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CHAPTER ONE
TRIS'S POV:
"Tris don't be stupid!" My best friend Christina moans.
"How is this being stupid?" I ask. Christina thought I was small and quiet and I wanted to prove her wrong.
"Jumping off a building isn't stupid?" She asks her hair whipping around from the wind.
"Not with a harness," I say motioning to the black straps knotted around my body.
"Plus Uriah and Zeke are coming," I say waving my hand in the general direction of the steps coming up the building.
"If my dad wasn't the owner of this dang zip line place you wouldn't even be here this summer," Christina moans as I stand on my tiptoes to look down the railing.
"Are you scared of heights Christina?" I ask genuinely curious. Her body tightens as a moth flies by her and I wonder why. I stare at the thin hazel wings intently. The wings flapping capture my attention. I don't want to be like my brother Caleb studying all the time so I turn away.
"No. I mean I'm not scared of heights."
Christina and I were going to be juniors in high school when we started up school again in August. I met Christina at school this year when I met her at school. It turns out she was my old best friend in middle school and we started her friendship back up. She's taken me to the camp a couple times over the year. Her dad invited me and my other friends to his camp this summer. The main attraction was the zip line. I couldn't wait to go. Adrenaline was a kind of pleasure sometimes.
"I think Zeke is bringing his friend too," Christina says gazing down at the immaculate view. The sky is a deep blue and only a single cloud floats in the sky waiting for God knows what. A summer camp in Chicago was somewhat odd even if it was the best one ever.
"Tell your dad I love him," I say.
"Naw."
"Where are they?" I ask slumping down against the bars. Just two seconds after I say those words a noisy hoot comes from the direction of the concrete stairs.
"Hey Tris! Ah and Christina. Hoping you don't mind but I brought a friend," my friend Uriah says quickly his voice energetic like always. Uriah and I met when we were freshmen and have been friends ever since.
"And my lame older bro," he adds.
"Excuse me BUT who called me lame?" Zeke asks strutting up toward Uriah who starts backing up toward me. Uriah with his lightly tanned skin only bears a small resemblance to his brother although the cocky attitude must run in the family.
"Tris did," Uriah says poking his finger in my direction. Without meaning to a yelp escapes, my mouth and I scowl. Uriah doubles over laughing and I hear Christina chuckle from behind me.
"Where's Shauna and Lynn? Oh and Marlene?" I ask after my cheeks die down from the heat in them.
"Not coming. They stayed back at the cabin I think. Something about not wanted to deal with the boys and stuff," Zeke says.
"Oh. Well where's the friend Christina said you were bringing? Don't tell me he ditched us t-" I am cut off when a person about Zeke's age mounts the steps. He has short dark hair and startling blue eyes. The shade is peculiar because it's so dark but it's captivating nevertheless.
"This is Four," Zeke introduces.
I bring up my arm for a small wave.
"I'm Tris and that's Christina," I say gesturing from me to her.
"Hi," Four says his voice smooth.
"Four is staying with Uriah and me so we took him here to meet all the lovely ladies," Zeke jokes.
I feel certain blue eyes giving me a once over and I blush. I'm not exactly pretty so I don't like being observed. Zeke and Uriah go fiddle with the straps and harnesses so I stare at the view again.
"Hey," a smooth voice says. I look to my right and see Four propping his elbows on the railing. I'm not sure if it's the trick of the light but I see Four shudder looking down.
"Hey," I respond.
"So why are you here?" He asks.
"As in jumping off a building or at the camp?"
"Both I guess," he says thoughtfully chuckling. I smile, I like his laugh.
"Well I love heights and Christina's dad invited me to come this summer. So I came," I say.
"That's nice of him," Four says breathing faster. I look at his chest contract quickly and as I noticed earlier he does shudder, just slightly though.
"You're not very fond of heights are you?" I ask thoughtfully.
He shakes his head slightly. I barely know this person but I think we could be friends. The silence we share isn't uncomfortable, it's actually quite inviting. And I can't deny that he's unbelievably handsome. Plus I can't say I didn't notice how much muscle he has under that semi-tight black shirt.
"Don't tell anyone that though," he says with a dark expression on his face. I'm startled by the intensity so I try to add some levity.
"Only if you say please!" I exclaim.
I'm never actually this open to strangers so I'm surprised when I say that. I hope that he doesn't think I'm stupid now. He grins -thank God- and says "please" innocently. I lightly punch his shoulder and walk over to Christina.
"Talking to the Dark One?" She asks sitting down examining her nails.
"The Dark One? Oh you mean Four?"
"No he's the Dark One, he seems so mysterious," Christina says chuckling and kicking Uriah's shin when he whispers something into her ear.
"He's not dark," I counter.
"Ooh you like him. Ok the hot Dark One for you Tris," Christina says.
"Alright lovebirds and misfits let's mount the mighty zip line and fall to our deaths," Zeke says trying to animate his voice deepening it.
"Hey I'm not a misfit I'm just special!" Uriah exclaims.
I laugh but I see Four's face pale his high cheekbones flushing from the wind or maybe embarrassment when he sees me looking. I give him an encouraging look and he tries to smile.
"Gonna face your fear Four?" I whisper walking to stand by him.
"Um I don't think I can," he says looking away from me.
"If you go I'll go," I say.
"But you were going to anyway" he says eyeing the harness. I flush.
"Exactly. If your here your going down and I'm going to make sure of it," I say confidently. I don't know what makes me want to talk to him but I want to so I do.
"I'm not sure I can do this," he whispers.
"Yes you can my friend," I say. Oh, crap. Friend? I just met him.
"If you say so," he says. "My friend." He winks at me. I guess we are friends now.
"Stop talking Four I want you to go after me!" Zeke shouts at him attaching himself to the hook on the line.
