The rest of the day I avoided the guys. I even ended up taking dinner in my dorm room. Christina questioned me about it, saying that she could tell I wasn't suffering from "cramps". Eventually, she dropped it when I told her that Will was looking for her.

The next morning, I took the elevator to go down and run. I made a mental note not to take the stairs again. Running came easier to me this morning. I got in a good 30 minutes before someone on the opposite end of campus caught my attention. Tris was flagging me down and of course Four was with her.

Four? Did it just dawn on me now that his name is "Four"?

"You look like you've been running all morning," Tris said with a smile as I jogged up to them.

"No, actually, it's only been like half an hour. I suppose I put more effort into it this morning."

"Trying not to think about yesterday, huh," asked Four with his arms crossed and a raised eyebrow. I assume he wasn't going to easily let me down.

"I guess. I was about to finish up and head back in."

"Alright," said Tris. "Did Christina tell you about heading down to Veron River during lunch?"

"Yea, she did. Something about today being the last day to goof off before classes tomorrow. I should probably see what she wants me to wear," I finished as I pretended to flip my hair.

"I was her room-mate last year, so I know what you mean," laughed Tris. With that I waved bye and went to the dorm building.

I didn't want to stay and chat long with Tris, mostly because Four was there. No matter how handsome he was Four was really scary standing there staring me down. Yup, some of the guys were still mad at me.

Who cares if all the guys are mad at me? Because you were mean to someone you just met. So what if Eric got issues, no need to take it out on that girl in the stairwell. Perhaps, but I have to somehow make everything right. Tris, Shauna, Lauren… They're all cool and keep things real, and I want to be friends with them. You can still be friends with all of them and not their boyfriends. But they are all friends with Aidan. So if my disagreement with Eric was going to affect any of that, I have to go and apologize. Do you really? Maybe he should apologize. I can't believe I'm second guessing myself. Why are you mentally arguing about it? I know I shouldn't be.

I stopped as soon as I entered the entrance to the dorm room building and started laughing. I couldn't help but think that I almost sounded like Sméagol/Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

Tris was right. Christina already had some things packed and already went through my clothes to pick out a bikini and short jeans shorts for me to wear.

"We're going to be on jet skis and wake-boarding," I protested.

"One should always look fierce" she said as if she were singing.

Once school classes started no one would have been allowed off campus for recreation. So apparently today was a really big deal for the students. There must have been close to 200 kids along the riverside, which I was told was only the senior class. Once Aidan found me, he made sure I didn't wander off to hang out with anyone, except for his football teammates or their girlfriends.

"I was just talking," I defended myself after Aidan saw me swimming with Clayson. Clayson wasn't that bad in his looks. The school participated in winter sports, like snowboarding and apparently he was on the team. According to Marlene, his daddy was rich. I guess because he was swimming really close, Aidan came along on a jet ski to pull me out.

"You may have been, but that's not what he was doing."

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, just stay by the girls, or better yet," he said as he came to the shoreline by Edward. "Stay with one of my friends and don't go back over there," he motioned to Clayson. "I don't want him looking at you," Aidan said as he left me by Edward and a couple other of the football team's d-line. The second I turned around to them, Edward started to laugh.

"He means well, you know. Although I think you're going to have to go back to Amity Prep, if Aidan doesn't want any guys from Dauntless looking at you," said Justin, one of the defensive ends.

"Ha ha," I said pretending to sound funny while sitting down on a rock by Edward. "I just wish he would ease up with me. I may not have had any experience with guys, but I can tell whose being fake and who isn't."

"Really," Edward asked arching a brow at me with a smirk on his face. "I know one guy you may have gotten wrong." Oh boy, no one was going to forgive me about that little incident with Eric, were they? "Not to mention, I know you've already formed opinions on the rest of us." That was true. Justin and Trick, the other boy both looked at me and smirked. Did I really dislike them all because of what I overheard that morning with Eric? I didn't really want to say my next line knowing that it would just make his point.

"Okay, so maybe I did." Edward's smile grew even bigger. "Don't tell Aidan. He would just love to hear that I admitted I was wrong about something. I know he wants to watch over me, but I just want him to be the fun brother I had back at home."

"He still can be, but I guess we're all getting older." He turned to look back at the guys as if pondering something. With that Justin came over, punched Edward's shoulder and he and Trick left. First it was Four and now there was Trick? I was going to have to ask what was up with all the names.

"You say that like we're about to retire or something."

"Stuff people go through I guess, makes them grow up," he said finally turning his head back to look at me. "There's an extra jet-ski over there, you want to go riding?"

"I think I need to check with my parole officer," I teased nodding my head in Aidan's direction.

"Nah," said Edward smiling. "He trusts me." I shrugged and got up to go with Edward on the jet-ski. He was right. Aidan saw me and didn't come to haul me away.

A few moments later, Uriah got the idea to tie tire tubes together and just drift down the river. By then, half the guys were drunk, including Aidan. I got in a tube next to Molly.

"Hey, your Aidan's sister, right?"

I turned to see another drunken guy fumbling to get into the tube next to ours. Molly rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"My name is Drake," he held out his hand which I shook. "I know you've met Clayson," he pointed to Clayson climbing in beside him. Aidan was not going to like that I was talking to him again. "And that's Bradley," he gestured towards a boy who threw water on Molly.

