-Tris-
"So what's the plan?" I ask Jeanine and Kay as they say down.
"Actually, there has been a few changes in it," Kay leaned back in his chair. I squint and eye and raised the eyebrow above the other.
"You might want to elaborate on that," I press my fingertips together.
"We have gathered intel on a rebellion of some sorts. We know that they call the rebellion the Secret Vergeance."
"Okay, and how would you be needing my help?"
"Because we know about your parents," I gasped at his words.
"M-m-my parents?" I leaned forward.
"Yes," Jeanine spoke, "Your parents and us were great friends at a time long ago."
"What happened?"
Jeanine and Kay looked at each other and dipped their chins, "Okay, I'll tell you," Kay stated, "But you have to promise me to allow me to finish the story before you say anything."
"Just tell me. I want to know," I tried fighting back tears. My parents are a very touchy subject for me if you haven't noticed.
"Many years ago, before Jeanine left for Erudite, there was me, her, your father, and you mother. Your grandmother and your great aunt were transfers from Amity. After initiation, they married had kids, but only one a piece. Your grandmother had your mother and your great aunt had Jeanine," I scowled at Jeanine and before I could say anything, Kay continued speaking, "Your mother, dauntless born and dauntless stayed, like your father. Jeanine transferred out on reasons that only she will explain to you if she wants. Anyway, your parents got together and started a rebellion against the Factions. They wanted more than to be separated. They wanted to have everyone integrated with each other and be able to represent all five factions well. They did have followers, but the day came when the Rebellion got too big. For the sake of friendship and family, Jeanine and I worked it to where it looked like we destroyed the Vergeance. Granted, there where a lot of casualties, but we allowed a sole few to survive," Kay shifted his eyes to the door then back to me and lowers his voice, "Because, we don't like the factions either."
I waited for him to continue speaking and he didn't, so I spoke instead, "So how do you want me to help?"
"Because you're closer to the people more than anyone else. You could gain the trust needed from the rebellion in order to secure victory."
"How do I know that you just won't stab us in the back when we're ready to fight?"
"You don't, but you have to trust me."
"What if I don't want to fight?"
"Then you'll just I back to being an initiate instructor and mentor."
I mulled it over in my head for a few seconds. Have a lot of power and risk losing myself, or stick to what I know and don't risk myself along the way, "I dunno."
"I'll give you until tomorrow morning to decide. Remember, you'll lose the chance I meeting your parent me if you decline," he said as he stood on the last few words.
"What about you?" I looks to Jeanine, "What do you get out if it?"
"The ability to be reunited with my family. What's left of it anyway," she smiled meekly.
"What about the other Faction Leaders?" I asked, "Aren't we going to meet with them as well?"
"If you say no, then our meeting will be postponed, but we'll have the meeting with them nonetheless," Kay said, "Now, since we are done here, will you please...?" he motioned his hand toward the door to both me and Jeanine, "I trust that you two can show your way out. I would do it, but I do have other meetings for today."
I felt disappointed because I wanted to stay and talk about his more. I didn't want to leave and I let out a sigh of anger when my apparent cousin began wheeling me outside.
"I can do this all by myself."
"Just like uncle Grey. He and you have that pride thing going on."
"Im sorry," I told her, "Will you please tell me more about my parents?"
"When I have time," she beamed. She then pulled out a rectangular flat device with a black face on it, "This is what used to be a phone. I found it buried under twenty feet of dirt and rubble. So I brought back to Erudite for testing and found out what it was. From that technology I figured out how to make it better then realized that it needed a satellite of some sort in order to work."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I want you to have it. There's one for each Faction Leader and there is also one on the way. All the Leaders have them."
I took it into my hands and it was a little too big for them. Then again, I just have unnaturally tiny hands, "I have to go, but I'll give you a call when I get back to Erudite, okay? Tell no one that you have it though."
"Sure thing," I said as I flipped it over and saw an incomplete apple on the back, "What does this symbol mean?" I showed her.
"It stands for Apple. I don't know what 'Apple' means yet, but we will get to the bottom of it all the same," she patted me on the shoulder before leaving.
I looked back at the phone and saw a circle indented button on the bottom. It flashed on and revealed the time, date, and series of words that said, 'slide to unlock'. I looked a little to the left and saw a red little thing. I pressed my finger on it and jolted a little bit. Surprising me I released it.
I took a breath and pressed my finger on it and slid it as far as it could go. When I released it, the screen went black for a split second and the sound of an unlocking sound resonated within my ears.
