Dauntless Brothers

[Chapter 7] First move.

It's around midnight. The initiates got the day off before we continue training. All they talked about all day was last night's game.

I go upto the tracks because I want to get some fresh air. I go onto the roof  but I'm not alone. There is someone sitting on the edge. I move closer and see that it's a girl.

"Hello?" I ask. This makes her jump and when she turns around, I see that it's Kate.

"Hi. You scared me. Again." She says. I smile at this and go sit down next to her.

"What are you doing up here?" I ask her.

"Just getting some fresh air. You?" She asks.

"Same." She turns back to look in front. I don't look away and keep staring at her.

She surprises me when she looks at me all of a sudden and catches me staring at her. "What?"

"Nothing." I look away at once.

"Tell me." She insists.

"I can't. Even if I want to." I tell her.

"Why not?" She asks me.

"I just can't." I say. She drops it and looks away. I do too.

My attention keeps moving to her hand again which is lying between us on the concrete. I force myself to not take it but after a few minutes I give up and take her soft hand in mine. She tenses up a bit at first but then eases up.

After some time in silence, she asks me. "Do you like me?"

I can't bring myself to say anything so I just nod and give her hand a little squeeze. She sighs and pulls her hand out of mine and gets up. I'm surprised at this and get up too.

She looks up at me and says two words that my make my heart break. "I'm sorry."

With this she walks off, leaving me stunned and broken. I feel like crying but can't bring myself to cry. I slowly make my way back to my apartment. When I get there, my parents are in the living room.

"Get that sad look off your face and act like Dauntless!" Marcus barks at me.

I sigh and go to my room. I pass Eric's room and find him lying face down on the bed. I walk in, asking "What's up with you?"

He looks up, his face is as sad as mine obviously is. It's like someone broke his heart too. And then all of a sudden it hits me. Maybe Tris rejected him!

"Is it Tris?" I blurt out.

He sits up nodding. I flop down on a chair next to his bed.

"Why do girls do that?" I ask him.

"Do what?" He aks.

"Break our hearts!" I exclaim, throwing my hands up in the air.

"What do you know about broken hearts?" He asks frowning at me.

I sigh and say. "Because Kate just did that to me."

"What?!" He shouts sitting up.

"What?" I ask surprised.

"You made a move on her?" He asks.

"You made a move on Tris!" I point out.

"Fine. I'll let this pass but if the thing about me and Tris gets out then you're dead." He tells me, jabbing a fingre at me.

"It won't." I reply and go to my room.