Redemption {B.B}

II- fifteen

She could feel warm bandages being placed on her head, not able to open her eyes. A familiar voice erupted through her ears. "Come on. Wake up for me, Red."

Ivar.

She pushed her eyes open with as much strength as she could. Flickering candlelight filled her vision as she recognized her surroundings. The extra bedroom in Ivar's cave. Blankets tucked up to her chin as she felt a bandage wrapped around her hip. "Ivar!"

The blonde came running in at her call. "What? What's wrong?" She stuttered, seeing how beat up his face was. Scrapes and gashes were almost covering the dark markings on his face. "How long have I been out?" She questioned, attempting to sit up. He helped her, pulling her arm as he sat her against the headboard. "Two weeks, Nat. I thought you weren't going to wake up." Then the memories came flooding back. Bellamy was running off with a hurt Octavia. The plan Raven had to burn the grounder army. Miller was going off into the forest after Bellamy. Her being stabbed by a grounder. She removed the blanket revealing a wrap around her abdomen. Her leg caught her eye as the top of it was partly black and blue. "Ivar," She looked up to him, "What the hell happened?"

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Four weeks later

Bellamy ran through the forest, gripping on tightly to a spear. "Bellamy?" He snapped around, pointing the spear in the face of a shocked Monroe. he breathed out in relief, seeing it was only her and sterling. "Get back down!" He snapped, crouching behind a log. "You were followe-"

"Quiet!!"

Bellamy breathed heavily, looking for grounders as he sat down on the forest floor, looking to the girl beside him. "Have you seen Natalia? Finn?"

"it's been weeks we've all been on our own, and Finn's alive?" Monroe questioned, knowing to avoid the conversation of Nat.

"He was. We got separated." Bellamy answered. "Natalia never came back. I still can't find her." Sterling nodded, sitting down. "We ran from the fire, but one followed."

he finally acknowledged the people beside him, "How'd you two get out?"

"We uh- we saw the Ark come down and thought we could get help." He paused, "Piece of it came down this way. Monroe thinks it's Mecha but-"

"Mecha merged with Agro after Irina blew it up. After that, it'll be something else." Bellamy interrupted. Suddenly they heard chattering in the distance as they readied their weapons.

"Follow me. Stay low and quiet." Bellamy whispered, moving to get closer to the chatter. He could see Finn and Soren being dragged on a rope by Tristan on a horse. Soren fell to the ground as the horse stopped. "On your feet!"

"I can't- I can't go anymore!!"

"He can't keep up!" Finn shouted as Tristan jumped down from his horse. "I said, get on your feet!!" He ripped the rope down, causing Soren to fall. Then, flipping his sword from his belt, he lifted it. "No!!!" Finn shouted. Tristan placed the blade onto Soren's neck when suddenly an arrow lodged right into Tristan's neck, causing him to fall in pain. Monroe, Sterling, Bellamy, Soren, and Finn ducked down, thinking another attack was coming. But why would they kill their own?

Suddenly a white horse came through the trees. A woman covered by a hood and cape rode out. A bow strapped to her back with arrows. Bellamy and the two behind him ran out, picking up Finn and Soren. Not allowing them time to be surprised. The woman stopped before them, hopping down from her horse, the hood still covering her identity. She lifted her hands, clutching the hood as she brought it back.

Natalia.

Her fire-red hair was braided around the back of her head in multiple sections. Gold claps held them in the back, blonde strands braided underneath. She wore a blue cloak. Underneath, a brown, loose corset laced in the front. Leather pants covered her legs as other daggers and weapons were strapped to holsters on her thighs. They looked at her with wide eyes, as if they had seen a ghost. "We need to get out of here before it gets dark. They're still looking for all of us." Finally, she spoke, moving her head in a 'come on' motion. She jumped back onto her horse. "I'll lead the way. Trail behind me. We're going somewhere safe." And like that, she kicked the horse's side, causing it to start running. "Did anyone else see that, or is the sleep deprivation causing me to imagine Natalia as a grounder?" Monroe asked rhetorically.