We Do What We Must

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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YOU'RE GUARD MATERiAL

This wasn't the first time Bellamy had stolen something. He had tried when he was a boy, nearly caught for it. And over the years, he'd had to steal for the sake of his family. Right now though, it was the riskiest endeavour he had embarked on. Octavia was sick. Very sick. And she needed the proper medicines. There was no other way to get it, considering that the Ark didn't just hand out medicine if they tested a person and realized they weren't sick. Which ruled out him or his mother being to get the perscription for it. And they weren't exactly well connected to find other ways to acquire it.

So it left Bellamy with no other choice. He had to steal it, fearful for his sister's health. He was accepted into the guards program, nearly completing the initial four years . . . and with that, he was able to gain access to certain places. Or well, know his way around them. They still weren't cleared for areas that a Cadet may be, or certainly a guardsman. But he still had more knowledge than he did prior to being in the program.

He managed to make it through, enough to get his hands on the actual medicines and stuff them in his pocket. He had a very limited window of opportunity, knowing that this place was highly secure. Those few minutes he had though, was all he needed. Hearing footsteps in the distance, Bellamy looked up, doing a quick scan around before closing the cabinet and hurrying out of the storage area. He had his head turned in the direction of the distant footsteps, that he didn't even notice the ones right in front of him.

Not until he collided into the person, and the medicine he had been hiding, fell right out of the inside of his jacket. Bellamy froze. Petrified. His eyes slightly widened as he was caught red handed. This was it. He was going to get floated for this. He couldn't even look to see who it was right away, eyes fixated on the ground. Slowly, he began to look up, his eyes slightly widened from the shock . . . and realization that at any moment now, he was going to get arrested and floated. Octavia was his sister, his responsibility . . . and he had failed her.

[Nina Eaton]

Nina walked down the hallway, following the orders her mother had given her. Her mother didn't really order her, more like she politely asked and Nina had been happy to comply. She was done with training for the day and had been hanging out with her mom when she asked her to go find Abby and tell her about one of the children that had been sick today. Her mother was always worried about the kids she taught and Nina admired that about her. Her mother was kind and patient, everything her father wasn't. Her father was stern and impatient, using anger instead of kindness to get what he wanted. Nina had been eternally grateful when her father hadn't been assigned her Cadet class. He was getting the following year and Nina felt a ton of weight being lifted off of her shoulders. Her dad would still be on her case about everything, but at least this way it was a little less stressful and a little more tolerable.

She began to count her steps as she walked down the hallway that led towards medical. It wasn't until she bumped into someone that she finally looked up. The sound of something hitting the ground caused her to look down and she saw a bottle of medicine rolling around on the ground. She reached down to pick it up, reading the medicine to herself. Why was Bellamy stealing medicine for someone that was sick when he clearly didn't look sick? Nina looked up to see the fear in his eyes and she knew why he was afraid. She had caught him stealing medicine and it was a crime punishable by death. But Nina wasn't the type of person who would turn someone in for something like this. Hell, she liked Bellamy. He was in her class and she had always gotten a good vibe from him. They had been paired together a few times but hadn't become best friends or anything. It wasn't like they were throwing sleepovers and braiding each other's hair all night. 

Reaching towards him, she moved her hand into his jacket and found the small pocket that every guard's uniform had. She shoved the bottle into it and moved his jacket so it was back in place. Quirking an eye at her fellow classmate, Nina looked at him. "You better hurry," she warned. "I think I saw Kane headed down this way." She walked around Bellamy to finish her journey to medical, but quickly turned and gave him a pointed look. "Try not to drop it again," she said, shooting a wink at him. Nina got to medical without further incident and reported to Abby, telling her exactly what her mom had told her. The Doctor nodded in thanks and quickly gathered some things before taking off towards the apartment of the little boy that had been sick. Once she was gone, Nina walked towards the various medical books on the shelf. Everyone had access to them but hardly anyone actually looked at them other than the doctors. Grabbing one that specialized in medicine, she found the medication that Bellamy had grabbed to refresh her memory on it. It was a bad illness and people on the Ark had died from it before, especially without getting enough medicine combined with enough food to keep their energy levels up. Maybe Bellamy thought he was getting sick and didn't want to die? She couldn't exactly blame him for being afraid.

