"So I'll go first. Tris Candor or Dauntless?" I asked
Tobias' POV
"HOLD UP!" Shouts Zeke!
"What?" I ask
"I need to set up the camera so that everyone else at Dauntless can see." I start to protest but the camera is already set up. He sits down next to Shauna who is nursing a canteen of something. I look to Tris.
She thinks about it for a moment before answering
"Candor."
"No fair, I seriously know almost everything about you!" I grumble
"Then ask me some embarrassing question that you know the answer to." She mutters not realising I can hear her. I start looking around the gym and spot the climbing wall.
"What happened the first time you climbed the climbing wall? Details please." Tris groans, punches me on the shoulder and glares viciously at me
"Seriously? I was like 13 and it was just after we started going out. I was wearing these loose genie pants and the fabric was really flimsy and when we were practising earlier, Dumbo over there, got a tiny hole in the left leg. About halfway up the wall a nail caught in the pants and I slipped I started falling and the pants stayed up there. Four caught me and then this flashlight shone in so we hid behind the boxes and this Dauntless guy was like 'hey what are those pants doing up there?" Then he just walked out." I laughed at the way she imitated the guy, her voice going strangely deep.
"Uh… Christina! Candor or Dauntless?"
"...Um…Urgh… Dauntless" She blurts out
"I dare you play 7 minutes in heaven with Will." I look at her confused put she mimes a bow and arrow to me and I nod. Tris is playing cupid.
"One problem, there's no cupboards in here." Says Will. Tris looks at me cheekily and expectantly. I sigh and stand up, being careful not to throw her off the love seat. I pull a knife from one of the targets and slit open a tall box. I flip it and a collection of clothes fall out. Then I hold open the two flaps. They squish themselves in and I hold the door clothes. I'm standing the right of the box and I feel it rock to the left. I yank it back towards me to stop the box from falling and almost get crushed, except Tris appears by my side and pushes her back against the box. The box is steady again and she slides up so that my arms are either side of her head. I kiss her once on the forehead before calling time. I open the flaps and Christina has her legs wrapped around Will's waist. I rock the box and they split apart. The game continues and eventually almost everyone has done a truth and a dare or declined by taking off clothing. Tris is yet to do a dare and I am yet to do a truth. I'm down to just my sparkly pink boxers, but Tris isn't fairing much better. She only has on a tank top and a pair of black pants. She's been asked a lot of truths about me and I've had a lot of random dares.
"Four, C or D?" Asks Eric. He's been mostly quiet and I'd almost forgotten that he was there. Which was strange as he was usually a smart mouth and a pain in the ass.
"Candor." I reply
"During our initiation you got a tattoo that covered your entire back. What was it and why?" He asks. And there is the usual Eric. I'm considering taking off the sparkly boxers but then decide against it.
"You all know about my Dad right?" They nod so I continue
"I had scars, all over my back. So I got a tattoo to hid them, to avoid having to explain and seem even weaker." I stop and turn my back so that they can all see my tattoo. Tris has been helping me keep it hidden for most of the day. The five faction symbols and the lines that decorate my back are on full display.
"Why have all the factions? I mean, Abnegation and Dauntless I understand but, Amity, Erudite and Candor? Why?" Asks Max. I think quickly concerned about revealing my divergence. But then Tris buts in.
"We found this book. And it talked about the factions. Is running into a burning building to save a child bravery or selflessness? Is telling a friend that the hair colour she's dyed her hair is unflattering honest or kind because you're stopping her from looking bad? Is inventing something new smart or is it selfless because you're giving up your time to help others? All the factions have links and sometimes our categories are too straight edge."
"Thank God you explained that because I couldn't have put it as nicely as that!"
"I'd like to see this book." Said Max
"Yeah, good luck with that. We burnt it because we were worried it would get us in trouble." Said Tris calmly. She lies way to easily for Candor. Max shrugs and we continue. I look at Shauna and she makes begging motions and darts her eyes towards Zeke.
"Shauna I dare you to let Zeke give you a hic key."
"You didn't even ask me!" Exclaims Shauna.
"What you want a truth?" She shakes her head and Zeke laughs before kissing down her neck. He sucks hard and Shauna giggles enjoying herself. He pulls back and a little purple mark is on her neck.
"Tris Candor or"
"Dauntless! What I haven't had one all night!" She buts in. Shauna looks around and then spots the canteen. She thrusts it at Tris
"I dare you to skull this whole milkshake." Tris smirks and stands up to begin to skull. About halfway through she freezes and drops to the ground. I lean forward to catch her and carefully lay her on the love seat. I grab her hand and see red hives coming out on her hands.
"Shauna? What flavour was that milkshake?" I ask and I can hear my voice shaking.
"Caramel." I swear loudly and run towards the boxes. I start ripping them open and grabbing at everything. I hear Tris breathing fill the room. Quick, shallow breaths. I'm down to the last box and my hands are shaking. I tear it open and find jewellery. Then I have a moment of clarity. I grab the only red rock and rip it out with such a force the whole wall starts to shake. I grab the EpiPen and give it to her just as I saw how to do it in the book. I drop the Pen and hold her hand.
"Tris, Tris baby wake up." She doesn't move. The other two times it happened she woke up really fast.
"Bea?...Bea can you hear me?" I start freaking out and I can suddenly feel the tears rolling down my checks. Then she starts to cough and sit bolt upright. She looks at me and I just pull her into a hug. I pull back
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Toby."
"How fine. Fine enough that in about two minutes I reckon I could do a full." I look her over sceptically.
"Fine. We'll keep playing only because you've got that look in your eyes." I said shaking my head at her smile. She moves to stand but instead I scoop her up and carry her to the chair, entwining our legs so I can hold her closer.
"Tris I…" Starts Shauna.
"Don't. It's totally fine. I should have remembered that I was allergic to caramel, but it was sort of rare in Abnegation so I didn't even think of it. Now I believe it's my turn so…"
"Hang on a second. Tris you said you though you could do a full. What the hell is a full?" Asked Max
"A full is our most intense work out. We don't usually do one because some of the bruises are a bit obvious. We run here, then do a rock climb. Then knives to cool down. Then we do punching bags and then fights. Then guns and then we walk back." I explained.
"That's not that intense." Said Max.
"Fine. I dare you ALL to join Four and I for a full. We'll cut out the run because I can't be bothered to take you all back." Tris and I drag them through the course and by the end, Tris and I are panting, but calmly. The others are lying on the ground in various states of pain. We drag them back to the train and then we sit with our arms around each other. I feel so safe like this. I feel so happy.
My knowledge of Anaphylaxis isn't very good so I'm sorry if these reactions aren't accurate. I'm going to justify it by saying this is the future and this is an advance EpiPen. Good, bad? Reviews!
