Amaya P.O.V
The rest of the afternoon I stayed in Eric's new office with him as we planned out what we would do from here. It felt good to actually spend time with him for once since we spoke about our true feelings, even if the time we spent together was spent coming up with a plan for the members of Dauntless to fear us and respect us once more.
"Okay, so you'll see me dancing with Peter, which will make you angry at him and me, one glare from you will send Peter away with his tail between his legs, he's terrified of you. And you and I will go at each other. I'll start it by bringing up what 'happened' last night with Ange, and from there we will just let our emotions flow basically. At some point we will get physical, but I will throw the first punch because we all know you won't hit a girl for no reason, and as far as the compound is aware I haven't done anything to piss you off. Also, everyone knows what my temper is like." He seemed to ponder the idea of what I had said. He nodded before he brought my lips back to his. The whole afternoon was spent kissing or scheming. And I was enjoying both far too much for my own liking.
"So no one but us will know that things are okay between us?" he asked me as I shook my head.
"Tobias needs to think I'm still pissed at you so he will be pissed at you, and Tris, Chris, Will and Peter will all be pissed too because they think I'm depressed and I can't hold my own anymore. You and I are going to be a secret for now." He pulled me in closer to his body.
"I want to scream it from the roof of the compound how much I love you though." I playfully glared at him.
"I do too, but you've gone soft Eric, and everyone around us can tell. Its why it was so easy for Ange to spread that rumour. Now its dinner and we both need to be present to set the scene for this weekend at the club." He nodded at me, and we both stood up before making our way to the door. He gently pushed me into the wall and his hands found my hips before I felt soft small kisses to the junction of my neck and shoulder. He made his way up and captured my lips with his.
"I love you Mya, never forget that."
"I love you too Eric." We kissed one last time before I slipped out from under him and made my way out to the Dining hall.
I quickly found my brother and Tris sitting down enjoying their dinner. I sat down opposite them and started to pick at the food I had placed on my plate.
"Are you still not going to forgive him?" I heard Tobias ask me. I shook my head and pushed my food around my plate a bit more. "You and I both saw the footage though, it hadn't been tampered with. What's not to forgive?"
"Even though he may have the evidence that supports him not doing anything last night doesn't mean that it hasn't happened before. There always some truth to every lie, right? And it would explain his absence in my life since we kissed. Tobi I just can't keep getting hurt and that's all the Eric ever does is hurt me. Whether physical or emotional. You remember my initiation, he wanted to see me get hurt. He hates Abnegation, its why he was working with Jeanine. Why would I want to be with someone who is perfectly okay with destroying and entire faction?" Tobias' eye widened as he looked behind me. I could see the pain flash behind Eric's eyes knowing full well that he had heard everything I said. I shot him a quick wink before turning back to Tris and Tobias. I felt his presence get closer as I took a bit of my burger.
"I just wanted to come over here and try to get you to forgive me again. But I can clearly see that is a lost cause." He had lent down and was talking gently and quietly to me in my ear. I shivered at his close proximity as he brushed my ear with his lips. He straightens up after he feels me shiver and walks back over to the leaders table where he was previously headed. Tris and Tobias had heard the whole encounter and shot me worried glances.
"I'm fine guys, he's an asshole anyway."
"Yeah an asshole that you just pissed off." Tris was worried for me, and I shot a quick glance back up at the leaders table. The table I should be sitting at, but I opted for sitting with my brother instead. He had sat down with Ange, even though we had spoken about him doing this it still hurt just a little bit and I winced. I knew how he felt when h heard my rant before now. His pain had been real. Tris placed her hand over mine that was clenching and unclenching.
"They have history, even before you transferred," Tobias started to tell me the story of Eric and Ange but I held my hand up stopping him from going further.
"If you value my mental health, you will stop whatever story you were going to start telling me. I don't care that they have history, that's their business. He wants to profess that he loves me then fuck off with her then so be it. I don't need him in my life, and I don't need anyone else rubbing salt in the wounds by telling me that they've always been hooking up. It makes me fucking sick knowing I let him in, in the first place." I pushed my plate away from my body and stood up making the bench I was sitting on with Christina and Will jump slightly. "And for anyone else who thinks I give a fuck," I started raising my voice so that the whole compound could hear me. "Eric and I are done, there was nothing there in the first place and nothing to be broken. Keep your rumours and your opinion to yourselves if you value life. I'm still a leader don't think I won't make your life hell. Congratulations Ange," I turned my full attention to her still keeping my voice a little louder than necessary. "You got exactly what you wanted. Let's just hope his dad doesn't come and try to kill you too." Taking one large breath I took a glance at Eric to see him stiffen slightly in his seat. Bringing his dad up wasn't part of the plan, but I knew it would get a genuine reaction out of him. I stormed off out of the dining hall and made my way up the countless amount of stair before hitting the leaders floor.
