Violet and Octavia were talking when they heard the voices of Clarke and Finn as they made their way back into camp.
"I need boiled water to make the medicine."
Bellamy then spoke up, "Get Clarke whatever she needs."
Wells left to go dig the grave.
Violet followed Octavia over to Bellamy.
"It's about time. They're gonna kill Jasper." Octavia was the first to speak up. She went to walk past him to see what the guys had set down.
"Octavia just stay there." Bellamy had tried to hold her back.
"Bell stop." she shoved past him. Violet watched Octavia with furrowed brows and went to follow her before Bellamy grabbed her hand and pulled her to him.
They watched as Octavia crouched down and uncovered Atoms lifeless body.
"There's nothing I could do." Bellamy tried to explain.
Octavia held her hand up at him, "Don't." She covered his body and stood up and walk past the couple. Bellamy tried to grab her her but she wasn't having it.
Violet turned to Bellamy. "I'm gonna go after her."
"Wait!" Bellamy stopped her. "It wasn't my fa-"
"I know Bell. She's just upset. She'll come around."
As she went to leave he stopped her again.
"Bell wha-" He interrupted her with a kiss that left her breathless.
"Go ahead," he motioned her along. She walked backwards for a moment touching her lips. "Right," she said breathlessly. She left to go find her Octavia.
"O wait!" Violet yelled as she caught up to her.
"Vi I really don't want to talk about it."
"You don't have to." Violet instead just wrapped the girl up in her arms and held her tight. Octavia let out sigh and reciprocated the hug as she slightly sobbed into the older girls shoulder. "Just let it out O, I'm here."
They stood like that for a few minues before Octavia gathered herself up and wiped away the tears. "We should go help Clarke with Jasper."
"Yes. We should." The two started walking into the drop ship. "Hey V?"
"Can you stay with me tonight?"
Violet smiled. "Of course. Anything you need."
Both Octavia and Violet watched as Clarke fed Jasper the medicine. Octavia running her hands down his face.
Clarke looked up at Octavia, "I'm really sorry, about Atom."
Octavia stiffened up at the mention, "I guess we're gonna have to get used to people dying here, aren't we?" She looked down at Jasper and spoke softly, But not you. You hear me? You're not allowed to die."
Violet smiled at the interaction. She felt good that Jasper was going to make it through this. Not only was he great person and she adored him, but he was another person that would look after Octavia.
"Smooth." Finn remarked watching Monty cough down the whiskey he had found in the old car. Monty handed the bottle to Octavia.
"Disgusting, Love it." she passed it to Finn who then passed it to Violet. After taking a swigg of the nasty old whiskey a familiar voice was heard.
"Can I, uh, get a hit of that?" Jasper had woken up making everyone get up and walk over to him.
"Lets start with the soft stuff." Finn gave him some water. "Welcome back buddy."
"Was that a dream or did I get speared?"
Clarke came up the stairs "You'll have a very impressive scar to prove it."
Jasper lit up, "My savior!"
Clarke smiled. "Thank you, for not dying. I don't think I could've taken that today."
"Well, I'll try not to die tomorrow if that's cool. " Jasper replied making everyone laugh. He spotted Octavia and smiled "Oh hello!" he soon passed back out, exhausted.
Violet waited a moment before standing up and walking over to the door. "O, I'm gonna grab some things and then I'll meet you in your tent. Take as long as you need."
Bellamy found Violet in his tent, grabbing a blanket and some clothes.
"Where are you going." he sounded panicked.
"I'm staying with O for the night. She asked me too."
"Oh, ok." he let out a sigh of relief. He walked up to her and took her things from her and set them down. He grabbed her and held to him like it was the last time he was ever going to see her.
"Bell, Clarke told me what happened. It wasn't your fault." He nodded but didn't let go. He cupped her face and looked into her eyes. His gaze trailed to her lips and back up a few times before he kissed her passionately. Their lips stayed connected until neither of them could breath. He trailed kisses down her neck and gripped her waist. Eventually she had to stop him before he got to far.
"Bell, hey Bell!" she pushed him away slightly. "As much as I'd love to continue, your sister needs me right now. He nodded, agreeing.
