Settling in - continued

I don't own any of the Divergent characters. Veronica Roth does.

I do claim the new characters and the plot. This is rated M for strong language and sexual content.

Luna's POV

Eric and George did end up taking the day to help us move our remaining things. We used one of the Dauntless trucks. Thankfully there wasn't much left. Eric even went and got me some paint so I could add the maze pattern to my new place.

Once everything was unloaded I asked if anyone wanted to go for a swim. There were smiles all around. We all raced to the bottom floor and out to the thin beach. There were more rocks than sand so I was glad I had kept my boots on. I quickly stripped down to my underwear and was the first to run into the water. I didn't wait for the others. I had wanted to do this for so long. I dove under as soon as I was sure it was deep enough. Oh the water felt glorious! I swam underneath for a while before surfacing.

"There you are!" Eric called out as he swam over. "You know you looked extremely sexy running out in this water in nothing but that little thong and bra. If those two weren't gay we might've had a problem." Eric wraps an arm around my waist pulling me to him.

"Hey even gay men notice when a woman looks sexy." Says Amar as he and George join us.

"It just doesn't do anything for us." Adds George

"Red is a nice color on you." Amar teases. I splash water at him.

"I got this." George says to Eric as he dunks Amar.

"Thanks." Eric laughs. I think he's still tense so I whisper,

"Yours and only yours, remember?" His eyes snap to mine. His gaze is intense but not too much for me. He moves his arm around me again. Before he can take hold though I dip under and away. I take off and he's in hot pursuit.

"Oh I'll get you wild woman." I hear him shout after me.

"Not if we do first." Shit. All three chase after me. Amar is the one who reaches me first. He picks me up and throws me towards George. I holler as I fall back to the water. I wasn't expecting to be thrown. George's eyes glisten with mischief. He too throws me and yells, "pass the Leader".

"Oh I'm gonna get you guys!" I manage to get out before falling under the water again.

This time Eric picks me up. He gives me a chaste kiss and he too throws me. "Sorry love but this is too funny! Pass the leader!" Amar grabs me again and shouts, "Round 2 of Pass the leader" and tosses me further than I think he intended. It gives me a chance to swim away from George. I surface behind a large boulder. I catch my breath.

"Hey where'd she go?" George asks the other two men. I can hear them splashing as they search. I take a deep breath and swim under the water. I swim under Amar. I grab his ankles and yank him under. I do the same thing to George and Eric. I surface before Eric and Amar and George still looked surprised. I can't help but to laugh. Eric surfaces and begins laughing too. It's nice to goof around and relax. We've all been stressed and needed this mini time out from our lives.

We splash and swim around for another hour or so before getting out. Eric tosses me his shirt to wear and the guys only put their pants on. We split off once we reach the top two floors. George and Amar head to Amar's while Eric and I head to mine. We agreed to meet for dinner after cleaning up and getting dry clothes on.

Dinner went by too fast. We were having so much fun teasing each other. It was nice to hang out as couples.

The next morning Eric had to head back. It was decided that George would drive him back with the intention of returning. We only had the one truck at our disposal. Amar and I began going over the building schematics before they even left. George stuck his head in the room we had the blueprints laid out in.

"We're leaving." George said to us. Amar and I got up. I went to Eric and said goodbye. He pinched and patted my ass as we kissed. I giggled and walked over to George. I gave him a hug too and he whispered, "bye. Maybe when I get back you can show me some of those moves." He winked and before I could figure out what he meant, him and Eric were gone. Amar started giggling at my confused expression.

"What is with you this morning?" I ask him.

"You. Lulu I got a good look at your tattoo yesterday."

"And? We were swimming and I was in my underwear. Of course he saw it. So did George."

"No a really good look. I have to say I'm impressed with your dancing skills too." Trying to think about what he was taking about it hit me. I started blushing. Eric and I had gone skinny dipping late last night. As requested I had gotten up on that large boulder dancing in the moonlight for Eric. Amar was in hysterics now and I only blushed more. "Yeah! Y'all should keep in mind this place is floor to ceiling windows. You did look good, both of you." He winked at me and I slapped his chest. Eric and I had also had sex.

"You watched?" He nodded. "George too?" He nodded again. I was so embarrassed. I had forgotten they could see us. I had assumed they were asleep.

