𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜, 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍

𝓧larke, Anastasia, and Wells were rushing through the woods, and Murphy and Bellamy were slowly following from behind.

"What's the rush?" Bellamy asked jokingly, his face appeared out from the bushes, "you don't survive from a spear through the heart" Bellamy he explained as their feet halted in the small clearing.

"Put the gun away, Bellamy" Anastasia commanded noticing that his gun was being flung in his hand.

"Well, why don't you do something about it" Murphy tormented trying to attack the girl, not caring that he was aiming up to punch her. His hand was about to reach Anastasia's face when Bellamy grabbed it and pushed him back. Bellamy complied tucking his gun into the waistband.

"Jasper screamed when he moved" Clarke said bluntly ignoring the event that just happened, "If the spear struck his heart, he would have died instantly" Clarke explained with a huff as her mind was racing.

"Doesn't mean we have time to waste" Anastasia added as Clarke nodded in agreement while the began to turn around.

"As soon as you take off your wristband, princess" he said grabbing a hold of Anastasia's wrist causing Wells and Clarke to stop. "We can go" Anastasia looked up and down from his hand to his eyes, as he had this malicious smirk on his face.

"The only way the Ark is gonna think i'm dead is if I'm dead, i thought you understood that the first time" Anastasia said pulling her wrist back from Bellamy, she gratefully looked at the wristband on her wrist.

"Brave princess" Bellamy chuckled as their was a rustling in the woods behind them grabbing their attention.

"You call this a rescue party?" Spacewalker voice erupted as he pushed past the bushes to meet the rest of the group in the small clearing, "Got to split up, cover more ground" he explained looking at the groups lowly attempt, "Clarke, come with me" he stated as Clarke agreed, following him deeper into the woods.

The others stood in a circle of scowls, as clearly any pairing they choose would cause problems. Eventually Bellamy offered to take Wells, as they headed off. Anastasia voiced much dissent, as her and Murphy was left. She pushed forward as Murphy stayed behind. She hoped that keeping decent distance from him would mean she could make it out hopefully alive.

"You know..." Murphy began taunting speeding up to her area, before Anastasia cut him off.

"I know anything that you say is going to be better unsaid" she cut in, rolling her eyes as Murphy broke out into a half-hearted laugh, "Can we just keep our distance, and our mouths shut?" Anastasia asked ignoring his clearing insulting laugh.

"As you wish Princess" he threw his hands up, shoving it in his pockets as they continued along. The silence, was actually complete silence, only broken by the shuffling of dirt or the wind blowing through the trees, creating a song. She could still feel his eyes on her, maybe just hoping for her to trip over her feet so he could see her get beat up.

She could see the faint outline of Bellamy and Wells talking as they walked the path beside them. It seemed like their conversation was just as enjoyable as her and Murphy's brief one. Murphy was interested in her newfound distraction, as he tracked her eye-line locating Bellamy and Wells walking next to them.

Murphy's breaths grew louder, as he began approaching her and eventually Anastasia could feel his breath on her neck, "Can you stop?" She questioned him, breaking her stare, but still kept her eyes forward on the path.

"You know Bellamy's just being nice to you, so he can get your bracelet, while also getting you to agree to help him rule" Murphy remarked with a slight smirk as he looked her up and down, there was a silence as Anastasia shallowed deeply, "That's what I wanted to say before" he retorted with a slight laugh before picking up his speed as Anastasia was behind his dust trial.

"Hey guys!" Anastasia heard Clarke's voice bounce off the forest "We found something!"

This caused everybody to pick up speed as they reached the river bed. They all walked over to find Clarke and Finn standing near a rock covered in blood. Clarke held up a pair of muddy goggles, as they were already beginning to dry to the plastic.

"If we find him, he's going to need a lot of medical attention" Anastasia said looking as the blood dripped off of the rock. She took a deep breath before abruptly standing up and walking away from the mess. They stood in silence as they watched Finn with his eyes closely on the mess and the surroundings.

"This way" Finn said walking away from the river along a small stream. The rest followed him as the kicked up the low water. The mud on the bottom reached the top with splashing s as they tugged through the new muddy water.

"Hey!" Murphy called out, "How do we know this is the right way" He asked being the last one in the line.

"We don't" Bellamy spoke up "Spacewalker thinks he's a tracker" he dismissed the boy with disdain.

"It's called cutting signs, fourth year earth skill" Anastasia snapped back, "He's good" she remarked watching Finn take in the environment below kneeling down to the ground underneath a snapped brush, as he moved it to the side before looking forward.

"You want to keep it down or should i paint a target on your backs?" Finn questioned rhetorically looking around the forest.

Bellamy came up behind Wells and whispered something into his ear to make him tense up and clench his fist. Anastasia looked at Bellamy with a disgusted and annoyed look, the mix was odd but it gave off the meaning she wanted it to. Cries echoed throughout the forest for a moment before disappearing, all their heads jumped up.

