"I swear to god if this plane doesn't let us out soon I will..."
"Tris your in public." I don't even need to look over to see her glare.
"Well if I wait any longer my butt might fuse to the seat!" I growl.
"Flight 306 you may now exit your seat and retrieve your baggage. Thank you for riding with us today."
"Praise Jesus! I'm FREE!" I scream running out the door. Tori and Mack follow behind chuckling at me.
Grabbing my luggage we take a taxi back to the house. Mack and Tori make sure I get in before they leave. I lay, not even on the couch, on the wood floor. Yes, I'm that lazy right now.
Traveling for fights for months is exhausting! Especially when you have to win! I mean geez.
Texting Caleb I'm home safe I finally lift my butt off the ground. Only for it to be placed on the couch.
I want so desperately for Tobias to be here right now. I originally wasn't going to travel any more but I got offered to enter a heavy metal championship in fighting. I have been attending school online for the past 6 months. Traveling all over the US. Until I now am in the top four for the US All Fighters Championship.
It was hard for me to do it at first. I was finally settling in with friends and a house. Everything was moved in and I was all settled in the house. My father had come to terms with me. He and I exchanged a call once and a while. He's still hurting but theres nothing I can do. Caleb calls every month and asks how I'm doing. The real struggle was leaving Tobias. He was heart broken when I called and said I was leaving. I had no choice and I couldn't take him with me. He told me to go and that it would be my best opportunity. He said we could try long distance but I told him that I couldn't do it to him. He deserved more then a couple Skype calls and texts when I can. While I wish he was here right now I couldn't do that to him. He probably has found someone better by now.
Getting up from the couch I go upstairs to my room. Opening the window to open the smell of the blooming lilac into my home. Slipping out of the athletic gear I'm wearing I put on some better clothes. High waisted gray shorts and black tank top. With simple flip flops and grabbing my sunglasses. Looking in the mirror and adding lipstick. Lately I have been at photo shoots and other stuff for fighting so I got a designer. Apparently I can pull off a nice a bright lip color. So I choose a purplish color and comb my hair real quick. In the winter I cut my hair off. All of it off to my shoulders. I have to say with my natural highlights it looks pretty good. Another perk of my trip was I filled out a bit. I'm not so scrawny or tiny. I'm still short but I now have hips and a chest. My body and looks are more mature.
Jumping down the steps I grab my keys. Opening the garage to my yellow Porsche and hopping inside. Feeling better as I drive down the street and out the gate. The breeze tingling my skin as it brushes against me. While the sun beats down on me on the early May day.
Driving to school I park in the different parking lot. Grabbing the papers in my car and my certificate proving I did finish all my classes online. Walking past students as I enter into the school.
The front desk and attendance greets me. She congratulates me on my achievement of finishing online. Because to them I'm still not Beatrice Prior. Handing me my pass to give to teachers she lets me go.
Walking to my locker I enter the combo. Opening it and grabbing an old notebook that I never bothered to get rid of. Then I hear familiar voices a couple lockers down.
"Wow I guess they gave her that locker. Maybe its true she wont be coming back at all." Marlene says.
"According to Sports Illustrated she made it into the top four." Uriah replies. Oh their talking about me.
"Oooo I hear she might be dating someone too!" Christina squeals.
"Who!?" I stifle a laugh and Shanua asks.
"I'm not sure but People had an article about her mysterious life and late night phone calls." Christina whispers. Yeah those were to Caleb and I'm pretty sure I'm not dating my brother.
"Okay now I really want to find out what's going on with my Trissypop." Uriah pouts. I shut my locker causing them all to look at me. Then go back to each other. Passing Uriah I whipser.
"Then maybe you should just ask her Uricakes." I smirk and continue walking. Knowing behind me is a open mouthed Uriah. Then I hear running behind me and someone jump to land on top of me. I bend down and watch Uriah fall before me. Pulling my sunglasses on top of my head I look at him.
"Havent you ever learned to not talk about people behind their back?" I tease and smile. He hops up from the ground and clasps me into a bone crushing hug. I hug Uriah right back and that's when Marlene comes stomping over.
"What the heck Uriah!?" I can feel her anger. Pulling away
"Mufflene you should contain your man better." I laugh and she squeals while hugging me. This causes attention from the rest of them.
