I'm back my dudesss
I'm honestly really sorry I haven't uploaded in a hot minute
I just didn't really feel motivated to write. When I did I had writers block so it was just a whole process.
Anyways, hopefully there will be more frequent updates.
Thank you for your patience and enjoy this extra long chapter!
Cecelia's POV
What brings you guys here?" A girl with get dark skin, Christina, asks as she hugs Persephone. Even though they have only just met, they act like they have known each other for years.
I stand awkwardly and look at everyone around me. My eyes stop on a man near the back. He just stands there, his deep blue eyes staring deep into my soul. I quickly look down at my feet and listen to Persephone.
"You know, just making sure the city it ok. How are you guys liking no factions?" She asks. A month ago, the new leaders, Alex, Bailey, and Karen took the faction system away. The people were visibly upset, but the leaders insisted it would ensure there wasn't another war. I snap back when a boy starts talking.
"Is so stupid." A boy with dark skin and dark hair says. "I think we worked way better with factions, in my opinion." He looks at me and holds out his hand. "I'm Zeke." He says, smiling. I grab his hand hesitantly and shake it. He give it a quick shake and pulls me into a hug. I slightly gasp at the force. He slowly rocks me back and forth. I give an uncomfortable laugh and just play along. Suddenly he grabs my butt. I gasp and I push away from him. I look up at him and see he has a huge smirk on his face. Furious ,I kick him where the sun don't shine, and when he is hunched over, I punch him in the face, hitting him square in the jaw. He looks up at me, shocked at my strength, and slowly backs away. Everyone is staring at me wide eyed. Act fierce. I hear Persephone's voice telling me.
"Who's next?" I say, looking around the crowd. Nobody says a word. I smile, satisfied, and go back to stand next to Persephone.
After a second a boy speaks up. "Well my name is Peter." He says cheerfully like nothing happened. Soon, a girl follows.
"I'm Cara." The girl says. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She points to a girl in a wheelchair next to her. "This is Shauna." Shauna waves awkwardly and looks down at her useless legs.
She points to everyone in the crowd and introduces them, but I don't pay much attention. I look back at the man that was staring at me. He is looking at Cara as she points everyone out. "...And that's." She hesitates.
"Four." He says, finishing her sentence. Four.
"That's an odd name." I say out loud . I immediately cover my mouth. Four stares at me, emotionless. I turn bright red and look down at my feet.
"Is there a problem?" He asks with no emotion in his voice.
I shake my head in response, still looking at the floor.
"Good." He says.
Cara clears her throat. I look up at her, waiting for her to start talking. "Why don't we show you guys around." I hear a squeal that sounds like it came from Christina.
"I'm showing Persephone around!" She screams. She start giggling and jumping up and down. I feel a smile spreading across my face. They look so happy together. I wish I had a best friend. I think to myself.
"Sure..." Cars says. "Zeke, you can show Marc around, Four, you can show Cecelia around, Peter can show Ty around and I'll show Minnie around." Of course I get Four.
Christina and Cara take Persephone and Minnie out of the Pit. Marc and Zeke stay behind, trying to figure out where to go. Four and I stand there awkwardly. He clears his throat and my head shoots up. "Let's go to the cafeteria." He says, no emotion on his face. He turns and starts heading for the door. He's walking so fast I have to jog to catch up to him.
He leads me down a long, dark hallway. My eyes haven't adjusted yet, so I try to stay as close to him as possible. For a while all I can see is the silhouette of his body. Finally I can start to make out doors. I glance at him and realize that he is staring at me. I can feel my face turning red as I turn away and look at the walls.
I'm so distracted staring at the wall I don't realize that the ground is cracked and bumpy. I only realize when my foot hits a rock and I stumble forward. I squeal and grab onto Four. He quickly turns around and he grabs me. "Are you okay?" He asks quickly. I can feel my face growing hotter every second.
"I-I'm fine." I stutter. I look up and stare into his deep, blue eyes. I catch a flash of something in them. Concern? I look away and realize that I'm grabbing onto his neck. I push back and stand up straight.
"Let's hurry. I'm starving." I say as coolly as possible, though I don't think I was successful. He turns and I follow behind him, a little closer this time. I place my hand on my chest and find that my heart is racing. Why is my heart racing? It wasn't a scary fall, but it took me by surprise I guess.
The hallways seem to go on forever and the silence is becoming painfully awkward. I need to say something. "Were you Dauntless born?" I ask. He glances at back at me.
"Why do you care?" He asks, sounding annoyed.
"Jeez, sorry. Just trying to break the silence." He didn't need to get so annoyed, I only asked a simple question. I sigh and keep walking.
He throws and quick glance back at me, seeing I'm annoyed, and clears his throat. "No."
No? He could have at least told me what faction he was from. Now I have to ask him another question, which he should love. "Well... what faction were you from then?" I ask awkwardly. He seems like he would be dauntless born. He definitely wouldn't be Candor, because they are so open and honest. He doesn't seem too peaceful, so maybe not Amity.
"You seem like you'd be in Erudite. You ask a lot of questions." He says, still sounding annoyed. "I was from Abnegation." Abnegation?
"That's surprising." I say. "What did you get on you're aptitude test?" He suddenly stops and I almost run into him. He whips around and looks at me.
"How do you know what that is?" He demands. Oh no. I think. He must not know. I look at him, desperately searching for an answer.
"Oh, Persephone told me all about it." I say, trying to sound as casual as possible. He stares at me for what seems like an eternity.
