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As a newly appointed cadet, Nina was often given the grunt jobs that no one wanted. It wasn't just her though, it was all the other cadets that had graduated with her. Mostly everyone had, with the exception of a few people. But Nina hadn't been making a ton of friends during classes. She had been training and studying, wanting to become a member of the guard. At first it had been something she fought against. She never wanted to be a part of the guard, especially since her father was of a higher rank. She didn't want him to constantly be hovering over her shoulder, yelling at her because he could. But a talk from her mother had straightened her out and she went forward with the training. Her mother had pointed out that Nina was a good person and she knew all she wanted to do was keep people safe and help them. Nina and her mother knew that the system was flawed. People had more privileges over others and sometimes people got more food than others, depending on their importance on the Ark. It was kept on the down low but everyone knew it happened. That's how Nina found herself looking away when she knew someone was stealing a small amount of food. Every time she caught someone, it was a parent stealing to help their child. Nina didn't have the heart to float a parent for trying to take care of their child. It was, after all, how she lost her own mother.

Nina's mother had been floated two months ago for stealing rations. The guards had done a routine inspection in their apartment and found the food. Her mother claimed it was hers and that she had stolen it for the children that she taught at school. She believed they weren't receiving enough food and she wanted to change that. Nina's father hadn't even blinked. He didn't even try to save his wife and the mother of his child. The whole thing had broken Nina, especially because it had all been her fault. Her mother hadn't stolen the food but she was such a kind woman that the guards believed her without question. Nina had been the one to steal the food and it wasn't the first time. At one point she had caught Bellamy Blake stealing medicine and after doing some research, she stole some rations to help him. The whole thing had been a huge fight between the two, but eventually things had settled between them. Nina stole food for him from time to time and she always knew that he was likely to deny it. But she kept doing about it because she cared and she didn't want him getting sick.

She blamed herself for her mother's death. She had relied on Bellamy during this whole disaster, insisting that it wasn't his fault and she didn't blame him. She had been the one to steal the food, not him. All she had asked for in return was for him to be there for her. It didn't matter that two months had passed, Nina still felt guilt over her mother's death. She still felt utterly saddened by it. Her relationship with her father had continued to deteriorate, not that it had been great in the first place. Nina saw less and less of him and she was eventually allowed to apply to get her own apartment. After that, she only saw him through work and even that was a rarity given his higher status.

Glancing down at her boots, she began to count her steps as she walked through the hallways to get to her destination. Three. Four. Five. She looked up and nodded at someone passing her by. The only positive about having to do this job was that she knew the person she was supposed to escort. They weren't the best of friends but they ran in the same social circles, being fairly close in age. Nina found him to be funny and enjoyed his humor. She hadn't seen him since the death of her mother, never really feeling like going to hang out with her friends. All of her free time was spent training, doing whatever she could to stay occupied. 

Nina walked into one of the rooms the engineers used and glanced around. "Wick!" Nina called out. She leaned against the wall, looking down at her fingernails. She began to push the cuticles back, waiting for the engineer to appear. Due to the restricted area, Nina had been assigned to escort him and make sure everything went smoothly. She didn't know what he was supposed to do and she didn't really care. Sighing, she grew impatient and walked further into the room, turning a corner and spotting Kyle. "Let's go, Princess." She glanced around at the room, looking at the boards filled with writing and numbers she didn't understand. There were other supplies lying around as well that she observed for a moment before returning her attention to the engineer.


Kyle Wick

She flicked her wrist up and down, listening to the soft clicking that it made every time she did it. She hadn't fully recovered from the bomb that had dropped on Tondc a few weeks ago, but medical had cleared her nevertheless. Too much had happened for Nina not to be out in the field. The whole Mount Weather fiasco was enough to make her exhausted just thinking about it. She still couldn't believe everything that had happened in that one night. Their alliance with the Grounders had ended as quickly as it had formed. But Nina knew it wouldn't last. She thought that any alliance that began in bloodshed would only end in bloodshed. Lexa's betrayal had caused many to die and it could have been avoided had she stuck to their alliance. Bellamy and Clarke had figured things out in the end, even if it had ended with the death of every single person residing in Mount Weather. It was a horrible thing but it was the only way to save their people, and Nina didn't blame Clarke or Bellamy for that. She thought they made the right decision and knew that it was one that she would have made herself.

