Sorry guys this took a while it was hard to get it right.
So I finally made a decision with how the story will end. I'm going to write different Fics with each ending. They'll all be Eric and OC fics and you won't know which one is which. I had my heart set on an ending for these two so you'll just see how their story ends.
Well enjoy the story.
Helen sat me down in the chair and turned on the tattooing machine.
"Your sister's tattoos turned out really good," She informed me as she typed onto the computer. "She said to tell you that she would be in the mesh hall and to meet her there." I nodded and watched everyone go past me and look around the shop. I half wished Abby was still in the room, I didn't want to have a total freak out on Helen just because she was doing her job. "You okay?" Helen asked me.
"I'm just not a big fan of being touched." I told her.
"Good thing we upgraded our tattooing devices a couple years ago then." She smiled and kept typing on the computer. "We used to use needles and that was pain full. With this there is no pain and it's a lot faster and barley any touching." She picked up a pad and placed it on my bicep. "Though there are a couple of people who still prefer the old way than the new. It gives quiet the rush."
"I guess you prefer tattooing the old way," I commented. The thought of needles piercing my skin over and over didn't sound very appealing to me.
"Yeah you get so much move detail when done with a needle instead of a pad." She pressed a couple buttons then one of the clear tubes started glowing that connected to the pad. "Eric's back tattoo is a great example of what can be done with a needle." My stomach churned at the sound of Eric's name. But my next thoughts were his tattoo. "That thing took me weeks to complete I'm still doing touch ups on it."
"You did that?" I was absolutely amazed by that fact.
"Next to my son Trevor it's my pride and joy." She smiled.
"It's really good."
"That's the benefit of working with a needle." She pressed a couple buttons on the computer then lifted the pad off my arm. "Maybe one day we can try it on you." I grimaced a bit. "All transfers aren't big fans of it at first. Some of them still don't like it but some like Eric learn to love getting tattoos done with the old way." I was confused for a moment and my eyebrows crunched together.
"Eric was a transfer?" I asked her.
"He came from Erudite and was in the same transfer class with Four." I was shocked again, Four a transfer? Eric and Four would be two guys that thought would have been Dauntless born. But Eric an Erudite; that was something I would have never guessed. "Your tattoo is finished," Helen said pulling me out of my thoughts. I looked down at my tattoo on my bicep and ran a hand over my tattoo. The skin there felt extra smooth. "Now time for your piercings," I looked up as she was putting her equipment away and pulling out more. I ran a hand through the back of my hair (well what was left of it.) "First we do your ears then your lip and ending with your eyebrow." I nodded as she pulled out the different rings for my ears. I picked a few black pairs and a few silver so they could be an alternating pattern. For my bar earing, I picked one that looked like and Arrow going through a skull. Helen started with the bar first. "I'm going to have to touch your ear okay?" I nodded and she took the top of my ear. Her heads up made my no touching thing a lot better. She took her piercing gun and punched a hole in my ear. The shock and pain caused me to jump and my hand tightened on the arms rests. Helen took the gun and punched another hole in my ear causing my hands to tighten. I looked down at my knuckles and they were turning white. She threads the bar through my ear and placed the ends on it. Let out a breath that I didn't realize I was holding. "The others won't hurt as much." She took the gun and my ear again and pierced it again. It still hurt but I knew what I was expecting now.
"So how do you know my dad?" I asked her as she threads the first ring through my ear.
"We grew up together in Dauntless." I looked at her as she took my ear again.
"My dad was Dauntless?"
"Dauntless born but he was Amity at heart." Helen smiled at me "what did you think I was Amity?" my face turned red out of embarrassment.
"Actually I did," Helen smiled a little wider.
"I get that a lot especially from you Amities. I guess I just a have kind and peaceful Aura." She pierced my ear again and threaded the ring through. "But yeah your father was born here in Dauntless and I wasn't at all surprised he chose Amity. He never really fit in here."
"How did he not fit in?" I asked her.
