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    Bellamy knew that once they made it to the lake, they'd all have to be quick with getting the water and then getting back under the trees. He had thought of sending them out one by one, but that would be stupid if someone wanted to attack them. They'd just wait until someone ran to the water and then it'd be easier to hit them, although if they all went out together it could still be easy. There would be six people to pick from and they's still be out in the open, nothing about this was safe but it was something they had to do so the whole group had a good chance of surviving the Earth. After enough couple of minutes the lake and rocks came into view, so Bellamy stopped walking and motioned for them all to come in closer to him. "Alright, we're all going to run out there and fill our buckets with water. We have to be quick and then come back here under the trees, but be careful. Don't run too fast that you slip and don't fill the buckets right to the top, they will become too heavy." He whispered to the group knowing that Octavia would help out where she could as she didn't have a bucket, there were only four buckets and Bellamy had one while the three other guys had the others.

    "Okay... go," He said once he waited until they were all ready and prepared, he ran out with the small group but was careful where he stepped as he didn't want to get himself hurt either. He quickly scanned the water but didn't see the large serpent away close to them, but it moved fast under the water so he knew it wouldn't take long for it to hear them. He dunked his bucket into the water and pulled it back out, he noticed the other guys doing the same as the buckets were a little dusty so they had to wash them out first. Once his bucket was clean he pushed it under the water again and pulled it out once it was filled with clear water, he quickly made his way back under the trees. "Aria, come on." He whispered loud enough for her to hear him, he frowned when he watched her searching for something under the water.
    Evie wasn't sure how she saw herself, it changed a lot depending on the mood she was in or if anything had happened that day or not. "I'm not really sure. I guess I'm more of an innocent person here, I like to think that I'm talented and friendly." She told him as she never really thought about that before, she didn't think about herself nor did she like talking about herself. "I can get into trouble sometimes but it's never anything serious or big like breaking a guy's nose, that was just the once time." She would break his nose again if she could go back in time, he wasn't listening to Aria and he had laughed at her when she told him to leave her sister alone. So she would punch him again, because he was taught a lesson when she did. She had been looking at Finn when he told her that she was cute as well, she tried to brush it off and act like she was all cool. But her cheeks grew warm and she wanted to kick herself, "Thanks," She spoke softly to him as she didn't know what else to say to him, he found her cute, after all.

    "I do know that and the shelter is great to have, but they could have given us even a couple of knifes. Then it'd be easier to make other weapons, but I guess they didn't want to waste anything if we didn't survive or have us turn on each other." He did have a point but it still would have been nice to be given just a few more things, she wasn't even sure if her Dad was allowed to put the medic kit on the drop ship. It could have easily gotten into the wrong hands, she really liked the feeling of holding Finn's hand as they fitted so well. She looked at him and smiled, "Of course, I have a point and you need to remember my point." She told him softly as it really wasn't his fault.
    January 26th, 2015 at 06:36am
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    Finn nodded slightly as he listened to her, though he wasn't too surprised with her answer. "Well, I can agree with you on the friendly part," he said with a grin, unable to help it, "As for talent, I'm assuming you mean medically? Or do you have several hidden talents that you have yet to show me?" He arched an eyebrow, then, both teasing her and wondering if there was something new that he would learn about her with this conversation. Sure, he knew that there was probably a lot to learn and that it would be better to find out things along the way, but there was no harm in asking, too. "You got in trouble to protect your sister. I wouldn't necessarily say that it was really anything that you should have gotten in trouble for in the first place," he told her honestly, though most of the things that others were here for weren't anything serious. They were silly crimes, like being born for Octavia, punching a guy for Evie and spacewalking for him. Sure, there were some bad people, like those who killed, but the rest of them were pretty innocent. Smiling, he nodded slightly. "You're welcome," he chimed after noticing the blush on her features.

    As she spoke about what they should have had, he knew it was true. The Ark should have had more faith in them and given them more to work with, but they hadn't and it could severely decrease their chances of surviving here. It was a little ridiculous to think that just a few weapons could keep them alive, but it was true. "I'll make sure to remember it, then," he said with a laugh, rather glad that they could just relax like that.
    Whatever hope that Aria had originally had about the seaweed being close enough to the shoreline had evaporated as soon as she got to the water. She couldn't see it at first, the colors all mixed in for a moment, but the red soon stood out and she frowned. It wasn't too far out, of course, but it wasn't close enough to where she could just grab it from where she stood, but it was far enough in the water that she'd have to step in. "Don't rush me, Bellamy," she told him bluntly, "Evie needs that seaweed for Jasper and for any of us who might get an infection." She was a little hesitant at first, especially since she'd have to be farther into the water than the others, which would leave her as a bigger target, somebody who was away from the group, even if it wasn't that far. But, there wasn't much of a choice here, was there? Not when they all had to survive and it was better to be prepared than to die in agony because of infections that couldn't be healed because she didn't get the seaweed.

    Swallowing thickly, she quickly stepped into the water, treading carefully but as quickly as she could manage. She was about hip-deep before she got to the seaweed and she grabbed as much as she could, though she could hear ripples in the water. Turning to take a look, she saw something heading towards her, large and slithery and she cringed before she quickly rushed back to the shore, only barely getting onto land before the serpent could get her.
    January 26th, 2015 at 06:56am
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    Bellamy hadn't known that Aria had needed to get some plant for her sister, but she had hesitated and that was a good way for her to get hurt. Either by the serpent in the water or by someone hiding, he watched her closely and noticed the serpent was swimming towards her. He set the bucket down and had been making his way over to Aria, when she barely made it out of the water before the huge serpent could get her. It was afterward as he looked at her and made sure she made it back over to the group, that he noticed his heart had started to race. Either by Aria being in harms way or because she was so close to having the serpent bite her leg and take her under the water, either way he still didn't like that she hadn't told him until then. "Are you okay? You should have told," He looked at her and had told the guys to head back to the crash site, the sooner the group got some water the better. He was pretty sure that Aria was okay because she looked fine physically, but that didn't mean she was okay emotionally. The serpent had been so close to her and that would freak anyone out.

    "Did you get enough? I can go back in there, if you'd think we'd need more." He asked and although he didn't understand why seaweed would help anything, he didn't question it because he assumed that Evie knew what she was doing. Even if this plant helped a little, it was worth the trouble to get because then they'd have more of a chance to survive. They'd do anything that would increase their chance of survival, "Do you need to sit down or anything?" He asked the older Palmer twin, he wouldn't force her to walk back if she needed a moment. They had a few good hours of sun light left, so they would be as safe as possible.
    Evie nodded her head lightly, "I did mean medically. I wouldn't say that I have any hidden talents, I do really like collecting and pressing flowers. Not that we really had any flowers on the Ark," She told him as her parents would sometimes bring her flowers that had grown on a vegetable or fruit plant, she had read through all the flower books that were taken onto the Ark, however. She really enjoyed seeing all the different sizes and colors that flowers on Earth had, the different shaped petals and she could only imagine how beautiful they smelled. She had seen some flowers yesterday, but now she wasn't sure if or when she'd be able to go exploring. She'd love to pick some flowers, dry them a little before pressing them which she had used a book for. She'd have to search the drop ship a little better later on, "I don't think I would have gotten in trouble. But a guard had walked around the corner and had seen everything," She sighed softly as she wasn't sure if being down on Earth with her sister was better, if the Ark is running out of oxygen then she wouldn't want to be around that either even if Aria was there with her.

