Short chapter, I hope you like the plot twist at the end :) tell me what you think, and what I should add. Planning on updating the story tomorrow. R and R please. ;)
Chapter 25
Tobias POV
"Ugh, you're so slow!" Tris says as she rests her head in her hands. We're in the pit eating breakfast while the Choosing Ceremony is happening. They're probably on the train right now. "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!" Tris says tapping her fingers on the table.
"Lemme eat my muffin, woman." I say laughing with food in my mouth.
"Just shove it all in your mouth!" She says lifting my hands with the muffin in it.
"I am shoving it in my mouf," I say chewing the muffin.
"Mouf," she laughs.
"We're not going to be late," I tell her. "We have about ten minutes before they jump." Tris takes bits off my muffin.
"I still think it's weird," Christina says across from us. I don't know how long she's been there but she sits there by herself just staring between Tris and I. "I mean, he was our instructor, Tris… it's strange." She obviously doesn't mind talking about me in front of me.
"It's almost been a year and you're still a Candor smart-mouf," I laugh with Tris.
"Are you using my friend for her bod?" She asks placing both hands on the table like she's investigating our relationship.
"Her twelve year old bod, no I don't think that's it," Peter says sitting next Tris. She move closer to me trying to get as far away as possible from him. "I got the list of initiates," he says holding up a piece of paper.
She disregard what he said about her body and move onto the list. "Show me," She says anxiously.
"Show me yours, I'll show you mine." He says smiling. I don't wait for Tris to respond. I reach across Tris with a muffin in my mouth and grab the paper out of Peter's hand. "Sorry, no stiffs this year."
I look down the list. The list doesn't say names it simply says: 4 Candor, 3 Erudite, 1 Amity.
We don't put down names because it shows how you can be remade here. The way I was remade here.
I don't have enough time to finish my muffin before Tris is dragging me out of the pit. This is her first year as an instructor. She looks crazily excited. Tris grabs my hand and starts running towards the net. When we stop in front of the net Tris grabs both my hands and goes on her toes. She presses her lips to mine. She's so cute when she's excited.
"No PDA!" I hear Uriah shout over my shoulder.
We stop kissing. "Shut-up Uriah, it was getting good," Zeke says.
I turn to face him but Tris holds my face still before kissing me once again. I smile as I kiss her. I've never been happier than I've been with Tris.
"Where's Christina?" Uriah asks. "She's helping me with the Dauntless-Borns. Lauren quit after last years… 'incident'." I know he's talking about me rejecting her. How was I supposed to know she would quit? She guards the fence now.
"Calm down, I'm here." Christina says walking over to Uriah. She likes to make an entrance.
"I am calm," he says. "Chill…" I find myself smiling. His excitement make him look like he's on drugs.
"They're here," Zeke says looking up to the building. I remember looking up to see Tris, an Abnegation jumping. "Bets anyone?"
"Erudite," Will shouts as he hooks an arm around Christina's shoulders.
"No way, Candor." Christina says back.
"My bets on the Amity guy," Tris says. Everyone stares at her as if she's crazy.
"Hey, nobody won last years bet with Abnegation," I say.
"Yes!" Tris says as the Amity transfer looks over the edge. This is the most excited I've ever seen her. Everyone laughs at Tris' excitement. She gives me a quick peck on the cheek before trying to contain her happiness.
We watch as the boy from Amity falls to the net. He hits the net and I hear the wind get knocked out of him. He inhales before hoping off the net as if nothing happened.
"Name?" I ask. He doesn't make eye contact with me.
"Dean," is all he says. This is the divergent Tris was talking about. The one who woke himself up from the sim.
"Make the announcement, Six." I say.
"First jumper, Dean!" Tris shouts. The Dauntless who came to watch all cheer. Tris places a hand on his back and I see him flinch.
The next jumper jumped out so far he almost his the next building. He landed on the edge of the net. "Holy shit," I hear him whisper to himself.
"Name?" Tris asks.
"Name's Realm," he says with a flirtatious smile. I already don't like this guy. He stands next to the Amity guy and waits patiently.
"Name?" Tris asks again as the small Erudite climbs to the edge of the net. Realm goes over and helps her down.
"Sloane," she says smiling awkwardly. She walks over and starts talking to Realm about the life span of a walruses or something.
The next two to come down are twins, Mad then Mel. Both Candor. They have pale skin and blond hair with blue eyes. Mel wears her hair in pigtails, and Mad wears her hair in a high ponytail.
Mad goes over to stand with the others while Mel helps herself off the net. She gives me a wink and Tris pushes her in the direction of the others making her stumble. She and her sister cast a mean glance at Tris. I don't like them either.
The next to jump is a boy with dark skin and a faded haircut that makes it look like he has a box on his head. "Name?" I ask.
"J.J." He responds. He's from Erudite.
The next two to jump are a girl named Chloee and a boy named Marlon. Marlon has these familiar eyes, green. Both Candor.
Once the Dauntless borns are down I start talking. "Dauntless transfers, you're with us." We walk into the hallway towards the dorms. "My names Four, this is Six, we are your instructors-" the girl from Candor cuts me off.
"Are all your names numbers?" She asks. "Where's one, two, three, and five?" She laughs. I hear a snort from behind her.
Tris walks up to her and puts her face close to hers. "What's your name, initiate?" She asks in a quiet voice. The girl goes quiet and looks down at the ground.
"Chloee," she squeaks.
"The first rule you learn from me is keep your mouth shut," she says in a louder voice so everyone can hear her. "If I wanted to talk to Candor smart-mouths, I would've joined their faction."
I start speaking now amazed at Tris for shutting that girl up. "You're Dauntless now, start acting like it." I open the doors to the dorms. "This is where you'll be sleeping,"
"Boys and girls?" Marlon asks.
"Yes, now under each bed is a change of clothes," Tris says. Nobody moves though. "Hurry up and get changed! Meet us in the hallway when you're done."
Tris and I walk out of the room and as soon as the doors close behind us Tris grabs my neck pulling my head down to kiss me. "I'm kind of scared of you now," I say smiling.
"Good," she says laughing.
The door swings open and the twins walk out. Tris and I back away from each other. Trying to act casual. "You single, Four?" Mel asks me. I'm not sure if I answer yes or no because Tris wanted to keep us a secret.
"That's none of your business," I settle with.
"Hard to get," she says. "I like a challenge."
The guy J.J comes out next. When he gets out he puts an arm around the two twins. "Hey, ladies." Is his greeting.
Realm and Sloane come out next. I can't tell if Sloane and him are together or not. Chloee and Marlon come out along with Dean behind them. Why is he so antisocial?
We get them to follow us until we get to the entrance to the pit. "The pit," Tris says. "This is where the life of Dauntless is." I open up the double doors and their jaws drop. "Lunch," Tris says before they all walk past us. Tris and I take a seat at our original table with Christina, Will, Uriah, and Zeke across from us. The initiates scatter around us. Dean ends up sitting at our table but he keeps about two meters of space between me and him.
The twins come over and sit beside be. Mel then Mad. They walk around with their pinky fingers hooked around each others. "Hey, Four." Mel says.
"Sorry no initiates at this table," Tris says. They look over to Tris.
"He's here," Mad says pointing to Dean sitting unbothered at the end of the table.
"He's not annoying us," Tris says.
"Fine, whatever," Mel says. I hear Mad say something under her breathe. They get up and walk over to the table with Christina and Marlon. I'm in shock when I see who's sitting next to Marlon. Peter. I see why his eyes were so familiar. Peter has a brother.