Hello everyone! This chapter is Candor or Dauntless. Enjoy!
I ring the doorbell to Zeke's apartment with Christina and Tobias by my side. I haven't really seen Tobias all day, so I'm excited to spend time with him. Zeke flings open the door, staggering and obviously drunk.
"Hey!" he says. "You made it! Come on in."
I shove past him and walk into the main room of the apartment, where 14 chairs have been set up in a circle. Suddenly, Zeke starts screaming.
"Okay! If you're not a new initiate or one of my closest friends, get outta my apartment!"
A scatter of people leave and Christina, Marlene, Uriah, Peter, Will, Tobias, Shauna, Zeke, Lynn, Lauren, and I sit in the 14 chairs.
Zeke looks at all of us evilly. "For those of you that don't know, someone offers you Candor or Dauntless. If you pick Candor, you must answer a question that is often personal or embarrassing. If you pick Dauntless, you must do a dare. If you don't want to do a Dauntless or answer a Candor, take off an article of clothing. Then that person gets to offer someone else Candor or Dauntless. Now. It's my apartment, so I get to start." He looks around for his victim, and his eyes land on … Marlene.
"Marlene, dear friend, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Dauntless!" she exclaims.
"I dare you to put some whipped cream on Uriah's stomach and lick it all off, and let everyone who wants to take a video."
Marlene shrugs and goes to get the whipped cream while Uriah lays down on the floor with his shirt up. Meanwhile, I, laughing so hard I can barely breathe, silently thank Christina for making me get a phone and take it out, ready to film.
Marlene comes back a minute later with a can of whipped cream and sprays a good portion of the can on Uriah.
"Everyone start your videos!" she calls.
I press "play" on my phone and watch as Marlene slowly licks all of it off Uriah's stomach. Uriah's laughing the entire time too, and I think he's trying to say, "Stop! It tickles!" Marlene finally gets all the whipped cream off and sits up, looking energized. Uriah sits up too, panting.
"Man," he says to Marlene. "You found tickles spots I didn't even know I had!" This sets everyone off again.
When we finally calm down, Marlene looks around says, "Peter, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Dauntless," he replies with a smirk.
"Ok, I dare you to kiss your least favorite person on the lips for twenty seconds." Peter walks up and at first I'm sure he'll kiss me, but he walks over to Christina and presses her lips to his. I must look confused because Peter just shakes his head at me.
"Tris, Candor or Dauntless?" he asks.
"Dauntless," I say, trying to appear confident - I do not want to be the first one to pick Candor. Peter grins at me.
"Play Seven Minutes in Heaven with me," he says, looking excited.
I look at Tobias and he shrugs, so I nod. "Okay," I say, and we get into the closet.
As soon as the door shuts, I look at Peter. He's staring at me with a weird expression - longing? No, Peter hates me. Well, obviously not because he wants to kiss me.
Suddenly, he grabs my face in his hands and I stomp on his foot, hard. "Touch me and you I'll never walk again," I threaten. Peter just nods.
The seven minutes are finally up. Tobias looks at me and raises his eyebrows, and I just shake my head. I know what he's asking - did Peter kiss me?
I peer around the room, deciding carefully before I say, "Will, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Dauntless," he says.
"Ooo, just what I was hoping for. I dare you not not kiss Christina for the rest of the game."
"No can do," he says, ripping off his shirt before kissing Christina on the lips. At first it was an innocent kiss, but Christina grabs his face and they start moaning to one another.
"Okay, guys, you can do that later. Will, pick a victim," says Lynn.
"Well, since you asked, Lynn, Candor or Dauntless?" Will asks, pulling away from Christina. Lynn pales.
"Candor," she says.
"PANSYCAKE!" screams Uriah.
"Are you lesbian?" asks Will. Lynn stares at the floor before nodding. "Then who do you like?"
"I already answered you question, Will. Shut up," Lynn snaps. "Four, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Candor," he says. "And Uriah, don't you dare …"
"What is one of your fears?" questions Lynn.
Tobias just rips his shirt off and throws it on the ground.
"Will, Candor or Dauntless?" he decides.
"Dauntless," he says. "And please be nice, not like mean old Trissy over there." I shoot him a death glare.
Tobias grins and whispers in his ear. Will's eyes go wide, but he nods.
"Christina, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Dauntless, baby!" she yells. "I left Candor for a reason!"
"I dare you," says Will, "To call your little sister Rose and your mom and tell them I got you pregnant and now I'm leaving you for Tris."
Christina pales. "Did Four tell you to do that?" she asks.
"Yup," Will answers.
"Fine," says Christina. She pulls out her phone and dials her home phone in Candor.
"Put it on speaker," Tobias whispers.
Christina hits the speaker button and we all hear it ringing. Then Rose picks up.
"Hi Christina!" she says. "Hang on, let me get Mom. MOM! CHRISTINA'S ON THE PHONE!" We hear shuffling feet and then another voice.
"Hi Christina!" her mother says.
