Chapter 2
Three hours, five outfits, twenty stores, and three smoothies later we're back at my apartment. I got two shirts, green lace matching bra and undies, and a new pair of black jeans, pre-ripped. The shirts were both black, one had a skull with paint splatters in the back round and the other was a tube top with a twisty fabric thing at the top. Addison said it suited me so I also got a leather jacket. I thought it'd go perfectly with my camo comb at boots, I was right.
"GIRL! We have GOT to get you out of the house more" Addison exclaimed going through my wardrobe. Clothes were strewn across my room while I sat on my bed staring expectantly at her. Undoubtedly, she ran out of clothes to throw behind her, so she re muttering reached for my new bag of clothes muttering something a bout fashion sense.
"I already know what I'm wearing tonight" I tell her. "My new jacket, my tube top, leggings then shorts, and just in case I'll have my green lace bra and underwear on." I finish, she looks Impressed.
"Not bad, not bad at all" yup, she's impressed with me "but" she continues to my suprise "no leggings under your shorts," and launches into a rant about needing to get me a fashion magazine sometime.
Before she can get to far I say "Okay," cheerfully, and with that she stops looks me in the eye and repeats.
"Not bad" Turning around she says "I'll be back in twenty minutes, I expect you to be ready by then" she then saunters out the door.
Twenty minutes my ass, I'm betting thirty minutes at least, she has to get her clothes on and her make up. Plus the time it takes for a good make out session with Jay, that's her boyfriend.
When she shuts the door I rush to the bathroom. I don't really check the my mirror to see how I look. I just slide out of my clothes, turning the shower on I reach for my phone, I can't take a shower without tunes. I type in my password, DeathIfSomeoneOpensNow, it's and acronym for Dison. I start IheartRadio.
"ToRaLoRaToRaLooRyeAyyyyy, Come One Eileen" Too Rye Ay sings, YES, I think. My favorite song, I know, I know my taste in music is odd, okay? I step over the top of the tub, putting my hand in the water before snatching it away to prevent It from getting burned. To hot, or was it cold, it was so hot it was cold I decide finally. Fussing over small details I add to a mental list.
I've been in Dauntless for 3 years now and still don't have the hang of the damn shower temperatures. To my defense they are very touchy. To hot or to cold, I normally choose to cold, I could never stand heat. That was a fear of mine, death by heat.
There's a quick flash back to initiation, me in a dessert. I try to get up and move around to survey what surrounds me but no matter how hard I try to move, something grips me even harder with every effort. I rack my brain for an answer to this puzzle, trying to stay calm but having a hard time with it, as the sun is shining and I can feel something drip down my forehead. It feels cold and moves fast, I feel it slide just to the left of my right eye. I wince as another drips down my left temple, and another runs right into my left eye and I see red for a second before the vision in my left eye blinks out. I try to calm down, but I can't. I try screaming for help but nothing comes out.
A stabbing pain in my head brings me back to reality. I'm getting a migraine, it's probably to do with the fact I haven't had anything to eat since breakfast. I glance down and see I'm dressed, I probably subconsciously got ready. My stomach growled, so I trotted to my fridge and grabbed apple, I turn around and spot my makeup.
Addison got me into makeup, but I don't wear it often. Only often enough for her to know I appreciate the gift, and on special occasions, like tonight. Sadly I still have acne, so I put on some cover up, apply purple eyeshadow, to bring out my green eyes, then do a thick line of black eyeliner. I have no need for mascara or blush, but I do wear lots of lipstick. I decide on Lovers Coral it's my favorite.
When I'm finished with my makeup I look to the clock. Thirty minutes up, I flatter myself, just then Addison knocks on my door but before I can answer she bursts in with Jay at her heals. Jay looks at me like, ha, I pity you, NOT. He's a complete goof, they're perfect together. Addison's always going on about how his blue gray eyes looked like a stormy ocean.
No offense to her, but a stormy ocean is always changing, and I'm afraid he might too. But, for now they are happy together, and he knows if he breaks my best friends heart I'll brake his pretty little face. I guess you could say I'm aggressive, but I have an innocent face.
