The sky above us {book: 2}

7. Nearly there

Bellamy
I eventually unchained Clarke with the help of Miller and Brian. She basically jumped up and started limping towards the door.

"Clarke, where are you going?" I said, grabbing her arm and holding her back. She stared at me and yanked her arm free.

"Im going to find Octavia and kill that grounder!" She commanded.

"Wait, what do you mean find Octavia?" I gritted my teeth together. Her expression changed from anger to sadness.

"H-he took her and im going to find her. Now let me go." She emphasized the last four words.

"I'm coming with you." I sternly said. She looked down at the floor and after a couple seconds of thinking she nodded her head.

"Alright." And with that, she hobbled out the door. I followed her out, Miller and Brian close behind.

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The sun sent rays of light onto Clarkes face. Her golden hair illuminated like glow sticks, her ocean blue eyes glistened like a ruby and her perfect lips were the shade of a peach.

I couldn't bring myself to look away from the beauty beside me. She looked up into my eyes and all i could do was smile.

"What?" She blushed. I cleared my throat and moved a strand of hair from her face.

"You're really beautiful." I smirked. I saw her lips curl into a smile and her cheeks turn a deeper shade of rosé.

"You're making this whole 'being friends' thing really hard." She giggled. Now it was my turn to turn a deep shade of red.

She moved her hand up to my face and ran her fingers along my jaw line. I took her hand and kissed the top of it.

"I missed you." She whispered in a happy and apologetic tone.

"I missed you too, princess." I said as i interlaced our fingers. She looked down to our hands and then up to my face, a smile beaming across her face.

She pulled me away from the rest of the group, leading me behind some trees.

"Is this your plan to kill me?" I joked. She looked back at me and rolled her eyes, a smile still prominent.

When she noticed we were out of sight, she flung her arms around my neck and pulled me closer, our lips just brushing. I slid a hand around her waist, landing on the small of her back.

"I love you, Blake." She whispered, her eyes full of lust.

"Everyone does, princess." I smirked.

"Shut up." She laughed and then closed the gap between us. She rose up on her tippy-toes and gently placed her lips on mine.

I deepened the kiss, spinning her around so she was up against the tree. She threaded her fingers through my hair, pulling gently at my curls.

"Bell, we can't." She pulled away slightly, eyes still closed.

"I know." I breathed. She took away her hands and straightened out her top.

"When we find Octavia we can continue this." She winked. I smiled knowing she wasn't giving that up.

She led me back to the group who were waiting underneath a tree.

"Finally." Miller spoke, wrapping his arm around Brian. Clarke buried her head in the crook of my neck, her hair tickling my skin.

"We should set up camp here for the night." Brian spoke up.

"No, we need to find O." I heaved. Clarke lifted her head away and looked at me with her dazzling puppy eyes.

"He is right, Bell." She said so only i could hear. I tightened my lips together so they formed a straight line.

"Fine but we are looking for her first thing in the morning." I chocked, releasing my hand from Clarke's and walking over to the small fire the boys started.

I sat down and patted the spot next to me, signaling for Clarke to sit.

"Yeah, one second, i just need some air." She smiled and then headed off into the trees. I watched as her body disappeared into the darkness of the shadows.

Clarke
I walked into the forest so i was hidden from the others. I came across a abnormally large rock and sat myself down. I breathed in the refreshing air, finally being able to relax a bit.

I looked around at the toppling tall trees and mossy stones, the big greens leaves and noisy bugs, the wet glossy grass and mushy dry dirt. Earth was beautiful.

I was so absorbed into my daydream that I didn't hear the crunching of leaves until a second later. I whipped my head around in the direction of the noise and stood myself up ready to run... well more like limp.

"Bellamy? Miller? Brian?" I asked as fear overtook my senses. I only heard the faint sound of ragged breaths.

"Hello?" I yelled a little louder. No response. I was about to turn and run when a pair of hands clasped onto my shoulders from behind me.

I spun around, nearly falling over. My eyes went wide and my heart started pounding out of my chest.

"Octavia?!"

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Sorry for dragging this whole Octavia x grounder thing on for so long! Promise it won't last more than another chapter.
- Tay :)