A/n: I am so sorry for not updating, I feel kinda bad, but I'd like to say I own nothing, divergent and it's chars belong to VR, but Jason is mine. By the way, I'm basing the Characters off the book, not the actors, so please, I'd like it if I wasn't bad mouthed because of something I put up for people to enjoy. As always, this is a high T because of language, and themes. And as for fluff! I will put it in for later chapters! Thank you for the wonderful ideas, and DJNova, I tried, hope you like! c:
So far, I've danced with 5 strangers, most of which were too drunk to even stand. I know that it's a party, but it's only midnight and a lot of people are already passed out on the floors and couches. Of course, I'm not one to bad mouth on people who drink as well, I will admit by now that I may be a bit tipsy. I've stuck to my rule of sipping on one drink after the game with Christina, who I might add, I have not seen since. I smiled to myself as the base dropped softly every once and a while, and thank God I could still understand what people were saying. I realize now that no one here is sober anymore, great. I sit on the counter to the island in the kitchen and sip on my solo cup punch. Watching everyone dance and laugh, a few people making out on the couch or in corners, I spot Lauren and Four dancing. Well, more of Lauren grinding herself against him. Now when I said go for it, I didn't mean like that, stuff like that turns a guy off if its a first date. Plus you're at a party, a place to have fun and get drunk not grind against him relentlessly.
I should probably cut her some slack though, because she's smiling in that giddy way, and her cheeks are flushed red, to put it simply, she's really drunk. They both are, which is why they continue their little dance in front of other people. I watch as his hands move to her hips and he nuzzles his face into her hair and neck. I sigh and shake my head and notice a girl sit at a bar stool next to me, I give her this look and she pours a shot, "Want one?" I shrug and she pours me one, then hands it to me. "Ever had a shot of tequila before?" I down it and squeeze my eyes shut as the burning washes down my throat and to my stomach, I shake my head to her question and bite my lip to keep from coughing. She smiles and downs it no problem, I stare at her, she looks familiar, with her dark eyes and pale skin, "Do," My voice is raspy, "Do I know you?" She raises a pierced eyebrow and smiles at me, "You're Tris right?"
"Yeah,"
"Then you know my sister," she has a buzzed head with dirty blonde hair, and her face is smooth but sharp. I squint and she smiles more, "I'm Lynn," She holds out her hand and I take it, seeing that she's not wearing a dress, but jeans and a navy crop top. "Are you going to the college?" she asks
"Yeah along with some other friends,"
"Maybe I'll see you around then," she says confidently, I smile at her as she solutes me and starts walking away. My eyes follow her and soon catch Four whispering to Lauren. He takes her hand and she nods, then they walk from the dance floor and to the stairs. So my friends all get screwed and I'm still sitting here, I think I should be done and leave. Ah but I'm drunk, damn, no car. I hop down from the counter and walk to the door, to be stopped by someone grabbing my wrist. I turn and see the face of Will, he looks worried, "Christina," I feel my eyes widen and let him pull me towards the basement, where there is a game room and couch, the Christina is laying on.
She.
Looks.
Like.
Crap.
I sigh and walk over to her, and take her hand, "Will are you sober?" he shakes his head quickly, "Tris?" Christina groans,
"Yeah honey, I'm right here, what is it?" She squeezes my hand
"I wanna go home," her eyes are closed and her face is screwed in pain,
"Chrissy what happened?" she shakes her head at me and I look at Will, who is inwardly panicking, "Will, what happened?"
"She had something to drink and got in a fight," I look at him then at her and check her head, it has a red area with a scrape and a little bit of blood. I bite my lip and tell him to watch her, I take off my shoes and run upstairs to get the first aid, I bump into a couple on the way and the guy dumps his drink on me on accident. At this point I really don't care, I weave through the crowd and see a couple making out in the bathroom. I scowl and get the kit and the girl hissed at me "Get the fuck out!"
"Shut the fuck up!" I mimic, and walk out, slamming the door behind me. Going back downstairs I see that Uriah and Marlene have joined us. Moving past them I clean Chrissy up and wrap her head with some ice. Zeke comes downstairs and sees all of this "Woah, what happened?"
