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Tobias POV:
I break away from the kiss. The clock reads 8:20; Tris and I should head out to the net. I chuckle as Tris pouts and picks up a muffin. She nibbles the top of the muffin as I stuff the muffin into my mouth in one bite. Firmly encircling my arm around her waist, I lead her out the door. Across the Pit, Christina and Will exit their apartment.
"Hey Tris!" Christina yells and Will waves. I nod and Tris smiles.
"Hi Christina!" Tris responds.
We head to the net together. I bend down and nuzzle against her wavy blonde hair.
"Who do you think will be the first jumper?" I whisper.
"A Dauntless Born," Tris replies. "What about you?" she asks.
"I'm betting on a Stiff," I say, grinning at the memory of pulling Tris from the net. Looking into her beautiful blue eyes framed with bright grey sparks. She grins.
"We'll see," she says as we reach the net. "Keep our relationship secret?" I nod. Above, we can hear Max give his speech to the initiates. I smile as Tris stares at my muscles. I'm glad I wore a tight V-neck black shirt today.
"Enjoying the view?" I ask. She blushes, and looks away. Then we can hear screaming as the first jumper jumps and lands on the net.
Tris offers her hand to the tall and rather muscular Erudite. "Name?" she asks.
"Charlie," he replies, winking flirtatiously at Tris while eyeing her outfit.
I burn with fury and rage. How dare he look at my girlfriend? I clench my hands into tight fists and step towards him. Tris restrains me, smiling and leaning into my chest. I better watch out for this initiate.
I pull out the next initiate, who is another tall Erudite in a blue dress. She bats her eyes at me, while squeezing my hand and whispering, "You're hot." I release her hand immediately and turn to find Tris glaring at her and giving her a murderous look. She doesn't notice. "What's your name?" Tris hisses.
"I'm Alexandra," she declares, still staring at me. I just keep my eyes on Tris and watch as Charlie steps closer toward her. I barely keep myself from punching his guts out as he whispers into her ear. I lean in and hear him say, "You look good Tris." I watch as Tris frowns and pushes him away. I hold back a sigh of relief. Charlie walks back to the other initiates smiling. Bastard. You better watch out.
As all the initiates gather in a huddle, Christina speaks. "I'm Christina. That's Will, Four, and Six. Initiates, you will be divided into two groups. Transfers will be with Four and Six, and Dauntless Born will be with me and Will. Any questions?"
I survey the transfers as Christina speaks. We have five Candor, two Erudite, and two Amity. No Abnegation this year.
A Candor speaks up. "Our trainers' names are numbers?" he asks. I walk over to him and lean in close.
"Got a problem with that smart-mouth?" He trembles, staring at the floor and vigorously shakes his head. I nod and step back next to Tris.
"Dauntless Born, follow us," Will says. The Dauntless Born, a group of about 10 teens, step out of the huddle and trail behind Christina and Will.
Tris speaks. "We're going to give you a tour of the Dauntless compound before you eat dinner. Then we'll show you to your dorms."
As we start to walk along the narrow pathways of the compound, I say, "Now we'll show you the Pit. It-"
The same Candor that asked about our names speaks up. "The Pit? Clever name."
I'm about to wring his neck loose when Tris walks toward him instead. "If we wanted to listen to Candor smart-mouths, we would have joined their faction. The first lesson you will learn from us is to keep your mouth shut. Got that?" she hisses. The Candor nods and looks away. Tris walks back to me, hiding a smile.
Then we push open the double doors to expose the Pit to the transfers, revealing the Dauntless chaos. It looks exactly like a pit. The Candor mumbles, "I get it." I just shake my head.
I say, "If you'll follow us, we'll show you the chasm." We lead the initiates to the right side of the Pit, and there it is. The roaring water engulfs all else, and Tris leans against the railing.
I shout, "The chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy! A daredevil jump off this ledge will end your life. It has happened before and it will happen again. You've been warned."
Tris and I lead the group across the Pit to join the Dauntless in the dining hall. When we walk in, the Dauntless stand to stamp their feet and shout. The initiates smile nervously and head to separate tables to eat.
Tris POV:
As the initiates scatter around the dining hall, Tobias and I head to our friends. Zeke, Shauna, Uriah, Marlene, Christina, and Will sit at a table with two spots left. We sit down next to Uriah and Marlene and start on our hamburgers. "Well, how's it going guys? How are the initiates? Are they acting Dauntless yet?" Zeke asks.
