I ran hard and fast around the training room. My feet pounded against the pavement and I passed a couple of initiates as they ran. My heart pounded against my chest as I took in sharp breaths. I loved the fact that I could run as much as I wanted without people telling me it's wrong. I loved running plain and simple. Being able to run at that moment and running past other people without them yelling was a dream. Being out of Amity was a dream, one that I hoped would never end.
"Alright runners switch with the guys on the punching bags," Eric ordered us. I slowed my running to a stop. I smiled as I took in deep heavy breaths. I whipped away some sweat from my fore head. "Come on Twin One you don't have all day!" Eric yelled at me. I wanted to ask him if I could run still but I didn't want to chance it. I jogged to the punching bags and started working on the fighting techniques Four had taught us. I kicked, kneed and punched the punching bag. I had adrenaline in my veins and I was having a pretty good day (unlike the last two days). It was day three of training and I was sore as hell but I thanked god only some of my muscles didn't need much work. Abby on the other hand didn't seem to be improving at all. I looked over at her while she was paired up with Al doing the forearm tap thing. Abigail was red and sweaty from the nonstop hours Eric was making us do. I was surprised she hadn't past out like a few of the others had. I looked over at Eric himself and he kept an eye on the runners. I watched him yell and give orders. The man was covered in tattoos and he was intimidating but there was something else about him. He turned around and my stomach flipped as he saw me staring. I went back to hitting the punching bag with as much force as I could. My knuckles were score and smearing blood on the bag.
"What were you staring at?" Eric's voice came from behind me. My sarcasm and anger wanted me to tell him I was looking at his ass. But I would have thrown myself out of Dauntless for that. Plus I would have admitted I was staring at him. saying I was staring at his butt was not the best words to tell a guy either. "I don't want a smart ass answer," Eric's tone was lethal. Even worse after shooting down telling him I was staring at his ass I couldn't even come up anything. I couldn't think of a smartass reason or with a real one.
"I was…just…" I tried to think of something. I started messing with my pony tail, "wondering where you got your tattoos done," I smiled at him when I finally though of an answer.
"I thought I said no smart ass answers," he said while glaring at me.
"It wasn't," I told him, "They're really nicely done and I was thinking about getting one," He looked over my face for a second.
"I got them where everyone else does," he told me, "if your serious about getting a tattoo ask for Helen or Tori," I gave him my best Amity smile.
"Thank you," he nodded and walked away. I let out a sigh of relief as he went back to what he was doing. I threw another punch Eric called another switch. I wanted to be running again but I was now doing the forearm tap thing. I was partnered up with Edward and he was going a little hard on me. So I tried going harder.
"Calm down this isn't a strength test it's a response thing," He told me. I nodded and toned down my strength.
"Sorry," I told him and kept working.
"So you're from Amity right?" he asked me.
"Yeah why?" I fallowed the pattern that Four told us to do.
"What's past the farms?" he asked me. When I was a kid I asked myself the same question. I ventured out one night and all I found was a vast waste land.
"Nothing," I told him the truth.
"Come on you never wondered?" I looked him in the eye.
"I did and I found nothing," I told him again feeling annoyed by his presence.
"What do you think you're doing?!" Eric yelled. I looked over and saw that Abby had stopped and was trying to breath. Abby was even redder than before. She was leaning over with her hands on her knees. She looked like she was about to pass out any second.
"I can't breathe," Abby told him.
"Your sister didn't seem to have a problem running half a lap the first ten minutes of training today!" Eric yelled at her. I wanted to run over and intervene but Eric would have my ass if I did.
"I just need a second to catch my breath," she told him taking lung fulls of air. Abby wasn't looking very well at all. The next thing I knew she dropped to her hands and knees trying to breath. Without even thinking I ran to her side and took her face into my hands.
"Abby!" I patted her face. "Abs, are you okay?" her eyes were half closed but she nodded.
"Sit there for one more Second Twin Two and your out!" Eric told at her.
"Leave her alone!" I snapped at him. I could see the rage fill his eyes. I looked at my sister. "Abby just breathe through your nose and out through your mouth," she nodded and did as I told her. "Okay now we're going to get up, get some water then we're going to run again, together."
"Okay," she nodded. I through her arm over my shoulder and I helped her up stand up. I walked her over to the drinking fountain. Abby took long slow drink of the cool water. I took a paper towel and wetted it then pressed it to her fore head. I could feel Eric's glares on us but I ignored him.
"Are you okay?" I asked her. Abby nodded as she leaned against the wall.
