I'm excited that I've gotten so many chapters up recently, this will probably change as school starts tomorrow : ( My time for reading and writing will be over, sadly.
Disclaimer: I'm pretty sure Veronica Roth doesn't have to go to school.
I wake up to the noise of the Chasm, peaceful and angry at the same time. I realize that I had been gently shaken awake by Tobias. When I try to sit up, I'm overcome with a wave of dizziness, my injures might have been more serious than I realized.
Tobias helps me slowly sit up and I groan from the pain from my ribs. I don't know how I'm going to fight today, it's not like I can tell Amar what happened, we would have to tell him what happened to Tobias as well, and I can guarantee neither of us want that.
"How you feeling?" Tobias asks me in a concerned tone.
"Just a little dizzy and sore, yourself?"
"Much better in comparison to you, I wish they would just give up on trying to get rid of us."
"Me too. How do you think the fights are going to go?"
"Who knows, I wonder what training we could have left, I feel like initiation should last longer than this."
"I was kinda thinking the same thing. I heard though, that they changed the order, they used to have simulations where people weren't aware that it was a simulation, but then the changed in to have the fear landscapes first." I feel comfortable talking to Tobias, I think we'll have to leave, people will start wondering where we are.
Tobias seems to have the same idea, he rises to get up and then offers his hand to help we up. I take it gratefully and I pull myself up.
We stand there for a few moments looking into each other's eyes, hands still together. Suddenly we both realize that we've been staring more than is socially acceptable. I don't know if it was just me, but I felt something in that stare and in combination with how we stick up for each other and how I feel so safe around him. I think I may sort of like him, just a little. Or maybe more than a little. He could never like me though, he's strong, brave and handsome while I'm weak, scared emotional, small, not at all pretty… I could go on, but we start walking back up from the Chasm and I focus on trying not to fall.
Tobias helps guide me up with a light but steading hand under my elbow. I don't understand him, sometimes he can be some gentle and caring, like he is with me. Other times he is so zoned out, it's like he's not here and other's he is cold and calculating, one might say cruel almost, like in a fight. I don't know which facet of him is the true one.
I think I'm falling for the kind and gentle caring Abnegation, Tobias. I don't know what to do with the other one, the Four side of him. He shows that to others, but never to me. I don't know what all of this means. I don't even know when I decided that I might like him. Christina's going to go crazy if she finds out about this.
Oh no, everyone is up and we're the only ones not there, and Christina already suspects something between the two of us. How am I going to lie to her? Her Candor trained senses pick up on everything. She'll never believe me. Oh well, let her believe what she believes.
We walk back to the dorms in comfortable silence, when we reach the door, everyone is up and getting ready for another day of fights. Tobias and I part ways to change, I grab some leggings and a long shirt with silver patterns on is to cover what I don't think the leggings do. I grab my boots and pull my hair into a ponytail. Comfortable for the fights and stylish enough for Christina.
Our group heads to breakfast in relative silence until Christina pulls me back for the group and waves for the boys to go on without us.
"What, I want to go eat some breakfast, I'm starving!" I complain to Christina.
"I'm sure you are, I mean what were you and Four up to last night? Why did he have pillows and blankets in his hand when he came in? Are you going out with him? Care to explain? Or care to confirm?" Christina spews these questions and I know there is no way to avoid them.
"First off, we are not in a relationship and didn't DO anything like that. This next thing you have to promise not to tell anyone, okay?"
"I promise, just tell me!"
"So Peter, Eric and Drew were apparently upset about my rankings so in the middle of the night they came and drugged me with something then almost threw my over the Chasm. Four came to help me."
At this point Christina interrupts, "No way!"
"Yes way, so anyway, we got cleaned off then Four took me somewhere so we didn't have to sleep in the same room with them. And that's it."
"So nothing happened between the two of you last night?" She sighs like she's disappointed.
"No Christina, I doubt he even likes me, I mean seriously, he could have anyone here. Why are you so insistent on having him like me?"
"Wait, does this mean you like him?!" She practically screams this.
"No…" I say biting the inside of my cheek.
"Ha! I knew you liked him! You're biting your cheek, it's your tell."
I sigh in resignation, I know when I've lost, "Just promise to keep this between the two of us, I'm not even sure I do yet."
"Ok fine, fine! But when you get married I'm planning your wedding!" She seems delighted at the thought of this.
I laugh, "Christina, we aren't even together, he doesn't even like me, and even if he did, doesn't mean we're getting married. I think I'll wait a little on that one."
We walk to the dinning hall, Christina practically bursting with happiness for me. Even though I'm not sure what she's happy about. Half the time I think she has some secret plan for life that only she knows about.
After breakfast everyone heads to the training room where Amar again stands with the pairings:
Tris and Molly
Christina and Drew
Will and Eric
Four and Peter
Al
I feel bad for Al, but I think everyone including him knew it was the right thing to do, I just hope that he gets to stay in Dauntless.
Molly and I step up first and I remember her weakness from her fight against Christina. To my dismay she has fixed this and she looks like she's more prepared than Eric, Peter and Drew were last night. She also isn't afraid to go for the hair or scratch me. This may prove difficult.
She attacks first and I dodge and end up behind her, she spins fast and proves that she's more agile than the guys. I go in looking like I'm going to punch her when I get close though, I sweep me leg under her and knock her off her feet. As she falls, she pulls me down with her. We roll around on the ground, she manages to punch my stiff sore nose and it starts gushing blood again, I briefly lose focus after that and I find that she has me pinned down. She doesn't expect me to be able to wriggle from under her hold, I take this opportunity to punch her in the stomach to knock the wind out of her. I flip her over so she's pinned, the blood from my nose drops in her eyes and she's now blind. I take this opportunity to do the same to her nose as she did to mine. I get up, thinking it's done, but I'm wrong.
She pulls me back down and now I'm mad. Really? I spring out of her grip and repeatedly kick her side. I don't know what's wrong with me. She grabs my foot, all I can see is red from my anger. She pulls my hair and I finally get an elbow in to knock her out. I don't realize this though in the heat of the moment. I keep hitting her and I don't hear anything.
All of a sudden I feel strong arms around me. I feel like I'm back to last night. I try to slip out, I wriggle out and before I note who it is, I spin around and punch them hard in the nose. At least I try to. He catches my punch and holds me there, this time his grip tighter. I try to get out and finish what I started, then the person whispers in my ear, "Tris, you have to calm down."
I sag with relief, it's Tobias. He brings me out of the ring and I notice that everyone is watching us. Especially Christina and Amar. Drew goes to take Molly to the infirmary and only then do I realize how bad I hurt her. I feel like crying, I don't know what happened to my roots, where is all that training from Abnegation. I'm ashamed of myself and I feel like crying. I turn in Tobias' arms and hide my face in his chest as he is at least 10 inches taller than I am. Suddenly I'm reminded of my conversation with Christina, I'm ashamed at the scene I made and how I'm acting around him. I break free from his grasp and run out the door.
I hate doing this because I feel like it's like blackmail for reviews, but I probably won't put another chapter up until I get a couple reviews saying people want my to continue. I don't know if you guys are still enjoying this because no one told me anything after last chapter. I feel bad doing this, but I don't know if I should waste my time doing this story anymore. Sorry again, just know, I don't like having to do this, but I need to know if people just aren't enjoying it anymore.