"I know, I just missed you angel."
She smiled. "I missed you too."
Violet walked into Octavia's tent with her things. There the girl was laying down just staring up at the ceiling.
She placed down her blankets and changed before laying down next to Octavia. There was a few moments of silence before the Blake girl spoke up.
"I can't believe he's just gone. Just like that."
Violet nodded, "I know I barley knew him, but he seemed like a good person. A good guy."
Octavia smiled "He was." she scooted closer to Violet and laid her head on her chest and wrapped her arms around her. Violet started to run her fingers through the O's hair.
"I'm really happy my brother found you. You are by far the best thing that's ever happened to him....To us." Octavia told the older girl.
"I love you like a sister O. And I will always be here. Never forget that."
Violet was standing with Charlotte helping her out with things around the camp when they over heard Murphy and Conner get into a spat. Violet rolled her eyes as she listened to Murphy be a complete dick the the poor guy. Luckily Bellamy came over and demanded his most loyal follower to get Conner some water.
He looked over to Charlotte and pointed to the large branch on the ground. "Hey! You got this?" Violet raised an eyebrow at the boy. Nonetheless, the twelve year old reached down to grab it. However Bellamy stopped her before she did. "Just kidding." Violet smiled and shook her head. She watched as he lifted the branch and carried it away.
Charlotte giggled, "You're drooling."
Violet looked at her and shrugged. "He's hot. I can't help it."
Suddenly there was a yell, Conner "What the hell is wrong with you Murphy?" "I'll kill you!"
Violet grabbed Charlotte hand ready to protect her just in case.
Murphy smirked at the boy, "You wanted a water break." He addressed the rest of the camp, "Get back to work!"
Violet returned to work but not before shooting Murphy a harsh glare followed by a look of disgust. Where does he get this shit? She thought.
Murphy was still barking out orders when Clarke suddenly barged out of a tent and charged towards him. "You son of a bitch!"
"Woah" he laughs "What's your problem?"
Clarke holds up a knife. "Recognize this?"
"That's my knife. Where'd you find it.?
"Where you dropped it after you killed Wells."
Murphy looked around at the crowd forming. "Where I what?" he continued "The grounders killed Wells not me."
Clarke denied it, "I know what you did, and you're gonna pay for it."
"Really?" he looked past her, "Bellamy you really believe this crap?" He received no response before Clarke spoke again.
"You threatened to kill him. We all heard you. You hated Wells."
'Plenty of people hated Wells." Murphy stated matter of factually. "His father was the chancellor that lock us all up."
Clarke yelled at him "Yeah but you're the only one that got into a knife fight with him."
"Yeah I didn't kill him then either."
Suddenly Octavia jumped in, "Tried to kill Jasper too!" A quiet "What" was heard from the boy himself.
Murphy looked around. "Come on this is ridiculous I don't have to answer to you. I don't have to answer to anyone."
"Come again?" Bellamy's deep voice rumbled.
Panicked, Murphy walked up to his leader, "Bellamy, look, I'm telling you, man I didn't do this." Despite the fact that she didn't like the kid very much, something told Violet that he was telling the truth.
"They found his fingers on the ground with your knife. Bellamy shook his head. He couldn't help him.
Clarke started speaking to the crowd, "Is this the kind of society we want? You say there should be no rules. Does that mean we can kill each other without-- without punishment?"
Murphy walked back up to the blonde, "Look I already told you I didn't kill anyone."
"Clarke make we should listen to him." Violet tugged her arm a bit but it was no use.
"I say we float him!" Conner offered. Suddenly there were many voices heard saying "yeah float him!"
"That's not what I'm saying." Clarke tried but it was too late.
"Why not? It's justice." Conner argued.
Clarke denied it, "Revenge isn't justice!"
Conner threw his arm up in a chant "It's justice. Float him!" Everyone started chanting "Float him!" after that.
Murphy tried to run but someone tripped him. Many of the one hundred gathered around the boy and started beating him as Clarke tried to get them to stop. They bound his arms and legs and rolled him down a hill. Violet held Charlotte close. "Charlotte get out of here you don't want to see this."