Tobias responds. "Well, we had the traditional Candor smart-mouth ask questions, and Tris did a pretty good job intimidating them! Not to mention that someone tried to hit on Tris. I'm going to beat the crap out of that dude if he doesn't back off." I smiled at Tobias. Then with the recollection of the Erudite who stared at Tobias, I frowned.
"A stupid Erudite tried to hit on To- Four too. She better back off before I beat the hell out of her!" I say. Tobias chuckles along with the rest of the table.
"Man, you guys must be the smoking hot couple," Uriah says, making me blush. Marlene joins in. "You're the Dauntless prodigies after all."
I just blush harder. Tobias just says, "Yeah, beat that transfers!"
Zeke suddenly says, "Hey, why don't we have a little party tomorrow evening? Ya'll are invited. We're gonna play some truth or dare as well, until at least one person is naked. Cool?"
We all nod. The rest of dinner passes by uneventfully, filled with gossip and jokes. Then Tobias and I stand. "We have to show the transfers to their dorms," Tobias says. Our friends nod and Zeke says, "See ya tomorrow then!"
Then we walk outside to take the initiates to their dorms. They wait outside, leaning against a wall.
Charlie POV:
As I sit down to dinner next to Paul, a Candor, I can't stop thinking about Tris. Her beautiful blonde hair falling in waves over her shoulders, her gorgeous eyes, her warm hands, her flying ravens. Beautiful. Then I set down my fork. I need to get her. She has to be mine. My eyes flicker over to her sitting next to Four with her friends. His arm is around her waist, and she leans on his chest. Jealousy arouses me and blinds me with fury. How dare he? Wait, are they a couple? I'm going to keep watching, and if they are, I have to break them apart. My Tris. I think as I bite into my second hamburger.
Then it's time to head outside to wait for Four and Tris to come out. When they do, their hands are linked, and they smile at each other before breaking apart. I scoff and glare at Four. He glares right back. Then I notice Alexandra staring at Four with longing. Is that look what I think it is? We need to get together and break those two apart.
I shake my head and listen to Tris say, "Follow along guys." Her voice is heavenly, sweet and desirable. I look at her soft lips and wonder what it'd feel like to bring my lips to hers. We walk along a rocky path and soon we're at the dorms.
We walk in and Tris says, "Be in the training room by eight a.m. If you're late, you're factionless." Then she heads out with Four.
Tris POV:
Tobias and I walk out of the dorms to our apartment. We walk in comfortable silence until we reach the apartment door. Tobias unlocks it and we step in. He kicks the door shut and immediately starts to kiss me. I kiss him back, having been refraining from this all day. I pepper his neck and his collarbone with light kisses, skimming his toned muscles with my hand. His body is warm, and I sink into my kisses with passion. We make our way to the bed, and lay down. He wraps his arms around my waist and I flip him over so that I'm straddling his hips. I grind my legs into him and he moans with pleasure. I grin. Then he flips us over so that now he's on top of me, and we resume kissing. I take the hem of his shirt and pull it off of him, staring at his bulging muscles. Then he fiddles with my shirt and I swiftly pull it off, and now it's his turn to stare at me. We pull our bodies together, closing the gap between us. Tobias takes off my bra and kisses my neck, my collarbone, my ravens, my breasts, my stomach. I moan with longing. Then we hear knocking. I groan and Tobias just glares at the door. We quickly put on our tops and try to reassemble our hair. Then we open the door.
Alexandra POV:
We settle into our bunk beds and I hear some Candor boys talking about how hot Tris is. I just shake my head. Four is definitely hotter. As I finish up, Charlie walks up to me. He says, "Hi Alexandra. Can we talk somewhere really quick?"
I frown, but agree. He leads me to a corner of the Pit. "Do you like Four?" he asks. I nod. "Well, I like Tris. I want to break Four and Tris apart. I know they're together." I listen and nod again, smiling at the notion of breaking them apart. But I groan when Charlie says they're together, because I know it's true for myself. Anyone with eyes can see they're a couple considering their exchanged looks of love and their small, hidden gestures.
"Well, what's the plan?" I ask.
"I heard that a Dauntless Born got injured in a brawl today and is in the infirmary. We go to their apartment, and one of us hide near their door. Then either you or me asks one of them to walk us to the infirmary. If Tris decides to go, I'll go with her to the infirmary. Then you walk out of the shadows and step into the apartment and do whatever with Four. When Tris walks back and opens the door, she'll think Four cheated on her. Likewise, if Four decides to go, vice versa. Cool?"
I nod. Maybe it will work out and I'll get Four. Then Charlie says, "They just stepped into the fourth apartment down. Let's go! I'll be the one at the door."
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