Hello from my happy place Walt Disney World! I wanted to share this chapter before I head off to Magic Kingdom! Let me know what you think! Love y'all!
Tris dribbles up the court aggressively mapping out her plan of attack. She had stayed up half the night making sure she knew the plays back and forth. She and Nita had been in a heated dual at practice. It was as if she lived for when Coach Wu called Tris out.
Tris focuses on the ball. When she sees an opportunity to strip the ball from Nita she does.
"Good defense" Tori yells as she claps her hands as Tris pushes the ball up the court.
Tris stops at the 3 point line and pulls up to shoot. The ball goes in clean. For just a second she feels the satisfaction of beating Nita one time in practice. She leaves her arm up bent at the wrist after her shot and smiles. Briana Johns a junior center grabs the ball, steps out, and quickly inbounds the ball launching it to Nita who quickly moves to score before Tris can get back on defense.
Fuck. This was not going to be good.
Before she can even think Tori blows her whistle.
"Tris, show it to me again"
"What.." Tris stammers knowing she was probably about to run suicides until she dropped.
"You like to pose so much, let me see," Tori says with a disgusted look on her face and her hands on her hips.
Tris puts her arm back in the air and bends her wrist.
"While you were busy posing, your man just scored"
"I was just…"
"I don't want to see that in my gym EVER again, you are going to stand there until you get sick of it" Tori yells forcefully and Tris flinches at her tone.
"Get off my court, you are gonna stand there until the end of practice. Lynn take her place"
Tris does as she's told, not letting her arm down trying to fight the tears she felt coming. Lynn gives her a sympathetic look as she throws off her warm-up shirt and runs to take her place on the court.
Tori Wu was one of the most decorated player and coaching in Women's basketball both at the collegiate level and professional level. She was beautiful with a pecan tan skin tone similar to Tris but her eyes showing her maternal heritage. Her mother was Korean and met her African American father who was a solider stationed in Korea. There were plenty of moments when she joked around with the players and you could see her playful side but at practice and Tris assumed during games, she was all business.
For the next two hours, Tris stands there, her arm shaking as her muscles are tired. When Tori finally signals that practice is over, Tris feels like her arm is going to fall off. She silently walks to the locker room frustrated about everything. She could play ball, Steph Curry shimmies after a 3 point shot for crying out loud. Shaquille O'Neal did the Superman pose, Uriah always stuck his tongue out after dunk, Tobias's thing was rubbing his fingers like he had cash since people called him T Money. It wasn't outrageous for her to have a little flair to her game.
"Hey, Tris" Mikayla Barnes calls as she puts her arm up as she walks past Tris in the locker room shooting her dirty jersey into her locker. She and a few of the other seniors fall out laughing.
"Don't worry about it, Tris" Christina tells her as she opens her locker.
"That's what you get for trying to show out" Nita scoffs as she walks by.
"I was just playing ball" Tris defends.
"No, you were trying to make me look bad," Nita corrects as she turns to glare at Tris.
"Didn't have to try very hard" Tris spits out with an eye roll. She was sick of Nita and her attitude.
Nita stands there for a second and rolls her tongue over the back of her teeth, deciding that she felt like knocking Tris down a few notches.
"Girl, don't you know you just sloppy seconds"
"Nita, Chill" Briana interjects and stands between Tris and Nita.
"What are you talking about?'' Tris asks, looking Nita up and down.
"The only reason you're here is because Tonya Randal got pregnant and decided to back out of her scholarship offer.
Tris feels like she has the wind knocked out of her. She knew Nita was trying to hurt her feelings but damn it was working.
"That's fucked up Nita, you didn't have to tell her," Zia says "Let it go"
"I just thought the girl should know" Nita shrugs and grabs her stuff to head to the shower.
"Don't listen to her, Tris" Marlene says, seeing that Tris looked utterly defeated.
Tris nodded and grabbed her clothes as quickly as she could. She would shower back in the dorm. Right now she had to get out of the locker room and as far away from Nita as she could.
Tris had been quiet since she got to Tobias's room. He was massaging her shoulder and arm quietly and rubbing ice that had been frozen in a small paper cup over her thigh. She was doing the same as her legs laid across his but she was rubbing his shin. She was also holding a bag of ice on his side where he had taken a hard elbow at practice and there was bruise forming.
This had become almost a nightly thing for them, rehabbing and studying even though Tris was more interested in studying than Tobias was.
"Do you need some alone time?" Tobias asks as he rubs the ice cup up and down slowly over her upper arm, Tris hadn't wanted to go grab dinner, opting to let Tobias bring her something back from the dining hall. She'd been quiet as Tobias put on Avengers: Endgame seeming lost in thought.
"Sorry, I'm just frustrated, it was a rough day at practice" Tris admits.
