I don't need your help | Raven Reyes

pt9- Grounder

I woke up alone in Harper's tent, we had started to become close friends and I really appreciated that. She had become the person I trusted most down here and she was always around when I needed someone to talk to. I wasn't alone for long though because some stubbled through the tent flaps, when I looked up I saw the last person I needed to see right now, Bellamy. I waited for him to speak because I knew if I spoke first I would say something I might regret. "Have you seen Octavia?" I shook my head. He immediately turned and left me alone again. What was that about? I got to my feet and followed him out. I watched as he rushed around camp before finally pulling Clarke out of hers. "She's probably just off in a butterfly field or something..." I heard Clarke try to reason with him. "She's been missing for twelve hours Clarke!" He shouted, clearly annoyed. "I'm going to go find her whether you come or not! And I need a tracker so I'm taking Finn." 

Out of nowhere, Finn appeared with Raven closely behind him. "We're ready." They said in sync. "Not you Raven, we need you to stay here and fix the radio," Clarke ordered. "Unless you can get me something with power that uses radiofrequency we won't be getting that radio fixed," Raven replied. Everyone went silent in thought for a few moments before Finn finally spoke up, "Art supply store!" He beamed at Clarke. The what? "Yes, that's perfect!" clearly no one other than those two knew what they were talking about. "I will have to take Raven though because you need to help Bellamy." Then it was agreed that Clarke and Raven would go together to wherever this art supply store is. "I can go with Bellamy's group." I said, not really thinking before I spoke.

Just as we were about to leave someone pulled at my arm to turn me around. Harper. "Are you sure this is a good idea? I don't think going with Bellamy after last night is a smart plan." She had a point. "I'm not doing this for him I'm doing this for Octavia, and it might be a stupid plan but all I know is that I need to get out of this camp!" Clarke, who had clearly been listening to our conversation turned to me. "You could come with us." Raven had also turned to look at me now. "I don't think it takes more than one person to go to a bunker. Plus I think a missing person is more important." If I'm honest, I just really didn't want to be there when Clarke and Raven got in an argument over Finn. It was bound to happen soon because Clarke seemed to get more annoyed by their closeness by the hour. Raven on the other hand didn't seem to notice that anything was wrong, but she was smart so she would probably work it out soon enough. "Ok if your sure you won't try and kill Bellamy again!" Raven said with a small grin. I'm sure that was supposed to be funny but I couldn't see it that way, she had no idea what was going through my mind so she had no right to comment on my actions. I didn't even look at her, just walked past making sure to knock her shoulder with mine, just hard enough for her to know that she had crossed a line.

There was quite a lot of us out searching for the Blake sister, most of them I didn't really know and I didn't feel like walking with anyone. We had been walking for a while before someone called out, "Over here!" I rushed over with everyone else, when I got there Bellamy was half way down a slightly steeper hill. "It's hers!" he called up. Jasper was the first down the hill after that and then everyone else followed, me aswell. When I got down there everyone was already walking away down a dark path. We walked through the trees, suddenly the three boys at the front, Bellamy, Finn and Jasper stopped in their tracks causing everyone else to stop. When I saw what they were looking at my stomach dropped and I felt queezy. Several full body human skeletons hung from the trees, the smell that radiated off of them was nearly worse than the actual thing. "I don't speak grounder but I think this means keep out." Finn said. "Go back if you want...my sister my responsibility." I had to admit, his love for his sister was inspiring. With that a few people backed away, clearly not wanting to come. "i'd walk into hell to find her." Jasper mumbled under his breath, clearly terrified but wanting to prove a point. "Why the hell not." I also mumbled under my breath, I've already ridked my life for someone, why not do it again.