Against her better judgement, Nina went towards the kitchen, thankful when one of her favorite cooks was there. "Routine checkup, Nina?" The woman asked. Nina merely smiled and nodded her head, causing the cook to leave and leave Nina alone with some of the food. She wouldn't be able to grab much, given her outfit, but the least she could do was grab something for him. Shoving a few rations into her bra, she readjusted them so you couldn't see them. She put one more into the smaller pocket inside her guard jacket and left the kitchen. "All set!" Nina said to the woman who smiled in return and went back into the kitchen. She waited a few hours before walking in the direction of Bellamy's apartment. He lived with his mother and that was it. There wasn't any information regarding his father but she doubted she would have cared. She had only learned this because she had gone into the system to figure out where he lived on the Ark. 

Knocking on his door, Nina waited for him to answer it. She felt a little antsy given the rations that were shoved in her bra and jacket, but knew that it was best to play it cool. If she looked nervous, then someone would see her and try to nail her for something. A lot of people hated her father and that hate was not being placed on anyone other than her. It was difficult to get at her father given his higher status, but Nina was still just a girl at the Academy and they could do whatever the hell they wanted until she graduated and became a Cadet.

Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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Son of a bitch. It was Nina. He of course knew who she was. They were in class together, having started and would be graduating in the same class and year. But, it was more so who she was linked to that gave Bellamy extra cause for concern. Her father. He was highly ranked in the Guard and well, shit. This just made it worse. But what she did next . . . was not something Bellamy had ever expected. He just silently watched her read the medicine, waiting for it. Waiting for her to rightfully accuse him of stealing and then calling for security. But . . . she did.

Instead, she tucked it back into his pocket and told him to hurry. And not to drop it again. She even winked at him. What the hell. Bellamy was too dumbfounded to immediately move, his eyes following her as she disappeared elsewhere. What had just happened. The fact that she caught him and didn't say anything -- or anything that indicated she was going to tell . . . made him uncomfortable. Because he had nothing to offer for his silence. They weren't privileged, he didn't have proper connections. And no one did something for nothing.

Bellamy didn't move until Nina's words were proved true, hearing more footsteps prompting Bellamy to get the hell out of there. He immediately went home, giving his mother the medicine for Octavia. He didn't tell her what happened. He couldn't. No way in hell. He just remained silent, and waited. He could die for this. He still didn't know what Nina's intentions were and it made him nervous. He had every intention of seeking her out to ask her. To, talk about it. There was too much at stake for him to pretend like nothing had happened. But he wanted to wait until Octavia was asleep.

He was sitting on a chair near the bed, watching his mother administer the medicine. She was asking if he was ok, and he nodded dismissively, able to just claim that he was worried about Octavia. Which was true. But the fear of getting floated was all consuming. The knock on the door made him jump. It was the guard. It had to be. They were here to take him away. They were here to arrest and float him immediately. His mother gave him a curious look. "Take her to the bathroom," Bellamy instructed in a low voice, not wanting to shove her under the floor in this condition. She just needed to be out of sight for a moment.

Plus, if they were here to arrest him . . . he didn't want Octavia to see that. With his mother in there with her, and the door closed, Bellamy took a deep breath and opened the door. It was not armed men. It was Nina. "Nina," Bellamy acknowledged, not having fully opened the door and squeezed out of his apartment to face her in the hallway, quickly shutting the door behind him. This place was too public to talk. "Can we go somewhere private?" He asked her. He didn't want to start the subject out here. "Your place?" He further suggested. And for once, his words weren't about propositioning another.

[Nina Eaton]

The surprise on his face didn't surprise her. She knew he wasn't going to be expecting her, especially after what she did for him. She knew that doing favors for others without expecting something in return wasn't really the way of life on the Ark, but it was how Nina was. She didn't need anything in return but she knew she would blame herself if she had taken the medicine back, causing Bellamy to get sick, or to even turn him in only to have him floated. Nina was strongly against the floating and while she may not have been able to save her mother, she sure as hell was going to save Bellamy. She fought the urge to roll her eyes when he moved out of his apartment and into the hallway, closing the door behind him. If that didn't make her believe he was hiding something, she sure as shit didn't know what did. But the fear she had seen in his eyes earlier was still present and she knew he would always think that she would turn him in, at least until she found a way to assure him that she wouldn't do such a thing.

