Cause this is what dreams should always be

Monty glanced between the twins as they mentioned about putting the tents up, he realised that he didn't know how to put a tent up either. "It shouldn't be that hard, I saw poles outside near the tents so I guess we use them to keep the tents up." He suggested as he looked closer at the tent in his hands, there were places for a pole to go and it made sense to him. He firstly made sure that Jasper was as comfortable as he could be before he turned to the twins and Finn, "Let's get these up." He told them knowing that at least Wells would stay there with Jasper, as it was better for him to rest his leg than continue to put pressure on it. He noticed that Jasper looked tired and would probably fell asleep by the time he returned which was a good thing in his opinion, he walked back out of the drop ship and grabbed as many poles as he thought they'd need for the two tents.

He let the twins find a place that they liked enough to set the tents up in, he honestly didn't mind where the tents went but knew the twins probably wanted to have some distance between their tent and the rest of the group. Walking over to them he placed the poles on the ground and started working on the tent that Aria had been holding onto, they worked together and it didn't take them that long to figure out where the poles went.

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Evie helped with putting the tent up once they worked out how to do it, she noticed other people were struggling with tents but they had stopped to watch them. She didn't mind as she would have offered her help anyways, hopefully it would be another step in having the group not hate her and her sister. She groaned in frustration when she couldn't push the pole far enough into the ground, she knew this would have happened sooner or later. She wasn't physically strong, she was sure she could be if something ever happened to Aria but on a daily basis then she wasn't. She wiped her hands on her pants before brushing her brunette hair back away from her face, she couldn't help but smile when she noticed Finn took over for her as he had already gotten his pole securely stuck into the ground. "Thank you, coming to rescue me again." She spoke quietly so Aria wouldn't hear them, she still didn't want her sister knowing about the close call she had with the serpent.

She did glance over her shoulder to see Monty was giving Aria a hand, but she also noticed Bellamy was stealing a glance over at her sister. She'd have to keep a closer eye on him from that moment on, which she didn't want to do. Aria could spend time with anyone she wanted, she could be friends with anyone she liked. But Evie still wasn't sure about Bellamy, "And yeah. You can share a tent with us if you like, it's bigger than I thought." She looked at the tent and knew a small handful of people could fit in there.

Finn didn't have much of a problem with helping Evie set up the tent - especially since he was hoping to be able to share the tent, too, and, he wouldn't feel right sharing it if he didn't help set it up. "No need to thank me," he assured her with a smile once he got the pole in the ground, stepping back to see the finished product. It hadn't been too difficult to set up - though that could have been because he had more strength and could handle getting the poles into the ground without too much of a problem. But, then, it could have also been because of everybody helping. It made things easier for them, he was sure, and he was glad to know that they at least had it set up properly - or, at least, he hoped it was properly. It could be completely wrong, but at least it was standing straight and everything, so that was better than nothing.

Hearing Evie agree to letting him share the tent with her and her sister, he smiled and nodded. "Good," he decided before stuffing his hands in his pockets. "We could go get some of those cushions for beds, like you suggested, if you want?" he suggested, looking over at her. "Maybe show the others how to do it, too, if we can figure it out, so that they'll have less of a reason to hate you two?" He could tell that Aria was already offering to help others, so they might as well, too, right?

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Aria smiled slightly and nodded to Monty's words. "Let's hope it's not too hard," she decided. Thankfully, it hadn't been too difficult to figure out how to set it up. The problem was actually setting it up. Having to stick poles into the ground, where the ground probably hadn't been bothered for years, so it was dry and tough, had been the thing that made it the most difficult. At least they were far enough away from the others that nobody could really see and laugh at them, though - of course, she was certain that the others probably had just as much trouble, if not more. At least she and Evie had others to help them, which she was insanely grateful for. But, by then, she had noticed that people were watching them, but they had been more so focused on seeing how they were doing it.

Once they managed to set the tent up, she felt both relieved and proud. Glancing around, she figured this was a better time than any other to get more into the group, be more accepted. "Anybody else need help setting up their tents?" she called out, tilting her head - though, while she waited for answers, she went ahead to help set up Monty and Jasper's tent, because, though she knew they wouldn't be sleeping in it for a while, it would still be best to get their tent set up while they could.

Monty had been helping the twins and Finn set up the first tent, he knew his and Jasper's tent wouldn't take as long now that they knew what to do and where the poles went. He did however look at Aria when they were finished, "We just finished and you're offering to help? I'm tired already and that was just one tent," He joked as he gave her a cheeky grin while pretending to act like he was so tired from doing so much work, he was really beginning to like Aria. Admittedly he hadn't been as sure on her as he was on Evie when they first met, but Aria was just as nice and caring as her sister was which was really nice to see. But he still got straight into setting his tent up and they were much quicker that time, even with it just being him and Aria. "That's much easier now," He said as he did help Aria in pushing the poles into the ground, he wasn't the strongest but he seemed to have an easier time than the oldest Palmer twin.

"I guess we should help them, huh." He murmured quietly to her as it was obvious other's were having trouble, he glanced over to see only one other tent was set up. It was Bellamy's and Monty was a tiny bit surprised to see Bellamy was actually helping other people with their tents, he walked with Aria so they could help as well because it was the right thing to do. Maybe if he ever needed help than he'd get it, he hoped so at least because the group needed to stick together now more so than ever.

