hesykhia • bellamy blake

vii. murphy's law and twilight's last gleaming

Bᴇʟʟᴀᴍʏ ᴀɴᴅ Sᴋʏᴇ have been out in the woods searching for Charlotte for almost two hours.  They haven't run into Murphy, but they knew he was close by, and so far there hasn't been any Grounders.  Not too long later, they catch sight of Charlotte by herself searching for something.  Bellamy runs up to her and picks her up to hide behind a tree with Skye following.  He covers Charlotte's mouth with his hand as she screams and hushes her.  The two of them start running, Bellamy's dragging Charlotte by the hand as she resists to come with them.

"Let me go!"

Bellamy grunts as she fights him and says, "I'm trying—hey, hey.  I'm trying to help you."

"I'm not your sister!"  She says as they stop moving.  "Just stop helping me!"  Bellamy let's go over her and she starts running back where Murphy is yelling for her.  "I'm over here!"  This time Skye grabs her by wrapping her arms around her from behind and turns her to Bellamy.

"Are you trying to get us all killed?"

"Just go, okay?  I'm the one they want."

Bellamy grips Charlotte's jacket as Skye's grip loosens a bit.  "Okay, Charlotte, listen to me.  I won't leave you."

Charlotte stands up straighter, not fighting against Skye's grip making her let go.  "Please, Bellamy."  She pushes Bellamy's hands off her but he grabs her and lifts her up to carry her away.  Skye can see the torches move through the trees.  Charlotte screams, "Murphy!  I'm over here!"

"Come on out, Charlotte!  Come on out," they hear Murphy yell.

"No, no!  Murphy!"  Bellamy and Skye keep running, Bellamy a lot slower now with Charlotte over his shoulder.  They run until they come to a cliff.

"Damn it," Bellamy curses, putting Charlotte down.

"Bellamy!" Murphy shouts as he comes to the small clearing behind the three.  Each of them turn around quickly as Murphy and his goons stand in front of them.  "You cannot fight all of us.  Give her up."

"May not," Bellamy states, stepping towards Murphy.  "But I guarantee I'll take a few of you with me."

"Bellamy, stop!" Clarke runs in from behind Murphy with Finn.  "This has gone too far," she tells Murphy.  "Just calm down.  We'll talk about this."

Murphy glances at Charlotte before swiftly turning Clarke around and holding a knife to her neck.  Skye steps forward.

"I'm sick of listening to you talk."

Finn steps in, "Let her go."

Murphy points at him, "I will slit her throat."

Charlotte pleads, "No, please.  Please, don't hurt her."

"Don't hurt her?  Okay, I'll make you a deal.  You come with me right now, I will let her go—Skye, stop staring at me like that.  It's not going to work."  Skye was giving him the stare she always gave him when he needed to calm down.  When he took things too far and now he had to apologise to make it better.