Someone like you

Chapter Ten

“Romeo, look how big you are.” Bellamy kisses Romeo’s head.
After losing the baby, a year later she got pregnant again and had Romeo Blake. They called him Romeo because Clarke and Bellamy’s favourite subject on the Ark was Shakespeare. So the name was an easy choice. They loved it. Romeo looks just like his father at two years of age. Aria and Bear are 11 years old. So grown up. Clarke still has her shape, not losing it to pregnancy.
“Bellamy.” Clarke calls.
He gets up and makes his way to Clarke. “Yes, princess?” He jokes, kissing her lightly.
“I just wanted to say thank you. For everything.” She smiles widely.
“You don’t need to thank me, you had the babies.” Bellamy laughs, placing his arm around Clarke.
“I couldn’t do it without you.” She takes a deep breath. “Do you think Miller is still alive?”
“Why would you ask that?” Bellamy asks.
“Maybe he got killed by Murphy or worse, the grounders.” Clarke twiddles with her fingers.
“Miller is a killer, he murdered our baby. We banished him but he deserved worse. He deserves to die.” Bellamy removes his arm from Clarke.
“You’re right, I’m sorry.” She exclaims, leaning back into Bellamy. Clarke looks up to Bellamy and he looks down to her. “We have Aria, Bear and Romeo. What else do we need?” She places her hand on Bellamy’s cheek and leans in to kiss him. She leans back as Bellamy goes on top of her. She giggles, which makes Bellamy chuckle. “We shouldn’t.”
“We won’t” He replies, before kissing Clarke again.  
                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                ***
“Hey, Aria look at this one.” Hunter beckons Aria over to a blossoming rose all alone in the woods.
“It’s beautiful.” Her eyes mesmerized by its beauty.
“You’re beautiful.” He smiles, looking up to her. She blushes before Hunter looks away in embarrassment. He picks the flower. “May I?” He asks.
Aria nods. Slowly, Hunter pulls back her long brown hair from her face. Placing the red rose in her hair. Aria laughs and so does Hunter. They have been sneaking out to be with each other. Aria taught him how to hunt well, Hunter taught her about nature. They have been doing this for three years. Because Aria liked him a lot and she knew that he liked her too. Together they were best friends. Growing up together. Yet she still hasn’t told her parents and wasn’t planning too- ever. Hunter lies on the trunk of a tree, Aria beside him.
“I love it out here.” Aria exclaims, closing her eyes and feeling the wind.
“Me too.” Hunter replies. “Have you told your parents about our friendship?”
Aria turns to him and gasps. “No.” She opens her eyes. “Nor will I ever.”
“Why? Because I’m not good enough for you?” His face serious.
“No, because you’re a grounder.” She states, leaning against him. “Anyway, they can’t stop me. We’re best friends forever. So there is nothing they can do about it.”
“I guess so.” He laughs. Aria laughs too.
“Aria?” Bear comes sprinting in. His face full of shock when he sees the rose, his sister and the grounder. And he starts trembling and then sprints off again.
“Oh great!” Aria jumps up and is about to run after her cry-baby of a brother but turns back toward Hunter. “I have to go. See you tomorrow?”
He nods and Aria quickly goes to Hunter and kisses the side of his cheek before running off again. She smiles, and she notices that he is chuckling too.
“Bear wait!” She shouts. Reaching and grabbing her brother. “Please don’t tell mum and dad!”
“Tell them what? That you’re friends with a grounder?” He whispers the last word. ‘Grounder’. “I have to Aria!”
“What, it’s not like I’m the only one with a friend. You and Winter seem to have hit it off well.” She states.
“Yeah, but Winter is one of us! Not the enemy.” He tells her. “I have to tell.”
“No, you don’t! Stop being a tell tell tit for once in your pathetic life!” She shouts.
“Fine. I’ll just tell dad.” He states walking off.
“If you tell dad, he will kill me!” She explains, standing in Bear’s way.
“No he won’t! Fine, mum then.” He pushes her.
“NO!” She stops Bear from moving. “Mum will tell dad then it’s just the same concept of telling them both!”
Bear chuckles then carries on.
“Fine! Tell them. But it will be your fault that I’m going to be depressed for the rest of my life!” She dramatically shouts then runs off back to camp. Hoping that that will shut him up.
                                                                                              ***
“Come on Romeo, say something.” Clarke pesters as Romeo keeps talking baby like. Bellamy is in the corner cleaning his boots.
“Clarke, princess, he needs time. Octavia didn’t learn to talk until she was three.” Bellamy exclaims.