As Violet tried to make her way to help Murphy she was grabbed. "Hey!"
"You're not going near that." Bellamy held her tight and talked into her ear. She could only watch on helplessly as her boyfriend kept her tight against his chest. The criminals were stringing Murphy to a tree. They were going to hang him.
Clarke charged up to the two addressing Bellamy, "You can stop this! They'll listen to you!"
Conner turned to the two leaders, "Bellamy! You should do it!."
"Bell NO!" Violet screamed. The crowd started chanting Bellamy's name.
Clarke kept trying, "I saw you in the woods with Atom I know you're not a killer. Bellamy don't do this. Don't"
Bellamy looked at her before pushing Violet towards Octavia and storming over to Murphy. "NO!" Clarke continued to plead. "You can't do this! Bellamy!" Bellamy then kicked the crate holding Murphy up. "NO!" Clarke screamed once again. "NO BELLAMY NO!"
He turned around and shoved her, "This is on you princess! You should've kept your mouth shut!"
Finn came shoving through the crowd and yelling, "What are you doing! Cut him down! Charlotte get out of here now! Cut him down now!" Conner drew a at him warning him if he got any closer.
A high voice came through all the fighting, Charlotte, "Just stop okay! Murphy didn't kill Wells! I did!"
"Oh my god," Clarke said before taking the axe from Bellamy and cutting the rope down.
"Bring out the girl Bellamy!" Murphy's strangled voice came from outside the tent.
"Why Charlotte?" Bellamy questioned the little girl.
"I was just trying to slay my demons. Like you told me." She defended.
Clarke jumped in, "What the hell is she talking about?"
"She-she misunderstood me. Charlotte that is not what I meant."
Once again there was a yell "Bring the girl out now!"
"Please don't let them hurt me!" Charlotte cried out.
Bellamy turned to Finn and Clarke, "If you guys have any bright ideas, speak up." He waited a moment for an answer. "Now you stay quiet."
"Those are your boys out there!" Finn reminded him.
Bellamy yelled back at him, "This is not my fault! If she had listened to me those idiots would still be building the wall."
"Hey you want to build a society princess? Lets build a society! Bring her out."
Violet, who had just been watching the whole ordeal spoke out, "Okay, Finn and Clarke, you take Charlotte out the back, Bellamy and I will distract Murphy. Got it?" Everyone agreed and the three left quickly. Violet turned Bellamy, "You ready?" "Yeah, stay behind me angel."
The couple walked out together, Murphy lighting up quickly.
"Well well well look who decided to join us?"
"Dial it down and back off."
"Or what? What are you gonna do Bellamy? Hang me?"
"I was just giving the people what they wanted."
"Yeah. Yeah, that's a good idea. Why don't we do that right now." Murphy turned to the crowd. "So who here wants to see the real murderer hung up? All in favor?" Only four or five hands went up making Violet feel a little bad for the guy. They just really hated him.
"I see. So it's okay to string me up for nothing but when this little bitch confesses, you all let her walk!?" There was a pause. "Cowards! All of you Cowards!"
"Hey! Murphy! Murphy. Its over." Bellamy yelled. Murphy steps back, "Whatever you say boss. As Bellamy turns to walk away, Murphy hits him with a log making Octavia scream "YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
Violet immediate ran over to him and started checking his pulse and wound.
Murphy bursted into the tent and when he saw that she wasn't in there he stormed out and screamed, "Charlotte! Charlotte I know you can hear me! And when I find you, you are gonna pay!"
Octavia and Jasper managed to wake up Bellamy after a few minutes. He stood up and looked around. "Did Murphy go after Charlotte." The two nodded. Bellamy looked around again. "Where's Violet?"
Octavia swallowed, "She went after them."
Bellamy immediately got angry, worry blooming in his chest at the thought of Murphy or a grounder getting to her. "You let her leave camp alone!?" He yelled at his sister.
"I tried to convince her to wait but she wouldn't listen. She wanted to get to Charlotte before Murphy did. She was extremely stubborn about it."
