staying behind with you | bellarke

chapter 19

''Good, you're both here.'' Madi smiles cheekily at the former leaders. ''So, remember when Bellamy said he would teach me how to prepare our meals?'' They both nod. ''I want to do it tonight. I want to cook for you two.''

''I thought you liked hunting...'' Clarke confesses, with a slightly confused look on her face.

''Well, I think it's going to be amazing to not cook for once. Thanks Mads,'' Bellamy nods at the girl with grin.

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The truth is, Madi didn't want to prepare the meal. Ever. She found it disgusting and was glad Bellamy would always do it. But she had to force herself to do it, so her plan would work out just fine. Or so she hoped.

She closed her eyes while grabbing the bird. It was Clarke's favorite. After it's done, she grabbed some nuts. She remembered Bellamy saying that they were jobi nuts, but Madi never really understood what was so special about them... since they were forbidden for her. She thought it would be something similar to the strong drinks that would make Clarke and Bellamy laugh really loud. With a malicious grin, she adds them to the meal, but hides them well enough so they could be eaten without notice.

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''Enjoy,'' Madi places two metal plates in front of them and tries to hide her smirk.

''Aren't you eating with us?'' Clarke furrows her eyebrows.

''I already ate... and I'm tired, so maybe I thought I could go to sleep now? It was a big day.'' The girl quickly says, alterning her looks between Clarke and Bellamy.

''Sure. I hope you feel better tomorrow.'' Bellamy kisses her cheek. ''And thank you for cooking today, I'm sure it's really good.''

''It was time I learned, I guess...'' Madi kisses his cheek and then Clarke's, turning her feet and waving at them while she enters her room. She only hoped her mission would be succeeded.

''She looked weird, didn't she?''

''Don't read much into it, she just seemed tired.''

Clarke nods and they start to eat. It was quite delicious, they both thought. Madi never cooked, so it was a surprise for them.

During the meal, they talked about several things related to their little camp. Lately, their conversation themes always were about the camp. They didn't know what else to say, with nothing happening lately. Sure, they had things in common, but everything seemed so far away. so useless.

''And the watr-'' Clarke stops herself, after realizing her mistake. Bellamy widens his eyes and they stare at each other seconds before bursting in laughter.

''I'm hot.'' Bellamy blurts out and takes off his jacket.

''You sure are.'' Clarke whispers.

'' Whaaaaaaat.'' Bellamy tilts his head to the left.

''Hey Bellamy,'' Clarke gets up. ''Let's sit.'' She grabs his hand and they both sit on the ground. ''This is comfy,'' he nods. ''I think a butterfly is on my boob.'' Clarke giggles.

''It doesn't look like a butterfly,'' Bellamy makes a weird face while staring at her breasts.

''Hey!'' She covers them with her hands. ''Let my butterflies be.''

After some more nonsense and giggles and screams, all due to the jobi nuts Madi put in their food, Clarke and Bellamy had almost all of their clothes on the floor. Clarke only had her panties and a shirt, while Bellamy had only his pants on. They decided the weather was extremely hot and that they would burn to death if they didn't take their clothes off. They also decided that if they were leaning against a tree, all the heat would go away.

''I wish I could kiss the moon.'' Clarke says slowly while staring at the full moon, with a sky full of stars. ''It's so shiny...'' She starts tearing up and after a few moments, actual, agressive, tears roll down her face. ''How can the moon be so shiny?''

''I wish I could grab all the stars and put them in my pocket so I would have a glowing pocket...'' Bellamy suddenly screams and when Clarke looks at him, he's also in tears.

''If you can't, then they aren't worth it.'' Clarke says firmly and hugs Bellamy.

''I could say the same thing, the moon sucks.'' Bellamy quickly answers, hugging her back.

Their eyes get heavy, their body gets tired. Slowly they fall asleep in each other's arms, Clarke's head on Bellamy's chest and Bellamy's arm around her waist. Almost naked, under the effect of jedi nuts, but it couldn't be more perfect.

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Madi passes by the former leader and tries not to chuckle out loud. She had no idea something like this would happen, but she was glad she could be part of it. They were still fallen asleep and Madi didn't want to wake them up, so she went straight to the river to have a bath.

Some time later, Clarke opens her eyes and abruptly sits up. She was formerly lying on the ground, with her arms around Bellamy's waist steadily. With the sudden movement, Bellamy also wakes up. He looks strangely at her and then at the lack of clothes, the remaining's all over the ground.

''What-'' Bellamy and Clarke start at the same time.

''No, wait-''

''I-''

''You go first.'' Bellamy says.

''What the hell happened?'' Clarke questions infuriated. ''Why don't I have pants?''

''The real question is, why don't I remember anything?'' Bellamy also questions.

''I can't remember anything either...''

''Did we... you know...''

''Sleep together?'' Clarke furrows his eyebrow at him.

''Yes. I mean, maybe we got drunk and just... I don't know. But it makes sense doesn't it?''

''A bit. Yes. ''Clarke nods. ''This is weird, so so weird.'' She gets up and grabs her pants, wearing them quickly.

''So-'' They say together once more.

''You first.'' Bellamy smiles at her, while grabbing his shirt.

''Let's forget about this, right? It's not healthy for Madi, whatsoever. We're adults, she's a child.''

Bellamy stared at her, not really knowing what to say. He was expecting a different reaction, he wanted a different reaction. But instead of doing so, he merely nodded.

''You're right. I have to prepare the meal.'' He nods and walks away, not giving Clarke time to say anything else.

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well madi's plan didn't go as well as she hoped :/