"Okay what's with all the hugging? Why are we hugging this chick?" Zeke questions looking at Uriah.
"Aww haven't missed me much have you Zeke?" Christina jaw drops looking at me as does Will. Zeke and Will both envelope me into a bear hug. Christina then rips them off me and hugs me herself. Lynn comes from behind and actually hugs me.
"Don't think about it too much stiff." Lynn jokes and we all laugh.
"What? How? Why?" Christina stutters.
"I have time before my next tournaments. So I flew home and I'm back at my house. I will be here for a while actually. Because the the semi finals are in town. The finals will either be here or New York. And no I don't have a boyfriend but People do make great stories." I laugh and tell them. Walking down the hallway talking about my fights and trips. Each step wondering where Tobias is.
Walking into to class my breathing stops. Tobias sits it his seat and next to him is Nita. I try not to assume but the way Nita is talking with him its obvious. He has his tough exterior on though so who knows.
Handing my pass to the teacher I sit in the back of class. The whole time reading and catching up on things I missed over the months I have been gone. Christina sending me texts to tell me the latest news and old news. All trying to make me feel back into place. Even Zeke said he was having a party tomorrow. Well that will be good I guess.
The day goes by quickly and Four still hasn't noticed me at all. I just quietly sit in the back and keep my head down. At lunch I grab my food and sit down at the table. Zeke then ushers me to an outside table. So I place my sunglasses on and sit with them. Zeke talking about his party while Christina talks about how her teacher is annoying but she's glad schools nearly done. That's when I hear a voice.
"Whos this chick and why is she here?" Nita asks sitting across from me with Four beside her. Yeah they are pretty much a thing.
"She's our friend Nita." Marlene chirps happily. She's always so sweet.
"Still doesn't explain why she thinks she can sit where I normally do." Nita huff and takes a bite of her salad.
"Only if my punching bags would talk like that, maybe then I would break some records." I chuckle under my breath. Unfortunately its louder then I thought. So half the table is laughing.
"Maybe you would like to remind Nita Four here who you are again." Zeke elbows me. He knows I have to tell Four.
"Sorry to burst your bubble Nita but this seat was mine long before it became yours." I smile at her. Fours eyes look up straight into me.
"Oh so your Tris." She rolls her eyes and eats. Four just stares straight through me. As if I'm not actually there.
"Nice of you finally notice me Four." I didn't mean for it to be mean but it came out a bit harsh. The silence at the table is thick. Shauna cuts the tension and talks about the summer. Towards the end of lunch my cell phone beeps.
Tori- You're excused from the rest of class. Theres an issue that has come up. Meet me at your house ASAP.
"Alright duty calls. I will see you all tomorrow. Zeke text me the time for the party. See ya!"
They all wave as I exit except Nita and Four. I'm out the door and to my car until I feel a hand press on my shoulder. I figure its just Four trying to talk to me.
"Four I have to go I can't talk right now. Tori needs me somethings up. We can talk later, whatever it is I'm sure it can..." Turning around I stare straight at him.
His dark hair greasy and non combed. His fingers wrapped around my shoulder. Draining all the blood from my face. His dark black pitted eyes staring into mine. And snake like features towering before me.
Then he smiles and I scream.
*IM BACK DARLINGS! I promised I would continue this story and finish it rightfully. Now I do have to say this isn't my best, and never was. Mostly I wrote FFS for fun and for emotion in a story. I'm not too proud of BOD but I think it's better then this one. But I do apologize for my ending of BOD. I kind of realized I was really harsh too Tris and just overall unreasonable in the whole story. Then I finished it off by doing a Veronica Roth move. If you have not read Beauty of Dauntless I encourage you to. Many have loved it so take their opinion and not mine because well I'm the crappy author. I hope you all are happy that I should be back now and writing. Not regularly but if I can I will. I also am excited that soon I will post Dog Tags first chapter and The Bucket List as well. I already had The Bucket List started so I just might as well post it. I'm so glad to be back and in support by all of you. Even though I am in need of some grammar and writing classes. Please PM, review, follow, and favorite! I love to hear from all of you so much. Thank you darlings!
~MT