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Part of being in Dauntless meant different tests and trials. Bella felt like a lot of the trials were easier for her to overcome, whereas Tris still struggled. It worried Bella, but Tris had gained a few spots on the board, but she was still in the red.

It had been a week since Bella and Eric had their intimate moment in the supply closet there at Dauntless. Eric had been stoically quiet and it bothered Bella. She spent a lot of time training hard and if she wasn't training hard, she spent time at the bazaar. Tris and Chris joined her a couple times. Jasper mostly was with her to keep her out of trouble. He could tell she was spiraling.

Now they were in the training room, waiting on their spars.

Lukas took out Will, which wasn't a surprise, it just looked like it hurt when Will hit the mats unconscious.

Bella sighed; her arms crossed.

Eric looked at the palm pilot. "Jasper and Bella."

Bella raised a brow, but she peeled her shirt off, so she would be in her sports bra. She stretched a little then took the stage and then Jasper right after she took the stage. He removed his shirt, his muscles rippling when he did.

Eric crossed his arms, watching Bella and Jasper on the stage. He wondered if they would actually fight each other. He was curious about it. He knew that the two were involved and it would show on the mats. He thought about it all week, his mind kept going back to that supply closet and being with her. The way she sounded. The marks on his back took a while to heal, though he wouldn't complain about it.

Jasper struck first, which surprised Eric, but Bella seemed prepared for it. He was a striker and didn't have a great handle on grappling like Bella did, but that didn't mean anything. Jasper was a good four inches taller than Bella and weighed at least seventy pounds more. He was strong, anyone could see that.

Bella was good at defense, but her offense was just as good. She shot in, taking his feet out from under him and he hit the mats on his back, she went immediately into side control. Jasper threw his elbow up into her face, splitting it right above her eyebrow, but all it did was rain blood down on Jasper, making it slicker. She took her knee and kneed into his ribs a few times before he managed to slip her control and then get to her back. He tried to sink a near choke, though she twisted just out of his grasp and the were standing again. He punched at her again, she ducked, keeping light on her feet and she acted like she was going to strike, but she dropped low, spun around with a spinning wheel kick, catching him in the side of his head. It dazed Jasper, but he managed to stay on his feet.

Jasper kept composure the whole time as he faced her, knowing that she was going to be hard to take down. He didn't want to go to the ground again with her because he knew her capabilities well. So, he took shots at her, striking but she parried, blocking his blows until he slipped an overhand through and it dazed her a little bit. He took the opportunity to throw a kick at her, she caught his foot because he swung it slow and that was all she needed. She threw him off balance, getting him on the ground and she mounted him, raining blows from on top of him. She knocked him out with the last blow and she stopped, breathing hard. She took a second and stood. She was having a hard time seeing through all the blood running into her eye, but she knew that Jasper was out. His chest was moving so he was okay. She went to the mat beside him and she patted his face.

"Jazz, hey." Bella called to him.

Jasper blinked a few times. "What?"

"Hey, there you are." Bella said.

Jasper reached up and patted her face, before letting his arm fall. "Damn darlin' you got me pretty good."

Eric rolled his eyes. "Get them off the mats." He said, his tone sounding sharp.

Bella helped Jasper up and they got off the stage. Jasper turned and looked at her, his hands coming up to wipe the blood out of her eyes. "I'm good."

Jasper shook his head. "Yeah, but it's not stopping." He said. "It's a deep cut you need stitches."

Eric walked over to them. "If you're injured go to the clinic." He said, his voice cool.

Bella looked at Eric, perching her hands on her hips. "I wonder what gave you the clue that one of us was injured." She scoffed.

"Get your ass in the clinic now." Eric said, his voice like ice.

Jasper frowned. "I can-"

"I wasn't talking to you. You go get your shirt and put it back on and run some laps for losing position on the board. Now." Eric barked.

Jasper hesitated, but he did as he was told, going back to retrieve his shirt from the floor before taking some laps, even if he was lightheaded.

Four sighed, "Alright, Christina and Edward. Let's keep it moving."

Bella glared at Eric, but she walked away, going to the clinic. Once inside she looked at the mirror. She saw the bad cut above her brow, so she went to the sink and she splashed water on her face. Washing the blood out of her face. The door opened and Eric walked in. She knew it was him before he even spoke.