"Duty calls," Four says giving me a crooked smile.
"Hey Tris! Will texted me. He said we're all gonna meet at the diner before we go back to the cabins after this," Christina says staring at her phone screen. Her boyfriend, Will, is one of my good friends also. I nod.
"Tris watch Zeke go; he's going to make a fool of himself!" Uriah says euphoria bouncing in his voice. I watch as Zeke screams like a girl all the way down to the ground where he sets himself on the grass and unhooks himself.
"Come on Four!" He screams up to Four. Four's face has gotten paler then I saw the first time but I have a feeling he doesn't want to say he can't go.
"Come on Four! You have it," I shout over the wind. He turns around to look at me. His nod doesn't have any humor in it so I nod back equally. I watch as he hooks himself on and just like that lets go and races down.
FOUR'S POV:
I wouldn't have come with Zeke if it didn't peak my interest that I could get over one of my only fears. Heights. Marcus used to hold me by my throat up two stories high on our balcony. He would wait until I turned purple and blue and was so scared of falling that I would pass out. The only reason Marcus let me stay here is because he's up to something involving the camp. I've seen the paperwork and lawyers come by every now and then. Now I'm racing down this zip line trying not to scream because Tris up there is watching me. In addition, Uriah would give me hell if he thought I was scared of the thing he loved most. The wind cuts into my face and I wince inwardly. The height to me is terrifying. How could anybody even remotely like this? The ground starts looking as it's levitating closer to me and I notice this thing is almost over. I sigh into the overlapping wind.
"Yeah Four!" I hear a feminine voice shout as I reach the ground and unhook myself.
I turn around and look up seeing the sapphire sky shining against the line. I see Tris hooking herself on and quickly letting go. She speeds down quickly gaining speed as she goes. Her blonde hair is whipping around her face and her blue eyes light up as if she sees someone she really likes. She is pretty in way that she doesn't see herself. As she advances closer to the ground, her smile grows wider and her euphoria is just slightly masked under those blue eyes. Her happiness makes me grin.
"So when did you start talking more Four?" Zeke asks me.
"What are you talking about?"
"You were talking to Tris. You don't usually get along with people that fast," he says.
"We were just talking," I reply flatly. I see Zeke give me a look out of my peripheral but I just watch Tris unhook herself.
"So what'd I tell you? Was it fun?" Tris asks me getting out of the way for Uriah to leap down on the resident death trap. I make a mirthful face for her. She laughs like I was aiming for and I smile lightly.
"It was terrible," I respond.
She rolls her eyes.
"Not as fast as I wanted it to be! Where was the exhilaration? The suspense?" I ask in mock excitement.
"Oh shut up Four," she says while she laughs on the ground. I feel oddly proud that I can make her laugh like she is.
"Whoa Tris! Move!" Uriah yells.
He's tall enough that his feet touch the ground so he's basically running still attached to the line. Uriah's face contorts as he stops on his knees. This makes Tris laugh louder and Uriah just slings her over his shoulder and chuckles as she pounds on his back. Funnily enough, I feel a tinge of jealousy at their easy friendship. On the other hand, it could be more. I never really thought about Uriah having a girlfriend. He could be going out with Tris. No, I would know.
"Where's Christina?" Tris asks still slung over Uriah. A screaming figure rushes down the line and unhooks herself from the line.
"You boys want to come to the diner with us? Will and Shauna will be there," Christina says brushing her hands on her jeans.
"Food? I'm in," Zeke announces. Uriah nods whispering something that makes Tris slap him.
Tris wriggles down from Uriah and goes to stand by me.
"You coming?"
"Well I don't know. Maybe I should get back to the cabin-" I get cut off by her.
"Come on it'll be fun Four," she says her eyes bright.
"You sure you want me to come? I'm not much of a talker," I say admitting the truth to this near stranger.
"Neither am I," she says as if she's ending the conversation.
Marcus would kill me if he knew I wasn't here trying to gather information from these people. He told me I should just hang low and watch. For what I don't know. I hate Marcus so I will defy him.
"Ok I'll go. Only for you of course," I say hoping she hears the sarcasm. She hits me hard on my arm.
"Shut up Four."
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TRIS'S POV
When we get to the diner in the Dauntless sector I slide into a cherry plastic chair next to Christina. The camp is divided into five "factions" the Erudite- the smart ones, Abnegation-the quiet selfless ones, Amity- the cheery nice ones, Candor- the honest jerks, and Dauntless- the brave carefree ones. I am in Dauntless although the whole year I hung out with the Abnegation and they started to rub off on me.
"Hey Tris," Will and Shauna greet me.
"Hello my lovely lady," Will says leaning over to kiss Christina.
"EW no PDA guys," Zeke says sitting next to Shauna who he's had a crush on forever.
I hear a chair move beside me and I look over to see Four silently asking me if he can sit. I nod trying to hide my blush. Everybody gives Four a nod and I'm surprised that Shauna and Will know him. Even though I moved here just last year, I mostly know everybody around. And if I saw someone like Four before I wouldn't have forgotten it. Zeke starts describing the zip line and Uriah joins in vividly drawing in the attention of the table as he rapidly moves his hands in description.
"Uri calm down," I say laughing. Four shuffles next to me and I turn my attention to him.
"Hey," I say.
"Hi," he responds.
"What's wrong?" I ask. His face looks a bit crestfallen as he watches everybody talk.
"Nothing," he says a little sharper. I shrink back a little bit and his eyes soften.
"No I mean I just- I have to go," he says standing abruptly. He runs out the door but right before he turns the corner he turns around and says "Bye Tris."
Author"s Note: So I wasn't sure about this but I want to know if it's good. Tell me what you think! Read & Review! And spread the word on my fanfic!