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Evie nodded in agreement with Finn, her sister had already offered her help so she walked into the drop ship with Finn so they could try to remove the cushions from the chairs. She did check on a sleeping Jasper first before walking over to a chair, she pulled the cushion forward as much as she could. To her surprise most of the cushion came away from the metal backing, there was some glue to keep the cushion in place. It seemed like whoever made the drop ship did it on purpose, so that whoever was in the ship could use the cushions for comfort. "There's only some glue, we should be able to pull the cushion off. Maybe use a little water for stubborn ones," She told Finn and Clarke who had joined them, she grabbed onto the cushion and started pulling. It didn't take much strength for the cushion to come free, causing Evie to stumble a little but she regained her balance quickly.

"That was easy, it's like The Ark knew we'd want to use them." She smiled as she looked at the cushion in her hands before looking over at Finn, she set the first cushion aside before she continued on getting as many free from the metal seats as she could. The more they could give out to people, the better and if it came from one of the twins than hopefully the group would start to realise that they aren't the bad guys.

Maybe it surprised Finn more than it should have how easy it was to get the cushions off of the seats. It was a good thing, though, because it meant that they would have less problems and they could easily show others how to do this - and, it could be done in next to no time, really, so nobody would really have to worry about losing sleep to get their cushions. "Really, I didn't expect it to be so simple," he joked with a slight chuckle. He was telling the truth, though. He had completely thought that they would have had to cut out the cushions or something, because it would have made more sense, it would have given them another reason to think that the Ark hadn't had any faith in them. But, maybe this was a sign, no matter how small, that the Ark thought they would have survived, that this was a way to reconcile everything that they hadn't been provided with.

"At least that's a good thing for us," he hummed out, offering a grin as he went ahead to pull apart a few of the cushions from the seats. He figured he could go ahead and get as many of these done while they could, so as to help the others get it done quicker. Besides, since it wasn't too hard, it wouldn't take long to do, either.

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Aria grinned in response to Monty's words. "Can't help it. It's better to help than let them sleep in messed up tents that wouldn't provide much shelter," she offered, mostly wanting to help as much as she could. The more they helped, the more that she and her sister could fit into the group. Thankfully, the more tents they put up, the easier it was to do so. It helped them quite a bit to handle everything while they could. At least they could manage to help everybody when they needed it - and, the more that they helped, really, the more tired she realized she was getting. It didn't really matter, of course. She still helped as much as she could, because it was the right thing to do. But she was pretty sure that another few tents would make her want to pass out, really.

She tried to fight it, of course, because she wanted to continue helping others. But, it was exerting a lot of energy, even with the fact that it was getting easier and easier to set up the tents.

It wasn't long before Bellamy noticed how often Aria was beginning to yawn, he grinned to himself when she tried to hide that she was yawning. Everyone was starting to look tired and he was actually feeling the effects of everything that had happened lately, now that they had tents and some shelter, they should all have a much better sleep. Or that is what he hoped, they deserved to get some decent sleep and would need it as they'd have to start building a fence around the drop ship as quickly as they could. They needed the protection from the people that were out there, which meant they needed as much energy as they could get. So he walked over to where Aria was helping a small group with their tent, "If you collapse from exhaustion than I'm not taking the blame for it. I'll tell your sister that you continued to work, even after I told you to stop." He told her in a light tone of voice, although he was still serious at the same time.

He could just imagine Evie blaming him even if he didn't have anything to do with it, "Take a break. You've already helped enough people, besides Monty is here and people have seen how to set a tent up. They'll be fine," He told her as he saw how tired she really was by her eyes, "Come on." He take the pole from her hands and gave it to someone else, he wasn't going to taking no for an answer as she looked like she was going to pass out at any second.

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Evie felt a little better now that they'd have something to sleep on that wasn't the hard ground, she also felt better knowing that The Ark did this on purpose. That they still had some hope in them surviving the landing and surviving whatever Earth threw at them, it didn't even have to be a lot of hope because it was enough for them to built the drop ship so it would be shelter and safety for them if they ever needed it. "It's something else that we'll have to tell everyone about, hopefully it'll stop them from removing their bracelets." She really did hope that people would listen to them, they were already listening to Bellamy. But there were still a lot in the group that had family on The Ark, if they got through to them than that was going to be a great start. Evie placed another cushion onto the small pile that they had formed before she covered a yawn with her hand, they had enough cushions for their little group and they could tell the others how to remove them from the chairs.

She didn't see why they had to do all the work, when she wasn't even liked. She knew if she helped out as much as she could, it would help for people to like her and her sister but it was tiring and all she wanted to do was lay down and close her eyes. But she forced her eyes to stay open so she could do more.

Finn nodded in agreement to her words, because she had a point. He wished everybody would stop listening to Bellamy, because taking off their bracelets was eventually probably going to be the death of them. At least, if The Ark came down, they'd have more of a chance of surviving down here. Didn't everybody here see that? No, probably not. They were too blinded by Bellamy's ridiculous words. Blind followers were always the worst, in his opinion. They would do anything without questioning the consequences, the repercussions. "Maybe we should tell them about the bracelets sooner, rather than later," he suggested quietly. He wasn't sure how they could tell them, though, not when he was sure that the others wouldn't even listen. They were too easily swayed by Bellamy's leadership. "Or, we could at least tell those that haven't taken off their bracelets, so that they'll be less tempted to." Or, maybe they wouldn't. Who knew?

Seeing that she was starting to look fairly tired, he stared at her for a long moment before reaching a hand out to place it on her shoulder. "Hey, if you're tired, we should stop," he suggested quietly before moving to stand up and offering his hand out to help her up. "Come on. Let's get you back to the tent and then I'll tell the others how to get the cushions off, so that they can handle the rest on their own." They had done enough, he was sure of it. Besides, there was no reason for them to exhaust themselves to help others when it wasn't guaranteed that the others would even appreciate it.

