When Uriah and I got to the dining hall, we quickly queued up to get our protein-filled breakfast before finding our friends. Will and Christina were, of course, sat very close together, laughing hysterically into their orange juice.
"Guys, quick, you have to hear this joke Will just told me it's just...wow" Christina managed to spit out a sentence before falling back into her laughing fit. Uriah and I just looked at each other and smiled, shaking our heads. We never did get to hear the joke, or maybe Uriah did, I, on the other hand, had my mind else where...
I don't know why this was the thing to make me feel so happy, but Tobias making friends with me again really did take a load off my mind. I guess it was just nice to be able to say I didn't have someone who I hated, or who hated me, anymore. So I was able to laugh with Christina at pointless things, and talk about sweet nothings with Uriah, and all because I didn't have to feel guilty about Tobias.
"Hey, Tris, what are you smiling at, girl?" Will said, his arm draped around Christina. I realised that the three of them were looking at me, as if waiting for me to respond to something.
I laughed. "Oh, you know, just thinking of how I'm gonna beat you three in training today" The three of them laughed and Will and Christina fell into a discussion about, well, with them, it could have been anything.
Uriah's fingers laced with mine, and I squeezed his hand slightly, taking a bite of my food. I looked around, trying to see if Tobias would show up now that we had made up, but he didn't. I didn't let that get to me though, I was just happy we were okay.
"C'mon, time for training" Uriah pulled me up out of my seat and turned me around to walk me out of the hall. Will and Christina weren't far behind, still attached to each other.
Once we were out, Uriah put his arm around my waist, and, though I knew exactly where I was going, guided me through the corridors to the training room.
Most people were already there, including Peter and his friends who were busy showing off their skills with a knife to care that we had walked in. There were mats set up all over the hall, so we decided to gather around one that no one else was.
"I wonder what they're for" Christina said, looking at them with disgust. I don't blame her, seeming as the mat we were next to had some stains which looked a lot like dried blood...
Before we could inspect it any close, Tobias burst through the doors and came to a stop in the centre of the room. He looked around, expecting everyone to gather around him.
"What's he doing here?" Will said, looking over to me and Uriah, making sure we weren't about to start another fight. We both just shrugged and walked over to where he was standing. Even though my friends didn't seem to be happy about him being back, Peter and his lot looked over the moon with it. Teachers pet.
"Okay, so, it looks like I'm back to train you guys again so you better make it worth it for me. Today we're going to concentrate on one-on-one combat with no weapons, just your mighty fine limbs. Partner up, cowboys and cowgirls" He looked around, trying to look at everyone. His eyes seemed to linger on mine for the longest. I started to smile, but he turned away, busying himself with someone who already had a bleeding nose.
"Well, Uriah, would you do the courtesy of...fighting me today?" Will asked, bowing at the waist. He held out his closed fist, waiting for Uriah to hit it back with his. Christina giggled and Uriah, after kissing my temple, hit Will's fist and took to the mat.
I stepped to the side with Christina, who seemed suddenly very nervous for Will's welfare. "I hope they don't hurt each other too much, you know what it was like last time we did something like this..." She trailed off, too engrossed in what Will was doing.
Will and Uriah circled each other for a while before Uriah lunged for Will. Will, being fast, was able to grab him and pin him on the floor. Christina clapped and Will waved at her, and while he did, Uriah grabbed his legs which made Will fall to the floor, on his stomach. Uriah pinned his arms behind his back and counted to three before letting go and walking off the mat. He winked at me and I grinned back at him, giving him a thumbs up.
I grabbed Christina and dragged her over to the mat. We both forgot about everyone else, Uriah and Will, and just concentrated on each other. I got into my combat stance and started circling her, and she mirrored.
We were getting closer to each other, until we were close enough to hit, and she made the first move. Her right fist came swinging towards my head, but I was able to duck just in time. Whilst I was ducking, I was able to sweep at her legs with my one, which made her stumble slightly. She regained her balance quickly, and returned to circling me, more alert than before.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Tobias looking over at me from the other side of the room. He seemed to be watching everything going on with us. I was wondering why he looked so worried., but that minor lapse in concentration cost me a lot. Christina obviously saw that I was distracted and hit me in the stomach, which made me double over slightly. She tripped me up with her leg and got me done on the floor, where she pinned me underneath her. She beat me.
Once she'd counted to three, she jumped up and with joy on her face, ran into Will who looked as shocked as the rest of us felt. I looked back over to Tobias, and he was still watching. He caught my eye and he shrugged slightly and smiled, before turning back to the pair he was monitoring.
I got up and stretched a bit and walked over to Uriah. "That was a bit of fun, eh?" I laughed and he smiled, but I noticed he was looking over to where Tobias was. I wondered if he saw our little exchange.
"I actually beat Tris, this is like, a major turn of events. I hope I didn't hurt you too much" Christina winked at me and I laughed. "Just give me a massage later and I'll call it even"
Once training ended, people slowly left, but Tobias was the first to leave, without so much as a glance in my direction. It was like this for the next week or so. Just the occasional secret bit of communication from a distance, but without actually talking to each other directly.
Uriah didn't mention anything about Tobias, which made me think he was either purposefully trying to ignore his existence or he just didn't really notice anything going on. Nonetheless, I was still careful around him, because the last thing I wanted to do was to upset him.
