On their way to the train, Uriah joined them.
He was taking non stop.
Tris was silent, lost in thoughts.
"Eric do you think, we get a lot transfers? It's so cool that Max let me go and made me also an instructor"he bubbled
Eric was rubbing his temples, that boy never stops talking, in a bored voice he answered
"I don't know, it's different every year, your year had the most so far. Can you please shut up for five minutes"
That shut him up.
As the three were waiting for the train to arrive, Erics memory was brought back to the year Tris transferd.
He still remembered when he first saw, she stunning even in that grey clothes, her eyes full of excitement.
He will never forget how
she jumped first, worked hard to make it during stage one.
It impressed him but he needed to keep his distance,he couldn't let his feelings control him.
He was a leader and she a stiff.
Even after her fight with Peter she never backed down.
She was brave.
How she'd jump on the train after she landed in the infirmary, and actually won capture the flag.
He was a complete jerk to her.
But the way Four was making eyes for her and she for him, it was making sick.
The Golden Boy got every thing that he wanted.
After her fear simulation as she'd slapped Four, he had done a mentally happy dance.
But things got never the way he wanted. Something was building up between them during the fear simulation.
He as always had to swallow his feelings down.
Seeing them kissing at the end of initiation was pure hell.
But now, he would show her how he felt about her and by the look of it, she was feeling something for him too.
Shaking his head, he started running for the incoming train and jumped on.
Tris was kicking the small stones under her boots, she still wondered what Eric wanted to talk about.
That they only could be friends or that he didn't do relationships.
Maybe it was something to do with work. She had to wait until to night.
She was so lost in her thoughts, she didn't hear the train approaching.
"Trissy move" Uriah yelled amused and jumped on.
Sprinting next to the train, she tried to reach the door.
Eric cached her arm and threw her not so gently in.
"Well Six that was pathetic" Eric scowled her playfully
Uriah gulped, he wasn't used to Eric joking around
"Sorry Sir, won't happen again " she saluted
All of them laughed and the tension was gone for the moment.
They entered the Mess hall, only the trainers and leaders of the other fractions were there. She didn't recognized anyone.
Didn't know what to do,Tris sat down in the dauntless seat.
Uriah who also felt out of place did the same.
Eric stepped in front of the duo looking annoyed
"I guess nobody told you about today, so I will.
We will wait here until the dauntless born arrive with Lauren.
Watching the ceremony and then drive back with the truck to the dauntless.
Then we'll be waiting on the roof for the initiates to arrive.
Tris you do the speech this year.
Uriah you'll with Four by the net.
I think that was it more or less.
While we're here don't do any small talk, we're the warrior fraction.
Uriah no funny business until we're back home." Eric warned him.
It was getting fuller in the Hall.
Candor was the first who arrived. Dauntless the last but as usual the loudest.
Watching the ceremony from the other side was fascinating for Tris.
Only three dauntless born transfered
Cary to amity, it was no surprise.
She was always happy and smiling.
Joe and Quinn to condor, but this was also no surprise both of them pissed of many members with their honesty.
What was a shock, were that only two transferred to dauntless. One Candor Boy, and a Girl from Erudite.
This had never happened before. Searching for Eric, he only shook his head and muttered an "later" showing no emotion at all.
She left the building by his side and entered the truck.