Chapter 7
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They both felt electricity when they touched, it was as if the world just fell away and nothing else mattered. That moment belonged to them. No one could ever change that. But they knew the moment had to end. They heard the faint shots below them and they both knew they would have to come down from their moment. The moment they were on the ground they knew they were too attached to the moment to let it go. The night was dark and all that could be seen was the bright-green flag that belonged to the other team, which was on top of the bell tower. They ran to the tower, and surprisingly no one saw them. In the back of Tris' mind she wondered if people had seen them but just pitied her. She shook of the thought and started running up the stairs. Four only ran up halfway to cover them in case any one came up the stairs. Tris kept running up and saw Molly covering the flag. Tris quickly walked up and shot Molly in the back, but not before Molly saw her and tried to tackle her down. Tris shot her again, but this time she got close enough and shot her in the forehead. With Molly down, Tris grabbed the flag and waved it over the balcony to show her team that the battle was over and they had won.
They hopped on the train to return to Dauntless, but Christina and Uriah pulled her to the side. They asked her if she wanted to go zip-lining. At first her quiet nature begged her to go back to Dauntless, but the Dauntless in her told her to go. So she went. She would be Dauntless. As they went up, she saw the line that they used to go across the pitch-black night. She saw a few lights, but the night was dark and quiet. She wondered if Four had gone zip-lining. Probably not, considering he was scared of heights.
So lost in thought, she almost missed her turn. Until Uriah put her arms in the safety harness. She walked on the ledge as a few more had continued to buckle her in. She laid on the net slowly to make sure she was safe and wouldn't plummet to the concrete below her. Just then all three of the Dauntless guys pushed her into the pitch black night. She was in awe at the Chicago sky. The buildings, some of which had been reduced to rubble, were beautiful. She started going extremely fast, too fast. The brake was just out of reach. The wall was approaching quickly. She tried for the brake one more time before she would be smashed into the wall. She barely got ahold of it and she pulled it so hard sparks flew out of the wire. She managed to stop right before hitting the wall.
She pulled herself out of the harness and into the human net that had formed below her. When the last person went, they all left and went back to Dauntless. She heads back to the apartment. Four's apartment she reminds herself. She didn't think Four liked her and would probably kick her out as soon as she was done with initiation. The thought made her sad.
Lost in her thoughts again, she had reached Four's apartment and unlocked the door with the key Four had given her earlier. She looked and Four fell asleep on the couch where she slept. All of the lights were still on and she debated waking him up or just falling asleep in the chair that was in the corner of the room. For a moment she just watched Four sleep. She took in his serenity and quickly realized that if he woke up she would look like a stalker. So she walked over to the dresser to grab her pajamas, which had been neatly folded, then walked into the bathroom. She took a quick shower, so she wouldn't wake Four and reminisced about the awkward moment that had taken place a few days earlier. She dried off and changed into her plain pajamas. She walked into the living room and debated waking him up. Fortunately, she didn't have to debate because Four had woken up. She walked up to him and asked him if she woke him up. He assures her that she didn't. 'I was waiting up for you' Four signs.
Tris blushes 'Thanks'
'No problem. I just wanted to make sure you were safe.' Tris feels her face getting even warmer. 'How was zip-lining?' He continues
'It was amazing! Have you gone?' Tris replies with excitement.
'Only once. It was okay, but I was terrified' Four replies.
'The big, bad Four was scared?' Tris teases.
'Yeah, yeah. I get it' Four teases back.
Four walks out of the room and into the bathroom. Tris walks over to the couch to make her bed. When she is done, she sees Four walking out with his pajamas, which are just basketball shorts and a black crew-neck t-shirt. She can't help but stare at him for a moment before he looks at her. Four tells her 'Goodnight' and turns off the lights. She is glad because now he can't see her blush and smile. And with that, they both dream of each other and their moment at the Ferris Wheel.
Question of the Chapter: Which point of view did you like better 1st (I and me) or 3rd (She and he)?
