Hi, I don't know if anyone was waiting for an update, but here one is if you have been. Sorry it took me so long- been super busy!
Disclaimer- If I were Veronica Roth, I wouldn't be wasting my time doing this, I'd be writing book three!
The door to the room opens and I see the Dauntless leaders out and about, they come over and congratulate me as well as a bunch of other people, I mutter "thank you's" as I go, but I'm only focused on getting back to my friends, I need some familiar faces in this mess.
Christina runs up to me and almost tackles me in a hug, which is quite surprising for me and my Abnegation values. She is talking so fast, I have to ask her to slow down. "Tris, you had six fears and finished in a faster time than Four!"
"Christina, you've got to be kidding, I took like an hour."
"Are you kidding me?"
"No, it felt like an hour."
Four, Will and Al all just chuckle silently. Christina looks like she's about to explode and at that I break into laughter.
"What's so funny?" Christina asks at the change in my attitude.
"You seriously looked like you were going to explode." At that, all of the boys start cracking up as well. Christina turns on them and glares, except she ends up in a fit of laughter as well. Soon we're all laughing at who only knows what. I'm loving my decision.
Amar walks up to us with a puzzled look on his face, but he shakes it of and tries to talk over us, we keep trying to stop, but someone just can't contain it and soon we're all laughing again, including Amar. I feel like he could be a really nice person, he's not that much older than us and seems more approachable then the other Dauntless. Finally, we contain our laughter as we head to the dining hall for lunch. We have the day off after the stressful morning, but we all decide to stick together.
"So, who do you think is going to be cut?" Will asks as we sit down with our food, today it's pizza, yet another terrific invention in the food category.
"I don't know probably Molly or Drew based on everyone's times. I feel like it's a little harsh to be cutting people, I mean now they're factionless." Al say, surprising us by being one of the people to start a conversation, he seemed to be having a harder time adjusting than the rest of us, but maybe it was just my imagination.
"I know what you mean, but it is Dauntless we're talking about." I say, trying to convince myself that my new faction is doing the right thing.
"It's still a little harsh." Christina cuts in.
"This is so backward." Four remarks smiling a bit.
"What is?" Christina inquires.
"The two people from Abnegation are defending the Dauntless while you guys are saying it's harsh, or whatever. I just think it's a little strange, that's all."
"Oh, I guess… What do you guys want to do for the rest of the day? We could go shopping, get tattoos, piercings…" Christina keeps listing the different things we could do until I cut her off.
"Whatever you want Christina, but please, stop listing them all!"
"Ok, I was about done anyway… I vote we go shopping."
I groan a little and Christina just smiles in my direction while Will, Al and Four look at each like, "What did Tris just get us into?"
I catch Four, Al and Will's eyes and mouth silently, "Sorry guys." Christina shoots me a glare and gets up to clear her plate. I follow trying to get back in Christina's good graces. I turn around and motion to the boys to follow, they reluctantly get up and follow us out.
"So I was thinking that we could first go and get some new clothes, and maybe some make-up for you, Tris, and something for the guys too…" Christina rattles on while I half listen at her side, my mind though is elsewhere, focused on the rest of training that is ahead of us.
Christina first drags us into a small shop and forces the boys and myself to try on black jeans in all different styles until she finds a pair she likes, for me it was a pair of skinny jeans, I finally agree to get us out of there, the boys are all nodding their heads at their choices and the jeans that Christina tries on, just wanting to be done. She finally walks us up the register and we pay for our jeans. We then go to another store for tops where Christina comes out with an armful or bags, while the boys and I each by one. Next, we are sadly dragged to the make-up store where I have to suffer the pain of Christina since the guys don't wear make-up, I keep glaring at them over my shoulder while they try and stifle laughs. Christina does my make-up and I'm not allowed to look until the end. When she finishes, I look in the mirror and am shocked at what I see. I look about five years older with bright lips and dark eyes; Christina has truly transformed me. I stare with my mouth open.
Christina shrieks happily, "You look amazing!"
"I feel nothing like myself… I look about five years older, this is absolutely ridiculous, imagine what people would say."
"First of all, you look fine, not fine, amazing and second of all, people would say you look like a true Dauntless and that you have left Abnegation behind like you should." Christina retorts.
"I just don't feel like myself, that's all." Christina just grunts and drags me to the counter to buy some make-up.
After, Christina drags us back to the dorm, Four pulls me aside, "Hey, you look great with the make-up, I know you loved Abnegation, but you're doing great here."
"Th-thanks" I stammer out in a soft tone, for some reason, his comment makes me feels really good inside. I shake the feeling away and look into his eyes, the blue is unlike anything I have ever seen before. Tobias gives me a quick hug, which shocks me even more and walks inside. I stand out in the hallway wondering what just happened, I push the thought out. I have to focus on training first, not Four.