A/N
Guys I just want it to be clear, I am not American so I have no idea what it's like in their high schools so please excuse me if I write a mistake :)
I make my way to the gym quite easily because of the signs that pointed towards it. I walk to the teacher who is standing in between the doors that led to the seperate changing rooms for boys or girls.
"Umm, hi sir. I'm Tris... Tris Prior?"
"Ah yes. Miss Prior. I'm Coach Amar. Nice to meet you" he says holding out his hand so I shake it.
"Your gym clothes are in your locker inside." he hands me a piece of paper with my locker combination in it. I walk through to the girls changing room and change into a grey tee which has red fire in the middle and black shorts with my white converse. Christina walks in as I am about to walk through the door marked 'Gym'.
"Well, you better hurry Christina." I say with a laugh.
"Oh don't under estimate me. I can get changed really quickly" she says holding out the 'really'.
"Whatever you say. I'll be in there" I point to the gym and walk out.
Woah
It's almost twice the size as the one back in New York. This gym even has a rock climbing wall in the other end, where the boys are standing. I see Four talking to Zeke, Uriah and some blonde guy. I smile to myself just a little as Christina comes out. She spots me smiling and she speedwalks towards me.
"So you weren't kidding about changing really quickly, huh?" I ask trying to avert the subject on why I was smiling just a moment ago.
"Soooo Tris. Who are you smiling about?"
"What? Who said I'm smiling about someone"
"That grin on your face. It's really obvious, you know."
"Well, apparently not as obvious as you think it may be" I laugh as we walk up to a group of people. I recognise Shauna, but nobody else.
"Guys, this is Tris. Tris, this is Shauna, Marlene and Lynn" Christina introduces me to them, pointing as she says their name. Marlene as light brown hair with piercing green eyes and Lynn has a shaved blonde head with chocolate coloured eyes.
"Hey" I say. They smile back and were just about to say something when Coach Amar walks in between the two different clumps of boys and girls.
"So class!" he yells as all the chatter dies down. "I'm glad everyone is back from the field trip. We have a new student with us today. Her name is Tris"
Everyone looks to me and I smile, willing not to be shy. I have to fit in with the Dauntless, as everyone in here is Dauntless.
I am brave
I just have to prove it.
"Being the awesome teacher I am, I will not make you embarrass yourself by introducing yourself, so let's cut the crap and get on with the lesson, shall we?"
People around the room nod as he carries on.
"Today we will be doing a few basic team vs team games. The teams are as listed. Team A: Four, Christina, Tris, Drew, Lauren, Marlene, Will, Zeke, Matthew and Ciara. Team B: Peter, Al, Molly, Mona, Shauna, Uriah, Lynn, Emmy, Eric and Steve. Peter and Four will be the team captain. Team A line up here and team B line up here" he gestures to the line on the floor that is a few feet apart. I try not to think hard about being in Four's team but something about it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
"First task will be sprinting from one end of the room and back. Captains, put your best runners at the front and your worst, no offence to those people, at the back. You have three minutes to do that" Coach Amar states.
"So, who here has done sprinting or track in a team or something like that?" Four asks our group. He seems used to taking charge like that. It seems cool. I get lost in my thoughts for a secound too long then I realise I should be putting up my hand.
"I have" I say with more confidence that I thought I would have. She smiles at me and I smile back.
No blushing this time. Well done, Tris.
"Anyone else?" he asks. The guy called Matthew steps up and so does Will. I hear someone at the back of the group scoff. Everyone turns to face Lauren, who's talking to Ciara.
"A scrawny little wimp like Tris running? Gosh Four you actually think that she was on a team before? Why don't you put her last and find someone else to go near the front" Lauren says. She rolled up her already-short shorts so it looks like she doesn't have anything other than her shirt on, which also has the flames on it. Must be Dauntless. I roll my eyes and inwardly sigh at her already slut-iness.
"Like you?" Four says walking up to her. "Well, I remember quite clearly the many times you fell flat on your face when running, Lauren."
I smile a bit. It's almost like Four is defending me. Isn't it?
Tris, you have to stay normal around him.
Lauren just rolls her eyes and starts talking to Ciara again. Four walks back to where he was before and I mouth a quick 'thank you'. He nods and smiles at me and I can't help but to smile back.