But she did blame Clarke for Tondc. Nina had been there, wanting to see how everyone was doing and even meet the Commander for herself. It was ironic how such a mundane thing had saved Nina in the end. She had left the village to go into the woods to relieve herself of her insanely full bladder. She had been walking back when the bomb had hit and she had flown backwards, hitting the ground with a thud and a crack. Landing on her wrist had been painful, but she had been so disoriented from the bomb that she hadn't really felt the pain until later. Nina had been thankful that it had been her left wrist, but it still put her at a disadvantage in terms of fighting. But Nina did what anyone else would have done; sucked it up so that she could do her job.

Three months had passed since Mount Weather but to Nina, it didn't feel like it. Life at Arkadia had continued to move on. Not many of their people had been lost but those that had been lost were mourned. Most people had rejoiced in reunions between family members, friends and even significant others. But Nina had noted the absence of their leader, Clarke. The girl had not returned with them and she had later learned that she had left, not wanting to see the faces of all the people she had saved. Nina thought it was a coward's way out, but she also didn't know what else Clarke had gone through since landing on Earth. But given the specific situation of eradicating everyone in Mount Weather, she still thought Clarke should have been strong enough to come back to stand with the people she had fought so hard to protect.

A group had left for Mount Weather but Nina had been commanded to take someone with her and try to catch up with them. Apparently they wanted more bodies there given that they weren't sure how it would go over with the Grounders. Nina didn't know how she felt about Abby opening the mountain as a medical center, but it wasn't really her job to think about that. Nina had been given the freedom to pick who she wanted to come with her and she thought of one of her favorite sparring partners, Harper. At first she had hesitated when she thought about asking Harper. The two had never really been friends but Nina had enjoyed teaching her how to fight (almost as much as the two appeared to enjoy watching Lincoln and Bellamy practice without shirts on). The girl appeared to listen to Nina, and for that she was forever grateful. But she didn't want to force Harper to return to Mount Weather when she had been the victim of such violence in that place. But she also wanted to offer her the chance to face her demons once more, this time while she was much stronger.

Nina found Harper and walked up to her, offering the girl a soft smile. "Hey Harper. I've got to grab someone and try to catch up with Bell's group on the way to Mount Weather. I was hoping you'd come with me?" She asked. "But if you'd rather not go, I understand," Nina added in a softer voice. It wasn't that Harper had anything to be embarrassed about, but Nina understood the necessity of not appearing weak to those around you. "But," she added again, her tone going up an octave. "You're also kind of my favorite." She grinned at the girl, hoping she would agree to join her.

@harpermcintyre

He didn't push her away and she figured that was a good sign. His reaction to her second kiss only encouraged her, pushing her forward in her conquest. Nina felt herself melting into the kiss, one of her hands going to the nape of his neck, fingers twirling around his dark curls. She parted her mouth, giving him access and immediately feeling his tongue gliding across her own. Everything fell into a rhythm and she felt herself falling back into how things used to be between them. They had done this so many times that it didn't surprise Nina that it came naturally to her now, even after a year. 

Goosebumps rose on her skin when she felt his fingers playing with the hem of her shirt, his skin touching her own. She made no effort to stop him and easily complied with helping to lift the piece of fabric off her body, having it tossed carelessly onto the floor. Their lips didn't stay apart long, for as soon as her shirt had been discarded he had crushed his lips against hers again. Nina worked her own hands down his torso, slipping under his shirt so she could touch his toned stomach. Nina had always preferred Bellamy shirtless, and this instance was no different. She moved the fabric up his body, willing it to come off without them having to break apart. But she reluctantly pulled away so she could finish taking his shirt off. Not wanting to waste the moment, she stood and swung one of her legs over, repositioning herself so that she was now straddling his waist.

Nina ran a hand over his shoulder, enjoying the feeling of her skin finally coming into contact with his. Knowing that Bellamy was a dominant man, as were most, she used her tongue to fight for dominance over the kiss. Nina hoped that it would have the desired effect, riling him up enough to her satisfaction. 

