All I wanted

Chapter 2

As we walk back to camp as fast as we can, we see Wells holding Murphy and pressing a knife to his throat. "Let him go!" Clarke runs towards him and as Wells does as she says Murphy wants to go at him again but Bellamy holds him back. As soon as he sees Octavia hobbling over with the help of the boys, he immediately runs to her and helps her. "Are you alright?" "Yeah." Octavia walks carefully while Bellamy stares at us all. "Where is the food?" "We didnt make it to Mount Weather." Bellamy looks at us, confused.

"What the hell happend out there?" "We were attacked." His eyes widen and focus on me for the first time. "Attacked? By what?" "Not what, who."

"As it turned out, the last men from the Geound died on the Ark.... He wasn't the last Grounder." Finn and Clarke explain to everyone what happened while I stand by and worry about Jasper.

"Where's the boy with the goggles?" Welles looks round. "Jasper's been hit. They took him."

Clarke grabs Welles's arm. "Where's your bracelet?!" He nods up at Bellamy. "Ask him!" Clarke now turns to Bellamy. "How many?!" "Twenty-four and rising," Murphy replies with a grin.

"You idiots! The life support on the ark is failing. That's why they brought us down here. They must know the Geound is viable again and we need their help against whoever's out there. If you take off your bracelets, you're not just killing them... you're killing us."

"We are stronger than you think. Don't listen to her. She's one of the privileged ones. If they go down, she'll have it good. How many of you can say that about yourselves? We can take care of ourselves. The bracelet on your arm makes you prisoners. We are no longer prisoners. They say they will forgive your crimes... I say you are not criminals! You are fighters! Survivors! The Earthlings should be worried about us!"

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We're already getting ready to go in search of Jasper. I'm standing outside watching Bellamy tend to Octavia's wound when Clarke and Wells come out. "You could have been killed."

"She would have been if Jusper didn't pull her out." Octavia looks at us and wants to get up. "Your guys living? Im coming too."
"No. No. No way, not again."

"He's right, your legs are only holding us up. I'm here because of you. I heard you have a gun." Bellamy pulls his shirt up slightly so you can see his gun. "All right, follow me." "And why would I do that?" Clarke looks at him. "Because you want them to follow you and right now they think only one of us is scared."

"Murphy come with me! Atom, my sister, is not leaving this camp. Is that clear?" "I don't need a babysitter!" "Whoever touches her will have to answer to me."

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"Hey, wait a minute!" Bellamy jogs to get on level ground with Clarke. "What's the rush? You can't survive a spear through the heart." Clarke keeps running, ignoring him, so he slows down a bit and stands next to me.

"Jasper screamed when they moved him. If the spear had hit his heart, he would have died instantly. But we have no time to lose." Bellamy is now looking at me. "And who the hell are you now?" I ignore him as we suddenly stop and Bellamy grabs Clarke's hand. "As soon as you take the bracelet off, we can go."

"The Ark will only think I'm dead if I'm dead. Do you understand?" "Brave princess"

"Hey, why didn't you come up with your own nickname." Our eyes all turn to Finn who walks over to us. He smiles at me. "You call this a rescue party? We need to split up to explore the neighbourhood. Clarke is coming with me."

Clarke and Finn walk in one direction while Murphy and Wells do the same. I'm about to follow Clarke when a strong hand holds me back. I turn round, confused, and see Bellamy. "Your coming with me." I roll my eyes so he can't see and we walk down another path together.

"You haven't told me your name yet."
"Lillya." I would never tell him my last name because I don't want him to have it in for me. He repeats my name with an amused tone. "And what did you do to get sent to prison?" A smile forms on his lips, but I don't find it funny at all. I know I don't exactly look like a naughty woman, but that's exactly what I hate about my looks. Nobody takes you seriously.

"Not your damn business."

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When we meet again, I am so relieved not to be alone with this asshole anymore. We all hear a painful moan from a little further away. "What the hell was that?" "Now would be a good time to take out that gun."

We all run after the sound and there he is. Tied to a tree. "Jasper." I immediately run to free him when suddenly the ground beneath me loosens. I let out a scream as a hand stops me from falling down. Bellamy. I look into his eyes with fear as the others shout for him to pick me up, which he eventually does.

"Are you okay?" Finn looks at me worriedly as I stand close to Bellamy. Only now do I realise our height difference. It's not that I'm short at 170cm, but he seems to be tall. I nod at Finn to confirm that I'm okay before coming back down.

I look at him again before Finn climbs up to free Jasper. A loud roar catches our attention. We all look round as we see a big cat running up and towards us. "Bellamy gun!" Bellamy fumbles for his gun, but can't find it. A shot rings out and all our eyes turn to Wells, who seems to have stolen the gun from him. It takes several shots before it finally falls to the ground dead.

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Back at the camp, Wells and Finn immediately carry the Jasper into the spaceship while Bellamy and Murphy put it on the floor. "Who is hungry?!" Everyone cheers with joy.

After Clarke comes back out, she stands next to me and Finn. "There taking off their wristbands for food?" I nod slightly and seem just as unenthusiastic about the idea as Clarke and Finn.

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