The background turned to black with a few boxes on it. One was brown with the word 'Contacts' on it and the other was blu and had a yellow flower on it. The word underneath the flower said 'Photos'. The next one was silver and grey because it was comprised of metal gears. Its wording read, 'setings'.
I pressed a finger on the photos and a screen came up with one segment on it and it said 'Camera Roll'. Next to the words was a picture of Amity square. So I press on the picture and five pictures showed up.
Amity Square looking at the heart of a the flowers; Dauntless Prime and at my house specifically; the Abnegation Government building; Candor Headquarters; and Erudite Headquarters.
Being now satisfied of curiosity for now, the next trick was turning it off. Oh, I can push the button that turned it on in the first place. Wrong choice because it brought me back to the screen I started out with. I looked around the phone and saw two silver buttons to my left. Well, they were actually two bumps on a small strip of silver. I hit the top one and a picture of something sending out sound waves popped up with square dots underneath it. I began freaking out because nothing I did seem to work. I looked at the top and saw an silver oval button and clicked it. The phone turned off with a click.
I let out a long heavy sigh. This technology thing is really pulling strains on me. I leaned my head back and let out another sigh.
Shoving the phone into my jacket pocket, I wheeled myself back to the elevator. I saw Peter at the door waiting for it. The wheels squealed when I slowed to the stop and caused him to turn around, "Well look who it is. It's Dauntless' second highest ranking member."
"I'm not in the mood Peter," I scolded him.
"Woah, hold it there," he gave me a mocking tone, "What did I ever do to deserve such aggression?"
"You're an ass and you're treat me like a child."
"Hey," he got serious, "Lets get one thing straight here, I saved your life that night and you're not even thankful."
"I know you saved my life and I thank you, but that doesn't mean you have the right to be an ass to me."
"That's because all I got was a pat on the back and a sorry ass thank you from you. So I do have the right."
"At the time I was pretty shaken up. I wanted to thank you more, but a few days later you started being a deuche to me. Besides, it still happened anyway."
"What?" he seemed shocked.
"You didn't hear? They came after me again and promised me not to tell anyone or I'd get hurt."
"Why am I now hearing about it when they said not to tell anyone."
"They're all dead now."
"I know that. But how does their deaths have anything to do with now. They like died almost a month ago. They were jumpers for sure."
"About a month ago, I got my revenge. I made it look like an accident in order to get away with three accounts of murder."
"How did you kill them, again?"
"I offered them separately a third chance and to meet me at the Cavern. When they came, I pushed them over into the water."
"I thought they were just jumpers."
"No, they weren't. Now you're probably gonna rat me out aren't you."
"What for?" he smirked, "I don't have any evidence to support my claim anyway. Besides, we all have out demons that we must deal with on our own."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I like you Four and I want to be more than bitter acquaintances. Maybe, in the near future, we can be more than friends."
"I'm sorry to say this, but Eric and I already have a relationship going," I look down at my fiddling fingers, "He asked me out almost an hour ago. I said yes. We can be friends though if you want."
"I think I can deal with that," the door to the elevator opened and Peter stepped aside to allow me to go in first.
"Eric would've pushed me into the elevator," I joked as I pushed myself in.
"That's because I know that you're too prideful to allow me to do such a thing. I love me job too much to have it swiped from underneath my feet."
"You're a Dauntless Leader, how could I do that?"
"Kay thinks very highly of you and as does the Council. If you wanted, you could tell them that you want me fired for some bullshit reason and there goes my job."
"I'll keep that in mind," I smiled as Peter pushed a button and I turned around to see the door closed.
"You don't know his lucky you are Initiate."
"Why?"
"You've been a member for over two years and yet you're now in Dauntless Command."
"Do you think that I'm incompetent?"
"I think you're in over your head. There's more to all if this than meets the eye. I can feel it."
"What makes you so sure?"
"When Dauntless requests meetings with Amity, I know something's about to get fucked up."
"So what am I supposed to do exactly?"
"Do everything Dauntless has told you to do and keep your head down."
I felt a buzzing in my chest and I knew that it was the phone. So I pulled it out and saw words on the screen.
'Don't do anything stupid Beatrice Prior', it said.
"Hey, I have one of those too," Peter piped up as he pulled out an identical phone from his pocket, "If to have one, I assume that Jeanine was recently here."
"Yeah she was. Turns out, she's my cousin," Peter shuddered in great horror, "What, what is it?"
"Your cousin happens to be my mother. I asked out my cousin," he shuddered again, "That's so gross."
