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Chapter VII. The Tattoo

BEATRICE

"Want to go get Will from the infirmary?" I say, wiggling my eyebrows when I say 'Will'. I've noticed those two looking at one another regularly.

Christina blushes. "Sure. Coming Al?" He nods.

We walk to the infirmary, passing the tattoo parlor on the way there. I stop and look for a second. I see a woman who looks like Tori tattooing an eagle on someone's back.

"Hey! Come on!"

I turn to Christina and Al. Christina gasps, then squeals so loud that other people in the Pit look at her.

"We should so get tattoos!" I gulp, not wanting any of my bruised body to be seen-I wouldn't have an excuse because we haven't started fights yet.

"Sure! Let's get Will first." Al agrees.

We arrive at the infirmary, and there stands Will, with an icepack on his head.

"Hey Will! Want to get tattoos with us?" Christina says.

Will smiles. "Sure! Anything to get out of here!"

We walk towards the tattoo parlor. The walls are full of glass tablets with a different tattoo design on each one. Will, Christina, and Al look for tattoo designs that appeal to them.

I look around.

I see the door opening and a familiar dark-skinned woman and black long hair.

"Hello!" Tori comes out. "Hi! Could we get some tattoos?" Will says. Tori smiles.

"Sure!" I go up to her.

"Hi Tori!"

She must recognize me, because she smiles. "Hey B-" I cover her mouth before she says my name.

"Sorry. Hey, can I talk to you? And get a tattoo, somewhere…private?"

She nods, and beckons for me to follow her. "You guys can stay and pick something. Bud will do them for you." Tori tells Christina, Will, and Al, pointing at a tall man covered in tattoos and piercings. They nod.

"Where are you going?" Al asks.

"Getting a tattoo." They nod. I follow Tori and she closes the door.

Looks like we're in Tori's office. I sit down on the chair. She sits down next to me, and raises her eyebrow, as if mentally telling me to explain. I sigh.

"I don't have a name here. And I don't plan on sharing my real name."

She looks confused. "Why?" I sigh.

"I'll tell you while getting a tattoo. Can I have the Dauntless flames over my right side of my stomach and something else on my back?" She nods.

"Take off your shirt." I gulp in fear.

"Ok. But you cannot tell anyone else, okay? ANYONE." She looks skeptical, but nods.

I know I can trust her.

She knows I'm Divergent.

I turn around and take off my shirt. She gasps. She carefully runs her fingers down my back. I am only in my bra, but she's a girl, so I feel a bit more comfortable. As if I am not showing my scars to her. "Who did this?" She gasps. I sigh.

"Marcus. He abuses me. He has been for six years." Tears start to well up in my eyes. I turn to face her, she also has tears running down her face. I start to sob. I collapse into her arms.

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone."

I nod. "Thank you."

"Can I have the Dauntless flames on my stomach?" She nods. I want the flames to show that I am no longer Abnegation.

I am selfish.

I am brave.

"Let's get started." I nod.

I lay on my back, which causes me excruciating pain, from my reopened cuts and bruises. She grabs the tattoo gun and starts to tattoo my ribs. It doesn't hurt as much as the belt. After a while, the tattoo needle doesn't feel like anything.

"All done." I look at my stomach in the mirror. The dauntless flames curve from a part of my scar-filled back, to the front of my stomach.

I also look at my reflection, which is the first time in nine years.

I see a small, but muscular pale, bruised girl, with large blue eyes, and what once was golden hair, is a mixture of various blondes and browns from all the dried blood. Tori smiles.

"What's with Stiffs and mirrors?"

I smile. "I haven't seen my reflection in years, Marcus never allowed me to." She smiles me a sad smile, but I don't want pity.

"Please don't pity me. I don't want people to treat me as some, hurt, caged, puppy." She smiles.

"You like your tattoo?"

"Yes! I love it! How many points?" She shakes her head.

"Free." I am shocked.

She uses her personal time to do this, and she doesn't want anything?

