Tris
It isn't long before it is time for the Truth or Dare party. Christina and I part ways and I start the walk to Tobias's apartment.
When I arrive, he is standing outside of his door, smiling. He has on a black suit, a black dress coat, a grey tie, and black shoes. His hair is shorter than it was earlier, so he must have cut it. In his hands, he holds flowers and a box. "Hey, Tris," Tobias says. He leans down and softly kisses me.
"Hi," I say, smiling.
"You look beautiful," he says, making my cheeks hot. "I got you a little something for completing initiation." He hands me the flowers, which are black and purple, and the box. I open the box to find a necklace with a heart locket. Inside the heart is a picture of Tobias and I walking in the Chasm. There is also a note.
VI,
I'm so happy that you made it into Dauntless. You did great on your final test. I can't wait to spend more time with you now that initiation is over.
-IV
"Thank you," I say, standing on my toes and kissing him briefly. Tobias takes the necklace from me and clips it on.
"Are you ready for the party?" asks Tobias, holding out his hand. I take it and nod. We start the walk to Zeke and Uriah's apartment. "So, tomorrow you get to choose your job. Do you know what you want to do?"
"I haven't decided yet," I tell him honestly. "I can't be a Dauntless leader, obviously, because of my Divergence. I guess I could be an initiation instructor like you, but that only takes a few weeks a year. I have to decide on another job. I was thinking that being a faction ambassador would be a good job for me, since I'm a transfer." Tobias smiles at me. The rest of the way, we talk about random things, learning more about each other.
We soon arrive and Tobias knocks on the door. Zeke opens the door immediately. "Welcome!" he shouts over the music. Inside, there are lots of people dancing, eating, and just hanging out.
"Would you like something for dinner?" asks Tobias.
"Sure," I say. Together, we head to the kitchen. I get a hamburger and a type of soda, that I've never tried before, called root beer. We sit next to each other on the couch while we eat.
"Do you want to dance?" Tobias asks me when we've finished eating.
I've never really danced before, coming from Abnegation, but I guess now that I'm a Dauntless member I'll be going to a lot of parties.
"Why not," I say.
We spend the next two hours dancing, talking, and occasionally kissing. Suddenly, the music stops and Zeke holds up a microphone to his mouth. "Thank you all for coming to the party! I would like to congratulate all of our new Dauntless members, especially our first ranked initiate, Tris Prior!"
Will nudges me with his elbow and Christina shouts, "Yeah, Tris!" Uriah pumps his fists up in the air and whoops, while everyone else claps. I find myself smiling a little. "Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this year's party. If you have not received an invitation from me or my younger brother, Uriah, start making your way out."
It takes about fifteen minutes for everyone to leave. Once everyone is gone, only Zeke, Uriah, Tobias, Christina, Will, Shauna, Marlene, Lynn, and I are left. We all sit in a circle on the floor of the living room. I sit with Tobias on my right and Christina on my left. "So, it's time for Truth or Dare. Since it's my apartment, I will go first," says Zeke. "Tris. Truth or dare?"
"Dare," I say.
"I dare you to go out in the hallway and say 'I love you' to everyone who walks by until someone says it back."
"Dare accepted," I say, getting up and walking out. Tobias, Christina, Will, Lynn, and Uriah all come with me. The first person who walks by is Peter. "I know it seemed like I hated you during initiation, but I have something to tell you. I love you." Peter starts laughing.
"Sorry, Stiff. I only date people who aren't, well, Stiffs," Peter says, shoving me out of the way.
"Last time I checked, she ranked higher than you," says Lynn "I'm pretty sure that I did, too. So did Uriah." I see the corner of Tobias' mouth come up in half-smile. Peter opens his mouth like he has something to say, but then closes it and walks away. It isn't long before one of the Dauntless-born initiates from this year, Benjamin, walks by.
"I love you," I say to him. He doesn't say anything back, just presses his lips to mine.
I pull back and he says, "I love you, too, Tris." I hear Christina snort behind me, and Uriah whistles. It is hard to contain my own laughter, "Will you go out with me?" The six of us walk back into the apartment and Uriah shuts the door. It's only seconds before we hear banging on the door. "Tris?" Benjamin calls from outside. "Tris?"
"How cute, Tris. It looks like you just got yourself a new boyfriend," says Shauna, grinning.
"Shut up," I say jokingly, laughing a little. We wait until the banging stops to continue our game. When Benjamin leaves, I ask, "Marlene. Truth or dare?"
"Truth," Marlene says.
"Pansycake!" Uriah calls out.
"Oh, be quiet, Uriah," she says, throwing a pillow at him.
"Pansycake?" I question.
"Old Dauntless slang," Shauna explains.
Zeke adds, "Uriah has been trying, and clearly failing, to bring the name back."
"Oh. Well that explains it." I think for a second before saying, "Who do you have a crush on?" Marlene slides off her jacket.
"Will. Truth or dare?" she asks him.
"Dare," Will replies.
"I dare you to get matching tattoos with Christina. They-" Will gets up and grabs Christina's hand, pulling her with him. "I wasn't done," Marlene says, glaring at them. "The tattoos have to be hearts with the words 'Will And Christina Forever' in them. And you have to get them on your wrists." Christina rolls her eyes, but follows Will out the door.
About a half an hour later, the two of them return with matching tattoos. "Zeke," says Will, grinning. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare," he replies.
"I dare you to let Christina give you a haircut."
"Come on, Christina," Zeke says, getting up and walking into the bathroom.
A little while later, Zeke comes out of the bathroom. His hair is shaved on the sides and sticks up on the top. The front of his hair is now dyed blond, the middle is light brown, and the back is black. I smile a little at how ridiculous he looks. Shauna snorts. He sits down and shoves her. "Four," he says, stifling a laugh. I wonder what he has in mind. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to ask Lauren out." Four glares at him.
"Lauren?" I ask, raising my eyebrows.
"Yes, Lauren," Zeke says, smiling at Tobias. "The Dauntless-born initiate trainer has a big soft spot for Four."
"She's been flirting with me ever since my initiation started," Tobias explains to me and the rest of the group. "She asked me out two years ago, and I said no. She did the same during this year's initiation, but I rejected her again, obviously."
"Yeah, of course you did," says Zeke. "All because of the Stiff," he teases, smirking. I stick my tongue out at him. "Anyways, time to go, Four. Who's coming?" Zeke, Uriah, Shauna, and I decide to go. It is too late for her to be at work, so we head straight to her apartment.
The four of us stay around the corner, while Tobias goes up to the door and knocks. She opens it a minute later, looking half-awake, with messy hair. "What are you doing here so la..." she starts. When she looks up and notices that Tobias is the one who knocked, her eyes become alert and she smiles at him. "Oh, hey, Four."
"Hello, Lauren," he replies.
"What brings you here?" Lauren asks with a flirtatious smile.
"Well, I was just wondering; would you like to go out with me?" Lauren's jaw drops and a smile spreads across her face.
"Yes!" Lauren exclaims. She stands on her toes and kisses his cheek. I come out from behind the corner and walk up to her apartment.
"Hey. If you didn't know, I'm Tris," I say. I hate to break it to you, but right now we're playing a game of Truth or Dare. I'm Four's girlfriend. Sorry." She slams the door in our faces. Tobias and I just stand there. A few seconds later, we can hear screams coming from the apartment, and we all start laughing.
"I told you guys that she really likes Four," says Zeke.
Soon, we arrive back at Zeke and Uriah's apartment. "So, how did it go?" Lynn asks.
"Let's just say that she didn't take it well when I told her that it was a dare," I reply. With that, we sit back down and continue playing the game.