A/N: The plot thickens. Bad things are happening.
Tris' POV
I had to promise Christina that I would let her do my hair, while Shauna would do my make-up. They said I should just shower and put on my dress and they would come over in time to help me get ready. I decide to wear the lace push-up bra and the thong I bought in the lingerie store, even though I doubt Tobias will see them. The girls said they would be here no later than five p.m. so by four I went into the shower, cleaned myself up, went downstairs, ate a light supper and went back upstairs to put on my underwear and dress. I thought long about what kind of dress to wear. I never went to a formal before, but when I asked mom she said I should pick a dress that looks both pretty, but also makes me feel comfortable in my own skin. I decided on a simple strapless, black satin knee-length cocktail dress. The upper part is tightly fixed around my body, similar to a corset while the lower part flows down from my hips. It's a sweet design and not too extravagant. It's just right. I feel both beautiful and sexy, as well as comfortable in it.
Soon the doorbell rings and I hurry downstairs to let the girls in. To my surprise all of them came, not just Christina and Shauna.
"Hey, girls. I didn't expect all of you," I say sincerely.
"Well, we couldn't just wait until you decided to show up with your Prince Charming before getting a glimpse of you," Marlene says.
"Oh my God, Tris. You look gorgeous in that dress," Christina says and makes me spin so that she can get a good look.
"Did your mom design it?" Marlene asks.
"No. I bought it. Mom's designs are a bit too extravagant for me," I say with a nervous chuckle. I like my mom's designs, they are just not for me.
"Nevertheless, you look super cute and adorable. Four will love you in this," Shauna chimes in. The girls practically push me up into my room and start working their magic as Shauna puts it. I asked them to keep it simple. Shauna frowned for a bit, but then decided to just enhance my natural beauty with some mascara and a pink blush and a rose colored lipstick. I look myself up in the mirror and barely recognize the girl I'm seeing. She somehow made my eyes look bluer than they actually are and the pink blush just flatters me. I was worried that she would go overboard with the make-up, but she did a great job.
"Thank you, Shauna," I tell her honestly and give her a little hug.
"Okay. My turn," Christina announces. She dries my hair and applies some fixing foam before she actually starts working. She didn't allow me to look in the mirror, said it was a surprise. I hate surprises, but I'm sure she will respect my wish and keep it simple. I let her work as I idly chat with the girls.
"So, you and Four going away tomorrow," Lynn says with a grin. I decided to tell them that we have plans over the weekend and might leave the dance early.
"Yeah. There's this cabin I know and I promised Four a while back that we would go on a longer hike than before."
"Just a hike?" Shauna asks wiggling her eyebrows and I feel myself blush.
"Oh my God. You guys are going to do it," Marlene says.
"Mar, not so loud," I shush her. The girls start talking and giggling and I feel more and more uncomfortable. "I didn't say that, but it's nice to be able to just hang out with him without being interrupted," I say and suddenly the hem of my dress is very interesting.
"Oh, come on, Tris. There's no need to be ashamed," Shauna says crouching down before me and giving me a reassuring smile.
"So, you guys done the dance with no pants?" Lynn asks.
"No," I honestly say.
"How the heck can you keep your hands off of him?" Christina asks amused. "I mean he is the hottest guy in school, after Will of course."
"You mean after Zeke," Shauna corrects her.
"Nah-uh, after Uriah," Marlene chimes in and we all burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" mom asks as she comes into my room. "My, my, you ladies look stunning. You will certainly break a few hearts tonight," she says looking us over.
"Thank you," the girls say all at the same time.
"Thanks, mom."
"Sweetie, you look adorable. And great job on the hair, Christina," she says and I get up to look myself in the mirror. It's a simple braided updo that looks both romantic and playful and in my opinion goes well with the dress I'm wearing. I had my doubts before, but as I look myself in the mirror all dressed up and ready I am happy that I'm going to this dance.
