Younger | [The 100] Book 1

𝐈𝐈. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠

"What happened?"
The drapes in front of the dropship parted to reveal an unconscious blonde being held by Finn bridal style.

"A grounder hit her on the head."
The boy with once fluffy hair immediately set the girl down gently before tossing his bag in the corner of the dropship, every so often peeking glances to see how the blonde was doing.

"Clarke? Clarke? Can you hear me?"
Perez knelt down next to the blonde, applying pressure onto her wound using a bandage that Murphy had given her. Unknowingly, Raven's eyes flickered towards her but also Finn.

"Hey, it's just a bump on the head. Clarke's gonna be ok."
Raven hobbled over to Finn to comfort him.
"Are you? We'll figure this out."
Finn shook his head.
"That's what she said. Right before I almost got her killed."
He grimaced, turning away from Raven and hurrying out of the dropship, with everyone looking in his direction. Raven followed closely behind him.
...
"Still nothing?"
Once the boy had returned, he was kneeling beside Raven next to the still-lifeless blonde's body.

"Just give her a little time."
Finn turned his head towards Raven.
"I never meant to hurt you."
Perez overheard the boy say from where she was about to step back into the dropship.
"I know. Truth is, things change. Maybe that's for the best."
"Don't let me off the hook so easy."
Raven scoffed,
"we'll always be family."

"Perez."
Chloe spun around at the sound of her name being called.
"We got company! Get out here. Get down. Grounders."
Bellamy called out.
"We're surrounded."
...
The group scurried back into the dropship.
"You're here!"
Clarke rushed to give Chloe a hug.
"They're not moving any closer."
Murphy told the group.
"Staying out of range. Probably waiting until it's dark."
Perez interjected, after separating from Clarke.
"If we hit them now, at least we'd take them by surprise."
Murphy turned away from the dropship entrance to where the group was gathered.
"We don't even know how many of them are out there."
"I'm not hearing any better ideas, Clarke."
Murphy snapped at the blonde.
"We'll give them something."
Raven spun around.
"All they want is Finn."
Bellamy told her.
"Finn wasn't the only one at the village."
"What are you talking about?"
Perez lowered her voice, staring at the girl ahead of her.
Bellamy averted his eyes to the girl.
"Raven, hold on."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Raven, I came here to protect him. You were the one who wanted me to come. You..."
Noticing her darkened eyes.
Murphy stepped closer.
"That's why you asked me to come along?"
"Enough Grounders saw him at the village. They'd believe he was the shooter."
She continued, lifting her head to see the bewildered eyes all looking in her direction.
"You sick bitch."
He tightened his jaw.
"Raven, you don't mean this."
"You know what they do to people."
Bellamy attempted to remind the girl with the injured leg.
"They want a murderer, we'll give them one."
She raised her gun towards Murphy.
"Drop your gun."
"Go to hell, Raven"
"Put it down, Raven."
Perez slowly approached her.
"Like it or not, he's one of us."
Clarke told her.
"I said, drop it."
The brunette hissed, pointing the gun towards Murphy's chest.
"Stop! Stop! We're not doing this."
At the sound of Finn's voice, Perez put her hand over the top of the gun, pushing it out of Raven's hands.
"They've got us surrounded. The only thing we can do is stay and defend this place."
Finn reminded the group.
"I'm with you."
Bellamy nodded.
Finn looked around at the rest of the group that were all nodding their heads in compliance.
"Murphy. Go upstairs. Watch the rear. I'll take the lower level. You four, take the front gate. That's the plan. All right?"
Everyone turned their heads in the direction they were all headed towards.
Perez waited at the entrance for Raven that was talking with Finn on her way out.