"What the hell was that?" Murphy asked as the others looked around the forest, scanning the environment while still looking upon it in fear.

"Now would be a good time to take out that gun" Clarke said to Bellamy, as he reached in his pocket.

Her and Finn ran out to follow the sound, as it came through again. They crushed the brushes breaking more branches as rushed through the untamed forest. They reached a clearing in the woods, in the middle of it was Jasper hanging from a tree tied up by vines. He moaned in pain constantly, barely conscious.

"Jasper" Clarke said pushing past the last of the brushes.

"Clarke! Be careful!" Wells shouted as the rest followed behind. Anastasia rushed over to her friend picking up speed and passing the others till she was in the front.

"Clarke I think i should look at him first" Anastasia said walking in front of Clarke.

Just then her feet fell beneath her, she saw her life flash before her eyes. A hand gripped on her arm, keeping her up as the wooden poles scraped past her skin. She looked up to see Bellamy staring at her, she looked at her wrist banded arm that he was holding.

The perspiration made the grip wobbly, and she could feel every sudden inch slipping away from her. His eyes were transfixed on her band, almost like he was contemplating the decision. He had control right now over if she lived or died, and she hoped he would pull her up, forget about the Ark for a second and save her.

"Pull her up! Pull her up" Clarke and Wells were screaming at him.

His eyes blinked off of the band and into her eyes. Anastasia gave him an pleading look, she gave him the same look that he received when he was rushing her onto the drop ship.

His arm started moving, and Anastasia's feet slowly floated up from the wooden poles. His arm disconnected from hers when she reached the grassy plain.

"Are you okay?" Clarke rushed over to her, grabbing Anastasia hand. They didn't hesitate pulling her from the ground, helping her back to her feet.

"Yeah" she replied brushing off the dirt from her legs as she found her balance.

"We need to get him down" Clarke said changing the subject, looking at Jasper still tied up in the tree, blood covering his entire body.

"I'll climb up there and cut the vines" Finn said taking out his knife.

"I'm with you" Wells offered walking up behind for Finn to only push him away.

"No, stay with them, and watch him" Finn said looking at Bellamy

"You" he nodded to Murphy "Let's go" Murphy reluctantly followed Finn.

"There's a poultice on his wound" Clarke said looking at Jasper more closely. Anastasia's head shot up to see a green patch covering his wound, as it blocked any blood to flow out of his body.

"Medicine?" Anastasia pondered as she stared at the boy, "Why would they save his life, just to string him up as live bait?" She questioned, trying to get a better look at the wound.

Without thinking she took one step only to be pulled back by Bellamy grabbing her arm, making her stop. Her breath quicken as she looked down in front of her feet noticing the hole that he had saved her from again.

She pushed back more only finding centimeters in front of her feet and the edge. Anastasia fell into Bellamy's chest roughly, as his hands now fully wrapped around her body. She stepped to the side abruptly feeling embarrassed as she wiggled through his arms.

"Maybe what they're trying to catch likes it's dinner to be breathing" Bellamy answered shaking off the recent experience.

"Maybe what they're trying to catch is us" Finn suggested before him and Murphy began climbing up the tree.

They both got out their knives when they reached the top and began cutting at the vines holding Jasper to the tree, his screams became louder as they began cutting almost like he was urging they to cut faster, like he was worried.

"Hurry up, Murphy" Finn said as they continued sawing through the vines. It was taking longer than they expected to cut through them.

"Be careful" Clarke called from below.

An animalistic growl sounded off echoing through the forest. It caused Anastasia to jump, Finn and Murphy had stopped cutting and began looking around.

"What the hell was that?" Murphy questioned his eyes now focused on the ground passed the tree.

"Grounders?" Bellamy questioned as a black figure stalked in the bushes.

The group looked around frantically but the visibility of the creature was hidden by the overgrown grasses around them, that have the decaying color of brown. The black was hidden but not unnoticed.

"Bellamy! Gun!" Clarke shouted as she looked around trying to look for the animal.

Anastasia watched as Bellamy reached for his gun in his belt, but when he didn't feel it he became frantic. His eyes looked down as he began looking for the gun around the other places on him.

Just then two shots came from behind Anastasia towards the grasses, she ducked her head rapidly. She looked behind her and saw Wells holding the rubbed off gun with a sense of fear at what he has done. Anastasia was stunned as she watched him shake the gun with continued contusions.

She fell sideways as he fired off another side, ignoring the girl he almost hit. The shot didn't miss the cat, but it was a graze that just sent it retreating.

Anastasia had no clue where it was, they danced around the cleared area as the group looked for the cat once more. The sound of growling awoken her senses, as she turned towards her side, when the beast jumped out at her.

Bellamy pulled her away quickly as she fell back into him colliding on the ground, with a thud. Wells fired his last shot at the cat killing it, as it collapsed next to the duo on the ground. Anastasia looked at the cat as it's giant teeth glared at her sending her up back to the standing position quickly, as Bellamy made his way up with the weight of Anastasia stopping him.

