Someone like you

Chapter Eight

“Bear, come on. If we want to go hunting before dark we should go now.” Bellamy states picking up his knifes and gun.
The children are four now, talking and walking. Bellamy insists that he should teach Bear hunting and Clarke teach Aria medicine. Clarke agreed and today is the day.
“I don’t want to go!” Bear shouts, dropping his knife and stomping his feet. Clarke picks up the knife places it on the table. Nodding her head at Bellamy. She takes Bear’s hands in her’s.
“Why don’t you want to go sweetie?” She asks, brushing his blonde hair from his eyes.
“I don’t like killing animals.” He sobs.
“You’re never tried, you might be good at it.” Bellamy interrupts, tapping his son’s back.
“I want to go! I want to go!” Aria jumps in shouting.
“No Aria, let the males do this job. You can help mummy with medical.” Bellamy picks her up and tickles her, she lets out a laugh. Bellamy blows on her tummy and she kicks and kicks with laughter. “Okay.”
She nods innocently and runs to her mum.
“Come on Bear, it’ll be fun.” Bellamy picks him up, kisses Clarke goodbye and exits the cottage. Ready to hunt.
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“Aren’t you so beautiful.” Clarke brushes through Aria’s dark locks. “Are you looking forward to medical?”
“I want to hunt with daddy.” Aria crosses her arms in a huff.
“Let’s at least try.” She takes Aria’s hand and they walk together to the medical room.
Once they are in, Clarke moves things around to get it all ready. She sterilizes her hands and Aria’s. Clarke opens the door and the first person enters. Octavia.
“Aunty Octavia!” Aria runs up and hugs her.
“Hello Aria.” She picks her up and returns the hug. “So, you’re running the med business now?” She jokes.
“Yeah.” She replies, Octavia places her bag on the floor and walks up to Clarke.
“How can we help you?” Clarke asks.
“I cut my finger on a piece of wood, maybe Aria could fix it?” She suggests.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah! Please mummy!” Aria begs.
“Okay, okay, do you remember what I taught you?” Clarke asks Aria.
“Yes.” She says innocently. Aria gets some sterilizer and sprays it on Octavia’s wound. Clarke mouths thank you to Octavia and she smiled back. Clarke helps someone else enter who has a fever. Every few minutes she looks over to see if Aria is doing okay.  But Aria wasn’t doing okay, Octavia’s finger looks like it’s about to blow up. Aria’s wrapping a bandage on the finger but missing the wound. Octavia’s tugging on some cloth to stop herself from screaming in pain. Clarke gets up and is about to walk over there but Octavia shakes her head. Knowing that Aria will be heartbroken and really upset if you tell her she’s doing it wrong. She’s stubborn. That’s one of the things she has in common with her mum. Stubbornness.
Aria finishes with Octavia’s finger, her face hot with sweat and Octavia’s plated with dry tears. She says thank you and exits the medical room. Aria looks at Clarke and sees that she is really busy. So she quickly tiptoes out of the medical room and outside the wall. Into the woods.
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“Be real still.” Bellamy whispers to Bear. There is a small white bunny, hoping along, clueless. Bear wipes his eyes to stop himself from crying. He doesn’t move, and he tries not to breath. Bellamy stops moving, tilts his axe back then throws it at the bunny. Bear runs straight towards the bunny. Making as much noise as he can. The bunny hops away quickly. Bellamy runs to Bear, the knife still flying in the air- heading straight towards Bear. Bellamy sprints and darts on top of Bear and they both duck. The knife sticks into the tree and Bellamy lets out a sigh of relief. Bear stands up and runs off, Bellamy follows after him. He stops in his tracks because he can hear sobbing. He looks around a tree to see Bear crying. Bellamy sits next to him and places his arm around his son.
“I could have killed you Bear! Why did you do that?” He asks, his voice low and stern.
“You should have let me die, better me than that innocent bunny.” Bear sobs. “I’m never going to be like you, I’m weak and useless.”
“No!” He faces Bear and wipes the tears from his eyes. “Don’t ever say that! You are not useless, Bear you are my son and I love you whatever!”
“Yeah, but I’m a disappointment to you, I can tell. Aria’s your favourite because she isn’t a sacredly cat.”
Bellamy gets up and offers Bear a hand up. “Let’s go home.” Bear takes his hand and together they walk back to camp.
“I’m sorry dad, I didn’t mean what I said.” Bear tells Bellamy.
Bellamy smiles weakly. “Let’s just forget about it okay.”
“Okay.” He replies. Bear releases his father’s hand and takes the axe from Bellamy’s belt. They both stop and try to be as silent as they can. Bear spots a badger and tilts back the axe just like his father. And he’s about to throw it but the badger stops snuffling around. In fact he’s stopped breathing.
“What?” Bellamy tells Bear to hide behind a tree before going to investigate. When he reaches the badger he sees that another axe has hit it right in the head. The badger was dead.
“Daddy, did you see that? That was great!” Aria runs from the bushes, smiling happily at what she’s done.
“You did this?” She nods. “Why aren’t you with your mother?” He asks sternly.
“It got boring after a while.” She admits. “Aren’t you happy?” Her smile turning into a frown.
“Bear it’s okay, you can come out now.” He shouts sweetly. And Bear does, he comes running to Bellamy.
“Aria?” He asks. Then he looks down at the dead badger. “He was mine! I was about to hunt it!”
“Well, you were so rubbish. I decided to step in.” Aria boosts.
“Aria that’s enough!” Bellamy interrupts. “Mummy is probably really worried about you now and you’re selfishness. You could have got hurt out here.” He turns to Bear. “I know you’re upset Bear but what you just did- that was bravery. You showed me that you are not weak and useless. Obviously, I already knew that but you did great okay. Tomorrow, you can try helping in the medical room instead.” He takes Bear and kisses the top of his head. Then does the same with Aria.
“Aria!” Clarke shouts in the distance. When she sees them she runs towards them in worry. “Never run away like that!” Octavia is with her.
“Clarke it’s okay, she’s a natural.” He points to the dead badger. “But Bear would like to be in the medical room instead.”
“Is this true Bear?” She crouches down to his height.
He nods, Clarke hugs him tightly and places her hand on his head.
“You.” She moves to Aria. “You should have told me you were leaving!”
“I’m sorry, it’s just that you looked busy.” Aria sobs. “I won’t ever do it again.”
“I should hope so.” Clarke smiles. Kissing Aria’s head. “Let’-.”
“Let Octavia take them home.” Bellamy interrupts. “Do you mind O?”
“Of course not.” She smiles taking Aria’s hand in her left and Bear’s in her right.
Clarke gets up and laughs. “Why can’t we just take them home?” She asks.
Bellamy watches as Octavia and his kids walk away until they are out of sight.
“Because, I want to do this.” Bellamy states, kissing Clarke. She returns the kiss lovingly. Clarke jumps and Bellamy catches her legs and they grip around his waist. Bellamy leans Clarke against a tree but his lips don’t leave Clarke’s.
“I love Aria and Bear.” Clarke breaths through kisses.
“I love you.” Bellamy replies placing her on the floor and removing his shirt. “Do you want another one?”
“Do you?” She leans up and kisses him on the cheek. 
“I just don’t want you to go through the pain again. I couldn’t handle you leaving me.” Bellamy admits.
“I won’t.”  
Bellamy pulls off her top and lies on top of her. Kissing her lips and neck. Loving her always.
“I love you too.” Clarke whispers. Gently closing her eyes.