"Sit, I'll dry it off."

"You know I don't need you to stitch it up. I can stitch it myself." Bella spat.

"Shut up. Sit down." Eric commanded and she listened, sitting on the table, but her cut kept bleeding.

Eric moved, grabbing a towel and pressed it to her eye to staunch the bleeding.

"Did you get what you needed?" Bella asked icily.

"No."

"You have no right to act this way. You're using personal information against me. You act like you're a jealous idiot. I'm not a play thing."

Eric swallowed, lifting the towel to look at her cut. "I know."

"And- wait what?"

"I know you're not a plaything Bella." Eric said and sighed. "Hold this." He instructed her to hold the towel. He moved finding all the supplies he needed to stitch her cut.

Bella wasn't sure what was wrong with Eric. She was getting whiplash from how hard his moods swung. "Then why are you playing with me."

"It wasn't my intention Bella." Eric said and started working on her cut, stitching it up.

Bella closed her eyes as Eric stitched up her brow. When he was done, she opened her eyes again to look at him. "What was your intention?"

"I don't know." Eric admitted. He wiped away the blood that dripped on her face. And she stared at him as he did it. "I'm an angry person. I can't explain it." He said and then he stepped back, throwing away gauze and washing his own hands.

"Well, find a new target for your aggression." Bella said and hopped off the table. She was out of the clinic before Eric could say another word. She returned to the others and Jasper's hand slipped around her waist from the side. "Looks worse than it feels." She said before Jasper could say anything.

Jasper nodded. He knew Bella was tough. It hurt him to even fight her on that stage, but they had to. There wasn't a choice. He dropped his hand from her waist when he moved forward to pull Will off the mats.

Bella sighed, crossing her arms. She glanced over, seeing Lukas. He was so quiet lately and she wondered about him. He was preforming well since their spar, but he hadn't spoke to her at all since then. Only Peter and his smart mouth.

Four looked at the board. "Tris and Claire." He said, being at least someone easy on Tris and Bella appreciated that.

Training was over for the day. Eric got pulled into a meeting with Max, so they were released after spars. Bella decided to go to the bazaar, which was her favorite place right now. She slipped out, not even talking to her sister before leaving. She wanted a drink and she wanted to just relax for a while. The bartender knew her by now and so he poured her a drink when she walked up to the bar.

"Thanks." She murmured and then lifted her drink, taking a drink. She sat there thinking about Eric, thinking about why he was acting the way he was. She spent a lot of time thinking about Eric and his actions. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she glanced up to see Lukas.

Lukas offered a small smile. "Hi."

Bella was shocked to see him, but she turned, facing him fully now. "Hey."

Lukas dropped his hand. "Can I sit with you?" He asked, his green eyes staring straight into her dark ones.

"Yeah, of course." She said and Lukas sat next to her. "Your eye is looking better."

"Thanks." Lukas said. "I know it's been weird the last week and a half.'

Bella hadn't really thought about it too much. Her mind was occupied mostly with Eric these days. "I suppose yeah."

"I wanted to thank you."

"For what?"

"For saving my life." Lukas said, swallowing. "Um, when I stopped breathing and my heart stopped. You could have just let me die."

Bella frowned. "It never crossed my mind to let you die Lukas. I'm the one that caused it."

"You're not." Lukas admitted. "Um. Eric doesn't know this. I know you know we're brothers. He told me he told you."

Bella nodded. "Yeah."

"I have a tumor. It's in my brain and the blow to my head is what jarred it and made me seize. Carlisle won't tell Eric because I told him not to." Lukas said.

"Oh god… Lukas… I'm sorry. I wish I knew I wouldn't have-"

"That is why I don't want people to know. I knew one day that it was possible I would die." Lukas said. "I don't want you to think that you're to blame."

Bella did feel responsible. "But you're okay now? You've been cleared for sparring."

"Part of the reason I'm good is because I don't let people touch me. You're the only one to land a hit on me. I guess I thought I was invincible in that area, but the truth is, I'm not. Carlisle said that you really did save my life. The tumor somehow… moved and now it's operable. It's nothing short of a miracle, so he's going to remove it and I'll be able to be normal again."

Bella felt relief. "That's good. That's really good." She said with a smile, putting a hand on his shoulder, gripping it a little. "You'll be unstoppable then."