"Are you sure?" She nods. She bandages part of my side and stomach.

"Wait," She turns me around and I feel my back being cleaned with something and bandaged.

"Thank you."

"You can take it off tomorrow. It will be a bit sore."

"It's worth it. Thank you so much." I smile and hug her.

Hugging's for the Amity, but I don't care.

She hugs back. "Come on, your friends are waiting for you." I nod, and walk out the door.

Christina, Will, and Al stand up. They all have bandages somewhere on their body.

"There you are! That took forever! What'd you get?"

"Um… I don't want to show anyone yet."

Or ever.

She nods. "I got the Dauntless insignia on my shoulder. We should've gotten matching ones!" I smile.

"We sort of did, but I'm not showing my ink." She pouts. Will laughs.

"Why? Did you get it tattooed on your nipple?" I glare at him and Christina slaps him.

"PERV!" She yells. I laugh.

"Come on, let's go back to the dorms. We got fights tomorrow." I say.

They all groan. "Don't remind us!" I roll my eyes and crack a smile.

"Well we have to pass initiation!" Will sighs.

Christina suddenly smiles wickedly.

"LAST ONE THERE HAS TO SHOW US THEIR TATTOOS!" Great.

We all start running and whooping through the Pit. I keep quiet though, but will my aching feet to speed away like I've never ran before.

Some people give us weird looks, but they should be used to it since we are in Dauntless.

Sooner or later I am meters in front of them. I run around the corner and slam into a wall. I look up. It's not a wall, it's Tobias.

Wow, he has rock hard abs… FOCUS! I notice I've been staring and blush.

"Uh…s-sorry Tobias." Wow, this is embarrassing.

He laughs and smiles. "It's okay. Where are your initiate friends?"

I hear yelling from behind me. I turn around and Christina, Will, and Al are standing by the corner.

This is awkward.

A nervous laugh hitches in my throat.

"There they are!" I say.

Tobias smiles. "All right, well I'll leave you guys to…whatever you were doing. Fights tomorrow." Tobias walks away.

I turn to Christina, Will, and Al. Christina and Will have a mischievous smile on their face while Al looks a little sad. Christina gently nudges me.

"So…what were you and number boy up to?" Christina wiggles her eyebrows and smiles.

I blush and shrug. "No-nothing."

DAMNIT! WHY MUST I STUTTER!

I forgot Christina's Candor; she can tell if I'm lying or not.

"Lie! You're biting your lip!" I stop biting my lip.

I sigh. "Fine. I ran into him thinking he was a wall but it was really Six." Christina and Will start laughing. Al joins in, but it sounds fake and forced. His feelings for me are true. I sigh. I don't want my walls coming down, unless I trust that person.

I turn red.

"Shut up! Who lost? We have a tattoo we need to see!"

Christina pouts and mumbles, "I did."

I smile.

"Come on! Show the ink!" Will lightly elbows her in the side, grinning.

She sighs, and pulls her shirt down. She takes the bandage off and it reveals the Dauntless flames on her shoulder. She looks nervous.

"And?" Al says. He can also tell if people are lying or not as a Candor-not as good as Christina-but he still can.

I raise my eyebrow. Christina pulls up her shirt and points to some small black blotch of ink near her belly button.

"Why a moth?" Will asks.

"I'm afraid of them…" She mumbles. We immediately start laughing.

Christina blushes. "SHUT UP!"

"Ok Chrissy," She interrupts me. "I hate that name."

"Too bad Chrissy." Will says. Christina smiles.

I raise my eyebrow at her. She shrugs and blushes.

"Let's go to bed."

We walk inside the dormitory and get ready for bed. I quickly take a shower. The hot water burns into my bandages. I step out and change into my black training clothes for tomorrow. Before I go under my covers to change, Christina taps me.

"I'll cover you." I smile. I change in the corner of the room while Christina covers me from everyone else in the dormitory using a blanket.

"Thanks Christina."

"No problem." I do the same for her, and crawl under my covers to sleep.

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