"Go to sleep my love,
I'll watch over us,
The calm in my storm, you comfort me
So I'll lie here, I'll lie here
Feeling your heartbeat is all I need"
I'll Lie Here by Mike Dignam
Gage was pretty sure that she was being targeted. She was covered in paint like all over. She had hand prints all over her body. Gage fired her gun rapidly over her shoulder as she sprinted across the Pit. A girl named Rita fired at her and sent Gage scrambling for cover down a hallway. Gage wondered where Zeke went briefly. She'd noticed that he brought Petra Carlisle along against faction rules. Gage knew Zeke and so she knew it probably wasn't serious. Zeke was Zeke and he liked girls and he liked challenges and he liked breaking the rules. Petra Carlisle would be all three.
Suddenly someone shoved past Gage. "Hey!" Gage barked at them. They turned around and Gage saw that it was Shauna. "Oh Shaw, I'm sorry." she said.
"It's fine." Shauna snapped and Gage grabbed her arm.
"Hey what's up?" Gage asked her.
"Zeke is making out with some random girl in the Net room." Shauna tried to sound nonchalant, but Gage knew. "And he's just so obnoxious about it!" she rolled her eyes. "I can't stand him when he's with a girl! All he talks about is her and all he thinks about is her! It's annoying when we've been here from the beginning, but we get sidelined for some bimbo!" Shauna ranted. Gage merely nodded along in agreement. "I mean you know?"
"Totally." Gage nodded.
Shauna sighed, "Well I'll see you tomorrow." she walked away. Gage just looked after her a bit confused on what exactly just happened.
"Okay bye…?" Gage drifted off.
"Ow!" Gage slammed into a guy and tumbled onto the ground. The guy grinned at her and helped her up. "Thanks."
"Sam." he nodded. Gage smiled at him.
"Gage." Sam was cute and Gage was lonely after the drama with Eric. "Alliance?" Gage stuck out her hand.
"Alliance." Sam agreed and shook her hand. He didn't let go of it, however, and tugged her after him. "Come on!" he grinned. They raced through the Pit laughing loudly. Paint was still flying and Gage was now sprinkled with a blue coating. They took refuge in an alleyway. Gage leaned against the wall laughing. Sam grinned at her and the war paint on his face was smudged and red painted dotted his hair. He had tattoo snaking down his forearm.
"Want some?" Sam slid a flask out from inside his jacket.
Gage's lips twitched uneasily. She usually never drank simply because she didn't want to. Tonight, however, she really wanted too. She bit her lip and smiled, "Sure." She downed a huge swallow and crinkled her nose. It was some kind of liquor and heavy in alcohol. She smirked as she thought, what the hell, and took another huge gulp.
"Whoa there, tiger." Sam cautioned. "Drink too much at first and you'll be staggering." he laughed.
"Isn't that the point?" Gage grinned. Sam merely grinned at her and led her into the storeroom of a bar.
"My Dad runs this place." he nodded. "Here." he mixed her something and poured it into a flask. "If you wanna forget something there's the way to do it."
"How'd you know?" Gage sat at the bar and grinned up at him.
"Bartenders have a sixth sense about stuff like that." he winked at her. He came around the other side of the bar to sit beside her. "What's going on in that head of yours, Gage?" he asked.
"Well the aptitude test is in like two days and there was this guy." Gage replied. Sam looked for her to carry on, but she said nothing more.
"Vague," Sam nodded as he downed a shot. "I like it." he then turned to Gage. "You know what else I like?" he smirked.
"What?" Gage looked up at him sideways with her long lashes fluttering.
"You." Sam grinned. He smashed his lips against Gage's. She responded instantly, tugging on his lip and stroking his hair. Suddenly Sam picked her up in one swoop and sat her on one of the booths. There was a collision of teeth, lips, and skin as the two kissed. Gage liked this. No strings, no feelings, no emotion. Just two people satisfying their animalistic urges. Gage liked this a lot.
Gage and Sam stumbled out of the bar at no telling what time. The paint was no longer flying most people were either at home or getting drunk in the Pit. Sam had his arm slung around Gage's shoulders and they were laughing about something stupid. She spotted Zeke and raced over to him. He was standing by the Chasm as Gage tackled him in a hug. Zeke stumbled and gasped before stepping backwards.
"Dammit Gage you scared me!" he clutched his chest and laughed loudly.
"Oops!" she laughed loudly.
"Are you drunk?" Zeke grinned.
"Nope!" Gage then burst out in giggles. "Just kidding! Of course I am silly!" she then turned to the girl standing beside Zeke. "Hi there!" she waved exaggeratedly. Petra smiled back uncertainly.
"Share," Zeke held out his hand and Gage offered up her bottle to him. He swigged the amber liquid with a practiced hand.
"We should go do things." Gage nodded excitedly.
"What kinds of things?" Zeke raised an eyebrow.
Suddenly a smile broke out across Sam's face, "I have an idea."