Lukas smiled. "Yeah. Maybe." He said and then he reached up and grabbed her hand holding it in his, his thumb rubbing over the back of her hand. "In any case, I wanted to let you know. I respect you, Bella. A lot."

"I respect you too." Bella said, smiling.

Lukas smiled back then he leaned in, his lips brushing over hers lightly, which shocked Bella, she parted her lips and he sunk the kiss, his tongue meeting hers. It was a slow kiss, he brought his hand up to caress her face as he kissed her.

Eric walked into the bazaar mad from his meeting with Max and Jeanine Matthews. He needed a drink and he planned on getting one and going back to his room to do some personal training, when he spotted his brother at the bar, with Bella and they were kissing. His jaw tensed, but he took a moment, then walked over towards the bar. Bella didn't know he was there, but he sat at the bar next to her.

Bella pulled back from Lukas, putting a hand on his chest and she smiled. "Um. I'm flattered. Really. But I can't. For so many reasons."

Lukas nodded. "I get it." He said and then his eyes met Eric's. "Thought you were in a meeting."

Bella closed her eyes, knowing now that Lukas was talking to Eric, who was sitting behind her. She turned and looked at him. "I feel like you have nothing better to do."

Eric picked up the drink that the bartender brought over. "I would say that you're right but you are wrong. This is my free time, I do with it what I want."

Bella rolled her eyes and looked at Lukas. "I'm going to get a tattoo. You two, have fun." She said, she started to leave and Eric caught her wrist. "Eric, I'm not in the mood for your bullshit."

Lukas was shocked that Bella would even take a tone like that with his brother, but he was silent.

"It's not bullshit."

"It is to me." Bella said then pulled away from him as she left Lukas and Eric at the bar.

Lukas watched Bella leave and he looked at his brother, saw the look on his face, and then he realized something. "You're fucking her. Aren't you?" He asked Eric.

Eric looked at his brother, raising a brow. "Just because we're brothers doesn't mean I won't lay your ass out right now on the ground."

"Deflecting? You and Bella."

Eric drank his drink down, setting the glass back on the bar. "You are out of line right now."

"Just answer the question."

"You know damn well, that I can't answer it." Eric said harshly.

Lukas sat back. "Because what, you'll lose your spot in leadership?" He shook his head. "Why didn't you just tell me that you are involved with her and I wouldn't have just made an ass out of myself just now. Which obviously you saw and are pissed about."

"I don't have to tell you anything." Eric said, his voice sharp.

Lukas shook his head. "You're more like him than you know." He said and stood.

Eric knew that Lukas was talking about their father. "I'm nothing like that bastard."

"Well, you're acting like him. Obviously something is going on with you and Bella. Fix it, because the way she looked at you just now… you're fucking whatever it is up. Get out of your own damn way." Lukas said. "I'll see you tomorrow." He said and left the bar.

Eric sighed and tapped the bar, the bartender coming to fill his glass again. He took the drink fast, before standing and leaving the bar. He waited for Bella to leave the tattoo shop. He knew it was her ritual. Tori and Bella were really close and he thought part of it was Tori's infatuation with Bella. Bella was able to be with a woman and in some weird fantasy of Eric's, he liked that thought, but he was being selfish now.

Bella left the shop and smiled back at Tori who leaned against the frame. They waved at each other, before Bella left and walked Eric's way. Her smile fell when her eyes landed on him and Eric in that instant knew that Lukas was right. That he needed to fix this because he didn't like how she looked at him now.

"Bella." Eric started but she just walked away, brushing past him. She walked out of the bazaar and he followed her into training room. "Bella wait, talk to me." He said and grabbed her hand to stop her, she swung and he let her punch him in his jaw. He clenched his jaw, flexing it a little and looked back at her. "Please."

"I don't want to talk about it anymore Eric. I'm moving on past you. You were just one of my poor decisions." Bella said, shaking her hand off from punching Eric's jaw.

Eric sighed. "I have a metal plate in my jaw. I'm sorry, let me look." He said and reached for her hand.

Bella glared at him, but she gave him her hand. "I don't want to talk with you. My hand is fine."

"Your knuckle is fractured. Bella, I just want to talk this out. I'm sorry. Please." Eric said, his voice calm and his steel eyes sincere.

