When I get back to the cabin I find Christina putting on her shoes.
"Hey! I was just going to go look for you."
"Well here I am."
"Yeah I know that now." She says rolling her eyes at me. "Where have you been"?
Shoot. Do I tell her about my encounter with Four? I mean it's nothing to hide but knowing Christina she'll start spreading rumors or think I like him. Which I don't. At least I don't think so. I don't know I'm just confused.
"Oh just on a run. The lake was beautiful." I say nonchalantly.
"Did anything interesting happen?" She asks raising her eyebrows.
"Um no. Not really why?" I say biting the inside of my cheek.
"You're lying. You're fidgeting. That's your tell."
Crap. I forgot about her and skill of knowing when people are lying.
"Fine. I may have bumped into Four on my run. But I swear nothing happened. We just talked."
She looks like she doesn't believe me. Hopefully she'll be nice and stops interrogating me.
"I'm letting you go this one time, but you better tell me if you guys get together"
"Okay Miss bossy." I say relieved.
"Oh shut up and take a shower. You stink" She says throwing a towel at me.
I stick my tongue out at her and head to the bathroom. After I shower, I repeat my simple getting ready process. When I get out I see that Christina already went to breakfast. I quickly throw on a navy blue tank top and Nike shorts, slip on my flip-flops and head out the door.
When I get to the dining hall I quickly go through the buffet line and pour myself a cup of coffee. I look around the room and find my friends sitting at the same table as last night.
"Good morning," I say as I take the only empty seat left, which is next to Four.
"Good morning! Are you guys ready for our first day of training?" Uriah asks cheerfully. I swear he is always happy.
I look over at Four. He's changed into a dark t-shirt and jeans. He smells clean like fresh air.
"Nope. We have to be partnered with you first timers and teach you guys how to do everything." Zeke says.
"Oh suck it up brother. We're not that bad."
"I'm not so sure about that," Four says grinning. I look up and make eye contact with him. I blush and look down continuing to eat my breakfast.
"You act as if we were high school freshmen." Uriah says
"I wouldn't have to if you stopped acting like one." Four responds
"Ohhh" everyone says laughing.
Uriah furrows his eyebrows, "At least I'm not a pansycake".
"What's a pansycake?" I ask
"Uriah has been trying to bring that word back for years. It basically means wimp or coward." Marlene explains to me.
"Oh I see."
Uriah and Zeke start an argument about who's a pansycake. I start zoning them out and focus on my coffee. A few minutes later someone whispers in my ear taking me out of my thought.
"Think they'll notice if we leave?" Four says into my ear
"Nah, they're all too focused on what little dignity they have."
Four chuckles and looks up at them. When he turns back to me he looks over me like he's seeing me for the first time.
"You clean up well." He says with a smirk.
"Thanks, you do too."
"So what do you say? Let's get out of here." He says with that deep voice of his.
At that statement I start laughing.
"What's so funny?"
"You sound like some guy trying to sleep with some random girl at a bar."
He blushes. "No that's not what I meant. I mean I wanted to talk to you alone. Never mind, that sounds as bad. Um what I mean is I want to know you better. Or I just wanted to get away from these idiots." He stammers
I laugh again at his embarrassment. Maybe he isn't as cold hearted, as he seemed when I first met him. Maybe he uses that to cover up that's he's actually a really sweet guy.
"What did I do now?"
"Nothing, I'm just surprised I could make you blush." At this he blushed more.
This is when everyone else starts noticing us.
"Oh my gosh, Tris! What did you do to him? He hasn't shown this much emotion since when he cried the first time he met me." Zeke says dramatically.
"Shut up" Four says punching Zeke in the arm
"No, but seriously Tris, Four never shows any emotion. He just looks pissed all the time." Shauna says.
Really? That doesn't sound like the guy I raced with this morning. I look at Four and he's turning red again.
"You know what I've had enough of this. You guys are horrible friends," Four says getting up to put his dishes away.
We all laugh and I start getting up. "I think I should follow him, you know make sure he isn't mad at me."
"Sure that's why." Christina says winking at me.
I roll my eyes and tell them I'll meet them at the first meeting in half and hour.
I walk out the door and try to find where Four wandered off to. I know he didn't go back to his cabin because we don't have much time before the meeting. I walk out onto the lawn and find him sitting near the lake.
"Hey," I say
"I knew I could get you alone." He says without looking up at me.
"How'd you know I was going to follow you?"
"I just knew."
"Okay, well you said you wanted to get to know me." I say sitting next to him.
"Yep. How about we start with testimony."
"Hmm don't you think it's a little too soon for that?"
"It's never too early."
"Fine, but you have to go first."
"Well…
A/N I hate it when chapters end like this but this chapter was getting too long so I'm splitting it into two. So thoughts on how this story is going? Do you guys think it's too slow? I'm trying not to drag it out longer that it has to be but I'm not sure if this is good or not. Also, I'm constantly updating my chapters so don't always assume I posted a new chapter. Sorry about that, I'm definitely going to try to write more and not take a huge break like last time. Love you guys 3