Tris POV
My lungs were burning; I had been running for what seemed like ages. I knew that I was pretty fast but I was going to have to be faster if I wanted to stand any chance of getting into the Dauntless track team. I had tried to get Christina to train with me but she was too busy doing homework, otherwise known as making out with Uriah. The initiation ceremony had been over a few weeks ago and having picked Dauntless I knew that I wanted to be good at something so that people would hear my name and remember it. So I chose running.
"Hey Trissy, you're looking kinda horrible" Zeke winked as I came walking past to my room to grab a shower before dinner.
"Cheers Zeke, its so great to have you as a friend" I muttered sarcastically. I knew I looked horrible and sweaty but I didn't need it to be pointed out to me. "And don't you dare call me that again or I will kick your ass and you know I never go back on a threat."
"Anytime Tris, and I will keep that threat in mind" he laughed. What is it with him? Does he never take anything seriously? I already knew the answer.
I just walked past him and stomped up the stairs to my room which thankfully I didn't have to share with anyone. I threw off my muddy shorts and top and shoved them onto my pile of dirty clothes before walking into the shower to calm down and clean up. I never got tired of feeling the hot water pounding on my neck, cleaning off every bit of me and easing my muscles. If it wasn't for the Dauntless cake then I would have stayed in there all evening and not bothered about dinner – however Dauntless cake was not something anyone would miss. I sighed, pulled on some clean shorts and t shirt and legged it downstairs so that I would be there before all the cake had been gone. As an athlete I knew it was bad to eat cake but I didn't care, I will just run extra fast in my training sessions.
I took my usual place on the table, Christina to my left and Shauna to my right. Sitting opposite me was Four, I wish I could be sitting next to him but at least it gives me an excuse to stare at his beautiful face. His dark hair, blue eyes and the tattoos crawling up his arm were enough to send me into a total daze. I hadn't been able to talk to him much since I came here because he was either busy training initiates or in the control room.
"Earth to Tris" Christina laughed in my ear. She knew I liked Four and she sure as hell made it obvious. I could feel my face turning bright red as I quickly averted my gaze from Four. "Yeah Chris what'd you want?"
"We're all going to play Candor or Dauntless later and you are coming with us whether you like it or not and don't even think about trying to get out of it by going on a run."
Dammit, she knew me too well. I groaned and they all laughed. This was going to be fun…