She tells him all about her getting lost in the game, Coach Wu making her stand with her arm up for the remainder of practice and Nita telling her she was only recruited because Tonya Randall opted out.
"Tris, forget Tonya Randall. Whatever happened it doesn't matter, you are here, this is your spot. But if you can't handle the pressure, I'll understand" Tobias says with a hint of arrogance.
Sometimes he knew Tris needed a push when she got down on himself. Even though they were together, the push and pull they had with each other was still there. There were times when he knew she just needed to have a fire lit inside of her. When she was met with a challenge on the court it did something to her, it awakened her.
"Whatever" Tris shakes her head.
"You gonna act salty all night?" Tobias asks.
"I don't have it as easy as you T. Money. There's no red carpet laid out for me. I feel like I'm fighting for my life here"
"So who cares if you don't make it to the WNBA. Everyone knows you're gonna get more play being Tobias Eaton's girl anyway" Tobias teases.
Tris scoffs but decides that she could take a different approach to get back at him. Before he knows what is going on she grabs the bag of ice on his hip and pulls up the waist bag of his shorts. Tobias hops up squealing and Tris falls over on his bed laughing as he shakes all the ice out of his shorts.
"You think you're funny?" He teases giving her his best mean face which causes her to laugh again.
Tobias turns and locks the door and moves his indoor basketball goal in the corner of his room in front of the door. He knew the best way to get Tris out of her own head was to play ball but he had something else in mind.
"So how about a little one on one" he asks suggestively as he picks up the small miniature basketball that went with the goal and tosses it in his hands.
"What we playing for?" she challenges smirking at him.
"Clothes" Tobias grins.
"Clothes?"
"Yep, you score, I take something off, I score you drop something"
Tris grinned, liking where this was going and knowing where it was going to end up. She hops up and pushes up the sleeves of her Dauntless hoodie she was wearing.
"Give me the ball"
"Nope, home court advantage baby!" Tobis taunts as he moves around her and waves the small toy basketball at her. The carpet on the floor and the small size of the ball made it difficult to bounce but it was all for fun anyway. Tobias playfully whizzes past Tris, dropping the ball in the net.
"1-0, take it off," he grins. Tris laughs and pulls off her hoodie revealing only her simple black bra underneath.
This time Tobias dramatically tries to dribble the ball and Tris reaches around him to try and steal the ball. She decides to run a finger right over his manhood. Tobias jumps back and Tris grabs the ball slamming into the rim pretending to dunk.
"That's a foul" Tobias laughs as he pulls his t-shirt over his head and tosses it to the side.
"All's fair in love and basketball Baby '' Tris teases as she waggles her eyebrows at him and runs her fingers playfully across his stomach.
He took his fill of her too. The intense training had sculpted both their bodies. Tris still sported her hips and thighs but her stomach was so toned she had a faint six-pack and her arms were more muscular. Tobias had a full on six-pack now and Tris couldn't get enough of running her hands over his arms and back.
Tris quickly scoots around Tobias and lets the ball roll from her fingertips into the basket. Tobias shakes his head and removes his basketball shorts leaving him in only his boxer briefs.
Tobias was over playing now, wanting to run his hands over her body. He gives her a sharp slap on the ass when she bends over to pick up the ball causing her to squeal playfully. When he tries to grab her and pull her to him she giggles and pulls away.
"Oh no sir, this game isn't finished yet" Tris declares, setting up her offensive stance.
Tobias pokes his lip out and Tris laughs again. He reaches in to try and take the ball but grabs at Tris's breasts instead. She stands up to scowl at him and playfully makes one bounce to step in front of him and dunk the ball again.
Tris smiles as she goes to pick up the ball. He knew exactly how to get her mind off all the drama with the team. When she turns around Tobias has removed his boxer briefs and is grinning at her as she rakes her eyes greedily up and down his body. He quickly pushes her against the wall and explores her mouth with his tongue. She can feel him hard against her stomach and she quickly spins them around so she can lightly push him against the wall now. She kisses him just as hungrily as he just had with her tongue fighting his as he lets his hands move to her ass.
"I won," she taunts.
"I wanted you too" he admits as he moves his hands to rub the outside of her folds. When she groans he picks her up and carries her the few steps to the bed. He sits her down and covers her body quickly, never breaking their kiss. He plays with her clit while they continue to kiss frantically.
"Please don't tease me" Tris begs and Tobias doesn't think he can wait any longer either.
"I love you baby" Tobias groans out when he slides into her.
"I love you too T." Tris gasps as he fills her and she spreads her legs wider for him. She arched her back as he thrust inside her. Tobias grabbed the headboard to steady himself as he moved in and out of her. Tris bit her lip trying to keep her cries of pleasure down.
"I love hearing you" Tobias leans down to whisper in her ear as he traces his tongue along her earlobe. "Say it"
Tris whimpers as she clutches his ass trying to pull him deeper knowing what he wanted. He loved to beg her just like that day at the pool. He pulled all the way out and slammed back in, causing her to cry out when she did.
