Chapter 3-Cinderella Tris POV Rewritten.
The sensation of Tobias' warm hand in mine provides me with excited energy I can't withhold within me. He pulls me away from the pit as confusing thoughts run through my head, wondering where the destination he is taking me to is.
'Where are we going?' I ask, curiosity buzzing in my voice.
'Well,' he pulls me close to his side, 'I have come to the conclusion,' he speaks with fake almightiness, creating laughter to erupt inside of me, 'that thou has not been on a date!' He laughs. 'Throwing knives at each other isn't very romantic,' he trails off. 'So m'lady Tris, it's a surprise as to where we are going!'
'You know how much a hate surprises.'
'Well you will like this one, trust me.' I look towards him and see a faint but unmissable smirk. He stretches out his arm and squeezes my hand and I smile up at him. We walk outside in a pleasant silence, enjoying each other's company. Ahead, the rattle of the train grabs my attention. The sun is gently warming my skin that is on display and the faint breeze twirls my hair. My thoughts wonder to where we are going again.
'Tris, we need to jump now,' Tobias reveals. Sudden energy of adrenaline diving through me, I run to the moving train. Tobias pulls himself up with ease at first and then pulls out his hand as I am still running adjacent to the train. I slide into the moving vehicle with ease, however, my landing isn't very smooth. Cringing, I stumble into Tobias from the force of being pulled up. I murmur an apology and he responds by laughing.
'You don't need to be sorry about anything,' he says, pulling me into an embrace. We sit down on the floor, side by side, his hand still in mine. His thumb absentmindedly makes circles on my palm. Without thinking, I decide to be bold. I swing my legs over his and straddle him, remembering the first time I did this. His eyes are full of surprise at first but then his eyes melt to mine.
I lean down and gently pushed my lips to his, taking in his scent and his soft smooth lips. My hands, without my permission from my brain reach up and cradle his face. His hands move to my waist and stay there as he kisses me harder. We break away and he kisses my neck sending a tingle of nerves and excitement down my spine. My desire is building.
A louder hooting and vibrating of the train brings my other senses into focus. Tobias groans near me.
'We have to get off,' he says. From the way he is looking I can tell he is liking us kissing like this just as much as I am.
I climb off him and make our way to the edge of the train. 'Ready?' he asks over the deafening wind and oscillating of the train.
I nod, our hands joined and we jump. Landing on our feet, I thrust forward from the force and it's then when I study my surroundings.
My hair whips back as the warm summer breeze embraces my face. The unfamiliar smell of the overgrown but somehow pleasant-looking grass in front of me engulfs my nostrils. The freedom off the fresh air overwhelms me. Surrounding me is a mass of sediment-formed rocks forming a much needed barrier towards the edge of the cliff. In the near distance, the waves dance in an imaginative way, like a ballerina, twisting and turning mesmerizingly that one short look at it, the waves capture your attention instantly. The waves have their own mind. I watch with an unwavering gaze at the sunset, while threads of light linger in the sky, a fiery red orb of light slowly sinks beneath the breath-taking horizon. At first sight, the breath-taking sky is first orange, then red and then dark blue. Soon the night will take over and immerse us in darkness. My eyes wonder back to Tobias in amazement.
'Wow,' I start, 'it's breathtakingly beautiful.' The words come out as a whisper.
'It is beautiful,' he says. From the corner of my eye I notice he isn't staring at the sunset instead he is staring at me. I blush a little as I meet his eyes and his eyes show such passion I can't describe it. He takes my hand.
'Follow me,' he instructs softly. We walk slowly around a tree and towards the left of the cliff. From where we were standing previously another tree was blocking the vision I see before me, but now I see it in full view: in front of me is a red maple tree, humongous in height and ancient looking, few of the maroon leaves have fallen to the ground which is covered in lush grass. More importantly, on the grass that lies before me is a beautifully presented white picnic cloth.
Tobias pulls me down gently and I place myself on the silk table cloth. I can't believe someone would do something so thoughtful for me. I don't deserve this. From his Dauntless-looking bag he takes out a very undauntless-looking woven basket. My eyes are still scanning around me and a couple of minute of silence passes.
'You okay? You're awfully quiet; we can go back if you want too.' Tobias asks worryingly, breaking the silence.
'No! This is absolutely beautiful thank you, sorry just, I don't think I deserve this.' I reply. He pulls me closer, enough so that we can breathe each other's air but not close enough to kiss.
'Yes you do Tris! You are the most beautiful, selfless, smart and bravest women I have met,' he leans in and kisses my lips, 'don't forget sexy,' he whispers in my ear. Immediately, I blush and my eyes meet the floor. I can't comprehend why he thinks I am sexy or beautiful. I'm nothing compared to other girls in Dauntless. I lift my eyes up to his and notice he is staring admirably at me.
'Tobias you could have any girl in the whole Dauntless compound but you settle for me.'
'Tris stop, you are nothing like those other girls! You are so beautiful.' He inhales and exhales quickly. 'You know I'm falling in love with you right?'
His words stammer in my chest. I'm falling in love with you….
'You are?' I say, a bright smile forming on my lips.
'Yes, maybe I am in love with you, but I don't want to frighten you.'
I laugh, my head rising to be the same line as his lips. 'Then you should know better,' I whisper, curling my lips into a smirk. He lowers his head until our lips are centimetres apart.
He laughs and I feel his breath on my lips. 'Fine then. Beatrice Prior I love you,' he whispers the mesmerizingly loving words so quietly that if I wasn't so close to him I wouldn't of heard them. Then I kiss him. Hard. His hands come to caress my face as I push him forcefully down so that he is lying on his back on the grass covered ground and I am straddling him. He seems to enjoy this position.
