CHAPTER 4: The Party (PART 1)

A/N: This party gonna be lit boys & girls. review and give me ideas/tell me if i should continue.

TRIS POV:
I took Christina's advice for the party, and decided to wear a black and white dress with Adidas sneakers. I'm pretty proud of my outfit. I look in the mirror, admiring my handiwork. My hair is pin straight, just the way I like it and my mascara is on point. Dressed and ready, I look out the window. Four's about to leave. I hastily open my window, "Wait for meeee." I yell, catching his attention. "Ok." He yells back and I grab my bag and run down the stairs.

"I can't believe its the second day and you're going to your first party." My mom gushes, eyeing me up and down. "No time, friend outside, Bye mom, I love you!" I call back, already out the door. I jog across the street, getting into the front seat of his car.

"I didn't know you drove a car." I say, inspecting the interior. He doesn't respond, and he starts up the car, driving down our block. Our five minute ride is in complete silence until we arrive at Marlene's house. The loud roar of the car engine dims as we exit the vehicle. For a party, the house seemed to be pretty quiet.

We make our way up the stairs, and ring the bell. "Door's open!" I hear Lynn's voice call, and Four opens the door, letting me inside before shutting it behind us. Inside, I spot Lynn, Marlene, Uriah, Zeke, Christina, Will, and Shauna. "Hey Tris!" Uriah says, giving me a quick hug before ushering me and Four over to the group.

I nod, introducing myself. "Kinda quiet for a party." I say. "Not a lot of people."

"I like to keep things small, and it wasn't a party until you two got here." Marlene winks, and the room is instantly filled with dance music, nothing of which I recognize. "Wanna dance?" Four asks, speaking his first words to be all evening. I reluctantly agree, and he pulls me into the center of the room. I don't really dance, so I end up fumbling around quite a bit. I laugh at my own failure, which ends up making Four laugh. Time flies, and by the time Marlene mutes the music, it's 8pm.

"Lets do some Candor or Dauntless." Lynn suggests, and everyone agrees except me. "What's that?" I whisper to Four, curiosity in my voice. "Like Truth or Dare, except if you don't do a dare or answer a question you have to remove an article of clothing." He responds.

My eyes widen, I'm wearing only a dress! We all gather in a circle on her floor. "I'll go first." Lynn says and her eyes instantly lock with mine. "Candor or Dauntless, Tris?" She asks me, a mischievous smile on her face. I get a burst of confidence, and decide to be brave.

"Dauntless."

"7 minutes in heaven with Four, upstairs, first room on your left." My eyes widen, it's either that or my whole dress comes off. I stand up, shooting a glance at Four. He stands up and follows me up the stairs, into a bedroom. I turn around to face him, fear on my face. "We don't have to do anything." He reassures me.

"I know." I respond, taking a seat on the bed. "We can just talk." Four nods his head, and I know I definitely have questions. "What's your real name?" I question.

He tenses up, and I hope I didn't hit a sore spot, but in a moment he relaxes. "Tobias, but I don't like being called that. You can call me it if we're alone." He says, his voice sounding colder. "Ever had a boyfriend? First kiss?" He asks.

I shake my head no, telling the truth. I'd want him to be my first, though. "You?" I ask. He also shakes his head no. "You're 15 right?"

Four shakes his head no, again. "16, I got left back a year, didn't care about my grades last year." I nod, understanding. He scoots a bit closer, making the distance between us even shorter. I feel a bead of sweat drip down my forehead. Is he trying to make a move on me? I wonder, a bit hopeful. "Can we make a pact that whatever happens in here, whatever we say, stays between us?" He asks.

"Of course." I respond. I'm about to add "Anything for you." But I restrain myself, I'd come on too strong. As we hear footsteps coming up, he firmly kisses my lips, and pulls away right before Marlene walks in, ushering us back down to the game. I touch my lips, trying to remember the feeling. "Remember our pact." Four whispers in my ear as we walk downstairs.

As we sit down, Four picks the next victim. "Zeke, Candor o-"

"DAUNTLESSS." Zeke shrieks, hurting my eardrums a bit. We all laugh, and Four thinks of a dare. "I'm not very creative but... go over the neighbor's house wearing a horse head in just your underwear, and start galloping and neighing." Zeke laughs at Four's dare, and starts to strip. "I'll go get the horse head." Lynn offers and rushes into the basement, quickly coming up with a brown rubber horse head.

Uriah puts it on and stumbles out of the house, to next door, and rings the bell. We all safely watch from the window. A young lady with a small child answers, and Zeke starts neighing and galloping. "HORSEY, MOMMY." The little girl screams and a stifle a laugh. The door is almost immediately slammed in his face. The whole room bursts into laughter, Uriah physically rolling on the floor. Zeke walks back, and puts his clothes back on.

"That was tragic, I feel violated." Zeke says, acting as if he is emotionally hurt. "But the game must go on so, Tris, Candor or Dauntless.?" Zeke asks.

"Candor." I quickly say, not wanting to be humiliated or forced to do something stupid. Zeke grins, "I was hoping for that..." He says, laughing manically.

"Do you like Four as more then a friend?" He questions, and I tense up. If I remove my dress, it'll be suspicious, If I say no I'll be lying, If I say yes, then everyone will know. There's no way out. I sigh, "Yes." I respond reluctantly, and everyone is silent.

"I KNEW IT!" Christina says, with happiness. She shakes Will, repeating "I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!" before Will takes her hands and places them down.

"It's not a big deal, lets just go on." I say, trying to change the subject. "Uriah-"

"Dauntless, it's always Dauntless." Uriah interrupts. I remember what he wanted me to do. "Kiss Marlene." I say, smiling. I see Marlene blush, but Uriah has evident happiness on his face. They turn to face each other, and they kiss. Lynn whistles, as well as Shauna and Christina.

Marlene asks if we wanna all stay the night. "It's already 11, I'm tired. Text your parents, and we can crash here, there's enough room." Marlene says, gesturing around the living room. I text my mom and get a quick, "Ok, be safe."

"Lets continue the fun." I say.

A/N: I wanted to make the party a big thing, so I'm separating it. Chapter 5 should be up tomorrow around this time or between anywhere from 4pm-8pm eastern standard time.