Love lust // 4

hesperides

 "bullet holes,  bellamy?" miller says. the hunt found a dead body in the woods, "had to be. he had the only gun" i states,

"maybe not. foragers that found it said they saw no sign of our people" gaia states, i sigh and look at the mask. "well, let's see who's in there"

jackson goes to take off the mask and i see gaia go grab a hammer, "no. we need it intact. raven will figure it out, where is she" i turn to miller and eliza. "you said she was here"

"scene of the crime. the reactor, she's taking it pretty hard" i nod, "i'll get her" i go to walk out of the shop and jordan walks through with someone, "another one?" the man says. "the golden face has friends" miller states. "how many were there?" i ask, "it's ok. he came to the tavern looking for you. tell her how many you saw" jordan says, "just one outside the shield"

"alive?" gaia asks, "apparently he asked for julia by name"

i sigh. "they have our people, we'll need backup" i say turning to miller. "wait a minute, you're going just like that?" jackson asks. "of course she is" eliza states. "no backup, thanks to gaia everyone we got's on duty" miller states, "we are the backup" i look at gaia.

"i need to go get raven. then i'll talk to golden face" i walk into the reactor room. 

"hey" i say walking closer to her, she snaps out of her frozen state quickly, "hey" she responds. she walks around the desk, "i'm busy, what do you want"

she sniffles and focuses on the computer. "bellamy, echo, and octavia are in trouble" she turns to me right away, looking worried. she sighs and shakes her head. "yea, you should see the other guy. tell me what's wrong" 
 

"raven" "julia i'm fine, tell me what's wrong"

"you're not fine"

"fine you're right i'm not" i sigh and grab her hand, "you didn't kill those people. a nuclear reactor almost melted down. if you didn't do what you did, those people would still be dead. and so would everyone else in sanctum" she looks away with tears in her eyes. "i can't forget their faces"

i walk around the computer and pull her into my arms. "you won't" i mumble, "but don't forget the ones you saved" i pull away from her and look at her. "now come on, it's easier if i just show you what we're dealing with" 

... 

i walk to the edge of the shield with miller, gaia, eliza, and the man who found him. "julia griffin, thank you for-" i point the gun up ignoring him. "where are my friends?" gaia points her gun up too as we stare at the man. "your friends killed 3 of mine, i believe you have one of their bodies. i'll need her back"

"maybe you think we can't shoot through the shield. we can"

"good. that means we can too" i look at him confused as more of them appear, "your friends are safe, for now" i hold my gun, "what the hell does that mean? who are you?" miller asks. i keep my gun pointed at the man only focusing on him and his men,

they have bellamy. and if i have to kill them to get him back, i will. "we are the disciples of the greater truth, and we need your help julia. our leader believes that you are the key to winning the last war mankind will ever wage"

"just that huh?" eliza says. "come with us, julia. you have my word, you'll be unharmed"

"you're out your mind if you think she's-"

i cut miller off from speaking. "fine" i put my gun down, to save bellamy. they put the guns down. "but first i want my friends back"

"done. we'll retrieve them. you can meet them at the bridge" the man says. "bridge?"