Chapter 7

I wake up. I keep my eyes closed for a minute, savoring the events of last night. The touch of her skin on my shitless body. When I open my eyes, I see Kat on my chest, asleep. She looks, "Cute". I slowly raise my hand and stroke her hair. The corners of Kat's mouth turn up as she buries her face into my chest the dark gray early morning light faintly illuminates the room. Kat's hair is messy. I like it. I stroke her hair for a few more seconds then I put my hand down on the bed. Her eyes flutter open.

"Morning." I say in a playful, quiet voice.

Kat giggles.

"You should probably get back to your bed..."

Kats smile fades as it turns into a play-pout.

"I dun wanna..." she says.

"But yeah... I have too."

Kat pulls the covers off her body. In the low light she makes her way to the foot of the bunk, and slides down the ladder. she waits right before her head disappears over the edge of the bed.

"Zander..?" she says.

"Do you-" stirring in the surrounding beds make her stop her sentence.

"Ask you later"

Kat runs to her bed and changes into her Dauntless uniform. I get down from the top bunk and do the same. I turn around toward her at the wrong moment and see Kat in nothing but a bra and Dauntless uniform pants

"Oop-" I let slip from my lips and I turn around and blush intensely.

I sigh and continue to get dressed awkwardly. Once I finish dressing I head to the cafeteria. Isaiah is in the hall.

"Smooth move, sicin' a stiff on me, know-it-all." Isaiah says irritably.

"Now it's time for me to return the favor..." Isaiah starts a slow jog at me then runs full speed and charges me into a wall. I become winded and unable to breathe. He pins me against the wall.

"Where's your girlfriend now, Nose?" Rage and adrenaline suddenly fills my system. Lightning fills my eyes as I head-butt him and he loses his grip on me. I dive under his spread legs, turn around, and groin kick him from behind.

Isaiah is phased on the ground. He is Incapacitated for over three minutes then finally gets up. He swings, and misses I jump back a few feet, run at him, and jump-kick him in the gut. He is on the ground, unable to move. Kat walks up behind me.

"Zander..?"

I spin around.

"Kat! He- He attacked me first."

"H- Hell yeah I did-" Isaiah moans

Kat looks at Isaiah then at me.

"C'mon before one of the Dauntless leaders finds us here with this pathetic excuse for a Dauntless."

Kat grabs my hand and leads me to the cafeteria.

When we enter we get our food. I go and find Federico and sit by him. I don't eat at all.

"You goanna eat that?" Federico asks typically.

I shake my head and shove my plate toward Federico.