Persphyni : I am Darkness

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I was still shocked when we ended the call. The video cutting out as the three of us stayed silent. I could see Clarke and feel Bellamy look at each other than back at me as I continued to stare at the screen. The two of them stayed as they waited for me to do anything.

"You heard that too, right?" I breathed. The words quiet as I processed everything that had just happened. Clarke squeezed my hand and nodded, Bellamy's thumb ran along the back of my other hand.

Both of them giving comfort as I sighed and looked up to the top of the tent. Towards the Ark.

"I'm going to head to bed. We've got training tomorrow." I pulled a happy facade over my tired face. "And I'm going to kick your ass." I stood up pushing Bellamy slightly. I was the first one out of the tent, as the other two stayed sitting. I didn't bother telling them to get some rest, I was too tired.

I made my way to my tent, making sure those who were still awake knew tomorrow was going to be strenuous. The camp slowly became vacant as the few teens up and not on watch ran to their tents for some hours of sleep before I whipped them into shape.

My new cot called my name as I flipped open the tent flaps. This one had the blanket Finn had stolen for me so long ago laying across it, and the orange blanket over my shoulder joined it shortly after I walked in.

I pulled my boots and socks off, my feet finally being free as I let my socks air dry in the corner. Next I pulled my jeans off, the leather very uncomfortable to sleep in, and let those air dry too. I'd need to wash my clothes soon. The mixture of sweat, mud, blood, and other debris from Mother Nature. Like this stick in my hair.

I set my leather jacket down as a pillow for my head and rested my gun on the log table with my dagger. The distance short enough that it would have been the same if I had them on my person.

I had my back turned and was fixing my leather jacket to make it fluffier when someone coughed from outside. I ignored it thinking it was one of the watchers, but after the third time I poked my head out and was met with a cold wind.

"Come on, Blake, you're going to freeze your ass off out here." I rolled my eyes as I stepped back into the tent grabbing my jeans and slipping into them as I stared at the hunched over figure now in my tent.

He didn't say anything as he stared at me. I rose a brow and crossed my arms, telling him to spit it out as I waited.

"Blake, you good?" He nodded slightly as he rubbed a hand along the back of his neck. We stayed in silence for another minute and I had enough.

"Bellamy, what do you need?" I walked closer to him as I softened my voice.

"C-Can I see them?" I would have made a joke about how nervous he was, but I'd be too.

"Yeah, yeah." I stepped back and turned around taking my tank off so he could see the marks along my back. I could feel him eyeing the marks suddenly feeling bare as he gazed at my back. I heard him shuffle around and suddenly he was in front of me.

"What ar-" he shushed me and grabbed the tank from my hand and tossed it on the bed. I wasn't sure what was happening but I was nervous. I watched him drop to one knee and look at my stomach.

"I did this to you." He whispered as he looked at the five red marks that have scabbed over on my stomach. His hand raising to my skin but stopping just before they made contact. His eyes flicking to my collarbone and neck as he sighed.

I just stood there, my arms pinned to my sides as I tried to steady my breathing. I may not have had any experience with the opposite gender, but this was definitely not normal.

"I'm so sorry, I-I-" I interrupted him.

"Shut up, Blake. I don't want to hear it. I don't need to hear it. I got in front of it, and I stayed. Hell I even told you to hit me." I looked down at him, neither of us moved as I spoke.

"I should have stopped. I-" I kicked his front foot.

"Should have, could have, would have. I don't care. Thank you for your apology. Now get some sleep, I'm not going easy on your sappy ass tomorrow." Bellamy nodded, shaking out of his emotional stage as he smirked standing up.

"Want to know what I figured out?"

"What do you mean?"

"Remember when I said I noticed something, the night your wristband quit working?" I nodded eyeing him skeptically.

"Yeah, what about it?" Bellamy simply smirked and walked around me and headed towards the tent flap.

"Night, Persphyni."

"What the hell! Get back here you asshole!" I grabbed my tank and threw it on and stuck my head out of my tent only to watch him disappear with a salute into his tent.

"Jackass."