"if she doesn't start running your both factionless!" Eric yelled at us. I rubbed my sister's arm.
"can you do this?" I asked her.
"yeah," she said still very much out of breath.
"I'm going to run with you and we're going to take it slow," she nodded and we started running.
"Twin One! Get back to what you were doing," Eric yelled at me. I ran backwards so I was still running with my sister.
"She won't stop if I run with her," I told him.
"If she stops once before I call time you're both out."
"Lil, don't do this," She told me.
"We're doing this," I told her. Abby jogged slowly as she went around the training room. "Just breathe in through your nose and out your mouth," I told her. She did as I said and kept running.
"Now I'm regretting not running with you as a kid," she breathed.
"You wouldn't have been able to keep up with me anyways," I smiled at her. We ran past the punching bags and I could still feel Eric's eyes on us. I looked over and I was right, he was most likely making sure Abby didn't stop.
"How do you do this?" she asked me.
"I push through the pain. Pain is weakness leaving the body," I told her. She kept running but it seemed to be getting worse.
"Wow it's only been three days and you sound like a Dauntless born." She said as she gasped through her pain. I looked at her and it looked like she was about to collapse. I could see that she wanted to stop.
"Come on Abs you can do it," I told her, "you can't stop. Stop and he wins." She began to push herself a bit and she got a foot away from me and held it. I picked up my speed and I kept with her. "You got this Abs," Abby kept picking up speed and pushing herself. "You got this," I told her as we ran past Eric. I could feel his angry glare at the back of my head. "Come on let's not have his stupid ass win," I told her. She kept running by my side as we ran past the punching bags again. "We got this," I told her. She was starting to slow down and she looked closer to passing out.
Come one yell time, I begged. I looked over my shoulder at Eric. He stood there watching us I could see anger radiating off of him.
"Time!" Eric yelled. Abby stopped and collapse to the floor.
"Abby!" I stopped at her side. Everyone ran to her side
"Is she okay?" Tris asked. I started lightly slapping her face.
"Someone go get a medic," Four ordered.
"No just get some water and a wet cloth," Eric told him. Eric knelt down across from me and on the other side of Abigail.
"Abby wake up," I started slapping her face again.
"Twin one," Eric tried to stop me, "Amity!" I ignored him and kept trying to wake my sister. "ZED!" I looked up at him. "She's going to be fine," he told me. "We always have people pass out. They just need water to cool down and eat something," I nodded. Al handed me a wet cloth and I pressed it to her forehead. Abby opened her eyes slightly.
"Did we make it?" she asked.
"You did good today," Eric answered her and patted her shoulder. Four handed Abby a tin bottle.
"Drink this," he told her. Abby took the bottle and started drinking.
"Zed help me take her to the infirmary," Eric told me and we picked my sister off the ground. I had one of her arms around my shoulder as we walked her to the infirmary. We had to stop at one point because Abby started throwing up the water she drank. I rubbed my sister's back till she was done.
"You okay?" she nodded and she started walking on her own. I kept rubbing my twin's back as she walked. Turned out that the infirmary was set in between The Pit and the training room, I guess it was there for convince. A nurse came over to us and took Abby to a bed.
"You better get going," Eric told me without meeting my eyes.
"No I need to stay with my sister," I told him.
"It wasn't a suggestion it was an order," he glared at me. "Go get cleaned up then go to dinner,"
"I'm staying with my sister," I told him.
"You're covered in your sister's vomit," my eyebrows pulled together and I looked at my cloths. He was right and I didn't seem to notice. "Get cleaned up, eat dinner and get some rest, that's all your sister is going to be doing till tomorrow," I nodded and looked at my sister. She was sitting on the bed and drinking water.
"Can I at least check on her before I go?" I asked him. He didn't answer me he just left the room. I walked over to Abby and I put a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey you okay?" I asked her.
"Yeah," she said looking like shit. "Sorry for puking all over you," she said and took a sip of water.
"It's alright," I gave her a soft smile. "Just get some rest okay," she nodded and laid down on the bed. I kissed her forehead. "I'll see you later tonight or tomorrow,"
"love you as much as the ever expanding universe," she told me.
"Love you as much as the ever expanding universe," I walked out of the infirmary and down the hall to the dorms. When I walked in everyone was already half dress in fresh cloths and on the way out.
"Hey is she alright?" Al asked me.
"Yeah she's doing fine," I told him. Went back to my bunk and grabbed my cloths.
