𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄─𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞¹ (𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠)

15. the search begins

We had only been walking for about twenty minutes when I spotted the familiar mop of curly brown hair. 

I was running before his name had left my mouth, leaving the others to catch up. "Bellamy!" I called, prompting him to turn and look at me. 

He grinned, stopping to allow me to catch up. "Hey, Sunshine." He greeted when I finally reached him. 

"Where is it?" I demanded, grabbing onto his jacket to prevent him from moving away from me. 

The smug grin remained on his face as he looked down at me. "Not sure what you're talking about. I'm just taking a walk in the woods."

"Stop being an ass. They're getting ready to kill three hundred people up there." I snapped back. "To save oxygen since they think we're all dead.  And I can guarantee you it won't be council members, it will be working people, our people Bellamy!"

His smirk fell ever so slightly, but enough for me to notice it. Before he had a chance to respond, Finn came barrelling towards us, hitting Bellamy with a hard shove, "Where's the radio Bellamy?"

Bellamy's jacket fell from my grasp as my brother stepped in between us, his expression angry. 

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Bellamy shot back, giving Finn a shove in return. I let out a grunt as Finn bumped into me, almost sending me stumbling backward. 

"Bellamy Blake?" Raven asked, joining the three of us, Clarke right behind her.  "They're looking for you everywhere up there." She announced. 

"Shut up." Bellamy quipped, his face giving way to what seemed to be worry. 

"Why are they looking for him?" I questioned, my eyes darting from Bellamy to Raven.

Bellamy gritted his teeth, shaking his head at Raven as if to plead her not to answer my question. 

Obviously, she ignored him. "He shot Chancellor Jaha." 

Shock covered my face as I looked over at Bellamy who's jaw was tightly locked. He didn't look at me, in fact he avoided making eye contact with any of us.

"That's why you took the wristbands. Needed everyone to think we're dead!" Clarke exclaimed, realization dawning on her. 

"And all that 'Whatever the hell we want'? You just care about saving your own skin." Finn accused. 

In true Bellamy fashion, he said nothing but gave us one final look of warning before turning and walking away. 

"Hey, Shooter!" Raven called, running after him, not ready to give up.  "Where's my radio?"

Bellamy glared down at her. "Get out of my way."

Raven didn't move. "Where is it!?"

Fixing her with a look of contempt, Bellamy spoke, "I should have killed you when I had the chance."

"Really?" Raven taunted, "Well I'm right here."

In the blink of an eye Bellamy had Raven up against a tree, his hand around her throat. But Raven wasn't worried, she had her knife out just as quickly.

"Bellamy, stop it." I demanded, pushing him away from Raven. I stood in front of him with both my hands pressed up against his chest to stop him from moving.

"Jaha deserved to die, you all know that." Bellamy announced to the four of us, his eyes then looking down to meet mine. I agreed with him, I really did, but shooting the Chancellor? That's not something I would deem acceptable.

Raven wasn't too phased by their interaction just seconds before. "Yeah, he's not my favourite person either, but he isn't dead." 

Bellamy's face paled, "What?"