"Doesn't she look great?" Shauna asks and I turn around. Everyone is looking at me and smiles.
"Beautiful," mom says.
"Thanks, mom. We should go. Four will be here any minute," I say and grab my tiny purse that contains my phone and some money.
"Is a limo coming to pick you up?" mom asks.
"Yes," Christina answers excited.
"Not me and Tobias. We're taking his truck," I say as I head toward the stairs.
"Why aren't you taking the limo?" mom asks confused.
"We'll leave early. Remember, tomorrow morning he and I go hiking," I say trying to walk down the stairs without falling on my face. It's not like I haven't worn high heels before, but I rarely do, just for occasions like this one. When I reach the bottom of the stairs my dad greets me with a huge smile on his face.
"Ah, my baby girl, you look so beautiful," he says.
"Thanks, dad." The doorbell rings and dad kisses me quickly on the forehead before going to open it. In the doorway with a huge bouquet of red roses stands a handsome Tobias with the biggest grin I've ever seen.
"Hello, Tobias," my dad greets my boyfriend who seemingly ignored him until then.
"Oh, hi, Mr. Prior, sir. I'm sorry for not greeting earlier, but your daughter just took my breath away," he says and looks back at me. I know I blushed. I must have. The girls behind me "aw" loudly and I feel even more embarrassed than before.
"Isn't she just beautiful?" dad asks looking at me.
"Dad," I whine.
"What? Can't a father appreciate his daughter?" he asks and wraps his arms around me. "I love you, Bumblebee," he whispers in my ear.
"Love you too, dad," I whisper back.
"I'm so proud of you," he says and holds me closer. "Go, have fun," he says and releases me.
"Come on, Tobias," I say.
"Wait!" mom shouts. I turn around startled by her outburst.
"What?" I ask half annoyed, half curious.
"We need to take pictures," she says.
"What? Mom," I whine. Why are my parents doing this? Are they trying to turn me into a tomato or something?
"No, it's tradition," she says and pulls out her phone.
"Come on, babe. We look fabulous. Let your mom take a few pictures," Tobias says reassuringly. I look at him and smile. He always puts me at ease, no matter what. "Here, these are for you," he says and hands me the flowers.
"Thank you, they are beautiful," I say.
"Compared to you they are weed," he whispers. He knows I don't like it if we get to intimate in front of others.
"Wouldn't say no to some weed right now," I say and he raises an eyebrow. "What? You never tried?" I ask in a whispering tone.
"Yeah, but let's talk about it later," he says and looks toward my parents who are patiently waiting for us to pose for a few snapshots.
I hand dad my flowers and mom takes about a million pictures of us before she finally lets us go. The girls wait for the limo and their dates to arrive, while Tobias and I take his truck and drive off. At the first stop he pulls the hand break and turns to look at me.
"You are so beautiful, Tris. I don't know how I'm going to be able to keep my hands off of you," he says and his eyes sparkle.
"Well, if you can't then I'm sure I can keep you from it. Remember, Karate Kid?" I ask and point at myself. He smirks and pulls me in for a kiss.
"God, I wanted to do this all along. And don't worry, babe. I would never force you to do anything you don't like. I love you," he says sweetly.
"I love you, too." I give him one more peck on the lips before we continue our drive to the school. "So, you smoked pot," I say after a while.
"Yeah, a couple of times. Zeke and I were at some party and a guy had some and we tried it out. Wasn't as exciting as I thought," he says while keeping his gaze fixed on the road. "What about you?"
"I had some, usually on mountains and to be honest I don't get what the fuss is all about either. Yeah, it relaxes you but afterwards you are fucking soft until it wears off. Besides I don't want to risk getting filmed by Scott doing something stupid, like wearing my panties on my head." He starts laughing and I soon join in.
"Don't tell me that happened to you," he says.
"No, but it happened to Scott and I filmed him."
"So, you are afraid of a quid pro quo."
"Something like that."