"So are you coming to dinner?" Christina asked me.
"I'm just going to shower first," I told her.
"alright we'll save you a spot," I nodded and gave her a soft smile. I waited till the last person left and I got into the shower. I took the advantage and I stripped off my bottom layer of clothing and I sighed as the water hit my bare body. The warm water felt great against my sore muscles. I wanted to spend hours under the water. But I decided against it in case someone came in. I cleaned my skin and hair and turned off the water. I grabbed my towel and dried off. I put on clean pants and a long sleeved shirt. I walked into the room and I pulled on my boots and tied back my hair. I grabbed a sweater and I left the dorm room.
"Is it your goal to piss me off?" I nearly jumped out of my skin as Eric spoke from behind me. I turned around to see him leaning next to the door.
"My only goal is to get me and my sister through initiation," I told him the truth, "pissing you off just seems to happen." Eric got into my face and I could feel his breath on my skin.
"You're only supposed to be getting yourself through Dauntless," he told me, "not your worthless sister," My anger woke up then.
"My sister isn't worthless!" I shouted at him. He seemed amused by my anger. "She deserves to be here more than anyone!"
"She's weak," he glared down at me, "And her weakness makes you weak,"
"Go to hell," I told him, "The only one out of us that has to stay here is her," I told him. "Go ahead and kick me out at the end of initiation," I got in his face as well. "My sister is a good person; she's not weak or worthless."
"What happened to Faction before Blood," he said cruelly.
"Have a twin then you'll understand," I turned away from him and started walking down the corridor. "Or just talk to her you'll understand why she deserves to be here more than I do," I yelled at him. My anger was boiling now. He had actually seemed kind earlier but now he was the same old Eric; the biggest prick in all of Dauntless.
"Fine," he said. I stopped and turned around.
"What?" I was confused.
"Prove that you both belong here," he told me. "So far all you've shown me is that you're a short tempered Amity. While she is worthless and unfit for Dauntless a stereotype Amity," I wanted to punch him in the face and make sure no women ever wanted to fuck his pretty face again.
Wait pretty? When did I think that? I shook the thought from my head.
"What if we don't prove ourselves?" I asked him. Eric got in my face and his breath covered my face as he looked down on me.
"Then you'll both be factionless."
"Alright," I agreed, "I'll show you that we belong in Dauntless. Whether you like it or not," I turned away from him. Before I could leave he grabbed my forearm. I looked down at his hand tight around my arm. My skin was crawling only in the one spot his hand was. But the crawling wasn't like with other times when people touched me. It was different and I didn't like that.
"I doubt it you're both Amity to the bone!" He hissed in a lethal tone. I looked him in the eye and I could see the lethalness in his eyes. But still I saw his soul. It was only a small spark but it was there.
Wrong, I thought, I'm Dauntless and Abby is Divergent.
"I'm Dauntless I'm going to be Dauntless," I told him. I looked down at his large hand around my arm. I was on the verge of lashing out in anger because he was touching me. "Don't touch me," I tried ripping my arm away from him but his grip was too tight.
"And why is it that you think you can tell me what to do?" his voice was dripping with calm anger.
"I don't like being touched; ask anyone in Amity I start screaming when people touch me for too long." He kept a tight grip on my arm as his eye searched mine, Like he was trying to figure out if I was lying or not. Normally I would start screaming or feeling panicked but I wasn't feeling the amount I usually do. It was weird because I didn't feel anything to him touching me. That caused a small amount of panic in me. I wanted it to stop so I pulled my arm away from him. "Don't ever call my sister worthless or weak again," I told him. I walked to the end of the corridor before I looked back. Eric just stood there glaring at me with his cold steel eyes. I was going to prove to him that I was Dauntless that we both were. I turned away and continued my way to the mess hall. My anger was awake for the day and it felt like angry snakes in the pit of my stomach. I wanted to hit something or someone instead I started running. Running always seemed to calm my anger a bit. Back in Amity it was the only thing I had to freedom. It was the only thing that made me happy back home. I ran into The Pit hearing the loud music and seeing others run in and out of everywhere made me smile. Yet it also made my anger act up more. I had to earn my place for my freedom now. I had to earn to be where I belonged and I absolutely hated it. I hated Eric for being a total prick and thinking my sister was worthless. I ran into the mess hall and I looked around for my friends. I was still angry so it may not be the best idea from me to be with them.