"What can I say you two put on quite a show. You with your hips." He starts bucking and swinging his hips to mock me. "And Eric with his stamina." He was biting his lip at that one. I wonder if George is teasing Eric? I started laughing.

"Hey, he's mine. You and George keep your hands off." I tell him jokingly. I've never seen Eric pursue a man so I don't think he likes them in that way. Remembering how he reacted with having to kiss a man...nope definitely not!

"Yeah I wonder how the ride back is going for them. George was impressed too. I think I may have more to worry about than Eric." Amar makes light of Eric's jealousy.

"Let's get back to this ok? I was thinking we could put a clinic on the ground floor and in the middle of the building. I'd like the middle of the building to become our version of the Pit. The heart of our new city. Until we expand." We keep calling this a city but it's only one building, open land and a large body of water. There are a few other buildings but we haven't been able to do much with them yet. This one is our primary concern. There are less than 75 Divergents so we will expand, slowly I'm sure.

"I like that idea. But when are we going to assess the usability of the other buildings?" Amar asks.

"How about this next week when we get the other elites moved out here?" There are a total of 12 elites, Amar included. Amar nods.

"Hey what do you think about me getting a tattoo to mark my status here? I've been thinking about it but I don't know what to do. I've considered doing something around my eyes." I ask him changing the topics.

"Depends on what you're thinking. Cause if it's to mark your status clearly I'm going to have to get something to semi match." He bumps his shoulder into me. "You're in luck though. Georgy was going to pick up his tattooing supplies on his way back."

"That would be sweet." I beam at him. I figured I'd have to go back to Dauntless to get tattoos.

Amar and I take a break from planning. He goes to unpack some more and I begin looking for the paint Eric got me. The walls are already dark purple here so I just need to add the geometric maze pattern. I think I'll stick to the inverted version and only paint along the side walls. I find the paint and I'm surprised to find its a bright lime green. That's really going to pop. Will it be too much? I look around and decide I'm only going to do various portions of the walls. At random. I'll do the right corner of the living room, the middle side wall in my office, and a v pattern in my bedroom. I tape things up to give it a once over before painting. I decide to start in my room so it'll be ready by the time I go to sleep tonight. I changed the design a few times before deciding to create a v coming down from the ceiling and a v coming up from the floor, with the two connecting in the center with a few maze pieces falling away. I had also chosen to alter the shape I used in the pattern. I like Malachi and Eric's tattoo but I want this to be for me. This is going to be my space. Thinking it over I decide to use a pentagon. 5 sides for my 5 rating. As I'm finishing Amar comes in.

"Hey. Wow that's going to look sick." I give him a questioning look. "Sick as in awesome. Is that why there's tape in the other rooms? Are you doing in there too?"

"Yeah I did something similar back at Dauntless in my apartment." Amar looks at me as if trying to remember and then nods. "It was more subtle there because it was in a light gray. Eric picked out this color for me this time. To be honest I'm shocked because he used to rag on me to no end about the purple. When we found this place already painted in purple I couldn't help but smile. I think Eric knew then this was going to be the place I'd pick. Guess he's given up on me conforming."

"Good because you couldn't even if you did try." Amar winks at me. "Alright if I help?"

"Don't you want to work on your place?"

"We can work on mine next. I'd like to see what you can come up with." Oh this is going to be fun.

"Well let's get to it!" I say hoping up and paint covering my legs. Amar laughs at me.

"Let me change first." Amar comes back a few minutes later. We finish up my place and head to his. I ask him some questions trying to get inspired by the things he likes.

"To be honest I liked the pattern you created but I don't want to copy. Those were pentagons right? 5 sides for the 5 factions?" Of course he figured it out. I nod. "So mine could be made with a square but isn't that boring?" He looks a little defeated.

"How about the square be the main shape and we create a maze within it? Here like this." I grab a piece of packing paper and begin to sketch. "We could do one whole wall. Or turn it and make a diamond pattern with a maze in the center. Or even not frame it at all and the lines would appear random up close but when you stand across the room you can see it forms a pattern."

"Oh I like that idea." He says

"Let's tape it on one wall first and see what you think. Which walls do you want to paint?" I ask

"Let's do it on one wall in each of the rooms. For now let's get started in my bedroom like you did. Hopefully the smell will dissipate before turning in for the night."

