Her reason: Bellamy Blake

Chapter 25

Melantha

"Scoot back" I mumble for the fiftieth time as Daniel is quite literally in my face.

"Sorry, anything else I can hold?" He asks. "No, move"

"Mel, grounder inside, has launch codes" My eyes widen at the radio as I run out the door.

"Split up" I say and he nods, hugging me quickly.

"Be careful!" I yell as I run.

"I love you Mellon!" my throat dries.

No one has ever said they loved me before.

No one.

I push that feeling down. I'll tell him in a minute.

I see the grounder and Sinclair as I take off after them. "Sinclair! Together" I say and he glances back nodding at me.

We get out of Mount Weather and I jump forward on top of him as he slams my head to the ground.

I groan and Sinclair jumps on him and starts fighting. I try to join the action but I'm a doctor not a fighter. I grab a stick and smack him over the head as Raven runs out.

"Gina, I have the launch codes!" Raven says and there's no response.

No.

"Tell me the codes when I get there" I get up and start running back inside.

"MEL NO!" Sinclair yells and the next thing I know I'm flung back onto the ground with a sickening crunch.

Ears ringing my head pounding and vision fleeting I get on my knees shaking my head. I look up. It's gone.

"NO!" I let out a scream as I went to run forward but arms grab me.

"DANNY!" I fell to the ground and let out a scream.

Bellamy

We stand there armed and clans surround us wanting blood. Echo, she lied. I lower my weapon looking at Kane confused.

"Bellamy" My radio creaks.

"Raven, what happened?" I ask and she lets out a shuddering breath. "They killed them, Mount Weather it's gone" She cries and I freeze.

"NO!" A scream goes through. Melantha, she's alive.

I let out a huge breath, closing my eyes before I realized she's screaming.

"DANNY!" she yells and then seconds later a scream of pain is heard and the sobbing.

"I'm sorry Bellamy, I'm sorry" Raven says and then the radio goes silent. I turn to leave but grounders stop me.

"Let him pass," The commander says and Kane quickly follows me.

I need to get to Melantha.

We reach Arkadia and I run straight to the medical room assuming she's there. My theory is correct as I walk in and she's sitting on a table bandage around her head looking at the ground.

She looks up as I make a movement. Her lip shakes and tears fall down her face. I step forward and hold her tight as she cries.

"It's ok, You'll be ok" I whisper over and over as she grabs me tighter.

"I got a day with him, a fucking day" She mumbles leaning against my chest.

"I didn't say it back" "Say what?" I ask.

"I-I've never told any-" She lets out a breath of agitation. "I've never said I-I lov-.you know what"

"You never said that to him?" I ask. "To anyone" my heart picks up.

How messed up was her childhood that she can't even say I love you.

"He was the first person t-to ever say it to me. He was my brother" She sniffs and I lift her chin.

"He may be the first but he won't be the last, I wish you knew how loved you are. so-so many people care so deeply for you, you are an extraordinary person and I care deeply about you, I'm so proud of you" her lip quivers.

"No one ever said that" "Said what?" "That they're proud of me" her leg bounces up and down a tear falls down her face.

"No one ever said it to me too" I admit and she stops for a second and moves to a position on her knees and grabs my face in between her hands.

"You a-are the most important person in my life and I-I have never actually really liked anyone, I think it's a coping mechanism. Anyways my point is you helped me put it down and now I actually think I have friends. You are so-" She pauses.

"I've never met anyone as perfect as you before" She swallows hard. "I am extremely proud of you, that was the point I was getting too"

My stomach gets butterflies. Gosh I love her. She mumbles looking down and wringing her hands. I tilt her chin up with my pointer finger.

"You know, for someone that sucks at comforting you are pretty damn good." I smile wide and she lets out a little smile leaning close and for a split second I think she's going to kiss me.

I feel her breath on my face and my heart quickens.

Kiss me.

She does.

She kisses my nose.

She leans back with a little smile. "You missed '' I say annoyed and fed up with pretending

I want to use my last breaths to kiss her. Her mouth drops.

"W-what? I was going for your nose" So fucking oblivious.

"I wasn't talking about my nose" I deadpan and she looks confused and I lean forward.

"You missed" I say again and she gets extremely red. My lips brush against hers and I long for the feeling of hers on mine.

"Tiger you in there? '' Melantha leans back, clearing her throat and turning red.

I groan and glare at Lincoln as Melantha opens the door. "What's up?" "Need your help, are you busy?" She glances behind me and I shake my head so she smiles and walks out.