"ZED!" Will was standing up and waving me over. I took a deep breath and put on my fake amity smile. I walked over and sat down between next to Tris. Will and Christina were talking non-stop to each other. I watched them and smiled as I watched how happy they made the other. I could tell they were falling for each other hard.
"Hey guys," I smiled at my friends.
"Is everything alright?" Al asked me. He was looking me up and down.
"It's nothing," I told him, "I had a lovely argument with Eric just a minute ago," I told him.
"What happened?" Christina asked me.
"Nothing he's just being a prick," I told her.
"Did you say or insinuate anything again?" Christina gave me a mischievous smile.
"no not this time," I told her, "it's not like I can say that he has a small dick again," Will was trying to drink water when I said that. So when he laughed it nearly sprayed everywhere.
"Will!" Tris and Christina yelled. Will was laughing hard so hard that he was turning red.
"What happened?" Christina asked me looking from me to Will. I messed with the hair in the back of my head.
"I was trying to apologies for my rudeness," I started, "and I found him fucking a hot chick," I told her, "and basically I was proven wrong and that he's tattooed and priced," Christina started laughing. Tris looked uncomfortable by this conversation as well as Al.
"That must have been awkward," Tris said as she took a drink of her water.
"Awkward is an understatement," I told her, "and it didn't help that my entire existence pisses him off," I started to eat my dinner. I tore into a piece of bread and ate it piece by piece.
"How much were you wrong by?" Christina asked me. I rolled my eyes at Christina and laughed a little.
"I thought size didn't matter," Tris commented.
"Of course it does," Al, Will and Christina all said in unison.
"Guys I didn't ask," I said and popped more bread into my mouth. "and it's not like I went 'hey Eric I'm going to tell my friends this story later. And I know Christina is going to want to know so before you start yelling at me can I get a ruler so I can measure your giant boner," Will Christina and Al were all suddenly looking very pale as they looked up and behind me. I could feel my blood rushing to my face and my heart speeding up. "Tris?"
"Yeah," she said as she looked behind us. I could see her turn really pale and she turned her apologetic eyes to me.
"Please tell me it's anyone but Eric," Tris frowned and shook her head.
"Sorry," she mouthed.
Universe why do you hate me? I thought. I grabbed my cup of water and took a long drink suddenly wishing it was moonshine. I put the tin cup down and I looked up to see Eric raising his pierced eyebrow at me and he looked horrified. I tried to say something like along the lines of 'I'm sorry' or 'it's not what you think was going on,' but nothing came out. He didn't say anything he just kept his head down and walked away. I turned back around and I dropped my head to the table. Suddenly I heard laughing and I looked up to see Four was sitting close by.
"I've never seen him embarrassed before," Four laughed.
Well I'm glad your amused Four! I yelled in my head, you're not the one about to get kicked out of Dauntless!
"Can someone warn me next time?" I groaned into the table wishing I could turn back time and stop myself from speaking.
"No," Will started laughing. I stood up still feeling my face being bright red. Christina elbowed him in the ribs causing him to laugh more.
"Sure," she gave me a smile. I nodded and realized i had lost my appetite and I wanted this day over.
"I'm going to go to bed," I told them and I walked out of the mess hall. I took a second at the entrance a looked back at Eric to see he wasn't even looking in my direction. He appeared very fazed by what I said. It was weird to see since the guy probably fucked nearly every woman in Dauntless. You'd think he'd be used to people talking about him like that. I looked away from him and started back down the hall. I kept my head down as I let my feet take me back to the dorm. My face warmed as I remembered the look he was giving me when he heard what I said. I touched the part of my arm that he did earlier. I could still feel his hand there so my day hasn't been the best. I walked into the dorm room seeing that other people had already made their way back. Edward and his girlfriend were on one cot holding and kissing each other. Peter, Molly and Drew were caught up in something to even notice I was back. I groaned as I flopped face down onto my cot. The universe had to hate me or something. Otherwise I wouldn't be stuck with a leader who hated me and keeping the secret of my Divergent sister. I groaned as I rolled onto my side and pulled my blanket over my head. At that moment I wanted to wake up back in Amity. I wanted to wake up on choosing day and maybe I would choose Amity instead of Dauntless. It would have defiantly prevented this much embarrassment. I looked at my arm where I could still feel Eric's large warm strong hand. I thought about how strange his touch was against my skin. I rubbed that section of my skin hoping to get rid of the feeling in my arm. I sighed and I closed my eyes hoping for a better day.
okay so read and review also I don't own the songs or Divergent trilogy. I hope you guys enjoyed. ~peace~