We change it up a few times before deciding on the pattern. We use a slightly different layout in each of the four rooms. By the time we finish I look around and realize they are the same pattern only turned in different directions.

"Did you do that on purpose?" I ask him pointing at the wall.

"What?" He's asks searching the wall.

"Look. I thought we were doing different patterns in each room but really it's the same one only turned in a different direction. Like the square is rotating throughout your apartment. Did you know you were doing that?" His eyes go wide and he shakes his head. We both laugh.

George walks in and his eyes go wide too.

"Whoa! What happened to you two?" George asks us. I look down and then over at Amar. We're both covered in paint. We point at each other realizing how bad we look and begin laughing. George joins in. I go to clean up while Amar shows him what we've done.

A while later the guys came up to my apartment. I had already taken off the tape since the paint was dry. It looked phenomenal and the guys agreed after inspecting my place. I still have boxes everywhere but I'll work on it later. Amar cooks for George and I, while George helps me think of ideas for a leadership tattoo.

It took George and I a couple of days to agree on a design. Thankfully he was very patient with me...and Amar. I was being a difficult client I know but Amar's taunts didn't help either. I know he wanted input on it since he planned to get something similar. George and I were working on the final touches when Amar came out of their bedroom.

"It's 4 in the morning. What is wrong with you two?!" Amar yawns. George and I shrug. We have been pushing ourselves because there wasn't much time before the others were scheduled to join us. Amar was going to head back to Dauntless today to meet with the Elites and work out the logistics of getting them moved in over the next week. I wanted them settled before the rest moved-in. We're going to need time to get to know them and they us.

"Don't you want to see the design before you leave? George was going to get started on it while you're away." This perks up his interest. I pass him the sketch and George explains how he can translate it into something for him.

"Oh this is going to be sick!" I roll my eyes at his use of the word. It's going to be painful is what it's going to be! "Have you said anything to Eric about it?" Amar is practically wiggling in his seat.

"No. I figured he'll see when he comes out with the Elites. So don't say a word. I want to see his honest reaction." I put my lips in a tight line. I am serious about Eric not knowing yet.

"Like he'd give you anything else?" George snorts. Eric isn't known for his subtlety.

"Amar will you ask if Four can make a trip out here? I want him to give a consult on where we should put all the cameras. I don't want them up until the grand opening ceremony but we do need to begin planning. If he can't it's fine. It can wait until he comes out with Tris. He is coming isn't he?" Amar shrugs. I let out a sigh. "Have the other 11 Elites confirmed their attendance to your meeting later today?" Amar bites his lip. "What is it?"

"I kind of only told the ones in Dauntless." A heavy sigh leaves my lips. I want to pinch the bridge of my nose but that's a dead give away to how stressed I feel.

"And they said yes right?" He nods. Good. That's 4 of 12. I mentally go thru my list. There weren't any Elites from Erudite - thank goodness, 1 from Candor, none from Amity, 3 from Abnegation - they'll be easy to talk into attending, and 4 from the Factionless. Those four will be difficult to track down.

"As soon as you arrive reach out to Natalie. She's from Abnegation and Tris' mother. The Abnegation will probably be the most compliant. She'll be able to round up Eliza and Edith. Even without much notice I'm sure they'll be able to attend. Ava's a Candor and so she'll be easy to track down. Hopefully she can make it. The ones from the factionless are going to be the hardest to track down. I believe they're Jax, Fiona, Harrison, and Donte. That's everyone right?" Amar nods. "I think Fiona and Donte are a couple so if you can find one you should be able to find the other."

"I swear Lu you're like a machine. You hardly sleep and the way you remember names and people's backgrounds is better than any computer I've operated." Amar states.

"I'm not a machine. I'm Divergent." I quip and George laughs. "You better get dressed and get going. You've got a lot of calls to make. Ask Uriah and Killian to help you find those 4 Factionless. Watch out for Donte. Eric said he was a handful. The Elites from Abnegation might be able to help too since they're pretty close to the Factionless."

Amar leaves to get dressed.

"I'm going to go for a run before we begin, ok Georgy?" He smiles knowingly.

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