Uriah puts on a blindfold and spins in circles. He starts walking around, until he touches somebody on the shoulder…
Peter.
"Oh god!"
"What?" Uriah asks and takes off his blindfold. "Oh… I see. Well, you took the dare!"
Edward stands up awkwardly and him and Peter enter the closet.
"How many minutes has it been?" asks Grace.
"Do you think they're making out by now?" laughs Will. Christina giggles and elbows him in the ribs.
"I think they have, like 2 more minutes… Yes," says Lauren.
"We should extend the time for these. We'll call it 30 Minutes In Heaven!" suggests Zeke.
"Oh, maybe we should leave EDWARD AND PETER in there for a little longer!" says Uriah.
"YES!" Zeke agrees.
"Nooo! Give the poor guys a break!" Shauna objects.
"1 more minute! You two better put your shirts back on quick!" jokes Uriah.
After a minute, they open the door and find both of them leaning against the closet's wall, not making eye-contact with each other.
"Come out, love birds!" sings Zeke.
Edward shivers at the thought while Peter roles his eyes and they both step out of the closet.
"Alright. Tris, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Candor, I guess."
"Really? Well, okay then- are Four and you dating?"
Tris looks at Four, like she's asking him for permission to speak. "Go ahead, tell them."
"Yes. We are," she says and finally feels free to sit next to him. She rests her head on his shoulder and he puts his arm around her.
"Aw! I SHIP IT!" says Marlene and claps her hands together.
"Do you ship us?" Uriah asks flirtatiously.
"NO!" she laughs.
"Why not?"
"Why, we don't have a ship name yet!"
"We'll be… URLENE!"
"I like it! I SHIP IT! URLENE IS BORN!" she says and kisses him on the cheek.
"My turn! Grace- C or D?"
"Dauntless, bro!"
"I'll call someone from my phone and you have to pretend like you know him- or her- and ask the person out!"
"Okaysies!"
"Gimme a number, Four!"
"How do you say… Four, ha?" he says in the European accent and does an eyebrow dance, which makes Tris giggle.
"Four it is! And that is… Oooh! I can't wait for this… Here!" she hands Grace the phone.
"Hello? Beatrice?"
"Hello? Hi, Grace here. I just wanted to ask you if you maybe wanted to go out with me?"
"Who is this?"
"Oh, you silly! So, what do you say?"
"I say- what?"
"Here's what I say- you, me, seven o'clock tomorrow!"
"No, wa-"
"Don't speak! You can say all of that tomorrow… Bye, my love!"
"What?"
And she hangs up. "Now may I know who was I talking to?"
"That was my brother!"
"You have a brother?"
"Yes, Caleb. He must've been so shocked!" Tris starts laughing uncontrollably. "I wish I could've seen the look on his face!"
"Ah, well. My turn. Lauren!"
"Dauntless."
"Sit in Al's lap until it's his turn!"
Lauren looks uncomfortable, but sits in Al's lap. Al looks just as awkward.
"Al, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Aw, BOO!" says Grace.
"Candor."
"Again? Ok… Tell us an embarrassing moment from your life!"
Al blushes. "Well… um… I was a little tired during class this one time and I fell asleep… And I did nap a little during Math before that, but I was still partly awake and this time, I totally fell asleep. So when I woke up… I… I was in a middle of a different class and I didn't even realize until the teacher did. So then I had to get out of that class and find mine and… yeah. It was pretty embarrassing."
"Whoa. That is embarrassing. I'd probably just die!" says Lynn.
"Lynn, be nice!" says Lauren.
"It's my turn," Al looks at her.
"Right!" Lauren gets up from his lap and gets back to her seat.
"Martine. Candor or Dauntless?"
"Eh… Dauntless?"
"I dare you… to eat the spiciest thing Zeke and Uriah have in their kitchen!"
"Deal!" she seems pretty sure of herself.
Zeke finds a bottle with small red peppers. "This is supposed to be really spicy. Like, so spicy, even some Dauntlesses can't eat it!"
"Ok…" Martine takes one pepper and carefully bites a small piece off. "It is a bit spicy."
"Now I wanna try!" says Zeke and puts one whole pepper in his mouth. His face turns red and sweaty. "GIMME WATER!" he yells and runs into the kitchen.
"I gotta eat the whole thing, right?" Martine asks.