"Hi, Mom. Hey Rose." Christina says, sniffling. "Listen, you know Will?" Well, he got me pregnant and now he's leaving me for Tris!" Christina starts fake-bawling and I'm silently cracking up.
"WHAT?" both Rose and Christina's mom yell. "Christina, tell him to watch his back!"
"Okay," Christina says. "Bye!" She's still fake crying when she hangs up. As room as the phone is off, we all start rolling on the floor, laughing.
As soon as we've contained ourselves, Christina looks around and says, "Peter, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Candor," Peter says.
"PANSYCA -" Uriah is cut off by Peter kicking him in the shin.
"Why am I your least favorite person? Why not Tris? No offense Tris," Christina says.
"None taken," I reply with a grin. "I want to hear this, too."
Peter looks at all of us with a death glare, obviously deciding whether to take his shirt off or leave it on. Eventually, he clears his throat.
"First of all, Christina's super bratty, just like all Candors. I don't know how you put up with her, Tris. But… I like you, Tris. A lot. I have ever since I saw you that first time. It wasn't me who painted Stiff on your bed, it was Molly and Drew. I thought you would think of me as strong if I beat you in our fight. I like that you're strong and you don't give up. I was jealous of Four so I tried to get my revenge by tossing you off the chasm. I've never regretted something so much in my life." His words shock me. But then Peter turns to Four and says quietly, "Please don't kill me."
Tobias just shrugs, glares at Peter, and wraps his arm protectively around me. "If you ever touch her again - I swear to God I will kill you," Tobias says quietly. Quiet is dangerous with him.
"Peter, your turn," is all I say. He nods and turns to Zeke.
"Candor or Dauntless, my friend?"
"Dauntless!" shouts Zeke.
"Okay, I dare you to go to the Pit and ask the first person you see, girl or boy, here to marry you. This rubber band can be the ring."
Zeke whoops, grabs the rubber band, and shoots out the door. He runs to the Pit and sees … Eric. I laugh to myself. This should be good.
Zeke runs up to Eric and gets on one knee. "Eric, from the moment I saw you, I knew you were the one for me. You're smart, brave, fearless, and strong. I want to spend my life with you. Well, I guess what I'm trying to say is, Eric, will you marry me?" Zeke reveals the rubber band.
Eric looks at him like he's crazy, which he is. He responds my taking the rubber band and flinging it in Zeke's face.
Zeke smiles. "Hey Eric, want to come play Candor or Dauntless with us?"
Eric nods. "Can Max come too?" he asks.
"Sure, the more the merrier," responds Zeke.
We all walk back to the apartment, and when we get there, Rose is waiting outside the door. She looks at us and opens her mouth to ask a question but then sees Will.
"You!" she shouts. "You are going to pay for this -" She runs at Will before Christina grabs her and says, "Rose, it was just a dare. Calm down."
Rose looks furious. "You lied?"
Christina nods. "There's a reason I left Candor, Rosie."
"Oh well," sighs Rose. "I should be getting back. Good to see you, Chris."
"Bye Rose!" we all shout. I look at Will and he's hiding behind Christina.
"Is she gone?" he whispers.
Christina spins around and presses her lips to his, wrapping her arms around his neck and Will's hands sliding up her shirt. The rest of us slowly creep into Zeke's apartment and shut the door, watching them from the window. They're still at it.
"Let's play Never Have I Ever," suggest Shauna. We all agree, and Zeke goes to get the shots and the drinks.
"For those of you that don't know, one person must say, 'Never have I ever …' followed with something they've never done. If you've done it, you take a shot," says Tobias. He goes to sit down and I sit on his lap with my arms around his neck. His arms snake around my waist and I feel a shiver go down my back.
"I get to go first!" screams Marlene. "Never have I ever used a pencil in school."
We all take a shot, including me. I look at Marlene incredulously and she says, "What? I used pens."
Eric says, "Never have I ever gotten to second base."
Christina, Will, Zeke, Shauna, Lauren, and Max take a shot.
"Never have I ever been drunk," I say. Everyone except me takes a shot. Tobias looks at me, surprised. I just shrug. He looks at the rest of the group and they all give a tiny nod - they're going to get me drunk, for the first time in my life.
"Never have I ever dated my instructor," says Christina. I roll my eyes but take a shot. I'm the only one.
"Never have I ever had less than 7 fears," says Lauren. I take a shot, and so does Tobias. I got over my intimacy fear, so I have six fears.
"Never have I ever been a transfer," says Uriah. I take a shot, along with Christina, Peter, Will, Tobias, and Eric.
"Never have I ever dated someone for longer than a week," says Zeke. Tobias and I have been dating for three, so I take a shot.
After that, everything's a little fuzzy. I stumble back to my apartment, utterly drunk, and Tobias tells me that I've had 12 shots. Wow.
A/N: So … What did you think? Are you liking Candor or Dauntless? Next chapter is jobs, yay! Also, I'm home sick today, so expect at least another chapter by the end of the day. You can probably expect a chapter at least once a week, if not more. I'll try to update every day, but I don't want to make any promises.