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Bella spent the time after training was over, to stay in the training room for a bit. She kicked the bag, dancing around, throwing rapid punches into the sand filled, leather bag, getting lost in her movements. She thought about Dauntless, thought about herself and Tris. She thought about her parents and how her father had taught her how to defend herself. She never questioned it until now. Was it because he knew that she was somehow Divergent? Was Caleb Divergent or was it because he was a boy that their dad decided to teach them things. She was so confused in her head, that she didn't know what was right anymore. She got angry, yelling as she punched the bag again, busting her knuckles open. She sighed, stepping away from the bag to go to the clinic to wrap her knuckles. She thought about Eric and how he behaved. He was being irrational and when she realized that he had feelings for her he wasn't admitting, that made her somehow, happy inside. But she ignored it. She wrapped her hand up to stop the bleeding in her knuckles, before leaving and going to the bazaar. Her braid was starting to loosen and that bothered her, so she decided it was time to cut all the hair off. It was to her waist and a nuisance. She didn't know why she didn't cut it sooner. She went to the salon there in the bazaar, sat in the chair and let the man with the red mohawk, cut off her hair. She left it short in the back. Buzzed even on the one side and it was longer in front and on the one side. It was one of the styles people took on there in Dauntless. She felt extra freeing with that weight lifted off her and she went ahead and let red mohawk, dye streaks in it. Sapphire streaks that made her look even more badass.

She left the salon and went to see Tori. She had to get another tattoo just to talk to her, but that was okay. Tori looked up at the door opening and did a double take.

"Wow. It's a new you." Tori said with a smile. "Very hot."

"That's what I was going for."

"Did you win today?" Tori asked.

"Yeah. I wasn't technically sparring. Or well, it wasn't my turn."

Tori chuckled a little. "What did you do?"

"I broke Peter's arm. He just… pisses me off you know. Tris and him squared up. He knocked her out and instead of just leaving her on the mats, he goes to start pounding her face while she's unconscious. So. I broke his arm."

"Damn Bella. Remind me not to piss you off." Tori said and then cleaned Bella's forearm to put a tally mark on there.

"Oh two marks. I knocked Edward Cullen out with one hit." Bella said, and Tori just smiled, shaking her head.

Tori did the two tallies. "Something tells me you want a neck tat."

Bella smiled. "Mind reader."

Tori smiled and grabbed a stencil. "Trust me?"

"Of course." Bella said, and she let Tori stencil the short hair side of the neck.

"Want to check it out first before I make it permanent?"

"Nope. Go for it." Bella said and relaxed as Tori moved the machine over and started the tattoo. When she was done, she handed Bella a mirror to look.

Tori was pretty proud of the design. She did it herself, just for Bella. "Like it?"

Bella studied it. It was amazing. It was a phoenix, like it was rising to sore and it was encased with a symbol. A Japanese symbol that Bella didn't understand either. "It's beautiful. What is the symbol?"

"Divergent, though it's a loose translation. Most people think it says Difficult." Tori said and placed the laser machine down.

Bella smiled. "Thank you."

"Of course." Tori said with a small smile and shrug. "How are things on the Eric front?"

Bella rolled her eyes. "Still being an asshole. He gave me points for taking down Edward. Though I lost points because I broke Peter's arm. Edward and Peter are still above me on the board. It's stupid."

"Sounds like Eric." Tori said and then glanced at the time. "Speaking of Eric, he's actually supposed to come in for a tattoo."

"Oh really?" Bella said, raising a brow. "You tattoo him?"

"I'm the only tattoo artist here. I just do what I'm told. In the very least, I can play nice and hopefully I'll get all the information I need to prove that Jeanine is really running the shots here." Tori said and then the door opened and Eric walked through.

Bella was still sitting there, where Tori had done her tattoo, but she looked over at Eric when he came in.

"I thought you said nine."

"I had a spare moment." Eric said, his tone flat. He looked at Bella, almost not recognizing her, but he stopped, looking over her new hair and the obvious tattoo on her neck. He raised a brow. "You cut your hair."

"And?" Bella said, her brow still pierced. "I'm thinking of getting a piercing next. You do those right Tori?"

"Yeah, I do." Tori said with a smile.

Eric made a hmph sound. "Well you look Dauntless now."

