Finally, part 2 is up. Sorry it took so long, but I really did have a hard time trying to come up with an idea that would make everything flow together the right way.

Also, I wanted to tell you all that the points that I had up for the other couple chapters, have stopped. And that the winner that will have their own character in this story is: lola. c. prior! Congrats!

Song for this chapter: "2 Reasons" by Trey Songz

Chapter 18 (part 2)

Talia's POV

Once everyone , in the transfer dorm, is asleep, I tell Aria that they are asleep, and we start to head for Derek's apartment. When we get there, we are greeted by loud music and a bunch of people singing, dancing, and drinking.

"Wow, I've never seen Derek's place so busy before." Aria says over the music.

"I know." I yell back to her and w head over to where Tristan, Connor, and Sienna are sitting and waiting for us.

"What took you girls so long?" Tristan says as he puts his arm around Aria once she is sitting on his lap. As Aria begins to explain things to him, I look around and see everyone dancing with their girlfriends/boyfriends. Then I see what most of them are drinking is beer that someone probably took from the bar in the pit.

"Talia, where's that guy you like, huh?" I turn around and see Aria smirking at me. I give her an evil glare, and she just laughs.

"You know where he is, and you don't need to say it to the whole world." And with that, I walk away and get myself a beer from the fridge. I know that I'm not supposed to be drinking for three reasons:

1. I have training tomorrow

2. I don't want to do anything stupid tonight and get hung over for tomorrow

3. and my parents will find out

But I don't care. Tonight is my night to have some fun.

As I'm getting my drink out from the fridge, I feel someone's hand on my back, and my first instinct is to grab their arm, and throw them to the floor. But when I quickly turn around to do so, I come face to face with no other than...

"Lucas? What are you doing here? I thought you were asleep and it's a Dauntless born only party." He smirks at me as I try to get him out of the apartment, but he doesn't move. Instead, he takes my hand, and brings me further into the kitchen, and places his hands on my cheeks. "And the spark of lighting is back..." I think to myself.

"Talia, I saw you and Aria slightly opening the transfers dorm door. So, I pretended to be asleep then followed you back here. " he smirks, and that makes my smile. "And, I figured that I could come and hang out with you at a Dauntless party. Seeing as how I need to get used to doing this type of thing."

I smile more, and hug him. He doesn't hesitate to hug me back and rests his chin on my head. He's not that much taller than I am, but he is tall enough to do that. After a couple of minutes like this, he pulls back and takes my hand again, and guides me out into the living room where Aria is dancing, literally, against Tristan, and Connor and Sienna are just dancing to the music.

I feel him bend down and whisper in my ear. "Can you go and tell them that you're leaving with a friend? I don't want you to get in trouble for being here with an unwelcome transfer." I nod, and he kisses my head before I go over to the others.

I tap Aria on the back and she turns around, and once she see's me she smirks. "So, does Talia have some where to be?" I blush and try to hide it.

"Actually yes. If anyone wonders where I am, tell them I'm leaving with a friend. I'll see you at training tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m." she nods and I go back to Lucas.

"All set?" he asks, and I nod. With that, he guides me somewhere in the compound that I've never seen before. I'm about to ask him where we are going, but decide to let myself be surprised. As we travel further down a few dark hallways with blue lights are regular intervals, I notice Lucas' grip on my hand tighten a little and his thumb is making small circles on my hand.

Finally, we make it to a cozy little place where I don't think anyone else knows about, except for Lucas for some odd reason. And it's around this time, he speaks. "Talia, remember how I said earlier at dinner, that the story I mentioned is a long one?" I nod. "Well, how do you feel about spending a little time with me and hearing it?" he smiles hopefully at me.

"Sure." I smile and look into his unbelievably bright, blue eyes. He nods, and we go into a, what looks to be, an abandoned room that no one wanted any more.

