From the Ashes

41

"'My demons can't swim in
Whiskey
But they sure
Try'"

- Atticus

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。・°°・Bear・°°・。

Picking up the little cub, Bear stood up awkwardly, it's paws outstretched as she held it by the armpits. She wondered, if that was even what you called it that on animals.

Hugging it to her chest, she bit her tongue as she turned to walk towards the far, as she felt it's tiny talons stab into her skin and it's teeth gnaw on her shirt buttons.

"What do I do with this?" Bear asked a busy Bellamy.

Not turning to look at the girl, as he rushed to answer the radio, he threw up one of his arms,"just get on the horse, Bear, we're leaving."

Looking down at the small, ferocious ball of fur in her arms, Bear eyed the bandage around its side that was beginning to smear red with blood.

"Poppy?" Beat whispered, eyeing the intricate design the blood seemed to create in the bandage.

The bear cub looked up at her.

"Hm," Bear huffed, shrugging her arms do she held the creature more secure,"you seem like a poppy."

Securing one of her arms in the horses reigns, Bear awkwardly wobbled as she pulled herself up and over the lapels. Almost slipping right off the other side, she dropped the little cub in one of the big satchels on the side.

Bear watched as Kage sat behind Raven on one of the horses, everyone was too worried to put her on one by herself. Reaching around her waist, Bear new the boy was in for a lecture when they got back to camp, as Raven gave him the side eye.

"Smalls," Bellamy smiled up at Bear, seated on the back of the black stallion.

Suddenly a yap sounded from the satchel where Bear had put the little cub, making the girl straighten her posture as she shoved the little furry head down.

Tilted his head to the side in confusion, Bellamy lifted up one eyebrow as his arms folded in on themselves,"I expect this behaviour from Kage, smalls, not you... what are you hiding?"

"Hey!" Kage yelled, pulling on his horses reigns,"I heard that big boy."

"I'm not hiding anything," Bear stated, shrugging.

Eyeing the girl slightly, Bellamy suddenly tapped the back of the horse, making it suddenly jerk forward. Letting out a grunted Yelp, Bear scrunched up the reigns.

She just didn't like riding on a horse.

Making their way back towards Camp Jaha, Bear mindlessly moved the pouch with their cub in it to sit in between her legs, as Octavia led them through the woods.

What am I hiding?

Oh, you know, just a cute cub that will grow into a ferocious animal that could probably take out the whole encampment. No big deal.

Guess her parents chose her name pretty strongly.

"Wreak havoc wherever you go, my little cub, for I shall be by your side," Eliza, Bears mum, coed over the cradle,"Together, we shall be the Queens of the forest."

Hissing to herself, Bears hands began to itch, the feeling of their blood on her hands was a memory she wished she could forget,

"I, Chancellor Jaha, hereby send Bear Harvey to await sentencing in the sky box until her eighteenth birthday. A court will be held, may the jury be right in their accordance to the ark laws. You have, as of now, been found guilty of being a second illegal child a board the ship, and been found guilty of committing a second degree murder."

"If I float," little Bear hiccuped,"It'll be better than living out life on this rust bucket ruled by... by you, don't ever lay a hand upon Ember Harvey, ever."

"Take prisoner..." Jaha began, looking to the chart infront of him,"prisoner two five eight to her holding cell until further notice."

"K-kane," Bear whimpered, feeling the guards fingers crawl upper her upper arm,"Kane!"

"Bear," Kane cried out, rushing towards the little girl.

Falling to his knees infront of her, Marcus Kane caged the little girl in his arms, holding her in place as her body shivered with tears.

Suddenly being yanked back, his little girl was taken from his arms.

"Kane!" Bear cried out, kicking out her legs as the soldiers pulled her towards the door,"Kane!"

"I'm sorry," Kane cried out, sitting back on the ground, his hands shrouding his tear stained face, pain encroaching on every word,"I'm sorry... my little Bear cub, I'm sorry!"

-

Walking... well, more like trotting into camp, Bear watched the soft sneer that Octavia wore at the sight of Lincoln wearing the guards jacket. Sliding from her horse saddle, she handed it to the stable boys outstretched hand, before snatching the moving satchel.

Walking towards a now slightly stunned Lincoln, who seemed to be caught up in his own little word from what Octavia stated disappointingly at him, he didn't realise Bear stood before him till she spoke.

"She's alive," Bear nodded,"thought you'd should know."

"Who?" Lincoln asked, a puzzled expression fleshing out behind his eyes.

"Lovota," Bear said, one arm under the satchel, the other resting on her friends arm,"she seems well. I think she's debating on making a fur coat out if Bellamy's skin, though."

Snickering softly, Lincoln looked to the woods that outstretched the lands around them,"So the Kwin gon de helvetehunder has returned to her forest."

"Wait," Bears eyes widened,"she's Lovota?"

"That's her title," Lincoln nodded,"Queen of the hellhounds."

"Ice Nation soldiers were asking for her," Bear pointed out.

"She..." Lincoln sighed,"no surprise they'd hunt down their weapon. Go, rest, we'll talk more of this later Bear."

Hesitant in her movement, Bear made her way towards the grounds, cringing as she rushed by an angry Raven yelling at a poor Kage.

"...Is your IQ level on the floor or something-"

That's all Bear could make out, as Kage met her eyes softly, tears threatening to bundle up and fall. He was a fun one, but any jab at his intellect left the boy wanting to curl up in a corner somewhere.

"I need a drink," Bear whispered to herself.