staying behind with you | bellarke

chapter 26 (final chapter)

Bellamy was so happy his heart could burst out of his chest and explode in tiny pieces. It had been six years since praimfaya, which meant it was safe again for Octavia and the rest to come out. He missed her very much, and never thought he could ever wait so long to see his sister again. Sure, they fought a lot once they came to the ground. Things got complicated with the grounders, Lincoln, Mount Weather... But Octavia was his sister, and Bellamy was sure they could put that in the past. All he wanted now was to hug her.

''Let's do this, shall we gentlemen?'' Diyoza spoke with a small smile on her lips.

During the past years, they got to get to know Diyoza and her crew better. They were all criminals, and that's a pure fact, and some were creepy most of the times, but some also had good in them. Diyoza was one of those people. She used sarcam and fought like a badass, but she did have a soft heart. She ended up being very fond of Madi, sometimes even wanting for her child to become as sweet as her.

''Dumb grounders... can't believe we have to meet again.'' Murphy muttered.

The truth is, John Murphy never believed in their culture. He thought it was idiotic to follow a child with a chip stuck in her head that made her/him see dead people, but he couldn't do anything about it. He wasn't excited for it either, since all they want is to kill and to hurt, most of the times. But he also had friends down there... deliquent fellows, young men and women that once were with him whilst getting to the ground for the first time.

''Raven..'' Zeke tried to grab Raven's hand, but she quickly shrugged it away.

''No, Zeke. I'm tired of this.''

The truth is, Raven and Zeke were perfect for each other. They had been perfect for each other for a while. But another truth is... they were too perfect, they were too similar. It is good to have things in common, but these too were stubborn. After dating for two years, Raven realized the all the love wasn't as present anymore. She didn't feel stupidly in love anymore, she didn't feel as goofy and glowing as before. His lips touching hers didn't make her feel like they were alone in the world without a worry anymore. She'd always care for him, but right now that wasn't enough for her.

''Ready?'' Clarke kissed Bellamy's hand, offering him a warm smile.

''I'm finally going to be surrounded by my entire family again, with all my girls together. I can't wait for Octavia to meet our Madi.'' Bellamy and Clarke shared one last kiss before Diyoza's men started to open the bunker.

Clarke and Bellamy had been unseparable. They were the sun and the moon, the day and the night. They were opposite souls, yet completed each other tirelessly. Kissing each other felt different every time their lips collided, the way their bodies moved in sync was still fascinating for both of them. They wouldn't always agree on everything, but their passion would never fade away.

(...)

''Bellamy, do you want to go first?'' Diyoza asked. They were using ropes to get down the bunker so they could talk with the others down there.

''Yes, thank you.'' Bellamy nodded. He breathed in and out as they attached the rope to him, so he wouldn't fall, and thought about Octavia. How was she doing? Did she change much? Is she even alive?

Suddenly he felt nervous. What if Octavia was still mad at him? What if they could never go back to being normal siblings again? What if-

''Bell?''

His thoughts, his fears, everything washed away. Bellamy finally reached the ground and quickly untied himself from the rope. His sister, the person he loved very dearly, was in front of him. She had bags under her eyes, her forehead had red paint all over it, her hair was more black, more greasy. But that didn't matter. At all. It was his little sister, and right now he just wanted to hug her.

So he did. He walked to her and wrapped his arms around her. ''I missed you so much, O.'' He kissed the top of her head, tears rolling down his cheeks.

''I knew you would come, big brother.''

Octavia didn't have it easy during all those years. Keeping all the clans together wasn't a piece of cake. They started calling her blodreina, the red queen. But... that?

That is a story for another time.

THE END

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It took me sooo long to update most of the times and I'm so sorry for that! I loved writing this story, though. I hope I didn't disappoint you that much <3

Also, I think I'm going to write some parts (maybe an epilogue), so you can all see what happened to Raven and Murphy, how Octavia's copping with not being the commander anymore, how Bellamy and Clarke are doing.

I love you all very much and THANK YOU for the constant support <3333