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Maybe Aria shouldn't have been as surprised as she was when Bellamy came over. Blinking slowly, it probably took her longer than it should have for her to process what he was saying. "Except, you never told me to stop," she pointed out casually, because, before that moment, he hadn't. And, really, it wasn't like she was that exhausted. Or, at least, she liked to think that she wasn't. "I won't collapse from exhaustion." That would definitely lose some possible respect that she had earned from those that she had helped, and she refused to let that happen. They needed the respect, needed to acceptance. Otherwise, hers and her sister's time here on Earth with the group was going to be more than just hell and she didn't want to think that things could get any worse. But, then, she yawned again, and she couldn't help but to pout slightly afterwards. "You jinxed me."

She knew she was tired, of course. And, yeah, she probably was exhausted, but she still wanted to help. Apparently, she wasn't going to get that chance, though, because Bellamy had taken the pole she held from her and given it to someone else, causing the girl to gape at him. "Bad Bellamy," she chastised, pointing at him with disapproval, but another yawn had escaped her and it was getting more and more difficult to keep her eyes open. "Alright, fine, I'll go to my tent," she muttered before wandering past him.

Bellamy rolled his eyes at Aria, "You need to stop. There I told you to stop," He told her as it was obvious just how tired she was, he couldn't blame her. They had gone on a long walk and had to hide from a yellow fog, she had a panic attack and was worried for her sister. That would drain anyone from energy and here she was, helping numerous other people with setting up their tents. He knew why she was helping and pushing her body further, it was for respect from the others in the group and he did admire that from the twins. They didn't seem like they'd give up on trying to be liked among everyone, but he guessed if they did become liked than they would survive longer on Earth. It was smart really, not many would care if people liked them or not and that would be an easy way to die. If no one liked you than no one would help you when you needed it the most.

He grinned when she gave him and walked past him, he turned and followed her to make sure that she actually did get to her tent. "Besides there are plenty of people here to help out, you don't need to do everything on your own." He told her not sure if she'd listen to him or not, for now she probably wouldn't because he knew that she wanted herself and her sister to be liked so no one would bother them and they'd be safe.

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"We can tell everyone tomorrow, but I doubt anyone will listen to us." Evie told Finn as the group did need to know about what they were doing when they removed their bracelets, they were trying to ruin everything that the Ark needed to see. However her father was watching the screen where the bracelets sent the information from everyone's vitals, he'd have to figure out that no one was suffering or their vitals were slowly going down. None of that was happening so it meant no one was dying, she hoped he'd work that out and the Ark would still continue with the plan of coming down to Earth. They could only tell people what they were doing and that the Ark would come out within a few months anyway, they had to made it down to Earth before the air runs out. If the group didn't listen to them, they couldn't really do much as Bellamy had probably already gotten into their heads.

She looked at Finn and knew she shouldn't do all the work, "I'm not even that tired." She lied to him but a small smile still formed across her face, she didn't even know why he seemed to care so much about her but she did really like it. "Let's get some cushions under Jasper first," She told him as she wanted Jasper to be comfortable, she left some cushions there for Wells and Monty as well so they could have comfort in the drop ship. She had Finn help her move Jasper ever so slightly so she could slide a cushion under his sleeping body, once they had finished she picked up her and Aria's cushions before heading out of the drop ship with Finn so they could get some sleep.

Finn nodded slightly to her decision, figuring it would be best. "Well, we can hope that they listen. If it doesn't work and they decide to be on Bellamy's side, then your sister can probably convince Bellamy to get them to see that they're being reckless," he offered after a moment. He was sure Evie wouldn't be too fond of the idea, considering she clearly didn't like Bellamy around her sister, but Bellamy seemed to keep an eye on Aria, so it was likely it would work. But it wasn't like he was going to push Evie into agreeing with the suggestion; he was just suggesting it, to be on the safe side. At least it would mean that they would have a back-up plan and that was better than nothing, he supposed. They would need as many people on their side as they could get and it seemed that Bellamy was at least somewhat on their side - he was protecting the twins, after all.

"Yeah, I don't think I believe you," he teased her lightly, but he nodded as he moved to help her with Jasper. He was careful with the boy, not wanting to wake him. He needed all of the sleep that he could manage to get and there was no need to ruin that. Once they got that done, he went ahead to pick up cushions for himself and followed Evie. "Do you think we'll be able to go straight to sleep once we get to the tent? It seems like the others are kind of loud, probably celebrating again."

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Aria let out a quiet laugh in response to Bellamy's words. "A little late on the draw there, Bellamy," she pointed out casually, though she concentrated her attention ahead of her, trying to keep everything in focus. With how tired she was, that was a little more difficult than she cared to admit, but she still tried. It didn't take too long to get to the tent, but she paused when she heard Bellamy and looked back at him with curiosity. "There may be plenty of people here to help, but that doesn't help Evie and me gain acceptance," she pointed out quietly. She frowned, then, and turned her attention back to the tent before stepping in and glancing around. Evie wasn't back yet, so she supposed her sister was still spending time with Finn. Mentally, she made a note to tease her sister a bit more, just for the fun of it, but move to sit on the ground.

"If we don't get acceptance, Bellamy, then there's a higher chance of the group turning against my sister and me - and I don't want that to happen. No matter how much you may tell them to leave us alone, it's not going to keep them at bay forever."

