Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I'm sure you have figured out by now that I am not the owner of these awesome people, that'd be Veronica Roth!
Tri's POV
"So now that we have gotten rid of all…that, we need to get you new clothes! Let's go shopping!" Christina squeals. I try to protest, be we both know it's worthless. Apparently, my clothes were to bland. We go to the school's little mall type of place. They have a lot of stores for a school, which is really odd. She drags me into a Goth looking store, which is so not my taste.
"Christina, this isn't my style! Why do I have to dress like this but you don't?" I question.
Her amazing answer is, "I'm not making you Goth, Tris. I'm just getting a few things from here. Black, one of Dauntless's favorite color, and this place is full of black!" she tells me. I breathe a sigh of relief; at least I won't look like I'm going to a funeral. These clothes look…exciting, but I don't think I'll be able to fill them out with my twelve-year-old body. Nonetheless, Christina pushes me into a dressing room with my arms filled with clothes. I show her every outfit, and refuse to even try a dress. We end up getting a ton of black clothes and two dresses instead of eight.
"Umm, thank you?" I ask her, not sure if I like it or not. I really wasn't planning on spending most of my money this early on.
"Oh no problem, anytime, I love shopping! After we get you some make-up, then I can introduce you to the rest of us!" She says, walking into a make-up store. I groan but follow. The first days aren't always exciting, especially spent shopping. "Now, there is Uriah, which you've met. In the room earlier there was also Will, the other guy who's pretty hot as well, Marlene, the girl who I suspect likes Uriah, but do not tell a soul! Oh, there was also Lynn, the girl with a shaved head. She kind of scared me in the beginning, but she will grow on you. So did you have many friends before you came?" she asks me so fast I'm not sure how her mouth can stop. It's like on a motor!
"Not really, no. I was raised Abnegation, so we were taught to do good for others, and that left no time to talk, let alone hang out," I tell her. She begins finding me a shade of eye shadow, and that is where I stop her. "Listen, we both know you aren't going to make me pretty. I will take the mascara and eye liner, but you'll have to show me how to use it," I say clearly. The only reason I agreed to the eyeliner was because it my eyes pop and took attention away from my large nose.
"Fine, come on I'm sure they're all dying to meet you!" she says, pulling me to the check out counter.
After we pay, we begin walking back to our room. "Now, across from our room are Marlene and Lynn. Beside of them are Shauna and her roommate. We don't hang with her roommate; Shauna said she is very weird," Christina says, knocking on Shauna's door. Out pops a girl who seems to be older than I by about one year. She seems familiar. "Shauna, meet Tris. She is my roommate! Tris, Shauna is a year above us, as are Zeke and Four, but you still probably have classes with them."
"Hi Tris. I'm Shauna, welcome to Dauntless. I'm also Lynn's sister," Shauna says. I shake her hand awkwardly. I hate shaking hands.
"Okay, we'll catch up to you later, she needs to meet a lot of people," Christina says with a wave. She ushers me to the room across from us. I feel like I'm in a hotel, all the rooms are so nice. She knocks on the door and says before anybody answer, "Shauna is also dating Zeke." The door pulls open.
"What's up Christina, Shorty," the shaved headed girl says. Lynn. She nods he head at both of us and welcomes us into the room. I am getting annoyed of being called Shorty.
"This is Tris, who seems super quiet all the time," she begins.
"Compared to you, Christina, Uriah must be quiet," the other girl says, Marlene, says with a laugh. I chuckle a little, too. Christina is scowling and hops on the bed.
"So guys, since our classes begin on Monday, in five days, I was thinking we should all hang out by the Chasm, you know play a little truth or dare! On Friday?" Lynn says. She seems excited by the idea of hanging by the Chasm, whatever that is.
"Sounds perfect, I'll go tell Uriah. Oh, all the other guys, too!" Marlene says. I think I see her blushing a little on her cheek, but I don't point it out.
"We'll come too, Tris needs to meet the guys. Hey Tris, have you ever hung out with boys, like boys your age and out of your family?" she asks me. Oh no, this isn't good.
"Not really, why? Is that a bad thing?" I ask, suddenly a little nervous.
"Oh no, you'll have a great time," Lynn says. They all laugh, but I don't get it. We walk out the door, headed to meet the guys.
"So, at the other end of the hall, we have Uriah and Will in one room. Beside them we have Zeke, Uriah's brother, and Four," Christina says.
"Who is Four? That's an odd name for somebody," I say. They both laugh, a little nervously.
"Why don't you ask him yourself, Tris? I'm sure he will be more than happy to tell," Christina says and Marlene bursts out laughing. "He just isn't one to talk, Tris. He seems a little scary at times. I'd stay clear of him."
They shouldn't have said that, it just makes me more curious. They open the door, not even knocking, how nice. There stand four tall guys. I recognize Uriah and Will, but the other two are a mystery to me.
"Welcome, new one. Let me introduce you. Here stands Sir William, alongside him is Sir Zeke, and, last but not least, Sir Four!" Uriah says in another fake accent. We all crack up, well the girls do. Four seems annoyed, along with Zeke. Will just smirks.
"So guys, we are planning a truth or dare match by the Chasm Friday. Who's in?" Marlene asks. I've never really played truth or dare, but I've heard of it. They are all in on it. We decide to stay and hang out, a little to my discomfort. They are all playing a video game on their TV, so I sit on the bed and watch. A few seconds later, I feel somebody sit next to me. I look over to see Four. Instantly, I remember Christina's warning, but brush it off. If being around Four is daring, then I'm suppose to do it, I am in Dauntless.
"So, Tris, how are you liking Dauntless so far?" he asks me. I'm surprised by his question; most people just want to know how weird it is coming from Abnegation.
"What's not to like? I've been paraded around the mall, buying clothes that a definitely too small for me, and then meeting a bunch of people. Woo hoo!" I say sarcastically.
"You'll learn to love it. By the way, the Chasm is a cliff that drops off into a rocky river far below. Don't fall or jump in there, it's certain death. It's our regular hang out place," he explains. He must have caught my confused face earlier.
"Of course, always a bright idea," I mutter. I can already tell I may actually have a life here. You could say I'm a little excited.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! I'm happy people are reading this! I'll try to update again today, we finally have a snow day! Of course, review!
