Disclaimer: I don't own Divergent. Divergent belongs to the wonderful Veronica Roth.
I'm convinced Dauntless is the faction with the best food. Or maybe I just think that because I've only ever had the bland food the Abnegation eat. Either way, I am definitely enjoying this slice of Dauntless cake.
"Tris? Tris?" Christina says, snapping her fingers in front of my face.
I shake myself out of my daze. "Sorry. Got lost in cake. I mean thought!"
Christina laughs. "This cake is pretty damn good," she agrees, taking a bite of her own slice.
"Hey, Tris." I turn around and see Uriah standing behind me.
"Hey, Uriah. What's up?"
"Well you know my brother, Zeke?" he asks, sitting down in the empty seat to my left. I nod. I remember Zeke from when we went zip lining- he secured my harness. "Well, he had a good idea- which is quite surprising for him," Uriah adds with a grin. I laugh. "Anyways, he thought maybe to take our minds off of fear landscapes tomorrow we could play a game of Candor or Dauntless at his place."
"Who's going to be there?" I ask. I don't particularly feel like hanging out with a rowdy group of Dauntless-borns at the moment.
"Just me, Marlene, Lynn, and a couple of Zeke's friends. You can bring your friends if they want to come too," he says gesturing toward Christina and Will. "If the three of you come, there will be nine of us in total."
Only nine. That doesn't sound too bad. And I already know all of them minus Zeke's friends. I look toward Christina and Will. Will shrugs as if to say If you and Chris go, I'll go. Christina looks excited and nods her head.
"Yeah. We'll go," I say with a smile.
Uriah tells me to meet at Zeke's apartment around eight. After giving me the apartment number, he runs back to the table he sits at with Lynn and Marlene.
"What exactly is Candor or Dauntless?" I ask Christina and Will, embarrassed. They stare at me with bewildered expressions. I simply state, "Abnegation."
Christina nods understandingly and Will launches into an explanation. "So someone will ask someone else 'Candor or Dauntless'. If they choose Candor they will be asked a question that they must answer truthfully. If they choose Dauntless they are given a dare to complete. If you refuse to answer the question or do the dare, you must take off an article of clothing."
I am suddenly very happy that Christina made me buy some new underwear- otherwise I would be stuck either showing my baggy Abnegation underwear or answering every Candor and performing every Dauntless. And if someone asks about my aptitude test or Tobias and I...
Around seven fifty, Christina, Will, and I head to Zeke's apartment. When we knock on the door, it immediately swings open to reveal Zeke, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. "Welcome to Casa De Zeke. Come on in," he says, ushering us in.
I take a quick look around his apartment. It's messy, and quite plain. In the center of the room, five people are currently sitting in a slightly lopsided circle. I'm surprised to see Tobias sitting next to Uriah. Zeke takes a seat in between Tobias and a girl I recognize from zip lining- Shauna. I take a seat next to Lynn, Christina and Will following me.
"Alright. You guys know the rules," Zeke says, the sly grin still on his face. "This was my idea and we're playing in my apartment, so I say I should go first." He pauses and when no one objects, he continues. "Little brother, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Dauntless, duh!" Uriah says like it's the obvious. "I ain't no pansycake."
"Pansycake?" Christina questions.
"It's an old Dauntless slang word," Lynn answers. "Uriah is trying to- and failing to- bring it back."
Uriah sticks his tongue out at her, which she quickly mimics. This seems to give Zeke an idea; "I dare you to lick Lynn!"
"No way!" Lynn yells. Uriah ignores her and licks her cheek similar to the way the dog in the aptitude test licked mine. Uriah sits back in his place grinning with satisfaction. Lynn, however, is not amused. She punches Uriah's arm hard then grumbles about how disgusting the Pedrad boys are.
"Owie!" Uriah whines like a two year old. He glares at Lynn, then turns toward me and says, "Candor or Dauntless, Tris?"