Unable to suppress her eye roll, she nodded her head. Of course he wanted to talk to her and the hallway was no place for such a conversation, that much she knew. "Hold on," she said, pushing him aside and grabbing the handle to his apartment. She walked in, allowing him to follow, but quickly shut the door behind her. She reached into her bra and pulled out the rations she had been able to put in there, setting them on the nearby table. She then reached into her jacket pocket and pulled the last one out. Looking at Bellamy she chuckled. "I don't believe you have the assets to sneak all of that back here," she said. Turning to leave, she motioned for him to follow her to her own apartment, per his request. "My father is in a council meeting so we have a few hours," she explained, doing whatever she could to calm him down and ease any anxiety he might be feeling. "Not sure where my mom is, but she usually takes this time to do things around the Ark." Not that having her mother around would be a big deal. Her mom was the nicest person and Nina knew that if she found out about the medicine Bellamy had stolen, she would have done the same thing as Nina had done. 

She arrived at her apartment and pushed the door open, waiting for Bellamy to walk inside before closing the door. She walked over to the couch, plopped down on it and folded her arms across her chest. "Now, can you stop shitting your pants? I'm not going to turn you in. And I don't want anything in return," she said, making sure she had covered all of the bases. "You're a nice guy and I wouldn't want anything happening to you." She shrugged her shoulders, not sure what else she could say.


Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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Bellamy went from surprise, to being pissed that she just waltz passed him into his apartment. And then she started taking out food from her bra. What. The. Hell. He didn't know what was happening. But he did know that she had outed him to his mother now, and he was going to have a hell of a lot of explaining to his. His mother was going to kill him. Screw the guard floating him. As she walked out, Bellamy gathered up all the food, shoving it in a pack and following her out of his apartment, closing the door behind him. He didn't say a word. Her words were a reminder that she was privileged.

Her father being in a council meeting proof of that. When they got inside, he threw the pack on the couch next to her. "You're out of your damn mind if you think I'm accepting that." He wasn't going to have anyone steal for him. Food had always been hard to come by for them, but he wasn't about to rely on anyone else, nor ask them to break the law for him. "You don't know me enough to say I'm a nice guy," he began to tell her.

He obviously wasn't trying to piss her off, considering she now had something she could use against him. "Just like I don't know you well enough to believe you." That she wasn't going to turn him in. That she didn't want something in return. "Everyone wants something." And the problem was, he didn't know what he could offer her. The only thing he valued in his life, was his family. He didn't have material possessions that he could trade off for her silence, or anything else. "So just name it." And get this over wtih because the tension and suspense was killing him.

[Nina Eaton]

She frowned when he tossed the food onto the table. She could get into trouble for stealing food if people asked enough questions. All the cook had to do was talk to another guard about the inspection Nina did, and she would be toast. And she doubted her father would do much to save her. He probably wouldn't even care if she were to be floated. She shrugged when he claimed she didn't know him well enough to know if he was a nice guy. He had a point but it didn't make much of a difference. "Fine, let me rephrase that. You seem like a really nice guy. You're one of the few guys I can stand to be paired up with in class." She shrugged her shoulders again, not sure why she was even defending her statement in the first place. Most people didn't correct a person when they said they were a good guy, but apparently Bellamy Blake wasn't like most people.

Nina stood up from her spot on the couch and placed her hands on her hips, tossing Bellamy an annoyed look. "Well believe me when I say, I won't turn you in. You may think you know me because I'm 'privileged'," she said, putting air quotes around the word privileged. "But I don't act like one and neither does my mom. She gives her rations away to her kids at school and sometimes I give her mine." Of course, she hadn't been able to as of late given that she needed to food since she was burning off so much energy during training. Folding her arms across her chest, Nina stared him down, not willing to look away or to be the first to cave. "I don't want anything," she said again, attempting to reiterate her point.

A soft chuckle escaped her lips when she got an idea. "You know what I want? I want you to forget this ever happened," she said. "I thought I was doing the right thing but apparently not. The only time I care about nailing someone for stealing is when that person is more privileged than anyone else on this Ark. Those are the people I turn in." Nina wasn't sure what else she could say. She didn't want him bugging her for the rest of her life, but she didn't want him to feel like she held his life in her hands. "I stole that food too, so I could get into just as much trouble if someone finds out." She shrugged her shoulders again.


Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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Bellamy still wasn't convinced. There was a reason he didn't have close friends. There was a reason that he couldn't let anyone in to his life. And there was a reason he couldn't go around breaking laws with another. His entire life was devoted to committing one of the most serious crimes at all. It had already been too damn close when she came into his apartment. He couldn't allow himself to let anyone take risks. Not only due to the danger it put them in, but the danger it put his family in. He couldn't draw unnecessary attention to the Blakes. If he did . . . they would get caught.

"Everyone who's privileged think that they aren't like the rest." It wasn't an insult or meant to offend her; but a mere fact. But their lifestyles were very different. Their families came from different backgrounds, and that was not something Bellamy could ignore. It was easier for those of a higher status to try and merge those differences . . . but from the other perspective, it wasn't so easy to find things in common with them, the ones who struggled. "Well then keep that for those kids. Cause I don't need your family's charity." It was too risky, and he wasn't going to add to the risks his family already had to take every second of every day here on the Ark. Nor could he just let it go that she had seen him break the law, despite her multiple confessions to him.

"You should be careful what you tell to people," he added on. A warning, more as a citizen of the Ark rather than a guardsman. For she had just incriminated her mother. "Like I said, you don't know me." He could be someone who just went and turned her family in . . . of course he wouldn't, but here on the Ark, most everyone was out for themselves. "So you don't tell anyone I took the medicine, and I won't tell anyone you stole that food . . . is that how this is gonna work?" He needed to be sure. The fact that they now had something to hold over the other. But, it was still so damn risky, and despite Bellamy remained calm and composed, he felt incredibly uneasy about this. "And that can only be the case if you keep the food." Because that way, he wouldn't have both crimes on his shoulders.

[Nina Eaton]

She snorted and nodded her head. He had a point there. The privileged always thought they were something different. She had seen it many times and she always found it to be annoying. But she also knew that she was different from the other people in her economic class. She didn't think she was better than other people. She didn't pick to be privileged but she also didn't take it for granted like most kids. She knew she had it good, especially with her gather being in the guard. "I'm privileged. I get it." Nina held up her hands in defense. "But I know this system is fucked up. I know it's not right that some people get more than others." She shrugged her shoulders, not sure what else she could really say to convince him. But that was the thing; she wasn't going to convince him. She was just going to keep annoying him until he caved, just wanting her to go away. Nina could be very persistent.

Nina shook her head. She wasn't going to give it to the kids because she had stolen it for him. She wished he wasn't such a stubborn ass. She wished he would just accept the food and go on with his day. She scoffed and rolled her eyes when he said he didn't need their charity. "It's not my family, Blake. Trust me, my dad would sooner float someone than give them charity." Her mother would just do something because she was a kind person and that was how she functioned. God, were they lucky her father wasn't in charge of their class at the Academy. Everyone would have been royally screwed.

"Seriously?" She asked. "What is it going to take for you to take this food?" She asked. Throwing her hands in the air in defeat. "I mean, do you even know the side effects of that medicine you took? Do you know that without proper calories the medicine could potentially fail?" She crossed her arms over her chest and shot a pointed look at Bellamy.


Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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The system was pretty skewed in favor of the privileged, of those with connections. But then, he supposed every society was like that. Bellamy was aware that the major law his family broke, was one that even the privileged could not get away with. There were certain lines that could not be crossed. Certain boundaries that should not be exceeded. When she spoken of it not being her family, Bellamy just paraphrased his statement to make his point. "Then I don't need your charity," he stated, because the point still stood. And going along that thought process, she asked him what it was going to take for him to accept the food. "Nothing," he answered bluntly.

"Because I'm not." He was stubborn as hell, and wasn't about to jeopardize anything more than he already had by accepting the food. He'd already given Octavia his rations for the day. He could handle not eating. "How the hell do you know the side effects?" He asked with a slightly raised eyebrow. Did she look it up or something? Or did she have a general idea of medicine? Though it was a very specific type he had taken. "You don't need to worry about that. I can handle myself. So you can either put this food back, or give it to someone else. But don't put this on me." He had enough responsibility on his shoulders; he didn't need this theft to be on it as well.

[Nina Eaton]

She rolled her eyes when he corrected his statement. She should have been prepared for him to do something annoying like that. Nina didn't know Bellamy other than the few times they had been partnered together in class, but she already wanted to smother him with a pillow because of his stubbornness. Of course, it didn't help that Nina was equally stubborn. Now she was more than determined to make sure he took the food. Her persistent demeanor could be exhausting for other people and she intended to make sure he was no exception. "Sounds like a challenge to me," Nina said with a quirked brow, placing her hands on her hips. "You think I'm being annoying now? Just you wait, Blake."