"That's the point." Bella said and looked at Tori. "Can I get the top pierced please?"

"Of course." Tori said and shifted, moving to the other side of the shop.

Eric crossed his arms. "You know I get very little time to do anything around here and you're wasting it."

"Also, the point." Bella said with a sly smile. Tori returned with a piercing gun. All the piercings they had were silver ball studs or bars and so she was piercing the top part of Bella's ear with a silver ball.

"Hold still." Tori said and Bella obliged as Tori pierced her ear. It was over rather quick and Bella didn't flinch.

Bella smiled at Tori and stood. "Thank you." She said and winked at her. She turned and looked at Eric. "I would waste more of your time, but I need a drink." She said and started to brush past Eric, but he caught her arm with his hand, forcing her to stop. "You have about five seconds to remove your hand or I'll remove it from your body." She said.

Tori almost lost it, but she kept a straight face, just barely.

Eric's steel eyes studied her. "You are very, very angering today."

"It's who I am. If you don't like it, tough."

"I can make your life hell, you realize that."

"Didn't say you couldn't. You can do what you want to me Eric, it's not going to break me."

Eric's eyes narrowed as he hauled her against him and he stared down at her. "You are dancing on very thin ice stiff."

Bella stared him down. "I'm not afraid of you."

"You should be." Eric said and released her. "We're running a lot tomorrow. Don't drink too much." He said, his tone clipped before he sat in the chair.

Bella looked at Tori briefly, before she left Eric there with her and went to the bar. She took a couple shots, before she ordered herself a beer. She sat at a table, swirled the beer bottle as she thought about Eric and how he was behaving. She knew it was likely a show for Tori, but still, he had grabbed her arm rather tight. She sighed, tipped the beer up and took a long drink.

"I knew I would find you here." Jasper's voice said as he sat down at the table with her.

Bella looked at him. "You recognized me." She said with a laugh.

Jasper smiled. "You can change your hair anyway, I'll always be able to pick you out of a crowd. Literally." He said and then lifted his own beer.

"How's Tris?" Bella asked. She hadn't been to the infirmary yet.

"She's fine. No concussion. Just a bruised eye. Her nose would have been broken if Peter landed another hit on her face, but you saved her. He's pissed though. Has to have surgery on his shoulder and you broke his arm in two places magically."

"Not magic. When you break your arm at the elbow, it sends spiraling fractures down your arm and it's possible to fracture both the ulnal and the radius." Bella explained and lifted her beer to her mouth again.

Jasper shook his head. "You're amazing. You know so much."

"Yeah, well, I studied a lot." Bella said and finished the rest of her beer.

"We all should have been studying a lot." Jasper said and took another drink of his beer.

Bella looked out at the dance floor, the music calling her name. "Come on." She said and grabbed his hand dragging him out there to the floor to dance.

Jasper would follow Bella anywhere she needed him to go. The music was bump and grind… and she did just that, grinding against him, their bodies close. His hands moved to her waist, the rhythm in her hips telling him that she could dominate on top if given the chance. His mouth sought hers and he kissed her as they danced. Bella kissed him back, looping her arms up around his neck and let the music control her.

Bella broke the kiss and looked up at a very happy Jasper. This is what it should be like… with Eric. If Eric just looked at her like this instead of angry all the time. But she pulled away from Jasper. "More drinks." She said with a smile, but that was to disguise the fact that she wanted Eric. She moved to the bar to order more drinks. She stood waiting and then turned to see Eric standing there. "You really like to sneak up on people." She said without flinching.

Eric sat down at the bar. "One time." He said and the bartender brought him a whiskey and Bella her shots.

"We fucked one time, that was just a kiss." Bella said in a low, harsh tone.

Eric knocked back his whisky then tapped the bar, the bartender just brought the bottle and sat it there in front of him. He poured his own drink.

Bella took her shot and then the second one. "You are acting suspicious right now, talking to a recruit, at the bar, while my dance partner is still on the floor, dancing with," she paused. "Another girl," she said and looked back at Eric. "But this is the bazaar. Jasper is a nice guy."

"Yeah, didn't say he wasn't."

"So why are you acting this way? What does it matter to you?"

"It doesn't." Eric said and knocked back another drink. He motioned to the bartender to bring another glass which he did, setting it in front of Bella and Eric filled it up.

