Cliffhanger! Please tell me what you think. RR please :)
Chapter 26
Realm POV
When lunch is done Sloane and I head back to the dorms. When we get there Dean is lying on his bed. He looks relaxed.
J.J sits with the twins on either side of him. I sit on a bed across from Dean and Sloane props herself on the bunk above me.
When the the rest of the transfers get in the room we all sit on our own beds. Chloee and Marlon are across from me and it's hard to do anything with the twins and J.J laughing so loudly.
"What's their problem?" I ask leaning over to Chloee.
"Madison and Melanie," she says back. "Madison's just plain rude, and Melanie will sleep with anyone breathing."
Marlon engages in the conversation now. "What about that J.J guy?" He asks. You can tell he doesn't gossip.
"He's just an asshole," I say.
"Well that's not nice, now is it Matthews?" J.J says from behind me.
"Matthews?" Marlon asks.
Sloane can tell I'm upset because she intervenes. "Hippo's sweat turns red when they're upset," she says staring at J.J.
"Wait, are you related to the Jeannine Matthews?" Chloee asks. "Her nephew, right?"
"What, no," I say trying to seem casual.
"He doesn't like to talk about his daddy," J.J whispers loudly.
"Back off J.J," I say warning him.
"Does Realm have anger issues or something?" Mad asks smiling.
"Runs in the family," J.J says. Without thinking I leap out at him. J.J tries pushing me back but I'm too strong. J.J ends up on the ground and I'm keeping him there. Punching his face as hard as I can.
"Hey!" A voice calls, I think is Four. He grabs my arms and lifts me off of J.J. "Stop!" I stop fighting and J.J gets up and wipes his nose with the back of his hand.
"This is what happens when daddy has one too many drinks, right?" He asks me laughing. I try to get free from Fours grasp but I can't.
"Let go!" I say trying to get free.
"You can settle this tomorrow." Four says. I stop fighting and brush myself off. Four let's go of me and I walk away. "Get your bathing suits on, we're going on a fieldtrip."
"Yeah, walk away-" J.J starts, but is soon being held to the walk by Four's forearm. Six walks up and puts a hand on his shoulder. He looks over to her and puts his arm down again.
"You guys are in the same faction now," Four starts. "If you can't accept that, then we don't want you here. Now hurry up and meet us by the tracks."
Six and Four walk out and I go to the washroom to change into a black bathing suit I found in the drawers.
When I get out Dean is staring at me. When I make eye contact he looks away. I smile to myself knowing I might have a chance with him. He's obviously interested but he's got this mysterious vibe which I kind of like to be honest.
Tris POV
Tobias and I wait at the tracks for the train to show. Tobias wears swim trunks and a black shirt, while I wear a bikini with swimming shorts and a black shirt. I was just going to wear my bikini with shorts but Tobias said he doesn't trust the initiates not to stare. Uriah and Marlene are in the corner making out and Zeke and Shauna sit on a transformer and kiss as they talk. Will and Christina are nowhere to be seen. The Dauntless borns scatter around talking to each other. Tobias and I hold hands paranoid that an initiate may be watching.
I look up at Tobias and smile. He looks around quickly before placing a hand on my cheek and kissing me softly. "I love you," he says.
"I love you too," I say back.
I hear footsteps and back away from Tobias. "Initiates are in the second and third cart," Tobias says. The train comes and Tobias and I start running. When Tobias gets on smoothly he holds out a hand for me. I take it, not that I need it but just to be close to him. When I get on I kiss Tobias right away. Now that this cart is just members I can be with him.
"I still think it's weird," a voice says from behind me. I jump away from Tobias. And turn to see Christina and Will there. "We got on before it hit the compound," she says laughing at my startled jump.
Zeke, Shauna, Uriah, Marlene, and Lynn get on next. "Is it just me, or are the transfers hot this year?" Lynn says laughing because she's the only single one here. I find myself nodding without registering what she said.
"Tris!" Tobias says. Everyone laughs.
"Look who's jealous," Shauna says.
"I don't get jealous!" Tobias shouts back. Everyone raises their eyebrows at him. "I don't!"
"Why don't we ask Eric," Uriah laughs. Tobias jaw clenches. "It was a joke, Four." He says, "please don't hurt me," Uriah curls up in a ball on the ground. Tobias smiles while the rest of us laugh.
"I don't get jealous because Tris is mine," he says swooping me up in his arms. We sit down and I sit to the right of Tobias with my legs over his and my head on his shoulder.
"So, where are we going?" I ask no one in particular.