"Say it" he demanded again.
"Te desso ahora'' Tris whimpers followed by another loud cry when Tobias slams into her again. Tobias feels himself lose all control as he sits back so he can move her right leg over his shoulder. He reached down to rub her clit while he picked up the pace.
Tris grabs the pillow next to her and places it over her face. She screams into the pillow as she orgasms. Tobias doesn't take long after that, collapsing on top of her.
"We should play that game more often," Tris says, still catching her breath.
"No Doubt" Tobias chuckles as he rolls to his side.
Tris settles into a groove and the weeks leading up to the first game of the season fly by. She steers clear of Nita as much as possible not wanting any more drama.
"I'm going to go over a few rules for you freshman. Your teammates know my rules and expectations and they will hold you accountable if they see you breaking any of them" Tori announces at the end of practice.
"First, Curfew is every night at 11 pm starting Sunday until the end of the season. No exceptions. If you're late, you don't suit up.
"There will be no overnight guests the night before we have a game. I don't care if they live in the same building and play for the Men's team"
Tori looks sternly at Tris causing her to shift in her seat. Other players on the team had significant others that went to Dauntless, she had no idea why she singled her out. She swears the woman has it out for her.
"As of Sunday, you are not to use any of your social media accounts. No Facebook, No Instagram, No Twitter, No Snapchat, No Tik Tok. And if you have a side account, we will find out so don't even think about it. I won't hesitate to reevaluate your status with this team if you can't abide by these rules. Discipline is more than just your performance on the court"
As Tris, Christina, Marlene, and Lynn all flop into their room and grab at the food they picked up in the dining hall after leaving practice.
"No social media, this sucks" Christina complains as she munches on a french fry.
"I know, I had all these plans to do a visual depiction of the season and narrate it" Marlene groans.
"You can still do it, you just won't be able to post it until after the season" Tris offers as she takes a sip of her drink.
"You're right but half the fun of IG stories is being in the moment" Christina argues.
"I totally get why she's doing it though. It can be such a distraction, especially with the trolls. She wants us to focus on"
"Have you told Tobias about the new rules?" Marlene asks Tris as she reaches for a chicken nugget.
"Ugh no, not yet. Why did she single me out? I'm not the only one in a relationship" Tris complains with her eyebrows furrowed.
"I definitely think she has it out for you now after that" Christina shrugs.
"You know what we need to go crazy for our last night of freedom. Go out to a club, have some fun since it will be 4 months before we can do anything" Marlene suggests.
Everyone is in agreement that the weekend would be one to relax and let it all go.
When Saturday night comes, Tris, Marlene, Christina, Tobias, Uriah, Zeke, and Will meet Susan and Caleb at Sweet Lounge in MidTown Atlanta.
Christina and Marlene drug Tris to Lenox Mall earlier that day to pick out an outfit. Tris settled on a hot pink dress trimmed in black lace. It reminded her of a nightgown but Marlene and Christina both reassured her she looked hot.
She had really tried to keep up with little things like her eyebrows. She wore her hair in long braids most of the time because it was just easier with practice but that night she let Christina straighten it and add some light curls. She wasn't great at makeup but she could handle eyeliner, eye shadow, and mascara now. She topped off her look with a shiny pink lip gloss that Marlene picked out at Sephora. She was nervous about the heels Christina picked out but felt more confident in them after wearing them while they got ready.
"Who's ready to party?" Uriah announces walks into the girls' dorm. They never locked the front door because Uriah, Tobias, Zeke, and now Will usually just came in.
"I wish we could pre-game" Christina whines as she fluffs her hair. She had settled on a pair of red shorts that were very short and showcased off her legs and a black halter top. Her black sky-high heels elongated her already long legs. Tris giggled as she watched Uriah give a long look as Christina reached into the cabinet for a glass. She wondered how much longer before they became a couple.
"Well ask and you shall receive" Uriah grins moving up close to Christina. Christina clears her throat and smiles as she holds out her cup to Uriah who fills it up with coconut rum followed by pineapple juice.
When Tobias comes through the door he stops dead in his tracks when he sees his girlfriend. She was so beautiful but tonight she looked so damn good he wanted to say the hell with the club and drag her off into her room. It wasn't just that she looked absolutely fucking amazing, for some reason he just felt the need to be connected with her, like never before.
"Fuck Baby. You sure we can't stay in tonight" he whispers into her ear. Tris grins, she was not opposed to the idea but she knew they would never hear the end of it since this was their last hoorah before the start of the season. When Tobias looked in her eyes, it was like he was seeing her differently tonight. She couldn't explain it but she felt it.
"Oh God, you two please refrain from groping each other all night" Lynn teases. Tris and Tobias both laugh as Tobias pulls her close to him and places a kiss on her neck.