Inside the room, it's like a regular apartment, like my parents'. However, there is no sign that anyone has been living here recently. 5 - 10 years maybe. On one side of the room, there is kitchen with a sink, stove, and an empty fridge. The wall next to it has a large bathroom. Opposite that wall, there is a door that creaks when I open it, and there is a large bed in there that was already made. And, as I get a better look at the bed, it looks like it was just made. "I wonder why..."

I look over at Lucas, and see that he's just looking at the bed. After a couple of seconds though, he looks back at me, smiling. I hope he isn't thinking what I think he's thinking.

Lucas' POV

When I bring Talia to the abandoned apartment that I found earlier today when I was looking around the compound, I see her looking all around the place. Once she gets inside and takes in the sight of everything, her eyes land on the bedroom door. She opens the door and it creaks, suddenly her eyes widen once she see's the bed that I made when I first came here.

"If everything else in the apartment is a mess, then why does the bed look newly made?" she asks, and I can hear a slight nervousness in her voice, and I look at her. I hope she isn't thinking that I want to sleep with her when I only just met her a couple hours ago. And I really hope she realizes that I am not that kind of guy.

"The bed being made has nothing to do with what you're probably thinking, Talia. I just made it so that way we could have some where nice and comfortable to sit or lie down while I tell you my story." she breathes out in, what I think is, relief. "I didn't want you to think that I am that kind of guy that likes to sleep around with girls even if they just met them. But I apologize if I made you think that way."

I go up next to her, and put my arm around her waist and she leans her head against my arm. Then she leans up and kisses my cheek. "At first, that is what I thought. And I'm sorry for thinking it. I- I have never been in a relationship with someone before and I don't know what to expect." I nod and kiss the top of her head.

"It's ok. Are you sure you want to hear the real reason why I transferred to Dauntless?" she smiles, and nods as she guides me to lie down on the bed with her. After we get comfortable under the blankets, and we are laying on our backs. One arm behind her shoulders with my hand rubbing up and down her left arm, and her head using my chest as a pillow. We are looking at a picture that is hanging on the wall in front of us. It's an old painting, but you can still faintly see that there was a family in a field sitting under a tree having a picnic or something.

"Talia, what is your family like?" I ask her once we are are sitting in a comfortable silence for a few minutes.

She shrugs. "Like any other family. I have my mom and dad, who are both leaders along with my uncle and aunt, and I'm and only child. And I have a dog named Coal." she smiles, I guess because she's thinking of them right now. And I smile back because it's like her smile is contagious. "What's yours like?"

And there goes my smile. I sigh. "I... don't really have one." I tell her, looking at the wall to my right, anywhere but her. I hear her let out a slight gasp, then I continue. "When I was a little kid, I was sent to live in a foster home with a few other kids. I never really got to know my parents because I lived with my grandparents before they died. So, as I was growing up in with a bunch of other kids who were a little older than I was, I was usually left out from everything. And when I was around 15 or so, I've been really depressed. I guess it's because of my past, I never really had anyone to go and talk to about how I felt most of the time."

When I look at her now, I see that she came closer to me and is staring at me intently. Listening to every word I'm saying. And at this point, I guess it's the right time to tell her that she is the only one that I've ever talked to about this sort of stuff. "Talia, you are the only one that I've ever told this stuff to. And because of my past, no one really wanted to have anything to do with me, so I was basically alone my whole life. And I'd like to thank you for taking the time to listen to me, and that... you're the only one that I trust. Even if we just met a few hours ago." when she doesn't say anything, just looks down at the blanket around us, I take that as a sign that she is afraid to have anything to do with me. "I knew that I shouldn't have told anyone about my past..." I think to myself.

When she still doesn't look at me or say anything, I take the blanket off of me, and start to get off the bed to leave. That is, until I feel her pull me back down to lie down on the bed, and she kisses me. On the lips. As passionately as possible. Her eyes are closed the whole time, and I guess that means she likes it. And so do I, so I close my eyes as well.