Bella took the drink, drinking it down fast. She was used to the tequila in the shots, but the whiskey was another story. It burned worse for her, but she didn't say anything or act different or at least she tried. "Don't fuck with me Eric." She said and set the glass down, before she turned to walk away and he grabbed her hand. "Don't." She said, pulling her hand out of his then she went back to the dance floor and started dancing, the girl moving over so Bella could slide between her and Jasper. It was pretty erotic, Bella dancing there, the girl grinding on her and Jasper behind her. Bella was actually pretty drunk now, all of it hitting her at once.

When the music changed, Bella took that opportunity to break away from the dance floor and so did Jasper.

Jasper smiled and his hands went around her waist from behind, his mouth moving to her neck. "You are devilish." He murmured in her ear.

Bella's eyes were focused on Eric's as Eric stared at her from across the way. "Sometimes. Though I did drink a lot."

Jasper smiled. "I can tell." He said, his hands moving up her sides. "You need coffee." He murmured in her ear.

Bella smiled. "I need to train. I have some pent up aggression I need to work through."

Jasper turned her to face him now. He looked at her, his gaze more serious. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just, You know with Peter today and Edward."

"Eric told Edward to go at you." Jasper said.

Bella looked dumbfounded. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah. He saw an opportunity to test you I guess. I don't know. Fuck Eric." Jasper waved it off.

Bella felt angry now. She turned, her eyes narrowing and looking at Eric, who was still watching her. "Jasper, can you check on Tris for me. I really am going to go hit something now."

Jasper turned her to look at her face again. "Bella. Maybe you should check on Tris. You don't need to be angry like this all the time."

"Don't tell me how I should feel." Bella snapped at him. "I have a right to be upset Jasper."

"Okay, hey, let's calm down and-"

"Calm down?"

"Wrong word choice. Listen darling, I care about you. I just want to help."

"You can help me by going and checking on my sister. I'm too angry to face her right now and I don't want her to see me like this."

Jasper sighed and nodded. "Alright." He said and then he leaned in and kissed her forehead. "Please, don't shut me out." He murmured then kissed her on the lips softly. "Please."

Bella nodded and she watched Jasper walk away. When he was out of sight, she turned and beelined for the bar, towards Eric. "You." She said harshly.

Eric lifted his drink and took a drink. "You really need to work on always pissing me off bit."

"I can't believe you. You told Edward to come at me at training. But you didn't bump him down when he got knocked out. How is any of that fair."

"Life isn't fair sweetheart." Eric said and stood. "You need to go back to your sleeping quarters, and sleep off the whisky." He said and walked away from her.

Bella growled and she followed him out of the bazaar. They got to the training room, before Eric turned, catching her fist as she punched at him.

"Stop." Eric said it like an order.

Bella stared at him, confusion filling her. Why was he like this? Was he just messing with her head? Was he intentionally trying to throw her off her game? "You make me crazy." She said what he had told her earlier.

Eric didn't know who kissed who first but their lips were together now. She ripped at the front of his shirt, actually tearing it down the front, revealing his hard chest and abs. She jumped a little, linking her legs around his waist and his hands caught her, holding her ass firmly, as he carried her to a supply closet that they kept extra weights and training supplies in, pinning her against the door. His mouth moved to her neck, marking her on the naked side. He did it on purpose, she would have to explain that to Jasper later.

Bella's hands scratched up Eric's back, possibly drawing some blood, but neither cared, as his hands ripped at her pants, pulling them off her before he pulled her shirt off and unzipped her sports bra, getting her completely naked now. He hoisted her again, pinning her so he could take her breast into his mouth and he did that, biting a little on her nipple, she moaned her hands combing through his hair, messing up the perfect slick back.

"Take your pants off." She commanded breathlessly and Eric paused, letting her slide down to her feet while he took his pants off. She dropped her knees, surprising him as she sucked cock in deep.

Eric groaned as the tip of his cock hit the back of her throat. She sucked on him hard, using her hand to pump him at the same time and it sent thrills through him. His hand fisted in her hair as she primed him. He pulled away, pulling her back to her feet as his mouth covered hers again before he pinned her against the door again. Her legs hooked around him like he was in her guard and he pinned her hands together above her head briefly as he thrust his cock up inside her wet, tight, dripping core. She moaned, gasping at the sharp thrust and the sensation it sent through her.