Bella studied him. "Every time we talk it ends up with you acting insane and me walking away so fucking confused. You're giving me whiplash. What do you want from me?"

"I want you." Eric breathed. "I want you, I just… can't stand for you to look at me like you hate me. I don't want you to hate me."

"I…"Bella saw how he crumbled, his icy, hard exterior. His walls were down and he did it, for her. "I don't hate you." She said, closing her eyes to force back tears. "I don't hate you Eric. I could never hate you. I care so much about you, that it's making me go crazy inside."

"I know and I'm sorry that I've made you feel that way. I truly want to work this out. I don't know how, I'm not good at talking or sharing my emotions, Bella, it's dangerous for me to even be like this with you. If this was just a simple, we fucked, it was nice and it's over, I would be okay. But you're more than that to me. So much more." Eric said and sighed. "I want to do so many things with you. One of them being taking you back to my room and just satisfying you in every single way, but I also want to talk. Build a relationship."

Bella stared at him. "Did you hit your head?"

"Ouch." Eric said, looking away, sighing.

Bella saw the hurt and the frustration. "I know what you mean." She said and sighed. "I'm not an easy person either. I get that."

Eric looked back at her. "Just don't… turn away from me. Every time you do it, I take a hit in my chest and sometimes it makes me not want to breathe." He reached for her now, his hands going to her waist, drawing her in. "Can we… take time to figure what this is out? What these feelings mean?"

Bella relaxed against him, her body always wanting to respond to his in every way. "You mean it? You're not going to fly off the handle and get angry at every single thing?"

"I can't promise I'm not going to yell. I am still your instructor." Eric said and then looked around. The training room was empty, the board had Bella's name at 8th now. "All of this. I worked really hard to get here. I can't throw that all away."

"I would never ask you to do that." Bella said, angling her chin up. "Take me to your room Eric." She said, he smiled then grabbing her hand and led her away.

Once in Eric's room, they tore each other's clothes off, their mouths heavy and hungry for each other. It had been too long for Bella. Her skin felt electric as his hands moved over her body. They were standing now, but he hoisted her and pushed her onto the bed, laying her flat. His mouth went instantly to the inside of her thigh, kissing there, sucking lightly, before he moved his mouth to her clit, his tongue circling over her nub. She gasped in surprise, moaning as he used his hand to move fingers inside her at the same time. It was an overwhelming sensation, like she sleeping before and was now waking up. She shifted her hips as his mouth pleasured her, her hands wringing the sheets as he pushed her towards her sweet release.

"Eric!" She moaned, his name dripping off her lips like honey and she shuddered as her orgasm tore through her.

Eric drank her in, loving the way she tasted then he moved up, his mouth kissing her at her hip, nibbling there, before trailing up her side, kissing over the spot that she got shot in and then moved his mouth to her breast, sucking in her nipple. His hands stroked her wet core and she hummed with more pleasure. Her hands moved up, combing through his hair as he suckled her. His pace was slow, but she enjoyed it. She savored how he felt, sliding up her body, the way his hands melted her skin and his mouth sent tingles all over. She felt his cock, hard against her entrance, waiting for his turn at pleasure.

His mouth made it to her throat, kissing and sucking there, leaving small marks, but it was the small pleasures they both took. When his mouth caught hers, he kissed her deeply, like this was the last kiss they would ever share. He broke the kiss to look down at her as he slid his hard cock inside her. He watched her eyes dilate and she moaned as he filled her up. She was so wet and tight that it made him shiver as he thrust into her slow. It was a different kind of pace for them both, but they both enjoyed it. He laced his fingers with hers, pushing her hands up above her head as his hips worked against hers.

Bella moaned as she felt her peak. She clenched around him as she orgasmed again, washing over him as he pushed deep inside her.

Eric moaned, something that he didn't do a lot, it was a different reaction than Bella had experienced with him before. It was like he was truly letting all his walls down and allowing himself to feel.

Bella's hands moved from under his and heer her and her nails raked over his back as she moved her hips up to his, begging him to do more. She yielded completely to him and he took. His thrust into her faster, reaching as far as he could inside her. He was on the edge of his control and he moaned again, his mouth kissing her as he continued to push, before he was barreling over the ledge. He buried deep inside her and released, shooting his seed deep inside her. It felt so free, like he had never came so much in his life and he moaned more, calling her name.