"Fight," I say simply as Christina falls asleep, Zeke makes a small 'o' with his mouth. "Where's everyone else?" I ask,
"Shaunas getting some water for us, Molly and Eric left the party a while ago, and Four and Lauren are upstairs so…" I sigh, sucks being the responsible one. "Tris you need to have a drink and loosen up," Zeke says to me. I walk upstairs and grab the half full bottle of tequila that Lynn and I drank, then trudge downstairs again. Everyone but Will walks back upstairs to continue the party and before I know it, the bottle in my hand is empty and my eyes sting. So I close them.
I wake up to something hitting my head and groan as it sends shocks of pain through my body. I open my eyes and stare at a beige wall with a flat screen T.V. I crane my neck and look up to see Christina's hand resting softly on my forehead. I sit up and knock a bottle over making a loud pang echo through the room, I see Chrissy on a couch with a bag of water near her head. I get up silently and slowly, as my headache is killing the crap out of me. I walk towards the stairs and move up them silently, seeing a mess of a kitchen and silence of people crashing on the floor and couches. I sigh and walk to the front door opening it silently but hitting someone. Who grunts at me. I walk out and close it, then make my way to Laurens car to get my jacket. Then events of last night and everything hit me in the face, making my ears ring. I bring a hand to my forehead and sink to the steps of the porch.
I hear someone sigh and say "Shouldn't have had that bottle eh?" I shake my head and say quietly, "Zeke told me to loosen up, so I did,"
"Yeah, listening to him isn't always the best idea," I filter the voice and know that its deep and gruff.
"Yeah, and how would you know?"
"I'm his best friend," it's Four, what the hell is he doing up?
"Shouldn't you be with Lauren?" I don't bother looking at him, knowing he did one of my best friends.
"She was more of a one night stand," I tense up,
"Really? I give her confidence to dance with you and you don't have the decency to even try to go out with her?"
"I don't do girlfriends," he says lowly,
"Why? Because you're too much of an ass to stay with them? I didn't take you as a player Four," I growl, what's wrong with him? Lauren is the hottest girl I know, and he uses her?
"No, because I end up hurting them," He says sternly, I turn to look at him and glare at him.
"So you stick to the bad boy type and crush any girl that may legitimately want to get to know you?"
"She didn't want to get to know me, you can tell with girls like her-"
"Girls like her?" I repeat venomously,
"Her and her friends,"
"So now you're calling Christina and everyone a slut?" I say simply and lowly, he looks shocked for a moment, "Stop putting words in my mouth, I never said that,"
"But you intended it," I fire back,
"No I never called you a slut,"
"But you thought about it, and not me directly but my group of friends," He lost this, and he knows it.
"You're so fucking difficult Tris," he glares at me before shaking his head and looking away from me. I sit on the porch in the cold, with Four, the guy who used my friend for a one night stand when she has a crush on him. Not only that but he called her a slut when she looked stunning and absolutely beautiful. After a while Four sighs and says "I'm sorry," I let my shoulders slump,
"Don't say it to me, say it to Lauren, she begged me to help set you two up,"
"How? You didn't exactly help introduce us,"
"Remember the melt down I had yesterday when we all met you?"
"Yeah, you went bat shit,"
"I don't click with people like Christina and Will, so that's what I do. I get people to hate me for the benefit of my friends,"
"That's sucky and unfair, don't you want a boyfriend?"
"I'm happy if my friends are, besides, I don't get attention from guys in the first place, so I don't see how I'd get one," Four didn't say anything after that. For a while we stayed quiet, but I got up and looked at him asking "Are you coming inside?"
"Yeah in a few," I nod and leave the door unlocked, then I check the time and see that it's close to 10:30, something clicks and I curse moving quickly and silently back to the door. Apparently Four was walking inside because when I opened the door in a panic it slammed into him and he cursed loudly. "What the fuck Tris?" he groaned,
"Fuck, I'm so sorry Four, oh my God, let me get you some ice," I say and run to the freezer, he's making his way into a bar stool when I turn around. I give him the ice and he puts it above his eye, "I'm so sorry Four, I didn't know," I apologise, I'm such a friggin' clutz. "Tris, it's fine, I'm an ass right? So I deserve it,"
"No I opened the door too quickly, I was running late to meet my brother for brunch,"
"Tris," He looks at me seriously, "It's fine," I look at him and nod, he smiles at me. I don't get how we can be in a heated argument about him calling my friends and I sluts one minute, and the next I'm apologising to him because I it him with a door, and now he's smiling at me. I look at him for another moment, then I do something stupid but bold and wrap my arms around his neck gently. He tenses up and puts the ice down. I feel like I've done something wrong because he hasn't done anything for almost a minute, so I pull away. I let go of him completely and take a step back when he catches my wrist, and pulls me close to him again. He snakes his arms around my small waist and puts his forehead to my shoulder, I slide my hands back up his back lightly and hold him. He loosens his grip on me and looks at me, "You should go and see your brother, Tris," I step out of his arms and past him,
"Four, do me a favor?" I ask as I slip my heels back on,
"Yes?"
