to hurt you. He was trying to break the alliance" I tell her.

"We didn't do this, and you know it" Clarke declares.

"You've been accused, Gustus. Speak true" Lexa announces in her native tongue.

"This alliance would cost you your life, Heda. I could not let that happen" Gustus reveals.

"This treachery will cost you yours" Lexa replies.

"Put him on the tree!" She shouts.

They cut down Raven and I run forward, pulling one of her arms around my neck while Bellamy takes the other.

We help Raven over to Abby who cleans her up and Kane wraps her in a blanket all while Gustus is being tortured.

"Be strong" Gustus tells Lexa when she draws her sword to finally end it.

"Your fight is over" Lexa states before pushing her sword through his rib cage.

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"How did you know it was Gustus?" Lincoln asks as we sit around the fire.

"He'd do anything for her. To protect her. Just makes sense" Bellamy answers, looking at his little sister.

"Look at the thanks he got" Octavia scoffs.

"Always the optimist, O" I mumble sarcastically and she shoots me a grin.

"Guys!" I hear Raven shout and I turn my head to see her coming towards us.

"What is it?" Bellamy asks, jumping to his feet.

"Listen to this" Raven replies.

I hear Jasper's voice over the radio and I pull myself to my feet as Clarke and Lexa join us.

"Talk to him! Say something" Clarke urges.

"It's repeating" Raven tells her.

"They're alive" Octavia says in a relieved tone.

"Well they were when they recorded it anyways" I counter.

"Now who's the negative one?" Octavia retorts.

"We need to do this now. You've got the alliance. Now is the time to use it" Bellamy declares, ignoring our bickering.

"First, we need an inside man. You were right. Without someone on the inside to lower their defences, turn off the acid fog, an army is useless. You should go" Clarke announces and my heart drops to my stomach.

"I thought you hated that plan, that I would get myself killed" Bellamy replies.

"I was being weak. It's worth the risk" Clarke states and I feel like punching her in the face.

"My map of Mount Weather" Clarke says, handing him the map "Find a way to get on the radio and talk to us"

"Good luck" She adds before walking away.

"Bell, how are you gonna-" Octavia starts but Lincoln cuts in.

"I can get you through the tunnels" Lincoln offers.

"You can't go back there, not yet" Octavia argues.

"Let me show you what to look for" Raven says, changing the subject.

"Bellamy, wait" I speak up and he looks down at me softly.

"Can we talk?" I ask, my voice quiet.

"Of course" He nods.

He looks at Raven who smiles softly and puts up her hands.

"You know where to find me when you're done" She states before walking off.

I grab Bellamy's arm and pull him off to the side, away from everyone.

"What's wrong?" He sighs, lacing his fingers with mine.

"Why do you assume something's wrong?" I ask curiously, staring down at our hands with a crushing feeling in my chest.

"You've got your 'something's wrong' face on. Makes you look constipated" He jokes and I frown, looking up at him.

"That's not funny" I deadpan, hitting his arm with my free hand.

"Hey, keep your hands to yourself" He scolds me and I look at him in disbelief.

"You're literally about to sneak into Mount Weather on your own and possibly die, yet all you can do is make jokes? That's my job! You're supposed to be the responsible one, Bell!" I shout and he sighs.

"I knew something was wrong" He replies.

"Of course something is wrong! The man I love has some kind of death wish and is about to get himself killed. How do you think i'll feel if you die, Bellamy? I'll be destroyed. I will literally go out of my damn mind" I rant, waving my arms around like a mad woman and look up to see Bellamy smiling.

"Why on earth are you smiling? Are you dumb?" I ask seriously.

"You love me?" He asks with a grin and my eyes widen when I realise what i've said.

I clear my throat awkwardly and let out a deep breath, looking up at him.

"You know what? Yeah, I do. I love you, Bellamy Blake" I declare and his grin widens.

"I love you too, Ava Steele" He replies, his hands gripping onto my waist.

Bellamy's lips press against mine and I feel myself slowly melting into his embrace. As we come up for air, I look him in his chocolate brown eyes and cup his face in my hands.

"I've already lost too much. I can't lose you too, Bellamy. It'll kill me" I whisper, a tear slipping down my cheek.

"You won't lose me, sunshine. I'm-" He tries to assure me but I cut him off.

"If you say that you're always in my heart, I will beat you black and blue" I threaten and Bellamy lets out a chuckle.

"I was going to say, I'm too good looking to die this young" He jokes and I groan.

"That's even worse" I smile in amusement and he laughs.

"Go see Raven before I puke all over you" I say, pushing him playfully.

"You love me" He smirks and I groan even louder.

"God help me" I mutter.

Bellamy turns to walk away and I grab his arm. He looks at me in confusion and I grin, leaning up to peck his lips.

"Come back to me, yeah?" I hum.

"Always" He promises.

He walks away to Raven's tent and I smile softly at his retreating figure. My gaze moves to the starry sky and I let more tears escape from my eyes. I wrap my arms around myself and my smile widens.

"I hope you're not upset, Collins. I mean, you did ask me to let him in" I speak jokingly, letting out a short pained laugh.

"I don't think i'll ever love anybody the way I loved you. But he makes me happy and I really do love him. It's a different kind of love though. One i've never felt before. It's kinda scary not being able to control how you feel about someone. I'll spare you the details" I rant and the wind blows wildly through my hair, making me smile weakly "It's so weird not being able to do this face to face. I miss you so much and I'll never forget you, Finn. You were never just an extra to me. You were my best friend and it hurts like hell to know you're not here anymore. I love you, Finn Collins"

"God, this is so cheesy and I hate to say it" I whisper into the wind "But you'll always have a piece of my heart"