I passed Eric's door and thought about just letting myself in to wait for him but I knew Tris and Tobias wouldn't be too far behind me, so I opted for just going into my apartment and making myself some coffee to calm my shaking hands. Being ruthless to Eric in front of the whole compound was nerve wracking, I hated every minute I was insulting him. but knowing how easy it was for me to gain the attention of everyone was exhilarating. We needed everyone to think we hated each other, and this was just step one in the plan to be the most feared couple in Dauntless.
Eric P.O.V
"- He hates Abnegation, its why he was working with Jeanine. Why would I want to be with someone who is perfectly okay with destroying and entire faction?" I had walked up at the right time. Her words stung slightly and when she turned around at her brothers wide eyes I made sure she could see just how much her words had hurt me. She shot me a quick barely recognisable wink and my face became cold once again. I sidled up behind her and leaned in closely, my lips brushing her ear ever so gently.
"I just wanted to come over here and try to get you to forgive me again. But I can clearly see that is a lost cause." I felt her shiver at my touch and stood up straight and headed over to the leaders table, I hesitated before sitting down next to Ange who immediately placed her hand on my thigh as she shot Amaya a sideways glare. I filled my plate but Amaya's words still swarmed in my head as I silently ate dinner.
I heard the sound of a bench hitting the floor when someone stood up too quickly and my head instantly found Amaya to be the cause of the noise.
"And for anyone else who thinks I give a fuck," she started raising her voice. "Eric and I are done, there was nothing there in the first place and nothing to be broken. Keep your rumours and your opinion to yourselves if you value life. I'm still a leader don't think I won't make your life hell. Congratulations Ange, you got exactly what you wanted. Let's just hope his dad doesn't come and try to kill you too." My breath hitched in my throat, we hadn't spoken about bringing up family members. I took a look around as she stomped out of the dining hall. I could feel Four glaring at my back as I refrained from watching Amaya leave. I heard more scraping of benches and figured Four and Tris had left to go after her. I looked over at Ange, her mouth was hanging open at what Amaya had said before leaving. I grinned slightly knowing we were getting to her too.
"Alright everyone back to eating there's nothing to see here." I stood up to control the masses that Amaya had left behind.
"So no that you're officially done with her," Ange started laying on the seductive tone in her voice. Hearing the tone made my skin crawl and all I wanted to do was go and find Amaya. I looked down at Ange and sat back down, her hand flying to my thigh and going higher up the longer it took for me to respond to her.
"Nope, still not happening Ange. I need to focus on taking over from Max." I finished my dinner without Ange trying anything more. I couldn't wait for the time when I could hold Amaya in public and let everyone know she was mine.
Once dinner was finished I headed back to my office to finish off the paperwork I had to do that I had neglected when Amaya showed up earlier in the day.
Amaya P.O.V
Before long Tris and Tobias had pushed down my door, just like I knew they would, I was sitting on my couch reading a book that I had taken from Eric's apartment as I sipped my coffee.
"Why don't you look more worn down than you should?" Tobias was the first one to speak as they closed my door and walked back over to me.
"Because I'm not going to let rumours or assholes choose how I live my life. Yes this whole situation hurts but I need to move forward. We have 6 moths before the new initiates join us and we need to be ready. I haven't been a full leader for very long and already I'm taking over his spot in leadership." I took a large sip of coffee before I folded over the corner to my book and pulled my paperwork out again. I looked up and watched as looks of shock flashed across their faces. I grinned before pushing my glasses back up on the bridge of my nose.
"You shouldn't bottle your feelings up and you definitely shouldn't hide behind your work. Its not healthy." Tris told me as she grasped one of my hands in hers. All the pain I felt in the past couple of months seemed to hit me all at once. Tears cascaded down my face before I could stop them. I hated feeling weak. I hated the way that Jeanine was able to ambush me with Eric's father. I loved the feeling Eric gave me, he made me feel stronger, but I couldn't rely on a man in my life to make me feel strong.
"I love both of you," I chuckled as the tears didn't ease up. "But I need to do this. This is my one chance I have to show Dauntless that I have what it takes to be here. I know some members still remember what happened with Marcus, I know they whisper about it when I'm not looking. They think I'm weak because I couldn't even fight him off, I need to change that." Tobias nodded at me.
Before I came along no one knew he was Marcus Eaton's son, then I came along and we had to do the execution, we were made to tell the whole faction exactly what he had done to the both of us. Tobias was able to regain what he had before the execution by being the one to shut down Jeanine, while I was still stuck as the Abnegation transfer that couldn't even fight of a fully grown man, even after all of my training. Also didn't help almost dying at the hands of Eric's father.
The tears finally stopped falling and Tobias went to make more coffee. He knows me so well, I'm addicted to coffee always have been.