Hopping on the train while drunk was difficult. They had gathered a small group of fellow Dauntless around their age to join them. Everyone chattered loudly, yelling over each other in unison. Gage was not the only one with a bottle, but she was one of the drunkest. Dauntless, however, had a talent for acting sober while being drunk and Gage had long ago mastered the art. Tonight though was a different story. Gage was being a totally different person. She was laughing and socializing with everyone while managing to make-out with Sam more than even most couples usually do.
"Here it is!" someone shouted and everyone lined up poised to jump. They all piled out a couple of the drunkest falling instead of landing gracefully. Gage was only held up by Sam. The group of Dauntless stalked up to the brightly lit headquarters. The Erudite studied all night long paying no attention to the city ordinances.
"Charge!" one of the Dauntless flung open the door. All of the Dauntless ran through the library screaming at the top of their lungs. They flung books and papers everywhere leaving destruction and mortified Erudites in their wake.
Too soon for Gage's liking they exited the library with loud screeching ringing behind them. Gage spotted two people off to the side. The girl was also in Dauntless clothing and Gage soon recognized her as Petra. Petra was heatedly arguing with the boy in front of her. The boy Gage quickly noticed was Eric.
"Eric!" Gage stumbled over. She fell against him staggering. "Hi!" she looked up at him with a dopey grin.
"Are you drunk?" he looked shocked.
"Why does everyone keep asking me that?" Gage asked, annoyed. "I'm perfectly fine." Gage felt sleepy though. "I am tired though…" she said thoughtfully. "I think that I'm just going to take a nap." she nodded and laid down in the Erudite courtyard. "Goodnight." she hummed as she dozed off.
Voices swirled through Gage's subconscious.
"You take her!"
"I can't! You're the one who has a loft to yourself!"
"But we broke up, Petra. I can't just take her home!"
"Oh shut up and put her in the bed Eric!"
"Well where am I gonna sleep!?"
"The couch like a gentleman!"
"Oh wow thanks how kind of you!"
"Shut up, I'm going home!"
"But Pet!"
"I have my own drunk Dauntless to take care of!"
"Oh yeah, your boyfriend Zeke!"
"He's not my boyfriend."
"Then why were you making out in the courtyard?"
"Can't friends make out and not be accused of dating?"
"No."
"Oh wow shove off Eric."
A door slammed and Gage opened her eyes. Eric was taking off her shoes at the foot of the bed.
"Eric?" she wiped at her eyes sleepily. Eric looked down as he pulled the overs up to her chin.
"Goodnight." he said.
"Eric," Gage's voice sounded like a terrified child. "This is Erudite headquarters." she whimpered.
"Yes." he replied looking at Gage strangely.
"They're going to find me." Gage whimpered sleepily. "I know they will."
"Who would be looking for you?" Eric asked as he sat down on the edge of the bed. He stroked the loose hair back behind Gage's ear.
"Jeanine Matthews and the scientists." Gage looked up at Eric with terrified eyes. "They want to experiment on me and probe my brain."
"Why would they want to do that?" Eric asked her gently.
"Or even kill me." Gage muttered. "I don't know." she drunkenly swiped at her eyes. "Will you stay with me?" Gage clutched at his arm.
"Of course." Eric answered without hesitation. He would always do anything she asked him too. It was her beauty and his downfall. She could make him do anything.
Eric already dressed in pajamas, climbed into bed beside Gage. "Thank you." she said softly as she curled up beside him.
"It's my pleasure." Eric said softly. He watched as Gage's eyelashes fluttered closed and his finger ghosted over her cheek before Gage drifted off into a deep sleep.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
So this is the shortest chapter I've written for this story... I'm sorryyy! This chapter was just so filler-ish and draggy, because I was setting the scene for the next chapter...the aptitude test! And everyone remembered what follows the AT? The Choosing Ceremony! I'm so pumped for the Choosing Ceremony. I've been waiting to get to the initiations literally since I started this story. So the next chapter is Petra's AT and you'll finally meet Arabella, there will a scene with Zeke, a scene with Eric, and a scene with Elijah! So get turnt for the next couple of chapters, because they are gonna be intense! Alright well review, rate, and tell me what's on your mind! It even be random shit like "I love pie" I would totally love to hear about that! (No sarcasm intended) Thanks for reading guys! :)
Answers to Reviews:
anonymous: Elijah and Petra are not done yet! I promise! I want this story you know kind of reflect how life really is. You know you don't immediately find the person you are supposed to be with forever. You date around and play the field. So Petra and Elijah will have more interaction after the Choosing Ceremony pinkie promise! Thanks for reading/reviewing! :)
icexblue: I love Zeke too! He's always been a favorite of mine just simply for his comedic side! He and Petra are not "together" per say, but they are definitely more than friends! Here is your Eric and Gage drama! ;) Thanks for your review!
Hell's Butterflies: Thank ya madame! I love the Gage chapters too simply for Eric! With Petra I have to keep him in a friend-zone, but with Gage it's more romantic and that makes me happy, because I love Eric! Thanks for reviewing/reading! :)
CHARACTER LIST:
Sam: Jake T. Austin