We all follow Tobias into a huge hole in part of the wall of the cavern. It opens up into a large dining hall filled with Dauntless eating. When we walk in all the Dauntless stand and cheer for us again. It feels nice to be so wanted and I can't help but smile. I feel like I should raise my hand and wave but I resist the urge. I don't want to seem too cocky the first day.
"Sit where you want." Tobias says and immediately our little group splits up. Soon the only ones left standing together are Christina, Will, Al, Tobias, and I. Christina looks around and then points to an empty table towards the back of the room.
"Let's sit over there." she says and grabs my wrist to drags me over to the table. We all sit down and I end up between Christina and Tobias. For the first time I look and notice that the food is already in the middle of the table. It's nothing I've ever seen before and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I take one because I have to eat something and examine it over thoroughly. Tobias must have noticed my uneasiness because I could see him fighting back a smile.
"It's called a hamburger. The stuff in the middle is beef which is a type of meat. You put this on it to make it taste really good." He hands me a jar of something red and motions toward the 'hamburger' on my plate.
"Go ahead, try it. I promise you'll like it." he says with a smile.
"Wait wait wait wait wait. Are you telling me. You have never had a hamburger before?" Christina asks in disbelief.
"I've never had any type of meat before. In Abnegation you only eat plain foods which basically consist of bread, cheese, eggs, fruits, and vegetables." I say shrugging. It had never occurred to me that I may be missing something food wise.
"That's awful. I would have left there too if they didn't feed me good food." I laugh at Christina's reaction but I then turn my attention back to the hamburger. I look at Tobias and see he's still waiting for me to put the red stuff on the hamburger.
"Do you promise I'll like it?" I ask and scrunch up my face in pretend distaste.
"I promise, just don't put on too much ketchup."
"Um, what's ketchup?" I ask, confused all over again. Tobias laughs and picks up the jar of red stuff again.
"This is ketchup. Here let me help you." He pulls my plate closer to him and takes off the top piece of bread. Slowly and carefully he dumbs just enough ketchup on the meat to cover it and then puts the bread back on top.
"Here you go. Now just try it." I pick up the hamburger again and figure it's better now than never. Slowly, I lean forward and take a bite. It's not like anything I've ever eaten before so I chew slowly trying to decide what I think of it. Finally I swallow and notice both Christina and Tobias are watching me, waiting for my reaction.
"Well?" Christina demands.
"Its definitely different. But I think I like it." I say with a smile, earning a grin from Tobias and a smile from Christina.
By the end of dinner I've eaten two hamburgers and tried something called soda. It's sweet and bubbly and tickles my nose. Tobias got up at one point and came back with something called cake. It's the most delicious thing I've ever tasted in my life and I don't think I could ever eat enough of it. Finally when we are all filled to bursting Tobias gathers us all back together to bring us back to the dorm. I keep yawning and my eye lids are heavy as we walk back. When we get to the door of the dorm Tobias turns and stands before us.
"Tomorrow your first part of initiation begins. I suggest you all get as much rest as possible tonight because you're going to need the energy for tomorrow. So for now goodnight and I'll see you all when I come to get you up at six." He opens the door to the dorm and takes a step back so we can all file through. I am the last to head inside and Tobias grabs my wrist before I go through the door. I look up into those blue eyes I've been missing for so long and smile because he's here now and so am I.
"Goodnight Tris. I'm glad you're here." He says with a smile. He let's go of my wrist and turns and walks away. I watch his retreating back until he's gone and then I head inside. I take a quick shower and put on my new tank top and shorts to sleep in. I make sure I brush my teeth and braid my hair before making my way over to my bed. I am so emotionally drained by today that I practically fall into my bed. I snuggle under the blankets and sink into the warm and comfy bed. I close my eyes and fall asleep with a smile on my face, thinking about Tobias.