Tobias won against Peter... obviously. Everyone in the gang knew what was up when Peter entered first Dauntless Class with two black eyes and his wrist in a cast. In the cafeteria, he cornered me in the hallway.
"You don't know what you're up against." He hissed. "We're too many for you and Tobias to handle. You don't know all of us."
As it turned out, we didn't.
That night, I went on my Tumblr to comment on a picture I had seen that morning. It was a picture of a platypus wearing a mario hat. Underneath that was a new comment.
"That platypus isn't as weird-looking as this girl named Tris who goes to my school." Commented Elle-drawer.
"Like, I know right?" Commented Sara-Drew beneath. "That platypus may be odd, but Tris is worse! Like, a total weirdo!"
The conversation continued, the comments getting meaner as more people joined in. I looked across at the sleeping form of Christina, who I shared a dorm with. After a few seconds, there came a sigh and she sat up and looked at me.
"People are being mean to me on Tumblr." I blurted out.
"Tris, don't pay attention to what they say on Tumblr." She sighed. "There are people who go on there just to troll, anyway, and most of the commenters are probably Peter's gang."
"But..." I started. But Chris hadn't finished yet.
"Besides, Peter's gang hates everyone who thinks they're better than them, or whatever." She pointed out. "If they hate you, you must be doing pretty well."
I smiled a small smile and said "thanks. But... how did you know... and stuff?"
Christina's eyes widened, and she plopped her head down and snored convincingly. I didn't buy it.
"Chris, I'm not falling for it." No response. "Chris, wake up." No response. "Chris, if you don't respond, I'm going to tickle you." Still, no response.
I leaped on her bed and tickled her stomach. She shot out of bed and looked at me, startled. "I... I didn't think you meant it." She said lamely. "Can we please get some sleep?"
I decided not to press her. I fell onto the bed and turned out the lamp.
I got up at 8:30 am.
"Darn!" I exclaimed. "I'm going to be late to breakfast!" I jumped out of bed, grabbed some black denim clothes, and jumped into the shower.
I put on "Singing in the Rain" And sung in the shower, like I always did. After showering, I got my towel and went back to my dorm to get dressed.
Once I got there, I remember I had left my clothes in the bathroom. Embarrassed, I went back to the bathroom to grab my clothes - only to find it was already occupied.
"Hello, Tris." Peter smiled coldly. "Forget something?" He held up my clothes. I grabbed them and turned to leave, my cheeks burning.
I grabbed it and ran from the bathroom. When I got to my bed, I slammed the door behind me, and turned - to face Molly and Drew.
"What kind of a figure is that?" Molly sounded disgusted. "Yeah, you look like a 9-year-old." Drew put in.
I pointed to the door with my free hand. "Out!" I yelled.
They filed out, smirking. Drew was texting someone, and I caught a picture of myself on the iPhone.
"DREW GIVE ME THAT RIGHT FREAKING NOW!" I grabbed his phone and stared in horror at the picture he had sent Peter. I dropped the phone on the floor and stomped on it with the heel of my house-shoe. It broke into little pieces. I handed them to Drew and slammed the door behind them, to the sound of his cursing.
I cursed all the way to breakfast and to the first class - Self-defense.
"Welcome, everyone!" Said the teacher - who happened to be Eric. "Today, you will be fighting each other. Do not kill. Do not seriously harm. Understood?" His eyes flickered over to me, and he smirked before looking away. My cheeks burned.
Peter spoke up. "Sir, what if it's not a fair match or something? Or what if it's someone you really hate?"
"If it's a bully, have no mercy." Tobias spoke up. "Well... that's what Principal Marcus says." He said, deliberately not using the term "father". I nodded slightly at him and he nodded back, getting the message that I understood.
"The... old rules." Eric said, his lips twisting. "Have no mercy... have no mercy to everyone, Peter. You are one of my most trusted students, I trust your judgement - mostly." He said, grinning a small grin. "Molly, Drew, I trust you as well."
"Who are the teams, already?" Al called out impatiently.
"Molly vs Tris, Peter vs Tobias, Drew vs Sally, Christina vs Will, Al vs Uriah, and Zeke vs Lauren. In that order." He commanded.
"Why are we fighting each other?" Sally asked suddenly. "Will we really need them later? And against who?"
Eric walked up to her until they were almost nose to nose. "That will be revealed in time - maybe." He hissed. "No questions asked, or your perfect record will be spoiled." Sally shrank back.
I crept up to the fighting ring in the middle of the circle the students made. Molly walked in confidently, smirking to Drew. She hissed in my ear as I walked past... "You're too young to be in middle school. Drop the act and confess you're nine!"
I swung around and punched her in the gut. "You little" punch "sneaky liar" kick kick slide punch "bully" push slide slap "leave me alone!"
We crawled away from each other. I barely noticed my swelling eye - though I noticed my broken finger - because I was gloating over Molly's numerous wounds. I walked out of the ring, and Molly half-limped and half-crawled out. I walked confidently to the bench, accepted the ice, and watched the rest of the matches.
After that class, I went to lunch. I sat next to Tobias, and Peter didn't even try to come near me. Dinner was the same story, and I crept into bed next to Christina and deleted my Tumblr account.
My last thought before I went to sleep is "I could get used to this kind of day..."
