Losing Your Memory

21. Unforgiven

Clarke's POV:

"Okay people move out, lets go" Bellamy's voice rises in the night and slices through the noises of the camp.

After Bellamy and I had seen the Exodus Ship falling, other people had started to wake and now most of camp is outside, staring at the sky.

The ship landed moments ago and Bellamy helped me to gather a group to set off and find it.

"You ready to go Princess?" Bellamy asks as the group heads out the gates. I take a deep breath. Am i ready? I have only just grown accustomed to our current life on earth...everything is going to change!

"As ready as i'll ever be!" I say, smiling and side by side we travel through the darkened woods to where we saw the ship land.

When we arrive it is chaos! Bright lights from the ship shine through the trees, there are voices coming from everywhere and orders are being thrown about. I listen for my mothers voice as we run towards the site.

Its too loud to make out a single voice.

As a group, we slowly step into the newly made clearing. This ship is considerably bigger than our dropship and is standing huge and metallic, bathed in its own silvery lights.

There are people simply stood in awe, looking around. Other people are crowded around in one area talking excitedly and loudly. I see people rushing around and some people still coming from the ship.

No one notices us at first and i am suddenly stumped as to what we should do. Bellamy's hand finds its way to my back, confidence seeming to seep from his skin to mine and i stand up straighter as he speaks loudly.

"Where is the Chancellor? We are from The group of 100 teenagers sent to earth and we saw your ship land" he says boldly, catching the attention of almost everyone.

I now look over to the door of the ship, where a few people are gathered, still talking loudly. I see people on the floor. They must be injured. I rush over immediately, regrettably leaving Bellamy's side.

"Jackson?" I cry, recognising him immediately, my mums friend and work partner.

"Clarke is that you?" He looks up immediately from where he had been examining an elderly lady.

"Where's my mum?" I ask frantically, looking around for any sign of her. I start to panic. She isnt here! "Where is she?" I cry.

"Oh my god Clarke!" My heart almost stops at the sound of her voice behind me. I spin around and there stands my mum. I rush towards her, suddenly feeling several years younger as she embraces me in shaky arms.

She starts fussing over my health, asking about my head and memory, and after any injury i have at all! She finally calms down and goes back to councel woman mode.

"We cant move yet, we have some badly injured and in the dark..."

"Are there any more ships coming down?" I ask, looking around. There are a lot of people, more than 100 but certainly it cant be everyone. My mum seems so falter.

"We encountered some complications, we had lost so many people to oxygen deprivation already and getting people on this ship was a last minute rush...look dont worry about it! I'm safe and you are safe-" she stops abruptly, looking over my shoulder.

I follow her gaze and see where Bellamy, Jasper and Harper are talking to a group of Arkers, who are undoubtedly asking question upon question.

"What is it mum?" I ask, concerned.

"Is that...Bellamy Blake?" She says stiffly and i feel my stomach churn for some reason. "What, is he doing here? He hasn't hurt you has he?" She continues quickly.

"What? No of course he hasn't-"

"Oh but you know he is here because he shot someone-"

"Mum! It was complicated, he did it for Octavia-"

"Oh whatever the reason, oh god he's looking this way, come on!" She grabs my back and starts pulling me in the opposite direction, refusing to let me speak.

"I'm so sorry you have been stuck with a bunch of delinquents" she sighs once we are far from Bellamy. I am now frowning.

"You know some of those 'delinquents' are my friends! They arent monsters and Jaha said he would forgive Bellamy, since he is the one who has kept us all alive! Wait until you see our camp..." i slowly stop talking when i see my mum's expression darkening.

"Things might be different" she says slowly and my heart instantly picks up its pace.

"What do you mean?" I say, glancing behind me at Bellamy, as if i might turn to find him behind bars!

"Jaha...is dead...Kane is Chancellor now and he isnt so forgiving."

I try to argue with her for what seems a pointless amount of time! I try to tell her that Bellamy and the others deserve to be forgiven and trusted. I grow frustrated and worried all for my mum just to say "dont over think anything! Stay here for the night, we all need rest and in the morning you can lead us to your...'camp'".

I eventually sigh and nod, my nerves still on end and when Kane tells everyone to settle down and sleep, my mum drags me to the side of the ship and i lie down beside her, looking at where Bellamy is sitting. There are so many people on the ground separating us and i feel an insane need to be beside him...to protect him? From what i do not know. So i simply close my eyes and try to sleep.

I wake up to scuffeling and muffled sounds. I slowly open my eyes and raise my head. Everyone is still asleep, including my mum and Jackson who are beside me.

I ache from having just been sleeping on a blanket. I look over the mass of people and dont see Kane, there seems to be a few other people missing from one area.

I sit up properly now, looking accross the people. Bellamy is gone!

I instantly start to panic. I hear the shuffling again and a muffled groan. I pick my way over the sleeping bodies and follow the sound around the ship where i see Bellamy.

"Get off him! What are you doing?" I cry instantly!

Bellamy has his arms pinned behind his back by two guards from the Ark, his mouth covered and Kane is stood in front of him as he struggles.

They all look at me as i speak.

"Clarke you dont need to be here-"

"Tell me what you are doing!" I say, failing to keep the panic from my voice as i watch Bellamy struggling.

Kane's facial expression remains calm and stony. "Bellamy Blake shot a superior officier before he came to the ground, he is a danger to all these people and i feel he needs to be...contained" he says smugly and i stand still, shaking.

"He did it-"

"For his sister yes we know, she is also another criminal who he did not bring foward. He isnt trust worthy" Kane says harshly and i look at Bellamy who shakes his head at me.

Bellamy cries out in pain again as one of the guards pulls on his arm. "Stop it you're hurting him!" I shout, running foward.

Kane shoves me back by my shoulders "he will be safe while we travel back to your camp." Kane says sternly, still holding my shoulders.

Kane nods to the guards and the next thing i know is Bellamy's hands are clasped behind his back in a set of hand cuffs. They free his mouth.

"Clarke stop fighting him, he'll hurt you!" Bellamy pleads, stood between the guards, looking pained. I see blood surfacing on his shirt from his wound. Those idiots opened it again! I am furious now and Kane seems to acknowledge it, as he increases the force on my shoulders.

Kane snarls down at me and says forcefully "I dont care what Jaha said about him, this boy is dangerous and it is my job as chancellor to keep my people safe. He will remain in handcuffs while we head to your camp and then, just like all the other delinquents i deam dangerous, we will decide his fate."

AN: Will they let him off the hook? And is Kane just looking out for his people or does he have other reasons for imprisoning Bellamy? Hmmm questions! Keep reading to find out what happens when they get back to camp.

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