Will POV:

I wake up to Cara singing in the shower. Once I shut off my alarm and throw on some jeans, I see her full dressed, whistling, and curling her hair.

"And what are you so happy about today?" I ask her.

She pushes her glasses up and shouts, "I thought you'd never ask! I got the lead in this year's musical!"

I nod suspiciously. She's not usually like this. "And..."

"Isn't it great?! I'm so excited!"

I nod again.

"Hey, cheer up, Will," she pinches my cheek. I pull back, "How'd it go with that girl you like? What's her name? Tris? No. Chris? Yes. Christina."

My eyes open really wide when I hear her say this, and I run up to her, "Shut up, Cara. I don't know what you're talking about."

She finishes her hair and pushes me away, "You shut up. You know what? I'll give you some advice. You're going to that party right?"

I nod casually.

"Well, get her a drink and she'll kiss you. Or ask her to dance. Or, if you're real lucky, she'll say yes when you ask her to Homecoming." Cara walks out of the bathroom and shuts off the light.

"Who says I'm asking her to Homecoming? Who says I'll even go?"

Cara flips her hair and turns around, smiling, "Who says you won't?"

She walks away and I am left there, in the hallway speechless.

Christina POV:

I look down at the chicken and lettuce wrap in front of me. It will have to do. I'm already late for school as it is. Plus I need to get rid of the volcanic pimple on my forehead before Homecoming. Speaking of which, why has Will been ignoring me? I wonder if he will ask me to the dance...Then my eight year old sister's yelling snaps me back into reality.

"No! I don't wanna get up mamma!"

"Zoe, you'll be late for school! Now get up!"

"No! Tell them I'm sick! Then I can watch Looney Tunes all day!"

"No. Zoe, we will not lie to the good people at the school."

"But, mamma..."

I roll my eyes and stuff my binder and lunch into my backpack and yell 'bye mom and Zoe' before I start up my '97 silver Chrysler and head off to school.

Tris POV:

I wake up with a slight cold and roll over. The elderberry syrup that my mom gave me must've helped. Plus I need to go to school today. I missed too much schoolwork yesterday. So I force myself out of bed and put on black jeans and a grey sweatshirt. Then I go downstairs.

"Good morning Beatrice. How are you feeling?" my dad asks while reading the paper.

I shrug and put a granola bar, an apple, and a water bottle in my backpack.

My mom and Caleb are eating oatmeal and scrambled eggs. I find a plate and take some eggs off the stove then I sit down with them.

"And how are you Beatrice?" my mom asks.

"Fine," I say, a bit more dismissively than I'd hoped.

Then Caleb speaks up, "Well, we'd better get going. Today I find out if I've made Erudite."

I finish my eggs and we all stand up.

"Ah, that club you want to get into. Well good luck, Caleb. And feel better Beatrice," my mom kisses both of our heads. We put our plates in the sink, and I zip up my backpack. Then we leave for school.

Before classes, Four meets up with me.

"So...you going to Zeke's party?"

I nod.

"Great. See you there Tris."

I smile and he kisses me, blushing. Then he walks away, biting his lip.

I stand there, clutching my math books in a daze.

Will comes up to me, looking confused.

"Tris? Are you okay?"

Snap out of it Tris, "What? Oh, yeah. I'm fine, thanks for asking. What can I do for you?"

Will crosses his arms and looks around the hall suspiciously. Then he leans in, takes a deep breath, and whispers, "I need to find a subtle way to ask Christina to Homecoming. I really like her and she must be crazy that I haven't asked her out yet, and-"

"Will! Stop it. Just go up and ask her tomorrow night at the party. Good crowd, not too big. She'll love it."

"Will she?"

"Yes. And give her flowers along with it."

"Yeah. Okay. And Tris?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks."

"Anytime Will."

Afterschool, Christina takes me shopping. She insisted on going to TJ Maxx. Four kisses me on the way out of school, and this enrages the cheerleaders. Then Christina pulls me into her car and starts it up.

We turn the corner and head onto the highway.

"What's your secret?"

"What secret?" I'm confused.

"What secret?! How do you get Four to like you so fast? It's the third day of school! The news came out today! He's the varsity quarterback! He's the hottest, most wanted guy in all of Chicago Prep High School, and the only girl he'll look at is you!"

"I dunno. What do you want to know?"

Christina's face goes red and she looks straight at the road. "Will won't talk to me."

"So? Maybe he's planning something," I say, trying to hold back a grin.

Christina takes the next exit and pulls into TJ Maxx, "You think so?"

"I know so."

"Thanks girl."