Shoelaces (A Bellamy Blake Fanfiction)

10 - True Colours

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'So, you're getting special treatment from my brother now?' Octavia asked with a playful smile as she moved to sit on a log beside Sophia the next morning.

'No. Of course not.' She blurted, slightly unsure as to what exactly she was talking about.

'You sure?' Octavia rose her perfect eyebrows. 'Because he broke the rules for you last night. He waved the fee and let you have a piece of meat without taking your bracelet off.'

Deecan sighed. 'You saw that, huh?'

'I did. So did a lot of other people who aren't exactly as happy about it as I am. Some of them think you're getting special treatment.'

'Well, shit.' Sophia didn't know what to say. Bellamy was giving her special treatment? What the hell would he do that for?

'Don't worry about it, though. If anyone comes your way asking for trouble, come find me, okay? And if you can't find me, find Bellamy.' Octavia said the last part with a mischievous grin.

'They're not actually going to come after me over that, right?' Sophia asked, worry pooling in her stomach.

'Probably not. But, just in case.' Sophia nodded.

'How's your knee?' She whispered, knowing full well that she was changing the subject.

'Uh, uh.' Octavia shook her head. 'Don't change the subject. This is a big deal.'

'It really isn't.'

Octavia cocked her head to the side and lifted her brows. 'It is. Bellamy doesn't do shit like that for just anyone.' She paused, looking at Sophia carefully. 'You're scared.'

'I'm not scared-well, maybe I am. But, I've been in a jail cell since I was 15. Before that, I barely talked to boys, let alone dated them.' She admitted quietly.

'You're scared he's gonna think you're frigid.' Octavia summed it up bluntly.

'Are you always so blunt?' Octavia smiled.

'Only when it matters. Listen, don't worry about it, okay? My big brother isn't actually a bad guy. He just likes to pretend he is sometimes.' I know, Sophia wanted to say. Because, she did know. Bellamy had done many kind things, most of them for her. He hadn't had to get her that piece of meat without taking her bracelet, but he did. He didn't have to save her from falling into a hole full of spikes, but he did.

Load moaning from the dropship sent Octavia and Sophia's heads snapping up. Sophia winced at the pain emanating through Jasper's voice. She couldn't fathom what it must be like to be stabbed in the chest and left for dead. And, to make it all worse, his groans of pains were driving the kids crazy. They wanted him to just die already so they could have piece of mind. Sophia had wanted to reach out and smack a boy over the head who had said just that earlier that morning. But, she didn't have the balls to do it.

'I'm gonna go get them more supplies.' Octavia announced before getting to her feet and wandering off. Sophia sighed and nodded, reaching down to finish re-tying her shoelaces.

'You should probably double knot them. Help you avoid tripping over them again.' Sophia paused at the voice, that strange, giddy feeling rising up within her. She looked up to see Bellamy towering over her with an amused smile playing on his lips.

'Thanks for the tip.' She said sarcastically, smiling despite the nerves pulsing through her.

'Any time.' Bellamy stepped over the log Sophia was sitting on and sat down beside her. He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. Sophia couldn't help it, her eyes drifted to the muscles in his back, in his jaw. She let out a deep sigh.