"Yeah," Al replies.
"Here goes!" she swallows the pepper immediately. Everyone pays close attention to her face to see if it turns as red as Zeke's. But it doesn't.
"Why are you all staring at me?" she laughs.
"I can't believe it- she's supposed to be sweating, not laughing!" says Uriah.
"Guys, I am a prodigy when it comes to eating spicy stuff!"
"You sure are! Anyways, your turn now."
"Hmm… let me see… Christina! Candor or Dauntless?"
"Dauntless!"
"Play 30 minutes in heaven with Will!"
"What? What's 30 minutes in heaven?" asks Peter.
"It's an upgrade of 7 minutes in heaven! You and Edward were in the closet while we came up with it!" explains Zeke.
"Oh! Ok…"
"Anyways, it's Christina and Will's turn to play now, so off you go!"
Christina and Will enter the closet, holding hands as they do.
"Guys, do you think 30 Minutes In Heaven is a good idea?" Four asks, frowning.
"Why? What could possibly happen?" asks Uriah carelessly.
"Yes, what could happen, Uriah? What could two people in love do in a dark, tiny closet, in a different room- a room that we're not in- in half an hour?"
"Come on, Four! They're only 16, what could go wrong?" Zeke says.
"Exactly, THEY'RE ONLY 16!
"You were right. We should call HIM Buzzkill!"
"I was just pointing out the obvious!" says Martine.
"Should we maybe tell them it's been 30 minutes already?" asks Shauna.
"You really wanna do that? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THERE NOW?" Four replies.
"NOTHING is happening! God, Four! They just started dating recently, it's probably their first relationship!" objects Zeke.
"My guess is that they're just awkwardly talking now. I mean, 7 minutes is romantic, 30 minutes is awkward for a relationship that's as new as theirs is!" Shauna agrees.
"You guys are way too naïve! You don't know what those teenagers are like!"
"Four, YOU'RE A TEENAGER!"
"Whatever!"
Shauna, Zeke and Uriah are obviously slightly annoyed by Four. And he is obviously very annoyed by them. Silence takes over the room.
"So…" starts Grace. Four sends her an angry glare.
"Tris, do something! He's gonna ruin the fun with his grumpy face."
Tris gives him a hug, but Four ignores her. "Fooouuur! Look at me! Pweeaseee!" she puts on her best puppy face.
"What?" he looks at her, still slightly annoyed. She kisses him and smiles.
"Don't be grumpy, Four!"
"Fine," he returns the kiss.
"Aww! This is so cute!" says Zeke, pretending to wipe off tears. Shauna uses that moment to hug him.
Apparently, Uriah and Marlene feel like they're being left out, so they hug too.
"Yay. Happy couples." says Martine darkly.
"Come on, be happy for them!" says Edward.
"Easy for you to say- you're in a happy relationship, too!" Al replies.
"Yeah, and the rest of us is forever alone!" Lynn joins in.
"On the bright side… well, maybe not for everyone… 30 minutes will be up in a minute!" announces Lauren. She walks over to the closet and says "30 minutes will be up in 1 minute, guys!"
"BETTER GET DRESSED BY THEN!" yells Four.
"WOULD YOU LET THAT GO ALREADY?!" says Lauren.
"You've been warned!"
So the happy couples spend that one minute hugging, while the forever alone people casually talk and try to ignore the couples.
"Ok guys, 30 minutes are up," says Lauren, walking over to the closet. She puts her hand on the doorknob, but Four stops her "WAIT! Knock first! Just to be safe!"
Lauren rolls her eyes and knocks. "Guys, 30 minutes are up! I would just open the door but Mr. Grownup here wanted me to knock so…"
Christina and Will don't reply.
"May I have the permission to open the door now?" Lauren asks.
"Children today… trying to cause mischief all the time!" Four shakes his head and sits down again.
Lauren opens the closet door. Will and Christina seem like they've been having a nice chat and nothing else at the first sight.
"See?" Lauren turns around to look at Four.
"No. I don't. It's all OK now, but… AHA!" he points his finger to Christina. "She's wearing Will's shirt! Proof #1!"
Christina blushes and holds Will's hand. They walk over to the couch and sit down. They sure love their couch.
"And look at HIM! His wearing his trouser inside out!" Four's voice is full of pride and victory.