"Well for one he always looked for peaceful ways out of things instead of fighting. He only fought someone as a last resort." She pierced the last ring into my ear before switching to the other. It was weird to think my father as anything but Amity. But from what Helen told me he was nothing but Amity. I smiled at a memory that popped into my head. A snake had slithered up and wrapped around a wheat plant. I was ready to kill it but my dad stopped me.
"It's harmless free spirit," he told me. "It's also just looking for some food." My dad then scared off the snake. "Only hurt it as a last resort." My father had always been kind the only time he hadn't was when I almost died. Helen pierced the last ring through my helix catching me off guard. I shrieked a bit and my hand went up to my ear.
"The eye brow and lip will be worse," Helen told me. I looked up at her and swallowed hard.
~OO~
I walked in the pit rubbing around my lip that was swelling. Helen had been right about my eyebrow and lip being the worst part. Squeezed past people muttering my apologies and saying excuse me. A couple of the dauntless purposely rammed into me. One woman tripped me causing me to fall on the ground.
"Stupid banjo strumming softie," she laughed. That made my anger snap, I stood up fast and I yelled at her.
"Do you want to say that to my face bitch!" the tall toned Dauntless woman raised an eyebrow at me. The woman looked like she could tower over Eric and possibly kick his ass so nervous was a total understatement. She leaned down so she was nose to nose with me.
"What are you going to do little girl? Serenade me with your softie music? Hug me? Forgive me?" my fist clenched into a fist.
Don't hit her, I told myself, that's what she wants you to do. Your hurt and it could cost you your spot in Dauntless. I closed my eyes and I took in a deep breath through my nose and out through my mouth. I unclenched my fist and looked the woman in the eye.
"I'll just leave," I turned my back to her and she snorted.
"Inbreed peace lovers don't belong here in Dauntless. This is where the people who truly provide of this society belong." I stopped and my anger erupted. I turned around and punched her in the face. The woman stumbled back holding her face. She pulled her hand away and found blood that leaked from the corner of her mouth. She turned her piercing eyes on me and murder burned behind them. She pulled her fist back just as someone grabbed my arm and pulled me behind them.
"Get back to what you were doing Daisy," Eric said in a cold authoritative voice. The women looked from Eric to me that was standing behind him.
"This isn't over Softie," She stormed off and the crowd that I didn't realize was there disappeared. Eric turned to look at me with a scowl.
"I had it," I defended myself. I wasn't annoyed that he stepped in, actually I was but it was because everyone knew I was weak already and him stepping in only proved I couldn't fight either. Eric stood in front of me like stone with no emotion on his face let alone in his eyes. I bit the inside of my cheek trying not to say anything that was fueled by my anger. "I had it," I repeated.
"You're weak and pathetic," he said to me in his cold voice.
"Gee why don't you tell me how you really feel Eric," I said sarcastically. He was unfazed by my sarcasm and continued speaking.
"You let your anger in the way of your fighting which make it your enemy when you should be using it as your ally." My brow creased in confusion. "You have a lot of speed and power in your hits but not enough strength. You're flexible but your anger and arrogance gets in the way." I rolled my eyes
"And all of this means?"
"If you can't beat me what makes you think you can beat someone like her?" Eric walked away from me leaving me both confused and pissed off. I fallowed him with my gaze as he went into another hallway where he met up with Luce. They spoke for a few seconds before they both looked at me. A chill ran down my back as both of them looked at me. Luce's eyes were warm and she had a faint smile on her face. Eric was glaring the whole time at me. I turned around and ran for the dorms leaving Eric and Luce behind. I ran down the wall ways and skidded to a stop outside of the dorm. I entered the room finding only Edward and Myra in a corner of the room holding each other. I sighed rubbing my right eye with the heel of my palm. I shuffled over to my cot and dropped face first into my pillow. I groaned as my body relaxed into the bed. I closed my eyes and pulled my blanket over my head. I was tired and again my skin was tingling where Eric had touched me. My body hurt too from his large fists.
