From the Ashes

20

"'And into the
Forest
I go, to lose my
Mind
And find my
Soul.'"

- Unknown

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It has been around an hour since Bear was finally ripped from those plastic serpents stealing her blood. Laying on the bunk above Monty's, she rested her chin on her folded hands, as she peered down at Miller, as new girl Harper and Monty sat beneath her.

"Ok, it's safe to talk..." Jasper said, the noise from the radio increasing,"we brought some time. We need to recruit the others... only people we trust."

"How much time are we buying here, exactly?" Miller wondered.

"Enough time for Clarke to get our asses out of here," Bear huffed.

"We don't even know of Clarke's still alive," Harper wondered."

Reaching down with one hand, Bear pet the top of the girls head,"If she doesn't come back for us, I will raise hell, you can bet on that."

"I'm tired of puking..." Harper mumbled, fanning her face slightly, as the heat trickled around in her bloodstream.

"I'm tired of being a human pincushion," Miller argued.

"Yeah, well, I'm just tired of seeing grey walls and artificial lighting," Bear growled,"It's like solitude all over again... but, this time, I'm a schizophrenic."

"I know this sucks, but as long as it seems like we're cooperating, we're buying ourselves time," Jasper said, trying to bring hope into the equation.

"Time for what? I say if we're gonna die in here, we might as well die trying to escape," Miller said.

"Watch it, Miller," Bear smiled, drowsily,"Your Bellamy is showing.

The boy looked up at the girl, and rolled his eyes, causing her to do the same.

"Look, we've been over this, after Clarke left... there is no escape," Jasper stated.

"How do you know that, exactly," Bear hummed,"I mean, it's not like you've tried... all you've been doing is running after a mountain chick."

"Not like you haven't been doing the same thing," Jasper mumbled.

Eyes ablaze, Bear turned away,"I don't know what you're talking about..."

"Well, if we can't escape, than what can we do?" Harper asked.

"We're criminals, remember," Jasper smiled,"So let's be criminals."

"Ok, count me in because this shit sounds dangerous," Tangerine snickered, by Bears side.

"We have four thief's, one murderer, and illegal child," Jasper counted off,"What havoc can we cause?"

Tangerines hand shot up like they were in school again.

-

Leaning in a doorway, Miller searched the hallway for any in coming guards, with Jasper beside him. Bear was leaning against a wall, with Tangerine, as backup to cause havoc of anybody came, before they finished the job.
Smiling at the camera in the hallway, Bear waved, knowing that Reese was on the other side of it. She was a part time security guard.