Just a quick re-cap: Everyone is getting tattoos during dinner. I hope you Enjoy!
We stand in the tattoo parlor looking at the templates. Of course, they have all the factions, but then they have some strange ones. They have ravens, flowers, and even angels. I walk around to choose a template. Rosie and Asher have already chosen theirs and are in the chairs. Hemma, Tabor, and Bentley are with me. The stiff decided not to get a tattoo saying something about her body being a temple that needs to be taken care of. I tried to convince her otherwise by saying that even temples need to be painted, but she just returned my remark with "yes, but paint isn't permanent" I look around and the Candor symbol catches my eye. The two scales are unbalanced symbolizing truth and lies. When I was younger I thought it was to represent faction and family. I still think that is a hidden meaning behind it. I grab this template and sit down to wait for someone. Tabor grabs piece of paper and sits next to me.
"Couldn't find anything you liked huh?" Bentley asks Tabor
"Something like that" he responds
"Whatcha writing?" I ask
"I am designing a tattoo. Look." He says showing me the paper. On it are the words "Courage is knowing what not to fear." In a neat handwriting. "I talked with someone and she said I could design my own and they could load it on the computer." He explains
"Where are you going to get it?" I ask
"Right here." He points to his arm. Rosie and Asher walk to the seats next to the door.
"What did you get?" I ask
"These." They say together. They both pull down the collars of their shirts so I can see their chests. Rosie has a volcano with an ash cloud going over her heart, and Asher has a rose over his heart.
"That is sweet!" Hemma says clutching her template tight to her chest "how is it sweet?" I ask
"Obviously they are symbols of each other!" She says "Rosie got an ASH cloud and Asher got a ROSE."
"Oh," I say. "Why would you do that?" I look back to them
"We have been With each other our entire lives. Now, even when we are apart we will have a little bit of the other with us." Rosie explains
"That is so cheesy!!!" Bentley exclaims.
"Shut up! It is really sweet!" Hemma says defending them.
"Hemma and Stormy!" The lady calls. I glare over at Bentley. He obviously made the appointments
"What? I thought you liked your nickname!" He says. I laugh and walk up to the lady. "I am Stormy." I say
"Ok. Go over to Tori. She is that lady over there." She says pointing to an older lady.
I walk over to her. "So, What were you thinking?" She asks I hand her the template of The scales.
"Where?" She says putting ink into a tube
"Right here." I say pointing to my chest
"Typical." She mutters putting a plastic pad on my chest right where my heart is. She presses a button and I feel a slight sting. It isn't bad, but bad enough for me to flinch.
"What do you mean?" I ask after I relax
"Most people's first Tattoos are on their chest." She explains.
"Why is that?"
"It is where the heart is. They will usually get one to represent family." She says "much like you, I assume." I nod and we sit in silence for the rest of the time. I hear a ding and she peels away the plastic. There on my chest was a scale. Unbalanced, but perfect. "Thanks." I say.
"No problem. It is going to be sore for a while. Starting tomorrow put this on it. Do this every day when you wake up and before you go to bed until you run out." She says handing me a small tube of cream.
"Ok." I say getting up. Hemma is still getting her tattoo. I can't see what it is, but I can see where. She is getting it on her arm.
"Tabor!" Tori yells. This startled him and he gets up. "Did you finish your design?" She asks taking him to his seat. "Yes Ma'am" he says handing her the paper.
"This is one of my favorite quotes." She says. Tabor smiles and sits in the chair. She scans it and puts the pad on his arm. He doesn't flinch one bit as she presses the button. Hemma gets up and walks to the doorway. "What are we doing here waiting for Tabor to finish! Let's go get some drinks!" She says. I finally get a good look at her arm. I see three ravens. Two are together and the other is flying down her arm away from them. I have a feeling that I shouldn't ask what they mean.
"You guys go ahead. We will meet you guys there." I say sitting down. Everyone else gets up and walks out. I wait for another five minutes. In those minutes I went through strategy in my head. It feels weird letting myself think about fighting, but if I want to pass initiation I need to. "Hey." Tabor says snapping in my face. I jump "what?"
"Where'd everyone go?"
"They went out for drinks." I reply.
"Come on." He says grabbing my hand
"Last time you did this I fell Down a seven story building." I say
"There was a net!"
"And a guy landed on top of me."
"I'm not that heavy."
"You are when you are falling." I say allowing him to drag me down the halls. "Where are you taking me?" I ask.
"I found this spot. It is beautiful and I think you would like it!" We start walking up the stairs in the pit.
