The 100 fanfic: Scrappy

I originally wrote this story in 2016. It was one of my first The 100 fics I wrote, and originally was supposed to be part of a series of five stories about Clarke and Bellamy meeting on the Ark as they grew up. Unfortunately, I only ever finished two of the stories. They've lingered on my hard drive for nearly six years. It's been long enough to know I'll probably never finish the series, so I'm posting this story and its counterpart, Spunky, to get them out in the world.

 

Eleven-year-old Bellamy Blake is on a desperate mission, but there’s one little girl standing in the way of his success. Or maybe she’s the help he’s really needing.

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Bellamy was in a hurry. The trading post would close in ten minutes, and he had to be there. He hurried through the quiet halls, his footsteps clopping loudly against the metal decking. The closer he got to the trading post, the more people in the halls. He had to slow down to weave in and out of them. A few older women gave him disapproving glares, but he ignored them. He was in a hurry—couldn’t they see that?

Finally, he pushed through the door. Many of the tables were already being folded up, traders packing their things. His heart raced. Maybe he was too late. He bit his lip as he wandered between the stands looking at the things people had to trade—bits of cloth, buttons, disassembled electronics, wire sculptures, books, tools. Lots of practical things, but not what Bellamy was looking for.

He was about to give up when he saw one last stand in the corner. A little girl dressed in a threadbare gray dress stood on tip-toes looking at the wares. She had short blond hair pulled into pigtails tied with pink ribbons. She looked to be Octavia’s age—around seven. Bellamy was eleven and knew a little about girls. They were a royal pain. He approached cautiously, eyes darting back and forth between the girl and the table.

He had lucked out. The old woman sitting behind the table smiled at him as he stared at the little trinkets and dolls. Things girls would like.

“Can I help you find anything?”

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