Iridium

Chapter Thirty Five

"Looking at you with all of that authority...You were a one-woman army."

Behind the steering wheel of the truck I drive us quickly back in the direction of the camp, all the while Bellamy's hand remains on my thigh. It's a source of comfort that we steal for ourselves before we're thrown into whatever awaits us back at Arkadia. Having spent twenty-four hours wondering if Bellamy was even still alive, I don't hesitate to welcome it.

"What you did was dangerous", Bellamy chastises me from his place in the passenger seat in a low tone.

"I know", I quietly assure him. I don't have any quips to send back because I know for a fact that it was dangerous and risky. The fact I managed to pull it off and stay alive- everyone remain alive- is beyond lucky. Reaching down I grip Bellamy's hand tightly in mine, "I love you."

Bellamy doesn't hesitate to reply just as softly "I love you." Swerving a tree in the night, I yell an apology through the truck. I don't know if Bellamy laughs from stress or amusement, but he remarks "But you're still a terrible driver."

I'm about to make another comment when I notice Arkadia coming up in the distance, lit up like a candle amongst the darkness. It's not an understatement to say the entire station is on fire. Bellamy yelling back for the snipers to look sharp I park the truck just outside of the burning gates. Jumping out of the truck I spare Roan and Echo a glance after they'd followed us here before running through the gates by Bellamy's side. Smoke billows from the ship as our people run around with buckets of water from the pond, trying to put off the inferno that has become our ship.

"I have to find my sister", Bellamy urgently tells me as we sprint through the grounds.

"She'd suffered from a stab wound", I quickly inform Bellamy running by his side "She was in Medbay with Clarke and Nylah when we left."

Reaching around to the entrance we watch in awe as people flood from the smoky ship. I easily spot Clarke evacuating people from the side. Calling her name Bellamy and I rush over, "What the hell happened?!"

"I don't know!" Clarke yells over peoples screams, her frantic blue eyes gazing around erratically "Something caught on fire and then it spread!"

Running my hands stressfully through my hair, I gaze around the inferno that had been our home. As my gaze trails over the entrance, I nudge Bellamy, pointing out his sister who's being carried once again by Illian alongside Nylah. Bellamy doesn't hesitate to sprint over, "O! O! O!"