Chaos Ensues

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Eric had invited her to sleepover with him and she had excitedly said yes, she felt safe and comfortable with him but for some reason she couldn't fall asleep. So instead she gently ran her fingers through his hair as he slept and gazed out his balcony, admiring the shining stars that peeked through the thick veil of night.

Her mind slowed as she focused on the sliver of moon showing. She thought about how lucky she was to have found Eric and her brother, how lucky she was to be away from Marcus. Her thoughts swirled until they landed on one person, Eric. She had truly fallen for him. Eris was head over heels for him. she would do anything for him all he had to do was ask.

Eris took a deep breath, exhaling it slowly. Being in love with him was nerve wracking. This whole concept was new to her and sometimes all she could think about was what could go wrong.

She knew she loved him but did he feel the same? Maybe all this was usual for people in dauntless. Eris silently scolded herself, she knew she shouldn't be making assumptions or trying to guess what he was thinking, if she wanted to know she could ask him. Maybe, maybe not, she thought to herself.

The quiet rise and fall of his chest soothed her. Eric let out a soft sigh in his sleep, tightening his grip around her waist to pull her closer. She smiled to herself moving his head to her lap, stroking his head. Her heart fluttered as his hands gripped her waist tighter, as if she might disappear.

Breathing softly she leaned back onto the headboard of his bed and looked back to the stars again before slipping under the covers, Eric's arms subconsciously moving to envelop her in a comfortable hug.

She welcomed it, moving closer to him she felt safe. Her eyes closing as she waited for a wave of sleep to crash over her.

***

By the time Eris had woken up Eric was gone. She rolled out of his bed, mild disappointment rolling in her stomach as she walked over to his kitchen, filling a glass with water. Taking a sip she noticed a pile of neatly folded clothes on the counter with a note on top. She walked around the counter, setting the glass down as she read the note,

'Sorry to leave, I didn't want to wake you, you looked so peaceful sleeping. Today is placement fighting, so I left with Four to set up the ring. Don't stress too hard, I know you'll do amazing. Also I left some clothes for today so you don't have to go all the way back to change.'

She smiled slightly, holding the note to her chest as she looked at the clothes he left. One of his black crew necks with a pair of boxing shorts that he had washed for her. Eris' heart lit up at the simple gesture.

Quickly changing into the clothes she raced out of his apartment, not wanting to be late as she navigated the maze of halls that lead to the training room. Ren caught her in the hall a few moments before Eris entered,

"Hey stranger, I haven't seen you in a while," Ren teased, nudging her slightly.

"Oh yeah I'm so sorry I-" Eris started apologetically

"No no that was a joke, please don't worry I get it. We've both got our own reasons, which both happen to be men," Ren said laughing.

Relief shot through Eris, "Well I'm glad you have someone as well, let's hangout after this, just to catch up and spend time together." She said smiling

"Um of course!" Ren said excitedly, "we're both going to place at the top and have nothing to worry about. Then we can spend all of our time talking about what's new in our lives," She said, linking her arm with Eris' as they walked in together.

"I have nothing but faith in us," Eris giggled. They walked up to the mat where the other initiates stood.

Eric and Four were in the corner talking when Eric looked over, his gaze resting over Eris. A small smile curving his lips upwards as he caught her eye.

Eris blushed slightly as he smiled at her. She glanced over at Four who was glaring at Eric. He slapped Eric on the back, snapping him out of his trance, and pulled him over to the initiates. She laughed quietly, catching a spark of humor in Eric's eye.

"So, today you will be doing your placement testing to decide where you will place in this first stage." Four said motioning to the arena he and Eric had set up. A small smirk appeared on Fours face as he spoke,"The only difference is that transfers and Dauntless born will be fighting each other. Good luck."

"Look over at the board over there, it has your fighting partner listed. Bags have been set up so you can practice and warm up while you're waiting. You have 5 minutes before the first fight. Go!" Eric said, shooing them all away.

Eris shot him a parting smile before walking off with Ren to check the board. Nerves got to Eris' head as she got to the board.

Fights
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Jackson-Laycee
Ezra-Mark
Roslyn-Clarke
Finn-Leilani
Alice-Ren
Lee-Vera
Eva-Scarlett
Thomson-Lex
Eris-Jasper
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Eris scanned the list, getting to the bottom her heart dropped. She glanced at Ren worriedly before slowly turning to look at Jasper.

"Oh shit." She muttered darkly.