Hey y'all! :) Sorry that this one is so short, but it's been a pretty busy week for me- I've been having to study for my end-of-semester exams :P
Disclaimers: I don't own anything but Alex and Eli, everything else belongs to Suzanne Collins and Veronica Roth!
"What do you think they're going to do?" I whispered, slightly worried.
"Dunno, Lexie. We're just gonna have to wait and see." Eli muttered back, trying to reassure me in his own way by using the nickname that I only let him use.
I hated nicknames and he knew that, so he kept on using them to address me when we had first met, probably just to spite me, but now it kind of morphed into something that was almost… affectionate.
After a bit of a pause, I asked softly, "You still got my knife?" "Yeah, its in my bag." Came the even quieter reply.
Zeke and Will halted abruptly in front of a set of tracks and turned to face us. "When the train comes, you run and jump on it. Follow our lead, so you two know what to do." Will said. We both made noises of consent to agree with what he was asking of us.
"Where are you taking us?" I spoke up, my curiosity rearing its (not so ugly) head.
"To Abnegation. They'll put you two into the adoption system, and there are plenty of willing caretakers around." Zeke answered me. "When you turn sixteen, you can choose which faction you want to be in; how old are you two?"
"I'm about to turn sixteen, and Alex is fifteen." Elliott said, gesturing at me.
He hummed in response, whipping back around to the train tracks.
We only waited for another few minutes before a train came racing through, Zeke and Will immediately jumping into action, keeping pace with it before jumping onto an open platform; Will using handles on the sides to help pull himself up.
Eli and I started running just a second or two after them, both of us confident that we could make the jump. We did, and our eyes were probably glittering with excitement. Both of us loved a good adrenaline rush, it was absolutely, intoxicatingly addicting.
I broke the silence, "That was awesome." "Agreed." My best friend's response came instantly.
Zeke and Will exchanged looks. "I have a feeling you two'll fit in real good with us."
"Us, as in?"
"The Dauntless."
Well, hope you liked this one, and I promise there'll be a longer one next week! Review and favorite please! :) x
