❝ 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱,
𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹
𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀
𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

I walk back to camp after glancing back to see them both wave at me and I wave back. Soon enough I reach camp and I see a couple people are starting to wake up.

I stop at mine and Octavia's tent, leaving my bow and quiver on my bed. Then I make my way to Bellamy's tent.

I slip inside, kicking off my shoes and letting my jacket fall beside them before crawling into bed next to him.

He immediately wraps his arms around me and pulls me on top of him. I straddle his waist and lean down to peck his lips, causing him to open his eyes.

"Good morning, sleepyhead" I tease him, laying on his chest.

"Good morning, sunshine" He replies in a raspy morning voice which gives me butterflies.

He places a small kiss on my lips and looks up at me curiously.

"Where did you go earlier?" Bellamy asks.

"I went for a walk" I shrug with a smile.

I feel his finger tracing my jaw and his face twists in worry.

"How did this happen?" He demands and I furrow my brows in confusion.

"What do you mean, Bell?" I ask him.

"Your jaw is bruised. Why?" He answers and realisation hits me.

"Oh! I fell on my way back to camp and took a tumble. I hit my face on boulder. You know how clumsy I am" I joke and he sighs in relief.

"I was worried another grounder had attacked you" He admits and I grin at the irony.

you have no idea, buddy

"Nope, just clumsy old me" I lie.

He leans up and peppers kisses up my bruised jaw making me smile. I attach my lips to his and I feel his hands grip my thighs tightly. The kiss is rough and full of passion, heat spreading throughout my whole body.

Just as Bellamy's hands travel to my ass the tent flap is swung open and a loud voice startles us.

"Bellamy! Have you seen- Oh, my God! My eyes!"

We snap our heads over to see Octavia standing with her hands over her eyes, groaning in disgust.

I smile down at Bellamy who pecks my lips and then reluctantly pull myself to my feet. Bellamy pulls on a shirt and I slip on my shoes and jacket.

"What's up, O?" Bellamy asks his sister.

She peaks through her hands and sighs in relief, dropping them to her sides.

"I was looking for Ava, actually. I got worried when I woke up and she still hadn't been back to the tent. Now I see she spent the night here" Octavia grimaces and I roll my eyes.

"Nothing happened" I assure her and her eyes widen slightly.

"Nothing? At all?" She asks, unsure of whether to believe me or not.

"Absolutely nothing" Bellamy confirms.

"Wow, look at you two! Managing to keep it in your pants. I applaud you" She announces and I giggle, punching her arm.

"Hey, what happened to your face?" Octavia asks me.

"She fell this morning outside camp" Bellamy answers for me as he pulls on his boots.

Octavia sends me a face that screams 'like hell you did' and I send her a look back, one that shouts 'we'll talk about it later'. She nods at me and Bellamy stands up straight, looking between us in confusion.

"Are you two okay?" He asks.

"Yeah, but I need to borrow Ava for a while" Octavia replies.

I feel lips kiss my cheek and my eyes widen slightly in surprise.

"I'll see you later, sunshine" Bellamy smiles and exits the tent leaving me frozen in a cloud of surprise.

"Okay, A. I have questions" Octavia declares.

"Shoot" I reply as we exit the tent.

"First of all, what's going on between you and my brother?" She asks.

"I don't actually know. I like him and he told me he likes me too. We've kissed a few times and he said that he wants to be with me. I even admitted that I had something to do with Lincoln escaping and all he had to say was 'I knew it' then that was the end of discussion" I explain and she snorts.

"What's funny?" I ask as we sit down on a log.

"You're both totally into each other but you're too scared to fully commit because you're scared of falling in too deep" She tells me and I gape at her.

"I am not" I lie.

"Yes, you are. You are terrified of letting him in incase it turns out like you and Murphy" She analyses me and I frown deeply.

"But what if it does, O? What if I fall in love with him and he breaks my heart? I don't think i'd be able to move on from that" I admit and she sighs.

"Bellamy can be an asshole sometimes, but when he really cares about someone he will do everything in his power to make them happy. I highly doubt he'd break your heart, A. Give him a chance" She smiles cheekily and I bite my lip.

I kick some stones at my feet and then let out a small sigh.

"Fine. I'll let him in, but on one condition" I bargain.

"What?" She asks.

"I have a secret and if you can pinky promise not to tell anyone then I can answer the rest of your questions" I smirk, holding out my pinky and she caves immediately.

