crossfire ↠ Bellamy Blake〚book 1〛

4-Your Turn, Princess

Logan went and attempted to go to sleep, leaning up against a random tree near Wells, still perplexed. She couldn't figure out the mystery that was Bellamy Blake. At times, he seemed like a somewhat likable person, while at others she couldn't help but think of him as a complete ass. Overall, Logan came to the conclusion that she did not like the guy, simply because she could not tell what he was trying so desperately to hide and why he wanted to screw everyone over, both on the Ark and on the ground.

She was pulled from her thoughts once she heard quiet footsteps approaching and immediately shut her eyes, not wanting to be bothered. When she heard two footsteps retreating though, she became alarmed and her eyes shot open to see Wells and Bellamy leaving. Of course it was Bellamy, she thought to herself before standing up and following them.

Logan knew she was a stealthy person, but being stealthy on the Ark was a lot different than being stealthy on the ground. In the Ark, you didn't have to worry about the crunch of the leaves beneath you, or the possibility of stepping on a twig. The ground was an adjustment, but Logan was a fast learner. She made sure to stay a good few feet away, hoping her skills wouldn't suffer out of a lack of use due to being stuck in the Sky Box. Her hope dwindled with each blind footstep she took though, since her eyes had yet to adjust to the darkness of the night.

Finally, they reached a clearing where Bellamy pretty much pushed Wells down an incline and let him tumble down to the ground. Logan made sure she remained in the treeline to keep herself from being seen, but then she saw Murphy, Wells on his knees, and Bellamy pointing a gun at the Chancellor's sons head. She no longer cared if they saw her or not; she wasn't about to let someone be killed, not when she had the ability to do something about it.

"Stop!" Logan frantically yelled as she almost stumbled down the hill. The three boys heads shot towards her, all with different facial expression. Murphy held a face of disgust and annoyance, Wells a look of desperation, and Bellamy a shocked expression that didn't cover up the sad look he had. Of course she had to follow us, Bellamy thought before he could even figure out why he cared. After all, if his plan was to work, he needed her wristband off as well.

Murphy shot forward and held her back as she kept on fighting against him in a pathetic excuse of a rescue mission. "What do you two idiots think you're doing," she started off in desperation. "Making sure the Ark thinks he's dead, princess," Murphy starts before turning her around quickly and holding a knife up against her throat. "And you're next," he finishes and Logan's body froze. Sure, she wasn't very happy with her dad, but he was all she had left and the last thing she wanted was for him to think she was dead.

Wells shot up from his kneeling position only for Bellamy to stop him with his arm. "Murphy, leave her out of this," Bellamy spoke in a low voice with dark eyes. Murphy held on tight for a minute before throwing Logan to the ground. Wells broke past Bellamy and helped her up before she pushed him off of her. She looked enraged and afraid, and for some reason that Bellamy didn't know it broke his heart to see her like that. Her face returned to the same pissed off expression she seemed to always have around Bellamy and Murphy though, regretting ever showing a hint of weakness.

"Go back to camp, Logan," Wells spoke without making eye contact. Is he being serious? "No," she started. "If you think I'm going to leave you here, defenseless, with these two psychos then you better think again."

"You better get going Princess before you and the Chancellor of Earth are both actually dead," spat Murphy. Logan glared at him before beginning to march forward only to be stopped by Wells. "Go Logan, I can handle myself," Wells said and Logan groaned in defeat, too tired and fed up with the three boys before her to even continue arguing, before trudging her way back to camp, only getting lost a couple of times.

updated: 12/29