I looked at him and smiled, "All the dirty thoughts about you I had conjured up in my head," he placed his face in hands in shame.
"Wow, that's a tad creepy."
"That's because I didn't know at the time," he pulled his hands away and looked at me.
"It's fine and did you know that we have family on the council? Wait, so you're not Dauntless born?"
"Nope, Erudite born through and through."
"I didn't know that," I told him.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"Twenty five," he stated
"Wow okay. Aggressive much?"
"Sorry, Im just feeling a bit uneasy at the moment is all."
"Why?"
"I feel as though a great bad omen is about to occur or has already happened."
"That's funny because Terry freezes up and looks as though he's seen a ghost when something has happened or about within seconds. So anytime you see him freeze up, ask him what's wrong. He'll be able to tell you who got hurt at the very least."
The elevator door slid open as usual and revealed a kid no older than me. His skin was tanned and his hair was pure white. His eyes screamed a vivid gold. He also stood maybe only a couple inches taller than me, but he was almost as wide as the elevator door way. His muscles were two or three times more defined than Eric's and almost twice as big.
"Ah shit," Peter groaned in distress and caught the elevator door from closing.
"Who's that?"
"Faction Prodigy," Peter ushered me out and walked out after me.
"Faction Prodigy?"
"Yeah. It's a kid gets chosen by the Unified Faction Leader," before I could ask he answered, "The Unified Faction Leader is over all five Factions and only chooses its heir."
"How do they choose?"
"We choose," the Gwen's voice was dark and slow and deep. It shifted something in me that automatically made me fear him, "Whenever we feel like it. But we have to choose from the next Faction in the rotation, unless," he said unless with great emphasis, "We are certain that our prodigy is in another."
"There's a rotation?"
"No, just kidding," he smiled and flashed his perfect teeth. They seemed almost fake at how shiny and clean they were. And adding the fact at how straight they were, "We choose from whatever faction we wish. Dauntless is the lucky faction for the next week."
"There's someone in Dauntless that you want?" Eric asked.
"Yes and before you ask your next two questions. No you're not it and yes my master did pass away. He went in his sleep. It's a good thing too. He was in so much pain," he looked to me, "No I didn't kill him, he was like a father to me,"
'Is he in my head?' I think to myself, 'Okay, if he is, how old were you when you were selected?"
"No I'm not in your head and I was seven when he chose me. He's been m mentor for almost thirteen years."
'Thirteen years. Which makes him twenty. He's so young looking.'
"Thank you, I try to keep fit, which is why I look so young."
"Okay, that's it. Get out of my head," I state to him.
"Sorry, I can't. It's a thing I have," he shrugged, "It's a blessing...," he looked to Peter, "And a curse."
"How long do you planning on staying?" I asked.
"Ho ever long it takes to find the one I'm looking for. Could take one hour, one day, or one week. I could look around and decide which one I want. Or, if I want to be really accurate, I could sense it. And I do sense it. I Sense my heir here."
"Can you tell I it's male or female?"
"I could if I wanted and I don't want to. I want to be surprised at who it is and I don't want to form a bias against that person because of gender. If I wanted, I could just allow my mind to take me directly to my heir."
"Why don't you?"
"Because Dauntless wants to make it a big thing and the food here is the best. I've been to the just Factions and their food isn't as good as Dauntless'. Especially Abnegation. Ugh, their food is so bland and boring. Such Stiffs."
"Where do you live?"
"That's classified," he sniffed, "Don't ask me anymore questions about it. Now get out of my way."
"No manners for a lady?" I asked.
"No time to get cheeky Dauntless waste," he rammed a spear through my heart.
"Hey, watch your mouth around her," Peter pointed a finger at him.
"Get you finger out of my face before you pull back a nub."
Peter took a step aside and looked down at the ground. I was about to say something but the golden eyed kid stared me down as he took a step forward and pushed the elevator button.
"Before you judge me, you should get to know me. But be like everyone else and treat me like a monster. I'm better if alone anyway," the elevator door opened and he went inside, "Don't do anything stupid Beatrice Prior," the same exact words that were on the phone screen. I whipped m head around to try and look at him. It was too late. The doors have already closed.
"Okay, let's get you to your room," Peter moved behind me and felt his weight on the chair.
"I can do this by myself," I told him.
"I know, but I don't want you to be all tuckered out before lunch."
"We can get lunch on the way to the room."
He began pushing me down the hallways until the sleep of food hit my nose and the sound of Dauntless' echoing everywhere, "Wait!" I yelled over the noise and got Peter to stop, "I don't want to go in just yet."
