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BELLAMY HAD LEFT TO GO SPEAK WITH DIYOZA ABOUT SOMETHING. Meanwhile, Ivy sat on the ground across from Clarke, who was still on her bench. The Griffin woman had been examining her ever since they were reunited, watching her interactions with the Blake man and remembering everything that happened six years before. "So, you and Bellamy are on better terms now?"
"It's hard to be on bad terms with someone that you're trapped on a space station with," Ivy joked. The truth was that she had forgiven him a long while ago. But then he got with Echo, and things got kind of weird again. They had never even talked about it, about everything he had said to her after she got burned, about how being with Echo changed how he felt. "But yeah, I forgave him."
She peeled off her jacket for the first time since she got down. She was wearing a tank top, and Clarke's eyes immediately dropped to her arm and shoulder. There were burn scars all up and down her left side. They were still very noticeable, even after six years. Ivy felt her friend's eyes on them. It did not bother her like it used to. The entire first year on the Ark, she refused to wear short sleeves because everyone would just look between them and her with pity. Clarke shook out of her light trance when she realized that she had been caught staring.
"Your hair. I like it," she commented awkwardly, but it was sincere. Ivy's hair had randomly begun changing from red to blonde throughout the course of her stay on the Ark. It was now the same color as Clarke's, and they could pass as sisters if they really wanted to.
The Bishop woman smiled and nodded gratefully. She liked it as well. Bellamy and Murphy had grown beards and facial hair during the six years, and she liked that she had something that changed too. "Thanks. It's some family mystery, I think. It happened to my mother too."
"Hey," a voice greeted, and the door opened to reveal Bellamy. He stepped inside, closing the door behind him and holding his radio in his hand. Ivy climbed to her feet and moved to stand next to him as he brought it up to his mouth. "Raven, can you hear me? Come in."
"Tell me everyone's okay," Raven begged about two seconds later. Her voice sounded desperate, and Ivy realized that she had not heard from them since they left the ship. Emori could have killed them all on impact, and she would never know.
