The Beginning of the End

Chapter 2: What do we do Now?

Bellamy's POV

After hearing the news of the nuclear disaster we headed back. We didn't have the rover so we trekked back to camp almost silently. I lagged behind the group thinking about different ways we might be able to survive. Lost in my thoughts I didn't even see that Clarke dropped back with me. I knew she was hurting and was just as confused about this situation as I was, I felt bad. Through everything that we've been through she was always the strong leader who knew exactly what to do, but I don't think anything could have prepared us for this battle.

In my eyes Clarke was almost the perfect human being. She was beautiful beyond compare, intelligent, resourceful, a great leader and overall a good person. She was my person and I would do anything to protect her. She was my princess but I knew I was unfit to be her prince yet so for now I had to settle with our kickass friendship.

I put my arm around my best friend in a comforting way. She has lost so much but no matter what she always tries to do everything to make sure our people are safe. That's what I love about Clarke the most her perseverance, but even I know that even the strongest of leaders are allowed to have a moment of weakness. So I stop walking and just hold her in my embrace. I let her cry and be angry at all that life has handed her. After a few moments she collects herself and he keep walking behind the others.

"Thank you for that Bellamy, I needed that." She says wiping away the remaining tears on her face.

"It's no problem," I say, "Clarke I'll always be here for you for whatever you need." I say reassuring her.

We get back to camp to see our people gathered around the gate. We all agreed that Kane should be the one to break the news to Arkadia because he was more of a leader to them then any of us. So right away he stood on a table and let the people gather around him. He explained to them the nuclear power plants melting and how we must work together with the grounders in order to survive.

Some cried, some started working right away, and some just stood in shock. Because Clarke, Monty, Raven, and I already heard all of this we went to the ark to start brainstorming ideas on how to survive.

*9 hours later

"We can't do that Monty, everyone will die." Raven said aggravated. We had now been at this for hours figuring out ways to save everyone. We had gone through ideas involving Mount Weather, sailing on the sea, or building another underground city. We all agreed on one thing though, we weren't giving up.

"I still don't understand why we can't just live in Mount Weather! I mean it has everything we need to survive." Raven whined.

"I can't go back there not after what happened there and I'm sure many others can't either." Clarke argued back.

"Well if their lives depended on it they might, I mean come one Clarke we could fit close to 2,000 people in there. That is all of Arkadia's population and almost all of the grounders." Monty said hoping not to get slapped by Clarke.

"I think we all need to rest for today we've had a long week and an even tougher battle ahead of us." I said sensing that we weren't going to get anywhere tonight. Raven and Monty left leaving me and a very tired looking Clarke.

"Come on Clarke, you need sleep we can talk about it more tomorrow." I said.

"No Bellamy. We need to figure this out or everyone is going to die. If I don't go back to Polis next week with some good news the grounders will have my head on a stick. I can't, I can't do it Bellamy. Everyone is depending on me and I can't." she said burying her head in my chest as I embraced her.

"It'll be ok princess; we will figure it out I promise. But you can't do anything with no energy and a fried brain. So get some sleep." I said convincing her to finally go to bed. It killed me inside every time she cried. But I couldn't be her night in shining armor quite yet. So I watched as she walked out of the ark.

We had to figure out a way to help everyone survive. This couldn't be then end; we just go here. I wanted to spend the rest of my days on earth exploring, trying to see as much as I possibly could before I died with hopefully a family. But those dreams may never come true because of the nuclear thing going on.

I head off to my room taking off my guard uniform and slipping into bed. I laid there thinking of different ways to survive. I didn't even know I was asleep till I woke up in the middle of the night to my door being shut. I jumped up real fast and looked in the hallway to see who it was but there was no sign of any movement. I went back to bed and tried to think of something else other than surviving.

When I finally did fall back asleep I had the worst nightmare ever. Clarke was there and she was screaming for me to help her but I couldn't find her anywhere. It sounded like she was being tortured so I tried to run in every direction but without any luck I couldn't find her.

"CLARRRRKKKKEEEEE" I screamed hoping she would answer, but she didn't. The rest of the night was a restless sleep falling in and out of consciousness, in and out of that terrible dream. 

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