Redemption {B.B}

II- thirty

Natalia started to wake as she squeezed Bellamy's hand. "Hey," He whispered, brushing the bright red strands of hair from her face. She smiled, looking around as she attempted to sit up. "Mhmhg," She groaned, falling back into Bellamy's lap. 

"Where do you think you're going?" Bell laughed, rubbing his thumb up and down over Natalia's arm. She groaned, "I wanna go outside. It's so dark in here." Bellamy looked around seeing Finn and Clarke talking lowly, Octavia lying on Lincoln even though he could still awake at any moment and try to bite her. He chose to ignore that possibility and let her mind have peace for a little while. 

"Okay," The brunette boy nodded, "Wrap your arms around me." Nat did just that, latching her hands together behind Bellamy's neck as he picked Natalia up. She grunted, the pain from her injury straining as her body moved with the man holding her. 

"Where are you going?" Octavia questioned, her voice scratchy as she had just woken up from her sleep. Bellamy lifted the hatch to below, keeping a tight grip on Nat, "Just to get some fresh air, stay with him." Octavia looked at her best friend in concern. "I'm okay." She accepted Natalia's words, lying her head back down on Lincolns chest as Bellamy descended the ladder with Nat. 

He swatted away the covering from the drop ship, sitting Natalia down on a log as he settled in next to her. The only sound that could be heard was the distant animal noises. Muffled hoots from owls, an occasional branch snapping. Of course noticeable to Bellamy as his head snapped in the direction, making sure it wasn't a threat coming their way. "Hey," Nat mumbled, placing her index and forefinger on Bellamy's chin and moving his face to look her in the eye. "Where's your head at?"

The brunette gulped, feeling her soft touch on his skin, a feeling he had taken for granted one too many times. "What if we can't stop the attack?" He glanced to the destroyed transport ship behind them, "What if Clarke can't convince them to back off?"

Nat softened her gaze, releasing Bellamy's jaw from her hand as she picked up his own in her palm. "My sister may not be the most..easy going negotiator." Bellamy stifled a laugh, squeezing the red heads palm. "But she's Clarke." Natalia shrugged, "Even her being herself might just get us out of this." 

Tension grew between them. The air was suddenly warm and the forest noise drowned out. Natalia let Bellamy slide his hand around her waist, pulling her closer to him as their chests touched. Nat ignored the throbbing pain in her body, clutching onto Bellamy's coat. Yet before their lips could touch, Clarke and Finn rushed out of the drop ship, making Bellamy and Natalia jump back in shock. 

"We're leaving for Arkadia." Clarke nodded to her sister, "Sure you don't wanna come?"

Natalia shook her head, leaning into Bellamy's side. "Don't feel like making the trip just to be possibly slaughtered." Her comment made Bellamy shake his head, dropping his forehead in his palm. "I'm kidding!" Nat laughed, rubbing his thigh with her hand comfortingly. 

"Not something to joke about Griffin." Finn snarked, walking off into the dark of the woods. Clarke looked to her sister, "Ignore him. He's in a mood."

"You should've heard how Murphy described him." Bellamy looked over to Nat, however speaking at Clarke. "He went crazy." The blonde shook her head, "That's Murphy's word against Finn, who has saved us multiple times."

"Yet his one decision might mean the end of us." Natalia snapped, ignoring her sister's glare as she snuggled into Bellamy's side. Clarke gulped, "I'll be back as soon as I can." She looked to Bellamy, silently nodding as they made an agreement. He knew, protect Natalia. Of course, she could protect herself. She had while the rest of the hundred had been taken. Bellamy hugged Natalia tighter to him, "We'll be there soon." Clarke nodded, looking at her sister one final time before venturing after Finn.