Well apparently I lied because I'm back. Anyway here we go again.
Chapter 10
After last night Edward and Myra were cut. Edward going spared Al until next time but I still felt down from the nights incident. Not to mention glad to still have both my eyes. So I decided to walk around the pit for a bit.
"Tris?" I look up to see Uriah in front of me not wearing his trade mark grin. He must have heard. "You okay?" I laughed at this it just seemed so normal.
"Uhm kinda had a rough night." He winced looking angry at himself.
"Yeah I heard about Edward... That's why I'm here actually. Come on, lets go." He said as he began dragging me down a hallway.
"Uhm Uriah where are we going?" I asked trying not to fall over my own feet.
"A dauntless initiation ceremony. Come on speed up." I do and as we turn the corner I see a group of the dauntless initiates ahead of us.
"Usually the only initiates they let come are the ones with an older brother or sister in dauntless but I'm sure they'll make an exception for the almighty stiff." He chirps and I laugh shaking my head at him. "What is it?" I ask curiously.
"Something dangerous." Excitement flickers in his eyes and I catch it like a fire, speeding my pace even more, dangerous and dauntless, now that sounds like something that will cheer me up. Finally we reach the dauntless born initiates.
"Whats the stiff doing here?" Asked a boy I'd never seen before.
"Gabe she made Eric buy her a muffin, I'd say she had the most rights to be here don't you?" Gabe cocked his eyebrow looking impressed before giving me a nod of approval. The rest of the dauntless turn each with a smirk on their face, well it looks like I made the cut. We turn again and a group of members stand waiting, as soon as they see us they turn mumbling a "Lets go." We walk through a dark stair case that lead us close to the train tracks as soon as we hit them we hit a sprint towards the train. After me and Uriah jump I turn to him. "Any idea where were going?" I ask, he shrugs in response. "Spectacular."
"You don't get to know, It ruins the surprise!" The girl beside me yells before offering me her hand. "Shauna." I shake her hand arching an eyebrow.
"I'm"
"I know, you're the stiff that drives dauntless wild." She says with a wink. "Four told me about you." I feel my heart flutter.
"Let me guess something like 'I never know what she's doing.'" I say mimicking his looks at me shocked.
"How did you know that?" I roll my eyes.
"He asks me what I'm doing like three times a day." She laughs patting me on the back.
"Shocking Four daily? I like you already." I smirk back at her.
"So you know him well?" I ask curiously. She shrugs.
"Everyone knows Four, we were in initiation together. I was bad at fighting so he taught me at night when everyone else slept, was nice of him." She smiles. "Well time to jump." The train doesn't slow but she leaps anyway.
"Awesome." I shout as I jump right behind her. We high five as we land watching Uriah basically flail out of the train.
"Really Uriah, out done by a stiff, I'm ashamed." Shauna teased as Uriah wipes himself off. Quickly we catch up to the others. We're right behind the hub as we run through the busy crowds lining the streets. Within seconds I know where we're heading. I grab Uriahs hand and run to the abandoned Hancock building. The tallest one in sight. But what the hell are we going to do there? As we get closer the the members begin nudging each other in to the double doors. We follow them through the old abandoned hall.
"So Uriah when am I going to meet this legendary brother of yours?" I ask nudging him in the ribs.
"Did someone say legendary brother?" A short but well built boy asks cockily. The only similarity to Uriah being his skin color. "That would be me, I'm Zeke and you're?"
"Zeke you mixed legendary and loser up again." Uriah mocked. " And this is Tris."
"The stiff?" He whistled. "Well talk about legendary." I groan as he bows. "Anyone that gets a knife that close to little Eric is too good for my little brother."
"Wow yeah, Uriah I totally get your personality now." I say.
"Hey!" The brothers say in unison and I burst out laughing. We keep walking until we get to the elevator bank.
"Do these things even work?" I ask knocking on the doors.
"Sure they do." Zeke rolls his eyes. "You think I'm stupid enough not to come her early and turn on the emergency generator?"
"Yeah." Uriah replies. "I kinda do." Zeke jumps at Uriah grabbing him in a headlock raking his knuckles into his hair. Until Uriah finally manages to pry him off, but by then its a little too late for his hair. As it puffs up at all angles. The elevator doors open and we pile in.