Bellamy looked at Aria and could clearly see where she was coming from, he knew her helping would be for acceptance. "You collapsing in front of everyone, also won't help you gain acceptance. So you might as well stop and get some sleep while you can, you have plenty of time to get acceptance." He told her knowing that if she collapsed then it would ruin the chance of her and her sister gaining the acceptance that they wanted and needed to survive, he watched as she checked the tent for her sister, he guessed. He shook his head slightly, "I know that. But I'll still tell them to leave you both alone, getting accepted is important but so is your health. You still need to take care of yourself, Aria." He'd try his best to keep the group at bay and stop anyone who tried anything with either of the twins, he knew it would be hard to keep everyone calm and he also knew that something would eventually happen where he wouldn't be listened to.

But he would come to that whenever it happened, he didn't want to think about it right now because it hasn't happened yet. He wasn't looking forward to it but it'd still deal with it fully, he glanced over to the drop ship when he saw Evie and Finn heading his way. But he'd stay there with Aria until she wasn't alone, which would probably annoy her sister.

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Evie thought about what Finn said, she didn't want to turn to Bellamy for anything. It was his fault that bracelets were being removed in the first place, her sister may trust him but she didn't and she probably wouldn't for a while now. "Yeah maybe, but we can deal with that tomorrow. We'll tell them that removing the bracelets won't matter, The Ark will still come down one way or another." She hoped that the Ark would come down smoothly as she didn't want her parents to get hurt, or to die if there was a crash landing. She wouldn't know what to do if she didn't have her parents , but she shook that thought from her mind. She smiled when he didn't believe her although it wasn't hard to see through her little lie, she was a terrible lair and she always has been. She just couldn't lie and look someone in the eye, her face also probably gave her away.

"I really hope so, I don't sleep very well when there's noise." She hoped that people wouldn't continue to celebrate, what did they really have to celebrate anymore? Evie didn't know nor did she understand, but they could do whatever they wanted. As she walked with Finn, her eyes instantly landed on Bellamy. He was standing by their tent with her sister, "We got some cushions to sleep on." She handed one set to Aria and had decided to ignore Bellamy, she stepped into the tent and placed her cushions down where she wanted her bed to be.

Finn nodded as he followed Evie, keeping the cushions he had close to himself. "Let's just hope that things work out for the better," he decided quietly. He doubted that The Ark would come down if they kept removing their bracelets. They were probably already thinking that they were dying. If enough people took off their bracelets, they'd stop paying attention to the screens, they'd stop caring. Or, maybe not. Evie's and Aria's dad was in there, watching the screen, he supposed, waiting for the verification that his daughters kept surviving. As long as their bracelets stayed on, there was still a chance for The Ark to come down, he supposed. He could only hope that he was right, considering how many people would die up there on The Ark due to lack of oxygen.

He smiled, though, at the mention on noise and nodded his agreement. "I know what you mean." He didn't, not really. He was used to noise on The Ark because of sleeping away in the cells - and, even before then, it had always been loud because he slept in the working station, where there was always noise. But, he could agree with her, because the others celebrating less would probably make it easier for them to get some sleep. As they got to the tent and he noticed Bellamy and Aria, he was a little amused to see that Evie ignored Bellamy and he went ahead to step into the tent, putting his cushions in an area that he figured was best to sleep at. "What was that about?" he teased lightly.

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"Ooh, what a genius," Aria drawled, letting out a yawn. Of course, she knew that, if she collapsed in front of everybody, it would decrease their chances. But, maybe, collapsing in front of everybody would show them just how hard her and her sister were working, though. She didn't plan on collapsing, of course, but there was the possibility that it would have actually helped them gain a little acceptance. Maybe it was a little ridiculous to think, but that didn't matter. "Careful there, Bellamy, you might start seeming like you care." She closed her eyes for a moment and she was pretty sure that she would have nodded off right there if it weren't for her sister's voice coming into her ears. Turning her attention to Evie and Finn, she blinked slowly and took the cushions her sister gave her. "Thanks, Evie," she murmured, admittedly tiredly.

But, she couldn't help but notice how Evie was ignoring Bellamy's presence and it made her a little more curious than she probably should have been. Sure, she could understand why her sister didn't like Bellamy, but did that mean that she had to ignore the guy? He was trying to make sure that nobody bothered them, after all.

Bellamy wasn't bothered that the other Palmer twin ignored him, he was honestly surprised that Aria also wasn't ignoring him. But he had spent more time with Aria, he could only imagine what he looked like to the younger twin. She was probably close to hating him and him being around her sister most likely wasn't helping, but he did like Aria and having Evie not like him wouldn't make him leave Aria alone. He was sure Evie could either deal with him or get over how she was feeling, he didn't care what she did as he was more interested in her sister. Seeing them together close up gave him a good look at them, they did look very similar but it was obvious which twin was who, Aria had darker curly hair and her eyes were a different shade of brown. She had hazel flecks in her eyes and her full lips were naturally more rosy than pink, Aria was by far more beautiful in his opinion even if the twins were very similar. That would be something he'd keep to himself however, he'd tell Aria eventually but he wanted her to trust him a little more.

"I guess I'll leave you alone now, don't want your twin giving me another glare. Although now it seems like she's going to ignore me," He gave a shrug of his shoulders, maybe Aria could speak with her sister so they could somewhat get along for Aria's sake. He wasn't sure how well that would happen or if it would even happen.

