"Wake up," Four startled all of us, we weren't used to him barging into our rooms in the morning. "We're going to run the sim early, so you can have the rest of the day to prepare for tomorrow,"
I was too warm to get up so I rolled over so I was facing the wall, snuggling down further into my blankets.
SMACK
My left butt cheek stung
"Eric is with us today so we can do two at once and get it over with,"
I didn't need to roll over to know what had just happened.
Soon I felt his hot breath on my neck, "GET UP!" he screamed in my ear ripping my blankets off my body before walking away.
"Ali, you've got to get up," Four spoke beside my bed in a much calmer tone than Eric had tried to wake me, she just pulled her blankets over her head.
"Four more minutes...Four!" she told him as he yanked the blankets off her body, Four For and the number 4 were starting to confuse us all..
"I won't miss this at all," weight shifted my bed as Ali sat on the bottom putting on her boots.
"I bet they don't even wake up like this in the factonless,"
"Are you two coming?" Eric asked from the door, "Or do you have naked wrestling do tend to?"
"Are we ever going to live that down?" I asked her slipping on a pair of shorts.
"Oh honey, any publicity is good publicity," she handed me my boots laughing.
"Hey," A profound voice said beside me, while a tall Mohawk sat down beside me.
"Hey, Zach Right?" I smiled over at him.
"Yeah, I had to come compliment you, you hit harder than any of us," he pointed up at his black eye and random bruises on his arm.
"Um, thanks I think," I continued to smile,"I wasn't really trying, I didn't feel well that day,"
A smirk formed on his face, "I knew you didn't pass out because of me, I thought you were going to win, then bam you were out," I didn't know what to say to that, so I said nothing at all, "There is a party tonight, will you come?" he asked still smirking.
"Um, where is it?" I asked.
"That I can't tell you, we meet up at the tracks after dinner, bring someone with if you want,"
"Who is going?"
"Well it's mostly for the us Dauntless born, its tradition, but other dauntless members will be there.
"Okay, tracks after dinner, I'll be there,"
"Cool,"
"Lana, Zach, come on," Four called us into the room there was still just one seat in the middle.
"What are we setting on each others laps?" I asked as Zach slammed down in the seat, tapping a place on his lap. He instantly reminded me of John.
"No," Eric snapped, "Since Zach is down, you come with me Lana,"
"I'll go with you Eric, I was just messing with Lana," Zach stood up off the seat.
"No I got this, lets get it over with," he dragged me into the hall and to a door next door, which was identical to the room we just left.
"What was that?" Eric asked walking up to the computer booting it up while I sat on the chair.
"What was what?" I questioned having no clue what he was talking about, I watched as he sat on the stool in front of the computer and turned towards me.
"What were you and your boyfriend making plans for tonight?" an ugly look present on his face.
"Who me and Four? No we just got done messing around before you came in the room," I smirked at him. Little did he know what happened the other night.
"Zach," he said crossing his arms over his chest, his muscles flexed.
"Oh please, it's none of your business, can we get this over with," I pointed at the needed on the tray.
"It is my business, everything I say is my business is,"
"Eric, nothing I do is your business, you don't own me, hell I don't even know you," I snapped back.
"You know more than anyone else, but John." He swallowed deep.
"What your don't tell your girlfriend all sorts of things about yourself and your tattoos?"
"I don't tell anyone anything, and no one but you is stupid enough to question me,"
"Eric,"
"Lana," he spoke back before I could finish my sentence.
"If you're so closed out to everyone why do you keep bothering me?" but the real question is why did I care?
"Because now you know to much,"
"I barley know anything about you," he prepped the needle for the sim, coming up behind me in the chair.
"That's to much," He leaned over me putting the needle in my neck, but I couldn't help but notice he grimaced at the needle in my neck more than I did.
"What kind of party?" Ali asked me at dinner, still no food but meat, but I couldn't help but notice people were beginning to complain about wanting potatoes, or even a vegetable.
"I'm not sure, he just said to bring somebody and be at the tracks after dinner," I shrugged watching her eat, trying to hold in the saliva in my mouth.
"Well we can't go in this!" she threw her fork down, quickly standing up.
"What's wrong with this?" I asked her, gesturing down at my shorts and t shirt.
"No, come on!" she directed me back to our dorm where we kept our clothes.
She began digging through my one drawer for clothes, I didn't know what she thought she would find in there.