    She rested her head against the cool metal and glanced over to Jasper, he still hadn't woken up but it was better he didn't until the group came back with water. "What about you? Any hidden talents, besides from spacewalking?" She asked as she turned her head to look at him again, she couldn't believe anyone would want to go spacewalking. Unless that was their job and they had to repair something on the outside of the Ark, she would have been way too scared and would have chickened out.
    January 26th, 2015 at 10:16am
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    When he heard that he was right with assuming that she was talking about being medically talented, Finn figured that it was to be expected. What he hadn’t expected, though, was to hear that she liked collecting and pressing flowers. He’d have to keep that in mind, because he had seen several flowers around when they had gone out exploring – and he would probably have better luck with going out and exploring than she would, since she’d probably be busy with helping others if they got sick or injured. “What kinds of flowers do you like?” he asked with curiosity, wondering if he would be able to remember any of them or if there were even any of the ones she might like around this part of Earth. In honesty, he wasn’t even sure what part of Earth they had landed on; he didn’t know what continent they were on or anything along the lines of that. Hearing her later words, he nodded slightly. “Guards on the Ark always had the worst timing,” he joked lightly. It was true, though; the guards always showed up at the wrong time and it was almost ridiculous. The punishments that were dished out were terrible, too – it was something he knew almost everybody agreed on.

    Seeing her glance over to Jasper prompted him to do so, too. Honestly, he felt more than bad for the poor guy; he was certain that, when Jasper woke up, he’d be in a hell of a lot of pain and he wasn’t sure if they had anything to help with that. Sure, Evie might have something in the kit her father had left her, but there wasn’t a guarantee. On top of that, he’d probably have mental pain, too, which would be awful. “Well, I’m good at tracking,” he offered with a smile. Sure, he wasn’t a pro at it, but he at least knew what to do and everything, so it was better than nothing. “And I can make little figurines.” He had been planning to make one for her, of the two-headed deer, but he hadn’t gotten around to do it yet; he could probably do so later, he promised himself.
    Panic had settled into Aria’s body and she forced herself to sit down, her heart racing. She could see her hands shaking, her knuckles paled from her tight grip on the seaweed and she clenched her fists tighter in hopes of stopping her hands from shaking. She tried to take deep breaths to calm her nerves, but they were coming out short and quick. “Just… Just give me a minute, okay?” she breathed out, chewing on her lip as she tried to steady her breathing. Figuring that Bellamy could wait a minute or two before he got any answers to his questions, she focused on calming herself. Her vision was already getting a little hazy from the quick and short breaths, but she tried not to worry about it. After a bit, she managed to get control of herself without passing out from lack of the right amount of oxygen and she nodded slowly. “There wasn’t a point in telling you. If I told you we needed seaweed, too, you’d concentrate on that instead of the water we needed,” she pointed out, though she avoided his question over if she was okay or not because she wasn’t certain yet. At least her knuckles weren’t so pale anymore, though, so she moved to stand up.

    Hearing him suggest going back in there, she frowned deeply and stared up at him. “We have enough for now. There’s no point in going back in when that thing is seriously right there, just waiting for us to get back in. You’re not going to go in and get yourself killed just because we don’t have a lot of seaweed. We’ll get more when we start running out, when that serpent or whatever it is isn’t just waiting for us to go back in.” With her panic evaporating, she was ready to leave. “Let’s go.”
    January 26th, 2015 at 06:14pm
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    Bellamy watched Aria closely and had even taken a couple of steps towards her, he would give her all the time that she needed. So he gently placed his hand on her's and slowly took the seaweed from her tight grip, he stepped beside her and placed the seaweed into her backpack so it would be safe and wouldn't get harmed in the walk back to camp. "Whatever, but next time you aren't going in there. You barely made it back out alive," He knew his sister could hear what was going on, but he couldn't care about that as Aria was more important to him right now. He watched her stand up and he moved closer in case she needed something to hold onto so she could regain her balance, she didn't but she could have. "Okay, but if you need to stop then we all will." He reassured her as they all started heading back the way they came, Octavia was leading the way while he was behind Aria so he could keep an eye on her. If she went into shock or started to panic again, then he'd be right there to help her, or help her the best that he could because he didn't have a clue what to do if someone started to panic over something that happened to them.

    As they walked he figured he should try to take Aria's mind off what happened, he had just opened his mouth to ask her some questions but he wasn't able to get the words out. He was interrupted by a noise, it sounded like it was a horn of some sort but he couldn't be sure. "What was that?" Octavia asked as the noise had stopped them in their tracks, "I don't know. But we shouldn't wait around to see... run!" He raised his voice when his eyes landed on this yellow fog that had come out of nowhere, he didn't know what it was and he wasn't going to be finding out. They started running and he made sure to keep both Aria and Octavia in front of him, he only glanced back over his shoulder a few times and he realised how fast the fog was moving towards them. "Stop! In there!" He called out as he saw a cave a little further from the path they were on, but it would be the safest place for them as they waited until the fog passed.
    Evie wished that she could have brought some books down to Earth with her, so she could show Finn pictures of all the flowers she did like. "I like most of them but I do have a few favourites, I really like Carnations, Lilies, Roses and Tulips." She smiled at just the thought of the flowers that she had loved from the books, her Mom had been the first one to show her a picture of a flower. Aria had been there too as they were only very young, but Evie still remembered because they caused her love of flowers to begin. She was sure there would be some flowers around them, she had after all seen a couple of flower brushes when they went out yesterday. She would love to go out and explore the Earth more, but she wasn't sure if that would happen anytime soon. "It's like the guards just know that something is happening, so they make sure one is close by to catch it." She rolled her eyes at the comment she made, but it was true because she had quickly checked the area she was in before she punched the guy and yet she was still caught.

    Evie looked at him knowing that if he could track then he would make himself an important part of the group, "If I tried to track, I think I'd get myself lost or I wouldn't be able to and then I'd get frustrated." She smiled at him as she didn't want them to think about Jasper, she liked relaxing with Finn beside her and they'd have plenty of time to think and fuss over Jasper. At least she'd be fussing over Jasper for as long as he wanted her too, he had gone through so much and it would leave a big scar, on his body and in his mind. "How do you make the figurines?" She asked as she was interested in his hobby.
    January 27th, 2015 at 12:24am
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    At least he knew what those flowers looked like, Finn realized. Hopefully, they had enough luck that there might be some of those around, but he couldn't be entirely sure. Still, he mentally reminded himself of what the flowers looked like and to keep them in mind any time he went out, in case he found any that he could bring back for Evie, just to make sure that her spirits stayed lifted or that's what he told himself. "I remember some of those," he said with a nod, not having a reason to lie about it. Just in case he couldn't remember what they looked like, though, he'd have to take Monty out with him some time to help him find them - because he was sure Monty would know exactly what to look for, since his parents worked with plants and such. At the mention of the guards, though, he sighed and nodded in agreement. "It made it really difficult to have any fun on the Ark," he joked lightly, though he knew it was true. The guards were so serious and the law was so strict that doing anything was pretty much against the law on the Ark - that thought alone made him glad they were down here.