Nina snorted. "Well I used this thing called a medical dictionary," she began. "I picked up that medicine and read what it was, and then I was thinking to myself, 'huh, I wonder what this is for.' So I went to medical, like I was doing anyway, and I found the medicine and what it was used for. It listed all sorts of side effects and other medical information that was very informative." Nina knew she was sounding condescending, probably only bound to piss him off,  but she was beyond caring at this point. Taking her hands off her hips, she crossed her arms over her chest. "Your daily ration isn't going to make a difference," she pointed out. 

"Look, if you want to make sure the medicine actually does something, you need the extra food. The calories need to be there to help the medicine combat the illness." Nina was actually a little surprised that she had managed to remember all of this from the medical book she had picked up. "If you're going to take the risk of stealing the medicine you might as well make sure it does something."


Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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This woman was interjected herself in his life and it made Bellamy feel increasingly uncomfortable. She had researched the medicine he had, she had barged into his home, and she had now stolen food for him. It was unsettling. And he was still unable to believe that she didn't want anything in return. He just didn't know what the hell to tell her. She was even telling him that she was going to be more annoying? He wished he could just leave, but she still had something over his head that wasn't entirely convinced she was going to keep to herself. She then went on about what she researched. Bellamy often wondered why some people presumed he was an idiot; uneducated. She was clearly no exception, going on about things that he had looked into -- considering he knew what medicine it was.

But then again, this was no rare attitude from a privileged person, especially when conversing with someone who was not privileged. So he shouldn't be entirely surprised. "If I need medical advice, I'll go to a doctor," he said bluntly. "Don't tell me what I need. I know what I need. And I also know I'm not going to get it from you stealing food. I can get my own food." He knew that admitting he would steal it if possible was unwise. He could just leave that part generalized. "Why did you even look it up? Why are you in my business? Have you never seen someone steal something." His last statement was a bit sarcastic. He just didn't like that she had researched things, and was now trying to force him to take the food. Needing t0o question her motivations for doing all that. Why put yourself at risk for a complete stranger?

[Nina Eaton]

She hadn't done the research because she believed him to be uneducated. Rather, she had done it so that she could understand what he was stealing. She wanted to know what was so wrong that he would steal something in order to fix it. A simple cold could have been fought. But this? This required medicine that was vital enough to risk getting caught. And he had gotten caught, but he was lucky that it had been Nina instead of someone else. Although she was certain that if you asked Bellamy right now, he would say that he would have rather been caught by Kane. She was certainly being annoying enough to make him regret his decision. But Nina didn't want Bellamy to regret stealing the medicine. She wanted him to accept the food and go on with his life.

But that wasn't going to happen and it was becoming abundantly clear as time went on. They could argue all night but nothing was going to happen. "Fine," she said throwing up her hands in defeat. "You can just walk out of here then. I'm certainly not stopping you." She rolled her eyes. "I looked it up because I wanted to know why you were stealing it. And I'm not getting into your business on purpose. I was simply trying to help you out. Hate to break it to you Bellamy, but not everyone is manipulate on this hunk of metal, okay?" She didn't know what else she could possibly say to him.


Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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Help him. No. He didn't need anyones help. He couldn't risk it. She now had something against him, leverage and their interactions were making him increasingly concerned about it. "Just don't get into my business at all. I don't need your damn help." Final words, meant to discourage her from doing anything to help him. Ensuring that all the food was returned to her, Bellamy turned and left her apartment, immediately returning to his own home, trying to block out this now building fear of someone having caught him stealing. He had to push down such thoughts, and instead, focused on taking care of Octavia.

The days rolled on and fortunately, the medicines had been effective. She was slowly getting better and it continued to flood Bellamy with relief to see her on the mend. Though his paranoia was not eased, not in the slightest. It was more heightened than ever before. Every time there was a knock at the door, every time one of his instructors wished to speak to him. So far, nothing had happened. But that didn't mean it couldn't. That didn't mean that she wouldn't tell. He hadn't been avoiding her, but nor did he actively seek her out. Fortunately, their paths didn't cross all that much . . . until one day, it could no longer be avoided. In one of their classes, the two of them just happened to be paired up for an assignment. Just his damn luck.

