Esperança 》B. Blake

1.05

"Have you seen Clarke?"

"Yeah, she went in there." She pointed behind her where the parachute cover the doorway. He nodded and went inside, leaving Roseline alone once again. A few minutes went by and Roseline felt a headache forming from all the noises she was hearing. She needed to be a part of a conversation and focus herself fast, or else she would begin to lose it in the middle of the camp for everyone to see. 

Luckily, her distraction came at the perfect moment, and it came in the form of Clarke denying people their right to go with her on a quest to find Jasper. Roseline jumped up and opened the parachute curtain to reveal Clarke telling Monty to stay at camp.

"What's up here," She touched her index finger to Monty's temple. "it's gonna save us all. You figure out how to talk to the Ark, and I'll bring Jasper back." 

"Can I come?" Roseline asked, walking over to the pair. 

"Um..." Clarke trailed off, giving a quick glance to Wells. "Are you sure?"

Roseline frowned in confusion. "Of course, why wouldn't I be?"

"Nothing," she dismissed before addressing Finn who had just walked in. "Are you ready?"

"I'm not going, and neither should any of you," Finn said. "That spear was thrown with pinpoint accuracy from three-hundred feet--"

"So what, we let Jasper die?" Monty glared.

"That's not gonna happen," Clarke assured, then turned back to Finn with a scowl.

"Spacewalker, huh? What a joke. You think you're such an adventurer, but you're really just a coward." Roseline cringed at the insults thrown, thinking about her hole in the ground again.

"It's not an adventure, Clarke, it's a suicide mission," he tried to explain, but Clarke was already picking up the rest of her gear and leaving the drop-ship. Roseline trailed after her, not wanting to be in the situation any longer. Wells followed behind and handed her a small bag.

"Here," he said. Roseline smiled and clipped the bag around her, grateful to be able to contribute to the group somehow, even if it's just carrying a bag that most likely had nothing in it.

Walking towards the Blake siblings, the three could hear Bellamy say, "You could've been killed." Clarke took this as an opportunity to insert herself into the conversation.

"And she would've been if Jasper hadn't jumped in to pull her out."

Upon seeing people getting ready to leave, Octavia rose to her feet and dusted off her pants. "You guys leaving? I'm coming too."

"No, no, No way. Not again," Bellamy jumped up and set a protective hand on his sister's shoulder. Octavia sputtered, but Clarke nodded in agreement.

"He's right. Your leg's just gonna slow us down." 

"Then why is Rose going? She was scared stiff on the way to Mount Weather. Shouldn't she stay back too?" Octavia huffed, giving a weary eye to Roseline. Her cheeks burned, and she tucked a couple strands of hair behind her ear.

"Yeah..." Clarke crossed her arms and looked at the girl. "if you were so scared of the Grounders, then why are you going out there again?"

Roseline cleared her throat and finally faced the group with her hands on her hips and her head held high. "Well, my dad always said that you should let the fear challenge you, not control you. So, if I let the Grounders scare me into never finding out more about this amazing Earth, then I would be a terrible scientist, And if I die, then at least I died doing something worth while, like saving Jasper, or discovering a new plant species" she finished with a shrug and big smile. Bellamy smirked and nodded while the others furrowed their eyebrows in puzzlement.

"So, uh, what were you here for again?" Bellamy switched the conversation back and stared at Clarke expectantly.

"I'm here for you. I hear you have a gun." The statement shocked Wells, and he gave Clarke a look that said, "What the hell are you doing? Are you crazy? This man cannot be trusted!" Meanwhile, Bellamy raised an eyebrow and lifted his shirt just enough to where they could all see the handle of a handgun protruding from his waistband. Roseline fiddled with the strap on her backpack. She wasn't sure if she liked the idea of her former janitor owning a weapon.

"Good. Follow me." Clarke started to walk away but Bellamy stayed put.

"And why would I do that?" Clarke rolled her eyes and turned around.

"Because you want them to follow you, and right now, they're thinking only one of us is scared." She gave a smug smirk to to the man as he pondered her words. Nodding along, he grabbed a jacket and called over Murphy.

"Murphy, you come with me. Atom, my sister doesn't leave this camp. Is that clear?" Atom and Murphy both gave a firm nod which seemed to satisfy Bellamy.

"I don't need a babysitter," Octavia grumbled. Roseline tilted her head and squinted her eyes at the demand, which led to Octavia cracking a small smile.

Ignoring his little sister, Bellamy continued on, "If anybody touches her, they answer to me."

"Are we ready then?" Roseline asked. Bellamy and the others confirmed with nods, and she grinned, skipping ahead of the group with hope in her heart. "Cool! Then let's get this show on the road!"

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A/N: hello hope you enjoyed!! also i hope you guys like the new cover!!

anyways, happy reading!!

-kate