    "Tracking's not that hard," he assured her with a slight shrug, "You just pay attention to anything that looks disturbed." Or to actual trails, like the trail of blood that had been at the rocks where Jasper had probably been cauterized and treated. That, of course, hadn't been a long trail; it ended about as quickly as it started, but it had at least let them know that Jasper wasn't bleeding too much at that point and that he hadn't been away from that spot for too long. It was amazing how simple things could say so much, but he supposed it was better that way, too - at least, in Jasper's case, it had been. "They're origami," he told her with a grin, "So I can make them out of almost anything, really, but it's always easier to use paper." Though he doubted there would be any paper on the Ark, so he'd have to try something else to make the origami he had in mind for Evie. He didn't mention any of this, though, because he wanted to keep it a surprise, just like he wanted to keep the idea of finding her flowers a surprise. It didn't make sense to him why he wanted her to be cheerful, but he did.
    Aria looked up at him with surprise when she felt his hand on hers, mostly because it was difficult to process the fact that it helped calm her down a bit. Still, that didn't stop her from rolling his eyes in response to his order. "Careful there, Bellamy. People might think there's an actual reason to you suddenly becoming protective," she drawled, though it was mostly to distract herself from the matter of him being right: she had only barely made it out alive. Not that she wanted to openly admit that, because it had freaked the hell out of her, so much so that she had a minor panic attack, which she hadn't had since the day she found out Evie had gotten arrested. Before that, her panic attacks had been rare and she hid them from Evie as much as she could manage to. She, of course, had told their Dad because she hadn't known what they were and, since he was a doctor, she figured he would know. He also told her how to get them to stop, but she always forgot when she was in the middle of one. Nodding to his words, she started walking.

    And, then, out of nowhere, they had to run - and Aria wasn't such a good runner. She knew that would have to change on Earth now that they knew the dangers here, but the realization that there was probably another danger for them too look out for worried her. Yellow fog wasn't normal, she knew that. She had read plenty of books, seen plenty of photos, to know that yellow fog wasn't normal at all - and that meant that it was likely dangerous, probably corrupted by the radiation from the bombs that had been dropped, but who knew? When they got inside the cave, she found herself glad that they hadn't had to run too far. Only, now, she was realizing that there was no telling how far that fog would go, if it would reach the camp site. If it was dangerous, then what would happen to her sister if it got there before they could get inside and close the ramp? On top of that, she was certain that, if she didn't get back by sunset like she had promised, her sister would worry and that was the last thing she wanted.
    January 27th, 2015 at 05:31am
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    Bellamy had ignored the comment Aria made about him caring and being protective, he didn't in the sense that he was protective over her. No, he just didn't want to deal with a heart broken twin sister. Or at least, that is what he was telling himself in his head. He stood in the cave and caught his breath as he watched the fog pass them, thankfully none of the fog came into the cave. He wasn't willing to go out and see what the fog was, he wasn't stupid but he was curious about it. It was yellow so that was a big sign that it was dangerous, "Why the hell did that come from?" He asked out aloud although he knew he wouldn't get an answer because none of them knew, they had just arrived so all of this was still brand new to them. He watched the fog as it lingered in the air, he was surprised that the trees and brushes weren't being affected by the fog. That still didn't mean that they could survive the fog, "I guess we'll just stay here until the fog clears." He said to the two girls before he sat down on the dirt ground, he leaned his back against the stone wall of the cave and really hoped that they would be safe in there for the time being.

    He glanced over at Aria, "I'm sure everyone will be fine. If we saw the fog coming, then so will they." He said trying to make it sound like he wasn't just singling out Evie, really he was but he did hope that everyone else was alright after this. If there were people out there with weapons of their own, then they needed people to survive this in case the other people decide to attack again. He didn't want to think that way but it was practical, Jasper had already been hurt and something told Bellamy that he probably wouldn't be the last one to get targeted. "That horn had been a warning, not for us but for whoever is out there." Octavia spoke as she too watched the fog fill the air outside the cave, "At least now we know that we have to watch out for it." He spoke to no one in particular, it was just another thing that would cause them danger.
    "We really weren't allowed to do much on the Ark, apart learn so we could start working like everyone else." Evie agreed with him, though she knew that she did have it better off then everyone else that came down in the drop ship. Apart from her sister, Wells and Clarke that is, she could only imagine the four of them had more space to do things and the guards weren't as strict on them until they did something that broke a law. Turning she looked at him, "It sounds hard. So I'll leave all the tracking up to you, let's hope we only need it to find food." She didn't want to have someone else come to her because they were attacked, she was more emotional because it was Jasper would got hurt and she now saw him and Monty as friends. She knew she'd have to be strong, it was what her Dad always told her to be because she had so much strength inside of her. He used to tell Aria the same thing, it seemed like now they both had to dig deep and find that strength. "Maybe I could see this origami sometime," She smiled at him before her attention was captured by a noise, "Jasper." She pushed herself off the floor and rushed over to him, she gently rested her palm on his cheek and she felt relief wash over her when Jasper opened his eyes.

    "It's okay now, Jasper. You're safe, we've got you." She told him honestly as she moved back a little as Monty had heard and came running over, it wasn't long after that that cheers could be heard from outside. Evie looked over as three guys carried the buckets of water into the drop ship, "Where's Aria?" She asked one only for him to shrug his shoulders at her, she stood up so she could get answers on where her sister was. But a scream caused everyone to freeze, Evie ran down the ramp only to see a yellow fog was coming right towards them. "Everyone in the drop ship now!" She called out and watched as everyone ran towards the ramp, panic filled her as her sister was still out there and didn't have shelter like the drop ship. She looked at Finn, "We need to get the ramp up," She told him as she waited until everyone had gotten inside, she grabbed some of the guys and used the seat belts to pull the ramp up so they'd be safe from the yellow fog.
    January 27th, 2015 at 07:49am
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    "Which is exactly why so many of us broke the law," Finn joked lightly, though it was probably true. Having too many laws usually provoked a lot of people to break them, especially when the laws were ridiculous and not so well thought out - not to mention, the matter of floating people shouldn't have been allowed at all. With any crime being punishable by death, it was easy to assume that everybody disliked the laws that the Ark had. He smiled, though, when she mentioned that he could handle the tracking and he nodded in response. "Yeah, it's what I'm good at," he decided, figuring that it would at least make him somewhat valuable. He doubted any of the others were able to track, even remotely, so he figured it was either him or nobody. "Maybe I'll show you my origami skills some day," he chimed before blinking when he heard the noise and moving to stand up. He followed Evie, but didn't get too close since Monty had rushed in.

    "Good to have you back, Jasper," he mentioned quietly before looking to the guys who came inside. His brows furrowed when he noticed that it wasn't just Aria who hadn't returned yet; Bellamy and Octavia were still gone, too. Glancing to Evie, he made sure to keep an eye on her in case she started to worry too much. But, then, screams disrupted his thoughts and he watched as everybody started to rush in before he started helping to get the ramp up. He was sure there was a button that they could push or a lever they could pull to close the ramp, but he wasn't sure where it was, so they were stuck with this. Once the ramp was closed, he looked around to everybody who was in there, taking in the faces, though he still couldn't see either of the three who were missing. Looking to Evie, he rested a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure Aria's safe. They probably found somewhere to hide," he told her quietly.
    "Yeah, but there's no telling how long the fog will be around," Aria muttered with slight disappointment as she stared at the opening of the cave. The fog had moved so fast, but they didn't know how long the fog would actually last. She stayed standing, arms folded across her chest as she stared at what she could see of the fog. It was thick, she noticed, as she couldn't see much beyond the opening of the cave. Occasionally, the fog would become light enough for there to be a glimpse of what lay beyond the cave and she was surprised with how normal everything outside was despite the fog. It would have been fascinating had she not been certain that the fog was dangerous, probably toxic and lethal.