“Hey stop talking about me behind my back.” A heavily pregnant Octavia comes in. All three of them laugh. But then Bear runs in.
“Dad” He starts.
But then Aria runs in behind him and kicks his shins. “We wanted to know how Romeo is.” She lies, giving Bear the stare.
“He’s fine, where did you get the rose Aria?” Bellamy walks up to her and strokes her cheek.
“Erm.” She replies, trying to think of something to say.
“Aria got it from a grounder.” Bear rushes out.
“Bear!” Aria shouts, kicking him again.
Bellamy stands in between. His face turned all serious. “Hey! Downstairs now!”
Aria and Bear both stumble down the stairs. Octavia follows and so do Clarke and Romeo. Not wanting to miss the action. The children sit at the table, while the adults are standing around them.
“Bear, what do you mean she got it from a grounder?” His voice like a dog, welcoming at first but then he’s going to snap.
He looks at his sister, then back at his father before angering. “I went into the woods to find Aria sitting with a grounder. All buddy, buddy. She spotted me and shouted at me to not say anything. But like a good brother I was worried about her. You know, being with the sworn enemy.”
“Aria, is this true?” Bellamy asks, his eyes watering.
“Yes but No!” She replies, her voice soft and quiet.
“Aria, you shouldn’t be with a grounder.” Clarke steps in, Romeo in her hands.
“But Aunty Octavia is having a baby with a grounder!” Aria states.
“Hey, don’t bring me into this.” Octavia adds.
“But sweetie that’s different.” Bellamy explains. “We’ve met Lincoln and he’s nice. And we trust him.”
“Yeah but you’ve never met Hunter! You have no idea what he’s like. But I do! And I trust him with all my heart!” She shouts before standing up and running out of the room. Bear follows after her.
“Oh god.” Bellamy curses, leaning against the table. He’s stressed because it’s the first time he’s told off Aria and it feels horrid.
“Aria wait!” Bear shouts after her.
“Wait for what?” She spits in his face.
“Mum and dad hate me because of you! It’s all your fault!”
“Please stop!” Bear cries.
“Do you know what else is your fault?” She glances around. “Mum nearly died having you! She only was expecting me! I was the first. She didn’t want you! So thanks a lot for that Bear. My hero, nearly killing my mother and telling me off real bad! I love you so much.” She smiles sarcastically but the tears are still showing. She’s about to cry but she runs off instead.
She leaves Bear on his own, tears dripping down his face. It was all his fault.
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“Are you okay honey?” Clarke kisses the back of Bellamy’s head. He’s been like this since the argument.
“No, I’m not. Clarke I shouted at Aria. She probably hates me now.” He tells her.
“Hey, you did what a normal parent would do. She did something bad and she needed to be told off. But you still love her and she still loves you.”
“She was right, we haven’t even met the grounder, and we don’t even know what he’s like.” He explains.
“Then we will change that.” Clarke smiles, which gives Bellamy an idea.
“Well, I’m going to bed princess.” He kisses her on the lips before crawling under the blankets and resting.
Clarke goes into the kid’s room, to find Aria in a deep sleep but Bear is still fidgeting around. Sniffling as well.
“Bear sweetie, what’s wrong?” She sits next to him rubbing his head. “Do you have a fever?” Her voice full of concern.
“No mum, just go away. I don’t want you to be in danger.” He states, turning away from her.
“What do you mean by that Bear?” Clarke asks, forcing him to look at her.
“You weren’t planning on having me. I was a mistake. You nearly died because I was born.” He sobs. “It’s all my fault.”
Clarke breaths out and lies next to Bear on the bed. “Bear, it’s not your fault. Don’t ever think that again.” She puts her arm around his and tries to fall asleep. “I love you.” But Bear has already fallen asleep.
Bellamy is fast asleep, his head in his pillow.
“Daddy.” A small voice whisper’s from the doorway.
He wakes up, a red mark on his face from the pillow. “Yeah.” He replies to the darkness. But then Aria comes in, looking sad and glum. She walks up to the bed and pulls down the covers and climbs in.
“Can I sleep with you tonight?” She asks, her voice so pure and gentle.
“Sure.” Bellamy replies. Holding back his smile.
Aria turns to face him and lies her head on her father’s chest. Her arm around him, Bellamy’s around her shoulders. He kisses the top of her head.
“Always.” He lets his smile out because he is so happy that his daughter has forgiven him. He’s so happy to be with his daughter. Because Clarke was right. Everyone needs to be taught a lesson otherwise they won’t learn. And mainly because he loves her. Loves her to pieces.