Chapter 1- Tris
I'm still in shock as I head back to the dormitory. I was ranked first. Excitement and satisfaction glow in my flushed cheeks as Christina sits by the bed, with at least a thousand questions ready to pop out her mouth.
"So you and Four huh?" She asks still in disbelief.
"Yeah. What's so hard to believe about that?" I laugh.
She looks at me, "When…?"
"I don't know like a week or so?"
"Wow, I really had no idea." She laughs. "Well we better get ready for the party."
The party. Uriah had organised it to celebrate how training and initiation was finally over. I was excited because it was the first real party I'd ever been to, since we were never allowed parties in Abnegation.
Christina opens a small bag that contains more makeup then I imagine could fit. She begins to draw a line around my eyelids using a small black pencil. She finishes off with bright red lipstick and holds out a mirror. I'm still hesitant about looking at myself in one but nevertheless I peer into the glass.
My eyes are no longer a dull grey colour, but a bright vivid blue. My lips look bigger and fuller with the lipstick and my eyelashes darker and longer. My blonde hair has been straightened and left out. I wear a black dress which sits a couple of inches above my knees and hangs across my shoulders. I'm not beautiful, but this is definitely the closest I've ever seen myself.
We walk together to the large gym that sits unused above the dorms. We don't talk, but we are both bursting with excitement. We both have someone there we can impress. Christina and I may look nothing alike but tonight, we both look striking.
As we approach the open door I am suddenly deafened by loud thumping music and bright lights that appear to be spinning. Uriah greets us at the door.
"Hey guys! You both look great, come in!" He waves us in and I hesitantly follow Christina inside.
Inside a huge crowd of people are dancing in the middle of the floor beneath a large silver ball that is spinning. Tables stacked high with food surround the dance floor as well as groups of people sitting around and talking.
I turn around to find that Christina is no longer in front of me and I have no idea where she had gotten off to. She must be with Will somewhere.
I find myself scanning the room looking for Four. He told me after initiation he had some things to take care of and that he'd see me tonight. While looking for him I spot Marlene and Lynn over near a table neatly stocked with heaps of cakes.
Marlene sees me walking over and gives me a massive grin. "Hey Tris! How do you the party?"
"It's very loud," I reply.
"Oh, that's right this is your first party, right stiff?" Lynn laughs and Marlene giggles.
"Yeah," I shrug. Eager to change the subject I ask Lynn, "have you seen Four?"
"Oh right, you guys are together now aren't you?" Lynn snaps, like it's an offence to her.
"Lynn," Marlene warns, she looks back to me, "I think he went to the bathroom Tris."
I thank her and go in search of the bathroom. I push through a large mass of people and one of them hands me a drink, but I take it because I realise I'm very thirsty.
By the time I find the bathroom, he steps out, just as I'm finishing my second glass of the stuff. His eyes light up when he sees me and he walks towards me and pulls me tightly into his embrace.
I kiss him slowly and cling to the back of his neck. He kisses me back softly and when we break apart the room is spinning slightly and I can't work out if it's from the kiss or the drink. We head over to the balcony at the far back of the room. I stumble behind him, picking up another drink as I go.
Outside he leans his elbows on the balcony fence, looking out into the night. I stand beside him, clinging to the railing to keep me upright. We don't speak and I feel a need to fill the silence. I stand up on my tiptoes and press my mouth to his. He wraps his arms around me and holds me tighter than he ever has before. He kisses me long and hard and I feel myself pour into him.
A young boy about his age staggers in and proceeds to vomit all over the floor beside our feet. Four gives him a disgusted look and takes my hand and leads me back inside. At the sight of that guy throwing up, I begin to feel queasy myself.
My head is spinning and I collapse in a heap on the ground. Tobias lifts me up in his arms and takes me outside. He proceeds to carry to his apartment and lays me down on the bed, pressing an icepack up to my throbbing head and laughs.
"What?" I can barely mutter.
"Someone must have spiked the punch." He smiles.
He lies next to me on my bed so our shoulders are touching. He wraps his long arms around me, holding me close. I turn to kiss him and he kisses me back. I lie there melting at the touch of his warm lips against mine. He holds my head in both his hands, stroking my cheekbone wit his thumbs. He looks at me and smiles, "I love you Tris."