"Bradley," Molly yelled. Bradley just laughed and ended up kissing Molly. Once he pulled away, she punched him in the shoulder.

"You're such a punk," she said teasingly.

"Yea, but you enjoy it," he teased back. She must have cause then he pulled her up on top of his lap. I noticed Drew and Peter a few tubes back. I couldn't help but think that Drew was probably watching his chances with Molly disappear.

Drake nudged me and held out a beer bottle to me.

"Nah, it's alright, I don't drink."

"Come on, it's just one beer," he said holding it out to me again. He smiled and I took the bottle from his hand. I noticed Clayson threw him a 'thumbs-up' as I took my first sip. It tasted sour. I wanted to pour the rest of it out in the river, but noticed that they kept watching me with every sip I took. Suddenly the bottle was yanked out of my hand.

I turned around to see Eric in the water holding the bottle.

"Hey," I almost screamed at him, until he grabbed me and pulled me out of the tube. I found myself underwater and couldn't really push myself up. My arms and my legs felt so weak. I felt like I was sinking, until he slid his arm around my waist and pulled me up. Still holding me, he swam to a tube behind Four and Zeke and helped me get in.

"You don't know how to swim," he asked.

"I do," I said shaking my head. My vision was starting to get blurry. I couldn't tell if it was water in my eyes. "I just, I feel so weak."

"That much to drink already," said Uriah from the tube over.

Eric held up the bottle he took away from me. Immediately Uriah's eyes got big. Tris shifted by Four and came closer to me.

"How much did she have," she asked Eric.

"I only saw her drink this one," he answered.

Eric still had his arm around my waist. I meekly climbed out of his grasp and looked at Tris. "What's going on?"

"I don't think you should be talking to those guys," said Eric behind me.

"Oh yeah and girls should only be talking to you," I said as I pushed my arm against his chest. Man was it solid. Without any hesitation, I ran my hand against his chest again. What the hell are you doing? He just felt so good. He's smiling because he knows he got you under his thumb. That smile is so gorgeous though. That's probably what Tara or Julie thought too. "Go away Eric," I yelled as I tried to move away from him. His smile disappeared and was replaced with hurt and shock.

"She's..." Tris started but then Eric interrupted her.

"No, that's the thanks I get, I guess." He ended up climbing over by Four and Zeke. I saw Four look towards Tris deep in thought. Tris turned to Four and threw him a reassuring smile.

"I think someone should tell Aidan what happened. Four, Uriah will you help me?"

"She obviously didn't want any help, Tris," Eric spat out.

"I'm going to take her back to the dorms," said Tris. "Eric, just tell Aidan would you?" I really didn't want to leave with them, but I was so weak to argue. Uriah pulled me through the water and once we got back to land, Four picked me up and carried me back to campus. I tried to keep my eyes open, but I just couldn't. I felt Tris' hand brush my face a couple times to soothingly assure me that I was okay. I fell off to sleep before we even reached the building.

I woke up back in my dorm room, back on the couch and still in my bikini and shorts. I noticed someone shift in the darkness.

"Aidan," I let out a deep sigh. He leaned down to look me over. Lifted my chin and picked up my arm, as if he were checking for some injuries. "Why are you treating me like I just fell off a ten story building?"

"Alex, they put a date rape drug in your beer," he shouted. I sat up slowly trying to process the information. Was that why I felt so weak? Why my vision was going blurry? I only had half a bottle of beer. Aidan looked mad, scared, but mad.

"They didn't do anything else to me Aidan."

"Yea, I know. Thankfully Eric got you out of there in time. You really need to be more careful Alex. What happened? I saw you by Molly and Lynn."

"Lynn didn't want to get on the tubes and Molly ended up getting distracted with some Bradford, Brandon, or Bradley, whatever his name was. I didn't think anything bad, it was just one beer. Tris seemed so scared when I couldn't move."

"They tried to do the same thing with Tris that's why. There were also a couple of other girls last year too."

I had to look away. I knew it was coming. The look on Aidan's face said it all.

"I'm not letting you out of my sight, because they are not going to relent."

"You can't be with me 24/7 Aidan. I know you told me to be more careful, so I'll be more careful. Like I said earlier they weren't able to do anything to me."

"I don't care, Alex. You're under watch now," he said as he got up and began to walk out of the room. "I don't know how I would face Dad knowing that I was careless in watching you. I shouldn't have let you go down to the River." He stopped once he reached the door and turned back to look at me. "You know for someone who already doesn't like my friends," I knew he was talking about Eric. "You should be glad that one of them was there to pull you out." Yup, he was talking about Eric.

With that he left me in my room. I took a shower and changed to get ready for bed. Christina got back as soon as I got into bed. I pretended to be asleep so she wouldn't ask me about today's events. As I tried to sleep, so many things crossed my mind. One thing was that this happened last year too. That's why Aidan tried to keep me away from them. He knew they tried to do that before. And then there was that whole thing with Eric. Like really? Why was everyone so upset with me? Four, Edward, Aidan... They didn't see what you saw. True, but they said I didn't know what I saw. You're not blind are you? No. So Eric is mean and they're just sticking up for their friend. If he really was mean, then why did he get out of possible trouble?

I shifted my head to the left and to the right. Where in the world did Gollum go? Perhaps I was slowly coming to the concluded that Eric was not as bad as I judged him out to be.