Bellamy watched as Wells left, presumably going to search for a makeshift rain collector. His brown eyes then went to survey his people, noticing that they all were playing in the water. A chuckle escaped his lips. With the thought of them being kids, Bellamy was suddenly reminded of the oldest in their group, 014. Turning to the spot he last saw 014 in, he say that the man was sticking his tongue out to taste the rain. A laugh left Bellamy's lip, he couldn't believe his eyes.
"You're the oldest yet here you are acting no different than the kids!" A teasing smirk crawled its way on Bellamy's face. 014 sent a soft smile towards the taller's way, his wonder over the rain too strong to conceal his emotions. Bellamy looked at the shorter man in shock at how peaceful his face looked, something in him wanted to see more of this face more often.
"What can I say? Even I cannot be stoic to the rain." Honey eyes closed to the world as 014's arms reached out to the sky to further feel the rain.
The brown haired male allowed a soft chuckle to come out, "Well I guess I'll have to keep doing rain dances, eh Panther?" 014 tensed at his last words, honey eyes being revealed to world again.
"What did you call me?"
"I figured I'd get my own nickname for you and Panther seemed to fit. Octavia used to have this animal book when she was a kid and the big cat section always stood out to me. Panthers are stealthy, strong, quick, confident, not to mention solitary animals. From the little I know of you, I can tell that you share the same traits. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if you were an expert climber despite never climbing a tree before." Bellamy explained though he trailed off once he saw 014 was unresponsive. "What's wrong? Do you not like it?" Even though he tried to keep the disappointment at bay, it still stained his words.
014 was still in shock. Did Bellamy know? Did he know of his past? No. Of course not. Right? Cassie Quinn was incredibly fond of the Latin language, even more so since more knowledge on the subject was available to Her because of Her status. Hence, after assigning her boys their names, she would then assign them the Latin name name of the animal which best resembled him. 014 believed 001 was Ursa, Bear. 014's own nickname was Panthera. Panther.
Realizing that he was being talked to, 014 schooled his features. "It's fine." 014 then turned to the direction where Wells had left to go, his body stiff with tension. "I think I'll go help Wells collect the rain." He needed somewhere to control his emotions, besides, he could use the opportunity to befriend Wells. With that, 014 quickly entered the forest, trying not to glance back at Bellamy who was staring at his retreating back.
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