"For god's sake, Four! Sit down!" Tris says and holds his hand. She tries to drag him down into his seat, but he shakes her hand off.
"And finally- their hair is messy! The classic clue. BAM!" he finally sits down after that. "What can you say in your defense? Huh?"
Will and Christina stare at him with open mouths.
"What the hell, Four?" asks Christina.
"I'll have you know that we were just talking!" Will says.
"Uh-uh!" Four raises his eyebrow.
"Will, come on! We were not just talking. But you don't have to be worried, nothing really happened…" Christina promises.
"Kids always say that!"
"You know what, I think I'm gonna go. Four, I think you should too!" Tris tells him with a serious expression.
"Trissy, no!" Uriah exclaims.
"Sorry, Uri. It's just getting a little loud in here…" she looks at Four when she says loud. "Bye!"
"Thanks a lot, FOUR!" Shauna says and gets up.
"Wait, Shauna! You're not leaving, right?" Zeke asks.
"Sorry, Zeke. I kinda have to agree with Tris on this. I'll see you tomorrow!" she kisses him and walks out of the apartment.
"Well, if we're leaving…" Martine starts.
"You're gonna go now, won't you?" Grace asks.
"I'm a bit tired…"
"Here we go again!"
"Sorry, Grace! Sorry for having a busy life! You know, when you get a job, I'd like to see you stay up all night and manage to wake up early in the morning!"
"Fine, GO!"
Martine gets up. "Sorry, everyone. I really should go now. I have stuff I really need to do, so…"
And she leaves.
"Ok, guys… Let's continue! We can still have a good time, right?" Uriah says.
"If HE keeps his mouth shut, then yes!" Lauren looks at Four.
"I just don't think we should play 30 Minutes In Heaven!"
"Well we won't. We won't play 30 Minutes In Heaven if it causes problems."
"OK. But I bet it will!" he replies and looks at Will and Christina.
"How many times do I have to tell you- NOTHING HAPPE-" Christina starts.
"Oh, something happened alright!"
"You know what, we don't have to listen to this. Christina, let's go!" Will says and they walk out of the apartment together.
"This night is RUINED!" Zeke dramatically falls to the ground.
"THAT'S BECAUSE NOBODY HERE TAKES CANDOR OR DAUNTLESS SERIOUSLY! I WANNA FINISH THE DAMN GAME ALREADY!" Uriah yells and storms out of the room.
"Drama queen…" Lynn comments.
"Should I go talk to him?" Marlene asks.
"If you dare…" Zeke replies.
"I'll go," she decides and goes to Uriah's room.
"I think I…" Al starts quietly.
"Go. Nobody's stopping you! Go!" Zeke supports his head with his hands.
Al awkwardly runs out of the apartment.
"Is it OK if I go, too?" Peter asks and walks over to the door.
Zeke, who's face is still buried in his hands, nods.
"I'm leaving, too. This is all your fault!" Lauren hisses at Four.
She slams the door when her and Peter leave.
"Yeah… I'm getting outta here…" Lynn says and leaves.
"Let's see, who's still here?" Grace looks around. "Zeke, Edward, me, Four, Marlene and Uriah- but they kinda left too… Wait. Where's Eric?"
"I believe he snuck out," says Edward.
"Huh."
Edward stares at the floor, apparently amazed by the color of the carpet he's sitting on. Grace is looking around, avoiding eye-contact. Four stares right ahead, frowning with his arms crossed. Zeke's still in quite a depressed pose. The only sound in the room is the sound of Edward's occasional sighs and Uriah's sobs from, coming from the other room.
"NO! I'll never throw another party again!" says Uriah, then Marlene replies something they don't hear.
Edward sighs again.
Grace decides to spice things up a bit and hums a melody.
Zeke shakes his head wistfully.
Grace jumps up. "Well, time to go!" she walks over to the door. "Bye, suckers!"
Zeke finally raises his head. He looks at Edward and Four. "What are you two still doing here?"
Edward and Four stand up.
"Yes. Leave."
And they do. Zeke throws himself onto the couch and closes his eyes. "What a mess!" he tells himself. Uriah and Marlene's conversation echoes through the room and Zeke slowly falls asleep.
I'm afraid you might have to wait a little longer for chapter 6 because I'm trying to figure out how to continue the story from this point on. But I'll try to hurry up :)