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"Again!"

A burst of gun shots rang through the room and every time, I winced from the noise. And this didn't go beyond the instructors notice. The chocolate brown eyed, beautiful mocha skinned instructor. I thought Jack was the hottest boy on the globe. Well, he still was…but at least this one was nice.

Nice wasn't the right word, "Again! Hit the targets, now!"

Another burst of gun shots. I winced before pulling the trigger and watching it hit the center dead on. Everyone else's did the same. Eli smiled.

"Okay, that's enough. You're done for the day."

Everyone started leaving, muttering among themselves. I was dropping my gun off when Eli appeared in front of me.

"We need to work on something. You have a problem."

"I don't have a problem, I just need a silencer," I told him, referring to the gun my mom let me use because it was silent.

He shook his head, "You won't always have a silencer with you."

I took out a small gun from my waist belt. Eli smiled and ran his hand through his caramel colored hair, "Maybe you will. But your hesitation is a problem."

"Okay…how are you going to do it?"

He grabbed a can of beer and sat down in a chair, spinning around in it and tossed me a gun, "First, we identify the problem."

"Were you Erudite?"

He rolled his eyes, "Gosh, how did you figure that out," I rolled my eyes and took my stance waiting for him to tell me when to shoot.

"Now!"

I shot and involuntarily winced again. I looked in the chair and found that Eli wasn't in the chair anymore. He was right in front of me and took the gun from my hand.

"You, have a probem. Hesitation. And that's the one thing that gets you killed in a fight."

"I won't get i-."

"That's what everyone says," he showed me a stick he got from no where and broke it. When I didn't react from the crack, he circled me with narrowed eyes, "You have a fear of gun shots?"

"No," I said with a frown. How could I have a fear of gun shots?

"Really?" he grinned and turned, shot his gun and put his hand on my chest. He grinned, "Really?"

I slapped his hand away and glared at him, "What the heck are you doing?" Was every boy in dauntless a pervert?

Eli moved his hand away and sighed, "I was checking your heart rate. If you weren't scared, then why was your heart pounding as if you were about to die?"

"Look, I'm not scared of gun shots," I said still trying ignore the lingering feeling of his palm on my chest.

"Then why-."

"Because you touched me."

"What?" he raised an eyebrow, "You have a fear touch?"

I groaned loudly and sighed, "You're…hot and stuff and you touched me," I said.

He grinned again and I folded my arms across my chest, "You don't even know me."

"Yeah, a hot guy that I don't know touches me, why won't my heart rate go up."

He took my hand and I cursed silently at my heart. "How about now?"

I yanked my hand away and glared at him, "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."

I was out the door before he could say anything. I sighed. My heart was dumb. Eli was just playing with another one of the initiates. I touched my chest though, unconscious of what I was actually doing. I am going to show him that I wasn't just some child.

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I got out of the dorms as soon as I entered. I couldn't believe the others. There were two that were stuck sucking each other's faces, another was just too quiet, another was an adrenaline freak…I just wanted to leave. I went to the bar and sat down on the stool by the island.

"One margarita," I asked and heard snickering behind me. When I turned around I saw one of the initiates. Oh yeah, the drunk. I chugged down my drink and glared at her. I turned around and asked for vodka. The drunk initate know laughed openly and loudly. I glared at her, "Whiskey."

In about 15 minutes I had no idea where I was or what was making my throat burn so much. Everything was dizzy and I was afraid I'd fall off my stool so I stood up.

"Badd idea," I heard someone say. She sounded like me. But with a different voice. I giggled, "I haveee a twwwwwiiiinn!"

Someone took my hand and I went down, crumpling on the floor. I pouted, "I fell…"

"Yes, you did, now get up," a familiar voice muttered in my ear and picked me up bridal style, taking me out of the bar. I put both arms around his neck and kicked my feet happily.

When I looked up, I squealed in delight and giggled, "Yayy! It's Elii!"

Eli gave me a look but I only leaned up and whispered, "Eli saved mee! Youur mmmy PRINCE!"

"….don't scream like that," Eli snapped.

I winced and felt a tear run down my face, "You don't like me."

He opened the door to the room and sat her on the bed. He kneeled down and looked up at me, "You're probably not going to remember all of this so-."

"No!" I pushed myself away from him and hugged my knees to my chest, "No!"

Eli rolled his eyes but followed me on the bed, "That's not what I meant. Since you're not going to remember this later, I'll let you sleep here tonight. It's a tradition to strip a drunk initiate naked ."

I nodded and laid down, not moving or unfolding my position. This didn't seem to bother Eli at all.

The logical part of me managed to ask, "Why is Eli being nice?"

"I was an initaite last year. And I am nice. I only act like an ass when I'm your instructor so the rest of you will stop fooling around and take it seriously."

I giggled, "So you're not a pervert?"

Eli turned a bit colorful at that, "I'm not a pervert, Ice."

"Reeeeeaally?" I leaned over and poked his cheek. He ighed and shook his head, muttering something under his breath as he covered me up. I pulled myself into a tighter ball and when it didn't work, I whined, "I'm cooold!"

"Well, what do you want me to do? I'm not turning the heater an higher."

"Sleep with me!"

"No."
I pouted and looked up at Eli who had changed out of his clothes and was wearing shorts without a shirt, "You're soooo hot."

He raised an eyebow but I could see a smile. I got up and took his hand, leading him to the bed and said, "Yes…but I want to sleep next to warm, HOT guy!" With that, I draped his arm around me and laid my head on his chest. He turned off the light and soon enough I heard nothing more.

"Drunk people don't sleep," I told him, stroking his chest.

"Just. SLEEP." I was quiet for another while.

I couldn't help it but ask, "How old are yyou?

"17."

"So you're not all big and scarry?"

"I'm not scarry."

"You're intimidating."

"I'm supposed to be."

"I don't want you to be," I murmured, sleeping finally coming for me, "Because I like you."

"Uh-huhn."

"I do."

"Okay."

I snuggled closer to his chest, feeling warm finally and purred, "You're warm…and hot and nice. I reeeally like you."

"Okay."

"What's the matter….you don't like me?"

I looked up with a pout, only to be surprised by Eli's li[s meeting mine. He kissed me long and sweet, his lips softer than any other. He pulld away too soon and his eyes gave a final look, "I do. Go to sleep. Now."

I looked at him for a while more, absolutely dazzled and shocked. But I giggled uncontrollably at the end nd touched my lips while I nodded. I did exactly what he said and fell asleep.