Authors Note: No matter how many time I wish upon a star: Eric will never ever belong to me *sob*

Divergent belongs to Veronica Roth

Yelling

~ Dauntless to the Core ~

Chapter 10: A Taste and a Tease

Tris was waiting outside Eric's apartment door the next morning her eyes concerned when he stepped out.

"I got a message from a drunk Uriah saying you and Four got in another argument last night" Tris said as Eric scowled slightly.

"Eric what happened?" Tris asked placing her hand on his shoulder Eric's body relaxing slightly before he took her hand in his and lead her back into his apartment making sure to lock the door behind them and dropped her hand to rub his face.

"He has a terrible obsession with following you" Eric said Tris nodding in agreement as she looked around Eric's apartment. The walls were pale blue, almost grey, showing ever so slightly his origin in Erudite.

"I know" Tris said softly before a gentle hand on her back lead her to the couch where she sat facing Eric.

"What happened?" Tris asked placing her hand on Eric's who sighed.

"Other than the normal, you're an asshole Eric? That I would never get you away from him or be able to make you love me." Eric said watching Tris whose jaw dropped before she fell back into the cushions.

"This has to be because I said you were hot." Tris said shaking her head as Eric smirked.

"I doubt that it's all that he meant. I'm not even doing anything, Your still his girlfriend" Eric said leaning back and rubbed the back of his head Tris glancing over at him.

"Eric, with the amount of innuendo's between us it could be considered flirting."

"So, are you trying to tell me that if I ever gave you the slightest little hint or actually really started flirting with you, there's a chance you would consider it?" Eric asked smirking over at Tris who flushed.

"Fuck you Eric" Tris said looking away making Eric grin.

"Where when and how hard Tris?" Eric asked adding a slight purr to his voice amused to see Tris shiver slightly.

"That wasn't an invitation" Tris said firmly looking back at him, her glare, sad as it was trained on him. But the effect was ruined by her blush.

"Not yet maybe" he said watching Tris flush a darker red and cover her face with her hands making him chuckle. Tris started laughing and shook her head.

"You're not making this any better Eric" She said as he tilted his head back and laughed.

"I'm sorry was I supposed to?" Eric asked playfully as his laughter died down.

"Asshole" Tris said giving Eric a grin to take the bite out of the insult he heard all the time. Tris shifted on the couch until she was leaning against his chest Eric wrapping an arm around her. They sat in silence for a while not talking just relaxing.

"We should really go for our run" Eric said making no move to get up and do anything.

"We do it every day I think we can skip it today." Tris said as she leaned her head back and looked up at him. When she saw Eric's smirk she relaxed once more against his chest. After a while Tris felt Eric shift above her before tilting her head back to look at him again his nose touching hers.

"If we don't go now we are going to miss breakfast and I don't have much food here at the moment" Eric murmured Tris groaning in protest.

"But this is comfortable. You're a very comfortable pillow you know" Tris said making Eric chuckle.

"You're welcome to come over at any time and use me as one but right now we have to get moving." Eric said letting the purr work into his voice again just to feel Tris shiver against his chest.

"Stop that Eric." Tris said turning over and looking at him Eric raising an eyebrow at her before he openly let his eyes travel over Tris as she lay on his chest, Tris's breathe hitching slightly as his grey eyes traveled over her. They seemed warmer now compared to when she first met him.

"Stop what?" Eric asked his nose touching hers, their breathes synchronizing. Tris's heart raced in her chest until Eric slowly started running his fingers up and down her spine. Relaxing against his chest, their eyes meeting again Eric smirking slightly they jumped and Tris pulled back and sat on the far end of the couch Eric frowning as he looked at the door.

"ERIC!" Tris stared at Eric who's jaw was clenched as she heard Four yelling on the other side of the door before getting to her feet and Eric shook his head and gently took her arm.

"I have a back way out" Eric said before he scowled when Four yelled again, hitting the door harder.

"You're not going to talk to him?"

