I DO NOT OWN DIVERGENT or any of the characters! Props to Veronica Roth!
TRIS POV
"Since this is my party! I'll start the game of Dauntless or Candor! Everyone remember if you cannot do your dare or want to tell your truth you have to take an article of clothing off. Socks and shoes count as one." Zeke explains.
I sigh. This is going to be a long night.
We've been at this game for an hour or so, and most of us are in our underwear. Again, I am so glad Christina suggested I wear something nice. Uriah was just dared to streak across campus. I'm not surprised he did, apparently he is dared this every time they play. He glances around and his eyes land on me. Smiling wickedly, he says "Trissy poo." I gag. Gah! I hate that nickname!
"Welcome back, but I think you need a little Dauntless Omega Zeta and Dauntless Kappa Pi initiation." He says wiggling his eyes. Inwardly I groan. I should have expected this. "We all have done it, so now it's your turn!"
"Bring it." I calmly say.
"Feisty Tris! You haven't changed a bit." Uriah laughs.
"Okay, You have to go steal the Erudite Alpha Gamma Paddle." Zeke cracks. Everyone laughs, clearly this was planned. I glance over at Christina and glare. She gives me a wicked smile and laughs.
"What's so funny?" I ask.
"Oh, you'll love it. "
Apparently, every year the Dauntless sorority and fraternity send someone to steal the Erudite Alpha Gamma Paddle. A fraternity paddle used to be used in hazing initiates who were trying to become members of the faction. Now, they are these sacred items. Lucky me, I get to steal it this year.
Because this prank is pulled every year, the Erudite's hide it in a different spot on campus each time, hoping no one finds it. Whenever the paddle is stolen, the Dauntless have a little fun with it. They run around chasing the Erudite's mascot, some skinny guy wearing a huge Einstein head and they try to spank him. As Zeke is explaining all this, I cannot help but think that this faction of mine seriously needs to get some new pranks. I also do not understand why it's so funny.
"So, as I was saying," Zeke continues, "Shauna is in Psychology with Cara, who is the president of Erudite Sigma Delta. Anyway she overheard Cara talking about the new hiding spot for the EAG's paddle. They've hidden it in a box on top of the library. Now unfortunately, there is no roof access. So, Tris, I guess you'll have to figure out how to get on the roof." Zeke smirks. I nod, knowing full well I will probably have to climb out of a windowsill and try to scale the side of the building to get to the roof. I can already feel my blood quicken as excitement takes over.
"Alright, since I don't have an initiate from the fraternity to come and help, will one of you?" I ask, hoping Uriah or Zeke will offer to help.
I cringe as Zeke announces that Four will help me. Great….
"Meet you guys in an hour." I say. We all start putting our clothes back on and disperse. I glance up as Four walks up to me. "I did this my freshman year, Lucky for me, they hid it in the basement of the Science building in one of the chemistry labs." He says rubbing his neck. I almost forgot that he was afraid of heights.
"You don't have to help me." I calmly say as I turn. He grabs my wrist, stopping me. I glare up at him.
"I want to…" He stammers. I jerk my arm away. "Whatever, just meet me at the library in ten. Don't forget the rope." I say as I walk away.
I'm standing at the entrance of the library ten minutes later. Of course, it would be closed and locked up because its midnight. Not only do I have to scale the building, from the top floor, but also break in? I should have known what I signed up for when I rushed the Dauntless Faction.
I hear someone walk up behind me, and I turn to see four. Part of me is glad he is helping, but part of me is angry that we haven't talked about what happened. I shrug it off and clear my throat. "We're going to have to pick lock the door."
"Lucky for you." He smiles. Gosh! Why does he have to have such a gorgeous smile? I shake my head.
"Lucky you are an expert in the area of lock-picking" I smile back. He grins as he pulls out his tools and gets to work. I can't help but remember when we broke into the swimming pool at school and…"Done." He says, pulling me back to reality. I rush past him into the building and he quickly follows.
It's dark and smells musty. I glance around; Four is already walking towards the stairs. I follow suit.
Man, does this building have a lot of stairs. I think. I should have known, the library has thirty levels. Mostly rows upon rows of books, but also a lot of study, conference, and office rooms. When we finally get to the top floor, I am out of breath. I glance up at Four. He doesn't even seem winded! I look to my left and at the end of the hallway, I see a window. I start walking towards it, but Four grabs me. "Four what the…" I start, but he quickly has his hand over my mouth and has me pulled into him and behind a giant plant. I didn't see it before, but there was a light on in one of the study rooms at the end of the hallway. Walking out, Cara and Caleb are talking. Caleb happens to be Erudite Alpha Gamma's President. He also happens to be my brother.
"Lets just hope they don't find it this year." I hear him say.
"Those Dauntless dumb asses are so clueless!" Cara giggles.
"Good idea on falsely telling that group of Erudite initiates that the paddle was on the roof of the library! I still cannot believe Shauna believed you! How dumb she must be to think you would talk about the hiding spot in a place she could overhear!" Caleb laughs.
"Right? We have everything set up to record their initiates make fools of themselves as they try to get to the roof!" Cara declares.
So, the Erudite are planning to get us back. I think
Walking past Four and I, they don't see us, and they continue talking down the stairs. "It's a good thing that we have it safely hidden away in my room." Caleb states.
They continue walking downstairs, out of my hearing range.
Suddenly, I am consciously aware of how close I am to Four. He moved his hand away from my mouth a while ago, but I am still pressed against him, with his arms around me. I push him off, and turn around. He has that look on his face, and I know what we have to do. "Trissy, how about we pay your brother a visit?" He says as I laugh. Oh, this is going to be so good!