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Evie sat down on her cushions and had made sure that there was plenty of room beside her for Aria, she'd be in the middle between her sister and Finn. She unlaced her boots and pulled them off so she could be more comfy, she set her boots aside and looked at Finn. "It's nothing, I just don't trust him. I don't know why Aria is even talking to him, sure I get that he helped her hide from the fog. But he's making people take their bracelet's off and he should hate us, I saw the look he gave us when we opened the ramp to the drop ship." She'd never forget the look they received from him when she was reunited with her sister, if anyone was going to hate her and her sister than it should be Bellamy and Octavia. Although neither of them seem to or if they do, than their hiding it very well. "Besides I don't even know him, so I have a reason to hate him. It may not make sense to others, but it makes sense to me." She told him as she laid down on her side so she was still facing him.

"Do you trust him?" She asked as she did want to know, if Finn trusted Bellamy than maybe it would give Evie a reason to think about giving the guy a second chance. She did trust her sister and knew that if she trusted Bellamy, than she should but she still wasn't sure.

(Sorry Aria's part is a little shorter than normal. I wasn't sure what to type for her, haha. ^-^;)

Finn nodded slowly as he went ahead to set his cushions down next to Evie's before he went ahead to sit down and get his boots off, too. "The look he gave you when the ramp was opened? What look?" he asked with curiosity. He hadn't paid much attention to Bellamy, after all - most of his attention had been focused on Evie lately, not that he would really admit to it any time soon. It wasn't really something that he could help, though; and, really, who could blame him? But, he could understand why she disliked him, what with him having them take of their bracelets. But, then, Bellamy didn't know what they knew, that The Ark was running out of air. "Don't worry, it doesn't need to make sense to anybody aside from you. I was just a little curious as to whether he had done something to you," he told her after a moment, figuring that it was a good excuse. He was just curious, though.

But, when she asked if he trusted Bellamy, he wasn't sure how to answer, and he lifted his shoulders in a shrug. "I don't really trust him, no. But, he doesn't know what's going on, on The Ark," he said before shaking his head slightly. "But, I don't trust him. He tried to rise to taking on the role of leadership so quickly, as if it was his plan from the beginning. It just doesn't fit to me. And, Murphy has pretty much decided to be his right-hand man, which doesn't make it any better."

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Aria offered a subtle nod to Bellamy's words, figuring that it would probably be smart. "That would probably be best, though I can't guarantee that she won't glare at you anyway," she told him with a tired grin. Shifting the cushions in her arms, she ran a hand through her hair and turned her attention to the tent, figuring that she would probably get right to sleep once she got the chance to. Turning her attention back to Bellamy, she offered a smile. "Good night, Bellamy," she told him with a slight nod before she slipped into the tent, quirking a brow when she took notice of the way the cushions were set up. "I hope you don't plan on making a move on my sister, Finn," she joked lightly, though she was a little serious. As happy as she would be for her sister if Evie liked Finn and Finn liked her back, that didn't mean that she wouldn't be protective still.

The next morning Bellamy was one of the first awake, he searched around the little camp that they had made themselves. He even checked the drop ship for anything that he could make a weapon with, as people woke up he had a few more people helping him search. Murphy was included which Bellamy wasn't sure about, but he could really tell him that he didn't want his help. Even Murphy had the right to have a weapon on him, so he just let whoever wanted to help be there searching for him. He wanted to take a small group out hunting for food, meaning they needed weapons. After what felt like a good couple of hours, or it could have just been a single hour. He wasn't sure about time anymore, he had collected enough weapons for the time being. He walked out of the drop ship and rounded up whoever wanted to go hunting for food, there were only a handful of people but it would be enough for now.

They still didn't know what was out there and he didn't want to risk having numerous people die or get hurt. He was a little surprised that Atom hadn't volunteered after what they had spoken about, he had caught Atom kissing his sister when he had told everyone to leave her alone. Something that didn't surprise him was the fact that Aria had put her hand up to come along, he had brought Charlotte with him as she was still having nightmares and he felt bad for her. He didn't want her to get picked on or targeted because she was having nightmares, she seemed to be the youngest one there and needed all the help that she could get. So he lead the group off into the forest so they could find any food that they could.

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By the time that Evie woke up, she was alone in the tent as she had probably slept in a little longer but she obviously needed it. She took her time in getting up because she had been busy the past few days, so she felt like she deserved to have a little extra sleep. She ran her fingers through her hair and pulled her boots back on, she tied the laces tightly before she walked out of the tent. She stretched out her body and decided to check on Jasper, as she walked into the drop ship she smiled when she saw Monty and Jasper. Jasper was sitting up a little more which was such a great sight, she pulled on her jacket that Jasper had been using as a pillow. She didn't see Finn anywhere and she hoped that if he went exploring that he was being extra careful, she didn't want him to get hurt if he's out there in the forest alone. No one should be going into the forest alone, but she knew that Finn would because he was stubborn and probably wanted to explore.

"Your sister went with the group who are going searching for food," Jasper told Evie as Aria had told them to tell her sister where she was going to be, he had wanted to tell Aria that she didn't have to go but he kept it to himself. He guessed the twins would want to do as much as they could, so more people would like them. Evie gave both Jasper and Monty a small smile, "I figured she'd do something like that." She was so proud of her sister and everything she was willing to do for people that didn't even like them.

