Last One Standing ➣ Bellamy Blake [Book 1]

6.0 The Ruler and the Killer

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When Jasper was well enough to walk, Octavia and Andromeda made it their mission to get him back to the smiling, joking boy he was before he got a spear in the chest. It wasn't easy. Andromeda had no medical training and she and Octavia had to come up with their own form of rehabilitation therapy. They started out slow only making him walk around the drop ship to having him walk around the camp. Today, Octavia deemed him well enough to be taken outside of the camp for emotional therapy. She thought it would be good to get him out of the protection of the camp.

"We're almost there! Just a couple more steps," she soothingly called to him. Octavia was leading Jasper by the hand and Andromeda was behind him making sure he didn't run away or fall from exhaustion.

Octavia let go of his hand and walked forward, "Okay, one foot in front of the other."

Jasper stopped right out side of the gate. He placed his hand on his healing chest wound and rubbed it gently as if trying to chase away the memories that came with it.

Andromeda stepped around him to look him in the eyes, "What's wrong, Jasper?"

He gulped, "Nothing. I'm good."

Octavia turned around at the sound of the exchange and gave him a motherly look, "Jasper, it's been a week," she started to walk away from the two again, "Okay, you've been given a second chance. You've got to use it."

Just then, a dark, hooded figure rose up out of the bushes and pulled Octavia out of sight. Andromeda's heart dropped to her feet. 

"No, not Octavia," she thought. 

Andromeda feared that it was a Grounder coming for them at last. What chance did she have against someone like that? She swallowed her fright and pushed it from her mind. She shoved Jasper behind her a little bit and sprinted forward to where she last saw the girl. When she rounded the corner of and into the bush she saw Octavia being held captive by one of the criminals.

Behind her, she heard Jasper coming to Octavia's aid right as well. Octavia pushed the kid off of her ad begun yelling at him. Andromeda stormed to him and punched him right in the jaw. He fell to the floor with a mighty "thud". When he was down she kicked him in the ribs three times, one kick for each person he scared.

"If I ever see you around Jasper or Octavia again," Andromeda threatened as she crouched down to his curled up form, "I'll end you. Got it?"

The boy nodded and scrambled back to his feet before running back into the safety of the camp; no doubt going to tell on her to Murphy or Bellamy.

"Jasper," Octavia began as he retreated back to the camp, "There is nothing to be afraid of."

As she said this, Jasper tripped and fell on his face. Andromeda and Octavia rushed to his aid to pick him up. When they got to him, they saw that he was staring intently at something out in front of him. On the ground not more than three feet away, were a knife and two bloody fingers.

Octavia pulled Jasper back from them quickly. Andromeda stepped over to them and crouched down to pick up the knife. When she grabbed it, she saw faint blood traces on it marking it as the knife that had cut the fingers.

"What the hell?" Jasper asked.

"That's disgusting! Who's are they?" Octavia hoarsely whispered.

Andromeda frowned, "My guess would be Wells'." Andromeda ripped the bottom of her shirt and grabbed the fingers with it to put in her jacket pocket. She had to stop herself from vomiting. The fingers were cold and stiff to the touch. She quickly stood up leaving the other two behind to follow.