    Hearing Bellamy's words, she glanced over, though she wasn't feeling all too optimistic with the mention of it. "You saw how fast that fog moves," she reminded quietly, "If we hadn't heard that horn, we would be dead. And that horn was close enough for us to hear, so that meant that, whoever is out there, was close to us, too." Of course, they had already sorted out that they were probably being followed, anyways. But that was a huge sign that they had been being followed - which wasn't good for them or anybody else. "We had people out foraging for food and wood. What if they didn't hear the horn or the fog got to them too quickly? Or if the guys who were taking water back to Evie didn't get back in time before the fog hit?" She cringed at the thought, but the more important thoughts were still floating in her head. "The others at the drop ship, including Evie, might not have seen the fog in time. Or, if they did, it might have taken too long to get the ramp up. There are so many things that could have happened, you know that."
    January 27th, 2015 at 08:09am
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    Bellamy looked over when he listened to Aria's voice, he walked over to her and rested his hand on her back, in between her shoulder blades. "We knew there was a big chance that we were being watched, but no one attacked us and we did hear the horn. We were lucky and we found this cave, we aren't going to be dying anytime soon." He didn't need her going to a panic because she didn't know if her sister was safe or not, of course he'd be the same if Octavia hadn't been there with him. But if Aria went into a panic then they didn't know what to do, Octavia had been locked up and Bellamy had never seen someone have a panic attack before. "They would have seen the fog coming, it's yellow so they'd know it was dangerous and even if it's not, they would have gotten into the drop ship anyways. I'm sure your sister is just fine, she's probably worrying about you right now." He shouldn't have said that because for all the knew, the fog couldn't have snuck up on the crash site and it did move fast so the group could have seen the fog too late. But he didn't want Aria thinking that way, "You need to breathe. If you start to panic again, I can't help you." He told her so she'd know that he didn't know what to do if she needed his help.

    "We have smart people at the crash site, we have strong people there. They'll be fine," He tried to assure the older twin as much as he could, though he had a feeling that he wasn't going a good job at it. But he'd continue to try until the fog cleared and they made their way back to the crash site, "You can't think this way. It'll make you sick if you do, I know you're worrying about your sister but you just have to think that she's safe. She's with Finn, right? I'm sure he won't let anything happen to her," It was a long stretch he knew, but the other twin and Finn seemed to have already developed a friendship. He didn't know how Aria felt about Finn, but it was worth a try if it'd keep Aria calm.
    Evie didn't have time to look for a button or lever to make the ramp close, she was sure there would be something but would it even work? She didn't have time to try as they just needed the ramp closed before the yellow fog filled the drop ship, and it could have killed them all. But she wasn't thinking about the fog anymore, she was thinking about her sister and if she had found shelter. She had no idea and she felt like she could break down in tears at any second, "What if they didn't? I didn't see any shelter when we walked to the lake, that fog moved so fast. What if it was too fast for them?" She knew she couldn't think that way but it was too hard to think positively right now, Aria was out there in dangerous fog and Evie didn't know what was going on or where Aria was. She looked at Finn as she tried so hard to keep herself together, she didn't want to start crying in front of everyone. She didn't want to seem weak in front of people who didn't like her, she was filled with worry and that was beginning to effect how she was thinking.

    "Evie..." Monty's voice broke through her worry and she pushed passed the crowd of people so she could reach Jasper, "Let's get you some water." She could only force a small smile on her face as she had Monty carefully sit Jasper up, only slightly but she didn't want him laying down and choking on the water. She made sure her hands were clean before she used her hands to cup water for Jasper to drink, she hadn't found anything that they could cups yet and if Jasper was thirsty then she'd let him drink when he wanted. Besides if Jasper needed her then it gave her something to do, rather than stand there and worry about Aria.
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    Finn shook his head quickly when he heard Evie asking the usual what ifs. It didn't surprise him that she was so worried about her sister, but he was trying his best to make sure that she had some faith, that she believed her sister was okay. "I'm sure they found shelter," he assured her. "There are tons of things out there to hide in, I bet. There are probably caves and ruins and everything. Just because we didn't see it doesn't mean that it's not there." They hadn't had a reason to look for anything before, after all - he was pretty sure that running for their lives might have upped their chances of finding something, because they would have been looking. "Everything that you're asking now, I'm sure your sister is asking, too. If something had happened to her, I'm sure you would feel it in your gut. Don't you twins have that second sense to each other or something?" he asked, though he was joking, trying to lighten her mood and give her some optimism. He didn't want her to worry, because he was sure everything was okay. "Your sister would have done anything to make sure that she'll be able to come back to you, that's obvious. I'm sure they found some way to hide from this fog, so don't worry," he told her quietly, hoping that his words had made sense. He wasn't very good at trying to convince somebody that things were okay; he was usually trying to distract them with jokes or silly games, like he had before when she had gone into shock at the lake. At least that had worked and he had begun to wonder if he should try that now before he heard Monty's voice.

    Looking over, he went ahead to follow Evie to Jasper and Monty, watching quietly. "Is there anything that I can do to help?" he asked with an arched eyebrow. Even if there wasn't really anything that he could do, he was at least glad that it might keep Evie distracted - hopefully not at Jasper's expense, though, because the boy looked like he was in a hell of a lot of pain.
    Aria was more than a little surprised when she felt Bellamy's hand on her back and she forced herself not to look up at him, almost afraid that her cheeks were warmer than they should be. "I know that we already knew that," she pointed out, "I'm just saying that, now, we're certain of it. Now, we know for sure that they were following us. But that doesn't explain why they didn't attack us. We were out in the open, they had several chances to attack, so why didn't they?" It didn't make sense to her and she hated when thing didn't make sense - like, right now, she hated that it didn't make sense to her as to why her cheeks felt warm just because Bellamy's hand was on her back. Shaking the thought away, she tried to concentrate on his words, but she wasn't sure if he was right. Sure, he had good points, but her subconscious kept tugging at her, reminding her of all the ways that something could have gone wrong. "There's also the fact that, even if they got on the drop ship and closed it, she's surrounded by over half of the 100 who hate us and some of them are actually murderers. As soon as they find a reason to, they would easily kill her and blame it on the fog," she reminded quickly, though she was surprised to hear his words. Lifting her gaze, she stared at him for a long moment before looking away. "The easiest way to get rid of a panic attack is to get distracted. When I had my first panic attack, my Dad distracted me with a book of birds and he had me name them all off. But, most of the time, I can't distract myself. Instead, I concentrate on my breathing and that just makes it worse."

