Hey guys:) hope you all enjoy this one. It's not a long one unfortunately because i thought this was a good scene to do on it's own. don't worry. I'll try and update this weekend or sometime after the weekend.
happy reading!
~Wallflower95
14
Dare
I felt someone shaking my shoulder.
"Hey, Natalie." Someone whispered. I groaned and tried to swat the person
"Natalie." Someone said in a sing song voice.
"Wake up!" I gasped and sat up straight. A group of people holding small lights stood around my bed. It took my eyes a moment to adjust to the lighting. There were three girls including Thea and four boy. They were all smiling at me. I realized is a think t-shirt and baggy pants underneath my blanket. I pulled up my blanket to my chest.
"Oh relax we're not here to rape you or anything." Thea said.
"Then what do you want?" It's been a week since I've arrived at the Dauntless compound. I've gotten used to their schedule and kept my head down. This was the first time Dauntless member approached me. Thea smiled at me.
"Want to play Dare?"
Thea told me Dare was a favorite Dauntless. How it's played is quite simple. Someone dares somebody else to do something. The person who was dared takes a swig of alcohol and then performs the Dare. Harmless... right? It was late at night. The rest of the compound was asleep. I soon learned everyone else's names. A small but tough looking girl with red hair and bright green eyes was named Corinne. Two twin blonde haired girls were Sage and Mara.
One boy with black hair and grey eyes was Nate. They boy with brown hair and blue eyes was Finn. The small boy who looked at least thirteen Rhys and the last boy, tall and muscular was Kai.
"Alright, let's get this party started." Thea said with a wide grin on her face. We were in the Pit. One of the most occupied rooms in all of Dauntless. At night the Pit looked dark and foreboding.
"Okay let's see. I dare..." Thea smiled.
"I dare Corinne to make out with Kai." Corinne laughed and Kai shrugged his shoulders and took a swig of the alcohol.
"Fine with me." Kai said. Kai reached for Corinne's neck and pulled her in for a long kiss. He reached under her shirt. Corinne wrapped her legs around Kai's body and then they broke apart.
"Satisfied?" Kai asked.
"Very." Thea said.
"Okay might turn."
"I dare Nate to run naked through the Erudite compound." Everyone laughed. Nate reached for the alcohol and downed some.
"Let's go traumatize some Erudites." He said. It was a bit of a walk to the Erudite compound. The whole time everyone was snickering and giggling. I swear we were going to get caught for trespassing.
"Here we go." Nate stripped down right in front of everyone, I looked the other was.
"One more for good luck." Nate took another swig of the alcohol and then ran towards the Erudite compound, completely naked. We all followed. The Erudite building was glass so we could see everything. There were some Erudites still up at their computers doing research or something. With his arms up above his head, Nate ran past them screaming his head.
"Good evening smart people! Would you like nude test subject. He yelled. A few Erudite women started screaming and jumped onto the tables. I saw one woman faint. Everyone rolled around laughing their heads off. Nate jumped onto the table and started swaying his hips around.
"You feeling lucky tonight ladies?!" I couldn't help it. I laughed along with the others. Nate returned and put his clothes back on.
"Alright ladies and gents." Nate said.
"I dare Thea here to stand on the train tracks until the train come and at the last second jump out of the way before it hits you." Thea grabbed the alcohol and took a swig.
"Finally. A challenge." She said. The group of us followed Thea to the train tracks. In the distance you could hear the train coming towards us. The set here feet into the ground. Her should facing to where the train would be. I could see the light of the train coming towards us. Everyone started whispering and snickering about Thea's dare. The tracks started to shake. Thea's jaw set and she stared forwards. The train grew closer and closer. It soon felt like an earthquake. The train approached and it grew louder and louder. It came fast and it was soon upon Thea. Just when I thought it would hit her at the last second Thea threw herself to the other side. Everyone gasped. Once the train was gone we saw Thea on the other side of the tracks unharmed. She laughed out loud.
"Alright I've got a good one."
"I dare Natalie to go zip lining." Everyone turned to me. They probably didn't think I could do it. I took a swig of the alcohol that burned my throat and I smiled.
"Where do I start?"
The others lead me to the Hancock building. Zip lining is yet another activity the Dauntless enjoy. I'm not afraid of therefore I'd be okay but when I was on top of that building I looked down at the long drop. I backed up a bit and Thea stopped.
"You're not gonna drop out are you?" She asked. I laughed.
"No way." I said. Nate and Kai helped me into the harness and strapped me in.
"Be careful. Sometime Nate doesn't do the straps up right." Corinne said. My head whipped to Nate.
"It was the one time! And he held on to the other part of the harness so he survived." Nate said. I swallowed nervously. The others insisted I had to go head first into the harness because that's what most of the Dauntless do.
"Remember to pull the break at the end." Nate said.
"Okay." I said.
"Ready?" I nodded.
"3.. 2... 1!" I let out a scream as they pushed me forwards. I thought I'd be scared. The buildings whipped past me and the wind made my eyes water. I almost couldn't breathe. But then I looked below and I saw everything. I saw the fence that surrounded Chicago in the distance. I saw a ferris wheel. I put my arms out beside me and I felt as if I was flying. I laughed and closed my eyes feeling the wind rush through my hair. I moved my arm up and down through the wind. I felt free. I felt for moment, that I was a girl with no care in the world. Free. I have never felt so alive.
Like mother like daughter huh?;) stay tuned for chapter 15!
~Wallflower95