"You should be nice more often, it works better for you," I say and open the door,
"See you around?" He asks,
"Maybe, if this is more than a one time thing," I tease and smile, walking out and closing it behind me. I unlock and open the door to Laurens car then slip in carefully. Turning the ignition and starting the engine, I pull out of the driveway and drive back to my apartment. Taking a five minute shower and brushing the foul taste from my mouth, then changing into blue jeans that aren't too tight and a white tank top, then throwing on a grey knitted sweat shirt that falls off one shoulder. Then slipping on my converse and checking the time, 10:42, I'll be late, whatever. Caleb can complain all he wants, thats why Jason said brunch, meaning breakfast-lunch. For late risers, like me! I hop back in Laurens car and drive for 10 minutes into downtown and pull into the parking lot to the hotel.
It's pretty nice, I walk into the lobby and smile at the assistant person, I walk up to him and say "Hello,"
"How can I help you Miss?"
"Uhm, I'm looking for my brother, I believe this is the hotel he's staying at," I look at the marble floors and fine dark wood posts that carve neatly into the ceiling. He smiles at me and types into his computer, "And his name Miss?"
"Prior, Caleb Prior," He types a bit before smiling,
"Ah yes, fourth floor, to the right room 426, may I ask who you are?"
"I'm his sister, we were going to brunch today,"
"Well then here is the room key so you can get in, have a nice day Miss Prior," He smiles and hands me the card, I smile back and take it, then hop into the elevator. Clicking four and smiling, I won't lie, I'm excited to see my brother and hear how he's doing, and it's nice to see Jason again, he's about a year older than me, and two months older than Caleb. The door dings and I step out and head to the right, as anything under 50 would be that way. I walk past 427 and end up at 426. I slide in the card and open the door, walking in and seeing Caleb with his back pressed to the counter of the kitchen, and Jason holding his shoulders kissing him roughly. I bite my lip and blush, then push the door closed loudly, Caleb jumps and breaks off, turning around and spotting me. "B-Beatrice! What are you doing here?!" His face flushes red, and Jason chuckles, rubbing the back of his head. "Brunch, remember?" I say quietly,
"You're late," Jason says stifling a laugh,
"It's nice to know you two get along in the mean time then," I say with a big smile, Caleb blushes enough to put a tomato to shame and Jason kisses his shoulder softly. "You guys still up for it? I can come back," I say and gesture to the door, Caleb sighs and struts past me to the room, I give Jason a look and grin, he smiles back and laughs. "Sorry about that Tris,"
"No no, I'm sorry for interrupting," I put my hands up in surrender and Jason leans on the counter, "So how was the party?" he asks,
"Uh, I got pretty drunk, but everyone got laid but me," I say simply, he sighs and shakes his head, "Don't worry Tris, there are guys out there, they just can't see past the rotten apples because they're too lazy to climb the tree for the best ones," I smile and nod,
"Thank you,"
"Of course,"
"So, can I ask a question?"
"Sure,"
"Who's uh, the pants in this?" come on, we're all wanting to know,
"Jason," Caleb walks back in and pouts,
"Yes?" he asks and glances at him,
"I can't find my tie," I stifle a laugh,
"Caleb, it's brunch, you don't need a tie," Jason says softly,
"But,"
"Hurry up and get ready, we can't have your sister forever, I'm sure she has better things to do," I nod reassuringly, I need to pick up the girls and get them ready for tomorrow morning with work and school just around the corner. Plus, gossip, and that takes hours. Before I know it, Caleb and Jason are ready to go, we all pile into Calebs car, a lexus I might add, and drive off to ihop.