Okay so like twenty minutes ago I posted this author note because I was reading my story on Word and I like freaked because I
forgot about two initiates in chapter eleven. I was like soooooo panicked and sure enough I never even posted that
chapter yet... So I deleted it; sorry for the confusion; I'm just stupid. Any ways I love you guys! REVEIW! I LOVE to hear what
you have to say. -Sway Sway
Chapter Eleven-
"So I think Emily and Cass should fight against each other." Tobias says and I nod in agreement. We're sitting in the training room pairing up the initiates for their fights today. We both skipped breakfast to do this.
"Okay." I say.
Once we're done we both look at it a while-
Cass vs. Emily
Alex vs. Ian
Mark vs. Zayn
Maddie vs. Lena
Andrew vs. Katelyn
Chris has no partner because there's an odd number. A little part of me is relieved but I don't know why, I mean if anything I should be worried about Zayn getting beat up, but I know he's strong. After all he is a mini Uriah.
"I think this looks good." He says and I nod.
"I think it would be better for Zayn and Alex to fight because their equally matched but I want Alex to beat the crap out of Ian so we'll do that tomorrow." I say and Tobias laughs.
"We still have another twenty minutes." Tobias says looking at his watch and I roll my eyes.
On one hand we haven't truly kissed in a while but on the other it would be awkward for the initiates to walk in on us making out and all.
"How about no?" I say and Tobias laughs.
"Come on Trissy." He whines mockingly and I can't help but laugh a little.
"Oh you didn't hear? Trissy died," I say and he laughs a little.
He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer to him.
"I'm pretty sure you're not dead Trissy." He points out.
He looks down at me and I look up at him. For a minute we just stare into each other's eyes. Then he looks away and smiles a little.
"I love you." He says so quietly I probably wouldn't have heard him if we weren't so close.
He looked embarrassed; he hadn't said that since the night we sat in the net together. I can't help but smile as he blushes lightly. I want to say it back but those three words aren't enough. But he deserves to at least hear them.
"I love you too." I whisper back and he grins widely.
"Four & Six" He says.
"Four & Six" I repeat.
He leans down and presses his lips to mine. We kiss for a while but then he pulls away. He keeps his arms wrapped around my waist though.
"It's probably to avoid kissing each other in a training room." He says and I laugh.
"Good idea." I say jokingly.
I untangle from his arms and hang up the chalk board. Just as I step away I hear someone open the door to the training room. I turn around to see Mark and Cass walk in holding hands. Other than that nothing really stood out from the pack of initiates.
"Today you will be fighting each other." I say flatly.
"When does the fight end?" Maddie asks twirling a strand of newly-dyed purple hair.
"The fight ends when one of you is physically unable to continue." I reply in a monotone voice.
I see a ripple of shocked faces but I don't let myself react to them. I will hate this stage of initiation. I can't stand watching people get beat up like that, even if I don't necessarily like them. I can't show my hatred of this stage though, I can't seem weak to them. I can't have them seeing me as helpless or they'll never learn.
"First up are Cass and Emily." Tobias says without emotion.
We both lean on the wall and watch. Cass is weak but fast. Emily has no muscle and is too slow. She doesn't belong here. Cass punches Emily in the jaw but not very hard. I know she doesn't want to beat her up because they're friends but Emily will never win so Cass has to. After a few hard hits Emily is knocked out cold. I have Zayn carry her to the infirmary as Alex and Ian step into the ring. I have not a single doubt in my mind that Alex will win. Ian is weak but he's pretty fast. Alex is big, but it's pure muscle and he has good impulses when it comes to fighting. After about forty five minutes, Ian is on the ground bleeding and cowering in a ball.
"Just roll over so I can knock you out already! If you don't I'll keep beating you up until the pain knocks you unconscious you coward!" Alex says to Ian but he doesn't obey so Alex kicks his side.
"Stop!" I call, everyone looks at me shocked.
"Ian stand up." I and he obeys. Alex walks over to the other initiates wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"What are you doing?" Tobias asks confused.