"Don't tell me it is out of the compound." I say
"It is outside, but not out of the compound. I checked." I laugh as he pulls my arm harder trying to get me to go faster "come on!"
"I am"
"Faster" I run next to him
"Is this better?"
"Yes, very." He opens the door and motions for me to walk outside. I walk out as I am told. The cold air of the night fills my lungs. I stop walking and stare. There are two blankets, two pillows, and a telescope.
"What is this?" I ask
"Come." He says. He lays one of the blankets on the ground and sits on it. He pats next to him and I sit. We lay down and rest our heads on the pillows.
"This is beautiful." I say.
"Told you!" He says pushing my arm. I laugh and push him back. We stare at the stars for what felt like hours. It starts to get very cold and I shiver. Tabor must have noticed, because he grabs the other blanket and pulls it over us. I lay next to him admiring more than just the stars. They are brighter than they usually are. I assume they were always this bright before the war. We don't really remember much from it though, other than that we blocked off our city and set the Faction system in place to keep the peace. A shooting star rushes across the sky.
"It's happening!" He says "come on." He gets up and pulls me over to the telescope.
I look in and watch as meteor after meteor shoot across the sky.
"This is amazing." I say
"I know you love the sky." I had always had a fascination with the sky. When I was younger I would climb on the roof at night and just stare for hours on end. I would always get in trouble if my parents found me out there. They would give me the "your not Dauntless so don't do things that will kill you" talk. I think that is what drew me more to Dauntless then any other faction.
"I love you." I say without thinking. I know this isn't the first time I have said it, but it still feels like such foreign words in my mouth. He kisses me on the cheek. "I love you too."
He looks at his watch. "Grab the telescope." He says in a stressed tone
"What's going on?" I ask
"It's 23:55! We have five minutes before curfew!" My heart starts racing
"Grab the blankets" I say trying to take charge. He grabs the blankets and runs to the doors. I do the same with the telescope. We run through the hallways trying to make it to the dorms before curfew so we don't get in trouble. We run pushing through people. We don't apologize; We just run. We make it back with one minute to spare. Bentley is passed out on the floor. Dauntless born aren't supposed to be in the same dorms as the transfers. He is going to get caught and most likely chewed out by Four. I looks at Tabor. He grabs Bentley's legs and I grab his arms. I lay him on my bed. Tabor seems to get really upset about me doing this. I laugh and kneel to look under my bed. I have a trunk that is for some of my stuff. I drag it out and grab a pillow and blanket from one of the empty bunk beds. I set them up under the bed and grab Bentley's arms again. We put him under our bed and make sure he is hidden by my trunk. "Why do you get a trunk?" Tabor asks
"You have one too!" I point to the end of our bunk bed and show him the trunk. He face palms and walks over to it. In there is toothpaste, a toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner and a comb.
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"What have you been using for hygiene?" I ask
"The mints in the infirmary to keep my breath nice and soap." He says. We have only been here a day and I have already used everything in the kit at least once. I get onto my bed and Tabor climbs to the top. I hear the door to the dorms open and see a small woman enter. No doubt it is six. She walks to each bed to make sure that we are all here. All I can do is pray that she doesn't find Bentley as she checks our bed. She walks over to us last. She climbs the ladder to make sure Tabor was there then checks to make sure I was there. She walks away and I let out a deep breath. My heart is racing and my eyes are wide open. I try to sleep for a while. I can't sleep a wink. I walk over to the bathroom careful not to wake anyone. I heard that hot showers help you sleep, so I take one. I let out my hair and step into the steamy hot shower. It feels like fire on my skin. I wash my body and get out. I brush through my hair and pull it back again. I walk into the room and lay in bed. I still can't sleep. I try and try to figure out what it is. Then, it hit me. I was still dressed. I have never slept in my clothes. I don't know what I am going to do now. I don't think I can sleep in my underwear with Bentley under my bed, but I have to try otherwise I won't have a chance at sleep. I get out of bed and slip off my shirt. I slip off my jeans and get under the covers. I feel more comfortable now. I then hear laughter coming from the bed next to mine. I know who it is, but I pray it isn't. I pray that it is someone else. If it is it means he was awake the entire time we tried to hide Bentley. I try to ignore the fact and fall asleep. I match my breathing to that of those around me. I fall asleep within minutes.
hey guys! Again lots of fun writing this chapter. I think you get the idea. I love writing. Anyways, I tried my best to get this out today. Anyways stay awesome, stay lucky, and peace out.