❝ 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀
𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 '𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆'
𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘄❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

I'm pushed backwards towards Octavia who catches me before I fall and I look up at her with wide concerned eyes. She pulls me to my feet and I watch in shock as Bellamy whips the grounder making him grunt and reel over in pain.

Bellamy whips him again and Clarke runs in between them to put down the vials on the ground.

"Please. Which one's the antidote?" She asks desperately.

"Just tell them" Octavia says in frustration.

The grounder stands in complete silence and I see tears gather in Octavia's eyes so I reach out, grabbing the girl's hand.

"Clarke" Bellamy says she she huffs, getting up and storming off to the side.

Bellamy starts whipping him again and I feel the need to look anywhere but at the horrific scene in front of me. The pained grunts and sounds of metal hitting flesh make me grimace, squeezing Octavia's hand.

"Enough! Please stop!" She screams at her brother.

"Clarke! Ava! He's getting worse!" I hear Raven shout and my head shoots up.

"We're running out of time" Clarke snaps, rushing back to the vials on the floor.

"Which one? Which one is it? If you tell us, they'll stop! Please tell us which is the antidote and they'll stop this!" She begs desperately.

The brooding grounder stays silent and Bellamy angrily throws the buckle at the wall, storming away.

"If that doesn't work, maybe this will" He announces grabbing a knife.

"Clarke, you don't have to be here for this" Bellamy tells her and a foreign feeling bubbles up inside me.

"I'm not leaving until I get that antidote" She retorts.

Bellamy glances back in hesitation and his eyes meet mine. I clench my jaw in anger and he looks back at the grounder.

"Last chance" He tells him.

The grounder continues his long silence and Bellamy nods before stabbing the knife through the grounder's hand making me gasp.

Octavia squeezes my hand, putting her other hand on my arm and I bite my lip anxiously. The grounder's hand shakes and blood drips onto the floor.

"What's taking so long?!" Raven shouts up.

"He stopped breathing" She adds as she reaches the top of the ladder.

"What?!" I shriek.

"He started again, but next time, he might not" She tells me.

"He won't tell us anything!" Clarke snaps frustratedly.

"Want to bet?" Raven says, walking over and tugging at some wires.

"What are you doing?" Bellamy asks, jumping up.

The wires she's tugging come out with a spark and she sparks them together again, walking towards the grounder.

"Showing him something new" She says and the grounder grunts in what looks like fear.

She sparks the two wires together multiple times before digging them into the grounders body. He screams in pain and the lights flicker on and off.

"Which one is it?!" She spits furiously.

"Come on!" She yells and the grounder's eyes widen considerably as she electrocutes him again.

I look at Octavia to see her eyeing the knife again. She looks at me and in a split decision, I nod and let go of her hand. I stand forward as she snatches up the knife and rushes forward.

"No more!" Octavia screams holding the knife up.

"He's letting Finn die!" Raven screams back.

Octavia brings up the knife and cuts down her arm.

"Octavia, no!" Bellamy shouts and I watch as the grounder yanks forward on his restraints, worried about the young girl.

"He won't let me die" She tells them, looking straight at him.

"Octavia, what the hell did you-" Bellamy starts to grab her but she pulls away from him as I run past her, collapsing at the grounder's feet next to the vials.

"Is it this one?" I ask pointing at a vial.

He hesitantly looks at Octavia before shaking his head softly.

"How about this one?" I ask pointing at the next one.

He leans forward as if he can't see it and I grab it holding it up to him. He looks at the yellowish liquid and slightly nods. I quickly turn to Clarke and hand the blonde the vial.

"Thank you" She gasps and runs off to save Finn.

I scramble to my feet and grab a piece of material, wrapping it around Octavia's bleeding arm. Bellamy steps forward and tries to touch her shoulder but she jumps away from him with a scowl.

"Don't touch me!" She hisses.

I glance at the grounder to see him looking at the hurt girl in complete concern which makes my heart swell, knowing that he clearly cares for her.

"You should go see Finn" Octavia tells me.

"He's in good hands. I'll see him when he wakes up" I assure her and she nods.

Eventually after everyone leaves the room, Clarke comes up to help the grounder and I give her a hand. Clarke starts by pulling the knife out of the guys hand which looks excruciatingly painful. I wring out a cloth in some water and reach up to clean the wound. He clenches his fist, stopping me from cleaning it and I shoot him a glare.

"Hey, you gotta let me clean this" I scold him but he doesn't listen, continuing to clench his damn fist.

I groan in frustration and I swear I see the ghost of a smirk on his face but I shake my head thinking I imagined it.

"Here. Let me try" Octavia says holding out her hand.

