The Flame
Chapter 4
TRIS POV
I wake up early. No, I didn't wake up. Someone shook me awake. I was awaken. It was one of the officials.
"Excuse me, miss" the man said, who I know as Derek, "But we have to go if we want to be there by lunch"
"Yah, Yah" I say, "Just let me get dressed"
"Your dress is on your corner chair" he says, smiling. He walks away, shutting the door behind him. I sigh. I'm not used for everything being done for me. I normally grab some grey pants and a grey t-shirt from my dresser, but now I have a fancy grey dress made of faux feathers and faux fur. My mother would never approve.
But it's not like I'm going to get picked to be The One, anyways.
Everyone's body shape is way better than mine. They have more curves. They're taller. Hopefully I can make some friends. I sigh. This is going to be impossible.
Am I even going for being princess when I like Four?
I put on the feathery dress. I requested something un-extravagant. I got a dress that wasn't puffy, it had long sleeves, but simply feathers on the bottom half of my dress. My hairdressers put my hair up in a braided headband, at my request. Everyone else's hair is up, or so I've heard, but it's too tight in a bun, even though it's mandatory in Abnegation to wear your hair up.
I don't want to be normal; I want to stand out. I want to show that I don't want to be in Abnegation anymore.
I smile, and request no makeup. Of course, they argue, but who's the one that has a possible chance of becoming princess? That's right me. They do what I say, though they manage me to wear lip gloss. They slide on some lip gloss but that's it. I don't do makeup.
I walk as elegantly as I can outside, smiling for all the cameras. I walk towards a limo, which takes me towards the palace. My mother seems to be the only one who's proud. My brother despises me. My father hates me.
My mother waves as I take off from the limo.
I just wonder why.
I sink into the seat.
"Now, I'm Lynn. I'm your manager-type-thing. I will accompany you on the way, and I will show you around the castle " a Dauntless woman says, "You will have three maids minimum, if you request more, we will give you more, and there will be at least one guard guarding your door, unless prince Tobias requests specifically that there are no guards, for certain reasons-"
"Is there a guard named Four?" I ask, shifting.
"Four?" she asks, laughing "Is this a joke? Four is not a name, it is a number, and I highly doubt we have any guards that are under the age of eighteen"
Of course.
"Now, " Lynn says, clearing her throat "You will meet the prince tomorrow, where you will meet face-to-face, please do not squeal, scream, or-"
"Yah, yah" I say, frowning.
"Okay" she says, "Now, when we enter the castle you will be swarmed by cameras, and people asking questions. Answer honestly, if you like"
I nod.
"Perfect, because we're almost there" she says, checking off her list.
"I think that's it" she says, "Let me get out first"
I nod again.
"Any questions?" Lynn asks me.
"Err, what happens if we get sent home?" I ask.
"You get sent home" she says, as if I should have already known that.
"Yah, but" I start, "What if we don't want to go home"
"It's not your decision to make" Lynn says.
"No, I mean like, can we choose a different faction?" I ask, crossing my arms.
She bites her lip, "No" I toss my head to the side. Of course not. "I wouldn't understand why you don't want to go home"
I sigh, and the car halts.
"Just go" I shoo.
She opens the car door, stepping out with a smile. I put a smile on my face, and step out after her. People are shouting out questions.
"Why no makeup!?"
"Why did you enter the Selection!?"
"Do you think you'll make it and why?!"
I don't want to answer. I see other girls getting out of their limos but they don't seem to have as many people surrounding them. I shrug, heading inside the castle, following the other girls.
Many girls have their managers by their side, like me. Lynn waves to the crowd, then nudges me with her shoulder.
"Wave" she whispers through her teeth.
I hold up my hand, and wave to a few men with cameras.
Every girl is directed towards the dining hall for lunch.
Except Lynn pulls me over.
"Where are we going?" I ask, "The dining hall is that way" I say, pointing towards the room everyone is going in.
"I know" she whispers, "I want to show you your room first"
"But-" I stop. Of course. She wants to be different than the rest. Like me.
Lynn leads me down a hallway, and she knocks on the door, and someone opens it.
A girl a little older than me with brunette hair, and pale skin.
"Lynn!" she says, excitedly, "Is this her?!"
"Of course it is" Lynn scoffs, "Let me in"
I follow Lynn in, and see two other girls sitting and sewing a green dress.
The room is amazing! It's bigger than my room in Abnegation, that's for sure. It's so bland how it's mostly grey, but I'm sure I can decorate it in some way. There is a light in the middle illuminating the whole room There is a bed in the center of the room, with white sheets, and there is a dresser in the corner. There's a giant corner for the girls who are sewing a green dress.
