A/N: I was supposed to just let these drabbles stay on Tumblr, but some of you requested I put it up here, too, so, yeah, there. I don't know how often I'll be able to update this since I only write these shorts when inspiration strike. Right now, there are three of these including this one. I'll post the other two sometime within today or tomorrow, but I'll have to read through them again and see if there's anything else I could do to improve them.
This one is inspired by Vampire Weekend's version "Everywhere" (original by Fleetwood Mac). Just your fluffy, high school Fourtris drabble to start this off. As usual, reviews are greatly appreciated. I hope this makes waiting for FYWB's updates a little bit easier.
Enjoy! =)
Four leans his whole body against the wall – drink in hand, eyes wandering around the school gym which they've transformed into a dance floor for the night. It's the only place they could get for free in such short notice but that doesn't matter now, people came and filled it. This whole fundraiser for Shauna's treatment is a success. He continues scanning the whole place looking for one specific person. He finally finds her on the other side of the room laughing heartily with her best friend.
"God, she's so beautiful," he mutters to himself with a sigh.
"This next song goes to my dear old friend Four who has been staring at Tris for two hours now. Dude, staring is for creeps. Go and make your fucking move," Zeke says on the microphone as he puts on the next song. Ms. Wu, their art teacher, glares at him from the side of the makeshift DJ booth. His best friend mouths 'sorry' and gives her his trademark white-teeth grin.
Vampire Weekend's version of Fleetwood Mac's Everywhere starts playing.
Four stands there, frozen on his spot. He turns a little to look at his best friend. He meant to give him one the death glares he usually uses to silence his rowdy teammates in the basketball team but he only manages to throw him a disbelieving look. Zeke had teased him endlessly about his crush on the pretty freshman but he never thought he'd broadcast it to the whole damned school. He looks down avoiding everyone's eyes. The attention they're giving him right now feels heavier than an actual spotlight on his shoulders.
He has been contemplating how to run out of the gym without being noticed when a pair of yellow sneakers stops right in front of him. Four looks up to see a smiling Tris. She looks shy and unsure.
"Hi," she says, "I think your friend is pairing us up." She bites her lower lip.
"Yeah," he chuckles under his breath. He looks at where Zeke is stationed above everyone else. He raises one eyebrow before mouthing 'Go on' encouragingly. It's not ideal, definitely far from how he wants to be introduced to her but it's what he was given and he'll take his chance. "I'm Four," he puts out his hand for her to take and shake, and she does.
"I know. Everyone here knows you." Tris tucks loose strands of hair behind her ear. It looks so soft. Oh, what he'd do just to run his fingers through it.
"So, do you want to dance?" Tobias asks hoping she'll say yes.
She nods and smiles at him. Four holds back his grin, instead taking her hand in his. Maybe after this dance he can talk to her longer, exchange numbers with her. Definitely, after tonight, he'd stop being a coward and finally ask her out.