"This fights gone on too long." I say and I hit Ian in the temple. He falls to the ground unconscious. Tobias nods to Alex who comes back to the ring and slings Ian over his shoulder as if he weighs nothing. He walks away and I turn around to the other initiates.
"Mark and Zayn, you're up." I say.
They go into the ring and I swear the fight lasts two minutes at most until Mark is on the floor. Zayn throws him over his shoulder and walks out. Maddie and Lena walk into the ring. I know Lena will win because Maddie is just like Cass; she doesn't want to hurt people. That aside Lena is much stronger then Maddie and faster. I snap back into reality as Maddie tries to kick Lena's side but Lena just grabs her foot and pulls it away. Maddie tries to get up but Lena kicks her side over and over and over again as Maddie tries to get up. Lena leans down and punches Maddie's temple and she's out. By now Alex is back so I send him off with Maddie. Lena exit's the ring without a scratch. Andrew and Katelyn will fight later.
"Okay, we'll see you all after lunch." I say and they leave.
"So do you want to go get lunch?" Tobias asks.
"No, I'm not hungry. I think I'm going to go for a walk." I say and he nods.
"Can you come to my place after training? We need to talk about something." As soon as the last sentence leaves his mouth I know something bad happened. I nod and he walks out.
I decide to leave compound and wonder around. I walk around in a field by the train tracks. What could Tobias want to talk about? I have not the slightest idea. I don't remember doing anything that could make him mad at me so it must be something else. I lie down in the grass and look up at the sky. It's warm out with a slight breeze that feels nice on my bare shoulders. I wish that I could leave the compound more. After a while I can't help but miss the outdoors and how free is feels to walk aimlessly under a blue sky. I remember going on walks with Caleb on warm days outside, even though we weren't supposed to think of ourselves enough to want to go for a walk, we did it anyways.
Then my surroundings change, I'm not alone in the field, I'm in a field in Abnegation with a young Caleb.
"Beatrice come on!" He says playfully.
I run after him. I look down at myself and see I'm in a little Abnegation dress and gray sandals. We run around the field, chasing each other in circles, shrieking with delight when we catch up to the other.
I open my eyes and see I'm lying in the grass, alone. I sigh. Sometimes I can't help but miss the peace of Abnegation, and the joy of being with my family all the time. But I am Dauntless now.
"Faction before blood." I say aloud to myself and I scoff.
I chose a faction and left everyone behind, isn't that enough proof that I prefer faction over blood? Do I really have to be limited visits to them? Seriously, this is just stupid.
"Are you lost?" I hear a sweet little voice behind me. I sit up and turn around to see a little Abnegation girl with black hair twisted in a bun. She looks familiar but like a dream.
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't think I'd gone so far. Are you all alone?" I ask and she nods.
"My mom told me that I should go for a walk and think about the true meaning of selflessness." The girl says, she can't be more than seven years old.
"Why?" I ask and she looks down.
"I didn't share my jump rope with my friend Caroline." She says shamefully.
"Do you know where you are?" I ask and she shakes her head.
"Can you tell me your name?" I ask and she smiles a little.
"My name is Lacey Quartz." She says proudly.
"You look familiar, do you have any siblings?" I ask and she nods.
"No." She says and I nod.
"I got curious as to why a Dauntless was roaming outside the compound. I'm sorry I acted selfishly I just get curious." She says and I smile.
"It's okay, I don't mind answering questions." I say and she smiles.
"You're very nice, what's your name?"
"My name is Beatrice, but everyone calls me Tris. Can I tell you a secret?" I ask and she nods.
"I used to be Abnegation too." I say and she looks shocked.
"Really?"
"Really," I say back and she grins.
I take her small hand in mine and we start walking towards the Abnegation sector of the city. I notice a small bruise on her cheek and try not to recoil.
"Where'd you get the bruise?" I ask and she frowns.
"Some older boy tripped me in school. I feel on my side, it hurt really badly but I couldn't do anything back because he's older than me." She answers honestly.
"Do you know his name?" I ask and she nods.
"His name is Laiken, he's my neighbor." She says and I nod.
"Has he pushed you before?" I ask and she nods.
