SCARS OF LOVE ✧ BELLAMY BLAKE

'oh sweet children' - iv

chapter four
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oh sweet children

no gif for today, sorry! :(
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"You think that's funny?" Wells asked incredulously as John stepped closer.

Without blinking, John executes a vicious leg sweep, that sends Wells to the ground. "No, but that is." John and the delinquents around him laughed loudly.

"Can you all not act like children?" Natalia asked with irritation as she stood in front of John to keep him from attacking a man while he was down.

"Can you take my side for once?" John replied in annoyance as he moved the small girl aside.

Wells gets back to his feet, badly favoring one leg, but ready to fight. The crowd circled in, relishing the chance to watch the Chancellor's son get the shit beat out of him.

Natalia moves to step in again, but before she can, a boy no older than seventeen drops from the trees above, riding a bending branch to the ground, touching down right between the two delinquents.

His presence has an instant effect. The crowd is star-struck, wowed by the acrobatic entrance.

"Whoa. Sweet." John mutters out as he stares at his friend in awe.

"Thanks. Hold this." Natalia's eyes widen as she slowly shifts behind Clarke to hide from the boys view.

He hands the branch to John. The moment the smaller boy has a hold, the boy lets go. The recoil sends John flying. The crowd laughs with delight. John's friends break his fall.

And, just like that, the tension is gone. Clarke is impressed, shooting the boy an appreciative glance, as Octavia steps between them.

"Hey, you wanna rescue me next?" Octavia flirts happily. The boy smiles, but says nothing, astounded a woman so pretty would be talking to him.

The boy turns to talk to a few friends but stops short when he notices a familiar woman talking to Clarke.

"Nat?" Confusion is clear in his tone and his brows are furrowed as he steps towards them. "What the hell are you doing here? How the hell did you get here?"

Clarke looks surprised by the boy's hostile tone as she excuses herself to tend to Wells' wounds. Natalia gives the girl a pleading look as she scurried away.

"What was that Octavia? You need my help? Coming!" Bellamy and Octavia glanced over at the shorter girl in confusion. She makes a weird face at them as she practically runs away from a confused Crawford.

Natalia takes up on Bellamy's obvious disapproval as soon as she approaches the siblings.

"What? He's cute." Octavia defends with a grumpy look.

Bellamy let out an annoyed sigh as he ignores his sister's comment. "He's a criminal."

Octavia scoffs, "They're all criminals."

Bellamy takes her arm, guides her aside a little away from Natalia's confused stare, lowers his voice."I came down here to protect you."

Natalia felt bad for eavesdropping but she was bored. Family drama was better than watching children eat each other's faces.

"I don't need protecting!" Octavia angrily muttered to her brother. "I've been locked up, one way or another, all my life. I am done following orders. I need to have fun, Bell. I need to do something crazy just because I can. And no one, including you, is gonna stop me."

Bellamy understands his sisters argument, but, at the moment, he has bigger problems than his sister's need for excitement. He'd done something bad.