Wells stepped to the beast as he fired the trigger again but the only thing that came out was an continuously clicking noise, he then threw the gun on the ground. Bellamy walked over the the cat and then looked at Wells.

"Now she sees you" Bellamy said breathlessly to Wells, with a sense of humor.

Murphy and Finn finished cutting Jasper free while Bellamy and Wells placed the cat on the parachute that Wells packed in his bag.

Wells and Finn took Jasper while Bellamy and Murphy carried the cat back to the camp. Clarke and Anastasia led the way trying to remember the way back as the sun began setting and the second night on earth began.

Wells, Finn, Clarke and Anastasia headed straight towards the drop ship where Jasper's friend was waiting.

"Is he?" Jasper's friend asked looking at Jasper as Wells and Finn carried him in.

"He's alive" Clarke said comforting the boy with a hand on his shoulder.

"I need boiled water and strips of cloth for bandage" Anastasia said butting into the conversation, his friend nodding before jutting off.

Anastasia looked at Bellamy as him and Murphy revealed the cat that almost killed her to the rest of the camp. The camp starting jumping up and down in excitement as they were all getting hungrier.

Anastasia heard the shouts of his name, she could easily pick his face out as the crowd that began to hoard. She caught him looking off into her direction and she decided to go inside the drop ship, to cater to Jasper with Jasper's friend now behind her with water and cloths.

Anastasia kept the poultice on, it was making him feel better and right now it was the only thing blocking the wound from opening. Anastasia dipped a cloth into the water and began wiping the blood off of his face and his chest. Making sure to clean off the blood near his wound.

"Is he going to be okay?" Clarke asked climbing up the stairs.

"We need medicine, the most I can do right now is clean his wound and stitch it up, but i'm going to need more light for that" Anastasia said dipping her cloth in more water.

"I can finish up, you should go get some food, I mean the damn cat almost killed you" Clarke said taking the cloth from Anastasia.

"Yeah, haha, thanks" Anastasia said standing up and walking towards the stairs.

She placed her foot climbing down the steps slowly noticing the spilt water that fell making the steps slippery. She move the drape over the drop ship door to she the fire burning brighter than before. She looked over to the fire to see a line form one by one walking towards one of Murphy's followers.

Then they walked over to Bellamy to receive meat. Murphy's follower was prying their bracelet off and in return they would get food. Anastasia looked at the meat, she felt her stomach grumble, it's been nearly two days and she hasn't eaten.

Her hand involuntary reached down to her wrist where her band sat firmly wrap around her skin. She met Bellamy's eyes on her as she contemplated her decision. His smirk was all it took for her turn away and head for the darkness on the other side.

She found herself a log that looked over the forest, trees cleared out so she could watch the night sky. She looked up hoping that she could maybe see the Ark, the familiar place she called home. Anastasia was starting to forget it, the halls, her room where she hung her forbidden paintings. She once knew the entire ark from the restricted sections to the council's room. It was one of the test she had to take, requested by her father of course.

"You hungry?" She heard his voice saw behind her.

"That depends, will i have to take off my wristband?" She asked him with dissent in her voice as she sighed. Bellamy groaned walking over to her and sliding his legs over so he was sitting on the log. In his hand was a stick of me perfectly cooked over the fire.

"No, just take it" he said holding it out to her.

"I'm good" Anastasia replied keeping her eyes off the meat, it just made her mouth water. She tried to focus on the night sky by the wind was blowing the smell into her face.

"Then you're just going to have to let this perfectly good meat go to waste" He smirked dangling the piece of meat over the soil, below the log, with a loose grip.

Anastasia watched it playing off an uncaring face, but inside she was desperately crying out for him to not let it go. He watched her face removing a finger from the top, looking back at her as she had a slight switch.

"Just take it" Bellamy stated swinging the stick around so the meat could face her mouth, "I know you want it" Anastasia met his eyes before snatching it quickly, as she ripped it a bite of with her teeth chomping down on it as it melted in her mouth.

She had a slight change in mood unnoticed to the fact that she was bobbing her head along joyfully. She didn't realize until a laugh fell out of Bellamy's mouth as he shook his head in amusement at her.

"Glad you like it" he uttered with a smile, as she looked up at him covering her mouth waiting for the piece she was eating to disappear before she spoke.

"Thanks" she nodded, "For this" she motioned to her meat, "And for saving me multiple times on the rescue mission" she remarked as she dropped the empty stick to the ground back where it came from.

"I mean I wasn't really given a choice" he remarked going back to his old self. Anastasia was shocked by his response, as she slid back tensing up, "But I would do it again" he whispered slightly standing up from the log as he watch the fire grow bigger, as they began throwing their sticks into it. He stepped away from the girl, as he walked back to his people welcomed by a great cheer.