"Guys" Lynn says, "This is Beatrice"
They wave, "Hi!"
"Beatrice, the one that opened the door is Marlene, she'll be the one keeping an eye on you, making sure you're all right, the one with the tan skin is Christina, and she's your hair and makeup, and that's Shauna, she designs your dresses" Lynn says, pointing to each girl as she explains them.
"Why are we here?"
"The lunches here suck" Lynn says, "Dinner is always delicious. Lunch here is crappy, believe it or not, so we thought we'd cook you a home cooked meal for lunch, so you'll remember your first lunch was delicious"
I smile. These people were different. Like me.
"Perfect" I say, "We aren't going to get in trouble or anything, right?"
"Of course not, lunches are optional" Lynn says, pulling out a tray from a drawer looking thing.
"While we're at it, do you mind if I throw on some pants?"I ask.
"Go ahead, but you'll have to put it back on before we go on the palace tour at three" Lynn says, picking up a cheesburger, and biting into it.
I look through the dresser, and find a pair of pants, and I put them on in the bathroom, coming out.
"Pants suit you better if you ask me" Marlene says, "Not that you didn't look pretty before"
Lynn grabs another tray, with burgers on , and offers it to me.
"It took me like an hour to make this" Christina says, her mouth full of burger, "Please at least try it"
"It's just that in Abnegation we aren't allowed to have meat "I say, biting my lip.
"But you aren't in Abnegation anymore, are you?" Lynn says, shaking the tray.
I smile.
I take the tray, and hold the hamburger, biting into it. It tastes like heaven in my mouth. It tastes like nothing I've ever had before.
"Oh my God!" I say, "This is HEAVEN!"
We laugh.
Tehn a knock. There's a knock at the door. Everyone is still. Marlene stands up, walking to the door. She gasps as soon as she opens it.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Your Majesty. The prince.
"I'm supposed to check all the rooms, according to my father" he says, with a deep voice. It's so familiar. Like…
"Oh, well, it's nice, now you can go" Marlene says, shooing him.
"But, I must see it"
I have to hide.
"If you wish it" Marlene sighs.
I lean against the wall, and bite my lip.
"Oh, Beatrice "the prince says, "I apologize, I thought you would be eating lunch"
"Forgive me" I say, "I err…" I drift off, "Sorry, I'm really bad at this"
"No need to apologize" he says, laughing a little.
"It seems your maids have everything under control" he says, nodding "The room is nice"
"Would you like a home cooked hamburger?" I say, out of nowhere. Stupid, Tris!
"Uh…sure. As long as it's not poisonous" he says.
I pick up one from my tray and hand it to him.
"Would you like a seat, Your Majesty?" Christina asks him.
"No need" he says, sitting down on the floor. I sink down next to him.
"Don't you have other rooms to check?" Shauna asks.
"This was number thirty five. This is my last one" Prince Tobias says, biting into his hamburger, "This is really good, who made them?"
Christina waves, "I did, and I'm so glad you liked my cooking!"
"Ah" Prince Tobias says, "I'm not actually supposed to meet you until tomorrow, so do me a favor and don't tell the others"
"Of course" we all say.
"Hopefully you don't mind me sticking around for a minute or two" he says, "So Tris"
My head snaps in his direction, "What did you say?"
"What?" he asks.
"You said Tris"
"Did I? I apologize" he says, a little too fast. I narrow my eyes at him. Only Four calls me Tris.
"Err" Marlene says, "Well anyways, what do you like to do, Tris?"
"Um, I like nature" I stutter.
"I like nature in a way, I don't like to study it, I prefer it as my thinking place" he says. To me, this is extremely awkward. I'm not supposed to be in my room and I am most certainly not sopposed to be talking to the prince.
I think he can sense it, because as soon as he finishes his hamburger he takes off.
"I must leave you now" he says, closing the door "I will see you tomorrow, Tris"
He called me Tris.
He called me Tris.
And will he keep calling me Tris?
Halo!
I'm SOOOO sorry for not updating. I f you read my A/N in Chapter 32 of Divergent: A different Era, you would see that there's this guy and he gave me a real life aptitude test, and a real life Dauntless training.
I like him.
Here's the problem.
My best friend likes him. Urgh! What a world!
She told me on Wedsnday, she's all like, "I heard that he gave a girl a real life aptitude test from Divergent. God I wish that girl was me! I like him!" It was something like that….
And she's like all over him! She doesn't know he's my neighbor.
._.
Advice please!
Isi