Bellamy huffed before taking off towards exit of the camp.
*****
Violet luckily had found Charlotte and was dragging her through the woods, intent on avoiding Murphy and his gang of idiots. Suddenly a hand clamped over her mouth and an arm when around her waist. She started screaming and clawing at the arm.
"Hey! Hey. It's me. It's just me angel." She stopped struggling and he let her go but kept her close. "What the hell did I tell you about leaving camp alone?"
"Just because were dating doesn't mean you can control me."
"Hey!" "MURPHY I'M RIGHT HERE!" Charlotte started yelling,
Bellamy grabbed her. "LET ME GO!" Charlotte screamed at him. "Hey! I'm trying to help you!
"I'm not your sister! Just stop helping me!" Charlotte started running again, "I'm over here!" Once again Bellamy grabbed her arm. "Are you trying to get us all killed?"
"Just go! I'm the one they want!"
"Ok Charlotte. Listen to me. I won't leave you."
Bellamy hauled the twelve year old over his shoulder as she kept screaming. "Vi come on!"
They came up to a cliff, Murphy not far behind them. The had no where to run.
"Bellamy! You cannot fight all of us give her up."
"Maybe not. But I guarantee I'll take a few of you with me."
Clarke and Finn showed up, "Bellamy! Stop!" She turned to Murphy, "This has gone too far, Just calm down and we'll talk about this. There was a pause before Murphy grabbed her arm and held a knife to her throat.
"I'm sick of listening to you talk!"
"Back off! I will slit, her throat!"
Violet went to walk forwards but Bellamy pushed her behind him, "No," he growled.
Charlotte cried, "Please! Please don't hurt her!"
Murphy looked at the girl "Don't hurt her?" Charlotte shook her head. "Ok I'll make you a deal, you come with me I will let her go."
"Don't do it Charlotte," begged Clarke.
Charlotte went to walk forward but Bellamy pushed her back. Charlotte fought against him, "No! No I have too!"
"Murphy this is not happening."
"I can't let any of you get hurt anymore. Not because of me. Not after what I did." Charlotte's last words before she turned around and jumped of the cliff to her death. Bellamy and Clarke sat at the edge and watched, Clarke in tears screaming no over and over.
Bellamy turned around and made eye contact with Murphy, "Bellamy," he pleaded. But Bellamy was blinded by anger sadness and guilt and tackled Murphy, punching him over and over again.
Violet had to sit down, still trying to catch her breathe after what just happened.
"Bellamy Stop!" Clarke begged. "You'll kill him!" Finn went to grab him.
"Get off me! He deserves to die!"
"No! We don't decide who lives and dies. Not down here."
"So help me god ff you say people have the right to decide--'
"No! No I was wrong before you were right." "Sometimes it's dangerous to tell people the truth. But if were going to survive down here, we can't just live by whatever the hell we want, we need rules."
"And who makes those rules huh? You?"
"For now we make the rules. Okay?"
"So what then? We just take him back and pretend like it never happened?"
Bellamy walked over and grabbed Murphy, dragging him over to the edge of the cliff. "Bellamy! Stop!" Clarke yelled after him. He ignored her.
"If I ever catch you near camp, we'll be back here. Understand?" He threw him back down and addressed the gang of idiots. "As for the four of you, you can come back and follow me, or go off with him to die. Your choice."
Bellamy walked over to where Violet was sitting, staring down into the abyss where Charlotte's lifeless body now was. He cupped her face. "Hey, come on, lets go home angel." She nodded and grabbed his hand, the two walking back to hand holding tightly onto one another.
The group had arrived back at camp physically safe but haunted by what they just witnessed. Clarke and Bellamy told everyone what had happened and why they had banished Murphy.
After the crowd had dispersed, Bellamy found Violent and took her by the hand and walked towards their shared tent. When the got in he immediately clung onto her. "Oh Bell," she cooed. "I'm so sorry." She rubbed his back.
"Come on, lay down." He did as she said and she laid down with him. He put his head on her chest and shut his eyes. Violet ran her fingers through his hair which soothed him into a deep sleep.