The last time they had talked it . . . didn't exactly go well. And now, they were forced to work together. They were given time in class to get started, and Bellamy made his way over to her, clearly, unexcited about this arrangement. "Either we can split the workload and do it on our own. Or I'll do the whole damn thing." Anything to minimize their interactions and yet . . . he couldn't deny the fact that she hadn't turned him in. That she hadn't reported what he had done, even after their intense interactions. He wasn't neglectful of that . . . and it left him uncertain how to feel about her. Knowing, that he couldn't let anyone get close and perhaps his attitude toward her and the situation, was the best -- and only -- defense mechanism he had.

[Nina Eaton]

His final words only received an eyeroll from her. Nina collapsed back onto the couch when he left, physically exhausted from fighting with him. She was sure she had never met someone so stubborn before in her life. Nina knew she was stubborn as well, so her personality didn't help the situation either. But logically, she didn't understand why he wouldn't accept the food if it would help make the medicine work. Sure, he could be fine with the rations that he received, but it was a very large could. And why go through all the trouble of stealing the medicine if there was a chance it wouldn't work? Nina huffed in annoyance at the mere thought. Some people were so damn infuriating and Bellamy Blake was definitely one of them.

Nina didn't run into Bellamy over the next few days but she hadn't gone looking for him either. She didn't have anything else to say to him and it wasn't like they could have a casual conversation in passing. She did wonder if the medicine had worked but she figured she would get to see him in one of their classes together. Even if she didn't speak with him, she could at least see how he was looking. But now that she thought about it, he hadn't looked sick last time she had seen him. But some people looked better than others while sick and it wasn't something Nina would linger on. 

Irritated from an argument she had gotten into with her father, Nina sat in her class, keeping to herself. Her friend, David, sitting next to her tried to talk to her and see how she was doing but she had made it clear that she wasn't in the mood. Nina hated her father. She knew that much. Whenever she said it, her mother always chastised her, telling her that she didn't hate her father but Nina knew that she did. How could someone be so vile? How could someone be so . . . horrible? Hell, Nina would rather deal with Kane than her own father. Class started and Nina tried to focus on the words of their instructor but was having a hard time. It wasn't until she heard her name that she tuned into what he was saying. Her name and then Bellamy's name. Had they just been paired together? Nina's eyebrows rose and she had to stifle a laugh. This was amusing as hell. Not that she planned to torture Bellamy with the whole food and medicine thing, but because she knew he didn't want to be paired with her.

Chuckling at his greeting, Nina opened her mouth to respond but someone beat her to it. "I don't think so, Mr. Blake," the voice of their instructor sounded from behind Bellamy. "Now why would I pair you up if my intention was not to have you work as a team?" It was a rhetorical question. God, Bellamy. Please understand it was a rhetorical question. Nina assumed Bellamy was smart enough to figure it out but it was certainly something some of their fellow classmates would miss out on. Nina pursed her lips to keep herself from smirking or making some sort of face to piss their instructor off. "Don't worry Mr. Ross," Nina spoke up. "We'll work together." Nodding his head in confirmation, he walked away to speak to one of the other groups. Nina raised an eyebrow at Bellamy and grabbed her bag, standing up and putting it over her shoulder. "Let's go," she said with a sigh. Nina assumed they would work in a common area or maybe even her apartment but knew he would not want her going to his. He had been so angry at her being there the other day that it was just a fair assumption to make.


Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: Nina Eaton

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Before she had a chance to reply, someone else did. Bellamy turned his head to face his instructor as they explained how they were meant to work as a team. Bellamy remained silent, giving a polite nod. He cared about his marks, of course he did. This was an opportunity that he wasn't about to waste. A part of him would always feel guilty for it . . . knowing what his mother had to do to get that recommendation. But this was the best opportunity he had for his family. For Octavia.

"Yes Sir," Bellamy stated respectfully. Once their instructor walked away, Nina was already picking up her bag, and Bellamy began to follow her out, having had his slung around his shoulder when he'd approached her to divvy up the work. Something that they may not be able to do now thnks to being overheard by their instructor. "Where are we going?" He questioned, as she seemed to have a place in mind, considering they were walking instead of deciding. Bellamy was fine with that. So long as she didn't pull the same shit she did last time, and go to his place.