"Your anger and arrogance gets in the way," Eric's voice echoed in my head. I groaned out of annoyance, I had that fight. He at least should have let that… Daphnia? Dalia? DAISY! He at least should have let her beat the crap out of me. Everyone in Dauntless could tell he wanted me out of Dauntless. And he called me arrogant he was the one who needed a personality check. I rolled over on my side and winced when against the pressure of the rings in my head. If I wasn't weak I could have taken him I would have done more than just pin him down twice. I pulled my blanket off my head and glared at the ceiling. I had to get better so I can show him I can be Dauntless. It wasn't like I was Amity or Abnegation… or Erudite…
FUCK ABBY IS BARELY OVER THE LINE! I grabbed my pillow and held it over my face and yelled.
"FFFFFFUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK!" I pulled off the pillow and turned to see Edward and Myra staring at me. "What?!" I snapped. They both looked away fast; I decided that I would just go to the mess hall instead of sleep. I also hoped that I wouldn't be jumped by anyone that hated me on my way there. I pulled my overly large jacket closed and walked out of the dorms. When I walked into the pit I looked around quickly to make sure the Valkyrie or Eric wasn't around before I entered. Once clear I stepped out. I didn't take the chance of anyone I didn't want to see catch me so I ran. I ran across the pit and into the corridor on the other side. I kept running till I reached the mess hall. I stopped and scanned the room for my sister and our friends. I spotted them and they were all laughing and talking. But what I noticed was Abby was the center of their attention. That moment I felt like I was back in Amity. My sister the girl everyone loved and wanted to be around and me the forgettable one. I hated feeling that way again, like I wasn't good enough. I started to back out of their slowly the same time Will saw me.
"Zed!" Will waved me over. I swallowed and walked over to them. Will moved over and I sat down next to him. "Nice hair," he told me. "I barley recognized you."
"Thanks," I said quietly.
"It's different." Abby said as she ate her food. Abby looked absolutely disgusted I was only hoping that it was aimed to the chicken she was eating.
"You look very Dauntless," Tris said. I gathered up my food and started eating.
"So what were you guys talking about?" I asked them.
"The different curse words in each faction," Christina told me. "Now please tell me Amity did have curse words." I rolled my eyes.
"Of course we do," Christina raised an eyebrow at me. "When we stub our toe for example we say 'OW but I forgive you table'" everyone started laughing and I got an eye roll out of my sister.
"I can't let anyone best me again," I grumbled. I had lost two fights already one against Peter and another against Eric. I was defiantly done losing.
"Maybe you should take more time out to train," Will suggested. I thought about it for a moment.
"Yeah I probably should," I mumbled and looked up at my sister. Maybe if I got her to do some extra training too she would stay above the line. "Maybe we both should do some extra training."
"Um… sure," Abby shrugged. Abby looked almost defeated.
"Abs your barley over the line," Abby looked up at me with a slight frown. "you need to work harder."
"it's just the first week," She mumbled "I'm not going to make it."
"You're obviously doing well enough to be above the line," Will commented. "Four and Eric must see something," he said and stuck his fork of full of food into his mouth.
"see even a former Erudite thinks you'll make it." I gave her a half smile. I turned to Tris and she was looking at her plate then I glanced at Al. "all three of your guys will make it."
"I think my parents will take me back if I don't" Al said.
"it doesn't work like that," Will interrupted, "even if they could their faction wouldn't allow it."
"even if they would take me back I wouldn't belong there anymore," Tris said. I was quiet for a long time because I knew how she felt. Amity was a place of peace and compassion; I let my anger and big mouth run without anyone stopping me for too long. I didn't like the idea of peace anymore either… well most of the time. I turned back to my plate of food.
Would my parents or faction take me back? I couldn't help but think. My parents loved me and my father was Dauntless. God my dad was Dauntless!
"hey you okay?" Abby asked me. I looked up and nodded.
"I'm going to go get some cake," I stood up
"Let me help," Al said and fallowed me to the line. We stood in line and waited for the cake to come out. Al was staring at his boots. I nudged him with my shoulder
"you'll make it Al," I told him with a smile. Al just nodded.
