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Chapter 9
Tris's POV
I get to leave the hospital today to go back to training. Like everyone had said Eric is there running the fight's now. I cringe as I pass the group of initiates.
"Hey, feeling a little…stiff today?" Peter sneers as I pass him. I back hand him across the face before he knows what hit him. I hate that word more then he knows.
"You better watch yourself Tris." He spits at me as he rubs his tender jaw. At least I have the element of surprise going for me. I notice Four eyeing me with a smirk. The moment I catch his eye he looks away. Disappointed I catch up to Christina.
"You must have a death wish to do something like that." She tells me.
"Well someone needs to put him in his place." I tell her. Living amongst the factionless has taught me to stand up for myself since it was every man for themselves. I wish I had known how to fight then so I didn't have to starve so much. Instead I had learned how to be quick and sneaky to get food and clothes. That trait has come in handy today.
"Everyone can I have your attention? We are going to keep practicing today and start fights tomorrow. Tonight we will meet back here at 10PM to go on a field trip. If you are late you are out." Eric yells over us.
"Where are we going?" the Candor transfer Al asks. He is tall and stocky built with sandy brown hair.
"No hints. Just be here." Four chimes in.
The rest of the day goes by in a blur. At 9:45PM we all start to head toward the training room where we find out what our 'field trip' is. Christina, Will, Al and I decided as long as it's fun we would be up for anything. No sooner to we get to the room we are turned around and told to head toward the train tracks. Once we are all on Eric makes the announcement.
"Tonight we are going to be playing capture the flag. Four and I are captains. To win you will have to get the other teams flag and not get shot by the paintball guns that we will be distributing shortly. Four you pick first." Eric says
"Hmmm… I pick 'the stiff.' He says watching me like a hawk. I scowl at him knowing the only reason he chose me was because he thinks I'm weak.
"Picking off the weak ones so you have someone to blame when you lose?" Eric chuckles.
"Something like that." Four counters. Now I'm stewing. I thought he cared when all he really thinks is that I'm weak.
"Edward." Eric chooses.
"Christina." Four says. Now I'm confused since I know Christina is stronger then me.
"Drew."
"Will."
"Peter."
"Molly."
"Al."
"And that leaves Myra with me. Now let's split the Dauntless born." Four says. I tune out trying to figure out what Four's motive is. Then I realize what it is. We are all lean and quick where as Eric's team is the tough guy team. I smile a little realizing that I was an idiot for thinking he chose me because I was weak. He was playing Eric.
"Your team can leave first. You need all the help you can get." Eric sneers as we make our way to leave the moving train. We jump off at the old abandon fair ground. Complete with a creepy carousal and a rickety old Ferris wheel.
"What should our strategy be?" a handsome dark skinned boy asks as we walk to the carousal. I think I remember his name to be Uriah.
"We split up and some protect the flag while others go to seek out their flag." Will chimes back. A discussion breaks out amongst our team while I watch Four just stand off to the side not saying a word. I start to look around to try and find a way to get a high vantage point. I note the Ferris wheels height and take that as my best shot to get up high. I sneak away from the group and head toward the ladder at the bottom of the wheel and begin to climb. No sooner do I get up 4 rungs I hear someone behind me.
"What do you think you are doing?" Four asks. His low voice sends a shiver thru me.
"I am trying to get a higher view. I'm not doing anything." I tell him twisting his words back at him.
"Oh good idea. I'll come with you." He says climbing the first rung then the next.
"You don't have to I'll be fine." I tell him even though I would much rather him come along just not willing to admit it.
"Yea well I would rather bring all of my initiates back in one piece. Plus you just were in the hospital, you should be taking it easy." He says. I just nod and continue to climb. Four doesn't talk much as we climb and for that I am grateful. I concentrate on my steps and hope this ladder will hold till we get to the middle where there is a landing. Just before I reach the landing my foot slips and I fall off balance. Luckily Four reaches up and straightens my balance. My breath catches in my throat when he touches the hint of flesh that was exposed on my hip.
"Thanks." I mutter as I regain my balance and continue climbing the last few steps to the landing. Once there I move over to the side so that he had a place to sit as well. Once he made it he scooted as far back from the edge as humanly possible.
"If you're afraid of heights why did you come up here with me?" I ask him noticing his tense stance.
"I wanted to make sure you would be ok. It's a good thing I did too or else you would be a Tris pancake right now." He says smirking at me. I smile back knowing that he is right.
"I think we need to get higher." I say standing up and realizing that I can't see the other team's flag.
"I think we are high enough Beatrice." He muttered. What did he just say? How did he know my real name? Was he Abnegation?
"What did you just say?" I ask him making sure my ears didn't deceive me.
"I think we are high enough Tris." He repeats looking a little caught off guard.
"Well I'm going to continue to climb. You don't have to." I tell him as I start to climb higher yet. I still think he said my real name, which means he knew me. I shrug it aside… for now. I stop once I see that the other team has their flag glowing by the pier. Four stands on the rung below me but because of his height is eye level with me.
"Good job Tris. Let's go get their flag. " He tells me, his breath tickling my neck. My heart rate hitches and goose bumps form on me. I hope he doesn't know.
"Um… climb down. I'll follow." I mumble to him. He starts climbing down quickly and I follow right behind him. We make it to the bottom and head toward where we left the rest of the group.
"Where were you guys?" Christina asks eyeing both of us.
"Finding the other teams flag thanks to Tris." Four responds. I blush at the compliment.
"Oh yea? Where is it then?" Uriah asks as he walks up to us.
"It's over by the pier." I tell them matter of factly.
"How should we get it?" Will asks me. It takes me a second to realize that they want me to take the lead now.
"I think we should split up. Half go in the front and distract them while the other half comes in from behind to take the flag." I explain to them. They all nod their heads in agreement.
Christina, Four and I go to the back to sneak up and take the flag while the rest surprise them from the front. It seemed logical that I should get to grab their flag since I was the one to discover it. In the end though since I am so short compared to the other two, Christina ended up grabbing the flag to declare our teams victory. I was just happy for the win that I didn't care who got the flag. I stood to the side while the rest celebrated. Four rested his hand on my shoulder and congratulated me. All the touching still is new to me since I was from Abnegation and it is somewhat frowned upon because it is a form of selfishness.
We head back to Dauntless headquarters, Eric's team being sore losers. Tomorrow starts our fighting against each other. If its anything like the first time between Molly and I, I'm not looking forward to it by any, I'm not looking forward to it by an means.
Thank you for reading! Please let me know what you think! Next chapter will be Fours POV and some fight sequences.