"He doesn't want to talk Tris." Eric said gently leading her to the other door he slipped out before pulling Tris with him, and jogged down the hall Tris's hand in his. Stopping just by the chasm they looked at each other before they started laughing together. When they calmed down Tris and Eric started walking to the dining hall together side by side before breaking off, Tris to sit with her friends, and Eric to sit with the other leaders.

"Feeling ok this morning?" Tris asked as she grabbed a muffin and started eating it her friends giving her looks that made her chuckle.

"You're not with Four? He passed by in a rage saying he was keeping you with him for the day" Uriah said slowly Tris frowning.

"Well I don't get days off unlike him. I have to work today so I'm not with him" Tris said confused.

"But you should be. I mean he's spitting mad about you saying Eric was hot last night" Christina said as Tris scowled and got to her feet.

"Well he's going to have to get over it." Tris said before making her way over to the leaders table and sat next to Eric and listened into the conversation he was having with one of the other leaders, Eric silently passing her his water that he never drank, Tris pushing his coffee closer to him. Veronica raised her eyebrow at Tris who did it right back.

"What's up with your friends?"

"They think I should be with my boyfriend who said I should be with him all day and not work." Tris said as Veronica snorted.

"That's not all. Apparently he is pissed about me saying Eric was hot last night in a game of Candor or Dauntless." Tris said as the other leaders fell silent and Eric just bit into his muffin to hide his smirk.

"What?" Veronica asked as Tris snickered and glanced at Eric.

"He came to my door not too long ago pissed." Eric said before Tris snorted.

"Your living room has a camera though Eric, I saw it. He must have seen us skip our run and just chill out on your couch." Tris said as Eric smirked a little more.

"Oops?" Tris started laughing at the slight innocent tone in Eric's voice before she snagged a piece of Eric's toast and started eating it, the conversation starting around them again.

"Your friends sound like mine did when I joined leadership. I left them behind and made new ones and you might have to too." Veronica said as she looked around the room to keep an eye on things before nudging Tris with her foot.

"Looks like your boyfriend is looking for you here" Veronica said Tris glancing over her shoulder at Four who looked livid, Tris almost against her will bumping her arm against Eric's making him look over and scowling slightly he bumped Tris lightly and tilted his head the other way and Tris nodded. Getting up together they dropped their Tray's and Eric lead Tris out of the room, Veronica watching them go.

"Hey Max? Give it time but I think Eric and Tris could get together." Veronica said Max watching them go before looking at Veronica again.

"And Four?"

"They won't last if he keeps going like this" Veronica said as Max shook his head.

"Stay out of this" Max said before walking away, Veronica giving Four a look that said she knew everything.

Tris entered her office, Eric in his as they gathered the files that Max had dropped off and Tris flipped through them before sitting down and started working on them, her computer sitting untouched as she worked on a rough copy before she bit her lip.

"Computer Lesson?" Eric asked leaning in the doorway making Tris nod. Eric walked across her office and pulled a stool up before starting to go into the basic's Tris, asking him more than enough questions that made him a former Erudite look tame.

"Was someone in your family Erudite? Other than your brother?" Eric asked looking amused making her stick her tongue out at him.

"I'm thinking my father. My parents wouldn't have met otherwise." Tris said leaning back in her chair before Eric chuckling as he moved leaned over and tapped the keyboard a couple times before Tris impulsively bit his exposed neck, Eric's breath hitching clearly before he looked at her.

"Tease"

"So are you" Tris countered referring to his apartment that morning. Eric waited a moment before smirking at her.

"I'm going back to my office" Eric said moving away.

"You do that" Tris said with a grin as Eric walked away shaking his head. Once she was alone in her office Tris smiled into her hand surprised she had even acted like that. She never did that to Four so why would she do it to Eric? Pushing that thought of her head she started typing up the reports she was given her cheeks pink.

Eric sat back at his desk his hand touching his neck a chuckle leaving his lips. If Tris wanted to play that way then he was going to play. That morning was nothing. If she wanted him to tease, he was going to tease. Tease her right away from Four, but only if she wanted him.