    She hated admitting it, of course, that she couldn't control her own panic attacks without her Dad's help, but she wasn't going to lie about it. Frowning, she looked ahead, back towards the entrance. "You can't tell Evie about the panic attack. I've never had one around her and I don't want her to know, because she'll worry," she murmured before nodding as she tried to be optimistic. "I just hope Finn kept an eye on her, like I asked him to," she said quietly.
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    Bellamy knew that the only way that Aria was going to feel better, was if the fog hurried up and cleared so she could get back to the crash ship. Hopefully no dead bodies where waiting for them there, or if there was than he hoped one wasn't her sister. "I don't know why we weren't attacked, maybe Jasper was the first one they saw or he could have been a message. I don't know but we can't think about that now, you have to think about what you'll do when we get back and everyone is fine." He told her as all this panic and worry was normal for siblings, or even close friends although it would always be stronger for siblings. "If anyone lays a finger on her or even tries to, then they'll have to deal with me. We aren't going to turn on each other when we've survived Earth this far," He told her as he moved to sit beside her, Aria was right though. All it would take was for a few people to get Evie away from Finn and they could do whatever they wanted, he wouldn't let anyone get away with that if it even happened which he was praying wouldn't.

    "I'm really good at distracting people," He tried to lighten the mood although it was hard to do so right now, he sighed softly through his nose as he looked at Aria. "Are you sure that Evie can't know? She'd want to help you, but we won't tell her if that's what you want." He spoke for himself and his sister, he knew his sister wouldn't say anything to Evie about this. "I'm sure he is keeping an eye on her, I'm sure he's smart enough to know to listen to you." He told her as he glanced outside at the fog, which was still lingering outside the cave.
    Deep down Evie knew that Finn was right, Aria was smart and would do anything to keep herself alive because neither of them wanted to leave their twin on Earth alone. That's why Aria had been arrested in the first place, so they could be back together again and could survive Earth side by side. But that fog had moved so quickly towards them, if people hadn't screamed then she wouldn't have been aware that the fog was even coming. "We sometimes have that sense, I don't feel anything horrible in my gut." She admitted to him but that still didn't make her worry any less, Aria was still out there with a yellow fog that didn't seem or look normal. She looked at Finn and shook her head, there wasn't really anything for him to do to help Jasper. "No, but could you still stay close by?" She asked him knowing she was surrounded by people that weren't a fan of her's, if someone decided to start something with her than she wanted Finn to be around if she needed any help.

    Jasper finished taking the small sips of water that Evie was giving him, "My very own hot nurse." Jasper smiled up at the younger Palmer twin, he of course had no clue what was happening outside. "I am your nurse and you just need to rest, you've been through so much. Monty is right here too," She needed to keep Jasper calm, she checked the wound under the bandage and it still looked surprising good after everything he has been through. "You'll be just fine," She told him before she found someone watching her, she glanced over her shoulder to see Murphy was standing there with a few of his friends. She tried her best to ignore them being so close to her.
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    "See? I'm sure your sister is perfectly okay. You don't have to worry," Finn assured her quietly, nodding slowly. He just hoped that he was right, that her sister was okay, for Evie's sake. The twins had already been away from each other for so long, it would be horrible for them to permanently never be able to see each other again. He didn't want to see a devastated Evie, knowing that the image would haunt him forever if he ever had to witness such a thing. And he doubted there would be anything that he could do to help her, to remind her that she wasn't alone, because he was sure that she would feel far too alone than anything. He couldn't imagine what it would be like for her, but he doubted that she would go a day without thinking about her sister when they were twins and born together. It would be like losing the other half of oneself, he assumed. "Yeah, I'll stick close," he assured her with a nod as he watched her work with Jasper. He doubted the others in here would take pity on Jasper just to ignore Evie for a few hours - or however long this fog lasted. No, they disliked the twins too much to let something like Jasper needing assistance to stop them from trying to do as they pleased, even if it involved harming Evie in any way, shape or form - and Finn just wasn't going to let that happen. Not just because he had been asked by Aria to keep any eye on Evie, but more so because he didn't want Evie to get hurt at all.

    Hearing Evie and Jasper converse, he couldn't help but to chuckle lowly. "Careful there, Evie, I think Jasper may develop a love for you for saving him," he teased lightly, though his good mood soon slipped away when he noticed Murphy and his friends watching Evie. Moving to stand in front of Evie to block their view, he stayed facing them, arching an eyebrow. "Is there something you need help with?" he asked, his tone having lost the amusement from earlier. In honesty, though, this had been expected, so he really shouldn't have been too surprised in the first place.
    "So, I have to think about how I'll never leave my sister's side again if nothing's happening at the drop ship?" Aria asked as she drew her legs to herself once she was comfortable enough sitting down. "I already know what I'm going to do, so I don't have to think about it," she decided with a sigh, letting her gaze rest on him for a few moments before returning her gaze to the fog. It was hard to distract herself from her what if fears, though, and staring at the fog wasn't really helping. "It's surprising to hear others offer to take up for us - or to even witness somebody take up for us," she murmured after a moment, recalling how he had gotten in Murphy's way the day before. "But I doubt even you could take on all of the people who hate us back at the ship. You may be intimidating to them, but they outnumber you. And they outnumber everybody else who may be on our side. So, tell me, why risk getting hurt or killed just to protect a pair of twins that everybody knows you hated as well?" She was genuinely curious, because it didn't make sense. And she knew he had hated them - after all, they had gotten away with them both being born, whereas his sister had gotten arrested and his mother had gotten floated. He had more of a reason to hate them than anybody else - well, aside from his sister.

    Arching an eyebrow, she looked up at him. "Oh? Why do you think you're so good at distracting people?" she asked with mild amusement, though she sighed at his question and nodded. "I'm sure. Panic attacks won't kill me, so they're really nothing to worry about. I don't want Evie to freak out over my minor attacks when she'll be busy with things that will actually draw need for concern, like injuries and everything." She didn't comment on the topic of Finn, though. She could only hope that he was right, that Finn was keeping her sister safe.
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    Bellamy had been waiting for Aria to ask him about why he was sticking up for her, really he wasn't completely sure himself. "I had hated you and your sister for a long time, ever since I was old enough to understand that nothing happened to you or your family. My family was taken from me while you got to live happily, I still hated you when I saw you on the drop ship. I had wished that you felt the pain of having at least someone you cared about, get taken away from you but you didn't let that happen." He was being harshly honest with Aria as she had asked the question, so he was going to tell her because she wanted to know. "But then I started talking to you and I realised that you weren't as bad as I thought, it wasn't your fault that you were born a twin or that nothing happened to your parents. Am I still angry? Yes, I'll always be angry that I wasn't able to keep my sister safe or to stop my Mom from being floated. I guess that I know what it's like to love a sibling, which is why I stood up for you and will continue to. They can try all they like to beat me, I'll be fighting for something good." He told her as he'd never understand why nothing happened to the Palmer family, but it didn't matter now because they were on Earth and needed to survive that.