I break away breathless and don't focus on my fear of intimacy that's circulating in my body. I just focus on Tobias. I lower my head and kiss his rough jawline and he moans in delight.
'I love you too Tobias Eaton.' I whisper. His smile reaches his ears as I lower myself down again to kiss him. His hands start at my knees and trace an invisible line down my body, slowly trailing down my thighs, up my now exposed hips since my tee-shirt has slipped up a bit. His warm hands rub my smooth skin gently under my shirt and nerves begin to imbue within me. He doesn't move his hand but he doesn't proceed further upwards. My body shakes with sudden nerves that I can't control it.
'It's okay Tris, come on let's go eat.' He whispers, noticing my anxiety and giving me a quick last kiss on my collarbone. He leans upwards so I am sitting on his lap and then stands up, rising me as well. One arm is around my legs and another one around my back, he places me back on the picnic mat.
His hands roam inside the basket and he finally finds what he is looking for and brings out a bottle of the finest champagne in Chicago and two champagne glasses. My face contorts in a frown as soon as I see the champagne as it's a fact that I hate alcohol.
'We are celebrating and it's very light!' Tobias says, noticing my frown and handing me a glass and smoothly pouring in half a glass of champagne for me and full for him. He knows me so well.
'What exactly are we celebrating?' I ask. I would feel awful if I had forgotten something.
'You will find out darling,' he says gently, he reaches out and knocks my glass with his, a big grin on his charming face. What does that mean? He rummages once again in the basket and takes out two delicate little sandwiches, brown bread with the crust cut off and inside lettuce, tomato, cucumber and cheese. The finest of the cutting makes me wonder if Tobias tough manly hands actually made these. I would assume not.
'Where did you get the sandwiches from?' I ask, biting into the delicious fresh sandwich.
'I told Zeke I was taking you on a date, and with a lot of convincing he helped me get them from the kitchen.' I laugh. Tough, big bad Four sneaked into a kitchen and stole some petite sandwiches. Someone should have video it!
'How did you find this place anyway? It's magical.' My eyes lazily gaze around, time has moved on. Bright stars are forming into the now dark night sky.
'When I was an initiate, I was wondering around the compound late at night but I couldn't sleep so I jumped on the train and I saw the beautiful view in the distant from the train so I decided to jump off. I found this place. I have always wanted to show someone it, but I have never found the right person, now it seems, I have done.' His eyes land on my face as his lips curl into a smile. I reach forward, placing my hand in his and pull him into a kiss.
Time slowly moves on once again, and he is the first to break the silence. 'Tris,' He begins. 'I need to ask you something.'
'Yes?' I say with a pinch of worriedness in my voice as I finish off my last bite of my sandwich.
'I love you Tris and I know we haven't been dating for that long. But-' He drags his speech out and immediately he becomes nervous. Tobias is portraying a little shy boy now and it's nearly makes me laugh. I move my head close to his ear.
'You don't need to be nervous Tobias' I whisper. It's as if I have switched a light, suddenly he has gained his confidence.
'Tris, will you move in with me?' He stares deep into my eyes as he says the words.
I stare at him in complete shock. Excitement bubbles up inside of me.
'Are… are you sure?' I whisper, my hair falling in front of me.
'Yes, Tris,' he tucks my hair behind my ear. 'I'm positive,' he smiles.
I scream of joy escapes my red lips. 'Yes! I would love to Tobias, more than anything.'
His contagious smile etches onto my face as I pull his face close to mine. Moments before my lips meet his and I smile and whisper: 'I love you too.'
The thought of waking up with Tobias every single day makes nervous excitement strike through me. My thoughts deepen when I realize I'm thinking too much about how I have never lived independently.
'Tris,' Tobias whispers, leaning close to me. My attention becomes into sharp focus as his hot mouth lingers around my neck. Darkness has fallen around Tobias and I as we sit under the red maple tree. His lips keep trailing up the side of my neck and I elevate my neck slightly for him to have better access. My eyes flutter open and close as my breathing starts to increase.
'Tobias!' I moan in frustration when my lips become dry. I tug on his hair and push my lips to his. I break free when I become breathless.
Tobias leans on the trunk of the tree in a sitting position, with his feet in front of him. I lay curled up into him, his arm around my shoulders and the picnic table mat is being used as a blanket, covering both of us.
I sip the last of my champagne, feeling a little buzzed and place the glass back inside the woven basket and curl more up into Tobias. Around us is complete darkness, so much so I can barely see a metre in front of me. But I am with Tobias, and whenever I am with Tobias, I will always be safe. Luckily the lights from the city are still blazing so we both watch in silence Erudite headquarters and a few others factions' lights twinkle in the night sky.
An involuntary yawn escapes me. I feel Tobias move his neck slightly and check his watch.
'It's almost midnight Cinderella.' He whispers, referring to an old movie Erudite made. 'We should head back.'
'I don't want too,' I whisper in his ear, my eyes gazing up at him. He locks his lips to mine quickly. Afterwards, he stands up and stretches a little making his shirt rise up, showing some skin. He places his hands in front of me to pull me up and we clean up everything we brought with us.
It's almost midnight Cinderella. Our carriage awaits us, hooting and vibrating as a greeting. We jump in and my scarf almost slips off but my prince captures it immediately and returns it back to me. The sudden cut off of electricity around the factions signals a clock. The last light of Erudite switches off as soon as my feet land on the surface of the entrance of Dauntless. Our carriage moves onwards as my demeanour full of freedom escapes me. My prince and I walk inside the deserted Pit and share one long lingering kiss before departing to our separate worlds.
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