"Oh come on, I don't think that anyone would make fun of you," peter leaned over my side and I heard laughter in his voice, "All you did was fall and break your ankle when you landed from the train jump."
"Fuck you!" I elbowed his gut and he doubled over to hold himself but he let out a laugh. After a moment, he decomposed himself and pushed me into the dining hall.
All eyes fell on me and the noise went quiet. All you could hear was the sound of the river crashing and bullying its way through the cavern.
The Dauntless stood in their seats and gave me a salute, "Dauntless Second Four! Take us through the threshold!" they all shouted in unison.
"Salute back," Peter quickly suggested in my ear.
"I know," I talks out the side of my mouth and saluted them. They sat back down in their seats and continued eating and talking like as though nothing just happened, "These are all the initiates I've trained," I looked around to see all of their young faces.
"Yeah, they're all here for you."
"For what?" I was wheeled to the other side of the room and saw something that Dauntless doesn't make too often. A cake. When they make cake, that means you did something right.
It was covered in a thick layer of green icing and no doubt vanilla at its core. The blue edible writing read, 'Thanks for all you've done'.
"A'rite you sorry excuse for Dauntless," I heard a familia voice. Peter turned me around and I saw Terry on one of the tables next to me with all eyes on him now, "This little ball of fun," he used air quotations for the word 'fun', "Has been one of the best Initiate Instructors in Dauntless history."
I blushed as they eyes shifted to me. I've met my attention quota for the year already, "She deserves to be appreciated every once in a while," I saw Teirm in a black shirt and black shorts with shades on. I knew she was wearing the shades because of her eyes.
"C'mon guys, I don't deserve all of this," I tell them.
"Because of you," Tank stood up, "Because of you, all of us are better. Even us Dauntless born. We Dauntless born thought that we couldn't possibly learn more about fighting, you proved us wrong. Fighting an opponent until he or she is unconscious doesn't make us good fighters. No, showing mercy makes us good fighters. Knowing we have strength and power and knowing not to use it is true strength. And true power. For me especially. I thought that I was all that, but your managed to kick my big ass. At first I was hurt at the fact that I got my ass handed to me by a person who was four foot nothing. Adding sal to the wounds by a girl no doubt. Then I realized something, my arrogance and ignorance blinded me. You made me see that there's a lot more to fighting than just brute force. And I thank you for that," he raised a metal cup filled with whatever liquid he had over his head, "To Four."
The others raised their cups and other drinking cup like cylinders and exclaimed in unison, "To Four!"
"Now Let Us Celebrate!" Tank shouted and the rest let our whoops and hollers.
I felt and saw arms resting on my shoulders and a head press on my right. The long tattoos on the forearms and the sound of piercings clinging together were a dead give away in knowing who it was, "Hello little one," Eric said in a smug tone.
"Hey," I nuzzled my head against his.
"Did you get your present yet?" he asked.
"Apparently not," I told him. His warm skin pressed against mine.
"Here," he handed me a brown packaged rectangle that was flatter than the phone I had got. 'Chocolate' was scribbled on it, "It nearly got me busted to sneak it out of Amity."
"You went to Amity to get this?" I opened it up to see smaller bits of chocolate melded together.
"I thought you knew," he said as I broke off a piece and red it to Eric.
He playfully but my fingers, "Hey!" I snatched my fingers back.
"What?" he spoke as he chewed, "Your fingers were in my way."
-Teirm-
I leaned against a table with Terry looking at the most shocking scene I had ever witnessed. Tris, in love and smiling and laughing with Eric. She has found love again, "Our little girl is all grown up," Terry slung an arm over my shoulders.
"She has grown up. I never thought that it'd be so soon. Now that it's happening, I feel like an older sibling wanting to protect her."
"Same here and I'm sure she knows what she's doing."
We watched her with Eric. She seemed so happy and I could tell that she was. But I also saw hesitation with her movements, but she still felt love all the same.
"I think she's going to have an amazing relationship with Eric," Terry told me.
"What makes you say that?" I lean into his warm body.
"I've seen Tris love him for a long time now and now that time has come. She'll make it work with him and with Eric finally having what he wants, he will cherish her always and forever."
"What about you and I?"
"I'm in the same boat with Eric. I've gone too long with knowing that I love you in order to not make us work," he hugged me tight and I felt so secure. I could fall asleep in his arms and not worry about.
"I love you Terry."
Without any hesitation and with pride in his voice, "I love you, too Teirm. My love."