"I pinky promise, I'll keep your secret" She replies, wrapping her pinky around mine.

"Now, where were you this morning, why do you have a bruise on your face and why the hell did I find a bow and arrow in your bed when I woke up?" She questions me.

"Remember Nova?" I start and Octavia nods.

"She and Lincoln have been teaching me to fight and use a bow and arrow. They say i'm a natural" I grin proudly and she gapes.

"Without me?" She gasps dramatically.

"Hey, I'm sure Lincoln wouldn't mind if you tag along with me tomorrow" I wink teasingly and she blushes.

"Shut up" She grumbles, hitting my arm.

"What are you two lovely ladies doing?" I hear a voice ask and I look up to see Finn.

"Nothing" Octavia says with a shrug.

"Can we help you, Finn?" I hum curiously with a smirk.

"Actually, we have to talk" He says and I frown.

"Are you breaking up with me?" I ask in fake distraught.

Octavia laughs and Finn rolls his eyes, pulling me up to my feet.

"See you later, O!" I shout to the girl as Finn drags me away.

"See ya, A!" She replies.

I follow Finn onto the top of the drop ship and sit down next to him crosslegged. My eyes wander out to the beautiful scenery of the mountains and hills for miles. I lay my head on Finn's shoulder and he wraps his arm around me.

"This is just like when we used to watch earth from Mecha Station, but better" I comment and Finn chuckles.

"You were so intrigued by earth, we'd watch it for hours" He adds.

"And now we're actually here" I breathe out with a smile on my face.

The both of us watch the sun in the sky and the clouds in the distance. I hum quietly to myself and Finn sighs.

"There's something we've got to talk about" He admits.

"I knew you didn't just want to watch the view with me" I grin, sitting up straight.

"What's up, Collins?" I question my best friend.

"Bellamy" He answers.

"I thought you were over this" I groan.

"I'm not. I just don't understand how on earth you can look over all the bad things he's done, all the chaos he's caused" Finn states in frustration and I look up at him.

"Because you're not looking at it for how it really is. Bellamy isn't some impulsive moron who makes bad decisions on purpose. I mean, some things he's done are questionable but everything he does is for his sister, can't you see that?" I explain and Finn frowns.

"Wouldn't you do the same for me?" I ask and he sighs.

"Of course I would" He replies.

We transition into a calm and comfortable silence before Finn speaks up again.

"So, are you two together?" He asks curiously.

"I don't know what we are" I shrug.

"Isn't it weird that he's so much older than you?" Finn asks and I roll my eyes.

"Finn, it's like a couple of years-" I'm cut off.

"It's almost six years" Finn argues.

"It doesn't matter" I retort.

"Does he really make you happy?" Finn questions me.

"Yes, he really makes me happy!" I groan.

"Really?" Finn asks.

"Finn!" I snap and he laughs, nudging me.

"He makes me really happy. He calms me down when I'm mad and cheers me up when I'm sad. I don't feel as lost or scared when I'm with him. He makes me feel like there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Like there's some good in the world and that it's worth fighting for" I rant, feeling good to get it all off my chest.

"That's really how you feel?" Finn asks in awe.

"Yup" I nod.

"Wow, I didn't know you felt that strongly about him" Finn tells me.

"Neither did I" I admit.

"Do you remember when you first told me you liked Murphy?" Finn asks with a smile and I scoot closer to him, laying my head back on his shoulder.

"Raven told me i'd be making a big mistake, and you told me to follow my heart" I remember with a smile.

"Yeah, Raven was right. Murphy broke your heart more than once and I feel terrible for it. If I had just shut my mouth and let Raven talk you out of being with Murphy then he never would have hurt you" Finn explains to me and I frown looking up at him.

"I don't blame you for that, Finn. Raven may have been right that time but it doesn't change the fact that being with Murphy taught me things about life. Also, if I hadn't gotten my heart broken then i'd have never fallen off the rails and i'd never have vandalised that hallway or punched a guard which means I wouldn't have ended up in the skybox. If I wasn't in the skybox then I wouldn't have been put on the drop ship and sent packing down here with a hundred criminals. As much as I wish I had become a doctor or a mechanic like my parents, I wouldn't trade my life right now for that. I'm happy down here with all of you and I'm going to make the most of that before it all inevitably comes crashing down" I ramble, making Finn smile down at me proudly.

"Look at you, all grown up" He coos making me laugh.

"Bite me, Collins"

"Don't tempt me, Steele"