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Eric paced Max's office trying to calm his nerves and get his intimidating aura back. Today was going to be their fourth meeting with the Erudite representative or it will be more accurate to say the Erudite leader Jeanine Matthews. The difference between the previous three visits and this upcoming one is that from this meeting on wards Jeanine Matthews' protègè and successor will be present. They would discuss some new plans and arrangements regarding the Divergents, and if luck is not on their side than the planned Abnegation attack will be brought to attention too. Max, Veronica, Harrison and Bradley were sitting with tense and stiff postures while Eric was pacing nervously. The whole room was filled with so much tension and nervousness that the air felt heavier. The Erudite leader's moves and thoughts are unpredictable. She is a lunatic, a mad woman when she becomes obsessed and desperate, which was becoming more and more apparent by her growing restlessness during their meetings and calls. She didn't even bother hiding it anymore.
The door suddenly opened making the sitting leaders jump up in surprise at the sudden intrusion to their non-productive and pessimistic train of thoughts. And there, led by a dauntless guard named Shauna, walked in the mad scientist and surprisingly her calm and composed protègè. Eric's heart skipped a beat when he realized who the gonna be Erudite leader was. Beatrice Prior. The woman who has haunted his soul and invaded his restless nights stood there."Welcome to Dauntless!" Max said, jumping to his feet."We are honored to have a part of your precious time to ourselves. Please sit down."Veronica said in a tone that insinuated that she had the above mentioned words memorized by her heart.
Eric chuckled amusedly but quickly put his intimidating Dauntless leader mask back in place. He stared at her slyly, noticing the brilliant glow on her face that he never knew she could have. She seems ... happy? but whats so good about coming to a boring meeting. Eric tried to reason. Maybe she's happy that she will become a leader. But a small part of him was hopeful that seeing him put that radiant glow on her beautiful face. Oh god I m becoming a lovesick puppy. Get yourself together Eric you are being pathetic. Eric reprimanded himself. His lamenting was cut short by Jeanine's over exaggerated throat-clearing. He groans internally and faces the Erudites.
"Hello everyone. Thank you for having us at such short notice. We are clearly honored at having your undivided attention to ourselves." She takes a breath. Here goes nothing. "And..." great just great here we go. Thought Eric. wonderful! "You see this is my wonderful niece Tris Prior, daughter of the deceased Andrew and Natalie Prior. She is a very strong, capable and intelligent woman. Her perception is the reason behind her perfect scores and I truly know that she is a god sent asset to us. Tris here is going to succeed me as the next rightful leader of Erudite..".
Tris let out a small chuckle, clearly Eric wasn't the only one who found the situation and Jeanine's heartfelt speech amusing. Sarcasm, Eric thought and Tris' expression showed him her agreement. However, Jeanine glared daggers at the two teens. They both sat straight. Jeanine continued "As Erudite and Dauntless support each other and work well together, therefore we will need more correspondence and communication to keep our friendship intact and to avoid conflicts and future misunderstandings if any. So my beloved niece here will be the representative between Erudite and Dauntless leadership. Dauntless has always fascinated Tris." Jeanine makes a face showing obvious disgust while Tris bites her lower lip to keep from laughing out loudly. Cheap entertainment, thought Eric. Eric looks at Tris and their eyes meet, he gives her his million dollar smile to which her cheeks flush a rosy colour. She grins back at Eric nevertheless. His heart is thumping loudly against his chest, threatening to jump out at any given moment. He winks at Tris and she buries her red face in both hands. Eric smirks at the effect he has on her.
All in all by the end of Tris' first meeting it is decided that she will have an apartment in the Dauntless leadership wing. She will overlook next year's initiation to rat out divergents and keep the check and balance between Erudite and Dauntless. Since she wishes to learn dauntless initiation process by personal experience, she will be trained privately by Four, the transfer instructor and any leader available at the moment. When she reaches her new apartment, she runs into none other than "Eric!." The name escaped her lips in a whisper, but Eric heard it none the less and smiled at her. Her heart was racing at lightning speed. His smile was making her go weak in the knees and waking a pleasant feeling in her lower gut. Her cotton panties started dampening and before she could embarrass herself further, she smiles sweetly at him and with a whispered "Sweet dreams Eric", closes her apartment door. She hears Eric saying "If you need anything and I mean anything , just knock at anytime. Sweet dreams Tris!" His voice was a little muffled by the closed door but the way he said her name made her panties drench and she let out a small moan. She quickly gets her things settled and goes for a much needed cold shower to dissolve the feelings that no one other than Eric awoke within her. And soon she falls fast asleep thinking of a handsome young leader with shiny black hair and light blue gorgeous eyes.