We run back to find our team, hiding in the carousel while continuously bickering. I roll my eyes while Tris shakes her head. Then the guy, who picked the team members, came up to Tris and asks, "Where were you?! The members were being too noisy!"
Tris responds, "Hey, you're the instructor; you have to take control."
He sighs and asks again, "Where were you though?"
She replies, "We went they are."
He blinks and asks, "We?"
"Yes, while you guys were arguing, we climbed the Ferris wheel to look for the other team," Tris states.
"What do you want to do now, then?" the guy asks.
"First, get the others in order already I'll give the plan then," Tris says.
He nods and proceeds to tell the initiates to shut up. While he quiets them down, I ask her, "Who is he?"
She answers, "Uriah. He's a Dauntless-born, and we became friends during initiation."
"Just friends, right?" I think when she finishes.
After the team settles down, Tris gives the plan, instructing the team to split in half so four of us can go to the right side of the pier and the other three to the left. She explains, "The other team is in the park at the end of the pier, so the group of four will charge as the group of three sneaks behind the other team to get the flag."
I have to admit; that's a really smart plan. I join Tris in the group going to the right along with Uriah. We reach the end of the pier and slow down to make our footsteps quiet. Then we hide and wait for our team to shoot.
Then we hear a chorus of yells and paintballs being shot. Our team has charged, the other team runs to meet us, and the flag is almost unguarded. Uriah aims and shoots the last guard in the thigh. The guard throws his gun to the ground in a tantrum. I run and grab the flag from a tree branch. Our team shouts in triumph and everyone crowds around me, grabbing my arm to make the flag higher.
After the shouting dies down, Tris goes to talk with Uriah. I stand on the sidelines, watching them. Suddenly, an initiate girl comes up. I stop watching Tris and just look at the girl's hand touching my arm. She gives me a flirtatious smile, and I brush her hand off. Even then, she doesn't take the hint. She asks, "What's your name?"
But before I can answer, I feel something strike my bottom. I look up to find Tris grinning with a paintball gun in her hand. I narrow my eyes and pick up my gun, then chase after her. While chasing her, I hear her laughing. That only makes me more determined to shoot her even more. I pick up my pace and find her climbing over a wall. I grit my teeth and climb over. I eventually find her slowing down; she's getting tired. I am a little tired myself, but determined to get revenge. Then we face each other. I start shooting her first before anything else, and Tris returns them, laughing. When we finally run out of paintballs, we are very colorful and laughing. I ask, "Why did you shoot me?"
She looks at me and replies, "That girl was asking for your name."
Wait, is she jealous?
Tris continues, "You can't tell them your real name; it's too Abnegation."
Something in me deflates, but I accept it. "Okay, then what's my "Dauntless" name?"
Tris sits for a while, thinking before settling for "Amar."
We quietly sit together, our hands almost touching. While staring at her, I wish to have her lean on me. I almost offer when she gets up to brush off the dust on her pants.
"We need to go now if we want to leave before tonight," Tris says.
I nod in agreement and follow. Apparently everyone left already, and it will only be me and Tris riding the train tonight.
We jump on the train and quietly sit next to each other. Tris must've been tired because she falls asleep, with her head on my shoulder. My heart warms up, and I smile while leaning my head on hers and closing my eyes.
I eventually wake up from my little nap and see we're almost back at the Dauntless faction. I nudge her to wake up, and she sleepily gets up. I worry she won't be able to jump off, so I take her hand and help her. While holding her hand, I finally notice how small she is. I take another look at her and wonder, "How can such a small girl be so brave?"
She sleepily points out her dorm, and I pick her up to take her there. After I set her on her bed, I sit on the floor and succumb to my sleepiness.
Please Review!:)
I really hope you like this chapter! Here's an Allegiant question: how was it? Did you like it? Okay, I know you guys probably didn't like the ending, but was it good other than that?
I just finished the Infernal Devices series and am now starting City of Lost Souls (well after my homework) and will probably start on the Matched series. What will you guys read after the Divergent series?
