Hell and Back (The 100)

22 - Sparks

The extra bit of wire sticking out of Finn's body is clipped off by Clarke. His wound is completely sealed up with the wire that Octavia brought us before.

Clarke pulls her hands away from Finn's body. "Okay, I'm done."

I smile down at Finn. We did it. Sure, the whole tree thing caused a problem, but we saved Finn. That feels really good to say. From the sounds of it, the storm is beginning to calm down a bit outside.

"Good. Do you have anything to cover the wound?"

"We'll make do, like always." I tell Abby.

Clarke wipes the bits of blood off of her hands with a cloth. "Should he be this pale?"

"Warm, too." Raven adds.

"He's lost a lot of blood, Raven, but if your boyfriend's anywhere near as tough as you, I'm sure he'll be fine."

I gently set the back of my fingers on Finn's chest. His eyes are shut now. There's no doubt that his body is exhausted from everything. "Wait, Abby, she's right." I feel my pulse quicken at how warm Finn feels. "He's feverish and his breathing's uneven."

"You need to give him some time to recover. Let me know if he gets any worse, but I think- I think he might just be out of the woods."

"Well, down here, there's nothing but woods." Clarke states.

"I'm going to go check up on Bellamy." I tell both of them before moving towards the ladder.

The second level is filled with people that were once on the first floor. I start to climb up to the next level, where Bellamy and his two goons are.

I stop right before I can lift up on the upper hatch to the next floor. "Who was outside during the storm?" I ask everyone on the second floor. A few hands raise in the air. "Did anyone see Jasper?"

A mix of 'no' and shakes of heads give me my answer. Where the hell were Jasper and Monty? The thought of him being caught by another Grounder sweeps through my mind. No. I can't allow myself to think like that. Jasper and Monty are smart. They're probably hiding out in some cave.

My right hand pushes the hatch open and I climb up the rest of the ladder. Everyone turns in my direction and Miller even steps in front of me with his arms crossed.

I stare up at him. "Get the hell out of my way."

Bellamy stands behind him with some book in hand. "It's okay. Let her through."

I bypass Miller, stopping immediately when I see the Grounder tied up by ropes. His arms stretched out on either side of him while being in a standing position. The Grounder's face is covered in dirt and dried up blood.

"Well, if he didn't hate us before, he does now." I say after a few seconds.

Bellamy grabs my hand and leads me away from the Grounder and his goons. His fingers brush across my palm as he lets go. "Who cares? How's Finn?"

"Alive." I narrow my eyes at him. I look back towards the Grounder. "And his people will care. Bellamy, how many times have I told you this? This is not who we are."

Bellamy shakes his head.

I motion back towards the chained up Grounder. "How long until they figure out where he is? And what happens when they do? You know they are going to come looking for him." I drop my voice. "What are you going to do when they come for us- when they come for Octavia? You know they will, Bellamy."

His right hand falls on my shoulder. "Relax, Princess. No one saw us take him."

"She's right." Clarke climbs up the ladder. Her eyes trained on the Grounder.