Bellamy Blake

She wasn't getting anywhere with him and she knew that. None of her words were really having the desired effect and she wondered if anything she said would do anything. But she also didn't expect for her words to make him bring that wall down and have him tell her that he still cared. She knew that wasn't going to happen. Again, Nina doubted that he even cared. Whether or not he had cared about her up on the Ark was one thing, but it was abundantly clear that he no longer cared about her. She knew things would never be the same between them. She wasn't asking for things to go back to the way they were. Nina didn't know who Bellamy had become down here but she cared about him all the same. She felt the urgent need to be there for him but ignored it, pushing it down into the darkest corner of her mind. Nina knew she couldn't run around trying to care for someone who didn't even want to give her the time of day.

The supplies were tossed at her feet and she looked up to see him leaving the dropship. Apparently he was done with the conversation. Nina mumbled under her breath about how well it had gone, sarcasm dripping into every word. She picked up the supplies and set out to put the tent up and do whatever else needed to be done. The rest of the day was filled with her doing little things, anything she could do to help. She often went to Clarke to see what could be done, not wanting to go near Bellamy again. A few times she had gone into the dropship to find Clarke hovering over Raven and she realized that the girl was not able to fix the radio. Nina frowned, knowing that people were about to die because they had been unable to tell the Ark that all the kids were still alive.

Later that night, Nina laid in her tent, staring at the ceiling. She still couldn't believe she was on Earth. Eventually she had been able to dismiss the eldest Blake sibling from her mind and she had been given the chance to actually enjoy the atmosphere. Everything was beautiful and she reveled in the fresh air. Sure, it could have been filled with radiation but it was clear that it wasn't going to kill any of them. Sitting up, Nina felt the urge to go for a walk. She wasn't falling asleep anytime soon. She had too much on her mind. She left her tent and saw that most of the kids were already asleep or retired for the night, with the exception of a few who lingered around a fire. She could see people standing watch at different posts on the wall, but even some of them looked like they had fallen asleep.

It wasn't until she passed by Bellamy's tent that she found herself moving the flap aside and going into it. She saw his body tense and while he didn't move, she knew he was awake. Although, she knew she wouldn't have cared about waking him up anyway. She had to do this. She had to get this out of her system or she was going to drive herself insane. If he didn't care about her, then fine. Nina would adjust, just like the did on the Ark when he was no longer in her life. Sitting on the edge of his bed, she watched as he sat up, asking her what the hell she was doing. Part of her told her to leave, that this wasn't going to help anything. But the other part told her that she had to do this. She had to at least try.

"Shut up," she mumbled before reaching forward and grabbing his face and crushing her lips to his. She forgot how much she loved kissing him and before he could reject her, she pulled away and pressed her forehead against his. "Just let me get this out of my system," she said before pressing her lips against his again.


Bellamy Blake

The sound of leaves crunching under her boots was foreign but one she enjoyed. She could get used to this, that much she knew. The sky was beautiful and the trees moved in the wind. The change of scenery was needed and she was thankful that she would never have to stare into space again. She had so many options down on Earth and she was certainly going to abuse those options. Nina had never seen the beauty of a sunset or a sunrise, but she had seen pictures and she thought they were all beautiful. She was going to see one in person and she couldn't wait. Hell, maybe she would even be able to convince Jasper to get up really early in the morning to see one with her. He seemed like the kind of guy who would want to experience anything at least once.

Nina raised an eyebrow at Jasper as he spoke of his friend not being good at sneaking things. She had no idea what he was referring to but she thought it sucked that he had gotten caught because of a mistake his friend had made. "Okay well clearly none of this would have happened if you were hanging out with me," she said with a grin. Nina didn't care about the stupid little things on the Ark. She cared about people taking advantage of the system or doing anything to screw those less fortunate. Nina grew up privileged, she knew that. But that didn't mean she thought the system was fair. She knew it was fucked and she knew it had to be changed. But she didn't have to worry about that anymore now that she was down here on Earth. Everyone could get equal shares and no one would have an advantage over someone else.


@jasper420