"Well how about this, I'll talk to his parents. Pushing a little girl isn't very selfless." I say.
"Thank you." She says and I nod.
"Don't mention it." I say and she smiles.
By now we are in the middle of the Abnegation sector. I am close to my house and a little part of me hopes I see my family while another part begs I don't.
"This is my house." She says pointing to a house in front of us.
I knock before entering. Lacey looks worried for some reason, probably because she wandered too far and her parents might get mad. I hear a couple voices from the kitchen. I hear a familiar laugh. Half air and half sound. I stop dead in my tracks and Lacey looks confused. She squeezes my hand lightly even though she has no idea what's going through my mind. I smile lightly and we enter the kitchen. I see my parents and what looks like her parents.
"Beatrice?" My mom asks and I nod.
"I found Lacey by the Dauntless compound. She got lost so I took her back to her house and then you were here." I say and my dad scowls at me.
"Go back to where you came from Beatrice; you'll see us on visiting day." My dad says coldly and everyone in the room is stunned besides me and my mother.
"No, do you see this?" I ask pointing at her bruise.
"Her neighbor pushes her around; literally. I have to fix this. I may be your daughter but the motto I must live by is 'Faction before Blood'. And she is part of my old faction and she needs my help." I say suddenly extremely protective over Lacey. It feels as if I help her I will stop her from making the same choice I made. Maybe she will stay with her family and be selfless with them.
"Go away Beatrice." My father shoots at me.
"Andrew calm down, please. She's just trying to help this little girl. We are friends with the Quartz family and it pains me to hear Lacey is being bullied and I wish I was strong enough to stand up to that boy." My mom says and my dad tones it down a bit.
"Goodbye Beatrice." He says biting back hatred.
"It's Tris, and I'm not leaving." I spit and turn to Lacey's parents.
"Would it be okay if I talked to Laiken's parents about what happened?" I ask calmly.
"That's very nice of you Beatrice; you're a very kind girl. It surprises me you left."
"I wasn't always like this; I was selfish to the point of leaving. But I needed to learn how to be brave and how to be selfless; often they are the same thing." I say and smile down at Lacey.
"Would you like to come?" I ask and she shakes her head.
"Will you be back?" She asks and I nod.
I walk outside and over to her neighbor's lawn. I knock on the door and bounce on the balls of my feet as I wait. The door opens and I see a boy about sixteen years old, he must be like Caleb and had his birthday right after the ceremony. He'll choose his fate next year.
"Are you Laiken?" I ask in my cold instructor voice. He nod's apprehensively.
"Do I know you?" He asks and I shake my head and walk into his house without invitation.
"Who's at the door Laiken?" A women's voice calls from inside the kitchen. I walk into it and smile.
"I hate to be rude but I don't know who you are? May I please ask why a Dauntless is in my home? I feel as if I recognize you for some reason." She says in a sweet soothing tone.
"My name is Beatrice Prior, you probably recognize me because my parents Natalie and Andrew were friends with you I believe." I say and she nods smiling.
"Natalie and I were very fond of each other until last year when you and your brother left; she was heartbroken but she was too selfless to show it. We stopped talking then. How is she? I how I hope she's well." She says and I laugh lightly.
"She's next door actually. Well I'm here because somehow sweet little Lacey Quartz made her way to the Dauntless compound. I was taking her home when she told me a story about your son. She had a big bruise on her cheek and she claims your son Laiken beats her up sometimes. I came to calmly tell you to make your son stop and also to say that if he doesn't stop; for every punch, kick, or rude comment he says or does, I will punch him. That little girl is only about six years old and your son is old enough to know she can't defend herself, what he doesn't know is that I may be small but I can knock him unconscious before he can even think the word sorry. I'm sorry for disturbing you and threatening you, but I'm just stating a fact. Have a nice day and take what I said under advisement." I say before walking over to Laiken.
As I walk out he looks at me in terror. I open the front door and leave. As I walk out I see Lacey talking to someone familiar. And then I recognize him; Marcus.
Hope you liked it! Love you guys! -Sway Sway