    He grinned at her at her next question, "I'm just so handsome and sexy. That people can't be distracted by me, it's natural." He joked with her as he didn't want her going through all the what if's, which he was positive that she was going through them in her mind. He wanted to keep her focused on thinking that Evie will be there waiting when they return to the crash site, that her sister will be unharmed and worrying just as much as Aria was. "If you feel an panic attack coming on and don't want Evie to know, then I'm sure I'll be around or even Octavia if you need help." He wasn't sure how his sister felt about the twins, he had seen her talking and helping them earlier but that didn't mean much right now.
    It was so hard for Evie to concentrate on Jasper and making sure he was comfortable when all she wanted to do, was think about Aria and every single thing that could have gone bad out there. Not only from the fog but if someone attacked Jasper, they could still be close to the lake and would have seen her sister. So Evie inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly a few times which is something her Dad taught her to do, she did it whenever she was emotional over something but needed to focus on something else. She was still filled with nerves but could now give Jasper her full attention, "I don't mind at all." She smiled at Finn's comment about Jasper falling in love with her because she saved him, she hadn't really done anything though apart from check his wound. She gently brushed some dark hair away from Jasper's eyes before she heard Finn's voice, it wasn't directed at her this time and his tone had changed. Turning around she stood up but stayed behind Finn when she noticed who he was talking to, suddenly a lot of attention was put onto them and Evie hated having people stare at her.

    "Why are you defending her? Bellamy was doing the same thing with the other one, it's disgusting. She shouldn't even be here, she should have gotten floated the second she was born. No one else was allowed to have a second child, why should she live?" Murphy spoke loudly like he wanted the rest of the group to agree with him, Evie knew that they did already agree. "Just step aside and I promise to make it quick for her, no one on the Ark had the guts to do what everyone else thought." His eyes landed on Evie, by now only Clarke and Wells had joined the little group that was still outnumbered greatly.
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    Finn frowned deeply at Murphy's words and stared at the boy for a long moment. "Trying to rally a riot already, Murphy?" he asked, arching an eyebrow. "Maybe I'm defending her because she hasn't done anything to deserve to be treated the way you're treating her. She hasn't hurt anybody. You're angry because she was born a twin? That wasn't in anybody's control," he pointed out, watching as Clarke and Wells nodded their agreements. "She hasn't done anything wrong," Clarke reminded, "None of you have any valid reason to dislike her when she's been nothing but nice ever since arriving here." It didn't make sense to her or Wells or really any of the group that was at Evie's side to defend Evie. People hated her for things that she couldn't control and it was beyond ridiculous. "Besides, even if she had gotten in trouble for being born, she wouldn't have gotten floated because she wasn't 18 when she was born," Wells pointed out. He knew better than all of them what the law was, since his father was the Chancellor. "They would have waited until she was 18, then they would have reviewed her case, you all know that. The only people that they would have punished right away was her parents. That's what you're really angry about, isn't it? That their parents didn't get punished for having a second child? It wasn't their faults, either. You can't control anything when you have twins. If any of you sat and thought about that, you'd know that by now," Clarke added.

    Finn was nodding the entire time, because Wells and Clarke knew more about the law than most of the others did and he was sure the others were aware of that. "If you want to get to her, you'll have to get through us first. And, let's face it, you'd be pretty stupid to do that when we need as many people as we can get to fight whoever it was that attacked Jasper - because we all know it wasn't just one person who could have dragged Jasper away. They have weapons. They know this place. They're clearly stealthy. They would take us all out within minutes if they wanted to. So, if you want to decrease your chances of surviving down here, do whatever you want. But, if you attack us and get injured, you should remember who would be taking care of you," he reminded.
    Aria stared at him as she listened, though she was more amused with his explanation than anything. She knew she should have been upset or angry with his words, but she had heard worse before. "You wanted me to feel the pain of having my sister get taken away from me, huh? I guess I'm just too stubborn to let that happen," she hummed out before she turned her attention ahead. "She got taken away from me once, I wasn't going to let that happen again." Lifting her shoulders in a shrug, she rested her hands on the ground beside her, letting herself relax a bit. "Our Mom offered to let herself get floated, did you know that? She felt so strongly over the laws on the Ark that she was willing to let herself get floated because she had twins, when it wasn't even her fault - and, that's the thing that people don't get. It wasn't any of our faults that we were born as twins. It wasn't my mom's, my dad's, mine or my sister's. It just happened and we couldn't change it. And, honestly, I wouldn't change it, ever. I would rather deal with all of the hatred that my sister forever and I receive than change the fact that I have a twin." She could feel the dirt under her fingers and she curled her fingers against the ground for a moment, trying to occupy her thoughts or find something suitable enough to say to him. "If you continue to take up for us, you're going to lose respect from the others. Are you even remotely prepared for that?"

    Not bothering to wait for an answer, she instead laughed at his later words. "I really hope you're not expecting me to agree with that," she told him with amusement, "Attractiveness doesn't really distract people as well as you may think that it does." Because it didn't. Of course, she didn't deny that he was attractive; he was. But that wouldn't be able to distract anybody from something like a panic attack. It might distract people from working back at the drop ship, though. Nodding, she let out a sigh. "They don't happen often enough to worry about, really," she assured him before she fell silent.
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    She had a fair point, but he hadn't seen that point until now and that was only after he had started talking to her. Most of the others wouldn't bother to give the twins a chance, wouldn't want to get to know them or even speak to them for a period of time. If they did then they'd also realise that the twins were actually nice and could be trusted, "You only lost your sister for a few months, I lost Octavia for years. I didn't know that your Mom offered to have herself floated, but she still didn't get that punishment." He would have to change the subject soon, to something more happy than what they were talking about. But it did allow him to get everything he felt off his chest, "Our Mom didn't set out to have another child either. She was still floated for her crime, that's what I'm angry about." He told her as he was slowly beginning to let all of that go, nothing would bring his Mom back but his feelings could change if the Ark ever decided to come down to Earth. "I am prepared for that, they need to realise that you and your sister aren't the bad guys here. Especially now that we know we aren't alone out here," He would continue to stick up for the twins and if people lost respect in him, he'd deal with it when it happened.

    He raised an eyebrow at her, "Yes it does. You see me and suddenly all of your thoughts vanish from your mind, just admit it and we can move on. Because I can see it happens to you," He joked with her in hopes the conversation would take a lighter turn, he smiled when he heard Octavia pretend to gag at what he had said about himself. "They still happen, so you'll just have to not worry or panic." It would take more than that for someone to not go into a panic attack, he just hoped once they made it back to the drop ship that the group wouldn't do anything to bring on another panic attack for Aria.
    Evie never wanted this, she didn't want anyone to stand up for her or her sister. It would only make the group dislike them as well, she watched as Murphy took a step closer to Finn but she had somehow managed to squeeze herself in between them. "Stop it," She told both Finn and Murphy, "If you all are so desperate to hate someone. Than hate me, don't take this out on my sister because I was born second. I'm the second child, you all think that we've had it easy? You try being hated the second you were born, to have people hate your family because of you. My Mom volunteered to be floated and no, I don't know why she wasn't. She was kicked off the council because of me, my Dad nearly lost his job because your parents refused to see him for medical help just because he stood up for me." She raised her voice so everyone could hear, which is something she never really does because she's always quiet. "I'm sure if I was still on the Ark and turned 18, than maybe something could have happened to me. I don't know why nothing did happen to my family, but that isn't my fault. I didn't ask for this and if none of you can see that, than I'm sorry that some people are just too closed minded." She glanced back at Murphy as she stood her ground, she wasn't going to let them intimidate her.