"Be my guest" I reply, handing her the cloth.

I stand back next to Clarke and watch as the grounder slowly opens his hand to let Octavia clean the wound, my face twisting in disbelief.

what an asshole

"I never wanted him to get hurt, Octavia. You have to know that" Clarke says to her.

"I just wanted to save Finn" She sighs.

"I don't think now is a good time, blondie" I mumble.

"For the record, you didn't save Finn. That was me. But whatever you want to tell yourself to feel better" Octavia states not looking at her as she continues to clean his hand.

Clarke walks away defeatedly and climbs down the ladders.

"Hey, O. I'm gonna head down and see if Finn's up now, you okay here?" I ask her.

"Go. I've got this" She assures me.

I pat her back and she smiles at me. I head over to the ladder and Miller looks up at me from his seat in the corner.

"You got something to say, Nathan?" I ask and he rolls his eyes.

"Don't call me that" He replies.

I glance back to see Octavia talking to the grounder, but she's too far for me to hear what she's saying exactly and then I turn back to Miller.

"I know Bellamy's told you to keep her away from here, but go easy on her" I tell him and he looks at me in disbelief.

"Please?" I plead and he sighs, nodding.

"Thank you, Nathan" I chirp, leaning down and pecking the boy's cheek.

He rolls his eyes at me once again, but this time with a small smile on his face. I climb down the ladder and once I reach the bottom I see Raven hugging a now, very awake Finn.

"Whoa! Innocent eyes over here" I complain dramatically, covering my eyes with my hands.

I hear my best friends laughing and it makes me smile widely.

"You can look, squirt" I hear Finn's voice.

I separate my pointer and middle finger to look out the crack and I see Raven now standing up next to his laid down form.

My hands drop to my sides and I skip over to him, leaning down and hugging him. He wraps his arms around me and I bury my face in the crook of his neck.

"God, I thought we lost you for a hot minute" I mumble and he chuckles.

"It's gonna take more than a knife to the ribs to get rid of me" He assures me.

"Good. I can't lose either of you two" I reply as I pull myself up.

"We're not going anywhere" Raven tells me, putting hand on my shoulder.

I place my hand over hers with a smile and they glance at each other before looking at me like proud parents.

"I love you, guys" I comment.

"We love you too, squirt" Finn replies.

"I need some air. I'll be right back" I excuse myself and they nod.

I make my way outside to see the sun high in the sky and everyone cleaning up the trashed camp. I weave through people and head to the gate but as my hand touches it, someone's hand lands my shoulder.

"Where the hell do you think you're going?" I hear Bellamy's deep voice demand.

"Why do you care?" I retort, pushing his hand away from me.

"You know that I care, Ava" He tells me, a hurt look in his eyes.

"As if" I scoff.

"Why are you being like this?" He snaps.

"Why don't you run off and see if Clarke's okay" I reply sarcastically and turn to leave.

I hear him snort loudly and I turn my head to see him grinning.

"What the hell are you laughing at?" I hiss.

"You're jealous of Clarke" He declares and I glare at him.

"Why on God's earth would I be jealous of Clarke?" I ask in disbelief.

"Because in the drop ship I told her she didn't have to stay, but I didn't tell you that" He elaborates.

"You're insane" I scoff.

"Am I really though? You didn't feel anything at all?" He asks suspiciously.

"Nothing at all" I reply, getting closer to his face and glaring right at him.

"I don't believe you" He shrugs.

I open my mouth to start yelling at him but he crashes his lips onto mine and I freeze up in shock. Within seconds my brain is clouded over and I relax, kissing him back. He pulls away from me and smirks widely.

"Nothing, huh?" He grins mischievously.

"Absolutely nothing" I confirm, through gritted teeth.

"So you don't mind if I go ahead and sleep with one of the girls in camp?" He asks and the feeling from before bubbles up again but I ignore it.

"Do what you want, Bellamy" I snap and he looks at me, tilting his head in what I'm assuming is confusion.

"But in that case, then you won't mind if I sleep with one of the guys?" I ask with a smirk and he frowns.

He studies my face to check if I'm being serious which I'm not but he doesn't know that.

"Why would I care?" He argues.

"Just making sure" I chirp and turn around.

"You can't leave" He objects as I open the gate.

"Good thing I don't take orders from you, Blake" I reply and shoot him a wink before walking out, shutting the gate behind me.

I walk about half a mile from camp until I'm thrown roughly against a tree and held up by my neck with a sword at my throat.

My eyes meet with the same pale green pair that have been stuck the back of my mind since our last meeting. I gulp and she tightens her grip on my neck making me choke.

"Where the hell is my brother?!" She barks.