"What floor?" A girl with a shaven head questions.
"100" I reply.
"Very good stiff." Zeke says clapping his hand patronizingly.
"Four's right." I eye roll. "You are the more annoying one." Zeke clutches his hands to his heart dramatically.
"My hunny bun would never say such a thing, wench!" I tilt my head giving Zeke an evil glare and grinned my teeth together.
"Did you just call me a wench?" I spit. His eyes widen as he backs away slightly.
"Uh no, no maam I did not." He whimpers his features full of panic as I stomp towards him. I shove my face close to his.
"You!" I Scream. "Should see your face." I pat him on the cheek before high fiving Uriah as we fall to the floor in fits of giggles. Zeke stares at us shocked before an evil smile spreads across his face. "Oh it is so on stiff."
We reach the 100th floor and look up at the gaping hole in the ceiling. Well thats one way of getting to the roof. I think as Zeke carries a ladder to the hole climbing up while whistling. When he's up he holds the ladder for the rest of us to climb. I climb the ladder after Uriah, the steps reminding me of the Ferris wheel, I imagine looking down to see the carefree grin Four only shares on the rarest of moments. I turn to jelly stumbling to stay on the ladder. That boy is going to kill me one day. When I'm finally up the wind is so strong it knocks my hair from its ponytail. And I don't care. Because standing there, seeing the beauty of the whole town and I mean the whole town as my hair flies, dancing behind me, I finally feel it. The one thing I've always longed for, freedom. And I will not waste a moment of it. Uriah snaps his fingers by my face drawing my mind back. He points towards a steel cable attached to the building as thick as my wrist I can't see where it ends, but it can't go on forever surely? On the floor by it where large pulleys made of fabric. As Zeke attaches one to the steel cable I see they're large enough for a human being to fit comfortably in. And its official, were going to slide down a steel pole from 1000 feet up, the only thing stopping us from falling, some flimsy fabric. Uriah was right, this is the definition of dangerous. The definition of dauntless. And god, was I exited.
" .God." Uriah said.
I grinned at him, nodding in agreement. He just paled.
Shauna goes first. She jumps in wiggling her body to safety as Zeke straps her in. He pulls her to the buildings edge. Giving a dramatic count down before letting her go. She zooms into the night hurdling towards the ground, squealing all the way until she's only a black speck blending in with the rest of the night. The members woop in excitement before starting a line, shoving each other so they can go sooner. I end up being the first initiate with Uriah behind me. But I can't help the irritation as I wait for the seven people ahead of me. All of the members look as giddy as I feel. The initiates however look like they're about to faint, Uriah included. After what feels like forever its my turn.
"Not too late to back out stiff." Zeke taunts as he hangs my sling. I roll my eyes.
"Can I just get in now, pretty pretty please?" I beg. Zekes eyes widen as he stares me up and down.
He mumbles something like. "I see what Four means now." Before pulling the sling towards me. I jump in head first clapping as I do. "Ready stiff?" He asks. "I have to admit I'm impressed you're not screaming and crying right now."
"Please this chick is more dauntless than any of us, now hurry up." Uriah says.
"Careful brother, or I may not tighten your straps enough. And then." He squishes his hands together. "Splat!"
"Yeah, I'd love to see mums reaction to that." Uriah replies. The brothers share a look before shivering in terror.
"Okay Stiff. On three. One!" He screamed before pushing me off the building. As I begin to hurtle towards the ground.
I shout. "Is that all you got!" Before letting gravity and the wind take me. If I felt freedom on the roof I can't describe what I felt in the air. For this time I could fly, I was not stuck anywhere, just going wherever the world takes me. Well where the pole took me. But from this high I was on top of the world anyway. I fly past old and familiar streets, the marsh and just everywhere. body hummed with adrenaline. As the floor grows closer I see black figures and god help me I cheer. The other dauntless join and soon its an eruption of sound. When I finally stop I'm about 20 feet in the air. I slowly undo the straps holding me in place, while staring down as the dauntless make themselves into my own personal human net. I don't think just fall knowing they will catch me. These are good people, these are my people.
"So what'd you think?" Shauna ask. I tilt my head whilst looking into space with a thoughtful expression.
"When can I go again?"