"And Candor." He says as he turns away. He starts half walking, half jogging to the cafeteria. And Candor. What's that supposed to mean? Why does he have to be so mysterious? It's so annoying but- No. I scold myself. I'm here for a reason.
As I'm jogging to catch up to him I can start to see a dim light at the end of the hall. We must be getting closer to the cafeteria. Finally. I catch up to him right as he is opening the door.
He leads me to a table in the back corner of the room and we sit down. I look around as a grab a muffin. Instead of feeling a muffin, I feel a hand. I look back at the muffins and realize we both grabbed for the same muffin. I almost gasp as I pull my hand away and I quickly look down at my feet. I can feel his gaze on me and my face starts to grow hot again.
We sit in silence as we eat or muffins. The door to the cafeteria opens and Christina and Persephone walk in. They look around and start heading for our table. Thank god. I think. Persephone plops down next to Four and Christina sits down next to me. Christina grabs a muffin and starts eating.
"Sorry, are we interrupting you two love birds." Persephone says, glaring at me. I look down at my muffin and shake my head. "Good." I glance up at Four. He is clenching his fist and he looks furious and sad all at the same time. I suddenly get nervous. I haven't known him long, but I can already tell he has a short temper.
"We're going, Cecelia." He says standing up. Persephone throws me another look as I start jogging after him.
By the time I'm at the door he is already halfway down the hall. I sigh and start sprinting after him. He turns a corner and I start sprinting faster. I turn the corner and run into something. I stumble backwards, grabbing the wall so I don't fall. I look down at the floor and see Four sitting up.
I gasp and run over to him.
"Four, I'm so sorry!" I say, kneeling down next to him. I can feel a tear running down my cheek. He looks up at me and my face turns bright red. "I- Are you ok?" I ask, struggling to keep my voice steady. I gasp as I notice the huge bruise on his jaw. "Did I do that to you?" I can feel more tears slowly dripping down my face. I look down at the ground. I don't want him seeing me like this.
I hear him start to stand up, but I keep looking at the ground. Suddenly I feel his hands under my armpits as he pulls me up. I look back at the bruise on his face. He sees me looking at it. "No. It wasn't you. I... got into a fight." A fight?
"With who?" I ask. He looks away. It's so hard to tell what he is thinking because he never shows any emotion.
"You wouldn't know them." He says steadily. I raise my eyebrow at him.
"Is that so?" I say, putting my hand on my hip. He glances at me and the corners of his mouth twitch. I can feel a smile starting to form, but I hold it in.
"You really would fit in with Candor." He says, smirking. So that's what he was talking about. His smirk disappears as quickly as it came. "Zeke." He says coldly.
"I'm not surprised." I say. "He doesn't seem like a nice person." Four looks at me and sighs.
"We were really good friends until..." He trails off.
"Until..." I push. He turns around and starts walking again. I jog up next to him.
"I don't really want to talk about it." His voice shakes, but it's barely noticeable. I look down at the ground.
"Sorry." I mumble. He shrugs and we walk in silence. Awkward. It's too awkward. I need to say something. "So-" I stop when I hear a thud behind us. We both spin around. Nothing. I look up at Four and see him staring into the shadows.
"Whatever." He says. We continue walking down the halls. "You were saying..."
"Oh." I forgot that I was talking. "I was going to ask what faction you think I'd be in." He stares ahead of us. Then he glances at me.
"Why don't we find out?" Find out?
"How?" I ask. "Didn't the leaders take away all serums?"
"Yes, but I could probably get my hands on it." I start jumping with excitement.
"That would be so cool!" Suddenly we hear another thud. I turn and see a figure running at us. I scream and jump towards Four. When the figure is close enough I can make out Persephone. I sigh and walk up to her. I'm about to yell at her but she starts yelling first.
"You are not doing that." She half yells. I stare at her confused. She pulls me away from Four. "You're not taking the Aptitude Test." She whispers.
"Why not?" I ask, still confused.
She hesitates for a moment. After chewing on her lip for what seems like an eternity, she speaks. "We are highly sensitive to serums where we're from." She says, looking me in the eye.
"That's it?" I ask. There must be more to it. She sat there for an eternity biting her lip for a simple answer. I stare at her, waiting for her to say more, but she simply nods her head and starts walking back to Christina and Four. Right before we reach them, she turns around and whispers in my ear.
"You can't tell anyone." She says.
"Why?" I ask, confused. She shakes her head.
"Just trust me." She turns back around and throws her arm around Christina. "So, are we going to go shopping?" She asks.
"Totally! You wanna come, Cecelia?" She asks. I up at Four. He must have felt my gaze because he turns and looks down at me.
"I haven't shown Cecelia around yet." He says. Christina pouts.
"Oh come on, Four!" She whines. "You can do that later. We have to start getting ready now!"
Ready? "For what?" I ask. She looks at me, shocked.
"For Zeke's party, of course!" She says like it's the most obvious thing in the world. I stand there thinking.
"I don't know..." I start.
"Oh come on! It will be so much fun! There will be games and you'll get to meet people! Please." She begs.
Four leans down and whispers, "You don't have to if you don't want to." I shiver. I turn to look at him.
"Is it ok with you? We haven't finished-" I start
"It's fine. We can continue some other time. Go let them torture you." He says, a slight smile on his face. I look over at the girls and back at Four.
"Ok." I say, sighing. I don't want to get dressed up, but I know I'll have to if I want to go to the party. Christina squeals and she grabs my arm.
"Come on, lets get you some clothes!"
I know I know it'a not the best, but at least I put my heart and soul into it!
It's the thought that counts, right?
ANYWAYS SEE YOU NEXT TIME BYEE