From The Ashes We Will Rise

Scars

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POV Alex

I have been up for quite some time just watching the wall as the sun finally begins to rise. I decide to get up and changed before anyone could come in. After changing and braiding my hair I glance around not in knowing what to do. I walk towards the door silently listening but hear nothing. I try the nod and almost laugh when it's locked. I walk to the other end of the room. If they want to make me a prisoner then let's have some fun. I grab my bow and arrows and start to fire at the door. One after another they pierce the door. The more I shoot the more they break the door. I hear a shout and I stop waiting for them to come in. Two guards bust in swords out and before they can act I lunge at them knocking them down. Not killing them but they will be out for a bit. I gab my quiver and head out looking around. I walk down the hall but stop when I hear footsteps. I dash I to a room and shut the door back against the wall. I hear a yelp and my eyes widen as I see Clarke changing. I spin around slightly flustered and clear my throat. "Sorry" I mumble and I hear she suffling around. "You can, um you can turn around" she stutters out. I do so and smile. "Sorry I was..." I try but don't know of an excuse to make. "Escaping?" she says chuckling and I nod. "I would too, hell I did in mount weather. When something feels off you react. I understand" she says and I relax a bit. "but why do you feel like you are a prisoner?' she asks and I sigh leaning against the door. "They locked me in my room" I say and she looks shocked. "Oh..." She says and I shrug. "Kind of expected it. But would prefer if they just put me in a cell" I say and she doesn't say anything probably not knowing what to say. "Well while you are here let me change your bandages" she says and I shake my head no. "Come on. You aren't getting past them. You don't want infected cuts do you?" She asks and I sigh. "not the worst I've had" I say and she just pushes me into her bed. She walks over to a box and grabs rags and some other supplies then comes over. "Ok, shirt off" she says and I sigh unclipping my jacket and shrugging it off. I then take my shirt off and sit awkwardly. She starts to check and clean my older wounds first then tends to my newer ones. I catch her looking at a scar along my ribs. "I pissed the queen off" I say and she looked at me. "That scar along my ribs you stare at. I mouthed off and she took a hot blade to my skin" I say remembering the moment. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to stare" she says about I shrug. "I understand. It's quiet the painting" I say and she looks at me curiously. "You can either see your scars as an awful reminder or a work of art. Spending so much time alone I created pictures and they morphed into a whole painting" I say and she smiles a bit. "That is a beautiful way to put it" she whispers and I shrug. "Ok let me see your back" she says and I turn a bit so she can access it. I feel her hands touch my many whip scars. "No human should have to go through this" she says and I gulp holding tears. "Your tattoo... It's beautiful" she says. "I was born with it. No matter how many scars it doesn't fade or tear" I say and she hums tracing it. "ok, you're all done" she says after a few minutes and I smile putting my shirt on. "I have never met anyone as strong as you are" she says as I put my jacket on. "I'm not strong Clarke, just use to it" I say. "I'm going to head back, I feel a few people will be mad with me" I say and she laughs. "let me come with you" she says grabbing her jacket. I let her go first and we walk to my room seeing Lexa and Anya pacing about and Indra and Octavia standing in there as well. "Seems like I hit them a bit to hard" I say and they all whip around to look at me. "She was with me. I was checking her wounds" Clarke says quickly in my defense before anyone could say anything. "you knocked out two guards and broke the door" Indra says and I shrug, "did you want me to kill them instead?" I ask and she sighs looking at Anya and Lexa. "Get the gaurds out and fix the door" Lexa says and I dra goes to probably find someone to do that. Lexa rubs her face and Anya looks a little annoyed but what did they expect I would do? Be a good little warrior? No. "Ok, well now that we found her. Let's go Al we are heading into the city" Octavia says and I quirk a brow. "I was coming to apologize for locking you up but ..." Lexa says trailing off looking at the room. I scuff and they look at me. "There should be need for apology. Come on Octavia this may be the only day I'm let out for a while" I snark out grabbing her hand. I nod to Clarke as we leave and don't slow down untill we reach the elevator. "You good?" Octavia asks as we exit and walk out onto the street. "I give her a really look and she sighs. "Ya stupid question sorry" she says and we walk for a bit. "You know, I know how you feel a bit." She starts gaining my attention. "Well it the whole torture part but being locked up. I was a second sibling and on the ark, where we lived in space, it was not allowed. You would be locked up and the parents floated." She says and I feel a bit of anger. That is stupid really. "I spend most my life under a floor hiding. I was caught and put in a cell untill they put us in a pod and send us here" she says. "I am sorry you had to grow up like that" I say and she smiles. "So am I, that you had too as well I mean" she says and I smile. "Aren't we a pair" she jokes and I laugh. "The unwanted and weird" I say and she smes sadly. "We will make them want us" she says and I smile. "Ok" I say not really believing her but allowing myself a moment to believe before I push it away.