"So, should we have the ranks as Will, Matthew, Tris, Christina, Zeke, Marlene, Drew, Ciara and Lauren?"
"What? Why is Christina in front of me?" Zeke says fake pouting. Four puts a hand on his shoulder and he laughs and everyone laughs along with him.
"Sorry, mate, but we all know that Christina can walk a mile while you run it and still win."
Zeke nods, acknowledging defeat. Why did he put me in front of Christina if he thinks she's really fast?
"What about you?" Christina asks.
"Oh, ummm.. err I kinda forgot about that"
"Come on Four. We all know you're amazing at running. Just come in the front" Will says. Everyone nods in agreement so Four just goes first. I look over to the other team and see their order.
Eric, Peter, Steve, Shauna, Uriah, Lynn, Molly, Al, Emmy.
I'm going up against Shauna. Should be fun.
"So I hope you all have your ranks sorted!" Coach yells as he walks from where he was sitting in the indoor bleachers. Everyone quiets down.
"First runners! Get ready to run! I see in this case it is Eric and Four. On my whistle, you will sprint to the end of the room, touch the wall and run back. And when I say touch the wall, I don't mean stop three feet before you get there and run back, I mean literally touch the wall with the palm of your hands and run back. Is that clear? Well, on your marks"
Four and Eric lean forward getting ready to run.
"Get set"
"GO"
I find myself and everyone else on our team cheering Four on. Everyone else on the other team is rooting for Eric, other than Shauna, Uriah and Lynn. I can tell they don't like him.
Four touches the wall just a mili secound after Eric. Four starts running faster, catching up with Eric and soon enough he is in front but she catches up. They run past the line, as far as I can see, together, and bang against the wall behind us.
"Well, wasn't that just riveting?" Coach Amar smiles. "Did anyone see who won?"
People on the other team (other than the three) started yelling Eric's name but our team started shouting Four's name.
"I GUESS THAT'S A TIE" he has to shout over the loud yelling. He walks over the the whiteboard and puts a point for both team.
The next two races go on with each of our team winning one point. First time Will won, secound time Steve. Next is my race. Shauna seems really fast but I hope the odds will be in my favour, just this once.
"ON YOUR MARKS"
"GET SET"
"GO"
And with that I am running, faster than I usually do in races like these because I don't want people to see I can run and save that for running in competitions like state, but for some reason I feel the need to impress someone.
Is that someone Four?
SHUT UP TRIS THIS IS NOT THE TIME
I feel the wall meet my hand and I swiftly turn on my spot. I'm on Shauna's heels and with one push that didn't take as much effort as I thought it would, I am in front and past the finishing line, this time with Shauna on my heels.
"OHMYGOSH TRIS" Christina squeals as I walk back to her. "THAT WAS AMAZING"
I get pats on my back and a few claps. For some strange reason I don't feel out of breath. I walk over to the back of the line and see Four, Will and Matthew leaning against the wall.
"Wow Tris. That was amazing!" Matthew says as he gets up and walks towards me. He is standing rather closely so I just take a step to the side.
"Umm.. yeah thanks" I walk away, glad to be out of his reach and sit next to Will and Four. I see they are still out of breath. Just a little but it is still noticeable.
"Are you guys okay?" I ask
"Are you human, Tris?" Four stares at me wide-eyed. "How the hell are you not tired? You ran practically just ran a mile a minute!"
"Oh, haha i don't really get tired running short distances. I have no idea why, don't ask me but it doesn't really happen" I laugh it off, trying to brush the subject off me.
"Well, that was really fast. You're really good at running" Four compliments me. Did he just compliment me?
"Gee, thanks." I smile at him and he smiles back. Once again I am lost in those deep blue eyes. It's like they transport me somewhere safer, somewhere where I have no worries.
I am snapped out of my daze when the whistle blows and I see Christina speed off in the other direction. I look and see that her and Uriah are at the same speed. We end up winning and the Coach signals us off to the changing rooms. I take a speedy shower and get dressed three minutes flat. As I walk out I see Uriah come up to me.
"Wow Tris. Who knew you could run like that"
"Apparently, only me" I laugh. He seems really carefree and it's nice to have that in a friend.