We soon arrive at the school and Tobias parks the car, he practically jumps out of it and runs to my side to open the door, helping me out, like the gentleman he is.
"Why thank you, sir," I say.
"You're welcome, milady," he replies.
We walk hand in hand inside the gym and look around. Whoever decorated the place did a great job. It looks like a Hollywood party with all the glitz and glamour. Our friends aren't here yet, but that was to be expected. We look around for a table and when we find one, we sit down. I see from the corner of my eye Nita entering the gym accompanied by Eric. When she spots us she makes a disgusted face and just turns her head toward where the band is playing. I ignore her, since I don't want her to ruin my night with Tobias. She isn't worth it.
Soon our friends join us and take a seat at our table. We chit-chat or dance and just have fun. Again, I'm glad I decided to come here. I assumed I wouldn't enjoy it, since I wasn't used to something like this, but as it turns out I'm having a hell of a good time.
"Can I have this dance?" Tobias asks as a slow dance comes up. I smile at his adorableness and nod my head. I put my hand in his and we walk toward the dance floor. I wrap my arms around his neck and he rests his on my hips, but then decides he wants to hold me closer, so he wraps them around my middle and presses us together. I feel butterflies in my stomach and I feel dizzy. I've never felt this way before. Yes, I'm always excited when I'm near him and when he holds me, but tonight is different. It's magical. The music, the ambiance, the slow dance – everything is just tenfold better than I ever imagined it would or could be. I look up at him and smile when our eyes meet. He smiles that adorable smile of his that makes me melt. We lean in and I close my eyes waiting for his soft lips to touch mine when I feel something vibrate. God damn it. I pull back and look at him apologetically. He pecks my lips nevertheless, but it's not the same. I groan when his lips leave mine and I reluctantly pull out my phone from my purse and look at the caller ID. Scott. I hope for his own safety that this is important.
"I'm sorry, babe. He never calls unless it's very important," I say and he nods. I know he still doesn't like Scott and right now I can't blame him. I hope that stupid shithead has a good excuse for calling. I walk out of the gym, since the reception is bad and I also couldn't hear much. I dial Scott's number and wait for him to pick up. But as I wait, I hear noises from around the gym, near the soccer field. A scream. Somebody just screamed. I think it was a girl. I look around to see if there is anyone else to come and help me look, but everybody is inside having fun. There, another scream. I'm positive it's a girl. I run toward where the scream came from and see two tall and bulky guys kneeling down. They are partly in the shadows so I can't really see what is going on, but then I get a glimpse of a girl who is lying down. I stop abruptly. Oh my God, she's being raped. I take of running but the high heels don't make it easy for me.
"Hey, leave her alone," I shout and they both turn to look my way. I can see that the one who had his back turned to me gets up, his pants down to his knees. He really did it. He really raped that poor girl. I look toward the other one who is still shoving his penis down her throat making her gag. I fight the urge to vomit and run faster toward them. The first one pulled his pants up and charges at me, but I anticipate his move, drop to the ground and kick his feet from under him, making him stumble backwards and fall on his ass. The second one stands up and comes to help his buddy. He takes out to throw a punch, but I block it and twist his wrist. I might be small, but I've learned how to defend myself against guys twice my size. He quickly pushes me away and if I weren't in heels this would go a lot faster.
"If you want to join our little party you just have to ask, baby," the second guy snarls.
"In your dreams, you stupid motherfucker," I say and charge. I get close and jump up, bending my leg and hitting his jaw with my right knee, making him fall on his back. The first one regained his posture and tries to attack me again, but just as I'm about to make a move the guy is pulled backwards by someone and starts to throw punches. As I look at the scene I recognize Tobias, Zeke and Uriah engaging the two rapists as Amar and Principal Reyes rush to the girl. I walk over to where she is and see her face for the first time. It's Nita.
A/N: Would you read this story if it were an original novel instead of a Divergent fanfic?