Finn had been busy trying to find something to make the two headed deer origami for Evie. It had been difficult, really, but he had managed to find something that might work - the problem was going to be figuring out how to make the two headed deer. He figured he could figure it out without too much of a problem, and he hoped to have it done by the end of the day. For now, though, he was heading towards the drop ship to check on Jasper; he had dropped by the tent on the way, to see if Evie was still asleep, but she was already gone. She was probably checking on Jasper herself, which made things all the better for him, in his opinion. As he approached, he could hear Jasper and Evie talking about her sister, but he figured he'd stay out of that, and stepped in, looking over to Jasper, Monty and Evie. "Well, look who finally woke up," he teased Evie lightly.

Monty looked over, then, and offered a smile to Finn. "Morning, Finn. Somebody looks ready to take on the day," he joked lightly, to which Finn lifted his shoulders in a shrug and moved over to the others. "I'm always ready to take on a day. Especially if it means having fun," he hummed out as he sat down next to where the others were. "Did everybody manage to get some good rest? It may be just me, but I think today's going to be a long day." Every day since their arrival had been a long day, after all. Why break pattern?

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In truth, Aria wasn't entirely sure if agreeing to go on the hunting trip was a smart choice. One wrong move and she could kill herself - or somebody could kill her. It was a hunting trip, after all. Accidents could happen. Her worries were nowhere near remedied, they only worsened, when she realized that Murphy was joining, too. But, she didn't say anything about it and tried to ignore her own concern. Easier said than done, of course, but she could manage. It surprised her a little to see that Charlotte was coming along, though, and she would have questioned Bellamy about it if it weren't for the fact that they were supposed to be hunting - and, well, hunting require mostly silence, right? Besides, she was still a little worried that whoever was out there was still keeping an eye on them, still following them. Maybe things would stay calm today, though. She could only hope.

She made sure to stay closer to the front, since Bellamy was leading and the closer she was to him, the less likely she was to have to deal with any Murphy-related problems. Maybe they'd be able to find something quick and get back before long, but she was doubtful. None of them had hunted before, so it would probably take a long time for them to even get used to it. The others had gotten lucky the day before with the panther, really.

Bellamy was very unsure in having both Aria and Murphy in the hunting group, he knew that Murphy would probably be itching to say something to the twins. To start something that didn't need to be started, but even if he did tell the boy that he should just leave the twins alone. He wasn't going to be listened to, but if anyone did start something than he would speak up and he would be loud. He'd make people listen to him because they weren't sent to Earth to fight with other's, they were there to survive and Bellamy needed to make sure that as many people survived as possible. Meaning he wasn't going to take any shit from anyone or have the twins go through anything that they didn't deserve, it would most likely take some time but he was determined to make sure as many people got along that he could. They needed to have each other's backs through their time on Earth, if no one did then it would be easy for them to die or be killed.

He tried to step as quietly as he could, but he had never hunted before and he couldn't track. He would have asked Finn to join the group but he was gone by the time Bellamy was ready to head out, so it was the blind leading the blind through the forest. He was also nervous about having people watch them, they were out in the open and were easy targets. But he tried not to think like that as they searched for an animal to kill, but he had also asked Aria and another guy to look out for berries or other types of fruit in case they couldn't catch an animal.

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Evie smiled as she looked over at Finn, she was so glad to see that he was alright and nothing had happened to him. She'd have a word with him later about going off on his own, "I needed my beauty sleep." She commented although she just needed a little bit more sleep, Monty snorted lightly at what she said. "Beauty sleep? You'll never need beauty sleep, have you seen yourself?" He grinned and had gotten in before Jasper had any time to say something similar to her. Evie sent Monty a smile before looking at Finn once he sat down with them, "I doubt we're going to have any fun. Fun doesn't seem to be on Earth anymore, I slept really well but I don't want to have another long day." She complained and lightly pouted out her lips, what was so fun about knowing your sister was out hunting and Murphy was right there with her? That wasn't something Evie would call fun, but if Aria returned harmed or didn't return at all. Then the nice Evie wouldn't be around anymore, she'd get her revenge if it ever came to that.

"Where did you head of to? You could have woken me and I would have come with you," She spoke to Finn as she wanted to tell him off so badly, but she knew that he could do whatever he wanted. Either of them seemed to like violence but deep down Evie knew that Finn could take care of himself, if he needed to protect himself than he would. But she still didn't like people she cared about going off without telling her, first Finn and now her sister.

"I have to agree with Monty on that one," Finn announced with a grin before he patted Monty's back and lifting his shoulders in a slight shrug to Evie's words. "I wouldn't be so sure. I mean, sure, we have somebody out there trying to kill us, but it seems we're safe here and I'm sure we can come up with a few fun things to do," he offered. Though he wasn't entirely sure about that, he didn't want to say that, not when he was trying to lift everybody's spirits, not trying to ruin them. At least it was nice to hear that she had slept well, though, but he figured there was no point in commenting on that, not when she mentioned that she didn't want to have another long day. In honesty, he wasn't sure that they would have much of a choice in the matter, not when they had to get used to learning how to hunt - and those who wouldn't be hunting would have to get used to other things, maybe chores would be suggested for them or something or they could busy themselves with trying to make sure that they were prepared for anything down here on Earth.

But, then, she asked where he had gone, and he offered a grin. "I went to try to find some things to make origami with," he told her with a slight shrug. He wasn't going to lie about it, after all. That didn't mean that he was going to tell her why he wanted to make the origami, not yet. He wanted it to be a surprise and he would try to do so until it was time to make the two-headed deer and give it to her. "I wasn't gone long, though. And I didn't stray far, either." He had managed to find a little cave-like place that had quite a bit of things inside. He'd keep it a secret for now, until he figured it would be a good time to bring it up to anybody, until they needed whatever was inside (if they needed anything inside.) "You didn't miss me too much, did you?" he teased.