"Put these on," She whipped out a pair of skinny jeans and a black cropped tank top that was tight around the top but flared out in draping out the middle before ending right underneath by belly button leaving a gap between the top of my jeans, and I began tucking the jeans into my boots and added my red beanie to the top of my head leaving in slouchy in the back.
"Better?" I asked holding my arms out so she could inspect me.
"Better," she stated as she slipped her dress on over he head.
"Isn't Kyle going to wonder where we are?" I asked her as she finished getting dressed, pulling her dirty blond hair into a bun onto of her head.
"He can wonder all he wants, he doesn't own me, will Eric wonder where you are?" She questioned a smirk on her face.
"What? Why would Eric care where I was?" my heart dropped to my stomach.
"Oh don't play stupid with me Lan, when a girl had lips swollen like that, it's not hard to tell who its from," she paused adjusting herself in the mirror.
"Well, its.."
"Girl he's fine, there is nothing to be embarrassed about," she continued.
"It's not like that," she turned an eye to look at me.
"We are not together, we hate each other, it was just a kiss,"
"Lana, if that was just a kiss than the war was just an disagreement, come on dinner with be over soon,"
"LANA!" Zach yelled out of the crowd lifting a bottle calling me forward.
"Hey," I said once I got close to him, Ali followed.
"I'm glad you came!" he handed me the bottle lifting it wanting me to take a drink, I complied.
"That's right," people cheered from beside me, surprised I had taken a drink.
A few minutes later more people filed out of the dining hall, we must have been early. I couldn't help but notice Sara in the group of people, and surprisingly Four.
"Wow, I thought all he did was work," Ali smiled in his direction.
"Who knows, maybe he isn't a robot," I smiled at her while everyone began running for the train.
"And here Ladies and Gentlemen is where the party will be this year!" A pretty girl yelled from the opening of the train, before bailing out, followed by everyone else on the train.
"Ready?" I asked Ali as we made our way to the front, once again we were jumping into the unknown.
"HELL YEAH!" she yelled before our feet left the train.
The crowd lead into the dark end of the city, we were close to the abnegation's part of the city, the roads were cracked and filled with pot holes.
I jumped about 100 feet as two arms wrapped around my shoulder, "I'm so glad you're coming with," the redhead from war games, Becky, caught up with us. Her hands were full of bottles.
"Want some help?" I asked reaching out for the bottles which she handed to me.
"Are you ready for tomorrow?" she asked adjusting backpack straps on her shoulders, the clang of bottles clanked with more bottles.
"As I'll ever be," and Ali agreed.
After five more minutes of walking through the city the group finally started walking into a building. Cheers echoed through the building that was gutted on the first floor, the only thing in it was a bright red spiral staircase. You could hear the music blaring down the stairs, and everyone was pushing and struggling to get up the stairs.
"You're going to be my poker buddy!" All of a sudden Zach came up behind me while we pushed up the stairs, he was holding a bunch of bottles as well, if nothing else we wouldn't die thirsty.
"Your what?" I questioned as we finally got to the top of the stairs, the walls had been painted black with black light painted designs all over them and a little table was sit up with someone running the music, every person that walked in sat some bottles on a long table against the back wall with a bunch of plastic cups, and in the right corner there was a green felt table with a light hanging over the top.
"You've never played poker before?" Zach stopped completely shocked.
"Um, no" I shook my head.
"Well I'll teach you how, but lets get a drink first,"
I had really got a hold on this poker thing, you would never even know I had never played before by the height of my chips.
"Beginners luck man," the guy beside Zach muttered as I pulled some more chips towards me, taking another gulp of my drink. Zach had quickly kicked me off from being his partner when he saw how good I was at playing. I could hang on my own. The only thing he did was keep my drink full and try to make me loose.
"So what happens when I have all the chips?" I didn't even sound like myself as I slurred, Zach was very good at keeping my cup full.
"Bitch." he muttered when I finally won.
When I stood up for the first time in hours it left like my head tried to roll off my shoulders, but I knew I needed to find Ali, I hadn't seen her in hours.
After hours of partying the music was still pumping but people had began sitting down in small circles talking to each other, taking a break, and some were just passed out. Finally I saw Ali with her back pressed against the wall talking to Becky and Four was on the other side of Becky.
"ALI!" I said a little louder than I meant to, sitting down a little harder than I meant to.
"Hey Lan," she smiled at me, she had a fine layer of sweat all over her from dancing all night.
"Oh, someones had some drinks," Becky said in my direction.
"I'm fine," I smiled at her.