    "Like Finn said, if any of you are injured and need help. Remember that it will be me who helps you, who knows, I might be busy that day." She spoke even though she would help anyone and everyone, but right now they didn't know that. She just wanted them to stop or at least get off her and Aria's back, neither of them asked for this and she would always stand up for her family. Turning she faced Finn and gave him a thankful smile, she'd have to thank him, Clarke and Wells better for everything they said. When she didn't hear anything else she knew she'd be fine for the time being, "Come on. I can't be a nurse to you, Jasper and Wells." She smiled at Finn as she didn't want him getting any closer to Murphy.
    January 31st, 2015 at 05:45am
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    Finn, despite himself, was a little more than surprised that Evie had spoken so much, that she had raised her voice, that she was standing up for herself. Part of him wanted to applaud her, the other part just wanted to grin - and the latter was what he opted for, it seemed, because a grin had spread across his face. "That was a pretty inspirational speech," he teased her with a slight nudge, "I didn't know you had it in you." And, he hadn't. None of the others seemed to have expected it, either, because most of them were staring at her with surprise - but, on the bright side, they weren't trying to start anything or make matters worse than they already were. With Murphy retreating from the small area, Finn let himself relax a little and he looked down at Evie. "How about you get back to taking care of Jasper? I'm sure he would like that attention you've been giving him," he joked lightly, though his eyes scanned the crowd once more, just in case anybody might try anything when all of their backs were turned. So far, it looked like nobody was even bothering to look at them anymore, which he was thankful for.

    Then, Clarke looked at Evie and placed a hand on her shoulder, smiling slightly. "You did a great thing just now," she assured the girl quietly before pulling her hand away and looking at Jasper, "Is there anything you need help with?" She wasn't particularly medically inclined, but she did know a few things, at least enough to survive, she hoped. And, she did want to help. It wasn't like any of them had anything better to do until the fog dissipated, anyways. "I wouldn't mind helping, either, if you need it," Wells offered, though Clarke was quick to narrow her eyes at the boy, clearly still not okay with being around him. Finn sighed at it all and moved to Evie's side. "I'm sure the best thing any of us can do to help is to make sure none of the others get too close," he said quietly, only loud enough for the others to hear.
    Aria listened to him quietly before she let out a sigh. "I'm sorry about your mom and about Octavia and you getting separated," she told him after a long moment before she looked at him, then at Octavia. "It probably doesn't mean much, coming from me, but I am sorry. But we're on Earth now and it's a new start for all of us. I think that's something worthy of embracing, rather than for everybody to think that my sister and I are a reminder of the injustice of the law on the Ark," she murmured before she turned her attention back to the fog, trying to distract herself from worrying about anything too terrible that might be happening to her sister. She wasn't sure how to reply to his mention of being prepared to stick up for her and her sister, regardless of what might happen to him. She wasn't sure whether she should feel relieved that somebody was willing to put themselves at risk or guilty because of that same reason. It was easy to accept that she didn't want others to get hurt because of her or her sister, but it wasn't easy for her to say that.

    Hearing his later words, she made a face and looked back at him. "It does not happen to me," she quickly said, though part of her wondered if he was right. After all, she had already admitted to herself that he was attractive. But that didn't mean that her mind became consumed with him when she looked at him, she was certain of that. "That arrogance is going to win you several admirers and even more enemies," she drawled before sticking her tongue out at him, admittedly a little childishly. Again, she didn't bother replying to his mention of her panic attacks, because he was right. They did still happen - they just didn't happen often enough for her to really be too worried about them.
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    Bellamy would have to let go of everything that happened to his family, but it was hard especially when he'd see Wells again when they reached the drop ship. All Wells did was remind Bellamy of what his father did to his family, it wasn't fair on Wells and he was probably a good guy. But Bellamy couldn't see that just yet, "Everyone will have to let go of what we feel, we have to stick together more now and if we can't then we'll start losing even more people. You aren't the only one who people don't like, I'll have a word with the group once this fog dies down and we can actually continue to head back." He told both Aria and Octavia, people weren't overly rude to his sister as they liked to mention how she lived under the floor. The twins and Wells would receive much more than that, mostly because of their parents which had most likely been past down onto the kids from their own parents. It was a horrible cycle but it happened more than they knew, glancing out at the fog he noticed it was beginning to stay light which could only be a good thing.

    He playfully rolled his eyes at Aria at her comment, "You said that awfully quick. Like you're trying to hide something from me," He couldn't help but grin, he wasn't that arrogant or he at least hoped that he wasn't. He didn't feel like he was but that could have just been him, "I don't mind having admirers and I was always going to have enemies." He shrugged his shoulders lightly, he could deal with both of those things. He hoped he could deal with any enemies that he made, honestly he had a feeling that it would be easy for him to make enemies which isn't a trait he really wanted but still had. "It looks like the fog is starting to thin out, hopefully this is the last of it." He mentioned as they would still have to wait a little after the fog clears, just to make sure it's safe for them.
    Evie felt Finn's nudge and smiled as she was pretty proud of herself, "I didn't know I had it in me either." She really hadn't as she had never done anything like that before, on the Ark she didn't really have to stand up for herself like that but she was glad that she had. She felt so good in herself now, hopefully what she said to everyone would last and Aria would be able to see what she had done. "Yeah, I will." She smiled as she'd give Jasper all the attention he wanted, she couldn't do anything else until the fog cleared and she was grateful that Jasper was in such good shape. He was still injured and it would take some time to heal, emotionally and mentally will take longer to heal but he was strong and would get there. "Thanks guys," Evie was glad she at least had some people who would back her up, she hadn't really expected Clarke and Wells to be on her side although it did make sense. "For now, all we can do is monitor him. And you should give that leg a rest, Wells." She told him knowing his leg had to be getting sore, so she sat down beside Jasper as she wasn't going to stand around and wait for the fog to clear.

    "I think I've hurt myself too, Evie. I think I need your attention now," Monty said jokingly as he grinned widely, it wasn't long before Jasper gave his best friend's arm a smack. "You are not hurt, you're just jealous that Evie loves me more than any of you." Jasper grinned and only spoke softly but he seemed much better than before, "Actually. I was the first one injured, so technically she cares more about me." Wells added to keep everything light and so they didn't start worrying about the fog or the small group that was still out there when the yellow fog hit.
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    Finn watched as Wells moved to sit down, obeying Evie's orders. He supposed the boy didn't have much of a choice, though, as it was easy to tell that his leg bothered him quite a bit. It probably still would for a while, since the injury had been inflicted by Murphy of all people and Murphy held quite a bit of resentment towards Wells and Wells' father, so a lot of anger and hatred had probably gone into inflicting the injury. "Personally, I'd go out and try to injure myself more if it meant getting extra attention from Evie," Finn joked lightly with Wells, causing the other boy to laugh. "I'm sure I'll get injured quite a bit more as time goes by, so I'll just be a regular patient for her, I'm sure," Wells joked right back, though it honestly surprised Finn to find that Wells had a humorous side. The boy always seemed so serious, like the Chancellor, Wells' father. But, then, after seeing Evie stand up for herself, he supposed that they all had hidden sides of themselves that very rarely showed. It was a nice thing to witness, in Finn's opinion, and he hoped to see more of it. With how things were going, though, with enemies both inside the group and outside of it, there was no guarantee.

