"I won't complain" she smiled "What's on our schedule for today?"
"We have to be in Erudite this afternoon, until then we can go and have a look at the Initiates or we do paperwork, it's up to you both is a pain in the ass." he stated
"Paperwork it is, I don't have the nerve to see number boy" sighing she sat down and get lost in the papers about the fractionless.
"We've to go" Eric interrupted her thoughts
She simply nodded and grab her jacket.
He took her hand in the way to the trucks, not saying a word.
She smiled a little unlike four he showed affection.
Some of the members they passed looked funny at them, she didn't care at all.
They drove in silence, still holding hands.
Eric stopped the truck and opened the door for Tris.
Together both of them entered Erudite headquarters.
"Johnathan is a prick, not the way Janine was.
But he thinks he is irreplaceable and the smartest man on earth. Please don't let him get you, with the bullshit he saying." he explained her in a low voice, a frown on his face.
"Okay" was all she said
Stopping at the desk, were a rather plain woman sat Eric spoke up
"Dauntless leadership, we've a meeting with Jonathan Miller" the women looked up
"Mr Coulter, Miss Prior. Follow me please, their are waiting for you."her voice slightly frightened
Rolling his eyes at Tris, they followed the woman down the corridor.
As they entered the conference room a tall slim man greeted them
"Good afternoon,Eric, Miss Prior please have a seat. Before we begin, let me introduce you to our best teachers for the Initiates. This is Anna Davidson and Alexander Johnson. We've a few things we would like to discuss"
Tris noticed that the woman Anna was looking strange at Eric.
Anna was beautiful, she had long brown hair and deep brown eyes, her skin looked like porcelain but something was off about her. But she couldn't place it.
She looked at Alexander, he'd also brown hair but green eyes, but he was plain and had no muscles.
Eric glared at the duo and said nothing.
The tension got to much.
Clearing her throat
"So Mr.Miller, what is it that you want to discuss with us?"
"Please call me Jonathan, we will see each other often, there is no need for formalities."
He said as she was stupid
Know she knew what Eric meant, he was a prick. She nodded tightly and gestured him to continue.
"Well, we would like to see how Initiation is in Dauntless, to see where the problems lay and how you treat them. Since so many are going to be fractionless. How you train them."
She couldn't believe what he was saying and what he implied. Her ears were ringing from the anger, no one was treating her fraction.
She stood up.
"How dare you! There is nothing wrong with our Initiation, nothing. I have been through it two years ago ,a former stiff. I was the weakest in my class, but in the end I was ranked first, do you know why? Because our trainers push you to be brave and strong, to never give up. Yes it is hard, more than you noeses can ever imagine. But we train them to be soldiers. To be warriors, to stand up for those who can't. My fraction saved all of your asses. You all would be dead if we would cuddle them up. So no, you can't come into my home, my fraction and rip apart what we created and what we will create. Put your nose back in a book and leave my people alone. "she yelled angry
Johnathan held up his hands,he turned his glaze to Eric andwas about to say something
But Eric interrupted him
"You heard her, there is nothing more to say. She is right." raising an eyebrow" I think it would be the best if we leave now." Eric was impressed by the way she stood up for fraction and herself.
But worried about Max reaction.
He knew Jonathan was that kind of man, that would never see women as equal and sometimes better for this job than man.
He stood up and took Tris which was shaking with anger by her arm to lead her out of the room.
"Stage two is the fear serum stage, can we at least watch that? " Annas icy voice asked.
He stopped, turned around and looked directly at Anna with an hard expression on his face.
He hated her with passion.
His ex girlfriend, there were together for five years and planned to stay in Erudite together.
She dumped him a day before choosing day for Alexander, telling him they had an a affair for years.
At that time he didn't say a word and left. The next day he chosed dauntless, to become a man.
I let you know" with no emotion
As they left, Tris was fighting with herself not to go back and punch those fuckers.
Eric grip on her arm was the only thing that kept her from doing it. He was unusual quite for a situation like that he had normally give her a hard time and a lecture in manners with dealing with other fractions.
Eric pushed her in the back of the truck, kissing her passionately.
She kissed him back with the same passion,her anger disappeared and turned into passion for the man on top of her.
She swept her tongue in his mouth and things got very heated.
Eric broke the kiss and groaned
"God women,you'll be the dead of me. Feeling better? " he look concerned
Instead of answering she kissed him again, needing more of him see reached for his waistband, but he stopped her hand.
" Not here, and definitely not now Babe. You're not ready, I've seen your fear landscape" he reminded her carefully
"Mabye some things have changed" she whispered seductive in his ear. Shaking his head Eric kiss her one last time on the lips.
"We will see about that later babe, let's head home and get our asses handed by Max, that meeting went not well for all of us" groaning in frustration he started the truck.