After some drinks and music, Tobias and Uriah call Ubers to take everyone to Sweet. Tris and Susan squeal when they see each other. Even though they were in the same city with her demanding basketball practice schedule Tris and Susan hadn't seen each other in months.
"I missed you Twin," Caleb says, hugging his sister tightly.
"I missed you too, You should have come to Dauntless with the rest of us" Tris pouts.
"I know, I know," Caleb grins. He was having a good time at Erudite but he really did miss his sister and his friends. He and Tris texted almost every day. Even though it had been three months since they moved to Atlanta it was still odd not seeing her every day.
Tris is glad she came out that night even though she wanted to go home and have Tobias all to herself but she was having a great time.
When Rockin That Thang by The Dream Comes on Tobias wraps his arms around Tris's waist pulling her close to him. They grind against each other to the beat of the song. Tris feeling him press against her.
"Ummm, every time I hear this song, I'm going to think about you in this dress now" Tobias whispers.
"Ummm I hope so," Tris says in his ear as she turns in his arms. "How about we get out of here"
Tobias pulls back to search her face to see if she is serious. Christina and Uriah were dancing near them and Tris leaned over to tell Christina that she and Tobias were leaving. They quickly find Caleb and Susan to say goodbye and promise to see each other soon.
The ride back to campus was quiet as they both silently teased each other with looks and soft innocent touches. Every Time Tobias licked his lips, Tris had to keep herself from climbing on top of him. By the time the Uber drops Tris and Tobias off at campus, they can hardly keep their hands off each other.
"Your room or mine?" Tris breathes out as Tobias pulls her by the hand.
"Yours is closer"
As soon as they stumble into the room Tris quickly unlocks her bedroom door. Tobias shuts the door and pushes Tris against the back of the door which was covered by her Lisa Leslie poster kissing her hungrily.
"Hurry Baby" Tris pleads, her voice needy. She couldn't wait any longer, she thought she might explode if he wasn't inside her. She wanted that connection they had made her feel like there was nothing else in the world.
Tobias groans as she tries to undo his belt buckle as Tobias shrugs off his shirt and lifts up her dress over her hips. When she finally gets it, in trying to take off her thin lace thong he rips it.
They both chuckle but Tris doesn't stop as she pumps him up and down. He hoists her up and thrusts into her deeply causing her to cry out as she wraps her arms tightly around his shoulders. Tobias grips her thighs and attaches his lips to her neck. They both breathed heavily grunting and moaning. Tris wanted it to last forever but knew they both were close.
Tris wraps her legs tightly around his waist as Tobias stumbles to the bed kicking off his pants as they went. She quickly rids herself of her dress. Tobias scoots in and Tris sits on top of him.
Tobias watches in amazement as Tris moves atop him. He clutches her hips smiling at the moonlight that was cascading into the room from the window. Even in the silvery moonlight, her hazel eyes captivated him. He could feel the emotion and energy flowing between them as they moved against each other, he could feel it as they looked into each other's eyes and their hands ran over each other's bodies.
Taking advantage of the empty apartment, Tobias coaxes her to scream his name as they make love.
Tris wakes to the sound of her roommates coming in. She glances at Tobias who was still sound asleep with his arms wrapped around her. Tris didn't think she had ever felt so intertwined with him and it was more than the four orgasms she had.
She looks at her phone realizing that everyone must have gone to Waffle House after the club for it to be so late. She hears their room's doors close after a while and Tris turns to look at Tobias. She looked at his full lips, the contours of his face.
"Stop being a creeper" Tobias mumbles as he turned over as best he could with the two of them in the full-size bed.
"I'm not being a creeper" Tris giggles softly.
"Then stop staring and go to sleep" He mumbles, pulling her close to him.
"I wasn't staring, I was just admiring, you're kind of beautiful" She softly kissed him on each of his eyelids, followed by his nose and gently on his lips as Tobias smiled still with his eyes closed.
Tobias opens his eyes fully and looks at Tris, her hair was wild. They had been so caught up she hadn't wrapped it or put it up.
"You are kind of beautiful too" He meant it, she was everything, beautiful, strong, smart, loyal.
"I love you, Tobias, I…." Tris says getting emotional all of a sudden.
"Hey what's wrong?" Tobias says placing a hand under her chin.
"Nothing, tonight was just, I don't know like we were vibrating on a different level together tonight and not just the sex…"
"Yeah I felt it too, I love you too Tris, like more than I can even put into words sometimes, it's like you're this other piece of me"
Tris leans down and kisses him softly before laying down next to him again. Tobias wraps his arms around her and they fall asleep. Tobias knew at that moment, she was what he wanted for the rest of his life.
Coach Wu is inspired by Sonjia Sohn but her coaching style is inspired by Coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Lady Gamecocks! Check out the pics on my Pinterest board!