"Sure you are I'll ask you again in the morning," she smiled back at me.
"I think I'm ready to go back, the train is going to pass soon, are you coming?" she yawned standing up.
"No, I'm not ready yet," I took another swallow of my drink, "I think I'm gonna stay,"
"Well I'll stay too then," she kind of look disappointed, preparing herself to sit back down.
"Ali I'm fine, you're tired, go back," she looked down at me as Zach slammed down beside me handing me another drink.
"I'll make sure she gets back Ali, don't worry," Zach promised Al as she and Becky made their way downstairs.
"Well then it was two," Zach said dragging me off to the booze table, my cup was empty again, "I've got to piss," he informed me after filling his cup before walking away.
"Well if it isn't the slut, all alone," Sara's annoying voice rang out, wrecking my buzz.
"What do you want Sara?" I asked taking another drink.
"You to stay away from our men!" she pointed a finger in my chest.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked looking her over as the oxen filled up the space behind her.
"Eric, Four, now ZACH!" she was drawing a crowd, many people remembered the show from last time.
"I still don't know what your talking about Sara, whatever you've heard from Britney, it's bullshit now get out of my way," I tried to push past her, but her friend stopped me.
"Listen to me and listen to me good, you will not, never, ever, touch Eric. All of you transfer girls come in thinking your going to take the good Dauntless boys, well I've got news for you, it's not going to happen this time," Four's eyes filled the circle, but that didn't matter, the gray eyes from behind him drew me in.
"Well I've got a news flash for you too Sylvia, you or anybody else, don't tell me what to do," the room filled with cheers, apparently Sara didn't have as many friends as she thought she did.
"Stay away from him," she pushed my chest.
I wouldn't give her the satisfaction of fighting her, I was going to get her right where it hurt.
I pushed past her and the small circle, walked right up to Eric pushed him against the wall and my mouth against his.
After a few moments Eric pushed me off him, grabbing my hand.
"Lets get out of here,"
Once we were outside he began dragging me down the street away from the train tracks.
"Eric, where are we going now, I'm not going to sleep with you," I still had my cup in my other hand. I finished the drink and threw the cup down. No longer feeling the affects of the drink.
"No shit Sherlock," he continued to pull me.
"Who is Sherlock?" I asked pulling my hand out of his grasp and walking beside him.
"It's from a book," he looked at me like I was nuts.
"You're such a nerd," he snapped his head in my direction, "Really where are we going Eric, I wasn't done at the party,"
"Yes you were, we are going back to dauntless,"
"Even if I was going to listen to you, the train is the other way,"
"I know, I didn't take the train here," he continued walking down the streets, "I brought my motorcycle," we stopped in front of his bike.
"Where did you get one of these?" I had only seen them in school books, the frame was a shiny metal black, solid black no design, no shady flames. Simple. Eric.
"All leaders have a form of transportation, this is mine," he straddled the bike.
"I'm not getting on that thing," I informed him while my eye brows raised.
"Yes you are," he stood back up and lunged at me, lifting me up and putting me on the bike. "Stay still you old drunk," he insulted while getting on the front of the bike, "Hold on,"
"What if I don't?"
"Then fall off," he started the bike and revved off, instantly my arms wrapped around him.
"That's what you get for being a stubborn bitch." I didn't need to see his face to know he was smirking.
Once we got back to the compound I quickly hopped off his bike,
"You're trying to kill me!" I screeched punching his back.
"No I'd throw you off the chasm if I wanted to kill you,"
"Well I guess I'll see you tomorrow," I started down the hall towards the pit.
"Wait, you need something to eat, or your going to be sick in the morning," he put his kick stand down and waked the other way.
"I'm fine," I informed him but followed anyways.
"You're eating,"
He never locked his door.
"I've got fruit, and..that's about all,"
I sat down on his chair, while he fixed my plate. All the fights with Sara ran through my head, who was she to tell me who I would and would not be with, she didn't even know me.
"Eat," he handed me a plate full of fruit. Anger filled my body, one more person was telling me what to do.
"Everyone needs to STOP telling me what to do," I threw the plate down on the ground. "Don't kiss him, don't talk to him, eat this, don't eat that, don't punch that way, you run to slow," I threw my hands up. "I'm sick of it!"
I tried to make my way to the door before he grabbed me.
"Well then don't listen to them," were his words before he pushed me down on the couch.
AN- Going to be gone for a few days, let me know what you think.
-LANA