A/N: I just recently re-watched the 100, and I fell in love with it all over again. I love the characters and I adore the plot, but I wanted a crack at it anyways. This fic is really just an alternate path for season 2, with different outcomes and maybe even (gasp) different love interests. This is a Bellarke story, but that's all I'm saying for now. I apologize in advance if there are any grammatical errors. Anyways, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own the 100 or its characters, and I am not profiting from this in any way.

Continuously Complicated

Chapter One

Clarke couldn't move. Wouldn't move. All she could do was stare, her heart pounding like a drum, and watch as the Grounder punched Bellamy square in the jaw, sending him tumbling to the ground. She was aware of Finn shouting behind her, and screamed his name as he shot out and sprinted towards Bellamy, tackling the Grounder and earning a well-aimed punch himself.

Someone was tugging on Clarke's sleeve, saying something Clarke couldn't hear. The noise of the fighting had faded away, as if she was hearing it from a great distance. She was only aware of Finn and Bellamy, and of the Grounder beating them into bloody messes. And it seemed Clarke couldn't look away.

"Clarke!" In an instant, the deafening roar of battle returned, shocking Clarke out of her stupor. She wrenched her gaze away from Finn and Bellamy, turned, and finally acknowledged the crazed teen beside her.

"Clarke, we need to go." He shouted, gesturing wildly at the ship, where people were sitting huddled together. When she didn't speak, he shook his head sadly. "Clarke, you can't save everyone."

One quick glance around could prove that. The Grounders were dominating, killing with such educated accuracy it was almost beautiful. The fact of the matter was that the Grounders were winning, and that the 100 were losing. Too many had fallen, and too many were in the process falling themselves.

Clarke zeroed in on Finn and Bellamy, who were still fighting desperately. She looked to the right and saw another teen's head fly clean off her body as a Grounder let out a victory howl. Someone was screaming her name again, but she ignored it. A Grounder charged to where she was sitting, but an assault of bullets sent it sprawling in the dirt. The amount of death was overwhelming.

With one look at the ship, Clarke had made her decision. She rounded on the teen, speaking clearly and with as much authority as she could muster. "Go in there and shut the door. Tell Jasper that I'm not coming, and make him push the button. Tell him not to worry, that I'll come back. You got that?" He gave a shaky nod. "Alright. Now go!"

As the boy turned and sprinted for the ship, Clarke rose to her feet, pulling her knife out of its sheath. With one last deep, shaky breath, she advanced on the battle, slicing her way through a Grounder and dodging a kick aimed at her legs. She started to run, pushing her way past a crying teen and hopping over a fallen body, until she finally reached Finn and Bellamy. Finn was wrestling with the Grounder, trying in vain to push the heavy body off his own, and Bellamy was on the ground, still and silent. Clarke took two steps, hovering over the Grounder, and with one powerful swing, pushed the knife through the Grounders back, and then she did it again, and again. The Grounder jerked, rolling off of Finn, its meaty arms flailing as it attempted to pull out the knife. Clarke watched in morbid fascination as a trickle of blood oozed from the Grounder's mouth, and with one finale gasp, the Grounder went still. Before she could step back, Finn grabbed her hand, and the look of pure gratitude in his eyes was enough for Clarke's conscious.

Just because she couldn't save everyone, didn't mean she couldn't try.

A/N: Thanks for reading! I'm still debating if I will continue this fic, so reviews and comments would be greatly appreciated! I have the next chapter all written out, and I have a very basic plan for how this story goes, so updates should be fairly frequent. Again, thank you for reading and I would love to hear comments on what you did or didn't like and any concerns you may have regarding the story. Toodles!