After we finish dinner, its only 8:00, so we decide to go to Christina's house for a game of Candor or Dauntless, which the people from Chicago call 'Truth or Dare'.
Will is talking on the phone, apparently inviting Zeke, Shauna, Uriah, Lynn and Marlene to join us for Candor or Dauntless. "Our friends are coming, so if I were you I would stop bickering and focus on getting on as many layers of clothing as you can-you know the rules to the game!" he says, raising his hands up in the air.
I glance down and realize that I'm only wearing a dress-so if I refuse a dare or a truth question I'll end up in only my bra and underwear Darn it! I think, frowning. "I'll give you my sweater," I hear Tobias whisper in my ear as he places his black leather jacket on my shoulders. The jacket droops down, considering that Tobias is much larger than I am, and my structure is very narrow. "Here," Tobias says, slipping my arms into the sleeves and rolling them up gently, his long delicate fingers brushing my skin.
"Thanks," I say, looking into the depths of his sea blue eyes.
"Okay you lovebirds, are we going to play or what?" I hear Lynn yell from across the room, and realize that everyone is already sitting down in a circle on the floor. I feel my cheeks flush with embarrassment and walk over to the circle, sitting down beside Tobias.
"Okay!" Zeke says, rubbing his hands together excitedly "I'll start: Christina, Candor or Dauntless?"
Christina narrows her eyes at Zeke "Dauntless," she says cautiously. "I dare you to tell us your worst fear" he says, waggling his eyebrows. Christina purses her lips and thinks for a second before swiftly removing her dress, leaving her in only a bra and underwear. Will looks at her body intently, and for a second I'm afraid that Tobias is too. I glance at him and am relieved to see that he's looking at the floor. Christina snaps in Will's face, and eagerly changes the subject. "Tobias, Candor or Dauntless?"
"Dauntless," Tobias answers quietly in his low, menacing instructor voice-but I know that he is afraid that any 'Truth' question might end up in him having to reveal his painful childhood.
"Alrighty then. I dare you to let Tris sit on your lap for the rest of this game." She says mischievously. "Do Iget a say on this?" I ask, furrowing my eyebrows. "Of course not," Tobias replies, patting his lap for me to sit on. I get up and walk over to Tobias, and sit on his lap, shifting around to find a comfortable position. Tobias's hands enclose around my hips, stilling me.
"Will, truth or dare?" I ask. "Truth!" he replies immediately, clearly afraid of the dare I would come up with to get revenge on Christina. "Have you done any additionwith Christina yet?" I ask, using an old joke of Christina's, and tilting my head to the side innocently and smiling.
Will's face reddens, and he removes his jacket ungracefully, throwing it on the couch "Uriah, Cand-" he is cut off by Uriah, who excitedly responds "Dauntless, obviously!" pounding his fists on the floor. "I dare you to kiss Marlene passionately right here, in front of all of us," Will says.
Uriah takes action without a doubt, scooting over next to Marlene and running his fingers through her hair while kissing her. They went on and for what seemed like an eternity to me, who hates PA, the kiss getting deeper and deeper. "Okay that's enough!" I shout without thinking.
They abruptly stop kissing, and everyone is staring at me "Once a stiff, always a stiff!" Zeke says shaking his head. I look down, embarrassed, until Uriah's voice brings me back to reality "Shauna, candor or dauntless?" he asks.
"Dauntless!" she replies. "Then…go on a romantic dinner with Zeke tonight!" he shouts, excited. "What type of dare is that, you pansycake?" Zeke questions his brother, "We wantto go on a date, right Shauna?" he asks, smiling lovingly at his girlfriend. "Of course," she says, wheeling her wheelchair over to him and giving him a big bear hug.
Shauna sits up straight and asks her sister "Lynn, Candor or Dauntless?". "Candor," she replies with a voice of boredom. "What guy do you like?" her sister asks, clearly eager to find out her sister's love. "No one!" Lynn scowls "Boyfriends are a waste of time, I'm perfectly fine alone!" she crosses her arms and sticks her tongue out at her older sister.
"Tris, Candor or Dauntless?" Lynn asks, her expression still bored. "Dauntless," I answer, slightly nervous for Lynn's dares. "Alrighty then. I dare you to go out on the street and make out with the first guy you see" She says plainly. I feel Tobias's muscles tense under mine, and it pains me to think that he would consider the possibility of me making out with someone else.
In a swift motion, I remove my dress and am left in my underwear. I'm not too worried until I remember that I am wearing the revealing black and red lace push up bra and underwear that Christina made me wear. The underwear barely cover my butt. Tobias must have noticed that I feel uncomfortable, because he covers my body all he can with his arms, protectively wrapped around me from the gazes of the other men in the room. The touch of his hands on my bare skin send a shiver through my spine, but also a wanting for him. His hands feel cool on my warm skin.
"Uh-Zeke, Candor or Dauntless?" I ask, eager to divert the attention from me. "Candor, I don't want to end up dead, thank you!" he replies. "Okay then, uh, what do you miss most about the factions?" I ask, knowing that it isn't the best question.
"Dauntless chocolate cake, duh!" he replies, laughing "And the tattoo parlor, the chasm…sometimes I just feel like I'll never really fit in here, you know? I miss the Dauntless way of life, home." He looks down at the floor, confused by his own words. "It's hard," Shauna sighs, leaning closer to Zeke "But it's what we have, so why not make the best of it?" she says, forcing a smile.
"Are we going to go back to the game, or what?" Lynn asks, staring at Zeke.
"I'm kind of tired," Tobias yawns "Tris and I are going to go home now, but thanks for inviting us over! We had a great time," he takes my dress and slips it over my head, then takes my arms through the sleeves and pulls the rest down. He lifts me off his lap, helping me up before getting up and holding my hand. Stunned, I wave goodbye to Christina before following Tobias out of the apartment.
"Why did you leave so all-of-a-sudden?" I ask, frowning "Couldn't consult with me first?" I'm certainly not angry, just curious about Tobias's sudden actions.
"I-I'm sorry Tris, I just want to spend some time with you alone, and that game was going to go on forever, so I thought it was good moment to leave." He looks up at me, a worried look on his face "Don't apologize, I understand. I want to spend some time together, too, you know." I smile and peck him a kiss on the cheek. "Some time for affection," I whisper in his ear, not needing to stand on my tiptoes since the heels make me almost as tall as him.
"Then what are we waiting for?" he asks cheerily. Grinning, he wraps an arm around my legs and the other around my shoulders, carrying me effortlessly. We ride up to the fourth floor on the elevator, and then walk over to apartment '4T'. Tobias struggles to grab his keys and carry me at the same time, so I carefully take the keys from the front pocket of his jeans, and open the door.