He rested his forehead to hers as he steadied himself, calming down. His eyes were closed for a while, but when he opened them, Bella saw his face wet with tears and it alarmed her.

"Hey. What's wrong?" Bella murmured, bringing her hand up to wipe the tears from his face.

"I don't know. I've never cried before." Eric said and leaned up, pulling out of her. He sat on the side of the bed now, struggling inside to figure out what was wrong with him.

Bella shifted in the bed, going behind him and hugging him, kissing his neck. "You're emotional. Is it because of what just happened?"

Eric sniffed a little, wiping his face. "I don't know. I've never been that… connected before. This was different. This wasn't just us fucking hard and fast, this was…."

"Passion." Bella said and smiled. She got off the bed to kneel in front of him so she could look up at his face. "You're bringing down your walls. You're doing that for me."

Eric looked down at her. He brushed his hand over her face, pushing her hair back. "You mean so much to me Bella."

"I see that now. You mean a lot to me Eric. I feel so connected when I'm with you." Bella said then took his hand from her face and she kissed it, turning it over kissing his palm. "We're taking steps in the right direction."

Eric nodded, swallowing. "Lay with me." He murmured.

Bella got back in bed and she found herself in his arms, her head laying on his hard chest. This was a new feeling for her. Laying in someone's arms like this. They were silent, both in their own thoughts.

Eric was the first to break the silence. "What about Jasper…" He murmured.

Bella leaned up to look down at him. "I'm not sleeping with Jasper. It happened one time Eric, I promise you everything has been just flirting. I won't do it anymore."

"It'll look strange." Eric said sighing. "You pulling away from him. It'll make him ask questions and we can't… we can't be together, not… in the way you deserve."

Bella frowned. "I can do this. I can be with just you Eric. I don't need other people. We can keep it secret. Then we can… figure the rest out."

Eric knew that she could. She was strong and he was being completely selfish right now. "I want you to be able to be free. I like seeing you like you were at the bazaar. Dancing with Tori, being… with Tori."

"Oh? So me kissing another woman doesn't bother you."

"It doesn't bother me like it did when you and Lukas were kissing." Eric admitted.

"Lukas kissed me Eric. I was shocked, I did not know that is what he was planning to do."

"It's okay. Lukas… he's a lot of things, but I figure he was thankful for you saving him, he's probably struggling with some feelings too. I don't think I've ever seen him with another woman before, so when I saw him with you, I got some weird conflicting feelings. I was glad he took the leap, but pissed at the same time, because I don't want to see you kissing another guy." He paused. "I don't own you. I'm not going to control you. If you sleep with other people, I just don't want to witness it or know about it."

Bella stared down at him. "Eric, I wouldn't do that."

"Even if you did. I know that I don't have a right to get upset with you if you do." Eric said and then he sat up, forcing her to sit too. "I want you to keep being you Bella. Outside the walls of my room, I can't be a boyfriend or your lover. I have to be your instructor and that means doing the hard things. Your spar with Jasper today, that was mainly me being stupid. I knew better and you got hurt in the process."

"Sparring Jasper isn't a problem. It'll never be one. When I get on that stage and on those mats, my opponent becomes just an opponent." Bella explained. "I leave everything else outside those mats."

Eric brushed her hair back, tucking it behind her ear. "You are the epitome of Dauntless. You will be number one on that board. You will have to spar Lukas again and you will have to spar Edward along with Peter then the others. You have to take your place on that board. We have 6 weeks left on the first round. If you're going to get your sister above the line, don't waste your time on me. I will do my best to keep my emotions in check. I've never been emotional with a woman before, so this is all new to me."

"Eric." Bella sighed and framed his face with her hands. "Stop. Tris is going to be fine. We have a gameplan with her. Don't worry about that. Don't worry about me. I don't hate you. I will never hate you. Out there, you tear me down. You hear me? You make it hard on me and you don't take mercy. If you do, then these feelings we are navigating for each other, will suffer. Don't do that to me. Don't do that yourself." She said and then she kissed him, pushing into his lap. His arms wrapped around her securely while she kissed him and she shifted her hips in his lap, stirring his erection again. It wasn't long before she was rocking her hips to his over and over, his cock deep inside her again.