"C'mon. Let's go grab some lunch"
Ten minutes later I'm sitting at a table with Christina, Zeke, Uriah, Marlene, Four, Shauna and Lynn. I sit next to Christina and Zeke with Four across me. I grab my fork and i'm just about to start eating my salad when I notice everyone is looking at my tray. It has water, a salad and muffin in it.
"What is it?" I ask. Shauna is the one to speak up.
"Your plate"
"What about it?"
"It's missing something"
"Which is..."
I see that every single one of their trays have a plate of chocolate cake on.
"So you guys are looking at me like that because I don't have a plate of cake?"
"It's not only cake! It's Dauntless chocolate cake!" Marlene exclaims.
"And what's the difference?" I say still not catching on. Everyone sighs and Lynn rolls her eyes and starts eating. Four slides his cake towards me.
"Here. Try some of mine" he smirks at me and I smile back. I remember that we're not the only people at this table so I take my spoon and after a secound of hesitation, take a piece of the cake and eat it. Everyone (minus Lynn) is looking at me waiting for my expression.
"Well damn..." this cake is Heaven. They all start laughing and I laugh along with them. I am about to take another piece when I remember that it's Four's plate so I slide it back to him, thanking him.
I start to eat my salad and when I start to reach for my muffin, Zeke stands up on his seat then on his table. Christina hastily tries to keep still a glass of water he managed to knock over.
"PARTY AT MY HOUSE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT YOU'RE ALL INVITED"
For a secound everyone around the lunch room just stares, but then the room erupts in applauds. Zeke sits back down and grins.
"So you're all coming, right?"
"Sure am" Christina seems really eager to go to a party. I start to shake my head but Christina just looks at me.
"No. You're coming"
"What if I don't want to?"
"Yeah, but we all want you to come, right?" she says addressing the groups. They all nod, so does Four and he looks me straight into my eyes and gives me one of his signature smirks.
"Do I have to?" I reluctantly break my eye contact with Four and give a pleading to Christina.
"Duh. Tris, now that you're our new friend you have to get used to stuff like this." Marlene says, smiling at me.
"What do you think Lynn. Someone other than me has to think that there is something other than parties to look forward too" I am determined to not admit defeat.
"Pfft this is what i've been trying to tell them since I met them, but nooo. They insist."
"See?" I fold my arms across my chest.
"Tris. Lynn doesn't like socialising, no offence Lynn" Shauna says but Lynn didn't seem offended.
"Yeah, Tris. You have got to come. You can meet new people." Uriah says wiggling his eyebrows.
"GOD GUYS. I am not interested in meeting anyone like that. It's my first week. I want to make friends, not enemies and certainly not a relationship"
"Fine, but you have got to come" Four says looking straight at me.
"And what will you guys do if I don't come?" I start to eat my muffin, annoyed because parties are not my thing.
"We will all sulk in the corner and cry until it's over" Marlene jokes.
"Maybe even cancel the party" Zeke nudges me with his elbow.
"Okay, okay! Fine. I'll come" Christina squels in my ear. "Argh Christina that was my right ear! I think i'm permanently deaf now. Thanks"
"Anytime. That's what i'm here for!" she gives me a quick thumbs up and starts laughing. Everyone else joins her. "But seriously. Thursday night we're going shopping. We are going to get you some new clothes."
"Fine, okay." I give in. "Wait, what's wrong with my clothes?"
"Nothing, nothing really, but..." she looks me up and down. "You might want to wear something that people know of. What is fob?"
I am just about to reply when Four says something.
"It stands for Fall out Boy"
"And that is..."
"Only like one of the best bands i've ever heard"
"I never knew you liked them"
"Well, it's your first day. There's a lot you don't know about us"
I smile at him and he smiles back. I get lost in his eyes once again, just for a secound too long.
"Oooooookay then" Lynn breaks the silence.
"While you two are busy flirting, we're trying to eat, so if you don't mind, take it somewhere else" Uriah teases. I look away from Four and try my best not to blush.
"We weren't flirting."
"Yeah, we weren't flirting" Four backs me up.
"Whatever you say, guys" Christina laughs and starts eating her cake. I ignore that and finish my muffin.
A/N
Wow that was long. I hope you liked it. Please leave review!