2199 Day's - Bellarke Fanfic | ✔️

Chapter 10 - The Surface

~Bellamy's POV~

I move down the large concreate spiral and see the gathering of people in the main meeting place. I look to the grounders and watch as they bowl to Octavia as she walks past and glare at me. I shake it off and continue to follow Octavia through the maze of people.

We walk through the last set of doors before we are in the office where I had fought to get Octavia into this very bunker. I sigh and stay standing as the others sit on chairs and sofas scattered around the room.

I watch as Octavia takes her place behind the desk and takes a seat before waiting for the door to be closed. I look around the room and spot hand painted grounder symbols including Ice Nations on one of the walls next to Skicrew.

I hear the door click behind me and I look to Octavia. I watch her shoulders relax and a deep breath leave her body.

"You have no idea how glad I am to see you all." She says laying back in her chair.

"The others, they will be wanting to go to the surface." Says Kane from the door next to Clarke. I look around the room and see Monty and Harper, Raven, Emori and Murphy. I sigh when I remember Echo tied to the rover outside.

"We will let them see the surface when the time comes." Says Octavia like the leader I knew she would always be. I look to Clarke and see her looking to the floor distracted.

"Clarke." I say before talking. Her eyes meet mine and my hear sinks. I feel my breath hitch when I see her eyes watery and her hands clasper tightly together, trying not to show how much they are truly shaking.

I don't bother thinking what the others will think and walk over embracing her in a hug. I feel her face wipe across my shirt and feel a small whimper and I hear silence feel the room. I take her head in my hand and hug her tightly before whispering in her ear.

"Just a little longer." I say softy, swiping some hair behind her ear. I feel her nod and sniff before pulling away and wiping down her clothes. I hear her take a deep breath before facing the others.

~Clarke's POV~

I take a deep breath and face the others, thankful their not complete strangers of the rest of the human race. I clench my hands behind my back before speaking and take a small breath.

"Before celebrating, we have a few problems." I say starting to speak. "One, we have a prisoner on the surface who has to be dealt with." I say watching Octavia do the math in her head, a small process of elimination.

"Echo." She says quietly looking into blank space.

"Yes." I say looking to Bellamy and remembering to thank Raven later.

"We also don't have enough resources to setup camp yet at the small forest." I say wishing we did. There is silence for a few minutes before Harper speaks.

"But there is still the drop ship." She says looking to Bellamy and I. "There could be forest there-" She goes to say before being cut off by Raven.

"And if we're lucky the drop ship." She says looking hopeful. I think about the plan and see how it can work. While I'm gone Madi can stay with Kane and Octavia if she chooses to stay.

"What about the ark?" Says a voice from behind me. I turn around and are meted by the face of Jaha.

I don't smile, I don't frown. I just stare at him. After all this time, the original chancellor is still here.

"How does it feel to be kicked out of parliament by a criminal?" Says Murphy, a sly grin on his face.

"Fine John." He says back looking to me. I almost go to speak before he does.

"We can go back to the ark and scavenge any parts of scrap metal, anything that has survived the death wave." Says Jaha pointing to a map behind Octavia pinned to the wall. I turn around and look at the map, all the green hills and blue flowing rivers now gone.

"If the ark is still there, so are the other rovers." Says Bellamy looking to me. I take it all into account and think about the threats, none cross my mind.

"Two search teams, one looking for the drop ship, the other, the ark." I say looking to everyone. I see a nod from Kane and a smile from Raven.

"Right then its settled." Says Jaha from behind me. I don't pay him any attention but instead look to Octavia.

"Your call commander." I say. I watch her think about it for a long moment before she stands form her place at the desk, her hand traveling to the handle of her sword.

"We make the groups now." She says walking out of the small office and into the main meeting area outside. I walk next to Bellamy out of the office and onto the small stage set up before the death wave and stand next to the others and listen while Octavia speaks.

"Tomorrow we shall send two groups to the surface to look for a new camp. If the ground is safe we shall live on it." Says Octavia towards the crowd. I hear mutters and hear a few whippers but before long its over once Octavia raises her hand.

"Once on the surface, we are one clan, we live on one land." She says and I hear cheers erupt. I watch as she turns to me and I wait for her to say something before she steps out the way, leaving me in the middle of the stage to speak.

I feel my breath hitch and I look to Bellamy, my rock, the man who brings me back down to earth after floating in the clouds. He takes a step forwards and stands next to me, his hands behind his back and his face a mask.

I look to the crowd in front of me and take yet another deep breath, the air down here stuffy. Horrible compared to the air outside. "There is a small forest located a day's walk from here." I here mutters and continue. "As far as we know, it's the only one of its kind." I say letting Bellamy speak, we're a team.

"There will be no harvesting any of the supplies until we know there are other forests nearby or on earth." Says Bellamy making his point clear. I watch as there is no chatter after Bellamy speaks and mentally smile.

I look back to the others and they all look blankly at me. I watch as Octavia steps forward once again and look to the crowd around us. "Group one will be going to the drop ship, group two, the ark." She says before surveying the room.

I watch as she calls out names and warriors from all clans. Their weapons hanging from their sides and their masks around their pale faces, the sun not touching them in 5 years, the body only living on Vitamin D pills.

Soon the groups have been chosen with about 5 warriors on each side, the only ones being left, Bellamy and I. It would make it so much easier if Bellamy were to be with me on these missions but it's for the best, both knowing what the other would do.

I Pull Bellamy away and talk first. "I will go group one, you can go two." I say meeting his eyes.

"Will you be ok?" He asks remembering before. I nod but to be honest I would never know.

Next chapter will have more Bellarke fluff! I'm not sure what to do with Madi so PM me any ideas and I will give credit. Thanks for reading this far appreciate it!

-RFRC