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Chapter 36
I lean over to Tobias and whisper, "I don't know how to play this."
In response, he addresses the whole group, "If you don't know how to play this, it's pretty simple. On your turn, you can ask one person to confess something specific, and if they don't want to, they have to take off an article of clothing and do whatever dare is asked of them. Or, you can ask the whole group the same question, and everyone has to answer or take something off. No dare involved in a group question though. If you choose to ask the whole group though, the price is losing your own piece of clothing."
"Thanks, Four. Alright, who's first?" Shauna claps her hands together.
"I'll go!" Will volunteers, "Lauren, which of the Dauntless-born initiates irritated you the most?" He's obviously hoping she'll say it was someone in the room, but if Lynn, Marlene, and Uriah's laughs are any indicator, her initiate class knows exactly who she dislikes.
"Oh god that's easy. There was this brat named Emilia who thought she was sooo good. She got cut in the end. Couldn't handle the fear simulations," Lauren says. Will looks disappointed that her answer wasn't more interesting. "Zeke, what exactly is going on with you and Shauna?"
Zeke looks at Shauna, then back at Lauren, then at the rest of us. "We're casual. Just seeing if a relationship would work, but not in too deep." His eyes roam the group, then land on Uriah. He leans forward, smirking. "Uriah, exactly how far have you and Marlene gone sexually speaking?"
Uriah opens his mouth to reply, but a glare from Marlene gets the point across. He sighs and says, "I can't answer that."
"Then you have to take something off, run down to the Pit, and yell 'I'm a pretty pansycake!'" Zeke says. Uriah rolls his eyes, pulls off his shirt, and gets up to complete his dare. Marlene kisses him as a thank you for his sacrifice. We all laugh and follow him out, looking down at the Pit from the edge of the walkway as Uriah completes his dare.
"Tris. What's up with you and Four? I want all the details," Uriah says after he's returned to the apartment.
Christina squeals and yells, "Didn't you see them kiss after rankings were announced?" Kyle looks shocked. I smile a little, remembering his rude comment from earlier about my "cute little crush".
I interrupt her before she can say something more revealing. I glance at Tobias then reply, "Um we're sorta dating."
"More details! When, where, how long, how far you've gone, everything," Uri demands.
I blush. "We started dating after the second phase, but we wanted to keep it quiet, so people wouldn't say my rank was a result of favoritism. We haven't really done anything, honestly. We've kissed, but that's it." Four squeezes my hand. "Umm Christina. Why did you transfer from Candor?"
She hesitates, then replies, "I just couldn't deal with it. Being honest all the time isn't necessarily a good thing. Some of my family really didn't like me and, being from Candor, they would tell me that every single day. I wanted to prove I was strong and didn't need them or their approval."
That was a lot deeper than I expected. My reason for leaving Abnegation seems silly.
Christina looks at the group then pulls off her jacket. "I want to know what everyone got on their aptitude test, why everyone chose Dauntless and if you weren't Dauntless born, what faction you transferred from."
Zeke stands up. "I was born Amity," he starts off theatrically.
"Bullshit! You wouldn't last two minutes in Amity. And anyways, I remember you bit my arm in the Pit when we were five, and I have the scar to prove it." Lauren yells, pulling up her sleeve to show off the faint scar.
"You're right. I'm Dauntless-born, got Dauntless on my test, stayed because of family and all, but also because I belong here. Daredevil tricks are second nature," Zeke says then sits back down, his act over.
"I was Candor, but I chose Dauntless because that's what I got on my aptitude test. It made sense to me, too. I knew I wouldn't be Candor, and I'm happy with Dauntless," Kyle says.
We continue around the circle like this. So far, all of the group says they got Dauntless on their test, and that's the reason they chose this faction. When it's my turn, I take a deep breath and say, "I was Abnegation, and I got Abnegation on my aptitude test. I chose Dauntless because I never felt like I was selfless enough and I was tired of being walked on." The faces around me looked shocked. Christina, Will, and Tobias are the only ones who knew my result, and someone choosing against the test rarely happens.
Tobias quickly takes the unwanted attention away from me. "I was born Abnegation, and got an Abnegation result as well. I chose Dauntless because I didn't like the future I saw for myself in Abnegation."
"Did you and Tris know each other before Initiation?" Kyle asks.
"No. Her father is on the Council and her family was busy, so we didn't socialize much," Tobias replies tersely.
"Did you know Tobias? And is it true what Erudite's been saying about how Marcus abused him?" Will asks.
This may be Confession, but I highly doubt Tobias is casually going to admit his identity. That's not the kind of thing you just tell people. Is it?