    "Well, I hope I get some attention, too," he chimed, turning his attention to Evie. "What's a guy got to do to get some doctoral concern? Should I go break my arm to get more attention than Jasper?" he joked lightly, arching an eyebrow with both amusement and curiosity, because part of him did want some attention. He didn't want to steal it from Jasper, though, since the other boy actually needed it - and Finn had no intention of actually going out and getting himself injured on purpose any time soon. He was certain he'd get injured plenty of times by accident, anyways; they probably all would.
    "I said it so quickly because I didn't have to think about it. I don't have anything to hide," Aria hummed out before she moved to stand up, brushing herself off and making sure the pack was still intact. "Try not to break too many hearts with all of your admirers, Bellamy." She smirked slightly, then, but she wasn't really sure how things would go if Bellamy really did end up having several admirers. All that talk of protecting those who were disliked by the group would probably go out the window, as he would probably be distracted. And, then, Aria couldn't help but wonder if she might actually get a bit jealous if he actually ended up with admirers, though she pushed that thought out of her head as soon as it ran through her mind. Instead, she turned her attention to the fog outside, nodding slowly. "It will probably end soon," she murmured, hoping that it would. It was becoming easier and easier to see, thankfully, but they couldn't leave right away. They'd have to give the fog a minute or two to clear out so that they wouldn't have to inch along behind the fog. Within a few seconds, it was clear outside and she made her way closer to the entrance, peering out carefully.

    The fog was already out of sight, having either continued to pass through or just completely disappeared all at once, but she didn't think much of it. "Let's go," she told them, though she didn't wait for them to agree or not before she headed out. All she wanted to do was get back to the drop ship and make sure that her sister was okay. Hopefully, they wouldn't come across any bodies along the way, because that might have meant a good sign; it could mean that others got back to tell everybody what was coming and they might have had more time to close the ramp. She could only hope.
    February 1st, 2015 at 09:46pm
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    Bellamy didn't say anything else about him having admirers, he wasn't interested in dating anyone. It would be hard to actually date someone on Earth, it actually wouldn't be dating because no one could take someone nice as they were in a forest. They could have a relationship, he supposed but he wasn't there because of that. He was there to make sure his sister survived for as long as she possibly could, meaning he also had to survive so he could keep her safe. Even if she didn't want him to protect her, he was her older brother and it was his job to make sure she was always safe. He pushed himself up onto his feet and brushed off any dirt that had stuck to his pants, he made sure that Octavia was in front of him before he started to follow Aria as she decided to lead the way back to the crash site. It made sense as she wanted to get back quickly to make sure her sister was okay, he did however keep his eyes on the area surrounding them. In case the fog returned or they came across any bodies, he wasn't sure how far people had gotten when they were searching for food and wood.

    Admittedly he was checking to make sure that they didn't come across Evie's body, although he was pretty sure that she wouldn't have been outside the drop ship to begin with. If he knew her from what Aria had told him, she would care about people and she had Jasper to take care of. He and Finn had laid Jasper in the drop ship, meaning she shouldn't have left but he also didn't know the younger twin so she could have done anything. He inhaled the air and noticed the air was still fresh and pure, the fog hadn't lingered or turned the air bad. It was strange but he wasn't about to question it, he was just glad they had found the cave when they had otherwise none of them wouldn't have survived.
    Clarke also decided to sit down and couldn't help but to roll her eyes at Evie when the boys started joking with each other, Evie smiled at Clarke as she did feel the same way with what the boys were saying. "No one is going to hurt themselves, I have more than enough time for everyone. Though I don't know why any of you want my attention," She told them as she took Finn's hand into her own and gave him a gentle tug so he would join them on the floor, he did as they waited for the fog to clear. "Seriously Evie? We want your attention because you're amazing and super nice, no one used to give us the time of day on the Ark." Monty told her as himself and Jasper weren't used to having a girl's attention focused solely on them, they still weren't sure what to do or how to act around Evie so they were just being their dorky selves. She smiled at Wells as he was probably right, he was 'privileged' but she had a feeling that a lot of people there didn't like him because of who his father was. Which was stupid in her opinion, but then Chancellor Jaha had never done anything to her or her family so she wasn't angry and wanted to have revenge.

    Turning Evie looked at Finn who was sitting beside her, "You aren't going to break your arm. I'll give you some attention later," She hadn't realised that her voice become lower like she wanted to speak quietly, so only Finn heard what she said to him. However the little group were close enough, that they either heard or saw her lips moving. However, no one could say anything more because someone called out to everyone. People were on the top level of the drop ship and called out that the fog was slowly becoming thinning, Evie sighed in relief. "Hopefully, the fog will clear soon." She was glad the fog was clearing but that didn't mean her sister was going to be okay, with that single thought her body was filled with worry once again.
    February 2nd, 2015 at 01:16am
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    Finn could understand the way Monty and Jasper felt, honestly. The only person he really spent time with on the Ark had been Raven and they had practically been family. Aside from her, he didn't really have anybody else. So it was easy to empathize with how they felt, honestly. He couldn't really blame them for wanting Evie's attention, in that case, now that he fully thought about it. "Just try not to steal too much of her attention," he teased the two with a smile, finding it easy to enjoy his time with the small group. They were all outcasts, now that he thought about it. The privileged, like Wells, Clarke, Evie and her sister, weren't highly welcomed in the larger group, Monty and Jasper hadn't really ever gotten any attention from others and he had only had one real friend on the Ark. Maybe that was why they all got along so well - or, at least, most of them. He wasn't really sure how Evie's sister would be with them, since she hadn't spent time with them yet.

    He blinked, though, when he heard her mention giving him attention and he smiled slightly, offering a subtle nod. Maybe, by then, he could have that two-headed deer origami ready. He was sure he could, but he could always get caught up with something else. "I'm sure the fog will be clear before you know it," he told her quietly, figuring that that was more important to comment on than the matter of her giving him any attention, "And then your sister will be back and everything will be okay." Because he was sure that she was still worrying about her sister more than anything else. It was easy to tell that much and he wanted to soothe her worries more than anything.
    Aria had stayed silent the entire walk back to the crash site. Her minds were solely focused on getting back to her sister and making sure that she was okay. She didn't even bother thinking about the odd fog or how normal things were with it having come and gone just like that. It made no sense to her, anyways, so there really wasn't a point in thinking about it. No, what was important to think about was her sister and her sister's safety. The sooner that she got back to the drop ship, the sooner that she could make sure that her sister hadn't gotten hurt by the fog or any of the members of the group. Considering how eager Murphy had been to try to start problems the day before, she wouldn't put it past the weasel to try to start something in an enclosed space. More importantly, she didn't trust most of the group, anyways, since some of them were actually murderers. She wouldn't put it past any of them to try to attack her sister, not with their hatred of the twins.

    It didn't take too long to get to the drop ship, thankfully, and they hadn't seen any bodies along the way. Or, at least, she hadn't. She wasn't sure about the others, since she had been too focused on just getting back and making sure that her sister was safe and sound. Seeing that the drop ship's ramp was up, she felt a little weight lift off her shoulders, but reminded herself that that didn't mean that her sister was safe. She tried not to think about it and instead took off at a run from the moment she saw the drop ship, quickly rushing up to it and banging on the ramp. "Open up!" she shouted, almost desperate to see that her sister was okay.
    February 2nd, 2015 at 01:38am