What if Becho were to break up off-screen, like Murphy could come up to Bellamy as he was watching Echo and he says sorry about her. Bellamy says “it’s okay because it hadn’t felt right for a long time…”
“Yeah things definitely changed when we got to Earth.” Murphy says. Bellamy looks at him surprised.
“Do you ever wish we hadn’t gone back to the ground?” Bell asks.
“Sometimes. Things were simple there. But you’d never have found Octavia or Clarke again.“ Murphy mentions. Bellamy’s eyes wander to Clarke who’s fussing over Maddie as they all prep to leave for the anomaly. His eyes soften. He turns back to Murphy.
“Also, Monte’s algae.“ They both shudder.
~ A COUPLE EPISODES LATER~
Clarke’s been tossing and turning all night. Her mother’s death replays in her mind. Both her parents floated, She still remembers her mom’s, well Simone’s look of desperation as Clarke pushed her into the murderer that is space. Her mother’s body being sucked into oblivion.
Clarke gets up sweating, some air will do her good. She laces up her boots and goes outside. She sees a figure standing near the radios. She’d recognize that silhouette anywhere. She smiles and heads towards him.
“Can’t sleep?“ She asks as she nears him and immediately wants to facepalm herself, of course Bellamy can’t sleep, the last time he was here, he saw his sister get stabbed. Bellamy turns around and his eyes are welling with tears, it doesn’t look like he heard her question. Suddenly, Clarke realizes what he’s listening to.
It’d be so much easier if i knew you were alive. Her own voice cracks over the radio. Her eyes go wide.
“You called me everyday for six years and then left me to die in the fighting pits.” He says looking at her.
“I’m-, I’m so sorry Bellamy.” Clarke stammers, bewildered.
“I’ve been here for the past hour, hearing your calls… Seems this thing picks up stuff from everywhere.” He says, a tear escaping him, “I would’ve left me to die in the fighting pits too.” He looks down. “I’m so sorry Clarke, for leaving you behind. I’m so sorry.” Clarke looks at him her shocked face dissolving and where she had felt frozen before, she can suddenly move. She quickly moves closer to him.
“No no no no. You did the right thing and look I’m alive and so is everyone else.” her hands grabbing his face, so that he meets her eyes. He has to understand that she doesn’t blame him. “I never would’ve met Madi, it was hard at the beginning, it was, without you… and everyone else… but, I’m a mom now and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.” Bellamy’s eyes seem to be searching her face. Clarke’s breath hitches and she drops her hands. There’s a moment of silence, then…
“Clarke, I thought you were dead…” Bellamy starts.
“Well I did try to reach you.“ She says motioning to the radios. He chuckles, but becomes serious again.
“I almost lost you again.” He says. She nods her head.
“But you didn’t, you saved me Bellamy.“ She says, her eyes pleading him to understand.
“Both those times, I almost lost my mind.“ He says. Clarke’s mouth parts, but she doesn’t know how to respond. They both look at the radios, which continue to disrupt the silence between them with Clarkes voice.
Madi learned the alphabet today. Her english is improving so quickly. After a time, Bellamy chuckles, and looks down. Suddenly, his gaze lifts up and meets that of Clarke.
“Who would’ve thought that I’d fall in love with the Brave Princess.“ He says. Clarke’s eyes widen and she looks at him.
“And her the failed assassin.“ The look Bellamy is giving her is so intense, she feels like there are raging dragons in her stomach.
“There you guys are!“ Bellamy and Clarke’s heads snap to Gabriel, who’s just come barging out of his tent. “I think I found something!“ He shouts and just as suddenly as he appears, he disappears back into his tent.
“I guess we should…“ Clarke nods towards the spot Gabriel was before.
“Yes, but before that…” And Bellamy takes a step to close the distance between them, a hand comes up to cradle her face and then his lips are on hers and the world crashes on Clarke. Her nerves are on fire. Her lips are tingling and her entire body feels hot, because Bellamy Blake is kissing her, her best friend is kissing her and she doesn’t know how to process this. So, she does the only thing she can… She kisses him back.
She kisses him with over a century’s worth of pent up emotions, of unexpressed feeling. Her heart beats faster than a humming bird, or maybe that’s Bellamy’s heart… She doesn’t know where she ends and he begins, but it’s still not close enough. So, she pulls him closer, she kisses him like she’s always wanted to.
When they finally pull away, Bellamy tucks a stray hair behind her ear and they’re both grinning. In the background, the radio crackles, Nevermind. I see you.
There’s a moment of silence where they just take each other in.
“So what now?“ Clarke asks.
“We do whatever the hell we want.“ Bellamy responds. Clarke laughs and grabs his hand, pulling him towards the tent she knows Gabriel is waiting for them. And for the first time since she left the Arc all those years ago, she knows things are going to work out. Bellamy loves her and she loves him and that’s enough.