"Harder Eric!" She commanded and he obliged, letting her hands drop as he used his own hands to grip her waist as he thrust inside her. The door rattled with each thrust, and she moaned again, gripping him tight. Her fingers raked down his back again, biting his flesh and his mouth marked her again at her throat. He picked up his pace, getting faster and faster as he fucked her, hard, against the door.

Bella's mouth sought his and he gave it to her, their tongues a flurry against each other, drinking in each other's pleasure. She felt herself peak and she broke the kiss and moaned loudly. "God! Yes! Yes!" She moaned and shuddered around him, her orgasm washing over him completely before he shoved inside her so deep, she felt him pulse as he came.

Eric groaned, his breathing so erratic, he didn't know how to begin to calm down. She ignited something inside him and he didn't know what to do with it. He held her against the door though, waiting for his heart to calm down from what just happened.

It was a few long moments before Eric let her down to her feet. Bella looked up at him, seeing his steel eyes swirl. He looked back at her, lifting a hand up and gently caressing her face. He leaned in and kissed her. It was gentle and soft, not like before. It sent little tingles through Bella and she wondered what that feeling was. He placed another soft kiss on her brow and then he hugged her. He had never done that before so it was a shock to Bella. She stayed quiet, not sure what to even say.

Eric released her and then leaned over and grabbed his pants, pulling them on and hooking the palm pilot back in place, before he moved her to the side and left her there in the supply closet naked.

Bella blinked a few times, before she pulled on her clothes and went back to the sleeping quarters. She opted for a shower, and so she went straight there, pulling her clothes back off and turning on the water. She was sober now, being with Eric was very sobering. She forgot about the bandage on her side and she sighed. She turned in the shower and she opened her eyes, seeing Jasper enter the showers now.

"How was Tris?" She asked from one of the stalls. The showers had walls, and Bella was just tall enough to see over the wall.

Jasper pulled his shirt off, revealing the ripple of muscles. "She's sleeping. Doc said that she just needs rest. She'll be there for the night." He said and walked towards Bella. "Can I join you?" He asked permission.

Bella sighed. "Not tonight." She said and turned in the shower.

"Something is wrong." Jasper said and entered the stall next to her, turning on the water. He leaned on the top part of the wall, looking at her. "You can talk to me. You know that right?"

Bella looked at him, the hot water steaming up now. "I know. It's just me. You know. I get inside my own head sometimes."

"Are you worried about something?" Jasper asked.

"Yeah." Bella admitted. She was worried about Eric. He was acting strange and while she knew it was because he developed feelings for her, he still didn't admit it.

Jasper nodded. "Does it have anything with the hickeys on your neck?" He said with a smile.

Bella wanted to laugh. Of course Eric had marked her. She hadn't really realized in the moment, but now that Jasper pointed it out. "Something like that."

"If you're worried about me then… don't. It's okay if you're sleeping with other people."

"My sex life doesn't concern you though I admit maybe I shouldn't be so provocative." Bella said, turning in the water, so the hot water could hit her shoulders.

Jasper smiled. "You only live once Bella. We're Dauntless. Have a little fun. The Bazaar has random orgies late at night after all the recruits usually hit their bunks."

"Oh I know." Bella said with a smile.

"Bella Prior. Don't tell me." Jasper feigned surprise, but he laughed a little. "Hey."

"What?"

"You are a force of nature. Whoever it is that's got you all twisted up in the head. Let them know it." Jasper said with a nod. "In the meantime, if you wanna fuck, let's do it." He said with a shrug.

Bella shook her head, smiling a little. "You know you are my best friend here."

"Oh I know." Jasper said and then leaned on the wall again. "Come here." He said with a come here nod.

Bella walked over to the wall. "What?"

Jasper reached over, brushing wet hair out of Bella's face. "You are beautiful, sexy, fierce, brave and above all, you are Dauntless." He reassured her. "You can do whatever the fuck you want. Don't forget that."

"I won't." Bella smiled. "Thank you, Jasper."

Jasper winked at her. "Anytime." He said and then kissed her softly, before resting his forehead to hers.