The First Day:
Tris' Schedule:
Free Block - Coach Amar
English - Tori Wu
Math - Coach Max
Science - Janine Matthews
Advanced Combat - Coach Amar
Art - Bud Wu
Free Block - Tori Wu
When we get there she runs into the classroom and drags me over to a group of people.
"Hey guy this is Tris it's her first day so try not to scare her to bad." She says shooting a pointed look at two boys who I think are brothers.
"Chrissy why do you always look at us when you tell the group not to do something."
"The same reason you always call me Chrissy, it annoys the person it's directed at and you two are the ones who always cause the problems."
Now that Christina is no longer sidetracked she continues with the introductions. She points to each person as she says their name, "Tris this is my boyfriend Uri, his brother Zeke, his girl friend Shaunna, my brother Will, his girlfriend Madelyn and then that is Four." She says pointing to the last person in the group, he sits at the back not talking as much as the rest but when he looks up I see his bright blue eye and there is something so familiar about him I just can't figure out why I feel like I know him. I look back at the rest of the group.
"It's nice to meet you guys."
That's as far as we get with the conversation before the teacher walks in and I'm surprised to see its Tori, the lady from the office earlier this morning.
"Okay guys, we have a new student so I'm going to take attendance then she'll have a chance to introduce herself."
The attendance goes by a lot faster than I hoped it would. All to soon I'm standing in front of the class to introduce myself. I have no idea what to say,I'm a private person and I don't want people who I don't know and trust to know about my whole life.
"Okay so I'm Beatrice Prior but I prefer to be called Tris. I have a brother who also goes here. I'm originally from New York City but my father took a new government job so we moved here." I say then quickly make my way back to my seat behind Four. On my way back I pass by someone I think his name was Eric and he mumbles something about having a stiff in his class. What the hell is a stiff ? I guess I'm going to have to ask Christina later.
"Thank you Tris. Okay class so we will be doing a project from now until the end of the year and it will help to improve your writing skills. I know what you're thinking writing skills what is this third grade," at this the whole class laughs. "No your not in third grade but working on your writing skill will help when you are applying to colleges next year. So for the first part of your project you will be split into pairs then you will be given a list of question to ask your partner. From those questions you will write a biography about your partner that is between 2-4 pages. For the second part of your project you will live with your partner for a month, you will keep a daily journal while you are there and then at the end of the month you will write 2-3 pages about something we you learn while living with your partner and how it may have changed you. The second part of your project will start in March. You will be working on this project through out the year with multiple check points along the way. The first draft of your biography is due at the end of January and the your final draft will be due at the beginning of April after the month of living with your partner so that you can make changes because you have learn new thing about your partner that you can and to the biography."
When Tori's done talking everyone starts planning who they are going to pair with for the project. But when I look over at Tori I know it's not going to be that easy. Then she tells us that she will be assigning partners because if we were left to choice we would pair with our friends and it would make it say too easy for our junior English project. She goes through the pairs but I don't really pay attention until I hear my name call.
"Tris you're going to be paired with... Four."
I don't think it will be that bad I mean he's the outsider of the group , I'm also an outsider but he is also seem like he doesn't let a lot of people in so this could make the project harder. We are told that we have the rest of the class to work on our project so we get in to our groups. So for the next fifteen minute Four and I make plans on when to start the project. The we just talk about random stuff like music, what classes I have and Christina's way to excited attitude. The bell rings and we are off to our next class with is math so I walk with Zeke, Christina and Will. I don't really pay attention in math and science so they by fast and I'm now on my way to the lunch room with Four.
I snaps me out of my own mind when he starts talking to me. "So we haven't scared you off yet have we."
"No, but are Zeke and Uri really as bad as Chris made them seem?"
"Yes and No. Yes on a normal day they can get into a lot of trouble and no because when we play Dauntless or Candor thing get to a whole new level of messed up."
"Sounds fun." I say then he laughs.
"Funs one word for it." Now I'm laughing.
I am but to ask what Dauntless or Candor is but Christina runs up to me and pulls me away.
"What was that for Christina?"
"I need to talk to you about Four."
"Okay what is it?"
"Well you spent the last 15 minutes of English talking to him and now you walk in to the lunch room with him talking and laughing. Are you two together?"
"No why?"
"He never talks to anyone and I have never seen him laugh in the year and a half I have been in school with him and then you come along and we see a whole new side of Four. You to would make a really cute couple."
"Okay Christina I have only known Four for a day and I'm new here so I'm not looking to date any on yet. And as far as talking and laughing with Four maybe he just trying to make me feel comfortable in the group. So if this little chat is over can we go eat lunch."
We walk over to the table and sit down and Zeke starts bouncing in his seat like a child that was promised ice cream.
"Okay guy so annual candor or dauntless game at my place. Be there by 6, moms not going to be home so we will order take out, play candor or dauntless and then we can all just crash at my place." Zeke announces.
"Who someone please explain to me what candor or dauntless is."
"Okay so it's truth or dare but there's a catch. If you don't do a dare or truth you have to take of a layer of clothing. We will also be playing Never have I ever so someone will say something that they have never done and if you have done it you take a shot."
"Okay sound fun."