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Aria would be lying if she said that she was surprised to hear Murphy muttering to one of the other guys about "how pointless it is that the Palmer twins are trying so hard to fit in when nobody's going to accept them anyways." It almost made her roll her eyes, but she managed to refrain from doing so. It was only when she heard him say, "If the other Palmer twin's friends hadn't gotten in the way, we could have gotten rid of her yesterday," that Aria turned to him, eyes narrowed. "Excuse me?" she said before she moved to approach him, "You tried to get rid of my sister yesterday? Are you that threatened by a pair of girls that you would try to get rid of one of them while the other's gone? Who? You and the rest of the group of cowards that you seem pretty close to?" To hear that he had even thought about going after her sister had her angry, but she was at least glad that her sister was safe, that the others had been there.

Murphy almost looked amused and she honestly wanted to punch that smirk off his face. "Ooh, you're a scary little girl, aren't you?" he said, arching an eyebrow, "How long do you think you can keep up the tough act before our dear leader comes over to give me a lecture about teamwork and co-existence?" Aria rolled her eyes, then, and stared up at him. "Nobody's afraid of you, Murphy," she reminded, a little too calmly, "And I never asked for Bellamy's or anybody's help to deal with morons like you. Trust me, I can handle you on my own - and so could my sister if she would have had to." Sure, her sister wasn't one for violence, but Aria knew Evie would stand up for herself if she needed to.

Bellamy hadn't planned on stopping unless it was for killing an animal or picking fruit, he had tried to ignore what Murphy and Aria were saying. But Murphy just continued to pick at Aria because he knew he would get a reaction from her, he stopped walking and turned around to face the group. "Really guys? We haven't even been out here for ten minutes and you two are already having a go at each other, can't we just have peace and quiet for a few hours?" He had a very annoyed tone in his voice because he was frustrated, how hard was it for Murphy to keep his mouth shut. It must be very hard for him, a frown had settled between his brows as he looked at Aria and Murphy. "If I can deal with the twins being here, than why can't anyone else? Yes, my sister was taken and my Mother floated while nothing happened to the Palmer family. But none of us standing here know what really happened, so everyone just shut up or you can go back to the drop ship." He told the group letting his frustration show, so hopefully they would realise how childish their being towards the Palmer twins.

Although he was put on edge when he heard Murphy say that he could have gotten rid of Evie when Aria wasn't there, it sent a shiver down his spine knowing that he had brought Murphy into his little leadership circle. If he was ready to get rid of an innocent girl, than what else could he do. "So anyone who wants to join me and not speak, than let's continue." He sighed as he turned around once again, he continued walking the way he was going as his eyes scanned the area around them for anything they could collect.

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Evie had tried so hard to force herself not to blush, but it wasn't long before she felt the warmth settle across her cheeks from Monty's and Finn's comment about her not needing beauty sleep. She did hope that they were safe and could find something fun to do, but unless they found a lake with nothing else in it but water and could learn how to swim. Than she really didn't think there would be anything fun about the Earth, well she could go look for flowers and that would be fun for her but no one else would probably think it was fun. She did know that it would be a long day and every other day after this one would be long, but she supposed that she could rest whenever she wanted because in her opinion she had already done so much for the group. Not that anyone else would see it that way, but she did. She looked at Finn and was glad that he went to find something to make origami with, that would give him something to do and he obviously found it fun so she wasn't as upset that he went off by himself.

"I don't care if it wasn't far or wasn't for long, we all know that anything can happen here." She told him as she glanced over at Jasper who was just enjoying watching the two of them talk, at least he was resting and wasn't trying to get up and do something. She scoffed at Finn's comment about her missing him, "I was sleeping. So no, I didn't miss you at all." She teased him right back but she wasn't lying, she hadn't even known he was gone because she was having a nice dream about him.

Finn couldn't help but to grin when he noticed the blush that spread so quickly across Evie's cheeks. He would have commented on it, but he was sure that she would have denied it or changed the subject. So, instead, he focused on what she said and lifted his shoulders in a slight shrug. "You don't have to worry so much, I promise," he assured her quietly, though he was a little happy to know that she worried about him at all. He didn't mention that, though, because he was certain that it might make her a little annoyed with him. "I made sure to stay within sight of the drop ship and within earshot, too." He hadn't, not really. But he didn't want her to know that, because he didn't want her to worry about him. She had her sister to worry about, after all, and he didn't want to add to the list when he was pretty sure that his somewhat reckless behavior might cause her to worry a bit too much - and, then, he'd end up feeling guilty about it, which he definitely didn't want.

"Oh, I doubt you didn't miss me at all. Unless," he feigned a gasp, placing a hand over his mouth in mock-surprise, "Evie, were you dreaming about me? That's terrible. You're going to make Monty and Jasper jealous." He grinned, teasing her, clearly, but also trying to lift her spirits. He had already made her worried, after all, so he wanted to try to cheer her up. It was the least that he could do, considering he had worried her without meaning to. Besides, he liked seeing a smile on her face and wanted to find any way that he could to make sure that a smile graced her features as much as possible. He'd keep that to himself, though, because he was pretty sure her sister would kick his ass if he said it aloud any time soon.