Addison looks me up and down once, stopping to glare at my shoes "Not changing them, not even a chance." I say matter of factly. She looks calm, and I know shes going to shove shoes in my face. It's a pair of black flats, not to bad looking, but they kill my feet. "Wear them yourself, cuz I'm not going to wear them, combat boots look fine!" I try to convince her. I look to jay for some sort of help but he just grimaces. Next thing I know, he has me pinned to the ground with Addison at my feet, I glare at the both of 'em.
Once Addison's finished changing my shoes, it did take a while, she hid my combat boots
"Now you look perfect, you'll get your shoes back tomorrow" I hate her sometimes. But what are best fiends for. Jay got up, apologized, then turned and planted a kiss on Addison's lips.
"Get a room" I state, rolling my eyes and smacking their heads together. They just kept going, "Eww, I'm leaving now" grossed out I left. I'm Nineteen, and don't laugh, but I'm still waiting for that first kiss. I'm sort of shy with physical relationships. When I hugged my first boyfriend he never hugged me back, and that was the end of that.
I look down my legs and then at my feet while I walk out of my apartment with the kissing couple close behind me. I hear whispers and then Addison giggles. Jay probably made some snide comment about the scars that cover my bare legs, I redden.
Being in Amity I was often outside, but I was a wild child, always running, and falling. Always climbing, and slipping from branches, which resulted in my scared calves and knees. I fell from a tree once and broke my left arm. I was in a cast for weeks after, you'd think the erudite would come up with a quicker fix for broken bones, but apparently they don't happen much. We were pretty sure I broke my nose once too, but that didn't matter much and healed quickly. My nose has been a bit turned up at the end since then, not to noticeable. Luckily.
Another giggle, so I snap around and I see them stop behind me sniggering.
"Whats so funny!?" I demand in the most menacing tone I can muster up. They both shut up.
Addison digs through her purse and takes out her phone "Turn around"
"What, why?" I'm freaking out now so I gingerly turn around.
She snaps a picture and hands me the phone, I saw my leather jacket and my green and brown hair. Closer to my inspection, I also see a sticky note on my back. It read in Jays handwriting "Kick me"
"Ass-hole" I say to him, another round of giggles bursts out I reach behind me and rip the sticky note off my jacket. I crumple it up then shove it in my purse. I walk to Jay and punch his gut as hard as I can. He doubles over in pain, which gets me and Addison laughing even harder.
Once Jay recovers he speaks to me in a hoarse voice "Oh, I'm gonna get payback during the game tonight." I'm smiling like an idiot, daring him to.
We continue talking lightheartedly while we walk to the other side of the pit, up some stairs, down a hallway and we stop in front of apartment 469-D. I compose my expression into that of someone who was somewhat bored but mostly daring anyone to touch me or make a false move.
The door opened and revealed Uriah, a very drunk Uriah. We could smell the beer on his breath and saw it dripping down his chin making a stain on his shirt front. I looked past him quickly, that's when Dison smiled at me and waved. I gestured for Uriah to open the door more so I could squeeze through. He opened it and I felt him watch as I made my way over towards Dison.
Dison was watching Uriah watch me and giving him the stink eye. Take that Uriah, I think as I try to copy the sauntering way Addison walks, giving up after a few strides. I barley made it to him before someone stopped the song that was playing and started a circle in the center of the room. Smiling at Dison I turned and made my way across the circle to sit by Addison. While we were shopping she promised, more like told me, she made it her mission to get Dison and I together. Of course I just rolled my eyes but now she's looking at me with a determined look on her face.
"So" Uriah slurred, "Who's gunna start?" He was going to have a bad hang over in the morning.
Addison spoke up "I will, Eveangaline" she then says, shit "Candor or-"
"Dauntless" I finish for her, as soon as I chose I know it was the wrong choice.
She grins wickedly "I dare you to sit on Disons lap for five turns" A chorus of ooooh's break out, I wouldn't normally do it. I think.
"My turns or?" I ask trying to clarify.
"Yes, your turns." she responds firmly. I try not to look pleased, but secretly I am. Or at least I hope I'm the only one who can tell I'm pleased.