"The snows all melted and it's getting hot out so the swamp should now be a small lake, which we plan on swimming in." Will answers. "And we brought the initiates because or else Christina would have to stay back to supervise them."
I feel my body go tense. I've never gone swimming before. Tobias must catch on because he grabs my hand and laces it with my own. When I look up to him he presses his lips to mine. "Better?" He asks whispering to me. I kiss him again, this time more passionately.
"Yes," I whisper back.
"Awe, our little Four, all grown up." Lynn says teasingly. "I hate to ruin the moment," she says as if it wasn't already ruined. "But it's time to jump."
Tobias and I get up jumping out after the others. We walk over to the group of initiates who are still dusting themselves off.
"So… what are we doing here?" Asks Realm.
"There is a eighty-eight percent change we're going swimming," Sloane says. She reminds me of Will the way she talks about statistics.
"Correct, young nose," Lynn says smiling. Sloane smiles back.
We wait for the rest of the train to go before walking over on the other side where the lake is. Tobias dives straight in not waiting for me. "Aren't you going to take off your shirt, Four?" Mel asks. Of course she wants to see Tobias shirtless. He can't take his shirt off though because of his tattoos.
"Members will be around the bend," Tobias says while shredding the water. "If we get back and one of you is floating face down in the water, or I swear to God you'll all be factionless."
I follow Tobias swim around the bend before we are out of sight from the initiates. "Jump in," Tobias says swimming over to me. The rest of the members are swimming around away from us, except Lynn who hangs out around the initiates. Particularly Sloane.
I slip off my shoes and slide my feet into the water, sitting down on the grass. "I can't," I tell him.
"Let's go swimming," Tobias says.
"I can't," I tell him again.
"Why, what's wrong?" He asks, his brows furrowed.
"I don't know how," I say too embarrassed to make eye contact.
Tobias swims up to me so he can touch the ground. He grabs my legs pulling me towards him. When my face is levelled with his he looks around to see if anyone is watching. He wraps his arms around my waist. Tobias leans into me and I lean onto him. I wrap my legs around Tobias' torso. My lips graze his, but before I have a chance to kiss back Tobias turns around, me with him.
"Four!" I shout careful not to use his name around the others. The water is freezing beneath me. I still have my legs wrapped around Tobias and my arms cling around his neck. Tobias holds my thighs so I don't fall. "I hate you for this," I say, but we both know I'm not serious.
"I'm sorry," he says as he kisses my neck. "I wish we were alone."
"I almost always wish that," I say back. I move my hands to Tobias cheeks which are scruffy. I kiss Tobias softy and his hands grip tighter around my thighs.
"No. P. D. A!" Uriah says as he splashes us. I gasp at the freezing cold water. I let go of Tobias as he splashes Uriah back. I laugh at Tobias holding Uriah in a headlock. "Come one, Four." He pleas. "Let's settle this like men."
"And how do we do that?" He asks as Uriah tries to break free from his grasp.
"Mar and I, versus you and Six," he says. "Chicken fight!" He shouts proudly. Zeke and Shanna swim up next to us. Clearly this is something they want in on.
I end up sitting on Tobias' shoulders. Shauna's on Zeke's, and Marlene and Uriah are still arguing who gets top.
"Who will win?" I hear someone in a deep narrative voice. I turn so see Realm along with the rest of the transfer initiates. "Urlene, Zauna, or Fix!" He says laughing at his own ship names. "Care to gamble, Sloane?" He asks.
"Urlene has the least probability of winning, due to the build of Uriah. While Zauna has a smaller probability than Fix by five point five six percent due to Six and Four's way to view strategies," Sloane says smiling. I hear Uriah scoff behind me.
Marlene ends up sitting on top of Uriah's shoulders. We don't kick the initiates away because we know this fight will be hilarious to watch.
Realm seems to be running this thing. "Fight!" He shouts. Marlene grabs Shauna's arm but Shauna yanks her forward causing Marlene to fall, slamming both her stomach and Uriah's face into the water. Tobias runs forward leaving the water around us white. Shauna swings at me and I grab both her arms.
Everyone laughs as an arm wraps around Shauna's throat pulling her backwards off Zeke.
Marlene props out of the water. "Urlene for the win!" She yells. All the initiates walk away to wait by the tracks for us.
"Four and Six are the winners now," Shauna pouts. Tobias flips me off his shoulders making me splash into the freezing cold water. I go to place my feet on the ground but I can't reach it. I splash around trying to keep my head up but I can't.
"Four," I cry out, but I'm already underwater.