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"It doesn't make much sense to me, Bellamy," Murphy pointed out casually as he started walking again, making sure to bump shoulders, almost roughly, with Aria as he passed her to walk closer to Bellamy, "You have the biggest reason to hate them, yet you protect them. It's a little ridiculous, honestly." Aria rolled her eyes as she listened to Murphy ramble. She was pretty sure he was trying to get more of a reaction out of her now, especially since he had bumped shoulders with her in the obviously hostile manner, but she was biting her tongue, because she really didn't want to deal with Bellamy or Murphy when she was in a foul mood. Part of her wanted to keep her anger focused on Murphy, but, with Bellamy almost patronizing them for arguing, she couldn't help but remember that he was having people take off their bracelets. And, the more bracelets that got taken off, the more the people on The Ark would think they were dead.

So, maybe she was a little bitter when she said, "Nobody asked for Bellamy's protection." And maybe she was more than a little relieved to spot berries again and she paused in her steps to look at them. It definitely would have been better if they had Monty come along with them, considering he knew a lot about plants and such. But, she knew that he was more so needed at the drop ship, due to Jasper. She would have started grabbing the berries, then, but she knew that they needed to be focused on hunting, for now. If they couldn't find anything, she'd get the berries on the way back and have Monty look at them when they got back.

Bellamy rolled his eyes when Murphy caught up to him, something that he had to keep himself calm about. Otherwise he'd lose it and start snapping at everybody that annoyed him, "What I do doesn't have to make sense to anybody. I can do whatever I want, Murphy." He wasn't going to waste time in explaining himself or his actions to anyone, he didn't feel like he needed to because he had come to terms with what happened to his family and not the Palmer's. Sure he was still a little bitter and wanted to know the reason behind the twins being allowed to spend their lives together, but it wasn't right for him to take that out on the twins when it wasn't their doing. If people like Murphy didn't understand, which Bellamy knew they wouldn't, that wasn't his problem and he didn't have the patience in him to explain anything to anyone. He sighed heavily through his nose when he heard Aria's comment about not asking for his protection, which he found a little stupid considering most of the group listened to him and still didn't like having the twins around.

But he didn't answer back to her as he tried to stay focused on the forest in front of him, they were having awful luck in finding any animals. Probably because people were talking too loudly and were scaring all the animals away, Bellamy did glance back over his shoulder and noticed that the drop ship wasn't in view anymore. "This is probably far enough for now," He stated as he didn't want to go too far and end up getting lost, he'd have to bring Finn next time or at least anyone who could track in case they did get lost in the forest. He was about to turn around when he swore he heard something, a frown settled across his features. "Did anyone hear that?" He asked as he wasn't sure if he was just hearing things.

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Evie was still concerned with Finn going off on his own, no matter how close he stayed to the drop ship. If anything happened than he wouldn't have help or someone to protect him, she looked at him and knew that nothing would come from her worrying. Although it was hard for her to stop, she was worried about Finn exploring on his own and Aria being out in the forest with a hunting group but mainly because Murphy was there. She was worried about her parents and the Ark running out of air, she was worried about Jasper and anyone else who would get hurt because she wasn't trained like her Dad is. All of these thoughts were building up in her mind and she didn't want to tell anyone, she didn't want pity or for anyone else to worry about her. She would have blushed again when Finn mentioned that she must had been dreaming about him, but it was obvious that he was only teasing her so she'd concentrate on something else.

"Oh please, why would I dream about you when I have Monty and Jasper to dream about. I prefer them over you any day," She teased him with a smile on her face, she even scooted closer to Jasper and Monty to give her comment strength. "I don't know why more girls aren't dreaming about you two," She smiled at the two now flustered boys, she really did enjoy making them blush and become flustered because it was clear that they weren't used to any girls paying attention to them. She didn't understand why, they were both so nice and quite attractive as well.

Finn laughed, then, and a broad grin spread on his features. "Oh, that's not very nice, Evie," he teased lightly before lifting his shoulders in a shrug, "But, I guess since it's Monty and Jasper, I can't really be upset. Clearly, I don't compare to them." He wasn't egotistical, after all, but he did almost hope that Evie was just joking, like he was. Because he definitely wouldn't complain if Evie had been dreaming about him. He couldn't say that he wouldn't complain if she had been really dreaming about Monty and Jasper, though, because it might wound his pride, even just a little. Regardless, he looked between the two boys, grinning broadly when he noticed how flustered the two were. "Aw, you embarrassed them, Evie. You're going to have to get them used to being complimented." It seemed that the two weren't used to it and Finn felt bad for them - everybody deserved a little attention, after all, and they were nice guys.

"I'm sure Jasper wouldn't mind getting a few compliments from Evie," Monty offered with a teasing grin, ignoring the way his friend had blushed, then. "Don't pretend that you would, Monty," Jasper replied, causing Finn to laugh and look over at Evie. "It seems you have two very dedicated fans, Evie. Lucky you," he teased lightly.

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Aria paused in her footsteps when Bellamy asked if anyone had heard that - whatever it was. In honesty, she was about to tell him that she hadn't heard anything, at least, but the noise ran through her ears the next time it came and she frowned slightly. They were supposed to be out here for hunting, so she was sure that a few people might be hopeful that the noise belonged to an animal. But, the thing was, it didn't sound like an animal, not at all. And, honestly, that set her on edge. What if it was one of the people who had almost killed Jasper? The thought made her feel tense and she listened again for the noise and, when it came, she said, "I hope none of you are getting your hopes up. That doesn't sound like an animal." And, whatever it was out there, it sounded like it was in pain - and not just any pain, but actual agony.

Chewing on her lip, she looked down to Charlotte, hoping the small girl didn't realize what she had, that whatever was out there was in so much pain that it would probably be begging to be dead. The noise came again, though, louder this time and she turned her attention to Bellamy. "Are we going to find out what it is?"