After a little while though, she pulls back to breathe. "Lucas. I'm sorry that you had to go through all that. And, I'm glad that you trust me. And, just for the record. I trust you too, even though we did meet a short time ago." she smiles again, and that makes me go in for another kiss.

She seems to be really enjoying the kiss, because she puts her hands on my shoulders and lies down on top on my chest. I place my hands on her waist, and slowly slip my hands into the back pockets of her jeans. She lets out a quiet moan and she moves her hands under my shirt and just makes her hands travel up and down my chest and and abs. And that makes me move my hands back to her waist, and slowly underneath her tight black shirt, and stop on her stomach just under her bra. That's when I feel her breath hitch a little, and she pulls back.

"Oh my god, Lucas. I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking." she says quickly as she tries to get off of me. But I stop her, and gently pull her back so she is laying on me again.

"Talia, it's ok. I should be the one apologizing. I should've been able to control myself, but I just couldn't. When you moaned the way you did, it's like it triggered something inside me to move my hands. By the way, your skin is very soft." I smirk as she starts to blush. "We don't have to go back to the party if you don't want to. We can just stay here and sleep together. But not in that way of course." I smirk, and then she kisses me again.

"I think I'd just like to lay here with you, and just relax." She smiles and I nod before I kiss her head.

"Lucas," she says after she gets herself comfortable on my chest again. "I think this is the beginning of a great relationship." she says, after she kisses the hollow of my neck and then relaxes a little more and puts her head on my chest again. I lean over and kiss her head.

"So do I, Talia. So do I." and with that, we fall asleep in each others arms without anyone to disturb us.

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Aria's POV

As Tristan and I dance to the music, a song that I've never heard of comes on. However, it looks like everyone else seems to know it and starts singing and dancing to it.

"Aria, you don't know this song?" Tristan asks me when he turns me around to face him. I shake my head and he smirks. "Here, I'll sing along with it and you just move with me to the beat." I nod.

[Intro] Trey Songz:
"Tell the DJ turn it up
Bet the DJ bring it back
Tell em play that shit again
Tell em that you like that, like that, oh!

[T.I.]
Trey, I ain't got but two reasons to be here,
all them bottles pop them bottles!

Trey Songz:
ahaa!

I know it's somebody's birthday, right now,
right now, right now, right now,
and somebody gettin drunk too!
right now .. right now, right now, right now [T.I. : yeaa!]

Catch me in the club like i own that ladies,
shawty dancing like she on that ****,
bad ***** never hold back,
send me a picture, where your phone at? (Oh Woaah)

[Chorus]
I only came here for two reasons,
IIIIII can't lie, what chu came for?
I only came for the ladies and the drinks,
ladies and the drinks, ladies and the drinks,
for the ca-came for the ladies and the drinks,
ladies and the drinks, ladies and the drinks
watchu- watchu came for?
Oohh, baby get your glass up ( [T.I.] get your glass up)
Only came for the ladies and the drinks
baby get yo ass up ( [T.I.] get yo ass up)
that's what i came for.

I see you tryna hand-cuff 'er on the street,
stop trippy you can't control that freak! (Woah)
ain't nobody got a body like hers
Ghetto booty but she came from the 'burbs

Gotta dark skinned girl dancin on me (dancin on me),
Two white girls dancin on me (dancin on me)
Bad yellow-bone (Bone), yeah I'm in my zone,
waitress keep coming back so you know we hella gone (Oh Woaah)

[Chorus]
I only came here for two reasons,
IIIIII can't lie, what chu came for?
I only came for the ladies and the drinks,
ladies and the drinks, ladies and the drinks,
for the ca-came for the ladies and the drinks,
bitches and the drinks, bitches and the drinks
watchu- watchu came for?
Oohh, baby get your glass up ( [T.I.] get your glass up)
Only came for the ladies and the drinks
baby get yo ass up ( [T.I.] get yo ass up)
that's what i came for.

