The First On The Ground

Fallen

(BELLAMY POV)

I'm sitting, waiting for any sign of Octavia being successful. I've about given up hope when I hear footsteps. I turn to see Harper and Miller walk into the cave. I stand up and they look at me sadly. Where's August and Octavia? Bryan walks in followed by Sinclair. I then see Kane behind Sinclair. When I look closer I see tear stains on his cheeks and more tears in his eyes. No. August is alive. She has to be. Octavia then walks in with her head down. Kane stops and just stares at me as a few tears fall. Octavia walks past him not even looking at me. Where's Lincoln and August? I look and see that no one else has walked in. No. No. No. She's okay. She has to be. I feel tears start to come to my eyes.
"Where's Lincoln and August?" I ask.

"Pike put a bullet in his brain," Octavia says before she tries not to cry. No. No. No. Octavia takes her jacket off.

"O, O. I am so sorry," I tell her. Octavia then quickly turns around and punches me in the face.

"They trusted you. August almost got away with two gunshot wounds but Pike... She loved you and Pike put a bullet in her brain too," Octavia yells at me. I feel my tears start to fall. No. She can't be. No. I feel my whole world shatter around me. I look at Octavia as the tears fall. It's all my fault. Octavia then punches me two more times.
"Octavia, that's enough," Kane says with a broken voice. I deserve this. It's all my fault.
"Kane, stay out of this," I tell him as more tears fall. Octavia punches me until I fall to the ground. She then grabs my head and knees me in the face, causing me to gush blood. Octavia slams me up against the walk before punching me again, knocking me to the ground.
"Stop. That's enough," Miller says as he goes to grab Octavia.
"Get out!" Octavia yells as she shoves him back.

"Miller, back up," I tell him. Octavia punches me twice more, knocking me down once again.
"You're dead to me," Octavia sneers out before she walks away. I let more tears fall. Not only did I lose my sister, I let the girl that I love, die. They all settle down around a fire as I left chained. I just cry until I can't cry anymore.
"I say we run two-man patrols around the clock, starting now," Miller says.
"We'll do that, but we should be safe here. The Grounder blockade is too close for Pike to risk looking for us," Kane explains.
"Yeah, but are we safe from the blockade?" Bryan asks.

"As long as we stay this side of the line, we should be," Kane answers.
"They're Grounders. You really think they're gonna play by the rules?" Bryan says and Octavia sends him a glare.

"Hey, Pike'll want you dead now, too. We take him out, we can go home," Miller says.
"We take him out, then the Grounders lift the blockade," Harper says.
"That's right. We become the 13th Clan again. Those were the terms," Kane says and I just shake my head.
"Lexa's terms. If what Bellamy says is true and she's dead, how do we know the next Commander will honor them and with August..." Sinclair goes to say.

"One problem at a time," Kane says.
"What about Clarke? With Lexa gone, she's not safe in Polis," Miller asks.

"Clarke made her choice. The only thing that matters now is killing Pike," Octavia says.
"Octavia's right. Once we resume our place in the Commander's coalition, Clarke will be safe, so how do we do it?" Kane says.

"Bellamy, come in," Monty's voice comes from a radio. "It's Monty. I'm in trouble. Please say you still have your radio." The radio is handed to Kane.
"If we respond and Pike's listening..." Sinclair says.

"Go to channel 7. 'Please say you still have your radio.' That's 7 words after the word 'trouble.' It's code. Go to 7," I tell them. They change it to 7.
"Bellamy, are you there?" Monty's voice comes through.

"Monty, it's Kane. What's wrong?" Kane says.

"Pike knows that I helped you get out," Monty answers.
"Can you get to the Dropship?" Kane asks him.