We spend the rest of lunch making plans for the candor or dauntless game. I actually find myself laughing and truly meaning it for the first time in a long time. I'm starting to think that there might be some good in the move. I haven't even been in school a full day yet and I already have friends that I feel like I have known for years. I still can't get over the feeling like I know Four from somewhere and when I see him look at me out of the corner of his eye I wonder if he is thinking the same thing or if he knows where we have seen each other before and he is just waiting for me to figure it out. At the end of lunch I make my to Advanced Combat with Four and Zeke. On the way there Zeke looks over my schedule and sees that we have both free blocks, english and advanced combat together. When we get to the gym after we change the teacher who Four informed me is Coach Amar told us to line up in the middle of the gym. He tell us that we are going to be playing capture the flag.
"Okay Four and Eric you are going to be captains and Four since you won the last game you get first picks."
"Tris"
"I see you're setting yourself up for failure their Four. I'll go with Edward."
"Zeke."
This goes on until we have two teams of twelve. Coach Amar then give both teams vests and laser pointers when the vest get hit by the laser pointer it turns red signaling that you've been hit and you are out of the game. We go out to the field in the back of the school. We hide our flag in the rubble of the old building. Our team splits itself into three small groups, the first group will guard our flag , the second will go ahead and take out member of the other team that are guards and the third group which contents Four, Zeke, Melissa, and myself will go after the flag. In a matter of fifteen minutes we have the flag and we are making our way back to the gym. When I see Eric coming up next to me I turn to him.
"Hey Eric what were you saying about my team failing." I say with a smirk.
He stomps off looking really pissed off look mumbling about losing to a stiff. It really pisses me off that he keeps calling me that and I don't know what it means.
After I change I meet Four by the entrance to the gym so that I know where to go for Art. Art goes by fast, the teacher let us do whatever we wanted so I drew a picture of ravens in mid-flight and then spent the rest of the class talking to Four about the english project. When its time for our next free block Zeke is waiting outside the art room.
"Hey Four I'm going to go and start getting things set up for the ganging tonight so can you tell Max I'm not going to be able to make it to todays session." Zeke asks
"Yeah no problem I'm sure he will be fine with it." Four answers and then zeke takes off down the hallway and out the front door.
"So what are you planning on doing with your free block?" Four asks me.
"Well that depends on whether or not we are allowed to leave the school or not."
" Yes we are all juniors and seniors that have free block at the end of the day or right after lunch are allowed to leave the school campus. So where do you plan on going."
"Well in New York I would always go to the gym during free block, so I was going to see if their way a gym on the way home from school."
"You are in luck I happen to be going to a gym right now I can show you the way. Zeke usually comes with me and we work on everything from kickboxing to knife throwing."
"Sounds really fun i do kickboxing but never tried knife throwing. So why don't we get going."
"Okay let me go get my bag out of my locker." We walk to his locker and then are on our way out the door when he stops. "Hey Tris would you mind driving me to the gym I just
realized I drove Zeke this morning and he took my car in order to get stuff set up for tonight."
"Yeah no problem," I say walking to the car and unlocking it. "You can put your bag in the back with mine."
He puts his bag in the back and then gets in with his mouth hanging open.
"What's that look for?"
"Nothing, it just that Zeke and I were trying to figure out who's car this was this morning."
"Oh well as you can see this is my car the silver one is my brother Caleb's car they were bribes from my dad so that we would be a little happier about the move here."
"You know the saying kids should be seen but not heard well Marcus bought my car so I wouldn't be seen or heard."
"Sound like an ass."
"Oh You don't know the half of it."
I could tell that he didn't want to talk about it anymore, so the rest of the car ride was silent except for the sound of the GPS giving me the directions to the gym. When we get there I'm shocked to say that the building was big would an understatement. We get out and go inside and Four shows me around. Then we go to find Max who Four tells me is his and Zeke's trainer and is also their soccer coach at the school. For the next hour Max works with us on kickboxing. Then Four's phone starts ringing and he answers it.
"Hey man whats up?"
"Oh that sucks I'll let them know." He hangs up and turns to me.
"That was Zeke. His mom does have to cover the night shift so the gang can't go over their for the games because last time Zeke got drunk and broke the front window."
"Easy fix we can have the games at my house. We can go to the game-room in the basement my parents and Caleb never go down there."
"Awesome I'll send Zeke a text and tell him the plan."
We stay at the gym for a few more hours and now we are going to the store to get stuff for tonight. We get burgers and chicken to grill, chips and soda for tonight. When we get to the house and put everything away I notice a note on the counter from Caleb saying that he has gone out for the night and that dad had to go on a last minute work trip and mom decided to go with him so its just us for the next month. We have twenty minutes until they will be here so we spend the time working on the first part of the English project and its going good until we get to the questions about his family. I notice him tensing up so we stop with the project and then five minute later everyone shows up and we go outside so that Zeke, Four and Uri can make the food. Well they are cooking we talk and I start to get to know the group better and realize that Christina isn't as hyper as she was this morning. I think that Christina and I are going to be close and I'm starting to think this move isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
"Okay so I'm ready to play some dauntless or candor who's in?" Zeke say.
We all agree that its time to get the games started so we go back inside and go down to the game room that is on one side of the basement on the other is the indoor pool and a full bathroom. I go over to the bar that is next to the entertainment center and get the vodka and shot glasses out of the cabinet. We all sit in a circle in the middle of the floor when I hear a loud bang coming from upstairs.
