Chapter 9

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Clarke's POV
Once again, I wake up wrapped in Bellamy's arms. I try and wriggle away, but he wakes up in the process.
"Morning Princess", he says and kisses my forehead.
"I could get used to this", I say. Bellamy nods in reply then stands up and stretches, whereas I snuggle deeper into the sofa.
"No, come on. We have to go to breakfast", he says patronisingly.
"But I don't want to", I whine.
"Princess..." Bellamy replies with raised eyebrows. "Please, I'm so hungry", he pleads.
"Persuade me", I sigh. Bellamy considers my offer, then in one swift move, lifts me up bridal style.
"Fine, I'll carry you". Like I weigh nothing, I'm tossed over his shoulder so I'm looking directly at his butt. After much wriggling, he throws me onto his bed.
"There", he says rather proudly. "Now can we go to breakfast?" He moans.
Even though I'd like nothing more than to stay and tease Bellamy, I'm really hungry too. I get up and lead him out of the cabin.
"Clarke Griffin?! Coming out of Bellamy's cabin??", Octavia shrieks. Slowly we both turn to face her.
"Um, I- I um", Bellamy stutters.
"I was waking Bellamy up. I didn't want him to be late for today's activities", I say coolly. Bellamy gives me a grateful look, but Octavia pulls me towards the dining hall. On with the rest of the day.

In the early evening, everyone gathers in the main hall for dinner. Rows upon rows of ravenous children await their food like hungry vultures. The older kids/ counsellors table is a lot more civilised. We all quietly chat about the upcoming ball tomorrow night. Raven and I are casually talking about decorations and food, when I feel a gentle tap on my shoulder.

"Raven, would you mind if I borrowed Princess for a minute or two? Counselling stuff to talk about", Bellamy assures.

"Yeah, that's fine. See you in a bit Clarke". Bellamy leads me outside and towards our spot by the lake.

"What's up?" I ask, popping the P.

"I just wanted to thank you for earlier. You really saved my ass".

"It's no problem. I owed you and I've gotten pretty good at lying lately", I reply.

"All in good time, Princess, All in good time. Hopefully in the next few weeks everyone will know about the existence of Bellarke", He adds.

"Wait what?!"

"Bellarke, it's our couple name. BELL-amy and cl-ARKE. Bellarke. I thought of it myself", he answers. Emphasising the Bell and arke in our names. I shake my head and walk away laughing.

"Wait, there's something else I want to give you". Bellamy's hand reaches down into his pockets and he pulls out a pastel blue corsage. The petals are littered with tiny, clear jewels and the band is a thick, white leather band. It's breath-taking, but I'm meant to be single.re

"It's amazing, but-"

"But you found it when you were clearing out your mum's stuff. It was hers and your using it to honour her. I know your supposed to be single but firstly, I couldn't resist. A beautiful corsage for a beautiful girl. Secondly, a little white lie won't hurt. The one we are already telling is huge so what is a smaller one gonna do", He answers. I nod and not just because what he said is true. Its also very flattering. This corsage looks pretty expensive and I don't think I deserve it. But then again I'm not going to refuse. I lean in and kiss him softly, then pull away.

"See you tomorrow night my Prince", I shout before re-entering the dinner hall for food. Every table is quiet and full of food. Chicken, ham and vegetables are scattered on every table and plate. The trek back to the corner booth is long and weird in silence. Thankfully everyone is too busy stuffing their faces to look at me. I silently sit down next to Raven.

"What was that about?" She asks with a full mouth.

"Like Bellamy said, Counsellors stuff", I lie.

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