I can't lose you...(editing)#wattys2015

Chapter 6 Trouble

Clarke POV

Another month had passed.  It was late October and I had officially started my second trimester.   I was just starting to show, so we have to tell everyone soon.  I wasn't quite ready to share our secret yet although things had gotten easier since my mother and Octavia knew. 

Gradually my mom had reduced my time tending the injured and had me focus more in drying the medicinal herbs we were growing, ginding them into powder storing and labeling them for future use.  My mom had two apprentices, Monroe and Katie, that she had come to rely on for the day to day stuff.

Octavia, when not training with the grounders or spending time with Lincoln, spent her time with me in the early afternoons, helping to tend the herbs.  Lincoln was teaching Octavia to speak Grounder and she was becoming more and more of a go between us and them.  She was a second (warrier in training)  to a grounder named Indra.  She was getting pretty tough and could probably kick Bellamy's ass if he gave her cause to be angry.  Luckily he seemed to approve of Lincoln, so this hadn't become an issue.  I smiled to myself.

We had managed to build ten solid shelters for the winter, each with six sleeping areas and a fireplace in the center built with rocks carried up from the ruins of an old building to the west the hunters had found while scouting.  The remainder would have to sleep in one of the two remaining drop ships at the northern end of our camp.

It was a beautiful morning, so I had taken a moment to go down to the stream and enjoy the sunshine.  Everything was peaceful until I was startled when a grounder broke through the trees on the other side stumbled and fell, he was obviously injured.  I screamed for help and started to wade across the stream by myself. 

As luck would have it Finn was the one to hear my cry and came running.  He too called for backup before he followed me across the stream and together we tried to care for the injured grounder.

I didn't recognize him from among Lexa's people, he was seriously injured as I tried to get a closer look at the wound in his side he grabbed me and said "Trouble, north" then he passed out losing his grip on me.

By this time others had come running, a stretcher was brought to carry him across the stream to the med bay and O had been sent to Lexa to see if she knew anything.

In all the commotion I didn't realize the strange look Finn was giving me.  I looked down and cursed myself silently realizing Finn had noticed my growing belly.  I tried to brush past him to catch up to the others but he grabbed my arm forcing me to stay.

"Clarke, wait."

I paused having no choice. I gave him an icy stare but he continued anyway, clueless as always.

You're pregnant?!" He breathed incredulously.

"And..?"

"Who's the father?"

"That is none of your business!" I replied angrily. "Leave me alone Finn.  Won't Raven be looking for you soon anyway?" I added as an insult and started to cross the stream before he could grab me again. 

When I reached the other side, I realized our little scene had been witnessed as several people were still around waiting to ask me what happened.   Bellamy and Raven among them.  Neither one looked happy.

Bellamy claimed me first grabbing my arm gently.  "Princess, you need to get cleaned up then you need to tell me what happened." He said sternly, his jaw was clenched in anger that was not directed at me.

It was only then that I realized I was soaked and I had blood on my clothes.  I started to shiver so Bellamy removed his jacket and draped it over my shoulders.

We brushed past Raven, who shook her head as we passed. She folded her arms and waited for Finn who was just coming across the stream.

Bellamy tried to hurry us away so as not to witness their exchange but he wasn't fast enough.  All I could think to myself was, this is gonna be trouble.

Finn reached dry ground and yelled at Bellamy, "It's your's isn't it!"

I inhaled sharply  knowing this was gonna be trouble.  Raven just stared at Finn like he had lost his mind.

Bellamy whirled to face him as Finn stalked up to him and pushed him in the chest.  "Are you looking for trouble Spacewalker? "  Bellamy challenged.

Raven yelled,  "Finn stop!"

Finn punched Bellamy, then they were both rolling on the ground and throwing punches. Raven and I both screaming for them to stop but this had been a long time coming. 

Murphy and Jasper,  hearing the commotion came running and pulled them apart.  Bellamy's lip was bleeding and Finn's cheek was starting to swell.

"You're an asshole Bellamy!" Finn yelled Murphy holding him back.  "Admit it's your's!"

"You're the asshole Finn!"  Bellamy replied,  then his lips twisted in a smirk as he answered.  "And yes, it is mine! "

Bellamy grabbed my arm and ushered me up the hill quickly away from Finn and the others, who were staring openmouthed at us.   I was starting to shiver and I wasn't sure if it was from the adreneline or because I was truly chilled.

"Princess, you need to get warm"

"Bellamy you're hurt!"

"It's nothing" he replied, "but you both need to get warm" he reminded me, I nodded.

We got to his tent and I changed quickly.  I started to clean up his lip when I felt his arms at my waist.

"Sorry I lost it Princess." He said ruefully.

"Don't be, Finn's an ass!"  I responded calmly.

"What did you every see in him anyway? " he asked with a smirk.

"Beats the hell out of me!" I shook my head.

Bellamy gave me a kiss and we both went to the med bay to speak to my mom and Kane, knowing our news would be all over the camp by sundown.