On the Ground

The Next Few Days. (Long chapter)

When I woke Murphy was getting up. It was just becoming light outside. Without his shirt, I could see all he had been through recently. I put my hand on his back lightly. He flinched ever so slightly. I could hear people getting up. I let my hand drop and I rolled onto my stomach. I groaned and pushed myself up. My hair fell all around me. Murphy was suddenly there at my back. He kissed my head and helped me up. Yawning, I stretched and searched for my pants and shoes. Murphy giggled behind me. "Huh?" I asked sleepily. I turned and he was holding my pants. I had walked right past them. "I prefer you without them but I think you need these." Murphy laughed. As I went to get them Jasper stuck his head in the tent. "Oh. Crap. Sorry. Ill just wait... out here." He said backing away, eyes wide. I groaned again and pulled my pants on then shoes. Murphy sat down on the bed again. He rolled his eyes and leaned back on his arms. He hated literally everyone in this camp. "Ill get you some food." I promised. He kissed me before I left. A red faced Jasper was sitting outside. "Hey I'm sorry about that. Forgot he was back actually." Jasper frowned. "It's fine, what did you need?" I asked. "Oh Bellamy wanted me to tell you Sterling and some guys wanted to talk to you." Jasper said. Oh shit. I told Sterling they could hunt. They never went though. Jasper had started to walk away. I ran after him. "Jasper, where's Miller?" I asked innocently. He pointed to the drop ship. I patted his shoulder and ran that way. "Miller?" I called. He was standing just outside eating. "What cha need?" He asked. I explained the situation. Miller picked up his gun. "Lead the way." He pointed. I found Sterling easily. "Hey Sterling. Listen I'm sorry but Bell has the final word when it comes to our safety." I said as I approached him. I nervously looked around. "Y/N, I'm not going to hurt you. Neither will my boys." Sterling assured. He was a sweet guy but it's hard to trust criminals. "I just want you to talk to Bellamy or Clarke. We need to hunt. Neither will listen to me. They seem to trust you." Sterling explained. "Ill save you the trip." Clarke yelled. Raven followed her to where we were. "Not now. It's not safe. We need weapons. Anything that can help us defend ourselves. There is still some meat left." She said pointing to the hut were we kept it. "We will be fine for now." Clarke promised. Raven smiled and walked off. Her and Finn had broken up yesterday. Neither were in the best mood. I walked off with Clarke. "I need to check on Murphy's wounds." She said. "Come by whenever." I told her, walking to the food area. Monty was sorting through some of it. "Hey!" He yelled. He tossed me some fruit. "Thanks!" I laughed. I collected some more for me and Murphy both. As I made my way back to the tent, people eyed me warily. This made me want to laugh. I almost dropped the food when I got in the tent. Murphy was changing and currently naked. "Ah... well, glad it's just me." I joked, choking slightly. He turned and threw a pillow at me. I jumped away and sat the food down. I glared at him, trying not to smile. "Wheres my old clothes?" Murphy looked around. I closed the tent up and went and found the bag. I turned around and he was sitting on the bed. He winked. "Come here." He said smiling. "Clarke will be here any minute." I warned him, inching closer. "Ugh." He said, falling back. I tossed the bag at him. "You have to put on something at least." I told him. He reached up and grabbed me, pulling me down. "John!" I squeaked. He moved and pinned me down and kissed me. "Y/N? Murphy?" I heard. It was Clarke. "Yeah, uhhh... one minute!" I yelled. I pushed Murphy off and rummaged through the bag and threw him some boxers and pants. He rolled his eyes but put them on quickly. I grabbed a shirt and he put it on as I let Clarke in. She carried a bag of supplies. Clarke looked uncomfortable. It was hot in here and I was sure I was slightly flushed. "Ill be back in a few." I said, walking out. "Y/N!" Monroe called. She was sitting by the weapons. She waved me over. "Do you know how to throw a spear?" Monroe asked. I shook me head. "Good, I want to teach someone." She yanked me over. I picked up a spear and aimed it at the branch she pointed at. I knew how to throw a knife so how hard could this be? I aimed again and threw it. I missed, almost hitting Miller who just looked shocked. I flinched slightly. "Sorry Nate!" I called out. He laughed and walked to the wall quickly. Monroe cleared her throat but was still laughing a bit. I grabbed another one. "Wait, watch me." She said. She stood back and made a stance. She aimed and hit the target. "Try like that!" Monroe stepped back. It couldn't be harder then shooting a gun. I did what she did and threw it. I got close to where hers had hit. "Yes!" I yelled. I turned and Clarke was laughing. "He wanted to come looking for you." She told me, pointing at the tents. I nodded. "Who, Murphy?" Monroe asked. "Uh yeah." I admitted. "Everyone already knows he's here. He might as well come out during the day. I've seen him once, at night. They're scared of him anyways." She said, picking up another spear. "Huh. That is true." I said. "Okay then. Thanks for the lesson!" I told Monroe. She smiled and I ran off. Murphy was in the tent eating. "Do you have my old knife?" He asked, looking around. "I never saw it again." I admitted. He shrugged. I defiantly wouldn't want it back after someone was murdered with it. I went to my bag and pulled out my extra one. "Here." I said, handing it to him. "Don't you need one?" Murphy asked, taking it. I pulled mine out of my pocket. "Is that the knife I gave you?" He asked, taking it and looking at it. I laughed and took it back, putting it in my pocket. He smiled, twirling his new one around. "Come on. Let's walk." I pulled at his arm. "Have you gone crazy?" He asked. "They are just scared. Oh come on. Nothing will happen. You need sunlight John." I jumped up and down. "Well, I did want to talk to Mbege finally. Haven't seen him at all since I got back." Murphy laughed. I let go of his arm and stepped back. "Whats wrong?" He asked suddenly. I didn't know how to tell him. I looked at the ground for a minute. "John. Mbege was killed by grounders a few weeks ago." I quickly said. Murphy stood still for a minute. "What happened?" He asked. "Octavia was taken and Mbege went with Bellamy and the others to find her. We lost Roma and Diggs out there too." I explained. He threw his knife at the ground hard. "Damn grounders." He said angrily. Murphy started to pace, getting more and more mad. I grabbed his arm, stopping him and wrapped my arms around him. He backed up pulling me along until we fell on the bed. We laid there for awhile, quietly.