Here's the second chapter as promised. It's just a filler chapter so it's a little short.
Disclaimer: Still don't own Divergent… unfortunately.
Chapter 8
As soon as all the initiates got back to the training room, we started explaining the new game. It's a team game so that's the only reason Eric let us do it.
"Ok," I said. "A couple of months ago, Four uncovered an old video. Why it was stored in the computer data, we are not really sure. But, we thought it was interesting. The video showed a game called basketball."
I stepped back and let the initiates see the screen behind me. Then we played the video.
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It was simple enough to understand. The video gave some very thorough instructions. We went outside to the "court" that we put together and grabbed some basketballs. They took a while to make, but we eventually got it right.
We let the transfers try out some basic things by themselves, like dribbling and shooting. Soon we stopped them and started demonstrating some techniques and different moves. They caught on really fast, especially Jessie. She was a natural, and the first to get everything right. Once we finished re-explaining the rules, we explained what would happen tomorrow.
"Tomorrow, we will split into two separate teams. The Dauntless-Born will not be participating. They didn't want to do this new sport, so they will be doing something else." Tobias explained. "There will be six on each team, though only five will be playing at one time. Six and I will be the team captains. We will pick teams, then play. Then, after lunch, we will have a surprise event. Will, one of the Dauntless-Born trainers, will be the referee. He knows all the rules." We then dismissed the initiates.
"I think that went well," I said. Tobias grabbed my hand and we started for our apartment. "Do you think they'll enjoy it?"
"I'm not sure," Tobias said truthfully. "Most of them seemed to somewhat like it."
"Did you see Jessie?" I asked. Tobias nodded. "She was really good. She got everything right away!" The rest of the walk was filled with silence. The past four days have been going by really slowly. It seemed like only a week ago that I passed y own initiation.
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Back at the apartment, Tobias and I didn't do much. We just lay in bed and talked. Mostly about our surprise for the initiates. After lunch, we were going to give the transfers a chance to spar with is. Not a real fight, like they were doing. We'd just go until someone was either on the ground or if they just gave up.
"Who do you think will do it?' I asked.
He kissed me before responding. "I think you'll definitely have more takers than I will."
I kissed him back. "Why's that?" I asked.
"Well, I look extremely hard to beat. They underestimate you. Jordan might fight me just to try it out. You'll definitely have Tesa, maybe Emily or Jessie. Or both. Those two definitely will recognize your strengths, just not all of them."
"Now I see what you mean," I said. "Jordan would be the only formidable opponent for you. Though Mike is shaping up really well. He had some growth spurt didn't he?"
"Yeah, it was like he was growing inches overnight, and now being with Jessie has obviously given him a lot of confidence in himself." Tobias said. I'm glad he is as proud of Mike's accomplishments as I am.
We then left that subject. Tobias turned suddenly serious. "What?" I asked.
"I'm just thinking." He replied.
"About what?" I really wanted to know where this was going. It worried me when he acted like this. It was pretty rare.
"I'm thinking about the future," he explained. The future of what? I thought to myself. "I was just wondering if you've ever considered… never mind." He stopped short.
Now I was irritated. He knew he could tell me anything. "Ok," I said with obvious annoyance.
"Don't get upset." He pleaded. "I think it's too early to discuss it." I knew he wasn't going to go any farther, so I didn't bother arguing. The last thought on my mind before I fell asleep was how comforted I felt wrapped in Tobias' arms, even when I was upset with him.
Sorry for the bad chapter. Like I said, it was a filler, so it was pretty uneventful. Please REVIEW! Or you can PM me if you want! Tell me what you think.
~A