[T.I.]
Aye, I hit the club, and buy the bar
In VIP just seen my partners and a lot of broads
It's such GI DJ pop them bottle, party hard
I'm done with the day, I'm looking for tomorrow

All I do is turn up ain't no knowing don't concern us
All this bubble kush I burn up spend some regular with one us
Turning corner fishtailing out the parking lot, yelling BankHead, (Bankheeaaad!)
Westside, need a 9 chicks trailing
Right behind us been this way since we was minors,
if it wasn't for the chicks up in this **** you wouldn't find us
You know that Either way I try the same thang,
wanna came through the door, like here you go came for (Came For)

[Trey Songz]
(I only came for! ...)
ladies and the drinks (yayy yeaah), ladies and the drinks,
ladies and the drinks,
you needa know what i came for
ladies and the drinks, (yeah yeah yeah) ladies and the drinks,
ladies and the drinks
I know you know what I came for!
Oohh, baby get your glass up ( [T.I.] get your glass up)
Only came for the ladies and the drinks
baby get yo ass up ( [T.I.] get yo ass up)
that's what i came for.

Aye girl you heard what I said, get yo ass up (get yo ass up)
Girl you hot, you cold,
You Florida, Alaska, Chicago, Virginia, New York City!
Houston where the girls all thick,
LA, the Bay, tell you're girl bout this, (yeah aye!)
matter fact tell the whole GA
Ooh you know they fine up and down Carolina
Shout to every ten I see, when I'm down in Tennessee (Ooohh)

I only came here for two reasons,
IIIIIIII can't lie, (No, I can't liiee)
I only came for
ladies and the drinks."

After the song ends, Tristan takes me back to sit down on the couch. "Wow, Tristan. I didn't realize that was a really fast song. And how did you learn to dance like that?" I ask him and he smiles as he puts his arm around the back of my shoulders and kisses my cheek.

"That, my dear Aria, is a secret that you have to wait to find out." and then he sticks his tongue out at me, and I roll my eyes in return. And just to teach him to not stick his tongue out at me any more, I go in to kiss him, and he puts his tongue in my mouth. This time, however, I gently bite it, so he pulls back from the kiss with a pouting face.

"Why did you do that for?" he asks as he brings us back to the kitchen for another beer.

"Because, I wanted to teach you a lesson for sticking your tongue out at me. Now you know not to do that anymore." I smirk at him.

"Wipe that smirk off your face, Aria. Or else I'll make it go away for you." he laughs and so do I. This time, though, he pulls me close to him and starts kissing me hungrily as he puts my back against a wall out of view from everyone.

As he keeps kissing and touching me the way he did that day at the net before we went to the choosing ceremony, everything we talked about then, comes rushing back into my head and I break the kiss to breathe. But that doesn't stop him. He takes his face and brings it to the side of my neck, and begins kissing his way down to my shoulder, then to my collar bone. But just when he is about to go lower, I stop him and put my hand on his chest while looking at our feet.

"Aria, I'm so sorry, I don't know what got into me. It wa-" I look up at him and stop him.

"It's fine. It's just... I started thinking about how we are going to tell your parents about my, you know..." I trail off and he looks a little confused.

Then his eyes go wide, and suddenly he takes me in his arms and pulls me close to him. "Aria, don't worry about that for right now. We can deal with that another day. But for now, lets do this. We can either go back to the party, or," he smirks."We can continue our little session somewhere else." That makes me smile.

"Finally, we can get this over with." I think to myself as Tristan picks me up once we are out of Derek's apartment, and off to an abandoned room deep in the compound.

Ok, again, I am REALLY sorry that this was so late. But hey, at least is was a long chapter that, hopefully, made up for the lack of updating. I hope you liked it. Read/Review, PM me and ideas, comments, or concerns with this chapter. (I only say "concerns" because I don't think I really like this chapter for some reason. But hey, that's just me, and I'm writing for you guys.) Don't forget to tell me what you thought of this chapter, and I will hopefully update soon with a better chapter. Later! :)